The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 February 1984 — Page 13

By DOROTHA WINGER FRY Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren Two of the active religious groups in Jesus’ day were trying to find ways to trick Jesus. The Pharisees and the Scribes asked him about taxes and eternal life. They were astounded at his answers. The Pharisees chose one of their astute attorneys to question Jesus. He asked which of the laws was most important. Remember that the Jews had thousands of laws. Without any hesitation, Jesus answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And there is a second like it; You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hangs all the Law and Prophets ” * Wow! What a concise pattern for life —for our individual life and a pattern for the world to follow.

March begins drama month at Turkey Creek

March is Drama Month at Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren, CR 13 Nappanee, and several dramas depicting the teachings of Jesus’ parables are planned for Sunday evening March 4. The dramas will begin at 7 pm and be followed by a fellowship time The parable concerning “The Unjust Judge" from Luke 18:1-5 will explain the importance of prayer and what kind of a God our Father in heaven is. One of the most misunderstood subjects in the church today is prayer and the parable will address whether or not we are sending our prayers to the wrong address — praying to someone who isn’t at all like the God of the Bible, the loving God we can turn to everyday. Matthew 25:14-30 is the parable about “The Talents " How easy it is in today’s life “to-piayileafe.~ not get involved and not make waves.” But look at the people in

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A pattern for living

To love God means to lift our eyes to the wonders, the beauty surrounding us and far beyond what we can see, we begin to realize a tiny bit the vastness of God, and, rather than just seeing God through our limited ideas, we begin to see God through the eyes of the universe and the globe on which we live. And yet in this vastness, we see God’s care and love for each of us individually. And this begins to stir us with an even greater love. Christ goes on to say, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” This includes knowing who we are and whose we are. Each one of us is God’s creation. We are children of no less than the Almighty God. So each one is vastly important. As we realize this, we can look at ourselves and see our strengths and our weaknesses. Selfishness and self appreciation are the opposite. For a person who appreciates himself realizes his strengths but also his weaknesses and has the maturity to realize and respect the worth of other in-

the world and see who are the happy ones. Are they those who never run any risks, who never try to help others, but simply keep all of life for themselves? Or are the happy ones those who risk all for the good of others? These questions will be addressed in this parable. “The Dishonest Steward" from Luke 16:1-8 basically describes a common attitude that far too many people are better talkers than doers — that they are very enthusiastic for a cause as long as it doesn’t require any particular effort. If ffie dishonest steward worked so hard to protect his earthly existance, shouldn't we work even harder in our service to a loving and everlasting God? The program is open to the public and each family is asked to take< a doaen cookies for ths* fellowship time following the program.

dividuals. We are created by God and all our life is spent growing into the mature love of God. As we grow in this love, we can forget self and reach out to others, recognizing the divine spark of God in persons we live and work with. We see this in people we know and those we don’t know. We become aware of God’s people and their needs, not only around us in the Milford area, but we begin to see the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the world. Then we want to reach out and touch their lives. It begins to give us a new perspective on the trouble spots in the world. It is not easy to love our neighbors as ourselves — especially the times when we feel rotten about ourselves and especially the times our Church dinner to benefit Gessinger The Men’s Fellowship of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren on Mack Drive will sponsor a benefit roast beef supper on Saturday, March 10, from 4 until 8 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. All proceeds will be given to Greg Gessinger, a Nappanee man who was injured in a traffic accident last summer Gessinger, a 1979 graduate of North Wood High School, is paralyzed from the waist down as a result of the accident. Funds raised from the dinner will help defray some of the expenses not covered by insurance. At the time of the accident, Gessinger had been studying aerospace technology at Indiana State University in Terre Haute. He is continueing his rehabilitation at home in Nappanee. The dinner will include roast beef, baked potato, vegetable, roll, jello salad and beverage. Among those selling tickets in advance are Thornburg Drugs, . Nappanee; and Koontz ' Hardware, Bremen. Tickets will also be available at the door.

GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing. Pastor Tim Hood, Sunday School Supt Sunday School 9:30-10:30 am Morning Worship 10:35 a m Evening Worship t p.m Prayer Service, Wednesday 7 p m SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison * Pearl St.) David Hudson. Pastor Sunday School 10 a m. Praise and Worship. Sunday 6 30 p.m. Bible Study. Thursday 7 30 p m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Stetten, Pastor John Groat. Adult Supervisor Sally Jaques, Primary Supervisor Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a m. Sunday School II a.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Karen Weaver. Pastor Worship Service 9 a.m Sunday School 10 20 am FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) William L Hutchins. Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m Sunday Evening 6 p.m Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7 p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED ME THOOIST (County Reeds ISSN and 37SE) Charles Taylor, Pastor Don Conley. Supt Sunday School 9:30 a.m Worship 10.30 a.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Philip Frew. Pastor Church School 9:15 a.m Worship Hour 10 :30 a m UMYF 4pm ZION CHAPEL U.S. CHURCH (Canter Syr. Web Rd. and 1M0N) Rev Don Roas. Pastor Larry McCullough. S.S. Supt Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. OOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10 :30 a m Wednesday Service 7 45 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Rex Llndemood, Pastor Worship 1:30 a.m. and to: 45 am Church School 9:30 a.m.

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neighbors, near or far, do some dumb or hurtful things. The triangle can only be completed as we recognize it as one. So we ask for God’s help in appreciating ourselves and our neighbors. God hears our prayers. God is closer to us than the air we breathe. As we are swept up in the love of God, neighbor and self. We will want to practice more and more the listening for God’s guidance. Then we can grow and become more mature in following the pattern for life that Christ gave us.

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REVIVAL MEETINGS - Evangelist Joe Mark, Towanda, 111., will be the special speaker at revival meetings, March 4-9, at Wawasee Heights Baptist Church, located across from Wawasee High School. Rev. Mark will speak at services each evening beginning at 7 p.m. Rev. Mark is a graduate of Pillsbury College, Minnesota; and Tennessee Temple Seminary, Chattanoga, Tenn. He has served the past 12 years in evangelistic work and has traveled extensively throughout the country. Norman E. McVey, pastor of Wawasee Heights Baptist Church, and the congregation ex-, tend an invitation to the public to attend the special services.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a m. Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Awana Clubs Wednesday 6:30 p.m SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 7:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Saturday Mass 6:30 p.m Confession Before Masses Holy Days 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer. Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt Kendall Biller. Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m. Worship 10:30 a m Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Strassheim. Jesse Beer, Elmer Hartter and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 am Afternoon Worship 12:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer. Minister Fred Walls. Associate Minister Bible School 9 30 a.m Worship 10:30 a.m and 7 p.m Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m TURKEYCREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry, Toom Pastors Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Frank Barcus. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 am NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (9SONA2ME) ' Glenn Byers. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. BURR OAK UNITEDMETMOOIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

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Parable of Jesus And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him Into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. BIBLE VERSE *8 “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt. “ 1. What is the above verse warning against? 2. Who was the author of the above warning? 3. To whom was he writing? 4. Where may it be found? Answer to BMe Verse sumssop3 fr •assopj je suetjsijqj aqj. £ ansody aqi inej j Aquejojd jo SuueaMS ‘qaaads ueap -un jsuieSe Buiujba\ y

CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Charles E. Towriss, Pastor Henry R. McCray, Associate Pastor Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Prime Time Senior High 5 p.m. Evening Service or Praise 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m Worship 10:30 a.m -4 p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev Michael Johnson. Pastor Tom Stiver, S.S. Sup* Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Junior Worship 10:30 a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel. Pastor Church School 9:30 a m Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. BYC Sunday 6 p.m. Mid week worship 7 p.m. BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly. Pastor Denn Kesler, Bd. Chm Sunday School 9 :30 a m Worship 10:30 a.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US 4) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School to: 30 am Wednesday Activity Night 7:00 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland, Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Halttey, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a m. Morning Worship 11 a m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

Calvary church sponsors weekly Lenten services

Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse announces a Wednesday evening Lenten series beginning March 7 and continuing through April 11. The public programs to be held at the church are: March 7,7:30,p.m. — Dr. Gary L. Forbes, senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church in South Elend, will be the speaker at the opening event which will be a worship service. Dr. Forbes’ churches have always grown in local mission under his leadership and his downtown church has ar open door policy where over 50 groups use the church weekly and monthly. Under his leadership, the church has begun ministry in the area of day care, upper room temporary housing, food co-ops, food pantry, soup kitchen, counseling center, tutoring, friends for unemployed, a consignment clothing store, senior citizens and other ministries. March 14,7:15 p.m. — Paul and Evelyn Gilman of LaGrange will share slides of the Elkhart District work missions. March 21, 7:30 p.m. — “Eiffel

Conference plans finalized at New Salem “Until They Know” is the theme for the Missionary Conference at New Salem Church of the Brethren, Milford, Thursday through Sunday, March 1 through 4. The programs will begin at 7 p.m. each evening with Sunday morning Bible School at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 and a carry-in dinner at 12 noon. Emphasizing the Sudan Interior Missions and the New Tribe Missions will be special speakers: Randy and Adena Wildman, local missionary candidate to the Sudan Interior Missions speaking on Thursday and Friday nights; Rev. Fred Zabel, Chicago, special representative to Sudan Interior Missions and former missionary to Ethiopia will speak on Saturday; while Manny and Ruth Steffen, Bremen, special service representative to New Tribe Missions, will speak Sunday morning and evening.

