Back to Normal

The word normal is probably not the best term I could use for anything related to a church plant. After all, some outside observers would look at what we're doing here and say it's anything but normal. However, if "normal," is a term used to describe how things ought to be, given all contributing circumstances, normal may just describe what's going on at Ascension Presbyterian Church right now.

During the Spring, we were experiencing a surge in attendance and had several ministries, social activities and Bible studies rolling well. The Summer was a little light with vacations and other summer scheduling conflicts, but by God's grace we pressed on.
This past Sunday, we witnessed record attandance and this week we began to bring our ministries back into the picture. Our youth program kicked off on Wednesday evening, and our home fellowship Bible studies will be starting over the next two weeks, and our young adults ministry will also be reintroduced with new ideas for events and outreach. We're beginning a few new things like a parent's ministry, a women's group to boot. We've got a busy Fall ahead, and would greatly appreciate your continued prayers.

On another note, representatives from all over the world invaded Queens two weeks ago in an attempt to conquer the world... the tennis world at least. The big show was played for many years at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens before the USTA established the tennis center in Flushing Meadows. Hey, it brings the attention of the world to Queens. Hopefully, come October, the eyes of the sporting world will focus on Queens when my Mets hit post-season baseball. I just want to keep that World Series trophy out of the Bronx. It's spent way too much time there. Who wants to spend that much time in the Bronx anyway. Queens is so much nicer.