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The Pastor's Corner
God's ~romise
of Is~irit' ba Rtism
By Rev. Peter A. Wittstoc:k
Hal r Woods Assembly of God Church
Churches
This Sunday, May 19, mat'ks what has been traditionally
regarded as the bnthday of the Christian
church. Pentecost Sunday commemomtes the day
when God started a special celebration In the hearts
and lives of those who had come to trust and believe m
his Son. It commemorates the day w~1en God, the Holy
Spirit, came to hve Within Jesus' first disciples.
This was the same Holy Spirit who had inVisibly accompanied
Jesus and his followers during hiS few
years of earthly ministry, but was now to reside within
each of them individually to console, strengthen, Ig.
mte, and empower them as hiS witnesses. They were to
receive the Holy Spirit's presence as the guarantee
that eternal reward was aWaItmg them in heaven Je,
sus had told them not to depalt from Jerusalem, but to
WaIt lor the promise of the Father, which he said,
"You heard from me, for John baptized with water, but
before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy
Spirit."
The celebration of the young church's baptIsm in the
Holy Spirit marked the passing of God's direct mmistry
through his Son to God's direct mmlstry through
his Spirit. The administratIOn of heaven's grace was
changing hands, and the base of Its operatIOn being
expanded to the ends of the Earth.
What a moment it was as the Spirit came to reside
withm the first believers on that Jerusalem morning
so long ago The mamfestation of his coming produced
great amazement in everyone who saw and heard it.
The popular movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark' may
have approximated m Its chmactic scene what it was
like on that Pentecost morning (minus the wrath): the
sudden sound of a rushing, mighty wind filling the
house with heaven's fire followmg. The second chapter
of the New Testament's Book of Acts appears to have
served as the film's climactic inspiration.
Not only is the supernatural manifestation of God
forever our fascination, but it must also become our responsibility.
T. S. Ehot writes of our present responsibility
to the supernatural:
To believe In the supernatural IS not SImply
to believe that after living a successful, matenal,
and fau-Iy Virtuous life here one wJlI con.
tinue to exist in the best,posslble substitute for
this world, or that after hving a starved and
stunted life here one will be compensated With
all the good things one has gone without: it is
to believe that the supernatural is the greatest
reality here and now.
Even in our day of PCs and CDs; mAs and ATMs;
BMWs and BLTs; the presence of the Holy Spirit
within us - acting out the life of Christ, yet again -
is still God's plan for everyone who has come to trust
in his Son as Saviour.
Let us, therefore, approach our respective places of
worship this Pentecost Sunday with a new and reverent
expectation. God's promise of "SPirit" baptism has
never been revoked, and still stands available to all
who belong to him today.
_Support for families of leukemia patients
Family support group meet Wayne State Umverslty, will
: ings, led by profeSSIOnals, are speak to the group at First En-
: free for patients and famIly ghsh Evangehcal Lutheran
: members touched by leukemia, Church, 800 Vermer, in Grosse
. lymphoma, multIple myeloma Pomte Woods, from 7 to 8:30
: and Hodgkin'S disease pm
• On Thursday, May 23, Dr
: Lyle Sensenbrenner, dIrector of
; the: hunt: marrow transplanta.
: tion unit of Harper Hospital!
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Year
For more InformatIon, call
the Leukemia SocIety at 778
6800
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Friendly companionship and speCial actiVities for older
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CALVARY DAY CARE FOR ADULTS
• A Center of LutheranSOCialServicesof MiChigan.
4950Gateshead near Mack Ik Moross
881.3374
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English choir to perform
The Choir of Men cmd Boys from Peterborough Cathedral of England will Bing at Christ
Church Groae Pointe at 8 p.m .. W.&lMday. May 22. as part of its North American tour.
The choir regularly giftl recitals in the diocese and beyond. and at Christmas sings the
carol service for tIM Worshipful CompaDy of Plalstere,. in their livery hall in the City of
London. The director is Christoph. Gower. master of the music.
Christ Church is 10CCltedat 61 GroeN Poin~ Blvd .. Grosse Pointe Farms. No tick.ts are
required for the performance. A reception will follow the concert in the church Undercroft.
