It's Hot in August

 It’s a hot time in the old town tonight! Context is everything! I hope you are staying cool this summer. Fortunately there are many different ways to keep cool when in Glenwood or your community. You can spend some time at the community center, which by the way you can probably get to by taking a bus, which is cool--as in air-conditioned. You can spend time at the library and not only read a book or two you can learn things on computers, even about computers. One of my favorite places to cool off is at the hospital, Valley View is one of the places in town that people can go to for refuge to get out of the heat. If you haven’t been there in a while, take some time to look around and see that there are lots of places to sit in a quiet place and cool off.

One of the other ways that you can be cool is to attend one of our gatherings. When you want something different to do look at the church website at glenwoodspringsfpc.org and check our calendar. We have gatherings happening on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Chances for you to learn more about yourself, your faith and your community. Join us or call the office for more information. As we make our way through August we will find that the temperatures will continue to rise and it is important to us that you take care of yourself.

Take a break from the heat this summer and enjoy being a part of a community that is loving and accepting, we need each other. We can learn from you and hope you can learn from us. We also offer chances to serve in our communities in different ways. Don’t overheat, let your community of faith keep you cool.



You are a blessing!

Bruce

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