Prayer Request Update

March 24, 2007 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Life 

JP is apparently doing much better.  He is responding to treatment and they expect to wean him off the respirator and sedation in the next few days.

Continued prayers are requested, and thanks for prayers received.

Per Capita Games

March 24, 2007 by · 6 Comments
Filed under: Religion 

I got another letter from church (Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville) today.

This one is from the Clerk of Session.  The session decided to ask the members to pay their per capita separate from their pledge in order to save the budget $18,000.  We were given an envelope in which to return the $22 per household person who is a member of the church (including confirmed children).

Here’s the interesting part.  Per capita for New Brunswick Presbytery in 2007 is $21.24.  I found that out from the presbytery website.

I will give the session the benefit of the doubt for making the amount easy to write and multiply out.  It’s also a tricky way to pay for the cost of sending out these letters (at 75 cents per member, that’s about $600).

I paid $21.24.