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NOTES Continued from page 1 Church Wednesday, December 28, 2022 The Press-Dispatch D-2 FBC PETERSBURG 8th and Poplar Street Petersburg 812-354-6582 American Baptist Church Our Vision is to Engage with God and equip Christians to Reach Out, Show Love and Serve our Community. We hope to see you here. Michael Miller, Pastor BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH An Independent Baptist Church 4995 N. Co. Rd. 850 E., Otwell (Meeting in the Iva Union Church building) Sunday school for chil- dren and adults 9 a.m.; Sun- day morning worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday evening ser- vice, Youth Group (6th grade through 19 years old), and Patch Club (four years old through fifth grade) 6 p.m.; Thursday, prayer service 7 p.m. Scott Fulcher, Pastor BETHEL G.B. CHURCH 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S. Stendal Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10 :30 a.m.; First and third Wednes- day of each month, Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Steve Selby, Pastor GLEZEN G.B. CHURCH Corner of Center and Sycamore Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday evening service at 6:30 p.m. Dwight Howe, Pastor GR ACE G.B. CHURCH 1007 E. Union St., Winslow Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening wor- ship 5 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 5 p.m. Henry Nelson, Pastor IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-486 -3658 Pastor 812-890 -9942 Email: awordfitlyspoken@ outlook.com. Website: immanuelbaptistchurch. weebly.com. Early service at 9:30 a.m. to coincide with children's Sun- day school; Sunday morning Bible study 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10 :40 a.m.; Wednes- day evening prayer service at 6 p.m. There is no Sunday eve- ning or Thursday services. Joseph Roman, Pastor HEPHZIBAH-LIT TLES GB CHURCH 553 W. CR 150 S. Petersburg 812-789 -5333 Church Sunday service at 10 a.m.; Sunay youth at 6 p.m. and Sunday evening service at 7 p.m. "Feeding the Vision" din- ner, every month on the first Saturday at 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Keith Jenkins, Sr., Pastor MT. PISGAH G.B. CHURCH Augusta Sunday morning worship at 10 :15 a.m.; Children's Sunday school during morning wor- ship; Cross Fit youth on Sunday evening at 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Jerry (Tuffy) Blackwell, Pastor NEW LIBERTY G.B. CHURCH 1820 E. CR. 800 S. Oakland City ( Just south of Coe on SR 61 Worship Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. WINSLOW G.B. CHURCH 600 E. Union Street Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday, adult Bible study at 6:30 p.m. You are welcome to join us. Gary Watson, Pastor Catholic BLESSED SACR AMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH 11092 E. Lincoln Heights Rd. Oakland City 812-749 -4474 Email: frenner@evdio.org Masses: (Latin for Mission- to spread the Gospel: Sched- ule (All times CST). Check church bulletin for sched- ule of services. Wednesdays: Confession 5:30 p.m.; Adora- tion and Benediction at 6 p.m. and Mass at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. The Holy Rosa- ry is prayed at 7:30 a.m., be- fore Mass. Fr. Frank Renner, Pastor Rev. Mr. Gary Keepes, Deacon STS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 711 Walnut Street Petersburg 812-354-6942 Email: frenner@evdio.org Facebook: Sts. Peter and Paul and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Churches Masses: (Latin for Mis- sion—to spread the Gospel: Schedule (All times EST) — Check Church bulletin for schedule of services. Thurs- day Mass: 10 :30 a.m.; Satur- day Mass 5:30 p.m., begin- ning Nov. 5 starting at 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 11 a.m. CCD and adult Bible study is on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Rec- onciliation) 30 minutes before each Mass. Fr. Frank Renner, Pastor Rev. Mr. Gary Keepes, Deacon Christian 1ST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1400 E. Main Street Petersburg 812-354-6775 (Office) 941-730 -6324 (Dennis Randall) Adult Bible study at 9:30 a.m.; praise and worship at 10 :30 a.m. and children's wor- ship at 10 :45. Come as you are to a wonderful time of exalt- ing God. Dennis Randall, Minister VINCENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH 8264 E. State Rd. 56, Otwell Sunday morning worship and the Lord's Supper at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship at 6:30 p.m. You are welcome to worship and study with us. 