Family News

June 12, 2005

SHORT  BY
STUFF   DAVE SHANER

What kind of sermons do you like to hear? Some like hell, fire, and brimstone. Some like sermons that challenge their sense of commitment and encourage them to work harder. Many prefer sermons that make them more aware of the awesomeness of God and that bring them into His presence. Many like to hear sermons that are dealing with problems that they are dealing with right now. Many like to hear stories. Jesus certainly told a lot of stories. Some want to walk away having felt somewhat entertained.

John Bright said, "It is not up to the preacher to make the Bible relevant. It already is!" Although it is timely to hear sermons that deal with what I am going through right now, we need to realize that all of us are at different places in our lives. What reaches one person on a particular Sunday may be different for someone else. More important than preaching on a particular topic is to make sure that listeners hear a word from God. I feel like I can put together a decent sermon if called upon to do so. But to do it every week and hit a winner is part of the challenge of preaching. Does the preacher always have to hit a "winner" to be effective? I suppose it depends on what you define as a winner. That is why it is so important to preach on actual texts of scripture rather than the topic of the day. When you do this, you receive instruction when the time of crisis does come and are already prepared for it.

Dear Abby received a letter from a person who said that he attended church for nearly 40 years and could not honestly say that he remembered too many sermons that had an impact on him. A reader responded that his wife had cooked him meals for over 40 years 3 times a day. But he couldn't honestly remember any one particular meal that provided him with any meaningful nourishment but cumulatively he would be very unhealthy without having had them. Sermons can fall in a similar category. Not every one is going to be a winner, but cumulatively you will be a lot more unhealthy spiritually had you not had them. The preacher has a major responsibility to deliver a word from God. He needs to use all the tools he can to make it interesting and practical. But James says that the listener also has a responsibility to come those times prepared to let God work on his/her heart. Cumulatively, you will be healthier.

Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. -Hebrews 13:1-2

Congratulations to our 2005 Senior Graduates!
Those to be honored include:
Vanessa Borsheim, Dawn Knife, Connor Morris, Scott Simpson, Michelle Vandell & Jared Wuest.

We Care
Larry West, from We Care Ministries, will be here to conduct a one day soul-wining seminar entitled 'Confronting With Care - Our Responsibility to Our Neighbor' on June 26. After a meal together, the seminar will be held that afternoon starting around 1:30 p.m. The LIFE groups will not meet that day and we encourage everybody to come to this seminar. This will be a seminar on a method that has proven to be very effective in sharing your faith with someone who does not know Christ. Be sure to be here for this as it will give you some tools to share your faith with others more effectively.

Tweeners Fishing, Beach Party!!!
Are you a Tweener? A Tweener is anyone between the ages of a teenager and a Senior Saint. Families are encouraged to attend. So Tweeners, come join the fun on Tuesday, June 14 at 6:00 p.m. at Honeysuckle Beach at Hayden Lake. Bring beach toys, swimming and fishing gear. Bring a picnic meal for family and a smile. For more information, see Alyssa Frahm.

Who's coming to dinner?
The results are in....
Hosts:                 Guests:
George & Joanna Wuest  Ron and Margie Dupey
Ralph & Anna Crump     Mike & Shannon Haas
Don & Betty Rude       Lamont & Mary Peterson
Bob & Candy Evans      Rob & Cheryl Mullaly
Lynn & Warren Brown    Robert & Irene Clark
Mark & Kim Borsheim    John & Sandy Simpson
Tim & Alyssa Frahm     Kim McIntire & Lavina Dooley

Hosts, please contact your guest by Sunday, June19th to schedule your dinner. A new sign up sheet will be on the kiosk for July dinners and will be drawn the first week in July. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact Paula Morris or Kim Borsheim.

Shepherd's Corner
Who is your family?
Have you ever looked around and noticed how many adoptions there have been in this congregation? Some are more recent than others. Some have more physical resemblance than others. One thing they all share is that they are special. Everyone of them was chosen to be in that family. They and their family share a love as a family.
Have you realized that spiritually we are all adopted. That is what we read in Rom. 8:14-17, Rom. 9:3-8, Gal. 4:1-7, Eph. 1: 3-6. We are all special. We are chosen. As a family we share a love as a family, the family of God.
As a family we face many obstacles and challenges. We make changes, and as we struggle we continue to grow. God loves us and blesses us as we struggle. As we read in James 1 and 1 Peter 1 we need to learn to accept struggles in our lives with a good attitude, to have our focus upon God, and to glorify him. After all, we are God's family.
-The Elders

Sew In Love Class Update
Our Sew In Love class will continue during the summer months; come join us when you can Ð Tuesdays at 10:30 at 1950 W. Prairie Ave. On Tuesday, June 14 we are having a potluck in honor of one of the foster mothers we help. She is caring for a 'brand new' baby and will come share some of the joys of caring for foster children.

Music Camp - begins next Sunday!
We need to leave immediately after worship, so please come early enough to have your stuff loaded on the van before worship! Please let Mike Reeves or Nathan Frisk know if you plan to ride in the van. We're gonna have a great week praising God.

