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March Memories

With March comes the wind and with the wind comes kites. I have so many fondmemories of taking the kids kite flying over the years I can’t think of March being justaround the corner without thinking of all those good times.It’s been a long time since my kids were little but the memories of going kite flying are asfresh as yesterday. A warm, beautiful day would inevitably arrive at our doorstep inMarch and I would rush home, insist on “this is a great day to fly a kite”and the dramawould begin.First, we had the usual rush and hunt for a kite, a ball or two of string, tape, paperclips (for the brown bag I would always inflate andsend up the string) and all the other things that went with kite flying. Thefact that the little field in our neighborhood where we went to fly kites was a small open field on top of a crest andsurrounded with big trees all around it made it quite a challenge to get the kite up and kept aloft –without it gettingentangled in the trees.After a short while Amy would be ready to hand off the string and go on to something else that she really wanted todo in the first place. Since there were swings and playground and tennis courts and ball fields to choose from shenever lacked in alternatives. Whenit came to Beth’s turn it was always predictableand always a hoot. Beth wantedto be in charge from the get go. She and I usually had a little power struggle to settle but since I was bigger than her and since I paid for the kite and the string belonged to me and since I was the one who actually knew how to get thekite airborne I usually got to be in charge –but not always, and never without a power struggle.After I would get the kite in the air, Beth would howl and jump up and down in delight and insist on holding thestring. She had so much fun it was fun to watch her. Inevitably, thirty seconds would pass and she would let go of the string and another kite would disappear. That’s where the fun always stopped. The kites did one of two things – either disappear into the wild blue yonder, never to be seen again or get entangled in the uppermost heights of thetrees where they would tangle and mangle and taunt me for weeks until finally disintegrating. It didn’t matter if Ihad expensive kites or cheap kites, the scenario was always the same. Matthew was always more interested in playing ball or chasing the dog and so while we did some kite flying he wasn’t all that interested. Now that I think about it, the girls weren’t all that interested either, nor was Mary. But, I sure was and we sure had fun!The kids are all grown up now. They have their own kids to go and fly kites with. I still have Mary to share myenthusiasm in whatever last minute activity interests me and she still loves me enough to pretend to share the joy. Iguess age takes its toll and I’m not all that interested in flying kites anymore, although I still get a rise out of it (no pun intended) when at the beach and a good strong wind and an open field beckons me again.Shared life, shared experience, shared joys and shared frustrations are what make a family. We all are privileged toshare together in our families and in our church family with all the activities and events that give us opportunity to betogether, and to live outwhat family means. I invite you to be active and involved as a member of the family here atour church. It’snotthe kite flying that matters –it’s being together to do it and tobuild memories that will sustainus in our deepest hours of need for a lifetime to come. See you next Sunday!

Bob

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIESMARCH

1Karen KempNicole Marshall2Hal & Shirley RummelEleanor PeeblesZachary Owen3John Small5Roberto LopezLeigh Abraham6Norm & Pat LaineTheresa Blankenship8Sherri McMahon9Jean AndersonSolomon GreenTony Costa10Bill & Linda Groome11Jim & Helen Nutt12Chris Castelino13Mollie RhoadesAudrey Lodsin17Debbie Price18Anthony & Bertha BensonMason Chance19Ralph Hockman20Alexandra Konzmann21Christopher Lastre23Kerrie Love25Anna Lee Crockett26Earnie Sahady27Jane Small28Shane Hensley31Michael Lynn

NEWS AMONG OURCHURCH FAMILY

Our thoughts & prayers are with:

Marguerite OrebaughWentworth Wilder Dorotha FildesDorothy Kenney.David Watterworth.Ralph Hockman

"Dear Friends -What a week it’s been: ice storms inKentucky, tornadoes in Oklahoma, bush fires inAustralia, floods in Costa Rica and destructive weather in countries across Africa. And these are only the so-called natural disasters that have occurred. There is also communal violence in Orissa, India,ongoing strife in Gaza and further displacement in Southern Sudan. As we discern just whereour treasure is during this Week of Compassion season, may we reach out in solidarity to thosein need of compassion just this week alone." Our Share the Good Newsmembership contest is wellunderway.The kids in the churchare on the board....where are theadults???Check out the progress on the new progress board in the fellowship hall.Remember it's our responsibility asChristians to Share the Good News.Bring your friends....And speaking of Sharing the Good News, you'll be eligible for BONUS POINTS when youbring someone to the Prayer Breakfast.The Prayer Breakfast has been scheduled for March21

.AHCC will be offering an Introduction to Scrapbooking Class on Sunday, April 19following church and fellowship.Ever wonder what to do with those boxes and boxes of pictures??Come find out!No supplies will be sold at this FREE event so please see KarenShpiece for a list of suggested supplies.And, please, bring a friend!!Not sure where the time goes -seems like I just got all myChristmas decorations put away and Easter is just aroundthe corner!!

ark your calendars and plan to attend the "Son" risebreakfast on Easter Sunday morning at 9:30.Sign up sheets will be going up in a coupleweeks.We do have a new Sunday School class that will be starting on March 1.This class willbe geared for young adults (that is those currently in college, fresh out of college, just beginningyour careers, etc.)We are very excited about this class.Please see Mary Chance or LauraArico for more information.Please make sure you bring your children to Sunday School -don't let them miss out onthis awesome experience.Join us at Ralph's General Store every Sunday morning promptly at9:45 a.m

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NEWS FROM OUR MINISTRYDEPARTMENTS

OUTREACH MINISTRYMario Mendoza, ChairmanEVANGELISM/MEMBERSHIP MINISTRYKaren Shpiece, ChairmanSTEWARDSHIP MINISTRYJohn Small, ChairmanCHRISTIAN EDMary Chance, Chairman