April 2015 newsletter - Bonney Lake SDA Church

Bonney Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church
April 2015 Issue
Mark Your
Calendar
Special Events
Incredible Prophecies Seminars
April 3rd and 4th: Friday at 7
p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. &
10:50 a.m. and Saturday evening
at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Speaker: Dan Bentzinger
Women’s Spring Day • April 11, 2015
Grace Community Church • 1320
Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA
April 12th at 9 a.m. Men’s &
Women’s Ministry is hosting
bowling at the Daffodil Bowling
Center in Puyallup. All interested
please sign up in the foyer. No
charge. Come and enjoy a good
time together in fellowship & fun.
Evangelism Speaker
Dan Bentzinger
The Incredible Prophecies seminars are
winding down. We have had a wonderful
time together and a nice group of people
from the greater community attend a
majority of the meetings. Here is the
schedule of our last group of meetings:
Friday, April 3rd, “ Why Are Thee So Many
Denominations? “ Sabbath AM on April
4 at 10:50 a.m. Pastor’s Class “Incredible
Bible Marking” . Pastor Preaches and we
will have a number of baptisms! Praise
the Lord! Sat. night,
April 24th at 7 p.m., “Reunion Day in
Heaven.” Thank you
to both Pastor Dan and Gloria Bentzinger
for all their time, love and support. Thanks also to Pastor Koch &
his family for their time, love and support as well. May each of
you who attended be blessed!
Infallible Proofs
by Tim Chaffey on February 19, 2013
The first article in this series explained the importance of the Resurrection of Jesus to the Christian faith.
Its centrality to Christianity is shown by the fact that believing Jesus rose from the dead is essential for
salvation (Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:12–21). So, does belief in this all-important miracle stem from blind
faith or do Christians have good reasons for believing that the Resurrection was a real event in history?
When we start from God’s Word, there is absolutely no legitimate way to deny the angel’s words to the
women who came to the tomb on that glorious morning: “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
He is not here but is risen!” (Luke 24:5–6). The Bible repeatedly affirms the bodily Resurrection of Jesus,
even stating that He demonstrated it “by many infallible proofs” (Acts 1:3). What are some of these infallible
proofs? Are there any other good arguments consistent with this belief?
Infallible Proofs
In the “prologue” to the book of Acts, Luke told Theophilus that Jesus “presented Himself alive after His
suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things
pertaining to the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3). The Greek word translated as “infallible proofs” is τεκμηρίοις
(tekmēriois), a technical term from logic1 that refers to that which causes something “to be known in a
convincing and decisive manner, proof” (italics in original).2
So what are these infallible proofs of the Resurrection? Before answering that question, consider what it
would take to convince you that someone was alive again after dying. Of course, the best evidence would
be an opportunity to spend time with that person again—you could see him walk and talk, and you could
eat with him. That’s precisely what Luke is referring to here. After being crucified, Jesus showed Himself alive
by appearing to the disciples on several occasions. He walked with them, talked with them, and ate with
them.
Combining the data from various New Testament books, we know that Jesus appeared to some of His
followers on at least ten occasions before ascending to heaven. Determining the order of the following
appearances is beyond the scope of this article, so I have listed them according to Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell’s
article, “The Sequence of Christ’s Post-Resurrection Appearances.”
Mary Magdalene (John 20:11–18)
The other Mary, Salome, Joanna, and at least one other woman (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:10)
Peter (Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5)
Cleopas and another disciple on road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–35)
The eleven disciples minus Thomas (Luke 24:36–43; John 20:19–25)
The eleven disciples (John 20:26–29)
Seven disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:1–23)
Disciples at a mountain in Galilee (Matthew 28:16–17)
James (1 Corinthians 15:7)
Disciples, possibly in Jerusalem before He led them to the Mt. of Olives, gave the Great Commission, and
ascended into heaven (Luke 24:49–53; Acts 1:3–11)
In most instances, Jesus did more than just appear before people. Christ’s words in John 20:17 seem to imply
that Mary Magdalene clung to Him, indicating that He could be touched. The other women worshiped Him
and held Him by the feet (Matthew 28:9). He broke bread in front of Cleopas and an unnamed follower
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(Luke 24:30). He showed His scars in His hands, feet, and side and then ate fish and a honeycomb before the
gathering of disciples without Thomas (Luke 24:40–43; John 20:20). Later, with Thomas present, Jesus invited
Thomas to touch His hands and His side (John 20:26–27). At the Sea of Tiberias, He performed a miracle,
allowing the disciples to catch 153 large fish (John 20:6–11). He also cooked and ate some food (John 20:9,
(15)). Paul claimed that Jesus had appeared to over 500 people at one time (1 Corinthians 15:6). This may be
an additional appearance, or it may be the same event as the one on the hillside in Galilee (Matthew 28:16–
17).
