The Church Courier, September 2008

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The Church CourierVol. 9, Issue 9 September 2008

Mexico Mission Trip

What a tremendous opportu-nity our youth had this sum-mer. An opportunity to visitanother country butalso help Gods

work byhelping to

build achurch. They

were asked

about whatthey enjoyedthe most during themission trip? What

impressed them the

most and ...

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Celebrate Labor Day

Labor Day, first celebratedin 1882, provides a day of

rest for working Americans,showing their importance to

the countrys well-being.

Christians see work as a giftand command from God.

Adam was put in the Gardento till it and keep

it (Genesis 2:15, NRSV).Even Jesus chose workers to

help carry out his mission.

Rest is just as significant aswork. God commanded us to

rest one day each week(Exodus 20:10). The Sabbath

is a time for worship, dedi-cation to God, renewal and

recuperation.

Labor Day is areminder to begrateful for the

creativity, ingenu-

ity, minds and mus-cle power of countless work-ers all gifts of God. Thatsworth setting aside a day to

appreciate.

In This Issue:

Pixie Pin-Ups5

Invitation...7

Praise.............9Church @ Work..10


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...what would they changeabout the mission trip? Here aresome of their answers

Timothy Gosser: What impressed

me the most was that everybody

worked very hard until they had no

more left in them. From the young-

est, Liam to the oldest, Mr. Schiefer

hehehe

Jacob Cripe:What I en-

joyed the

most was

meeting new

people. What

I w o u l d

change?.A

b i g g e r

plane.

Terry

Creamer:

What impressed me the most was

the ability for such a large group to

learn to work together so fast.

Gabriella Menendez: I reallyenjoyed this great experience. What

impressed me the most was that

when we were done building the

church, people came so grateful and

they thanked us, with food and kind-

ness.

Daniel Hecht: I enjoyed the group

devotionals. What impressed me themost was how simple the people

lived.

We also asked the adults to describe

with two words their experience and

here are some of the answers.

Lynn Hecht: Fan-tastic and

great.

Lean Hecht: Awesome and spiri-

tual.

Jake

Hecht:

Absolutelyamazing.

Pablo

Montanez:

Out-

standing

and won-

derful.

Liz Monta-

nez: Eye

opening

Christie Rodriguez: Love and

friendship.

Aldyth Marshall: Very reward-ing.

Martha Getlinger: Wild and won-

derful

Thanks for supporting our youth and

the mission trips of our church!

Now you can see pictures of all ouractivities on your Church web

page:

www.nprsda.org/photogallery

Mexico Mission Tripcont. from page 1


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Mexico Trip

This Summer I went to Cancun,

Mexico for a mission trip. It

was a lot of fun I met a lot

of new people. We worked so

hard one day we even

worked in the rain while we

were digging and mix-

ing cement. We painted one church and laid a cementfloor and ceiling in another one. We even had time to

have fun. We went to X-caret, its like Sea World, went

to a flea market, Mayan ruins and a snorkeling trip.

I really enjoyed spending time with my new friends. But

most of all I am glad I was able to help the churches.

Youth Events

September 5,6 & 7 Pathfinder Camp In.

September 13 7:30pm Youth 13 and up Game Night

in the Church Fellowship Hall.

September 27 West Area Youth Rally 10am to 3pmCommunity Plunge 8th grade to Young Adult New Port

Richey SDA Church.

By David Hecht


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PIXIE PIN-UPSDO YOU KNOW ME?

If you think you know this church mem-

ber, submit your guess to us, either byphone or email.

First 3 correct responses will receive aprize!

You can submit your baby pix by email or

directly to us. Photos can be black and

white or color and will be promptly re-turned. For more information please con-

tact us.

August baby was: Alan Hecht(Clue: His favorite hymn could be Crown Him with many crowns.(Alan is a dentist)

Our winners were: Caroline Schryer and Martha Getlinger

His first baby food was Sau-

erkraut. He also enjoysriding his motorcycle.

Think about it A genuine Christian is thebest evidence of the genu-

ineness of Christianity.

More time in Gods housewill bring better times in our

house.

Whatever your past hasbeen, you have a spotless

future.

For a healthy heart, exer-

cise your faith.


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School Fundraiser

Please remember our School fundraisers. Clip BoxTops from your favorite products. Look for the 10Box Tops on brands like Ziploc, Kleenex and HUGGIES, too!

Visit: www.boxtops4education.com for more info or contact Leann Hecht.


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A wonderful opportunity has arrived, 3ABN will be presenting a live

evangelism series for kids ages 8-12. Im opening my home to par-

ents and kids that want to participate in this evangelism series. So

join us and Pastor Doug Batchelor in this Amazing Adventure.

Space is limited, so if you are interested please contact me soon.

Omayra & Juan Rivera (727) 372-0052 or

[email protected]

After weeks of fun and

excitement the Softball

season has come to anend. Congratulations to

all the teams, especially

to the blue team - The

Dodgers, for winning thisseason.

If you didnt have a

chance to see them ina c t i o n , g o t o

www.nprsda.org/softball and see the photo album.

Thanks to all who made this season another successful one! See you at thefield next summer!

CongratulationsDodgers!

The Dodgers Not in this order: Capitan: Christie

Rodriguez, Co-Capitan: Lynn Hecht, Adiel Paulin, Al

Cruz, Bernie Koch, Bobby Walker, Brock Wildey,Cody Wildey, Daniel Litardo, John Stoehrer, Kassidy

Neptune, Katie Koch, Omayra Rivera, Richard Nep-tune, Robert Walker, Tim Gosser. Not all players

pictured.


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September is the National Hispanic Heritage

Month. Here is a good recipe to get you in the

mood of celebration.