ATTENTION LADIES:
Mark your calendar now for a special brown bag luncheon on Wednesday, June 22 at 12 noon at the home of Betty Rude, 7119 Rude Street, Dalton Gardens, 772-5532. Please plan on attending and spending this time in fellowship with your sisters. Katrina Swaim will present a short devotional. Bring your favorite brown bag lunch. Drinks will be provided. See you there!

Your Help is needed
We will be meeting in the Prayer Garden every Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. for prayer and to weed the garden. All are invited and encouraged to attend.

Calendar of Events
June 12 - Senior Recognition Sunday
June 14 - 6:30 a.m. - Prayer Breakfast at JB's
June 14 -10:30 a.m. - Sew In Love Bible Class
June 14 - Tweeners Honeysuckle Beach Potluck
June 19-25 - Music Camp at Camp Prince's Pines
June 22 - Ladies Brown Bag Luncheon - Noon
June 24-26 - We Care Ministry Seminar

Prayer Requests

Jeff Almond, grandson of Jim & Jan Almond, was run over by a truck several times. He underwent surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He is in stable condition and in need of your prayers.

Jo Allen is recovering from having her gall bladder removed. Keep her healing in your prayers.

Kathy Adams, Betty Wilhoite's daughter, has blood clots in her lungs and other health issues.

Al Poland is recovering from knee replacement surgery.

Vicki Laititi asks prayers that God would heal her back.

Dorothy Brotzman, a friend of Pat Irmer's, has cancer and is having chemo treatments.

Jack Pierce needs our prayers that his foot will soon heal.

Opal Wilson is recovering at home. Visits and/or calls would be appreciated.

Pat Irmer is participating in a neuropathy study. Pray that the treatment will help her feet.

Cecil Williams, brother of Louise Brown, is needing our prayers for healing and comfort.

Jerri Gwin thanks you for your prayers. She is doing a new treatment and is feeling much better.

Remember to keep in your prayers: Andrew Crump, Mike Kish, Matt Rude, Terry Morgan, Phillip Kirkham and Lamont Petersen who are all serving in Iraq.

Pray for the Kabiye Christians and the Team of Missionaries in Togo, West Africa. Keep David, Becky and their family in your prayers as well as the other team members. Also, pray that the government of Togo remains peaceful.

Cards of encouragement for Jeff Almond can be sent to:
Harborview Medical Center
325 9th Ave. #7 East
Seattle, WA 98104

Search Committee Communications
Our Youth and Family Minister position announcement is being placed on the church web site using the skills of Austin Shaner. This announcement will also be advertised to our various Christian universities and publications. From the announcement, interested individuals are requested to link to the web site for a detailed Description of Position and Resume Information. Our target date is August 15 for having resumes returned from all interested candidates.

Registration forms for All-Teen Camp
are due today! You may turn them into the church office today to be postmarked.

It's time to start planning for summer camps at Camp Prince's Pines:
Music Camp June 19 - 25 - (7th-12th)
All-Teen Camp June 26 - July 2 - (7th-12th)
Senior Camp July 31 - August 6 - (9th-12th)
Junior Camp August 7 - 13 - (6th-8th)
Pre-Teen Camp August 14 - 20 - (3rd-5th)

**This year we will not be taking the bus to camp so any parents that can help transport please contact Dave or Terri Johnson, John or Sandy Simpson, Paul or Katrina Swaim, Scott or Karmen Rouse, or Chris Rouse.

Sunday Evening Teen Devos
Robert Frisk, Kim McIntire and the Borsheims have offered to help with Sunday evening devotionals for all teens. Come join us in the bus barn at 5:30 p.m.

BIBLE BUILDERS MEMORY VERSES
Children's Sunday A.M. Bible Classes

Memory Verses for the Month of June
3 yrs. - K: Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. -Exodus 14:13

1st - 3rd: Moses answered the people, 'Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today.' -Exodus 14:13

4th - 6th: Moses answered the people, 'Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord fight for you; you need only to be still.' -Exodus 14:13-14

Congratulations to the Newlyweds,

Martin & Kelly White!

May God bless their new life together.

Don't forget to register your children for this year's VBS 'Adventures With Paul' on July 11th - 14th. You may register online at www.dgchurch.org or call the church office at 772-0541.

VBS Supplies Needed
We are in need of a few items for VBS craft activities. If you can help with any of these items, please leave them in the box in the foyer or contact Kathy Taylor or Jennifer Rude. Items needed: paper towel tubes, wire hangers, yarn, burlap sacks, fish netting, chocolate gold coins, men's neck ties. We are needing at least a hundred ties! Also, if anyone has a small boat, we could use that for a day as a prop on the stage. Thank you for your help!

Writers & Puppeteers Needed!
I am looking for a few men and women (no teens please) who love to write, willing to create one or more scripts for VBS. These will be puppet scripts which tell stories about Paul. I am also looking for people to help make the puppets come to life during VBS week. If interested, please contact Lynelle Dehlbom at 762-1029.

