Guest guest Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I thought this was really neat! Enjoy! Rowell <julia.rowell@...> wrote: Subject: The tableclothDate: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:47:30 -0500From: " Rowell" <julia.rowell@...><jrady@...>, "Machart, " <monica.machart@...>,"Diane Myers" <dlmyers1960@...> The TableclothThe brand new pastor and his wife, newly assignedto their first ministry, to reopen a churchin suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early Octoberexcited about their opportunities. When they sawtheir church, it was very run down and neededmuch work. They set a goal to have everythingdone in time to have their first serviceon Christmas Eve.They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls,painting, etc., and on December 18were ahead of schedule and just about finished.On December 19 a terrible tempest - a drivingrainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days.On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church.His heart sank when he saw that the roof hadleaked, causing a large area of plaster about20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of thesanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning abouthead high.The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor,and not knowing what else to do but postponethe Christmas Eve service, headed home.On the way he noticed that a local business washaving a flea market type sale for charity so hestopped in. One of the items was a beautiful,handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tableclothwith exquisite work, fine colors and a Crossembroidered right in the center. It was justthe right size to cover up the hole in the frontwall. He bought it and headed back to the church.By this time it had started to snow. An olderwoman running from the opposite direction wastrying to catch the bus.. She missed it. The pastorinvited her to wait in the warm church forthe next bus 45 minutes later.She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastorwhile he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to putup the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastorcould hardly believe how beautiful it looked andit covered up the entire problem area.Then he noticed the woman walking down the centeraisle. Her face was like a sheet.. "Pastor,"she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?"The pastor explained. The woman asked him to checkthe lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted intoit there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she hadmade this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria.The woman could hardly believe it as the pastortold how he had just gotten the Tablecloth. Thewoman explained that before the war she andher husband were well-to-do people in Austria.When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave.Her husband was going to follow her the next week.He was captured, sent to prison and never saw herhusband or her home again.The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth;but she made the pastor keep it for the church.The pastor insisted on driving her home, thatwas the least he could do.. She lived on the otherside of Staten Island and was only in Brooklynfor the day for a housecleaning job.What a wonderful service they had on ChristmasEve. The church was almost full. The music and thespirit were great. At the end of the service, thepastor and his wife greeted everyone at the doorand many said that they would return.One older man, whom the pastor recognizedfrom the neighborhood continued to sit in one of thepews and stare, and the pastor wondered why hewasn't leaving.The man asked him where he got the tablecloth onthe front wall because it was identical to onethat his wife had made years ago whenthey lived in Austria before the war and howcould there be two tablecloths so much alike.He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how heforced his wife to flee for her safety and he wassupposed to follow her, but he was arrested andput in a prison.. He never saw his wife or his homeagain all the 35 years in between.The pastor asked him if he would allow him totake him for a little ride. They drove to StatenIsland and to the same house where the pastorhad taken the woman three days earlier.He helped the man climb the three flights ofstairs to the woman's apartment, knocked onthe door and he saw the greatest Christmasreunion he could ever imagine.True Story - submitted by Pastor Rob ReidWho says God does not work in mysterious ways..I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed foryou today, to guide you and protect you as you goalong your way. His love is always with you, Hispromises are true, and when we give Him all ourcares you know He will see us through.So when the road you're traveling on seemsdifficult at best.. Just remember I'm herepraying and God will do the rest. Pass this onto those you want God to bless and don't forgetto send it back to the one who asked God to blessyou first.When there is nothing left but God, that is whenyou find out that God is all you need. Take 60seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simplysay the following small prayer for the personwho sent you this.Father, God, bless all my friends and family in whatever it is that You know they may be needing thisday! May their life be full of your peace,prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have acloser relationship with you. Amen. Sell on Auctions - No fees. Bid on great items. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Thanks for sharing. That brought tears to my eyes! Hugs,kathy Subject: The tablecloth > Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:47:30 -0500 > From: " Rowell " <julia.rowell@c...> > <jrady@s...>, " Machart, " <monica.machart@h...>, > " Diane Myers " <dlmyers1960@s...