This year we are planning to collect items for children ages 5-7. 
There is a sign up sheet in the back for items we are collecting in September (reusable water bottles and wash cloths).  Thank you for pitching in!

RECALLED
By John Kerr

            I got a letter from Ford Motor Company.  There is a red stripe across the envelope with white letters announcing: “IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL INFORMATION”.  Below that alert are the words: “Issued in accordance with federal law”, I suppose to reinforce the importance.  

            My Escape has a recall.  One of the fuel injectors may crack and leak some fuel or fumes on the engine and cause a fire.  I found that to be a little alarming, but they claim it is not anything to worry about.  I need to make an appointment with the dealer and they will replace it at no cost to me.  The next paragraph informed me that the parts are unavailable.  They will notify me by mail when the parts are available.  At their advice I will drive until the appointed time.  I sure hope my car doesn’t catch on fire before the parts get here.  I am left wondering how important this really is.

            I remember reading a satirical article about how God has recalled his people.  It was a takeoff of what has just happened to me (and I am sure several others).  We are a broken people.  We need to have the flesh repaired by the Spirit.
 
            Galatians 5:16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
            19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
            22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

GROUPER - large fish of warm seas.  You know those little fish that attach themselves to larger sea creatures?  When they hitchhike on these fish, they are known as grouper groupies.