News, 10/21/07

 

Thank you, church, for a great Pastor Appreciation Day last Sunday. Your love gifts and fellowship meal were greatly enjoyed by Pastor Fannin and Pastor Ames. We need to do this more oftenJ. Your financial support for the work and witness trip to Belize was jaw dropping.

Recycle your computer printer cartridges by bringing them to the church and placing them in the white box in the foyer. These are sent to a company for recycling in return for a fund raising check.

Discipleship is the necessary ingredient for Christian growth in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Either a Sunday School class, Wednesday small group study, or one-on-one mentoring keeps the disciple of Christ accountable for their spiritual growth.

Alabaster offering received so far has been $282.95. You may still bring in your gift for the missionaries building fund. We’ll send this in at the end of the month.

Children’s Funfest is Wednesday, October 31, beginning at 6:00 p.m. This is our alternative for Halloween’s Trick or Treat. We need an abundant supply of candy and workers. See sign-up sheet for candy and helping.

Thank you, thank you, for your gifts to purchase a truck for a Christian brother starting a new life from prison. Friday we made the last payment. “God is good–all the time.”

Pastor Fannin befriended Samuel Kariuki while a student at Indiana Wesleyan University. Samuel and his family have been here before. He and his wife are from Ethiopia on a student visa. She is studying nursing. Samuel has had to drop out of school due to finances. The church board has allowed a fund set up to help him with his expenses. This is not mandatory but if the Lord lays a burden on your heart for this situation, mark your gift “Samuel.”

Washington Capitol Welcomes Back Baby Jesus

A Nativity scene will return this Christmas to the Washington state Capitol, thanks to a lawsuit filed last year by the Alliance Defense Fund. State officials had banned a local man from displaying a Nativity scene in the Capitol rotunda, but approved a menorah and a "holiday tree."

"It's incredible to think that Americans have to think twice about whether it is OK to celebrate Christmas in public," ADF attorney Byron Babione said. "Ninety-five percent of Americans celebrate Christmas. The inclusion of a Nativity scene by a private citizen is entirely appropriate.  More importantly, it does not violate any facet of the law."

'God' Deleted from Ad Frank Yablans, producer of a new animated Hollywood feature starring the Creator of the universe, "The Ten Commandments," claims Radio Disney censored the words "chosen by God" from a radio ad for the film, reports worldnetdaily.com. "I could go to jail for what I would like to do to them," said Yablans. "It's just outrageous that, in the United States of America, they won't allow the name of God."
A Radio Disney spokeswoman insists the change had nothing to do with taking God out of the script, but adding the name of the production company in accordance with company policy. Yablans, a former partner of Walt Disney himself, doesn't buy it. "They're saying that now because they got caught with their fingers in the cookie jar," said Yablans.

Maine Hands Out Birth Control in Junior High
A Maine middle school will give students access to birth control pills and patches without parental consent after a local school board approved the plan Wednesday.
The local school board of King Middle School in Portland is the first middle school in Maine to make birth control pills available through the school health center to students ranging in age from 11 to 13. Students must have permission from their parents to use the health center, but after permission is granted, a student's use of the facility is confidential. Administering aspirin requires more parental consent than for contraceptives.