Sanctity of Life

Tuesday, President Bush declared January 19th National Sanctity of Human Life Day. His declaration precedes next week"s anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision Legalizing abortion in the United States.
He said his actions were to "reaffirm the value of human life and renew our dedication to ensuring that every American has access to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Many local churches and several organizations will be celebrating Life Sunday and the following week. Three thousand crosses will be erected along I-5 representing the approximate number of abortions per day in the United States. Other activities that occur in our area on a continuing basis are volunteers helping at the CareNet and Life Light pregnancy help centers and programs to help the very young and the elderly.
All citizens were encouraged by the President to "rededicate ourselves to compassionate service, and to reaffirm our commitment to respecting the life and dignity of every human being."

REMINDER:
Sanctity of Life Week Crosses
Contact: Steve Fitch 530-347-0071 (email: svfitches @ yahoo.com)
Details: Again this year we will be installing 3000 crosses along Interstate 5 south of Red Bluff for National Sanctity of Life week to remind over a million that pass by what we are doing each day with abortion in this country.
Area churches and their youth have been a key to the success of this project in the past. We would appreciate it if you could help us get the word out of the project that will be on January 19th at 10am.
To get to the assembly point from Red Bluff--Go south on Main Street approximately 2.8 miles past the Wall Mart shopping center to Manor Lane--Turn right on Manor Lane and go to the end of the road at I-5. We will have refreshments and potty at the site.
Steve Fitch

Cosby named new pastor at Spirit of Life Pentecostal Church of God

LOS MOLINOS — Randy Cosby is the new pastor at the Spirit of Life
Pentecostal Church of God, 25235 Orange St.
He invites the public to worship services Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The Salvation Army increases storage area

The Salvation Army recently purchased a steel storage container to provide a larger storage area for food provided to the less fortunate in this area. The container arrived on Wednesday the 17th of October.
Hydra Crane – Wright Brothers Industrial Contractors – of Red Bluff – graciously donated their services to provide crane service which placed the storage container in the proper position and leveled it. The container will allow a local area - adjacent to The Salvation Army Corps Social Services building at 940 Walnut – to store food rather than at a remote location which has been utilized in the past. Any food donations would be greatly appreciated.

North Valley Episcopal Ministry (NVEM) develops program to serve Latino families

The North Valley Episcopal Ministry (NVEM) is developing a program to serve Latino families in Northern California, for the purpose of spiritual and social care.

Led by The Rev. Maryly Adair, Regional Missioner of NVEM., and Deacon Olga Barrera, from the Diocese of Honduras, NVEM. has been networking with local agencies that serve the Latino community, in order to establish a Hispanic Episcopal ministry not currently available in the North State.

Not only is this an excellent opportunity to grow as a church, it also serves to carry out the mission of spreading the glory and love of God cross-culturally.

As reported in the Associated Press: "The Episcopal Church, through its Central and South American Province, has a direct connection to Latin Americans who want to serve here churches also want to connect with congregants on a cultural level, and Latin American clergy can tailor services "'The cultural identification and bonding that occur when a person of the same background is leading them, serving them and overall providing spiritual leadership is a big draw and it sustains people's faith.'"

Deacon Olga Barrera will be preaching and hosting a powerpoint presentation about the Episcopal Church, its work in Honduras, and establishing a ministry for the local Latino community at the following locations:

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 32 E. Walker Street, Orland, at 9 a.m., worship service only, on Sunday.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 820 Main Street, Corning, at 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday , followed by a powerpoint presentation about the Episcopal Church's Latino ministry.

An authentic Honduran dinner and powerpoint presentation will also take place at:

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 510 Jefferson Street, Red Bluff at 5 p.m. in the Parish Hall on Sunday. R.S.V.P. for the dinner by Friday by calling 527-5205.

Information about The Rev. Olga Barrera's work in Northern California is available by contacting St. Peter's Episcopal Church at 527-5205 or via email at stpeters@shasta.com.