The report in 1 Corinthians (15) is probably the earliest extant writing about the Resurrection appearances,
penned around AD 55. Paul claimed that he was writing what he had received. What was the source of the
message that Paul preached? It could have been given to him directly by Jesus (Galatians 1:12), although
here he was probably referring to his meetings with Peter and James in Jerusalem within five years of the
Crucifixion and Resurrection (Galatians 1:18–19).3 Paul wrote that he went to “see Peter” (v. 18). The word
translated as “see” is from the root ‘ἱστορέω (historēο), which refers to inquiring for the purpose of coming
to know someone or something,4 and from which we derive our English word history.5 So Paul told the
Galatians that he not only received his message from Jesus, but also had it confirmed by Peter and James.
Even the critical scholars acknowledge that Paul received this teaching within a few years of the death of
Jesus.
Some skeptics claim that the idea of the Resurrection was
simply a legend that grew for several decades before being
written down. 1 Corinthians 15:1–9 smashes this objection. Not
only is five years much too short a time for such a legend to
develop, but Paul cites a bunch of eyewitnesses “most of whom
[were] still alive” (1 Corinthians 15:6, ESV). Essentially, he told
the Corinthians, “Hey, if you don’t believe me, then go ask one
of these guys.” The idea that the Resurrection was the product
of legend will be further examined in an upcoming article in the
series.
So are the appearances truly “infallible proofs” of the
Resurrection? According to Luke they were, and he wasn’t
alone. Paul told the Greek philosophers who gathered in the
Areopagus in Athens that God had “furnished proof to all men
by raising [Jesus] from the dead” (Acts 17:31). “Proof” is from the
Greek πίστιν (pistin) and refers to “a token offered as a guarantee
of something promised.” It is a “proof” or “pledge.”6
Jesus said on multiple occasions that His death and Resurrection would be the one sign He would give
to an unbelieving and wicked generation. When asked by the Jews to perform a sign, He predicted His
Resurrection by saying, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (John 2:19–22). Later, some
scribes and Pharisees asked Him for a sign, and Jesus replied, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after
a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and
three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart
of the earth” (Matthew 12:39–40). He gave a similar response to such a request in Matthew 16:1–4 as well.7
In one of His debates with the Pharisees, Jesus said, “It is also written in your law that the testimony of two
men is true” (John 8:17). This oft-repeated concept refers back to Deuteronomy 19:15—“by the mouth
of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.” This same idea is at the heart of the American
judicial system. Witnesses appear in trials to help establish the truth of the matter. Prior to the use of modern
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forensic experts and recording devices, reliable eyewitnesses were essential. People believe in the historicity
of many past events because of eyewitness testimony without ever seeing photographic evidence for those
events.
Multiple reliable eyewitnesses testified that Jesus was alive after being dead and buried. Some of these
eyewitness accounts have been preserved for us in the Bible, and because this is the inspired and inerrant
Word of God, Scripture is actually another infallible proof of the Christ’s Resurrection. Nevertheless, many
people still refuse to believe because the hardness of their heart.
