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C-2 Church Wednesday, August 22, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Continued in next column Continued in next column Continued from page 1 No matter how big they get, they still know they're your baby. This week, PAWS is featuring a gentle giant named Brutus, who was surrendered by a for- mer owner who had to move and could not take Brutus with him. He has been quite depressed, and as you can imagine, feels deserted. Brutus, a handsome fel- low, appears to have some Spanish Mastiff heritage/ and possibly German Shepherd. Mastiffs are generally utterly devoted to their owners and this is likely why Brutus is so forlorn. He has a wolf-col- ored, smoky gray face, is approximately two years old and needs a new lov- ing owner to bond with and call his own. He is neutered, has his vacci- nations, is on heartworm prevention, is housebro- ken, and would make a stoic and loyal companion. To adopt Brutus, call 812-354-9894. PAWS WEEK PAWS WEEK Pet of the BRUTUS Baptist Continued on page 3 Finding Je sus in the Storie s of Mose s WHO: All kids ages two years through 5th grade WHAT: "Grub to Club" (THIS YEAR'S THEME: "Wrangler Round-up") WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 6pm to 7:30pm WHERE: First Baptist Church Family Life Center (Acr s from p t office: Corner of 7th and Poplar Sts.) REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 5 (registration required, but no fees, all free) We meet every Wednesday evening during the school year. Come be a part of the fun activities: cras, music, games and story time. As always supper will be ready for our little "Wranglers" when they come into the "Ranch" aer a long day out on the "Range". QUESTIONS, CALL: Ed Sturgeon 812-582-0957 Marci St. John 812-582-8628 John the Baptist. Several as- pects of John's life were pre- sented: name of John's par- ents—Zacharias and Elis- abeth; name of the Caesar when John began preach- ing—Tiberius; and John bap- tized with water, but the one who came after would bap- tize with the Holy Ghost. • Sunday, Aug. 26, fourth Sunday and the morning worship offering will go to the building fund. • Wednesday, Aug. 29, Bethel Ice Cream Social at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is wel- come. Sunday, Sept. 2, Assistant Sunday; F.R.O.G.s and Tad- poles will meet during the morning worship service. Wednesday, Sept. 5, we will continue Bible study of Haggai 1 and 2. Sunday, Sept. 9, regular business meeting, after the morning worship service. Sunday, Sept. 16, Rev. Ed Stevens Day. There will be a special offering. Wednesday, Sept. 19, we will continue Bible study of Zechariah 1-3. Sunday, Sept. 23, fourth Sunday and the morning worship offering will go to the building fund. Sunday, Sept. 30, is fifth Sunday. There will be a Communion service during the morning worship ser- vice. Bible Trivia Last week's answer to: Q: When God showed Mo- ses all of the Promised Land, He took Moses up on Mount ___________? Answer: Pisgah. Reference: Deuteronomy. 34:1-4. Q: In speaking of Jesus (the one who would come after), what did John the Baptist say he was unwor- thy to do? Answer to come next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter WINSLOW G.B. CHURCH 600 E. Union Street Pastor 812.582.0290 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening soup and sandwich fellowship; Youth group, Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, adult Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Ev- eryone is welcome. • Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m., Advisory Board meet- ing before Bible study, busi- ness meeting to follow. • September 9, Home- coming. More details to come. Thought for the week: God is able to do just what he said He would do. He's gonna fulfill every prom- ise to you. Don't give up on God, cause He won't give up on you. Be in prayer for the search committee as they look for a new pastor and also pray this week for the lost, the sick, our church, our coun- try and leaders, and always each other. God's blessings on you this week. Try to be kind and show God's love, because every- one is fighting some kind of battle. If you don't have a church home, we invite you to any of our services. Kathy Henderson, Re- porter 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 this Savior and Lord. See our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ayr- shireValleyGB. Frank A. Coleman, Pastor GR ACE G.B. CHURCH 1007 E. Union St. Winslow Sunday school will be starting this Sunday