Seniors
C4 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, May 3, 2012
Birthday Potluck Lum:heon at Senior Center
The City of Stillwater
Senior Activity Center will
hold the May birthday pot-
luck luncheon on Friday,
May 11 at 12:00 noon.
Bring a food dish to share or
pay $3/person and enjoy the
fine food and fellowship.
Also, on Thursday, May
10 at 1 p.m. Healthcare
Solutions will be here to
provide free blood pressure
checks. Senior participants
age 50 and over are all wel-
come to come join the fun.
Center hours are: Monday
through Friday, 9:30 am to
4:30 p.m. and Thursday,
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for
music night. The facility is
closed on weekends. Stop
by 1015 E. 12thor call 747-
8080 for more information
and make sure to pick up
a May calendar of events.
May is Older Americans
month, so try something
new, get out and enjoy life,
and join us for some fun !
Monday, May 7 - The
Center's doors open at 9:
30 a.m. Monday morning.
Women's pool and a paint-
ing class are on the agenda
for morning activities.
Pool players bring your
own pool stick or use one
of the Center's, and paint-
ers need to bring their own
supplies and creative ideas
to share with the class. In
the afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
games of; rubber bridge,
canasta, dominoes, pool,
and Mexican train domi-
noes, are played.
Tuesday, May 8 - A free
45-minute workout, called
Sit 'n Be Fit, is offered
every Tuesday and Thurs-
day at 9:30 a.m. Chairs are
provided for each person.
Some exercises are done
while sitting and some are
done while standing by
your chair. Bouncing balls,
hand weights, and stretch
bands are incorporated
in to the exercises for an
more fun and games. Wii
interactive games and ping
pong are also available for
participation. Afternoon
games that usually begin at
1:00 p.m. include; canasta,
dominoes, pool, Texas
Hold'em, pitch, and puzzle
solving. The adventure
drama movie, "War Horse",
will be shown at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 10 - Get
toned up with the free Sit'n
Be Fit exercise class offered
at 9:30 a.m. Afterwards,
Wii Fit is available to use.
This is an interactive game
system that challenges and
can help improve your bal-
ance. At 1:00 p.m. you can
extensive workout. Wii join in games of canasta,
games and ping pong are
always available for a fun
time, too. Afternoon activi-
ties include games such as;
duplicate bridge, Mexican
Train dominoes, canasta,
pitch, Skipbo, puzzle
solving, snooker, pool and
dominoes. A representa-
tive from Veteran's Affairs
comes in on Tuesdays, from
1:00-2:45 p.m. to help with
any questions or paperwork
you may have pertaining to
veteran's assistance.
Wednesday, May 9
- The women get out their
pool sticks again for some
dominoes, social bridge,
pitch, pool, snooker, and
puzzle solving. Also, the
free blood pressure checks
will be done at 1:00 p.m.
At 2:00 p.m. bingo will be
called. Thursday evenings
the Center's doors reopen at
5:30 p.m. for Music Night.
The musicians tune up their
instruments and start some
good o1' country tunes at 6:
00 p.m.
Friday, May 11 -Pool
playing and painting class
are popular activities Friday
morning at 9:30. There is
exercise equipment, Wii
games, and a ping pong
table all available for use,
too. May birthdays will
be celebrated with a pot-
luck luncheon starting at
12 noon. Bring a food dish
or $3/person. Afternoon
games include: canasta,
pool, snooker, pitch, Texas
Hold'em, dominoes, and a
puzzle is out waiting for
someone to find the miss-
ing pieces.
Last weeks winners
of rubber bridge were:
Norma Burk, 1 st and Dollie
McClary, 2 nd. Social bridge
winners were: Ina Lee
Abels, 1 st ; and Orlean
Hunter, 2"L Duplicate
bridge winning partners
were: Betty Abenante and
Muma Raff, 1 st and Lionel
Raft and M. Hadi, 2 nd.
Texas Hold'era champion
of the week was: Dollie
McClary. An exciting 8-
ball coed pool tournament
was held last week with
31 participants. Stillwater
Senior Center pool players
challenged the Ponca City
Senior Center pool players
for the traveling trophy. The
honors went to Stillwater
with a score of 20 to 15.
For more information,
call City of Stillwater Senior
Activity Center, 747-8080.
