Talking Leaves

For The Birds

I was in Canton the other day and paused to watch a sparrow chase and
catch a moth. Ive witnessed that spectacle a few times in my life but it al-
ways catches me off guard. Somehow, I just never think of sparrows as
predators until I see them at it. The perceptual problem is not completely
without cause. Sparrows do eat mostly vegetable matter seeds, moss buds,
etc. I happen to know sparrows will also eat french fries. But thats another
story. In season, sparrows will take an occasional insect especially in the
nesting season. Whatever they eat themselves the rest of the year, sparrows
feed their young almost exclusively on insects. But the occasional nature of
sparrow predatory behavior is no comfort to the insect at the other end of
the chase. The moth in question certainly was under no illusions on the mat-
ter! The moth took evasive action and made an extended and desperate albeit ultimately unsuccessful at-
tempt to avoid predation. The moth flew by a tree. The sparrow launched and pursued. The moth abandoned
the typical casual flight routine for which its kind is known and fled at high speed. High speed, it turns out, is
something of a relative measure. Part of the problem the sparrow had to overcome was to go slow enough not
to shoot right by the moth and still remain aloft. Unable to hover, the sparrow held its body in a nearly up-
right position, maximizing forward air resistance. This enabled the bird to stay right behind the slow moving
insect and employ its beak in an attempt to pluck its prey out of the air. The moth objected, resorting to sud-
den and erratic changes in altitude. The sparrow persisted, closing and snapping again and again until finally
its beak closed on the prize and got hit by a car.

I mentioned this was in Canton. I watched through my truck wind-
shield from a parking lot. The moth fled across a busy city street.
The sparrow focused on its prey to the exclusion of other things that
might have merited attention. It happens.

I dont know that I recommend complete obliviousness toward the
perils of the world but I hear the apostle Paul urging his friends to
concentrate on what is true, honorable, pure, lovely, of good repute, excellent,
and worthy of praise to the exclusion of other kinds of things, some of them decidedly dangerous. And I hear
Paul when, separated from the above by only a few verses, he said, I press on that I may lay hold of that
for which I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet;
but this one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind, and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on to-
ward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

From one point of view it can certainly be asserted that Paul ended up splattered on the windshield of the
Roman Empire and that he had every opportunity to see it coming and avoid it. Well, he was hit and killed.
But he seized the prize first. Philippians 3:12-14



August 2014
August 2014 Talking Leaves


Scrap Total YTD



August 7 - King's Kids Craft Night
August 8 - Shop For a Cause Event


Sept. 14 - Back to School Event
Sept. 20 - Chicken BBQ Fall Festival

Paper & Cardboard Recycling
Goal 40,000 lbs
June Totals
Short
Tons
Amt.
Earned
1.80 $9.02
Total YTD 11.71 $58.57



Scrap Goal
For 2014
60,000 lbs.













Community
Harvest
Goal 15,000 lbs.
Week Pounds
July 14 255
July 21 937
Total Pounds 1192

June 2014

Church
Balance June 1 $ 15,300.88
Deposits 16,699.99
Expenses (17,229.16)
Balance June 30 $ 14,771.71
Missions
Balance June 1 $ 0.00
Deposit 1,291.00
Expenses (1291.00)
Balance June 30 $ 0.00
Special Gifts
Balance June 1 $ 9,417.99
Deposits 3,261.00
Expenses (5,054.01)
Balance June 30 $ 7,624.98
New Building Vision Fund
Balance June 1 $ 24,307.67
Deposits 10,359.95
Expenses (0.00)
Balance June 30 $ 34,667.62
Total Balance June 30 $57,064.31






Sunday Mornings
8:00 a.m. Worship Service
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Worship Service
Sunday Evenings
6:00 p.m. - Social Time
6:30 p.m. Youth Group
6:30 p.m. Bible Study


