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PASTOR’S
CORNER
Pastor Dennis Madeira
New Life Community
Church
Hearing a good Word
Some might remember when business com-
puters first came out. The large mainframes
filled a good-size room. When we bought the
@:- computer for our church we were sure
the 480-some megabytes of storage space on
the hard drive would last us a long time.
Wow, were we to be surprised. I am doing this
article on a computer that has a 40 gigabyte
hard drive, and with the software and other
files on it I am quickly filling it up.
When I opened this file to write this article,
I was greeted with a message that by going to
a particular web site I could “get the latest
news about using Word.” Our world is full of
words, spoken, written, and printed. The mo-
tives behind what words are used in given sit-
uations may not always be easy to under-
stand.
More then once my ears and sensibilities
have been “burned” with some colorful but
unneeded expletive used to show, well, I'm
not sure what the speaker was trying to show!
Certainly not their grasp of the English lan-
guage. I have turned off a radio or television
program because the language used did noth-
ing to add to the importance of the subject,
nor did it convince me that I should adopt the
speaker’s views. Perhaps that’s all I can do in
that circumstance. Turn off the TV or radio;
get out of the hearing of those who use curse
words.
But what kind of words do I use? Why do I
)) @ the words I do? Is there a better way to
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communicate what I am thinking and feeling
that will not assault the sensibilities of those
that have to hear? |
The Bible says that “life and death are in
the power of the tongue.” (Proverbs 18:21)
Every day we are in circumstances where we
make a decision to use certain words to get
across our feelings or thoughts. We must ask
ourselves what the effect of those words will
be. This is not to say that we never confront
or are controversial. Are our words meant to
demean the other person or relay information
that may enlarge understanding?
Ah! What is in our hearts? Jesus said that
“the mouth speaks out of what fills the heart.”
(Matthew 12:34) My computer is full of
words. What comes out is what I put In, un-
less there is a “crash” and my files get cor-
pted. Then there is a mumbo-jumbo of fig-
ures on the page that make no sense.
That is what has happened to our hearts.
There has been a “crash,” and when we speak,
out come words and thoughts that do not
bring life to others, but death. The Lord
wants to help our words, but to do that He
must “fix” our hearts. That is what coming to
God is all about. Asking Him to fix our hearts
is asking Him to come into our lives, forgive
us and change us, from the inside out. His is a
good word to us, and out of His good words
we can speak words that can bring good to
others.
Pastor’s Corner is a regular feature that ro-
tates among leaders of Back Mountain
churches.
To reserve your spot in the schedule, call
The Post at 675-5211.
CHURCH NOTES
Apostolic Faith
Tabernacle
Village Road, Orange
Sunday School & Worship,
10 am.
Sunday Evening Worship, 7
p.m.
Wed. Evening Bible Study,
7:30 p.m.
The Word Alive Theatre
Ministry has begun practic-
ing for the next play entitled
“Lazarus & the Rich Man”.
The drama is scheduled for
June 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, call
Pastor Frank Chorba at 333-
5172.
Center Moreland Unit-
ed Methodisth Charge
1244 SR 292E
Tunkhannock PA 18657
333-4354
Worship times:
E. Dallas: 8:45 a.m.
Dymond Hollow: 10 a.m.
Center Moreland: Covenant
Group, 9 a.m.; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship,
11:15 a.m.
Renew Mondays at 7 p.m.
Bible Study Thursdays at 10
a.m.
Chapel at the Cross
1189 Lower Demunds Road
Sundays, Singspiration, 10
a.m.; refreshments, 10:45
a.m.; Worship, 11a.m.
Wednesdays, Celebrate Re-
covery, twelve-step pro-
gram, 7 p.m.
Thursdays, Mid-week
prayer /study, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas Baptist Church
Rt. 415, Dal
Sunday schedule: All-ages
Bible study, 9:15 a.m.; morn-
ing worship, 10:30 a.m;
adult choir, 5 p.m.; chil-
dren’s choir, 6 p.m.; evening
worship, 6 p.m.
June 21-26: Vacation Bible
School
Dallas United
Methodist Church
4 Parsonage St., Dallas
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Church Service 9 a.m.
Handicapped accessible
Emmanuel
Assembl y of God
243 Church Road, Harveys
Lake
Sunday School, all ages,
9:45 a.m.; Worship Services,
10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Mondays, teen gathering,
6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, boys groups
(Rangers), girls groups,
adult Bible study, 7 p.m.
Fellowship Evangelical
Free Church
45 Hildebrandt Rd. Dallas,
Sunday Schedule: 9 a.m.
and 10:45 a.m. Worship and
Sunday School during both
hours
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m., Jr.
High Youth Group
Thursday: 6:30 p.m., Sr.
High Youth Group
Grace Community
Church
Memorial Highway, Dallas
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Service 6 p.m.
Youth Group 6 p.m. GEMS
6 p.m.
Wednesday: Prayer Meeting
7 p.m.
June 12: Summer Kick Off
Dinner
Lehman-ldetown
United Methodist
Lehman UMC, 1011 Mt.
View Dr., Lehman Center
Idetown UMC, Idetown Rd.
off Rt. 118 and 415
Summer Schedule (begins
May 30)
Worship at the Idetown
UMC, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School resumes
Sept. 5
Information, 675-5192
New Life
Community Church
Brace Road, Orange
Sunday Schedule : All ages
Sunday School classes, 9:30
a.m.
