The Press-Dispatch
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C-2 Church Wednesday, November 27, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Continued from page 1 Baptist Continued on page 3 Continued in next column The simple affection- ate purr of a favorite feline has the power to renew op- timism and restore hope at the end of a frustrating day. This week, PAWS is fea- turing a dignified young fe- line named Snowball, who is a gorgeous, fur baby that has an independent spirit. She has soft, white fur and large golden mysterious eyes, is somewhat of a lon- er and at times acts snob- bish towards the other fe- lines at PAWS. Snowball is spayed and has all of her vaccinations and can be adopted by call- ing 812-354-9894. PAWS WEEK PAWS WEEK Pet of the SNOWBALL Independent Independent Catholic dren's Sunday school dur- ing morning worship; youth on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. and fellowship and worship Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. If at any time you have no church to attend, feel free to join us for services. I am sure you will receive a blessing from God above. May God bless each and ev- eryone. Jerry "Tuffy" Blackwell, Pastor Sharon Kendall, Reporter AYRSHIRE VALLEY G.B. CHURCH 1947 E. Co. Rd. 375 S. Winslow Phone: 812-354-3862 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Jim King, superintendent, Paul Couts, assistant; morn- ing worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6:30 p.m. My hope and prayer for all people who read this is that you will make a decision to confess the past, repent from your sins and accept Je- sus as the Savior and Lord. See our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ayr- shireValleyGB. Frank A. Coleman, Pastor FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 8th and Poplar Street Petersburg 812-354-6582 Welcome to our church family Sunday activities: 9 a.m. Praise Band practice; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for two years old to adult; and 10 :30 a.m. Sunday wor- ship. Wednesday activities: Adult Bible study 6:30 -7:30 p.m.; Starting Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. Grub to Club for all ar- ea youth; Also on Wednes- day evening from 6 -7:30 p.m. youth group for sixth grade through 12th grade. Michael Miller, Pastor IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9659 Pastor 812-890-9942 Email: awordfitlyspoken@ outlook.com Website: www. immanuelbaptistchurch. weebly.com Sunday adult Bible study and children's Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning worship at 10 :40 a.m.; Sunday evening ser- vice at 6 p.m.; No Bible study groups at 6 p.m.; No Closet Door this Thursday. Sunday, Dec. 1, Hanging of the Greens. Sunday, Dec. 8, Children's Christmas program and hol- iday fellowship meal. There will be no evening service. Sunday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m. church council. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m. church business meet- ing. Sunday, Dec. 15, adult Christmas program, and cookie and treat exchange. No evening service. Mission Statement New Beginnings: What would Jesus do? We will strive to be more like Jesus in all that we do. "I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee" (Psalm 138:1). Joseph Roman, Pastor Clara Walls, Reporter STS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 711 Walnut Street Petersburg 812-354-6942 Email: frenner@ evdio.org Mass (Latin for Mission- to spread the Gospel) sched- ule: Check Church bulletin for schedule of services. Thursday Mass 10 :30 a.m.; Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m. and Sunday Mass 11 a.m. All services EST. The Holy Rosary (a story of the life of Christ) is prayed before the weekend Masses. CCD and adult Bible study is on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. at the Rectory basement. Confession (Sacrament of Reconciliation) 30 minutes before for each Mass. Readings for Mass: No- vember 28, Thanksgiving Day: First reading: Sirach 50 :22-24; Second reading: I Corinthians; 1:3-9 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19; Readings for weekend of Nov.30 -Dec.1: First reading: Isaiah 2:1-5: Second reading: Romans 13:11-14; Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44. Perpetual Adoration Cha- pels are available at Our La- dy of Hope Church in Wash- ington and Precious Blood Church in Jasper. Our church is open and available for visits 24/7, daily. Reminders: Baptism and Sacrament of the sick-call parish office or Fr. Frank. Sacrament of Marriage: ar- rangements are to be made six months in advance of wedding date. Pray for an end to abortion and an end to violence. God bless America. God bless ev- eryone. Questions regarding the Catholic Faith and RCIA: Contact Fr. Frank Renner. We appreciated everyone for your support of the Cath- olic Parishes Campaign CPC and for your contribution of time, talent and treasure to sustain the Life of our Church and for Pope Fran- cis' visits to Thailand and Japan the past week. Check out Facebook and YouTube. Fr. Frank Renner, Pastor Rev. Mark Wade, Deacon Christian Christian FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1400 E. Main Street Petersburg 812-354-6775 Regular services: Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and worship service and the Lord's Sup- per at 10 :30 a.m. When I first moved to Pe- tersburg from Atlanta, I had VINCENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH 8264 E. State Rd. 56 Sunday morning wor- ship and the Lord's supper at 9:30 a.m.; Bible school at 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship at 6:30 p.m. is transferred to the Bethany Christian