The Bible Bowl Team from Holy Myrrhbearing Women Mission in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, consisting of Benjamin Horton, Cindy Matthews and Stephanie Matthews, took FIRST PLACE (Yes, the GOLD MEDAL) at the North American Bible Bowl Championships for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Archdiocese of
North America on July 26th. The featured study book was 1 Corinthians and
they had the material almost memorized...the entire letter! The
Dioceses of the West and Northwest had never won a championship before
so this was a great first step. Our Bishop JOSEPH congratulated
them and will make a presentation to them when he visits our mission
the second Sunday after Pascha. In the meantime our little parish will host a celebration
BBQ outing on the
Sunday before Labor Day, August 31st, at the home of Gary and Lori
Ivins in Naples, Idaho (maps will be made available on
the website and for mailing). We
are inviting all of the parishes of the area as well since this is a
victory for all of us. The celebration will be held on Sunday,
August 31st with a special Service of Thanksgiving following the Divine
Liturgy and then we will travel down to Naples for the afternoon.
PLEASE JOIN US!!! It will begin about 2:00pm. If you would
like to see more photos and hear more about the impressive victory, please go to our diocesan website here: http://www.antiochianladiocese.org/pastevents/2008/midsummer.htm
Glory to God!