Established in 2005, the North Valley Episcopal Ministry encompasses the Episcopal parishes of St. Peter's in Red Bluff, St. Andrew's in Corning, Good Shepherd in Orland, and Holy Trinity in Willows, under the leadership of Regional Missioner, The Rev. Maryly Adair.

North Valley Baptist celebrates 40th anniversary

The North Valley Baptist Church of Red Bluff is holding a 40th anniversary celebration on Aug. 3-5 at the church, 345 David Ave.
The Pastor is David Lamberson.
The theme of the event is “Remember, Renew, Revive,” according to Scott Camp, chairman. Friday’s events are for church family members and attendees.
Saturday is planned as a Neighborhood Family Fair, with the public invited to enjoy hot dogs, games and youth events. There will be a tour of the new activity building under construction with viewers being able to make suggestions as to how the building may be used to aid the community. There will be information booths, a Youth Rally and a number of special activities for people of all ages.
This event will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Neighbors, VBS and AWANA parents, members of local churches and the NVBC church family are invited to attend. The church sponsors a Good News Club and those families are also urged to attend. Music, games, face painting and a Dunk Tank (for the Pastor and Deacons) will be included.
On Sunday a Family Homecoming is planned with church services, and the return of old members and pastors as honored guests. Also being honored are Charter Member Dot Stubbs and longtime members. The day will start at 9:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast. Worship service starts at 10:50 a.m.
Former members who would like more information and those of the community who have questions may call the church at 527 0543.

Church to meet at RBUHS

Union Southern Baptist Church has now moved to the Red Bluff
Union High School cafeteria located at 1260 Union Road.
Bible study at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.

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Traveling to Honduras with MOST

Mary Clancy and Kerry Higgins are traveling to Honduras with Mission Opportunities Short Term, MOST, this April and participating in gospel outreach.

MOST is a Lutheran based mission organization. They set up short term mission trips all over the world.

Higgins and Clancy are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Red Bluff. Their trip was partially financed by Lutheran Women's Missionary League and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The pair will be leaving this week for Olanchito Honduras, for an Eyeglass Clinic. There are 17 on the Honduras team and Higgins and Clancy are the only two from the west coast.

Their host will be Rev. Douglas Aguilar, a missionary from Nicaragua, who came to Olanchito a year ago and is working in a number of villages near Olanchito.

MOST organizes Eye Glass Clinics as a way of reaching out to the community in love to share the gospel through word and deed.

Pictured:Kerry Higgins (left) and Mary Clancy

Cowboy Sunday planned in Orland

The Orland Evangelical Free Church will hold Cowboy Sunday on May 6 at the Verboom Ranch, 6058 County Road 11. The tradition started by inviting people to dress in western attire and ride their horses to church. The event starts with people arriving early by horseback. The worship service begins at 10 a.m. with a gospel concert by Belinda Gail and Curly Musgrave and a short message by Pastor Scott Menez. A barbecue follows at noon.

The cost is $5 per person, kids under 6 eat free.

Christ the Rock Ministry meetings

The Christ the Rock Ministries will host meetings with Martin Scott at two separate locations. In Red Bluff, at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Community Center, 1500 South Jackson; in Anderson at 7 p.m.Monday, at His Heart, on East Street across from the post office.

Martin Scott hails from England and is a prophetic voice for the nations. Through prayer and the prophetic, God has used Martin to transform the landscape of cities and regions throughout the world. Martin brings a now word for our region.

Further information can be obtained at 529-1748.

Forty Days of Grace to flood Red Bluff

From Sunday through May 3 regional churches from Lake Shasta to Red Bluff are working together to spread the grace of Jesus Christ.

Each city is doing individual and corporate gatherings to release the blessing over their cities. In Red Bluff five churches have chosen to work together on blessing the Red Bluff community. The participating churches are Community Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Church of the Nazarene, North Valley Baptist Church and Zion Christian Ministries.

