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First Church of God
LOVE NOTE
Love Is Spoken Here
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In this issue: 
Children's Ministries Church League Basketball Worker Schedules Prayer Concerns
Church Info Church Office: 276-1894
Office Hours:
Our Staff:
Today is the day that the Lord hath made, Rejoice and be glad in it.
OUR WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
Sunday School for adults
Breakfast time for 3 years through 12th graders
Morning Worship
Sunday school for 3 years through 12th grade dismissed during morning worship
Wednesday Fellowship Dinner - 6 p.m. Wednesday middle school youth
Wednesday high school youth
Wed. programs for
children & adults Nursery is provided for all services.
MARCH NEWSLETTER
Words of Hope Daily Devotional Thought of the day from "Our Daily Bread
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NEW ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS A new Sunday School class for adults will begin on Sunday March 6th at 9:30 a.m., lasting for 13 weeks. Entitled "Growing n Christ", it includes two themes: "Lessons on Assurance" and "Lessons on Christian Living". Teri Brickey and Allen Waggoner will lead the class for men and women. Topics of discussion will include putting Christ first in our lives, His strength, His word, His love, giving, church, good works and witnessing. Basic promises God has made to Christians will be explored. Books will be available. Meet in the parlor.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES The Children's breakfast Club (Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.) needs a few more cooks, clean-up personnel and activity people. Shellie Wyss is the Breakfast Club coordinator. She is hoping for a 3 month rotation on each of the above positions. That means you would only be needed once every three months. If you are on the schedule now, you do not need to sign up again. Wednesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. needs helpers for music, snacks, Bible Bucks, Preschool, Grade School, and Middle School. See Sunday bulletin for specifics and to sign up or call the church office.
PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE "Purpose Driven Life" adult study led by Maggie Wurtz will continue as usual at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday morning.
YARD SALE An indoor version of our popular "yard sales" will be held Saturday, March 12 and 19, downstairs. Get a jump on the yard sale season where you know the weather will be warm, clear and dry. Lots of good household items for sale.
MARCH MEETINGS Evangelism Committee, Thursday March 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Board of Trustees,
Tuesday, March 14th at
PARENTING TEENS A "Parenting Teens" seminar will be Thursday, March 3 from 7 - 9 p.m. at Whitman College in Walla Walla. It is free, but donations are accepted. Foster Cline, M.D., co-founder of the popular "Love and Logic Parenting," will present many practical and immediate-help ideas for parenting teens.  SPRING SALAD LUNCHEON Plans have begun for the Spring Salad Luncheon and craft Bazaar scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9 . If you have a quality craft you would like to market, it's time to start! With Mother's and Father's Day, graduations and weddings, spring themes and July 4 festivities upcoming, there are plenty of good gift and decoration ideas to think about, not to mention spring/gardening items. Proceeds will go toward funding this year's Vacation Bible School. BMCC's agriculture department will have their beautiful hanging baskets and bedding plants for sale and vendors will include those from White Salmon, Washington to Elgin, Oregon and points in between.
TAXES
If you would like an itemized giving statement for last year or want to recieve an itemized quarterly giving statement for 2005, contact Herb Bitting at 276-6312 or email him at habitting05@msn.com
BAND OF BROTHERS Men, mark your calendars for June 24-25-26 for a band of brothers retreat for all men. See details later. BASKETBALL SEASON Basketball season is in full swing at the Salvation Army Gym.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
WORKERS FOR THE MONTH
MUSIC SCHEDULE
MARRIAGE WITH LOVE AND LOGIC "Marriage with Love and Logic" will be presented Friday, March 4 at the Red Lion here in Pendleton, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It features Foster Cline, MD and his wife Hermie, married 44 years with 4 children and many foster children over the years. Foster and Hermie provide humorous, practical, insightful and usable situations for continued growth in your marriage. Emphasis is on practical techniques laced with humor. Cost is only $10 per person or you can get a Walla Walla Community College credit (2 hours) for $25.
PRAYER CONCERNS If you are not on our “e-mail” prayer chain and want to be, contact the church office with your e-mail address. Hilda Blair -As she recovers from gall bladder surgery. Kathy Persinger-For severe back pain, leg pain and numbness Anonymous- For a workplace situation to be handled with God's grace and guidance. Pat Hagan- For all soldiers recently deployed and those already serving. Brad Stevens - Selma Warner -As she is hospitalized in Palm Springs with an autoimmune disorder that the doctors are trying to diagnose and help relieve her discomfort.
Anita Lewis -For our 20 students and 5 adults that went to Blizzard '05 - for changed lives. Darlene Marquardt -For her daughter as she settles in to a new living location and for God's guidance in finding new or additional employment. For her son, that he keep his life on the right track and looks for employment and God's safety when he travels to new locations. PRAISE - For the newest member of our congregation, Tessa Ainsley Zimmerman, newborn daughter of Todd and Tracy Zimmerman and sister to T.J. Everyone - Our government officials, city, state and national - student athletes -reconciled relationships - worship teams and their leaders - Sierra Carey - guests with us each Sunday - Housing needs - Employment needs - teens - coaches - Parents of teens - New Christians - Pastor Joseph and the youth program - Those choosing Jesus each Sunday .. Our living link missionaries, Wayne and Kathi Sellers and their family in Costa Rica .. Pastor Rick, Debbie, Nate, Lindsay and Luke ..
E-MAIL ADDRESSES WANTED If you have an e-mail address we would like to add it to our cyber address book. E-mail us at one of these:firstchurch@uci.net or crickoliver@hotmail.com (If you would like to be added to our "cyber" prayer chain, please specify.)
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March. 2005 by Darlene Marquardt
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