Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 48, No. 30            SOUTHSIDE ORACLE              October 14, 2005

The Bulletin Board

          Annual Fall Give Away - Our "Give Away" begins this Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and will end about 2:00 p.m. Hundreds of items have been contributed and our ladies have been working all week to prepare. Anyone can take anything that he or she desires. Everything is free. We can use workers on Saturday if you are available.

          Christian Workers' Meeting - The first meeting of the fall will be at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1e at Southside. Ken Henes of Madison will deal with the prophet Joel and John Mooney of Appleton will present a lesson on "The Holy Spirit." The theme this year will be "Majoring In the Minors," a study of the Minor Prophets. The meeting is every third Tuesday and is open to all.

          We now have a Young Men's Worship Leader's Training Class that meets in the large room in the basement annex during the second Sunday morning worship. It will conclude November 20th.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

          New Member Welcoming - The Valentine family invites our new members to an open house at their home, 3737 W. Ramsey, Greenfield, this Sunday, October 16^th , from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. We encourage all of our new people to attend.

          The Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp annual meeting will be held at the Mandrake Road Church in Madison at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 22^nd. Reports on the status of the camp will be given and five board members will be elected. Bobby Valentine currently represents Southside on the board. The camp is located at Fallhall Glen, south of Black River Falls. We regularly send over thirty young people to the eight weeks of youth camping and have many members who serve on the staff.

          The Sick - Mary Anguiano had a heart catheterization at St. Francis Hospital on Monday, but is now home.

          Address Change – JR and Katie Frost- Contact us for details.

          Women's Ministry - A planning session for our women's ministry will be from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 13t^h. It will be preceded by a lunch fellowship at 12:30 p.m.

Calendar of Events

October 15 - Annual Southside Give Away, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

October 16 -New member welcoming, Valentine home, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

October 18 - Christian Workers' Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

October 22 - Wis. Christian Youth Camp annual meeting, Mandrake Road Church, Madison, 10:00 a.m.

October 30 - Sunday Night Live youth program, Southside

November 13 - Women's Ministry planning session, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

November 13 - Elders/deacons meeting, 4:30 p.m.

November 13 - Praise and Palate, 6:00 p.m.

November 19 - Senior dinner sponsored by youth group, 12:00 noon

December 11 - Congregational meeting, 1:00 p.m., after sandwich lunch

What God Hath Promised

God hath not promised skies always blue,

Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through.

God hath not promised sun without rain,

Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.

But God hath promised strength for the day,

Rest for the labor, light for the way,

Grace for the trials, help from above,

Unfailing sympathy, undying love.

Making Choices

"Better a day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked." Psalm 84:10

          The Psalmist had made a choice. Life is filled with choices. Some are important, others not. Choosing a life occupation is more significant than selecting a restaurant. Our important decisions reflect our interests and values. A person may choose to enter politics because he views it as a means to power and prestige.   Another may select medicine as a life vocation because of his desire to help people. Of course, not everyone chooses politics or medicine for these reasons. The politician might be motivated by a true sense of public service while the doctor might simply see his occupation as an avenue to the good life.

          The Psalmist presents us with two starkly clashing worldviews. Those who would "dwell in the tents of the wicked" adopt lifestyles of self-gratification, regardless of their effect on others or their relationship with God. Pleasure is the ultimate goal. The temple doorkeepers have God-centered lives that render service to Him and to the welfare of others. The first gives instant pleasure but ends in despair. The second loses self in the service of God, but culminates in happiness borne out of a purpose filled life and an assurance that one is right with God. Which is your choice?

Monroe Hawley

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