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What's Happening at the Citadel
July 30th-July 7th
Music Camp
July 7th
Music Camp Finale @ 10am
July 15th
Music Conservatory Finale @ 3pm
July 28-Aug 3rd
Old Orchard Beach Camp Meetings
Aug. 4-11th
TAM Conservatory
Aug 11-19th
Star Lake Music Camp
Aug 20-24th
Citadel Brass Academy
Corps VBS |
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BIRTHDAYS
July 9th
Emilee Bennett
July 12th
Lucy Gulley |
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FINANCE REPORT
for June 24th
Meeting collection last week-
$94.00
Cartridges last week-
$3,546.50
22 Cartridges fired last week
Catridges to date-
$172,610.55
World Services last week-
$228.50
World Services to date-
$2,933.44 |
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THANK YOUS
Thanks to Cindy South & Lauren Waiksnoris for helping to provide child care this week in the nursery.
Thank you to Charlie and Michelle Baker for providing the food for our Fellowship time this week. |
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Quote of the Week
"Jesus tapped me on the shoulder and said, Bob, why are you resisting me? I said, I'm not resisting you! He said, You gonna follow me? I said, I've never thought about that before! He said, When you're not following me, you're resisting me."
-Bob Dylan
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Remember the Following in prayer...
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Major Janet on The SET
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Check out Major Janet Ashcraft as she gives the devotional thought on The SET. The SET is a new media based evangelical tool created by The Salvation Army, USA East Media Ministries Bureau and will be distributed on a monthly basis on samedia.org. Seeking closer connections throughout the territory, The SET will highlight various departments of territorial headquarters, major divisional events, and accomplishments of the corps (churches), Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARC), and School For Officer Training (SFOT).
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| VBS Corner
Vacation Bible School is scheduled for August 20-24. An organizational meeting and staff orientation meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 23rd in the Coffee Booth at 7PM. If you would like to help with VBS or are already on the staff, contact Matt Grossmann for details on this meeting. All different types of volunteers are needed.
Our kids need to learn about Scripture. VBS is a great way to not only teach our kids, but reach others with the message of Jesus. Please join us by giving your help with this exciting ministry.
VBS Donations Needed!
We are looking for some of the following donations to this year's VBS! If you would like to contribute by donating some of these items, please bring them by the Corps and look for the "VBS Dontations" box in the main lobby area.
Items Needed:
- Plastic Chinese Food containers w/ clear lids
- Kids Markers
- Permanent markers in a variety of colors
- Altoids containers
- Pipe cleaners
- Construction paper
- Safety Scissors
- Small Top Spiral bound notebooks
- Sheet magnets
- Foam stickers (letters, shapes, beach theme)
- Decorative stickers (beach & assorted)
If you have any of the following items that we may be able to borrow to help decorate, we will gladly return them after VBS is finished (please make sure your name is somewhere on the item!)
- Beach chairs
- Blue tarps
- Beach balls
- Sand Play toys (plastic shovels, buckets, etc)
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| A Note From Peru
Hola!
Much has happened from the time I last wrote. We're still alive and well, and God has continued to do amazing things. We all have nice tans (or burns, for some!) and lots of bug bites. We've been living in the small town of El Porvenir for one week now. The officers here are Captains Teodóro and Carla Walpa. They have four children, ages 12, 10, 8, and 5. They learned phrases in english just to share with us. We're having a great time staying with their family.
This week we are living next to a beautiful lagoon, surrounded by flowers and palm trees. It's one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. We work very hard during the day, so I cherish the moments I get to come and enjoy the scenery.
El Porvenir and the Salvation Army are woven together. In the early 90's, an earthquake leveled most of the buildings in the town. The Salvation Army came in to offer their help; they rebuilt many of the houses in town, and also the corps building. There is even a street named "Salvation Army". After more than 20 years, however, the people are starting to forget about the work we've done there. The captains have asked us to wear our uniforms everywhere we go. He wants people to recognize the Salvation Army and know that we are still actively working in the community.
The response from the people has been overwhelming. We held a festival, and the whole town seemed to show up! We even made the newspaper, and they inverviewed us for their local tv show. Many people showed up at the corps the following Sunday, and again throughout the week. We've been holding workshops, teaching dance, drama, timbrels, and piano. Needless to say, we are having so much fun doing God's work here. It's amazing.
All of the program leaders in El Cuerpo de El Porvenir are very young, ranging from 13-17. We've been meeting with them, trying to encourage them in their ministry and give them materials and ideas for their classes. My heart has been touched by the strong faith of the soldiers at this corps.
Our team will spend one more week in El Porvenir, and then we move on to Callao. The time is starting to go fast, and I can't believe we're almost half way done. Thank you for your continued prayers! Know that you are all in my prayers as well.
Blessings,
Christine | |
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| Finales
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Zach Smith at Camp Tecumseh's Soloists Night |
Please mark your calendar for Sat., July 7th at 10am, for Divisional Music Camp's Finale concert. Our kids would love to see you out at Camp Tecumseh, supporting their efforts over a week of intense study and practice. Click on the video link to the right to see what's happeniong at camp. This video features Zach Smith performing during Soloist Night...just listen to that crowd roar!!!
The following week, on Sunday, July 15th at 3pm, is the Divisional Music Conservatory Finale. The concert will take place at the Red Bank Corps. Again, this is open to the public and your support for the kids is welcome. | |
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| Old Orchard Beach Camp Meetings
The Old Orchard Beach camp meetings are right around the corner. This year's special guests will be General Linda Bond, the International Staff Songsters and the New York Staff Band. The week is full of great program and for all that is happening, click here. If you can't make it up to Maine, but are interested in watching some of the meetings, you will be able to view them online at www.samedia.org/live/. Each evenings meeting will be streamed live on the S A Media website. | |
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| Marriage and Family Enrichment Weekend
 Coming this Fall, on September 28-30, we will have a Marriage and Family Enrichment Weekend. Our special guest for the weekend will be Bob Hostetler, author and former Corps member. You'll want to be here to hear him. Also during the weekend will be comedians Dave and Brian and a special children's prayer seminar with Capt. Keith and Pam Maynor. The cost for Saturday is $25 per person, which will include lunch and materials. Then it's $10 for the Childrens' prayer seminar and $5 for nursery kids. The We don't want you to miss this weekend, so please save the date!
Concert, with Dave and Brian on Friday is free. Also, there will be no child care on Friday.
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| Prayer Update
Sam Farrar, Dean Farrar's Uncle, has been on our Prayer List for some time now. He has not been well and this caused concern or both Dean & Siran. There has been a positive turn around recently and Siran wrote to Major Janet Ashcraft to tell her of this good news and Major asked me to share a portion of that note with you:
"Prayers from our corps family have helped our precious Uncle Sam conquer this latest battle. He's found his happy place again and is now quite determined to adjust to whatever life throws at him. What a miraculous turn around for an 84 year old man.
Thank you, thank you everyone." | |
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Sunday's Schedule
Major Janet Ashcraft will bring preach this Sunday entitled "Fan or Follower? Knowledge of Him or Intimacy with Him" and will use Luke 7:36-50 as her scripture:
36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is-that she is a sinner."
40 Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you."
"Tell me, teacher," he said.
41 "Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"
43 Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven."
"You have judged correctly," Jesus said.
44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven-as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little."
48 Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
49 The other guests began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"
50 Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace." | |
SEE YOU SUNDAY! |
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