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C-4 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 ★ Church news Continued from page 1 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH school 9:30 a.m. and Wor- ship 10:30 a.m. and No p.m. This Easter Sunday we Sunday services: Bible 1400 East Main Petersburg will have special guest speakers. John P. Howard and Mike T. Woolsey will be singing and John will be preaching. John is preacher Jack's son and Mike is Jack's son-in-law. Their ministry is in south- group was doubly blessed by their presence. Praise the Lord for the vision for min- istry these Teen for Christ Ministries leaders have. They have gotten past the idea of ministering to teens and have adopted the bibli- cal philosophy of teaching our teens to be ministers. Our normal weekly sched- ern California. They minis- ter to neighbors, homeless feeds, lead worship for Re- covery Outreach at their lo- cal church. For the next six weeks they will be speaking in many churches and pris- ons in the mid-west. They are committed to spreading the infectious love of Jesus. Coming Event—May 4 at ule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship fol- lowing at 10:15; Sunday night at 6, we have a casual evening service; Monday at 6:30 p.m. the Study Buddies meet in the new fellowship hall and an exercise group meets in the old fellowship hall. Wednesday evening our The Press-Dispatch OF PIKE COUNTY, INC. Come visit with us Mon- RECOVERY CENTER LIGHTHOUSE day night or Thursday at 7 p.m. for classes. Monday night is Accountability class, and Thursday is Step/Prin- ciple class. Hope to see you there. Everyone is welcome. Saturday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Gene Burkhart will be bringing Gods Word. Weakness becomes strength 7. Gospel Concert at First Christian. "Eternal Vision." Don't miss. They are great. That is Friday May 4. Come worship this Eas- ter. God will pour out bless- ings. Jack Howard, Minister ABUNDANT LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH rise service at 7 a.m. Sunday services 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service 7; casual study groups for men and women the last Thursday of each month. What a blessing it was to We will be having a Sun- 409 S. 4th St., Petersburg have Bro. Larry Carter with us this past Sunday. What a powerful time of worship we had during the concert. It turned into a powerful church service where souls and lives were changed. We are thankful for our visitors and truly hope they were blessed with Rev. Cart- er's ministry as well. We welcome all to our Eas- children and youth minis- tries start at 6:30 p.m. and our Adult Bible study is at 7 p.m.; Thursday at 4 p.m. the Knitwits meet to knit and crochet items for peo- ple with illness. He is risen! Mark Schlechty, Pastor METHODIST CHURCH 801 E. Walnut Petersburg FIRST UNITED 9:30; fellowship 10:25-10:40; Sunday school 10:40-11:30; choir practice Wednesday evening at 7:30. Good Friday Communi- Sunday morning worship dral of Amiens stands a stat- ue of Jesus Christ, and on ei- ther side His twelve apos- tles. Below them are writ- ten their greatest virtues, in contrast to their greatest vic- es. In Peter's case, his out- standing quality is his cour- age, but below it you see a figure of Peter fleeing from a leopard, representing his cowardice. Then beneath that you In front of the great Cathe- ty Service will be April 6 at the Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. Easter Egg hunt will be see the same figure sit- ting on a leopard and riding forth to conquest. The sculp- tor wished to teach us that by contact with the Lord Je- sus Christ that very thing which is a man's weakness can be transfigured into his strength; that very thing from which he fled can be- come the glorious chariot on which he rides forward, con- quering and to conquer. Bob Shepherd, Reporter Saturday, April 7 at 10 a.m. We welcome kids through fifth grade. Easter Sunrise Service will be at 6:30 a.m. with the youth in charge. Breakfast to follow. Crown of Thorns ter service this Sunday. We have been building up to this week with special speakers and music each Sunday, so we are prepared for a great anointed Easter service and outpouring of God's power. Come and worship with us and you will be blessed with God's presence and receive a friendly welcome. You will feel like a part of the family instead of just a visitor. In our Easter Sunday eve- ning service, we will have our communion and foot- washing service. Jesus is Risen! Come and His royal head; He wears a crown of thorns instead— A humble robe won with a toss; No golden throne, Just a rough-hewn cross. No earthly palace to give Him room; He reigns over Heav- en and an empty tomb— Christ is King. What joy it gives to know forever Jesus Lives!