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NOTES Continued from page 1 Church Wednesday, Februar y 15, 2023 The Press-Dispatch D-2 PAWS WEEK PAWS WEEK Pet of the PATRICK "Cats posses numerous charms, and anyone who has loved a cat has fallen for its magic," susan east- erfy said. This week PaWs is featuring a large, loving fellow named Patrick. Patrick doesn't know a stranger and he is ready to spend all of his nine lives with whomever adopts him. He is very loyal and truly loves to sit on any- one's lap that will accom- modate him. Patrick has plush black fur and long white whiskers. He has sparkling gold eyes and can be adopted by calling 354-9894. POINTS Continued from page 1 RAMBLINGS Continued from page 1 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 morn- ings 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 ser- vice 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 Interna- tional 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 lesson, songs and a snack during the ministry of the word; sunday evening Impact youth ministry at 7 p.m. and Tuesday bible study prayer at 6:30 p.m. and service at 7 p.m. you can also follow us on Facebook at The Church alive. We go live every 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 Wednesday closed. Free peer counseling 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 spe- cial junior church services 10:30 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; weekly Wednesday night prayer meeting 7 p.m. Transportation 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 eve- ning prayer and praise ser- vice 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.; 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. 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 Methodist ALFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1709 e. sr. 356 Petersburg 812-677-0105 sunday school scheduled the first sunday of each month at 9:30 a.m.; sun- day worship each week at 10:30 a.m. everyone is welcome to come and worship with us. shane springer, Pastor ALGIERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Highway 356, Petersburg Worship service 9 a.m. you are always welcome to join our friendly church and worship God with us. 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. We extend an invitation to the public to come and wor- ship with us. The Good shepherd takes care of His sheep. Janet shomate, Church secretary 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 Methodist invites you to join us this sun- day at 10:30 a.m. as we wor- ship our Lord Jesus Christ; sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Jeff Pinney, Pastor PETERSBURG FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 801 east Walnut Petersburg 812-354-6658 First united Methodist Church welcomes the Pe- tersburg community to join us sundays for worship at 9:30 a.m., followed by re- freshments in Fellowship Hall and sunday school at 10:45 a.m. Weekly bible study on Wednesday's at 6 p.m. Join us as we celebrate Jesus Christ in our commu- nity one friendship at a time. Jason dean, Pastor PETERSBURG FREE METHODIST CHURCH 202 Walnut street www.petersburgfmc.org petersburgfmc@yahoo.com sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with morning wor- ship and children's church at 10:30 a.m. youth meet on sunday evenings at 5 p.m. don Fausnaugh, Pastor RUMBLETOWN FREE METHODIST CHURCH 1485 n. st. rd. 57 Petersburg Morning worship at 10:30 a.m. The church is lo- cated south of Petersburg on state road 57. david Mullis, Pastor SPURGEON METHODIST CHURCH 11505 n. Hwy. 61, spurgeon Pastor Cell 812-202-8903 or church office 812-922-8215 Church service 9 a.m.; Fri- day bible study at 1 p.m. Josh sanders, Pastor Lutheran ST. JOHN'S LUTHER AN CHURCH 6483 W. 580 n., Otwell 812-482-7623 stjohnsboonetwp@ gmail.com. Fellowship hour at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. worship. every- one is welcome. Paula Mann, administrative assistant ST. PETER LUTHER AN CHURCH 10529 s. Church street stendal 812-536 -4598 adult sunday school at 9 a.m.;children's sunday school at 9 a.m. and First Communion instruction; wor- ship at 10:15 a.m.; Wednesday bible study at 7 p.m. John beasley, Pastor Nazarene PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 West Pike ave. Church 812-354-8851 service times: sunday at 10:30 a.m. Praise and Worship service; 6 p.m. bi- ble study; Teen activities; Wednesday at 6 p.m. bi- ble study. sunday morning services are available on our Facebook page—Petersburg Church of the nazarene or look for us on youTube. Visit our website www.petersburgnaz.com for additional information. steve Hamilton, Pastor WINSLOW NAZARENE CHURCH 106 W. Washington st. Winslow 989 -941-7190 Love, Care, serve, share sunday morning service at 10:30 a.m. you are welcome to con- nect with our church either in person or online. Face- book: Winslow Church of the nazarene. youTube: Winslow nazarene. Website: bit.ly/ winslownaz. Corinna Williams, reporter Pentecostal HOUSE OF MERCY CHURCH Corner of east and Porter Winslow Pastor 812-789 -5229 sunday morning service 10:15 a.m.; sunday school at 11 a.m. George bruce, Jr., Pastor OAKLAND CITY FIRST PENTECOST Hwy. 64 east new number 812-582-9877 sunday morning service begins at 9:30 a.m. with chil- dren's sunday school during the ministry of the Word. sunday and Wednesday eve- ning services are at 6 p.m. all times CdT (Gibson Co.) ron Vickers, Pastor