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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF CENTENNIAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH JULY 2016 – VOLUME 7
Jesus Is My Savior from Sin The blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.—1 John 1:7 As
we
celebrate
our
nation’s
Or could it? The Bible says sin is a
Independence Day, we have plenty of
deadly threat to our souls. It covers us
reasons to be thankful. Throughout the
like so much dirt and makes us
generations, the Lord has blessed us
unworthy to stand before a perfect
with peace and protection. He has
God. In fact, it is so dangerous that just
spared us from many evils.
one “little” sin is enough to keep us out of heaven!
Yet the world is full of danger. What poses the greatest threat to us today?
Who could save us from this great
War?
Crime?
danger? Only the one who had no sin—
Political discord? Natural disasters?
Jesus Christ. As God’s Son, he came to
Financial collapse? Actually, there is a
live as one of us. He never committed
threat that is greater than all of these.
even one “little” sin. Yet he suffered for
It is sin.
our sin, to take away the punishment
Poverty?
Terrorism?
we deserved for it. He shed his perfect Sin doesn’t seem so dangerous. It’s all
blood on the cross for us. “The blood of
around us. We live with it all our lives.
Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
We get used to it. It doesn’t always set off alarms in our minds like so many
Jesus’ blood washes us clean! It
other threats do. Sin may not be good,
removes every last stain of sin from our
but it’s not going to kill us.
souls. Through faith in Jesus, we stand Continued on page 2...
I have lived, Sir, a long time, and
the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth - God governs in the affairs of men, and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without His aid?
f all the dispositions and habits O which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.
B ut now that you have been set
free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
EVANGELISM As Missionaries of Christ we bring everyone we come in contact with closer to the Savior!
Community Carnival was June 25:
4th of July Parade:
Because this newsletter is being written before the carnival takes place, I will update you in the August newsletter. Thank you though for those who donated their time and gifts for this event.
We are again marching in the parade and handing out small water bottles to the onlookers watching the parade. We plan to include Spanish on the labels of these bottles where we advertise our church and school. If you would like to march in the parade and hand out water bottles, candy, and leaflets, meet on the corner of Wilbur and 20th street at 9:00am. We join the parade route there.
1-Day Soccer Bible Camp is Monday, July 25th from 9:00am – 4:00pm: Plans are still being made for this first-time event. This will be a great way to get the community onto our campus. We will need lots of volunteers to help with this event. Being we have scheduled this on a Monday work day, please mark your calendar and see if you can get a day off. God will refresh you as you serve Him!
WELS NIGHT MILLER PARK
AT
Join thousands of WELS members from around the area for a fun evening of fellowship and baseball at Miller Park on JULY 29th at 7:10pm! Mark your calendars and plan to join thousands of WELS members for the third annual WELS Night at Miller Park! Join your church. Meet friends and family at the stadium. Catch up with old pals. Cheer on the Brewers. Seating will be together for WELS members in all three seating areas. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT BREWERS.COM/WELS. The deadline for ordering tickets is July 22nd.
Bob Garbe - Minister of Evangelism & Outreach
Bocce Ball Tournament Centennial’s
Annual
Bocce
Tournament will be held on Sunday, July 31st after Sunday morning church service.
pure and clean before our God. We are spotless in his eyes. We can be sure that our sin will not keep us out of heaven because Jesus took it away! As our country marks another Independence Day, we ask God
to
continue
to
protect
our
land
from
whatever may threaten us. Most of all, we give him thanks for sending his Son to save us from the deadly danger of our sin. Because of Jesus, we can look forward to a heavenly country, where nothing will threaten us ever again!
Sub
sandwiches, ice team and lemonade will be provided. Please bring a salad or snack to share. The tournament itself will start at 11:00 am.
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July 2016
Sun
3
Mon
9:30 am Worship with Communion 10:45 am Church Council 5:00 pm Meet & Eat
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10
11
5
9:00 am Wilson Park Parade w/ Word of Life
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with Communion 5:00 pm Pastor Concha’s Installation Service
24 9:30 am Worship 10:45 am Quarterly Voter’s Meeting
31 9:30 am Worship 10:45 am Bocce Ball Tournament
Wed
6
Men’s Softball (see schedule for times)
12
19
9:00 am VBS / Soccer Camp
26 Men’s Softball (see schedule for times)
7
Fri
Sat
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2
8
9
15
16
22
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29
30
7:45 pm Fire Pit Bible Study
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14 6:30 pm Worship w/ Communion 7:45 pm Fire Pit Bible Study
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21 6:30 pm Worship
Men’s Softball (see schedule for times)
25
Thu
6:30 pm Worship
Men’s Softball (see schedule for times)
9:30 am Worship 10:45 am Evangelism 10:45 am Trustees
17 9:30 am Worship
Tue
7:45 pm Fire Pit Bible Study
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28 6:30 pm Worship 7:45 pm Fire Pit Bible Study