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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Brown's Praises 5-23-12

Praise the Lord for this glorious day He has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it! Praise the Lord for the way that He, the Lord of Creation, decorates the earth with so much beauty and grandeur. May He evoke in us today a sense of awe and wonder as we live under His grace and mercy. May our lives be punctuated with never-ending praise and awe, and worship. Praise the Lord for all His blessings. Great is His faithfulness. AMEN!

Praise the Lord for Lee Sanford who, after major surgery in Massachusetts, came back home 9 days ago. Praise the Lord about Gary Avery, who went to pick him up.

Praise the Lord for Bud and Carol Lee who, after a series of hospitalizations, are at Hilltop's rehab center. Though she went back to the hospital for an overnight this week, she has returned to the rehab unit. Bud is scheduled for back surgery next Thursday. Carol always demonstrates a joyful attitude despite all her trials. Both Bud and Carol praise the Lord for their new great-grandson, born on May 18, named Maxwell Andrew Lee, born to Matthew and Nicole Lee. Nicole is an Afghan war veteran who suffered war injuries - the baby is in a local NICU.

Praise the Lord for the 11 month old baby boy who was taken to Upstate Medical for treatment following a stroke. He is showing miraculous signs of recovery. A Syracuse pastoral team (Dr. George Miller, formerly of Davis college and now pastoring in Syracuse) are visiting and bringing care to the family.

Praise for Jennifer Scott, who had gall bladder surgery yesterday, and is recovering at home.

Praise the Lord that the new well on the church grounds has been finished. Many of you may know that the water has been supplied with water pumped under the road from the well at the parsonage. The drilling company said that someone was watching over this job as they were able to tap into an abundant supply with less effort.

Praise the Lord for Deborah Eckhardt and Deborah Haines, who preached on Mother's Day, while I was away.

Praise the Lord for Emily Sabin , daughter of Craig and Sue Sabin who graduated from Binghamton University last Sunday She finished her Four Years course of study in Three years.

Praise the Lord for Colleen, Mr. Al Binder's grand-daughter from California, who graduated from Binghamton University Sunday.

Praise the Lord for the team, led by Lynn Rosenbarker, that prepared and served the noon meal last Saturday at First UMC, Endicott.

Praise the Lord for Sunita and Andy, who are in Albania and serving the Lord there over the next 5 weeks.

Praise the Lord for so many from our church who are walked and participated in the Relay for Life. Dianne McFadden was recognized as the care giver of the year. She has cared for both her husband and her granddaughter who are cancer survivors.

Praise the Lord for Camille and Danielle Dunham, twin grand-daughters of George and Irene, who are graduated from King's College and Ithaca College respectively.


Continue to pray for Mariah McFadden and for Gary McFadden, Irving and Orpha Rosenbarker. Continue to pray for Ben Rosenbarker and Justin Brown, who are both scheduled for release this summer. Pray for Lila Burlingame, who is hospitalized.

Praise the Lord for Robin( 28 years old) sister Mandy walker, who received a heart transplant last Saturday at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York. City. Mandy was able to drive down to the city to be with her sister. Robin is doing wonderfully well. In the midst of all this Robin has trusted the Lord Jesus her Savior and Lord.

Praise the Lord for the life and witness of Joyce Flohr who went to be with Jesus. Joyce was the wife of Reve LeRoy Flohr. Reverend and Mrs. Flohr served here at Union Cenet UMc for 13 yers. They were deeply loved. Rev and Mrs. Flohr were high School sweethearts who married soon after the graduation from high School. They were married for 60 years. Joyce loved the Lord and loved the church. She served at various leadership posirtions in the Conference of our church. I had attended a conference with Joyce in Chicago in September, 1985.

Rev. and Mrs. Flohr were blessed with 4 Children, 7 grandchildren and 3 great- grandchildren. Rev Flohr had baptized three of his great-grandchildren last Sunday, May 20,2012. Joyce went to be with Jesus on Monday, May 21, 2012

Joyce was able to attend the service for Baptism and celebrate their family life together. Service hours details as follows:


On Friday, May 25; viewing hour beginning at 1:00 PM and service to
follow at 2:00 PM at Shavertown UMC on Pioneer Avenue in Dallas, PA.
On Saturday, May 26; committal service at 2:00 PM at Spring Hill Cemetery
in Shippensburg, PA (below Harrisburg; about 2 hours from Wilkes-Barre).




May the Lord bless each of your today. Join us for this Wednesday Evening gathering today 6 PM.

Our Weekly TV ministry is on Friday at 7 PM on Time Warner Channel 4.

There will be no Saturday Evening worship at the First UMC Endicott this coming Saturday.


Pastor Brown




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