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Newsletter for Winter of 2010
What's New at Marble Community Church?

Community Food Closet
We are collecting food items for families in need. Anyone aware of needs in the community can pick up food from the church. This is located in the fellowship hall until another site is chosen by the community. This was started by the Town Board, and we have volunteered to house the project and collect food items. Presently, the food closet is empty!

Calendar (updated 12 Jan. 2010)

Valentine's Dinner - A free community dinner is common place at the church. Quarterly, we try to do something of a meal. In August we do a free breakfast with MarbleFest activities. In the fall we do a fund raiser for needs in the community. Last year for Valentines we showed the movie "Fireproof."
February 13th at 6 PM we will do another Valentine's Dinner. Please bring a pot luck dish. We will be showing part of a marriage conference from a very funny guy.

Monthly Schedule -

Second Sunday of the month is our Church Council meeting.

Third Sunday of the month is always Communion Sunday.

Every Sunday at 8:45 AM is our Adult Sunday School class. We are looking at the Old Testament book of Psalms.

The Ladies' and Men's groups meet on Wednesday evenings.

Our current mission project is for a village in Mexico. Please continue to give your change for our missions.

Pastor's Corner

We have had another wonderful season filled with great holidays (or holy days). The trees are flocked, which is the best of the best times in Marble and Redstone.

Seasons are like human beings - it can only be one season at a time; it can't be the middle of summer and winter all at once. Just like we humans can't be sad and happy at the same time or angry and forgiving. However, God is different from us in this way. He can be holy, just, merciful, gracious, glorious, and loving all at the same time. In fact God has to be fully 100% on as to His nature at all times as He can't violate Himself.

God is unlike us in that He is infinite in all of the aspects of His nature.

While as humans we struggle to fear or respect God deeply AND love Him deeply at the same time, God can pour into our situation all of His love, purifying holiness, a right standard, forgiveness, His power to live well, and His hopes for our lives.

While we must work hard spiritually to understand that God holds us to consequences for our behaviors AND recognize that God loves us infinitely, God is doing everything in His power to help us become godly men and women.

What is the season of your soul? What is God doing within your life at this time? Enjoy it and focus on that one thing God is doing within. While we can only be one thing at a time, I hope the knowledge that God can be everything you need at every moment is of great encouragement.