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Dear Church Family, This week's e-note will cover the following three subjects: New Sermon Series Children's Ministry Opportunity July Financial Update New Sermon Series: Way back in the early 1980's, I read a little book by John Claypool called "Stages." In that book, Claypool reviewed the four major stages of life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and senior adulthood. He spelled out some of the challenges of each four stages, and offered insights for meeting those challenges. After reading his book I thought, I'd like to preach a sermon series on this topic. It seemed so appropriate for the church. A congregation represents the entire sweep of human life, from infants to senior adults, so a series on life stages seemed a good idea. However, I felt inadequate to the task. I was only 25 years old at the time. Although I could offer insights into childhood and adolescence, it was too early in my life to speak of the challenges of adulthood and senior adulthood. So I made a file on the subject and said, "Someday, I'll preach this series." At age 55, I feel more prepared to speak to this subject. So, over the next four weekends, we are going to look at some of the challenges we can expect during the four major stages of life. The sermon series will be called