Meeting December 1, 2009 7:00 p.m.

Well I trust everyone had a great Thanksgiving? I know we did! It's always good when family and friends can gather around the table spread with food and celebrate such a wonderful holiday as Thanksgiving.
Our next meeting is this coming Tuesday night at the Covington Electric Coop at 7:00 p.m. We have a lot to discuss with all that is happening this week. We will be discussing about the Christmas Parade in Andalusia that is Friday night. Then the Crenshaw County Riders Toy Run in Luverne which Saturday, and then the visit to the Settlement Sunday. Let's pray that God will give us great weather for this weekend. Look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday night!
God bless!

Lamar

Prayer Request

Will & Sandy Jordan who attended our last meeting sent this prayer request in to Gaylen. They want to ask everyone to keep this child and her parents in our prayers.
Leah Ash will have a kidney removed on December 4th. She is the 11 year old daughter of Donald and Pam Ash. Pam is a RN at the TRMC ER.God bless.

Lamar

Thoughts from our Chaplain

Overflowing Thanksgiving

Thanks should not be a boring thing that we feel obligated to do as Christians. It should be an immediate response and come without reservation or even thought.
If we have an attitude of thanksgiving, we won't be able to contain our thankfulness, it will be overflowing. As thanksgiving overflows, it gives glory to God.
We should be specially thankful when God's grace is reaching more and more people through the gospel. there is perhaps nothing that should excite us more or cause us to give greater thanks than when another person becomes a Christian.
Of course thanksgiving can overflow from anything that we are thankful for. Any expression of thanksgiving gives glory to God because we recognize that He is the source of all that we have to be thankful for.
Most importantly however, Jesus is the reason for our salvation. Our thanks should overflow because of our own salvation but also in celebration for what God does in the lives of others as they become Christians.

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Thess. 5:18

Bro. Ron Garland

December 1st Week

Don't forget that the first week in December we have a full plate of things that Chrome Knights for Christ CMA will be involve in:

December 1st - Meeting at Covington Electric Coop 7:00 p.m.

December 4th - Andalusia Christmas Parade @ 7:00 p.m. and then meet at Beef O Brady's for Supper.

December 5th - Crenshaw County Riders Toy Run in Luverne. Meet at Brantley

December 6th - Visit to Settlement. Attending chruch with the boys at Grimes UMC. Services start at 10:30 a.m. Will take the boys to Golden Corral in Dothan for lunch. Meet at Hardee's in Andalusia at 9:00 a.m. and then meet the others at Perry's Store at 9:30 a.m.

Please try to make all the events and SHOW your COLORS! God bless.

Lamar

Happy Thanksgiving

As we approach the Thanksgiving holidays, I think about what Paul wrote to the church in 1st Thessalonians 5:16 - 18, he said "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." We should rejoice always, because our trust and hope is in Jesus. He has never fail us or forsaken us. He is the friend that will always be there no matter what! Pray without ceasing. Are we praying as Paul said 'without ceasing"? We truly have alot to pray for today. Our Country and our Leaders. Our Troops that are here and abroad and our families. We really have alot to pray for these days. But Paul said in that verse 18, that in everything we are to give THANKS! As I look back since last Thanksgiving, I truly have so much to be thankful for both good and bad. Paul was telling us through the words of God that we are to give thanks in all things. As we set down this Thanksgiving lets give thanks for all that our Heavenly Father has brought us through both good and bad this past year and to remember "Rejoice evermore"!

God bless,

Lamar

Thanksgiving Supper at Mill Creek Baptist Church

Don't forget about CMA being invited by Mill Creek Church to attend a Thanksgiving meal this Sunday night at 6:00 pm. If anyone is interested in meeting somewhere and riding to the chruch together just let Gaylen know or he will see everyone at Mill Creek. God bless!

Lamar

News From CMA on our Name Selection

Gaylen recieved word from David Hall, State Coordinator concerning aproval for our name. He stated that he had received an email from Randal Tebeau and he said that any of the names are acceptable for us to use. Remember the names that were submitted are:
1. Chrome Knights for Christ
2. Riders in the Storm
3. Southern Knights for Christ

At our next meeting we will be voting on the name that we will use.Be sure to pray about this that God's will be done. Please be sure to make the next meeting which will be November 17th at 7:00 p.m. at Covington Electric Coop. Remember our Veteran's and all our military personnel this coming Wednesday as we celebrate Veteran's Day. Fly your American Flag proudly! God bless.

Lamar

Officers for 2010

Well the new officers for the new Covington County Forming Chapter of CMA was elected this past Tuesday night. We had a great turn out and things seem to really be moving. Here is the following list for Officers for 2010:

President - Gaylen Griggers
Vice President - Danny Oakley
Secretary - Wesley DeVane
Treasurer - Dutch Garland
Road Captain - Ray Kyle
Asst. Road Captain - David "Shorty" Short
Male Chaplain - Ron Garland
Asst. Chaplains - David "Shorty" Short & Lamar Brown
Female Chaplain - Vickie Oakley
Asst. Female Chaplain - Faye Kyle & Dutch Garland
Historian - Ray Kyle
Librarian - Linda Griggers
Webmaster - Vickie Oakley & Lamar Brown

Remember that our next meeting will be November 17, 2009 at Covington Electric Coop at 7:00 p.m. Its very important that we try to be there every time. Remember we are in the forming stage and this is just one of the things that they will look at when deciding on us recieving our charter. Have a great day! God bless.

Lamar

Upcoming Events

Please find upcoming events:

November 7th - Zion Hill Church - Turkey Shoot & Car Show

November 14th - Elba Lodge - Turkey Shoot 9:00 a.m. till Noon

November 15th - Mill Creek Baptist Church - thanksgiving Dinner @ 6:00 p.m.

December 4th - Andalusia Christmas Parade - Ride in parade and then go to Beef O' Brady's afterwards.

December 5th - Crenshaw County Riders Toy Run in Luverne. Meet in Brantley

December 6th - Christmas at the Settlement.Will attend Grimes Methodist Church (next to airport) with the boys at 10:30a.m. and then take them to lunch in Dothan at Golden Corral. Plans are to leave Hardee's in Andalusia @ 8:30 a.m. and meet the others at Perry's Store around 9:15 a.m.


2010 Dates:

January 3rd - Basin Baptist Church - Church Visitation

January 29th & 30th -Seasons of Refreshing -Hunter Hills Church of Christ - Pratville, Alabama

February 7th - Onycha Baptist Church - Church Visitation

March 7th - New Song Baptist Church - church Visitation

October 20-24 CMA's Iron Mountain @ Hatfield AR- Changing of the Colors/35th Annicersary/ International Rally