Ron’s Letter 2

Pastor’s Vacation 3

Guest Speaker 3

Ministry Update 3

Church Picnic 3

Birthday’s 3

Anniversaries 3

Coffee Oasis 3

Life Line 4

Children’s Church 4

Manette Fest 4

The Borquist’s 4

The William’s 5

The Biondi’s 5

July Calendar 6

August Calendar 7

The Messenger

Inside this issue:

News from Manette Community Church July /August 2018

Are You Empty? Then

Fill It Up!

I recently heard a young man say, “Empty!” That’s our culture, too

many empty lives.

According to many mental health professionals, we’ve become a culture

of empty selves. One went on to explain:

American culture has shaped a self that experiences a

significant absence of community, tradition, and shared

meaning. It experiences these social absences as a chronic,

undifferentiated emotional hunger…the empty self seeks the

experience of being continually filled up by consumer goods,

calories, experiences, politicians, romantic partners, and

empathetic therapists in an attempt to combat the growing

alienation and fragmentation of its era. One of the wealthiest

nations on earth is also one of the emptiest.

Today, we see people cope with this inner emptiness in a myriad of

ways, from chronic consumerism, drug and alcohol addictions and

sexual immorality, and don’t forget the (entertainment capitol of the

Northwest) casinos!

Am I sounding too cynical? Along with the above abuse and destruction

that comes to persons, families and our communities through various

addictions, it’s the inner spiritual harm that is so insidious and is the

real reason people turn to addictions in the first place. It’s our painful,

empty selves in a culture that doesn’t have good answers for those who

are in pain. All addictions are poor substitute saviors that are an

inadequate replacement for the real thing. Addiction behaviors only

anesthetize people for a few fleeting moments or hours but cannot

satisfy empty, hurting souls. They only compound the brokenness and

multiply the destruction of self-centered godless living.

Those who are addicted find themselves as both the antagonists and

victims in God’s story - people who are desperately seeking salvation, a

rescue that is found only in knowing, following and obeying Jesus

Christ.

Ron Anderson,

Pastor

mccoffice@earthlink.net revron4u@gmail.com manetteonline.com Church: 360-373-2103

Pastor Ron: 360-917-5375

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When the self-righteous Pharisee questioned Jesus about the wrong company that he was keeping,

Jesus made it clear what his mission was all about. “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the

sick. I have come not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:7

Our culture is desperately sick, looking for any type of substitute savior. These false gods of wealth,

consumerism and pleasure can’t give peace or liberty to the captives or restore spiritual sight to the

blind. The Apostle Paul said, “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under

heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” It is Jesus who rescues, redeems, transforms

and gives empty lives a real peace and fullness. This good news gets better as we are saved from our

old desperate lives of sin and failure, yes, empty living, to a new life of peace and freedom that is full

of grace, love, and Holy Spirit power.

This life is marked by self-control and love for God, self, and others in new community called the

church. This is the emphasis of the New Testament.

Who controls your life? God needs to have first place and his word is a great guide. The Holy Spirit is

available to help you each day. So take it easy this summer and keep your life filled with God’s

presence. Keep your spiritual tasks full of the word and the person of the Holy Spirit. If you need

help, come and see me! See you Sunday, Bible in hand, family and friends with you.

Pastor Ron

Operation Christmas Child

1) Pre-printed GO shoeboxes will be available for your personal use in October. Please consider packing a shoebox or two and bring joy to kids in need around the world. It’s a good idea to buy school supplies ahead of time for them during Back-to-School sales in July and August. Packed boxes are due in early November.

2) This year, we already have 100 partially packed shoeboxes which need the following if you

want to bring in donations to finish off the boxes: school supplies and hygiene items. The best deals are at Wal-Mart for 17 cents notebooks, 25 cents crayons, 50 cents colored pencils and markers, 97 cents pencils, and 10-pk washcloths; at Walgreens weekly deals for pens and erasers; at Dollar Tree for 3-pk soap and 6-pk plastic cups. Bring your donations in any time and give them to Phuong Phan-McManamna. Thanks!!

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NO fellowship for July

or August!

