Thursday, May 19, 2011

MESSENGER 5/19/11

This week:  Choosing (Making Decisions)
Life gets really crazy at times. From relationships, work, finances, and everything else going on in the world, anxiety seems to be the norm of the day. So often, we lose our heads dealing with life’s issues. We can choose to ignore them and sweep them under the rug, hoping they will go away. But the reality is, the issues still remain and continue to affect our lives. So what do we do and where do we turn?
We have a choice to make when it comes to handling anxiety. We can deal with it as best we can in hopes that all things will work out or we can go to someone else expecting them to have all the answers. No, I’m not talking about a self-help clinic, or watching another episode of an afternoon talk show. I’m not even thinking about your best friend or a local bartender. They have the same issues we have. They’re just masking them really well. What I’m talk about is, looking to the Creator of the universe for the answers. Since He made the world, don’t you think He will have the answers to dealing with it?


Be sure to be a part of our new sermon series, “Dealing with Anxieties of Life”. Each week I will be addressing a different area of the anxiety we all face; Failure, Choosing (Decision Making), Loss, Money, and the World Around Us. We will see how we can get a handle on these issues and get a God perspective on the anxieties of life.


This would be a great time to bring that friend you’ve been praying for.


CHURCH OFFICE HOURS:  Next week Lisl will be in the office on Tuesday (5/24) and Wednesday (5/25) only.  If you have an announcement or something for the Messenger or bulletin, please have it in by Tuesday at noon.  Thank you.


First Place 4 Health is holding their summer Bible study beginning tonite. These meetings will be held on Thursday evenings 5:15 - 7:00 pm at PBC. Please join us!




Baby Bottle Boomerang is underway. Take a bottle home and return it full of coins, cash and checks on Father's Day. This is an easy fundraiser for the Pagosa Pregnancy Support Center... every little bit helps.






This Sunday, May 22nd, we will honor our graduates. We happen to have two graduates this year, Michelle Church and Derek Hugus, so please help us congratulate them in this milestone of thier lives.

This Sunday we will be celebrating our wonderful Sunday School teachers. Please be sure to be there so we can thank you in person.
We really appreciate all you do for our little ones.


Josh Pringle has received his assignment to Mayfield, Florida. He will finish his training on June 3rd. Please call either Connie or the church office for his new contact information.

Sunday School Teachers needed.... we are looking for a few teachers for 5th and 6th grade class (some men would be great!!). If you can help, please contact Wayne Huff.




PBC will be participating in the 4th of July parade!
We're looking for a volunteer to head up our efforts in our entry into the parade.
Please contact the church office if you would like to be a part of this fun event.

Save the date... July 17th we will be having our annual church picnic… more details to come.





Community Ladies Bible study will only be meeting once a month during the summer months. Please contact Dot Kirkham for more information.


The PBC Ladies’ Bible Study Group will meet the 2nd Tuesday of June, July, & August. Our meetings will be at PBC from 12:00-3:00 PM.
We’ll enjoy a Potluck luncheon those Tuesdays and we’ll view “Inheritance”, another Beth Moore series which should be most informative and enjoyable. There will be no homework!

Retiree’s Bible Study & Social
GENESIS
Each Thursday @ 10:00 am @ Jean Townsend’s home
Next Week 5/26
TEMPORARILY NOT MEETING WHILE
RON HEALS FROM EYE SURGERY
(Until further notice)
Call the church office (731-3120) for information




Tuesdays, anytime from 11:45 to 1:00 pm at the downtown Subway.  Come for fellowship when you can & stay as long or short as you can.





Several folks have asked about Vacation Bible School this summer. Pagosa Bible Church is not hosting a VBS this year, but several other community churches are. Here's the info that I have:

June 6-10 Community United Methodist &
                Catholic Churches 264-5508
June 6-9  Grace in Pagosa Kathy Faber 731-6200
June 13-16 Centerpoint Church Megan Castaneda 731-0334
July 18-22 Our Savior Lutheran Church Deborah Hainer 731-3157
Service on Sundays at 9:00 am
209 Harman Park Dr.
970-731-3120 http://www.pagosabiblechurch.com/
pbc@skywerx.com

Church office hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00-3:00
Mailing address: 209 Harman Park Dr.
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147