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Vol. 50,
No.22 SOUTHSIDE ORACLE August 3, 2007
Hills Arriving
This Week
Jeff and Holly Hill and their two children are arriving from Pasco, WA this
weekend as Jeff begins his work with Southside as minister of the gospel. To
give them time to get settled, Jeff will preach his first sermon on August
12th. They have housing arranged. Before moving to Washington, Jeff preached
for church in Tomah for thirteen years. He is well known and respected in
Wisconsin. We look forward to a profitable relationship in his work with us
at Southside.
The Bulletin
Board
Baptized
- Teresa Matias was baptized late Sunday evening. Teresa is a neighbor of
Aline Sturomski and studied with Monroe Hawley before her baptism. May God
bless her in her Christian walk.
Camp Notes - Our senior campers left Sunday for Fallhall Glen for two
weeks of camping. We congratulate Chad Mudd on being chosen the best boy
camper at the intermediate session.
The Sick - Ann Tevik fell last week and sustained a stress fracture in
her knee .... Maria Anguiano fell and is recovering from a broken shoulder.
The Wisconsin Challenge will be assembled Monday evening at 7:00 p.m.
at the church building. If you would like to help, come at that time.
Bethany Stanger has been spending the summer in a mission effort at
Sendai, Japan, in the "Let's Start Talking" program. She will give a report
on her experiences this Sunday evening at 6:00 o'clock.
Inter-congregational Picnic - The annual joint picnic of Milwaukee area
churches will be at 11:00 a.m., August 11th
at Kletzsch Park.
ATTENDANCE
RECORD
|
|
Two
years ago |
Last
year |
Last
week |
Goal |
|
Bible
classes |
107 |
131 |
113 |
170 |
|
Morning
worship |
221 |
237 |
*218 |
250 |
|
Evening
worship |
42 |
58 |
29 |
80 |
|
Contribution |
$5336.64 |
$4346.86 |
$4651.99 |
$5200.00 |
(*) first
service, 144; second service, 74
Sunday Speakers - Daryl Miller will preach at both services Sunday
morning and Wayne Alexander is scheduled for the evening lesson.
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.
Church Offices
Re-arranged
You have doubtless noticed that changes are being made in several of our
offices. The usage of several rooms is being changed and improvements are
being done at the same time. Daryl Miller's office has been changed from
room 6 to room 5. This has been completed. Room 5 will be the new church
library that has been sharing space with the church office. This was made
possible by opening another basement classroom. Room 7 will be the new
church office, providing badly needed extra space for equipment and storage.
Room 8 will become Jeff Hill's office. Our thanks for all the work making
these changes possible to Otto Mageland and John Giemza who have done the
bulk of the work. The help others have contributed is also appreciated.
"Destroy Not
With Thy Meat..."
"For the
kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and
joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 4:17).
In this
passage Paul declares that meat and drink (the details) are not the essence
of Christianity. Some Christians had become overly concerned about
eating meat with the result that they were missing the main part of the
gospel. The apostle does not say that meat and drink are unimportant or
should not be discussed at the appropriate time. Rather he declares that
they should not overshadow the more important things.
Some of
us are so prone to argue over the details that we miss the main point.
Methods are important and ought to be examined in the light of God's word,
but they are "meat and drink," not the heart of the gospel message. If I
object to a method of doing the Lord's work, perhaps correctly so, let me
not be so concerned with my objection that I fail to do the work itself. If
I do I have allowed the "meat and drink" to obscure the fundamental. It is
possible to spend so much time discussing the "meat and drink" that we don't
have time to win souls to Christ. "Destroy not with thy meat him for whom
Christ died" (Romans 14:15). Monroe Hawley
Calendar of
Events
July 29 -
August 11- Senior Camp, Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp, Fallhall Glen
August 6 -
Assemble Wisconsin Challenge, 7:00 p.m.
August 6 - 10
- Midwest Family Encampment, Green Lake
August 11-
Inter-congregational picnic, 11:00 a.m., Kletzsch Park
August 12-16 -
Quest all ages camp, Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp, Fallhall Glen
August 31-
September 3 - Labor Day Encampment, Fallhall Glen
September 24
-26 Midwest Preachers' Retreat, Fallhall Glen
September 28 -
29 - Ladies' Retreat, Sienna Center, Racine
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