July 2015 | Scio Baptist Church | 503-394-3375
sciobaptistchurch.org
Pastor Mike Sprague
Worship Service 10:30am
“…I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
The Beacon
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political
bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the
separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect
to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the
separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these
ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its
foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely
to affect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established
should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that
mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the
forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably
the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their
duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been
the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter
their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of
repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny
over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. [to read the rest of the
document: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/]
“When we view the blessings with which our country has been favored, those which we now enjoy, and the means
which we possess of handing them down unimpaired to our latest posterity, our attention is irresistibly drawn to
the source from whence they flow. Let us then, unite in offering our most grateful acknowledgments for these
blessings to the Divine Author of All Good." President James Monroe made this statement in his 2nd Annual
Message to Congress, November 16, 1818.
SCIO BAPTIST CHURCH MINISTRIES
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though
many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the
grace given to us, let us use them…. Romans 12:4-6a
There will be an all ministry meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 6:30pm to discuss Relational
Eldership Training. Anyone involved in a ministry should attend. More info to follow.
Elders
Pastor Mike Sprague, Guy Barth, Butch Thomas, Mark Schelske
Deacons
Russ Blumenstein, Gary Struckmeier
Prayer Chain
Contact: Kathy Wetherford
Scio Baptist Church Prayer Chain: Since January 1, 2015 the Prayer Chain has posted 67 prayer requests.
Thank you to all of the wonderful prayer warriors who have committed to praying for the many and varied
requests. It is indeed a privilege to seek God's blessings on behalf of someone who is in need.
Worship Ministry
Contact: Dustin Blumenstein
Men’s Ministries
Monday Night Men’s Group- Contact: Pastor Mike Sprague
Men’s Breakfast Ministry- Contact: Harvey Longanecker
Grounds Keeping- Contact: Alan Clouse
Missions Ministries
Contact: Mark Schelske
White Cross- Contact Alphadine Freitag
Australia Missions Trip January 2015Team: Pastor Mike Sprague, Wendie Sprague, Wednesday Sprague, Mic Sprague, Gary Struckmeier, Kitty
Struckmeier, Dustin Blumenstein, Lauri Blumenstein.
Please pray for God’s clear direction as the team considers all aspects of this mission.
“We must be global Christians with a global vision because we serve a global God.” ~John R.W. Stott
Women’s Ministries
Contact: Betty McOmber
The Women’s Ministry is taking the summer off and will resume regular meetings on Saturday, September 12
at 9:30am. All women who attend Scio Baptist are welcome to attend these meetings and share input or help
lead discussions. Here are some things to be praying about this summer:
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Women’s Retreat - What the best options are for our church and possibly for our community
Holiday Bazaar - How we can make this successful as well as a welcome event in the community
Ladies’ Nights Out - For guidance on how these should be organized and what they can bring to the
women of the church
Below are some events that will be happening this summer:
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Women’s Camp at Tadmor - July 17-19
Family Fun Night - The Women’s Ministry group will be sponsoring an Outdoor Games & Snack night
on August 12
If you have any topics you’d like to bring to the Women’s Ministry group or events/responsibilities you’d like to
see the women work on, please let Betty McOmber know so that she can add it to the agenda for
September. Have a great summer ladies!
Deaconesses- Contact: Joyce Commons
Single Women’s Ministry- Contact: Brenda Spence
Women’s Group Book Study- Contact: Lauri Blumenstein
Seniors On The Go
Contact: Brenda Marsters
Social Ministries
Contact: Tom Thompson
Fellowship Ministry (Sundays, before Church in the Fellowship Hall)- Contact: Russ Blumenstein
Grab a cup of coffee and a cookie and enjoy some fellowship before church. This is a good chance to get to
know someone better.
“And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life
is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.” ~ James Frey
Children’s Ministries
Nursery- Contact: Beth Blumenstein
Thank you to everyone who has been helping out in the Nursery during church! It has been such a blessing to
have enough volunteers on a regular basis. If you’d like to volunteer in the nursery, please let Beth
Blumenstein know. Although we are regularly staffed, we sometimes need substitutes. It also might give one
of the regulars a chance to try out children’s church or another ministry if they want. Unfortunately, we have
not had many children in the nursery lately, so we have not been needing high school (or junior high) help. If
you are under the age of 18 and would like to help out with children, please let Beth Blumenstein know. There
is always some kind of help needed with children’s ministries.
Rooted- Contact: Gary Struckmeier
VBS- June 6-10, 9am-1pm, 4 yrs. old – 5th grade.
Sunday School- Contact: Kitty Struckmeier
Children’s Church- Contact: Beth Blumenstein
The Upper Room- Jr/Sr High Youth Group
Contact: Dustin Blumenstein
The youth group does not currently have enough leaders to break into one Senior High and one Junior High
group, so we are still combined into one group. Because the two age groups are so different, ideally they would
be separated so that lessons can more directly address issues specific to the age. Please help us pray that
we will listen to God’s leading in a way that will help the youth in our church and in our community, whether it
takes the form of another female leader stepping up or keeping the group together with fewer leaders.
The Library
Contact: Lauri Blumenstein
I recently attended the Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries annual conference. This is an event I
greatly anticipate every year! It is great fun to hang out with other librarians, attend workshops and meet
authors. I am always inspired to come back and try something new in our library. There were a number of
authors in attendance this year- I wish I could have purchased all of their books! They all sounded so
interesting. But, I did come back with a nice varied selection of books that will be on display during July.
I find a good book and a glass of iced tea are a good way to deal with the heat! Stop by and check out one of
the new books and let me know how you like it.
Don’t forget to remind your children to read over the summer!
“Regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic level, or previous achievement, children who read four or more books over
the summer fare better on reading-comprehension tests in the fall than their peers who read one or no books over
the summer.” -Summer Reading and the Ethnic Achievement Gap, Jimmy Kim, Journal of Education for Students
Placed at Risk, 2004.
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Family Fun
Night- Movie
7pm
Blood Mobile
Wednesday
Sprague BD
Independence
Day
Jerika Hammett BD
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Fellowship
8:30am
Worship
9:00am
Youth Group
6pm
Prayer
6pm
VBS 9am-1pm
VBS 9am-1pm
VBS 9am-1pm
VBS 9am-1pm
VBS 9am-1pm
Dustin
Blumenstein BD
Men’s Group
6:30pm
Deacon/Elder
Meeting
6:30pm
Sarah McOmber
BD
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Family Fun
Night- Water
Night 7pm
Steve Bennett BD
Women’s
Camp
Women’s
Camp
Fred Schaefer BD
Laura Reed BD
Alikzander Cate BD
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Fellowship
8:30am
Worship
9:00am
Youth Group
6pm
Prayer
6pm
Men’s Group
6:30pm
Elder Meeting
6:30pm
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Fellowship
8:30am
Worship
9:00am
Youth Group
6pm
Prayer
6pm
Women’s Camp
Men’s Group
6:30pm
Ministry Mtg.
6:30pm
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Men’s Group
6:30pm
Elder Meeting
6:30pm
Family Fun
Night- 7pm
Fellowship
8:30am
Worship
9:00am
Youth Group
6pm
Prayer
6pm
Mark Glaser BD
Kathleen Limbeck
BD
Sabine Limbeck BD
Dona Lanz Bd
Beth Blumenstein
BD
Austin Sutton Bd
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Single Women
10am
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Mary Sunseri BD
Jacob Lowther BD