Volume 7, Issue 10 April 11 2010

Trustworthy Answers in Untrusting Times Part 1—John MacArthur

ASSEMBLY TIMES From the human per- asked.

spective, life doesn't "No," he replied, "but
Sunday Morning: always make sense. It is I've put myself into a
a difficult journey with situation where I don't
PATHWAYS THROUGH GRIEF SEMINAR 10:00am Bible Class obstacles to face and have to ask the ques-
11:00am Worship pitfalls to avoid. All of us tions!" Unfortunately,
Sam Hawkins will be here on April 17th have asked the same that is the best human
and 18th to offer the community a semi- Thursday Evening: hard questions: "Is wisdom can do.
there a God?"; "Does He
nar on coping with loss and grief. All are 7:00pm Bible Study
really love me?"; "Why The last fifty years have
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welcome to come to the full five sessions am I here?"; "Why did produced an informa-
this have to happen?"; tion explosion unparal-
on the weekend. There will be three CONTACT INFO
"What is life really leled in human history.
sessions on Saturday, and two on Sun- about?" Yet with all we have
1 Christina Street Life is a process of seeking answers for the learned and with all the volumes that have
day (Bible class and Sermon). A de- Village of Kenosee Lake road ahead. But the real question is: been written, modern knowledge has been
tailed schedule will be released soon. "Where do I go to get the answers to those unable to shed any new light on the most
questions?" Philosophers can only specu- basic spiritual questions facing the human
These sessions will be open to the pub- Box 184
late about the meaning of life. At best, they race. That's exactly the situation the Bible
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can suggest theories for the reasons of ascribes to mankind in the end times:
suffering, the existence of God, and other "always learning, but never able to come to
and neighbours. Also, watch for our ad- onthe- basic spiritual questions. In the end, phi- the knowledge of the truth" (2 Timothy
vertisement in the Carlyle Observer and mount@sasktel.net losophy's answers are totally unsatisfying. 3:7).
Even Bertrand Russell, perhaps the premier Man has solved incredibly difficult prob-
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philosopher of the twentieth century and a lems in the fields of mathematics, astron-
talk to Jim or Rolland LEADERSHIP man totally opposed to Christianity, admit- omy, microbiology, and even space travel.
ted before he died that philosophy had But the true meaning of life stubbornly
availed him nothing. eludes those whose methods of pursuit are
Elders:
I'll never forget a man I once met while merely rational. They end up totally puz-
Cameron Husband hiking through the mountains of northern zled about life, death, God, man, sin,
Harold Floyd California. He was a graduate of Boston heaven, hell, love, joy, and peace.
Dale King University who lived in an overturned Fri- The problem is that spiritual answers can-
Jim Sedor gidaire box by a stream. not be deduced by human reason alone (1
I saw him there and introduced myself. Corinthians 2:14). It's not that spiritual
After describing his frustrating search for truth is irrational or illogical, but human
Minister: the meaning of life, he told me, "I've es- wisdom is defective because it is tainted by
Rolland Bouchard caped." man's sinfulness and unable to perceive the
(306)577-8418 "Well, have you found the answers?" I things of God.

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THRIFT STORE DAYS
We will be working the thrift store Sam and Paulette will be here with
April 27 & 29
May 18 & 20
June 15 & 17
July 13-15
More dates coming very soon.
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HOMEMAKERS CIRCLE
Here is a list of upcoming Homemak-
ers Circle events. For more informa- We will be hosting a soup and sand-
tion talk to Judith.
April - Public Speaker/ to be
announced.
May - Greenhouse.
June - Tea house.
The specific details will be an-
nounced as each activity comes up.
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CHURCH SCRAP BOOK!
If you have any photos that you
would like to be put into a church
scrapbook please talk to Ronda.
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 Marie McMillan—Continued  Pamela
Heal concerns
 Bernard and Alicia Krogsgaard  Joe Fox—Surgery for His  The
- Missionaries in Mexico
 Brent Peterson—continued
recovery
www.petersonfamilyupdate.blogspot.com
THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES
SAM HAWKINS
on Saturday and Sunday April 17 and
18. and will be needing a place to
stay on Saturday night. Anyone in-
terested in hosting them in their
home please talk to Rolland or Jim
today.

