Vol 2 Iss 2 - February 2009

February 2009

Volume 2, Issue 2

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M ARDI G RAS 2 0 0 9 — B Y S ARAH ALLEN

POINTS OF INTEREST

Mardi Gras 2009…Not your average missions trip. Over the last 4 years we have been taking a team from the Salvage Yard to New Orleans, Louisiana during Mardi Gras. It is an intense time of telling people about Jesus and sharing God’s love during the craziest party on earth. While we are there we will be giving food and clothes to the homeless, sharing the Suitcase Sideshow, face painting, giving henna tattoos, and most importantly telling people about Jesus. We have the biggest team that we have ever had from our church, Kara Gregory, Brian Hoscheit, Shelly Lites, Bart Andersen, Philip Shorey, Sari Schwarzbauer, Dan Claessons, and me. We will be meeting up with a ministry called Answering the Cries, and will join together at Lakeview Christian Center in New Orleans. Other Churches and ministries will be coming from all over the country to join in the ministry. We need prayer that God will protect our hearts and our minds from the junk that happens during Mardi Gras. We also need prayer that God will open the hearts and minds of all of the people that we come into contact with.

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OPEN MEETING FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE SERVANT LEADERSHIP TEAM. FEB. 19TH 6:30PM

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SERVANT LEADERSHIP RETREAT, FEB 6-8TH

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WOMEN’S GROUP MEETS FEB 15TH 1PM

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DAVE ANDREWS WILL SPEAK ON LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOR, AT BONNY DOON MARCH 8TH 2PM

SALT (Somali Adult Literacy Training)- Michael S. Neterer, Director One of the things we at the Salvage Yard like to do, as a church, is tithe to other ministries so that we can bless others as God has blessed us. Last month Tim Decker came to speak to our church about SALT. I contacted Michael Neterer , the director of SALT who shared this information about the ministry.— Mike ed. Somali Adult Literacy Training ( SALT ) was started in 2003 by Michael Neterer in partnership with Yaqub Mohamed , a Somali pastor, to improve the English & literacy skills of Somali refugees in Minnesota . Pastor Mohamed emphasized the need for American-Somali friendship, as an integral part of language & literacy learning. Therefore, our program emphasizes one-on-one tutoring, in addition to teacher-led classes. This formula has proved successful and with help from over 500 volunteers SALT has helped over 500 Somali English-language learners at six outreach sites, since 2003. The character of this program is relational, rather than institutional. This project seeks to overcome the barriers of language and transportation and address differences in culture and religion with kindness and respect to encourage friendship between Somali and English-speaking American adults. * To find out more about SALT, write [email protected], or call 612 870-SALT.

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Servant Leadership Team Meeting 6:30 pm

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Church: 7:00 PM Oliver Presbyterian Church 2647 Bloomington Ave., Mpls 55407 Prayer Night: 9:00 PM Oliver Presbyterian Church 2647 Bloomington Ave., Mpls 55407 CLD- Community Discussion: 6:00 PM Bonny Doon 2618 16th Ave. S, Mpls 55407 EM- Elder's Meeting: 6:30 PM Oliver Presbyterian Church 2647 Bloomington Ave., Mpls 55407 IP- Intercessory Prayer: 10:00 AM Spare Oom 2731 17th Ave S, Mpls 55407 JK- Jesus Kitchen: 10:00 PM Jesus Kitchen 1821 Riverside Ave, Mpls 55454 9-10 PM is prayer. SMBS- Steiger Meal and Bible Study: 6:00 Pm Steiger House 2740 16th Ave S Mpls, 55407 SLT- Servant Leadership Meeting: 6:30 PM Oliver 2647 Bloomington Ave., Mpls 55407 Women’s Group: 1pm 602 19th Ave. S., Mpls 55454

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Steiger Meal and Bible Study 6pm

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Elder Meeting 6:30 pm

Community Life Discussion 6pm

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Thursday

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Wednesday

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Tuesday

Steiger Meal and Bible Study 6pm

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Monday

Women’s Group 1pm

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Sunday

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SLT Retreat (Servant Leadership Team) 6-8th

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Friday

Jesus Kitchen 10pm

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Jesus Kitchen 10pm

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Jesus Kitchen 10pm

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Jesus Kitchen 10pm

7 Intercessory Prayer 10am

Saturday