Nazarene Family Chatter The Newsletter of the Coeur d’Alene Church of the Nazarene

Ministry Staff

Mark McWhorter, Senior Pastor

Austin Petellin, Youth Pastor

Tami Nederhoed, Children’s Pastor

Kathy Sanford, Admin. Assistant

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Phone 208-667-3543 www.cdanaz.org Fb Cda Nazarene 4000 N. 4th Street

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815

fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you,

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

June 2019

Pastor Mark 2-3

Missions 3

Children’s Ministry 4

NYI Connect Upcoming Events

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Community Partner’s 6

Pastor Fred, MIT 7

Paul Ethington, SDMI 8

Fellowship/Ministry Leaders 9

CONTENTS

17th First Day

Quest Summer

Day Camp

10th

2 Pastor Mark McWhorter

Pentecost is NOT a Season:

As I have learned and grown in my ministry life over the

past 25 years, I have become fascinated with the rhythms

of the Christian calendar. The calendar begins with Advent

and journeys headlong through Epiphany, Easter and

Pentecost and on into “ordinary time” before cycling back

again. The rhythms of this calendar can help us as we take

our own journey in the Word of God as well as our

journeys we take together in our corporate worship.

One thing has stood out to me as we have approached

Pentecost which this year occurs on June 9th: Pentecost

is NOT a season. Pentecost is the day that The Church

becomes The Church. It’s also the day that the Holy Spirit

unites all believers together and dwells within them

personally. What was the result of this “infilling”

presence? Acts 2 tells us that everyone who looked on -

the outsiders heard “them declaring the wonders of God

in our own tongues!” When the Spirit of God fills the

Church - the result is that the rest of the world will hear us

use our tongues to declare the wonders of God - to

declare GOSPEL. May it be so for the Church of the

Nazarene in Coeur d’Alene!

Pastor Mark

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MISSION MOMENTS

This month I’d like to share the Missional opportunities available to all of you in the Church. As Gods people we are each very unique and each called to minister in different ways, but that being said we all must do something. You may be the only one able to come along God in the work he is already doing. So please prayerfully consider volunteering, if God so leads!

LOCAL MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteers always needed UGM: The need is ongoing for guest speakers and musicians.

Young or old your testimony and song is needed. It involves travel to Spokane Union Gospel Mission and about 1.5 hours of your time.

FAMILY PROMISE: Spend 1 night at a one of our sister Nazarene Churches with a homeless family. Or if you’d rather just cook a meal for about 10 people that would also be appreciated. We have the week of June 9th through June 16th (Sunday thru Sunday. Kurt Petelin and I are slated for this Sunday but many more days are still available.

QUEST: Many, Many opportunities exist in this exciting ministry help-ing the children that come to us in the summer.

ANGEL TREE: I have a need for someone to call the Angel Tree Children for free Summer Camp Scholarships.

“If we have the desire to serve and come along side God in what he is already doing, he will provide the abilities you may feel you lack!”

FOR INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE CALL ME. Bob Allen @ 208-659-8971.

Thanks and God Bless!

Bob Allen

NMI MISSION MOMENTS

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Children’s Ministry

The church of today! Tami Nederhoed, Children’s Pastor

Worship Service Nursery ( available 9:20– 10:45) rotation: Shirl Danish, Frances Huffman, Bethany Sandberg,

Jamie Danish, Ali Lowry, Braden Nederhoed and Katrina Harper

Jr. Church (Rm 207) - Preschool 3-5 yrs old (watch for slide after offering)

Worship Service Preschool Rotation: Emma James, Emily Eichel-berger, Krissy Harper, Owen Nederhoed and Kiera Harper

Children’s Church K-3rd Gr. during service (watch for slide after offering) Tami Nederhoed and Ali Lowry

Sunday Curriculum:

Nursery Sunday School Rotation: Bridgette Lowry, John & April Weisel, John & Kathy Wildhaber and Tami Nederhoed

No Sunday school for the summer Everyone is welcome to join a Round Table Discussion,

in the Fellowship Hall

Wednesday Nights 6:45 - 8pm 0-Preschool : Main Level - Scarlet Danner

Teacher's: Tami Nederhoed, John and Kathy Wildhaber, Joan McWhorter, Heather Peterson

1st & 3rd Wed. Activity in the Park 2nd Visiting our Golden Friends at Pacifica

4th Service Projects

Kid’s Adventure Camp

Ages 3rd - 6th Grades @ Pinelow Park July 28 - August 2 $190.00

Scholarship Tree, in Foyer, to help offset cost for kids.

