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A l t a r F l o w e r s Y ou m ay sign u p f or f l ow ers f or the sanc tu ary on S u ndays u sing the c hart is in the narthex . T he c ost of f l ow ers is $ 1 5 .

Com e to th e HP C K i tc h en S h ow er!

T he C ongregational C are C om m ittee is p l anning to host a k itc hen show er on S atu rday A p ril 2 9 th at 7 p m . E veryone is w el c om e to share in the f u n! W e w il l have p iz z a, sal ad, and a sp ec ial treat f or dessert. T here w il l b e gam es, f u n

and f el l ow ship to share in. A s w e c l eaned the k itc hen, w e b ec am e aw are that there are several item s that ou r k itc hen is l ac k ing, as w el l as several item s that need rep l ac ing. W e w il l b e setting u p a b oard w ith needed item s f or you to c hoose f rom to b ring to the show er. T his b oard w il l b e sim il ar to the

b oard u sed at C hristm as f or the K atrina f am il y. T here w il l b e a w ide array of item s on it, everything f rom p ap er c u p s f or c of f ee hou r to p ot hol ders, k itc hen tow el s and dish-c l oths, to a 1 4 -1 6 q t. p an. F am il ies and f riends are enc ou r-aged to b u ddy u p f or the l arger item s that w e need. C ash donations are al so w el c om e, so that w e c an u se the c ash f or item s w e don’ t rec eive, or f or things l ik e new k itc hen c u rtains, shou l d the k itc hen b e p ainted. S o if you are short on shop p ing tim e, p l ease c onsider a c ash donation. B e assu red it w il l b e p u t to good u se. I f you are u nab l e to attend ou r show er, w e w il l m iss you , b u t p l ease b ring you r item ( s) on S u nday A p ril 3 0 th . W e w il l

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T E E N S F O R C H R I S T

M a r c h T F C N e w s S e v e r a l t e e n s a t t e n d e d t h e A l m a Y o u t h M i x t h i s m o n t h . T h e t h e m e w a s R o a d T r i p - S t o p , L o o k , a n d L i s t e n . O u r k e y n o t e s a n d s m a l l g r o u p s f o c u s e d o n “ s p i r i t u a l j o u r n e y . ” T h e r e a r e s i d e t r i p s , p i t f a l l , a n d b u m p s i n t h e r o a d a n d a w e s o m e e v e n t s i n e a c h o f o u r s p i r i t u a l j o u r n e y s . W h a t a g r e a t t i m e w e h a d l i s t e n i n g a n d s h a r i n g w i t h o t h e r s . T h a n k y o u t o N i c k V e r g i t h f o r c h a p e r o n i n g a n d I a n , J o r d a n , B r o n -w y n , a n d B r i a n f o r a t t e n d i n g .

A l s o , b y t h e t i m e y o u r e c e i v e t h i s w e w i l l h a v e h a d o u r 3 0 H o u r F a m i n e . I t i s a f i r s t h a n d e x p e r i e n c e i n t o s e e i n g w h a t i t i s l i k e t o g o w i t h o u t f o o d f o r a n e x p e n d e d a m o u n t o f t i m e a n d t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r W o r l d V i s i o n . T h e r e a r e t h r e e c h u r c h e s p a r t i c i p a t -i n g . D e t a i l s w i l l b e s h a r e d a f t e r t h e e v e n t . L i k e -w i s e , t h e r e w i l l a B r e a k f a s t F u n d r a i s e r o n A p r i l 9 th i n t h e f e l l o w s h i p h a l l a s w e l l a s o u r r e g u l a r m e e t i n g t h a t d a y . D e t a i l s a r e b e l o w a n d w i l l a l s o b e i n o u r c h u r c h b u l l e t i n .

T h e t e e n s w i l l a l s o b e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n C h r i s t m a s i n A c t i o n o n A p r i l 2 9 . P l e a s e s e e B r o a d y f o r a c o n s e n t f o r m .

B l e s s i n g s , D e s s a l e e

Palm Sunday Brunch TFC Brunch Fundraiser

A p ril 9 t h f o l l o w ing serv ice P ancak es, French To ast , S ausag e, Fruit

$6 per person $2 4 f or f a m i l y of 4 or m ore

Colby and Sarah Keefer 2 1 6 6 H arm ony D r., X eni a, O H 4 5 3 8 5 ( 9 3 7 ) 3 7 4 -1 7 9 5

