This Sunday is Mother’s Day. My mother passed away about 7 years ago. I still remember some of the things my mother said to me. When I would stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open looking for some- thing to eat – “Don’t stand there with the door open.” When I started preaching without a suit coat on – “Did you preach in that today?” and “I wish you would not let people call you Norm. Your name is Norman.”

If your mom is in Heaven, do you still remember what she used to say to you?

This Sunday we will have flowers and Rise and Roll donut holes for all the mothers. Guys, we still get Tom’s donut holes.

All Small Churches and teen and children’s classes will be meeting this Sunday.

A relatively new attender came up to me last night and said he needed to apologize to me. I asked him what he had done. He said he had been watching the historical video (2005 Easter drama video) playing in the foyer and he asked someone nearby who the thin politician was in the black suit with dark hair talking at the end of the Easter cantata. The guy standing next to him said, “why, that’s Pastor Norm.” The new attender had not recognized me. We’ve all changed, haven’t we?

We are putting a new roof on a portion of the church.Here is how we all can help.