> > > > > > > The Tablecloth > > The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned > > to their first ministry, to reopen a church > > in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October > > excited about their opportunities. When they saw > > their church, it was very run down and needed > > much work. They set a goal to have everything > > done in time to have their first service > > on Christmas Eve. > > > > They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls, > > painting, etc., and on December 18 > > were ahead of schedule and just about finished. > > > > On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving > > rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days. > > > > On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church. > > His heart sank when he saw that the roof had > > leaked, causing a large area of plaster about > > 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the > > sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about > > head high. > > > > The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, > > and not knowing what else to do but postpone > > the Christmas Eve service, headed home. > > On the way he noticed that a local business was > > having a flea market type sale for charity so he > > stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful, > > handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth > > with exquisite work, fine colors and a Cross > > embroidered right in the center. It was just > > the right size to cover up the hole in the front > > wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. > > > > By this time it had started to snow. An older > > woman running from the opposite direction was > > trying to catch the bus.. She missed it. The pastor > > invited her to wait in the warm church for > > the next bus 45 minutes later. > > > > She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor > > while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put > > up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor > > could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and > > it covered up the entire problem area. > > > > Then he noticed the woman walking down the center > > aisle. Her face was like a sheet.. " Pastor, " > > she asked, " where did you get that tablecloth? " > > The pastor explained. The woman asked him to check > > the lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted into > > it there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she had > > made this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria. > > > > The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor > > told how he had just gotten the Tablecloth. The > > woman explained that before the war she and > > her husband were well-to-do people in Austria. > > When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave. > > Her husband was going to follow her the next week. > > He was captured, sent to prison and never saw her > > husband or her home again. > > > > The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth; > > but she made the pastor keep it for the church. > > The pastor insisted on driving her home, that > > was the least he could do.. She lived on the other > > side of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn > > for the day for a housecleaning job. > > > > What a wonderful service they had on Christmas > > Eve. The church was almost full. The music and the > > spirit were great. At the end of the service, the > > pastor and his wife greeted everyone at the door > > and many said that they would return. > > One older man, whom the pastor recognized > > from the neighborhood continued to sit in one of the > > pews and stare, and the pastor wondered why he > > wasn't leaving. > > > > The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on > > the front wall because it was identical to one > > that his wife had made years ago when > > they lived in Austria before the war and how > > could there be two tablecloths so much alike. > > > > He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he > > forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was > > supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and > > put in a prison.. He never saw his wife or his home > > again all the 35 years in between. > > > > The pastor asked him if he would allow him to > > take him for a little ride. They drove to Staten > > Island and to the same house where the pastor > > had taken the woman three days earlier. > > > > He helped the man climb the three flights of > > stairs to the woman's apartment, knocked on > > the door and he saw the greatest Christmas > > reunion he could ever imagine. > > > > True Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reid > > Who says God does not work in mysterious ways.. > > I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for > > you today, to guide you and protect you as you go > > along your way. His love is always with you, His > > promises are true, and when we give Him all our > > cares you know He will see us through. > > > > So when the road you're traveling on seems > > difficult at best.. Just remember I'm here > > praying and God will do the rest. Pass this on > > to those you want God to bless and don't forget > > to send it back to the one who asked God to bless > > you first. > > > > When there is nothing left but God, that is when > > you find out that God is all you need. Take 60 > > seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply > > say the following small prayer for the person > > who sent you this. > > > > Father, God, bless all my friends and family in what > > ever it is that You know they may be needing this > > day! May their life be full of your peace, > > prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a > > closer relationship with you. Amen. > > > > --------------------------------- > Sell on Auctions - No fees. Bid on great items. > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:24:36 -0800From: francine_95@...Subject: The Tableclothnvre4@...; midnight.bayou62@...; avdsquiggle@...; thinking_it_over@...; celticcat9@...; napule2@...; thunderclanwmn@...; bluhrn66@...; mhzguitarguy@...; cherokeee1@...; russ87@...; dew.stef@...; piper602@...; bobsschmidt@...; ntvoutkast@...; francine-95@...; chaltem2000@...; tnwolflady@...; msphynx45@...CC: obwachi-spirit@... --- En date de : Jeu 24.12.09, Wass <obwachi_spirit@...