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A Moment

With Mark

Shiloh News April 2020 • Volume 11 Issue 4

He is risen! Every year we celebrate Easter Sunday and

it is the most exciting Sunday morning of the year. One

survey I saw recently said Easter is the most celebrated

holiday in the United States. If you think

about it very long, you will guess what is

second but you might miss numbers

three and four. For those of us who are

fortunate enough to have living parents,

Mother’s Day is always celebrated. And

mothers who have passed are also

remembered, so I guess it makes sense

that Mother’s Day is the second most

celebrated holiday in America.

Memorial Day and Christmas are

numbers three and four, respectively.

I was surprised to see Christmas in the number four

spot. That time of year seems to have everyone

celebrating in some way. Maybe Memorial Day

weekend is more widely celebrated because it is spring.

But my question is, what are people celebrating? Is it

just a three-day weekend, or is it truly remembering

those who fought and died for the good of our nation

and the world?

It is refreshing to think about Easter as the most

celebrated holiday. Most businesses don’t take extra

time off for an extended weekend. So that makes it feel

like the celebration is still about the Resurrection. In the

huge family gatherings that happen at Easter for special

meals and time together, there is still someone who has

our Risen Savior on their mind.

For Easter to be more celebrated than Christmas, it

means people understand that the Resurrection is what

sets Christianity apart from all other religions. After all,

every founder of any religion

was born, but only Jesus

Christ rose from

being dead for

three days. There

is hope in that

fact which is almost hard to understand.

Jesus conquered death not only for Himself

but for all who follow Him.

This year, Easter is coming on what I hope

will be heels of the COVID-19 pandemic. This

means we all have a new opportunity at that

huge Easter gathering. It may be the first time large

families have been together for a long time. And people

may be thinking about life a

little differently than they used

to. When I think about this

pandemic, I am reminded of

the biblical promise that God

uses all things for the good of those who love Him. One

of the ways He may be using this disease, is slowing

people down enough to think about their own mortality.

When people are thinking about their own death, it is a

good time to share your story and how you have a risen

Savior.

This newsletter is coming out a couple of weeks ahead

of Easter during a time when we have been ordered to

stay at home for the protection of ourselves and others.

We are all praying for a rapid end to the pandemic. Let’s

also pray for ways to share the love, peace, and comfort

of Christ during this time and in those gatherings when

people are together again.

Sharing His Love,

April Sermons

I hope to see you in person for sermons beginning April 12 -

the most important Sunday of the year. Resurrection Sunday

is when we celebrate our Savior

and the one thing that makes

Christianity different from all

other religions! The second half

of the month holds the next

parts of the Sermon on the Mount.

C U Sunday!

April 5 The Triumphal Entry

April 12 The Resurrection

April 19 Treasures in Heaven

April 26 Why Worry?

Lunch Bunch

Lunch Bunch is a great gathering for food and fellowship on the 4th Thursday of each month. Mark your calendars now and clip this article as a reminder so you won’t miss the fun. See you at

Silver Lake at 11:30 a.m. on April 23!!

Looking to stay in touch?

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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: Articles for the May

Shiloh News need to be submitted by 11:59 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21. Please submit articles to the

church office or email them to klcourtad@gmail.com

Nursery Schedule

Please look for your name on the list. If you are scheduled to work on a Sunday when you won’t be at church, please check with others on the list and trade dates.

April

5 – Ernie & Vickie Bridge; Janet Goltry 12 – EASTER – Parent Volunteers 19 – Darren & Sarah McKaig; Deb Spencer 26 – Paul & Vickie Hutsell; Nettie Brosge

May

3 – Bob & Alicia Pifer; Becky Parton 10 – Levi & Krista Pullen; Carol Sue Hayworth 17 – Steve & Chandra Felker; Krystal Shaffer 24 – Harry & Deb Bridge; Sherry Simpson 31 – Joe & Tracy Franklin; Aryn Freels See Paul Hutsell if you’d like to be on the Nursery Volunteer list.

Sundays from 8:45 to 9:25 a.m.

In the Fellowship Hall All are welcome!

Sunday school classes begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.

Note: Shiloh’s scheduled events after April 6 are subject to change due to the

coronavirus pandemic. The Shiloh Board wishes to comply with the governor’s “stay-

at-home order,” which, at this time, will end at 11:59 p.m. on April 6. For updates on

upcoming church activities and to tune in to Sunday services, go to

https://www.facebook.com/groups/gotoshiloh/

Shiloh Women's Fellowship

MONDAY, MARCH 30 – 2 to 7 P.M.

