Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 48, No. 12                         SOUTHSIDE ORACLE                          May 27, 2005

The Bulletin Board

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GERTRUDE BAHN

      Gertrude Bahn, a member of Southside since her baptism on May 13, 1999, died from cancer at St. Joseph’s Hospital on May 19^th.  She was seventy years old.  She had been hospitalized only a week earlier, but had been ill for over a year.  Her husband, Gunter, who was baptized at the same time as Gertrude, survives her.  She had come to this country from Germany in 1960.  The funeral was Monday at the Altstadt-Tyborski funeral home with Monroe Hawley speaking.  We will greatly miss Gertrude.  Remember Gunter in your prayers for his great loss.

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      Southside Retreat – A number of our families will be gone this weekend in a Memorial Day retreat at Fallhall Glen.

      Moving – Todd and Alex Helpingstein have moved to Kansas City….Adrienne Stanger has moved to Orlando, FL.  We will miss all of them.

      Elders’ Forum – Every fifth Sunday night we have an elders’ forum in which the elders respond to Biblical questions.  The next forum will be at 6:00 p.m. on June 5th at which time the topic to be addressed will relate to the various functions of the Lord’s supper.  Plan to attend.

      The Sick –  Laurie Giombi is recuperating at home following her recent surgery.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

                                                       Last year   Two weeks ago      Last week         Goal

Bible classes                                           129           no count                 118             170

 Morning worship                                     211                  231                *225            250

Evening worship                                        52                    65                    50              80

Contribution                                   $4233.81         $4428.00         $4119.65   $4900.00

                                                            (*) first service, 157; second service, 68

      Congregational Picnic – Our annual church picnic will be on Root River Parkway on Sunday, June 5th after the second service.

        Congratulations to Ben Copass on his recent graduation from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

      Guest Speakers – Bobby Valentine preached for the Fond du Lac congregation last Sunday and Dale Walker from Fond du Lac was our guest speaker at both morning services.  We thank Dale for his lessons.

      Two of our students who are attending York College, Bethany Stanger and Holly Shilts, are currently at Sendai Japan with the York College Concert Choir.  The Choir serves as a mission outreach for the young congregation at Sendai which is a major city in Japan.

      Congregational Meeting – On Sunday, June 12th, we will have a single morning worship service at 11:00 a.m.  It will be preceded by Bible classes at 9:30 a.m., but we will not have an 8:30 worship.  Following a sandwich lunch after worship, we will have a congregational meeting at about 1:00 p.m. to discuss the work of the church.  We encourage all to attend.

      Building Improvement Day – Our young people are going to use June 11th from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as a time to work on our church building.  There is lots to do on this clean-up day and everyone regardless of age is invited to help.  Come for as long as you can.

Calendar of Events

May 27 – 30 – Southside retreat, Fallhall Glen

June 5 – Congregational picnic, Root River Parkway

June 5 – Elders forum, 6:00 p.m.

June 11 – Building Improvement Day hosted by youth, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

June 12 – Congregational meeting after worship and sandwich lunch

June 19 – July 2 – Junior session, Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp

July 3 –16 – Middle session, Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp

July 17 – 30 – Intermediate session, Wisconsin Christians Youth Camp

Just to Have a Friend Stand By

                                    When trouble comes your soul to try,

                                    You love the friend who just stands by.

                                    Perhaps there’s nothing he can do:

                                    The task is strictly up to you,

                                    For there are troubles all your own,

                                    And paths the soul must tread alone ---

                                    Times when love can’t smooth the road,

                                    Nor friendship lift the heavy load,

                                    But just to feel you have a friend

                                    Who will stand by unto the end,

                                    Whose sympathy through all endures,          

                                    Although there’s nothing he can do,

                                    It helps somehow to pull you through.

                                    And so with fervent heart we cry;

                                    “God bless the friend who just stands by!”                           

                                                                            __J. M. McCaleb   

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