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B-6 Tuesday, November 2, 2021 South Gibson Star-Times BUCKSKIN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH OF BUCKSKIN 8260 E. 900 S., Buckskin Sunday school 9 a.m.; Worship ser- vice 10 :15 a.m. CYNTHIANA FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Corner of North and Walnut Sunday worship service 9 a.m. FAIR HAVEN CHRIST FELLOWSHIP Church Street, Cynthiana Mike Douglas, Pastor Phone: 812-724-4735 Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m. FORT BRANCH BETHLEHEM GENER AL BAPTIST CHURCH 3208 W 525 S, Fort Branch (CR 325 W off of Hwy. 168) Darrell W. Hillhouse, Pastor Phone: 270 -836 -9446 Sunday worship 10 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 601 S. Lincoln, Fort Branch Pastor Bryan Holzappel Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Morning worship 10 :30 a.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 212 West Locust, Fort Branch Pastor Corey Atkins Phone: 812-753-4623 Sunday school 9 a.m.; Worship ser- vice 10 a.m. (Communion first Sun- day); Second Cup of Coffee (ladies' group) all ladies welcome, second Wednesday, 9 a.m. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF FORT BR ANCH 100 W. Vine St., Fort Branch Rev. John Baylor, Jr., Pastor 812-753-4424 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., nursery provid- ed for preschool age and under. Youth Groups for grades 4-12 meet at 6 p.m. on Sunday evenings, Sept. through May. Details on the church website www.fbfirst.org. HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH 200 S. Church St., Fort Branch Fr. Christopher Droste, Pastor Fr. Kenneth Betz and Fr. Luke Hassler, Associate Pastors Joe Siewers and William Brandle, Deacons Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. PROVIDENCE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CR 550 S., NE of Fort Branch Mitch Breidenbaugh, Pastor Sunday school for children and adults at 10 :30 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; For more information call 812-753- 3386. ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH SNAKE RUN 5342 E. SR 168 (East of Fort Branch) 812-753-4568 Fr. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. ST. LUCAS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 6777 S. 350 East, Fort Branch Pastor John Heumann Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10 :30 a.m. ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 4222 E. SR 168, Fort Branch Pastor John Heumann Sunday worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 :15 a.m. VERTICAL CHURCH Coal Mine Rd., Fort Branch Rich Clark, Pastor Sunday morning worship services 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Childcare is avail- able for ages three and under. WESLEYAN CHURCH 202 E. Vine St., Fort Branch Sunday school from 9:30 to 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening adult Bible study, 6:30 p.m., GIG (Growing in God) Club for ages 5 to 11 (availa- ble while school is in session), Teen Group for ages 12 and up. For more information call the church at 812- 677-5007. HAUBSTADT NEW LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hwy. 68 between Cynthiana and Haubstadt Gordon Jones, Pastor Services Sunday 10 :30 a.m. NEW LIFE HOUSE OF PR AYER 208 West Street, Haubstadt Adam and Lindsay Ping Phone: 812-215 -9003 Sunday morning service 10 a.m.; Children's Sunday school during ser- vice; Food Pantry open first and third Wednesdays of the month from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Everyone welcome! IMMANUEL LUTHER AN CHURCH (LCMS) 1-1/2 miles south of I-64 and U.S. 41, Volkman Rd. Rev. Kirk Horstmeyer Saturday evening services 5:30 p.m.; Sunday worship services 8 a.m. and 10 :15 a.m.; Sunday school 9:10 a.m. ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH Old Princeton Rd., Haubstadt Fr. Christopher Droste, Pastor Fr. Kenneth Betz and Fr. Luke Hassler, Associate Pastors Joe Siewers and William Brandle, Deacons Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Masses 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. STS. PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 201 Vine St. Haubstadt Fr. Christopher Droste, Pastor Fr. Kenneth Betz and Fr. Luke Hassler, Associate Pastors Joe Siewers and William Brandle, Deacons Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Masses 7 and 10 a.m. ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Second and Elm St., Elberfeld Rev. Paul Fraser Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship ser- vice 10 a.m. LYNNVILLE BARNET T CHAPEL Stanley Road, Lynnville Don Williams, Pastor Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship ser- vice 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer ser- vice 7 p.m. OWENSVILLE BLYTHE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST One mile W. of GSHS Owensville Rev. John Baylor, Jr. Worship 9 a.m. DAYSPRING COMMUNITY CHURCH 120 N. Main St., Owensville 812-724-4114 Scott Burr, Pastor Sunday Service Times: Morning Worship 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. (Kids Church and Nursery available)Dis- cipleship Hour: 10 a.m. Prayer Ser- vice: 6 p.m. Monday: Uncommon Youth Service (Grades 6 -12): 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study: 7 p.m. Uncommon Youth and Kids: 7 p.m. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4680 W. St. Rd. 168, Owensville (Old Orchard Curve) Bart W. Newton, Preaching Minister Phone: 812-724-4181 Fax: 724-2161 E-mail: fccowensville@frontier.com Sunday school for all ages of youth and Adult Bible Fellowship 9 a.m.; worship service 10 a.m. The church is a non-denominational church. MAUMEE GENER AL BAPTIST CHURCH 9482 W. SR 165, Owensville Pastor Kevin R. Miley Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m. Children's ministry (ages four through fifth grade) 10 :30 a.m. For more information about our wor- ship service or other ministries, call 812-729-7230. Come be our guests. We would love to see you! OLD UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hwy. 165 S. of Johnson Baret Fawbush, Pastor Bible study 9:30 a.m.; worship 10 :15 a.m. OWENSVILLE FIRST GENER AL BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Brummitt and Mill Rev. Bob Douglas Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday ser- vice 10:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday night worship 6 p.m. Bible study, prayer meeting and men's prayer group meet 8 a.m. every Sunday. All men welcome. Disciples and Jr./Sr. youth meet every Sunday evening at 7 p.m. All youth are invited to attend. reflections From the Page By Cleoramae G. Stunkel Continued on page 7 South Gibson Church Services In ancient times, the feet of ma- ny sheep moved without let or hin- drance along traditional seasonal herding routes in northern Spain, towards more southerly