As a kid I loved pal gum and bubble machines. The only problem was that the gum, while a sugar blast on the first chew, lost its flavor within ten seconds and the bubbles were so fragile that they popped as soon as you touched them. I dreamed of summers that never ended and trips to the beach that could last forever, but inevitably the sun burns and sand rashes faded almost as quickly as the hermit crabs within the shells of those stowaways in the suitcase. School restarted and summer baseball, football, and kick the can games came to a screeching halt. Much like the excitement over new things at Christmas and birthdays the lasting impact was often short lived.
This Sunday we will be congratulating our graduating seniors and talking about lives that matter in the final week’s segment “A Lasting Impact”…on and through us. I hope you will join us at Encounter to finish the four week series that began with Depending on Jesus (MP3), Being Real (MP3) and Loving Others (MP3).
A couple questions for you to consider…
Who has had a lasting impact in your life? How?
What experiences have had a lasting impact on you? How?
Rev. Vaughn Stafford
Minister over Contemporary Worship
This Sunday, May 18, is Baccalaureate Sunday. We will recognize these high school graduates at the 9:30 & 11:00 Sanctuary services. We are proud of you. We love you and hope to see you on Sunday.
Ansley Aertker
Courtney Armstrong
Hunter Astor
Jessica Barnes
Sarah Baxter
Brandon Bearden
Matt Bernson
Julianne Biddle
Sarah Bissell
Alexandria Blalock
Rae Ann Boswell
Hannah Bradley
Channing Broderick
Edwin Brower
Stuart Bryan
Rachel Bryant
Madisen Bugbee
Allen Butts
Carrie Cardell
John Carr
Taylor Carter
Elise Cashman
Janna Chapman
Melody Chapman
Pierce Christian
Kate Churchill
Emily Cleveland
Hannah Cleveland
Michelle Cloninger
Emily Collins
Kristin Cooper
Jennifer Corum
Kristin Couch
Kelsey Cox
Mary Kathryn Cox
Terry Croke
Kimberly Curl
Zachary Daly
Brian Davidson
Glenn DeMarcus
Dan DiMonda
Katie Dowell
Christopher Duda
Elizabeth Dunlap
Bryan Farley
Scott Charles Farrant
Michael Field
Kristin Foltz
Tyler Forbes
Max Francis
Megan Fugate
Christopher Getz
David Goodwyn
Kellee Gorski
Greg Greene
Nicholas Greer
Grant Hackett
Haley Hamilton
C. J. Hammond
Jon Hardee
Austin R. Harper
Chase Hartman
Madison Henry
Mary Claire Higginbotham
Anderson Lee Holmes
Allison Horner
Tyler Hosking
Chelsea Howard
Stefanie Hush
Mary Morlan Isom
Matthew Jarrell
Logan Johnson
Mary Charles Kaish
Sean Keating
Matthew Kirk Keller Jr.
Graham Phillip Kennedy
Harrison Kenny
Rachael Kimling
Matthew King
Colin Kirk
Ashley Lawrence
Mackenzie Lee
Allison Legg
Roger Barry Leithead, III
Danielle Leonhardt
Mark Lisivick
John Lively, Jr.
Katie Long
Mitchell Lyons
Emily Martin
Dana Mayfield
Grant McCallum
Will McCorkle
Patrick McCrary
Garrett McDaniel
Evan McGill
Kendall Michaelis
Van Moncrieff
Kendall Michel Moore
Tito Morales
Robert Noel
Sara Nourachi
Lindsey O’Donnell
Kelly Obranowicz
Dana Olsen
Andrew Olson
Kelsey Palermo
Megan Petenbrink
Christopher Phillips
Austin Pilger
Emily Pleasance
Josh Portschy
Luke Powell
Mathew Price
Shannon Puia
Austin Quattrochi
Christian Joseph Radakovich
Kate Ramsey
Russell G. Reitz
Nicole Reynolds
Kelsey Rogowski
Rachel Rose
Cailen Ryke
Cameron Sanders
Jessie Savini
Eric Schlipf
Elizabeth Schultz
John Seely
Ashley Sellers
Drew Seyfried
Christie Shemwell
Alex Sherman
Adam Shreiner
Quetzal Sierra
Courtney Sinclair
Matt Skesavage
Alex Smith
Frank Smith
Luke Smith
Michelle Smith
Grace Snell
Cayla St. Clair
Wynton St. Clair
Logan Stahl
Mikaela Steinwedell
Madison Stewart
Will Stone
Andy Stroman
Owen Sweitzer
Christa Lauren Szabo
Emily Thomas
Abigail-Heys Bates Thompson
Ben Thompson
Evan Thompson
Madison Vick
Erin Wagner
Andrew Walgren
Zoe Walker
Jessica Watts
Lauren Weathers
Grey Westfall
Katelyn Elizabeth Whatley
Brent Whitehead
Brent Wicker
Megan Wilkins
Megan Williams
Claire Woestmann
Christopher Wolcoveick
Shay Womack, Jr.
Carolyn Myers Woodruff
Whitney Wyatt
Blair Yates
Sean Young
Scott Youngblood
Melissa Zoino
