A sweet, thank you note from one of our children - many of our kids were able to go to camp this summer because of the generosity of Ernie Pineo, setting up a campership fund. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 10-01-26 Our scripture lesson this week was from Matthew 20: 1-16, read by Christy Smith. This is a common parable about workers in a vineyard. Some people were hired early to work in a Vineyard- some were brought in at noon and some the last hour. All got paid the same by the vineyard owner. The person called last was to go first. Some of the workers were very annoyed because they had worked in the hot sun all day where others had waited in the sun most of the day to be hired. The meaning of the lesson is that God doesn’t care if you are first or last. Pastor Jeannine discussed that God gives us grace. It does not matter when we come to the Lord we are given grace and mercy. Pastor Jeannine was the youngest of three children. She was 12 years younger than her two brothers. By that time, the family had more money to do things. She was the only girl, and she felt it sometimes that her brothers were sometimes jealous of her because the family did more after she was born. Sometimes people feel life is not fair. Pastor Jeannine did a little experiment with the children. She had them do a task one one girl started first and her brother started afterwards. She paid both of them 50 Cent for doing the chore and then ask them if they thought it was fair. The boy that started second, of course that it was indeed fair! There are many though that think people should get paid for time work and those that worked longer should be paid more. God doesn’t always look at it that way. Certainly an interesting parable to think about. See you in Church on Sunday at 9 AM!