Hyde Park Speaks

Do I Have To Go To Work Monday?

by John Parrish

So, there's a lot of talk about the rapture happening this Saturday (May 21, 2011) at 6 p.m. Now we can take the attitude that all these people predicting rapture for tomorrow are misguided. Or, we can look at it as one more day of opportunity to continue making Heaven on Earth (or in our case, Making God's Love Real).

I don't know about you, but I've got plans. I'm sure you do, too. And I don't have any inclination to alter them. So, if rapture happens tomorrow ... well, it happens. If you're a follower of Jesus like I am, it really shouldn't make any difference how you spend your Saturday. Just keep Making God's Love Real like any other day.

Jim had some things to say about it in Faith Matters this week. As well as in this Channel 8 interview.

Live! From HPUMC!!

What a gift to be able to share in your worship from 9000 miles away via streaming video. It was kind of surreal. We seemed to hover from somewhere in the balcony and perched high on a wall. We shared your prayers, the lessons learned from Hannah and the joyous news from Sherlyn; and, of course, the elegant and peaceful music from our dear friends in the robes.

We were troubled only by the odd bearded man in the back row of the choir.

All our best from South Africa,


Cheri and Doug

Planning Meeting for October Mission Trip to Nicaragua - Monday, May 16

Fellow Missioners and Interested Friends,

Our next planning meeting for our October Mission trip to Nicaragua will be on Monday, May 16, from 6-7:30 in room KH150.  We will begin the real planning for our trip. We will be discussing what we would like to collect as donations to bring with us and how we will go about doing that. As you know, our trip this year is a month earlier than in the past, which allows one less planning meeting to prepare so please come and share any questions or concerns that you may have in helping you decide whether this is the year you will be joining us. 

Dinner will be available for a small fee so we will need to know by next Wednesday (May 11) whether you can attend the meeting. Please RSVP to Vicki Walker by May 12, either by email or phone her at 813-253-5388. 

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

In Christ,
Trish Krider

For a look at Nicaragua missions past, click here.