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The last thing most of us think about in July is Christmas—but at the Citadel we are busy planning our Christmas kettle effort even while the temperatures soar into the 90’s.

This year, however, we are adding a new twist to Christmas in July; instead of just planning for our November-December Kettle effort we will actually be putting selected kettles out at the end of the month.

As we expand our work into the neighborhood and surrounding commu-nity, we need to make sure that we are also find-ing sources of funding by way of grants, donations or other avenues. While it is new to us, there are corps who put kettles out in the month of July in an effort to raise additional support for the work that they do. The Citadel is planning a Christ-mas in July kettle campaign that would take place during a few weekends in late July.

Our target dates are Friday and Saturday July 23 & 24 and 30 & 31. Currently our list of sites in-clude Walmart in Fenton and Grand Blanc, Sam’s in Grand Blanc, Rocky’s in Burton and the Farmers Market in Flint. We also

hope to have kettles in downtown Flint during the lunch hour.

We plan to use only volunteer ringers so we can keep our costs low and maximize our income.

The risk for bell ringers during July isn’t frostbite but sunburn! We’d like to have some fun with this so bell ringers may be dressed in beach/summer wear (no bi-kini’s please!), sit in a lawn chair,

and have other props that coincide with the Summer season.

We also hope to have band members do some caroling at the kettles. And you won’t have to worry about the mouth-piece freezing to your lips.

We hope this fundraiser will be fun and will also help us keep our budget in balance. You can sign up for a spot online or by calling Marcia Heller at 232-2196 exten-sion 227.

July 2010

March Calendar

In This Issue:

Inside...

Stewardship

History Story

Community Ministry

Prime Time Sum-mary

Scholarship Win-ners

Summer Day Camp Update

Picnics

Upcoming Events

Birthdays and Anni-versaries

Calendar

Christmas in July?????Volume 17 Issue #11

Another Declaration of Independence: Freedom in Christ–

by Mike Pohlman,Christianity.com

Like millions of Americans this week, my mind is on the Fourth of July holiday and what it represents: our freedom as a nation. This freedom is a precious thing, bought with the sweat, toil and blood of countless Americans who initially fought to obtain it (Revolutionary War), as well as those who have fought to secure it in the centuries since that fateful day in 1776.

Gratitude without measure wells up in my heart when I consider the brave men and women of the American military who, this Fourth of July, will be fighting in Iraq and Af-ghanistan to combat the tyranny of terrorism. These soldiers stand in the train of valiant warriors who fought in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and the first Gulf War. Each of these conflicts-while unique in themselves-shared the com-mon goal of protecting American freedom. Today’s battles are no different.

But even as I prize my freedom as an American, I am moved to consider a greater

freedom-my freedom in Christ. It is the free-dom that comes with being a disciple of Jesus Christ. “If you abide in my word,” our Lord declares, “you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free”. John 8:31-32.

This statement was shocking to Jesus’ audi-ence. These proud men thought they already had all the freedom they needed by virtue of being “offspring of Abraham” (8:33). Jesus proceeds to point them beyond any national, social or religious freedom they might enjoy to the freedom that comes through His person and work: Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin...So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed”(8:34, 36). Contrary to what Jesus’ listeners thought, they were in bondage to sin and sub-ject to the tyranny of it.

Commenting on this passage of Scripture Leon Morris writes, “People do not always, or even usually, realize that they are in bondage. They tend to rest in some fancied position of privilege, national, social or religious. So these Jews, proud of their religion, did not even know their need to be free.”

Even as Christians we can fall prey to the temptation to trust in other things for our free-dom from the tyranny of sin: status, money, good works, associations, etc. But the true disciple finds freedom in Christ and Christ alone.

What am I trusting in today?

The Fourth of July is a wonderful time to consider our freedom-as Americans and as Christians. Our national freedom is precious, but our freedom in Christ is of infinite worth.

The great hymn of Charles Wesley was undoubtedly moved by his freedom in Christ when in 1738 he penned this stanza:

Long my imprisoned spirit lay,Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;Thine eye diffused a quickening rayI woke, the dungeon flamed with light;My chains fell off, my heart was free,I rose, went forth and followed Thee.

The saving truth that Jesus speaks of in John 8:32 brings ultimate freedom-freedom from sin and death and the devil; freedom from a life of futility and an eternity of wrath. It is freedom from the tyranny of hate and bitterness and cruelty. It is the freedom to love God and neighbor.

