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We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Ro-mans 6:4

New Life Anglican Church

P.O. BOX 481 PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN 49770

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219 State Street – Petoskey, Michigan – 49770 – 231.347.3448

It was zero, zero, zero,

often minus zero degrees.

My spirit within did whimper.

It felt like I would freeze.

For days it continued onward,

always snow, no sun in sight,

the earth, all white and covered,

became a source of light.

After nights of degrees

in minus numbers,

on which I will not dwell,

it seemed as if we were centered

in a particular kind of hell.

Then, one day it registered higher,

up from minus degrees,

close enough to a heat wave,

all blessed 15° degrees.

BES

The first summer I was here we did a book study on Crazy Love by Francis Chan. The book is about us living radically transformed lives in response to the gospel and God’s love. It tells stories of people who lived lives as radical, world changing disciples. Crazy Love is one of my favorite books, and one that has influenced me more than most others. I have read it multiple times. I have given out dozens of copies of it. I have taught on it at two churches. And I have seen

others’ lives changed as a result of reading it.

Francis Chan is one of a group of pastors/authors known as The New Radicals. They talk about following Jesus in radical ways. Sell everything you have. Go to a foreign country. Quit your high paying job and work with/for the disenfranchised. Be a world changer. That last one probably sums up the movement best: be a world changer. All of this sounds great, if not exhausting. And it is all explained as being radical in our eyes, but as being the plain expectation of Jesus from his teachings.

Last week I started reading a book called Ordinary by Michael Horton. Horton has been another influential author in my life. His books Christless Christianity and The Gospel Driven Life are excellent reads that I would commend to anyone. This latest book seems to be a response to the New Radical view of Christianity. Having read Ordinary, I don’t believe he is responding directly to specific individuals. It isn’t an attack on anyone, or a direct critique of a specific person’s work (though the cover of the book looks identical to David Platt’s book Radical, with the title being exactly opposite).

What Ordinary is, is a book that reminds us about a simple reality of Christian history: that the vast majority of Christians for the last two thousand years have been ordinary people, living ordinary lives, looking to love and serve their God through the ordinary means with which he has blessed them. For example, Horton speaks of a woman who spent so much time trying to be a “world changer” that she lost sight of the most important role God had given her- to be a Christian wife and mother. She finally realized that, at this stage of her life, her radical devotion to the Lord was to be a godly spouse and to make sure that her kids are raised in the knowledge and love of the Lord. Too often we are made to feel guilty as if that isn’t enough. As a preacher, I may be guilty of making people feel that way at times. But the reality is, Jesus didn’t call most of us to sell all that we have and move to Africa. He didn’t call most of us to be Evangelists, great reformers of the Church, top theologians or apologists of our time, or miraculous faith healers.

Some people are definitely called to those radical things. My relationship with the people of Ethiopia makes it easy for me to see myself living there at some point in my life. I don’t know that I will, but I realize that I certainly could. Some people are called to leave their teaching job in a nice suburban district with lots of resources and kids who love to be in school in order to go to an inner city school with a less than 50% literacy rate in order to serve the least of these. But just because you are a Christian and a teacher doesn’t mean that you need to stop teaching what and where you teach and run off to do the

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219 State Street – Petoskey, Michigan – 49770 – 231.347.3448

We exist to glorify God by deepening the roots of our faith and bringing people to new life in Jesus Christ.

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February 2015

at New Life

February 2015

at New Life

February 2015

at New Life

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

25

Sunday School 9:00am

Worship Service

10:00am

26 27

Women’s Bible Study

6:30pm

28

Men’s Breakfast @ Big Boy

8:30am

Pizza, Salad & The Gospel

Project 6:00pm

29

Morning Prayer 8:00am

30


12 noon

31

1


Worship Service

10:00am

2

3


6:30pm

4


8:30am


Project 6:00pm

5


6


12 noon

7

8


Worship Service

10:00am

9 10

Vestry Meeting 6:30pm

11


8:30am


Project 6:00pm

12


Women’s

Bible Study 6:30pm

13


12 noon

14

15


Worship Service

10:00am

16

17 Shrove

Tuesday Baked Potato

Fellowship Dinner

6:00pm

18


8:30am

6:00pm

19


Women’s

Bible Study 6:30pm

20


12 noon

21

22


Worship Service

10:00am

23

24


6:30pm

25


8:30am


Project 6:00pm

26


27


12 noon

28

Dick & Mariann Olson

February 7th

Bob & Ruth Kickel

October 16th

Bob & Elaine

Hameister February 20th

Wes & Liz Ostrander October 29

PRAYER CHAIN To activate the chain call: Phyllis Leslie at 347-0145 or e-mail at [email protected]

