New Years Eve Party

Hello! We will be having a New Year's Eve party at our house, after church on Wednesday, December 31st. Come hang out, eat, watch football and maybe play some games. Kids are welcome and you can stay as long as you like. Josh and I will be up all night! You are welcome to bring some snack/finger foods if you want, but are under no obligation. Hope you can make it!

Our address is 150 Stonehaven Drive, Pelham, 35124 and directions are on previous posts.

Rachel

Dessert/Devo Sunday night, December 7th

Hi Everyone! This month's dessert/devo is going to be held at Robert Mill's house, after evening services on December 7th. His address is 1915 Waterford Place, Hoover, AL 35244. Directions are below. You are welcome to bring a dessert but it is not a requirement:) We just want everyone who can, to come. Hope to see you there!

From the church building:

Turn out of the parking lot and go left (North) on 31. At the intersection of 31 and 150/Lorna Road, take a left onto 150. At the very first red light take a left (on the left will be a Shell Gas station and a Regions bank). You will end into Old 31, turn left, and take you're very first right into Waterford Condos. Go up the hill and you will come to a stop sign. Take a right. Robert's condo is the second building on the right. The garage is just to the left of the staircase and the sign with "1915". People can park in front of Robert's garage door only, and then directly across from the garage are parking spaces. Robert's number is 276-3150 if anyone gets lost.

Dessert and Devo at the Maynard's

Thanks to everyone that came to the devo on Sunday night at the Maynard's house. Thank you to Nick and Hilarie for inviting everyone to their home. Thanks to Josh for song leading and Todd for his devotional. Here are some pics and we hope to see everyone at next month's dessert and devo.

Dessert/Devo Sunday night, November 9th

Hi Everyone! This month's dessert/devo is going to be held at Nick and Hilarie Maynard's house, after evening services on November 9th. Their address is 416 Walker Way, Pelham, AL 35124. Directions are below. You are welcome to bring a dessert to the Maynards but it is not a requirement:) We just want everyone who can, to come. Hope to see you there!

From the church building:

Turn right out of the parking lot, unto Hwy 31. Go approx 7 miles.
Turn right onto Stonehaven Trail (between the Walgreens and Wachovia, past the Home Depot)
Turn left onto Walker Way.
The house is on the right , near the cul-de-sac
416 Walker Way

Directions to Tom and Kortney's for Devo on Oct 5th

Below are directions to Tom and Kortney's house, from the church for those of you who have not been before.

121 Park Place Way Alabaster, AL 35007.
From church you take Hwy 31 all the way to Hwy 119 and you take a right and right away you will go over train tracks. You are on Hwy 119 for about 2 miles. You will go through three traffic lights. Then at the third traffic light take a right onto Kent Dairy Rd. There is a Walgreens on the corner and a Starbucks kitty corner to that. You go down Kent Dairy Rd until you get to your first traffic light and take a right onto Warrior Rd. Thompson High School is on your left when you turn. Right after the first stop sign is Park Place. Take a right onto Park Place. Then immediately after that right take a left onto Park Place Way. Their house is green and in the Cul De Sac. Any questions call 205-478-4337 or 205-478-4338.

Desert/Devo

Tom and I will be hosting the desert/devo on October 5th.  We will be having a birthday cake to celebrate Jonas' 2nd birthday.  We hope to see all of you there!

Kortney

Welcome Bennett Andrew Naylor

Congratulations to David and Jessica Naylor on the arrival on Bennett Andrew. Bennett was born on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Addie is the proud big sister.

Congratulations! We can't wait to meet the little guy!

Sunday Night Devotional

The 20s class is going to start holding devotionals at different members home, the first Sunday evening of each month. This month (Sept 7th), it will be held at Josh and Rachel Steed's home. It will begin after evening church on Sunday and we'll have refreshments and a short devo. We will try not to make it too long, so we do not interfere with any kiddo's bedtimes. We would love to see each and every one of you. The directions to our house are below, along with our phone numbers if you need anything. Have a wonderful day!

150 Stonehaven Drive
Pelham, AL 35124

Directions from Church:
Turn right out of the church parking lot onto 31
Go about 4-5 miles until you see the Home Depot and before you cross into Alabaster
Turn right onto HWY 52, right before you get to Home Depot, which is on your left
Cross over 2 railroad tracks, ,go around curve by the gas station
Cross over a little bridge
Turn left on the first road on your left (Clark St) right next to the Ice Packing Plant
Turn right at the first stop sign you come to , Stonehaven Drive
Go through one stop sign
After the stop sign, we are the 4th house on the right, with the white lights in the window:)

Directions from 65:
Take exit 242 off 65
Turn right off the exit
Go through the first light
Turn right at the next light (where road ends) and immediately get in left turn lane
Turn left at light onto Hwy 52
Follow directions listed above

Our phone numbers are :
Home: 620-4331
Rachel's cell: 873-4462
Josh's cell: 873-1844

If you need further directions or anything, please let us know. We hope you can come!

