Family News

July 22, 2001

Short By

Stuff Dave Shaner

Our annual Vacation Bible School starts tomorrow. This year's theme uses the wonderful Veggie Tales characters. There will be classes for the younger folks, but there will also be a class for the adults. Come and help make this a great week by being a part of VBS. See the accompanying schedule for more details.

VBS is also a wonderful time to be able to meet new people in our community. Several have already requested more information about this church. Your presence here says a lot to our visitors. Always remember the ten minute rule. Seek out our guests during our gatherings for the first few minutes and welcome them here. You will have plenty of time to visit with your church family after that. People often make permanent impressions of this church by the way we interact with them and each other during those first 5-10 minutes. A lady who has visited us several times spoke to me recently. She wanted me to know what a great and loving body of people we have here. Of course, I already knew that, but she indicated that she thought our friendliness was just because she was a visitor. She has been around various churches enough to know that visitors are targeted. But what impressed her was the love that she continued to feel as she observed all of you collectively. I did let her know that we hoped that she would become more than a visitor and that this would be able to become her home as well. It made me feel good to hear an "outsiders" opinion looking in on us. Jesus said, "By this will all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another." - John 13:34.

Camp Prince's Pine registrations for the Junior session (grades 6-8 completed) are due at the office today. The dates for this session are August 5-12. We still need some kitchen help as well as one female and male counselor. If you are able to help, please see me today.

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path."

Psalm 119:105

Elder, LaMont Petersen will be available every Tuesday in the church office from 8:00-12:00. Available for any need. Two elders will also be available on Sundays from 4:00 to 5:00pm.

This week you may see Larry Grow or Scott Rouse

July 23 -26th; 9 - 11:55am

Classes for 3 year olds - Adults

Pre-registration forms are on the kiosk

VBS Parents Night!

There will be a special program on Thursday night to share with parents and all of us the lessons learned and the joys shared by all our VBS participants. Everyone is welcome at 7:00 p.m.

COOKIES Still Needed!

Kid's love cookies and every day of VBS we will need 300 for a total of 1200 cookies! Your help with baking or buying would be much appreciated. (No nuts or peanut butter, please.) Please deliver them to the church office any time....today thru Thursday morning.

Going and Growing

SENIOR SAINTS POTLUCK

Begin at noon; Eat at 4:30
Fun in the sun for the seniors?
Do you still do that kind of stuff?
You have probably figured out that
I had a senior moment of my own.
Last family news when I suggested
that you folks would get together on
the 21st to work out minor details.
OOPS I meant today. And Lets meet
upstairs in the small auditorium so
I don't have to walk back up.

See Ya there. Ken

SENIORS - Sign up today at the kiosk, and list the pot luck items you will bring. You may want to bring swimwear and a towel...or a fishing pole. Let us know if anyone needs a ride.

NOTICE - If anyone has a fishing boat which you would loan for the Seniors on the 28th, see Keith or Carol Fredrickson.

Prayer Requests

Rick Caylor, Opal Wilson's grandson had complications during surgery this last week. Keep him in your prayers.

Jenny Dupey is in California again. Pray for her safety as she is away.

Jeannette Zachs, a friend of LeeAnn Freshour, needs our prayers as she is battling cancer.

Bill Melau, a friend of the Putnam family, asks us to remember Bill in our prayers. He had open heart surgery last week.

Jason Litterell asks special prayers for Shirley Parker who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer in her throat and both lungs. Pray for God's hand to be with her and her family during this time.

Let's pray that the gallbladder surgery Jennie Brown had yesterday corrects the discomfort she's been having and that she recovers quickly.

Please pray for The Togo Team, that they may stay focused. Pray for their spiritual and physical health, and their boldness to teach. Also pray that the Kabiye People, may have open hearts and minds.

Please pray for Janice Beauchene, Lynelle Dehlbom's mother. She is having medical tests and may have cancer.

Please pray for Anita Haman and her husband, Gary. May God restore Anita's health.

Continue to pray for God's hand in Shari Swaim's healing. Pray for strength during her treatments. Keep Mike and their family in your prayers.

John Earnest, Betty Clemetson's father continues to recuperate slowly in the Transitional Care Unit at Kootenai Hospital. He appreciates your prayers and visits.

Janell Daly, John Erwin's sister, is having some problems with dialysis. Also, her husband Rich Daly has a rapid growing cancer.

Claudia Moberg asks us to remember to keep her brother, Ernie Strebeck and her brother-in-law, Larry Moberg in your prayers. They are both suffering with back problems.

Continue Praying For....