Thursday

Morning Prayer

In the large conference

room @ 8:00am

To Help Keep You Informed You may contact Tracey Jepsen our Administrative Assistant at 231.347.3448 for copies of Vestry Approved: Financial Statements and Vestry Meeting Minutes.

Birthdays

FINANCE &

STEWARDSHIP

KC McAlpin — Treasurer – 242-4234 Dan Wandrie — Stewardship – 347-5871

ALTAR GUILD

Feb. ............. Gretchen Lucky

Mar ............. Liz Ostrander

Apr ............. Karen Dielman

Flowers ...... Ellie Nicol

May the Lord richly bless you on your special day and all year!

Please let us know if we have missed your Birthday or Wedding Anniversary so that we may celebrate with you and remember you in prayer.

MOSSY FOOT PROJECT Donations Y-E 2014 YTD 2015 Total

MF Project $1,000.00 - $1,000.00

MF Mission Trip $4,902.60 - $4,902.60

Wedding Anniversaries

February

Treasurer’s Report ~ January 31, 2015

December Year to Date

Budget Actual Difference Budget Actual Difference

Offering $12,292.00 $10,115.00 ($2,177.00) $12,292.00 $10,115.00 ($2,177.00)

Other $1,043.00 $1,264.85 $221.85 $1,043.00 $1,264.85 $221.85

Income $13,335.00 $11,379.85 ($1,955.15) $13,335.00 $11,379.85 ($1,955.15)

Expenses ($13,298.00) ($12,585.63) $712.37 ($13,298.00) ($12,585.63) $712.37

Difference $37.00 ($1,205.78) ($1,242.78) $37.00 ($1,205.78) ($1,242.78)

Assets $615,913.69

Randy Flynn 2/2

Tim Strauss 2/2

George Renton 2/8

Bob Kickel 2/11

DW Lucky 2/11

Randy & Bren

Bob & Peg Faulman

December 27th

Strauss

December 27th

Wes & Liz Ostrander

Dick & Mariann Olson

February 7th

Bob & Ruth Kickel

October 16th

Bob & Elaine Hameister

February 20th

Wes & Liz Ostrander October 29

If you are unable to fulfill your service duties on the dates listed, please try to rearrange and find your own replacement.

