Family News

May 30, 2004

SHORT  BY
STUFF   DAVE SHANER

This evening we will be having all of our LIFE Groups meet together in a common assembly. This is for everyone, however, not just those who are presently in a LIFE group. Whenever there are five Sundays in a month, we plan to have a worship assembly in the evening at 5:30 p.m. We will follow up the time with some pie and coffee. Be sure to come out and encourage one another.

Thank you for the encouragement you have given me concerning the book of Exodus and particularly the life of Moses. We have seen the reluctance, the training, the submission, and the great leadership of Moses. We have seen the nature and awesome power of God. Last week was a mountain top experience as we revisited one of the greatest moments in history in the crossing of the Red Sea. Much of the drama has centered around a clash of wills between God and Pharaoh. Moses has simply been the emissary on behalf of God. What we haven't spent too much time, is on those who Moses was fighting for, the slaves themselves. Our next few lessons will deal more with the people themselves and their relationship with God.

So much of this story directly relates to us. Moses was a type of Christ. Humanity is enslaved to sin. Jesus said," "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.' - John 8:34. We have had our lives entrapped and backed up against our Red Sea many many times with seemingly no way out. But God delivered the Israelites and He will continue to deliver us if we continue in our "faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel." - Colossians 1:23. You are an integral part of the story. We will see how the Israelites trusted God with all their hearts at some points only to be blinded by their own selfishness at others. They could praise God at one moment and turn around and complain in another. That old nature just wants to keep rearing its head, but we have been redeemed. God still puts up with us and He will see us through to the end. In our upcoming lessons we will not be covering all of the stories, but I would encourage you to read the remainder of the book of Exodus this week.

Have a Great Week !!!

The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.  -Exodus 15:2

SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE!!

Tonight, at 5:30 p.m., we will be having a special worship assembly. All of our LIFE groups are requested to be in attendance as well as any that are not currently a member of a particular LIFE group. We will be serving pie and coffee afterwards. It will be time to praise God and encourage one another. The best way to encourage your brothers and sisters in this assembly is to be here. Your presence will be very encouraging.

Congregational Meeting

Don't forget to mark your calendar to attend our quarterly congregational meeting on Sunday, June 13 at 3:00 p.m. Please bring your favorite dessert to share. Homemade ice cream will be provided.

Soup Kitchen Clean-Up

Starting June 7th we will be cleaning and painting the kitchen. If you'd like to help please call Joanna Wuest at 772-6247.

Family Game Night

Be ready for tons of fun at our monthly game night, June 11th, 6:30 p.m. in the small auditorium. Bring snacks and games. Come join the fun!

LADIES! LADIES! LADIES!

Summer is here. It is time to begin our Brown Bag lunches to share fellowship in! So mark your calendars, pencil in these dates:

Wednesday, June 23, noon
Wednesday, July 21, noon
Wednesday, August 25, noon

More information to follow soon!

Music Camp
June 20th - 26th

Pre-registration is June 7th - Cost $65
Director: Mike Reeves
Registration forms can be found at the kiosk.

BIBLE BUILDERS

We have had a wonderful first quarter in our children's Bible classes (now known as Bible Builders). Every week the kids received points for attendance, bringing a Bible to class, memory verse and knowing the books of the Bible. The top builders for each class are:

4 - K - Joshua Rude - 141 points
1st - 2nd - Bogan Frahm - 146 points
3rd - 4th - Ryan Davis - 184 points
5th - 6th - Jenna Davis - 198 points

All the kids will be able to spend their points at the reward store today. Be sure to congratulate the top dogs! Also be sure to thank the teachers for teaching your kids.

Soup Kitchen Help!!! We need help with desserts for the summer. Anyone who can bring desserts for the soup kitchen please call Joanna Wuest 772-6247. We'd love to have some more help in the kitchen preparing and serving for our guests.

Come join us for Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday mornings, at 6:30 a.m. at JB's Restaurant on Appleway for prayer and encouragement!

