Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 51, No. 2                  SOUTHSIDE ORACLE               March 14, 2008

 The Bulletin Board

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HENRY KARBINER, JR

Hank Karbiner, longtime member of Southside, died suddenly at the age of 67 of a heart attack last Thursday in Venice, FL where the Karbiners have their vacation home. Hank was greatly loved by our Southside family, especially for the advice and help he gave to so many who were searching for direction. He was the CEO of the Tri City Banks. He is survived by his wife, Vivian, to whom he was married for 23 years, but also leaves behind countless friends including many at Southside. The funeral was conducted at Southside Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. with Bobby Valentine speaking and with burial at Forest Hill Cemetery.

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CAN YOU HELP?  The Southside Youth Rally will be March 28 - 30. To make the youth rally a success, we need your help. Please review the posted sign-up sheets to volunteer for:

• Food donation for youth and adult sponsors

• Provide housing for visiting youth and adult sponsors

For questions or comments, see Denise Eppler or Juan Santana.

The Sick - Betty Maleshafske has been admitted to St. Luke's Hospital.… Pete Peterson, father of Karen Van Handel, is recovering from surgery after breaking his hip in a fall. ...Dennis Saunders' brother, Gene Saunders, is in critical condition.

The CPR class has been re-scheduled for March 22, from 9:00 a. m, to 1:00 p. m. An extra hour may be needed if the class is large. Snacks will be provided. Contact us for details.

Elders' Forum - On Sunday, March 30th at 6:00 o'clock the elders have scheduled a forum in which they will respond to Biblical questions that have been submitted. If you have a question, please write it out and place in the box on the table in the foyer.

If you would like counsel or seek information, the elders and ministers are scheduling times that you can meet with them. They include 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, and 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Sunday. The elders are also available by appointment at other times, either collectively or individually as one may desire. If you have a problem or a need, please do not hesitate to contact them.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

{*) first service, 113, second service, 105

Calendar of Events

March 19 - Christian Workers' Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

March 22 - CPR class, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Southside

March 28 - 30 - Southside youth rally

March 30 - Elders' forum, 6:00 p.m.

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

May 10 - Mother-daughter banquet

July 12, 13 – 50th anniversary homecoming of Southside Church

August 12-17 - Youth and family service trip

History of the Southside Church (4)

Broadening the Horizons

The late 1970's saw significant changes for Southside. Since its beginning the church had made decisions in business meetings. This worked well in material things, but fell short in spiritual matters. It was decided that an effort to choose elders should be made. Dale Smith, a visiting evangelist, presented a series of lessons on the eldership and on May 23, 1976, ordained Monroe Hawley and Jim Hall as the church's first elders. Three deacons were added later that year.

Jim Hall left for health reasons in 1982 and was replaced by Mike Anderson. Mike, in turn, moved away in 1983, and was replaced by Gary Byrne. In 1987 the eldership was increased to three with the addition of Doward Runyan. The three elders served together until Gary moved in 1994.

In July, 1977, Dale Hawley returned home as a full-time preacher to share responsibilities with Monroe. He stayed three years and concentrated on youth work. The church had earlier had a couple of youth rallies, but beginning in 1978 six highly successful rallies were held. In 1982 400 from 36 churches attended the rally. The youth rallies were discontinued, but resumed on a smaller scale in 1998.

In May, 1973, Southside secured Henry Ciszek for a special series of meetings. A leader of the Restoration Movement in Poland, he had been imprisoned for two years for preaching the gospel before being expelled by the Communists. He received wide media exposure in Milwaukee which resulted in many community visitors to hear him. He returned the next year intending to establish a Polish speaking church with Southside's cooperation, but had to leave for health reasons.

By 1977 the membership exceeded 100 for the first time. A record attendance of 162 was set in 1961, and on Friend and Neighbor Day in 1989 it reached 191. Sixteen were baptized that year. Robbin Vugrnick came back home from college in 1980 to replace Dale Hawley. He resigned after one year and in 1982 Dale returned for another three-year period, this time concentrating on counseling and outreach. When he left to resume graduate work, the church was without a second preacher until Gary Castleberg joined the forces to serve for three years. As the 1990's arrived Southside was poised for a decade of expansion and growth.

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