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i m p ort ant as i t s q u ali t y. T here i s no s u c h t hi ng , obv i ou s ly, as a p er-fec t ly healt hy c hu rc h. H ealt h i s not a s t eady t hi ng . W e c an be healt hy and s t i ll c om e dow n w i t h s eri ou s i llnes s es . T hu s , w e hav e t o alw ays , alw ays reflec t on t he c u rrent s t at e of t he c hu rc h. H ow healt hy i s i t ? W hat are t he c halleng es and obs t a-c les a c hu rc h fac es i n s t ayi ng healt hy? W hat i s t he role of t he p as t or, t he s es s i on, and ot her c hu rc h g rou p s i n c hu rc h healt h? T hes e q u es t i ons and t he m ark s of c hu rc h healt h are es p ec i ally w ort h as k -i ng and p onderi ng i n an i nt eri m p eri od, s u c h as t he one H olly P C i s g oi ng t hrou g h now . H erb

H P C T I D I N G SH P C T I D I N G S

...continued from page 1 don’ t w alk t he w alk .” T hey don’ t p rac t i c e forg i v enes s and lov e. T hey don’ t s p eak ou t ag ai ns t i nj u s -t i c e. T hey allow u nhealt hy p rac t i c es i n t he c hu rc h t o g o u nc hec k ed. A not her k ey m ark i s t hat h ealt h y ch u rch es h av e a s en s e of v is ion . T hey look t o t he fu t u re w i t h ex c i t em ent and c om -m i t m ent . T he m em bers beli ev e t hat t hei r c hu rc h i s on a p at h leadi ng t hem t o m ore fru i t fu l t i m es . A healt hy c hu rc h i s bot h con t en t ed in it s ex p eri-en ce of G od ’ s g race and res t les s t o g row in fait h an d s erv ice. H ealt h y ch u rch es are g row in g ch u rch es .

T hey g row s p i ri t u ally, i n t hei r k now ledg e of t he B i ble, i n s erv i c e t o t he w orld, and i n nu m bers . H ealt hy c hu rc hes at t rac t new m em bers by t he q u al-i t y of t hei r c ong reg at i onal li fe. H ow ev er, w e need t o k eep t he hors e i n front of t he c art here: s p i ri t u al g row t h and a healt hy c on-g reg at i onal li fe are t he s eeds of nu m eri c al g row t h—not t he ot her w ay arou nd. A nd i n s om e s i t u at i ons , s u c h as dec li n-i ng ru ral areas , c hu rc hes c an be healt hy w i t hou t g row i ng nu m eri c ally. A not her s u rp ri s -i ng c harac t eri s t i c i s t hi s : h ealt h y ch u rch es d o n ot fear con flict . N u m erou s au t hors m ak e t he p oi nt t hat c onfli c t i s a norm al

p art of any c hu rc h’ s li fe and p lays an i m p ort ant p art i n m ai nt ai ni ng c hu rc h healt h. H ealt hy c hu rc hes s ee c onfli c t as a c halleng e rat her t han a t hreat . T hey enc ou rag e di alog u e w here t here i s di s ag reem ent and forg i v enes s w here t here i s m i s u nders t andi ng . Con-fli c t c an help u s g row and learn. H ealt h y ch u rch es h av e a liv ely, mean in g fu l, an d at t ract iv e w ors h ip life. T he m em bers at t end w or-s hi p bec au s e t hey w ant t o g i v e w ors hi p t o G od and bec au s e t hey fi nd m ean-i ng i n t he s erv i c e of w or-s hi p . Sev eral au t hors m ak e t he p oi nt t hat t he form of w ors hi p ( t radi t i onal, blended, or c ont em p orary) i s not as

t o you .” I reali z ed t hat I hav e a t endenc y t o g lanc e ov er s c ri p t u re as I read i t bec au s e I k now I ’ v e s een i t before. I t ’ s li k e t he bi ble has bec om e old t o m e or s om et hi ng . G od rem i nded m e du ri ng t he c onferenc e t hat H i s W ord i s li v i ng and ac t i v e and c an s p eak t o m e t oday di fferent ly t han i t s p ok e t o m e yes t erday or 5 years ag o. I t has been refres hi ng for m e t o s low dow n as I read t he bi ble s i nc e I ’ v e been hom e, s oak i ng i n w hat G od has for m e t hat day. A nd G od has been fai t hfu l t o s p eak t o m e, res t ori ng t o m e t he j oy of H i s W ord. T o G od be all t he g lory! P l eas e pray … ...for th e s tudent ath l etes