Support group for families of Alzheimer's patients
The Warren area Alzhei.
mer's support group will meet
on Monday, May 20, from 10
a.m until noon at A Friend's
House Adult Day Care Center
In Warren, 28111 Imperial, one
block east of Hoover and one
block south of 12 Mile Road.
Tne group provides support
and information to family
St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church
881-6670
1
J( 375 Lolhrap .t ChIlIfante
~900& 11'15a m Worshlp
to 10 a m Education
IIkJrsery AY8IlabIe
Rev. J f'tIIhD Wahl Rev Colleen Kamke
Rrst English Ev. Lutheran Church
VernIer Rd. at Wedgewood Dr.
Grosse Pointe Woods
884.5040
Worship 8:30 am & 11:00 am
Sunday School 9:45 am
Dr. Walter A. Schmidt, Pastor
Rev. Paul J. Owens, Pastor
St James Lutherar: Church
170 McMillan Rd., near Ken:heval
Grosse Pointe Fanns
884..0511
Sunday Morning Won;hip
8:30, 9:30 & 11 a.m..
ChristIan Education for all ages
9:30a.m.
Pastor Robert A. Rlmbo
Robin Abbott, Minister of Nurture
TIffi SUBJECT
FOR THIS
SUNDAY IS:
''Mortals and
Immortals"
First Church of Chris~
Scientist
Grosse Pointe Farms,
282 Chalfonte Ave.
4 blocks West of Morass
Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
ALLARE WELCOME
members canng for relatives
with Alzheimer's disease or reo
lated dementia.
Group co-Ieaders are nene
Zakul.Krupa of the Detroit
chapter of the Alzheimer's DISease
and Related Disorders As.
sociation and Suzanne Szezepanslo..Whlte
of A Friend's
House.
Volunteers donate from four
to 16 hours a month. They are
provided with extensive training
by skilled professionals
prior to placement. They are
also reimbursed for mileage
during the training and for mileage
traveled to and from
placement sites. Day, evening
and Saturday hours are avail.
able.
Working with a person af.
flicted with Alzheimer's disease
Redeemer United
Methodist Church
(I:
20571 Verruer Just W. of 1-94
Harper Woods
884.2035
10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Worship
9:15 a.m. Church School
GRACE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Kercheval at Lakepointe
822-3823
SW1(lay School and WorshIp
10:30 a.m.
Nursery_IS proVIded
Rev. Harvey Reh
Christ the King
Lutheran Church
Mack at Lochmoor 884-5090
'1:00 a.m. Sunday School & BIble Classes
9:00 " 10:30 a.m. WorshIp ServJces
Supervised Nursery
Preschool Call 884-5090
Joseph P. Fabry, Pastor
RaDdy S. Boelter, Pastor
Grosse Pointe
UNITED 1\lETHODIST
CHURCH
A Fnendly Clurch for All Ages
211 Moross Rd.
Grosse Pointe Fanus
886-2363
"Bullish On The
Future"
Dr. Jack E. Giguere, preachlDg
9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Worship
if- lHE UNITED
~ METHODIST CHURCH
Grosse Pointe Baptist Church
~ "T1Je Church of the Pointes"
II I MinisWing to the Whole F8mily
I IBIblical preachIng + Bible studies + Discipleship groups
~ Children's mlrnstnes + Yo~ ministnes
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iJ Sund~ Schoat: 9:45 ...
Morning Worship: 11:00 ...
.. Evening PtIliM: 6:30 pm
" Wed.-.clay Pr1lytM-: 7:00 pm
21338 Mack Awnue + GPW (Old 8 Mile' U.ck) + 881 3343
Community NurMfY School: 881 1210
DIAL-A-PRAYER
882-8770
For Information, call 751.
6260.
