Elder’s Corner 2

Think Green 3

Bowling 4

Women’s Study 8

Hello-This is Me 5

Flower Committee Report 5

Kid’s Korner 6 & 7

From Our Kitchen to Yours 8

Health 9

Church Funnies 9

Thoughts from Virgina 9

Blessing of the Children 10

Special Music 10

4 Seasons Potluck 11

Feast 2009 12

Announcements 12

Inside this issue:

Terre Haute, Indiana;

Nordic / Baltic / Eastern European; & Lafayette, Indiana

September, October,

November, December

2009

Thus also

faith by itself,

if it does not

have works, is

dead.

James 2 :17

Two Births

in the Terre

Haute UCG

Page 12

Page 2

What to do with trash. Page 3

Page 9

Page 4

4 Season’s Potluck Page 11

Page 10

Special

Music Page 10

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Will Elijah the prophet reappear on the earth before Christ’s second coming? Malachi 4:5-6 is a dual prophecy, having two fulfillments. “Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet. Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse (utter destruction).” This prophecy was first fulfilled by John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Christ’s first coming. In Luke 1:17 it says “ And he (John the Baptist) shall go before Him (Christ) in the spirit and power of Elias (Elijah), to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” This prophecy does not mean that Elijah will be resurrected before Christ returns. Rather it is speaking of someone who has the same spiri-tual calling and office as the prophet Elijah, the man of God who witnessed with power to a re-bellious nation and commanded them to obey God. (“If the Lord be God follow him.” ( I Kings 18:21) When John the Baptist began preaching re-pentance and baptizing in the wilderness, the priests and Levites came from Jerusalem to ask if he was the prophesied “Elijah”. John an-swered no. (John 1:19-23) “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.” (verse 23) But Jesus said that John was indeed the prophesied “ Elijah” of that day. (Matt 11:7-15)

“So they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send My messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.” John was the “Elijah” who came to restore all things in preparation for Christ’s ministry. (Matt 17:10-13) But the second stage of this prophecy was to be fulfilled in the last days, “before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” This is speaking of our time now. (Matt 17:10-13) “And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes day that Elijah must come first? Then Jesus answered and said to them, Elijah truly is coming first and will restore all things. But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise suffer at their hands. Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.” At the close of this present evil age, an-

By Nelson Arnold

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It is very smart these days to be frugal, health-conscious and nature oriented. We in the Church of God have been taught for years to be good stewards of our resources. This article is to update you on how we have an impact on our environment and the need to keep learning of ways to con-serve. Each of us is a consumer of the air, water and soil. We can be very wasteful without realizing how much we use and throw away each day. It’s like having a checking account that without regular monitoring becomes over-drawn and the checks bounce. It has only been recently that our government and the private sector have awakened to the reality that our bank ac-count has been overdrawn. There is good news however, with thoughtful planning and some lifestyle changes we can make a difference without much sacrifice.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle We need to know what prod-ucts we use that can be recy-cled. Aluminum and steel cans, cardboard, glass, newspapers and plastic bottles are all recyclable. Steel and aluminum that is recy-cled goes into the building of skyscrapers, automobiles and ships. Plastic bottles can be re-cycled into toys, baskets and even clothing. We can reduce the amount of trash we generate by being careful shoppers. As a con-sumer we have purchasing power and buying products that are reusable or concentrated will reduce the amount of wrappers and containers that ends up in the local landfill. Manufacturers take note of what we buy and will produce more Earth friendly products. Here are some helpful tips that I have received from my friends who are eco- conscious:

Don’t buy more than you need. You will end up wast-ing more. Reduce the amount of pa-per you use. Send emails whenever possible. Buy products that have been recycled. Practice composting of food scraps and yard trim-mings. Use your junk mail and newspapers for wood stoves and fireplace.

Donate clothing and other items not needed to a local charity. Place recycling bins throughout your home and workspace to make it

more convenient for people.

Recycle building materi-als from construction and remodeling. They can go into other buildings or be donated to Habitat for Hu-manity. Take shorter showers. Walk or ride a bicycle whenever you can. Plant more trees (they give us oxygen). Take the ashes from your stove or fireplace and spread over the garden (potash is good for the soil).

It is important that we learn what our community has to of-fer in the way of recycling. We can let our com-munity leaders know that we do need to do this for us now and future generations. This is also another way of getting to know your neighbors young and old. As I am completing this arti-cle I look around at my own space and wonder: “Why do I keep so much stuff?” You will have to ex-cuse me while I go clean up and recycle. By JoAnn Shappard

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Our Bowling activity on December 5th this year brought 6 Big winners.