pastures as winter approached, then back to more northerly ones for summer grazing. But then, people came along and built the city of Madrid all over the sheep's pathway and adjacent acre- age. What is a poor sheep to do? Per- haps more to the point, a poor shep- herd? What shifts had been made in the years since to move the flocks from one seasonal pasture to the oth- er were not detailed in the article which reported that in 1994, there were some changes instituted. The traditional route was revived, and flocks of sheep again trod an- cient ways. Sort of. Their forebears would have set their feet on bare ground or on grass, while passing through a quiet coun- tryside. Now, the sheep's hooves clatter along paved ways, as they pass be- tween close-set buildings. But never mind, they are back on track, moving on goal, if not quite in the same way as the sheep that went before them. Reading of how those sheep were traveling the ancient pathway, if in somewhat changed circumstances, reminded me of Christians through the centuries. We have, as was written to Jude, "the faith which was once for all de- livered to the saints." That faith is not going to change. That is what "once for all" means. What has developed, down the centuries, are the many ways by which knowledge of that faith may be shared. As we learn from the Acts of the Apostles, those first-century Chris- tians took advantage of every venue to which they could gain access, and even the ones in which they found themselves involuntarily. Haul Peter and John, or Stephen, before the Jewish ruling Council? Not a problem — just hijack the agen- da and deliver your message. Any synagogue was fair game. Peter could preach in the home of a Roman centurion, and Philip in the chariot of an Ethiopian government official as it made its way from Jeru- salem towards Gaza. A patch of riverbank outside the city gate of Philippi or the Areopagus in Athens — it was all one to them. Then of course, there were those house-churches, like the one that was sent greetings in the letter to Philemon. In centuries to come, great cathe- drals would rise, their spires hung with bells, so that the faithful could be summoned to worship. Then there came Mr. Gutenberg's wonderful printing press, a tool-to- hand for spreading the word. More recently, one of my child- hood memories concerns a big tent that would be pitched in the park at Cynthiana for several days in sum- mer, in which revivalists would hold forth in the evenings. Also in that period were those ra- dio broadcasts purporting to be re- ligious, with television programs of the same sort following not long af- ter. Now, we have many sorts of elec- tronic opportunities to fly informa- tion through the air. All to the good? Perhaps. Just so long as we do not become so im- pressed with the tech that we allow it to overwhelm the message. The point is not how clever we can be about devising this or that new pathway, but that the "sheep" may ar- rive at still, clear streams and nour- ishing pasture. Serving like Jesus Insight By Dave Ingler "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10 :45) Have you been tempted to think that God will use you where you ar- en't instead of where you are? While He is the God of the past and future, He is the great "I AM" and we are to experience and ex- press His love in the present. It is easy to say, "God, I will serve you when the big task comes." This erroneous thinking causes us to miss Him in the daily, minute tasks that are most commonly presented to us. It causes us to boast in the as- sumption that we are the control- lers of our future and can serve God when and where we choose. "Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins." ( James 4:15 -17) How easy it is to miss the call that is given by listening for one that goes beyond the time God has allowed us. The opportunities we are given must be acted upon immediately and not dismissed as insignificant because of the 'great thing' we assume God is going to do in our lives. One who has such spiritual pride may find that the mundane is the great task that may be the most difficult to perform. Doing the ordinary does not re- ceive the recognition of men. It caus- es an internal check which tests our motives and reveals whether or not we want God to have the praise and honor. It is not the task that challeng- es, but its revelation about our pride and what we expect to gain for our efforts. I am reminded of a great act of ser- vice that I witnessed in the past. A la- dy was outside washing the backside basement windows of a local church. There was no audience. There were no television cameras. There was nothing great happening accord- ing to the world's standards. I even wonder if anyone apart from myself will ever know that the backside win- dows of that church were clean and who cleaned them. Was this an insignificant task in the Kingdom of Heaven? Not in God's eyes, for something far great- er than basement windows was spar- kling that day. What was sparkling was the character of someone who has learned to serve God in common day to day situations. A nation in turmoil religious viewpoint By Clyde Dupin The recent election and political situation is a reminder of how des- perately our nation needs a spiritual awakening. In recent years we have seen America drift far from our great spiritual heritage. In God we trust is still on our coins but too many trust in political power, greed and dishon- esty. Someday God will judge Amer- ica for her sins. Many devout Chris- tians are deeply troubled by the past few weeks. Socialism is taking over the me- dia, political leaders, education, and internet. The elite and liberal media often express their anti-God philos- ophy. What ever is right they call it wrong. The editor of U.S. News and World Report expressed it well in an editorial, "Where have our val- ues gone? " According to the editori- al three out of every four Americans think we are in moral and spiritual decline. Two out of three think Amer- ica is off track. The article said tele- vision and the music industry despis- es religion, marriage and respect for authority. The forces of evil dominate many areas of America life. Many religious people have denied the absolute truth of God's Word and called it pluralism. Other god's have been accepted and we call this mul- ticulturalism. We have lost our spir- itual sanity and changed our values to fit the culture. Look at America today. We have violence in our homes and shootings in our schools. We have drugs in our veins and sex on our minds. We have become a selfish people and accept- ed the secular humanistic approach to life. Our prayer should be "Wake up America and return to God." net edition sgstartimes.com/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet 812-753-3553 203 S. McCreary St. Fort Branch, IN ads@sgstartimes.com