Church, Washington. You are welcome to attend these services. Prayer Someone has said, "I like to go into a place when on- ly God is there, and fall up- on my knees to Him and bow my head in prayer and when I must go forth again where men, indifferent trod I am better for the time that I have spent with God." Because He lives. John Manges, Minister WINSLOW CHRISTIAN CHURCH Corner of Lafayette and Walnut Pastor 812-753-3539 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; We extend a warm wel- come to everyone. Dr. Robert Asa, Minister to get used to a lot of new things. One of them was learning my destinations. I learned there weren't a lot of signs, especially on I-69, so I started paying attention to things that marked my route, to know where I was, to judge how far I was. This became especially handy on my way home. You see, it's easy when you drive for a while to just look ahead, and loose track. You start thinking about different things, what you need to do, the people you need to see, and if you aren't paying at- tention, you might just miss where you are going. A cou- ple of times, not paying at- tention I missed the Peters- burg exit, and I was halfway to Washington. But then, I started looking for things to judge where I was. The smokestacks became espe- cially helpful. When I saw the billows of smoke rising into the air, day or night, I knew Pike County was close, my Petersburg exit was ap- proaching. The Psalmist writes this about God's word, that is scripture; "your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path" (119:105). We need a light for our path in this world, as the world seems darker, it's easy to lose fo- cus and miss our direction. We need to be watchful in our lives and we need to cul- tivate our relationship with the Lord through prayer and his word. Everyone welcome. DJ Bryant, Pastor Church of Christ BRENTON CHAPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST 1194 E. CR 400 N. Prides Creek Road Petersburg Sunday morning Bible classes 10 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m. and eve- ning worship at 6 p.m. Tony Sims, Elder Ross Williams, Elder Church of God FIRST CHURCH OF GOD 2135 East Main Street Petersburg Sunday morning service at 9:30 a.m.; children's church at 10 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 :45 a.m.; Wednesday eve- ning service 6:30 p.m. December 1, Hanging of Greens at 4 p.m. December 8, Annual Christ- mas dinner starting at noon, business meeting to follow. "And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabnei- ah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, She- baniah and Pethahiah—said: "Stand up and praise the Lord your God, who is from ever- lasting to everlasting[a]" (Ne- hemiah 9:5 NIV ). Don Fausnaugh, Pastor Lisa Wilson, Reporter TR AYLOR UNION CHURCH 4107 N. CR 1000 E. Otwell (Two miles north of Otwell) Sunday morning service at 9:30 a.m.; children's Sunday school at 10 a.m. "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father's home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to pre- pare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am" ( John 14:1-3, NLT). Dennis and Lisa Patton, Pastors CHRISTIAN HOLINESS CHURCH 1252 St. Rd. 57 S. Petersburg Located six miles be- tween Petersburg and Oak- land City junction. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Thursday prayer meeting 7 p.m. We extend a warm wel- GLEZEN REVIVAL CENTER 245 S. Glezen Center St. 812-354-6738 or 812-582-9667 Sunday morning worship and children's church 10 :15 a.m.; see our Facebook for Youth Group Hearts on Fire meeting times. Come join us for Bible study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Refresh and renew group will meet Tuesday, Novem- ber 19 at 6 p.m. Christmas by Candlelight is going to be Saturday, De- cember 14. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, call Krystal Arm- strong at 812-354-6507, Jen- nifer Deen at 812-354-4922 or Joy Wiscaver at 812-582- 0524 to reserve your tickets. Ticket price is $20, reserva- tions only. We will enjoy mu- sic by The Shepherds and a catered meal by the Schnit- zelbank. Everyone is wel- come. Deadline for ticket purchase is November 27. Don't miss this wonderful evening of fellowship and music. Pray for our military and their protection. Also, re- member to pray for the USA, peace and for one another. Verses to Ponder "But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear their threats; do not be fright- ened" (1 Peter 3:14, NIV ). God bless you and keep you. We welcome you to all ser- vices. Come and worship Je- sus with us. See our Facebook page Glezen Revival Center. Web- site: grcenter.net – E-mail address: glezenrevivalcen- ter@yahoo.com. Joe Henson, Pastor Matt Haycraft, Reporter GOSPEL CENTER CHURCH Independent Baptist Church 420 E. Illinois Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9914 Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; AWANA clubs will meet Sundays at 6:30 p.m., the children will learn from the Word of God and have fun doing it; Bible study Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Gospel Center invites you to worship the King of Kings with us every Sunday. You will hear sound biblical and applicable preaching each week. At the Gospel Center, you will find God-loving peo- ple who desire to serve and praise God with their heart, soul, mind and strength. Come and praise the King with us. We would be hon- ored to have you come and join us and see what God JESUS CHRIST OUR FIRM FOUNDATION 1415 N. Vincennes Ave. Petersburg 812-354-4424 or 812-582-0240 Sunday morning fellow- ship 10 a.m.; Church at 10 :30 a.m.; Bible studies: Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. at