Donovan Saathoff with the top scorer. Bev Kubik with the top

women's score. Ali Nees the top teenage scorer. The top scorer on

bumper bowl for children was Tim Allwine Jr. The under five cate-

gory goes to Matty

Allison Tim Allwine

Sr. was the top scorer

for the men's

bumper bowler.

other “Elijah” is to thunder a warning message to disobedient Israel and prepare a people for Christ’s glorious return to reestablish God’s government on this earth. Before the end of this present evil world the Gospel of the King-dom must be preached as a witness to the en-tire world. “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Matt 24:14) God has in these last days opened the door of the mass media for His Gospel mes-sage to go out to the world. “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have

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Continued from page 2 not denied My Name.” (Rev 3:8) God says that only those who have “ears to hear”, who are tuned in to God’s truth would be able to recognize the second “Elijah”, John the Baptist. “And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” (Matt 11:14-15) Likewise, only those who are obedient to God and led by His Spirit will rec-ognize the end-time “Elijah”. “Because you have kept My command to per-severe, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” (Rev. 3:10) God will protect those who do, and who are heeding the warning message, when the world erupts in the flames of the Great Tribulation.

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I was born at my

Grandpa Wells farm about

7 miles northwest of West

Union, Illinois. My dad

worked in the steel mills at

Gary, Indiana. After my

mother died, he farmed by

Grandma Lindley’s farm

and drove a gas service

truck that made deliveries

in West Union.

I grew up in the country

on my grandma’s farm

about 5 miles northwest of

West Union, Illinois. I at-

tended a grade school that was about 1 mile

from my grandma’s house. After graduating

from there I attended high school in Hutsonville,

Illinois. I graduated in 1947. I was 16 years old.

I worked on the farm for a while. Then I

worked on the State of Illinois’ roads patching

pavement and such things. After that I went to

work on the New York Central Railroad (NYC)

as an operator and agent. The NCY merged

with the Pennsylvania Railroad (Penn Central).

The government took over and 13 railroads were

merged together and renamed Consolidated

Railroad (Con Rail).

I never married. I retired from the railroad Oc-

tober 31, 1991.

I own a little farm 10 miles west/northwest of

West Union, on which I rent out the acreage. I

take care of the place where I live.

I began reading the Plain Truth Magazine and

some of Mr. Armstrong’s books. I also listened

to him and Garner Ted on the radio. I have been

in the Church for a little over 3 years. I attend in

the Terre Haute, Indiana congre-

gation.

I have a sister,

Virginia R. Lindley,

who also attends

church here in Terre

Haute with me.

I like to read and

watch television.

My favorite scrip-

tures are ones about

the Ten Command-

ments and the

Lord’s Prayer. I

don’t believe in the

old saying “What

you don’t know

won’t hurt you.”

Natacha Allwine, age 13 joins

the flower arranging commit-

tee. Here she is with her con-

tribution for winter.

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A young girl stood by the shore clutching a small bundle in her arms. Miriam, the young girl, lowered her precious bundle into a basket and set it in the water. She then watched as her little brother floated away unaware of the dan-gers ahead. She prayed he would be safe and not found by Pharaoh, who had decreed that, all baby boys were to be killed.

Pharaoh’s daughter, while taking a bath in the Nile River, noticed the basket and sent her servant to get it. When she opened it, she saw the little boy. The baby’s sister, who was watching from a distance, came forward and asked Pharaoh’s daughter if she needed help taking care of the baby. Pharaoh’s daughter told Miriam to find someone to nurse the child. Miriam ran quickly to tell her mother that her brother would live. Pharaoh’s daughter named him Moses.

Many years later Moses went out to where the Israelites were and watched them work. He saw an Egyptian beating one of the slaves. When no one was looking, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. The next day Moses went out and saw two Israelites fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?” The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the

Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid be-

cause he knew they had seen him kill the Egyptian. Pharaoh also found out that Moses had killed an Egyptian. Moses found out that he was really a Hebrew. He knew he could not live as a Prince when he was an Israelite, but he chose to live God’s way anyway. Moses ran away to live in Midian where he met his wife, Zip-porah. Her father was a priest named Jethro.

Many years passed, and the Israel-ites were still slaves in Egypt. They worked long and hard to make bricks for Pharaoh’s buildings. God saw how the Egyptians treated the Israelites and called on Moses to lead them out of slavery. While watching Jethro’s sheep near Mount Sinai, God appeared to Moses in flames of fire within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire, it did not burn. God said to Moses, “Do not come any closer. Take off your shoes, for you are standing on holy ground.” Then God told Moses to go and tell Pharaoh to free the Israelites. Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, “The Lord did not appear to you.” God commanded Moses to throw down his shepherd’s rod and it became a snake. When Moses grabbed it by the tail, it be-came a shepherd’s rod again. God also performed another miracle by causing Moses’ hand to become leprous and be healed again. Moses could use these miracles to show that God had called him to go before the Pharaoh, King of Egypt. Moses still did not want to face the King of Egypt. He told God that he could not speak well, so God agreed to let Moses’ brother, Aaron, go with him and talk to Pharaoh for him.

