The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 October 1990 — Page 18

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., October 17,1990

Lessons learned from nature

By MARIETTA FULLER Things of nature in the outdoors can bring lessons to us from the Bible. For instance, when we hear birds singing throughout the day, it should cause us to want to do likewise as we praise our Lord and Savior. Also, our faith can grow stronger as we know that God takes care of feeding the birds and says He will also take care of us unless we have little faith (Matthew 6:26-30). When one delights in the law of the land (the Bible) and meditates on it day and night, his life is a happy one and is likened unto a tree that is planted by the rivers of water (of the Word) that

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GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONIES — About 20 members of the All Saints Episcopal Church attended a dedication service of the Wawasee Conference Center last Monday afternoon. Bishop Francis Campbell Gray blessed the ground, then broke it during the short service. Rev. David Hyndman and his brother, Jerome, the architect for the renovation project, participated in the ceremony. The center will provide a meeting place for the Diocese of Northern Indiana. (Photo by Julie Moore)

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brings forth his fruit in season. This refers to the nine spiritual fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. His leaf shall not wither and die and this refers to His testimony (Psalm 1:1-2). Is your garden growing? I had neglected my rose garden and black beetles and other insects had gotten in and their beauty was taken from them. When we let our enemies of Satan and his workers get into our lives with sin, we need to ask forgiveness of them and ask Christ the Messiah, the “Rose of Sharon,” to indwell us so that the garden of our souls will be beautiful as we produce the fruits of the Spirit of which love is the first and all the other eight depend upon it (Galatians 5:22-23). Also we can then have

APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Jesse Beer, Nelson Beer Will Schieler and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 am. Afternoon Worship 12:15p.m. FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD, SYRACUSE Bi Lingual Services Pastor Domingo Melendei Sunday School 9 30a.m. Sunday Worship 11 am. and 6:30 p m Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p m AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6 30 p m CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Roderick V. Smith, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a m * Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Wk Sunday Evening Worships p m Prayer Meeting 7pm Clubs Wednesdays 15 p.m Word of Life Club Wednesday 6 :15 p m FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev Gary Coby, Pastor Sunday School 9 :30 a m Worship Service 10 30 a m WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Jerry Walden, Pastor Jim Rodgers, Youth Pastor Doug Smith, S.S Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m and 6pm Mid Week Wednesday 7pm AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6 30pm BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US6) F Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m Wednesday Activity Night 7 30 BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Verne H. Leininger, Pastor Arlle Waggy, Bd Chm t Sunday School 9 30a.m. Worship 10:30am. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Jeffery Hoffard, Pastor Dennis Reed, Moderator Sunday School 10.50a.m. Morning Worship 9 30 a m Fellowship 10 30 a m Sunday Evening Worship6p.m Bible Study. S M M A Boys Club. Wednesday 7p m NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900NB2WE) Robert Rice. Jr , Pastor Sunday Bible Study 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 30a m Evening Worship 7pm Bible Study. 7pm Wednesday

fellowship with Him. Have you ever observed the little ant? We can learn a lesson from it for it is always busy doing what is most important to it and that is in providing for its future needs of food. So we Christians need to also be thinking of our future lives in heaven where we will be rewarded for deeds of love done for Jesus (Y’shua) as His many commandments are obeyed. Among them is “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). Although not everyone can preach or teach Sunday school or bible study, everyone can pray for and support, if possible, those taking the Gospel to the world. There must be rain and sun-

shine for crops to grow. Likewise, our lives need water of the Word and the SONshine of Christ the Messiah as He indwells us in the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18-20) in order to grow spiritually. Our Lord also gave a new commandment: “As I have loved you, that ye also love one another” (John 13:34). But of

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Anniversery to be celebrated World Missionary Press, Inc., New Paris, announces its 29th anniversary carry-in dinner program at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Fairfield High School. frother George of Iron Curtain Ministries will give accounts of risking his life in taking the word of God to people in closed an restricted countries. Former prisoner Gary Koly will tell how he came to Christ while servirfc time and how World Missionary Press literature plays a vital role in his present ministry to prisoners. The Mountain Anthems Choir of Salisbury, Pa., will provide special music. To make reservations, call 831-2111 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cromwell (JMW to hold bazaar The United Methodist Women for mission projects are sponsoring a bazaar Saturday, Nov. 3, from 8:30 a.m. t02:30 p.m. at the Cromwell United Methodist Church. Goodies for sale include homemade chicken and noodles, vegetable soup, salads, desserts, cookies and pies. In addition to the bake sale, early Christmas shoppers can choose from crafts, rugs, quilts, afghans, blankets, plant room and other items at the bazaar. Lunch will be served.

