The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 November 1986 — Page 16
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 12,1986
Daily Thanksgiving
By MARIETTA FULLER Guest Writer At Thanksgiving time our thoughts revert to our Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth. They had just passed through a year of famine, of sickness, of death and wanted to thank God for his many blessings and especially for providing food so generously in the fall harvest. In 1863, Thanksgiving Day became a national celebration when President Lincoln proclaimed in the midst of the Civil War a day for expressing gratitude to God. Truly, however, there should be daily thanksgiving. Some suggestions are given below. Every day should start with thanking God for another day of life and perhaps singing or saying Psalm 118:24: “This is the day the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Thanking God for our daily bread includes not only physical but also spiritual bread which comes from the Bible. (Luke 4:4) We should not forget to thank God for salvation through Jesus (II Cor. 9:15) and to thank Jesus for paying our sin debt in full on the Old Rugged Cross. In Thess. 5:18 the Bible says, “In everything give thanks.” Darkness can be dispelled by the “light of His Word” and this is a blessing, for how can we thank God for the following unless we know that purging helps us to Youth to hold sole The youth group of North Webster Church of God, SR 13, North Webster, will be holding a sidewalk sale this Saturday from 9-4 in front of the church. They will be selling new gloves, hats and scarves. In case of rain, the sale will be held at the house north of the church. All proceeds go to the youth group of the church.
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bear more fruits of the Spirit (Jn. 15:2 and Gal. 5:22-23); sickness, accidents, disasters, misfortunes, etc. in our lives finally result in good for the child of God (R0m.8:28-29); tribulations can be of help in our comforting others in their times of trouble (II Cor. 1:3-4); death and sorrow can bring comfort from His rod and staff (Psalm 23); weakness brings strength through Christ (Phil. 4:13); chastening restores us to righteousness (Heb. 12:11 and Job 5:17); and throughout all of these and many more, God may be conforming us to Jesus (Rom. 8:29). As during the day, when as someone helps, encourages, lifts up our sorrow, gives comfort, or makes our dark day into a bright one; as we receive spiritual bread from hearing someone on radio, TV, or in person; and as we receive letters or recall what some person has meant to us, we can say the verse from Phil. 1:3: “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. ” “Let not the blessings we receive daily from God make us
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Jesse Beer and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 am. Afternoon Worship 12 15 pm CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 4 p.m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 pm AWANA Cl übs Wednesday 6.15 pm FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) William L Hutchins, Pastor Sunday School 10am. Worship Service 11 am. Sunday Evening6p.m. Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev RoyMickley. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30a.m. WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Carl Calloway, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. > AWANA Clubs Thurs. £■3o p.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (USA) F. Wayne Lawson. Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:30 ? BETHELCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Ernest R. Jehnsen, Pastor Raymond Hoover, Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. * Worship 10: Mam. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (SOMA2ME) Sunday Bible Study 9-30 a.m. Worship Service 30: M a. m. Evening. Worship 4:30 p.m. Wednesday AWANA Clubs*: M p.m Bible Study. Prayer 7:30 p.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Emery Kintner, Pastor Morning Worship 9: M a. m. Sunday School 10:Ma.m
not to value or not to praise Him because they be common. Let us not forget to praise Him for pleasures. What would a blind man give to see the pleasant rivers and meadows and flowers — and many other like blessings we enjoy daily?” — Isaak Walton. In his book on Hosea, Dr. J. Vernon McGee says, “The worst sins are being committed by the children of God who are ungrateful.” So in conclusion: May our lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all He has done.“ (Colossians2:7) Sacred music concert set The 20-voice chorale of Fort Wayne Bible College will present a concert of sacred music at the New Paris Missionary Church on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. The public is cordially invited to enjoy this concert at which a freewill offering will be taken and no admission charged.