The Heart of Unbelief
Some may wonder how a proof could be called infallible when so many people refuse to believe it. In the
case of the risen Jesus, the problem was not with the evidence. After all, He was standing in front of them
and could be touched and heard.8 Even today, the problem is not with the infallible proof of Scripture, nor
is there a problem with the evidence from history or archaeology. The main problem is with humanity’s
stubbornly rebellious heart. Jesus also spoke to this issue when talking about the rich man and Lazarus
(Luke 16:19–31). The rich man in Hades pleaded with Abraham in glory to send Lazarus back from the dead
to warn the rich man’s brothers about the torments that awaited them if they didn’t repent. He claimed
that “if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent” (v. 30). Abraham’s response alludes to Christ’s
Resurrection and illustrates the stubbornness of the sinner’s heart: “If they do not hear Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one
rise from the dead” (v. 31).
This willful rejection of the truth is well illustrated
by a series of quotations from atheist philosopher
Michael Martin concerning the evidence for Christ’s
Resurrection.
“It is not inconceivable that on very rare occasions
someone being restored to life has no natural or
supernatural cause”; “I admit that some events could
occur without any cause”; “[E]ven if the resurrection
of Jesus was justified by the evidence, it would not
support the belief that the Christian God exists and
that Jesus is the Son of God.”9
In an effort to escape the implications of the Resurrection, Martin is willing to reject one of the fundamental
principles of scientific methodology: cause and effect. Instead of bowing the knee to His Creator, Martin
would rather believe in a causeless effect by which, out of all the people who have ever lived, the one who
just happened to come back to life for no reason at all was Jesus, the Man who had fulfilled numerous Old
Testament prophecies, lived a sinless life, performed countless miracles, and predicted His own Resurrection
(Matthew 20:18–19). This is special pleading at its worst.
Martin’s statement provides a great example of how a person usually interprets the data according to his
worldview. As an atheist, Martin is prepared to believe just about anything on this matter except that God
raised Jesus from the dead. When a person desires to remain in his skepticism, he will develop excuses to
disbelieve the obvious. Although the Resurrection of Jesus Christ was proven by “many infallible proofs” and
has been recorded in God’s Word, atheists like Michael Martin will continue to reject the free gift of God’s
grace and cling to their irrational humanistic worldview.
Conclusion
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Christians can have the utmost confidence in the death, burial, and Resurrection of Jesus since God’s
Word accurately tells us about these historical events. These central truths of the Christian faith were
also witnessed by hundreds of people. Jesus was publicly executed on a Cross, buried in Joseph’s tomb
(Mark 15:42–47), and seen alive again by more than 500 people at the same time. The post-Resurrection
appearances of Jesus are infallible proofs that He conquered death and God’s Word the infallible proof of the
event in our world today. Our next article in the series will look at several other pieces of evidence related
to the Resurrection, which will be followed by several articles examining many of the alternative views
developed by critics and skeptics to explain away the Resurrection.
By raising Jesus from the dead, God demonstrated His affirmation of Christ’s work and ministry. Since He
is the only way to the Father (John 14:6) and those who deny Jesus also deny the Father (1 John 2:23), it is
essential that you consider what your response to Jesus will be. If you have not done so already, will you
repent of your sins (Acts 3:19; 17:30), “confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that
God has raised Him from the dead,” and be saved (Romans 10:9)? Or will you continue in your rebellion,
rejecting the only one who can save you from your sins? He is “the resurrection and the life” and the one who
believes in Christ, though he may die, will live eternally with Him (John 11:25).
There is no middle ground when it comes to your relationship with God—either you belong to Him by
personal faith in Jesus Christ or you do not.
Footnotes:
John B. Polhill, Acts: The New American Commentary, vol. 26 (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995), 81.
Walter Bauer, William F. Arndt, F. Wilbur Gingrich, and Frederick W. Danker, (BDAG) A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament
and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed., revised and edited by Frederick W. Danker (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press,
2001), s.v. “τεκμήριον,” 994. Another lexicon defines it as “that which causes something to be known as verified or confirmed—
‘evidence, proof, convincing proof.’” Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, vol. 1, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament:
Based on Semantic Domains, electronic ed. of the 2nd edition. (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 339. It appears only here
in the Bible, but it carried similar meanings in other ancient Greek writings, such as a “sure sign or token,” a “proof,” or in the logic
of Aristotle, a “demonstrative proof.” Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, with a revised supplement
1996 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1843, 1996), 1768.
