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| Rock n' Roll Returns at Olive Branch VBS |
 The Olive Branch
Church of God invite kids to have a "blast from the past" at this
year's Vacation Bible School. The two day camp is this Friday and
Saturday, July 11th and 12th from 9:00 am to 2:30 p.m. At
Hallelujah Hop kids ages 4 through 6th grade will travel back to the
era of the 1950's with learning centers in such places as the
"drive-in", "soda shop" "thunder alley" and a "sock hop"! Included
in the activities are bible stories, skits, crafts, games and lots
of food! A free lunch will be provided each day. Kids will even
rock to the tunes of the 50's with Christian lyrics!
Need transportation? No problem. Kids can meet at the Ohio City
Fire Station on Main Street to be picked up at 8:45 am and dropped
off at 2:45 p.m. Then on Sunday morning, July 13th parents will be
welcome to join us as their children present "Hallelujah Hop 2008!"
Together let's put some Rock n'Roll into your summer. Olive Branch
is located on State Route 118 3 miles south of Ohio City and 3 miles
north of Rockford. Questions or to arrange transportation call
419 965-2830.
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 Mt. Tabor Church of God Presenting "Son Harvest County Fair" 2008 Vacation Bible School Mt. Tabor Church of God of SR 127 & Tama Rd. is presenting: “Son Harvest County Fair” 2008 Vacation Bible School Sunday, July 13 - Thursday, July 17at 6:30 PM - 9:15 PM. All children 3 years old to those who have completed 6th grade are welcome. To register call 419.363.3653 or 419.795.3421. Leave a message!
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| Calvary Preschool Hosts Toymaker Stephen Chavarria |
 Stephen
Chavarria came to Calvary Preschool to share
with the children some of the things he makes out of wood. The boys and
girls enjoyed seeing and touching his airplane, Noah’s Ark, trucks and
other wooden items. Calvary Preschool thanks Stephen for coming and
sharing his talent and the old fashion toys he makes. Calvary Preschool
is located on Van Wert Decatur Road just east of Van Crest. You may
call the church office at 419-238-9426 for more information or go to the
website at www.cecvw.org to print out forms. |
| Calvary Evangelical Church Taking Registrations for Vacation Bible School |
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Calvary Evangelical Church will transform into “Outrigger Island” for
Vacation Bible School this next week, June 16-20. All children enrolled
in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to come and Know the
Truth, Speak the Truth and Live the Truth! Registration begins each day
around 8:30 am and the day begins at 9am. Call the church office at
419-238-9426 to register your child or for more information. HOPE TO
SEE YOU THERE! |
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ROCKFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO CLOSE by Martha Baltzell After 152 years the Rockford Presbyterian Church deems it necessary to close their doors because of a lack of new members as well as due to the cost of maintaining a church and manse (home of our minister). Rev. Karen Long, who has been the minister at the church for 18 plus years, has officially resigned her position as of August 1. On Sunday, June 8th, a dinner was catered by Connie Hamrick for the congregation. This dinner was to honor all Mothers and Fathers but since we don't know for sure when Pastor Karen will be leaving, we surprised her by having the dinner in her honor. The women's association presented her with a watch. Many happy times of turkey dinners, ice cream socials, rummage sales and great get-togethers will be sadly missed by all of the congregation. |
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Chattanooga Community to Hold Power Lab
Vacation Bible School Coming June 16th @ Zion Lutheran Church from 9 AM - 12 PM |
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“Power Lab” is for all kids from 3 years of age to those who have just completed the 6th grade. For further information or to register, please call Jenifer Ross (419.495.2244) or Jessica Pond (419.942.3344). Zion Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of State Route 49 and Tama Road. The Chattanooga Community VBS is sponsored by Chattanooga United Methodist, St. Paul Lutheran, and Zion Lutheran churches. |
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Hand in Hand International