Thank you!

Thank you for all of the donations for the nursery. We plan on purchasing a play cube soon. Thank you for your support! -Alyssa Frahm

Dear Soup Kitchen Staff,
Thank you so much for allowing us to participate with you in serving our community. We consider our part to be an honor and a pleasure as we prepared desserts for your community outreach. God bless this and all your other ministries as they reach out to the troubled and lost. Sincerely, Beverly and the
LCHS Community Class

Donations Needed

We are needing refrigerator boxes for VBS. Please give them to Alyssa Frahm or Michelle Kish. Also, a big microwave is needed for the kitchen, and a vacuum cleaner. For the Prayer Garden - soap chips (to keep the deer away) and used coffee grounds (to keep the slugs away). Any of these items donated would be greatly appreciated.

*Electric stove, 30 inch free standing, timer doesn't work but otherwise works good. FREE Call Nancy Callis 772-6411

Calendar of Events

May 30 - Evening Worship Assembly LIFE Groups
June 1 - 6:30 a.m. - Prayer Breakfast at JB's
June 3 - C.C.S. Graduation - 7 p.m. Lg. Auditorium
June 5 - Teen Kick-Off at the Slate's
June 9 - Game Night - 6:30 p.m. Small Auditorium
June 13 - Congregational Meeting
June 20-26 - Music Camp for 7th - 12th graders
June 23 - Noon - Ladies Brown Bag Luncheon
June 26-July 2 - All Teen Camp for 7th - 12th graders

Prayer Requests

Karmen Rouse is recovering from knee surgery. Pray for her comfort and quick healing.

Pray for Lucky Baldwin, Edna Miner's son-in-law, who is recovering from open heart surgery. He is having problems with his oxygen level.

Angie Storms is dealing with some premature contractions. Their daughter is due in August.

Betty Wilhoite is at home recovering from knee surgery. Betty thanks all of you for your prayers for her knee surgery.

Continue to pray that Robert & Irene Clark will be able to meet all their obligations until the sale of their house in August.

Christopher Henrikson, Don and Wilma Flanagan's grandson, is in Iraq. Also, Claudia Moberg's grandson, Daniel Moberg, is in Kuwait. Keep their safety in your prayers as they serve our country.

Matt Rude will be going to Texas for training and then deployment.

Pray for James Dupey who left last Sunday for Europe for a six week extension study from Cascade College. James has arrived in London and will be continuing from there.

Jim Saldona, a relative of Bill Hartofilax from Channelview, Texas, is hospitalized and undergoing cancer treatment.

Test results for Opal Bonney were negative. Let's give thanks to God.

Cheree Johnston is struggling with back pain. Pray that the doctors will find out what is causing the pain.

Pray for the Reeves and the Togo Team, as they work among the Kabiye people of Northern Togo. The Lord is continuing to bless them. There have been 101 baptisms since March 15th, and three new congregations added this month. The current health concern is a problem with the focusing of Hannah's eyes. She is seeing a 'specialist'. Pray for her.

Continue to remember: Jeff Almond, Rita Welter, Red Caylor, Russ Allen, Jerry Bond, George Kane, Patricia VanWagner, Ross Edmunds.

Remember to keep praying for your Secret Prayer Sister!

Mike's Memos.....

'Identity Theft' the theme for last weekend's Tri-Cities Youth Rally, was challenging and enjoyable. The question, 'What steals your focus in worship?' was addressed in several different ways, including related topic speeches by several young men. Among them were our own Nathan Frisk, James Graham, and Marc Inabnet. Our guys really did a good job of presenting God's word, as did all the speakers. We also experienced wonderful singing sessions, and the fellowship of about 150 teenage Christians was a real blessing to all. We had the largest group there, and it was so good to have nearly all of us at the rally. Parents, thanks for sending them, and teens thanks for wanting to go. It is one of the ways to 'feed the good dog'.

