West Main

 

 

IT IS HERE!!!!  TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!!  CALL THE NEWS STATIONS!!!! THE EVENT OF THE SPRING HAS ARRIVED!!!!  IT IS TIME FOR WEST MAIN’S ANNUAL SOUTHERN OREGON CHRISTIAN CAMP FUNDRAISER DINNER AND AUCTION!

 

You’ve heard all about it and the time has finally arrived.  THIS SATURDAY evening at 6:00 p.m. we will gather together to eat a DELICIOUS MEAL, share some fun, make some memories, laugh and raise money for a wonderful ministry!  Please arrange your calendars so that you can join us.  We need everybody here that can be!

 

If you’d like to donate something to auction off, please bring it!  We ask that you please label it with a description and a fair starting price.  We are excited about what may be coming in!

 

We also need help in other ways.  Here are just a few ways you could pitch in:

1. Help cook (call Jessie Pannell for details)

2. Help do dishes

3. Help clean up afterwards

4. Pray! Pray! Pray!

Thanks for everything!  We will see you all Saturday night!

 

 

 

 

We Need Your Consent!

 

The West Main Church of Christ is now engaged in a blessed time. We are blessed because as a congregation we are in the process of nominating additional new elders and deacons. Last Sunday we announced the nominations of Dan Beeks and Ron Zielke for elders, and Larry Albright, Josh Johnson, and Brian Pannell for deacons. Our current elders are asking us a congregation to participate in this process of nomination.

 

In the New Testament there is a clear precedent of joint participation in the appointment of congregational leaders. An individual may possess all the qualifications to be a leader in the congregation, already be serving well in the area where leadership is being called for, but until there is congregational recognition, a leader one cannot be. One cannot lead where no one is willing to follow. For instance, the selection of the seven men in Acts chapter six was confirmed by the twelve apostles after names were put forward by the members of the Jerusalem congregation. Paul, Barnabas, Silas, and Judas were chosen for a special mission to the Gentiles by “the apostles and elders, [and] the whole church” (Acts 15:22). Paul and Barnabas were called to missionary service by the Holy Spirit, and the church at Antioch recognized their calling by fasting and praying before “they placed their hands on them and sent them off” (Acts 13:1-3). Timothy was called to service as an evangelist when the “whole body of elders laid their hands on” him and he gave his “good confession in the presence of many witnesses” (1 Tim 4:14; 6:12). Finally, even outside the cannon of the New Testament we read of how the early church in 96 AD installed men who “had been appointed by the apostles and afterward by other eminent men with the consent of the whole church” (1 Clement 44).

 

The elders of the West Main Church of Christ are asking for the consent of the congregation for Dan Beeks, Ron Zielke, Larry Albright, Josh Johnson, and Brian Pannell to serve as elders and deacons among us. After the sermon this coming Sunday, May 22nd, each member of good standing in the congregation who is at least eighteen years old is being asked to take and complete the nomination form. On the nomination form you will find the list of suggested names where you will be asked for your consent. Additionally, the nomination form will give you the opportunity to suggest other individuals for elders and deacons for consideration. You have up to two weeks to hand in your form acknowledging whether or not you consent to the men put forward to be elders and deacons. Please turn in your consent forms to our elder, Gerry Flock. Additionally, if you feel the need to discuss your concerns and considerations more fully, all the elders will be available to receive your input.

 

 

Finally, please take this responsibility seriously. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God written under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit. We believe according to this Sacred Word that the Holy Spirit is the One who moves among us calling forth leaders for His people. The appointment of elders and deacons is a movement of God among us. The elders of West Main are calling upon us as a church to recognize the good work our Lord is doing among us. Please participate with the whole church as we wholly commit ourselves to recognize whom the Holy Spirit is calling to servant-leadership among us.

 

-- Terry

 

 

 

 

New Leadership Announcements:

This past Sunday the Elders presented to our congregation names for your consideration for new Elders and Deacons.  Please prayerfully consider each man that was announced.  If you have any comments or concerns, please contact an elder.

Dan Beeks, Elder - Adult  Education

Ron Zielke, Elder - Finance and Youth

Larry Albright, Deacon - Senior Saints

Josh Johnson, Deacon - Worship

Brian Pannell, Deacon - Youth  & Family Ministries

Camp Fundraiser Dinner and Auction  --   Come join us this Saturday evening, May 21, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room for our Camp Fund Raising Dinner. Everyone is invited to come enjoy a nice dinner, fellowship, and lots of fun as we auction off items for camp.

***Camp Registration Forms are now available in the lobby and at the Visitor Center.  Pick up your copy now.  Early Bird Discount price is $155.00.  Early Bird Deadline is June 13.      

 

 

Ladies Class News

 

On Tuesday, May 24,  we will have a potluck luncheon at 11:00 a.m. We will then dismiss Ladies Class for the summer.  We will have our annual barbeque at the home of Bill & Barbara Viera on Tuesday, June 28, at 11:00 a.m. until ???

 

 

 

Prayer Requests . . . 

 
Please continue to pray for a complete healing for Mel Hamilton and Connie Kennedy ... Lillian Casebier has bronchitis ... Ernest Strawn is doing better now at home and welcomes your visits. Please call first if you go to visit him ... For Gerry McCord as she continues with her chemo treatments ... Sharon Englert is in Providence Hospital, Room 2007 undergoing tests ... For Dominic Cardoza, a four year old who has been diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma.  He had a severe reaction to his first chemo treatment and is undergoing his second treatment now ... Melba Zielke, Ron Zielke’s mother, is recovering from heart valve replacement surgery ... Keenan Patterson, 15 year old friend of Zach Kirk, has been diagnosed with cancer.  Please pray for his healing and peace ... Wally Larson, friend of EvaLoy Knight, whose health is failing and the doctors haven’t found a way to help him ... Jude Pannell requests prayers for his friend, Marco, who has asthma and sustained a dog bite ... For our President and all of our military men, women and  families.

 

 

 

Please Join Us to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Larry and Wydie Denn on Saturday, May 28, at West Main Church of Christ from 1:00-4:00 p.m.  Please RSVP.  Your presence on this special occasion is the only gift the couple desires.

 

 

Thank You Notes:

 

* We would like to thank everyone for the wonderful outpouring of love and friendship extended to our family after the loss of our father/grandfather, Dan Slovak.  A special thanks to all those who contributed to the memorial service and the youth group’s assistance with the potluck.  

With love, The Slovak and Joerin families

* What a wonderful contribution you gave last Sunday for the  storm victims in the South. We raised $4,857.19 for disaster relief.  If you were unable to give a donation this past Sunday, we will still accept donations this coming Sunday.  Please put your contribution in an envelope, marked “disaster relief.”

 

 

Calendar of  Events 

    
May 21 Camp Fundraiser Dinner; FSR

 

June 21-24 VBS
 

June 28 Ladies Class Barbeque; 11:00 a.m.
 

July 10-16 CAMP
 

August 5-6 Ladies Prayer Retreat