Bulletin Sunday 25th October 2009

Information About Us


MOOSE JAW CHURCH OF CHRIST
901 James St.Moose Jaw,Sask
.Phone:(306) 693-4064

Time of Services
Sundays 10:00 a.m. - Bible Classes11:00 - Worship Service
Wednesday Evening7:00 p.m.Adult Devotional time & Children Bible Classes

Minister: Darin Ashby d.ashby@sasktel.net

WEEKLY BIBLE READING: Luke 8 through Luke 20

BIBLE HALF HOUR TEACHERS: -- for ages 2 through grade 4, 11:30 to 12:00
Today: Rhaea Next Sunday: Donna

OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN 2009:
(1).Mar 29th: MJ Mission Fund--$960.00 (2).May 31st: Clearview Christian Camp--$661.00 (3).Aug. 30th: Building Maint--$830.00 (4). Nov. 29th: Velma Forman, Papua New Guinea

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- 8 November 2009--1:45 p.m., here at the building.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD THIS WEEK, LET’S REMEMBER:
-- In long-term Senior Health Care Facilities: Larry Farris (Extendicare), Annie Hannan (Capilano Court) and Edna Knutson (Providence Place) Each one needs our prayers as they deal with age and health related issues;
-- Terry Harkness (Calgary) has now completed 17 of his 20 radiation treatments. He’s had no side-effects so far, but they have been told it may be worse the last few treatments or even for a few days after he’s finished the treatments;
-- Lynn Anderson (San Antonio, Texas) as he deals with cancer and treatments;
-- Velma Forman as she ministers both physically and Spiritually to the people of Papua New Guinea. Clinic website: www.onemileclinic.org Velma: vlforman@global.net.pg
-- our Government leaders and we also need to pray for world peace;
-- take a look around and remember one another in your Church family--may we show Jesus and His love through our words and actions.

SYMPATHY: -- is extended to the family of Willie McMillan (Kennedy). Willie passed away on Monday at the age of 95 years. He had taken a spill off his scooter on his way home from picking up the newspaper, and suffered a broken hip. He was taken to the hospital in Regina and they discovered there that he had quite recently suffered a heart attack. We extend our deepest sympathy to Willie’s wife, Marie, and their children, Lois, Glen, John, Ray, David and their families. We know Willie lived his whole life for what lay beyond, but we know his passing will leave a huge void in your lives. A private family interment service took place yesterday afternoon, and the memorial service is this afternoon, at 3:00 p.m. in the Kennedy School Gym. The service will be conducted by Rolland Bouchard and Bob Parker. Keep the McMillan families in your prayers.

W.C.C. WOMEN’S SERVICE CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR 2010: -- are due. Cost is $10.00 each. If you would like to be a member, please give your $10.00 CASH to Terri-Lynn TODAY and she will forward the funds on.

COLLECTION: -- as you may or may not be aware, Marion Barber is planning to move to Calgary. We will miss you Marion, but we know you will be looking forward to living closer to family members who live there. If you would like to give toward a going-away gift for Marion, please give your donation to either Terri-Lynn or Linda, TODAY--whatever amount you wish to give will be fine. (Sorry for the short notice, but the news hadn’t trickled down and some of us weren’t aware until last Sunday that Marion was moving). Marion’s last Sunday with us will be next week.

THANK YOU!: -- throughout the North American religious community, October has been designated as "Clergy Appreciation Month". We are very blessed here in Moose Jaw to have Darin working with our congregation. Thank you for your excellent classes and sermons, that give us so much to think about and put into our day-to-day walk with God. Thanks for your visits and for always being there in a time of need, or just to lend a hand. Thanking Darin wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t thank Donna as well, for standing beside and supporting Darin. Thank you both for all you do for us, whether young or older. (We’re happy that Lauren & Ella are part of our group as well!)

PLEASE NOTE: --as the young people are having a special night this Wed. evening, Darin will be downstairs with them, so there will be no adult Bible class.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S GET-TOGETHER: -- the young people are invited to a get-together at Dan and Linda’s next Sunday. Our time together will begin at 3:30, with supper about 5:00, followed by a devotional led by Darin.. With the next day being a school day and a work day, we plan to wrap up the evening about 7:30. We will supply everything for supper, so please just come and share in this time of fellowship and fun. We’re still undecided what our "activity" will be (it depends totally on the weather this week), but we’ll let you know next Sunday what you need to bring.


OUTREACH: -- the gym at Lindale School has been reserved on Wednesday evening, November 4th, for a gym night for the parents and children who attend the Wed. evening kids class. We want to try and get to know the parents a bit and let them get to know those involved in helping with the class time. Please keep this special evening in your prayers as we try to reach out into our community.

OUR ON-GOING COLLECTIONS:
(1). Camp Craft Needs: for our July 2010 week at Clearview Christian Camp we plan to have the kids make place mats using the pictures from the fronts of greeting cards. Over the next year, these can be placed in the basket on the table in the foyer--just the fronts please.
(2). Moose Jaw & District Food Bank: -- all non-perishable grocery items are gratefully accepted and can be placed in the container in the foyer. (cont’d over)
(3). Pennies (or any change) for W.C.C. Women’s Service Club: -- can be given to Terri-Lynn. These funds are used to purchase items for the students at WCC.
(4). For Western Christian College: -- Campbell Soup labels (the whole label) can be placed in the can on the table in the foyer. This company gives the school a rebate for labels.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: -- we are once again collecting items to fill shoe boxes. Canada is one of ten countries around the world who participate in this program. The boxes from Canada will be distributed to children in 17 of the poorest countries in the world. Keep in mind that the boxes are the size of a regular shoe box, so the items need to be fairly small. Items that CANNOT be sent: food (other than hard, wrapped candy), anything liquid that could freeze and break, used items, breakable items, soap, toothpaste (due to Customs regulations in the countries that receive the boxes). Items purchased can be given to either Donna or Linda. Or, if you would like to give them cash, they will purchase the items for you. We would like to have our boxes filled no later than Sunday, Nov. 15th. Thanks!

UPCOMING:
(!). Church Leaders Workshop: -- in Bismark, Nov. 2-4. Details on the bulletin board.
(2). Fund Raiser for Western Christian College: -- the Women’s Service Club for W.C.C. is bringing in speaker, author and comedian, Phil Callaway on Nov. 10th, 7:30 p.m. at W.C.C. He well known for his humor and his gift of inspiring. Tickets are $20.00 each.

He was just a little boy, on a week’s first day. Wandering home from Bible class and dawdling on the way. He scuffed his shoes into the grass; he even found a caterpillar.

