FriedensNotes
Week of September 26, 2004
Big-Screen 'Passion'
If you or someone you know missed the movie, "The Passion of the Christ," on the big screen, well here's your chance. "Passion" will be shown in Fellowship Hall at Friedens at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3. Admission is free, but bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Pantry. Also bring a friend. A discussion group on the film will start the following Sunday. Call Dave or Karen Wetzel at 285-3255 for more information.
News from Eastern Europe
Missionaries Jack Stockdale and Sasha Zubenko will visit Friedens next Sunday and share what God is doing in Eastern Europe. Jack is leading a church in Poznan, Poland, which he started with the help of Don and Theresa Zahurance. Jack also helps oversee outreach efforts in other cities, including Kiev, Ukraine, where Sasha is serving the Lord. Plan to attend and bring a friend.
The Art of Conversation
Children need thoughtful instruction on how to engage in an effective "spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions and feelings," otherwise known as conversation. http://www.crosswalk.com/family/home_school/1277573.html.
Perspective Whiplash
It's easy to make snap judgments about people from their appearance, their job, their education. But God sees them with complex personalities, histories, desires and fears – with an eternal perspective that is so much more colorful and interesting. http://www.theooze.com/articles/article.cfm?id=909
The Gift of Unanswered Prayer
We pray not only as saints but also as sinners, very much inclined to use prayer to advance our own selfish interests. Sometimes God's "no" is exactly what we need. Go to http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2004/004/22.58.html
Vote Your Values
Need help understanding the candidates and the issues. Here are some websites with an evangelical perspective that can help: www.family.org, www.reclaimamerica.org, www.citizenlink.org, www.faithandfamily.com, and www.frc.org. Websites that offer candidates' positions on issues include, www.presidentmatch.com, www.foxnews.com, and www.vote-smart.org.
Embracing the Move of God
Moses didn't ask God to bless him in his work. He wanted to work where God was blessing. Can you see the difference? http://www.kairos-la.net/text.asp?id=11
Mark Your Calendars
- Tuesday: High School Discipleship night, 7-9 p.m. at Ferrells', 375-1009.
- Wednesday: Awana, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Wednesday: 6th-8th grade guys Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. at Schuettes', 284-1072.
- Wednesday: Awana, 6:30-8 p.m. -- Wednesday: Men's Growth Group, 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday: Prayer group, 6:30 a.m. in Pastor Mark's office.
- Thursday: Choir practice, 6:30 p.m.; worship team, 7:15 p.m.
- Saturday: Awana leadership training, leaves church at 7 a.m.
- Saturday: Monthly Saturday worship and communion, 5 p.m.
- Sunday morning worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Growth Groups for children and adults at 9:15 a.m.
- Sunday: Blaze teen group, 5-6:30 p.m., grades 6-8; 6:30 to 8 p.m., grades 9-12.
- Sunday: Recovery Group, 7:30 p.m. in church library. Contact Lee and Dyane Sloane 387-1526.
- Oct. 17: Men of Harmony chorus from Sheboygan, both Sunday services.
- Nov. 7: Fall All-Church Fellowship Dinner.
- Nov. 19-21: "Weekend to Remember" marriage conference in Milwaukee. Contact Pastor Mark Voll.
- Nov. 21: Pastor Luke Bocher, a "Son of Friedens," from New London, Wis., will lead worship.
Helps and Hollers
- The Food Pantry special needs this week include cereal, soup, canned dinners, peanut butter, tuna, dish detergent and cash. Drop items off in the shopping cart in the north entry at church. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact the church at (262) 284-2471.
- Call the chuch HEARTS Line for current prayer requests, 284-7007. If you'd like your request added to the HEARTS Line, call the church office at 284-2471.
- Pray for Friedens family members enduring cancer, including Dawn Uselding and Brandon Novack..
- Pray for these Friedens family members, and their families, living in care facilities or who find it difficult to get out much anymore: Violet Schmidt, Dolly Schwengel, Betty Altendorf, Trevor Mingaye, Erv Schlenvogt, Delores Leppla, Helene Kruke, Lorraine Kendall, Francis Swatek, Hazel Watry, Edna Guenther, Arno Gunther and William Duman.
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