Karly Graham * Evelyn Taylor * Mark Mood * Ken Huseby * Ron Bristow * Barbra Cooper * Jeff Hall * David Morgan * Ed Hastie * Cap Carpenter * Wilmer Brown * Graham Reis * Ethel Drapeau  

Thank You!

Thank you for your loving prayers during my illness. Praise the Lord they worked!
Barbra Cooper

Thank you all for the prayers, visits, meals, cards, calls, and kid taxi. This meant so much to all of us and am so grateful for your help.
Thanks again, Karly Graham

Answered prayer! Greg starts his new job, August 20th in Spokane!
Kathy Morse

Calendar of Events

July 23-26 -Vacation Bible School (VeggieTales)

July 25 - Ladies Brown Bag Luncheon at Georgette's

July 25 - Wednesday Praise & Worship

July 26 - VBS Parent's Night 7:00 p.m.

July 27 - Mommy's Night Out at Alyssa Frahm's

July 28 - Senior Saints Potluck at the Fredrikson's

July 28-Aug. 4 - Senior Camp (9th-12th Completed)

July 30-Ladies Fall Fellowship Meeting at Jean Grow's

August 5-11 - Junior Camp (6th-8th Completed)

August 12-18 - Pre-Teen Camp (3rd-5th Completed)

Praise and Worship Night!

This Wednesday night July 25, at 6:30 p.m. we will be having our monthly praise and worship evening.

All the classes will be meeting in the small auditorium for a time of encouragement, singing, prayer, and scripture reading. Be sure to come and be part of this. Your presence encourages everyone else!

Mommy's Night Out!!!

Calling all mommies! Has it been way too long since you've gotten out without your little darlings tagging along? If so, join us for a good old-fashioned sleep over party on July 27 at Alyssa Frahm's house. We'll meet around 7:30 p.m. Bring your pj's, sleeping bag, pillow, fingernail polish, party snacks, bathing suit , towel(for the hot tub), and a good measure of goofiness for a great all-nighter of fun and fellowship! We also will be playing games and exchanging gifts. So bring a wrapped regifted gift.(Something you received as a gift at one time but now can live without it!). Call Michelle Kish at 773-3458 if you'd like more information. Please let us know if you're planning on coming by signing up on the sign up sheet on the kiosk. Hope to see you there!

Ladies Fall Fellowship Meeting

Attention all ladies!

You are needed to be a part of this years Ladies Fall Fellowship - "Sister to Sister, Bind Us Together, Lord". It will be a very special day. Please plan on helping and come to our next meeting Monday, July 30, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Jean Grow, 5905 Pleasant Way (off Dalton between Hwy 95 and Ramsey). For more information see Jean Grow or Mary Petersen.

In Sympathy

Our thoughts are with Minnie Santos and Joyce Erwin and families in the passing of their uncle, Robert Mather. Remember to keep them in your prayers during this time of loss.

Mike's Memos

Sometimes magazine articles stimulate a writer's thinking, as did two articles in the latest Newsweek. I'll share the other one at a later time but today..... "WHY WE'LL NEVER LEARN"

The political arena seems to be continually buzzing with one sexual scandal after another. I suppose it's true. There are some things we'll never learn. The article said, "Adultery is eternal and biological." While history has shown this to be true, it should never be acceptable. I guess people in high places, as well as those in low places, will continue to make the same stupid choices, but it is sad when the consequences are not corrective. In today's moral relativism, no one seems to care enough to say, "NO!", "STOP!", "You're acting crazy!", "Break it off!".

How do we get past our fears of rejection, failure, etc., ...how do we get to the point where we really care enough to speak up when we see others making bad choices? Most often, we may feel inadequate, or even hypocritical, remembering some of our own failures. But doesn't that, in itself, somewhat qualify us by experience to try to keep someone else from doing the same things? It does with our kids. Why not with friends or brothers & sisters in the church? The prevailing idea is that real friends don't judge. That's a sad notion of friendship and support.

Far too often we find ourselves talking about the difficulties in someone's life, when we should be caring enough to talk to that person about those difficulties.

It's true I guess, some things we'll never learn, but I'm convinced that if we will take the time to build strong Christian relationships, and stop being such cowards in those relationships, we can help one another make some better choices, and build a much stronger church family.

Recommended Book - The Aladdin Factor by Mark Victor Hansen has been recommended to us for inspirational reading on the subject of prayer. LeeAnn Freshour brought this book to our attention in class last Sunday. We can order and pick these up from Christian Supply at $9.95. Anyone wishing to order a book see Mike Reeves.

