On Monday, the first meeting of our ladies Craft Club met for scrapbooking. What a wonderful time we had! The scheduled 90 minutes flew by as we shared pictures and stories, and began to get a better ideas as to how we could create and design scrapbooks.
We invite you to join us for the Craft Club on the first Monday of every month at 6:30 pm. Next month we will offer a craft project....stay tuned to find out what craft we will do, and what the cost will be. We hope to see you there!
For more information, please contact Deanna Markham.
Home League
This past week Carol P. led the final of three lectures on the Social Secrity System. It was a very difficult subject to explain and address, and we thank Carol for the hard work she put into studying for the lectures, and for all of the resources she provided for us.
This Tuesday the Home League will meet at Hazel Dell Park for a pot luck picnic and games - it will be fun!
Join us at 10:00 am each week for fun, fellowship, and the support of other women!
For more information, please contact Captain Ronalee or Julie Goude.
Sunbeams and Explorers
Youth programs began again this week! The Sunbeams (Girls, ages 6-11) are working on their Bird Study Emblem, and spent the evening creating bird mobiles. The Explorers (Boys, ages 6-10) are working on a sports emphasis, spending the evening learning the rules and techniques to be experts in "Four Square"!
We are proud to welcome Danny Tomko as a new member of our Youth Ministries staff at the Church, working along side Quinton Markham to further develop our youth and young adult ministries. As part of his responsibilities, he has taken on leadership of the Explorers!
For more information about joining our Tuesday night programs, please contact Danny Tomko or Quinton Markham!
Girl Guards and Rangers
The Girl Guards (Girls, ages 12-18) got re oriented so they could finish their long awaited Arists Emblem, and the Rangers (Boys, ages 12-17) got busy finishing the work on their Entrepnureal Emblem they began before the Summer Break. The meeting room were full, and everything was in high swing.....it's going to be a great year!
For information about any of our older troop programs that meet on Wednesdays, please contact Quinton Markham!
JR. YPL/YPL
We held the first meeting of the school year for these two fellowship groups. Several young people have "graduated" from the Tuesday night Jr. Programs to the Jr. YPL (5-6th grade fellowship), so the excitement level was high! While the junior fellowship met for devotions and time in the game room, the YPL (Jr. High/High School fellowship) met for outdoor games and challenges. There was a lot of laughter going on!
We invite you to bring your pre teens and teens to our Wednesday night fellowship opportunities! Please contact Quinton Markham for scheduling and more information.
Nursing Home Visitation
On Thursday morning we went to the Discovery Nursing Home to visit with residents and lead two worship services. The theme was "The Power and Truth of Scripture", sharing Scripture verses and poetry reminding us of the beautiful gift God gave us in the form of the Holy Bible.
Join us when we visit Discovery Nursing Home again in two weeks! It's always a blessing!
For more information, please contact Captain Ronalee
Jr. Band
The Jr. Band is already learning in leaps and bounds, preparing for its first performance in a Sunday Worship Service! We are excited about all this little group will accomplish this year - and it's open to anybody willing to learn! We have people of all ages involved....all that's required is that you want to learn to play a brass instrument.
We invite you to find out more about the gift of music through our Jr. Band program. In addition to musical training, there are also opportunities for small group learning and instruction. We meet in the Chapel every week at 4:30 pm. Don't miss out!
For more information, please contact Quinton Markham.
Songsters
Songsters is The Salvation Army's term for "Church Choir". Although our Songster Brigade is quite small - more of an "ensemble" - this week we began learning some absolutely beautiful pieces we know God will use to bless and touch people in their worship.
Our leader is currently travelling out of the country (hurry back, Carol!), but as soon as she returns in two weeks, we will resume our weekly rehearsals.
We invite ANYONE who is interested in singing their praises to the Lord to join us in the sanctuary for rehearsals every Thursdays at 6:15 pm.
For more information, please contact Captain Ron.
Bible Bowl
Bible Bowl is a competetive Bible memorization program, where teams compete in championships for yearly bragging rights! Last year, the Vancouver Corps was named the Northwest Divisional Champions and went on to compete in the Territorial Campionships in Southern California!
This year's Bible Bowl "season" began on Thursday, with the first meeting of this year's team. For the next few months they will be studying and literally memorizing the books of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. We're excited to see all these young people will accomplish!
For more information on this program, please contact Quinton Markham.
Exercise Club
Friday was the first meeting of our weekly Exercise Club. Our bodies are a spectacular gift from God, and we honor Him when we take care of it! Our first meeting featured an instructional Tae Bo video, followed by a short beginners workout. Although we did burn a few calories, even better was the laughter and comraderie in the room!
