Parish the Thought

Fountainhead ~ Jerome, Idaho

Monday, June 24, 2013

Volume IV Issue CXXIV

1301 North Davis Street

P.O. Box 502 Jerome, ID 83338

Church secretary: Dale Olsen d.natural55@yahoo.com

Pastor Lance Jennings, Chaplain, USAF retired

Cell 907-491-0703 Office 208-324-2842 cohorun84@gmail.com

Adult, Youth, Children’s Classes 9am

Worship & Praise 10:30 Communion Celebrated 1^st & 3^rd Sundays, Feast Days

All God’s Children ~ Encouraged Be

“the evil men, who talk of peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts ...” Psalm 28:3

The evil men. The bad guys. Our definition of who they are

and if they even exist in pure form continues to shift greatly.

But one thing is sure;

Persons who would think of themselves as honest

cannot have opposite motivations like Peace & Malice,

if we will have peace in the world.

On a personal level

we cannot have dislike or hard feelings or hatred

or prejudice toward any person, no matter how unlikeable.

If we cannot overcome our own private wars,

how can we ever expect peace on a world scale? Gordon DePree

Around the Parish

Prayers For Sandy that her spinal condition be corrected without surgery. For Conner & Jennifer as they await the birth of their first child. Uplifting military & their families. For Pastor Abedini, imprisoned in Iran. Uplifting, Diane Tappen, Sherry Leason, MaryAnn, Susan, Ron, VJ, Dick, Nancy, Dave, Rose Ann & Brenda Hermann, Dennis, Randy, Dee and Robert Nutsch, Jamie Abshire, Brittney , Walter & Gerald confronting cancer. That our heavenly Father endow one with a cure for cancer 2013. Emilie Moore, Camp Perkins Staff, for the summer. She would like St. Paul’s to pray that her words and interactions with campers will clearly and effectively share the truths of Jesus Christ and His love. Also pray for her to have lots of energy! For region of Calgary, Alberta under floodwaters, especially Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran, isolated by the waters. For Peggy Schroeder’s mother hospitalized. For Kody that the strong and gracious Lord guide his steps.

Up the Road ~ Down the Trail

†June 24 St. Paul’s Host Dinner, St. Jerome’s

†June 27-30 LWML National Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.

†June 30 Trinity Lutheran, Rupert 3pm. Installation of Pastor Bryan Lindemood

This ‘n That

†Thanks to Jodie, Carroll & Arnold for forming, pouring apron for the storage facility. Also for spreading 4yds of gravel, pulling it all together.

Thanks to Mike Boecker for providing solar light for the American flag.

† LWR (Lutheran World Relief) Some very generous friends of Lutheran World Relief have issued a challenge. They will double the value of gifts received - dollar for dollar - between now and August 31, up to a total of $171,000.

Your gift of$250 would be matched with another $250 for a total gift of $500. Your gift of $500 would be doubled, and so on. By accepting this challenge, you can do twice as much to provide independence, self- sufficiency, sustainability and real hope.

When you partner with Lutheran World Relief you have an amazing impact on suffering people. You give clean water, restored health, nutritious food ... a whole new lease on life to people living in poverty! Thank you.

If you can, give a generous gift today. Then watch the Lord use your gift to bring about justice, dignity and peace. Checks payable Lutheran World Relief. Mail: 700 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 212230 . Contributions online: LWR.org

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†Take Us Along… On the narthex table are ‘greeting cards’ extending words from St. Paul’s. Traveling, vacationing? Grab a few to put in pocket or purse when you worship afar.

† Kudos shared last issue overlooked Danny Page for his assistance. Also, two children’s jackets were left behind. Now located on coat rack in narthex.

† CAMP PERKINS

Single Parent & Child Retreat - July 20-22- Single parents and their children enjoy time away and experience the fellowship of other Christians facing similar challenges! Friday evening through Sunday lunch. This is a FREE event!

Father & Son Weekend - July 27-29 –Our father and son weekend is designed for you to spend some quality time doing all of your favorite activities! Hiking, biking, archery, climbing, fishing, and Bible study! Dads, bring your 3rd grade or older son, and join us for a weekend just for the guys! Cost is $80 for each of you.

Family Camps - Week-long: July 1-6 or Weekends: July 13-15 or Aug 10-12 Bring your whole family to camp! Enjoy quality time together at this family-oriented camp. There will be both scheduled times led by camp staff and open time for you to play and relax as a family. Cost varies by accommodations. Visit CampPerkins.org for more info.

STEWARDS EMERGING

Luke 8:37 “Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear.” The Gerasenes don’t want Jesus. They refuse to receive Jesus because of what Jesus has cost them. And so they miss out on the blessings that Jesus would give them.

~ Birthdays ~ Anniversaries

June Birthdays 23 Jacob Waybright 25 Dorthia Weigt 26 Marsha Martin 28 Rochelle Ahrens 30 Trey Green 30 Dylan Mogensen 30 Jordon Mogensen

June Wedding Anniversaries 22 Willard & Dorthia Weigt 24 Arlyn & Carolyn Krohn

~ Just Thoughts ~

“In his heart a man plans his course,

but the Lord determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9

Self Denial
Leonard Bernstein, the celebrated orchestra conductor, was asked, what is the hardest instrument to play. He replied without hesitation: "Second fiddle. I can always get plenty of first violinists, but to find one who plays second violin with as much enthusiasm or second French horn or second flute, now that's a problem. And yet if no one plays second, we have no harmony." Brett Blair

Take up Your Cross
“This is a cheerful world as I see it from my garden under the shadows of my vines. But If I were to ascend some high mountain and look over the wide lands, you know very well what I would see: brigands on the highways, pirates on the sea, armies fighting, cities burning; in the amphitheaters men murdered to please the applauding crowds; selfishness and cruelty and misery and despair under all roofs. It is a bad world, Donatus, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They are despised and persecuted, but they care not. They are masters of their souls. They have overcome the world. These people, Donatus, are the Christians--and I am one of them. “ Cyprian, a 3^rd century martyr

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Faith is the ability to not panic. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.

One night a Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.

"One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

”The other is Good – It is Joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.” "

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee simply replied: “The one you feed.”

The fall of dropping water wears away the stone. —Lucretius.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. —Walter Elliott.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. —Henry Ward Beecher.

You win some, you lose some and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all. --J. Askenberg

In 2005, a female humpback whale became entangled in a web of crab traps and line off the coast of San Francisco. Hundreds of yards of rope were wrapped around her body, tail, torso and mouth, weighing her down so much that she struggled to stay afloat. A fisherman spotted the whale and radioed for help. When rescuers arrive, they determined that the only way to save the creature was to dive in and untangle her. This was a dangerous proposition, as one slap of the tail could be deadly.

Rescuers worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed the whale. What she did next surprised the divers: She swam in what seemed like joyous circles, coming back to each person, one at a time, nudging them gently, in what rescuers thought was a beautiful gesture of thanks.

May you and those you love be surrounded by people who help get you untangled from whatever is binding you and may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.

† Benediction †

Because the tomb is empty your life can be full,

so go into every place and every day

as people brimming with the love of God.

Be graceful in spirit,

hopeful in word,

faithful in deed.

Live for the risen Christ

as Christ lives in you. Alleluia and Amen!