T he A I A Su p erbow l B reak -fas t and ou r s t u dent -at hlet e W i nt er R et reat w ere abs olu t ely i nc redi ble. G od s how ed u p and di d g reat t hi ng s i n t he heart s of t he p eop le w ho w ere i n at t endanc e. A not her op -p ort u ni t y, t hou g h, t hat Sarah had w as t o at t end a c onferenc e held t o en-c ou rag e, em p ow er and eq u i p ou r A I A s t aff w om en. I t w as an am az i ng t hree days of c onnec t i ng w i t h ot her s t aff and m ore i m -p ort ant ly, w i t h G od. A lm os t ev ery t i m e ou r s p eak er w ou ld read from s c ri p t u re s he w ou ld s ay, “ N ow you ’ re w om en i n m i ni s t ry, ri g ht ? So, you ’ v e heard t hi s before. W at c h ou t t hat G od’ s W ord j u s t does n' t bec om e ‘ blah, blah, blah’

w h o attended our W inter R etreat. P ray agains t th e enemy in h is attempts to s teal , k il l and des troy w h at G od did th ere. ...for us on campus at U D as w e continue to reach out to th e s tudents . P ray s pecifical l y for th e fres h -man dinners w e are try ing to h av e w ith each team. W e w oul d l ov e to h av e th em ov er to our h ome for a meal and s h ow th em C h ris t’ s l ov e. ...for N ick , Z ach , E mil y and A s h l ey , th e new A I A s taff w e are training at U D . P ray G od w oul d continue to giv e us w is dom and dis cernment as w e dig into th eir l iv es . ...for our w al k s w ith th e

A T H L E T E S I N A C T I O N

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L ord. P ray th ey w oul d b e continue to b e refres h ed b y th e S av ior. ■

c ook ou t w i t h t he g u ys from t he c ent er, and g oi ng on a s c av -en g e r h u n t w h e r e w e learned m ore abou t t he c i t y w i t h ev eryt hi ng w e fou nd. E ac h day I bec am e c los er t o G od and felt at hom e. I t ' s a s t rang e t hi ng w hen you reali z e t hat li v i ng i n a s hac k w i t h only c old w at er and 1 1 ot her g i rls i n bu nk s i n t he c i t y of J u arez i s you r ow n " c om fort z one" . T he only t hi ng I felt I w as lac k i ng w as t he fac t t hat I k new no Sp ani s h, ( not m y s t rai g ht ener, m ak e-u p , c heri s hed c om p u t er, or anyt hi ng els e I di d w i t hou t t hat w eek ) ! I ' d j u s t li k e t o t hank t he c hu rc h ag ai n for m ak i ng t hi s ex p eri enc e p os s i ble. I t w as s o am az i ng ! -Cas s i e J ac k s on

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Cros s i ng t he border t o M ex i c o you g o s t rai g ht from hot els , bu i ldi ng s , and hou s es i nt o a bi g g er real-i t y. Shac k s li ne dow n t he s t reet s s erv i ng as hom es t o t he p oor fam i li es i n J u arez . M any m ov e t o t he area t o w ork i n near by fac t ori es t hi nk i ng i t t o be a g reat t em -p orary i nv es t m ent . T hey c om e w i t h t he i dea t hat t hey w i ll m ak e enou g h m oney t o s end bac k hom e bu t u n-fort u nat ely t hi s i s not how i t w ork s ou t . G enerat i ons end u p s t ayi ng i n t hi s i m p ov eri s hed c om m u ni t y. T hei r lac k of m oney t u rns t hi s c om m u ni t y t o t ak e c ert ai n m eas u res t hat dri v e from t hei r c reat i v i t y. W alls are bu i lt from old t i res . E v er s ee t hos e larg e w ooden c rat es food i s c arri ed i n? T he s i des of t he old c rat es s erv e as fenc es t o t hei r hom es . O u r g rou p , du ri ng t he day, s p li t u p i nt o t hree di fferent w ork g rou p s . O ne g rou p du g di rt lev eli ng ou t a s t reet dam ag ed from eros i on. A not her g rou p w ork ed at a loc al p lac e w here a s ou p k i t c hen i s held at t hat w e all w ork ed at on W ednes day aft ernoon. T hey fi x ed t he bu i ldi ng ' s roof and di d s om e p ai nt i ng . M y g rou p w ork ed at a c hu rc h. W e dry w alled a bat hroom , t i led a floor, and t ex t u ri z ed w alls i n a Su nday s c hool room . W e w ork ed w i t h s om e g u ys from a dru g rehab. c ent er near by w ho w ere j u s t ov erly deli g ht ed by t he L ord and t o be w ork i ng for G od! A t ni g ht w e c am e bac k as a g rou p and at e di nner t og et her. W e t hen had s om e s ort of ac t i v i t y and w ors hi p . Som e of t he ac t i v i t i es i nc lu ded g et t i ng i c e c ream , v i s i t i ng a loc al c hu rc h, hav i ng a

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