Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 50, No.32                   SOUTHSIDE ORACLE                  October 26, 2007

Celebrating a Milestone

Sunday, March 2, 2008, will mark the 50^th anniversary of the establishment of the Southside Church. On that date in 1958 about twenty members of the 35^th and Cherry Church of Christ first met as a new congregation in the Knights of Pythias Hall at Swift and Squire in Cudahy. That building is now the Serbian Orthodox Church. As a congregation we want to celebrate that milestone by inviting former members to return to Milwaukee to share in that experience. Early March is a poor time for a family reunion, so we have set July 11 & 12 (Saturday and Sunday) as the time that we will have it.

We are announcing the celebration now so that former members who may return to share with us can plan their schedules accordingly. We are just starting to work on the details, but we do expect a sizeable number from out-of-state to join us. We will mail information to those away from here whose addresses we have, but we would appreciate our readers sending us addresses of other former members so that we can let them know about our reunion.

 The Bulletin Board

Family Bible Day - This Saturday, October 27th  will be Southside's Family Bible Day directed by Danny Giombi. It will begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 2:00 p.m. Though designed mostly for young children from 3 to 10, it involves the whole family. Children are encouraged to bring their friends.        A lunch will be served at noon.

The Sick - Diane Santana had back surgery Monday at St. Luke's Hospital. The surgery went well, but it will be a while before the degree to which it eliminates her pain can be determined .... Aline Sturomski had surgery Monday at West Allis Memorial .... Pat Young is in St. Mary's Hospital in Racine for an infection on the surface of her leg.

Camp Meeting - More than eighty attended the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp held at the Mandrake Road Church last Saturday. The progress of the camp was described and five members of the board of directors were chosen.  They are Gary Cleveland, Jim Coehoorn, Bruce Jacobson, Tim Thompson, and Gerald Bohm. Joe Roerkohl from Southside is among the other board members.

Congregational Meeting - There will be a congregational meeting at 1:00 p.m. on November 4^th  after a sandwich lunch. That Sunday there will be a single worship at 1:00 a.m. There will be no worship at 8:30 o'clock. Bible classes will begin at 9 30 a.m. There will be no evening worship that day.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

(*) first service, 137; second service, 90

There will be a Thanksgiving Dinner for our senior members on November 10^th.  This is sponsored by our youth group with assistance from some adults.

 Camp Dates Changed - The summer session dates for the Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp have been changed for 2008. They are:

Middle, ages 11 - 13, June 22 - July 5

Intermediate, ages 13 - 15, July 6 – 19

Senior, ages 15 - 18, July 20 - August 2

Junior, ages 9 - 11, August 3 – 16

Calendar of Events

October 27 -- Family Bible Day

November 2, 3 - Ministers, elders retreat at Port Washington

November 4 - Congregational meeting after single worship and lunch, 1:00 p.m.

November 10 - Senior Thanksgiving Dinner, 12:00 noon

November 11 - Praise and Plate, 6:00 p.m.

November 20 - Christian Workers' Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

A Letter

A letter written in 250 A.D. by Cyprian of Carthage in North Africa to his friend Donatus:

"This seems a cheerful world, Donatus, when I view it from this fair garden under the shadow of these vines. But if I climb some great mountain and look over the wide lands, you know very well what I would see - brigaids on the road, pirates on the high seas, in the amphitheaters men murdering each other to please applauding crowds, under all roofs misery and selfishness. It is really a bad world. Yet, in the midst of it, I found a quiet and holy people. They have discovered a joy which is a thousand times better than any pleasure of this sinful life. They are despised and persecuted, but they care not. These people, Donatus, are Christians and I am one of them."

Comment: The names have changed and the abuses are different, but when we climb to the top of the mountain we see that mankind has not changed. Crime, murder, corruption, violence, sexual abuse are with us. We are exposed to it by newspaper, television, and the internet on a constant basis. Christians are still the leaven that should influence the world.           M.H.

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