C4 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, August 2, 2012
Seniors
Join in the Fun Activities at the Senior Center
The City of Stillwater
Senior Activity Center
offers many fun activities
to keep seniors, 50 and
older, busy having a good
time. Don't sit at home,
come socialize and make
new friends. Card games
of various kinds, pool and
snooker, movies, painting,
bingo, and exercising are
among the many activi-
ties to participate in. On
Friday, August 10 at 12
noon the August pot-luck
birthday luncheon will be
held. Bring a food dish to
share or pay $3/person.
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 an
August calendar of events.
Also, if you are interested
in joining a bridge group,
social or duplicate, at the
Center, please call the
number given to receive
information on how to
join.
Monday, Aug. 6
- Monday mornings a
women's pool group gets
together at 9:30 a.m. for
some fun competition.
Also, a painting class gets
together at the same time.
This is a social and creative
time to bring your painting
supplies, oil or acrylic, and
share your skills and ideas
with each other. Afternoon
activities get going around
1:00 p.m. These include;
bridge, canasta, dominoes,
pool and snooker.
Tuesday, Aug. 7 - If you
would like to get some exer-
cise come check out the free
Sit 'n Be Fit exercise class
that is offered every Tues-
day and Thursday starting
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
extensive workout. After
exercise, some of the par-
ticipants stay and practice
line dancing steps for fun.
You are welcome to come
kick up your heels with
them around 10:30 a.m.
Wii games and ping pong
are always available for a
fun time, too. Afternoon
activities include games
such as; duplicate bridge,
Texas Hold'em, Mexican
Train dominoes, canasta,
pitch, Skipbo, puzzle solv-
ing, 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. No
appointment is needed.
Wednesday, Aug. 8
- Women get out their pool
sticks again starting at 9:
30 a.m. A Wii interactive
game set and a ping pong
table are also available for
use. Exercise equipment
which includes a treadmill,
exercise bikes, and a weight
machine are available, also.
Afternoon games begin
around 1:00 p.m. include;
canasta, dominoes, Texas
Hold'em, pitch, pool and
snooker. A puzzle is always
out waiting for someone to
find a piece. The movie,
"Mighty Mac's", will be
shown at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9 - Sit'n
Be Fit class meets again at
9:30 a.m. This workout will
give your muscles a good
stretching. 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
join in games of canasta,
dominoes, social bridge,
pitch, pool, snooker, and
puzzle solving. At 2:
00 p.m. bingo is 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, Aug. 10 - Join
the women's pool group or
check out the painting class
at 9:30 a.m. There is exer-
cise equipment, Wii games,
and a ping pong table is
available for use, too. At
12 noon the pot-luck birth-
day lunch will take place.
Bring a food dish and enjoy
a delicious meal with your
friends. Afternoon games
include: canasta, pool,
snooker, pitch, dominoes,
and a puzzle with missing
pieces.
Last weeks winners of
bridge were: Penny Size-
more, 1 st; and Jane Ander-
son, 2 "d. Other bridge win-
ners were: Shirley Crockett,
1 't and Lew Taylor, 2 "d.
Duplicate bridge winning
partners were: Camille
Johnston and Terry Miller,
lst; and Betty Abenante
and Lew Taylor, 2 nd. Texas
Hold'em winners of the
week were: Chestine Crane
and Maxine Morgan.
For more information, call
City of Stillwater Senior
Activity Center, 747-8080.
CHURCH
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of John's friends, an upper-caste Hindu with a Ph.D., confided
that he could not understand his holy book, the Vedas, and neither
could any of his peers.
Back in 1935 Will Rogers said, "The minute a thing is long
and complicated it confuses. Whoever wrote the Ten Command-
ments made'em short. They may not always be kept, but they
can be understood."
Today, in many churches that claim to believe the Bible is
God's word to us, there seems to be a lot of "What do you think?"
classes being taught. As I've said, perhaps too often, if you make
people think they're thinking, they will love you. Teachers love
to be loved, and people are always looking for ways to get around
doing what God has dearly told us to do.
