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Two Weeks At
Your Staff Reverend Charlie Smith Pastor and Head of Staff Christian Education from Nursery thru College Richard Black, Organist and Music Adm. Laura Dulle,
Dir. Choral, Vocal & Handbell Ministries Karen Henderson, Interim Youth Music Director Lew Mounts, Treasurer Assistant Sexton Shelby Conley, Paige
Rhodes, Kelsey Schuler, and Ashley Lemons Child Care Providers Regular Office
Hours Monday – Thursday; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Missionaries Mike & Nancy Mahon, Mark & Jenny Hare, The Reverends Greg &
Christine Callison Listen to our Sunday Worship Service on WCLT-AM,
1430 at 11:15 each Sunday
Reverend
Charlie Smith March 14: “I-Glasses or Eyeglasses?” Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 March 21: “Smells & Bells” Text: John 12:1-8 March 28: Palm Sunday & Confirmation Sunday “Psalms & Passion” Text: Luke 22:14-23:56
TRAINING FOR DEFIBRILLATOR …
If you are in need of
initial training or a refresher regarding the use of our AED
(defibrillator), please notify the church office. The Building and Maintenance
Committee will sponsor this vital training from the Red Cross for
members of the usher teams, staff, and interested parties. The 2-hour life-saving course
will be offered here at church on a Saturday morning and will include basic
CPR. Any questions may be answered by
B & M committee members - Phil Cook, Jim Hutchinson, Lee Lescalleet, Randy Nipps, Bob Pflaumer, Please respond by April 1 so training can be scheduled. Thank you.
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Chocolate
is big business, but small-scale farmers see few of the benefits. As large, profit-driven corporations
tighten their grip on the food industry, small farmers find themselves
increasingly vulnerable, with little say in matters that affect their
families, their farmland, and their communities. At
Equal Exchange, there’s a better way to do business. Farmer partners are guaranteed a fair and
stable price, as well as a long-term relationship. The farmers are organized into co-ops,
owned and operated by the farmers themselves.
By choosing Equal Exchange products, we help keep farming communities alive and rural cultures strong. And because the products are grown
sustainable, we also get healthy foods that won’t harm the planet. Good
chocolate – at a good price – for a good cause! Visit the Equal Exchange table between
services!
The Emmaus
Class “On the road to understanding” If
Experience is Such a Good Teacher, Why Do I Keep Repeating the Course? by J. Ellsworth Kalas. Whatever
comes our way in life, it is up to us to make the most of it. The lessons are presented; how well we
learn them is our choice. This study
provides a profile of some of the teachers in the We
are having some great discussions which are thought-provoking – and
sometimes funny! March 14: Only the tough learn from sorrow, but
you’re up to it March 21: Defeat
is a required course, not an elective March 28: You can learn from death; hurry, before
it’s too late! (last class of the
series) Join
us in the Emmaus Room, Sundays at 11:00.
Everyone is always welcome!
Tuesday, March 23 ~ 7PM ~ Church library Devotions: Kathleen Anderson Dessert: Ruth Cooper Study: Joshua; a Journey
of Faith Lesson # 7 -
God’s Concern for Justice Kathleen Anderson, study leader Lenten Worship Services & Lunch You won’t want to miss these final services 3/17/10 ~ 3/24/10 ~ St. Francis DeSales Church
DID YOU KNOW……..? Cindi Barber was honored as our Woman of the Year on Celebrate
the Gifts of Woman Sunday, March 7. A
contribution was made in her honor to PW Churchwide,
which will be used to support the training of women for future leadership in
the church. Cindi
has been committed to PW for years, serving in many different
capacities. She is an ordained Deacon,
and has recently served that Board as Moderator. She is very creative. She loves to bake and cook; she sews, does
crafts, and refinishes trash-to-treasure furniture. She’s like the Pied Piper to all the kids
in her neighborhood, for they often end up at her house to participate in
baking and crafts. Her gift of
hospitality extends to grown-up neighbors and friends, too. Cindi is very
caring, very giving, and very friendly.
It’s appropriate that one of her best features is her great, sincere
smile, for she has worked in the dentistry profession for 40 years. Grace is not her middle name, but it could
be, because it suits her. She believes
in God’s grace and lives her life accordingly, and we are graced with having
her as a sister. Congratulations to Cindi!
“Why is it important?” “Who may share the Lord’s Supper?” “When is it “okay” for a child to
take communion?” ANNOUNCING: Communion Workshop Saturday, March 20 10:00-11:30 AM Conference Room Who can
attend? ·
Children in the 1st grade and older and their parents ·
Anyone who would like to learn more about this special sacrament Please
register by using a blue pew card or by calling the church office at 349-8691 if you would like to attend. Co-sponsored by the Christian
Education and Worship & Music Committees. Contact Ruth Cooper, Jo Nelson, or
Rev. Smith if you would like more information.
OUR CHURCH in The
Reverends Callisons are one of the missionary
families whom our church helps support. Ann Rose is our church correspondent
with them and writes the following from news she recently received. Chris
and Greg Callison have finally arrived in Dahuk, a city of 300,000 in northern A
friend drove them to the airport in her very small car which they
“overfilled” with everything they felt they would need in The
next morning on their flight they were seated beside a North Iraq student who
was studying English in The
young man suggested sharing a taxi to his destination and then made sure they
got another taxi to get to their destination, Dahuk. There they are staying with long-time
friends who have opened their home to Chris and Greg as long as they need to
stay there. This journey occurred the last of January.
At a workshop, outlining the inestimable value of
Advanced Directives and Powers of Attorney for those struggling with the most
difficult of end-of-life issues, the question is yet again raised: Why are we
so afraid to talk about death? The same issues came to light recently with
the passing of longtime member Joyce Westfall. Have
you given thought to your own funeral? Have you made your wishes known? Have
you filled out the important legal documents – such as a Do Not Resuscitate
order – that outline your wishes for medical treatment if you become
incapacitated? Because it is difficult under emotional stress to plan wisely,
I encourage you to discuss these issues and plan in advance. That may include
decisions about the Christian options of burial, cremation, or donation for
medical purposes. Please take a moment and fill out the form enclosed in this
newsletter. (As for Advanced
Directives, Powers of Attorney and other legal documents, the paperwork is
too cumbersome to place inside a newsletter. A packet is available at the
church office. Or it may be found through Licking Health Systems or your
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