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A new assignment

Posted on April 15, 2013

  Today it was announced at both churches that I have a new part-time pastorate in Connecticut starting in July after my retirement from full-time ministry here in Kirkville.   I will begin…

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Italian Dinner was a Fun Event

Posted on February 25, 2013

  Italian Night, a great theme event One of the things JoAnne and I will miss from Community Wesleyan is the themed fellowship dinners.  Over the years we have attended many of…

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A little inside winter fun

Posted on February 5, 2013

Puzzle fun What do you do in winter when the snow is flying and the temperature is dropping?   Well, among my wife’s and my favorite pastimes for winter evenings after Christmas are…

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Expository Preaching Course Concludes

Posted on February 4, 2013

Teaching Preaching Once again this winer I took my turn in serving as teacher for the Burmese Bible School, Syracuse location.    My assignment was a new one—to teach a course in expository…

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A Thanksgiving Tribute to My Mom

Posted on November 22, 2012

November 20th, my Mom, Dorothy I. Jones, went to be with her Savior.  She had turned 90 in August.  Though she had been declining for months as a consequence of slow congestive…

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More fall pictures

Posted on November 16, 2012

I emptied another camera and added more pictures to gallery of fall pictures from our camera carrying walk at Green Lakes a few weeks ago.

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Visit to our daughter and family

Posted on November 11, 2012

  JoAnne and I took a couple days off to go to Connecticut this past week.   It’s a combination of things.   For one, we acknowledge that we are pretty taken with our…

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Big Bible Bonanza increases Bible reading

Posted on November 3, 2012

    Blue Angels vs. Goldfish Everyone a winner – that was our goal at the beginning of the Bible reading emphasis.  More specifically, the goal was to increase the number of…

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Great golf fun today

Posted on October 27, 2012

I haven’t played golf in a couple years.  But I was invited to go out today to Casolwood in Canastota with  Mark Boswell, Shaun Harrington and Peter Moon.  It was great friendship…

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Fall colors make walking a double joy

Posted on October 24, 2012

We love walking JoAnne and I love walking at Green Lakes.   It’s good exercise, it’s calming to the spirit, and there is just something about nature that invigorates.   I think God made…

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About the author

Kelvin Jones recently retired as pastor at Copper Hill United Methodist Church. He is married to JoAnne DeSerio Jones. They have one daughter and two grandchildren. He served as a pastor for 44 years. His hobbies are blogging, gardening and walking.

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