May 16, 2012
CAMP FUNDRAISER DINNER & AUCTION
Saturday, May 19, 6:00 p.m.
Fireside Room
This year, as we do every year, we are asking you to join us in a fun filled evening to raise money for camp! We need your prayers and financial support. (Bring your checkbooks!)
We need items to auction off and we need buyers for those items. PLEASE BRING: baked goods, art work, gift certificates, photography, woodworking, etc. to be auctioned off! ANYTHING that you’d like to part with and others would want to buy…we will sell!
We will begin the night with a delicious dinner (donations towards the cost of food would be appreciated!). We cannot wait to see ALL OF YOU there! Call Brian with any questions.
Covenant Eyes
We are encouraged throughout the scriptures to lead holy and pure lives. When we lead lives that are holy and pure God is able to use us in his service effectively. Holiness and purity must be evident in all aspects of our lives, in our actions and in our thoughts. We must be careful about what we listen to and what we look at. The use of pornography prevents us from leading lives of holiness and purity. Statistics tell us that the use of pornography by Christians is very common, both by men and by women. There are three anchors that make the use of pornography so tempting and difficult to resist. The anchors are affordability, accessibility and anonymity. The internet is the largest media used to distribute pornography. Pornography can be viewed for free or through payments with a credit card. It can be accessed by computers, phones, and even game consoles. The greatest lure of pornography is that it can be viewed when we are by ourselves and no one else will know that we have been using it.
The use of pornography is not a harmless activity. It affects our thinking about what a normal relationship should be and how to live in a normal relationship. The use of pornography is cited as one of the major reasons for divorce. It changes our views about what a normal sexual relationship should be.
There are tools to help us combat this desire and sin. The first is to have a deep love of God and a solid understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in resisting sin in our lives (Gal. 5:16). A second tool is a website called Covenant Eyes. Covenant Eyes is devoted to educating people of the dangers of pornography and for providing accountability software that monitors when a user accesses pornographic sites on the internet. They provide free e-books to help educate parents, husbands, wives and children about the dangers of pornography. A Porn Free Church is an excellent e-book about who uses pornography, the effects of pornography on relationships, how to counsel someone using pornography and God’s grace and forgiveness. They also have books on how to protect kids from porn and how pornography affects our minds. The e-books are found on the website http://www.covenanteyes.com/. There is a link on the bottom of the page that will take you to the e-books for use in the church. We will make some copies and have them available in the foyer area if you do not have the internet. Covenant Eyes does charge for the use of its accountability software, there is another website that has accountability software that is free. The website with free accountability software is www.XXXchurch.com.
Dan Beeks (For the Elders)
Vacation Bible School is just five weeks away! How can you help make it be successful? What do we need? Your kids to attend, teachers, food, prizes, and lots more! Please contact Denise Beeks to volunteer to help.
***VBS DATES: June 19-22 – Ages: Finished Kindergarten-6th Grade. Time: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Our Last Ladies Class will be May 29 until we start again in the Fall. On May 29, it will be a potluck luncheon only beginning at 11:00 a.m. Please bring lots of your favorite potluck foods to share.
Transportation Needed -- We need some volunteers to be on-call to help transport our seniors and members to appointments, for errands, doctor visits, etc., for any day of the week. Please contact the church office if you can volunteer.
Coffee Servers are needed for June. Please sign up on the list posted in the hallway by the stairs. Thank you for all your help.
Prayer Requests . . . For Frank and Leilla Sparks - their grandson, Casey, was in a car accident last week and passed away on Tuesday. Frank and Leilla wish to thank everyone for their prayers on their family’s behalf during this past week...Nellie Kelton will have hand surgery on the 18th. Pray for good healing...For the one month old great-nephew of Kim and Tony Testerman who is in a hospital in Gainesville, Florida, with a bacterial infection - please pray for his healing and comfort for the family...The Liles family asks your continued prayers for their son-in-law, Nick Morgan, for good results for his kidney and liver tests...The surgery for Shane Branesky went better than expected - his parents wish to thank everyone for their prayers...Jesse Page - for his surgery May 21 at Ashland Community Hospital...Tom Dixon is now in rehab at Hearthstone Rehab Center in Medford...For David Mayes’ friends, Cora, for her spiritual growth; for Barbara to accept Christ; for Sandy & Brandi to have good health; and for David to receive the medical care he needs for kidney stones...For John Mast’s daughter, Merry, to recover from surgery...For our President and all of our military men, women and families.
Moving -- Larry and Lynn Albright will be moving to Dayton, Oregon, about the 4th of June. We want to honor them with a going away party on June 3rd after evening services. Please bring lots of your favorite fingerfoods to share for the fellowship time. Also, Larry and Lynn will be celebrating their 45th Wedding Anniversary that night.
Mark Your Calendars -- Upcoming Events
Widows’ Luncheon at Marie Callender’s on Thursday, May 24, at Noon.Senior Sunday – June 3. We will honor our High School Graduates this morning.
Women’s Retreat – October 5-7. Mark your calendars and save the date for our annual retreat! We will have more info in the months to come.
Calendar of Events
May 19: Camp Fundraiser Dinner; 6:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room
May 24: Widows' Luncheon at Marie Callender's at Noon
Camp Staff Meeting; 6:30 p.m.
June 3: Going Away Party for the Albrights
June 19-22: VBS
July 4: Picnic at Don Jones Park in Central Point
July 8-14: CAMP
July 28-August 3: PUMP
