SelfStudy

Hey Team,

As we finish 2009 and get ready for what lies ahead in 2010, I wanted to let you know our game plan for the next several Sundays:

January 3

Ronnie Barnett is going to lead our class. The topic is extremely relevant for all of us and it will include a brief DVD presentation. Please come. You will be challenged, motivated and encouraged. Thanks, Ronnie.

January 10

We are going to have a discussion (Q and A) about how to live a Christian life -- at home, in the work place, etc. This will be a great opportunity for us to ask and ponder important questions that we have about this most important topic. It may continue the following week, January 17.

January 24

We will begin our study of the book of Daniel.

Eva and I love you and appreciate your friendship. May God continue to bestow His blessings upon you as you seek to walk with Him and know Him better.

Press on.

Andrew

Reminder: Caroling at Challenge House (Tuesday)

Hey Team,

Just a quick reminder that we would love to have you (and anybody you know) join us for refreshments and caroling at the Challenge House II (on Bryan St.) tonight, Tuesday, December 22, at 7:00 p.m.

Thanks to everybody who has provided or is providing refreshments. It's going to be fun. Hope to see you there.

Andrew

Caroling at the Challenge House (2)

Hey Team,

By way of a reminder, I want to extend a special invitation to you to join us for fun and fellowship as we go caroling in the Challenge House 2 (Bryan St.) neighborhood on

Tuesday, December 22 at 7:00 p.m.

We plan to meet at the Challenge House on Bryan St. at 7:00 p.m., and after some refreshments, we will do some caroling to folks who probably have not heard or seen many carolers in their day. I realize this is a very busy time, but would love to have any who want to join us. We also hope and expect to have some neighbors join us, including one who graduated from my drug court who is going to serve as our guide.

Hope to see you Sunday.

Press on.

Andrew

S.S.

Hey Team,

Christmas Party

Hope you can all attend the Christmas party at our house this Friday, December 11, beginning at 6:00 p.m. It is always a great time of food, fun and fellowship.

Church "Business"

Tonight (Wednesday) is our regular church business meeting at which we will be taking up the 2010 church budget and other matters of interest and importance. Please come if you can.

Christmas "To Do" List

I know this is a busy time with a lot of Christmas "to do" lists. With your permission, may I suggest a few more additions:

Give without expecting anything

Forgive an enemy (or a friend)

Say something positive about somebody

Laugh a little

Laugh a little more

Share another's burden

Keep a promise

Hug somebody

Apologize if you are wrong

Don't take things that don't belong to you

Tell somebody what you appreciate about them

Thank God --from whom all blessings flow.

Merry Christmas.

Andrew

SelfStudy : Virus - UPS/FedEx/DHL Delivery Failure

From Randy - State Network Analyst:

With the holidays, viruses and spyware are an unfortunate fact of life. Firewalls along with updated and properly installed Antivirus software are an absolute must these days. But you can still do some malicious code blocking yourself.

I received the second email message today with the header “UPS Delivery Problem”. The message has an attachment with a very complicated filename (UPS_FILEMN2348234.zip). The key is “.zip”. Once you open this it contains a file that is executable and that installs a virus on your computer. So you must participate to infect your PC with this virus.

This virus has been circulating for over a year. But it seems to be gaining some ground currently. You can go to http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp to read more about it; what it does and how to clean it off. But the easiest cure for this one is to delete it.

And remember, unless you know someone is purposely sending an attachment that ends with “.zip” or .”exe”, delete any messages containing attachments with these filename extensions.