During this 40-day period the pastors are encouraging their people to pray and demonstrate the love of Jesus to neighbors, friends, classmates and co-workers. Other area churches are encouraged to join in this evangelistic outreach to Red Bluff. Further information may be obtained by calling 529-1836.

Union Southern Baptist has new home

Union Southern Baptist Church, Red Bluff’s newest Baptist Church, has moved to a new location at 601 Walnut St. The church, now one month old, has benefited from the community’s support and has outgrown its previous location.

Rev. Robert M. Wheatley is the Senior Pastor and the Associate Pastor is Rev. Michael Hardy. The church will be sharing this location on a permanent basis with Walnut Crossings, a unique shop. On Sundays, all age bible study starts at 9:30 am. followed by worship at 11 a.m.

Starting in April, on Wednesdays, at 6:30 p.m., children and youth bible clubs will start and adult bible study, worship, prayer and fellowship. The church is a kingdom-focused bible driven church which strategically glorifies the Lord God, makes disciples, matures believers and multiplies ministries. For more information, contact Rev. Wheatley at 209-0695.

Trinity to serve up pancakes

Trinity Landmark Missionary Baptist Church will be having a pancake breakfast, Saturday, March 24, between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

All proceeds will go to help the church youth attend church camp.
The church is at 20920 Hampton Rhodes Dr., off Paskenta near the Luther and Paskenta intersection.

Tickets will be available at the door for a $4 donation.
Call 528-8668.

New pastor at First Christian Church

Don Woolery was formally installed as new pastor of the First Christian Church Sunday by former pastor Richard Beddoe.

Pastor Beddoe served the church for 13 years, retiring this past June. Woolery’s name will be familiar to many in Tehama County because of his numerous connections with the cattle industry. After retiring from his family livestock transportation business, he attended Simpson University in Redding, and recently received a master of arts degree in Pastoral Ministry.

Formed in 1881, First Christian Church is one of the oldest churches in Red Bluff. “I am honored to serve a church with such a long and distinguished history, “ said Woolery.

“Jesus reached out to common people with a powerful message of hope and life,” he said. “ We want to share that same message with down-to-earth practical preaching and equally practical service to our community.”

New tool available to help proclaim the Scriptures

New Hope Foursquare Church is participating in You've got the Time, a 40 day plan for listening to the New Testament.

A demonstration of a ministry tool the Proclaimer will be presented at 10 a.m. this Sunday at 925 Walnut St. Info 528-0642.

An organization, called Faith Comes by Hearing has made it their mission to get the audio Bible translated into as many languages as there are people without Bibles.Their goal is to bring the Bible to life in the 20th Century.

They translate the whole New Testament into an audio version, into la
nguages that have no access to Scriptures (because nothing has been translated into that language). It is similar to what Wycliffe Bible translators do, but this is an audio version.

Some statistics about the Proclaimer:
The Scriptures are programmed on a microchip already installed and will not erase or wear out from frequent playing.

The battery will play 15 hours and can be recharged enough times to play the entire New Testament over 600 times.

The Proclaimer has a built in generator and solar charger to charge the battery.
The solar charger, in addition to charging the battery, will run the Proclaimer even without battery power as long as there is sunlight. In other words, as long as there is a sun in the sky the Proclaimer will play the Son's Words.

The sound is digital quality and loud enough to be heard clearly by groups of 300.

There are approximately 6,600 unreached people groups. No one knows for sure how many people that is, but this organization figures it at 1.7 billion people.

An unreached people group can be defined as:
"a group of people among which there is no viable indigenous church movement with sufficient strength, resources, and commitment to sustain and ensure the continuous multiplication of churches." Most of these groups have no Bible in their own language.

The average American can drive 10 minutes to the local Christian bookstore and choose from hundreds of different Bibles: in a multitude of translations, colors, with various maps, devotionals, and other helpful resources.

