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2013 – The Year of CommiTmenT “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said.
Matthew 4:19
Saturday July 13 9 am - 2 pm
Shiloh Lutheran Church
703 Lewisville-Vienna Road To schedule an appointment please
call or see Betty Allgood (765-7659). Bring a friend and your photo
ID!
FAMILY FUN NIGHT!
Who? Parents and Children (birth-12th grade) What? A Fun Night
designed for the whole family: Stories, Skits, Games, Food and
Fellowship When? Friday, July 19 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Where? LBC
Fellowship Hall Bring? Your Family and a Friend!
Sunday, July 7 ~ 3:30
Please note this change of date.
July 2013
The youth are out of school and looking forward to the Summer
break. We kicked off Summer by Rocking the Park at Carowinds on
Saturday June 15. It was a great day with a high of only 85 degrees
and a bit of a breeze. We opened the place up at 10 a.m. and headed
straight for the Intimidator, one of the greatest thrill rides
ever. Most, but not all of us hopped on board and had a great time.
Ivey spent the entire ride laughing so loudly that I was afraid she
wasn’t breathing. From there we hit the After Burner, Thunder Road,
the water park, the Cobra and later enjoyed an great concert
featuring Audio Adrenaline and Tenth Avenue North. It was a great
time of worship.
We have been learning from James the past month. We have learned
the importance of being slow to speak and quick to listen. We
learned that God never tempts us, although He will allow us to be
tested (just like Job was). Equally important we learned that Faith
without works is DEAD. I have watched our teens mature spiritually
through this study. We are excited about what the Spirit has in
store for us as we move through the second half of this study.
Still to come this Summer we have several Destination Unknowns
and a night that we will look into the dangers of Bullying. We will
also reschedule an overnight camping trip (the closest thing to a
lock in). We are excited to have a Bible Study for this year’s VBS.
This is a great outreach opportunity, if you know of teens in your
neighborhood, let me know and we will make sure to invite them. At
the end of Summer we will be involved with a Mission effort in Red
Springs, NC.
Grace and Peace,
Chuck
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July Toilet Paper
2 Morgan Hauser 4 Chris Greene Ken Prevette Kory Trainor 5 Carl
Massey 7 Buddy Deloach 9 Linda Pegram 11 Tamara Hicks 15 W. S.
Kiger 16 Faye Holton 17 Vicki Galyean Shelley Vestal 18 Doris
Clodfelter Bob Hudgins John Rickard
19 Steve Luka 20 Karl Kuyler 22 Hardin Massey Steve Venable 23
Richard Henning Baden Ritter 25 Phisa Joyce 26 Imogene Collins 27
Glenda Todd 29 Mamie Jones 30 Buel Hughes Tom Redding
July
Socks for boy or girl
Gift of Honor Honoree Given by
Tom Redding ......................................... Evelyn
Oakley Rudy Simmons....................................... Evelyn
Oakley
Allow me to jump into three other "Keys" to maintaining a
healthy church from Kennon L. Callahan's Twelve Keys to an
Effective Church. 1. Specific objectives 2. Shared pastoral and lay
visitation 3. Dynamic corporate worship 4. Significant Relational
Groups. This could include Sunday School classes, Bible Study
Groups, and Mission
Groups. Small groups allow people to relate and connect. 5.
Strong Leadership Resources. That means having a number of leaders
who lead effectively. Sometimes
these folk are called, "go to " people. They bring out the best
in others even as they facilitate leadership in others. They are
not bullies or dictator types. They are Servant Leaders.
6. Simple and Solid Decision Making. This involves formal and
informal discussions with all members who choose to be a part of
decision making. No closed shop meetings or behind closed doors
decisions. Trust the people to make the right decisions when they
have all the information that they need.
More next month. God bless each of you.
Pastor Bill
} Summary from last month’s article
In Loving Memory of Sarah Messer Prior
From: Al & Martha Garrison Robert & Phyllis Greene
Harold & Beverly Shore Johnnie & Ruth Tally
In Loving Memory of Gregory Smith
From: Mackie & Dee Cockerham Robert & Phyllis Greene
Rudy & Dianne Simmons
In Loving Memory of Cora Lee Cobbler
From: Rudy & Dianne Simmons
In Loving Memory of Kerry Barber
From: Robert & Phyllis Greene
Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for your cards, calls,
hugs and most of all your prayers during my sweet sister’s Eloise’s
illness and death. How good it is to be a part of such a caring
church. God loves you and I do too.
Sylvia Smith
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Newsletter Deadline July 15
“Change is possible, but focus is required.”
“Better to do something about one thing than nothing about
everything.”
“What does God want to do in me?”
Do any of those quotes sound familiar? Think back a few months.
At the beginning of this year, about twenty people in our
congregation decided to try something new and different. We did not
make New Year’s resolutions. Rather, we decided to choose one word
each to be our word for the year 2013. This word would help us to
make choices, give us a new way of looking at things, and most
importantly, reveal a fresh perspective about our lives. We decided
not to see what God could do for us, but rather, what God wants to
do in us. That is discipleship in action! Here are some of our
words:
SELAH SHINE FOCUSED SURRENDERED CONSISTENCY
POSITIVE STUDY PATIENCE GROW TODAY POSSIBILITIES GUIDANCE
ENCOURAGE FAITHFUL
ORDER POSITIVE STUDIOUS LOVE WAIT
So, if you decided to do this this back in January, how are
things going for you? Are you still trying to keep your word at the
front of your heart? Is God teaching you something about yourself?
