161 Years Ago Today: Big Ben's First Ring
The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high Elizabeth Tower, rings out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time on May 31, 1859.
Trusting God First
My Prayer For Today
Lord, today I pray, as Paul did in Ephesians, for spiritual power. I pray that God may grant the people of our church, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in our inner being through His Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. I pray that we, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all believers of the world, what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, and that we would really learn to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that we may be filled with all the fullness of God.
The Past Few Days
Saturday May 30, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
I talked to David in the morning and he said that he is really busy.
Friday May 29, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
Clarion County transitioned into the green phase. I will wait until next week to go to the barber shop. On Facebook they said there is a signup sheet on the door and you have to wait in the car if there is more than just a very few inside.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
I took Twila to the bank and then we swung around the Pub to pick up a sandwich.
The church put out a letter to the congregation on our plans of how and when we will return.
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Today Governor Wolf made clarifications on the green phase that will begin Friday for certain counties including Clarion County. Some of the highlights of his explanation follows:
- Salons and barber shops by appointment only.
- Recommend that gyms do the same.
- No gatherings over 250 people.
- Churches can do what they want but are "strongly urged" to follow social distancing and to wear masks.
- Hospitals and prison visitations are permitted subject to rules of each local institution
- Restaurants can begin serving inside with restrictions and limits of customers
- Youth sports can begin with restrictions
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
I don’t know why I picked the hottest of the past 258 days to mow but I did. Today, we almost reached 90°. Our high was 89.8°, the highest temperature in Clarion since September 5, 2018.
In the afternoon, we had the first face-to-face elder meeting in over a couple of months. We discussed the opening of the sanctuary for worship beginning June 7. We will continue to have live services on both facebook and youtube. Our survey had indicated that some are ready to come back while others are not. We also voted to cancel VBS for this summer. All other activities, including Sunday School, remain postponed.
Monday May 25, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Today was Memorial Day. It was the hottest of the past 236 days (Oct 2). The high was 88.9°. The last time we registered that high of a temperature was Sept 5, 2018 when it was 92.7°. I planted some more flowers outside and it did feel very hot. I was glad I got the A/C in the windows the day before.
Frank and Lue came in for supper. They brought with them a quart of ice cream from Mauthe’s Country Corner, who has just started to serve the same recipe of soft serve as Randy and Cindy Bell used to at the Dugout.
It's On My Calendar
Resume Worship at First Baptist Church
Resume Worship at First Baptist Church
Resume Worship at First Baptist Church
June 7 at 10:30 am
Dood's 56th Birthday
Resume Worship at First Baptist Church
Resume Worship at First Baptist Church
Friday June 12
Chris Walters' 30th Birthday
Resume Worship at First Baptist Church
Chris Walters' 30th Birthday
Sunday June 14
Elders Meeting
Lue's Shoulder Surgery
Chris Walters' 30th Birthday
June 16 at 7:00 pm
Summer Solstice
Lue's Shoulder Surgery
Lue's Shoulder Surgery
Saturday June 20 at 5:43 pm
Lue's Shoulder Surgery
Lue's Shoulder Surgery
Lue's Shoulder Surgery
Tuesday June 23
Matthew Walters' 31st birthday
Matthew Walters' 31st birthday
Matthew Walters' 31st birthday
June 27
Weather for Clarion
So far, May has been normal in both temperature and in rainfall.
Sunrise/Sunset for Clarion, PA
Yesterday: fog, cloudy, 3° below normal, the coolest of the past 10 days.
Coronavirus in the United States
Daily New Cases
Projections looking good for somewhere in July
Total Cases in US
Still Climbing, but maybe starting to level
Traveling in the U.S.
If my goal is to visit all 50 states, I had better get going.
Looks like I have been avoiding the middle of the country.