The Press-Dispatch
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C-2 Church Wednesday, Januar y 31, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Continued in next column Continued in next column "Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the econo- my is unfortunate. What's one thing that we have in our lives that we can de- pend on? A dog or cat lov- ing us unconditionally, ev- ery day very faithfully"— Jon Katz. This week PAWS is fea- turing a keen young fel- low named Barkus, who arrived at PAWS a few weeks ago and has quick- ly learned the daily rou- tine. He enjoys his time in the play yard with oth- er canines, but he especial- ly enjoys human compan- ionship. Barkus would make a PAWS WEEK PAWS WEEK Pet of the BARKUS Continued from page 1 Continued on page 3 Baptist Independent Catholic Christian first class family pet, as he is gentle, loving, responsible and appears to have some Kromfohrlander heritage. He has a soft coat of medium length fur that is white with chestnut markings and his appealing expression makes it hard for anyone to resist giving him a hug. He has a cute curled tail and weighs approximately 28 lbs. To adopt Barkus, call 812- 354-9894. monthly business meeting will be after the morning worship. Saturday, February 24, the United of Indiana Sun- day School Convention at Camp Brosend. Registra- tion from 8:30 -9 a.m. CST. Bible Trivia Last weeks answer to: What did Jesus have against the church at Ephesus? Answer: They left their first love. Refer- ence Revelation 2:1-4. Q: To whom did Paul and Barnabus speak in Antioch? Answer will fol- low next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter GR ACE G.B. CHURCH 1007 E. Union St. Winslow No Sunday School. Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 5 p.m.; Wednesday Enrichment classes 5 p.m. Bill Chesser, Reporter NEW LIBERTY G.B. CHURCH (Coe) 1820 S. Co Rd. 800 S. Oakland City Gary Pancake, Pastor 812-664-4716 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Faron McLaughlin, Super- intendent, Ryan Edrington, Assistant and Sunday morn- ing worship at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study at 6 p.m. Last week's service cen- tered around the "Power of Prayer." Our devotion was from Acts 12:3-17 and told about the escape of Pe- ter from prison as he was awaiting his death from Herod. The Angel of God came, helped him past the guards, opened the cell, and he escaped. Many peo- ple were "praying earnest- ly" for Peter. We too can es- cape by praying earnest- ly for ourselves, and those who we love. Our church re- ceived too such escapes this past week. Never doubt the power of prayer and praying earnestly. No Wednesday evening video series beginning at 6 p.m. this week. February 2, is Ground- hog Day. Let's hope we don't have several more weeks of winter. On Sunday, February 11, we will have a regular business meeting follow- ing morning worship for the reading of the church letter to the association. Any oth- er business will be discussed at this time. February 14 is Valentine's Day, Ash Wednesday and prayer meeting. Monday, February 19, is President's Day. All Feder- al offices will be closed, but Pike County schools will be in session. February 24 will be the United Association of In- diana Sunday School Con- vention at Camp Brosend in Newburgh. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. EST. New Liberty will be in charge of the noon meal. February 25 will be As- sistant teacher and building fund Sunday. We continue working on the taking down of our build- ing in Jasper and hope to be- gin reconstruction of our new building in the spring and summer. Call Gary or Faron, if you can help on Saturday. Our Mission Statement: Loving the 99, always look- ing for the one. Gary Pancake, Pastor Ivan Mason, Reporter STS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 711 Walnut Street Petersburg 812-354-6942 Mass Schedule: Saturday, Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m., Feast of St. Blaise; Sunday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m., with Blessing of the Throats; 9:30 a.m. CCD and adult Bible classes, in the Rectory basement. The Rosary is prayed before the Saturday evening mass and before the Sunday morn- ing mass. Individual con- fessions 30 minutes before weekend Masses at 5 p.m. and 10 :30 a.m. Friday, February 2, Pre- sentation of Jesus in the Temple, World Day for Con- secrated Life. Ash Wednesday is Feb- ruary 14, the beginning of Lent. Join us on the first Sun- day of each month for cof- fee and donuts after the 11 a.m. mass in Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Hall. Come for a pleasant visit with your fel- low parishioners. "We pray to God for the courage to ask forgiveness and to learn how to listen to what He is saying to us"— Pope Francis. God Bless America. Frank Renner, Pastor Sue Willis, Reporter FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1400 E. Main Street Petersburg 812-354-6775 Regular services: Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and worship service and the Lord's Sup- per at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednes- day youth group at 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Joe Sutton, Reporter VINCENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH 8264 E. State Rd. 56 Morning worship