Welcome Claire Marie Connell!

We would like to congratulate Todd and Lisa Connell on the arrival of Claire Marie Connell. Claire Marie was born on Saturday, August 30 at approx 10:15 am. She weighed 6 lb 5 oz and was 20 inches long. The whole family is doing well and are now relaxing at home. Claire is a beauty! Congratulations Todd and Lisa!

New babies, new babies!

This post is several weeks behind, so I apologize to the new parents! We have had 3 new babies born to members of our 20s class in the last month and would like to introduce them and congratulate the new parents!

Hudson Douglas Little was born to Britt and Shelley Little on Tuesday July 8, 2008, weighing 6 pounds and 12 ounces. Tess is the big sister.

Lauren Isabella Hensley was born to John and Christy Hensley on Monday, June 30, 2008, weighing 7 pounds and 5 ounces.

And the newest addition, Lillian Page Hutchinson was born to Matthew and Meredith Hutchinson on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, weighing 6 pounds and 4 ounces.

Congratulations to all!

We should have a couple to add next month too.............

Friday the 13th!

Here are some pics from last night's get together.  Thanks to Josh for hosting.  We all had a great time!

Get Together on Friday, June 13th

Hello! Just a reminder about the party at our house on Friday. It begins at 6pm and we'll be grilling hot dogs. You are welcome to bring some side items or just yourself. Also, if anyone has any lawn chairs, that might be helpful for being outside in the yard. Below are the directions for those of you who are going to be able to make it to the Get Together at our house on Friday. For those of you who like to Google...our address is:
150 Stonehaven Drive
Pelham, AL 35124

Directions from Church:
Turn right out of the church parking lot onto 31
Go about 4-5 miles until you see the Home Depot and before you cross into Alabaster
Turn right onto HWY 52, right before you get to Home Depot, which is on your left
Cross over 2 railroad tracks, ,go around curve by the gas station
Cross over a little bridge
Turn left on the first road on your left (Clark St) right next to the Ice Packing Plant
Turn right at the first stop sign you come to , Stonehaven Drive
Go through one stop sign
After the stop sign, we are the 4th house on the right

Nathan's Graduation Party!

Hey!
Everyone is invited to a Graduation celebration for Nathan!

Saturday, May 31 @ 5:30

3494 Bearden Lane, Helena (by the pool)

(If raining, go to 3498 Bearden Lane)

Come out, eat, have fun and celebrate with us!! :)

Pictures from Sips N Strokes

We all had a great time! A special thanks to Amber for organizing the fun girls' night :)
A big thanks to Lynsey (Amber's friend), too, for bringing her camera and sending us all the pictures to post on the blog.

Welcome Baby Colson!

Hi! Just wanted to introduce everyone to the newest member of Riverchase, Bryan Colson Maynard, born on Friday, April 4th at 7:00 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and was 20.5 inches long. He is a cutie! The proud parents are Nick and Hilarie and big brother, Charlie. All are doing well and are at home. If you would like to help with meals for the Maynards, Lisa has sent out an email to our class, to sign up for different days. If you didn't receive the email and would like to help, please post on this message and we will get you signed up! Have a good day!

Rachel

July get together @ the Naylor's

Ok so I'm not too sure about how to post something on this site so here we go..... July 4th or 5th Naylor (David) and I are planning on having a get together at our house for food and fireworks! Of course most of you know that we live in Forest Lakes so we won't exactly be shooting the fireworks off at our house!!! There is a field in the 1st entrance that we will attempt to use! I know this is SO FAR in advance but I know how calendars get booked up for the 4th so I thought I'd go ahead and make it known! We will have more info closer to the time!!! SO just mark your calendars! Have a GREAT week! ~Jessica

~SIPS N STROKES PAINTING~

I signed up for 10 seats at the 28o location for Tues., April 29th 7-9 p.m. The painting is titled "Abstract Flowers". Look it up on the website if you'd like to see the finished product. Remeber, you will/can make it your own by changing the colors, or adding/taking away things that you like or dislike. PLEASE let me know if you are seriously planning on going! Since I'm the one who booked our seats, I had to enter my credit card# to make the reservations. I will be charged $25 for each seat that is not used by us that night...so within 2 days b/f the class I HAVE to have a final head count. You pay once you get there. My credit card is just to hold our spot.
You're gonna love it, I promise!!
-amber

Idea for a Girls Night!
O.K., Everyone check out this web site: sipsnstrokes.com
You may have heard about it already, but it's an art class! You walk in, there's paint, a canvas and paintbrushes (& an instructor). When you walk out, you've painted a brand new "master piece" all by yourself to proudly display in your home! It looks impossible, but I PROMISE if I can do it, anyone can....I can't even make a pretty stick man! :) No, seriously. I really can't. But, the teachers are great and walk you step by step. It's SO fun to see how unique every one's painting turns out, but they are ALL always really cool. I've have done this about 10 times now and I love it more and more each time I go. It's addicting, believe me. April's calendar will be out the last wk. of March, so post a comment (or tell/email me) and let me know if this sounds fun to you. I know Fri. & Sat. usually works best for everyone, but those are the days of the hardest paintings and it's a little more expensive. I will probably set us up at the 280 class location (but maybe Vestavia depending on what's being painted at e/ studio.) Check out the website & look at the calendar to get an idea of what's painted there. Classes fill up REALLY fast (sometimes w/in 24 hrs.), so I'll be getting in touch with you soon when April's calendar comes out-probably sometime next wk.
The picnic was awesome! We love all of you guys!
~Amber

