Pastor's Appreciation Sunday at the Church!

Wow! What a wonderful Sunday it is today!

Charles was surprised with a lovely and delicious cake in honor of Pastor's Appreciation Sunday at the FUMC! (One side was chocolate; the other side was vanilla.) Folks enjoyed sampling the cake between services and then after the 10:00 a.m. service. What was left will be enjoyed as dessert at the Alpha potluck dinner tonight! Yum; yum; yum!

At both services, Charles wore the gorgeous stole that Arlene Christensen crocheted for him. It is blue (Charles' favorite color) with antique white stripes on it.

At the 10:00 a.m. service, Donna Bahr, chair of the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee (S/PPRC) presented Charles with a breath-taking cross framed in a special shadow box. It will be a lasting reminder of his time here at the First United Methodist Church in Sidney, Nebraska.

After church, we enjoyed going out to lunch with some of the church members. All in all, it was a lovely morning at church!

For special folks who take the time to remember their pastor in such a very special way, we give thanks to God! Praise be to God!!!

A Pizza Made Us Smile!

What a surprise!

In honor of Bosses' Day, we were told that a pizza
would be delivered
to the parsonage tonight!




It arrived right on time at 6:00 p.m.

It was true to its title: A supreme pizza! Yum-yum-yum!

Praise be to God for such thoughtful folks!!!

Pie in the Parsonage!

Thanks be to God for a loving parishoner who has generously baked Pastor Alkula not one but two pies this month: Pastor's Appreciation Month!

And he was loving enough to share his apple and pumpkin pies with his bride Belinda. What a great fellow!

P.S. They tasted SO good. They were heavenly!!!

Visitor to the Parsonage Today!

It was a lovely fall day today! The colors of the leaves on the trees are turning. There was a beautiful breeze. And we had Kipper stay with us!

Charles and Kipper enjoyed reading on the deck.
Kipper helped Belinda with some paperwork.

And then Belinda and Kipper spent some time playing in the back garden, which included a visit to Nick the Cat's grave.

What a wonderful day in the neighborhood!

Belinda's Hello from Camp Comeca!

Greetings from Camp Comeca, just south of Cozad, Nebraska. I am enjoying a 24-hour retreat here.
The Covenant Group West meets here periodically to retreat.

It's such a joy to be here! Folks who have attended an Upper Room-sponsored Five-Day Academy are invited to participate in regional mini-retreats throughout the year following their attendance.

Unfortunately, Charles is not able to attend this one. Tomorrow morning, he is officiating at a funeral of one of our church members back at our home church in Sidney, Nebraska, some three hours west of here.

Grace and peace to all of you who surf at this internet site!

+ Belinda

It's Fall, Y'all!

Happy fall, y'all...
from the folks in the parsonage of the First United Methodist Church here in Sidney, Nebraska!

Blessings,
Pastor Charles and Belinda