Presbyterian KNIGHTS CHAPEL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1285 s. County road 375 W. (Oatsville), Petersburg 618 -302-1608 sunday bible study at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. you will be glad you came. ed Loyd, Minister MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th and Main, Petersburg 812-354-6844 Visit us, our doors are al- ways open to you. Office hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. rob Henson, Pastor Wesleyan OTWELL WESLEYAN CHURCH 2277 n. Mechanics street Otwell Pastor 812-354-3028 sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10:30 a.m.; sunday evening worship service at 6:30 p.m. roy stilwell, Pastor europe as a measuring stick of coming attractions in the us. britain is the only coun- try that has a state sponsored Christian religion—the Church of england or an- glican church. In 1933, they baptized 75 percent of brit- ish babies into the Church of england. and most peo- ple defined themselves as Christians. Today, out of a population of 67-million, fewer than 1 million people regularly at- tend a church service, and just two percent of young adults call themselves angli- cans. The Church of england is dying. several british poli- ticians proclaim there is "no place for God in british pol- itics." It is time to uncouple the church from the state. at its present rate of decline, it could be extinct by the 2060s. The church in the us is not faring any better. Gallop poll data reveals us church membership among adults in 1937 was 73% and continued at 70% before beginning a steady decline around 2000. In 2020, 47% of americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque, down from 70% in 1999 and 50% in 2018. The decline in young- er adult's membership is startling. Gallop says 31% of millen- nials (people born between 1980s and late 1990s) have no religious affiliation, which is up from 22% a decade ago. 33% of the portion of Gener- ation Z (people born 1997 to 2012) that have reached adulthood have no religious preference. What these num- bers show is the church is in rapid decline. The reason for the decline is simple: church leaders have surrendered to the culture. Churches are abandoning the faith once delivered to the saints and are embracing the culture with its focus on the "me" and affirming "my" self-indulgent lifestyle. Jesus is no longer presented as the only way to God. Pseudo-science, woke- ness, and cancel culture has replaced the power of change through the Holy spirit. In many churches, young peo- ple will never hear a sermon about repentance from sin. In- stead, they will hear a sermon on God affirms you and loves you in all your expressions. God's professing church is alive and well. It will neVer die! There is a major difference between someone who says they believe in God/Jesus and a disciple of Jesus Christ. Jesus says it pointedly: Mat- thew 7:21 "not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven." you have read my state of the church address. are you doing the father's will? Transformed YouTh minisTries 245 S. Glezen Center St., PeterSburG, In AGeS: 11-18 text/CAll 812-582-1523 for Info DEVO & OPEN GYM WednesdaYs 6:30p.m.-8 p.m. Karan Thacker, AFSP Owner THACKER TAX SERVICE 906 Blackfoot Drive Fort Branch, IN 47648 812-615-0071 (offi ce) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com Wednesday I went to dr. Morris dermatology in Vin- cennes and for once the doc- tor looked me over and al- though I did have places for them to look at there wasn't any of them that caused enough concern to work with them so we'll wait until next year. Took life easy for the rest of the day and it felt good to take it easy. The wind blew so hard it kept us up a lot during Wednesday night. If I ever move from our home in Crest- view I hope I have enough sense to not have a tree with- in 200 feet of our house. I have had many nights of wind wondering if a tree was going to be blown over. Our regular Lions meet- ing is always on the second Thursday of the month. We meet at randy's and we strive to help others in this world who could use a help- ing hand. Our funding comes from several different fund raising events during the year. We have recently taken on helping at Pike Central with items we donate to Ma- son's general store. We were given a tour of this store as we took donations once. If you need a recipient for your donations or your fundraising ideas, they could always use the help. Our sunday school lesson covered a subject we should do our best to overcome, but one that is hard not to give in to. The subject was wor- ry and how much our worry was fruitless which could not change the circumstanc- es any at all except possibly make you more miserable. your worrying about your fu- ture can sure destroy the hap- piness you may have today. Learn to lean on Jesus and the Holy Father for your help and try to leave your worry at the foot of the cross. The Montgomery Family was at church for morning worship and provided an excellent message in song. One song I really took to heart was if you have something God is ask- ing of you through an inspira- tion you should not allow out- side interference influence you not to do something just go ahead with your dreams and accomplishments for Je- sus. Well it is time to close, so remember to go out to be a blessing and reap the bless- ings as they are offered.

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