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Psalm 24 begins with poetic abruptness : "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein." The belief is total in its scope. Everything there is, everything you see and even what you cannot – all things – are God's. And the reasoning is simple : "For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers." Everything is God's because God created everything. No wiggle room for exceptions. Everything we have, everything we are, is God's. So, what is ours? Ours is really only to acknowledge, in our words, in our actions, in all of our living, that it is all his. What's ours is to acknowledge that it is all his. Everything. The singer of the psalm goes on in two musical refrains to tell us what this means, practically for us. In the first stanza we're told that because all of it is God's we must live our lives seeking his face. If God is the creator of all things, if he is at the center of it all, then our lives - all of our lives, completely, totally - must center upon him. Because our lives are his anyway.
To acknowledge that your life is completely, totally God's is to live life the way that God has laid it out for us to live. To live in a commensurate relationship with his story, with his word. It means that we discipline ourselves to do the things that Jesus does, to love the way that Jesus loves. Jesus, when he dwelt among us, sought out the poor and loved them. He sought out injustice, and gave everything to make the world just. He sought out the unloved by neighbors but still incredibly loved by God, and made sure we knew we were loved. The singer tells us that to acknowledge it's all his is to keep oneself in step with the life he's called you to live. The other piece in acknowledging that all of it is his anyway is to prepare this world for his return. The Psalmist calls out for the gates to be lifted up in order that the King may come in. Ours is to acknowledge, in all that we are and do, that the earth and all that is in it is his by preparing for his arrival. This is the call for you and me to give all that God's given us … (continued on back cover)
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What’s Ours is to Acknowledge it’s All His
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HILMAR COVENANT
FRIENDSHIP MINISTRY TEAM Eleven people are on this visitation ministry
team. If you would like a visit, or know of
someone who would appreciate personal
contact from our church, please call Pastor
Dan (668-0400) so we can serve you better!
Also, if your contacts would like the Sacrament
of Communion, tell Dan so he can share it with
them. CONSIDER JOINING THIS TEAM THIS
FALL! (Calling #1)
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
CAN YOU HELP?
Participants on the “Healing Haiti”
mission trip next April need to raise
about $1700. If you have jobs or
projects that they can do for you, to
help them reach their goal, let
Pastor Dan know soon. They are
ready to do anything for you!
NO. 11 NOVEMBER 2016 HILMAR COVENANT CHURCH
NEWS Check us out @
hilmarcovenant.org & on Facebook
TURLOCK GOSPEL MISSION WINTER RELIEF Feeding/Housing Women and Children
Sunday, November 27- Saturday, December 3
Once again we are participating with other area churches
to care for the homeless during the cold winter months. We
need to feed them seven nights in a row. Gather some
family or friends and volunteer to host one of the dinners.
Contact Annette Diliberto (968-0696) or Ronda Tinley (648-3760) for the date that
works best for you. We also need volunteers to set out breakfast food in the mornings. Proverbs 19:17 “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they
have done.”
PRAYER PAGE ALERT!! As the new ministry year began in
September, we will be updating the “Long
Term Prayer Concerns” in the newsletter.
If you want your friends and loved ones to continue on this list in the year ahead,
please contact Beth in the office
(668-0400). (Calling #2)
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE Tuesday, November 22nd – 7:00 p.m.
Hilmar Covenant Church
Calling #1, 2
We are hosting this event this year. Let’s
thank God as the community of Hilmar for
His blessing and provision this past year.
Bring money or food items for the
Thanksgiving offering.
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November Financial Update
Budget per wk: $12,217 Avg. Offering per wk.: $8,535
Budget YTD: $525,331 Offering YTD: $440,238
Ahead (Behind): ($85,093)
Avg. Attendance: 176
21st Annual International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Sunday, November 6th The media has been full of news about the persecution of Christians by ISIS (Christians in Syria and northern Iraq), Boko Haram in Nigeria (Chibok school girls), Kenya (university attack), etc. On this IDOP Sunday we will remember and pray for suffering believers around the world. (Calling #2, 3)
A big “THANK YOU” to everyone who helped with the
Swedish Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale! From
setting up, to cooking pancakes, to providing baked
goods, to donating so generously – together we will help
many of our youth attend CHIC 2018 in Knoxville, TN.