CHURCH
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Then plans for Falls Creek with food lists, plans for
Bible School-need teachers, kitchen and craft help for both-
--a way to serve! !
Nancy McCoy praised the Lord in song and testimony about
healing in her body.--Healer or our Heart and Lover of our
Soul. Thanks.
Guess who turned 65 I!I Our Pastor Larry !! Happy Birthday
to all those who have birthdays next week.
Birthday or not remember each day is a day the Lord gives
us to serve Him and Others.
The Church of Christ in Perkins
By Bob Penick
Richard reminded us that God has blessed us in Christ with all
spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3), and we should be rejoicing
big-time. The dictionary defines rejoice this way: To welcome,
enjoy, to be glad, to give joy to, gladden, and to feel joy or great
delight. In the New Testament, we are urged to do that at least
43 times. In PhiliNgemas 4:4, Paul says: "Rejoice, and again I
say rejoice", and in I Thesssalonians 5:16 he says: "Rejoice
evermore." Christians always rejoice in the Lord.
But, the Devil is a slick operator. He knows about God. He
fought with him for control of the world and lost. He's headed
for hell, and he wants to take as many of us with him as possible.
He tempts us to reject faith in God, do as we please, and have as
much fun as possible before we die. He taunts us by portraying
Christians as dower, dreary,joyless, miserable simpletons who
are willing to avoid anything that might be enjoyable here on
earth in order to have hope of a place in heaven if we don't slip
up and wind up in hell. Nothing is further from the truth.
Yes, in I Corinthians 15: 19, Paul noted that if our only hope
in Christ is for happiness in this life we will find ourselves to
be the most miserable people on earth in some ways. Christians
in hostel places all over the world are continually being perse-
cuted, tortured and killed, and even in the best places to live,
Real Christians will find themselves confronted in some way
for rejecting worldly thinking and following their Lord. History
reveals that all people who live in countries where governments
follow God's commands may live more enjoyable lives than
those who live in places where those rules are flaunted, but
either way, Christians should be the happiest people on earth
because they can look forward to living with their Lord forever
in heaven. Thankfully, we live in one of those better countries,
An easy choice.
but Christians cannot take that as a given.
We meet regularly on Lover's Lane, and sometimes we delight
in some really good vitals. Come join us any time for food for
the body and food for the soul.
Christian Church of Perkins
By Ralph Martin
Sunday, our Minister, David Pock, brought a message "The
Holy Spirit" from John 17. At the Last Supper, Jesus prom-
ised his disciples that, after his return to heaven, he would send
them the Holy spirit so that God would be with and within his
followers. The Holy Spirit was made available on the day of
Pentecost. It was a person of spiritual presence with a mission
to testify about and reveal the person of Jesus Christ. He would
be a counselor, lawyer, teacher, comforter, guidance in math
about Christ, and reminder of his work.
Being the Holy Spirit is not easy. He receives much praise and
reverence just like the Father and Son do, but He is also too often
assaulted, ridiculed, misunderstood, and his efforts quenched
- just like they are. Pray we are never found guilty in any way,
shape, or form of quenching his efforts.
The Holy Spirit is God. He is in us. He is here to motivate,
energize, and lead us throughout our Christian lives. The Bible
is a love letter sent by God to you and I - his chosen children.
We are royal lineage of the highest possible order. Royal heirs
to all of God's blessings and grace. Co-heirs with Jesus. The
Holy Spirit is a God given gift to those who are bom again.
What more could we possibly want or need?
We are located at 121 E. Stumbo in Perkins, OK. 405-547-
2004. www.perkinscc.2ya.com christianchurchperkins@ya
hoo.com Sunday School 09:45 A.M. Worship 10:45 A.M.
Bible Study 6:30 P.M. Nursery available. Visitors welcome.
Members expected.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
By Fr. Ken Harder
For three Sundays, we have celebrated the Resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead. Up until Good Friday, he was
another rabbi. He had followers who had varying levels of
belief in him. On that day, all lost faith, except the one who
conceived him in faith. Easter Sunday changed everything.