Attendance
8 a.m. Sunday
Service School Worship

June 26 43 37 128
July 6 58 74 124
July 13 45 71 133
July 20 55 -- 131



Month Net Total
Jan. 13,573
Feb. 7,742
March 5,168
April 5,910
May 5,953
June 2,396
July 3,200 as of printing
Total 43,942
August 2014 Talking Leaves




1 Rick Anthony
2 Clyde Oyer
3 Sherri Oberly
4 Angelina Seemann
5 Lisa Anthony
8 Mary Sanders
9 Stacey Fallot
9 Kristopher Gray
10 Missy Wellendorf
12 Nicole Barstow
14 Cheryl Perkins
18 Desiree Hamilton
19 Tabitha Hudy
21 Debbie Martin
24 Kenny Parsons
24 Christine Seemann
26 Debbie Reed
27 Miriam Audino
30 Bea Lowery
31 Brian Lowery

Anniversaries
1 Gaylon & Barbara Ferguson
2 Mark & Brenda Renicker
3 Kacy & Becky Carter
5 Kevin & Marylou Miller
5 Robert & Bonnie Unkefer
6 Bud & Nancy Barlow
9 Mike & Megan Felcyn
18 John & Susan Effinger
21 Dennis & Barbara Strickler
26 Denny & Brenda Griffith







Ca nne d Me a t s
Pantry items for August are canned meats.
Items such as tuna, canned chicken, Spam, etc.
There is a box across from the office
for your donations.
Scripture Search
Here are last issues answers.

1. Wisdom, (poetry accepted)
Psalm 19:10, Proverbs 5:3, 16:24,
24:13, 27:7, Song of Solomon
4:11, 5:1
2. His staff, I Samuel 14:27
3. The judgments of God, Psalm 19:10
4. A sated man or full soul, Proverbs 27:7
5. Luke 24:42

Patti Martin, Barb Strickler, Russell E. Thorn, and
Ann Sutton all know their Bibles a little better for
having sought out those answers. You can too by
doing the same with this new search on vegetables
- since our gardens have begun to produce.

1. Who pined for cucumbers, melons, leeks,
onions, and garlic?
2. What three men met David & Co, in
Mahanaim with a gift of (among other
things) beans, lentils, and parched seeds?
3. Who thrived on a diet of vegetables in
some versions called pulse?
4. Who was upset almost to the death over the
death of a gourd?
5. Who did Jesus say tithed mint, dill, and
cumin while neglecting weightier matters of
the law?

When you know the answers and the references, get
them in to the church office and remember you
cannot know your Bibles too well!








Scripture Reading
for August
August 1-3, II John
August 4-10, III John
August 11-17, Psalm 48
August 18-24, Psalm 49
August 25-31, Philemon
Happy
Birthday!

August 2014 Talking Leaves
Interesting things can be found
In your Church Library!







A lot has been said in these library newsletter articles
about the fantastic books and videos in your church
library. A little has been said about the audios and
posters available for you. But not much has been said
about the periodicals and interesting copies that you
can have for the taking!

Here is a list of some of the periodicals and copies we
currently have for you:

Book reviews including one onThe Harbinger and one
on Bonfoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Terry

Copies of the Education Reporter, published monthly by
Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund (see
www.eagleforum.org)

Copies of various magazine issues including the
following:
Answers (Building a Biblical Worldview) put out
by Answers in Genesis
Farmers & Ranch Living
Ohio Magazine
Voice of the Martyrs
Whistleblower
World Magazine

These periodicals and copies can be found in the clear
acrylic rack on the desk in the library or on the window
ledge behind the desk.

If you have periodicals or copies you would like to
share, please have them approved by Terry first.

Thank you for donating and using your church library!


August 8 from 5:30 to 8:30
IRCC invites you to come Shop
for a Cause. Indian Run Church
welcomes different vendors
such as Premier Jewelry, Mary
Kay, Thirty-One, Pamper Chief,
and many more. A portion of their profits
will be donated to the Annika Fund. Please
stop by and see us!