He found a fluffy milkweed pod, and blew out all the filler. A bird’s nest in a tree overhead, so wisely placed up high, was just another wonder, that caught his eager eye. A neighbour watched his zig-zag course, and hailed him from the lawn; Asked him where he’d been that day and what was going on. "I’ve been to Bible class," he said and turned a piece of sod. He picked up a wiggly worm replying, "I’ve learned a lot about God." "M’m very fine way," the neighbour said, "for a boy to spend his time. If you’ll tell me where God is, I’ll give you a brand new dime." Quick as a flash the answer came! Nor were his accents faint. "I’ll give you a dollar, Mister, if you can tell me where God ain’t." -- Author Unknown


IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER

Someone asked me the other day: "If you had your life to live over, would you change anything?" I said no, but then I changed my mind.

If I had my life to live over, I would have talked less and listened more. Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy and complaining about the shadow over my feet, I’d have cherished every minute and realized that the wonder growing inside me was to be my only way in life to assist God in a miracle. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandparents ramble about their youth. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage. I would have sat on the lawn with my children and never worried about grass stains. I would have cried and laughed less while watching TV, and more while watching real life.

I would have gone to bed sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren’t there for a day. I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn’t soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime. When my child kissed me impetuously I would never have said, ‘Later, now go and wash for dinner." There would have been more "I love you’s", more "I’m sorry’s", more "I’m listening’s".

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, live it, exhaust it and never give that minute back until there was nothing left of it! -- Erma Bombeck


All God’s great works are silent. They are not done amid rattle of drums and

flare of trumpets. Light as it travels makes no noise, utters no sound

to the ear. Creation is a silent process; nature rises under the

Almighty Hand without clang or clamor or noises

that distract and disturb.

Bulletin Sunday October 18, 2009

Information About Us

MOOSE JAW CHURCH OF CHRIST

901 James St.Moose Jaw,Sask

.Phone:(306) 693-4064

Time of Services

Sundays 10:00 a.m. - Bible Classes11:00 - Worship Service

Wednesday Evening7:00 p.m.Adult Devotional time & Children Bible Classes

Minister: Darin Ashby d.ashby@sasktel.net

WEEKLY BIBLE READING: Mark 10 through Luke 7

BIBLE HALF HOUR TEACHERS: -- for ages 2 through grade 4, 11:30 to 12:00Today: Beckie Next Sunday: Rhaea

OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN 2009:(1).Mar 29th: MJ Mission Fund--$960.00 (2).May 31st: Clearview Christian Camp--$661.00 (3).Aug. 30th: Building Maint--$830.00 (4). Nov. 29th: Velma Forman, Papua New Guinea

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- 8 November 2009--1:45 p.m., here at the building.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD THIS WEEK, LET’S REMEMBER: -- In long-term Senior Health Care Facilities: Larry Farris (Extendicare), Annie Hannan (Capilano Court) and Edna Knutson (Providence Place) Each one needs our prayers as they deal with age and health related issues;-- Terry Harkness (Calgary) and Lynn Anderson (San Antonio, Texas) as each one deals with cancer and treatments; -- Velma Forman as she ministers both physically and Spiritually to the people of Papua New Guinea. Clinic website: www.onemileclinic.org Velma: vlforman@global.net.pg-- our Government leaders and we also need to pray for world peace;-- take a look around and remember one another in your Church family--may we show Jesus and His love through our words and actions.

OUR ON-GOING COLLECTIONS:

(1). Camp Craft Needs: for our July 2010 week at Clearview Christian Camp we plan to have the kids make place mats using the pictures from the fronts of greeting cards. Over the next year, these can be placed in the basket on the table in the foyer--just the fronts please.

(2). Moose Jaw & District Food Bank: -- all non-perishable grocery items are gratefully accepted and can be placed in the container in the foyer.

(3). Pennies (or any change) for W.C.C. Women’s Service Club: -- can be given to Terri-Lynn. These funds are used to purchase items for the students at WCC. (4). For Western Christian College: -- Campbell Soup labels (the whole label) can be placed in the can on the table in the foyer. This company gives the school a rebate for labels.

W.C.C. WOMEN’S SERVICE CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES: -- for Oct. 2009 to Oct. 2010 are now due. Cost is $10.00 each. If you would like to be a member, please give your $10.00 CASH to Terri-Lynn by Oct. 25th and she will forward the funds on.

SYMPATHY: -- is extended to Wade & Richelle Grocott on the passing of Wade’s Grandpa, John Grocott (Vancouver), at the age of 92 years. Grandparents are very important people in our lives, and we know you will miss your Granpa--may memories of times shared together be a comfort to you. You’re in our thoughts and prayers!

YOUNG PEOPLE’S GET-TOGETHER: -- the young people are invited to a get-together at Dan and Linda’s on Sunday, November 1st. What activity we do (hay ride, scavenger hunt, board games etc.) will depend upon the weather. Our time together will begin at 3:30, with supper about 5:00. After supper Darin will lead us in a devotional. With the next day being a school day for the kids and a work day for the adults, we plan to wrap up the evening about 7:30. We will supply everything for supper, so please just come and share in this time of fellowship and fun. We’ll let you know what we’ll be doing when the time gets closer, so you know whether it will be an outside activity that will need warm clothes.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: -- we are once again collecting items to fill shoe boxes. Canada is one of ten countries around the world who participate in this program. The boxes from Canada will be distributed to children in 17 of the poorest countries in the world. Keep in mind that the boxes are the size of a regular shoe box, so the items need to be fairly small. Items that CANNOT be sent: food (other than hard, wrapped candy), anything liquid that could freeze and break, used items, breakable items, soap, toothpaste (due to Customs regulations in the countries that receive the boxes). Items purchased can be given to either Donna or Linda. Or, if you would like to give them cash, they will purchase the items for you. We would like to have our boxes filled no later than Sunday, Nov. 15th. Thanks!

UPCOMING:

(1). Meeting with Michael Tackett @ Gravelbourg: -- sessions on Sat. Oct. 24th will be: 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. If you are planning to be there on Sat. over the lunch hour, please contact Wendell Bailey as they are hosting a luncheon at noon and need to know how many to prepare for. Sunday the worship service starts at 10:30 a.m. There is a poster on the bulletin board, or you can contact Wendell for further details. Michael Tackett is the former "Key to the Kingdom" speaker

.(2). Church Leaders Workshop: -- in Bismark, Nov. 2-4. Details on the bulletin board.

(3). Fund Raiser for Western Christian College: -- the Women’s Service Club for W.C.C. is bringing in speaker, author and comedian, Phil Callaway on Nov. 10th, 7:30 p.m. at W.C.C. He well known for his humor and his gift of inspiring. Tickets are $20.00 each.

