C4 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, March 12, 2015
Seniors
Senior Citizens Enjoy Their Activity Center
The City of Stillwater Senior
Activity Center participants
enjoy staying active. The
Center offers a variety of
activities for them, which
include; card games, pool
playing, exercise, line danc-
ing, Zumba, painting class,
bingo, movies, guitar lessons,
and listening to musicians
perform.Also,the free AARP
income tax service continues
Monday through Thursday
momings from 9:30 am. to
12:00 noon. No appoinmaents
are taken. It is only a first
come first serve basis. This
free service is provided by
AARP trained volunteer and
will continue until Aprii 15.
You need to bring last year's
income tax rettwn,W-2 forms,
identification including Social
Security card and photo ID
and any other documentation
that might be needed to com-
plete your return. Everyone
50 and over should check out
their Senior Activity Center.
It is open Monday through
Friday, 9:30 am to 4:30 p.m.
and Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to
8:30 pan. for music night. The
facility is closed on weekends.
Stop by 1015 E. 12 Ave. or
call 405-747-8080 for more
information. Make sure to
pick up a March calendar
of events when you stop by.
Reminder: If the Stillwater
Public schools decide to close
due to inclement weather, the
Stillwater Senior Activity
Center will also be closed.
Monday, March 16 - Get
your income taxes figured
free of charge by trained tax
preparers. They will be ready
to start at 9:30 aan. and go
until 12:00 noon. Sign up
when you arrive. Other activ-
ities starting at 9:30 aan. are a
free exercise class, women's
8-ball pool time, and a paint-
ing/crafting class. The Sit n'
Be Fit exercise class is held
every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday at 9:30 a.m. to
10:15 aan. This class utilizes
stretching bands, bouncing
balls and sponge balls as part
of the stretching and limber-
ing up routine. Check it out!
Women's pool playing is a
good socialization time and
competitive fun! The paint-
ing/crafting class members
test their creative side with
their art work. Bring your
supplies and give your skills
a test. Then at 10:30 a.m.
you can get a different kind
of exercise by joining the
line dancing class and boot
scootin' to country tunes.
Aftemoon activities include:
canasta, bridge, puzzle solv-
ing, pool, and snooker.
Tuesday, March 17 - The
free tax service begins at
9:30 a.m. It is a first come
first serve basis. Also, at 9:30
am. Wii games are scheduled.
Wii bowling is the popular
game of choice. This is a fun
game played on a gaming
system. If you like to bowl
you should enjoy this game.
Then at 10:30 aan. you can
get some energetic exercise
in the free Zumba class. This
class is done to some high
tempo music and is bound
to get your heart rate up.
Afternoon games include;
canasta, duplicate bridge, and
jig-saw puzzle solving. Exer-
cise equipment that includes a
treadmill, two exercise bikes,
and a weight set are available
for use, too. Bingo is played at
2:00 pan. It is a lot of laughs
and everyone gets a prize!
Wednesday, March 18 -
Free tax help continues at
9:30 aan. Tone up by joining
the free Sit 'n Be Fit exercise
class starting at 9:30 aan. Or
bring your pool stick and
shoot some 8-ball during
women's pool time, also at
9:30 aan. Then at 10:30 a.m.
line dancers start kicking up
their heels to some swinging
country tunes. During the
afternoon, games of canasta
and other card games are
played. The aftemoon movie
is shown at 2:00 p.m. This
week' s movie is a rescheduled
movie that was cancelled
earlier due to the weather. It
is a comedy rifled, Alexander
and the Terrible,Horrible,No
Good, Very Bad Day.
Thursday, March 19 -
No appointments needed
to get your income taxes
figured free! The free service
is offered 9:30 aan. to 12:00
noon. Wii bowling games,
start at 9:30 aan. Also, try out
your musical skills with free
guitar lessons. Then another
class that will really bum up
the calories is Zumba with
Angie. It begins at 10:30 aan.
This is a fast paced exercise
class done to jazzy type music.