Shiloh Women’s Fellowship has answered the nation’s

call for more blood donations. They will be hosting

another Red Cross Blood Drive at Shiloh from 2 to 7

p.m. on Monday, March 30. Please consider donating

the precious gift of blood if you are able. To schedule an

appointment, go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/ or

call Kathy Kennell at 574-242-3213.

Stay tuned for a growing list of exciting projects planned by Shiloh Women’s Fellowship. See note below to find out how you can be connected.

Saturday, April 11

7:30 A.M.

Have you been ordering more groceries and other household

staples through Amazon because of the current coronavirus

pandemic? How about Martin’s or Walmart? Our Shiloh Youth

Group benefits when you order “ShopWithScrip” gift cards for

those stores...and hundreds of others!

It’s so easy to do...just go online to make your selection at

https://www.shopwithscrip.com/ and place your order. Our

scrip program # is DB318DB148278. Place your order by the

second Sunday of the month, and you will receive your order

by the next Sunday.

Whether it’s toilet paper, laundry soap, or hand sanitizer,

remember to support this project by placing your order!

Wow! It’s already time to be thinking about church camp! Every

summer amazing things happen at church camps all across the

country. There is something special about being away from home

and spending a week with kids your own age who are interested in

learning about Jesus. Church camps are designed with fun themes

and activities to help friendships form and a relationship with Jesus

thrive.

This year, as in the past few years, Shiloh is offering to pay 90% of

church camp registration fees. Plan now and register soon to get

early bird discounts. Many of the camps have their online

registration open now! Here are a few and there are many others

not too far away. Find a theme you will love and a time that fits you

and your schedule.

Camp Alexander Mack www.campmack.org

Bair Lake Bible Camp https://www.blbc.com/summer-camps/

The Ark Christian Ministries https://thearkcm.org/

Camp Tippecanoe https://www.camptippy.org/home/camper-registration

When you find the camp you want to attend, register to save your

spot. The Shiloh Board wants to make church camp possible for all

of our young people so let us know about your camp registration

and we will pay 90% of the registration fee.

Shiloh ladies-did you know that Shiloh Women’s

Fellowship has our own private/closed Facebook

page? This page is one way for you to get updates on

current activities, SWF minutes and various

communications and announcements. If you are not

currently signed up and want to be “in the know” please

contact Nalu Shewalter and she will get you added to the

group. A good way to reach her is by email: nshewalter@yahoo.com or text: 1-765-348-6478

Assuming we will be able to meet again in person,

Just 4 Men will meet April 11th at 7:30 a.m. for

breakfast. We will continue our study of James with

Francis Chan. Just 4 Men is for all men who are

looking for improving their relationship with God

alongside other men. So far this year, we have had

great attendance and challenging conversation and

study. This is designed so that you can join anytime,

and April will be perfect.

Saturday, April 11 7:30 a.m.

Note: In last month’s newsletter, there was an article called

“Lentstagram – A Photo Meditation.” Those who chose to participate

would take a picture relating to the “word of the day” and reflect on

it. Below are two entries from Lucy Marshall:

A Letter from Lucy...

March 9, 2020 - Today's word is "hope." Yesterday was

a beautiful day, and Mark and I spent some time working

outside. Last fall before we moved, I

transplanted some of my rhubarb

from our old house to the new house.

I was hoping it would take root and

we would have rhubarb this summer

at our new home. And guess what!

That little red leaf that I found

yesterday is a rhubarb leaf! Signs of

spring are in the air reminding us that

God is at work in the world. He cares

about us and gives us so many

blessings. Hope springs anew when the plants begin to rise

from the earth and the trees begin to bud. And I can't wait

to see what He is going to do this year in our lives! I hope

not in the creation though, but in the One who created all

things! #lentstagam

March 16, 2020 - The word for today is "sin." I chose a

nail for my picture. Did you ever think about what really

held Jesus on that cross so long ago? After all, He is God

incarnate. Couldn't he have come

down from that cross whenever He

wanted to...if He had wanted to?

