January
2009
MINISTERS CORNER
Revs. Ken and Kay
Leppell
A
very Happy New Year! Thank you; Lord, for all the good things that happened in
2008. We are so proud of the people of the Center and all of the help and
support from everyone. As I always share that everything is by Divine Order. We
can make plans with our Creator – just don’t plan the outcome. Thanks for
everyone who supports this monthly newsletter. Without your love gifts, we
could not be able to have the monthly paper. As I write this letter, we are
almost snowbound. There is more snow here than I have experienced in forty
years. We even had to cancel church last Sunday due to the storm. As we go into
the New Year, I am keeping my eyes and prayers on the new. I welcome and
participate in new opportunities for good. This makes it easy to accept the
need and welcome the results. The time spent towards new thoughts and ways of
doing are perfect opportunities to trust God. This gives me the motivation to
move forward, drawing on the spiritual resources I need. I enter in the new
with a New Year. My heart is open to the wisdom of Spirit to guide me. I know
this knowledge and when we unite the same hope or thought, the Grace of God
enters in and it comes forth. Proverbs 19:20 says, “Listen to advice and accept
instruction that you may gain wisdom for the future” Thank you for all your
prayers this last year. You have made all our goals come to fruition.
Your
servant, Rev. Ken
Rev.
Ken Leppell
Happy New Year everyone! What an amazing Christmas! I can’t remember the last time we had so much snow for so long. We had to cancel the Christmas play and church because of it. The people who volunteered so much of their time will be honored Dec. 28th during services. These people who do the volunteering, give so much to the operation of this church and the newsletter. They do it with love for God and each one of us. I thank each and every person who volunteers, not only for our church, but also for the many causes, churches and organizations all over the world. One person at a time, are making a difference in the lives of others. Thank you to everyone who gave the gift of food for the families in need. I am looking forward to January 4th, 2009. It is time for the Burning Bowl Ceremony, clearing the old out of our lives and making room for the good this coming year. For those of you who come regularly to the Center, you know the great feeling that this ceremony produces. Come join us and find out for yourselves how good this experience is. Instead of making resolutions this New Year, make commitments for each goal you set for yourselves. Ask God for the guidance, strength and sense of purpose to do each commitment. You do the footwork - all that you can do. God will do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. You, who have not been here, come join us. Find out for yourselves –those with seeking minds are welcome here. May God bless you all!
Love in God’s service, Rev. Kay
Rev. Kay Leppell
BIBLE STUDY
Bible study will meet before church from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Learn about God’s holy word and study with Marion Curtis.
SUNDAY
SERVICES
Sunday Services are at 11:00 am. We welcome everyone to worship with us. Invite a guest or two and join us. We are located on Levee Road, in the Riverside Valley Grange, across the bridge from River Road, in Puyallup. Please call for directions if necessary. 253-845-3957.
PRAYER
REQUESTS
Please include in your healing prayers the following:
Georgie Vaughn
Vicki Kauth
Gerald Cozad
Joe and Rae Duncan
Steve Erskine
Natalie Morris
Keith Burghardt
Sally Guthrie
Diane Vetter
Linda and Terry Porter
Dawn Fuller and family
Gus DeBock
Norma Corcoran
Lila McPheeters
Calvin
and Juanita Leppell
Rev.
Kay Leppell
Rev. Marie White
Beth Lynn
Leslie Lanksbury
Bobbi Rainha
Debra Barbo-
Marion Curtis and family
John Leppell
Traci Gillespie
We see you whole and well in all aspects of your life, know that nothing is impossible with God, the Source of all good. Thank you, Father. We let it go and so it is.
Please
include the Center in your prayers. __________________________________
We thank you for your support by mail and at church. Your
blessings and prosperity are continuing to increase. Our Internet website
address is: www.c-o-m-e.org
Please email us for prayer requests, suggestions and any input you may have. Please reference the church in the subject line and email to: Kaycha@comcast.net. If you prefer to send by mail our address is at the top of the page. Our FAX number is: 253-445-0446
Ministers
Schedule
Rev. Kay Leppell will be speaking in January. Please bring your friends and family to hear the message she will be teaching.
JANUARY BIBLE READING
27 So God created humans in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.
Gen 1:27 (GW)
JANUARY AFFIRMATION
God is love and love is expressing within me and as me.
MINISTERS
We are available for spiritual counseling, ceremonies, weddings, and memorials.
Rev. Ken Leppell--253-845-3957
Rev. Kay Leppell--253-845-3957
SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST!
The breakfast starts at 9 am to 10:30 a.m., the first Sunday of each month.
Eggs, oatmeal, bacon, ham, sausage, hash browns, pancakes, waffles, toast, juice, coffee, and milk are all on the menu. Cost? A love donation is appreciated.
POETRY CORNER
I Can Too
If somebody else can do a thing
With a lift of his chin and a debonair swing
And a laugh as he sees it through;
If someone else-just anyone-
Can keep his faith till the job is done
Then I can too!
If somebody finds the rainbow’s end,
Riches of trust in the heart of a friend,
A sky all faultless and blue;
If somebody else moves off the shelf,
And makes a lot of joy for himself,
Then I can too!
If somebody else can be stanch and brave-
A stout ship ready for weather or wave-
Keep a course that’s steady and true;
If somebody else can sense God’s grace
In even a passing stranger’s face,
Then I can too!
I do not envy anyone
The place he has carved for himself in the sun;
For what somebody else can do
With a positive nod
And a great faith in God,
Then I can too!
-Elizabeth Barr
Haas-
Editor: Rev. Kay Leppell