Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 50, No. 24                    SOUTHSIDE ORACLE                    August 17, 2007

The Bulletin Board

Inter-congregational Picnic - The annual joint picnic of Milwaukee area churches will be at 11:00 a.m., this Saturday at Kletzsch Park instead of last Saturday.

New Attendance Directory - Cliff Copass has posted a tentative directory list of attendees at Southside on the hall wall adjacent to room 9. Please check it and make corrections and additions as necessary.

Camp Notes - Alex Van Handel was chosen the best boy camper at the senior session of the Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp. Of the eight best campers chosen during the four sessions, three were from Southside. The other two were Rachel Orlovsky and Chad Mudd. Congratulations to all of them.

Jim and Linda Capitonoff will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary at 3:30 p.m. at Southside on Saturday, August 18th. All are invited to attend.

Moved - Irma Wittlieff and her family have moved to Fond du Lac.

About a dozen of our families are camping together this weekend at Blue Mound State Park.

In the spring the elders asked our members to submit names of those men they believed to be qualified to serve as elders. As a result the elders asked two men if they would serve in that capacity. After time to reflect, both men declined to serve. We hope to continue the search process as additional elders are badly needed.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

(*) first service, 147; second service, 57

Our Educational Program

            A major part of our educational program is our Sunday Bible school. For many months Kevin Mahan has directed the classes, but because of the press of other responsibilities he has asked to be relieved. Mark Orlovsky has accepted the invitation of the elders to direct the program in the lower grades. We greatly appreciate Kevin's faithful service, and Mark's willingness to take over the responsibility.

            We want to express our appreciation to these individuals who are undertaking the ministry of educating our young people in Sunday School. A sincere thanks to those who have taught or who have been a faithful substitute. The teachers for the fall trimester 2007 will be:

Cradle role: Linda Stanger

2 & 3 year olds: Michelle Walker & Leslie Benson

4 & 5 year olds: Jennifer Koepke

1st & 2nd grades: Danny Giombi & Mike Shuster

3rd & 4th grades: Jan Alexander

5th & 6th grades: Julia Hawley

            The fall classes begin September 9th and class promotions will be made then. New classes for the high school and adult classes will begin at the same time.

Calendar of Events

August 18 - Inter-congregational picnic, 11:00 a.m., Kletzsch Park

August 31- September 3 - Labor Day Encampment, Fallhall Glen

September 15 - Inter-congregational song service, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Waukesha Church

September 24 -26 - Midwest Preachers' Retreat, Fallhall Glen

September 28 - 29 - Ladies' Retreat, Sienna Center, Racine

God Is Always With You

            As a child I believed God was always there to take care of me. When I was in a dark room or in a scary place, I felt God would take care of me.

            As I got older in my teens I still felt God's presence. But I felt he was watching me to see if I was doing something wrong and that he was there to make me feel guilty. I felt the same way about my dad.

            One day I was leaving a basketball game, and I was very angry and driving very fast. I lost control of my dad's car and hit another car. No one was hurt; thank God, but I tore up my dad's car badly. I knew my dad was going to be mad at me and really let me have it when he got there. My dad arrived and he hugged me and said, "I am glad you are not hurt."

He wasn't mad at all. Oh, I had to work and pay for the car to be fixed, but that is how it should have been.

            When you're down and you make some kind of big mistake, don't be afraid to call on our heavenly Father. He will come to your rescue and put his arms around you and say, "That's O.K., I still love you."

            God will help you put your life back together.

Dewayne Kay, Maplewood bulletin

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