Gary R. Habermas and Michael R. Licona, The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2004),
52–53. Habermas points out that even many critical scholars admit that this teaching dates to within five years of Christ’s death.
BDAG, s.v. “ἱστορέω”, 483.
Michael R. Licona, The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2010), 230.
BDAG, s.v., πίστις, 818.
It is interesting that Scripture does not provide any clear examples of people who remained in unbelief after seeing the
resurrected Savior. Some people believe that Matthew 28:17 mentions a group of people who refused to believe in Jesus even
after seeing Him alive again, but they are likely misunderstanding what this verse teaches. For more details, see my article, “‘But
Some Doubted’: Studying an Intriguing Response to the Resurrection of Jesus” available at http://midwestapologetics.org/
blog/?p=1014.
It should be noted that while some people reject the infallible record (the Bible) of the infallible proofs, a study of the historical
evidences for the Resurrection of Jesus has been a major factor in some people coming to faith in Christ, including apologists like
C.S. Lewis, Josh McDowell, and Lee Strobel.
Michael Martin, The Case Against Christianity (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1991), 76, 87, 100, cited in Licona, The
Resurrection of Jesus, 608.
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Calendar of Events
Elders Meeting: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 1st Monday of each month
Board Meeting: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 2nd Thursday of each month
Fellowship Potluck Luncheon after Sabbath Services: 1st & 3rd
Sabbath of each month in the Fellowship Room
Men’s Bible Study Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Pastor’s Office
Mid-Week Bible Study and Prayer Meeting: Each Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Youth Room
Adventist Community Services: 1st & 3rd Monday of each month 9-11 a.m.
Advanced Bible Study: It’s a workout of a different sort. The Advanced Bible Study (ABS)
meets in the Youth Room after the Fellowship Luncheon on the 1st and 3rd Sabbaths
of every month. Contact Larry Chaplin at 253-863-1366 for more information.
Pathfinders Monday’s at 7:00 p.m.
40 Days of Prayer, Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
You can call 253-244-9220, Use Conference ID#32227. Also Sabbath Morning
Fourth Sabbath of each month- Special Intercessory Prayer. Join us for a simple
soup/salad/sandwich luncheon after the church service. After the luncheon we
will meet back in the Sanctuary for a season of Intercessory Prayer.
Incredible Prophecies Seminars April 3rd and 4th: Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. &
10:50 a.m. and Saturday evening at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Speaker: Dan Bentzinger
April 4th, Sabbath Fellowship luncheon will be featuring some of the recipes that
were printed in the Church Cookbook. You won’t want to miss this luncheon!
Nominating Committee will have their first meeting on Monday, April 6th at 6 p.m. in the Young Adult
Classroom. The next meetings will be on Sunday evenings from April 12th onward until the positions
for leadership in our church have been filled. New nominees will begin serving July 1, 2015.
Women’s Spring Day • April 11, 2015 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grace Community Church • 1320 Auburn Way South,
Auburn, WA Register at springday.eventbrite.com
April 12th at 9 a.m.- 11 a.m., Sunday morning, Men’s & Women’s Ministry is hosting bowling at the Daffodil
Bowling Center in Puyallup. All interested please sign up in the foyer. No charge. Come and enjoy a good
time together in fellowship & fun. Address: 1624 E Main, Puyallup, WA 98372.
If you would like to get together for a Mariner’s game please sign up on the clip board on the counter by the
office. Date to be announced if there is enough interest. Sponsored by Men’s & Women’s Ministries.
If you want to include something in the bulletin please e-mail to the following: bulletin@blsda.com
If you want to include something in the newsletter please e-mail carolleeburnham@gmail.com
Elder in Charge: April-Phil Proctor
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Women’s Ministry
WOMEN’S SPRING DAY
Women’s Spring Day • April 11, 2015 • 10 am - 4 pm (registration begins at 9:30
am)
Grace Community Church • 1320 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA
Ever feel ordinary? Most days we may feel like an ordinary woman going
though an ordinary day, living an ordinary life. But actually that’s right where
God can use us the most to do extraordinary things with Him. Think about the
ordinary women in the Bible that God used—like Deborah & Dorcas, Miriam &
Mary. The list goes on and on….Women like you and me living ordinary lives.
