Family News

October 3, 2004

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STUFF   DAVE SHANER

We would like to thank all the women and men who worked so hard for our annual Ladies Fall Fellowship. A lot of planning throughout the entire year goes in to make these so successful. Many were encouraged in their faith.

Thank you to all who attended the congregational meeting last week. It was a very positive meeting with many good suggestions made. These are planned three times per year. Your input is very valuable. One item discussed was our new shepherding plan. To help us encourage one another in our Christian walk, the elders have asked the LIFE Groups to contact people to let them know we care. Everyone was asked to sign up for a LIFE Group. Those who did not sign up have been placed in one. If you would like to be in a different group other than the one assigned to you, let Dave Shaner know as these can be adjusted easily. A team records Bible class and assembly attendance. This is why it is so important that everyone fill out an attendance card. The LIFE Groups will get a listing of those in their group that were not present. We have asked that group to contact the person who was not here to let them know they were missed. This also helps us find out if someone is sick or has a special need. There are many reasons why a person will miss a service. But this can also help us in finding those needing spiritual help. After a third successive absence, one of the elders will make contact with that individual to see what can be done to help him. As a church grows, it can be easy for someone to "fall through the cracks." This is an attempt to fill in those cracks.

One person asked me recently, "Why do the elders need to know if I am gone, anyway? They don't have to keep track of me. I can handle my own affairs." First, they have no desire to interfere in anyone's business. But at the same time, God has asked them to "shepherd the flock of God that is under your care." - Acts 20:28. They also have to give an account to God for each one under their care - Hebrews 13:17. Secondly, they simply want to be better shepherds. A criticism that has come before when someone has fallen away from the church was, "How come none of the elders came out to see them?" We know that a person's attendance is not equal with his/her spirituality. But when people slip in their attendance, it is very often a warning sign that something needs being paid attention to. Most absences are understandable. Others are a cry for help. We want to answer that cry. We really do care.

Have a Great Week!!

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  -Philippians 4:4-7

Senior Saints Reminder

Those planning on being a part of the Seniors' great train escape and potluck dinner will be meeting at the Fredrikson's home on Saturday, October 16, at 10:00 a.m. Be sure to remember to bring a sack lunch, thermos of coffee or a drink of some kind. Also, bring a lap robe and a camera. Lunch will be at Ione Park at noon and the train ride will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. followed by a potluck dinner back at the Fredrikson's'. Be sure to sign up for what you will bring for the potluck. A sign up sheet can be found on the kiosk.

Secret Sister News!

It's that wonderful time again: time at last to disclose your identity to your Secret Sister at the Secret Sister Revealing Dinner!' If you had a secret sister this year, bring a potluck dish to the building on Friday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m.' Also, bring your secret sister's last gift -- something that gives her a clue to who you might be, because she'll get a chance to guess!' Remember, there's still nearly a month left to lavish your secret sister with prayers, notes, and gifts!' New secret sisters will be chosen in January, after the hustle bustle of the holiday season is over.

Car Clinic

Our Pro-active Benevolence Ministry (Reaching out to others without being asked) has set October 23rd for their first 'Light Maintenance Auto Clinic'. They plan to have capable people to change the oil, check/add antifreeze, check hoses, change spark plugs and wires, etc. for anyone who would have a hard time getting those things done. It could include others, but would be especially for the elderly, widows and single moms. A sign up sheet can be found at the kiosk. If you have questions, see Tim Frahm.

Sew N' Love Donations

We are well on our way with the 'Cuddle Bags & School Bags for our Christmas projects this year. All items for these bags must be new. Please help us in anyway you can. There's a donation basket in the lobby or give them to Irene Clark or Betty Williams. A hopeful list of requested items can be found in your mail box.