Walker Moore, one of my favorite writers, says, "Most of us
don't like to make decisions, but the Bible gives us plenty of
guidance in this area. The only time we don't have to make a
choice is when God has already made it for us. When the Bible
makes a decision for me, I don't have to think about it, pray
about it, talk to others about it, fret abut it or weigh the pro and
cons .... ff God has already spoken about your exact situation,
good. ff not, find a Bible story where people faced a similar
decision and see what happened. As you study, you'll find the
good path to trod."
As one of my relatives used to say, "God said it. I believe it.
And, that's that!
We invite you to visit us on Lover's Lane and see if we are
teaching what God has clearly said.
Christian Church of Perkins
By Ralph Martin
Sunday, our Minister, David Pock, brought a message "Little
Things Means a Lot" from Matthew 5:38. The best way to live
is with a Positive Christian Attitude (PCA). This PCA practice
entails doing the little things for others that Christ wants us to
do. These little things will have the most effect and last the
longest. During our Christian walk, we will come upon many
situations where we can take sincere positive action without
expecting any form of compensation in return. We act this
way with everyone - not just those we like or like us. At times
this may involve "turning the other cheek" or "going an extra
mile" or "giving up more than was demanded" but, Christ wants
us to do it this way since it produces the best results in the long
ran. Who knows? Someday your enemy may become your
friend and have a new attitude. Churches that have a strong
PCA enjoy a love bonding among their members that is obvi-
ous to everyone they come in contact with. It motivates non-
members to perhaps check your church out.
Christ wants us to live life to the fullest - a life full of peace
and joy. He wants us to be holy - set apart from the world and
doing things his way. Don't worry about failing, Christ only
counts our successes.
Time to wake up with a smile on our face and with a song in
our heart. Stop griping, get up, and show some enthusiasna. Yes,
there will those times when we have to first go into our private
closet and get our priorities sorted out (count our blessings).
But, come bed time and you lay your head on that pillow, you
know you have fought the good fight. You have allowed God
to own you. Best sleeping pill of all. When we do the little
things for Jesus, we are doing them for the world. If you want
happiness- do the tittle things.
We are located at 121E. Stumbo in Perkins, OK, 405-547-
2004 www.perkinscc.2ycom christianchurchperkins@yahoo
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Study 6:30 Wednesday. Nursery available. Visitors welcome.
Members expected.
Mehan Union Church
Looks like another month has passed us by. Did you do any-
thing worthwhile for the Lord? Then He opened their minds so
they could understand the Scriptures. Ephesians 4:11-13
We're thankful for our special singers-Steve, Diana, Nancy,
Paul, and Mary Jane for the beautiful hymn, "At Calvary."
Do we really understand what Christ went through for us at
Calvary?
August sounds like a busy month. Sunday, Aug. 5 we will
have a special offering time for our school teachers who attend
Mehan. Be in prayer for all teachers, students, bus drivers and all
other personnel as school starts soon. On Aug. 15 we will have
our"Back to School Bash." Aug. 8 special time of prayer and
planning for youth group so attend that and be a volunteer. David
thanks everyone for the support the youth are receiving.
Communion is August 19. No Wednesday night Bible study
or meal until Aug. 15.
The Sunday night Bible study time has been changed to 6:30
p.m.
Thanks to Roger and Carol for the delicious pies they shared
with us Sunday.
Patti the Apostle wrote a letter to His dear friend Philemom--
and ended it with "Grace and Peace from God our Father and
Lord Christ Jesus.
And so we end this article and month. God is here all the
time.
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By Fr. Ken Harder
As you probably know, the gospel readings each Sunday usu-
ally follow the passages from the week before, at least during the
time we call Ordinary
A $25,000 Idea
In a small group Bible study last month, we were
discussing how busy we were and how hard it was to
set priorities and get the important things done. Since
retiring, my schedule is more flexible, but after listen-
ing awhile, I thought of an Earl Nightingale program I
heard 30 - 50 years ago. He shared a story that appeared
in The American Salesman magazine about an idea that
was largely responsible for building the small Bethlehem
Steel Company into the largest independent steel company
in the world and making it's president, Charles Schwab
a millionaire.
