40th Birthday Party for Brian and Anthony

The church celebrated Brian and Anthony's 40th birthdays with a surprise party last night during Youth Group! It was a great way to welcome them to old age :)

Celebrity Stalking With Matt and Caroline

Matt and Caroline always enjoy stalking celebrities at concerts.


Matt with Sonya Isaacs from The Isaacs.


Caroline with her hero, Wes Hampton from the Gaither Vocal Band. Be sure to ask to see Caroline's autographed CD!! She's proud of that one!

One More Batch of Pictures From Gaither Homecoming

OK, one final batch of pictures from the Gaither Homecoming Christmas concert.



Hemenway members enjoying the concert in the 2nd row on the floor!!

Judi, this one's for you - this is Judi's new hero, David Phelps from the Gaither Vocal Band.

More Pictures From Gaither Homecoming 2009

Here's some more pictures from the concert!



Judi's new hero - David Phelps, singing O Holy Night.


Gloria Gaither sharing a Christmas message.



Gaither Vocal Band (David Phelps, Mark Lowry, Michael English, Wes Hampton and Bill Gaither)



Lynda Randle singing a stirring rendition of Go Tell It On The Mountain.



The Isaacs shared some bluegrass music, as well as some accapella favorites.

Gaither Homecoming 2009

Hemenway was well represented at the Gaither Christmas Homecoming concert last Saturday night. Ten church members were in attendance, sitting in row 2 on the floor!!! Here's a few pictures from the 3 1/2 hour concert!!



Russ Taff singing.


Buddy Greene - these guys were amazing playing guitar, harmonic and accordion!



Charlotte Ritchie singing a solo. She used to sing backup for Jeff and Sheri Easter.


Reggie and Ladye Love Smith singing a duet.


Bill Gaither showing off his infamous "Gaither Lights".

Mess Olympics 2009

Thank you to everyone who attended Mess Olympics 2009!! Ted and Linda, we appreciate you letting us tear up your yard!!

This year's event was saw bigger teams, more messes, and a lot of fun.

Congratulations to the blue/teal team for winning the event. While the event was declared a "tie", after watching this video you will see the lengths that the other teams went to in order to win.

I'm especially proud of the blue/teal team for their dedication to playing fair, and for ensuring that the spirit of fun remained far more important than winning.

Without further ado... here is the video:

Special Music from the Past Few Weeks

Here's a few videos of our music from the services from the past few weeks.

Robyn sang Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) and was accompanied by her son Kyle:



Robyn and her cousin sang Jesus Messiah as a duet.



If you like these songs, check out the Christian artist Chris Tomlin - he sings these and many other great inspiring worship songs!

Congratulations to Jody!

Just got word that Jody passed her nursing state boards!! Way to go Jody!!!

July Newsletter

Here is the July newsletter. Thank you to Gene, Judi and everyone who contributed!

Bible School 2009 Videos

Bible School is coming next week. Here are two videos that will be used at our church during lessons. Be sure to check out the Sunday School rooms this Sunday to see all the decorations and props that were created for this event.

Thanks to Robyn, Allison, Marshall, John and a few of their friends for their hard work in filming these illustrations.

The first video is the story of two broken items. A girl forgives her sister when her prized digital camera is broken, however that same sister doesn't forgive her own friend when she ruins her new CD.



The second video is the story of the ungrateful servant. The king forgives the debts of his servant, only to find that servant refusing to forgive someone who owed him a debt.