Pastelon of Ripe Plantain

Easy recipe . . . The plantains are already

cooked, all you have to do is smash them down

a bit and put in the pie. Use ready made sofrito

and you are done.....

1 box (Goya ripe sliced plantains)

1 bag of ground veggie meat

cup ready made Sofrito2 tbs. vegetable oil

can tomato sauce

1 tbs. sliced olives and peppers

1 tsp. capers

1 tsp. salt1 tsp. black pepper

cup shredded cheese

2 eggs, slightly beaten with 1 tsp. water

In a skillet heat up the oil, add the veggie meat

and cook for about 4 minutes, then add the

tomato sauce and cook another 5 minutes or so

breaking down the meat. Add the olives withpeppers and the capers, and the salt and black

paper. Stir and set aside.

Heat up the plantains in the microwave untilhot. Then mash them down slightly using a

fork. Layer the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate

with slices of plantain (these come already

cooked) - about half the box. Layer half the

meat over that, then more plantains and thenmeat. Sprinkle cheese over the last layer. Pour

the egg and water mixture as evenly as you can

over the cheese.

Cook at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes until

egg is cooked and cheese is melted. Serve

warm. This is a delicious side dish with rice or

a great lunch with a salad. Sabroso!

My Church

My church is composed of

people like me.

We make it

what it is. It

will be

friendly, if I

am. Its pews

will be filled,if I help fill

them. It will do great work, if I

work. It will make generous

gifts to many causes, if I am a

generous giver. It will bring

other people into its worship

and fellowship, if I bring

them.

My church will be a church of

loyalty and love, of fearless-

ness and faith, and a church

with a noble spirit, if I, who

make it what it is, am filled

with those things.

Therefore, with the help ofGod, I shall dedicate myself to

the task of being all the

things that I want my church

to be!

National Grandparents Day

September 7th


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In this section you will see interesting facts

and figures. Got some? Send it to us.

Theaveragehousew

ife

walksaround10mile

sa

dayaroundthehous

e

doingherwork

.

Butterfliestastewiththeirfeet

You need to use 200 muscles

in your body to walk.

The best way of getting ridof water retention is to drinka lot of water.

After months

of preparation

a Randi Od-ierno idea

came to real-

ity. A BibleStudy Group

for outsiders.With many

prayers and

great expectations we started ourmonthly meetings Thursday,

August 7th @ 7:00 PM. Our

first study was The Bible and the

teacher was Gary Grimes.

Our second meeting will be

Thursday, September 11 @ 7:00

PM. So spread the good news inyour neighborhood and pray so

more people can come to thiswonderful study.

Philippians

4:13 --- I

can do allt h i n g s

t h r o u g hChrist who

strengthens

me.

The road to success is not

straight. There is a curve calledFailure, a loop called Confusion,speed bumps called Friends, red

lights called Enemies, caution

lights called Family. You will

have flats called Jobs. But, if youhave a spare called Determina-

tion, an engine called Persever-

ance, insurance called Faith, adriver called Jesus, you will

make it to a place called Suc-cess. (submitted by Barbara Stricker)


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Are you READY FOR

the FUN this Fall?


Music and the riddles of life

The author of the 49th psalm devel-oped a wise practice as he contem-

plated the problems he faced. 'I willsolve my riddle to the music of the

harp' (Psalm 49:4 ), he wrote. He found encourage-

ment to meet life's difficulties by getting involved with music.

Good music does indeed help our mind and spirit. Good musicimparts inspiration and grace to the fretful spirit.

Think about this: if music is so beneficial for the human spirit,shouldn't those of us who are musically talented use our voice ormusical instrument to aid others in worshiping God? This is achallenge to you who have been given the gift of a good voice,

come and...

...Join our Choirs new season!

Staring Saturday, September 6th @ 4:00 PM

Mark your calendar!

Sabbath, September 20th the Quartet,

Beloved, will have the Special Music

and Offertory for our church serviceand then have an inspiring musical Ves-

pers program for us starting at 6:30 PM

that evening. Join us!

Bowling Season

starting soon!

CHURCH FAMILY CRUISE

If you have an interest in going on a cruisewith other members of the NPR SDA

Church Family, please fill out and turn in

the Cruise Survey or call Martha for more

information. Fun, fun, fun!


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This newsletter is published monthly by the NPR SDA Church. If you

have any comments to make about the newsletter, wish to make a

donation, or wish to submit an article, please send it to the church

or to us.

Contact Us

Alexander Ortiz727-365-2892

Omayra Rivera727-372-0052

[email protected]

NPR Seventh-day Adventist Church6424 Trouble Creek Road

New Port Richey, FL 34653727-848-4567

Visit us on the web: www.nprsda.org/newsletter


This past month while looking for quotesfor the section Think about it(page 5) Ifound one quote that caught my attention, it said: Whatever your pasthas been, you have a spotless future.

Satan likes to use our past record against us, sometimes he succeeds inmaking us feel inadequate and ashamed, and when we feel like that we

dont want to be productive and active in Gods work. But if we remem-

ber Gods Word, He has told us that the devil was a murder from the be-ginning, not holding to the truth, for there is not truth in him. Please read

John 8:44.

While thinking on that, I went and started hearing my new music for the

Choir. What beautiful music!, and started reflecting on the lyrics of oneof the hymns that said: I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me in and

then a little light from heaven filled my soul. It bathed my heart in loveand wrote my name above and just a little talk with Jesus made me

whole.

How beautiful, just confess your sins and believe. Please remember that

you are not defined by anything that happened to you or anything youve

done. You are defined by who you are in Christ. And remember also thatJesus loves you so and He died for you!

Omayra Rivera


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