We invite you to join us every Friday at 6:30 pm for one hour of exercise (always at a beginner's level), as well as some laughter thrown right in!
For more information, please contact Deanna Markham.
Young Adult Fellowship
Friday night was our very first, EVER Young Adult Fellowship!
Although the group is still in the "experimental" stage, and we are exploring what direction it will take, we want YOU to come join us on Friday nights at 7:30pm! Give us your input - tell us what YOU want the group to become!
For more information, contact Quinton Markham.
Sunday Morning Prayer Focus
At 9:15 Sunday morning we open the Sanctuary for a time of focused prayer. We begin with a few minutes of shared prayer, where we bring our own personal requests to pray over as a group. This is followed by a time of quiet and personal prayer, with a written prayer focus provided as a guide.
This week our focus was based on the selfless prayer of St. Francis of Assisi:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life
We invite you to join us for this time of prayer each Sunday morning, immediately followed by our Sunday School and Bible classes.
For more information, please contact Captain Ronalee.
Sunday School
Every Sunday the sounds of laughter, singing, and learning rolls through our building during our Sunday School hour! Our Assembly (9:15-9:30am) kicks everything off, followed by classes for every person and every age.
We invite YOU to join us, every Sunday, at 9:15 am for a wonderful time of small group learning! We have classes for everyone!
Pre-K....located in the nursery (Taught by Deanna M.)
Grades 1-3...located in classroom C (Taught by Richard F.)
Grades 4-6...located in classroom B (Taught by Dora S.)
Grades 7-12...located in the Game Room (Taught by Stephanie O.)
Corps Cadets...located in the Multi Purpose Room (Taught by Quinton M.)
Young Adults...located in the Sanctuary (Taught by Captain Ron)
Adults...located in the Conference Room (Taught by Carol P.)
For more information on our Sunday School program please contact Quinton Markham or Mark Stearns.
Sunday Worship
Message
This Sunday's message, brought by Captain Ronalee, focused on 1 John 2:7-11, where we are encouraged to look at love in a new way. We are reminded that the command to love, in and of itself, isn't new. However, we should be motivated to love not because we are afraid of the "law" (what will happen if we DON'T love), but because our relationship with Christ is so real and deep that it affects the way we think, feel, and act towards others. We were reminded that our decision to either love or NOT love affects not only our own personal relationship with Christ, but the health and strength of the Church body.
This Week's Schedule
Monday - 6:30 PM - Women of the Word (Women's Bible Study Group)
Tuesday - 10:00 AM - Home League (Pot Luck Picnic in Hazel Dell Park)
Tuesday - 4:30 PM - Sunbeams and Explorers
Wednesday - 4:30 PM - Girls Guards and Rangers
Wednesday - 6:15 - Jr. YPL and YPL
Wednesday - 7:00 PM - TOPS
Thursday - 4:30 PM - Jr. Band
Thursday - 5:30 PM - Worship Team
Thursday - 7:00 PM - Bible Bowl
Friday - 6:30 PM - Exercise Club ** NEW PROGRAM!!
Friday - 7:30 PM - Young Adult Bible Study and Fellowship **NEW PROGRAM!!
Sunday - 9:15 AM - Prayer Focus (Located in the Sanctuary)
Sunday - 9:15 AM - Sunday School
Sunday - 10:30 AM - Worship Service
Sunday - 11:00 AM - Junior Church
Upcoming Events
- Combined Worship Service with Washougal (@ Washougal Corps) - October 7
- 3rd Annual Harvest Festival Dinner and Auction - November 7
- Young Adult Retreat - January 18-21, 2008
- MISSING Conference - February 1-2, 2008
This Week's Birthdays and Anniversaries
- Mark Stearns- September 20
- Dorothy Winnicki - September 22
Prayer List
- Please pray for Dilbert Perdue as he recovers from knee surgery
- Please pray for Johnathan F. as he continues to recover from a serious knee injury
- Please pray for Danny as he begins as our new Youth Program Assistant
- Please pray for the new young adult ministries we will be starting this Fall
- Please pray for Carol Pontsler as she travels in Austrailia for the next two weeks
- Please pray for our Church and staff as we prepare for our upcoming Christmas ministry.
- Please pray for Judith, the wife of our Custodian, Jerry Edwards. She has learned she has inoperable cancer, and the situation is serious.
- Please pray for Major Don Pack's health
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