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE Robert Ebby Interim Pastor Junior Blough. Supt Sunday School 9 30am. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry. Team Pastors Chufch School 9a.m Worship 10 a.m SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Massß 00a.m. and 10:45am Saturday Masss:3opm Confession Before Masses Holy Dayss 30p.m.. 7am and 7:30 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott. Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30am. FILADELFIAEVANGELICAL SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOO, Milford Bi Lingual Services Pastor Alberto Jimenez Sunday School 9:30a.m. Sunday Worship 11 am. 46:30 pm. Wednesday Bible Study 4:30 p.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (17SN. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10a.m. Sunday Service 10a.m. Wednesday 7p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH K OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45p.m. Reading Room open Monday. Thursday and Friday, I T am. to3p.m. NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CENTER NORTH WEBSTER Karen and Thorpe Mitchell, Pastors Worship Service 10a.m. Adult Classes, Tuesday 7p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden. Pastor Sunday School 9: Mam. Worship IQ: 30 a.m. 46p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Dale Kuhns. Senior Minister Bible School 9 00am Warship 10:00 e.m. and7p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
Attend The Church Os Your Choice
Profile of a new church
I By GLEN LONG Staff Writer This profile of the most recently formed church in the MilfordSyracuse area is largely information given by Tom and Ned Speicher. It contains only parts of the total by-laws and statement of faith and teachings of Wawasee Community Bible Church. The founders of the Wawasee Community Bible Church are grateful for their strong fundamental background in Bible teachings. A rich heritage which emphasized the sanctity of the family created in them a desire to share their convictions with others. Feeling a need for a new outreach effort in the area, the Wawasee Community Bible Church was formed. The primary objective of the group is to be true to the teachings of Jesus Christ, with an emphasis in local evangelization. Tom Speicher, Milford, is pastor of the new church, whose statement of faith consisting of seven pages has been written and is being printed for distribution to anyone who is interested. The church government consists of a rotating board of five elders who serve three year terms and who, as is the pastor, are elected by the congregation after prayerful consideration. The current board of directors, in addition to the pastor, includes Ned Speicher, chairman; Tim Steffen, secretary; Steve Kaiser, treasurer; and Steve Haab. member. The church group originally planned to purchase the Concord Church, located north of Dewart Lake, from the North Indiana Conference of Methodist Church, Inc. However, growth of the congregation has exceeded expectations and the size of that church building will not accommodate Sunday attendance, which has averaged more than 120 worshipers over the past two months and reached 190 last Sunday,
CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Stephen W Fouts. Pastor Jim Davey. Associate Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:Qoa.m Worship 8:30 and 10:45a.m. Sunday School 9 45 am Evening Service of Praise 7 pm CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev Michael Johnson. Pastor Paul Yeager S.S. Supt Sunday School 9 30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Junior Worship 10:30a.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASE E Vicar Rev David L Hyndman Holy Eucharist 9a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD x Paul Tinkel. Pastor Church School 9:15a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. BYC Sunday 4p.m.. Midweek Worship 7 p.m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr David R Haitley. Pastor Sunday School 9:45a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7p.m. Wednesday EveningService7p.m. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG William W Smith: Pastor Tom Vieth, C E Director Marlin Rose, Moderator Sunday School 9:30 10:30a.m Morning Worship 10:35a.m. Evening Worship4p.m. Family Night, Wednesday 7p.m. JEHOVAH'SWITNESS x KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture9:Ma.m. Watchtower Study 10: M a.m. Tuesday. Study of Prophecy 7:30p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7p.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (til W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a. m. EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod Lakeland Youth Center Syracuse Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (Mt E. Main St.) SYRACUSE Richard Dunning, Pastor Worship 9:15a.m. Sunday School TO: 15a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER* Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Service 9am Sunday School 4 Bible Class Id: Warn.
Pleased that their new church, which presently is renting space on Sundays at the Milford school, is reaching out to new people and helping fill their spiritual needs, the board is still searching for an existing facility. If no suitable existing facility is found, the board is planning to build a new church building. A committee is evaluating several sites between the Milford and Syracuse communities and financial support has been offered to allow building of a modest initial church structure. If it is needed it is hoped that construction can begin in the spring of 1987. What They Believe Pastor Speicher said the church believes in a labor of love for our Lord Jesus Christ. In order to create a vibrant congregation of participators all church offices, including the pastor, are unpaid positions. The church is strongly based in scripture. Its statement of faith includes “We teach that the Bible is the written word of God, verbally inspired in every word, absolutely without error in the original documents. We teach that the Bible alone constitutes infallible and final authority in faith and life.” The church teaches that two sacraments have been committed to the local church, baptism and the Lord’s supper. Christian St. Andrew's food drive coming The youth group at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Syracuse will be conducting a door-to-door food drive on Sunday, Nov. 16, between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Items collected will be placed in the Syracuse community food pantry to be distributed to help needy families. Debbie Kirkdorfer can be called at 457-4763 to make arrangements for items to be picked up if donors will not be home during the regular drive.
MILFORD CHAPEL Mennonite (East Catherine Street) Arthur Hershberger Pastor Amos Ramer Deacon Sunday School 10 am Worship Service 11 am Sunday Evening Service 7 pm Wednesday Service 7p.m WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9 30am Worship lO:3Qa.m Christian Living Studies 6 pm Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH (SooEand9ooN) DEWART LAKE Sunday School 9 15am. Worship 10a.m (Quaker Hall) May Starting Lakeside Service, Memorial Day Labor Day. Every Other Sunday. 8:30a.m ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-A41050N, E. Lake Wawasee) Rev Sarah M. Tuttle, and Dr Gary M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (1 1 2 Miles Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7p.m. Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m Worship 10:30 a.m. CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C Maish. Pastor Ruth Lovejoy, Youth Minister Kim Conrad, Church School Supt Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:40a.m. Youth Sunday Night Live 3 p.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Stewart Carter, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. > HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer, Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt. Kendall Biller, Asst. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dale Mendenhall, Pastor Morning Warship 9:30 a. m. Church School 10:30a.m.
