Today is Saturday July 4, 2009 - Independence Day

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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