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July 30, 2009
West Valley Connection
Vol. 1 Iss. 30 |
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Mark your calendars and invite your friends!
Eric Belvin, our summer worship leader intern, will present a recital August 15 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Refreshments will follow. It promises to be an outstanding evening, with musical selections to suit a variety of tastes, including classical, broadway and Southern Gospel.
West Valley's New Website
If you haven't been to our new site you should click here and check it out! We're still working on it, but there's a new look and you will already see some new additions.
West Valley Forms Are Online!
If you have a bulletin or e-news submission, you can now use our online form to send this information to us. This will replace the weekly e-mail sent out for bulletin submissions. Just fill out the form and press submit. It's that easy!
Women's Thursday Night Bible Study
The Women's Thursday Night Bible Study will not be meeting this summer.
August
2 Janet Erford
3 Anthony Gomez
8 Ian Post
14 Gary Erford
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Young Life Update
Recently
Bruce and Rena Pleasants led a group of youth to the annual Young Life
camp in Wild Horse. This past Sunday they and several of those youth
gave a report to our church about their activities. In addition to a
video of the highlights, each of the youth commented on how the
experience helped them to grow spiritually. One of the youth even made
a commitment to Christ! Praise the Lord for His work through Bruce and
Rena's ministry. Click the picture below to view some of the pictures from last Sunday's report on our website.
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Food Pantry Needs
The West Valley Food Pantry is in need of donations! Please bring in non-perishable items such as canned meats, fruit, vegetables, boxed dinners, cereal, rice, pasta, sauces, crackers, etc. to help us restock the shelves!
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From Our Pastor Emeritus, Clio Thomas
This year is a GREAT fruit year in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. We have more apples, plums, and berries in our garden than we can use, so we give them away to neighbors and friends at church. But, other than pruning the trees when they are dormant in winter I had nothing to do with the bearing of fruit. That is God's doing. The trees blossom in the spring and set on fruit with no help from me.
So it is with the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. These are the result of the working of the Holy Spirit in one's life. They cannot be manufactured through the exertion of one's will or hard work. So it is also with the gifts of the Spirit, gifts that are given to God's servants for ministry. There are some 20 or more gifts of the Spirit, including pastoring, teaching, evangelism, administration, service, leadership, giving, and more.
When the Christian Church looks for men and women to serve in the body we need to seek to discover the spiritual gifts of those individuals. Paul says in Ephesians that the gifts are given for works of service. If we don't seek to determine the gifts of people we will wind up putting "square pegs in round holes, and round pegs in square holes." This often leads to disasters as people wind up in jobs God never intended for them. Let's not put people in positions simply because they are available for the job, or they think it would be interesting.
Another thing to remember is what a man by the name of Samuel Chadwick pointed out in his book "The Way to Pentecost". He wrote, "The gifts can be abused, but the fruit can never be abused." We need the gifts and fruit combined in ministry. A pastor, teacher, or leader can be a tyrant and abuse the power of the position. But, where the fruit of the Spirit is present in abundance in a leader's life, and exercised with the gifts the results will be a joy to behold. Both the pastor and the flock, the leaders and the people will be blessed and be a blessing.
Let's let God give the gifts and the fruit in abundance! |
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Taking Care During the Heatwave...
Click on the following link to get information from the Red Cross on what to do during a heatwave crisis such as what we are currently experiencing:
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Youth News
Some of the youth went on a short hike Thursday July 16th. We went to the Natural water slide on Denny Creek off of Exit 47 on I-90. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time together. Click on the picture below to see a slideshow of our trip.
Youth Prayer Requests:
 Stephanie - Pray for her upcoming trip to Thailand. She left July 23rd and will be gone for a month.
 Michael - Michael is enrolled in Driver's Ed. Pray that things will go well for him.
 Arie - Arie will be traveling to Maine to visit her grandparents. Pray for safe travel and a good trip.
 Oscar - Oscar is preparing for the upcoming CrossCountry season at TJ. Pray that his knee and hip will not bother him as he trains and competes.
 Aimee - Aimee is in the process of transferring to Auburn Mountain View this school year. She isn't moving but will be traveling farther to school. Pray for a smooth transition. |
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Downstairs Remodel Work Party Pictures
Click the picture below to see pictures of the work being done for the downstairs remodel.
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Classifieds
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Do you have an extra dresser you
don't need? We have a new church member in need of a decent dresser. Let Pastor
Keith know if you do and he'll work out the delivery details. Thanks.
TOO MANY CARS! For Sale: 2005 PT Cruiser Convertible Sweet 1st generation Cruiser Convertible needs driver! 2005 issue purchased in 2004. 5-speed manual, after-market Pioneer AM/FM CD, AC, power roof, windows, locks etc. Great little commuter car not getting used much anymore - $5,500 obo - e-mail megpost@msn.com for more information. -
For sale, Video Arcade Game: Ninja Kids video arcade game, fully functional, taking up space. $250 obo. Call 206-501-6098.
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Graphic design services on a per-project basis - quick, creative, efficient design at reasonable rates. Services include logo design, corporate identity, brochures, specialty design, posters, flyers, etc. Contact Tracey Coon at 253-632-1085 if interested.
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Custom embroidery - all proceeds go to help friends pay for their 4 day stay in the hospital with no insurance. Contact: Teresa Vineyard, mzzt63@msn.com.
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Seeking several host families to host exchange students for the next school year (2009/10). I do need to say that the host families will not be paid. They need a room for the student or if there are children in the home that will be sharing a room they need to be within 4 years of the exchange student. We need to be done by the beginning of June if possible and we have a lot of children who need to find homes for the coming school year. If anyone has any questions about it they can reach me at 253-486-4711 or 253-216-3523 new home phone or my e-mail nannyjt17@comcast.net. -- Jenn Timme
Listing items in the Classifieds
If you'd like to add items to a West Valley Classifieds list, please e-mail Tracey Coon in the church office for items in the following categories. Please also include your contact information and a detailed description.
- Help Wanted
- Work/Services Wanted
- For Sale
- Free Items
These items will be listed on a weekly basis in our e-news. If you have recurring items, please keep the church office informed on a weekly basis by the end of day Thursday. | |
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Prayer & Praise
Prayer Requests:
- The Catalyst Leadership Team
- The Gooding Family
- The Remodel Team and construction work
- Pastor Keith & Pastor Brandon
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