Come check it out and work
up a good sweat. Afternoon
games start around 1:00 pan.
Canasta is a popular game of
choice. At 1:00 pan. acoed
pool tournament will be held.
Bring your pool stick and
have some fun competition!
At 2:00 pan. every Thursday
a guest bingo caller arrives
ready to give out prizes. Join
the fun! Don't forget music
night at 6:00 p.m. There is
always good toe tapping
music to enjoy!
Friday ,March 20 - Sit 'n Be
Fit exercise class, women's
pool, and the p "am "ring/crafting
class all take place at 9:30 aan.
At 10:30 aan. country music
can be heard playing as the
line dancers move their feet in
time to the music. Afternoon
games include, canasta and
duplicate bridge.
Last weeks reported winners
were: for social bridge, Lynn
Fent, 1S' and Bena Harper, 2n'l;
in duplicate bridge, AI Perry
and Sehem E1 Sherif, 1 a and
Betty Lowrey and Patricia
Logan, 2 'd. Their second day
of play, winners were: Camille
Johnston and Betty Lowrey,
1 ,andPenny Sizemore and
Sehem E1 Sherif, 2 "d. The
previous week, there were
winners for the second day
of duplicate bridge, Car-
olyn Schwabe and Wilma
Wehr, 1 st and Penny Size-
more and Sehem E1 Sherif,
2 nd. Vic Berryman was the
champion in the coed pool
tournament.
CHURCH
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that he could heal her if she could just touch him. She
also knew the risk involved. While she desperately
wanted Jesus to heal her. she also knew her bleeding
could cause Jesus to become unclean under Jewish
law, if she touched him. Overwhelmed with anguish.
she had still reached out in faith and was immediately
healed. Jesus was not angry with this woman for
touching him and said to her, "Daughter, your faith has
made you well. Go in peace. You have been healed."
Jesus knew all along that she had touched him, but
he stopped and asked who did it in order to teach her
something about faith. Although the woman had been
healed when she touched him, Jesus said her faith had
caused the cure. Genuine faith involves action. Faith
that is not put into action is not faith at all. This is the
only instance in the New Testament of Jesus addressing
anyone as "daughter."
As Jesus continued to the Jairus home, he received
word the little girl had died and not to bother coming.
He told the heartbroken Jairus not to be afraid and to
trust him. Chances are, the crowd had some mixed emo-
tions about Jesus stopping to help this woman instead
of dealing first with Jairus's plea. Jesus message was
crystal clear. Any time a child of God is in need,
heaven will stop and deal with that need. Mankind
will just have to "Pardon the Interruption."
Please consider this your invitation to join us at 901
Sadler Road in Perkins. Sunday school begins at 9:30
A.M. Morning Worship and Children's Worship fol-
lows at 10:45 A.M. Nursery is available for the very
young. On Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M.,join us in learning
and studying the Bible. Teen Youth Group meets at
9:30 A.M. Sunday and 7:00 P.M. Wednesday. Contact
the church at 405-547-1557 if you need transportation.
Check our website at www.cimarronvalleychurch.com
Christian Church of Perkins
By David Pock
Power Verse: Matthew 6:19-21 - 19 "Do not store up
for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust
destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust
do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
God's Promise to YOU!! Malachi 4:2
We seldom hear talk about saving up treasures in
heaven. In fact, even Christians today seldom talk about
it. However, almost every day we hear about saving up for
ourselves here on earth ..... don't we?
Just listen to the radio or TV and all the debate about
"what's gon'na happen next to the economy? Hard times
are here! What's going to happen to Social Security? How
will we survive if we can't have it. It will be so sad, they
say, to reach our old age and have no Social Security or
The Best Gospel Singing Ever!
4 His Purpose
Gospel Singers Will Be Appearing
Saturday, Mar. 21, 2015
7 p.m. (Doors open 6:30p.m.)
Christian Church of Perkins
121 E Stumbo • Perkins
retirement...."Oh what shall we do?"