May this “Declaration of Independence” be on my lips and in my heart this Fourth of July holiday.

As you celebrate the Fourth of July, think of creative ways to make the “Declaration” of freedom in Christ to family and friends. How can this holiday be a bridge to our loved ones to share the gospel?

Stewardship

Our Mission: Saving souls, growing saints, and serving suffering humanity—from the heart of Flint

Our HeritageDo you know the name of this colorful early Salvationist? Did you know he visited Flint?

He was an Armenian born in Turkey and converted to Christ in Los Angeles. He was a shoemaker by trade, six-feet two in stature, built like a prize fighter, flashing black eyes and a fierce looking mustache. He adopted a uniform that would attract attention; shimmering crimson pantaloons, an Army tunic with his personally chosen decorations, and a Turkish fez.

Do you know how the Flint Citadel was connected to this Salvationist? And how do you think he would be received today if he walked into our Holiness Meeting?

See who this person was later in the pages of this month’s Sparks and con-sider joining the History Brigade as they collect, document and organize the story of our heritage. You need no special skills, just a willing heart and a few hours a week to volunteer. The History Brigade meets each Tuesday starting at 2:00 pm in the corps library. If you have questions just contact our resident corps historian, Duane Spicer.

Intersections: Community Conversation There is a good deal of interest around the territory in what we are doing here at the Cita-del. The discussion is centered around the ef-fectiveness of a corps that runs a community center (and other programs) vs. doing some-thing like we are doing here with internal and external ministries, especially our strong em-phasis on outreach and incarnational/urban ministry. Major Phil Aho has taken a real interest in what we are doing. As the Secretary of Urban

Mission, he has served as a great resource and advocate at the territorial level. A few months ago, he asked us if we would speak at con-gress (commissioning week-end) to a group of people who were interested in our minis-try. Around fifteen soldiers attended our little gathering, listening as we shared our personal story, the story of our corps and how we got to

where we are today. We answered questions about: incarnational living, raising children in the midst of a culture of poverty, drugs and crime, trying new ministries in a traditional corps, outreach, community partnerships and networking, gentrification, and racial issues.

We were able to talk about how holiness is essential, and that justice looks vastly different when you live in a neighborhood as Christ’s ambassador and choose forgiveness and com-passion rather than police intervention. We talked about the how incarnational living raises awareness of the Army as a church, and

We have started to promote the Ig-nite program which we intend to launch this Fall. The team will con-sist of a maximum of four people who will live in the Grand Traverse Neighborhood for one year. The

team will serve in v a r i o u s mini s t r ie s within the corps as well as launch new

outreach ministries in the neighbor-hood. To date, we have five people interested (two from UM Flint Inter-varsity, and three soldiers from the Metro Division). We are hopeful that all four spots will be filled. Please be in prayer for this new min-istry as it holds the potential to grow our corps, soldiership, and increase our effectiveness in the neighbor-hood and existing ministries.

While we go ahead and re-cruit Ignite Team members, the ignite house will not be pur-

chased, renovated, and ready by the fall. We are currently seeking some matching funding by way of grants especially grants that are intended to be used towards LEED Certified homes. LEED is a Federal standard used for homes that are energy effi-

cient and has a low impact on the environment. There is a lot of fund-ing out there for LEED homes which we hope to tap into to raise the rest of the funds needed for remodeling.

Intersections: Faith & FamilyIn June we started a Bible Study called “Intersections: Faith & Family” for young families (with or without children). We have had a great time looking at some of the basics of our faith and discussing how they impact our family, and personal lives. If you

are interested in attending, we meet weekly from 5:30-7:00. We share a meal together and childcare is pro-vided.

Summer DodgeballDuring the sum-mer, dodgeball

takes place on the first Thursday of the month. Come on out and give it a try!

Community Ministries Update


as an advocate, dispelling the myth that we are just a service provider. Ah yes, and not to forget the importance of hu-mility in this kind of ministry. We also were able to promote the Ignite program which generated interest from three soldiers who are seriously considering the program. While this is not a story about an impact made in the neighborhood, we felt it important to share how the Citadel is making an impact in the territory. I am excited to see soldiers eager to be-come slum brothers and sisters going after people that the world does not value but who God sees as precious.