July 9-22, 2017

Pastor Ron will be

out of the office!

Incase of a Pastoral

emergency contact Spenser

Anderson, 360-917-5185

We’ll see you in September!

July Birthdays

2nd Shawn O’Brien

4th Evan McManamna

5th Sandy Sandberg

6th Helen McConkey

9th Jack Cooper

9th Braydon Redmon

9th Matt Vanderford

10th Kelly Cooper

11th Victor Webb

14th Emalie Clark

16th Chuck Fagan

17th Judy Baldwin

17th Larry VanEtten

19th Zolana Bester

22nd Jesse Bebine

25th Erik Schroeder

26th Pat Johnson

29th Sena Anderson

30th Kelly Arns

30th Lily Halvorson

July Anniversaries

13th Jordan & Leandra Cooper

20th Sherm & Judy Baldwin

21st Mike & Allie Schroeder

23rd Scott & Brittani Webb

28th Bruce & Joy Mazelli

August Birthdays

2nd David Gentry

2nd Shana Hymas

4th Keith Sumner

5th Heidi Caudill

7th Myra Clodius

8th Tina Woods

11th Jill Morris

12th Debbi Gentry

12th Arlene Henderson

16th Sunny Greene

17th Madaline Contreras

19th Rob Morris

19th Della Stephenson

23rd Joy Mazelli

25th Hugh Lewis

26th Jordan Cooper

30th Norm Streutker

30th Kathryn Vanderford

August Anniversaries

26th Jeff & Bobbie Clark

26th Bob & Arlene Henderson

28th Ron & Terri Anderson

28th Jeff & Vickie Halvorson

Happy 4th

of July!

Ministry Update Meeting

July 22nd right after church

Stay for a short meeting (in the

Sanctuary), then head to the picnic.

Church Picnic July 22nd, 1:30pm

At the home of Joe & Isabelle Leaf

16378 Pearson Pt. Rd. NE, Poulsbo

POTLUCK please bring a hot dish,

salad or dessert to share. Bring a

friend too!

If you have any questions or need

directions call Joe or Isabelle at 360-

779-8183.

Coffee Oasis Open House

July 17, 6-8pm at the Burwell Café 822 Burwell (downtown Bremerton)

Come & see what your community’s Coffee Oasis is all

about: Coffee, community, & creating opportunities for

homeless youth.

Spenser Anderson will preach on

July 15 & 22

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Manette Fest September 8th 10:00 am to 5:00pm

This year we will do games, an

information table, craft table, give out

water and something else.

We need help with the

following:

Games

Info table

Craft table

Set up

Clean up

Shade awnings

Life Line Screening August 9, 8am-5pm

Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, is pleased to offer a preventive health event.

Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis.

Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete.

There are three ways to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call toll-free 1-888-653-6441 or visit http://lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle or text the word circle to 797979

Flyers available at the Connect Center.

Mark your calendars now!

Children’s Church

There may not be any more Sunday School until September, but Children’s Church continues all summer.

Donna Overly needs leaders for these Sundays: August 5, 12, 19, & 26. You can find Donna in the Fellowship Hall after church on Sunday or call her at 360-377-4531 or email her at rjoverly@msn.com. Thanks!

Bruce & Ann

Borquist will be

here September 2!

Join us for our morning Worship Service and hear about their ministry. A Love offering will be received. Ann and Bruce serve as regional missionaries with partner Baptist conventions in the Asia-Pacific Region, including Cambodia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. They work alongside national leaders to build capacity in theological education, church-based community and economic development, servant leadership, social entrepreneurship, cross-cultural missionary training and ministry with refugees.

Leadership Tune-up at Ross Point Camp on September 24-26, 2018.

Featuring Lance Witt. Author of Replenish and High Impact Teams; popular speaker and founder of

Replenish Ministries. You can register on line: www.missionnorthwest.com/tuneup or by

phone: 208.777.2733. More info is available at the Connect Center.

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We're coming to the U.S. and we want to see you! After 1 year in France and 2 years in Congo, we are coming to the United States for our first U.S. Assignment. We arrive in Seattle on June 25. We want to see you, to share about our work and to hear about you and what's happening in your life. Though our summer is mostly booked we will have lots of time in Fall and Winter to travel and speak.

