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The Press-Dispatch Church Wednesday, March 21, 2018 C- 3 MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th and Main Streets, Petersburg 812-354-6844 Sunday worship 10 :30 a.m.; Youth group Monday evening at 6 p.m. Come vis- it us, our doors are always open to you. Unconditional love No matter what sin we have committed, no matter how terrible it may be, God loves us. Office hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. Boyd Heldring, Pastor Amy Melhiser, Secretary overcome their addiction through programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, apart from faith, all too of- ten they return to their drinking ways when con- fronted with a crisis. The world's answer to the prob- lems of this life is, "I need a drink." However, the an- swer is not found in the bot- tom of a bottle. The answer is a personal relationship with Christ! Everyone reading these lines has a family member, a dear friend, or a neigh- bor who struggles with this temptation. Yes, even believers wrestle with this sin, as Paul makes very clear: "Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness….But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not pro- vision for the flesh, to ful- fill the lusts thereof" (Rom. 13:12-14). The best thing we can do for those who grapple with this addiction is to show them our love and support. It is important to share with them that they are dead to this sin in Christ and therefore, it doesn't have to control their life any longer. Since alcoholism is such a deeply seated problem, encourage them to search out a godly pastor or Christian coun- selor who can assist them in a better understanding of Romans, Chapter 6. RAMBLINGS Continued from page 1 MINUTES Continued from page 1 Continued in next column Continued in next column Continued from page 2 Continued on page 10 ing sacrifice to God which sets our priority of pleas- ing God with our speech and our actions. Second we must accept His won- derful Grace, so we ac- cept that there has been a remarkable change in our lives where we are not on- ly forgiven but also accept- ed by our heavenly Father. If He accepts us who can be against us. Update on the base- ment project, over half the walls have been scraped and ready for paint, sever- al old cabinets have been removed and a new cabi- net to take their place has been built, we have a plan in progress to keep rain wa- ter from getting into the basement and keeping the basement much drier. Slow going project but very re- warding. If you would like to be involved in this proj- ect let us know and we'll put you to work. This coming Easter morning we have plans to have a sermon at 8 a.m. and then have communion fol- lowed by some breakfast type refreshments. An Easter egg hunt has been mentioned and is yet in the thinking mode. Everyone is welcome to any and all of our services. Velpen com- munity, if you don't have a church home please con- sider us. We would love to show Velpen that we really care. As always be a bless- ing and take in all the bless- ings that come your way. Presbyterian Nazarene Lutheran Supper 5:30 p.m. • Auction 7 p.m. Walnut Grove UM Church 13599 E. Governors Rd., Monroe City Corner of S. Petersburg and Governors Roads. Watch for the large white sign along Hwy. 61, 4 miles south of Monroe City. SATURDAY, MAR. 24 SUPPER & AUCTION 35th ANNUAL Many items for sale, including: BAKED GOODS, CRAFTS & LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS! Benefits Walnut Grove UM Church Easter EGG HUNT Sponsored by House of Mercy Saturday, March 24 11am till 1pm Winslow Little League Park Food, Games &Prizes FOR AGES: 1-12 Rain Date: Saturday, April 7 from 11am-1pm 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 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 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 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 and Thursday, closed. Free peer counseling available, call 812-582-1486 or 812- 582-8222. Independent griefs, and He has carried our sorrows and pains; yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wicked- ness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; the pun- ishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, and by His stripes (wounds) we are healed" (Isaiah 53:3-5 AMP). • Change to Change the World. We are collecting change (or money of any denomination) to send Bi- bles into Iran. $2.90 will pur- chase a Bible to change the life of a person, a family, and a nation. • Prophetic worship at 6 p.m. this Wednesday eve- ning. Everyone is welcome. • Annual Seder Supper will be Wednesday, March 28, at 6:15 p.m. If you've ev- er wondered about the Pass- over supper and what it's all about, this is a wonderful demonstration and expla- nation. 