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MinistersJosh StutzmanCampus Minister541-753-4310

2020 Circle Family TimesSunday: 9:30AM Bible Classes for all ages 10:30AM WorshipWednesday: Various Life GroupsOffice Hours: S: 2-5; M-R: 8-4; F: 8-12

Mark Johnson

Please Pray For Our FamilyPlease pray for God’s healing hand to be on those with cancer:

Les Brooks (malignant leukemia); Renee Gunselman’s parents; Carmen Warren (Tami Brown’s mom), lung cancer;Gregg’s cousin Susan, serious cancer

Please continue to pray for: Keith Cornell, Phil & Linda Weimer, Paul & Donna Johnson, Jean Woods, Betty Carter, Al Hendrickson, Carmen Warren, Reneé’s

mom, Linda HollandPray Also For These Health Requests:

Loralea’s gallbladderPray for God to cover all the people who are sick, and to protect all the people working in the healthcare profession. We ask that they will stay safe and healthy, and that their families also stay safe. We especially pray this prayer for Laura and Hannah (Mark & Nancy’s

daughters).We lift up Lance McCaughan in prayer right now, as he may have been exposed to COVID-19 from a professor. We ask God to keep

him, and the other students, healthy and safe.We pray for Carmen Warren’s blood cell counts to improve, and for the blood transfusion she received last Sunday to do everything it

is supposed to do. (Tami Brown’s mom)We pray for the Boss family (Bill & Lydia Perry’s daughter and son-in-law). Dylan Boss’ stepfather has symptoms of COVID-19, and Kai

(Dylan and Jennifer’s son) has been spending lots of time with Dylan’s mother. Pray for all of them to stay healthy.Pray for Maria Zhang’s stepfather, John Jongkindt. He has a fever and is being tested for COVID-19.

Physical:Jean Woods

Ron EastridgeWe ask that, at this time, God be glorified, and that people will come to know Him and rely on Him. We also ask that we, as a church

body, will grow closer to God and to each other right now.We pray for the scientists and others who are working on a vaccine for COVID-19, that there will be a breakthrough very soon!

Pray for Linda Holland and her family at this time-Karie, Jason, Travis and everyone who is mourning right now.We pray for Brian and Somer Perry, who are expecting a baby very soon.

We pray for Jordan and Kellie Strawn, that baby and mother will stay safe and healthy and we look forward to rejoicing and celebrating with them.

We ask for a blessing on our country.Pray for the Gunselman family as they continue to care for Reneé’s parents.

Loralea’s check engine light came on, but she places everything in God’s caring hands.We pray that the pandemic will end soon, and that people will return to God.

Military: Jordan Paul, stationed in N Carolina in extensive training; John, Betty Carter’s grandson, Navy; Morgan Sawyer, deployed in Afghanistan

Engaged Couples: Cody Parsons and Michelle MaedaPraise:

Thank you technology and media teams! You all work so hard to make sure we can meet on Sunday mornings, and you are all so appreciated!

Rouz and Shima send their love from Florida.Eric Bracht wants to thank everyone for reaching out to his sons at this time! When he hears of brothers in the church calling his sons, checking in and encouraging them in the faith, it makes him honored and proud to be part of this body. He thanks God for all of you!

Family Newsletter541-758-44562020circle@gmail.comwww.2020circle.com

“The Main Thing”1. To love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind and with all our strength.2. To love our neighbors as ourselves.3. To go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything Christ has commanded us.

Thomas PruettMinister of the Word541-758-4456

Elders

April 5, 2020

Casey Long

Maria ZhangSecretary541-758-4456

Upcoming EventsApril 5th, 9:30am: Digital Bible ClassApril 5th, 10:30am: Digital WorshipDaily Devotional Guides: Available on our website and on Facebook in the “Circle Family News” GroupEvening Bedtime Story: Live on Facebook every evening at 7:30 in the “Circle Family News” GroupDeacons: Eric Bracht, Adam Goddard, Ed Gunselman,

Rolland House, Eric Jensen, Ryan McPartlin, Bob Parsons, Jose Reyes, Jake Shore, Jordan Strawn, Josh Wise

Outreach Programs: Bay Area Rescue Mission, Christian Relief Fund, Clothing Drive, East Asian Missions, Food Boxes, Mountain States Children’s Home, Orphan Sunday, Quilts for CASA, Special Situations, University Christian Center

“Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout

aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; righteous and having

salvation is he, humble and mounted on a

donkey, on a colt, the

Thoughts, Questions, Notes

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Many Hands Make Light Work…Get Involved!Circle Facilitator Inside…………………………………….……………Eric BrachtOutside Circle Facilitator……..……………..…………………….…. Jim Calkin UCC Facilitator……………………………….……Nathan Lopez, Bob ParsonsOverall Support……………………..……………..M Zhang, G Brown, J WiseCampus Ministry…………………...…Josh Stutzman, Eric & Chris JensenChurch Safety Ministry……………….…………Ryan McPartlin, Josh WiseDiscipleship Ministry………….……………………….………………...Jose ReyesEducation Ministry.………………………...Thomas Pruett (CR-8th Grade) High School…………………………………………………………..…..Eric Bracht, Eric Jensen Adult……………………………………………………………………..……………………Casey Long Coordinators…………………….R & H McPartlin, J & S Shore, L Wise, E WomackFellowship Ministry……………….…..……….Ed, Renee & Joel GunselmanLife Group Ministry……………………………………….Jordan & Kellie StrawnMarriage & Family Ministry…….…………………….Adam & Erin GoddardMedia/Web Ministry…………….…………Frank Cloutier, Bill McCaughanMen of Iron…………….…………Rolland House, Bob Parsons, Jake ShorePeople Needs Facilitators.……………….…..Tami Brown & Maria ZhangClothing Drive Lead.…………………………………………Charlene FranklundFood Boxes Lead.………………………………….…………..Charlene FranklundPublicity Ministry……………………….……………………..…………Maria ZhangQuilts for CASA.………………………………………….……………....Cathy BrooksRoster List……………………………………………………………….Maria Z, Casey LVan Ministry…………………………………....…Bob Parsons, Chris GollaknerVisitor Experience Ministry………….…………...…..……………..…See EldersVision Ministry…..Elders, Deacons, Ministers, Ministry Leaders & SpousesWidows Ministry…………………………………..…………………………L Munson Women’s Ministry…….……………………………..……Lead: Laurie Eastridge Support Team: T Brown, M Freeman, N Johnson, J Parsons, P Strawn, M Zhang, R Gunselman

Worship Ministry……………….……Thomas Pruett & The Worship TeamYouth Ministry…..……………Eric & Jann Bracht and Eric & Chris Jensen

Thomas’ Takeaways

What Can I Do Today?

Circle Church Family Cover Photo design contest: Our Facebook page needs a new cover photo! Submit your own design or vote for your favorite in our Circle Family News group!

Love Your Neighbor Flier: This can be downloaded from our website so you can fill in your information and print it. If you need someone to edit it for you, let Thomas or Maria know.

Bedtime Stories: Our Teens want to use Facebook to read your kids a bedtime Bible story at nighttime! Stay tuned here and on Facebook for more information.

Daily Devotionals: Summer Shore is diligently posting a devotional each day in our “Circle Family News” Facebook group. Read passages from both Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs daily, and share any questions or comments you have with everyone who is reading!

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LamentI always wonder why people are a part of a

church. Ideally, of course, it’s because they have come to God through Christ and recognize the need and value of being a part of a community of believers, both for the sake of the Kingdom as well as their own walk of faith. The ideal isn’t always reality, and sometimes the ideal, while sought after, isn’t always an obvious motivation, even to us.

In preparation for this Sunday, I found myself wrestling with my kids around the thought of what people tuning into Sunday services are looking for. Are people wanting to escape life for a few moments and focus on hope and better times? Do people want to see that church is practical and aware of what’s going on, and look the current pandemic in the face? Do people just want to be lost in Scripture, do people want to know if the Bible speaks to these times…I don’t know. The church can’t be consumer driven, but nor can she be aloof to what’s going on today. There must be a melding of these extremes.

Lament is not something we as a church or people are good at. We’re good at complaining, but that’s not lament. We’re better at expressing our faith, yet I know from experience for many people faith and ‘real life’ fight more than they harmonize. Biblical lament is about acknowledging what’s going on, including how we feel, our fears, concerns and worries, while also acknowledging who God is and will be throughout. When we say “give it to God”, we’re talking about lament. Lament is the way the church learns to have faith in and through fears, worries, and great troubles of life, and while it can’t answer the “why” questions of life, it can answer many “what’s”: What’s wrong, What do I believe, and What do we say to God? And this is valuable and needed.

I pray that for whatever reason you’re joining us on Sunday, that you will be uplifted, encouraged, and comforted by not only the presence of the body, but of the body worshipping the God we believe in, love, and live for. I pray we model what it means to have faith through great adversity, and I pray that we all may take away something we can use every day. May God be praised, and may our faith grow even in these times. Grace to you.

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Campus Minister Josh Stutzman

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful (John 15:1-2).I believe Coronavirus has forced God’s people into a time of pruning, and that’s a good thing. Traditionally at UCC we attract students with three things: food, friends, and free English. That stuff is all gone now. All we have left is digital Bible studies. What we’ve lost in numbers, we’ve made up for in commitment and depth. Similarly, I believe Coronavirus is pruning away distractions. I had a cousin who came to OSU in the fall. I tried to get him involved in UCC numerous times but was ghosted each time. Now that he’s stuck at home, he’s been reading his Bible every day and asking me questions once a week. We’ve never been close for the 18 years I’ve known him, but now coronavirus has opened up his schedule and his heart. Do you have someone like this in your life? Someone who has ghosted you or used business as a shield to keep God at arm’s length? This might be the time to reach out. 

Materials At CircleThe Spring issue of Power For Today is

available in the church lobby, on the black table underneath the welcome

board.

We still have plenty of communion all-in-one cups! They are on the coffee

table. Stop by and pick some up for you and your family, or contact Thomas for

delivery options.

*Hand Sanitizer is available at multiple stations in the foyer, and the building is completely disinfected weekly*