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Sunday Discipleship Group at 11am Youth Room, Dwnstrs

Wednesday Night Youth Gathering 6 - 8 PM Gather. Proclaim. Hear. Practice. Go

Wednesdays join us for After School Studying 2:30-6pm

NYC Parent and Teen Meeting (lunch provided)

June 9th 1pm

June 26: Indians Baseball

$5 (Youth Min. has 20 tickets available and limited seating for carpool, sign-up with Austin)

Ridgeline, grades going into 6th-9th. Join us June 10 - Aug 16,

M-F for the adventure of Ridgeline! With three field trips a week, Bible Studies, group games,

and the coolest summer Camp Counselors, you won't want to miss this amazing opportunity! REGISTER ONLINE cdanaz.org/quest

Teen Summer Camp, July 22-26 (register online: nwnyi)

Our Connect Youth Summer Calendar has been updated and can be found on our website cdanaz.org/ministries/youth

(you can sync this calendar to your personal calendar, that way you don't miss out on anything).

Stay Connected with our SMS Remind

Text “@connectym4” to 81010 to stay in the loop for upcoming events

Follow us on Instagram @connect_ym

Upcoming Events!

Ladies Lunch Out - Mulligan‟s - June 11th/Noon Please call Gloria Ostlund 208-765-6565

See Connect Events for June activities and schedule

Austin Petellin

Youth Pastor

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Connect Events

Family Feast Night Spokane Indians Baseball Game

June 27th - 6:30pm Avista Stadium - 602 N. Havana

Tickets are $5 at spokaneindians.com/Groups, find our group and click to purchase tickets

Dutch Oven Cooking for Beginners Tuesday, June 25th 6:30 PM True North CotN, Parking area

Bring something to take notes, and bring your friends

Watch for special events on our Facebook page - cda.nazarene

2nd Chance Ministry

The Commons - 405 2nd St., CDA. Serving the Needy Contact Fred Huffman @208-659-9050 to help with meal

serving time and days.

Love, Inc.

Kootenai county loveinckc.org

If you are interested in learning more about Love, In the Name of Christ, see our website at: www.loveinckc.org or call our Connection Center at: 208-930-4281. Marisol Wade

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Pastor Fred

Do you know how many elderly people we have lost in the last 15 years? About 5 years ago, Church ad-ministrator Sam Hunter did a count, and in the previ-ous 5 years, we had lost 68 people due to passing

away or moving into assisted living. The previous 5 years back to when I arrived at our church in 2004 was a similar story. When I began teaching Sunday School a year after my arrival here, my class had about 25 people. Today, that class is “no more” and not many people from those precious days are now with us. Losses are a part of life. Eventually we will all “pass through the veil” to eternal life when we have trusted God‟s grace and mercy. God extends His grace to all people and not everyone accepts! … but in the meantime, God has called us to good deeds to honor Him.

Are we helping those who are ill or aging in their life journey? Our needs change. Mine have changed! As we age, or are ill, we usually lose physical abilities or memory, and live more needy lives. Visitation is im-portant. Helping and encouraging those in need is vital, and often can make or break a person‟s view of the church. The Church is God’s and every-body’s church. It is not just “Pastor John Doe’s” church! We are all mem-bers of the body, and …

God has put the body together and given special honor to the part that doesn't have it. God's purpose was … that all of its parts should feel the same concern for each other. If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts share its suffering. If one part is praised, all the others share in its hap-piness. You are Christ's body and each of you is an individual part of it. I Cor 12:24-27 WEB

In April, I was honored and humbled when so many people traveled to Tri-Cities for my ordination. It was an affirmation of the love of God‟s peo-ple to me! Thank you! You shared my joy as I have shared in yours many times. In a bigger way, let us care for those we know who are in need, whether elderly or with disability, illness, or troubles, … those whose abili-ties are trending downward. Isaiah 58 tells us that God will “give us light, answer our prayers, and guide, satisfy, and strengthen us if we take care of ‘our own flesh’ (family) and the helpless and those in need.” (my para-phrase). Please, find and take time to be of assistance to those who are suf-fering the effects of aging, especially when they are „our own flesh‟, includ-ing our own church family. Let us remember that we are on the same type of journey. We will one day need help and encouragement in the form of real deeds, as we also age!

