On Friday night, we held our first-ever Father-Son Campout and I think it went well. Jimmy and Linda opened up their yard for us to come and throw up some tents and have a great time as fathers and sons.
Dave Reese and my son, Josiah, managed to hook and haul in a huge "skape" or sting ray. It took about 30 minutes and a broken net to wear it down before they were able to bring it to the dock. Unfortunately, it was too heavy for the line of Josiah's pole, so it became an "escaped skape." We did get a picture of it up close and personal though.
Dave also managed to catch the smallest fish of the night and John & Shane stayed up late pulling in about a dozen fish for a fish-fry. Tyler & Alex also cought themselves some pretty nice fish as part of the night.
We also played a short fathers versus sons soccer game (sons won) and had a cookout for dinner and a campfire for s'mores. Jimmy also took us out on the river for a ride and it was a great time of fellowship as men and boys.
We concluded with a time around the Word as we considered some advice from David to his son Solomon as David was nearing his death.
In a day in which fathers are often absent or absent-minded, it was nice to have a time where fathers and sons could spend some time together for the night.
In Christ,
Pastor Frank Sansone
Monday, June 19, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Hardingville Bible Church Choir at FBC
Sunday night, May 21 was a night of exceptional blessing at Fellowship Baptist Church of Salisbury.
The Adult Choir from Hardingville Bible Church came down and provided a Sacred Concert at our church. Mr. Dave Hibbard (the choir director at HBC) did an excellent job of preparing the choir for this time of ministry.
The choir sang a number of songs and interspersed the singing with testimonies of God's grace and mercy. I know that a number of our people were blessed by this evening of ministry.
I was also encouraged by the wonderful acustics that our building provides. A number of the team commented on how great things sounded in the building.
On a pastoral note, it makes me long for the time when our own choir will be ringing out praise in this new building.
On a personal note, it was neat to see some of our former teens again. It is amazing how quickly people grow up. We enjoyed getting a chance to see some old friends again and to see teens that we had worked with serving him by singing and playing piano. We had a nice time of fellowship afterwards, but it would have been nice to spend a lot more time together.
On a humerous note (sort of), it was Missy and my twelveth wedding anniversary and we received a card from a friend whose anniversary is in the same general time period who commented that they did not have a whole choir come and sing for their anniversary like "some people."
In Christ,
Pator Frank Sansone
BTW, Dave Hibbard, the choir director, has also put out an excellent CD of sacred music entitled, Along Life's Road: Songs for My Savior. I believe that Dave still has some left if you would like to order them. He can be contacted at dhibbard@juno.com or at 856-863-4992.
The Adult Choir from Hardingville Bible Church came down and provided a Sacred Concert at our church. Mr. Dave Hibbard (the choir director at HBC) did an excellent job of preparing the choir for this time of ministry.
The choir sang a number of songs and interspersed the singing with testimonies of God's grace and mercy. I know that a number of our people were blessed by this evening of ministry.
I was also encouraged by the wonderful acustics that our building provides. A number of the team commented on how great things sounded in the building.
On a pastoral note, it makes me long for the time when our own choir will be ringing out praise in this new building.
On a personal note, it was neat to see some of our former teens again. It is amazing how quickly people grow up. We enjoyed getting a chance to see some old friends again and to see teens that we had worked with serving him by singing and playing piano. We had a nice time of fellowship afterwards, but it would have been nice to spend a lot more time together.
On a humerous note (sort of), it was Missy and my twelveth wedding anniversary and we received a card from a friend whose anniversary is in the same general time period who commented that they did not have a whole choir come and sing for their anniversary like "some people."
In Christ,
Pator Frank Sansone
BTW, Dave Hibbard, the choir director, has also put out an excellent CD of sacred music entitled, Along Life's Road: Songs for My Savior. I believe that Dave still has some left if you would like to order them. He can be contacted at dhibbard@juno.com or at 856-863-4992.
BJU Drama Team at FBC
On Thursday, May 18, we had the Bob Jones University Truth-in-Action Drama Team at Fellowship Baptist Church in Salisbury, Maryland.
The team did a good job as they presented the story entitled, A Grain of Wheat. The story was a true story about a young man who had given his life in the War in Iraq.
The presentation was especially timely as we had just lost a couple of soldiers from our area in the previous week - including one Christian young man who many in our church knew.
It is a little too late to be posting this, but with all of the computer and moving issues of the last few weeks, I realize that I had not given any updates on The Pastor's Pen.
If the BJU team is in your area, you should make sure you stop by and see the team. (Be advised, they are also doing another presentation this summer called "Gehenna", so if you are wanting to hear this specific presentation on A Grain of Wheat, you should check with the host church to see which presentation they are doing at that church.)
In Christ,
Pastor Frank Sansone
The team did a good job as they presented the story entitled, A Grain of Wheat. The story was a true story about a young man who had given his life in the War in Iraq.
The presentation was especially timely as we had just lost a couple of soldiers from our area in the previous week - including one Christian young man who many in our church knew.
It is a little too late to be posting this, but with all of the computer and moving issues of the last few weeks, I realize that I had not given any updates on The Pastor's Pen.
If the BJU team is in your area, you should make sure you stop by and see the team. (Be advised, they are also doing another presentation this summer called "Gehenna", so if you are wanting to hear this specific presentation on A Grain of Wheat, you should check with the host church to see which presentation they are doing at that church.)
In Christ,
Pastor Frank Sansone
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