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HOPE Helps Tour
By Steve Vanderwolf So where do all those canned goods, jars of peanut butter, and boxes of pasta that you so generously donate end up? To satisfy our inquiring minds, we visited the HOPE Helps facilities in Oviedo on June 1, 2019. HOPE was founded in 2006. The...
Serving Communion
By Elder Jodi Keyek Recently I had the opportunity to serve the sacrament of communion for the first time. As I prepared, I was nervous. I wasn’t sure if I was the "right" person for this task. I did my research. I learned what to say. I practiced saying phrases out...
Youth Group: 30 Hour Famine
TPC’s youth group gathered for a lock-in focused on service and mission on Friday, March 16. Early in January, the youth group began talking about the lock-in and ways we could give back to our community. We decided to do something in our community that involved...
In Memoriam: Barbara Walters
Beloved TPC member Barbara Walters entered the Church Triumphant on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 Memorial Service: Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, 10 a.m. in the sanctuary, followed by a reception in the fellowship hall. Barbara Byard Walters, 82, has returned home to be with the...
Mission Trip Report 2018
TPC's 2018 Mission Team The mission team left on Sunday, July 15, for Westmoreland, TN. Report from Karyl Melick, 7-18-18 a.m. Yesterday we visited our work site for the first time. There was a lot...
A Prayer for the Students and Families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
God, Once again we come to you with questions. Questions of how and why. We know that life will not always be a bed of roses. Yet, we continually wonder how so much hatred and intent for violence can seep into it. We pray for the students and the families of Marjory...
In Memoriam: Clifton Ronald “Ron” Raby
Beloved TPC member Ron Raby entered the Church Triumphant on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 Memorial Service: Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, 11 a.m. in the sanctuary, followed by a reception in the fellowship hall Ron Raby loved God, his family and friends, and serving people. He...
In Memoriam: Dr. Robert (Bob) L. Osborne
Bob was born April 27, 1934, in Los Angeles, California and grew up a few miles away in Glendale. He was the only son of Robert and Lelia Osborne. He started a distinguished educational path with Junior College in San Fernando Valley before transferring to U.C....
A Prayer for Las Vegas
Great and compassionate God, have mercy on us. Again, we wake up to a story that feels like déjà vu: The loss of innocent lives, the chaos, the tragedy, the senselessness of yet another violent act—this time in the city of Las Vegas. For those people, we pray. We pray...
Stewardship 2017
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Answering Prayers
Responding to a “pew to pulpit” question: Why does God sometimes seem not to answer our prayers? God knows more than we ever possibly could, which means we will not always know what God is considering, implementing, and working on when it comes when it comes to...
In the Face of Violence, We Pray
Once again, our world has been confronted with more acts of violence, and we pray. We pray for the families, loved ones and colleagues of the two police officers who lost their lives serving and protecting the citizens of Kissimmee. We pray for the Kissimmee Police...