Adoption Fund Raiser The Hand in Hand International Adoption Agency from Albion, Indiana will be bringing a group of orphans from the Philippines to the Ohio/Indiana area in July, where they will be staying with various host families. The hope is that these kids, ranging in age from eight to fifteen, will find "forever" families here and be adopted by the hosting families. A fund raiser has been planned to help with the costs of passports, Visas, and air transportation for the children and their escorts . Saturday, June 28, 2008 Rural King Parking Lot, Van Wert11:00 am - 2:00 pm Nelson’s BBQ Chicken Tickets are $6.00 for one-half chicken and may be purchased at D & L Classic Woodworking/The Olde Rockford Hardware or by calling 419-363-2315 or 419-363-3903 Editor's note: Dave and Nancy Salway are hosting 14 year old Jennifer from the Philippines. |
| Mega Sports Camp is Back! |
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At Beyond the Gold Mega Sports Camp, kids can pick between Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball. It doesn’t matter if they’ve played all their lives or just started yesterday, MEGA Sport Camp helps kids improve their skills. All sorts of drills and practice games will get kids focused on the fundamentals that make athletes great. Plus, MEGA Sports Camp creates a positive and encouraging environment that pumps up their confidence and self-esteem. Between
Sports Sessions, coaches lead in songs, tell stories, and do cool object
lessons that help themes of truth, confidence, wisdom, faith, and
teamwork take hold in kids’ hearts. And most importantly, kids will
discover God’s great love for them. There will be an optional free-will dinner served at 5:15PM. Early registration fee is $25, after June 23rd $35. (Fee includes a t-shirt.) Please contact the MEGA Sports Camp team at St. John Lutheran church, 1100 N Main St, Celina 419-586-2332 or office@purpledoorchurch.org to register your child. You may also register on line at www.purpledoorchurch.org Picture: Youth Practicing Soccer at last years camp. |
| New Horizons Community Church Announces Appointment of New Senior Pastor |
 New
Horizons Community Church in Rockford Ohio is announcing the appointment
of their new senior pastor, Marvin Schwartz. Pastor Schwartz is
actually a local man, known to many of us in the area, as he lives just
across the state line in Indiana, west of Rockford! He has made his home
there and raised three children along with his wife Linda. Pastor
Marvin is a graduate of Taylor University and is currently enrolled in
the Graduate School of Christian Ministries at Huntington University,
Huntington Indiana. We are excited as we begin to walk down this new
path with Pastor Marvin. His first Sunday with our congregation will be
May 25, 2008. Appropriately so, the theme for that day is 'A New
Beginning'. If you are seeking a place to worship, or want to
experience God, we ask that you come! The church is located at 833 South
Main Street, Rockford Ohio. Sunday School is at 9:00am, and Worship
Service is at 10:00am. We hope to see you in the House of the Lord! |
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Liberty Baptist Offers New Children's
Opportunity
 (Van
Wert) The Liberty Baptist Church is honored to introduce to the
community Kids4Truth International. This is a God centered ministry
for children for ages 3-10.
The lessons taught each Sunday morning
cover such doctrines as how we got the Word of God, God’s Greatness,
God’s Goodness, God’s Law and Jesus Christ. Every doctrine is
covered over a period of two months and the children are awarded
achievement patches as they learn question and answers to 120
foundational questions of the Christian faith and scripture to
support the answer. We would like to welcome you and your children
to this ministry which takes place at Liberty Baptist Church 101 S.
Harrison Street (just East of the Y.W.C.A. on East Main Street)
every Sunday morning At 10:30 a.m. According to Jim C. Burns, Sr.
Pastor, the director of Kids4Truth is Travis Shartzer. To
accommodate the growth of the church’s children’s and youth
ministries, Liberty Baptist is in the process of selling their
present facility and is remodeling the former Horace Mann School for
future worship, teaching and outreach ministries. For more
information, please see the church’s web site at: www.lbcvw.org
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CALVARY PRESCHOOL SPRING PROGRAM |
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The Calvary Preschool Board will be assisting the staff along with Lead Pastor Chad Chute. |
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UMW Mother/Daughter Tea By Cathy J. Schreima |
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“Hat’s Off” salute to all women was the program for this year’s St.