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. Everyone is welcome to our services. Dr. Robert Asa, Minister Church of God FIRST CHURCH OF GOD 2135 East Main Street Petersburg Services: Sunday morn- ing service at 9:30 a.m.; chil- dren's church at 10 a.m.; Sun- day school at 10 :45 a.m. Michael Roach, Pastor GENTLE SHEPHERD CHURCH OF GOD 8350 E. 350 North Francisco ( West of Oatsville) Sunday morning worship at 10 :30 a.m.; children's church during the morning worship, lead by Katy Mull; Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. The first Wednesday of each month, business meeting; Youth first and third Sunday evening of each month; Praise and Wor- ship service fourth Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. All ser- vices CDT. Judy Williams, Contact person TR AYLOR UNION CHURCH 4107 N. CR 1000 E. Otwell (Two miles north of Otwell) Sunday morning service at 9:30 a.m. and children Sunday school at 10 a.m. You may lis- ten to the sermon by calling, 862-799 -9154. Bible study Tuesday eve- ning at 5 p.m. Dennis and Lisa Patton, Pastors 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 wor- ship 10 :30 a.m. and evening worship at 6 p.m. Tony Sims, Elder Ross Williams, Elder GLEZEN REVIVAL CENTER 245 S. Glezen Center St. 812-354-9909 Sunday morning worship and children's church 10 :15 a.m.; Bible study will be ev- ery Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Youth Devotional and Open Gym will be every Wednes- day night from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will feature a 10 to 15 minute devotional, snacks and open gym for ages 11 to 18. 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 ad- dress: glezenrevivalcenter@ yahoo.com. Joe Henson, Pastor JESUS CHRIST OUR FIRM FOUNDATION 1415 N. Vincennes Ave. Petersburg 812-354-4424 or 812-582-0240 Sunday morning fellowship 10 a.m.; Church at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Bible study and youth at the church. Rides to youth group, call Beth at 812-766 -3568 See our Facebook page. Denny Wiscaver, Pastor OTWELL CONTENDERS OF FAITH Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednes- day prayer and Bible study meeting 6:30 p.m. William Breidenbaugh, Pastor PATOK A GROVE CHURCH 1135 W. C.R. 475 S. Winslow Pastor 812-239 -6843 Sunday morning church service at 10 a.m. and Sunday school 11 a.m. Jason Hill, Pastor PETERSBURG COMMUNITY CHURCH 402 E. Illinois Street Petersburg We are a friendly bunch of God loving people. We preach Gods word and we would love for you to come and join us on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 :10 a.m. Jim Stevens, Interim Pastor LIVING FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 601 S. 9th St., Petersburg Phone: 812-809 -4544 Wednesday evening service at 6:30 p.m.; Trail Life from 6:30 -8 p.m.; RISE youth group Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m. Join us online Sundays at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. on Facebook live Living Faith Church International page. Mailing address: P.O. Box 566, Petersburg, IN 47567. More information at www.livingfc.org or call 812-809 -4544. Don and Christina Priest, Senior Pastors THE CHURCH ALIVE 506 North 9th Street 812-582-1240 Sunday morning prayer at 9:30 a.m.; service 10 a.m.; Sunday morning children's ministry at 11 a.m. with a les- son, songs and a snack during the ministry of the word; Sun- day evening Impact youth ministry at 6 p.m. and Tues- day Bible study prayer at 6:30 p.m. and service at 7 p.m. You can also follow us on Facebook on our web The Church Alive. We go live ev- ery Sunday. Greg Davis, Pastor PIKE COUNTY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MINISTRIES Phone —812-582-8222 Office hours: Open Mon- day and Friday, 9 a.m. till noon; Thursday open from 6 - 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednes- day closed. Free peer coun- seling available, call 812-582- 1486 or 812-582-8222. 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.