Elders, Clock Change, and Photos
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It is with great confidence and excitement that the Pastoral Team has announced Max Blazina and Thom Gordon as our recommendation for elders at Tapestry. This is an important next step for the church. These men will offer leadership, teaching, and pastoral care. It is hard to measure just how much this will strengthen the church. With these men in place we will be in a position to grow and care for ourselves no matter how long it takes to find a pastor, and when we do, we will be calling him to a healthy, self supporting church. Please take the time to pray and seriously consider these men before we vote on 18 November. We will not be holding a forum, so you will need to take the initiative to contact them or the pastoral team with any concerns or questions you have. We really do want to hear from you about this, so please don't hesitate to send an email or make a phone call.
Those who took the time to carefully read the constitution may be wondering why there are only two and not three elders recommended. The Pastoral Team prayed and talked about this long and hard, and we feel like God has only given us two people for right now. We will continue looking for a third, and when we feel like God has pointed us to someone we will bring that person before the church. Until then we are open to recommendations from you, so please send them our way.
- The Constitution was passed in an overwhelming majority vote Sunday morning, and will now be the guiding document for how we do things at Tapestry. Thanks to everyone who stayed after the service to vote, and thanks especially to the Transition Team for their months of hard work in putting that document together and processing it with the rest of the church.
- Our former pastor, Jim Boy, his wife Stephanie, and the rest of their family in southern California are doing well, and the closest fire to them seems to have been contained now. Thanks to everyone who prayed for them. Please continue to pray for the firemen and for the thousands who have been displaced by these wildfires.
- The season is changing and our clocks are changing along with it. We will return to standard time this weekend, so don't forget to set you clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night! Anyone who shows up at 9:30 will be required to help the setup crew put out chairs (just kidding).
- 18 November is a day to put in your calendar. Due to scheduling conflicts at the Tuscany Club we will be starting a half hour early, at 10:00 am, and there will be no Kidmo or Lil'K that day, so the kids will join us in the service upstairs. This is also the Sunday we will vote on elders immediately following the service.
- We're sending a team back to Ireland this Spring to serve the people of Dublin. Please take the time to pray about going. There are always people on these trips who say, "I never thought I would go on a trip like this." You'll never know whether you're one of those people until you take the time to pray and ask God whether He's got Irish plans for you. You can let Dave Miller know if you are interested in being a part of this trip either by going, or by supporting those who are.
- When Tapestry heard that the Homeowner's Association in Rocky Ridge hadn't had time to plan this year's Halloween Carnival, an annual favorite with the kids here, we volunteered to plan and run the whole thing. It went great! We were busy the whole two hours, and lots of families got to take home info sheets on Tapestry along with a packet of Halloween activities. A special thanks to the youth and others from Tuscany who came to help, and to the RRRHA for letting us put this on, and for paying all the bills! You can see all the photos online here.
- The Transition Team is still looking for our next pastor, and you can help. If you know someone that would make a great pastor at Tapestry you can recommend them by downloading the Pastor Recommendation Form and submitting it to Steve Rathje.
- We looked at a complex passage Sunday morning, and that means there's a lot to remember. Check out this week's Sermon Notes for help making sense of these important teachings of Jesus.
- Are you trying to figure out how best to follow Jesus in a suburban landscape? Click here for some thoughts on what that can look like, and to add some thoughts of your own.
It is with great confidence and excitement that the Pastoral Team has announced Max Blazina and Thom Gordon as our recommendation for elders at Tapestry. This is an important next step for the church. These men will offer leadership, teaching, and pastoral care. It is hard to measure just how much this will strengthen the church. With these men in place we will be in a position to grow and care for ourselves no matter how long it takes to find a pastor, and when we do, we will be calling him to a healthy, self supporting church. Please take the time to pray and seriously consider these men before we vote on 18 November. We will not be holding a forum, so you will need to take the initiative to contact them or the pastoral team with any concerns or questions you have. We really do want to hear from you about this, so please don't hesitate to send an email or make a phone call.
Those who took the time to carefully read the constitution may be wondering why there are only two and not three elders recommended. The Pastoral Team prayed and talked about this long and hard, and we feel like God has only given us two people for right now. We will continue looking for a third, and when we feel like God has pointed us to someone we will bring that person before the church. Until then we are open to recommendations from you, so please send them our way.