Shepherd's Corner

God calls us to a life of commitment. He works in the midst of commitment and obedience. Satan, on the other hand, works best in the midst of passivity. If Satan can get you to do nothing, if he can get you to commit to nothing, he can neutralize your life. Satan's greatest work is done when he convinces us nothing needs to be done. If we listen to him, we'll begin to say things like this---"I'll do this tomorrow--- I'll do it next week--- it's not that important--- it's really no big deal--- no one will miss me if I'm not there." If you are passive in any area of your Christian life, Satan will eat you alive. So how do you prevent this from happening? Stay in touch with the one who has already won the battle. Spend personal time with God. Make the commitment each day and watch him change your life!

- For the Shepherds

Tweeners Mystery Dinner

Hurry and sign up on the kiosk for the best Tweeners activity of the year! The Frahms will host a mystery dinner at their home on Saturday, October 30 at 6:00 p.m. This year's party has a celebrity theme so look over the choices of what celebrity you'd like to be for the evening. Be prepared to come dressed as your famous celebrity and solve the evening's mystery as that person. Dinner will be potluck. Alyssa will soon be assigning what dish for you to bring. Please sign up soon, there's only space for 30!

Thank You!

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.  -Jean Grow

Thank you for all your prayers for my grandson, Daniel who is serving in Iraq. -Claudia Moberg

Your cards and prayers are very much appreciated by our family on the loss, of my dad, Alvin Shafer.  -Rae Marie Killingbeck

Mission Update from Togo

The Lord is continuing to bless the work with wonderful success. Another congregation was born with the baptisms of two older men in the village of Bodowda, and other baptisms were expected. This is the result of several months of teaching and study. In the village of Domde seventeen were added in baptism to the small group already in the church there. God is GOOD!

Calendar of Events

October 5 - 6:30 a.m. - Prayer Breakfast at JB's
October 8 - 9 - Elderlink at Cascade College
October 8 -10 - Teens' Cider Press Youth Rally
October 16 - Senior Saints' Train Trip & Potluck
October 17 - LTC Breakfast 8 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. - Kitchen
Oct.18-22 - CCS Book Fair - Small Aud. 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 22 - Secret Sister Discovery Dinner - 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 29-30 - Wenatchee Music Workshop
Oct. 30 -Tweeners' Mystery Dinner at the Frahm's
Oct. 31 - Sunday Night Live 5:30 p.m. - All Life Groups

Prayer Requests

Ben Rude, the son of Jim and Diane Rude, injured his leg playing football. Surgery was scheduled for last Friday. He will be hospitalized for about a week.

James Dickson was diagnosed as being bipolar and is in the hospital at KMC.

Edna Scott is resting at the home. Doctors only give her a short time.

Lauren Nutt is recovering from a broken leg.

Jenny Evans, daughter of Kent & Georgette Rude, has a tumor in her neck. There is a possibility that she will not need surgery, but she is awaiting a blood test.

Betty Wilhoite will have knee surgery next Wednesday.

Gus Strand, a former member, lost his job in Oregon.

The Slates have gone to be with Kris Hanson, whose brain surgery was scheduled last Friday. Continue to pray for Kris. Also their friend, Kathy Hayes, is recovering from a kidney transplant.

Darlene Bowsher, Claudia Moberg's aunt, is in the hospital with cancer of the liver. Pray for her comfort.

Loraine Parrish, Earlene's mother, is somewhat improved and is taking a new kind of medication.

Harold Long, Vicki Laititi's father, has passed away from cancer. Pray for God's strength and comfort for his family.

Remember to keep Jim & Diane Rude in your prayers as they work and minister to the church in Astoria, Oregon.

Christopher Henrikson, Daniel Moberg, & Cameron Davis are serving in Iraq. Mike Kish & Matt Rude are at Fort Bliss, Texas, for military training. Keep them in your prayers.

Pray for the Reeves family and the Togo Team, as they work among the Kabiye people of Togo, West Africa. The rains have been so heavy (sometimes 10 inches a day!) that sinus infections, ear infections, and malaria have been a plague. The rains also making working conditions in the villages very difficult for the team.