Our After School program ended a few weeks ago after its most success-ful year. We were able to impact the lives of more than 30 kids over the course of this school year. Many of these kids have also become in-volved in our character building and music programs. A number of kids are attending our Summer Day Camp. Next year we will increase our fo-cus on improving the kids’ academic performance.

During the first part of the school year one particular child was really struggling in school and was failing assignments and tests left and right. After a good amount of one on one time and review, this child came in one day glowing and announced, “I got a B!!!!”

Another student was on the verge of failing several classes the last part of the semester. With patience she completed most of her missing school work and when she came in on the last day she was so excited because her teacher told her that she was on the “A/B” Honor Roll.

T h o u g h not offi-c i a l l y work re-

lated, Tom Wyatt is the new president of the Grand Traverse Neighborhood Association. This will, no doubt, aide us and our efforts in the neighbor-hood and city.

Neighborhood Outings

On Tuesdays, we will meet at the corps at 5:30 and do either a prayer walk, pick up garbage, weed a community

garden, or do some other project. The goal of each outing is to introduce people to the work we're doing in the neighborhood and be out there meet-ing new people and talking to them about who we are and why we do what we do. Wear your walking shoes and comfortable attire. There is always the possibility of dinner at a downtown eatery afterward.

Picnics in the park

This year PITP has been a blast. We love these kids and we’re really trying to connect even more

with them so that we can get them involved in some of our youth pro-grams this fall. If you have a craft, skill , or s o m e t h i n g you would like to share with the kids of the park, PLEASE let us know. You will be

blessed as much as the kids will be blessed by you.

Rebuild | Re-store | RenewIsaiah 61:4

Community Ministries Update (continued)


Prime Time

On Sunday, June 6, we held our an-nual Youth Music Day. The following young people were awarded scholar-ships for their excellent participation in the various groups.

Bethany Augenstein—Speck Schol-arship to C.B.L.I. for her participation in Corps Cadets.

Josie Himes—Speck Scholarship to C.B.L.I. for her participation in Corps Cadets.

Cody Firmingham—Monk Scholar-ship to Divisional Music Camp for his participation in Beginner Band.

Caleb Carter—Harry Heron Scholar-ship to Divisional Music Camp for his participation in Beginner Band.

Adam Oginsky—Harry Heron Schol-arship to Divisional Music Camp for his participation in Beginner Band.

Josie Himes—Harry Heron Scholar-ship to Music Conservatory and Divi-sional Music Camp for her participa-tion in Youth Band.

Bethany Augenstein—Harry Heron Scholarship to Music Conservatory and Divisional Music Camp for her participation in Youth Band.

Corbin Williams—Len & Loreta Smith Scholarship to C.M.I. for his participation in Youth Band.

Jaleel Williams—Himes Scholarship to C.M.I. for his participation Youth Band.

There are no Singing Company members old enough to attend Music Camp this year. However, the fol-lowing young people were recog-nized for their participation in this group.

Kimmie Matus—Most Enthusiastic

Rickie Howard—Most Improved

Congratulations to all our young peo-ple. Also a big Thank You to all our leaders for their dedicated work with these young people. We couldn’t do it without you!

The man pic-tured in this m o n t h ’ s Sparks is none other than Joe the Turk.

He was tall, i m p r e s s i v e ,

and built like a prize fighter. Often consid-ered rude or even obnoxious, he did not follow the rules. Though never in charge of a corps, he opened doors through which others could follow in a more conventional way.

He was born Nashan Garabed, or Garabe-dian, in Tallas, Turkey, in 1860 to Arme-nian parents. His father died when he was three, but his mother saw to it that he had

a Christian upbringing. At 17, he set out to work with his brother as a shoemaker in Boston. On the way to the U.S., he saw some Salvationists being attacked on the streets of London, and though knowing no English, he stepped in as their bodyguard.

Once in the US he got involved with the Army and has a Flint connection.

The History Brigade will reveal much more about “Joe the Turk,” in our upcoming His-tory Project—won’t you help by joining us this Tuesday?

History—The Rest of the Story


Captain’s ColumnSummer is in full swing and this month’s Sparks newslet-ter is full of examples of the Citadel’s ministry outreach.

