Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 47, No. 49                        SOUTHSIDE ORACLE                    February 18, 2005

Welcome, Oconomowoc Members

      In January the congregation in Oconomowoc disbanded because the preacher there, Mike Casey, had moved to Missouri and the members felt it expedient to become part of other area congregations.  After considering several alternatives, the majority of the church decided to cast their lot with Southside.  Accordingly, those who made this decision were introduced to our congregation at the morning worship time last Sunday.  We welcome them all and encourage our members to get to know them.  We believe that they will be a valuable and active part of our church family.  Here is the information about the families including the children.  Those who have an asterisk are members:

Benson, Tony* and Magdeline*.

Benson, Jason* and Leslie*.

Koepke, Ron* and Jennifer*.

Nowlin, Tom* and Judy*.

Small, Mark and Denise*, Magdeline.

Walker, Timm and Michelle*

(Please Contact Us for their addresses or phone numbers.)

The Bulletin Board

      Baptized – We welcome to our Southside family Lori Moore who was baptized Sunday morning by Bobby Valentine.  She and her husband, Michael, and children live in the area. Please Contact Us for their address or phone number.

      The annual Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp Benefit Dinner and Auction will be at Southside on Saturday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  The camp has been a great blessing to this congregation and you are urged to attend if you can.  If you have items to contribute to auction contact Wayne Alexander.

      Bobby Valentine will speak next week at the annual Abilene Christian University Bible lectureship in Abilene, TX and will be gone on Sunday.

      In Bobby’s absence Monroe Hawley will preach this Sunday on “The Meaning of  Commitment to Christ.”

      Mark your calendar for a congregational meeting March 6 after second worship.  

      The Sick –  Pearl Molla was recently hospitalized for a heart condition….Rodney Windell has been ill at home for the last week….J. R. Frost, who was recently in the hospital in Georgia, is now home, but still not well….Elfriede Wandsnider is scheduled for surgery February 21^st….Carol Henning, sister of Nathalie Campbell, is hospitalized and seriously ill in Phoenix, AZ….Quite a few of our members have recently been ill….Bruce Morgan was taken to Waukesha Hospital last weekend with chest pains, but is improved and now home….Remember the sick in your prayers.

      Lost and Found – Items that are left in the church building can be found on the lost and found table in the basement.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

                                                 Two years ago       Last year        Last week         Goal

Bible classes                                           130                  145                  139            170

Morning worship                                     218                  224                *256            250

Evening worship                                        71                    64                    54              80

Contribution                                   $3430.93         $4473.99         $4975.19   $4900.00

                                                        (*) first service, 147; second service, 109

        Did you know that Southside’s membership currently includes people from thirty-five communities, eight counties, and two states?  This means that we have tremendous opportunities to share the gospel, but it also underscores the fact that we are geographically widely separated.  We have a number of members who live 25 to 40 miles from our place of worship while at the same time we have a large group that live relatively close.  To help address the problem of physical separation we have several midweek study groups in different locales that meet to provide fellowship in addition to Bible study.  If you are not currently in one of these groups, we urge you to get involved.  If you would be willing to host a new group, let Rocky Slaughter know of your interest as he is the deacon in charge of our group program.  We need additional study groups locations as well as those who would be willing to teach.

Calendar of Events

February 19 – W.C.Y.C. auction/dinner, church building, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

February 25 – Men’s night out, Romine’s, 6125 S. 27^th, 6:00 p.m.

March 6 – Congregational meeting after second worship

March 12 – Area-wide Men’s Breakfast, Southside

March 13 – Elders/deacons meeting, 4:30 p.m.

March 13 – Praise and Palate, 6:00 p.m.

March 15 – Christian Workers’ Meeting, 9:00 a.m.     

March 18-20  - Southside Youth Rally

April 15, 16 – Southside men’s retreat, Camp Matawa

April 23, 24 – W.C.Y.C. youth rally with Soul Concern

April 29 –30 – John Clayton seminar

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