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October 8th, 2000 Short By Stuff Dave Shaner The Ladies Day Fellowship this past weekend was very well attended with ladies coming from Idaho, Washington, and Montana. Helen Young, of Malibu, California did a terrific job of encouraging everyone to remember that we live in one world but really belong to another. I do not know how many worked on all of the various preparations for this weekend, but it was more than I can count. They always outdo themselves in putting on a top-notch program. The congregational meeting last week was very well attended as well. The major purpose was communication between the leaders and the members. Many good suggestions were offered and positive concerns were expressed. Our shepherds are seeking to meet your needs better. Our deacons want to serve and help take some of the load off of others. But the bottom line is that we as a church represent a body, the body of Christ. Each member of his body must be actively involved, with each one doing his/her part. When various members do not do their part, it places added responsibility and stress on the whole body. Something else usually suffers as a result. Each of us can help our elders be better shepherds if we are more involved ourselves. In this way, the elders can concentrate on visiting, praying with us, and encouraging us to remain true to the faith. Our current ministry system is divided into 3 ministries, which make up our vision statement: Winning the Lost, Maturing the Saints, and Knitting the Body Together. Three deacons were assigned to each ministry. Various activities and programs are sub-categorized under each ministry. The deacons, in turn, are to get as many as possible in the congregation involved to facilitate the work that needs to be done. In doing this, the goal is to have more of a team approach. We hope to have more of these congregational meetings in the future, so that we can understand what everyone in the body is doing. Mike Reeves and I would like to say a special "Thank You" to all who have pitched in and helped us during our current secretary outage. So far, Cheryl Mullaly, Vicki Laititi, Jean Grow, David Morgan, Pat Riggs, Paula Jaynes, Helen Rouse, Suzy Litalien, Georgette Rude, Jan Almond, and Sally Archer have been extremely helpful in this regard. Thank You! Have a Great Week!! "Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body." Philippians
3: 20-21
A big thank you! A big thank you is extended to all of those men who helped with our septic/drain field and concrete sidewalks! Thank you to Jim Almond, Ivan Archer, Jim Cochran, Mike Reeves, Don Rude, Eldon Rude, John Simpson, Jerry Welch and Paul Welter. Note: Like the new carpet, the new septic system needs to be taken care of. A septic system is not like a city sewer. We cannot dump garbage, paint, feminine hygiene items, paper towels, sand, etc. down the sink or into the toilets. The old system lasted 20 years. Our new one will last longer than that if we use it properly. We must always remember to be good stewards of the blessings we receive.
A Tour of the Holy Lands Would you be interested in a tour of the Holy Land, Jordan, Petra and Rome? Dave Shaner will be heading a tour March 24 - April 7, 2001. Brochures of the trip are available in the foyer and in the office. For additional information, please see Dave.
A big thank you to everyone who helped with the Ladies Fall Fellowship, before, during and after! You all helped in ways too numerous to mention, with your food, time, talents and the big and little, upfront and behind the scene jobs. Not only were your participation and prayers appreciated but also our working together brought a closeness within the family and praise and glory to God. Thanks again for everything! - Ladies Fall Fellowship Committee
Going & Growing Let's get going and let's get bowling! We'll go to Triple Play - We'll bowl and have a great day! I know you're busy - that's ok! Let's go bowling anyway! (10-22-00 - the starting time will be in the next Family News)
Prayer concerns Our sympathy is extended to Clara Ward, whose son, Albert, passed away last Tuesday, October 3rd. Be sure to keep Clara in your prayers. Prayers are requested for Heather Rude's father, Paul Kulinsky, who has cancer in his liver and recently started chemotherapy. Heather asks that we pray for his healing and his salvation. Please also keep Heather, Eric, Logan and Nathan in your prayers. Betty Wilhoite & family * George Wuest * Charles Kilian, Jean Grow's uncle * Katie Scott, Jean Grow's sister-in-law * Howard Rude Sr. * Togo Team * Clara Ward's son Albert * Hannah Tucker * Katie Soltau's Family * Mickey, from the soup kitchen * Raylene, friend of Tim & Alyssa Frahm* Edith McDonnell, Alyssa's stepmother's mother * Betty Fulop & family
MEN'S EARLY MORNING BIBLE STUDY GROUP A new men's Bible study meets in the office conference room on Monday mornings at 5:30 a.m. The study is 1 Corinthians. Contact Todd Schild if you have questions.
The magi project: Interested in making a child's Christmas dream come true? The Women's ministry is making boxes to be sent to less fortunate children throughout the world. We could use everyone's help. All it takes is a shoe box full of age specific toys, books, hygiene items or school supplies plus a $5.00 check for shipping costs. You can fill a box on your own or bring the supplies and we will put them together for you. Financial support would also be welcome; we will need $5.00 for each box sent. Brochures explaining how to fill a box and suggested items to put in a box are available on the kiosk. All boxes and supplies should be turned in no later than October 25th. If you would like to help or have any questions, please ask Alyssa Frahm.