baptism by immersion is the testimony of a believer demonstrating forth his faith in the crucified and risen Saviour and his union with Him in death to sin and resurrection to a new life. The Lord’s supper is in remembrance of His death and should always be preceded by solemn self-examination The outreach program of the church is stated in the purpose section of its by-laws, “The purpose of this church shall be to maintain the public worship of Almighty God; to edify and strengthen the church through Christian fellowship and Bible teaching; to carry on an active progress of local evangelization; to propogate the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world in keeping with the Great Commission and the doctrines and practices of our church.” Sunday morning worship service is from 11 a.m. to noon. In keeping with its belief that children and adults should study the word of God, Sunday School classes are provided from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. These include nursery, 0-3 years; pre-school, 3-5 years; primary, kindergarten to second grade, intermediate, grades three to five; junior high, grades six to eight; high school, grades nine to 12; and adult. Visitors are always welcome to worship at Wawasee Community Bible Church. Any person desiring membership or wanting to serve in the church shall give satisfactory evidence of regeneration by testimony of his faith. He shall express his approval of the constitution of the church, including the statement of faith. Inquiries regarding membership shall be made through a member of the official board. The world cannot always understand a person’s profession of faith, but it can understand service. — lan Maclaren
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison. Pastor Dan Brown. Lay Leader Church School 9:15a.m. Worship 10:30 am UMYF Sunday 5:30p.m. Bible Study Wed. 7 00 p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST R. 1, Pierceton Charles Taylor, Pastor Ron Cambell. Supt. Sunday School 9:3oam. Worship 10:30a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Rex Lindemood, Pastor Worships:3oa.m. and 10:45a.m. (Church School 9:30a.m. Senior High Youth Group, Sun. 7:oopm. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Lewis Hathaway, Pastor Church School 9:15a.m. Worship Hour 10:30am. UMYF 4:30p.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODI ST CHU RCH Brian Clear. Pastor Warship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 am. WORD OF GRACE FELLOWSHIP Robert Lewis Drive West Side Irish Lake Allen 4 Peggy Giant. Pastors Sunday Worship 10a.m. 47p.m. Wednesday 7 pm. prayer meeting ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Corner Syr. Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. william Wheeler, Pastor Marlene Andrews, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9a.m. Worship 10a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison 4 Pearl St.) Ronald G. Looney. Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday 4:30 pm. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Mark Pfeister. Supt. Sue Ganshorn, Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m.
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*KKKP QUHT AND LISTEN TO MET Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet; soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew as follows: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me as I offer my defense." (When they heard him speaking in Hebrew, the silence was even greater.) "I am a Jew," he said, "born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, but educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel, at whose feet I learned to follow our Jewish laws and customs very carefully. I became very anxious to honor God in everything I did, just as you have tried to do today. And I persecuted the Christians, hounding them to death, binding and delivering both men and women to prison. "The High Priest or any member of the Council can testify that this is so. For I asked them for letters to the Jewish leaders in Damascus, with instructions to let me bring any Christians I found to Jerusalem in chains to be punished." Acts 21:40: 22:1-5
WCSC holds meeting
The Women’s Christian Service .Council of the Syracuse Church of God met in the church fellowship hall at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. In keeping with the WCSC theme for the year, “The Race,” President Jackie Plikerd began the meeting with warm-ups. Prior to the meeting, several pairs of shoes were placed on the table and the ladies were to guess to whom each pair of shoes belonged. Mrs. Plikerd then informed the ladies of the theme of the meeting, “Praise Him For the Agony of De-Feet! ’ ’ The group then did deep breathers, which consisted of a fast action song. The Sword Drill was a scripture race. Mrs. Plikerd then gave the program. Following the checking of the workbooks, prayer requests were heard, with Nancy Coy leading in prayer. Ttejwgyie song, “Keep Me Thirteen members answered roll call by giving their shoe size. There were two guests present. Bessie Grimes and Pat Mast. Secretary Penny Plikerd read the minutes of the October meeting and Joella Johnson gave the treasurer’s report. Committee reports were heard. Spiritual Life chairperson Pauline Firestone passed out the
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new prayer alert lists. She also announced that a Successful Living party will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 8 a m.-2 p.m. at the church. This will be a book sale and open house. Discussion was held on updating and improving the library and doing book reviews to be typed and inserted in the bulletin each month. The president reminded the ladies that the secret pal Christmas gift exchange will be during the December 4 meeting. The business meeting was closed. Mrs. Firestone asked the blessing on the food and Mrs. Johnson served the refreshments. The evening ended with a silent auction. Open house at Church of God The Syracuse Church of God will have an open house on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Successful Living Books consisting of Christmas books, tapes and notes will be sold by its women’s group. Women’s Christian Service Council. The Church of God is at 113 E. Washington St. in Syracuse.