from 9:30 -10 a.m.; Sunday morn- ing worship 10 a.m.; Sun- day evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 6 p.m. Bill Chesser, Reporter NEW LIBERTY G.B. CHURCH (Coe) 1820 S. Co Rd. 800 S. Oakland City Gary Pancake, Pastor 812-664-4716 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Faron McLaughlin, Super- intendent, Ryan Edrington, Assistant and Sunday morn- ing worship at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study at 6 p.m. Thanks be to God for our large crowd today at church. Gary had a great children's sermon and it was great to see so many kids go for- ward. Today's lesson and sermon came from Roman 9:1-3 and Romans 10 :14-21 and was about "Witnessing for Christ." August 26, will be Assis- tant Teacher and the offer- ing will go to the Building Fund. Labor Day is the 3rd of September. Thank those who keep our country work- ing. September 9, will be our full business meeting, fol- lowing morning worship. We will elect a trustee, a new Church Council mem- ber, election of officers, as well as committees for the rest of the year. The United of Indiana Presbytery will be Saturday, September 15, at 11 a.m. at Cornerstone G.B. Church. Sept. 15, is Ed Steven's Day and we will take up a special offering for our mis- sionaries in Niger. God is answering prayers every day. Are you taking the time to thank Him for all that he does for you? We had a circle of prayer today for answering our prayers. September 21, will be Peace Day. Autumn begins Sept. 22. We will celebrate "Back to Church" Sunday on Sept. 23. We invite everyone to come and join us. Sept.24, will be a flex day at Pike County schools. The kids will have an e-learning day at home while the staff will have a day of in-service at the schools. Sept. 30, will be our Sun- day School picnic and fifth Sunday Fellowship at Jor- dan Park at 11 a.m. There will be no Sunday School at the church that day. Our Mission Statement: Loving the 99, always look- ing for the one. Gary Pancake, Pastor Ivan Mason, Reporter Church of God Catholic STS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 711 Walnut Street Petersburg 812-354-6942 Mass schedule: Saturday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m.; Sun- day, August 26 at 11 a.m., Twenty First Sunday in Or- dinary Time. The Rosary is prayed before the Saturday evening mass and before the Sunday morning mass. Indi- vidual Confessions 30 min- utes before the week-end masses at 5 p.m. and 10 :30 a.m. "Try reading the Gospel for at least five minutes ev- ery day. You will see how it changes your life"—Pope Francis. God Bless America. Pray for the children. Frank Renner, Pastor Sue Willis, Reporter 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.; Wednes- day youth group at 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Joe Sutton, Reporter VINCENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH 8264 E. State Rd. 56 Morning worship and the Lord's supper at 9:30 a.m.; Bi- ble school at 10 :30 a.m.; eve- ning worship at 6:30 p.m. A food and fellowship time, to follow the evening service. You are invited to attend these services. Missions "One Sunday, when the col- lection was for foreign mis- sions, the collection plate was taken to Mr. Dives, who shook his head and whispered, 'I never give to missions.'" "Then take something out of the plate," the elder whis- pered in reply, "the money is for the heathen." Because He lives. John Manges, Minister ≠FIRST CHURCH OF GOD 2135 East Main Street Petersburg Sunday morning ser- vice at 9:30 a.m.; children's church at 10 a.m.; Sun- day school at 10 :45 a.m.; Wednesday evening service 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. the church will be feed- ing the football team. Keep in your prayers Joan Curry. If you would like to send her a card, send to: Joan Curry, Room 131, Amber Manor 801 E. Illi- nois Street, Petersburg, IN 47567. "You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your pres- ence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand" (Psalm 16:11 NIV ). Don Fausnaugh, Pastor Lisa Wilson, Reporter Independent 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- come to everyone. Rick Walburn, Pastor GLEZEN REVIVAL CENTER 245 S. Glezen Center St. 812-354-6738 or 812-582-9667 Sunday morning wor- ship and children's church 10 :15 a.m.; Youth Group Hearts on Fire will meet on Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Life Center. Bible study meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Au- gust 22, refreshments will be provided. Invite others to