2011.10.10 Monday Morning!

Greetings and all good wishes from Pilgrim Presbyterian Church, in the heart of Vinita, Oklahoma.

Do you remember the film " Bridge On the River Kwai?" The film was based on a book by Ernest Gordon, a Scot and an officer in the British Army during World War II. He was captured early in the war and spent the remainder of the war in a prison camp in Southeast Asia. After the war, he immigrated to the United States and became a chaplain at Princeton University.

In his book, Gordon wrote that he had no religious faith at all when he was captured, but he came away from that prison camp convinced he had been touched by God and he was called to spend the rest of his life serving others. He wrote: "In the muck and misery of that dreadful prison camp, I learned to care for others and that God cared for me. I discovered I was important to others. God found me in the most unexpected place."

Life is filled with strange interruptions - unexpected moments that change our lives forever. At the time such interruptions are often unwelcome and resented. At other times, they are signs of hope. In retrospect, they often seem as if they were destined.

When you may have unexpected interruptions, evaluate them for they may change the whole landscape of your life.

With blessings and best wishes,
Richard

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Christmas Service Invitation at 1st Presbyterian Church in Chelsea

All are invited to attend the Christmas Eve service at 1st Presbyterian Church of Chelsea. The service will be at 7:00 pm on Christmas Eve. The congregation will be taking part in the service and we would like to know if anyone who plans on attending would like to be a reader. If so please contact me via email or at 918.639.8364 or John Wooley (pedrocriqui@gmail.com) at 918.342.0339.

If you would please announce this invitation in Church we would appreciate it and as always we would love to see our friends from Vinita. Please feel free to bring friends and family.

Alaine Dye
1st Presbyterian Church of Chelsea