CNOtes are blog articles about weekly Tuesday noon lunch meetings and monthly CNO 2.0 evening meetings.
Phather Phil’s Prayer Heavenly Father, little do we realize that it is direction not desire that will determine where we will end up. In other words we’re all going to end up somewhere, so we might as well pick the path that will get us there. This is a universal truth of life, as well as […]
Noon Meeting News – May 2, 2017 – Tim Bockhorn – Kentucky Derby Read More »
Phather Phil’s Prayer Heavenly Father I’m sure I’m not alone when I thought how nice it would be if we could talk like the people at Hallmark. Not all the time but especially when coming to you in prayer. There is some solace in knowing You can read our hearts and pretty words arranged just so
Noon Meeting News – April 25, 2017 – Dick Dutro WWII Veteran Read More »
Phather Phil’s Prayer Heavenly Father we pray that the Lenten days have brought us closer to You. Thank You for the many blessings we have received, especially those that our egos have claimed. May we have greater appreciation of Your love and grace by Your Son’s death on the cross. May we have the courage to
Noon Meeting News – April 18, 2017 – Centerville High School Theatre Group Read More »
Phather Phil’s Prayer – through Mary’s Eyes Won’t You Let Me Pass – I’m Looking For My Child: My eyes behold a dream. It cannot be as I perceive. Yet many times he’s hinted thusly, hinted our hearts soon would grieve. There is a chance they won’t condemn him. Condemn him? Why? What has he done?
Noon Meeting News – April 11, 2017 – Scott Halasz – Sportswriter Read More »
Phather Phil’s Prayer Heavenly Father, we have gathered together as Optimist for 49 years and thru the years I have enjoyed many circles of friends. We have an abundance of talent that is used to further our mission – ” Friend of Youth.” So encourage all of the new members to jump in one of our
Noon Meeting News – April 4, 2017 – Doug Barry – Miami Township Trustee Read More »
Phather Phil’s Prayer Heavenly Father, it’s great to be called an Optimist, but it is not enough to just go to meetings or in knowing the Optimist Creed. To begin each day the best thing we can wear is a smile. When we are alone, to be careful of our thoughts, when with others to be
Noon Meeting News – March 28, 2017 – Essay Contest – 2015-16 Club Awards Read More »
Phather Phil’s Prayer Heavenly Father, I think most of us have heard this when we were kids, “Go to your room and I think about what you did today.” As adults it still would be a good practice every night. Having a conversation with You Lord is always good, be it one as a critic of
Noon Meeting News – March 21, 2017 – Brooks Compton – Centerville Mayor Read More »
Phather Phil’s Prayer Heavenly Father I’m sure I’m not alone when I thought how nice it would be if we could write like the people at Hallmark. Not all the time but especially when talking to you in prayer. We get some solace in knowing You can read our hearts and pretty words arranged just so
The Centerville Noon Optimist Club’s latest Community Champion Award Recipients were featured in the March 9th Edition of The Centerville Dispatch. The issue is here: [gview file=”https://centervillenoonoptimist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/03_09_CD_1.pdf”]
Phather Phil’s Prayer Phather Phil and David Ladd were both unable to join us this week for lunch – so Bob Burkman volunteered and gave the following prayer from the just-released Phather Phil Prayer Book: Heavenly Father, thanks to Your spirit within us, we are able to survive many of the rigors of life. Yet, at
Noon Meeting News – March 7, 2017 – Tom Nichols – Dayton Dragons Read More »