Thank You!
Thank you to all who took a baby bottle home for the Baby Bottle Boomerang to help support Open Arms Pregnancy Center. Please be sure to bring your filled baby bottle back next Sunday on June 19th. Your participation is appreciated! For questions or for more information see Vanessa or Kim Borsheim or Nancy Callis.

Thank you to the ones who expressed their love and care by hugs, calls and cards, and thanks to the church for sending the beautiful flower arrangement.
-Betty Williams

Do You Love Roses?
The Garden of Prayer needs a 'Rose Keeper'. This is someone who will prune, feed and spray only the roses. Please call Georgette Rude (772-9833) to inquire.

Needed Pantry Items of the Week:
Canned fruit, Tuna, Chili, Applesauce, Sugar

Secret Sisters!
Please remember to contact your secret sister at least once per month and pray for her much more often than that! Also, be sure to check the bulletin board at the bottom of the ramp for thank you notes from your sister. There are a lot of notes that have been hanging up for a while.

Attention Secret Sisters!
Remember to contact and encourage your Secret Sister at least once a month! Keep her in your prayers. Also, remember the Secret Sister bulletin board up in the foyer for you to post thank you notes to the Secret Sister who got your name. Don't forget to check it!

Your Help Is Needed!
In the Garden of Prayer we can use some help in weeding. If you could donate 15 minutes per week, and we all work together, it makes light work. Please see Rick or Janet Blanchard, or call (762-5096) to volunteer.

VBS Helpers Needed
All members interested in helping with snacks, decorating, preparation, etc. with Vacation Bible School, please contact Alyssa Frahm 665-5851 or Michelle Kish 772-7384.

Food Pantry Needs:
The pantry is in need of canned fruit (peaches, pears), chili, Top Ram—n, Jell-O and canned milk. Please place these items in the blue donation tub located in the foyer. We are so blessed by all that you give!

Volunteers Needed!
Be where all the action is during the Ironman Triathlon and encourage Angela Earnhart who will be racing. To volunteer, log on at ironmancda.com and request volunteering at Chuck Callis' transition aid station.

Togo Car Fund
A car account has been set up to purchase a new car for David and Becky Reeves, missionaries in Togo, Africa. Their old vehicle is no longer dependable. If you would like to contribute to this fund please make your check out to the Richland Church of Christ and indicate on your check: Reeves' car fund. Your donation is greatly appreciated!

Who's coming to dinner?
A sign-up on the kiosk is for everyone interested in hosting or being a guest for dinner. Each month everyone's names who have signed up will be randomly drawn from a hat. First draw will be host, and second draw will be the guest. This will be a time to get to know each other and enjoy each other's company, drawing us closer in our church family. Names will start to be drawn the first of June. Once your names are drawn, the host will be responsible to contact the guest to find an evening that is good for both parties. For more information contact Paula Morris 664-1046 or Kim Borsheim 772-0785.

Remember to keep praying for your Secret Prayer Sister!

C.C.S. School News
Announcements: CCS Fall enrollment is underway! Consider our Church School Mission for your children! (The elders and admin would be filled with joy if all our Church children could be enrolled at CCS! The seed has been planted and this is our 25th year!) CCS Scholarships funds needed. Has God blessed you? Would you consider helping a child in need with Christian education?

ATTENTION LADIES:
Summer is almost here. It's time to mark your calendars and plan on attending our Brown Bag Lunches.
Wednesday, June 22, noon
Wednesday, July 20, noon
Wednesday, August 24, noon
Locations will be announced later. For more information or if you would like to host one of the lunches, contact Jean Grow. Plan to attend and spend this time in fellowship with your sisters.

Food Pantry Needs:
The pantry is in need of canned fruit, chili, macaroni & cheese, tuna, spaghetti sauce, cake mix, pork & beans and canned milk. Please place these items in the blue donation tub located in the foyer. We are so blessed by all that you give!

C.C.S. ENROLLING NOW FOR 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR!
Spread the word for us as we get ready for the next year. For more information call the school office 772-7118.

Does spending the day on a motorcycle dirt bike riding sound fun? If so, contact Dan Sims at 704-4580 to find out when and where.

Youth Happenings
An interim committee has been put together to help facilitate teen activities over the next few months. If you would like to help out in any way, please see either Paul or Katrina Swaim, Dave or Terry Johnson, John or Sandy Simpson, Scott or Karmen Rouse, or Chris Rouse.

TO SERVE June 19^th, 2005

Contact Warren Brown ASAP if you are unable to serve.

Assembly Times:

Love Involvement Fellowship Evangelism Groups:

Dalton Gardens Church of Christ
6439 N. 4th Street
Dalton Gardens, Idaho 83815
(208)772-0541
Fax # 772-2963
E-mail: office@dgchurch.org
web site: http://www.dgchurch.org/

Church Office Hours:
8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday
Closed daily from noon-1:00
Phone messages can be left any time.

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