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; weekly Wednesday night prayer meeting 7 p.m. Trans- portation available. Chad Searls, Pastor 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 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer and praise service 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to each service. Clark Gray, Pastor UNION COMMUNITY CHURCH 3082 N. CR 850 W., Union Pastor 812-664-5454 Sunday school 10 a.m.; wor- ship service 11 a.m. Both ser- vices are EDT; children's ser- vice every fifth Sunday— geared toward children; Iron Sharpens Iron Wednesday night service is now for men and women at 7 p.m. Kevin ( Janna) Easton, Pastor WHITE RIVER CHAPEL 3555 W. SR 56, Bowman 812-582-8896 Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10 :15 a.m. Facebook: White River Chapel. Debbie Leslie, Reporter POINTS Continued from page 1 ish played a game against the Germans and were beat- en 3-2. Men exchanged gifts and buttons. Soldiers who had been barbers in civil- ian times gave free hair- cuts. One German, a juggler and a showman, gave an im- promptu performance of his routine in the center of no- man's-land. This spontaneous informal truce—which also included some French and Belgian troops—was not to last. A f- ter Christmas, command- ers on both sides found their troops reluctant to return to fighting and had to order their troops to restart hostil- ities under penalty of court martial. The Germans re- placed most front-line units that took part in the cease- fire. German and British sol- diers reluctantly parted, in the words of Pvt. Percy Jones of the Westminster Brigade, "with much hand-shaking and mutual goodwill." The impromptu cease-fire was over by New Year's Day. A fterwards, German and Allied commanders tried to cover up the impromptu cease fire. Some generals felt this unauthorized spon- taneous impromptu truce was treasonous behavior. Even today, 108 years after peace interrupted the war; French generals still can't fathom why their soldiers disobeyed orders and joined the German enemy on the si- lent battlefields for a forbid- den Christmas truce. They consider the soldiers' actions rebellion. We can find thousands of statues worldwide in honor of men and war. We can find a few monuments heralding peace; Hiroshima and Na- gasaki are two. The big dif- ference between W WI and W WIII is humans now pos- sess weapons of mass de- struction, aka nuclear weap- ons. Like the Christmas of 1914, the world is holding its breath as combatants on both sides have their hand on the nuclear trigger. It is said when Albert Einstein was asked what weapons would fight W WIII, he re- plied, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." We cannot dismiss his statement as hyperbole. Nu- clear war is no longer fiction. The question is, will cooler heads prevail? When the British heard the Germans sing a song about a little baby born in a stable, they joined in sing- ing—Silent Night. It's amaz- ing how a song about a new- born baby could move men to put down their weapons and embrace their enemies. The Christmas Truce of 1914 re- mains a heartrending illus- tration of how common be- liefs shared between ene- mies can make even the bit- terest of enemies' friends. It is a glowing testimony to the words spoken by an an- gel on that first Christmas so many years ago…Peace on earth, good will toward all. Scottish poet Frederick Niven, in his poem "A Car- ol from Flanders" wrote: "O ye who read this truthful rime from Flanders, kneel and say: God speed the time when every day shall be as Christmas Day." Merry Christmas! GARR "A thing of beauty, strength and grace lies be- hind that whiskered face" — Anonymous. This week PAWS is fea- turing a sweet young gal named Garr, who is a bit shy with new people, but is young enough to bond with someone who gives her love and attention. She enjoys the compa- ny of other cats and would make a fine apartment cat. She is gentle and curious, with short double-coated, blue fur tipped with white accents, long white whis- kers and mysterious dark eyes. She can be adopted by calling PAWS at 812- 354-9894. PAWS WEEK PAWS WEEK Pet of the RAMBLINGS Continued from page 1 now but I have a hard time wrapping my brain around there being that many peo- ple sick enough to use up that much medicine. I will not say that anyone is causing this shortage but if so they should be stopped. Everyone deserves to make a fair profit or they couldn't stay in busi- ness but make sure it is fair. It seems as though we all get into a giving Spir- it and some people capital- ize on our good Spirits to ask for donations. I am not Joe-help-nobody, but please use discretion when watch- ing these commercials and don't get emotional because they are preying on your emotions. They all seem to ask for nineteen dollars a month and if you give to all of them you could need help. I'm not a scrooge but I just say it seems odd that some of them only appear at this time of the year. Well, it is time to finish this column but I do hope you have a Happy Safe New Year and don't forget to be a blessing and reap blessings of your own. See NOTES on 6