HANDS--WHAT STORIES THEY TELL.
I hold out my hands in front of me, examining the creases in the palms. Then I turn my hands over, stretching the fingers flat. "Why," I ask myself, "why did I have to inherit the worst features of both my parents hands--too broad, too thick, too short." Then in my mind I see their hands again ...
Mother’s: chapped, red and rough from doing the family laundry and hanging the clothes to dry in freezing weather; blistered from long hours of hoeing in the garden; scarred with burns from cooking meals on a wood-burning stove and canning fruits and vegetables in the summer so that her large family could have them to eat in the winter. These were the same hands that bathed and dressed her babies and fastened the myriad of tiny buttons; that brought a soothing coolness to youngsters abed with fever; that gathered bouquets to gladden the house. These were gentle hands--gentler than any I’ve ever known.
Dad’s: nails torn, rough and split from plowing and tending the animals; oil-stained from fixing farm machinery; callused from chopping cord after cord of wood for Mom’s stove; toughened from hard work. These same hands, strong and capable, helped to rebuild the burned-out home of a neighbour; dug numerous graves in the community cemetery; lifted a sad little girl into his lap and stroked her silken hair. These were the hands I remembered at ease, massive hands clasped together in prayer, leading the family in worship.
I look at my own hands once again, and somehow I no longer mind that they are not beautiful. In fact, I pray that they will be even more like the working, serving, loving hands of my Mother and Dad. -- Author Unknown

THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME ...
My Mother taught me LOGIC ... "If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can’t go to the store with me."
My Mother taught me MEDICINE ... "If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they’ll stay like that!"
My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT ... "If you don’t eat all your vegetables, you’ll never grow up."
My Mother taught me about my ROOTS ... "Do you think you were born in a barn?"
My Mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE ... "When you get to be my age, you’ll understand."
And my all-time favorite thing -- JUSTICE ... "One day you will have kids and I hope they turn out just like YOU!" -- Author Unknown

IF I ....
If I could go back and undo
some wrongs I’ve done along the way,
and know that wounds that I have caused
were healed of all the scars today.
If steps I’ve caused someone to take
by thoughtless ways in which I’ve trod,
have led to a confused estate,
instead of simple trust in God.
If someone else still wanders on
who followed my unsteady track,
and lost his way for lack of light
because my lantern globe was black.
If I could gather up and bind
the wasted years that I have spent,
and treat them as they’d never been
today I’d be much more content.
I’m pardoned from my undone past --
but even so the hurt is done.
For out there somewhere in the dark,
a soul is lost I might have won.
-- Richard M. Gunn

Bulletin Sunday October 11, 2009

Information About Us

MOOSE JAW CHURCH OF CHRIST
901 James St.Moose Jaw,Sask.
Phone:(306) 693-4064

Time of Services
Sundays 10:00 a.m. - Bible Classes
11:00 - Worship Service

Wednesday Evening
7:00 p.m.Adult Devotional time & Children Bible Classes
Minister: Darin Ashby d.ashby@sasktel.net

WEEKLY BIBLE READING: Matthew 23 through Mark 9

BIBLE HALF HOUR TEACHERS: -- for ages 2 through grade 4, 11:30 to 12:00 Today: Tracy Next Sunday: Beckie

OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN 2009:
(1).Mar 29th: MJ Mission Fund--$960.00 (2).May 31st: Clearview Christian Camp--$661.00 (3).Aug. 30th: Building Maint--$830.00 (4). Nov. 29th: Velma Forman, Papua New Guinea

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- 8 November 2009--1:45 p.m., here at the building.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD THIS WEEK, LET’S REMEMBER:
-- In long-term Senior Health Care Facilities: Larry Farris (Extendicare), Annie Hannan (Capilano Court) and Edna Knutson (Providence Place) Each one needs our prayers as they deal with age and health related issues;
-- Paul Bailey (Gravelbourg) as he heals from a serious fall about two months ago. It will be a month or two before he will be able to return to work;
-- Terry Harkness (Calgary) as he undergoes daily radiation treatments on the remainder of the growth, in the hopes of decreasing the chances of the growth beginning to grow again;
-- Lynne Anderson (San Antonio, Texas) as he is undergoing treatments for lung cancer;
-- Velma Forman as she ministers both physically and Spiritually to the people of Papua New Guinea. Clinic website: www.onemileclinic.org Velma: vlforman@global.net.pg
-- our Government leaders and we also need to pray for world peace;
-- take a look around and remember one another in your Church family--may we show Jesus and His love through our words and actions.

CAMP CRAFT NEED: -- for our July 2010 week at Clearview Camp, we plan to have the kids make place mats using the pictures from the fronts of greeting cards. Over the next year, these can be placed in the box on the table in the foyer--just the fronts please. Thanks!
-- Tracy, Donna and Bonnie.

OUR ON-GOING COLLECTIONS:
(1). Moose Jaw & District Food Bank: -- all non-perishable grocery items are gratefully accepted and can be placed in the container in the foyer.
(2). Pennies (or any change) for W.C.C. Women’s Service Club: -- can be given to Terri-Lynn. These funds are used to purchase items for the students at WCC.
(3). For Western Christian College: -- Campbell Soup labels (the whole label) can be placed in the can on the table in the foyer. This company gives the school a rebate for labels.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S GET-TOGETHER: -- the young people are invited to a get-together and Dan and Linda’s on Sunday, November 1st. What activity we do (hay ride, scavenger hunt, board games etc.) will depend upon the weather. Maybe it’ll be tobogganing or snow man making--(hope not!!!!) Our time together will begin at 3:30, with supper about 5:00. After supper Darin will lead us in a devotional. With the next day being a school day for the kids and a work day for the adults, we plan to wrap up the evening about 7:30. We will supply everything for supper, so please just come and share in this time of fellowship and fun. We’ll let you know what we’ll be doing when the time gets closer, so you know whether it will be an outside activity that will need warm clothes.

HOME AGAIN!: -- Wade and Richelle arrived home safely from Mexico on Oct. 2nd (or it might have been the 3rd). They report having had a wonderful trip, and being greatly encouraged by interacting with the people and bringing God into their world. Richelle writes: "When I have been teaching people the English lessons, whether they are learning about God for the first time or developing their foundation of the Word, I let go. I let go of all insecurities, fear of rejection and I hope that the Holy Spirit will speak through me with the lessons. Through my interactions and lessons I have been able to "release" (just let go, as previously mentioned) and this is something so valuable that they have taught me! I have to wonder if this "Let’s Start Talking" adventure God has put me on was as much for me as for my readers. Thank you Church family for enabling us to experience this."
We’re so glad the trip was a success, and glad you had safety going down, while in Mexico and on the return trip back to Canada.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: -- we are once again collecting items to fill shoe boxes. Canada is one of ten countries around the world who participate in this program. The boxes from Canada will be distributed to children in 17 of the poorest countries in the world. Keep in mind that the boxes are the size of a regular shoe box, so the items need to be fairly small. Items that CANNOT be sent: food (other than hard, wrapped candy), anything liquid that could freeze and break, used items, breakable items, soap, toothpaste (due to Customs regulations in the countries that receive the boxes). Items purchased can be given to either Donna or Linda. Or, if you would like to give them cash, they will purchase the items for you. We would like to have our boxes filled no later than Sunday, Nov. 15th. Thanks!

