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Sun Prairie Baptist Church Newsletter Vol 7 Issue 10 Oct 2019
In This Issue:
Message from Pastor Mark
People You Should Know
Women’s Ministry
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Calendar
Stress
Every one of us deals with stress of some sort on a regular basis. Researchers tell us that most people can deal
with 1-2 stressful events at the same time. However, when a person must deal with 3 or more stressful life expe-
riences over an extended period, the stress will begin to have adverse effects on them and those close to them.
And in multiplied, chronic stress situations, the effects themselves can create additional stress. For instance, you
might be dealing with 4 significant life events at the same time and one effect might be insomnia which itself
adds to your stress. As a result of this additional stress, you might become less focused and more prone to acci-
dents or poor decision making which will then create even more stress.
If you are facing such a downward spiral or you know someone caught up in this cycle, it’s important to respond
in healthy ways. We often can’t control the stressors, but we can control how we respond.
First we must seek God’s peace through prayer and meditating on His word. We can also begin to practice some
very simple stress relieving activities like regular exercise, deep breathing and active problem solving. Another
important help in dealing with chronic stress is connecting with people. It might be a friend, your pastor or even
a behavioral health professional.
God may give you or allow you to face more than you can handle. But he doesn’t leave you helpless.
First, God is with you (Deut. 31:8, Jn. 14:17-19, Heb. 13:5). Second, as a member of the body of Christ, God has
called us to encourage and build up one another (1 Thess. 5:11). Call a brother or sister in Christ; call your pas-
tor. And finally, before the stress takes “all” the wind out of your sails, seek help. The wise person isn’t the one
who can figure everything out on their own, rather it is the one knows what they can and can’t do and who &
when to ask for help (Call 211 statewide 24 hour helpline).
Pastor Mark
Earl and Nicole Siemonsma live in Montrose, South Dakota with their
two children, Easton (4) and Nariah (2). They recently moved from Lyons, South
Dakota where Earl grew up. Although Nicole grew up in Utah, she has family roots in
the Montrose area. The two met through Earl’s cousin who was a friend of Nicole.
Earl loves his job working as a CAD Engineer for Rosenbauer America in Lyons.
He draws custom Fire Trucks for the company and has been with them for 20 years.
Nicole has been at Sanford for 12 years and feels honored to be serving people and assisting in their care. She spends her
days as a Radiology Technologist, performing MRI, CT and PET scans at the Sanford Cancer Center and Sanford Orthope-
dics.
In his spare time, Earl loves helping his wife around the house and reading books. He is also a Vikings fan and anything that
has to do with football. He smokes meats, cheeses and Pizza with family and is an awesome cook! When he gets the oppor-
tunity, he likes golfing.
Nicole grew up with a love of horses and she hopes to someday offer that same blessing to her children. She looks forward
to date night and a movie with Earl once a month. She enjoys fall (and even colder weather) and curling up with a cup of hot
cocoa and a good bible study. She also enjoys bike riding and claims to have an addiction to excel spread sheets! Good to
know!
When asked what attracted them to Sun Prairie, they said, “We were looking for a church family that focused heavily on Bibli-
cal teaching instead of topical fluff. We love the sense of family and it is a great place to see our children grow and learn to
love God. We are so grateful for the people who put on the Wednesday night studies for the whole family! There is no lack of
opportunity here at Sun Prairie and we look forward to serving this family!”
I think everyone would agree that Earl and Nicole Siemonsma are definitely People You Should Know!
1 Ben & Marguerite DeWeerd 1 Dee Dickson 1 Karl & Deanna Knudsen 2 Justin Brunsvig 2 Cassandra Knudsen 3 John & Phyllis Palmquist 5 Stephanie Holland 5 Angie Pulse 6 Andy & Dani Kinzley 7 Norman & MaryRae Peterson 7 Eddie & Christie Wobig
8 David Gough
8 Jaedon Wobig
9 Evan Stroud
12 Karl Knudsen
12 Wyatt Olson
12 Dani Schwader
13 Eli Buus
13 Cheryl Lewis
14 Andy Kinzley
15 Maria Buus
15 Dan & Megan Palmquist
16 Teresa Johnson
16 Whit Olson
18 Sydney Heumiller
18 Phil & Angie McCormick
22 Brooke Brunsvig
23 Isaac McCormick
27 Carson Bork
27 Rachel Davis
27 Alexis Schock
28 Dennis Weidler
29 Bryan Bork
30 Erik Anderson
Sun Prairie Baptist Church 24408 440th Ave. Salem, SD 57058 Web Address: www.sunprairiebaptist.com
Phone (605) 247-3327 Parsonage (605) 247-3326 Pastor’s Cell (605) 940-2968
Pastor’s e-mail: [email protected] Administrative Assistant: [email protected]
October 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 9:30 Women’s Bible Study
6:15 Supper
6:45 Adventrue Club
7:00 MS, HS & Adult Studies
8:00 Deacon Meeting
3 4 5 7 am Men’s Breakfast and Bible
Study
9 am Discover Sun Prairie
6 9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
7 8 9 9:30 Women’s Bible Study
6:15 Supper
6:45 Adventrue Club
7:00 MS, HS & Adult Studies
10 11 12 7 am Men’s Breakfast and
Bible Study
13 9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
14 15 9 am Mom
Time
16 9:30 Women’s Bible Study
6:15 Supper
6:45 Adventrue Club
7:00 MS, HS & Adult Studies
17 18 19 7 am Men’s Breakfast and
Bible Study
20 9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
11:30 Potluck and Quarterly
Business Meeting (South Side)
21 CE Board
Meeting 7 pm
22 23 9:30 Women’s Bible Study
6:15 Supper
6:45 Adventrue Club
7:00 MS, HS & Adult Studies
24 25 26 7 am Men’s Breakfast and
Bible Study
27 9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Worship with James
Scott speaking
1:30 Salem Nursing Home
Service (Group 1)
28 29 30 9:30 Women’s Bible Study
6:15 Supper
6:45 Adventrue Club
7:00 MS, HS & Adult Studies
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Save the date! Women’s Christmas Event with well known author and blogger
Lauren Eberspacher
Tues Dec 3rd & Wed Dec 4th More details coming soon!
