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The Press-Dispatch Church Wednesday, Februar y 26, 2020 C- 3 SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500 RAMBLINGS Continued from page 1 Continued from page 2 PETERSBURG FREE METHODIST CHURCH 202 E. Walnut Street Pastor 812-354-6646 Normal weekly sched- ule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m., with morning worship start- ing at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednes- day evening the children and youth ministries meet at 6:30 p.m., during the school year; There is a ca- sual Bible study Thursday evening at 7 p.m. If you can't make it to church on Sunday, check out our live stream on Pe- tersburg Free Methodist Church Facebook page. Peace and joy in the Lord. Mark Schlechty, Pastor GOOD SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 210 W. Harrison Street, Oakland City Church 812-749-3525 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10 :30 a.m.; youth group meetings the last Sunday of each month 6 - 7 p.m.; community luncheons the third Tuesday of each month 10 a.m.-noon CDT. The community of Good Shepherd United Method- ist Church exists to glorify God through Jesus Christ our Lord. As a body of believ- ers, we pledge ourselves to al- low the Holy Spirit to develop within us maturity of spirit, unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, so that we may be prepared to share His love, mercy and grace through our words and ac- tions to a needy world. We extend an invitation to the public to come and wor- ship with us. The Good Shepherd takes care of His sheep. Janet Shomate, Secretary WHITE RIVER CHAPEL UMC 3555 W. SR 56 Bowman 812-582-8896 Sunday morning worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 :15 a.m. We are exploring the words in Philippians 4:4-9 and how they can help us thrive in chaos. So many trials come in- to our lives and along with the business of life. These things can easily choke out the Life of God in us. But praise God, "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). What things will be add- ed? God's order back into our lives—a peace that pass- es all understanding—He is in control. Facebook: White River Chapel UMC, Jeff Pinney. Questions regarding church events, call 812-766 - 3344 or mail to: 3555 West State Road 56, Petersburg, IN 47567. Jeff Pinney, Pastor OTWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O. Box 146, 10041E. Washington Ave. Otwell 812-766-3344 Facebook: Otwell United Methodist Church and Jeff Pinney. Otwell United Method- ist invites you to join us this Sunday at 10 :30 a.m. as we worship our Lord Jesus Christ; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become ma- ture, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13, NIV ). Jeff Pinney, Pastor ALGIERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Highway 356, Petersburg Sunday school 9 a.m. and worship service 10 a.m. You are always welcome to join our friendly church and worship God with us. Mike Atkins, Pastor HOLLAND U.M. CHURCH 205 N. Second Ave. 812-536-4862 Thursday, Feb. 27, 1 p.m. Senior Balance exercise class. Sunday, March 1, 8 a.m. church breakfast; 9 a.m. Sunday school classes; 10 :10 a.m. morning worship ser- vice and 5:30 p.m. Lenten service at Zoar. Monday, March 2, 6:30 p.m. exercise class. Tuesday, March 3, 9:30 a.m. Hannah-Ruth Circle meeting and 6:30 p.m. Bi- ble study. Wednesday, March 4, 5:15 p.m. Confirmation class and 5:30 p.m. KIC. Keith Chanley, Pastor Methodist Nazarene PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 West Pike Ave. Church 812-354-8851 Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and children's church at 10 :30 a.m.; children's and teen ser- vice at 6 p.m. No matter how dark our lives seem, the Word brings light into our lives. We can have abundant life in Jesus Christ our King and Lord. "In Him was life, and that life was the light of all man- kind" ( John 1:4). Upcoming activities and services: • Women's Ministry Brunch, Friday, March 13 at 10 a.m. Bring along a dish to share. • Children's Mission Lesson, Sunday, March 15, during morning worship. All children are welcome. • Pray for the church's need of a pastor. Need a church home? Stop in and visit us. We would love to have you be a part of our church family. Jeannine Smith, Report- er Pentecostal HOUSE OF MERCY CHURCH Corner of East and Porter Winslow Pastor 812-789-5229 A Church with open arms and a loving heart. Sunday morning worship at 10 :15 a.m.; Sunday school classes at 11 a.m. Second Thursday of each month, Bible study at 6 p.m. Troubles in your life that seem to overwhelm you. Like you are at the end of the rope. Study the book of Job, who had tragedy af- ter tragedy to hit him. He lost his children and all his wealth. He almost gave up but didn't. He got double for his trouble. Run after Jesus and see what can happen in your life. Be blessed this week. Pray for our president and all government entities, OAKLAND CITY FIRST PENTECOST Hwy. 64 East Sunday morning ser- vice 9:30 a.m. with chil- dren's Sunday school dur- ing the ministry of the Word; Wednesday and Sunday eve- ning services at 6 p.m. All services are CST (Gibson Co. times). If our memories are big- ger than our dreams, we're in trouble as a church. We should always have a vision that we are working toward. Ron Vickers, Pastor Elaine Young, Reporter, 812-749 -1122 (leave a mes- sage). and also for those in nurs- ing homes, hospitals, loved ones and your neighbors. Go forth and reach a life for Je- sus this week. In God's Service. George Bruce Jr., Pastor Presbyterian MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th and Main Streets, Petersburg 812-354-6844 Sunday worship 10 :30 a.m. Come visit us, our doors are always open to you. What will you give up? During Lent, some Christians give up a luxury or vice as a form of self-de- nial or to practice self-con- trol. Ultimately, such a sac- rifice should benefit one's spiritual walk with Jesus, who gave up everything. A Missouri teenager de- cided to give up talking for Lent. Decklan Con- way, 13, communicated through dry-erase boards, going through three mark- ers in less than a week. Al- though he lost a few friends because he wouldn't talk, Decklan wrote, "I'm doing it for a greater purpose." He added, "God gave up his only Son for us...What are you willing to give up? " A worthy corollary to that question is "What will you take on? " What can you do for God's king- dom during this season of reflection and re-commit- ment? Office hours: 9 a.m.