We profited $3,975.60!
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MERCED COUNTY RESCUE MISSION HOLIDAY DRIVES
Calling #3
Once again the Rescue Mission in Merced is collecting food and toys for their holiday ministry needs. Rather than put barrels around our church, we are going to collect funds for Pastor Bruce and his work at the MCRM. Special donation envelopes will be in the bulletins on November 20 and 27. Everything collected will be used for the Mission’s Thanksgiving and Christmas banquets. (Make checks payable to Hilmar Covenant Church/MCRM in memo)
“CLOTHES FOR KIDS”
Monday, December 5th Calling #1, #3
This annual community event requires all of our help. Anyone wishing to donate funds can do so at Farmers and Merchants Bank ($160 fully sponsors a child/all donations welcome!). To volunteer to chaperone, contact Susan Azevedo: [email protected] or 678-3073. Must be out of high school to chaperone/no children may accompany parents to chaperone.
HILMAR
CHEESE CAN
DRIVE Starting Dec. 1 bring your can
donations to Hilmar Cheese. Hilmar
Cheese will donate $3.00 for every
can donated to Helping Hands.
PRAYER, PRAISE, AND PETITION PAGE • Nov. 2016 • Calling #2 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Phil. 4:6
PRAISES: Very successful Swedish Pancake Breakfast/Bake Sale – Continuing youth ministry and worship leading volunteers – Holy Rosary taking on “Trunk or Treat” for us.
PRAY FOR THE STAFF AND CHURCH COUNCIL: Casey, Dan, Beth, Sarah, Hollie, Leslie, Carolyn Ahlem, Melissa Ahlem, Rod Avilla, Bud Farrar, Rod Jorritsma (chair), Becky Nyman (vice chair), Sam Postma, Teresa Wells (secretary), Dale Wickstrom Pray for Miss Lynn as she goes through cancer treatment, and has retired from the Children’s Center.
FOR OUR HILMAR COMMUNITY: For Hilmar churches, pastors, and our fellow Christians; for Hilmar Christian Children’s Center; Hilmar Helping Hands (Vicki Humble); Merced County Rescue Mission (Pastor Bruce); Turlock Gospel Mission (Christian Curby – new director!); school chaplaincy (Dan Johnson); Hilmar Unified School District. Pray the Children’s Center and board as they search for a new director. Pray for the Community Thanksgiving Service coming Nov. 22, here at our church
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PRAY FOR MISSIONS: For our missionaries: Don and Lillian Dwight; Roy and Aleta Danforth; Ken and Adrienne Satterberg; Todd & Carrie Minturn (Christian Formation & Direction Ministries) in Fresno; Harvey (Linda) Lundquist in Alaska; Paul and Sheryl Noren in Congo (for Paul’s healing from cancer and his upcoming hernia surgery); Karl and Mary Noren (Bob & Lois Hirsch’s grandchildren) in Cameroon.
PRAY FOR OUR NATION AND STATE: Pray for the disasters and tragedies we have recently been through: Hurricane Matthew, fires and flooding, racial tension from the shootings of black men and shootings of police, and bombing situations in New York and New Jersey. Pray for the election that is only a week away, and for God’s guidance for our new president. Pray for peace and racial righteousness in our nation, and for just and compassionate solutions to immigration reform. Pray for the poor, who are most vulnerable.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD: Pray for all the violent tragedies that have happened recently, especially the tragedy of the Syrian civil war. Pray for the difficult refugee situation that continues to unfold in Europe. Pray that God would thwart the evil intentions and actions of ISIS, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, and other terrorist groups. Pray for the recent terrorist activities against Jews in Israel, the continuing tension between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and ongoing Jewish/Palestinian issues. Continue to pray for Chile, Nepal, China, Turkey, Pakistan, and most recently Japan and Ecuador, where earthquakes have devastated the lives of so many people. Pray for places where war, social, and economic issues make life miserable for people. Pray--and work--for justice in addressing issues like human trafficking (“Bike Through Traffic”/Daniel Lemke; “New Day for Children”), famine and hunger (Fred Jordan Mission), immigration, and refugees. Pray for people who live in fear because of political, religious, and societal persecution, especially for our Christian brothers and sisters who suffer because of their commitment to Christ. Pray for our “enemies!” (Matt. 5:44) That somehow they will meet Jesus and be transformed in their thinking, attitudes, and behavior.