We will get them on the calendar soon!

What happened in Cambodia?

We saw about 20 people saved, 12 people physically healed and shared the gospel with these people and so many more! I had never known much of the history of Cambodia, but we learned a lot about that and saw the effects of the genocide where almost a whole generation was lost. God showed us that the hope for this country is in the children. 80% of the population is in their 30’s or younger. The church are filled with children! Our base in Montana is partnering with Battambang to “Reach the Nation in One Generation.” Different ways we served the people in Cambodia was through prayer, teaching English, working in the preschool, sharing at a drug rehab center and serving the local ministries that we were partnering with. Even with the short notice of leaving for Cambodia, Ben & I are so glad we went and our team accepted us really quickly. God’s grace was with us the whole time.

It was hard to say goodbye to these kids and there were a lot of tears but we loved spending time teaching them English and playing games with them for a week. We got to visit one of the seven wonders of the world! While we were here, one student prayed for a ladies knees and she was healed! God moves even at ancient temples.

This Summer - The Biondi’s have been training since getting back from Cambodia for the school we staff during the summer - Endurance Discipleship Training School. Our students come this week! Please be praying for them as they lean more of who God is and what it means to be His disciple. Also be praying for Ben and I as this is a quick turn over. School of Biblical Studies - This is officially happening! We got accepted while we were in Cambodia and we are so excited! It starts in September and we be students for 9 months. Ben & I have been dreaming of this for years and we are full of anticipation. We don’t know how much it will cost for us as staff, but we will send that out when we know. Ben & I have saved around $400 for it so far. We would so appreciate it if you could pray and ask God if he would like you to donate towards this. We can’t do it on our own, but we know God will provide. He always has!

Amy & Ben Biondi

Kyle & Katrina Williams

and family

Amy & Ben Biondi

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Communion

10:30am Worship

Service

2 10am Prayer

3

4

Office Closed

5 7am Men’s

Small Group

6

7:30pm AA

7 8am Men’s

Bible Study

8 10:30am Worship

Service

9 10am Prayer

10

6:00pm Nights at Hot Java Café

11

6pm Dinner & Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Study

12 7am Men’s

Small Group

13 7:30pm AA

14 8am Men’s

Bible Study

15 10:30am Worship

Service Spenser Anderson

1610am Prayer

17

18

6pm Dinner & Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Study

19 7am Men’s

Small Group

20 7:30pm AA

21 8am Men’s

Bible Study

22

10:30am Worship Service

Spenser Anderson

11:30 Ministry Update Meeting

1:30pm Church Picnic

23 10am Prayer

24

6:00pm Nights at Hot

Java Café

25

6pm Dinner & Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Study

26 7am Men’s

Small Group

27

7:30pm AA

28 8am Men’s

Bible Study

29

10:30am Worship Service

30 10am Prayer

31

Pastor Ron is on vacation July 9th to 22nd

Pastor Ron is on vacation July 9th to 22nd

July 2018

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August 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 6pm Dinner & Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Study

2 7am Men’s

Small Group

3

7:30pm AA

4 8am Men’s Bible

Study

5 Communion

10:30am Worship

Service

610am Prayer

7

6:00pm Nights at Hot Java Café

8

6pm Dinner & Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Study

9 7am Men’s

Small Group

8am-5pm Life-Line

Screening

10 7:30pm AA

11 8am Men’s

Bible Study

12 10:30am Worship

Service

1310am Prayer

14

15

6:30pm Bible Study

16 7am Men’s

Small Group

17 7:30pm AA

18 8am Men’s

Bible Study

19

10:30am Worship Service

20 10am Prayer

Newsletter Deadline

21 Arlene is off

today

6:00pm Nights at

22

6pm Dinner & Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Study

23 7am Men’s

Small Group

24

7:30pm AA

25 8am Men’s

Bible Study

26

10:30am Worship Service

6pm Fantasy Football

27 10am Prayer

6pm Diaconate Meeting

28

29 6pm Dinner & Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Study

30 7am Men’s

Small Group

31 7:30pm AA