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Saint Patrick's Day Greetings! I know that holiday is a few days ahead, but happy St Paddy's Day anyway (that guy's cousin is Paddy O' Furniture...) . I'm sure you'll see lots of green this weekend. They still dye the Chicago River green every March 17 (eco-friendly dye, we are assured). There'll be corned beef on sale. Like many holidays, folks have commercialized or taken any original meaning out of the day (green beer??) . Saint Patrick was a missionary who brought the goo

Almost-Spring Greetings, Saints. I got a wonderful call from Karen B this week. She had fallen on her shoulder and was unable to use her arm for a while. She reported to me that she thinks we have the most kindest, caring church they've ever been in (and they've been going to church for a while). People have called, stopped in and brought meals. Way to go, Church! Thanks for being the hands and feet of Jesus for one another.  What's Goin' On... *TONIGHT! Friday night Sing and

Almost March Greetings, Saints! Thanks to Jason P for last week's Blast and to Chase A for speaking last Sunday. Deb and I had a get-away to warmer climes, seeing some friends and sights in Arizona. It was a great time. Initially, the weather was cooler than we'd like (50s mostly) but that was ideal for walking around and looking at the red rock and historical sites in Northern Arizona. We saw a couple places where tribes from (roughly) 800 to 1400AD had built stone lodging i

Greetings Chattaroy Community Church Family, Over the past couple of weeks God has been placing the subject of prayer squarely in the center of my studies. With the youth in AFC, our most recent lesson was on prayer, what it is and what it does. In our home group, we have been discussing the prayer life of Nehemiah and his long-term dedication to prayer regarding one particular subject. Then in the sermon series on Daniel, Pastor Rob has highlighted the importance of prayer i