A Fnend's House IS a pro.
gram of Cathohc ServiceS of
Macomb and GeneratIOns Inc
and IS supported In part by Title
m.B Older Americans Act
Funds through the Southeast
Michigan Area Agency on Ag.
ing
Alzheimer's Association needs volunteers for respite care
The Detroit area chapter of
the Alzheimer's Association is
recruiting volunteers to assist
with the in-home respite p~
gram in Macomb County. The
program, which is open to and
utilized by residents in Wayne,
Oakland and Macomb counties,
serves to relieve caregivers of
persons aftlicted with Alzheimer's
disease or another irrev.
ersible memory impairment.
The respite is provided by
trained volunteers.
can be a poSItIVe and rewardmg
experience. In-home volun.
teers prOVide compamonshlp
and SUperviSIon. This program
allows for one-on-one mterac.
tion with chents and, most of
all, provides caregivers with
much-needed free time.
Anyone Interested in becoming
a volunteer may attend the
traimng in Macomb County at
the end of May. Call 557-8277
for further information
WORSHIP SERVICES
Grosse Pointe Unitarian I J ++ .+
Church J 1.+++.
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240
Chalfonte
at
Lothrop
884-3075
Reflections
on Australia
Cdrol Ann Bogaards Will
shal e her IInpreS~lOns of hel
mISSion tour In Austraha With
the Pre~bytel Ian Women 01
Grosse POinte Memol'lal
Church, on Tuesday, May 21,
at 7'30 p.m
She Will dlbCUbbkey Is~ues
faCing the Unified church In
Austraha She btayed In famIly
homes In Austl aha, and has
many human Intel e"t btones to
share, Includmg buch tOPiCSas
AustralIan men and Austrahan
slang
Bogaal cIs has been an elder
and a model'ator of deacons
She has been actIve on worship
and musIc committees and m
school organizatIOns For the
past 12 years she has been the
resource coordmator of Scioto
Valley Resource Center There
will be a dinner m the church's
Fellowship Hall before the program
at 6.30 p.m The cost of
dmner IS $5.50 ReservatIOns
may be made by calling the
church office at 882 5330 no
later than FrIday, May 17 Res
ervatlOns are not requIred for
those attendmg the program
only
Family Service
honors G'rosse
Pointe volunteers
At Its third annual volunteer
recognition receptIOn, Famdy ~.
Service of Detroit and Wayne
County recOgnIZed the following
volunteers from Grosse
Pointe who donated their time
and energy as board members
in 1990. DaVId Benfer, Timothy
Howlett and Jane Thomas
Family Service is a United
Way agency which provides in.
dlvidual, marItal, family and
group counsehng at offices in
Dearborn, Detroit, Llvoma and
Trenton.
CHRIST
EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
11 00 a m service & Church School
17150 MAUMEE 881-0420 Saturday
Rev John Corrado MInister
••• ::~o ST. MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL 5.30 p m Holy Euchanst
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CHURCH
61 Grosse Pointe Blvd.
885-4841
r"-. "I..\~ Grosse POinte
:1 'l~" N WOODS
~!ll~I~ PRESBYTERIAN
Church
19950 MacIc (between MOrlXS & Verr>lE!rJ
9:00 a m
Worship & Learning Center
1000 a.m
Adult Education & ChIldren's
Hour
11'00 a m
Worship & Church School
Dr. Jack Ziegler
preaching
Nursery ServIces Avallablt3
from 9.00 a m to Noon
886-4300 •
THEGROSSE PoINTEMEMoiuAL
Sunday
20475 Sunningdale Park 8 00 a.m. Holy Euchanst
Grosse Pointe Woods, 884-4820
8.00 a m Holy Euchanst
10 15 a m. Pentecost Combined
Se
1030 a m Choral Euchansl and Sermon Nice
QlUrch School (Nursery AvaIlable)
Outdoor Birthday
Mld.Week Euchanst 9 30 a m Tuesday
Celebration
Th;: Rc\. Robert E.Neily .
The Rev. Jack G.Trembath 900- 12 15 SupeI'Vlsed Nursery
SALEM MEMORLI\L
bL~=~CH
21230 Morass at Chester 881-9210
9 15 Educallon HGur
10 30 Tra and Toddler Care IIvallahlc
!\ '0 12 '0 Tcll""""h,p and (offrc
~ . ;t' 4:00 Tn-Church Progrc.c;.