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Today is Saturday July 4, 2009 - Independence Day

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The June 2009 issue of the
Church Bell
is available in the member's area. |

From The Pastor's Desk
Pastor Douglas Meyer
tells about a telephone
call he received from a
teenager. She called to
tell him she wanted to do
something to help people,
BUT, she said, "she could
only help on Saturday
after 2 and before 5 because
she had sports and
studies and a busy social
schedule and she really
didn't want to do anything
outside with bugs.
But her mother said to be
sure it was with people
because that looks best on
your college resume and
she liked the idea of
working with the hungry
but she really didn't want
to cook anything and she
definitely did not do
dishes but helping people
was something she really
wanted to do . . ."
Sounds like this young
person had a little issue
with serving others.
One
of the hallmarks of the
Christian faith is an attitude
of service. God has
called us to go out and
help others, serving their
needs while we put our
own individual needs
aside for a while. This
kind of activity is important
for anyone to be involved
in because Jesus
said, "Those who find
their life will lose it, and
those who lose their life
for my sake will find
it." (Matthew 10:39)
Losing ourselves for others
is what Jesus is talking
about here.
This summer we are going
to try a new program
with service at it's center.
Instead of the usual Vacation
Bible School experience
we have had
over the last summers,
the church will be sponsoring
a Summer Mission
Camp. This camp (the
details are on our Announcements page)
will help our
church be faithful to the
call of Jesus to lose our
lives for his sake and for
the sake of others. Hopefully
this is just the start
of something that can
grow into a church wide
service project where we
can reach out to the community
in service to others.
In His Service,
Rev. Jim Pruner

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