: fellowship pot-lunch :

Hi SBF ... wow, time flies. I am just getting my photos from October 6th's Communion and last Fellowship Pot-Lunch and here it is again this Sunday! I did get a few pics of the elders praying for SBF's youth ministry leadership team. Those photos are up on the SBF page on FaceBook.

I only got four, but four good ones, of these three special ladies. I think there is a story behind the sequence of pictures. I'll add my 'hypothetical' running commentary between the pictures as Sybil's and Rosemary's conversation with Betty develops. How does this sound?







Betty ... "do I have a deal for you two" ... note Rosemary and Sybil's 'hands on hips' posture.









Moving in a little closer, Betty says... "no really, look at this brochure, it explains everything! no strings attached, no contracts to sign, no extra fees!"





Betty's pitch completed, Sybil responds ..."Look Betty, I signed up for one of those potluck luncheon deals once, and for 5 years I was the one bringing a cheese tray".

Rosemary seems to be aware of the presence of the paprazzi?






Rosemary pulls it all together for her two dear friends ... "all is fair in love and potlucks, Sybil. Let's go in together and start a new trend, a 3-cheese cheese tray!"



Betty is still not sure whether to trust the photojournalist ( me ) or not.

Probably not.

See you Sunday, for Fellowship Pot-Lunch #2 ...

dlc

: back to salt mine ... just kidding ... back to sbf mine :

... okay, I'm back from our Wednesday to Monday Okanagan trip, and back at it here in the back office of SBF.

Karen and I were at Fairhaven Ministry's retreat centre just north of Vernon, halfway up Silver Star mountain. Rumour has it Glen and Irela Rhodes have been known to volunteer their time and skills up there. They probably helped build or finish decorating one of the buildings ( we stayed in the Vineyard Cottage ). A totally great setting for pastoral leaders and teams to get away, reflect, recharge, re-group sometimes I am sure.

Anyways, working on some big ticket items, and opening up some of those discussions at tonight's elders meeting. Search Committee reports, some teaching ministry planning for Advent and January to March 2009, some logistics, some details, some pastoral care concerns ... Dougans, Johnsons, Adams, Dickinsons ... some devotional time and prayer.

Kevin W. and I have been busy e-mailing, or BlackBerrying for him, back and forth since I got back last night, as he has been in Cranbrook on business today. He may or may not agree with me posting this, but a novelty of his busy day today will be flying home in time for the elder's meeting in a Lear Jet ... his first time in one of those! he even sent me a quick pic he snapped.

OK, I need to run.

Until next time ...

don