Category: Events

 
Babies, toddlers, children, adults, grandparents, and one great-grandmother attended the Family Night on May 31, 2014.  Everyone was encouraged to dress up in something related to a Bible verse.   After mingling over snacks and trying to guess who (or what) people were dressed as, we spent some time matching people up with their scripture verses.   What a variety of costumes and verses we had:  Jael, Zepphora, young David, the daughter of Herodias, Benaiah, Hadassah (young Esther), Queen Esther, Moses parting the Red “C” (Sea), a virtuous woman, Lydia, Noah’s Ark story, a fox in grapes, animals of the sea, a baby duck, and a Jailer.    Next we had some fun Bible games.  Starting with the youngest, everyone (who wanted to) said a Bible verse from memory.  Then we divided into three groups to form “freeze frame scenes” for the other groups to guess (kind of like still-life-charades).   Following that we had some trivia questions about the twelve disciples and realized we didn’t quite know as much as we thought.    We rounded the evening out with more time to sample the delicious snacks and just relax with each other.   Thanks to Marissa Patterson for being our organizer and MC for the evening.   A good time was had by all!

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Food, Families, Fun, Friends, Faith .  .  .  .  all  of these were abundant at the Fondue Family Night on March 29, 2014. Everyone enjoyed several different kinds of fondue, including desert fondues, along with lots of items to dip.  There were Bible-based games for the kids (and adults) to play plus time to just spend talking or watching the excitement!   The Family Night started around 6:30 pm and wrapped up around 8:00 pm with a closing circle.

Roy Price was baptized near the end of the worship service on March 22, 2014.   It was a blessing to witness Roy’s public step in acknowledging Jesus as his Savior.  Roy said “It’s time … and when God says it’s time, you need to act!”

During the worship service on Sabbath, March 15, 2014, Veronica and Christopher Van Horn dedicated their son, Josiah Christopher, to the Lord and themselves as parents to raise Josiah according to the love of God and the teachings in the Bible.  Josiah is Christopher and Veronica’s fourth child, along with proud siblings Lily, Emma, and Ava. They were joined by Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and the church congregation in pledging their support.

A recording of the service can be found at the March 15, 2014 sermon posting for “Honor and Responsibility – Josiah Van Horn Baby Dedication” on this website.

During the January 4, 2014 church business meeting, it was voted to extend Licenses to Preach to five members.   Two of the members, Becky Van Horn and Johnny Long, were present and given licenses to encourage the development and use of their gifts for preaching and related ministry.   Three other members who are currently in a pastoring role, Judith &  Joel Houts and Ray Peterson, were granted a similar license including additional pastoring responsibilities such as administering communion and funeral services.  Although they are still members of our church, Judith and Joel Houts are currently pastoring in Puerto Rico and Ray Peterson is assisting with pastoral work in Albion, Wisconsin.   We are happy for these people as they utilize the gifts and opportunities God has given them!

Congratulations to church member Michael Elting (and proud parents Karen & David Elting) on his graduation from Miami University on December 13, 2013 with a degree in Math Education.   Michael has already started his new job teaching at Miami Valley Academy, a charter school in Dayton.  Way to go, Michael!

There was lots of fun for all who attended the Fall Festival held in the yard outside of the church from 4-7pm, Saturday, October 12, 2013.   In addition to the good food and carnival type games (think penny and bean bag toss and PLINKO), there was three-legged race, a BAKE walk for some yummy baked goods, and a “Take-Your-Own-Picture” dress up spot.   Take a look at some of the pictures below:

Twenty-one women from Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky met together at Camp Joy in Berea, WV on September 27-29, 2013 for the annual Appalachian Association Women’s Fall Retreat.   The program was planned by the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church this year using the theme “Reflecting God’s Heart”.  We had sessions on seeing God’s heart in Variety, Love, Worship, Forgiveness, Miracles, Laughter, and Persistence.   We were blessed throughout the weekend with yummy food, beautiful weather, good music, refreshing fellowship, and powerful prayer during our time away from the usual business of daily lives.  We even had a special guest traveling from Wisconsin (formerly from Ohio) who shared an informative dinner presentation on eating food the way God made it.   We were inspired by the way God orchestrated the weekend and provided several “God moments” to reinforce what we were talking about.   Everyone left the weekend looking forward to next year!