Moses and Aaron went to see Pharaoh. They told Pharaoh that the God of Israel said, “Let my people go.” Phar-aoh said, “Who is God that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know God

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Picture from “”The Bible Story”

and I will not let Israel go.” Pharaoh was now very angry. He made the Israelites work even harder than before.

Later, Moses and Aaron returned and spoke to Pharaoh again. This time God per-formed miracles before Pharaoh by turning the shepherd’s rod into a snake, but Pharaoh would still not let the Israelites go, so now God sent ten terrible plagues to Pharaoh and the Egyptians.

Circle the ten plagues in the word

search below. You can use your Bible to find the answers in Exodus 8-12

During each of these plagues, Phar-

aoh would say that the Israelites could leave, but when God would remove the plague, Pharaoh would change his mind and say that the Israelites could not leave. Finally, after the death of all the firstborn in Egypt, Phar-aoh let the Israelites go, but soon after the Israelites were freed, the Egyptians changed their minds and began to chase after them.

Which sea did the Israelites have to cross?

The Egyptians were coming toward the Israelites ready to kill them. God parted the Sea and dried the ground so that the Is-raelites could pass through safely. When the Egyptians tried to come after them, God closed the Sea and the Egyptians were killed. God protected the Israelites from the Egyptians and guided them by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. When the cloud moved, the Israelites moved and when the cloud stopped, the Israelites stopped.

When the Israelites reached Mt Sinai, God told Moses to have all of the Israelites meet at the bottom, where He would appear. On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning. A great heavy cloud came over Mount Sinai, and Moses brought the people out of the camp to see God. Moses spoke and God answered with fire and thunder. God told Moses to leave the people and go to the top of the mountain where God gave him the Ten Command-ments.

Circle the ten commandments in the word search below (Exodus 20).

By Shannon Allwine

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BURGER-POTATO BITES

- Ann Curry

16 large frozen waffle cut potatoes

1 lb ground beef or turkey

2-3 tsp. grilling seasoning blend

4 slices cheddar cheese; cut in quarters

4 cherry tomatoes, sliced

mustard, ketchup, sour cream and

pickles

OVEN; 400 degrees

Line baking sheet with foil. Put potatoes on sheet. Bake for

18-20min. Remove from oven. Adjust racks to broil. Com-

bine meat and seasoning. Make into 16-1oz (about 2 Table-

spoons) mini burgers. Cook burgers for 5 minutes turning

one time. Drain. Top each potato with burger, cheese & to-

mato slice. Broil 4 - 5 inches from heat 1-2 min until cheese

melts and tomato begins to brown. Serve with mustard,

ketchup, sour cream and pickles.

Makes 16 snacks

GOLDENROD EGGS

- Ann Curry

3 tbs butter

1 1/2 heaping tbs flour

1 1/2 cups milk

3 hard-boiled eggs

salt & pepper

bread for toast

Make white sauce with melted butter, flour, milk & salt.

Cut whites of eggs into small pieces. Add to white sauce--

like gravy. Pour over toasted bread. Mash egg yolks &

sprinkle over top. Sprinkle with a dash of pepper.

Makes enough for 2

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A Tea was given by the Terre Haute congregation after services on August 15. A light lunch was served followed by two interactive seminars, one for the men and one for the women. Nelson Arnold hosted the seminar for the men, presenting the topic “Are We Living In the Last Days?” Julie Shew hosted a seminar for the women titled “Becoming a Woman After God’s Heart”. Both topics were well received and an enjoyable time was had by all. The congregation hopes to host another Tea in the future.

The next Men’s and Women’s Studies will be in the early Spring. The topic will be “How

to Cope After loosing a Loved One: A Positive Spin on Sadness” The men's seminar and

discussion will be given by Rick Whitt. The women's will be given by Caroline Whitt.

