More Photos from my Week at Pendle Hill

I Will Survive - Man, those preachers sure know how to have fun on a Saturday night don't they?

Kipp has lost that loving feeling! Karaoke - FPP Style !
God forgive me for embarrassing myself as well as my family!
This is our worship area altar. Every item on the altar table is from a member of our group. Kind of cool isn't it?

First Parrish Project 2 - Summer 2008

I just had a wonderful week with my "young" clergy group. We spent about a week at Pendle Hill Quaker Retreat center outside of Philly. Only 15 of our 19 members were able to make it this year and we really missed Herb, Wes, Todd and Joshua. Well, actually the other four guys really missed them since they had to deal with all of us clergywomen:) We spent much time reconnecting, playing, worshiping together, praying together, and learning about leadership during transitions in congregations. We discussed how to lead our communities during times of transitions (this is the CEU part). It always amazes me just how well we know each other and how we seem to rediscover ourselves when we are together. Truly the Holy Spirit is a part of our relationships and I know how blessed I am to be in a vocation that offers me such a gathering of spirits that feeds my soul and fills my hope-meter for the body of Christ.

We are blessed and may we be a blessing to those we are in ministry with in our congregations.

Be God's, Lisa

Now I am off to Maine for some R & R!

My 1st COMBINE DERBY!

Eddie Harrison's "Army Farmer" and his crew getting ready for the derby match!
I just liked this pink elephant, takes guts to enter a pink combine!
Eddie's brother Jeff's Tin Man combine - very entertaining bunch!
The match that Eddie Harrison won! He got 2nd overall out of 11 combines and got 1st place for design and style in the combine parade - congratulations to the Harrison family!!

Last Saturday night I cheered on Eddie Harrison and his combine in the 1st combine derby at the Carroll County Fair! Hoo-rah! It was actually a very exciting and entertaining evening. Officially the Howard County Fair begins tomorrow with the Miss Howard County Farm Queen contest and the parade.

This is what August is all about in my book. It is too hot for golf and doing much else outside. However, I see the Howard County Fair as being similar to a reunion, I go to check out the 4-H animals, check out the crafts and art in the exhibit buildings, but really I go to see folks and catch up on their lives.

Being pastor at Lisbon UMC has given me a new appreciation for this time of year and I treasure it. Hope to see you at the fair, and maybe next year Howard County will have a combine derby and Lisbon UMC will have an entry! That would be cool. - Lisa