One day, Charles Schwab was talking to Ivy Lee, an
efficiency expert, about how to manage his little company
better. Lee assured Schwab that, if he would give him 20
minutes, he would show him how to improve his plants
production by 50% or more. Schwab was intrigued and
agreed to listen to what Lee had to say and pay him what-
ever he asked for within reason if the advice had merit.
Lee gave Schwab a blank sheet of paper and told him
to write down the 6 most important things he had to do
the next day, then number them in importance from 1 to
6. Lee told him to put the paper in his pocket, look at it
the first thing in the morning, start working on number
1, and keep working on it until it was finished. Then start
working on number 2 and do the same thing, then number
3 etc., and continue this until quitting time. Lee said he
should not worry if he did not finish all 6 efforts that day
because he couldn't have finished them all any other way
either, and he would have the satisfaction of knowing he
had been working on what was most important.
Lee asked Schwab to try his system himself every day for
awhile, and if he found it valuable, to put it to work in his
plant. Lee proposed that he try it for as long as he wanted
to and then send him a check for whatever he thought
his idea was worth. Lee was out of there in less that 30
minutes, but a few weeks later, Schwab sent him a letter
with a check for $25,000 and told him that his idea Was
the most financially profitable he had ever encountered.
Five years later, Schwab's little steel company had grown
to be the biggest in the world.
When I related this story last month, I got some of the
details wrong. Sorry folks. So, I revisited the story today
and tried to straighten it out. The check was for $25,000,
not $1,000 as I had said, and that was an absolute fortune
back in those days.
In retirement, there isn't usually a lot that just has to be
done at a certain time, but when I was working steadily,
I found it helpful to employ this system, and I thought
some of you might like to try it.
Time. Last week, the Twelve had retumed from their mission.
Jesus invited them to get away for a while but the need of the
people took priority. Jesus had compassion on them so he fed
them with his teaching. As human persons, we are body and
soul. Just as the body sustains life from the fruit of the earth, so
the soul sustains life from the food of heaven. Having fed their
souls by his teaching, Jesus recognizes their bodily need as well.
The disciples inform him there is no way they can provide for
the crowd; they simply don't have the resources available. Jesus
knows this as well, he has asked them so that they may be aware
that of themselves, they cannot meet the need of the people. Now
is the time for Jesus to show the richness of God's love. Because
he is exercising divine power, he doesn't need anything from
anyone; he could make the food from nothing. Yet, he asks for
the little the disciples have. From the little they have blessed by
Jesus; there is enough for all. What are we to make of this passage?
Are we to assume that with Jesus, we will never have to worry
about bodily needs? If that is so, then why do so many people
go without? Obviously, there is Something else. As with all the
actions of Jesus, they were to show all generations what our faith
brings. Starting with the fundamental goal of salvation, all things
must tend toward that goal. In connection with last week's gospel,
the Christian is to know that Jesus brings life to us. The life is a
spiritual one, yet it is grounded in this world, which is why he feeds
them this week. These gospels point to the great mystery that we
celebrate every week. In the great Sacrament of the Eucharist, we
perceive in the fruit of the earth, the fruit of heaven. The wheat
from which the bread is made is the staff of life, the cup of wine
is the symbol of love. Together, the bread and wine symbolize
that in the human life and love, divine life and love is present. Our
celebration of the Eucharist continues the very same dynamic
we hear in the gospel today and last week. The Eucharist, when
approached with sincere devotion, is direct participation in the
mysterious life of God. It is a participation that goes beyond intel-
lectual apprehension, which is what we havein Sacred Scripture..
It is the life sustaining presence of Christ that is, simply put, pure
presence. Just as our deepest experience of the ones we love is
presence beyond words, so it is with us in this celebration. As a
final note, Jesus shows us that this celebration asks of us what we
can give. The disciples, in giving the little they had, were able to
feed all. Similarly, when we offer what may seemlike little, others
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