In the summer the corps schedule changes. Evening Corps activities suspend and many folks take vacations. In the past it was kind of like the corps took a vacation too as activities wound down, but this is no longer true. Summer is one of our busiest times of the year and we are overflow-ing with opportunities for your involvement. You can volun-teer to help with Summer Day Camp. You can come out on Tuesday nights to be involved in the neighborhood. You can help with the Picnics in the Park summer feeding pro-gram. You can attend Sunday evening worship/fellowship events.

I strongly encourage you to invest yourself in these minis-try opportunities. You may not be comfortable standing on the street corner and witness-ing, but you can certainly play a game of Uno with a young person and impact their lives by your interactions. This can be a great form of relational evangelism if you will open yourself to the opportunity and take it on as a ministry.

God has called His children to be lights to a lost and dying world. I hope you’ll see our corps community ministries as a perfect opportunity to fulfill that calling.

Congratulations!

How can one quantify fun? One week or so most of our campers might say. We are only one week into our Summer Day Camp and there have already been more smiles then there are hippies at a Grateful Dead con-cert. In our short week together we have gotten to know the children very well, and some of them too well. Also, in that week we took a trip to the park, watched The Little Mermaid on VHS, saw Toy Story 3, and took a trip to the beach. On top of our trips and movie watching's, we also started to learn our musical that will be performed at the end of the year. That mu-sical will be part of our final program which will take place on August 26, mark your calendars. There are still spots open in our Day Camp so if you know anyone looking for a super fun groovy place for their kids this summer give them our information! We have not made any converts yet, but give us a cou-ple more weeks, we can be very persuasive.

-Josiah


Summer Day Camp!

Future Dates to NoteAugust:30-8: CBLI12-2: CMI26: Day Camp Program27: Day Camp Ends

September:12: Rally Day24-26: Women’s Camp

July:12-17: Guard & Ranger

Camp23-26: Sunbeam & Explorer Camp30-8: CBLI


July 3On Saturday, July 3, everyone is invited to meet us at the Herival Pavilion at Echo Grove Camp for a Corps picnic prior to the Music Camp Final Program. We ask everyone to bring a dish to pass and their own beverage. The Corps will provide the meat. The fun begins with the picnic at 11:30 a.m. with the final concert starting at 1:00 p.m. This is a great way to enjoy food, fellowship, and support our young people.

Corps Picnics

We will be having daily Bible lessons, field trips, trips to the beach, computer lab, arts & crafts, physical education, and so much more!!

For registration information, please contact Lauren at:

(810) 232-2199 x203

Dates: June 21 -- August 27Monday - Friday

Core & Before/After Care Hours:

Core: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Before: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.After: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.

Ages: Entering 1st - 8th Grade

Cost: $10 Registration Fee per Child*

$60/WK - 1st Child$35/WK - 2nd Child$15/WK - Per Additional

Child$10/WK - Before/After

Care Per Child

*Non-Refundable

Summer Day Camp 2010!!!

July 11On Sunday, July , at 6:00 pm we will be having a picnic in Flushing at the County Park, pavilion 5. The corps will pro-vide hotdogs with fixings and we ask you to bring something to share and your own drink. We hope to have a brass en-semble so we can sing. A short devotional will be shared and we’ll enjoy a time of fellowship. Hope you can make it!

Movie and Discussion

Movie: “Facing the Giants”Date: Sunday, July 18Time: 6:00 p.m.Location: Lower Youth Hall

Bring a snack to share and a drink of your own.