HA! HA!: From a passenger ship, everyone can see a bearded, long-haired man on a small island who is shouting and desperately waving his hands. A passenger asks the Captain, "Who is that man, and why is he so upset?"
"I’ve no idea," the Captain replied, "but every year when we pass by, he just goes nuts."

UPCOMING:
(1). Meeting with Michael Tackett @ Gravelbourg: -- sessions on Sat. Oct. 24th will be: 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. If you are planning to be there on Sat. over the lunch hour, please contact Wendell Bailey as they are hosting a luncheon at noon and need to know how many to prepare for. Sunday the worship service starts at 10:30 a.m. There is a poster on the bulletin board, or you can contact Wendell for further details. Michael Tackett is the former "Key to the Kingdom" speaker.
(2). Church Leaders Workshop: -- in Bismark, Nov. 2-4. Details on the bulletin board.
(3). Fund Raiser for Western Christian College: -- the Women’s Service Club for W.C.C. is bringing in speaker, author and comedian, Phil Callaway on Nov. 10th, 7:30 p.m. at W.C.C. He is well known for his humor and his gift of inspiring. Tickets are $20.00 each.

W.C.C. WOMEN’S SERVICE CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES: -- for Oct. 2009 to Oct. 2010 are now due. Cost is $10.00 each. If you would like to be a member, please give your $10.00 CASH to Terri-Lynn by Oct. 25th and she will forward the funds on.

A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING--Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

QUIZ:
(1). What was the affliction of the young boy who was throwing himself into the fire? (Matthew 17:41-48)
(2). How did Jesus heal the two blind men who asked for his help? (Matt. 20:30-34)
(3). Where was Jesus doing his healing work when he caused the chief priests and the scribes to be angry? (Matt. 21:14-16)
(4). Where did Jesus heal a man who had been sick for 38 years? (John 4:46-54)
(5). Who was taken up into heaven in the sight of His followers: (Acts 1:9)
(6). What did Moses mount on a pole as a way for healing the ailing Israelites?(Num. 21:5-9)
(7). Who was probably the most deceptive future father-in-law in the Bible? (Gen. 29)
(8). What four animals did God send as plagues upon the Egyptians? (Exodus 8, 10)

THE GOODNESS OF GOD
Lord, your constant love reaches the heavens;
your faithfulness extends to the skies.
Your righteousness is towering like the mountains;
your justice is like the depths of the sea.
Men and animals are in your care.
How precious, O God, is your constant love!
We find protection under the shadow of your wings.
We feast on the abundant food you provide;
you let us drink from the river of your goodness.
You are the source of all life,
and because of Your light, we see the light.
-- Author Unknown.

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness
be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God, and the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus." -- Phil. 4:4-7

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." -- 1 Thess. 5:16-18.

Bulletin Sunday October 4, 2009

Information About Us

MOOSE JAW CHURCH OF CHRIST
901 James St.Moose Jaw,Sask.
Phone:(306) 693-4064

Time of Services
Sundays 10:00 a.m. - Bible Classes
11:00 - Worship Service

Wednesday Evening
7:00 p.m.Adult Devotional time & Children Bible Classes
Minister: Darin Ashby d.ashby@sasktel.net

WEEKLY BIBLE READING: Matthew 5 through Matthew 22

BIBLE HALF HOUR TEACHERS: -- for ages 2 through grade 4, 11:30 to 12:00 Today: Terri-Lynn Next Sunday: Tracy

OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN 2009:
(1).Mar 29th: MJ Mission Fund--$960.00 (2).May 31st: Clearview Christian Camp--$661.00 (3).Aug. 30th: Building Maint--$830.00 (4). Nov. 29th: Velma Forman, Papua New Guinea

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- 8 November 2009--1:45 p.m., here at the building.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD THIS WEEK, LET’S REMEMBER:
-- In long-term Senior Health Care Facilities: Larry Farris (Extendicare), Annie Hannan (Capilano Court) and Edna Knutson (Providence Place) Each one needs our prayers as they deal with age and health related issues;
-- Colton Ross (Gravelbourg), who was baptized on Sept. 13th. Colton is the nephew of Kenton & Melanie. Let’s keep him in our prayers as he starts this new walk;
-- Paul Bailey (Gravelbourg) as he heals from a serious fall about seven weeks ago. It will be two to three months before he will be able to return to work;
-- Terry Harkness (Calgary) as he undergoes four weeks of 15 minute daily radiation treatments on the remainder of the growth, in the hopes of decreasing the chances of the growth beginning to grow again;
-- Lynne Anderson (San Antonio, Texas) as he is undergoing treatments for lung cancer;
-- Velma Forman as she ministers both physically and Spiritually to the people of Papua New Guinea. Clinic website: http://www.onemileclinic.org/

Velma: vlforman@global.net.pg
-- our Government leaders and we also need to pray for world peace;
-- take a look around and remember one another in your Church family--may we show Jesus and His love through our words and actions.

CAMP CRAFT NEED: -- for our July 2010 week at Clearview Camp, we plan to have the kids make place mats using the pictures from the fronts of greeting cards. Over the next year, these can be placed in the box on the table in the foyer--just the fronts please. Thanks!
-- Tracy, Donna and Bonnie.

"He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else!"

THANK YOU!: -- to Tanis, Jean and Sharon for hosting the wonderful afternoon for the ladies on Sept. 26th. It was such a relaxing time to spend visiting with each other (and eating!!). Special thanks to Tanis for opening your home to us, and for sharing the numerous items that you have preserved this fall--the jams, jellies, syrups, salsa etc., etc., etc.--they were amazing, and absolutely delicious!!! We were blessed to be able to spend the afternoon together--God is so good! Thanks gals!

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: -- we are once again collecting items to fill shoe boxes which will be sent to children in some of the poorest countries in the world. Canada is one of ten countries around the world who participate in this prograsm. Destinations for the boxes from Canada are Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cote, D’Ivoire, Equitorial Guinea, Guinea, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Please keep in mind that the boxes are the size of a regular shoe box, so the items need to be fairly small. Items that CANNOT be included: food (other than hard, wrapped candy), anything liquid that could freeze and break, used items, breakable items, soap, toothpaste (due to Customs regulations in the countries that receive the boxes). If you wish to purchase items, just a suggestion, but the Dollar Stores are great places to buy things. Items purchased can be given to either Donna or Linda and they will see that they get into the boxes. Or, if you would like to give some cash to Donna or Linda, they will purchase the items for you. Collection week this year is Nov. 16-21, so we would like to have our boxes filled no later than Sunday, Nov. 15th. Thanks!

THANK YOU!: -- we sent 165 Campbell Soup labels to Western Christian College last week. The company gives the school a rebate for the labels submitted. Just a note: the whole label needs to go in and most importantly, please make sure the UPC code is in tact and not damaged. Any damage to the code and the label is of no value.