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 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 ST. JOHN'S LUTHER AN CHURCH 6483 W. 580 N. Otwell 812-482-7623 stjohnsboonetwp@ gmail.com Sunday, March 25, 9 a.m., Sunday school and Praise Team practice; Palm Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29, Maun- dy Thursday service at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, Good Fri- day service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1, Sunday school at 9 a.m.; Easter wor- ship at 10 a.m. There will be an Easter Egg hunt following the worship service. Catherine Burnette, Pastor Paula Mann, Administra- tive Assistant ST. PETER LUTHER AN CHURCH 10529 S. Church Street Stendal Palm Sunday: Sunday school 9 a.m.; 10 :15 a.m. worship service; Maundy Thursday worship at 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday worship at 7:30 p.m. Bible Verse for the week: "For this very rea- son, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and good- ness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-con- trol, and self-control with endurance, and endur- ance with godliness, and godliness with mutual af- fection, and mutual affec- tion with love. For if these things are yours and are in- creasing among you, they keep you from being inef- fective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Je- sus Christ" (II Peter 1:5 -8 NRSV ). Edwin H. Wicks, Pastor Methodist Methodist ALGIERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Highway 356, Petersburg Sunday school 9 a.m. and worship service 10 a.m. You are always welcome to join our friendly church and worship God with us. Mike Atkins, Pastor GOOD SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 210 W. Harrison Street, Oakland City Church 812-749-3535 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10 :30 a.m.; youth group meetings the last Sunday of each month 6 - 7 p.m.; community luncheons the third Tuesday of each month 10 a.m.-noon CDT. The community of Good Shepherd United Method- ist Church exists to glorify God through Jesus Christ our Lord. As a body of believ- ers, we pledge ourselves to al- low the Holy Spirit to develop within us maturity of spirit, unity of faith, and knowledge of the Son of God, so that we may be prepared to share His love, mercy and grace through our words and ac- tions, to a needy world. We extend an invitation to the public to come and wor- ship with us. The Good Shepherd takes care of His sheep. Douglas Low, Minister OTWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O. Box 146, 10041E. Washington St. PATOK A GROVE U.M. CHURCH 1135 W. C.R. 475 S. Winslow Pastor 812-749-4477 Sunday morning church service at 9:30 a.m. and Sun- day school 10 :30 a.m. If you are looking for a church, we would love for you to join us in the white church on the hill by Wil- liams Cemetery. Larry Stoops, Pastor PETERSBURG FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 801 East Walnut 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. Peace and joy in the Lord. Mark Schlechty, Pastor SPURGEON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 11505 N. Hwy. 61 Spurgeon Pastor 812-922-5362 Church service 9 a.m.; Sun- day school 10 a.m. and Bible study, Thursday at 1 p.m. "I pray that out of his glori- ous riches he may strength- en you with power through his Spirit in your inner being" (Ephesians 3:16). He's always close by. He gives us strength, power in our hearts to remember he is near and that he loves us deep- ly. We can always call out to him. Josh Sanders, Pastor Sherry Julian, Reporter WHITE RIVER CHAPEL UMC 3555 W. SR 56 in Bowman 812-582-8896 Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10 :45 a.m.; Thursday evening Bible study at 6:30 p.m. So many trials come into our lives and along with the business of life. These things can easily choke out the Life of God in us. But praise God, "But seek ye first the King- dom of God, and His righ- teousness; and all these things will be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). What things will be add- ed? God's order back into our lives—a peace that passes all understanding—He is in con- trol. Questions regarding church events, call 812-582- 8896. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11, Petersburg, IN 47567. Terry Kamman, Pastor Judy Gumbel, Reporter Otwell 812-766-3344 Facebook: Otwell Unit- ed Methodist Church & Jeff Pinney. Otwell United Method- ist invites you to join us this Sunday at 10 a.m. as we wor- ship the Lord our God in the name of Jesus Christ. Otwell United Methodist meets at 9 a.m. for Sunday School and you may also join us in class. "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his peo- ple for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attain- ing to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13, NIV ). Jeff Pinney, Pastor Petersburg 812-354-6658 We are Christians following Christ and serving Christ with compassion Worship service 9:30 a.m. EDT; Wednesday night Bi- ble study from 6 -7 p.m. and Wednesday choir practice at 7:30 p.m. This Sunday's sermon ti- tle is: "Dealing with Dilem- mas." Scripture reading: Luke 23:1-5. Theme statement: We read in this passage the ac- count of the most infamous trial in history. Pilate was astute enough to know that he was on trial, not Jesus. Avoiding accepting or reject- ing Jesus as King is a dilem- ma millions still face today. Jesus shows us the way out of our dilemmas. 