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Long Term Prayer Concerns. PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE (668-0400) IF YOU WANT YOUR LONG TERM PRAYER REQUEST TO CONTINUE IN FUTURE NEWSLETTERS. Also, please let us know the status of the person(s) for whom you are requesting prayer. Thanks! Bill Ahlem, Eliza Alves, Randy Avilla, Joe Bello, Matteo Geraldini (friend of the DeRooys’), Anita Johnson (Dan Johnson’s sister-in-law), Cynthia Johnson, Lee Johnson, Anna Keevy, Karen Launsby (sister of Lois Hirsch), Anna Medak, Connie Medak, Jan Nash, Paul Noren (missionary), Phyllis Peterson, Cindy Postma.
Pray for our pen pals in prison: Steven Taylor, Allen “Big Red” King, Jason Lundquist, Brian Garrett – and for Clyde “Joe” Faus, who has been released!
Pray for our church family serving in the military: J.R. Dane (Marge Pack’s grandson), Trent Goiburn, Brian and Amy Johnson (Tyler Johnson’s brother and sister-in-law), Zach Ribera, Trevor Stevens (Bev Strom-Wenstrands’s grandson), Shelby Walters (daughter of Bob and Laurie Walters).
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November Birthdays2 Dennis Nelson
6 Arie Roest
7 Everett Wenstrand
8 Sharon Clauss
9 Cynthia Johnson
10 Jacob Ahlem (10)
Sue Morton
Paul Danbom
Carla Avila
11 Luther Englund
13 Cindy Postma
14 Sandra Freeberg
18 Eli Hinds (10)
20 Fern Wickstrom
21 Emma Nyman (9)
22 Kathy Opalek
26 John Nixon
Mike Wickstrom
23 JJ Hinds
28 Lynn Pierce
Don Wickstrom
29 Diane Peterson
Special Anniversaries:
28 Randy & Della Lundell
(35 years)
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Sunday Mornings This NOVEMBER!
With November – and Thankful Thanksgiving around the corner – our K-5th grade kids are learning about Honor, treating others the way I want to be treated. Our Nursery & Preschoolers also have an awesome theme of Hand in Hand exploring
how to be thankful for people who help them! This month our kids will have a busy month learning about Jesus – and having fun!
We have two awesome themes for both age groups this November! We have FOUR awesome weeks planned for your kids – please come and worship with us!
Nursery & Preschool – Hand in Hand! “Always give thanks to God.” Ephesians 5:20. This month our babies through four year olds will be exploring the question: Who are
you thankful for? By the end of November, they will know to be thankful for people who help them!
Kindergarten-5th grade –Spotlight Honor! “Love one another deeply. Honor others
more than yourselves.” Romans 12:10, NIrV. This month our K-5 kids will be exploring the idea of Honor –letting someone know you see how valuable they really
are.
Please note – Our K-5 kids will still be worshiping up in KidSPACE. Each week we will be exploring the story of JESUS – our place in it – and why Honor is
important. We will be splitting into three groups rather than four. Our new groups are: 3-5 year olds, K-1st, and 3rd-5th.Drop-off and Pick-up will remain the same.
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You are kindly invited to connect and celebrate what God is doing in and through women in our local Evangelical Covenant Churches! We
are blessed to welcome special guest Meagan Gillan - Director of Women’s Ministries for the ECC.
10:00 am at Hilmar Covenant Church followed by 12:00 pm Lunch ($15)
at Hilmar Cheese Company Please RSVP by November 8th to Amanda Oppenhuizen e-mail - [email protected] or cell - 209-485-6308
Potato bar and pie auction
cbe old testament kick-off
Sunday, November 20 after church
Rod and Norma Avilla are coordinating this fundraiser for Hume Lake Winter Camps. Come and enjoy a delicious baked potato bar lunch, then bid generously on the
scrumptious pies – baked by our own Hilmar Covenant chefs! Finally, Pastor Casey will be presenting the next small group opportunity for our church, once again using the “Community Bible Experience” resource. It is the Old Testament from Genesis
through Kings. Don’t miss this important time together on the 20th.