Special music will be provided at each service and the public is invited to attend.

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East PapakaecMe Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9:30 a.m. Watchtower Study 10:30 a.m. | Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 ( p.m. ■ , Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (IVS Mile Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller I Sunday School a m. I Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. ( Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. I Prayer-Bible Study Wednesday 7 I p.m. I GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (NO E. Main St.) SYRACUSE Frank Barcus. Pastor I Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. 1 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F. Shrlder, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. I Sunday School 10:30 a.m. i CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY (Old SR IS) MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl Avalos. Pastor Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mid Week Worship Wed., 6:30 p m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dele Mendenhall. Patter Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School 10:30 a m FIRST CHURCH Os CHRIST SCIENTISTS (173 N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Service tea m Wednesday 7 p.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURC H I SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE < Vicar . Rev. David L. Hyndman I Holy Eucharist. 9 a.m. QUAKER HAVEN FRIEND! CHURCH (M*Eaad9NN) DEWART LAKE Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship W a m. (Quaker Hall) WAWASEE HEIOWS BA PTIST CHURCH (Aerate From High Sdieei) Norman D. McVey, Patter Jon Rumtoy, S.S. Supt. J Sunday School 9:30 a.m. < Worthip 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. < AWANA Clute Thun. 6.30 pjr., I

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DR. GARY L. FORBES OPENING SPEAKER the Bubble Man,” a retired science school teacher from Huntington, will share his message through the use of all size and shape of bubble.

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C. AAaish, Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:40 a.m. UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH ’ MILFORD Kenneth Greenwood, Pastor Mary Duncan, Lay Leader Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. UMYF Sunday 6 p.m. Bible Study Sunday 5:30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev. Roy Mlckley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Don Shellne. Pastor Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. MILFORD CHAPEL (Baer Read) Naaman Martin, Sen. Pastor Arthur Hershberger, Jr. Pastor Joe Shetler, SS Superintendent Sunday School 10 a.m. >■ Worship Service 11 a m Wednesday Service 7 p.m. ROCK CHURCH INTERDE NOMI NATIONAL (13-A A ias»N, E. Lake Wawasee) Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, and Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Vicar Church Service 9 a.m. Sunday School W: 15 a.m. SPANISH CHURCH OF GOO (SR 13, Sett* Os The BowHiif Alley) Rev. Bernabe C. Moreno Sunday School 9:45 a m. Worship Service 11:00 a m. Sunday Evening 4:00 p.m. Wedntidty Evening 7:00 p.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE James E. Otis. Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Living Studies 4 p.m. wocwiasaay meowaea aervice /p.m.

FAITH SAYS THAT SELF-IMPROVEMENT BEGINS WITH PRAYER hatever the adherence to our faith may be, most of us recognize the fact that we are far from perfect in our thoughts and actions, and would like to improve ourselves any way we can. Os course, how easily this can be done will depend a great deal on how far we have strayed from the ideal conduct .prescribed by our faith or the prevailing culture. However, in any case the first step toward this reform program is prayer, both at our House of Worship and away from it; and it must be the right kind of prayer. So, instead of asking God for material advantages, try praying for the health of your family and friends, for peace and happiness in the world, and above all, for guidance to help you become a better person. Then, if you are truly sincere about this, you will make a real effort in that direction and find in the process that some of your prayers have already been answered.

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March 28, 7:15 p.m. — Sierra Leone, West Africa slides will be presented by Rev. Robert and Helen Seitz of North Webster. April 4, 7:15 p.m. — “Burning Bright," a Bicentennial film telling of the development of Methodism since it began in the United States in 1784, will be presented by Dr. Harold Hazenfield of Oakwood Park. April 11, 7:30 p.m. — A Christian music concert will be presented by Sharon and Robin who share Biblical stories and witness in an entertaining way. I 1 Each evening program is preceded by a 6:15 carry-in dinner for those who would like to enjoy fellowship before the program. Infant and toddler care are provided each evening with a program every night for 3-5 year olds and a creative learning experience “We Remember Jesus” for all other children through ’ fifth grade on March 7 and 14, and April 4.

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