'Kick-off' is next Saturday, June 5th! We will be leaving the church building at 10:30 am with our sack lunches. We will drive out to Larry & Sylvia Slate's lake home, have a picnic, share an afternoon of fun and games and water sports, have a hamburger fry in the evening, and then a devotional. Our special honorees will be the incoming 7th graders plus any new kids joining the group. Our new Youth Group members will include: Alan Frisk, Ronnie Ross, Andrew Hartofilax and Josh Nelson (when he can be here).

Yard Sale for LTC at the Bus Barn, June 11-12. We still have some plane fares and other LTC expenses we'd like to cover so they don't have to come out of the youth budget. Several of you have already donated 'stuff' to sell, and if others would like to help with this, please give us a call.

Togo Trip Wouldn't a teen mission trip to Togo, Africa be a dream!!! Wow! I think it could happen in a year or three. At this point, Earlene and our girls, and I will go this July to visit David & Becky and to check up on our mission work there with the Kabiye people. I plan to bring back a first hand account of the Lord's work being done there by the Togo Team. It is an expensive trip, and the unexpected expenses keep popping up. Some of you have already been helping us with money for additional required shots, and additional visa requirements. This is VERY much appreciated. I still have to pinch myself to believe we are actually going, but with your help and the Lord's wonderful blessings we will go with very grateful hearts.

Music Camp is only three weeks off!! If you haven't sent in your registration form yet, do it NOW! You save $30 if you register by June 7th. Camp is another great way to 'feed the good dog'. Parents / Teens, don't miss these opportunities. They will be gone before you know it.

C.C.S CORNER SCHOOL NEWS

It Is Not Too Late!
Dan DuPey

June is almost here! I think that we can all agree that it has been quite a roller-coaster ride for us throughout the Spring. The weather has had us guessing almost every day. Will today be windy, stormy, sunny, rainy, or just plain cold. Do we plant?, do we paint?, clean the garage?, do we mow?, do we rake?, or maybe we should just wait and not do it today. But, we need to get started.' It is not too late. June is almost here! In March of this year, I told my students that the time is near. Your work needs turned in before the end of the year. March passed by and April appeared with many of my students still very sincere.' "The work will be in, I have so much time. The end of the year is not even near."' When May arrived the homework increased hoping to end those "no summer school!" pleas. Now, May is fading to soon disappear, but some of the students will see it is clear.' Summer will be here with assignments unfinished, and many of those students will be working not swimming!

As we end our year we remind each other that it is never too late to do something right. Jesus would ask us to say a kind word, to help a close neighbor or even a friend. We should finish our assignments and ask to do more; whenever God needs there is No undone chore. Can we listen to others and help if we can or choose to direct them in a special prayer. It is NEVER too late to encourage each other; to share with our laughter and help out our brother.

Jesus was always there for God's people. He was an example and knew how to treat them. All of our days can change those hard hearts by softening them up without throwing darts. All those sweet words that Jesus has said are now all for us to teach others instead. We have the message. We have the Good News. Let's Read it. Let's Teach Bit! It's for us to use! It is never too late for us to begin our service! Why not today, let's begin to serve it!

Wanted: Teacher (Elementary Education) Fall 2004

Remember: No School Monday

Awards Ceremony: Friday, June 4th 10:30 AM

Open Enrollment:
There are still some openings in the lower grades, K - 2nd and upper grades. Call the school office for more information 772-7118.

Remember to keep our C.C.S. 8th grade graduates in your prayers: Chris Dehlbom, Kelsy Nirk, Anna Rehms & Brandi Welter

BIBLE BUILDERS MEMORY VERSES

Children's Sunday A.M. Bible Classes

4 years - Grade K:
'I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.' Genesis 28:15a

1st - 2nd Grade:
'I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land' Genesis 28:15a

3rd - 6th Grade:
'I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.' Genesis 28:15

TO SERVE June 6^th, 2004

Contact Warren Brown ASAP if you are unable to serve.

Assembly Times:

Sunday:

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

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