Well, my question is ..... What's going to happen if we go
through these hard times and the Lord comes and takes us
home! "That will be glorious". .... you say ...... but will it?
When Jesus and you are walking together on that golden
street and he says to you...."Child, where are your trea-
sures? Are we not keeping them for you? Are we not
ready to pay you your heavenly retirement? I made sure
centuries ago that my blood would pay you interest on all
the treasure you saved up and pay it for all eternity!"
What will you say?....Will you have to say..."Lord, I was
foolish and I did not send any treasure up here to save. I
was just too busy trying to make a living! Times were
really hard down there." What do you think he will say.
What will happen to your heavenly retirement?
Under Ancient Roman rule...it was required that there
be no worship of God except Caesar and in the days of the
terrible Decian persecution in Rome, the Roman authorities
broke into a Christian Church. They went there to loot the
treasures which they believed the Church to possess. The
Roman Officer demanded from Laurentius, a Deacon in
charge: "Show me your treasures at once." Laurentius
pointed at the widows and orphans who were being fed, the
sick who were being nursed, the poor whose needs were
being supplied, "These," he said, "are the treasures of the
Church."
There are lot's of ways to lay up treasurer's in heaven.
This short story of the early Christian Church shows some
major ways to get started. However, You must first LOVE
and let LOVE guide you to the treasures unseen. Trea-
sures that you will lay up in heaven for your life in eternity.
Have you started laying up your treasure...what if you had
to answer the Lords question right now?..."Child, where
are your treasures?"
If your answer would be....Sir, I didn't send any. Well,
you need to get your heavenly bank account opened up.
You can do that this week just by helping some one in need.
Give someone that's down, a smile and a really kind
word. Tell someone about Jesus. Pray for the sick and all
your friends and relatives and then pray for your enemies.
Pray that they will come to know Jesus and become your
brothers and sisters and no longer be your enemies. After
all, Heavens big enough for them too and they might be
the most precious treasure of all!
Thanks Lord for giving me a heavenly bank account.
Now, help me to fill it up with treasures of love!
Hope this Peaked your week! Happy PCA* Day!
**PCA=Positive Christ-like Attitude
Visit us on Sunday...Worship 10:45AM.,Bible Class-
es...9:45am...Wed, nite ..meal...classes 6prn/
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Mehan Union Church
Happy March! The month of spring, changing seasons.
Is your life changing? Jesus promised that the Holy
Spirit would come to to teach us. We can have peace,joy,
love - fruit of the Spirit. John14:15.
With spring comes more activities. Saturday, Mar. 14,
Secret Sister meet/greet at 9 a.m. Mar. 15, Communion
Sunday. Mar. 16-20 is spring break, so no wed night
meal or Bible study. Mar. 21, youth encounter at 7 p.m.
Mar. 26, Passover meal at 6 p.m. Mar. 28, Jr/Sr retreat
weekend. Mar. 29, Pall Sunday, Living Lord's Supper
6:30 p.m. Ladies Bible Study every Tuesday at 10 a.m.
All welcome to all activities!
At the Saturday food/clothing give away we had 90 some
families to share with. Blessed!
Just Tell The Truth
When Jesus stood before Pilate, the ruler asked, "What is
truth?" It's really important tor us to know that because the
opposite of truth is lying. The De vii himself is the father of lies,
and we know what is going to happen to him and his follow-
ers. So, it is important for us to tell the truth, but in surveys to
determine how many do that, a large majority of those ques-
tioned admit that they lie sometimes. No telling how many lie
but refuse to face up to it. When those in respected places are
caught regularly in lies to get something they want, it's pretty
hard to convince our kids that they should always tell the truth
even when they could get away with a lie.