OUR ON-GOING COLLECTIONS:
(1). Moose Jaw & District Food Bank: -- all non-perishable grocery items are gratefully accepted and can be placed in the container in the foyer.
(2). Pennies (or any change) for W.C.C. Women’s Service Club: -- can be given to Terri-Lynn. These funds are used to purchase items for the students at WCC.
(3). For Western Christian College: -- Campbell Soup labels (the whole label) can be placed in the can on the table in the foyer. This company gives the school a rebate for labels.

HA! HA!: Man to travel agent: "My wife and I would like to go on a pleasure cruise. Book us on separate ships."

UPCOMING:
(1). W.C.C. Lectureship Weekend: -- October 9th to 11th, W.C.C., Regina. Theme: "All ... engaging, embracing, empowering." Keynote speakers are Doug Foster (Abilene), Marvin Phillips (Tulsa), and Darrell Buchanan (W.C.C., Regina). The weekend starts at 9:00 on Oct. 9th & concludes with the WCC Annual Meeting beginning at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon.
(2). Meeting with Michael Tackett, Gravelbourg: -- will be on the weekend of Oct. 23-25th. Michael Tackett is the former "Key to the Kingdom" speaker. More info regarding times etc. will be coming as the date nears.

W.C.C. WOMEN’S SERVICE CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES: -- for Oct. 2009 to Oct. 2010 are now due. Cost is $10.00 each. If you would like to be a member, please give your $10.00 CASH to Terri-Lynn by Oct. 25th and she will see that the funds get in to the treasurer.

SERVICE TO OTHERS ....
The great violinist, Paganini, willed his marvelous violin to the city of Genoa, on the condition that it must never be played.
Wood, while used and handled, wears but slightly. Discarded it begins to decay. The lovely toned violin has become worm-eaten and useless except as a relic. It is only a reminder that a life withdrawn from service to others becomes quite useless.
-- Author Unknown

An elderly man was once robbed of his wallet. According to the story, he wrote the following words in his diary: "Let me be thankful: first, becasue I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, becasue although they took my all, it was not much; and forth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed."
In adversity all of us have much more to be thankful for than we sometimes think. The old song holds true, "Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done."

HA! HA!: A wife went to the police station with her next-door neighbour to report that her husband was missing. The policeman asked for a description. She said, "He’s 35 years old, 6 foot 4, has dark eyes, dark wavy hair, an athletic build, weighs 185 pounds, is soft-spoken and is wonderful with the children." The next-door neighbour protested, "Your husband is 5 foot 4, chubby, bald, has a big mouth, and is mean to your children.
The wife replied, "Well, I don’t want THAT one back!"


THANK YOU GOD, FOR LITTLE THINGS.
Thank you, God, for little things that often come our way.
The things we take for granted but don’t mention when we pray.
The unexpected courtesy, the thoughtful, kindly deed.
A hand reached out to help us in the time of sudden need.
Oh, make us more aware, dear God, of little daily graces.
That come to us with sweet surprise from never-dreamed-of places!
-- Helen Steiner Rice

AUTUMN
Autumn’s a time of changing patterns ...
patchwork of fields,
dots of geese against the sky,
and splashes of red and orange
stitched together by dark branches.
Autumn’s a time for reviewing the patchwork of our lives ...
memories and hopes,
disappointments and pleasures,
sorrows and joys--
thankful for all that has come to us
with the gift of life itself,
in the unfolding pattern of our days.
-- Barbara Loots.

Autumn ... the year’s last, loveliest smile!

Bulletin Sunday September 27, 2009

Information About Us

MOOSE JAW CHURCH OF CHRIST
901 James St.Moose Jaw,Sask.
Phone:(306) 693-4064

Time of Services
Sundays 10:00 a.m. - Bible Classes

11:00 - Worship Service

Wednesday Evening

7:00 p.m.Adult Devotional time & Children Bible Classes
Minister: Darin Ashby d.ashby@sasktel.net


WEEKLY BIBLE READING: Naham 1 through Matthew 4

BIBLE HALF HOUR TEACHERS: -- for ages 2 through grade 4, 11:30 to 12:00 Today: Linda Next Sunday: Terri-Lynn

OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN 2009:
(1).Mar 29th: MJ Mission Fund--$960.00 (2).May 31st: Clearview Christian Camp--$661.00 (3).Aug. 30th: Building Maint--$830.00 (4). Nov. 29th: Velma Forman, Papua New Guinea

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- 8 November 2009--1:45 p.m., here at the building.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD THIS WEEK, LET’S REMEMBER:
-- In long-term Senior Health Care Facilities: Larry Farris (Extendicare), Annie Hannan (Capilano Court) and Edna Knutson (Providence Place) Each one needs our prayers as they deal with age and health related issues;
-- Colton Ross (Gravelbourg), who was baptized on Sept. 13th. Colton is the nephew of Kenton & Melanie;
-- Paul Bailey (Gravelbourg) as he heals from a serious fall about seven weeks ago. It will be two to three months before he will be able to return to work;
-- Terry Harkness (Calgary) as he begins more radiation treatments on the remainder of the growth. He will have 15 minute sessions, five days a week, for four weeks, in the hopes of decreasing the chances of the growth beginning to grow again;
-- Lynne Anderson (San Antonio, Texas) as he is undergoing treatments for lung cancer;
-- Velma Forman as she ministers both physically and Spiritually to the people of Papua New Guinea. Clinic website: www.onemileclinic.org Velma: vlforman@global.net.pg
-- our Government leaders and we also need to pray for world peace;
-- take a look around and remember one another in your Church family--may we show Jesus and His love through our words and actions.

OUR ON-GOING COLLECTIONS:
(1). Moose Jaw & District Food Bank: -- all non-perishable grocery items are gratefully accepted and can be placed in the container in the foyer.
(2). Pennies (or any change) for W.C.C. Women’s Service Club: -- can be given to Terri-Lynn. These funds are used to purchase items for the students at WCC.
(3). For Western Christian College: -- Campbell Soup labels (the whole label) can be placed in the can on the table in the foyer. This company gives the school a rebate for labels.

Our children are the only possessions we can take to Heaven

PLANNING AHEAD!: -- our Camp craft girls--Tracy, Donna and Bonnie--have already begun to plan for Camp next summer! One of the crafts they have decided upon is to do place-mats made from the pictures from the front of greeting cards. So, over the next year, if you have greeting cards that have pretty or cute pictures on the front, and you don’t want to keep the card, the girls would like the front of the card. Please remove the side with the writing on it and leave the front of the card in tact. As of next week, a box will be ready and in the foyer, to put the card fronts into. Thanks!

UPCOMING:
(1). W.C.C. Lectureship Weekend: -- October 9th to 11th, W.C.C., Regina. Theme: "All ... engaging, embracing, empowering." Keynote speakers are Doug Foster (Abilene), Marvin Phillips (Tulsa), and Darrell Buchanan (W.C.C., Regina). The weekend starts at 9:00 on Oct. 9th & concludes with the WCC Annual Meeting beginning at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon.
(2). Meeting with Michael Tackett, Gravelbourg: -- will be on the weekend of Oct. 23-25th. Michael Tackett is the former "Key to the Kingdom" speaker. More info regarding times etc. will be coming as the date nears.

WESTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE WOMEN’S SERVICE CLUB UPDATE:
(1). Membership Dues: for Oct. 2009 to Oct. 2010 are now due. Cost is $10.00 per lady. If you would like to be a member, please give your $10.00 CASH to Terri-Lynn by Oct. 25th and she will see that the funds get in to the treasurer.
(2). Women’s Service Club 50th Anniversary Commemorative Cookbook: -- is being worked on to be published in I believe 2010. Recipe(s) or two can be sent to Nancy Taylor, P.O. Box 433, Warman, Sask. S0K 4S0 or e-mailed to her at: n.taylor1@sasktel.net. They are hoping to have a "Large Quantity" section, so if you have any recipes that would prepare enough for a large group of people, they would be very pleased to get it/them.
(3). History of the WCC Women’s Service Club: -- is being compiled. If you have any stories or photos, they can be sent to Nancy Taylor at the mail or e-mail address noted above.

"The hardest part of raising children is teaching them to ride a bike. A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization that this is what the child will always need can hit hard." -- S. Wilson.

"A person with six children is better satisfied than a person with $6 million.
Reason: The man with $6 million wants more."

THE RIGHT PLACE
"Let us consider one another in order to stir up love ... not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together." -- Hebrews 10:24-25

People stay away from Church for many reasons Maybe the weather is bad, or maybe the weather is really, really good. Maybe it’s a busy day, or they don’t like guest speakers. Maybe they have something on that they "think" is more important. It’s especially sad when people stay away from Church because they are troubled or hurting. When their hearts ache, they need to be in fellowship with God’s people. If they’ve received devastating news about their health, finances, or a family member, what better place is there to be? One Friday a woman went to a medical office for an ultrasound of their unborn baby. The technician suddenly became silent and then called for her doctor. He confirmed what was suspected--the baby was dead. The next day she underwent a procedure to remove the baby from her womb. By Sunday morning, she felt okay physically but wasn’t doing so well emotionally, and wondered if she should stay home from Church. She later wrote, "In the end, I decided to go. Somewhere in the midst of the beloved hymns and familiar choruses, a feeling of peace washed over me. Yes, I was in the right place. We celebrated communion, and I was fully enveloped in my Father’s presence, my soul anchored in the shelter of God’s sanctuary."
Church--it’s the right place to be! -- David Egner

Our week’s not complete till we make it our goal
To honor the Lord’s Day and nourish our soul;
The help that we need for the trials we face
Will come as we worship and drawn on God’s grace.

"We all need Christian fellowship to build us up and hold us up."

SOME RULES FOR LIFE ...
(1). I try never to say anything behind a person’s back that would give me the least embarrassment to say to his or her face.
(2). I try to close each day as if it were the last day I’ll be on the earth, closing the books on all regrets, worries and annoyances.
(3). The last thing I do at night is to count one by one the blessings of the day. This makes me so thankful and happy that I soon drift into pleasant sleep.
(4). Every day I read from the Bible and some other good books--feeding the mind and soul is more important than feeding the body.

IF THIS IS NOT THE PLACE
It was one of those special moments in time. The modern scholar would have passed it over quickly, for empires and kings were not a part of the scene; but to the trained eye, aware of emotion and relationship, this was a moment history would never forget.
The stage had been set by Lazarus’ death. The Teacher, however, had not been present at the tragedy. How strange it was--His absence--for He loved him so. Following his death, the entombment was hastily arranged, and the days began to pass. One day--two days--three days--four. Then He arrived. Even though obviously remiss, His coming gave to Mary and Martha an unexpected hope. When the three of them finally came together for the first time after Lazarus’ passing, the emotion was heavy, and with the first drop of His tears, history was touched forever. Jesus wept.
Like a shaft of light shot into the murky darkness of the Roman Empire came the Jesus of compassion. Feeling, hurting, loving, weeping--He came with His message of compassion.

"There is a God. He cares for you and I am here to show you His love."

Now that His Church has been established and attempts to embody that same compassion, some unnamed poet penned the following question:
If this is not a place where tears are understood, where do I go to cry?
If this is not a place where my spirit can take wind, where do I go to fly?
If this is not the place where my questions can be asked, where do I go to seek?
If this is not a place where my feelings can be heard, where do I go to speak?
If this is not a place where I can try and learn and grow, where can I be .. just me?

THE MASTER TEACHER
Was Sensitive ...sentitive to people’s needs. He identified with their problems.
Began Where People Were ... used the familiar as a highway to the unfamiliar.
Taught With a Purpose ... to save, deliver, renew, redeem, reconcile. He brought peace to troubled souls.

Bulletin Sunday September 20, 2009

Information About Us

MOOSE JAW CHURCH OF CHRIST

901 James St.Moose Jaw,Sask.

Phone:(306) 693-4064

Time of Services

Sundays 10:00 a.m. - Bible Classes 11:00 - Worship Service

Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.Adult Devotional time (September 23)

& Children Bible Classes

Minister : Darin Ashby

WEEKLY BIBLE READING: Hosea 1 through Micah 7

BIBLE HALF HOUR TEACHERS: -- for ages 2 through grade 4, 11:30 to 12:00Today: Kathy Next Sunday: Linda

OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN 2009:(1).Mar 29th: MJ Mission Fund--$960.00 (2).May 31st: Clearview Christian Camp--$661.00 (3). Aug. 30th: Building Maint--$830.00 (4). Nov. 29th: Velma Forman, Papua New Guinea

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- Sept. 20/09--1:45 p.m., here at the building.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD THIS WEEK, LET’S REMEMBER:
-- In long-term Senior Health Care Facilities: Larry Farris (Extendicare), Annie Hannan (Capilano Court) and Edna Knutson (Providence Place) Each one needs our prayers as they deal with age and health related issues;
-- Paul Bailey (Gravelbourg) as he heals from a serious fall about six weeks ago. It will be two to three months before he will be able to return to work;
-- Terry Harkness (Calgary) as he begins more radiation treatments on the remainder of the growth. He will have 15 minute sessions, five days a week, for four weeks, in the hopes of decreasing the chances of the growth beginning to grow again;
-- Lynne Anderson (San Antonio, Texas) as he is undergoing treatments for lung cancer;
-- Diane Roelfsema (Weyburn) that she will have full healing. She seems to be doing quite well; -- Velma Forman as she ministers both physically and Spiritually to the people of Papua New Guinea. Clinic website: http://www.onemileclinic.org/ Velma: vlforman@global.net.pg
-- our Government leaders and we also need to pray for world peace;-- take a look around and remember one another in your Church family--may we show Jesus and His love through our words and actions

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- is today, here at the building, beginning at 1:45. All the men are encouraged to attend.