Here are some pictures from the picnic at Veterans Park:

March 16th Picnic

This Sunday we will have a picnic at Veteran's Park on Valleydale. (Turn R out of church, L on Valleydale. Go all the way to Spain Park High School on the L and the park will be on your immediate right. ) The plan is to have hot dogs and drinks provided. Please bring either a side, dessert, or steaks for everyone. There is a great playground for kids, and room to throw a frisbee or play volleyball so be ready to have some fun. Call me (Josh) if you have any questions.

See you Sunday.

Picnic

Hello! I wanted make everyone aware that we are planning a picnic on March 16th at Veteran's Park on Valleydale after services. More details will follow but wanted to make sure you would set aside that time. Also for class this week we are memorizing Psalm 103 vs. 1-2. See you in class!

Super Bowl Fun

Here are some pictures from the Super Bowl party at Tom and Kortney's:





























A BIG thanks to Tom and Kortney for hosting the party! We all had a great time!

Prayer requests from January 27, 2008

1. The Hall Family: Their son recently passed away. They also lost another son about 6 months ago in a car accident.
2. Sandy Sims: Diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis
3. The Lacroix family: Baby Ethan was born Friday, January 25. Mom and baby are doing well.
4. Hilarie and Baby Maynard: Hilarie was having early contractions (her due date is in April). She was monitored at the hospital and told that the baby is fine.
5. Tom Steed: Josh's dad will be traveling back from Korea this week
6. Shelley and Britt: Shelley is about 11 weeks pregnant and is due in July. Please pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby.

Super Bowl Party!
We will be having a super bowl party at our house (Tom and Kortney Phifer). We will start around 4:45-5:00 with a little devotional led by Josh Steed. We will enjoy fellowship and food. Please feel free to join us at 5:00 for the devo or come after Sunday night church. We are going to leave that up to you but everyone is invited to come anytime. Kickoff I believe is around 5:15-5:30. We will get pizza but if you want to bring chips, coke, or dessert just let us know. Please also let me know if you are coming so we can get a head count. My email is korkyb215@hotmail.com and Tom's email is tomphifer@hotmail.com.
We hope to see y'all at our new house for some food, fellowship, and football.
Tom, Kortney, and Jonas


Our new address is 121 Park Place Way Alabaster, AL 35007.
From church you take Hwy 31 all the way to Hwy 119 and you take a right and right away you will go over train tracks. You are on Hwy 119 for about 2 miles. You will go through three traffic lights. Then at the third traffic light take a right onto Kent Dairy Rd. There is a Walgreens on the corner and a Starbucks kitty corner to that. You go down Kent Dairy Rd until you get to your first traffic light and take a right onto Warrior Rd. Thompson High School is on your left when you turn. Right after the first stop sign is Park Place. Take a right onto Park Place. Then immediately after that right take a left onto Park Place Way. Our house is green and in the Cul De Sac. Any questions call 205-478-4337 or 205-478-4338.

Prayer requests from Wednesday, January 9

1. Co worker of Kim Ledingham just found out his niece has a brain tumor.
2. Shelly Mickey: breast cancer
3. John Tyler Watts was admitted to Children's hospital with RSV. Currently, due to the highly contagious nature of John Tyler's virus, the doctors are not allowing visitors. Jana said his condition seems to be improving and they're hoping to be out of the hospital within a couple of days.
4. Family in Snellville, GA, whose 15 year old son committed suicide.
5. Jim Brinkerhoff, the college minister at Auburn, is in Cardiac ICU with an infection around his heart.
6. The Rose family from Arkansas: Family was in a car accident before Christmas. Both children were killed and the parents are still in the hospital.
7. Friend of Chad Watts whose son passed away recently
8. Co-worker of Kortney's whose mother has cancer

If you have any additional prayer requests, please feel free to add them to this post.

Pictures from Sat., Jan 5

It was great to get to spend time with so many of our young professionals (and their children) last night. Thanks to everyone who prepared food--everything was DELICIOUS!! Thank you, also, to everyone who assisted in setting up and cleaning up. Your help was greatly appreciated!

Here are a few pictures from the get together:

(above picture, L to R) Shannon, Todd, Lisa, Nick and Hilarie

Tom, Kortney, Emily, Kyle, Jessica and David

Payton, Kristy, Rachel, Josh, Amber and Nathan

We will try to have another group supper/game night in either Feb. or March. Hope to see you there :)