Yes, the whole of creation was changed. Physically, every-
thing looked the same. but there was something brand new.
the man who died at a moment in history was now the Resur-
rected Lord. His resurrected life meant that the previously
inaccessible superior life with the Father was now grounded
in physical existence. So now, the end of life here no longer
meant an inferior existence in the abode of the dead but a better
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Operation X Ray
Since we have grown accustomed to hearing regular
news reports about radical Muslim suicide bombers kill-
ing their enemies all over the world, I thought it might
be interesting to look back at other such strategies that
were considered and employed in the past.
The whole world was horrified in 1944 when, in a des-
perate effort to persuade the United States to relent in its
effort to defeat their country, Japan resorted to sending
their pilots to crash their planes loaded with explosives
into American war-ships. History records those dev-
astating showers of human bombs as Kamikaze raids.
Kamikaze is a Japanese word for the "divine wind" that
they believe saved them from another attack by their
enemies long ago.
Older people remember how dreadful it was to hear
about untold numbers of Japanese pilots who were willing
to give their lives in those Kamikaze raids. If our young
people are still studying a bit of history, they know what
Kamikazes were, but it is doubtful that many of you have
ever heard about another country that considered such a
tactic two years before the Japanese shocked the world
by resorting to this horrific action.
In January of 1942, one month after Japan attacked Pearl
Harbor, Dr. L. S. Adams, a surgeon in Pennsylvania, side-
stepping the morality of such a thing, offered his plan for
a suicide squadron to the United States military. The plan
was so intriguing that it wound up on the president's desk.
Seeing how effective it would be, President Roosevelt
issued a direct order to launch the plan, and it was given
the name, Operation X Ray. Incendiary bombs were to
be strapped to the chests of American paratroopers, and
they were supposed to jump from bombers over Japanese
cities and guide themselves to key targets before igniting
their explosives. In one training maneuver at Carlsbad,
New Mexico, something went wrong, and an army airfield
was burned to the ground. Those were the only lives lost
in training.
But then, in 1943, after 20 months of training and after
spending $2,000,000 on the project, the army abandoned
the plan without even offering an explanation. With all
of the attention then on the A-bomb, our "Kamikazes"
never got to Japan. By the way, they had not volunteered
for those missions. These draftees who were ordered to
jump to their deaths by the President of the United States
were Mexican freetail bats. Now, don't say you never
learn anything from reading my column.
one in which mere creatures of this world could now share in
divine, etemal life.
There is only one catch, a person must believe in the Resur-
rection. It's not such an easy thing to do. Belief in Christ could
not merely be some intellectual assent, it meant a person had
to go out on a limb and mast that there is something greater
than the world we see. Openness to belief allowed the Resur-
rected Lord to share his life. Some could not be open to such
a concept, it seemed ridiculous and so they stayed in their own
little world they knew; they lost out on Resurrected Life. For
these three Sundays, we have walked with those first believers,
seeking to make their journey our own. As they went from
unbelief to belief, so do we. It is a lifelong process, but we
ritually celebrate it in three weeks. Now, the Church tums its
attention to who we are with the Resurrected Lord. "I am the
Good Shepherd." These words of Jesus give us the arguably
most popular image of him. Our southeast window gives an
image of Christ the Shepherd. It is a very consoling thought.
However, we can become so used to it that we might fail to
see the depth of these words, "I am the Good Shepherd." Up
until now, Jesus speaks of who he is in relation with God. God
is his Father; he is the Son. They have their own life together;
their unity is the bond of love we call the Holy Spirit. Now
he tells us who he is in relation with us. He is the Good Shep-
herd who has a flock of sheep. Who are his sheep, the ones
who know and hear his voice. The Good Shepherd knows
his sheep and they know him. The depth of this is that this
mutual knowledge of sheep and shepherd is like the mutual
knowledge of Father and Son. In other words, who Jesus is
with the Father is now the same as who we are with him. We
have the same bond that Father and Son do. All we have to
do to be his sheep isoto hear his voice that we may know him.
There is a little more here than you many think. We can only
know him if we accept how he reveals himself to us.
Think of it. the people with whom you have the closest
relationships are the ones that truly understand you; they
accept you as you reveal yourself, not as they want you to be.
So it is with us sheep. You and I must accept what is revealed
and put our own concepts, the way we think Jesus ought to
be in our lives, to rest. How do we know we are hearing his
voice? By being part of the flock! There is one flock and one
shepherd. In the midst of the flock, we call our Church, there
is the shepherd revealing himself so that we may know him,
hear his voice and have his life.
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