But He didn't. He chose to stay

and finish the work God had for

Him because He loves us THAT

MUCH! Our sin is what kept Him

there. He became our sin. God

couldn't even look on His Son at

that point. And did you ever think

about why he had to suffer so much before He was

crucified? The torture of the whip, the crown of thorns, the

spitting and hateful comments he endured...that is what

OUR SIN deserved! The cross was the worst kind of death

anyone could experience at that time. That is what we

deserved...but... "GOD so loved the world that He gave His

one and only son so that whoever believes in Him will not

perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16 (very

appropriate on 3-16, don't you think?) #lentstagram

March 2, 2020 -- Shiloh Christian Church, Logansport,

in has been selected for the 2020 Best of Logansport

Award in the Places of Worship category by the

Logansport Award Program.

Each year, the Logansport Award Program identifies

companies that we believe have achieved exceptional

marketing success in their local community and

business category. These are local companies that

enhance the positive image of small business through

service to their customers and our community. These

exceptional companies help make the Logansport

area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and

analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The

2020 Logansport Award Program focuses on quality,

not quantity. Winners are determined based on the

information gathered both internally by the Logansport

Award Program and data provided by third parties.

The Logansport Award Program is an annual awards

program honoring the achievements and

accomplishments of local businesses throughout the

Logansport area. Recognition is given to those

companies that have shown the ability to use their best

practices and implement programs to generate

competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Logansport Award Program was established to

recognize the best of local businesses in our community.

Our organization works exclusively

with local business owners, trade groups, professional

associations and other business advertising and

marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small

business community's contributions to the U.S.

economy.

SOURCE: Logansport Award Program

CONTACT:

Logansport Award Program

Email: PublicRelations@communitybest-notice.net

URL: http://www.communitybest-notice.net

The present state of affairs in our country has brought

to light the new term, “social distancing.” I would like

to suggest we look at this term from a different angle.

Many of us have been undergoing

drastic changes in our daily lives

that have opened up windows of

opportunity to spend time doing

things we normally don’t engage in

very often. This can be a good

thing! It can also be a snare!

Social distancing leaves us more

prone than before to engage in idle time. We live in an

era of information, entertainment, and technological

advancements the world has never seen. With extra

time and all these bells and whistles at our fingertips,

we need to be intentional with our use of all these

amenities. It’s easy to open an app and get sucked

into the vacuum of enticements that follow. One after

another, side streets of entertainment and shiny

attractions lure us into a frenzy of mind-boggling

things, many of which have no real purpose in life. As

a matter of fact, many of them are distractions and

temptations. They steal our time and at the end of the

day our “to do” list is left unchecked.

Even though we are socially distancing ourselves

from people, we also need to “socially distance”

ourselves from the snares of media and other forms

of “social” technology. I would suggest applying one

of my favorite “self-check” Bible verses to our use of

social media and the like. Philippians 4:8 says,

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever

things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever

things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever

things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if

there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these

things.” Sounds very intentional to me!

Social media is a great tool to keep us in touch with

far away friends and family. I love perusing pictures of

loved ones on their daily adventures. It gives me a

sense of connectivity that I normally wouldn’t

experience, but without being intentional, it can lead

to political arguments, sensuality, lewd jokes,

senseless advertising, and so much more… Maybe

we can use our time to “clean out” the garbage and

even block some of our not so positive friends as to

uphold Philippians 4:8 in our social media.

I would also suggest we set parameters on our actual

time spent on devices in general. What is acceptable

for you? One hour a day? Two? Three? According to

emarketer.com, the average adult in the US spends

about six and a half hours a day behind either a TV or

mobile device! Just think... many jobs require even

more screen time.

Okay, so the time spent is definitely an

issue for some of us, but what about that

Bible verse? Philippians 4:8… tells us to

be intentional about exposing ourselves

to positive content. Why don’t we ask

ourselves if what we watch on TV,

Netflix, or YouTube passes the

Philippians 4:8 test?

I’ve always been humored by the labels on video

games and movies that state, “for mature audiences

only.” What is mature about excessive violence,

vulgar language, and/or nudity? Really, how does any

of that bring us true satisfaction or a sense of

fulfillment? It creates an ungodly focus and directs our

energies toward the world. Psalm 101:3 says, “I will

set no wicked thing before my eyes…” and Job 31:1,

reads “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look

lustfully at a young woman.” Placing some of the

commonly accepted content before us leads to a sub-

par standard of God’s calling for His followers.