- noon, Monday-Friday. Amy Melhiser, Secre- tary OTWELL WESLEYAN CHURCH 2277 N. Mechanics Street Otwell Pastor 812-354-3028 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship service 6:30 p.m. Nursery available. Tuesday morning women's Bible study at the fellowship hall 10 a.m. Fourth Thursday evening every month, the church hosts Ireland Home Based Services "Parent Cafe" from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. EST at the fel- lowship hall. All people of all ages who want to learn more about parenting/raising children are welcome. Fos- ter parents receive training hours. Free meals and free child care with RSVP to Deb Cooper at 812-483-8369. Prayer chair A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her fa- ther, whom was ill. When the minister arrived, the man began to talk with the minister about how he never knew how to pray. The min- ister explained that prayer is just a simple matter of hav- ing a conversation with Je- sus. The minister explained, place an empty chair beside your bed, and in faith, see Jesus on the chair. Then, just speak to Him in the same way you're doing with me right now. The minis- ter prayed with the gentle- men, anointed him with oil and returned to the church. Two nights later, the daugh- ter called to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon. Wesleyan Wesleyan gymnast and does extreme- ly well at almost all of her meets. These kids have tal- ent and a will to give it their best. I've heard people talking about our football and bas- ketball programs and how we aren't as competitive as we used to be. I ask you to look at our other sports and there are lots of great kids participating in sports other than basketball and football. There are lots of opportuni- ties for our kids now. We had Bible study at Golden Living Center Friday afternoon and it is growing more each time. The resi- dents listen carefully and as they are invited to put in their thoughts. Residents have became open with their thoughts concerning what- ever scripture we are using at the time. I think we had eight or nine residents last Friday afternoon. It was a pleasure to study with them. We finally went out Thurs- day afternoon to Washing- ton because we needed sev- eral items. We braved the germs to get out for awhile. Saturday we went to a Mex- ican restaurant for supper. It was good and they were sure busy. Again I had to point at the picture to order my en- trée because I can't pro- nounce many of the words on their menus. I'm not by myself because I watched several others do- ing the same thing around our table. Sunday morning our Sunday school lesson was about Lazarus and how Je- sus didn't come to Mary and Martha immediately so the power of God could be seen and that people would not look at Him, but see that the Father had sent Him and was working through Him. There were two impor- tant lessons from this pas- sage. Never do things with- out giving God the glory and number two you must have faith in knowing God will an- swer your prayers. If we were to see a mira- cle today would we recog- nize the power of God, or would we explain it away. We need to trust and know God is there and He answers prayer. Our morning scripture covered much of our Sun- day school theme and we talked about worldly peo- ple never seeing Christians growing by all the things they go through. The Bi- ble tells us we will be faced with many problems while we are in this body. Each one is a teaching device in the hands of God as He helps us through each of them. The world only sees our struggles. They aren't around when God brings victories over our troubles. Do you try to teach oth- ers. Then don't allow your- self to be caught up in the problems you teach against. It can plainly be said, "live what you say." There are truly folks who would love to have Christ in their lives, but it is what I call the "steering wheel" ef- fect. We all hate to give up control and we don't trust someone else doing the leading our lives. God does lead through the Holy Spir- it in your heart, if you will let have the wheel and you trust Him. On the flip side of people watching your life so they can see your trials. They find ways to say they are just as well off, because they think you have fallen and it makes them feel more justi- fied. Well that is about all I have this week so get out there and let God steer you to people to bless. PAWS WEEK PAWS WEEK Pet of the GEORGE "An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language"— Martin Buber. This week, PAWS is featuring a mam- moth of a feline named George, who is a hand- some fellow and is not bashful about let- ting everyone know. He likes to lay around the office at PAWS and look beautiful. He is long-haired with silky black fur, with a thick overlay of red/brown fur on his back and bel- ly. His coloring is very unusual and he looks as if he had his hair do- ne at an upscale beau- ty salon. He is friendly and his long black whis- kers add to his distinct appearance. You must see him to appreciate his glamour. To adopt George, call 812-354- 9894. $20 CASH Affordable Adjustments BOWLING CHIROPRACTIC CENTER chiropractic SCHEDULE TODAY! 812-254-0246 312 East Main Street, Washington • BowlingChiropractic.com Family Life Center Glezen Revival Center GRC GRC 15-Minute Devotional, Food & Open Gym Every other Friday starting March 13 YOUTH Devo. & Gym From: 6:30pm - 8pm • Ages: 11 to 18 245 S. Glezen Center St., Petersburg • 812-354-9909 Glezen Revival Center GRC GRC "Did he die in peace? " he asked. "Yes, but there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just be- fore Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed. What do you make of that? " The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said, "I wish we could all go like that." "Be strong and coura- geous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you" (Deuter- onomy 31:6). We invite all of you to come and worship with us. Roy Stilwell, Pastor Pam Lemond, Reporter Continued in next column