February 2015 Service Calendar

February

1

February

8

February

15

February

22

March

1

ALTAR GUILD

Gretchen Lucky

Gretchen Lucky

Gretchen Lucky

Gretchen Lucky

Liz Ostrander

SOUND/ MUSIC

Chris Woods /Ferd Dielman



Chris Woods /Scott Redman


USHER/ GREETERS

Don Greenwell/ The Bowmans

Scott Redman/ Sally Stump

Don Lucky/ Kim Redman

Dan Wandrie The Flynns

Don Greenwell/ The Bowmans

ACOLYTES † Crucifer LEM

Hayden Flynn

LEM Hayden Flynn

LEM

LECTOR Karen

Dielman Ferd

Dielman Gretchen

Lucky Cliff

Carey Dan

Wandrie

LAY MINISTER

Kim Redman

Mary Jane Zako

Karen Dielman

Kim Redman

Karen Dielman

PRAYER TEAM

Sharalen, Betty & Tim

Virgil & Wendy

Sharalen, Betty & Tim

Virgil & Wendy

Sharalen & Tim

NURSERY CARE TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

CHILDREN’S SUN. SCHOOL

Bonnie Bridge

Darlene Wandrie

Toni DuBois

Darlene Wandrie

Bonnie Bridge

ADULT SUN. SCHOOL

Fr. Mike Fr. Mike Fr. Mike Fr. Mike Fr. Mike

4th-8th Grade SUN. SCHOOL

Don Lucky

Don Lucky

Don Lucky

Don Lucky

Don Lucky

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS

Mary Jane Zako & Ruth Kickel

Sally & Gil Stump

Wendy & Chris Fought

Betty & Wally Stansbury

Liz & Ken Horrom

PASTORAL CARE

Karen

Dielman

Karen

Dielman

Kim

Redman

Kim

Redman

Karen

Dielman

Dielman Altar Flower Sponsorship

The flowers that adorn our altar each Sunday are sponsored by contributions? Many sign-up to remember anniversaries, birthdays,

or loved ones who have gone to be with the Lord. The suggested donation is $25 Fill out an Altar Flower Sponsorship form.

Drop it & your donation, marked Altar Flowers, in the offering plate on Sunday morning.

Senior Community Corner Friendship Center Fun & Fitness Programs

Monday 9:00am Exercise Petoskey Friendship Center 12:45pm Painting Petoskey Friendship Center 1:00pm Bowling Northern Lights - Petoskey Tuesday 8:30am Bridge Petoskey Friendship Center 9:30am Water Fitness Crooked River Lodge - Alanson 1:00pm Wii Bowling Petoskey Friendship Center Wednesday 9:00am Exercise Petoskey Friendship Center 1:00pm Bowling Northern Lights - Petoskey Thursday 8:30am Bridge Petoskey Friendship Center

9:30am Water Fitness Crooked River Lodge - Alanson Friday 9:00am Exercise Petoskey Friendship Center 1:00pm Bingo Petoskey Friendship Center

*Friendship Center Phone: (231) 347-3211

Senior Matinee Petoskey Cinema 1540 Anderson Rd.

Every Thursday Movies starting before 4:15pm For Seniors Only – Ages 60+

Excludes all 3D Movies

Special Sr. Admission: $4.25 Senior Pop: $1.50 & Popcorn: $1.75

NCMC Walking Track Mon. - Thursday ~ 6:30am until 8:30pm

Friday ~ 6:30am until 7:00pm Sat & Sunday ~ 10:00am until 5:00pm Admission Free ~ clean shoes required

Congregate Meals for seniors served at 12pm at any of three Emmet County

Friendship Centers Petoskey (M-F), Brutus (W,F)

& Pellston (M,T, Th) Suggested donation: $2.50 per meal

- meals will not be denied due to inability to contribute.

NEW LIFE WOMEN’S MINISTRY –

Women’s Bible Study. We currently wrapping up the Beth Moore study Living

Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit. We have a study on Tuesday nights

at 6:30pm. (The Friday study that meets at noon will resume when the next study

begins.) For more information, please contact Wendy Fought or Carolyn Strauss.

Spring Event - English High Tea. We are currently planning a high tea for

Saturday, May 2, which will include a history of women in the Anglican Church,

and how we are now part of that living history. More information to follow soon.

Women’s Retreat. Mark your calendars for a Women’s Retreat, September 11th and 12th, at Elvyn Lea

Lodge, a retreat center in Walloon Lake. Our theme is “Spirit of the Living God, Fall Afresh on Me.”

We will be doing a Beth Moore simulcast on Saturday, September 12th. The cost will be approximately

$100, which includes lodging, meals and the cost of the simulcast.

INREACH MINISTRY The purpose of this ministry is to assist our fellow parishioners who may be in need of comfort after a surgery, illness, or to those who are shut-in. We will be happy to provide meals, phone calls, cards and/or visits. Our prayer is that we are able to offer that extra care, comfort and a bit of respite to those who are caring for their loved ones. Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time, and we would like to be yours. There are several ways you can participate in this ministry. We are in need of people to provide the following: meals, telephone calls, visits and cards. Many hands make light work, so please volunteer!

INREACH

MINISTR

Y: Phyllis

New Life Anglican Church will be volunteering at Manna the first Friday of each month, from 9am to 11am. If you have any questions please contact Karen Dielman at 347-3532

Our Joyous News Needs You!

Please consider submitting an article or item of interest

for the next issue of the Joyous News.

Submission deadline is February 23rd.