211 West Kearsley St.Flint, Michigan 48502

Phone: (810) 232-2199Fax: (810) 600-4466

www.flintcitadel.org

JULY BIRTHDAYS1 Chuck Bamford, 1191 River Valley Dr, Apt 12, Flint, MI 485326 Richard Holman, 330 Holland Road, Flushing, MI 484337 Catherine Holman, 201 Darcy, Flushing, MI 484337 Selebrity Smith, 7047 Wilson Rd, Montrose, MI 484578 Martha Bamford, 4075 Townview, Flint, MI 485328 Peggy Berge, 6153 Greenview Court, Burton, MI 485099 Sandy McDougall, 2304 Grove Park, Fenton, MI 4843013 Cheryl Tolcher, 531 Sun Manor Drive, Flushing, MI 4843313 Gordon Hale, 3412 Ambleside Drive, Flushing, MI 4843315 Marion Sutton, 4484 Virginia Court, Swartz Creek, MI 4847315 Jason Harr, 205 James St, Burton, MI 4851919 Ethan Schlanhart, 1027 W. Whittemore, Flint, MI 4850720 Don Smith, P.O. Box 90046, Burton, MI 4850923 Matt Rowland, 5064 Cambridge, Flushing, MI 4843325 John Bonner, 1530 W. Paterson, Flint, MI 4850426 Robert Goodwill, 7415 S. Jennings Rd, Swartz Creek, MI 4847327 Shannon Robertson, 5241 Birchcrest, Swartz Creek, MI 4847329 Evelyn Tate, 1417 W. Vienna Rd, Clio, MI 4842030 Mary Presson, 2919 Miller Road, Flint, MI 4850330 Sam Howard, 230 Frances, Flushing, MI 4843331 Corbin Williams, 3901 N. Averill Apt 4F, Flint, MI 48506

JULY ANNIVERSARIES3 Major & Mrs. Carl Reed, 5474 Ole Banner Trail, Grand Blanc, MI 4843910 Mr. & Mrs. Bill Goodwill, 9156 Beecher Road, Flushing, MI 4843310 Mr. & Mrs. Eric Bell, 10330 Jennings Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 4843924 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Robertson, 5241 Birchcrest, Swartz Creek, MI 4847325 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce McDougall, 9031 Newcastle Court, Grand Blanc, MI 4843931 Mr. & Mrs. Randal Smith, 7047 Wilson Rd, Montrose, Mi 48457

Our Mission: Saving souls, growing saints, and serving suffering humanity– from the heart of Flint

MISSION STATEMENTThe Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its MESSAGE is based on the Bible. Its MINISTRY is motivated by the love of God. Its MISSION is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet hu-man needs in His name without discrimination.

Corps OfficersCaptain Jon Augenstein and Captain Kris [email protected][email protected]

Program Ministry StaffJosiah Augenstein, Corps Ministry [email protected]

Lauren Holman, Corps Ministry [email protected]

Lindsay Rowland, After School [email protected]

Rachel Wyatt, Community Ministry [email protected]

Tom Wyatt, Community Ministry [email protected]

Ministry Support StaffDave Bell, Facilities Maintenance

Peggy Goodwill, Administrative [email protected]

Bob Lee Jenkins, Watchman/Security

Cheryl Tolcher, Food Services

Hours of OperationOffice Hours 8:30 am—4:00 pm, Monday—FridayProgram Hours—see schedule of events

Websiteswww.flintcitadel.orgwww.flintcitadelband.orgwww.flintcitysalvos.com

July 2010Flint Citadel Corps Community Center

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1Noon P icnics In The Park 5 :30 In tersec t ions : Fa i th & Fami ly 7 :30 Dodgebal l

2Noon P icnics In The Park

311:30 Corps Picnic Her iva l Pavi l ion at Echo Grove Camp

410:00 Fel lowsh ip T ime11:00 Hol iness Mtg

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Off ice C losed 4 th of Jul y Hol ida y

6Noon P icnics In The Park 5 :30 Neighbor-hood Out ings

710:00 Home LeagueNoon P icnics In The Park

8Noon P icnics In The Park 5 :30 In tersec t ions : Fa i th & Fami ly

9Noon P icnics In The Park 6 :00 Downtown F l int A r t W alk (m tg @ the corps)

109:00 In to The S t reets : Neighbor-hood W ork11:30 Spring Grove W et land Restora t ion Fundra iser @ Memo-r ia l Park

1110:00 Fel lowsh ip T ime11:00 Hol iness Mtg6:00 Corps Picnic in F lushing






179:00 Men’s Break -fas t

1810:00 Fel lowsh ip T ime11:00 Hol iness Mtg6:00 Mov ie a t the Corps






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2510:00 Fel lowsh ip T ime11:00 Hol iness Mtg6:00 Senior Band a t Por t Huron






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Music Camp

Captain Jon & Kris Augenstein on vacation July 5-7

Guard/Ranger Camp July 12-17

Sunbeam/Explorer Camp

Sunbeam/Explorer Camp CBLI July 30-Aug 8

Sports Camp July 19-22

Kidz Camp July 6-9

Christmas in July (Kettles)

Christmas in July (Kettles)

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