—Robin Fogle. "Peace I leave with you; "No jeweled crown for my peace I give you" (John 14:27 NIV). Wishing you joy of heart, peace of mind, and all the beautiful blessings of Eas- ter. See you in church next Sunday. Mel Camp, Pastor experience a resurrection in your life, where Jesus makes all things new! For questions or more in- formation call 766-3474. Troy Johnson, Pastor Ron Ficklin, Reporter worship somewhere on Eas- ter. We are having a Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. on Easter. We will follow the Sunrise Service with a breakfast at 8 a.m. and a musical drama at 10:15. We will not be hav- ing Sunday School or Eve- ning Worship on Easter day. The last Lenten Break- METHODIST CHURCH I hope you are planning to PETERSBURG FREE fast is over, but I pray that the bond between our peo- ple will be blessed with more cooperative ministry in the future. I am looking forward to the Good Friday Service at First Presbyteri- an. Pastor Don Priest will be the "Newbie," in the associa- tion, so he gets to bring the message. Join us as we wor- ship together. I appreciated Pastor Don for inviting Teens for Christ Ministries from Michigan to come to our community to help revitalize some homes, work on the new coffee shop, and minister to our teens. The young men stayed at and worship service 10:30 a.m. Read Matthew 28:18-20' Sunday school 9:30 a.m. MT. OLIVE G.B. CHURCH And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All author- ity has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. (19) "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, bap- tizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (20) "teaching them to observe all things that I have com- manded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age"—Amen. Special Sunrise servic- es at 7 a.m. Followed by a breakfast (free ). Easter Services at 10:30 a.m. Ryan Arnett, Pastor lowed by a short worship service; Wednesday Bible study 7. Mary Kathryn Gray, Re- porter IVA UNION CHURCH Sunday school 9:30 fol- preaching services on Tues- day and Friday nights at 6:30 p.m. Jerry Newkirk, Pastor Geneva Deen, Reporter Gospel singing and GOSPEL CHURCH 510 Main Street WINSLOW FULL up an ready for Easter. She loves one on one attention and would make a great family pet. You can adopt Pearl by calling PAWS at 354-9894. PAWS pet of the week church and youth class 9:30; morning worship 10:30; eve- ning service 6:30; Wednes- day evening prayer and praise service 7. Everyone is always wel- come to each service. Barry Whitaker, Pastor 1194 E. Co. Rd. 400 N. Prides Creek Road, Petersburg BRENTON CHAPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST classes 10; worship 10:30; evening worship 6; Wednes- day evening Bible study 7. George Fiscus, Minister Sunday morning Bible ARTHUR G.B. CHURCH Sunday school 9:30; morning worship and chil- dren's church 10:30; Youth each Wednesday from 4 to 5:30. Business meeting third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. We invite you to join us this week for our Pre-Eas- ter services on Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. Ryan Coleman will be the speaker. We will have communion on Thurs- day evening and fellowship with refreshments on Friday evening. Come and receive a blessing. On Saturday we will have an Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. Children welcome. We will have sunrise ser- School on Easter morning and the worship service will be at the regular time. "I am He that liveth, and vice Sunday morning at 7 a.m. with breakfast to follow. We will have no Sunday TWIN OAKS CHURCH Sunday school, Junior end, but do I really have to wear these silly rabbit ears?" This week PAWS is fea- "I know it's Easter week- turing a poised young gal named Pearl, who is a beau- tiful young black German Shepherd, with wolf gray and celebrate the resurrec- tion of our Lord. For Chris- tians this is the most impor- tant day of the year to cele- brate for without His death and resurrection we would not have the promise of eter- nal life. If you don't have a church home, we invite you to join us. Jim Pratt, Interim Pastor Marla Morrison, Reporter King, superintendent, Er- ic Hill, assistant; morning worship 10:30; evening wor- ship 6:30; Wednesday eve- ning Bible study and prayer meeting 6:30. Sunrise Easter service Sunday school 9:30, Jim AYRSHIRE VALLEY G.B. CHURCH coloring on her haunches and front paws. True to the German Shep- herd breed, Pearl has a very loyal and eager to please dis- position and she loves one on one attention and with a little training it is believed that she would become an will be at 7 a.m. with break- fast following in the fellow- ship hall. No Sunday school and morning worship will begin at 10 a.m. Evening services will be at 6:30 p.m. with Rev. Robert Helms as guest speaker. Revival services will be in was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore" (Revela- tion 1:18). Go to church this Sunday progress Monday through Wednesday, April 9-11 at 6:30 p.m. with Rev. Don Key of Missouri as the evange- list. Special singing night- ly—Monday: Verdayne Mi- ley; Tuesday—Chalmer and Loveda Burden; Wednes- day—Marlena Williams. The public is invited to at- tend. "And the angel answered and said unto the women, Maxima Set our church, and some of the teens spoke in our morning service. I know our youth H Religious Viewpoint lem. Today Israel is threat- ened by its enemies and is often shelled and is under a threat from Iran and other Muslim nations. For the first time in Israel's recent histo- ry the American govern- ment is wavering in its sup- port for its longtime friend and ally. If America rejects Israel then Armageddon may be near. Today Israel is the focal point of the world. Pray that America will not fail Israel in this hour of po- litical unrest. 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