Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 51, No.14                        SOUTHSIDE ORACLE                               June 6. 2008

The Bulletin Board

We were blessed with beautiful weather last Sunday for the congregational picnic on the root River Parkway. The picnic was very well attended.

The sick - Melanie Werner was scheduled for surgery Wednesday at Waukesha Memorial Hospital .... Tiffany Linville has had a miscarriage. She should not receive phone calls, but cards are appreciated.... Remember the sick in your prayers.

Address change - Chad and Sandra Wagner are moving Saturday.  Contact us for details.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

(*) first service, 146, second service, 107

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

Camp news. The first session of the Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp will be the Quest Family Camp which will run from June 15 - 19. The first youth session will be the middle camp for ages 11 - 13 and will be June 22 - July 5. The camping schedule has been changed this year to accommodate those attending the senior session who in past years have often encountered scheduling conflicts with school activities.

Praise and Palate will be Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

"The Good Samaritan doesn't wait for the media to arrive before he does his thing."

Calendar of Events

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

The Trinity

The telephone rang. The caller's mother had received a mail-out from the church. He was interested in knowing who we are and what we believe. Among his questions was the query, "What do you believe about the Trinity?" This question is often asked and deserves an answer.

The term "Trinity" is not found in the Scriptures. The concept is defined in the dictionary as "the union of three persons, Father. Son, and Holy Ghost, in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being" (Random House College Dictionary.) I believe this view of God is correct, though I would not want to defend the view of everyone who believes in the Trinity.

The Bible clearly states that there is but one God. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord" (6:4). "There is...one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all (Eph. 4:4-6). However, the name "God" is applied to the Father {1 Cor. 8:6}, the Son {John 1:1}, and the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3,4). There is a sense in which the three are distinct. When Jesus, the Son, was baptized, the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove lighted on him, and the Father spoke from heaven (Matt. 3:16,17). All three persons or personalities were distinctively present. Since we cannot fully comprehend how three can, be in one, we must accept this by faith. The idea of the Trinity is true.                                                                                                          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-seeded 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 were merely the preface to the book entitled Eternity.

Glenn Hawley in Holmes Road Church bulletin

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