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February Birthdays The following folks will celebrate a birthday this month, please join us in wishing them a very “Happy Birthday!” Feb. 1 Nathan Pyke Feb. 2 Gloria Powell Feb. 5 Vera Davis Feb. 7 Tina Hawley Feb. 8 Irene Collins Mark Fick Feb. 9 Juanita O’Nail Dave Triplett Feb. 10 Betty Yost Feb. 11 Clarence O’Nail Feb. 15 Noah Watkins Feb. 16 Pam Harris Katie Jolley Feb. 17 Ray Maccombs Feb. 19 Tom Taggart Feb. 22 Hunter Heaton Feb. 23 Manny Aguiar Rev. Kevin Stumbo Feb. 25 Chaz Weeks Feb. 28 Bill Gillespie Emily Shoemaker Feb. 29 Levy Jones May God bless you and fill your birthday with many blessings & love! “Happy Birthday & Best Wishes!” J Please Note: If your name or the name of a loved one is not listed or listed incorrectly on the Birthday or Anniversary lists, please contact the church office to update your personal information. Thank you.
These couples will celebrate their wedding anniversaries this month; let’s wish them a “Happy Anniversary!” Feb 2. Tim & Kelly Adams Feb 14 Bill & Nikita Johnson Bill & Tari McCulloch Feb 16 Tim & Sharon Shuttleworth May your celebration be filled joyful memories, much family and plenty of love. God Bless You Both, “Happy Anniversary!”
Sunday: Prayer-A-Foot 8:45am Choir 9:00am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Worship Service 10:30am Sunday Evening Service 6:00pm Monday’s &Thursday’s: The Lighter Side 6:00pm Wednesday: Drive By Prayer 10:00am Family Night 7:00pm Thursday: Brown Bag Bible Study 11:30am Last Sunday Evening Each Month Singspiration 6:00pm
Happy Valentine’s Day!
The NWC Quilting Class will meet on Saturday, February 11th at 10am in the fellowship hall. If you’re interested in joining the class, bring your sewing machine and come enjoy! Or contact Jane Taggart 753-1728, for more information.
The Great Chili Cook-Off The Great Chili Cook-Off was again this year a HUGE success this year! We had 16 entries, and almost 80 participants!! The winners were: 1st Place - James Friihauf 2nd Place – Tammie Friihauf 3rd Place – Crystal Howard This event is one of the most exciting events hosted at NWC! The Lord was so clearly with us, he brought new friends from all across Ohio! NWC, we are spreading the good news of the gospel ~ even if it’s over a bowl of chili!! Praise God!!!! And thank you to everyone who participated. The chili’s, the desserts, the treats and the fellowship was AWESOME!!! Can’t wait till next year!!!
Looking for a great new group to join in 2012,… then check out the Andy Griffith Rerun Watchers Club! This month we’ll meet on Friday, February 24th @ 7pm. We’ll be enjoying subs, pop and chips, so please bring a few dollars to help out with the costs of treats. Hope to see you there!
The Valentine's Dinner will be hosted on February 11th at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall.This is a special evening for everyone. This celebration of our love for one another promises to be a time of fun and fellowship! The menu will be either chicken or meatloaf with all the trimmings! Cost is $10 per person. The sign up sheet is at the front of the church. Please contact the church office for more information. Reservations are recommended. Happy Valentine’s Day!
And now our Feature Presentation Movie Night has been such a hit, we’re doing it again in February! Thursday the 16th is NWC Movie Night in the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 PM. We will have popcorn and pop and watch the movie (movie to be announced). Bring your family, bring your friends, we’d love to have you join us!!!
Never thought of it! Jesus died over 2000 years ago. Nobody has ever referred to him as the late Jesus, Not even the heathens. Nowhere in history. Nowhere has He EVER been referred to in the past tense! He is the Living God!
Keep your gray matter active, sharpen your brains for 2012. Some questions to keep the "gray cells" active!!!! 1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name? 2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop; he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? 3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? 4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? 5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly? 6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? 7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? 8. What was the President's Name in 1975? 9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now? 10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"? 11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field? Answers: On the last page.
~DEATH~ WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT. A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, 'Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.' Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know.' 'You don't know? You're, a Christian man, and don't know what's on the other side?' The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining. As he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness. Turning to the patient, the doctor said, 'Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing... I know my Master is there and that is enough.' Submitted by: Fred Adams
Ladies Retreat ‘12 The theme for this year’s retreat is, “What key is in your hand?” The event will be held at the Embassy Suites in Dublin, March 23rd & 24th. The featured speaker will be Marie Shull and Christine Radojcsics will be the music evangelist. The deadline for registration is March 1st. Please contact Debbie McWilliams for additional information.
Love Is the Greatest 1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; [ a] but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages[ b] and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! 9 Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! 10 But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless.11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.[ c] All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name? Answer: Johnny, of course. 2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop; he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? Answer: Meat. 3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Answer: Mt. Everest; it just wasn't discovered yet. 4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? Answer: There is no dirt in a hole. 5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly? Answer: Incorrectly. 6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere. 7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? Answer: You can't take pictures with a wooden leg. You need a camera to take pictures. 8. What was the President's Name in 1975? Answer: Same as is it now - Barack Obama. 9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now? Answer: You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first. 10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"? Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow. [Duh] 11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field? Answer: One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big stack.
Happy Valentine’s Day! God Loves You! And so does your family at the Nelsonville Wesleyan Church.
Church Membership Class If you’re interested in becoming a member of the Nelsonville Wesleyan Church, please contact Pastor Mike. We will be hosting a Membership Class in late February/early March.
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Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing. Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse. And that the blind horse will listen for the bell, and then slowly walk to where the other horse is trusting that he will not be led astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect, or because we have problems or challenges. HE watches over us, and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse, being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way. Good friends are like that. You may not always see them, but you know they are always there. Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours, and remember: Be kinder than necessary. Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. And leave the rest to God! FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, AND NOT BY SIGHT.
Submitted by: April Koska
If you have something you’d like to see in the next edition of Church Chat, please drop the info at the Church Office; OR contact our editor, Crystal Howard, choward@frognet.net. We’d love to hear what you have to share. Stories, pictures, poems, new baby announcements, you name it,… we’d love it!! See ya next month!!
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