Tuesday at 3:30pm

Hannah has stabilized since this morning and remains in the NICU. Of primary concern is the development of her lungs. Nathan and Bethany have gotten a little sleep, and were heading back down to pray with Hannah. Bethany is set to be discharged tomorrow (Wednesday) and seemed to be in good spirits. Nathan expressed deep gratitude for everyone’s prayers and for God’s faithfulness through a very trying night. The best way to support them right now is to keep praying. Stay tuned for details on providing meals for them in the days to come.

(For those who do not know, Hannah was born at 26 weeks, weighing 1 lb, 9 oz, nine weeks after Bethany’s water broke.)

If anyone would like to help the Drubers with meals, here is the meal registry that our friend Tiffany Miller set up for us.

Thanks much!
Becca Swartzendruber

The following comes to us from Becca Swartzendruber. She and her husband, Nathan, are expecting the arrival of their first child in about two weeks!  

Nathan and I are asking for help with house projects such as scraping, painting and moving furniture in the next few weeks as our due date approaches. Any help you could offer would be much appreciated. Email us at beccajayne1@gmail.com or fishpatrol@gmail.com.

Congratulations, Matt and Renee! Clare was born Thursday morning around 5:15a.  She came into the world weighing 6lb 8oz.  Renee and Clare are doing well.  Let’s provide meals for them until the end of July!  Go claim your date on the meal registry.

The following announcement is from Angie Ferrell:

For the second year, VC will include a dedication and baptism service in our Easter worship gathering on Sunday, April 24th.  These celebrations of new life in the church Body and new life in Christ are a natural extension of our celebration of Christ’s resurrection.  This is open to families with new family members they wish to dedicate or baptize into the VC faith community, as well as to older kids and adults who are interested in being baptized as a step in their personal faith journey.

For parents who wish to dedicate or baptize their new family member/s:  The VC family is representative of many different faith traditions, and within those traditions there are different rites or ceremonies by which parents express their desire to raise their children in the knowledge of Christ.  Both dedication and baptism are symbolic ways of committing our children to the Lord and of invoking our faith community’s support to that end.

For children and adults with a desire to be baptized:  We follow the 1st century church tradition of baptism by submersion and will have our “baptismal pool” available.

A special liturgy has been authored for this VC service, and will include time for each family to share briefly about those being dedicated and baptized.

If you are interested in participating, please e-mail Angie Ferrell at aaferrell@yahoo.com no later than Friday, April 8. Include whether dedication or baptism is desired and the person’s name.  Those desiring baptism will be connected to some of the leaders from within VC, who will provide spiritual guidance and support toward this milestone in your faith journey.

Hello Church!

I wanted to send out a reminder that Jill and Josh Stoxen are very close to meeting their son! He’s due in less that two weeks, so be keeping their family in mind and in prayer these last exciting days before his arrival.

Also, I’ll be coordinating a meal share for their family with a fabulous new web organizational tool that Jill told me about. It will take our community meal share superpowers to the next level. Get a preview here. After baby boy arrives I will make a calendar and folks can mark when they can make food and what they plan on making so everyone can see. Gone are the days when lasagna comes 5 days in a row !  Woot!

I will send out another email when baby boy Stoxen arrives, but in the mean time, please let me know if you want to be on the list of people who get to bless this family with food during such a holy time in their lives.

You can reach me via email: elizabeth@bettyhatchettdesign.com or phone: 513.293.1549

gracias,
Elizabeth Hatchett

Juli and David Thompson (and family) are celebrating the arrival of their new baby, Josiah Stephen Thompson!

To help relieve them a bit and support them in this time, we’re putting together a meal rotation. If you’re interested, email Laura Tucker at tucker.laura@gmail.com and include any specific days that would work better for you.

They are extremely grateful for the help! If you’re interested, I’ll give you a few more specifics.

Thanks so much and hooray for Josiah!

The pray and play is cancelled for this coming Tuesday, September 14. It will return September 28 from 11:30-1pm in the children’s room of St. E’s.

Cynthia and Todd Long sent in this item to share:

I am pleased to announce that our daughter, Charis and her husband, Adam Oglesbee have a baby girl.
Born Aug. 5, Adalyn Macy Marie. 7lb, 1oz, 20″long. Her water broke Wed. night around 7:30 and she was born around 12 the next day.

After a an evening, a night, and morning of labor, Adalyn was born. Everyone is well, but exhausted.

Cards can be sent to:
229 Short May St
Elsmere, KY 41018

or send me an email and I can get your message to them. aslforyou@gmail.com

Cynthia & Todd Long

Emilie Ogle and her family are happy to announce the arrival of Nicholas William Shefer, who was born this past Wednesday, July 21 around 10:00 AM – eight pounds, two ounces. Emily and the baby are now home from the hospital and are doing well.

If you would like to bless the family by preparing them a meal  - or in some other way – please contact Becky Novotni at: rebeccabliss@yahoo.com. Meals are specifically needed on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the second half of August and beyond. Thank you so much for your support!

Emilie Ogle is getting closer to having her baby! If you are interested in being of support by cooking a meal for the Ogle/Oster household, please contact Becky Novotni at rebeccabliss@yahoo.com so that she can start coordinating the meals in advance of the little one’s arrival. Thanks for supporting Emilie and her family.

July “Pray and Play” children’s activity and story time will be Tuesday July 13 and Tuesday July 27 from 11:30-1pm. We will meet in the Children’s room of St. Elizabeth. Bring a packed lunch if you would like to share in lunch time. Pray and Play is targeted at the 0-5 age group, and their care givers.

The following is a message from Marissa Havens:

The Wheelock family welcomed beautiful Ruby June on Friday, April 23rd.  Congratulations Matthew, Amanda, Noah & Jonah!  In an effort to help them during this time of transition, I would like to organize a meal schedule for them.  We’ll try to cover Monday-Friday for as long as we can.  If you are willing and able to help out providing a meal (or two), please email me with your available days.

Thank you for loving on their family in this way!
Marissa Havens
fh1@hotmail.com