But when connected with an Extraordinary God, amazing things happens.
Invite a friend and join us for a day of praise & worship, heart-touching stories,
along with encouraging and inspirational thoughts from God’s Word. Our
speaker is Jo Ann Davidson, a professor at Andrews University Theological
Seminary—the first woman to teach in the Theology Department. She’s a
sought-after speaker, author, musician, wife, mother, daughter, sister and
auntie who can relate to each one of us ordinary women seeking a deeper
relationship with our Extraordinary God!
Pay it Forward; Let’s make a difference! Join us as we continue to financially
support Search & Rescue Mission, a ministry for the homeless. You may also
bring needed items: socks, women’s or men’s underwear, cookies, trail mix,
fruit bars, health bars, toothbrushes/small paste, wipes, gallon & quart baggies,
& medium brown bags.
You can send in your check to Washington Conference Womens Ministry 6217
Rebecca PL SE,Auburn, WA 98092 or register online at springday.eventbrite.
com
Registration Costs
Early Bird (before March 20) $35
After March 20 $40
After April 3 $50
Have questions about Women's Spring Day 2015? Contact Lynda Kim at 253350-1507 or e-mail lkimcm@hotmail.com or contact Elizabeth Yeagley by
e-mail at elizabeth.yeagley@wc.npuc.org
Washington Youth Rush
Do you want to share Jesus, but lack confidence and don’t know how? Youth Rush is a 10 week literature
evangelism program teaching young people how to share their faith in a relevant way while earning
money for school. It’s fun, life changing, and exciting. June 7th - August 13th. Interested to find out
more? Go to facebook.com/Literature Ministries or contact cmaccarone@waconference.org, Cell 989390-5704 or Office 253-681-6207
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Librarian’s Corner
Our church library is still getting new “stuff”. Come check out the DVD
shelves.
“Spend 40 Days Wild and it will challenge you to give God access to
transform your heart.
It’s time to get off the couch and engage in the exercises that put you
in the presence of God”.
“Set Free” Is a story of miraculous recovery and forgiveness.
“Heaven came down” This is a Genesis to Revelation gallery of close
encounters of Men like Moses,Daniel, Jesus clear down to John on
Patmos.
For the children of all ages, there is the book “Dinosaurs, Where did they come from and where did they
go”.
“ The secret in the Acorn”, is A kids view of fundamental Biblical Teaching
Laurel Thorp
Librarian
In Memory
Mark A. Hoover passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Our prayers and
hearts go out to Linda Buras, his sister and Lloyd Buras his brother-in-law as
well as his wife Nancy and his family. They want to say thank you to all for
the prayers and calls. The beautiful flowers given by the church family in the
front are in rememberance to him. Thank you all!
YARD
Don’t Forget to Tend to Your Areas. Let’s
keep our church looking great anytime
of the year- but especially during Easter
time. Thank you all for your help!
Fred Haskell, Maintenance Coordinator
CARE
Register to Stay at #WAcampmeeting
The Bible contains so much "Timeless Wisdom" to renew our minds, and camp meeting is a great
opportunity to refocus on the instruction and inspiration of God's Word. Washington Conference would
particularly like to invite you to camp meeting this June 12-20. We know it's a bit earlier than normal,
and want to give you ample time to make arrangements to attend. »Online registration for on-site
accommodations is now open and ready for you to make arrangements. Keep track of camp meeting plans
and registration options at washingtonconference.org! Register to Stay at #WAcampmeeting!
Journey to the Cross
Invite Your Friends & Neighbors to an Easter Musical
In Journey to the Cross, a multi-generational cast presents the story of Jesus' life in a dramatic musical
production at Auburn Adventist Academy Church, 5010 Auburn Way South. This indoor production
features five performances from April 2-5 including a Saturday afternoon matinee at 2 pm and four evening
performances at 7 pm. »Tickets $5 each at www.j2cinfo.org. Invite your friends and neighbors!