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Germs are everywhere, but less than 1% are considered harmful. Germs change sizes and shapes to penetrate your body. There are bacterial, viral, fungal and other infections disease carrying germs. Germs can live 2 hours or longer on tables, doorknobs, and desks and on many other surfaces. Scary isn’t it? But your body does a good job protecting you. Here are a few simple habits that can go a long way to help your body’s fight against germs:

1. Wash your hands before preparing food, eating and after sneezing or coughing and using the bathroom.

2. Use bleach in your laundry to kill germs. 3. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, especially after being in a public place. Use

hand sanitizer after leaving any store or restaurant. 4. Disinfect objects and surfaces in your home such as counter tops and children’s toys. 5. Get plenty of exercise and plenty of sleep. 6. Eat vegetables and fruits and also drink plenty of water and fluids to flush your system. 7. Last of all, stay home when you are sick. I hope this will help you to maintain good health this winter.

By Grace Arnold

THOSE WONDERFUL CHURCH

BULLETINS!

(The following statement actually appeared in a church bulletin.)

“The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next week.”

Which???

One of My main

joys is assembling

with My God

Family.

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Seth Michael Saathoff and par-

ents (Donovan and Valerie Whitt

Saathoff ) Hands laid on by Nel-

son Arnold.

Marjory Rose Compton and parents

(Steve and Melissa Wood Compton)

Hands laid on by Victor Kubik, Dominic Levi Zucca and

Katie Shew Zucca.

Hands laid on by Great

Grandpa Nelson Arnold.

The twins, Keith Allen and Blake Richard Atkerson,

(Jenny Whitt Atkerson’s boys) were absent because of

sickness. There will be another Blessing of the Children

for them in a couple of weeks.

Tim

and

Maria

Howie

Pianist : Linda Bushert and Victor Kubik

Tim

Howie

Rick Whitt and Tim Howie Shannon Allwine

Singing a

long with

special

music—

Caleb

Saathoff

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On November 14th we had our Feast Slide

Show. To accompany our Sabbath Services

and slide show we had a 4 Season Potluck.

Four women decorated f our tables each

with a different season. They even took

into consideration the weather:

Spring with rain clear ribbon hanging from

the ceiling., Lots of fresh tulips - Jenny

Shew

Summer with a big sun, sand, beach ,etc.

- Caroline Whitt

Fall with leaves falling from the sky, leaves

and fall decoration.—Peggy Huckstepp

Winter with snow flakes falling from the

sky, Lots of snowmen, snow and evergreen

trees—Maria Howie

I know I got so hot sitting at the summer

table that I had to visit the winter people.

We all had lots of fun. (C. Whitt reporting)

Allwines—Snowshoe

Whitts—Panama City Beach

Arnolds—Jamaica

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CURRENT EVENTS

Anniversaries: Victor & Beverly Kubik - Jan.29, 1982

Valerie & Donavan Saathoff - Feb 16, 2007

Amanda & Bryan Mishler Mar - 13, 2003

February 13 - Combined Variety Show, Lafayette & Terre Haute - Services will be combined in Lafayette that day

Jack Lindley: For Jack’s health and well-being. Don Howie: Artery problems, maybe surgery. Steve Allwine: Crone’s Disease. For Our Meeting Location: We ask for your prayers that the new building proposal will work for us, if it is God’s will. Update on George Sandland: My grandfather and I thank you for your prayers and con-cerns during his suffering the last few months. He is doing much better and is feeling better too. My dad sent me this picture of him after the sores healed and the bandages were

off. He looks awful, but he is not in pain anymore and the new skin has grown back healthy. My family and I are so thankful for God’s healing hand and for bringing Grandpa back to us. Love, Shannon Allwine and family.

Todd and Katie (Shew) Zucca are pleased to an-nounce the birth of their third child, Dominic Levi. He was born December 2, 2009 at 11:09 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs 14 oz and was 22 inches long. Dominic was welcomed home by his two older brothers, Lucas and Andrew.

Donavan and Valerie (Whitt) Saathoff are the proud parents of their second son, Seth Michael. He was born October 26th at 1:55 am, weighing in at 9 pounds and 1 ounce and 21 inches long. His older brother Caleb loves him.

Pastor: Victor Kubik Managing Editor: Caroline Whitt Editor: Julie Shew Creative Director: Caroline Whitt Contributors: Shannon Allwine, Tim Allwine, Grace Arnold, Nelson Arnold, Joan Carrell, Bill Ennis, Peggy Huckstepp, Beverly Kubik, Victor Kubik, Virginia Lindley, Dr. Anthony J. Pacelli, D.C., M.S., Jane Pacelli, Valerie Saathoff, Denny Shappard, JoAnn Shappard, Elissa Shew, Julie Shew, Caroline Whitt, Rick Whitt, Amy Wood, Mike Wood, Cherie Za-hora, Katie Zucca, and more to come.

See

You in

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Guess Who? Tim Allwine

Answer at the bottom of

the page

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