RevMarple @ Niagara

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Thanks for Your Prayers and Sympathy

Much thanks for all of your expressions of sympathy and your prayers both leading up to and after the passing of my grandmother Alma Elizabeth (Heffner) Luck on Wednesday morning. I really appreciate it. I will be preaching at her funeral in Florida tomorrow morning.

Her obit can be found here.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

God is Great

So much going on to the glory of God that I have not even stopped to make a post recently. Much thanks to all of you for your hard work and generosity.

The Maundy Thursday worship service was powerful. Good Friday Men's Breakfast was excellent -- somewhere around 138 people hearing testimony to what God did in the life of Dr. Fast. The time of reading through the New Testament was fascinating. I was there for most of the first four hours, was reminded of some of the differences in the presentations of Matthew and Mark and heard and spoke part of the opening of Luke. The SS Easter egg hunt also was incredibly well organized and it was very well attended. We were able to reach out and draw in many from the community. Got to play my clarinet at the sunrise service at Old Fort Niagara on Easter morning. Thanks be to God for sending out so many to hear the word of God and to praise His name here at 8 and 11 am.

May the glory go to God alone. Amen.

Labels: easter, holy week

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Naked Cupcakes

We had fun dressing our own naked cupcakes at the potluck last night! They tasted great!

This week has been an especially uplifting one for me, despite fighting a cold, because I am seeing us encouraging one another and because you remind me to be sure to take care of myself and my family. Praise be to God for you.

Labels: encourage

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Sermon Titles

I was thrilled to hear this week that people are discussing the sermon titles on the sign out front at work and are looking forward to seeing what the next one on the sign will be. Next step is to get them in to hear the sermons.

Labels: sermon, sign

Sunday, February 28, 2010

New Arrival

Much thanks for all that you have done to welcome Arwen into the world and care for us during this time. I give thanks to God for those of you that kept Leia company in the hospital when I was ill, prayed for us during times of illness, brought us food after she came home, and everything else you have done. Thanks again.

Labels: arwen, food, illness, prayer

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Sleeping

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Attractive Wiring

Some lament the passing of the time when a community would come together to do a barn raising or to build each other's homes. Television programs have even developed to do this and put it on display to inspire communities to keep it going. Thanks be to God that our church has people who come together to help each other with such things. Our work is more attractive than that often done by the world.