> a écrit : De: Wass <obwachi_spirit@...>Objet: Fw: Fwd: Fw: The TableclothÀ: "Tammy " <fyre_pixie_74@...>, francine_95@..., "Billie Weckerly" <trouble12450@...>, "" <leann878@...>, " Stubbs" <stubbyville@...>Date: Jeudi 24 Décembre 2009, 21h08 ----- Forwarded Message ----From: Billie Weckerly <trouble12450@...>Barbara Reynolds <Barbsmyrn@...>; Carol B <morganc17020@...>; C. Wass <obwachi_spirit@...>; deborah myers <debmicmye@...>Sent: Thu, December 24, 2009 9:30:57 PMSubject: Fwd: Fw: The TableclothNote: Forwarded message is attached. Billie L. Weckerlytrouble12450@...Take Care & Be Safe. From: barbsmyrn@... <barbsmyrn@...>Subject: Fwd: Fw: The Tableclothkamato38@..., trouble12450@..., MRo55@..., MRnMRSKWT@...Date: Thursday, December 24, 2009, 10:43 AM --Forwarded Message Attachment--From: mytwinsdad@...To: trouble12450@...; Barbsmyrn@...; dlvalley1091@...; cdslidle@...; holbiestacia@...; ruthakeller@...; lisabru69@...Subject: Fw: The TableclothDate: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:31:54 -0500 From: Knaub Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 7:35 PM Shaw ; Lund ; Moron ; Sherri ; Myron Roher ; Myron Roher2 Subject: Fw: The Tablecloth The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn , arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve.T hey worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls,painting, etc, and on December 18were ahead of schedule and just about finished. On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days.O n the 21st, the pastor went over to the church.His heart sank when he saw that the roof hadleaked, causing a large area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of thesanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high.The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, and not knowing what else to do but postponethe Christmas Eve service, headed home.On the way he noticed that a local business washaving a flea market type sale for charity, so hestopped in. One of the items was a beautiful,handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tableclothwith exquisite work, fine colors and a Crossembroidered right in the center. It was justthe right size to cover the hole in the frontwall. He bought it and headed back to the church.By this time it had started to snow. An older woman running from the opposite direction was trying to catch the bus. She missed it. The pastor invited her to wait in the warm church for the next bus 45 minutes later. She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and it covered up the entire problem area. Then he noticed the woman walking down the centeraisle. Her face was like a sheet. "Pastor,"she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?" The pastor explained. The woman asked him to checkthe lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted intoit there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she hadmade this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria . The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor told how he had just gotten "The Tablecloth". The woman explained that before the war she and her husband were well-to-do people in Austria .. When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave. Her husband was going to follow her the next week. He was captured, sent to prison and never saw her husband or her home again. The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth;but she made the pastor keep it for the church.The pastor insisted on driving her home. Thatwas the least he could do. She lived on the otherside of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn for the day for a housecleaning job.What a wonderful service they had on ChristmasEve... The church was almost full. The music and thespirit were great. At the end of the service, thepastor and his wife greeted everyone at the doorand many said that they would return. One older man, whom the pastor recognizedfrom the neighborhood continued to sit in one of thepews and stare, and the pastor wondered why hewasn't leaving.The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on the front wall because it was identical to one that his wife had made years ago when they lived in Austria before the war and how could there be two tablecloths so much alike? He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was supposed to follow her, but he was arrested andput in a prison. He never saw his wife or his homeagain all the 35 years between.The pastor asked him if he would allow him totake him for a little ride. They drove to Staten Island and to the same house where the pastorhad taken the woman three days earlier.He helped the man climb the three flights ofstairs to the woman's apartment, knocked onthe door and he saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever imagine.True Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reidwho says God does work in mysterious ways.I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed foryou today, to guide you and protect you as you go along your way. His love is always with you. Hispromises are true, and when we give Him all our cares we know He will see us through.So when the road you're traveling seems difficult at best, just remember I'm here praying and God will do the rest. Pass this on to those you want God to bless and remember to send it back to the one who asked God to bless you first.When there is nothing left but God, that is whenyou find out that God is all you need Take 60seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simplysay the following small prayer for the person who sent this to you.Father, God, bless all my friends and family in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! May their lives be full of Your peace, prosperity and power as they seek to have acloser relationship with You. Amen.Then send it on to five other people, including theone who sent it to you... Within hours five people have prayed for you and you caused a multitude of people to pray for other people Then, sit back and watch the power of God work in your life. P. S. Five is good, but more is better. Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. From: Knaub Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 7:35 PM Shaw ; Lund ; Moron ; Sherri ; Myron Roher ; Myron Roher2 Subject: Fw: The Tablecloth The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn , arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve.T hey worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls,painting, etc, and on December 18were ahead of schedule and just about finished. On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days.O n the 21st, the pastor went over to the church.His heart sank when he saw that the roof hadleaked, causing a large area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of thesanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high.The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, and not knowing what else to do but postponethe Christmas Eve service, headed home.On the way he noticed that a local business washaving a flea market type sale for charity, so hestopped in. One of the items was a beautiful,handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tableclothwith exquisite work, fine colors and a Crossembroidered right in the center. It was justthe right size to cover the hole in the frontwall. He bought it and headed back to the church.By this time it had started to snow. An older woman running from the opposite direction was trying to catch the bus. She missed it. The pastor invited her to wait in the warm church for the next bus 45 minutes later. She sat in a pew and paid no attention to the pastor while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put up the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor could hardly believe how beautiful it looked and it covered up the entire problem area. Then he noticed the woman walking down the centeraisle. Her face was like a sheet. "Pastor,"she asked, "where did you get that tablecloth?" The pastor explained. The woman asked him to checkthe lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted intoit there. They were. These were the initials of the woman, and she hadmade this tablecloth 35 years before, in Austria . The woman could hardly believe it as the pastor told how he had just gotten "The Tablecloth". The woman explained that before the war she and her husband were well-to-do people in Austria .. When the Nazis came, she was forced to leave. Her husband was going to follow her the next week. He was captured, sent to prison and never saw her husband or her home again. The pastor wanted to give her the tablecloth;but she made the pastor keep it for the church.The pastor insisted on driving her home. Thatwas the least he could do. She lived on the otherside of Staten Island and was only in Brooklyn for the day for a housecleaning job.What a wonderful service they had on ChristmasEve... The church was almost full. The music and thespirit were great. At the end of the service, thepastor and his wife greeted everyone at the doorand many said that they would return. One older man, whom the pastor recognizedfrom the neighborhood continued to sit in one of thepews and stare, and the pastor wondered why hewasn't leaving.The man asked him where he got the tablecloth on the front wall because it was identical to one that his wife had made years ago when they lived in Austria before the war and how could there be two tablecloths so much alike? He told the pastor how the Nazis came, how he forced his wife to flee for her safety and he was supposed to follow her, but he was arrested andput in a prison. He never saw his wife or his homeagain all the 35 years between.The pastor asked him if he would allow him totake him for a little ride. They drove to Staten Island and to the same house where the pastorhad taken the woman three days earlier.He helped the man climb the three flights ofstairs to the woman's apartment, knocked onthe door and he saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever imagine.True Story - submitted by Pastor Rob Reidwho says God does work in mysterious ways.I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed foryou today, to guide you and protect you as you go along your way. His love is always with you. Hispromises are true, and when we give Him all our cares we know He will see us through.So when the road you're traveling seems difficult at best, just remember I'm here praying and God will do the rest. Pass this on to those you want God to bless and remember to send it back to the one who asked God to bless you first.When there is nothing left but God, that is whenyou find out that God is all you need Take 60seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simplysay the following small prayer for the person who sent this to you.Father, God, bless all my friends and family in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! May their lives be full of Your peace, prosperity and power as they seek to have acloser relationship with You. Amen.Then send it on to five other people, including theone who sent it to you... Within hours five people have prayed for you and you caused a multitude of people to pray for other people Then, sit back and watch the power of God work in your life. P. S. Five is good, but more is better. Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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