1. God's Authority. 2. Our Avoidance. 3. Jesus' Answer. Leon Pomeroy, Pastor PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 West Pike Ave. Church 812-354-8851 Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and children's church at 10 :30 a.m.; youth meeting and children's service at 6 p.m.; evening worship at 6 p.m. and Wednesday Bible study at 6 p.m. Pastor spoke to us from the book of Mark chapter 8 verses 27-38. How con- cerned are we about our- selves? If we really want to be a follower of Jesus, we have to be willing to do a few things. 1. Take a back seat and deny ourselves (vs 34). 2. Take stock of our lives (vs 35 -36). 3. Take a stand for Je- sus (vs 38). Upcoming activities and services • Prayer meeting on Wednesdays, beginning at 6 p.m. • Easter egg hunt and par- ty scheduled for Saturday, March 24 at 3 p.m. Pizza will be served. Bring chips, cookies and sides to share. • Regular services times on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. • Women's Ministry brunch, Thursday, April 12 at 10 am. Bring breakfast dishes to share. Activities and service times can change due to weather or sickness. We hope that you can join us when you are able. Need a church home? Stop in and visit us. We would love to have you be a part of our church family. David Warren, Pastor Jeannine Smith, Reporter WINSLOW NAZARENE CHURCH 106 W. Washington St. Winslow 915-490-8813 Sunday Palm Sunday ser- vices begin at 9:30 a.m. for prayer; Sunday school at 9:45. This week we will be talk- ing about Leah: The unloved wife. Read Genesis 29:16 - 35 to learn about Leah's re- jection. Studying about Le- ah can help us understand those times when we are re- jected and thus can help us reflect on what we can do to help those who feel unloved and rejected. Worship ser- vice begins at 10 :30 a.m. Holy Communion will be served this week as we pre- pare our hearts for service to our Risen Savior. Community Good Fri- day service will be at 7 p.m. at the Petersburg U.M. Church. April 1, is Easter Sunday and we will begin our Cel- ebration with prayer at 9 a.m., Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 10 :30 a.m. There will be an Easter egg hunt, immediately after the service for all the chil- dren, thru fifth grade. We would love to have you and your family join us. Regular service time: Prayer Partners meet on Sunday at 8:45 a.m.; Sun- day school 9:30 a.m.; Sun- day morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m., in the fel- lowship hall; Monday from 10 -11 a.m. ladies' prayer; Tuesday, 6 p.m. ladies' Bible study (12 women from the Bible), 6 p.m. youth group meeting in the trailer be- hind the church; Wednes- day evening, Bible study at 6 p.m., in the fellowship hall, first and third week, Dare to Care, in the church base- ment and Thursday 8 a.m., men's breakfast at Denny's. Irene's Room Food Pan- try is open from 9 -11 a.m. the third Saturday of each month. Use the entrance on the west side of the building. The Spirit of God is mov- ing in our church. The hearts and lives of people are being refreshed and re- newed. We are continuing to experience revival that began in early August. We would love to meet you and share what has been happen- ing in our church. God's love and presence is evident. We hope to see you soon. Our Mission Statement: To Know Christ; To Share Christ and To Live Christ. "Lord, I have heard of Your fame; I stand in awe of Your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, In our time make them known; In wrath remember mercy" (Habak- kuk 3:2). Fred J. Grenier, Pastor Corinna Williams, Report- er Pentecostal Pentecostal HOUSE OF MERCY CHURCH Corner of East and Porter Winslow Pastor 812-789-5229 A Church with open arms and a loving heart. Sunday morning worship service at 10 a.m., with Sun- day school classes at 10 :45 a.m.; Every other Tuesday night, prayer at 7 p.m. Evangelist Keith Barron will be at House of Mercy on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23 at 7 p.m. each night. As we face so many uncer- tain events in our life from day to day all we can do is put our full faith and trust in the God of our salvation. He stated in His word that He would not put any more on us that we could not bear but sometimes the load seems so heavy and it is more. But we have to look to the Word and those words that will give us strength and we will make it through. He said He would never leave us nor for- sake us and we have to stand on that promise. Pray for your country, our President and government, your local government, our soldiers and all Pastors. Re- member to pray for the sick and afflicted and those in the nursing homes and hos- pitals. Also pray about the elections. Be a friend to your neigh- bors, co-workers, any that you come into contact with. To have a friend you need to be a friend. Jesus said what you give out is what you will receive back. May you find peace and joy in your life this week. God's Servant and friend to Humanity. George Bruce, Pastor CHURCH NOTE DEADLINE 10 A.M. EVERY TUESDAY