BUILDING MAINTENANCE SPECIAL COLLECTION: -- thanks to those who gave so generously to this collection--a total of $830.00 was given! These funds will be used to do maintenance and upkeep on our building--some inside jobs and some outside.

ADULT WEDNESDAY EVENING CLASS: -- will begin this Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:00 p.m. If you’re able to come, please join in the class.

"LET’S CELEBRATE THE LORD’S GOODNESS!": -- "All the Church ladies are invited to Tanis Rollefstad’s home at 1121 Henleaze Ave., for a celebration tea this Saturday, September 26th, starting at 2:00 p.m. We will be celebrating the Lord’s gracious provision and have a chance to taste some of the canning treats Tanis has preserved this fall. It will be a relaxing time to visit and share a short devotional together. Rides will be made available should you need some transportation. If you would like someone to pick you up, please call Tanis at 693-2442 and she will help arrange a ride for you." Hostesses: Tanis, Jean & Sharon

WOW!!: -- Brett participated in the "Queen City Marathon" last weekend in Regina. This was a full-marathon, which is 42 kms. (28 miles)--yes, 28 miles!!!!--and he did it in 4 hours, 30 minutes and 27 seconds. His time this year was 20 minutes faster than his time last year. Great work Brett!! I don’t think most of us can even in our wildest imaginations, fathom running that distance. Congratulations and keep up the good work!! There were approximately 5,000 participants with about 2,000 doing the full-marathon and the others doing the half-marathon, relay or walking.

ADD TO YOUR PRAYER LIST: -- it’s wonderful to know we have a new brother in Christ. As was mentioned last week, Colton Ross (Gravelbourg) was baptized last Sunday morning. Please add this young man to your prayer list as he starts this new walk. Colton is the son of Lyndon & Janelle, and a nephew to Kenton & Melanie. He’s also the grandson of Tom and Marilyn Ross (Bengough) and David and Shirley Lidbury. May God bless you, Colton. Trust in Him always!

WEDNESDAY EVENING KIDS CLASS: -- began again this past Wed., with 19 children in attendance. Helpers this year will be: Kurt, Tracy, Donna, Brett, Terri-Lynn, Kevin, Beckie, Matthew and Kathy. With the commitments everyone has, not all the helpers are able to be here every week, but we thank you for volunteering your time to help out when yu can. Let’s keep the children and helpers on your prayers.

UPCOMING:(1). Winnipeg Youth Rally: Sept. 25-27th. More info is on the bulletin board.(2). W.C.C. Lectureship Weekend: -- October 9th to 11th, W.C.C., Regina. Theme: "All ... engaging, embracing, empowering." Keynote speakers are Doug Foster (Abilene), Marvin Phillips (Tulsa), and Darrell Buchanan (W.C.C., Regina). The weekend starts at 9:00 on Oct. 9th & concludes with the WCC Annual Meeting beginning at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon.(3). Meeting with Michael Tackett, Gravelbourg: -- will be on the weekend of Oct. 23-25th. Michael Tackett is the former "Key to the Kingdom" speaker. More info regarding times etc. will be coming as the date nears.

QUIZ: CAN YOU NAME THE TREE ABOUT WHICH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE MADE?
(1). Zacchaeus climbed this tree because, short of stature, he wanted to see the Lord.
-- Luke 19:4
(2). When Paul talked about "being grafted into a tree," he referred to this tree. (Rom. 11:17)
(3). When David heard the wind rustle through the tops of this tree, he was meant to advance with his army. (II Samuel. 5:24)
(4). Disheartened because they lived in captivity, the Israelites hung their harps in the branches of this tree, saying, "How can we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?"
(Psalm 137:2)
(5). Much of the wood used in the building of Solomon’s temple came from this Lebanon tree. (I Kings. 5:6)
(6). Jesus cursed this tree because it had not produced fruit as it should. (Mark 11:13-14)

QUIZ: CAN YOU FINISH THEM? COMPLETE THESE FAMILIAR BIBLE QUOTATIONS.
(1). Judge not _________________________________________________ (Matt. 7:1)
(2). And forgive us our debts ______________________________________ (Matt. 6:12)
(3). The Lord is my shepherd ____________________________________ (Psalm. 23:1)
(4). And the evening and the morning __________________________________ (Gen. 1:1
(5). Blessed are the pure in heart ____________________________________ (Matt. 5:8)
(6). Our Father, who is in Heaven ___________________________________ (Matt. 6:9)
(7). Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord _____________________________(Prov. 29:25)
(8). Thou salt have none __________________________________________(Deut. 5:7)
(9). Pray that ye enter __________________________________________(Luke 22:40)
(10). The things which are impossible with men _________________________(Luke 18:27)

HA! HA!: A blond was trying to sell her old car but wasn’t having any luck because the car had 300,000 kilometers on it. One day, she mentioned this to a friend. Her friend told her, "There is a way to make the car easier to sell, but it’s not legal."
"That doesn’t matter," replied the blonde. "I’ve got to sell it."
"Okay," said the friend. "Here’s the address of a friend of mine. He owns a car repair shop. Tell him I sent you and he will turn the odometer in your car back to 50,000 kms. Then it should sell no problem." The following weekend, the blonde made the trip to the mechanic.
About a month later, her friend asked her, "Well, did you sell your car?"
"No," replied the blonde, "why should I? It only has 50,000 kilometers on it!"

"And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God’s friend." -- James 2:23
This passage tells us as much about God as it does Abraham. Jehovah made us with the ability and the desire to reach out and feel with others their joys and their sorrows. What a blessing! I do not have to face life alone. Instead, through friendship I can be woven into a cable that withstands the storms of life. For every minute invested in developing friends, God provides hours of future blessings. Of course we need to seek out those that can draw us closer to Christ. Paul warned "Do not be mislead: "Bad company corrupts good morals." (1 Cor. 15:33)
Thus having sought out a network of strong Christian fellowship that will anchor me in the bosom of Christ, I can then reach out to others. They in turn can come to know the joy of being "a friend of God." Then they too can reach out and touch others. These friends are constant, dependable, always there. Not at all like those fair weather associates of the prodigal in Luke 15. They were only around as long as he had something to offer.
Thank God for true friends! -- Author Unknown

"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command." -- John 15:12-14.

"Friends in your life are like the pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold you up, and sometimes they lean on you. Sometimes it’s just enough to know they’re standing by."