Continue Praying For...... The Rupnick Family, Leona Howard, Irene Kisle, Shiri Howell, Brandi Sandford, Laura Wilkins, Chris Timmons, Dody McBee.

Mike's Memos.....

Up-coming Youth Events:

Cider Press Youth Rally October 8-10

Wenatchee Music Workshop - I will be teaching a music workshop for the congregation in Wenatchee on Oct. 29-30. They would like for our teens to join theirs for that time together. Let me know if you want to go. A couple of hamburgers for the road will be the only cost.

Our Keenage Banquet has been rescheduled for November 6th!

LTC FUNDRAISER
We plan to try even harder than ever to raise most of the funds needed for our kids in Leadership Training For Christ. You are always helpful, and your help is definitely appreciated. Our first fundraiser is as follows:

LTC BREAKFAST
Sunday, October 17th,
8:00-8:45am
Bacon & Eggs
Hash browns / Pancakes
Coffee / Milk / Juice

All donations go to the registration fees and travel expenses of our kids in LTC.

Grits don't exist in isolation! No grit is an island, entire unto itself. Every grit is a part of the mainland, a piece of the whole. You can't have a single grit.

Some of you are asking, 'What is going on with Mike this time?' I really haven't lost it. The first part of that thought from John Ortberg's new book, Everybody's Normal Until You Get To Know Them, is the story of a guy who was ordering breakfast during a trip to the South. He saw grits on the menu, and being a Dutchman who spent most of his life in Michigan, he had never been very clear on the nature of this item. So he asked the waitress, 'What exactly is a grit?' Her response was classic. 'Honey, they don't come by themselves.'

Well, even though I'm from the South, I don't care much for grits, but I do care, passionately, about the relationships we share / should share as members of God's family. No Christian is an island, entire unto himself. We build walls; we close doors; we isolate ourselves, but this should not be. Jesus died to purchase the church, his bride, the community of believers where we are to share our joys and struggles as God's children. Stop right now and evaluate your relationships in the body of Christ. What will you do to strengthen the love in this church? The world will know that we are His children if we love one another. Do they know?

Neither grits nor Christians exist in isolation.

C.C.S. CORNER SCHOOL NEWS

"I praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14

I am excited to be teaching here at C.C.S. my tenth year. I praise God for all the blessings as well as the struggles. I look forward to a year of new experiences.... in learning and fun.

The 1st and 2nd are studying about food groups and the digestive system in Science and the 3rd is learning about the nervous system and the five senses. We are practicing for the Presidential Fitness Awards in P.E. Lena Blenker and Jamie Bradshaw are two moms that are helping with this. Our Music classes are learning about the names of the notes, how many beats each note receives, new songs, and the third graders are learning how to play the recorder. Mrs. Yanzick is making time lines about each student's own life to show how time lines work in History. In Health, Mrs. Yanzick is teaching good habits and making yummy foods with very enthusiastic volunteers. Mrs. Yanzick has chosen a SUPER Bible curriculum with challenging verses as well as puppet skits the children will perform. Next month I, (Mrs. Dupey) will have the opportunity to teach the Bible class for the 1st through 3rd grades. I am so excited that Mrs. Yanzick and I are sharing Bible this year... I have missed it. Visit us... See first hand what happens here... We welcome you.

- Teri DuPey

CCS Scholastic Book Fair
October 18th - October 22nd
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Small Auditorium - Come Join Us!

Help is needed to renovate the school library. Please see Georgette Rude. Also, if anyone who has artificial Christmas trees they would like to donate to CCS, it would be greatly appreciated!

You can help us 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 cents for each one!

- 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 by the school office or drop them in the box on the kiosk. We appreciate your help!!!

- Target 1%: When you use your Target Guest Card, 1% of your purchases will be given to CCS. If you already have a card, you can designate CCS to be your school by calling 1-800-316-6142. Please help us by bringing them by the school office or drop them in the box on the kiosk. We appreciate your help!!!

TO SERVE October 10^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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