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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Tim Waits, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN SYRACUSE Philip Shankster, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 30am TURKEYCREEKCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Kenneth Swank, Pastor Church School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Richard Urbine Saturday Mass 5 p.m Sunday Mass 7 a m ,9am, 10 30 a m Confession — Saturday 4pm Holy Days — Vigil Mass 7 p.m . 7 a m and 7 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4Ni And Main Streets) MILFORD Father Paul Bueter Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (17$ N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a m Sunday Service 10 a m Wednesday 7pm GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 p m Wednesday Service 7 45 p m Reading Room open Monday, Thursday and Friday. 11 a m. to 3 p m BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Lonnie Nichol I, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30a m A6pm CHRISTIAN CHURCH . MILFORD CtMs Mahan. Senior Minister Brian Wilcox. Youth Minister Sunday School 9 OSa m Worship!a m 10 15a m Wednesday Bible Study 7 p m NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CHURCH Located 14 cottages east of the Tip pecanoe Country Club. EMS 35, Country Club Lane. Lake Tippecanoe Thorpe and Karen Mitchell. Pastors Worship Services Sunday 10 a m A 6pm Wednesday 7p m

ourselves we cannot keep this commandment of love, but must be filled with the Spirit of Christ (Luke 11:11-13) so that He can love through us. We must remember that love fulfills the law (Romans 13:10) and also that as we love others, we are loving our Lord and Savior. Seeing the rainbow in the sky, we are reminded of God’s promise that He will never figain destroy the earth by flood. But His greatest promise to us is that salvation, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

Rally Day at Hasting Island UMC

Rally Day will be held at Hasting Island United Methodist Church on Sunday, Oct. 21. Morning worship service will be held at 10:30 with Rev. Gary Lewis. A basket dinner will be held at 12:45. A male quartet from North Webster will provide music for the afternoon program atl:3op.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Leesburg United Methodists to host Friendship Sunday

The Leesburg United Methodist Church will host Friendship Sunday on Oct. 21. Worship starts at 9:30 a m. and will be followed by a presentation entitled “Operation Classroom” and a fellowship dinner. Everyone is invited to hear Phyllis Swick and Sandy Barkey who will be featured speakers following the noon carry-in meal. Swick is a registered nurse and Barkey is a ward secretary at Whitley County Memorial Hospital. Both are members of St. Matthews U.M. Church near Columbia City. In January of this year they spent three weeks in Liberia, Africa, with a work group of 12 from the Huntington district of the United Methodist Church. While in Liberia, they helped refurbish eight classrooms. “Operation Classroom" is a partnership program of the Indiana area and the Sierra Leone

CHURCHOFGOO NORTHWEBSTER Stephen W Fouts, Pastor James Davey. Associate Steven Clarke, Associate Men's Prayer Breakfast 6 30 a m Worship 8a m Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship Celebration 10 45 a m Evening Service of Praise 6 p m CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Ron Bruce. Pastor Paul Yeager, S.S. Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 30 a m Junior Worship 10 30a m Evening Worship 6 45 p m ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar Rev David L Hyndman Holy Eucharist 9am FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel Pastor Church School 9 15a m Morning Worship 10 30a m BYC Sunday 6 30p.m Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. FREEDOMCHAPEL NON DENOMINATIONAL (Corner Syra/Webster Rd. A 1000 N) SYRACUSE Ray Shanklin, Pastor Sunday Worship 10 a m Wednesday Worship 7pm GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr David R Haifley, Pastor Sunday School 9:45a.m Morning Worship 11 gm Sunday Evening Service 7pm Wednesday Evening Service 7pm JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday Public Lecture 930 a m Watchtower Study 10 30 a m Tuesday. Study of Prophecy 7 30 p m Thursday. Ministry School 7pm CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Larame Sundin, Pastor Sunday School 9a m Worship Service 10a m GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E. Main St.) SYRACUSE Richard Dunning, Pastor Worship 9 15 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Flachar, Pastor Divine Service IA 10 30 A M Sunday School A Bible Class 9:15 am.

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FALL FESTIVAL HELD — The annual fall festival at Bethany Church of the Brethren was held last Saturday. The day of fellowship included roasting three hogs, baking bread, making apple butter, helping with the bazaar and preparing supper — all of which was open to anyone to participate. Over $3,000 were raised by the bazaar, bake sale, auction and supper. The money went to outreach programs and the building fund. There were 266 attending the hog roast and 32 gallons of apple butter were sold in half pints, pints and quarts. Shown in the photo are those who canned the apple butter. In front is Roy Eisenhour preparing to hand a jar to Margaret Weybright or Dallas Fox as they dip out the apple butter. Standing at the table are Virginia Clem, Mildred Sheets and Carol Spaid, while Pastor Wayne Lawson stands in the background taking inventory of the apple butter canned. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

Priests celebrate jubilees

Seven priests in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will celebrate jubilees in a special

and Liberia United Methodist churches, joined to upgrade the secondary education program of United Methodist schools in those African countries. Needed are salary support, scholarship assistance, short-term volunteers, transportation vehicles, books, equipment and supplies, and the funds to send them. Friendship Sunday is an outreach of the Leesburg U.M. Church. Correction Due to a reporter's error, Catherine Beachy Yoder was incorrectly identified in the Oct. 10 issue of The Mail-Journal. Yoder, the author of “Hold Them Near,” is a graduate of Grace College, Winona Lake. Contrary to last week’s article, she did not print the book. We apologize for the error. ?

