CHANGES!!!

After a bit of trial and error, the blog appearance has been changed to make it easier to read...and more efficient! Each entry is not displayed in it's entirety, but rather can be clicked on to be read. This saves a lot of space, and also allows for comments to be placed on each entry. Also added has been a search bar so that the blog may be searched!

Hope you like the changes! As always feedback and suggestion for entries is ALWAYS welcome!

PRAYER REQUEST

Connie Maloy's sister , Norma Cunningham, and her family need our prayers. She was diagnosed with ALS today, after several months of dealing with symptoms. She's no longer able to swallow, as the disease is rather progressed. She has not been told how long the doctors figure she will live. They suspect it will not be long, given the quick decline her health has taken over the last 6 months. Norma's 69 & a strong Christian, yet they're struggling with the news.

SPOTNEWS!!!

Video Series Continues

 

This Sunday is Part 4 of our video series The Hurried Family, Help for the Hurried Home.   In this edition, Tim Kimmel discusses how we've jammed more responsibilities into a shorter window of our lives, while assigning both our teenagers and our seniors, like bookends,  to holding patterns of life with few responsibilities or relevance.  Prep for class by reading Matthew 18:4-6 and 6:31-33 and Isaiah 5:20-21.

 

Class discussion follows and we'll share our experiences of trying to spend time each day talking to other members of our family. 

 

We're very interested in your feedback about this series so far.  Share your thoughts on the class blog, www.thespotsspot.blogspot.com.  While you're there, check out an interesting secular piece written on the affects of technology on the family.

 

 

 

  

 

SPOTnik

 

October's SPOTlunch will return to Fenton Park this year as our annual SPOTnik on Sunday, Oct. 25.  We'll grill hamburgers and hotdogs, but the side dishes and desserts will be strictly SPOTluck. 

 

Just $10 per family reserves your SPOT at this fun event.  Be sure to sign up this week when the SPOTfolder makes the rounds.  Watch for more details and a map on the class blog, www.thespotsspot.blogspot.com. 

 

  

 

College Care Packages

 

SPOT class will again sponsor the College Care Package ministry.  Over the next few weeks, we'll solicit the names of Concord's college students around the country and send them goodies to tide them over through finals.  We'll set a baking date soon, so stay tuned!

 

 

 

Christmas Project

 

The SPOTclass will also be collecting items for the Missouri Baptist Children's Home.  In our class you'll find a festively decorated box for your donated items.  And if we fill the box, we'll find another one.  A comprehensive list of the items the Children's Home is seeking is included on the new class blog.  Check out www.thespotsspot.blogspot.com.

 

 

 

Prayer List

Zenobia Perry's team, Ryan's Rappers, raised over $12,000 at last week's Autism Speaks walk in Forest Park.  Look for photos and other highlights on Zenobia's website,   www.zenobiaperry.com.

Kevin Hurt is recovering from tests earlier this week and hopes to know the results late next week so he and the doctors can determine a treatment plan.

Ginger LaRowe's Aunt Mary was near death at this writing.  Pray for Gin's mother, her brother and fellow SPOTclass member Phil Stewart and her sister Jeanne (from Kansas City) who will accompany their mom to Virginia for the funeral. 

We're thankful Ginger's plague this week was not the Pig Flu. 

 

 

SPOTclass Summer Activities Planned

 

SPOTclass will camp and float again in 2010!  Three families participated in last year's weekend outing in southeast Missouri and we're hoping to double the numbers this year.

Keep your calendars open for dates to be announced soon.

 

The annual formerly Young Adult Concord Families Retreat at Windermere has been scheduled for July 9-12, 2010.  (Windermere is located near Camdenton, MO on the Lake of the Ozarks.)  Reservations and deposits are needed ASAP.  For more information, contact Brenda Kirkpatrick, mkbk770813@yahoo.com.

 

  

 

SPOT Snacks

 

It will be hard to top last Sunday's muffin baskets by Lori Robbins!  Here's who is taking on the challenge for the next two weeks:

 

October 18 -- Kay Massey

 

October 25 -- Linda Conrad

 

 

 

 

Is Technology Tearing Apart Family Life?

I was out trying to do more self learning on part of Sunday's lesson when I came across this. While not a Christian article it does have some great points. Enjoy!


Is Technology Tearing Apart Family Life?

SUNDAY NEWS AND NOTES!!!!

Today's Lesson

Today, in week three of our video series on the Hurried Family, we learned three profiles of a family today:

Profile 1) The family is constantly changing.
Profile 2) We live in a high-tech, low touch environment.
Profile 3) Family leadership has moved from autocratic to democratic.

Remember our challenge today. Talk to each member of your family for 10 minutes a day for the next 21 days. Sounds easier than it actually is!

SPOT Picnic

As we have been announcing, the SPOT picnic is 10/25/09 (instead of our monthly SPOT lunch!). It will be at Fenton Park. The Cost is $10 per family (to pay for the meat,supplies, and shelter). You will also need to bring a desert or a side dish. You can sign up and pay with Kevin or Susan Hurt! We will also need to know whether you are bringing a dessert or a side dish! (Just so we don't have 20 pans of brownies and no chips!). IF YOU ARE NOT A REGULAR ATTENDEE OF THE SUNDAY CLASS, YOU ARE STILL VERY WELCOME TO THIS AND ALL SOCIAL EVENTS! We would love to have you!

SPOT Camping Trip

We will be picking a date soon for next years SPOT camping trip. It will be in the early part of June. If you have a preference on dates, let us know!


Prayer Requests

-Rich Conrad is still suffering from lower back issues.

-Kevin Hurt will be undergoing more tests on Wednesday to show the neurosurgeon where to work.