and the Lord's supper at 9:30 a.m.; Bible school at 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship at 6:30 p.m. This Sunday evening we will start a new Bible study. You are invited to attend these services. The Bible "If God is a reality and the soul is a reality and you are an immortal being, what are you doing with your Bi- ble shut? " Remember that God is a spirit, and just because you do not see him does not mean that God does not ex- ist. I believe that Paul was re- ferring to Greek poets of old when he wrote, "For in him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, "We are his offspring" (Acts 17:28). Also, "For since the cre- ation of the world God's in- visible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature— have been clearly seen, be- ing understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse" (Ro- mans 8:20). Come now, could a worm become a butterfly without the fingerprint of God? Because He lives. John Manges, Minister Church of God FIRST CHURCH OF GOD 2135 East Main Street Petersburg Sunday morning ser- vice at 9:30 a.m.; children's church at 10 a.m.; Sun- day school at 10 :45 a.m.; Wednesday evening service 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, Mission- ary Sunday sharing service. There will be a pitch-in din- ner, after the service. Bring a side dish. "For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and in- visible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or author- ities; all things have been created through him and for him" (Colossians 1:16 NIV ). Don Fausnaugh, Pastor Lisa Wilson, Reporter CHRISTIAN HOLINESS CHURCH 1252 St. Rd. 57 S. Petersburg Located six miles be- tween Petersburg and Oak- land City junction. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Thursday prayer meeting 7 p.m. We extend a warm wel- come to everyone. Rick Walburn, Pastor GLEZEN REVIVAL CENTER 245 S. Glezen Center St. 812-354-6738 or 812-582-9667 Sunday morning worship and children's church 10 :15 a.m.; Youth Group Hearts on Fire will meet on Sun- day at 6 p.m. in the Life Center. Bible study meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb- ruary 7, refreshments will be provided. Invite others to Bible study. Refresh and renew group will meet, Tuesday, Febru- ary 13 at 6 p.m. Pray for our military and their protection. Also, remember to pray for the USA, peace and for one an- other. Compassion in Helping Others "God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them." (Hebrews 6:10, K JV ). In our lives it is easy to get tired and overwhelmed by helping others with their trials, when your own are building up on the "back burner." As Christians, this verse can give us courage and help us remember that even though we have trials and business of our own to handle, by showing love and compassion in helping others, God is pleased with us. He has not forgotten us and is there to help us, be- cause of the love we have shown to them even though that same love is not always returned. God bless you and keep you. We welcome you to all services. Come and wor- ship Jesus with us. See our Facebook page Glezen Revival Center. Website: grcenter.net – E- mail address: glezenreviv- alcenter@yahoo.com. Joe Henson, Pastor Matt Haycraft, Reporter GOSPEL CENTER CHURCH Independent Baptist Church 420 E. Illinois Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9914 Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; AWANA clubs will meet Sunday's at 6:30 p.m., the children will learn from the Word of God and have fun doing it; Bible study Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Gospel Center invites you to worship the King of Kings with us every Sunday. You will hear sound biblical and applicable preaching each week. We are excited to bring AWANA back this fall as well. At the Gospel Cen- ter, you will find God lov- ing people who desire to serve and praise Good with their heart, soul, mind and strength. Come and Praise the King with us. We would be honored to have you come and join us and see what God is doing here at the Gospel Center Church. Rodney Fretwell, Sr. Pas- tor JESUS CHRIST OUR FIRM FOUNDATION On the corner of Sixth and Walnut Petersburg 812-354-4424 or 812-582-0240 Sunday morning fellow- ship 10 a.m.; Bible studies: Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. at Brian Eilert's house and Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at church. "He (King Hezekiah) re- moved the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan" (II Kings 18:4). God had told Moses to make the bronze serpent, but now the King is destroy- ing it because the people be- gan to worship it. If we are not careful we can worship the wrong thing, even if it was at first God ordained. Only God deserves our wor- ship. Just for fun, google the word Nehushtan. Denny Wiscaver, Pastor Pam Nutter, Reporter LIVING FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 718 E. Main Street, Petersburg Phone: 812-809-4544 Sunday services are at 10 a.m. and youth service at 6:15 p.m. In the 24th chapter of Ex- odus, we see Moses telling the Israelites about the cov- enant God wants to make with them. "And all the peo- ple answered with one voice and said, 'All the words which the Lord has said we will do.'" Six verses later we see that 74 of the men (Aar- on included) saw God and had