Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 51. No. 12                   SOUTHSIDE ORACLE                                   May 23, 2008

The Bulletin Board

The annual Southside Retreat at Fallhall Glen is this weekend. About forty of our number expect to attend.

Identified - We welcome into our fellowship Elizabeth Bertz who wishes to place membership with Southside. Contact us for details.

Suzanne Roberts is undergoing surgery this week for a cochlear implant in her ear. She had one previously in her other ear and it is hoped that her hearing will be considerably improved.

(*) first service, 150, second service, 98

Danny Giombi will be our speaker this Sunday evening.

Congregational Picnic - Our annual Southside picnic will be Sunday, June l, at the Root River Parkway, area 2. Rick Wagner is in charge of arrangements. It will start after our second worship.

Mark your calendar for Southside's 50th  anniversary homecoming July 12 & 13!

Any teen interested in attending Soul Quest at York College June 15 - 21 should contact Daryl Miller for complete information.

Calendar of Events

May 23 - 26 - Southside Retreat, Fallhall Glen

June 1 - Southside picnic, Root River Parkway

June 8 - Praise and Palate, 6:00 p.m.

June 15 - 19 - Quest family camp, Fallhall Glen

June 15 - 21 - Soul Quest, York College, York, NE

June 22 - July 5 - Middle camp session, Fallhall Glen

July 6 - 19 - Intermediate camp session, Fallhall Glen

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

July 20 - August 2 - Senior camp session, Fallhall Glen

August 3 - 16 - Junior camp session, Fallhall Glen

August 9 - Milwaukee inter-congregational picnic, Kleztsch Park

August 11 - 16 - Green Lake Family Encampment at Green Lake

August 12-17 - Youth and family service trip to Fallhall Glen

September 22 - 24 -Midwest Preachers' Retreat, Fallhall Glen

Making Our Message Credible

Chicago is noted for its hotly contested mayoral campaigns. Some years ago the campaign was laced with acrimony. A radio report at the time said that one politician attacked his opponent by comparing him to the Egyptian Pharaoh who had killed the babies in Bethlehem at the time Jesus was born.

Those knowledgeable in the Bible will get a good laugh out of that one because it was King Herod, not an Egyptian pharaoh, who killed the children in Bethlehem. However, aside from the humor, there is a lesson in the incident. The politician who made the charges against the opposition lost his credibility when he didn't get his facts straight. Why would anyone listen to his accusations when he is obviously wrong in what he says?

As Christians we must be sure that our message is credible.  If one makes a doctrinal point based on incorrect information from the Bible, why should others believe him? If his life does not reflect the teachings of Jesus, how can he expect others to accept his ethical claims?  And if he does not demonstrate love toward others, will not the call to follow the Prince of Peace fall on deaf ears?  Truly, the credibility of our message begins with us.

                                                                                                      Monroe E. Hawley

An Unmarked Death

How can it happen that a person can die in such a lonely way and no one know? This is the question being raised in New South Wales, Australia, after Jorge Chambre died at home and no one found out - for a year. Some are saying the system didn't work. Some are saying the neighbors were not observant or didn't care. Whatever the reason, the manner of Chambre's death taps into one of our deep-seated fears, that we are not making a difference in this life.

We all want to make a difference. These few years, given to us by God, are a gift to the world. Within them we interact with others, connect to their needs, and hopefully make things better. Above all else, we spend our years showing Christ to others through our words and deeds. When we do these things our passing is noticed.

Life is a gift.  Use it.  Exhaust it.  Live each day upon this earth as if it were merely the preface to the book entitled Eternity.

                                                                        Glenn Hawley in Holmes Road bulletin

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