Northwest Christian School Benefit Auction
Giving Hearts, a benefit auction for Northwest Christian School in Puyallup, will be held Sunday, April 12
beginning at 3:30 pm. This night of philanthropy features a silent auction, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, a dessert
auction and a live auction. All proceeds benefit the new cafeteria building fund. Childcare is available. Tickets
are $50 each. For reservations, please contact Jodi Knight at mail4jodi@msn.com or (253) 414-5169.
Location: Northwest Christian School, 904 Shaw Rd, Puyallup, WA 98372
Donations are still being
collected for our mission
effort in Ghana. We send
money for Twi Bibles and
various literature from
time to time when we
get enough donations to
make it worthwhile. Your
donations are greatly
appreciated and being
put to a marvelous work!
Simply mark your check
Ghana and we will ensure
it goes to this worthwhile
mission. Bless someone
today!
Fun Run!
Buena Vista SDA School is hosting Run2Educate on May 3, 2015.
This 10K, 5k, and kids’ fun run will raise money to update technology
resources. Join us or sponsor a child to run!
Adventist Community Services
“Thank You for your Ongoing Support”
We have started collecting funds for our annual “School Supply” gift cards. If you would like to make a
donation, please put your offering in a tithe envelope and mark it “Community Service-School”. Last year
with your help we were able to help 65 students with their back to school supplies.
You can help Community Service earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards card.
Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington,
based on where their customers tell them to give. Here’s how the program works: Sign up for the
Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Bonney Lake Adventist
Community Service at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. Scroll down to the middle of the page
and you will see a link that will take you to the page for linking your card. You can search for us by name
or by our non-profit number 88839. Then every time you shop and use your rewards card you are helping
Community Service earn a donation. You still earn your rewards points, fuel points and rebates just as you
do today. If you do not have a rewards card, they are available at the customer service desk of any Fred
Meyer store. For more information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
We are in need of clothes for babies, older children and men. If you know of anyone with these items send
them our way. All we ask is that the clothes are clean and in good shape.
Thanks for your support of our department, we couldn’t do it without you. As you plan your offerings,
please consider making Community Service a part of your regular giving plan. The number of families
coming into our center is growing and your support helps us to help them.
Thank you,
Debbie Mann
Adventist Community Services Coordinator
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Ghana Update
Dear Friends in Christ,
I thank you all for your condolence messages to me concerning my mother’s death. I am much appreciated
to all that you have said and also mourn with me. It is my prayers that I will see my mother and all of you in
Heaven some days.
Please I am so sorry by not been communicated with you since I tell you the death of my mother. I may wish
to communicate to you everyday, but since I am in my last year in my second cycles institution, things has
become too tide in all the second cycle institutions in Ghana. All the authorities of the school are so strict
that they don’t want their students to go out and behave badly, so they have camp us on campus and it it
difficult to go out for anything extra. They will not allow you. And if you joke with it, despite it has remains
your few months in school, they will sack you from school. So I am comporting myself in such a way that I
may not encounter any problem. That’s why it has taken me a little long to write to you. I have read some
of you messages I and I may beg you to have a little patient for me I will reply to you individually. I even get
a chance today to write to you because, my mother will be lying in state on tomorrow’s even and her final
funeral rites shall comes on the Thursday and Friday. So please forgive me any inconveniences which has
come. From next week I will get a free time and write to you all.
I am doing very fine here and hope you are all also doing fine. Thank you and hoping to hear from you again
in Jesus name.
Your daughter in Christ,
Janet.
Spring Chick Cupcakes recipe
What You’ll Need:
3-4 cups sweetened shredded coconut (you want the thick
shred)
1 batch cupcakes
1 batch frosting
Almonds + something black for the eyes (I used cacao
nibs). Martha also used red licorice for feet and hair.
Step 1: Toast about 3-4 cups sweetened coconut at 300F
until golden. Remove and set aside. Bake cupcakes (I used
my favourite vegan chocolate cupcake recipe) and allow to
cool. Once cooled, remove the liner from each.