Faith comes by Hearing (www.fcbh.org) allows churches the opportunity to sponsor a whole audio NT in a particular language, or they can sponsor one book of the Bible (which is roughly $950. That includes the translation, technology, and getting it to the people).

Information is available at 527-0642.

New Baptist Church in Red Bluff

The Rev. Robert M. Wheatley, former associate pastor of First Southern Baptist Church of Red Bluff, is inviting the community to be a part of a new Baptist Church.

They will be meeting on Sundays at 542 Union St., inside the Russell and Co. Building at the corner of Madison and Union streets, Red Bluff.

The church will be a kingdom-focused Bible driven church. The focus will be on glorifying the Lord God, making disciples, maturing believers and multiplying ministries.

Bible study will start at 9:30 a.m., followed by worship at 11 a.m. Wheatley is available at 209-0695.

Red Bluff mission team helping needy in Haiti

Eleven Red Bluff volunteers to Haiti with Lifeline Christian Mission. The team will take medical personnel, medicines, and other needed help to Haiti. They will return Feb. 18.

One out of eight children die before the age of 5 as a result of diseases on the Island such as malaria, HIV AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis and infections resulting from injury.

The team consists of one physician, five nurses, a general contractor, and five handy persons. They are: Bob McFarlen, Bill Greer, Vickie Greer, Mark and Margaret Franklin, Ruth Ann Rowen, Alex Bennet, Dr. Pat Quintal, Dyrk and Laurel Posey and Michelle Siemens. The team will meet 15 other lifeline members that are coming from North Carolina.

Those administering health care will spend the majority of the weekdays in a medical clinic.

The non-medical people will spend the majority of the week building a home and doing general labor tasks. Each team member will distribute baby layettes in the community, food to the nutrition program, and also distribute clothing and shoes.

Dyrk Posey said, “We packed the donated medical supplies at the Community Baptist Church. Each person carried a suitcase with medical supplies, toys and food that the community has donated for our trip. We could use some help sending the extra medical supplies. Each member of the team already raised the money for their own expenses. The more supplies we have, the more people we can treat. It costs $80 per 50-pound suitcase of extra medicine we bring on the plane. We look forward to providing much needed medical help to a people that do not have much hope.”

Information is available at the Community Baptist Church at 527-4203.

New youth minister at North Valley

Caleb Little is the new youth minister at North Valley Baptist Church of Red Bluff, according to pastor David Lamberson.

He will lead the young programs, outings and activities. “We have been searching for someone with a background like his,” Lamberson said, “and with his energy and enthusiasm.
Little will graduate in April from Simpson University with a major in youth ministry and a double minor in pastoral skills and Bible/theology. He graduated from Newberg High School in Newberg, Ore., in 2003. There he participated in football, track, band, 4-H and youth group.

He has an agricultural background that includes livestock and farm equipment.

He is the middle child of five. He was on the youth group leadership team in high school and volunteered last year with Risen King in Redding. He was an intern this last summer with Newberg Christian Church.

Information is available at 527-0543.
Pictured is Caleb Little

El Camino United Methodists plan fellowship

The El Camino United Methodist Church is having a soup and song fellowship time at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, at 8345 Highway 99W.
Participants are invited to get on stage and sing, play, dance, read and more. The public is invited.

Looking for Christian mentors in Red Bluff

Krista Foster Homes, based in Redding is expanding their Transitional Housing Program to Red Bluff and are in need of quality, Christian young adults to serve as mentors.
Young adult mentors are live-in volunteers who have two main functions: to serve as role models and to provide accountability.
Krista Foster Homes places one or two foster youth with a mentor in a local apartment to work with the foster youth to help them transition into adulthood by finishing high school, gaining job experience, managing a personal budget, and other life skills.
The mentor simply lives as a roommate to the youth and helps to keep Krista staff informed about the youth.
In exchange for their service to us, the mentors get to live in a fully furnished apartment for $100 a month (including utilities).
Please call with any questions or for more information:(530) 515-5975.