Bible study. Refresh and renew group will meet Tuesday, August 28 at 6 p.m. Pray for our military and their protection. Also, remember to pray for the USA, peace and for one an- other. Teaching in Wisdom "Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding." (Proverbs 3:13, NIV ). Think for a moment about what a blessing ac- tually is. The most popu- lar answer is that we are blessed every day because we are alive and saved in Christ Jesus. This is a won- derful answer and so very true. But how many times are we on our road of life and we hit a rough patch that brings us down, and we cry out to God "help and bless me? " The thing is, how do you know that the rough patch you are go- ing through is not a bless- ing or a teaching moment, for that matter, in wisdom? God could be preparing you to help someone else on their path, and by you going through the same situation, you will have the ability to bless them and show understanding. LIVING FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 718 E. Main Street, Petersburg Phone: 812-809-4544 Sunday services are at 10 a.m. and youth service Tues- PETERSBURG HOLINESS CHURCH Pastor 419-340- 5500 (C) Parsonage 812- 354-9446 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and special junior church services 10 :30 a.m., present Junior church theme is "Don't Play With Fire;" evening worship 6:30 p.m.; weekly Wednesday night prayer meeting 7 p.m. Transportation available. Join us for Bible study, Thursday, Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the parsonage. Jr. Church youth night on Friday at 6:30 p.m. "No man that warreth en- tangleth himself with the af- fairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a solider" (II Tim- othy 2:4). 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. 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 Chris- tie 812-664-5970, for more information. Kevin ( Janna) Easton, Pastor 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. A new six-week Bi- ble study for moms called "Mom's Strong," will begin on Monday, September 10, at 6 p.m. at the Women's Cen- ter in Campbelltown. Starting September 10, at 10 a.m., a six-week Bible study on second Thessalo- nians will begin in Campbell- town at the Women' s Minis- try Center. "Am I a soldier of the cross—a follower of the Lamb, and shall I fear to own His cause, or blush to speak His name? " And so, the appeal is made in the first verse of this hymn. Are we soldiers? Jesus likens the Christian walk to that of a solider. As soldiers, we will be proud to pledge our alle- giance to the One we serve. We will want to identify with His battalion. We certain- ly will not want to blend in with the enemy. "Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize, and sailed through bloody seas? " Soldiers start out in boot camp learning how to "rough it." They realize that the task they are engaging in is not a pretty one. Just a brief look at church history will la- bel us all as wimps. All but one of the disciples remain- ing after Calvary were mar- tyred for Jesus' sake. Early Christians worshiped in the catacombs (Roman tombs) for safety. Men who tried to make the Bible available to the general public were tor- tured to death. And, if they should have to pay so dear a price to make heaven their home, what do our flimsy excuses sound like to God when we have such freedom of worship? Too tried? Too busy? Too many hypocrites? Too many aches and pains? Ouch! To be continued. Chad Searls, Pastor Independent God, like any good fa- ther, has many ways of teaching and guiding his children. In the verse this week, that is more than ev- ident. Blessings are some- times a learning experi- ence that he guides you through so that you may guide others, and show them him through your understanding and com- passion. Keep faith and re- member that even though life gets rough, God is al- ways at your side. Laura Story says it best in her song "Blessings." "'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops. What if Your healing comes through tears. And what if a thou- sand sleepless nights, are what it takes to know You're near. What if my greatest disappointments or the achings of this life is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satis- fy. And what if trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights, are Your mercies in disguise." God bless you and keep you. See our Facebook page Glezen Revival Center. Website: grcenter.net – E- mail address: glezenreviv- alcenter@yahoo.com. Joe Henson, Pastor Matt Haycraft, Reporter