Step 2: Meanwhile, make the frosting. I used my vegan almond buttercream frosting. Flip cupcake upside
down and trim the top so it sits flat on plate. Eat scraps. ;)
Step 3: Frost cupcakes around sides and top. Roll in toasted sweetened coconut and use fingers to cover
bare spots.
Step 4: Insert eyes, beak, and feet. I used an almond for the beak and feet and cacao nibs for eyes.
Enjoy and Happy Spring!
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Who To Contact
Pastor: Vacant at this time
Audio & Visual Systems: Mike Herman
Board Members Head: Lloyd Buras
Bulletin Board: Janice Ellison
Bulletin Secretary: Rebecca Hiebert
Children’s Story Coordinator: Nohe Jarnes
Church Calendar: Shirley Anne Hurley
Church Clerk: MaryLou Haskell
Community Services: Nancy Chaplin
Deacon Head: Fred Haskell
Assistant Deacon Head: Robert Cassidy
Deacons: Jeff Best, Ron Burnham, Vaun Fiedler, Richard Hudek, Marc Mann, Bob McDonald,
Gordon Boggs, Lowell Hoffman, Randy Anfinson, Brian Jarnes, Greg Maxwell, Joel Wazdatskey Sr.,
Matt Gregory, Bill Freedman, Ben Hiebert
Deaconess Head: Janice Ellison
Deaconesses: Dorie May, Marlys Proctor, Jill Anfinson, Traci Comstock, Marilyn Healey,
Heather Cassidy, Luisa Feher, Katrina Ferrel, Rebecca Hiebert
Devotional Books: Mike Herman
Disaster Response Preparedness: Fred Haskell & Karen Fiedler
Elder Head: Lloyd Buras, Second Head Elder: Wayne Hurley
Elders: Vic Matson, Bill Ellison, Phil Proctor, Mike Herman, Norm Peckham, Don Healey
Fellowship Dinner Committee: Lloyd & Linda Buras & Fred Haskell
Finance Committee: Larry Chaplin
Flower Coordinator: Shirley Ann Hurley
Health Ministries: Wayne Hurley
Hospitality Committee Head: Ron & Carol Burnham
Interest & Bible Studies Coordinator: Larry Chaplin
Librarian: Laurel Thorp
Literature Rack & Periodical: Fred Haskell
Loss Control Officer: Fred Haskell
Men’s Ministries: Randy Anfinson
Music & Special Music Ministries: Kaitlyn Herman
Newsletter Editor: Carol Burnham
Nominating Committee Chair: Mike Herman
Organist & Pianist: Eileen Anderson
Outside Reader Board: Pastor Vince Saunders
Pathfinders: Ron Ringering & Karen Fiedler
Personal Ministries Head: Phil Proctor
Photographer: Robert Cassidy
Prayer Coordinator: Vic Matson
Public Relation: Carol Burnham
Religious Liberty Representative: George Beaver
Sabbath School Secretary: Marlys Proctor
Sabbath School Superintendent: Ruth Matson
Senior Ministries Representative (SAGE): Fred Haskell
Social Committee: Jane Hiebert
Technology: Doug Hamerly
Treasury Department: Head Treasurer Linda Buras
Usher- Head: Fred Haskell
Webmaster: Jennifer Hamerly
Wedding/Shower/Farewell Coordinator: Ruth Matson
Women’s Ministries: Jill Anfinson
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Mission
Our mission is to be a
beacon of light in
Bonney Lake, sharing
the everlasting gospel
of Jesus Christ, giving
hope that all may have
salvation, as we prepare
for his imminent return.
Join us for the following
on Saturdays:
9:15 a.m. Song Service
9:30 a.m. Weekly Lesson
Study - Adult Classes will
be studying “The Book of
Luke” for 2nd Quarter 2014.
10:50 a.m. Worship Service
BONNEY LAKE
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
11503 214TH AVE E.
BONNEY LAKE, WA 98391
WWW.BLSDA.COM
(253) 862-8620
LLOYD BURAS, HEAD ELDER
On behalf of the Bonney Lake SDA
church family, welcome to this
house of God. We want you to
feel welcome and do make a new
friend or two while you’re here.
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