a banquet with Him. ( V 9) Now, just a mere forty days later, 73 of those same men joined with the people in doubting God and gave their gold to make an idol to worship. Claiming that this golden idol which they had just made was the god that had brought them out of Egypt. What is wrong with this picture? If we aren't careful we can allow doubt and fear to blind us to what God has spoken. We can OTWELL CONTENDERS OF FAITH Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer and Bible study meet- ing 7 p.m. William Breidenbaugh, Pastor PETERSBURG HOLINESS CHURCH Pastor 419-354- 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. Transportation available. Join us for monthly Bible study and youth night. Call for details. Chad Searls, Pastor THE CHURCH ALIVE WORSHIP CENTER 506 N. 9th St. Petersburg Pastor 812-354-6897 Service times: Sunday morning praise and wor- ship 10 a.m.; children's Sun- day school 11 a.m.; Wednes- day night praise and worship and Bible study 7 p.m. I hope God will see you at church somewhere. Mark Davis, Pastor TWIN OAKS CHURCH 1911 E. Co. Rd. 650 N. Petersburg 812-354-6389 Sunday school, Junior church and youth class UNION COMMUNITY CHURCH 3082 N. CR 850 W., Union Pastor 812-664-5454 PIKE COUNTY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MINISTRIES Phone —812-582-8222 Office hours: Open Mon- day, Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. till noon. Wednesday Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship service 11 a.m. Both services are EDT; children's service every fifth Sunday— geared toward children. Everyone is welcome to the First Friday Fun, the first Friday of every month from 6 to 10 p.m. EDT, to work on craft projects, scrapbooking, sewing, etc. There will be a Cricut available, along with other crafting tools for use. Bring a snack to share if you can. Contact Angela Chris- tie 812-664-5970, for more information. Kevin ( Janna) Easton, Pastor Independent Independent and Thursday, closed. Free peer counseling available, call 812-582-1486 or 812- 582-8222. There will be two Bible studies starting January 22. "Discovering What Our Fu- ture Holds" will be from 10 - 11:30 a.m. with Kay Arthur and "War Room" with Ste- phen and Alex Kendrick from 6 -7 p.m. at 339 N. SR 61, Campbelltown. Both Bi- ble studies are for six weeks. For more information and to order books, call or text 812- 582-1486. look at the circumstance and try to move according to what we see rather than what God spoke. It's so im- portant to renew our mind daily with the Word of God and build our faith according to what He says, not what we see. (Romans 12:2). • Out of the Box Ladies Ministry. For ladies 16 years old and older at the home of Peggy Smith. Next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. • Church Valentine's Par- ty on Friday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the church. There will be games and fellow- ship. Bring finger foods and/ or dessert to share. Check the website for lo- cation and time for upcom- ing events, www.livingfc. org. Mailing address: P.O. Box 566, Petersburg, IN. More information at www.living- fc.org or call 812-809 -4544. Don and Christina Priest, Senior Pastors John and Julie Marron, Youth Pastors Melissa Bowens, Reporter 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday eve- ning prayer and praise ser- vice 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to each service. Tim Miller, Pastor Doris Catt, Reporter Lutheran ST. JOHN'S LUTHER AN CHURCH 6483 W. 580 N. Otwell 812-482-7623 stjohnsboonetwp@ gmail.com Sunday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. Sun- day school and 10 a.m. wor- ship. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Bible study. Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 6:30 -8 p.m. Confirmation. Sunday, Feb. 11, Food Bank Sunday; 9 a.m. Sun- day school and Praise Team practice; worship at 10 a.m. Catherine Burnette, Pas- tor Paula Mann, Administra- tive Assistant ST. PETER LUTHER AN CHURCH 10529 S. Church Street Stendal Sunday school 9 a.m.; 10 :15 a.m. worship service with Holy Communion; Con- gregational class and choir practice. Bible Verse for the week: "Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who search- es finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened" (Matthew 7:7-8 NRSV ). Edwin H. Wicks, Pastor Methodist PETERSBURG FREE METHODIST CHURCH 202 E. Walnut Street Pastor 812-354-6646 Normal weekly schedule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m., with morning worship starting at 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday night at 6 p.m., there is a casual Bible study; Wednesday eve- ning, the children and youth ministries meet at 6:30 p.m., during the school year. If you can't make it to church on Sunday, check out our live stream on Pe- tersburg Free Methodist Church Facebook page. ZOAR U.M. CHURCH 8818 W. Old Rd. 64 Holland 812-536-4862 Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. EPIC. Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. Bible study; Sunday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. morning worship service; 10 :15 a.m. Sunday school classes and 2:30 p.m. Nurs- ing home ministry. Monday, Feb. 5 at 6:19 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 6 at Peace and joy in the Lord. Mark Schlechty, Pastor