GRIEF SEMINAR LUNCHEON
wich lunch during the grief seminar
on April 17th. Anyone interested in
bringing a soup and/or buns/
sandwiches for the luncheon see the
signup sheet on the bulletin board
today.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Submit in writing by Thursday each
week to make sure your announce-
ment makes it into the newsletter.
THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER...
King—General
prayers for Her well being
knee and consequent unem-
ployment.
 Our Shepherds—leadership
and care
SMALL GATHERINGS:
Thank you to all who attended a
small gathering last Thursday
evening. Your feedback on these
events is essential so please
speak with Rolland about your
experience.
What is it?
The small gatherings are simple,
though they may look different
from week to week and place to
place. The express purpose of
these gatherings is unified:
Relationship building. Your in-
put and ideas are necessary and
welcome.
If you were not invited to one
this past week, or would like to
host one in your home, please
speak with Rolland.
Thank you for your vision.
 Chris Cornforth—continued
health concerns.
Lawrence Family—
struggling with grief.
 Our small gatherings.
April 11, 2010
Now we see but a poor re- PICTURES FOR MEXICO ASSEMBLY, March 28, 2010
flection as in a mirror; then TODAY: NEW Team 4
We are requesting that all of the chil- NEXT WEEK: NEW Team 5
we shall see face to face.
dren in our congregation have their Welcome and Announcements
Now I know in part; then I picture taken and a bio written that we
shall know fully, even as I Jesus Loves Me
can send down to the Sunday school
am fully known. And now class in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico where Jesus Loves the Little Children
these three remain: faith, Bernard and Alicia are serving as mis- Prayer
hope and love. But the great- sionaries. Please submit these pictures
O ‘Twas Wonderful Love
est of these is love. to Ronda as soon as possible. For more
information talk to Ronda
Come Share the Lord
1 Corinthians 13:12-13 Communion
God Has Smiled On Me
Love Lifted Me
Message
Wonderful Love of Jesus
As many of you know Western Christian is in a state of crisis. The school Sharing and Prayer
has been given until mid May to come up with a plan and funds to keep
it’s doors open. A recommendation has been made to the school to pivstiV (peh-stiss)
close the doors unless they can raise $600,000 for the remainder of this
1) conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the
year and $600,000 for next year. We, the alumni, are calling on all of us NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's
to help with this dire situation. Western is one of six organizations in all
relationship to God and divine things, generally
of Saskatchewan that has lasted for over 65 years, we would love to see
with the included idea of trust and holy fervour
born of faith and joined with it 1a) relating to
it last another 65 years. It has been serving the church faithfully, and
God 1a1) the conviction that God exists and is the
the implications of it closing are huge. The administrative staff are creator and ruler of all things, the provider and
hopeful and overflowing with vision for some of the schools future pos-
bestower of eternal salvation through Christ 1b)
relating to Christ 1c) the religious beliefs of Chris-
sibilities, but that does not make the crisis any less real. Please prayer-
tians 1d) belief with the predominate idea of trust
fully consider how you can help the school during this time of need. (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ,
Here are some things that we are working on. springing from faith in the same 2) fidelity, faith-
fulness 2a) the character of one who can be relied
1) Carolyn McMillan is selling Watkins products and is going to donate on. Hebrews 11:1
profits to the school.
2) Joe is going to start up a weekly horseshoe night and the cover
charge will go to WCC.
3) On June 12 Wawota has their annual garage sale, we would like to
set up a full pavilion of donated items where all of the proceeds will
FOR INFOMRATION ON HOW YOU CAN
go to Western. We would also like live music, consider that an invi-
SPONSOR A CHILD THROUGH COMPAS-
tation to all of you musicians out there.
SION OR FOR A WAY TO SUPPORT THE
To find out more about how you can help please talk to Monica or RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI VISIT
Rolland. Thank you. www.compassion.ca