Paul's United Methodist Church Mother/Daughter Tea.This year’s event was held on April 13 in the Fellowship Hall and attended by 83 people. Sandi Rammel, of New Bremen, assisted by her mother Auddie Niekamp of Celina and friend Betty Mears of St. Marys, delighted the audience with a history lesson and a hat show that included lots of trivia and laughs. They were assisted by St. Paul’s members, Rosie Hagar, her granddaughter, Beth Armstrong, Hopper Barber, Lee Carr and Dancie Mohler and her daughter, Cami Mohler. The program ended with all the hat models wearing Mickey Mouse hats and singing the famous Mickey Mouse Club House theme song. Special mother recognition: Most daughters and no sons, Kathleen Fox; Most generations present, Rosie Hagar; Traveled the longest distance to attend, Robin Underwood; Traveled the shortest distance to attend, Becky Jacobs. The youngest child attending was Carly Hemmelgarn, daughter of Jason and Casey Hemmelgarn. Carly is the granddaughter of Tim and Theresa Hagar, and great-granddaughter of Russ and Rosie Hagar. Vice President Cathy Schreima presented Good Egg awards to the cookbook committee members and those helping with the UMW Tea. She recognized Hopper Barber for the table decorations and Dortha Baer and her crew for their help in the kitchen.
Schreima announced the group's cookbook proof was sent back to the publisher and the books should arrive in four to six weeks. They include 500 recipes and will sell for $8 each. Copies can be reserved by calling or leaving a note in the church office 419-586-6612. St. Paul's United Methodist Church Women's group meets at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the church located at 119 Fulton St., Celina |
COMMUNITY PROJECT BY VANTAGE STUDENTS The
former Horace Mann Elementary School building recently purchased by the
Liberty Baptist Church received a boost from students and volunteers
from Vantage Building and Grounds Maintenance Program students. Instructor Larry Mengerink and eight of his students from Vantage spent several hours Thursday and Friday tarring out insulation and ceiling tile to make way for needed fire sprinklers which will soon be installed in the building to meet Ohio State Codes for fire protection. Mr.
Mengerink and the students also helped with other heavy demolition
needed for the renovation. "Mr. Mengerink and these Juniors and Seniors
from Vantage were a huge help," says Pastor Jim Burns. We started out
Thursday morning with 3 volunteers, and I knew it would take us forever
to get this job done without more help. |
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Pictured are: Dreema Cunningham, Larry Mengerink
(Vantage Instructor), Kameron Kutzli, Brandon Heath, John Villarreal
(All from the Vantage Building and Grounds Maintenance Program), Sam
Cunningham, Fostoria, Pastor Jim C. Burns, Richard Rumschlag, Fostoria |
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Rockford U. Methodist offers “Starting Points” - a time to talk about life “I love those shoes, but not the same way I love
my life. What’s up with that word, love, anyway?” “People have let me
down, so what do I do with all the “luggage “ I carry around?” “Why do I
spend so much energy wishing things were the way they used to be?” I
believe in God, but does God believe in me?” “I think I know what’s
missing from my life, but do I really? |
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Family of Madison Schaffner Thanks Community We would like to give special thanks to the Rockford Eagles and Ladies Auxillary, Rockford Sons of the Legion, Strickler's Auction Service, Bruce "Brewster the Rooster" Bollenbacher and Gehle's Transport (Steve and Missy Gehle). We would also like to thank the following individuals for their tremendous amount of time and effort in organizing this event: Gary and Teresa Hodge, Nikki Barna, Mendy Stetler, Deb Call, Mike Grunden, Dick Shaffer, Jack Provci and John Lugabihl and any others that we may have inadvertantly missed. Also, thanks to the over 100 businesses and individuals from Rockford, Celina, Van Wert, Decatur and surrounding areas who donated their time, services or products for the auction. Our "thank you's" will never be enough to express our gratitude to all of these individuals, organizations and businesses. God bless each and every one. Dan, Kim, Taylor and Madison Schaffner
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| CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER OFFERS GROCERIES AT A FRACTION OF THE COST |
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Christian Life Center has a new ministry to
serve our community called: ANGEL FOOD MINISTRY. You or someone you
want to help can be blessed with a wonderful box of fresh meats, fresh
and frozen fruits and vegetables and staple items. There are NO
memberships, NO qualifying, NO income limits, NO applications, and NO
limit to the number of boxes a person may purchase. Christian Life
Center also participates in the U.S. Food Stamp Voucher system (EBT),
which must be signed in person. One regular menu box is enough food to
feed a family of four for a week…or a single elderly person for almost a
month – all for only $30.00. There are also monthly specials which can
include steaks, chicken or even a senior special with individual meals.
