Dear SRPC Family,
• This Saturday, June 4, SRPC high schoolers and adult leaders are headed to NOLA for a week of Katrina rehab. Pray for our students—pray for them to be grabbed by the glory of the gospel.
• Camp Seven Rivers begins Monday and runs for the next five weeks. Pray for our camp team and the opportunity to impact scores of families with the love of Jesus.
• SRPC’s Summer Conference begins July 9–13! Our teacher/preacher is Dr. Jay Sklar from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis. Dr. Sklar is an Old Testament professor, has his PhD from the University of Gloucestershire in the UK, lists as his interests French language and culture, and is currently writing a commentary on Leviticus. I love learning the Bible from guys who know what they’re talking about!
• Just came from Merle Coburn’s memorial service. What a sweet lady she was, what a great member of SRPC she was. Praise God for giving us Merle Coburn.
• Looking for a good summer read? Get a hold of Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. I was up until 1 a.m. reading it last night. It is an amazing story of WWII survival and of God’s grace.
• Here’s my premise—“Highly disinterested husbands should not be dragged along when their wives are shopping.” To support my unassailable premise, I introduce this letter written by a British store to a customer.
Dear Mrs. Murray
While we thank you for your valued patronage and use of our store loyalty cared, the manager of our store is considering banning you and your family from shopping with us, unless your husband stops his antics. Below is a list of just some of the offences over the past few months, all verified by our surveillance cameras:
• 15 Jun: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people’s trolleys when they weren’t looking.
• 2 Jul: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at five-minute intervals.
• 14 Aug: Moved a “Caution—Wet floor” sign to a carpeted area.
• 4 Oct: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror to pick his nose.
• 3 Dec: Hid in a clothing rack and yelled, “Pick me, pick me!”
• 23 Dec: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, then yelled very loudly: “There is no toilet paper in here.”
Yours sincerely,
Store manager
• This weekend, we’ll continue our series on Knowing God, we’ll celebrate baptisms together and say goodbye to Jean Carland. I’ll look forward to worship with you.
Sincerely,
Ray