When I was a little tyke, an old grandma lived next door to
us, and her grandchildren played in her driveway between
our houses. After one of their visits, 1 found a toy they had
left in that driveway, and I really wanted to play with that toy,
so thinking no one would see me, I took it. When my mother
saw me playing with it, she asked where I got it. 1 confessed,
and she told me to take it back and apologize to that grandma
for taking it. I tearfully pleaded for her not to make me do that
because I was afraid of what she might do to me. Morn said
that she would watch from our porch but I would have to take
it back and apologize for taking it. I'll never forget how I felt
and how I trembled as I returned that toy and apologized for
taking it. The sweet old grandma smiled and congratulated me
for being so honest. Well... it wasn't me who was being honest,
but I accepted that compliment and vowed never to do anything
like that ever again.
There's a story about some wise empress with no children who
wanted to be sure that whoever succeeded her would be a good
ruler. She held a competition to select who she would appoint
to lead her country when she was gone. She summoned all of
the children she deemed worthy of consideration and gave them
each a seed. She told them to plant the seed and take care of the
flower that it wold produce for a year. At the end of that year,
they were to retum it to her, and she would choose the one who
brought her the most beautiful flower to be the next empress.
All of the children planted their seeds, watered and fertilized
them and gave them special care, but try as she may, one little
girl was devastated when her seed did not grow and produce
a flower. On the day set for inspection, she broken-heartedly
took her empty pot back to the empress. All of the other chil-
dren brought some of the most beautiful flowers ever seen in
the realm, but the empress brushed right by them and walked
right up to the trembling little girl with the empty pot. We might
have thought that she was going to console the child and tell her
it was alright, but instead, she stunned everyone when she told
her, "All the seeds I gave you had been boiled and were dead.
Only you were honest enough to bring back the original seed I
gave you. You will be a just and wise empress."
The lesson: Tell the truth even it is not easy.
Don't you wish someone would have shared this story with our
president and the members of Congress when they were young?
Thanks to Lawrence and Sharon for the special song,
Looking for a City! !
Enjoy this week without Complaining--Philippians 2:14
A great message!!!
Diamond Valley Community Church
Sunday morning at Diamond Valley is always a
blessed time in the Lord. We enjoyed great music and
wonderful Christian fellowship Pastor Steve's deliv-
ered the message When you're down, Jesus is there.
I'm sure everyone has had one of those days when
all goes wrong; no matter how you try, everything
backfires on you. Trying harder only makes it worse.
It's probably the way the Apostles are feeling in
John chapter 14. As this chapter opens, Jesus and
His Apostles have finished the Passover meal. Jesus
aware of Judas' betrayal, the illegal trials to come,
accompanied by the Apostles dilemma: not to mention
the cross and borrowed tomb; tried to prepare the
Apostles! for it all. He speaks these comforting words,
"First ofl all, trust My presence. Secondly, trust My
promises and Thirdly, simple trust Me, even when I
am no longer seen; don't stop trusting. Jesus knew
it's easier to trust things seen and touched, but unseen
things last forever.
Jesus promised, "I will be with you always. I will
never leave you nor forsake you. Trust in My pres-
ence." Also saying, "In My Father's house are many
rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I'm
going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go
and prepare a place for you. I will come back and take
you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
The Bible uses different words to describe heaven:
A country, signifying the vastness of heaven, a city,
indicating a large number of inhabitants, and a king-
dom, representing a governmental structure. Here it
is called "My Father's house, in other words, home."
Home: a place where you're always accepted and
loved. Don't become discouraged or fainthearted.
Jesus says, "Trust in Me." He's the way. truth and life
no one comes to the Father except through Him. What
a wonderful promise! No instructions required; He's
coming to take us there. Whatever your burdens; if
life's falling apart, He's the solution. Remember His
promises, "I'11 never leave you, I'll always be beside
you, and don't ever forget My presence."
Diamond Valley Community Church - located at the
comer of Diamond Valley Road and Highway 51, five
miles east of Stillwater. We are a non-denominational
congregation whose doors are open to anyone seeking
to serve a loving God, salvation through Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Spirit's guidance.
Our Sunday morning service is led by Pastor Steve
Foust beginning at 9:00am. Following the service
Sunday School 10:00am. Wednesday evening ser-
vices are led by Pastor Quincy Morris at 7:00pm.
