Enea aay May 2017 a Wont 10.00 1 2 - 4 2 6 ir 2: 10 wae | [Be tees, | Sompe, | utdonna |e Soe | “ie 7. ceaccssveae 790 14 “ 16 17 18 19 20 coment | met | BR] ote] a |e 21 : 22 23 24 25 26 27 — i Garo ine, Lary Enters — a=. 28 eel 30 = Lo oe we ae ae em[A stony from Fred Craddock’s book, Craddock Stories You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Wrong. Ifyou believe in God, you can teach an ‘old dog new tricks. I've never been to the greyhound races, but've seen them on TV. They have these beautiful, bigold dogs say beautiful, they're realy ugly-big old dogs, and they run that mechanical rabbit aound the ring, and these dogs just run, exhausting themselves chasing, int. When those dogs get to where they can’ race, the owners puta litle ad in the paper, and anybody wants one for pet, then ean have it, otherwic theyre going to be destroyed. | have a niece in Arizona who can’t stand that ad. She goes and gets them. Big old dogs inthe house; she loves them, | was in a home not long ago where they'd adopted a dog that had been a racer. it was big old greyhound, spetted hound, ving therein the den, One of the kids inthe family, just a toddler, was pulling on is tall, and a litle older kid had his head over on that old dog's stomach, used I for pilow. That dog ust seemed so happy, and I said to the dog, “Uh, are you stil racing any?” “No, no, no dor’trace anymore.” I sad, “Do you iss the glitter and the excitement ofthe track?” He said, "No, no" Isai, “Well, what's the matter? You got too old?” “No, no, stil had some race in me” “Well did you not win?” He sad, “I won overa milion dollars for my owner.” “Then what wast, bad treatment?” “oh, no, they tested us royally when we were racing.” I sid, “Then what?” Andihe said “quit” Isai, “Why didyou quit?” ‘And he said,“ ciscovered that what | was chasing was not realy a rabbit. And | quit.” He looked at me and said “All that running, running, running, running, and what | was chasing, ot even real.” What are you chasing? Isit real? Does ft nourish your soul? Or sit simply exhausting? Maybe ifyou're not happy and exhausted with the race you're chasing the wrong things?i ded for ion Help is always neede HT Sable VBS is July 30 — Aug. 3 Please contact Tracy or Pastor Brian May Usher List June Usher List June 42017 May 7.2017 David & Cindy Manhart, Carrol & Karen Oba, Walter Tim & Doreen Koch ‘Chambers, Sally Bea June 11,2017 May 14,2017 Jenry & Amanda Mutley Dan & Peggy Manbart June 18,2017 May 21,2016 Gary & Kaila Wedel Dave Fischer & Mont McDonald June 25,2017 May 28,2017 Kaylee SchneeKloth, Carolyn Siebels Jelf & Sheri Guerrero High School Seniors who are members of the Minden UCC are eligible for scholarship money for further education after graduation. Ifyou ‘are a graduating senior or recipient of & GED in this school yeat you ‘may apply. Application consists ofa short narrative stating when you g [| will graduate and your plans for further ‘education. The aplication should be presented to the church office by August 2017. The ‘amount ofthe scholarship will epend on the amount ef money Available and the number of applicentsSave the Date Ice Cream Social August 27, 2017 events in our Church Life May 7— New Member Sunday May 9- MOPS 6-7:30 May 10-'Tri-Center Bacealaureate 7:00 May 17- Board Meeting 7:30 apenas, wiv |Obituary for Gene Elmer Thies ‘errunSn(doman Ties. 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