To participate, simply place an
order by the order due date with your payment. Approximately 2 weeks
after the Order due date you will then pick up your order at Christian
Life Center. This is Distribution Day (D-DAY), in which the arranged
pick-up time is usually around 9:00 am on a Saturday. You will want to
bring your own box or even a laundry basket when you pick up your
food. Each month the menu changes for the regular Menu box. A flyer
with the yearly schedule is available for your convenience at the
church. A menu is always posted on the front door of Christian Life
Center as well as available for you to take. You may order on line at
CLC.LIFELINE@GMAIL.COM
and mail in your payment; mail in your order with your payment; stop by
with your order or call us at 419-238-5140 or even fax at 519-238-6291.
We anticipate serving this community and know that this will be a
blessing to many. Our economy is tough; especially fuel prices and we
hope this can take the edge off for many. Please don’t hesitate to call
if you have any questions. We are excited to serve our community.
Christian Life Center is located at 1366 E. Ervin Road, Van Wert, OH
45891. Service times have changed to GUTS (God Uniting the Saints) on
Saturday nights at 7:00pm and Wednesday nights at 7:00pm.
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Rockford Group Travels to Mississippi with Hurricane
Relief Any individual or group who is interested in traveling to Mississippi to assist hurricane victims may obtain information by contacting Dave Salway (419-363-3903 or 419-363-2315) or Angie Fisher (419-586-1933). |
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Looking for the solution
to summertime boredom? Then come to the “Power Lab” in Chattanooga.
The Chattanooga Community VBS will be held June 16th – 20th
at Zion Lutheran Church from 9AM – 12PM daily. The Power Lab will be a
place where everyone will discover Jesus’ miraculous power!!! Everyday
children will meet new friends, make amazing crafts, eat wacky snacks,
play hyperspeed games, be involved with incredible science experiments
and listen to awesome music. Throughout the week the kids will learn
that Jesus has tons of power and that He gives us the power to be
thankful, to help others, to be brave, to live forever, and to tell
others about God. 
St.
John Lutheran Church in Celina is offering kids in first through sixth
grades one awesome time. Mega Sports Camp will be held July 7th
– July 11th from 6-8:30PM. St John wants to give kids the
chance to learn more about sports, discover character-building concepts,
and have a whole lot of fun! 
On
May 18th at 6:00pm Calvary Preschool will have their Spring
Program. The boys and girls will be presenting “The ABC’s of Ohio”.
Each letter of the alphabet will be presented by the four’s and
five’s. A video presentation will be shown before the receiving of
diplomas for four’s and five’s. Songs will be sung be the 3’s, 4’s &
5’s and the 3’s classes will say a verse. Everyone is welcome to
attend. (Mom’s, Dad’s, Grandma’s, Grandpa’s, family and friends.)