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A heartfelt welcome to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from a family of believers who worship together in Fairfield, California.
TWO DAYS WITH MOM The title of this article is a take off on Mitch Albom’s best selling book Tuesdays with Morrie. Albom wrote about his weekly talks with one of his former college professors, Morrie Schwartz as he succumbed to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). From the talks, Albom began to see life through the eyes of Schwartz’s wisdom. In order to provide care for my mother, my brothers and I have each agreed to spend two days a month caring for her in her home. Because of our schedules each brother (there are four of us) provides care one weekend a month - my weekend is on a Friday and a Saturday. During the week a care provider checks on her four or five times a day. The two days with mom is really a peaceful and relaxing time. I guess you might say that it is a kind of Sabbath rest. The area in which she lives (Sonoma) has numerous walking trails that provide scenery and serenity. It really is a place you have a need to stop and smell the roses. Mom does not have Internet access, so surfing the web is not an option when I am there. It usually takes me about half a day to quit thinking about all the things I could or should be doing when I am with mom, the reality is that I should be there. Conversing with mom is getting easier. She has finally agreed to wear her hearing aids. Mom has never been one that volunteered information; that seems to be a trait of people that lived through the depression and World War II. Last weekend mom and I talked about her growing up in Southeast Oklahoma and the Sunday worship services at the old white church building. I remember seeing the building when I was about 10 years old. I just remember it being a white clapboard building with no markings or signage on it. Mom spoke fondly of having dinner on the ground. That literally meant that they laid blankets on the ground and ate sitting on the ground. Apparently people rode their wagons (not station wagons) to worship from 20 miles away. It was the only church building for miles and miles. I was told that the Presbyterians owned the building, but people from all religious persuasions attended and worshiped together. Mom said that they did not know what a denomination was. You could not tell a Baptist from a Presbyterian. They were just Christians seeking to worship God, pray for one another, and encourage each other. I think there is a lesson and some wisdom to be learned from the old white church building in Southeast Oklahoma. What do you think? Dwight <>< __________________________________________
Dream514 is a Christian organization that has a vision for helping to change lives in the country of Based on our faith in Jesus, and led by His example of servanthood, the Dream 514 Team seeks to share the love of Christ with the people of We currently offer the opportunity to sponsor a child in
Relief for Haiti can be sent by way of the White's Ferry Road Church of Christ relief fund.
There is a way on the site (click on the Haitian flag below to go to their website) to wire money directly to them and/or an address
to send a donation.
You can read on the website updates on the progress
being made in Haiti. We have worked with the White's Ferry Road church in the past as they have worked to bring relief to hurricane victims in Florida
and after Katrina in New Orleans.
If anyone would prefer to donate through the Fairfield Church of Christ, please give a check to the church office and write on the memo line "Haiti
Relief" we will forward all contributions to those on-the-ground working in Haiti through the White's Ferry Road church.
Dwight Perry
(click the flag to contribute)
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SERVICE HOURS
Sunday
Bible Classes for all ages 9:00 AM
Worship
10:00 AM
Sunday Night
5:00 PM
Wednesday Night
7:00 PM
Small Groups meet throughout the week
at the building and at members' homes
2200 Fairfield Avenue
Fairfield, CA 94533
Directions to Church
Office (707) 425-2373
cofcfaifield@hotmail.com
Preacher Dwight Perry
preacher@ffchurchofchrist.org
Website comments or questions:
webservant@ffchurchofchrist.org
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