Shalom… Deep Peace of God to you. Pastor Fred: 208-659-9050

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A HEART OF FLESH

I will give you a new heart... of flesh (Ez 36:26). What a strange phrase, a “heart of flesh”. What God created was good, made in the image of God. However, we are sensitive to the reality that now the world is bad, filled with demons and sinners. It follows that He would miraculously re-create us, who are redeemed by the blood of Jesus and give us newness of life. Jesus has made something new happen that is wonderfully human and requires us to get on with life in a new way. “So the real issue is not,” says Walter Brueggemann, “how do miracles happen? The real issue is, what shall we do with Jesus? Shall we trust Him like the

man and obey him like the spirit and be raised? Or shall we con-tinue in our recalcitrant disbelief that leaves the world closed and close to death? Jesus summoned and constituted an alternative community of which we are heirs. Imagine that a small communi-

ty set down in the midst of the empire and all of its aggressive militarism is a small community that refuses to participate in the anxiety of the world, because it imitates birds and lilies in the sure confidence that the Father in heaven knows our needs and sup-plies them.” We remember that Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” We can see that this new heart is not otherworldly but very much earthbound. The “pure in heart” of the Beatitudes is the very same new heart of flesh. In these “jars of clay” we are no less than the re-created children of God... in the flesh. Like Jesus we are the incarnation

of God by the Holy Spirit. We have become living breathing vital temples where Jesus’ own heart can dwell for all to see.... IF we trust Him with all of our hearts. Lord, thank you for this powerful new heart of flesh that can live and love like Jesus!

Paul Ethington Sunday School & Discipleship Chairman

Sunday School & Descipleship

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Learning/Fellowship

Ministry Leaders

If you would like to be involved in a ministry, this is a list of our leaders to contact:

Youth Pastor: Austin Petellin/208-659-8167

Children’s Pastor: Tami Nederhoed/208-457-0430

NMI President: Bob Allen/208-659-8971

SS and Discipleship: Paul Ethington/208-763-4227

Visitation Pastor: Fred Huffman/208-659-9050

Sundays @ 11 a.m. - Round Table Discussion

See Sunday bulletin for topic information.

Sunday Evening Bible Study/Potluck @ 6 p.m. - Blessed to Bless

Others Led by Paul Ethington - LL-Fellowship Hall

Tuesday @ 10 - Prayer Group with Ellie Engelbrecht - Room 303

2nd Tuesday’s - Ladies Lunch Out - See Upcoming Events Section

for destination.

Wednesday Ladies Morning Coffee Klatch - 9:30 - 11:30 am

Gloria Ostlund’s home. Contact info 208-765-6565.

Wednesday Home Groups

2:30 pm - Hebrews - Grinder home -

878 Shadow Wood Ln., CDA 208-699-0377

Wednesday @ 7 p.m.

Men’s Connect - Healthy Habits of a Disciple: A.S.P.E.N. Foyer

Women’s Group - Rm 301 - Keep It Shut - Tina McWhorter

Thursday

6:30 pm Home Group - Grace Awakening - Paul Ethington

home Hayden 208-763-4227

4000 N. 4th Street

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815

July Office will be closed July 4th and 5th for the holiday Pray for the teens and chaperones that are headed to Phoenix, AZ, for Nazarene Youth Conference July 8th—19th Ridgeline (6th - 9th Gr.) will be closed from July 22 - 26th for Nazarene church NYI Summer Camp Quest Kids (1st Gr thru 5th Gr.) will be closed from July 29th - August 2nd for Nazarene church Adventure Camp