With all this being said, why don’t we utilize this

“social distancing” by playing cards, board games,

checkers, etc. (with those in our household of

course)?.. What about landscaping, crafting,

organizing, reading (a real book with actual pages),

cooking, baking, building, sewing, painting, drawing,

talking, studying, cleaning, exercising, walking, hiking,

jogging, or hammocking? The one thing we can all do

that will give us true fulfillment is prayer and reading

God’s word. Just think where we’d be spiritually if we

replaced even half our screen time with that!

I don’t know about you, but social distancing from

people is hard enough, but social distancing from the

social “snares” of media is even harder! Let’s make a

covenant with our minds and hearts to be intentional

with our time and the content of what we put before

our eyes during the uncertain days ahead. After all,

the only certain thing I can think of is the coming of

Christ! I want to be ready; how about you?

By Mark Courtad, Scottsdale, AZ

Social Distancing

Answers on next page

This month as you finish Esther, you will see the bravery of the Queen and the support of her people. For most of April, you will be reading from Isaiah. Look for the ways He calls Israel back to God and how his prophecies speak to us today, repent and be renewed!

Apri l 1 Esther 4 Apri l 2 Esther 5 Apri l 3 Esther 6 Apri l 4 Esther 7 Apri l 5 Esther 8 Apri l 6 Esther 9-10 April 7 Isaiah 1 April 8 Isaiah 2 April 9 Isaiah 3-4 April 10 Isaiah 5 April 11 Isaiah 6 April 12 Isaiah 7-8 April 13 Isaiah 9:1-7 April 14 Isaiah 9:8-10:34 April 15 Isaiah 11-12 April 16 Isaiah 13-14 April 17 Isaiah 15-16 April 18 Isaiah 17-18 April 19 Isaiah 19-20 April 20 Isaiah 21 April 21 Isaiah 22 April 22 Isaiah 23 April 23 Isaiah 24 April 24 Isaiah 25 April 25 Isaiah 26-27 April 26 Isaiah 28 April 27 Isaiah 29:1-30:17 April 28 Isaiah 30:18-32:20 April 29 Isaiah 33-34 April 30 Isaiah 35

God bless you as you READ the WORD!

Answer to Puzzle: “The stone was rolled away from the door. An angel said to them, “He is not here, he has risen.”

April 1 Cody Lebo

Cookie Bowman

April 5 Janet Goltry

Leah Franklin

Diana Ross

April 9 Jake Felker

Kinsey Felker

April 10 Bernie & Kay Ulfers

April 12 Gail Schmidt

April 13 Roger Budde

April 15 Ed Waters

Roger & Sue Budde

Tony & Teresa Franklin

Olivia Freels

Brent Morris

April 16 Bernie Ulfers

Ben & Ruth Yantis

April 18 Tyler Carson

April 22 Victor Sell

April 23 Sabrina Ide

April 24 Vickie Bridge

April 25 Jim Musselman

Sandra Shaffer

April 26 Luke McKaig

April 29 Bob Simpson

Jason & Emily Miller

If your birthday or anniversary does not appear on this list

(and it’s in April), please contact Paul at the church office.

Daily Bible

Reading for

April 2020

2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

March 29

Service available online at

10:30 am-Facebook Live

March 30

March 31

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Pastor Mark’s OFF

4

5

Service available online at

10:30 am-Facebook Live

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All activities scheduled after 11:59 pm tonight are subject to change

CHECK FACEBOOK

7

7 pm - Bible Study

8

6 am - Men’s Bible Study

6 pm – SWF Meal

(Meeting at 6:30)

9

7 pm – Choir practice

10

Pastor Mark’s OFF

11

7:30 am -

Just4Men

12 EASTER

Easter Services and Breakfast

pending – Check Facebook

13

Noon – Prayer

14

7 pm - Bible Study

15

6 am - Men’s Bible Study

16

7 pm – Choir practice

17

Pastor Mark’s OFF

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20

Noon – Prayer

7 pm – Board Meeting

21

7 pm - Bible Study

Newsletter Deadline

22

6 am - Men’s Bible Study

23

11:30 am – Lunch Bunch

7 pm – Choir practice

24

Pastor Mark’s OFF

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27

Noon – Prayer

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7 pm - Bible Study

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6 am - Men’s Bible Study

30

7 pm – Choir practice

May 1

Pastor Mark’s OFF

May 2

Sunday Mornings:

Coffee & Donuts – 8:45 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Shiloh Christian Church

1047 N Co. Rd. 350 W, Logansport IN 46947

Ph. 574-753-3331

1047 N Co. Rd. 350 W, Logansport IN

46947

2-7 pm