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December 2016
Christ in Christmas
The pilgrims were English separatists that came to
America in 1620. As Christians who followed a strict
orthodox Puritan belief they
saw Christmas as a distraction from faith in Christ. As
a result, Christmas was not
a holiday in early America.
From 1659 to 1681, the
celebration of Christmas
was actually outlawed in
Boston. The Puritans made
it illegal to mention St. Nicolas' name. People were
not allowed to exchange
gifts, light a candle, or sing
Christmas carols. Anyone
exhibiting the Christmas
spirit was fined five shillings. By contrast, in the
Jamestown
settlement,
Captain John Smith reported that Christmas was enjoyed by all and passed
without incident.
After the American
Revolution, English customs
fell out of favor, including
Christmas. In fact, Congress
was in session on December
25, 1789, the first Christmas
under Americas new constitution. Christmas wasnt
declared a federal holiday
until June 26, 1870.
Before
the
Civil
War the North and South
were divided on the issue of
Christmas. Many Northerners saw sin in the celebra-
Pray Always
Pastor David & Colleen
Community Soup
Irondale Bible Institute
Our outreach and witness to our community
Busy Hands
People struggling with
illness
Young families and
single parent families
Those struggling with
addictions
Schools: students,
staff, administrators
Missionaries
Homeless, helpless,
hopeless and hungry
Those serving in the
military at home and
abroad
World, Federal, State
and local governments
A Gracious Thankfulness
Bethlehem, continued
in the box and play with it for the rest
of the day while the treasure goes untouched and eventually is placed in a
toy box. Meanwhile the box is used for
all sorts of things. God wants to
spend the day with you. He wants to
spend His life with you, He wants to be
part of your decisions and choices in
life and most of all He wants you to
share Him with others.
God in His fullness gave Himself
away to us. Please join with me this
year as I try my best to give Him away
to others first by spending time with
Him and treasuring that time set aside
so that I can share the joy of His presence with others because I know
Him. He is that true Father who so
longs for your presence that He gave
up heaven, lived a perfect life here on
earth, allowed His perfect sinless blood
to be shed for the sins of this world for
all who would receive Him. In His holiness He has removed that sin from us
to join Him one day in His Holy perfect
home of heaven for all eternity.
Trying to explain eternity, how
long that is its like jelly or honey in a
jar that will never ever turn to sugar or
crystalizeever. Its like the bottle of
milk that never runs out in the refrigerator, is always full there are always
eggs and whatever you need in there,
its like a manger in a stable that cradled the head of the baby human form
of the Most High God, impossible to
explain in human understanding but
only by faith and the evidence He
leaves in our life and the lives of those
around us. He is, He was and He always will be...forever and ever. He left
the presence of His Holy Spirit to direct
you/me, daily.
Receive him in Faith and let Him
be Christ to you. Share your faith, invite others to come and see what you
Irondale Church News
Grateful Soup
With grateful hearts, we are into
the fifth year of Community Soup. And
in this past week we served an all time
record high of 157 servings of soup, as
near as we can count!
I am so thankful for all of you who
show up every week to volunteer. You
are amazing! I hope you are finding
priceless rewards in your tireless service to our neighbors, because I cannot
think of anything that would begin to
show enough appreciation for all you
do!
Many of our hearts have been
changed through learning to love our
neighbors and love ourselves. That
loving can often stretch your heart! So,
we keep moving forward. Should we
order two more soup tureens and have
two people serving soup during that
hour when everyone seems to come at
once?
Let me know what your
thoughts are.
Thank you all who serve and come
to be served! You are loved and appreciated more than words can say!
Have a Merry Merry Christmas,
-Love, Kim
Harvest Dinner
On November 19, we held our
annual Harvest Dinner. There were
about 200 people who attended and
enjoyed Turkey and all the trimmings.
Many Thanks to all the folks who
pitched in to cook turkeys, side dishes, and of course, pies. A wonderful
time was had by all!
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Pastor & Wife: David & Colleen Hodgin , Associate Pastor: Troy Norman, Visitation Pastor: Chuck Gadbaw
Irondale Church is a place of promise to grow and belong
Irondale Church
PO Box 959
681 Irondale Road
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Phone: 3603851720
Email: irondalechurch@gmail.com
Www.irondalechurch.org
Elders: Dave Noble, John Jamison, Fritz Gordon, LeRoy Glessing, Dave Eddie
Council: Colleen Hodgin-Youth, Shirley Gadbaw & Melissa Norman-Fellowship, Mary Noble-Finance, Troy NormanWorship, Su Tipton,-Missions, Jim Wilcox-Interior Property, Kim Wilcox-Treasurer
Sunday: 9:30 Sunday School, 10:30 Worship, Childrens Church & Nursery; Coffee Hour, 6:30 Evening Bible Study
Tuesday: 4-6:30 Community Soup
Wednesday: 2:40-5:00 Kids Club ages 4through grade 5
Thursday: 11:00 Prayer Hour
Friday: 1:00 Revival Prayer
2nd Saturday: 8:00 Mens breakfast at Chimacum Caf
3rd Saturday: 10:00 Busy Hands Quilts for Foster Kids
4th Saturday: 8:00 Mens Breakfast at IHOP (Irondale House of Praise)
Irondale Church
PO Box 959
Port Hadlock, WA 98339