WELCOME
Karcher Church, a member of the International Church of the Nazarene, is also a member of the Intermountain District Church of the Nazarene. Our District is a network of 50+ Churches of Eastern Oregon, Southern Idaho and Northern Nevada. We stretch from Burns, Oregon to McCall, ID and from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City and Ely, NV. As you can tell it’s a large geographical footprint of mostly smaller agricultural areas. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Scott Shaw served as a pastor for thirty- five years prior to becoming our District Superintendent in 2014. Each week we remember in prayer one specific Church on our District, you can find that Church in the prayer section on the back page of this bulletin.
LENT The season of Lent arrived on March 6 this year with Ash Wednesday. Lent runs for forty days, (not counting Sundays), each year. At Karcher Church we celebrate Lent with a weekly Sunday dinner gathering at 6:00 in the Family Life Center. We will focus on Scriptures pertaining to our spiritual growth and direction through the season. Lent concludes on Easter Sunday! We hope you will make Lent a priority this year. Stay tuned for details. Our first Lent Dinner will be NEXT Sunday at 6 pm.
WORSHIP
It is our goal to lift up Jesus in worship each week as we gather together. Imagine, somewhere at the far eastern edge of the time-zones, about twenty hours ago, men and women began to sing praise to the Living God. Here at the western edge of the time-zones, TODAY’S SERMON We welcome Dr. Alan Wheatley today we’re now adding our voices to the as he brings us the message from praise of God for all He’s done for us. It Isaiah 1:1-4 entitled “Payback Time.” is our sincere hope that you will find yourself engaged in life changing connection to God this morning. Likewise, it is our hope that you will find opportunities to connect with God’s people here today.
THIS WEEK
PRAYER
If you would like someone to pray with you or talk with you about something in your life, our Prayer Team volunteers are always available. Meet them up front near the altars of the church at the conclusion of the service. Pastor Jack is available to anoint and pray for healing at the altars. Sunday Morning Prayer 9:00 Office (Pastor Mark) Tuesday Morning All Church Prayer 9:00 Sanctuary (Pastor April) Wednesday Evening All Church Prayer 6:00 Fireside Room (Pastor Jack)
LISTENING ASSISTANCE For the hearing impaired, listening assistance devices are available at the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
March 10 - 16, 2019 Tuesday 9 am 9 am
All Church Prayer (Sanctuary) Karcher Krew volunteer work group (Men & Women) 9 am Men’s Prayer & Coffee (FLC) Wednesday 10 am Soul Sisters Bible Study (Nancy Craker’s home) 6 pm Children’s Activities 6 pm Bible Study & Prayer (Fireside) 6 pm Choir practice (Tower Room) 7 pm Youth activities (Youth Bldg) 7 pm Men’s Bible Study (FLC) 7 pm Women’s Bible Study (Summit) Thursday 9 am Bible Study Fellowship
9:15 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School classes for all age groups and adults begin at 9:15. Beginning at 8:30 there is an informal coffee fellowship in the Family Life Center (gym). Please join us there for conversation and refreshments. Children’s Sunday Schools: Located in the gym. Nursery care is available beginning at 9:00 for children 0-3 and is located in the main building. Youth ministries are located in the Youth Annex behind the gym. The rear exit doors of the gym take you there. Adult classes: info available at the Welcome Center.
FELLOWSHIP Join us for a time of fellowship in the gym, immediately following the service. The coffee is hot, the friendships warm, and cookies are always available
Alabaster offering boxes are available in the Welcome Center. Start saving your change! Alabaster offering will be collected on Sunday, April 7.
DISCIPLESHIP AND GROWTH
There are nine Sunday morning Bible Studies or Sunday School classes for you to choose from. Stop by the Welcome Center to get a current list of locations and topics. There are classes located in both of our main buildings. Additionally, there are Women’s Bible Studies, Children’s classes, Youth Ministries, and more available each week at Karcher.
COMMUNICATION Please use the tear off portion of your bulletin to communicate with the Church Staff. We go through these cards in detail each Tuesday morning. We pray for the needs indicated. We follow up or follow through with needs and help people make the connections expressed.
SUNDAY SCHOOL The Immanuel Sunday School class taught by Cyndi Bauder will began a study on Biblical Hospitality March 3 in the Family Life Center, Room 209.
HELP NEEDED
If you enjoy gardening, we need your help with our flower beds this next season. Please leave a note on a Connection Card if you are interested in keeping our property beautiful.
Easter Choir has started! This is a great opportunity to jump in with the choir if you’ve been out for a bit or to give it a try for the first time. You won’t want to miss the fantastic music we’ll be preparing for Easter morning! The choir meets Wednesdays at 6 pm in the Tower Room (behind the sanctuary). For more information, please contact Pastor Seth at (208) 220-5999.
LOVE INC Thank you to all who have brought in bags for Love INC. Nearly 100 bags were delivered to Love INC!! These are a tremendous blessing to the clients enrolled in the program. Other items may be placed in the Love INC collection box in the Information Center.
Help us prepare for this community outreach event, April 20 by taking some of the eggs in the entryway and filling them with candy. We also need candy to use for the Carnival games. We expect hundreds of children to join us and need the help of everyone to make it a great event.
BECOMING A KINGDOM CHAMPION — SPECIAL GUEST SAM RIGGLEMAN *Retired from an illustrious 40-year college baseball coaching and athletic administration career *Attended Spring Arbor University (1969), where very important spiritual formation took place, met his wife, and eventually closed out his coaching career *Four-time featured speaker at the American Baseball Coaches Association’s National Convention *Induction into five Halls of Fame Career coaching record includes 1,023 wins Register online at tpines.org
YOUR STAFF Mark Bernhardt, Senior Pastor pastor.markbernhardt@gmail.com 208-477-4063
Seth Cook, Worship Pastor jsethcook80@gmail.com 208-220-5999
Paula Haunschild, Office Administrator karcheroffice@gmail.com 208-467-7479
Jack Smith, Senior Adult Pastor pastorjohnwesleysmith@gmail.com 208-965-3481
April McNeiece, Associate Pastor aamcneiece@nnu.edu 208-880-1195
James Shepherd, Youth Pastor jshepherd@nnu.edu 541-519-1730
James Bramson, Children's Pastor karcherkidsclubhouse@gmail.com 208-880-9687
Jeff & Adele Sanderson Custodians jlsanderson@live.com 208-713-3570
Oscar Diaz, Associate Pastor odiaz@nnu.edu 208-918-9319
PRAYER REQUESTS
Thank you for praying for our church and for our community. The Intermountain District church of the week is New Plymouth and Pastor Rodney Tegethoff. If you have a special prayer request, please let us know by ďŹ lling out a Connection Card, or by emailing the office at karcheroffice@gmail.com.
Prayer Requests
Shut Ins Helen Kenneda (at home) Herb Cummings (at home) Louise Ralphs (Caldwell) Irene Harris (Spring Creek) Vi Ford (at Grace Assisted - Meridian) Janelle Jorgenson (at Park Place) Pat Enright (at Cascadia) Fran Andrade (at home) Donna Stuart (at home)
Physical Joe Clark (at home) Peggy Watt (at home) Chris Pierce (at home) Eileen Duncan (hospital) Debbie Overholt (at home) Lois Topar (at home) Ken Bergstrom (at home) Lewis Hartwig (at home)
Please refer to the bulletin insert for additional prayer concerns.