Gilbert Thurston

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Random Friday Thoughts

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  • Really busy week.
  • I’ve been getting 3 weeks worth of stuff done so I can head off to vacation!
  • To accomplish this I’ve been getting up between 6-7am each day and then working most nights to 9PM or later.
  • If I didn’t need a vacation before, I need one now!
  • This week I’ll wrap-up the IMPACT series with really practical steps you can take to implement what we’ve been talking about in the first 3 weeks of the series into your life.
  • Then afterwards Lisa and I will head out of town.
  • The week I’m gone will be Youth Sunday at United.  Gene and his youth team have an exciting Experience planned for you…make sure you attend and bring along some middle and high school age students with you.
  • I’ll be back then the following Sunday for the start of the One Prayer series.  I’ve been doing all the preparation for that day this week and let me tell you I am pumped up…this is going to be AWESOME!
  • Make sure you pick-up some invite cards this week in at the resource table.  You’ll definitely want to invite your friends to this one…4 weeks of some of the best communicators in the whole world and we get to enjoy them right here in Chambersburg.
  • Thanks to all of you for sharing your stories in response to this post.  Keep them coming.  Not only have they been an encouragement to me, but they have also been inspiring other people that the ways they serve in the church truly is making a difference.
  • This afternoon I’ve got a video shoot for 2 up-coming videos…can’t wait!
  • Speaking of can’t wait…I can’t wait until we hire a Pastor of Creative Arts that will be able to do all the shooting and editing for me.  That will free up some of my time to help United in other areas and the quality of our videos and other technical elements will improve throughout the church.
  • Don’t forget to stick around after the Experience on June 8th and vote for the hiring of this position.
  • I can’t say this strongly enough…if we want to truly make an IMPACT on our community, this is an important next step. 
  • Enjoy your weekend…don’t forget to invite someone to come with you this week.

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