Morning Worship Service,
10:30 a.m.
June 11-12: Retreat, “Hear-
ing the Still Small Voice of
God in a Noisy World.”
Call 639-5433 for details.
Prince of Peace
Episcopal Church
420 Main St., Dallas
Sunday, June 6: Holy Eu-
charist, 9 a.m.; Christian ed-
ucation and youth choir, 9
a.m.; Adult Choir, 11:30
a.m.; Alanon, 7 p.m.
June 7: AA meeting, 7 p.m.
June 9: Healing service,
12:10 p.m.
June 12: St. Vincent DePaul
Soup Kitchen, 9:15 a.m.
River Of Life Fellow-
ship
194 N. Memorial Hwy.
Shavertown
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
Dallas UMC youth perform for Habitat
The Dallas United Methodist Church Youth Group pre-
sented their annual talent night to benefit Habitat for
Humanity. The Youth Group sold over 100 tickets and
donated hundreds of dollars to the organization.
Shown are the talent participants: First row (kneeling):
Haley Zimmerman, tap dance; Krista Zimmerman,
singer, and Laura Zimmerman, singer.
Second row (sitting): Jamie Bartoo, singer; Cierra
Lombardo, host and comedy act; Dana Carey, singer,
and Krystina Shumway, comedy act.
Third row (standing): Michael Kapolka, band; Frank
DeViva, band; Matthew Kurzweil, band, and Brandon
Harding, piano.
Last row: Keith Shumway, comedy act, and David
Carey, comedy act.
Brown Baggers at
Shavertown UMC
Each month several re-
tired friends gather for
lunch at Shavertown United
Methodist Church, 163 N.
Pioneer Ave. Shavertown.
The group is called “Brown
Baggers” because they
bring a bag lunch. Drinks
and dessert are provided.
Anyone in the community
is welcome to join them the
second Tuesday of every
month. The church is hand-
icapped accessible. For
more information, call the
church office at 675-3616.
The next luncheon will be
held on June 8 at noon.
Soaking Prayer Thursdays, 7
p.m.
Food Bank every third Sat-
urday of the month.
St. Luke's
Reformation Lutheran
Tunkhannock Rd., Noxen
298-2611
Martin Luther Everhart, Lay
Minister
Church Service at 10 a.m.
St. Paul's Lutheran
RR 4 Box 627A (off 118),
Dallas
Saturday evening service at
5:30 weekly. Sunday service,
8:30 and 11 a.m.
Tuesdays, A.A. meetings at
7:30 p.m. at the church.
High school graduates
should provide the church
office with graduation de-
tails. The information will
be used in the June newslet-
ter.
St. Therese’s Catholic
Pioneer Ave. and Davis St.,
Shavertown
Sunday: Children’s Liturgy
of the Word, 9 a.m.; Sum-
mer 1st Eucharist Rituals,
11 a.m.; Baptism, 11 a.m.
June 5: Car Wash for a
Cause, 9 a.m.
Trinity Presbyterian
105 Irem Rd., Dallas
Saturday evening worship:
5:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 6, last day for
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Worship service, 11 a.m.
June 12, Men's Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
June 12, Chicken & Biscuit
Dinner 5 p.m.
Trucksville U.
Methodist
40 Knob Hill Rd.,
Trucksville
Sunday Services are at 8:30
and 11 a.m.; ‘Cafe’ 9:30-
10:30 a.m.
Sunday School classes for
all ages at the Educational
Facility on Sundays, 9:45-
10:45 a.m.
Prayer Meetings, Wednes-
days, 6:30 p.m.
Chancel choir rehearses at 7
p.m. Wednesdays. No formal
music training required.
Summer worship
at Shavertown UMC
Through Labor Day
weekend, worship at
Shavertown United
Methodist Church, 163 N.
Pioneer Ave., Shavertown,
will be:
Saturday, 5:30 p.m., be-
ginning with a hymn sing.
Sunday, one service at 10
a.m.
Call 1-800-273-7130 For Local Pros
VACATION
BIBLE
SCHOOL
Trucksville United
Methodist Church
Vacation Bible School will
be held June 21-25 from
6:15-8:30 p.m. each evening
in the William and Melba
Dickson Educational Facili-
ty. The closing program will
be June 27 at 10 a.m. The
theme for this year’s pro-
gram is “Son Games.” All
children ages 4 years to
sixth grade are welcome.
Registration forms are
available in the church of-
fice. Call 696-3897 for more
information. Registration
forms are due by June 11.
Paul and Kim Reinert are
VBS directors. Rev. Michael
Bealla is pastor.
Lehman-ldetown
United Methodist
The Lehman-Idetown
United Methodist Church
will host its annual Vacation
Bible School June 14-18
from 9-11-30 a.m. at the
Lehman United Methodist
Church, Mountain View Dri-
ve, Lehman.
The program will feature
“Heroes of the Bible” and
will include Bible lessons,
crafts, games, and snacks.
The classes are f ree for
any child nursery age
through the sixth grade,
Teen and adult volunteers
are welcome for recess,
teachers’ aides, or kitchen
help.
A special service will be
held to celebrate the week
on Sunday, June
20, at 10:30 a.m. This
service will be held at the
Idetown United Methodist
Church, Idetown Road.
For more information,
contact Mandy at 674-9777
or pastor, Nancy Russel I at
6 75-5192.
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