JESUS AND TIGER AND BRIT, OH MY!

Last weekend FoxNews analyst Brit Hume said something so beyond-the-pale that the outrage has been deafening. Read all about it on Eric Metaxas blog: http://www.ericmetaxas.com/writing/essays/jesus-and-tiger-and-brit-oh-my-2/

Also, an interesting interview by Christianity Today: http://ow.ly/UV1B

Standing on the Rock

Injured Texas quarterback Colt McCoy after watching his team lose the national championship.

The Sun Will Rise!! Indeed!

Our dog was saved by Danny and Ron. Please check out this moving slide show and consider giving to their efforts. Thank you!

Good Year for the Westchester Men's Ministry

The WMM had a good year in 2009. We hope to have a breakout year in 2010.

First a look back, in 2009 we...

• had over 10 events including a golf event, hiking, multiple breakfasts and our Christmas dinner.
• had our first breakfast with Grace Fellowship.
• had multiple new people join our small groups or attend one of our events.
• setup a blog, a Facebook group and a Twitter account. We have over 200 followers on Twitter and appear on 6 lists.
• had nearly 2 dozen men for our Christmas dinner, our largest group yet, including a few new people.
• just got started!

In 2010, we have big goals!

1. We feel God is calling us to prepare for the harvest -- so we plan to do leadership training
2. We also feel God wants us to "do" his Word as a group -- so we will be coordinating more outreach events.
3. We will have our first retreat in the early Spring of 2010 (watch for more details)!!
4. I believe we will have a small group of committed people step up in 2010 that will allow WMM to fulfill the role God intends for it. This may include 501c(3) status and a broader reach in Westchester county.
5. The spirit of the Westchester Men's Ministry is to be community based and support multiple churches. So my optimistic goal is to bring leaders from many churches together in 2010 to share our vision to bring hope to the hopeless and strengthen each other!

There are many people to thank for their support in 2009 including Dick Weidenheft, George Holladay, Peter Corfield and Fred Seiler among many others. Thank you guys!

We hope you have a very happy new year. Please pray that God will lead us and protect us because we can do all things through Him who strengthens us and conversely we can do nothing in our own power.

For All Those That Have Had Loved Ones Go Ahead

Creating a Connection Culture

On Saturday, November 7th and 14th, St. Mary's Church, Scarborough (Route 9), will be hosting a two-part lecture/seminar on "Creating a Connection Culture" - creating personal connections in order for people and organizations to thrive.

http://www.stmarysscarborough.com/

The presentation will be by John Donovan - author, journalist, consultant - VP of Life Spring Network.

November 7: The Ways and Whys of Isolation
November 14: A Vision for Rcovering Connection

Presentations are from 9:45 - Noon. Admission is free; refreshments will be available. In these stressful times many of us can benefit from this discussion. Please join us and pass this message on to friends and acquaintances who might enjoy/benefit from participation.

Small Group Opportunities

Last week, we kicked off the year with breakfast. Kevin Gillen spoke to us about being an example in our homes. This is our first and in many ways our primary missionary field. So it was a very appropriate way to kick off our year.

Two small groups are now available for you to join to continue the conversation. These groups provide a safe environment to share, be encouraged and to grow together in Christ. I hope you will take advantage of them.

Thursday Evening at 7pm

Rob Rosati and Marc Greenblum (leaders)

22 Baltic Place, Apt. 3P

Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520

Every other Saturday Morning at 7:30am

(Yea, you miss a little sleep but you won’t miss any Saturday family events.)

Started Today. Will meet Oct 17th and 31st. November 7th and 21st; December 5th and 19th.

19 Saddle Ridge Road (right off of route 133 near Millwood)

Ossining, NY 10562

914-373-4855

Don’t wait until the next monthly breakfast to be blessed!