Missing the Secretary? While we are in an interim mode in the church office, some adjustments are being made in the finances. If anyone needs to be reimbursed, have a bill paid, or get a check sent out, please turn in your request before noon on Thursday. Checks will then be issued for signature on Sunday morning and will be available to be picked up or mailed. If any emergencies arise that require more immediate attention where a disbursement needs to be sent out right away, please see one of the ministers or the office staff and it will get taken care of. If you have any questions about all this, please contact Tim Frahm at 762-0211.
Calendar Of Events Oct 27; Keenage Banquet
Wednesday Ladies' Class "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3 We, as a group of ladies, continue to study, grow and be amazed by the promises and blessings that God gives through prayer. All women are welcome to join this challenging study on Wednesday evenings in the small auditorium. The topics for the month of October and the group leader will be: Oct. 11th (ch. 6): When God is Silent - Teri
Dupey
Missions Day Our 3rd annual mission focus will concentrate during the month of November on the work of this congregation in spreading the gospel. Highlighting this concentrated attention is a special mission Sunday and mini meeting November 19th to 21st. Roger and Martha Dickson, missionaries from the International School of Biblical Studies, Cape Town, South Africa will share great things God is doing throughout the world. The meeting theme : " Walking in Jesus' Steps to Receptive Hearts." With David, Becky and Hanna Reeves now in Togo and Ralph and Anna Crump in Nigeria, W. Africa, we have an intense interest in the work of Africa. Brother Dickson reports at this year's " Africans Claiming Africa " conference there was a count of 12,500 churches with a membership of around 800,000. Mission work is beginning to flow from the African nations. One of World Bible School students from Ghana, Alfred Koomson, moved to New York. He and several Ghanaians have established a new congregation made up of Ghanaians that numbers about thirty-five. They have baptized two Ghanaian souls. The above figures need to be kept in correct perspective. They counted over 4,000 churches in the country of Malawi and over 3,000 in Nigeria. These two countries have 56% of the congregations. There are 50 nations in Africa, and thus, there is much work to be done. How do these numbers compare with America? We have approximately 12,000 churches of Christ with about 1,200, 000 Christians.
Mike's Memos Weekly Youth Events Sunday Morning Class 9 - 9:50 am in the Bus Barn Sunday Morning Worship 10:15am Sunday Evening LTC 5:30 -
7pm
Wednesday Night Class - 6:30
- 7:30pm
TNT (Thurs. Night for teens)
7- 8:30pm
Don't forget daily prayer and Bible study!!!
RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM The sin of mixing the worship of Jehovah God with the worship of other gods has been a problem since the beginning of time, and is so repulsive to God that he has spoken more against it than any other sin. Throughout Kings, Chronicles and the prophets God condemns idolatry in its various forms. ie "Solomon followed Ashtoreth, the godess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites. So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done." Like Solomon, New Testament believers today do not usually abandon the worship of God as revealed through Christ, rather they may add to their worship of God the worship of other gods. This, of course, has always been detestable and intolerable to our Father. The practice of syncretism does not suggest that Christians are literally bowing to an idol as such. Our idolatry is more sophisticated. You see, idolatry, in the final analysis, is that which determines our choices and claims our time, strength, and consciences. It takes a keen mind and absolute honesty to ferret out and admit the identity of our main object of worship. What truly is in the center of our lives that takes the most of our time and strength, and around which we schedule our daily choices? That, actually is our god! Understanding this, forces us to really look at our lives and determine whether the activities and "things" in our lives are a part of our worship of the one true God, or if they have become gods in and of themselves. And of course, the god "self" is the idol most easily enthroned in our lives. Almost without realizing it we can claim Jesus as Lord, and even be active in church, and yet serve self, or other gods. That's religious syncretism, and God is not pleased. Shall we pray????
CCS Corner You can help us to raise money for CCS by collecting items that you use every day, such as: - General Mills Cereal Box Tops: tear these off and bring them in. CCS receives $.10 for each one! - Aluminum Cans: please continue to drop off your cans in our "empty can storage shed" located next to the basketball hoop! Our Aluminum Can Drive is on November 10th - please watch for more details later. Let's fill this shed up so George can deliver them! - Campbell Soup Labels: Do you eat Campbell's products or know someone that does? We are collecting as many labels as possible! Please help us by bringing them to the school.We appreciate you doing this! A message
from the K.I.D.S. group:
To all of you who are interested in helping and supporting C.C.S. (this includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc., as well as parents), please come to the next K.I.D.S. group meeting, to be held on October 9th at 7:00 p.m., in Rm #3. We will be discussing upcoming fundraisers as well as fun events such as the Fall Harvest Festival. The K.I.D.S. elected members for this year are: Patty Welter, President
Interested crafters please contact Marci at 772-7118 (daytime) or 762-4084 (evening).
Bulletin Want Ads For sale: Grandfather Clock
- $795
TO SERVE October 15th, 2000
Contact Dave Bruner ASAP if you are unable to serve.
PRAYER
HOT LINE - Lynelle
Dehlbom 762-1029
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Statistics: WEEK OF 10/1/2000
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