3/21/2010

It’s been a busy week at the Power House in Baltimore, Maryland.

I started Sunday with getting ready for Morning Worship. The Brians came down from Pennsylvania and brought three young adults with them to spend part of the day in Pigtown. Some of them went out before the service to invite people to church.

After the service we had snacks. We’d been given a small box of tangerines that were left over from the mission center pastors meeting last Saturday so we gave them to people to take home. Tamara’s niece also brought in brownies to share that she’d baked to celebrate Tamara’s birthday.

After lunch we set up for Kids’ Church. The Brians were in charge of the crafts so they got things prepared for the kids. Kathy brought Joshua and Sarah was able to be there. We were fully staffed. Of course, very few kids came. We ended up with 10 adults and 5 kids so all the kids got lots of personal attention for the hour. Afterward, Sarah provided some biology tutoring for one of our high school students.

We had our Priesthood Meeting on Sunday night. We made some headway in the planning on a couple of upcoming events. This was especially true for the activities during the congregation’s upcoming 15th anniversary celebration.

On Monday St. Mary’s Seminary hosted a day with Brian McLaren. Ron & Carol and I spent the day in his classes. That evening Tamara joined us for the public lecture.

Nearly 80 kids participated in Wednesday’s SonRisers activities. Afterward we spent some time making arrangements for the 15th Anniversary Celebration. Among the scheduled activities that take the most planning are the community festival on the afternoon of Saturday, April 24, and the dinner for the congregation that evening.

We learned on Thursday that the city health department is having a city-wide flu shot day on Sunday, April 11. They’ve chosen The Power House to be their site for the southwest part of town. Gloria is coordinating these efforts.

Thursday evening the Americorps volunteers hosted a meeting at the church to narrow down the scope of the project they’ll be spearheading in the neighborhood this summer. After a couple hours of work they left with a challenging but doable project in mind.

Some of the nursing students are working on a project to better the emergency preparedness of the neighborhood’s residents. I spent some time with them on Friday reviewing the recent series of blizzards and both the needs that arose and the resources that proved vital during that time.

Friday night brought Pizza Church. As usually happens this time of year we had some kids show up at the wrong time. They’re used to darkness reminding them that it’s time for church but with the time change it was still light when Pizza Church started.

Looking ahead to next week we have our full schedule of activities. In addition, Sunday night is our monthly Celebration Service. It will be followed by a soup supper. The Census Bureau is using the building one last time on Wednesday for employment testing. Throughout the week we’ll be preparing our marketing materials for Easter and for the Anniversary Celebration. We’ll also be making the final plans for our Holy Week activities. Next Saturday evening is our monthly Sundae Church for our high school students.

Along with the individuals and activities mentioned, please keep the following families in the forefront of your prayers:

The Adams Family
The McEachern Family
The Griffin Family
The Shoforn Family
The Gladden Family
The Tynes Family
The Howard Family
The Tyndall Family

Thank you for your continued prayer support.

Jeff and everyone at
The Power House
“Building the Kingdom of God Here and Now”
PowerHouseMD@Juno.com
www.pigtownchurch.org
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