MILFORDCHAPEL Mennonite (East Catherine Street) Arthur Hershberger, Pastor Amos Ramer, Deacon Sunday School 10 a m Worship Service 11am Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m Wednesday Service 7pm DEWART LAKE COMMUNITY FRIENDSCHURCH (500E and 900 N) DEWART LAKE Lou Herchenroeder, Pastor Sunday School 9am Worship 10a.m (Quaker Hall) Kids in Christ Youth Group Thursday, 7pm WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9 30a m Worship 10 30 a m Evening Worship 6pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7pm ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13 A A 1050 N, E Lake Wawasee) Rev Sarah M Tuttle, and Dr Gary M Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a m Evening Worship 7p m Wednesday Bible School 7pm SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (IVi Miles Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Kurt B Church Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 10 30 a m Sunday Evening Service 6pm Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7pm BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m SYRACUSE CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) Dr James J Babbitt, Pastor Kim Conrad, Church School Supt Sherry Leedy, Youth Worker Church School 9 30 a m Worship Service 8 30 a m and 10 40 a m CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH John Bell. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 30 a m HASTING ISLANDCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Gary Lewis. Pastor Kendall Biller, Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 00 p m

Mass on Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, downtown Fort Wayne. Father Leo O’Donovan, president of Georgetown University, will give a day of continuing education for all priests of the diocese, and Bishop John D’Arcy Reconciliation program is voluntary Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program involves a face-to-face meeting between victims of a crime and the criminal offender, either juvenile or adult. Referrals are normally for non-violent, property crimes; VORP is being employed successfully in cases such as armed robbery and negligent homicide. Participation in the program is always voluntary. Meetings are facilitated by a trained mediator, often a volunteer from the community or neighborhood. United Methodist Church dollars are helping to bring about reconciliation. For more information, write to PACT Institute of Justice, 901 Washington St., P.O. Box 177, Michigan City, Ind. 46360.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Pastor Don Shanks Morning Worship 9 30 a m Church School 10 30 a m UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Ben Whirledge, Pastor Dan Brown, Lay Leader Church School 9 15a m Worship 10 30am UMYF Sunday 5 30 p m Bible Study Wednesday 7pm MORRISCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST R. I, PIERCETON Rev Christine Newman Jacobs Bob Wine. S.S Supt Ron Campbell, Ass t S S Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Pastor Richard Taylor Worship 8 30 a m and 10 45 a m Church School 9 30 a m Senior High Youth Group. Sunday, 6pm SAINT ANDREW'S UN43ED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Kenneth Overmyer, Pastor Church School 9:15 a m Worship 8 30 A 10:25a.m UMYF Sunday 6 30p.m Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Harold North. Pastor Worship 9am Sunday School 10 a m SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison A Pearl St.) Ronald Cox. Pastor Sunday School 10 a m Praise and Worship Sunday 6 30 pm Bible Study. Thursday 730 p m WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Mark Pfeister. Supt Sue Ganshorn. Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a m Sunday School 11am WAWASEE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH MILFORD Tom Speicher, Pastor Sunday School, All Ages 9 30a m Morning Worship 11 a m WORDOF GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (CR 300 E A Rook stool Rd) Allen Giant. Pastor Worship Service 10 a m Bible Study. 7 p m Wednesday

will celebrate the Mass for jubilarians afterward. Observing 60 years as a priest in Msgr. John Sabo, a retired priest living in Miami, Fla. Priests celebrating 50-year jubilees include Rev. Stephen Cvaniga, a retired priest living in South Bend; Rev. Joseph Jacobs, pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in South Bend; and Rev. Michael Vichuras, a retired priest residing in Mishawaka. The three priests observing their 25-year anniversaries include Rev. John Kuzmich, pastor of St. Vincent Parish in Fort Wayne; Rev. John Suelzer, pastor of St. Charles Parish in Fort Wayne; and Rev. Matthew Kafka, a resident of Orchard Lake Seminary in Orchard Lake, Mich. Mexican dinner The Filadelfia Evangelical Spanish Assembly of God is having a benefit Mexican dinner at the church this Saturday, Oct. 20, from 11 a m. to 5:30 p.m. Carryout dinners are available. Dinner proceeds will go to the church’s building fund. The church is located on the corner of Benton and Harrison streets, Syracuse.

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