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DANIEL LEMKE IS BACK!
In July, Daniel completed his 15 month bike trek around the USA to bring attention to the
horror of human trafficking. Now he is settling in our area and plans to continue addressing
this issue by creating job opportunities for those recovering from being trafficked. One of
these is a large scale “aquaponics
farm” that will provide all kinds of
produce for sale. To help people
understand this process, and to seek
support, Daniel has created a small
aquaponics system at the entryway to
our church. Watch the veggies grow –
and purchase the results each month!
For more information, contact Daniel
@ 970-510-0706 or
COLUMBARIUM UPDATE: Be watching for an artist’s rendering of what the Columbarium and Memorial Walk and Garden might look like, if it is approved and the funding comes in. If you are interested in purchasing a niche or a memorial brick in honor of friends, loved ones, former members, etc. please bring your brochure form to the church office.
One of our new worship leaders is in need of a car. If you have one to sell, get rid of, or know someone who does, let Pastor Dan know soon. Paul Medina is stranded in Modesto!
We have put together a 2016 Church
Directory! Pick yours up in the church
office or after church on Sunday!
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Also note the following corrections:
TIM & CAROL WICKSTROM Email: [email protected] Tim’s Mobile: 209 495-0539
BILL RUFF 19667 American Ave, Sp 86 Hilmar, CA 95324 209-668-8824
TARYNN GOIBURN [email protected]
RACHEL CORREIA Children: Nolan, Graham
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Mike Boehme
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20 The Colliers
27 Norma Avilla
FRONTLINEHILMAR COVENANT STAFF CONTACTS
Rev. Casey Barton, PhD Senior Pastor [email protected]
Dan Johnson Associate Pastor djohnson@ hilmarcovenant.org
Sarah Barton Children’s Min. Director [email protected]
Hollie Tinley Children’s Min. Assistant hollie@hilmarcovenant. org
Beth Walker Office Manager [email protected]
Leslie Hinds Administrative Assistant lhinds@hilmarcovenant. org
HILMAR HELPING HANDS
Calling # 2 & 3 Communion Sunday is November 6th. Bring your canned food, dry goods, and personal hygiene items for HHH that day. Put your donations in the gray containers by the doors in the Sanctuary. Thanks.
TGM: FEEDING THE HOMELESS
Calling # 3 & 5 During the winter months we host the TGM Winter Relief for one week in lieu of our monthly dinners. The monthly dinners will resume in the spring.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Community Thanksgiving :: Nov. 22 @ 7 pm
PowerPLAY Dates :: Tuesdays @ 10 am
ALL-CHURCH PRAYER MEETING
Calling # 1 & 2 Wed. Nov. 9th - 6:15
p.m. The presidential election will have just ended. Let’s pray for healing and unity in our nation.
“The place you give Jesus C h r i s t i n y o u r l i f e determines the place you give prayer.”(Ruth Paxon)
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(Continued from front cover) – from our belongings, to our careers, to our time, to our money, to our voices, to our votes – all to God. To ask ourselves why God has given us these things, and then to acknowledge that they are his by using them for his purpose, in his Kingdom. We go through life tending to split things up. Separating our public lives from our private lives. Our careers from our families. Our salaries from our tithes. Our church from our nation. Benefits for ourselves from sacrifice for others. But, life rarely cuts up in equal parts. Truth is, all of life, public and private, is God's. Career and family, together, is God's. Salaries and tithes, all from and to God. Our church and nation all exist within God's Kingdom, which is our highest calling. And, really, in God's Kingdom economy, sacrificing for others is the greatest benefit (and love), for all, including ourselves. All of it is God's. All of it. The earth and everything in it. All who dwell in it. All because he's created it. Ours is simply to acknowledge that it is his, and shape our lives according to that truth. Thanks be to God for all that he's given, and for all we can give back to him.
Pastor Casey