TNT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR TEENS SCHEDULE

July 24 (Tue.) Float Trip

This week's TNT will happen on Tuesday evening. We will meet at the building at 4:00pm and go to Post Falls Dam to begin a 2 1/2 hour float downriver to Corbin Park where we will have a picnic and some devotional time. Bring a friend. And , of course, parents are always welcome. Talk to Georgette Rude or Mike Reeves for more details.

Aug. 2 Wuest's Home

Aug. 9 ??????????

Shepherd's Corner

The prayer ministry is scheduled to start on, or about August 1st. Remember that we need all members to pray for this ministry and a core group to help establish an on going activity. Our Sunday morning classes have been uplifting and very informative. Please make an effort to attend Sunday morning classes to help your spiritual wellbeing. God will bless us if we continue to pray for the blessings.

Camp Prince's Pine

Senior Camp(9th-12th grades completed) begins this Saturday. Pray for our older teens and the staff as they spend another week at Camp Prince's Pine. Today is the last day for pre-registrations for Junior Camp(6th-8th grades completed). After today the fee goes up to $95!!, Pre-Teen Camp(3rd-5th grades completed) registrations are due by next Sunday. . Get registrations from the Track Rack in the foyer, and register NOW!!

SAVE $30 BY PREREGISTERING!

Play Ball!

The next Men's Christian League softball game will be Friday, July 27, at 6:00 p.m. at Ramsey field #3.

Come out and support our team!!

Computers Wanted!

Coeur d'Alene Christian School needs working computers. Please contact the school at 772-7118.

Soup Kitchen Menu - July 25th

Sloppy Joes and Hot Dogs; Vegetables; Rolls; Dessert; Drinks

Donations Gladly Accepted

Don't lose sight of our goals!

**Daily Bible Reading & Prayer**

*****201 in 2001*****

*****52 Baptisms*****

*****52 Restored Families*****

Increased Attendance & Participation

Let's Grow!!!

Donations Needed!

The soup kitchen is in need of plastic take home containers, such as cool whip and butter tubs, etc. You may drop your donations off down in the kitchen. Your donation is very much appreciated!

Videos are missing from the library. Please check yours back in!

New Address

David Morgan
10950 Liberty Rd.
Sweet, ID 83670

New Address

ICIO - Givens Hall
Mark L. Mood / 23995
#23 Hospital Drive North
Orofino, ID 83544

Caring & Sharing!

We are in desperate need of people to help prepare meals for members of the church in times of need. We need to give the people who do it every time a break. If you are interested in helping or can at least prepare a main dish, please give Kathy Taylor a call at 765-8263.

Togo Team

Would anyone be interested in helping Earlene Reeves with the postage of prepackaged envelopes of items, that have been requested from David and Becky in Togo, Africa? The envelopes are sealed and are ready for the mail. Contact Earlene at 762-8024 if this is something you could help out with.

Home Group Bible Studies

A new Bible Study is now meeting at the home of Tim & Alyssa Frahm. This is a group consisting mostly of couples with younger children. All are welcome to come and be a part of this group. They are currently studying the book of Philippians. It meets on Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m. Their new address is 3511 Pineridge Drive in Coeur d'Alene. You may call 665-5851 for directions, if needed.

Other groups can be found listed on the back of the bulletin. Most of them meet on Sunday evenings. A group, taught by Mike Reeves, also meets on Wednesday mornings at the church building. On Thursday evenings, the teen group (TNT), and one in Post Falls, taught by Bob Brown, meets in Post Falls. A ladies study also meets on Wednesdays at noon at the home of Georgette Rude.

These groups are designed to provide not only Bible Study, but a time for prayer, outreach, and closer fellowship. Be sure to be a participant in one of these.

VBS 2001

July 23 - 26th; 9 - 11:55am

Classes for 3 year olds - Adults

Pre-registration forms are on the kiosk

Camp Prince's Pine

Registrations are coming in for Senior Camp(9th-12th grades completed), for Junior Camp(6th-8th grades completed), and for Pre-Teen Camp(3rd-5th grades completed). Get registrations from the Track Rack in the foyer, and register NOW!! Be sure to register early.

SAVE $30 BY PREREGISTERING!!!

Ladies Brown Bag Luncheon

All ladies are invited to attend a brown bag luncheon at noon in the backyard of Georgette Rude's home. Every Wednesday Georgette will be leading us in a study of "Studying the Way of Agape" by Nancy Missler. You may come in at any time during the study. Anyone interested in purchasing the book and workbook for $11 can contact Georgette at 772-9833. Drinks will be provided. Georgette's address is:

Other Bible Study Groups are offered at various times. Please call the office for times and places.

Bible Study Groups: