Birthdays & Anniversaries

Please check the calendar link on the right - if we do not have your birthday or anniversary, plaese email them to Emily!

Baby Recognition

Our next baby recognition is January 20. If you have a new little one or are new to SOCC, please contact Jon Pinney to sign up for this special morning. We will need pictures of your family and new addition no later than January 9.

This is a special time where the church body promises to help you be the kind of Christian parents you long to be for your child. Don't miss this special event.

Love and Respect

Scott & Cindy Newland will be teaching a marriage class entitled “Love & Respect” on Wednesday nights beginning January 16th! Sign up online or by contacting Donna at mailto:dpruet@socc.org?subject=Love%20&%20Respect%20Class

International Thanksgiving Dinner

This Sunday, November 18 at 6:00pm, SOCC will be hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for all International Students and Families. It is estimated that 400 people will participate in this traditional American Thanksgiving meal - most of whom are not connected to SOCC or any church for that matter. We have less than 10 hosts / hostesses signed up to help with hosting a table. We need 10 more hosts / hostesses if possible. The main "duties" of a host or hostess would just be to greet and speak with the families at your assigned table and also serve the food to your table as well. What a fun an easy way to fellowship and show God's love through a Thanksgiving meal! f you are interested, please e-mail Lyne Brown at lbrown@socc.org or Erika Sanchez at erikasanchez02@yahoo.com

Sex by the Fire Talk this Friday!

This Friday, November 2nd, in the Fireside Room:

Soup/Game night....with Mark and Marilyn discussing "Sex By The Fire". It will be an evening of tasteful discussion about sex with time for women with Marilyn and men with Mark for some discussion...then the large group time where we will discuss any questions that are submitted throughout the evening. 6:30-10:30pm... the Talk will begin at 7:30pm. PLEASE RSVP to kinkeadmm@sbcglobal.net so we know how much soup to bring! Cya Friday Night! -m&m

Discussion Questions

Questions for Our Women…
Questions for our women:

Do you ever wonder if my work/school is more important to me than you are?

What are some things I already do that let you know you’re a priority in my life?

What other little things could I do to help you feel loved and secure?

What are your non-negotiable things when it comes to our financial or material needs?

What are your non-negotiable things in our relationship?

Do you think we need to make any changes in our family priorities-and resulting changes in our lifestyle-to help strengthen our relationship and our family? How can we make that happen?

Questions for Our Men…
Questions for our men:

Give me an example of when you felt that I really understood the burden you feel to provide.

Can you give me an example of when you felt I didn’t?

How did that make you feel?

Would it be easier for you if we reduced our lifestyle?

How can I take some of the pressure off you?

Bringing It Home: Discussing it With Your Man (More info for Women)

What in my actions or words most makes you feel respected? Disrespected?

When you did this______________________, it made me feel like you were doing/saying this:____________________. But now I realize maybe you were doing/saying this:_____________________; is that correct?

Since examples help me “see” this better…
· Can you give me an example of a time that I really made you feel trusted?

· Can you give me an example of a time when you felt that I didn’t trust or respect you?

· Confidentially, which other couples that we know have respectful behavior patterns and which do not?

· How do you feel our parents relate to each other in this area of respect? How can our marriage improve upon their patterns?

On the Home Front: Living it With Her (Further info for Men)

Now that you realize how likely it is that the woman in you life has an underlying concern about losing your love-and that you can prevent some of that insecurity by reassuring her consistently and regularly- the trick is to figure our how to give that reassurance in a way that speaks to her heart. The quickest way- though for us guys, perhaps not the most painless- is to come right out and ask.

Here are a few suggestions to get the conversation started. Chances are, all you’ll need to do is ask a question or two and she’ll gladly take it from there.

• Since I honestly never question whether you love me, I didn’t realize that you might sometimes wonder whether I really love you. Just for the record, I do! Since examples will help me understand how you may feel here, what are some things I might say or do that make you worried about us, or about whether I truly love you? For example, what does it feel like for you when we have a conflict and I shut down?
• What are a few of the things that I say and do that most make you feel reassured that I do love you and will always be here for you?
  
  
  I think that when you say or do this,_________________________, that’s a signal that you could use some reassurance of my love for you; am I right? What other clues am I missing?
  
  When we’re arguing or frustrated with each other, how can I reassure you of my love while still giving myself time to process what’s happening?
  
  When you are upset and withdraw from me, do you ever hope that I’ll come after you?

UpComing Events

Friday November 2nd – Sex by the Fire Talk
6:00pm-10:30pm at the church
Join us for some food we provide, then for an evening of open, frank, tasteful discussion on Sex and your marriage. This will be an evening where we meet as women and men separately and then rejoin to answer questions for couples that are submitted anonymously to Mark and Marilyn throughout the evening. We will end the evening with card and board games.

Sunday December 2nd
Right after third service (approximately 12:15pm)
COLTS FOOTBALL ON THE BIG SCREEN….plus PIZZA. You bring a two liter and a dessert and we will provide the PIZZA and the COLTS on the BIG SCREEN IN FELLOWSHIP HALL! Game starts at 1:00 and ends at 4:00.

Friday December 14th
6:00pm-10:30pm
Game Night / Cookie exchange

GAME NIGHT THIS FRIDAY!

This Friday October 12th from 6-10:30 in the Fireside room here at church. GAME NIGHT! Bring something to drink and snack on, and a game to play. We will provide cards, and a hot snack for us to munch on! No child care will be provided for this event.

Activities Team

Thursday October 11th Activities Team will be meeting at Josh Randall’s house to plan the Winter and Spring activities for the Young Married Class. Call Josh at 340-1942 for directions to Josh and Lynsey’s home. Meeting starts at 7:00. If you enjoy planning and coming up with things for us to do as a class, come join Josh and his team and help them plan this winter and spring. Their address is : 4013 South Crane Court.

Young Married Missionaries

Congratulations to Scott & Sophie Wallace who have been invited to serve as mission team coordinators at Agua Viva Children’s Home beginning in May’08. They will live at Agua Viva and host mission teams during the summer months, May-Aug. This is a very important service to the groups that stay at AV and the AV staff. Please congratulate Scott & Sophie when you see them!

Pitch In THIS SUNDAY!

We will be having a “Pitch-In” on Sunday September 30th at Noon in the Fellowship Hall at Sherwood Oaks. It will be over by 2:00pm. Bring enough food for you and a few other people, we set it out and all enjoy a good meal together. We will provide the meat (fried chicken). Drinks, and table settings…you bring your favorite desert, salad, bread, whatever…and we will all eat like kings. We plan to talk about small groups and hopefully get at least 2 new small groups up and running from this meeting. If you are not in a small group, currently in one and would like to try another, just looking for a free meal…come join us Sunday September 30th at noon. If you could RSVP Mark and Marilyn at kinkeadmm@sbcglobal.net so they can have a good head count for the chicken that would be great. If you are bringing something in that needs to be heated, or kept cool we will have both of those available at the church, if you let us know. If you are interested in leading a small group, let us know. Initially it would involve getting your group together so you could decide what night to meet, how often to meet, and where to meet. Come check it out…eat some chicken…have some fun!C-Ya!Mark and Marilyn

Pitch In On September 30th!

We will be having a “Pitch-In” on Sunday September 30th at Noon in the Fellowship Hall at Sherwood Oaks. It will be over by 2:00pm. Bring enough food for you and a few other people, we set it out and all enjoy a good meal together. We will provide the meat (fried chicken). Drinks, and table settings…you bring your favorite desert, salad, bread, whatever…and we will all eat like kings. We plan to talk about small groups and hopefully get at least 2 new small groups up and running from this meeting. If you are not in a small group, currently in one and would like to try another, just looking for a free meal…come join us Sunday September 30th at noon. If you could RSVP Mark and Marilyn at kinkeadmm@sbcglobal.net so they can have a good head count for the chicken that would be great. If you are bringing something in that needs to be heated, or kept cool we will have both of those available at the church, if you let us know. If you are interested in leading a small group, let us know. Initially it would involve getting your group together so you could decide what night to meet, how often to meet, and where to meet. Come check it out…eat some chicken…have some fun!C-Ya!Mark and Marilyn

Time to Clean out the Pantry?

This was on the Herald Times Online this morning (thanks, Carly!)

If you can give, please do so!

After Monroe County United Ministries had a disappointing food drive last weekend, the Salvation Army is asking the community to donate canned, packaged or unopened food products for its food pantry.

Both nonprofit agencies are among the many that receive food from the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, but not nearly enough to meet the needs of their clients. That is why they must have their own food drives.

Monica Clemons, spokeswoman for the Salvation Army, said this year the agency has provided food to more than 3,000 people, more than twice the number it helped three years ago.
“We’ve been buying food at Aldi’s for the last few weeks because our food pantry was pretty much empty,” Clemons said. “We need everything, but mostly peanut butter; and canned tuna, fruits, vegetables and soups.”

Donations can be brought to the Salvation Army office at 111 N. Rogers St. in Bloomington from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or dropped off at the adjacent store between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Last weekend, the Monroe County United Ministries collected 15,200 pounds of food for its food pantry, but the amount fell short of last year’s collections.

“We still need food, primarily canned meats and fruits,” said Rebecca Stanze, MCUM’s development coordinator. “People can help by dropping off those items (at 827 W. 14th Court) Monday through Friday.”

Stanze said from 2003 to 2006, the number of food requests from MCUM’s food pantry doubled to 1,229, while the amount of food donations increased by only 45 percent.

copyright 2007: Herald Times Online, Bloomington, Indiana

Involved - Life on Loan

Intro:
What does it take for God to do something amazing? All the disciples could muster was five loaves and two fish to feed a hungry crowd of over five thousand. But this was all that Jesus needed. When you do what you can do and trust God to do what only He can do, the results will be astounding. So how will you get involved?

Questions:

• Read Matthew 14:13-21. What did the disciples learn from this miracle?
• When have you seen God do amazing things when you or someone else surrendered your time and ability to Him?
• How has your life, or the life of someone you know, been impacted by those who volunteer to serve on Sunday mornings?
• What could God do if each one of us invested our time and ability into the church?
• Where have you volunteered in the church in the past? What was your experience?
• Where in the church do you plan to invest your time this year?

Think about it: So, what are you waiting on? Will you do what the twelve did? Will you do what countless volunteers do each Sunday? Will you take your ordinary stuff – time and ability- and make them available to your Heavenly Father? What is keeping you from being involved on Sundays?

What will you do?
Marilyn is looking for small groups to serve together in the Toddler Spot. She needs 7-8 people at the 11:00 service . This group is the walkers. 1-2 people would do the front desk check-in , then 3 helpers in each of the 2 rooms doing child-care. If you are not in a small group your help is wanted and needed also. She is wanting you to commit for an entire month. You can email her at mkinkead@socc.org or call her at 334-0206 ext 203 during the week, and 333-0421 at home in the evenings.

Sunday Nights for Everyone!

If you are not a part of the Sunday morning class or have to miss for any reason, you can still take part in the Life on Loan series . Join Mark and Marilyn in the Fireside Room on Sunday evenings for the discussion questions. We will be leading small group discussions on the Life on Loan series for six weeks for all 20-30year olds, single or married. This is a great chance to be a part of the church-wide study. Come hear what others your age think about each weeks sermon and its application to you. All the fun begins Sunday, September 2 at 6:00pm in the Fireside Room.

Service Opportunity

Stadium Seat Installation "The Final Chapter!"

According to the contact person at IU, the shipment of supplies to finish the job will be there on Thursday. We will gather at the Memorial Stadium at 5:00pm this Thursday evening. We will work at least from 5:00pm until 9:00pm. If you cannot be there until 6:00pm that is ok, too. We will finish the job that night. Please come join us that night to finish this project. I really appreciate the hard work that been given already. Let's finish it off that night. See you at 5:00pm this Thursday evening at Memorial Stadium. Thank You, Kevin King

If you can help, contact Kevin at kevinking722@hotmail.com

Baptism...

We had some great discussion on Baptism and covered a lot of ground. I did forget to mention that if you would like to be baptized or talk about the issue more, please email me directly at kinkeadmm@sbcglobal.net I look forward to helping you on your faith journey and discussion about what God has to say to us on this, and any other topic.

A additional thought...as we ended class we were discussing if baptism was connected to salvation. Remember the process of converting to Judaism both concluded and began the process of being Jewish...as the convert washed (baptized) himself of his old ways he finished the process, and began the life commitment of being Jewish. In our Christian conversion we confess with our mouth, and then are obedient to what Jesus asked us to do and we are (baptized) washed of our old life and identified with Jesus death, burial, and resurrection...and then we begin our life of commitment of being Christian. (Christ-like)

The two are meant to be inter-connected...like marriage, two of you agree to get married and make the commitment to each other. You then have the public ceremony that lets everyone know of your desire for the rest of your lives. In baptism you are forgiven by the confession of your mouth, and then publicly begin your life as a Christian. The thief who hung on the cross and confessed to Jesus, was told by Jesus, "this day you will be with me in paradise." There was no chance to baptize him, and yet Jesus said he would be with him. He had no life to live beyond that moment.

Now lets finish the lesson and I would love your feedback... What are the fears that the church tries to address in it's own versions of what is necessary, or when, or how someone is baptized.

1) Infants: People understood that we are all born with a sinful nature, and yet are fearful that their infant will die before reaching an age that they can accept Jesus forgiveness for their sins, thus we get a (church) understanding that we can baptize a child and in some way hold on to their salvation until they accept it for themselves. ( I come from a United Methodist background and can address that churches ideas if you come from that background) . We know that salvation is individual and something that each person has to decide for themselves. So we must acknowledge that we are under the authority of Scripture, and not under the authority of a church doctrine. Thus, this church idea is not based in Scripture, and meant to give parents a comfortable answer, at the cost of also giving a false sense of salvation.

2) Time between accepting Jesus and being baptized: Some of us have had people in our lives who were baptized as infants, as they got older decided to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior,and then wanted to accept the baptism that was done on their behalf when they were first born. Or maybe made a decision at a young age and never were baptized for one reason or another. Now when they ask " Am I saved if I have asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins, and I have accepted Him as my Lord and Savior?" We find ourselves in uncomfortable land....because there is so much in Scripture that indicates the two, while separate, are connected....part of a process if you must. An illustration: remember the wedding couple...if you were to ask someone to marry you, and commit to them, and then come to them and say" I just don't think it is necessary to have the public wedding, or to let anyone else know we are married." What does that say about the understanding of the life long commitment of marriage? It might be reasonable to question if that person really meant it when they said they wanted to be married.

Again it is fearful as a parent or friend to hear someone say they do not want to be baptized, yet they consider themselves to be a Christian. Everything in the Scripture indicates it is the end of what Jesus did for you (saved you) and the beginning of what you will do for Him (live your life for him).

Remember as you study Scripture you must see who it was written to, when it was written, and what was the purpose of the writing.

Interesting ideas from today's lesson:

• Jesus did not baptize anyone
• Jesus was baptized
• Jesus took two common Jewish ideas, Communion from the Passover feast, and Baptism from the conversion ceremony to Judaism and gave them New Testament applications.
• We are connected to all other Christians throughout all time in these two actions we share in. All of us who have been believers have shared in Communion, and Baptism.
• This is not an problem for anyone who is a believer and has been baptized
• The unchurched see us fight about this topic and it is repulsive to them.
  

Jesus saves us...and asks us to commit to Him publicly through baptism, our only part in salvation is asking for it...our part in living out the Christian life is enormous.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 28:19

I hope this has been challenging and helpful as you seek answers. God is not afraid of our questions. I reserve the right to change my opinion as the Holy Spirit instructs me and I grow. :) Mark

Financial Peace

Financial Peace University will be offered on Wednesday nights from 6:00-8:00pm beginning September 5th. This 13-week class seeks to help individuals and families get out of debt, budget their money better, save for retirement and college, and be better stewards of their financial resources. You can sign up at the SOCC Bookstore or online at www.socc.org (online sign-ups begin August 6). Class materials cost $89.95 per couple or individual if purchased in the bookstore before August 19. This will also ensure that the materials are available for the first class. Materials purchased after August 29th will be $99.95.

Your Help Needed

Calling all college students, young adults, & young marrieds... We need 25 volunteers to offer about 30-45 minutes of your time for a photoshoot Friday evening, August 3rd. Meet at door #20 at 7:00 pm and bring a coffee mug. If you want to help, contact David at dclark@socc.org or 812.334.0206 to sign up as soon as possible.

Miller Baby Info

Matt & Melissa Miller’s baby is here! Luke Matthew Miller was born at 10:32am on July 26 weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz. - 21.5 inches long. Erika Sanchez is putting together a food schedule for the new family. If you can help out, please contact Erika! From Erika: I am putting together a meal schedule for the Millers starting this Friday. If anyone would like to provide a meal for the Miller's, please e-mail me at erikasanchez02@yahoo.com or call me at 812-334-9785.

The dates that will be open are:
Friday, August 3
Sunday, August 5
Tuesday, August 7
Thursday, August 9
Saturday, August 11
Monday, August 13
Wednesday, August 15
and Friday, August 17

It Came from Within

Our next series for the summer is “It Came from Within” by Andy Stanley. Here’s what to expect:

“Where Did THAT Come From? You know that dreaded, sinking, I-can't-believe-I-said-that-out-loud feeling? It's a disconnect between your attitude and your actions. Or is it? "For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks," states Matthew 12:33. Scary, but true: The words you "accidentally" speak and the actions you later regret are actually in keeping with what's hiding in your heart. Andy Stanley's life-changing message examines four conditions at the root of sour attitudes, hurting relationships, and regretful actions: guilt, anger, greed, and jealousy. This book will help you disclose the true state of your heart and turn what's terrifying into what's terrific.”

If you have Mark’s DVD of this series, please email him!

Nursery Help Needed this Summer

SOCC is in need of help in the Baby/Crawler nursery this summer, especially during the 11:00am service. If you can serve at any point (even one Sunday a month or one Sunday the whole summer) please call or email Kelly Pitner at 824-5660 or kbpitner@yahoo.com.

New Baby

John & Melissa Bower welcomed Helen Grace to the world on June 8! Helen was 6 lbs. 13 oz - 20 inches long. Mom and baby are both doing well and should be out of the hospital today. Erika Sanchez is organizing some meals for the next couple weeks. Meals can either be home cooked, or delivery (like pizza) or prepared meals (like chicken from Kroger) or whatever. Anything would be appreciated by them!
Here are the dates that are available:
· Tues 6/12
· Thurs 6/14
· Sat 6/16
· Mon 6/18
· Fri 6/22

E-mail or call Erika if you can help out at erikasanchez02@yahoo.com or call 334-9785.

Tough Questions

Coming this Summer! We will be discussing some tough questions about Jesus, faith, and Christianity the second half of the summer. Come to class for the beginning of the discussion, then join us later in the week at Mark & Marilyn’s house for more in-depth discussions and time to grow together. Do you have a question that you’d like to know more about? Post your question in the comment anonymously in the comment section under this post!

Baby Shower for Melissa Miller!

in case you can't read it, RSVP to Keri Sponseller at ksponseller@gmail.com if you would like to attend!

Cookout on Monday, May 28

We will be having a young married ministry cookout at mark & marilyn's house on Monday, May 28.

Food will be served around 5; come over whenever. to rsvp or get directions email them at kinkeadmm@sbcglobal.net!

Hope to see you there!

Remember - No Class Sunday

because several people will be out of town, we will NOT have class on Sunday, May 27!

New Study – Life, Interrupted Begins May 13

Our first summer study will be "Life, Interrupted" by Louie Giglio.

"A pink slip you didn't see coming. A devastating test result. An untimely death. Sooner or later, interruptions come crashing in on us all, bringing with them a flood of questions about life and truth. Why did this happen? Where is God? How am I ever going to make it through these days?

Yet, in the midst of the confusion, God calls us to ask a different set of questions and embrace a new way of thinking, a path that leads us to understand His purposes in a seemingly unstable world. Moving past simplistic answers, this series dives deep into the heart of our darkest nights with a bright ray of hope. Re-examining some of Scripture's most central characters, we see the way God intended us to view life in the midst of our greatest disappointments. Break free from the myth of the routine life. Rest in the truth of an uninterruptible God."
(Description courtesy of: www.268store.com)

We will begin this study on May 13 at 9:30am in the Fireside Room.

New Class Time Begins Sunday!

New Class Time & Brunch THIS SUNDAY 9:30am in the Fireside Room!

We will celebrate our new class time with a brunch. Bring enough for yourself and a few others to enjoy! We will need to be out of our new location…THE FIRESIDE ROOM by 10:20, so come join us at 9:30 and help us start off the new room and summer together.~Mark and Marilyn

Help This Sunday!

Hi everyone,

We will have invitations ready to be handed out on Sunday morning inviting new couples to our brunch next Sunday, May 6 to kick off our summer schedule.

Since this is not an official "church handing out in front of the doors" type of scenario - I think the easiest thing would be for any couples interested to meet me back in the fellowship hall at 9:15 (and again then at 10:45 for the 11:00 service) and I will give you a few invitations. These are meant to hand to people that you may be sitting around during the service, or people you may see walking around in the foyer area. It should be a less intimidating way of introducing yourself and inviting them to come to our class. :)

I don't think we'll hand out a ton of invitations - nor technically do we have the permission to do so. But, if a few couples would be willing to carry some invitations around with them in case they see some new couples, that would be great!

It would be great if you would ask some of your small group couples to see if they would also be willing to meet at 9:15 to pick up a few invitations and take them around with them on Sunday. The more, the better! :)

If you have any questions on this, or any other suggestions, please let me know.
Have a great Friday!

-Erika Sanchez (erikasanchez02@hotmail.com)

Prayer Request Link

I have added a link to a prayer request site on the right. Please check it out and be in prayer for those people!

CareFest is SATURDAY!

it's not too late to join us for CareFest07 at Templeton Elementary School. If you would like to help out, please contact Pete at fetherp@yahoo.com asap!

Guest Speaker April 29

Alan Phillips, SOCC Pastoral Care minister, will be leading our discussion on April 29th. Alan is also in charge of the pre-marital classes at SOCC, so many of you are probably already familiar with him! Join us!

11:00am
Fellowship Hall

calendar updated

The Young Married calendar link on the right has been updated through June (as of right now). Please let emily know (ebedwell@socc.org) if your information is wrong or missing.

This Sunday 4-15-07

We will conclude our series on Time Management this weekend! Please plan on joining us, even if you haven't been able to make it to any of the series yet.

Your Time Starved Marriage

How to stay connected at the speed of life… s at 11am in Fellowship Hall

• Are you feeling overscheduled and under connected?
• Would you like to know your unique “time style”- as well as your spouse’s?
• Are you looking for the secret to recouping the rest and recreation you crave?
• Do you want to find a surefire way to create more meaningful time together each day?

The moments you miss together are irreplaceable, gone forever. Now, just in time, we will look at a book by marriage counselors Les and Leslie Parrott. We will show you how to reclaim the time you’ve been missing and how to maximize the moments you have together. This is not a study about being more productive, but a study about being more connected. We will have plenty of discussion in class, as well as assignments during the week, including an internet based survey which helps you discover your unique time style. This is a serious thief in marriages…time starved marriages are not strong marriages.

Camping Trip Postponed!

About the Paynetown Camping Trip...I have recently been informed that due to lack of interest, the April 20-22 Class-wide Camping Trip has been canceled. The Activities Committee may reschedule this trip for a later date when there is more interest.

Married Conferences

Hey Married People! Love the idea of a blog!

Thought I'd let you know about two upcoming marriage conferences...Family Life offers "A Weekend to Remember" in Indy on April 27-29. Scott and I went to this one about 8 years ago and it was fabulous. You can read about it here. This one is pricey but excellent.

"Love and Respect" is a great book--maybe my favorite on marriage-- by Emerson Eggerichs. They also have a conference in St. Louis April 20-21. This conference is cheaper.

Hope everyone is doing well!
Cindy Newland

Easter Service Times

Remember there is no class this Sunday. Have a great Easter and enjoy one of the services on Saturday night or Sunday morning that makes room for newcomers to enjoy worship at 11:00.

Easter Service Times
Easter is this weekend. We will have 5 services at SOCC.
Saturday, April 7
5:00pm – Fam Jam (designed for parents and children to attend together)
6:30pm – Contemporary service
Sunday, April 8
8:00am – Blended service
9:30am – Blended service
11:00am – Contemporary service

We need to move about 1,000 people from our 9:30 and 11:00am service times to Saturday night or 8:00 Sunday morning to help accommodate guests on Easter morning. Please consider attending one of these alternate services if possible!

Cookout Rescheduled

Due to a scheduling conflict, the cookout scheulded for April 29th will need to be postponed. We'll let you know about the naw day, date, and time as soon as possible.

CareFest Project!

(From Pete)
The CareFest project that I am leading is a garden project at Templeton Elementary School. It is open to all ages, and is a family friendly site. Templeton Elementary School has a garden that provides food for the Free Family Market, a free food pantry that distributes food each week to the needy. We would like help tending the garden as well as help with covering the off site green house. Supplies and tools needed are gardening tools.

We will meet at the church at 8:00am. We should be on-site by 9:00, and should be done around noon.

There maybe a limited number of spaces on this site, so check out the sign-up sheets in the foyer. If you can’t participate in this project, there are a lot of other projects of different types. Also, if you are going to be out that weekend, there is an alternate date project over the weekend of Memorial Day.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me

Easter Service Project

Looking for a way to serve this Easter?

This year we are giving SOCC Invite boxes out to our guests on Easter. We will need to put together approximately 500 boxes.

We will meet on Tuesday night at 530pm to assemble. We definitely need your help for this task! I’ll provide pizza or some type of food for the evening… probably pizza. We will either meet in Room R362 (upstairs) or out in the welcome center.

Please email Eric Hafner at ehafner@socc.org and let him know if you can help! The more people we have, the less time it will take! Thanks in advance for your servic

New Class Time Begins May 6

The Young Married class will meet at a new time – 9:30am - Beginning May 6! This will allow us to worship at the 11:00 service and look for new couples to invite to lunch, class, etc. We will finalize the room soon! On May 6th we will have a brunch to celebrate our new class time and welcome new couples to the class.

Camping Trip to Paynetown

April 20-22
Join us for a weekend in the great outdoors. The Young Married class will be camping at Paynetown (20 minutes away) April 20-22! We are still working out pricing, but will let you know as soon as possible. If you do not have camping gear, please let Josh Randall or Rick Hullinger know and they will help you out. This is an adults-only weekend without childcare, but no children, please! If you are interested in joining the fun, contact Josh Randall at josh.randall@yahoo.com by March 28th. If you would like to come out for the day on Saturday and not camp, that is fine, too.

Purpose of Married Life Ministries

If having a healthy marriage seems impossible, it’s because it is. However, we have a loving, heavenly Father who wants to make it possible. We believe the number one essential of a healthy marriage is allowing God to control our lives. That is why we believe the number one essential for a healthy marriage is…Trust God

It is essential for a healthy marriage that you make your time together a priority. For marriages to thrive, schedules must reflect the huge priority of home. In other words, cheat at work if you must, but do not cheat at home. In fact, we encourage you to…Hurry Home

There may be nothing worse than feeling misunderstood. And perhaps there is nothing better than feeling understood, being known. Good communication is paramount in a good marriage. We believe it is essential for you and your spouse to…Cultivate Communication

The power of romance, sex, and intimacy can be a married couple’s biggest ally or it’s greatest enemy. It’s quite natural to want your spouse to remember you romantic needs and desires. However, Married Life Ministries believes the goal should be to put your spouse’s needs and desires first. That’s the best way to…Nurture Romance

By God’s design, men and women are very different. Our differences can be used to complement and serve each other, or they can drive us apart. We often try to change our spouses, in the name of love. Married Life Ministries believes a better option is to love our spouses, even if they never change. It’s crucial for couples to seek to understand and accept each other’s differences. We want you to….Celebrate Differences

More and more people are putting divorce on the table as an option. One essential thing every healthy marriage needs is security. People need to know that together as a couple, they can work out anything. We want couples to…Finish Together