Well, let me tell you, He sure is teaching ME some things I need to
know! My word for 2013 was/is “ORDER.” I based this choice on Psalm
119:133: “Order my steps in your word: and let not any iniquity
have dominion over me.” Every single day since I chose this word, I
have learned more and more about the things that God needs to
change in my life. I needed to ask God to “order” each of my days –
to help me put things in their proper “order” – to really try to do
the things that matter each day. This was more than just deciding
to prioritize or do better at time management. This is a heart
issue – a true search to ask my Heavenly Father each day what He
wills for
me to be about, especially being in His Word. Some days, I have
done well, most days, I fall flat on my face! Every day I start out
asking God to “order my steps” – and of course after one or two
steps I often find myself falling off a cliff! But God’s grace is
my safety net, and He catches me, sets me back up and helps me to
start again. Sharing this with you is part of the accountability
that we discussed and that is important in the life of disciples of
Jesus. It has been six months since we started. I would love to
hear from each of you about how God is working in and through you
regarding your “word.” And for those of you who are reading this
article and thinking, “Well, I didn’t do this in January,” then I
say, do it now! Go ahead and choose a word for the rest of 2013 and
see how God will change you! You are loved!
Pastor Jo
Church Library / Media Center
on the ground floor near the elevator. Hours: Sunday
9:15 - 9:45 am & 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Children’s Ministry Thank You’s
BIG thank you’s go out to all of the individuals who are leading
our Wednesday activities for children during June, July and August.
We have had more than 30 adults volunteer to serve at least once
this summer. Special thanks to Shelley Vestal for coordinating this
important ministry. We had a fantastic 2012-2013 year, thanks to
Shelley Vestal, Jo Peddycord, Penny Humphrey, Darriell Hauser,
Mildred Smith, Kori Trainor and Sarah Prevette. ALL of you have
responded to God’s call and are planting seeds for the Kingdom.
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Sunday, June 30 Morning Worship Kory & Kori Trainor Evening
Worship Robert & Becky Messer
Wednesday, July 3 Jerry & Glenda Cornatzer
Sunday, July 7 Morning Worship Jo Peddycord & Virginia
Mullis Evening Worship Jerry & Glenda Cornatzer
Wednesday, July 10 Shelley Peddycord & Shelley Vestal
Sunday, July 14 Morning Worship Robert & Becky Messer
Evening Worship Dolly DeLoach & Donna McDonald
Wednesday, July 17 Kirk & Jo Bjorling
Sunday, July 21 Morning Worship Jerry & Glenda Cornatzer
Evening Worship Gail Johnston & Pam Surratt
Wednesday, July 24 Linda Pegram & Jane Bardou
Sunday, July 28 Morning Worship Carl & Martha Massey Evening
Worship Robert & Becky Messer
Wednesday, July 31 Dolly DeLoach & Donna McDonald
Kathleen Barr Rita Blackburn Kelly & Betty Blanton Evelyn
Boles Lucille Boykin Harold Branch Tommy Browder Rex Bunch Fred
Byers Bill Cannon Peggy Chamblee Loretta Clodfletter Nick &
Grace Conrad Laura Dibble Earl & Betty Dillon Betty Dull
Madeline Eller Garland Fearrington
George Fearrington Martha Fleming Nancy Green Ace Greene Ike
Greene Leonard & Bobbie Hall Virginia Hankins Florence Harrell
Jason Harrison Mary Harrison Keith Harrison Betty Holder Ila
Holland Faye Holton Lois Huie Randy Humphrey Bill & Dot Jones
Gerald Jones Harold Johnson Roy Johnson
Bobby Key Mary Kiger Jim Low Martha Massey Sharon Messer Wayne
Mickey Mary McKee Hugh & Naydean McKnight John & Lucille
Owen Bud Owens Ann Pardue Howard Pardue Sarah Prevette Ivan Price
Lucy Redding N.F. (Sandy) Sanders Tiffany Sapp Henry Smith Kay
Taylor Peggy Vestal
Debbie Vernon Mary Alice Warren Don Williams
Also Continue to Pray Daily for: Staff and Church Leaders,
Missionaries, The Cearley’s, Our Country & Leaders, Service Men
& Women, The Lost Souls Christians who are persecuted Unspoken
requests Those who are bereaved
PLEASE call the church office to make changes or
updates to this list.
Betty Allgood Al Garrison
Robert Greene
Please let us know if we can be of any help.
9:15 am Downstairs - Cemetery side Johnnie & Ruth Tally
9:15 am Sanctuary entrance Evelyn Oakley
10:40 am Sanctuary entrance Mary Douglas & Faye Holton
Betty Allgood Jerry Cornatzer
Keith Wilson Joel Surratt
Ann Pardue Wayne Todd Jack Green
Name in bold is group leader. If at any time you cannot serve,
you may get an alternate by notifying the group leader. Each Sunday
an
usher will sit in the vestibule to monitor outside doors
June 30 & July 3 Giles Smith July 7 & 10 Ken Sheek July
14 & 17 Robert Messer July 21 & 24 Brian Ritter July 28
& 31 Dan Peddycord
If at any time you cannot serve, please find a replacement from
the Safety Patrollers list.
Safety & Security Callers Rudy Simmons (Weekday) Dan
Peddycord (Weekend)
Security Team Elevator Check Rudy Simmons
Money Counter Supervisor Betty Allgood
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