Information About Us
MOOSE JAW CHURCH OF CHRIST
901 James St.
Moose Jaw,Sask.S6H 3H5.
Phone:(306) 693-4064

Time of Services
(September 6)
Summer Sundays 10:30 - Devotion Time --11:00 - Worship Service
Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.
Adult Devotional time (September 23)
& Children Bible Classes (September 16)
Minister : Darin Ashby

WEEKLY BIBLE READING: Ezekiel 29 through Ezekiel 45

BIBLE HALF HOUR TEACHERS: -- for ages 2 through grade 4, 11:30 to 12:00Today: Rhaea Next Sunday: Donna

OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN 2009:(1).Mar 29th: MJ Mission Fund--$960.00 (2).May 31st: Clearview Christian Camp--$661.00 (3). Aug. 30th: Building Maintenance (4). Nov. 29th: Velma Forman, Papua New Guinea

MEN’S BUSINESS MEETING: -- Sept. 20/09--1:45 p.m., here at the building.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD THIS WEEK, LET’S REMEMBER: -- In long-term Senior Health Care Facilities: Larry Farris (Extendicare), Annie Hannan (Capilano Court) and Edna Knutson (Providence Place) Each one needs our prayers as they deal with age and health related issues;
-- continue to keep Paul Bailey (Gravelbourg) in your prayers as he heals from a serious fall a month ago. It will be three to four months before he will be able to return to work.
-- the results of Terry Harkness’s (Calgary) latest scan was that it showed no active cancer cells. The large growth (10x10x6 cm) has decreased to an approx. one inch mass and they say that could be scar tissue, but they are recommending that he have some more radiation treatments to decrease the chances of the growth returning. He will have 15 minute radiation sessions five days a week for four weeks, beginning within the next couple of weeks. Terry is also dealing with stomach problems (due to being on fluids for such a long period of time, his body is struggling with solid food), and at times numbness in his right hand and arm.
-- continue to keep Diane Roelfsema (Weyburn) in your prayers, that she will have full healing. She seems to be doing quite well; -- Velma Forman as she ministers both physically and Spiritually to the people of Papua New Guinea. Clinic website: http://www.onemileclinic.org/
Velma: vlforman@global.net.pg
-- our Government leaders and we also need to pray for world peace;-- take a look around and remember one another in your Church family--may we show Jesus and His love through our words and actions.

SPECIAL COLLECTION: -- for some maintenance work on our own building. Thanks to those who gave last week--$345.00 was given. Funds can also be given today. If you wish to give, please put your donation in a separate envelope from your regular collection and mark it "Building Maintenance." Thanks!

PLEASE NOTE: -- beginning next Sunday, Sept. 13th, we will return to our "non-summer" time schedule for Sunday mornings. Bible classes for all ages will be 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., and our worship service will begin at 11:00 a.m.

YOUNG PEOPLES CLASSES: -- the Sunday morning youth classes will begin next Sunday and the Wednesday evening classes for the kids will begin on September 16th. Please keep the kids who attend the classes and the teachers and helpers in your prayers!

ADULT WEDNESDAY EVENING CLASS: -- will begin on September 23rd. Darin will be downstairs on Sept. 16th when the kids classes start, so he can meet the parents and children on registration night.

THANK YOU!: -- to Darin for his lessons over the past three months. Your lessons "A Summer of Parables--the Road Through Our Samaria" were excellent. As Darin pointed out, the week days are our "in between", like Samaria was for those people. Those "in between" days are almost like living in "hostile territory". Darin challenged us, through teaching on Jesus’ parables, to pay attention to how we live between Sundays, as we live outside the walls of the Church building and away from fellow Christians. Sometimes the days seem to go pretty good, but other days are a real trial to our faith and to the example we are to be. Darin challenged us to grow, to have unity, to choose to live for God, to have your heart right with God, to love, to realize the seriousness and power of sin, and so many other things. Let each of us be challenged to live in our "Samaria" as God would want us to!

PLEASE NOTE: -- there will be no bulletin next week. If you have something that needs to be announced, you can either e-mail it to Darin during the week, give him a phone call, or write it out and give him a note next Sunday morning before services start.

UPCOMING:
(1). Winnipeg Youth Ralley: Sept. 25-27th. More info is on the bulletin board.
(2). W.C.C. Lectureship Weekend: -- will be October 9th to 11th, W.C.C., Regina.
(3). Meeting with Michael Tackett, Gravelbourg: -- will be on the weekend of Oct. 23-25th. Michael Tackett is the former "Key to the Kingdom" speaker. More info regarding times etc. will be coming as the date nears.


"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."
"A man’s wisdom gives him patience: it is to his glory
to overlook an offense." -- Prov. 19:11

MIRACLES OF JESUS QUIZ
(1). What was the other affliction of the deaf man Jesus healed in the Decapolis? (Mark 7:31-35)(2). How many loaves of bread were used to feed the 5,000? (Matt. 14:15-21)
(3). How was Joseph told about Jesus’ miraculous conception? (Matt. 1:18-21)
(4). What was the affliction of the man Jesus healed after his famous Sermon on the Mount?(Matt. 8:1-4)
(5). What little girl did Jesus raise from the dead after telling people she was only asleep?(Matt. 9:23-25)
(6). What did Jesus say to calm the storm on the lake? (Matt. 8:23-27)
(7). When Jesus healed a paralyzed man, what did the man pick up and carry home?(Matt. 9:1-8)
(8). When Jesus healed 10 lepers, how many came back to thank him? (Luke 17:11-19)
(9). Which Apostle cut off a man’s ear at Jesus’ arrest and then watched Jesus heal the ear? (Luke 22:49-51)
(10). Where did Jesus send the demons he drove out of the Gadarene demoniacs?(Matt. 8:28-34)(
11). What did Jesus tell the two blind men not to do after he healed them? (Matt 9:27-31)
(12). When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the water, what did they think He was?(Mark 4:45-50)

I’ve learned ... that it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacularI’ve learned ... that we should be glad God doesn’t give us everything we ask for.I’ve learned ... that money doesn’t buy class.I’ve learned ... that the less time I have to work, the more things I get done.I’ve learned ... that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.I’ve learned ... that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I once thought that after I prayed it was my duty to do everything I could do to bring the answer to pass. Jesus taught me a better way, and showed that my self-effort always hindered His working and that when I prayed and definitely believed Him for anything, He wanted me to wait in the spirit of praise, and only do what He bade me. It seems so strange to just sit still and do nothing but trust the Lord; and the temptation to take the battle into our own hands is often tremendous.
We all know how impossible it is to rescue a drowning man who tries to help his rescuer, and it is equally impossible for the Lord to fight our battles for us when we insist upon trying to fight them ourselves. It is not that He will not, but He cannot. Our interference hinders His working. -- Author Unknown

It takes God time to answer prayer. We often fail to give God a chance in that respect. It takes time for God to form a rose. It takes time for God to grow an oak. It takes time for God to make bread from wheat fields. He takes the earth. He pulverizes. He softens. He enriches. He wets with showers and dews. He warms with life. He gives the blade, the stock, the amber grain and then at last, the bread for the hungry.
All this takes time. Therefore, we sow and till, and wait, and trust, until all God’s purpose has been wrought out. We must give God a chance in this matter of time. We need to learn this same lesson in our prayer life. It takes God time to answer prayer. -- Author Unknown

"Be still and know that I am God ..."-- Psalm 46:10