All submissions will be subject to editing by Fr. Mike.

Stop by read, leave comments, engage in our discussions. Church BlogSpot is: blog.newlifeanglican.com

Visit our Church Website at: www.newlifeanglican.com

Congregation — We Need You! To volunteer to serve, please contact the Team Leaders listed below.

Altar Guild: Karen Dielman ...... 231/347-3532

Altar Flowers: Ellie Nicol .............. 231/347-0227

Music/Sound: Ferd Dielman ........ 231/347-3532

Ushers: Scott Redman ........ 231/439-9454

Greeters: Carol Bowman ...... 231/459-4566

Lectors: Carol Atkins .......... 231/348-5526

Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Carol Atkins .......... 231/348-5526

Acolytes: Mike Bridge ........... 231/330-0689

Prayer Team: Betty Stansbury ..... 231/582-9712

Children’s Sunday School: Darlene Wandrie .. 231/347-5871

Youth Sunday School: Don Lucky ............. 231/622-2058

(middle & high school)

Adult Sunday School: Mike Bridge ........... 231/330-0689

Wally Stansbury ... 231/582-9712

Nursery: Bonnie Bridge ....... 231/445-1810

employee: Amber Loyselle

Fellowship/Hospitality: Ellie Nicol .............. 231/347-0227

Prayer Chain: Phyllis Leslie ......... 231/347-0145

Stewardship: Dan Wandrie ......... 231/347-5871

Women’s Ministry: Carolyn Strauss .... 231/348-2710

Karen Dielman ...... 231/347-3532

Men’s Ministry: Tim Strauss ............ 231/348-2710

Inreach: Phyllis Leslie ......... 231/347-0145

Outreach: Carolyn Strauss ..... 231/348-2710

Evangelism: Mike Bridge ........... 231/330-0689

Missions: Kim Redman ......... 231/439-9454

Building and Grounds: Don Greenwell ...... 231/347-1808

Art and Architecture: Susan Davis ........... 231/881-3106

Church Historian: Liz Ostrander ........ 231/348-2802

Communications: Bonnie Bridge ........ 231/445-1810

(newspaper articles, etc.) Lou Zako ................ 231/526-5095

Spartan Christian Fellowship: Scott Redman ........ 231/439-9454

(our official liaison)

Treasurer: KC McAlpin .......... 231/242-4234

Visioning: Virgil Smith .......... 989/733-8089

Prayer Team for Visioning: Betty Stansbury ..... 231/582-9712

SAVE YOUR

OLESON’S RECIEPTS

We appreciate grocery receipts from Oleson’s Food Stores. You may leave your receipts in the coffee hour donation basket, in the Outreach shopping cart or on Tracey’s desk.

New Life Anglican Church ~

2015 ~

Annual Meeting Sunday, January 18th

~

Notice: All of the proposed

by-law changes

passed

and

Virgil Smith was

elected to serve on

New Life’s Vestry.

~ Fr. Mike

radical thing. The Church happens to need Christians who aren’t foreign missionaries as much as it needs those who are. If we are all foreign missionaries, then there will be no one left to do the sending or to provide the support for those missionaries. The Church needs Christians teaching in nice, posh suburban schools as well as Christians teaching in the inner-city. We (as the Church) can’t sacrifice one group of people for the need to serve another.

Ordinary gives good guidelines for church leadership to map out a good and faithful plan of discipleship. It gives good, practical, and comforting guidance to us ordinary individuals that God may not be calling us to be super radical world changers, but that he might actually (and in fact, most likely does) want us to be the ordinary people that we are. If he wants something radical from us, he is capable of doing that through our ordinary, faithful lives. For example, Martin Luther didn’t wake up one morning and say, “I am going to be radical, take on Rome, and start the Protestant Reformation.” In fact, he simply saw a corruption that he didn’t think the Pope was aware of, tried to bring it to light, and ended up somewhat accidentally changing the world (though he certainly was a willing participant once he realized what was happening).

I highly encourage for everyone to read this book. I have highlighted a significant portion of the book and so much of it just hits me right between the eyes. I think Ordinary will go down as one of my favorite books, right alongside Crazy Love.

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