I admit it — I am a lazy blogger! When I look at my blog I have to admit that I have not been very good at posting my thoughts or things that I find interesting — and that others might find interesting — in a long time. Posting sermons doesn’t really count. [...]
This is a picture of our “children” — our dogs and cat. One of our dogs — Rascal (the black and white Shitz-Tsu on the left of the photo) died during the night last night.
He was around 9 years old and we had him around 8 years. We bought him [...]
238 years — that’s how long the congregation of Hopewell Presbyterian (the Church I serve) has been doing ministry in the Claussen area around what is now Florence, SC.
There is an old tree outside my office window at the Church. It could probably tell many stories.
Francis Marion — the Revolutionary War [...]
This is a picture of Sally and me doing pottery at Camp Pee Dee — our Presbytery’s Camp — on Monday. Actually (as you can tell) Sally is doing the pottery — I’m just kicking back and watching!
The funny thing is that this picture appeared in our Presbytery’s e-zine this week [...]
I’ve been working on plans for our June 21 Community Day at Hopewell.
Sounds like it will be a lot of fun!
If you’re in the area, come and join us!
I am the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC. I have been a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor for over 20 years. I'm married, with no children - but 3 dogs! I enjoy meeting people, reading, blogging, watching sports, and fishing -- among other things.
The opinions you'll find here are mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views of my church, my Presbytery, my denomination, my family, my friends, or anyone else. The attempted humor you'll find here is definitely mine.
Bill Hayes
