November 16, 2009
It is a bit of a crazy morning around here. We are having the floors in the chancel area refinished, so they are running big sanders right now. It is noisy and they blew the circuit breakers once, so I had to show them where all the different ones are located. Yesterday after church we had to remove everything from that area so they could work. It should look very nice once all of it is finished. The money for the project came from this year's Basket Social.
This past week was very full with all kinds of activities. Monday began with time in the office and trying to catch up on everything from when I was gone. I had a number of phone calls to return and then made hospital calls that afternoon. Tuesday morning began with a trip to the National Cemetery in Bushnell for a service. Later in the day I did some work on some things for Sunday. Wednesday morning I was back at the office and as usual it was busy here with the Thrift Shop and the Mary Martha's here. That afternoon we had a meeting of the deacons to take care of some things that will be happening soon. Later in the afternoon I was back in the office to finish up some work. Thursday morning I was in for a bit and then had a funeral. Later in the morning I was back at the office to get some work finished. That afternoon I had appointments with a couple of people at the office and then a meeting of the finance committee that evening. We were working to finalize the budget for 2010 and finishing up the items for our Stewardship campaign. Friday morning I had some errands to run and then was at a Board of Directors meeting for the Florida Conference from noon until nearly 9:00 that night. Saturday morning Cindy and I went to Tampa to see her dad. He had been in the hospital and was moved to rehab. We spent the day there Saturday and were hoping that he was improving. We just got word this morning that he is back in the hospital again, so Cindy will be going over later this week to help out her mom. Sunday we had a good crowd in church and had our annual Thanksgiving dinner afterward. The meal was wonderful and everyone enjoyed a good time of fun and fellowship.
This week there are several meetings going on as well as the work in the church. We are also getting to Thanksgiving and the beginning of Advent, so the schedule is full.
I hope all is well with you. Well, I guess I better close for now. Until next time, take care and God bless.
Sincerely,
Rev. Joel A. Reif
It is a bit of a crazy morning around here. We are having the floors in the chancel area refinished, so they are running big sanders right now. It is noisy and they blew the circuit breakers once, so I had to show them where all the different ones are located. Yesterday after church we had to remove everything from that area so they could work. It should look very nice once all of it is finished. The money for the project came from this year's Basket Social.
This past week was very full with all kinds of activities. Monday began with time in the office and trying to catch up on everything from when I was gone. I had a number of phone calls to return and then made hospital calls that afternoon. Tuesday morning began with a trip to the National Cemetery in Bushnell for a service. Later in the day I did some work on some things for Sunday. Wednesday morning I was back at the office and as usual it was busy here with the Thrift Shop and the Mary Martha's here. That afternoon we had a meeting of the deacons to take care of some things that will be happening soon. Later in the afternoon I was back in the office to finish up some work. Thursday morning I was in for a bit and then had a funeral. Later in the morning I was back at the office to get some work finished. That afternoon I had appointments with a couple of people at the office and then a meeting of the finance committee that evening. We were working to finalize the budget for 2010 and finishing up the items for our Stewardship campaign. Friday morning I had some errands to run and then was at a Board of Directors meeting for the Florida Conference from noon until nearly 9:00 that night. Saturday morning Cindy and I went to Tampa to see her dad. He had been in the hospital and was moved to rehab. We spent the day there Saturday and were hoping that he was improving. We just got word this morning that he is back in the hospital again, so Cindy will be going over later this week to help out her mom. Sunday we had a good crowd in church and had our annual Thanksgiving dinner afterward. The meal was wonderful and everyone enjoyed a good time of fun and fellowship.
This week there are several meetings going on as well as the work in the church. We are also getting to Thanksgiving and the beginning of Advent, so the schedule is full.
I hope all is well with you. Well, I guess I better close for now. Until next time, take care and God bless.
Sincerely,
Rev. Joel A. Reif
FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Orlando, Florida USA
Orlando, Florida USA
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