Brian Eilert's house and Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at church. "Seek peace and well-be- ing for the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its peace you will have peace" ( Jeremiah 29:7). Like the Israelites in the day of Jeremiah, we have been sent to a land of tem- porary exile until we pass in- to eternity. As believers, we are to show light to those lost in a dark world. While here, we should pray for the peace of our land and its people, and that we can be brought back into the bless- ing of the Lord by obedience to Him, spreading His love to our neighbors, no matter our differences. Remember that true peace doesn't depend on cir- cumstances, but on security in the Lord, knowing where and to whom we belong. Let us give thanks that He gives us true peace and not just for this season, but always. Denny Wiscaver, Pastor Kimberly Flynn, Reporter LIVING FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 601 S. 9th Street, Petersburg Phone: 812-809-4544 PETERSBURG HOLINESS CHURCH Pastor 419-340- 5500 (C) Parsonage 812- 354-9446 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and spe- cial junior church service at 10 :30 a.m.; Jr. Church theme: "Christmas;" eve- ning worship 6:30 p.m.; weekly Wednesday night PIKE COUNTY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MINISTRIES Phone —812-582-8222 Office hours: Open Mon- day, Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. till noon. Wednesday and Thursday, closed. Free peer counseling available, call 812-582-1486 or 812- 582-8222. Grief Share, Support group for those who have lost loved ones. Class- es starting Monday, Jan. 6 -March 30 at 6 p.m. TWIN OAKS CHURCH 1911 E. Co. Rd. 650 N. Petersburg 812-354-6389 Sunday school, Junior church and youth class 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer and praise service 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to each service. Thought to Ponder...In prayer it is more essential to have a heart without words than words without a heart. Samuel Kinnaman, Pastor Doris Catt, Reporter UNION COMMUNITY CHURCH 3082 N. CR 850 W., Union Pastor 812-664-5454 Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship service 11 a.m. Both services are EDT; children's service every fifth Sunday— geared toward children; Iron Sharpens Iron Wednesday night service is now for men and women at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to the First Friday Fun, the first Friday of every month from 6 to 10 p.m. EDT, to work on craft projects, scrapbooking, sewing, etc. There will be a Cricut available, along with other crafting tools for use. Bring a snack to share if you can. Contact Angela Christie at 812-664-5970 for more in- formation. Kevin ( Janna) Easton, Pastor come to everyone. Rick Walburn, Pastor prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Transportation available. "She hath done what she could" (Mark 14:8). A school teacher asked her first graders to draw a pic- ture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these children from poor neighborhoods ac- tually had to be thankful for. But she knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys on tables with food. The teacher was taken aback with the picture little Doug- las handed in...a simple child- ishly-drawn hand. But whose hand? The class was capti- vated by the abstract image. "I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food," said one child. "A farmer," said another, "because he grows the turkeys." Finally, when the others were back at work, the teacher bent over Douglas's desk and asked whose hand it was. "It's your hand, Teacher," he mumbled. She recalled that frequent- ly at recess, she had tak- en Douglas, a scrubby, for- lorn child, by the hand. She often did that with the chil- dren, but it obviously meant a lot to Douglas. Perhaps this could be the Thanksgiving, not just to be thankful for material things given to us, but for the chance, in whatev- er small way, to reach out to those who need us the most. Happy Thanksgiving! Chad Searls, Pastor New location— 601 S. 9th Street, Petersburg (Former- ly the Wesleyan Church). Sunday study 9 -9:35 a.m.; Sunday services at 10 a.m.; No Wednesday evening ser- vice from 6:30 -8 p.m., this week; youth service Sunday from 6 -7:30 p.m. We have the power of life and death in the words we speak (Proverbs 18:21). We are children of God and He has passed onto us the ability to speak things in- to existence (Romans 4:17). When we take offense to a situation, we can rise up and start speaking negative things (death) or we can speak what the Word of God says such as 'I am in perfect peace when I keep my focus on you, Lord. You are my de- fender Lord, and I will hide in You when the enemy at- tacks. You Lord, work all things for my good because I trust You and am called ac- cording to Your purpose.' As a Christian, your super powers are your words and your ability to love (through God) those who persecute you. That's how we defeat the attacks of the enemy. No Men's Ministry until January. New Youth Group night beginning Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. Missionaries to Panama, Jeanne and Dennis Cook, will join us on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the 10 a.m. service. Women's Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 12, from 6:30 -8:30 p.m. Christmas by Candlelight on Sunday, Dec. 22. Check location and time for upcoming events, www. livingfc.org. Mailing address: P.O. Box 566, Petersburg, IN. More information at www.living- fc.org or call 812-809 -4544. Don and Christina Priest, Senior Pastors Ian and Samantha Rose, Youth Pastors Melissa Bowens, Reporter