During the month of July, the children continued
working through a series focused on being friends
with Jesus and how He sets great examples of
how to be a good friend. The first site we visited
in May was the Trading Post which focused on
Jesus being a friend to everyone using the story of
Zaccheus (Luke 19: 110). The kids key verse was
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8. The next stop, which began in June
and continued into July, was the Campfire. A les-
son covering how Jesus friends tell others about
Him using the story of the Samaritan woman at
the well (John 4: 142). Psalm 105:1 was the kids
key verse for the Campfire; Give thanks to the
Lord, call on his name; make known among the
nations what he has done. Finishing out the
month of July, we moved onto the Cookhouse to
learn about how Jesus comforts and cares for His
friends using the story of Lazarus (John 11:144).
The key verse at this site was Isaiah 49:13; For
the Lord comforts his people and will have com-
passion on his afflicted ones.

Each of these lessons was covered over two Sun-
day evenings where children had a chance to hear
the story, work on the key verse, work through an
activity based on the focus lesson of the site, play
games, and discuss how they could apply the les-
son in their own lives. Are you intrigued yet?
Check out the Kings Kids page on the website and
follow along with us as we finish out the series at
the Range Trail and Lodge. These lessons arent
just for kidsthey are lessons we all need remind-
ed of in a kid-friendly version. That is one thing
that I have enjoyed since taking the position of
primary youth director; learning with the kids and
seeing how stories I have heard all of my life can
still be a vessel for growing spiritually.

A couple of upcoming events..
No Primary Youth August 3
rd
(I will be out
of town.)
Craft Night September 7
th

Back to School Event September 14
th


God Bless,
Jeanelle Thorn


August 2014 Talking Leaves



read Terry's
daily message.
Indian Run Christian Church

8368 Hill Church Street, SE
East Canton, OH 44730
IRCC44730@yahoo.com

Terry Bailey Pastor 330-488-2957
Caleb Bailey Youth Minister 330-904-4419

Angela McInnes Secretary
Office Phone: 330-488-2938
Fax: 330-488-2937
Secretary Hours 9:30a.m.-2:30p.m.
Tuesday through Friday
June through August Only

Sunday Services
8:00 a.m. Worship Service
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Worship Service
6:00 p.m. - Social Time
6:30 p.m. Junior/Senior Youth Group
6:30 p.m. Bible Study








The Book of
Chronicles

Chapter 220 in the ongoing annals of the people on
the hill. Another busy month gone.

Scrap, 44K of a goal of 60K. Paper, 23K of a goal
of 40K. Vegetables, 1192 lbs of a goal of 15K.
Thanks to all who work so hard on these programs.

Katie Haines and Nikki Lautermilt both success-
fully completed the Summit Ministries worldview
seminar and are back home getting ready for col-
lege. Way to go girls and Gods blessing on all your
endeavors.

Jack Spencer was in and out of the hospital this
chapter being treated (successfully) for kidney
stones. God bless you, Jack! Marion Lowery con-
tinues to make slow strides toward being able to
come home. Pray that it will be soon.

Marie Bigler continues to suffer from the results of
her stroke and the family appreciates your contin-
ued prayer. Annika Shankle had a rough chapter in
and out of the hospital and intensive care with a
rough round of chemo. Continue to pray for Annika
and her family and thanks to all who have contrib-
uted to the fund to help them.

Paul Fox Sr. had a 90
th
birthday open house this
chapter and Joyce Carroll had a 78
th
birthday open
house. Happy birthday and Gods blessing to both.

Finally, chapter 220 is thrilled to welcome new
members to IRCC as Roy Ludy and Stephanie
Stubblefield both officially became part of the con-
gregation.

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED





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Talking Leaves is a monthly publication of Indian
Run Christian Church, East Canton, Ohio.
Elders: Bill Costello, Mark Oberly, Scott Sanders,
Jim Shephard and Russell E. Thorn.
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On occasion I give a ride home to a fellow who lives in canton. Now I
dont want to say, necessarily, that he is a ner-do-well or unsavory; but this last
week I got some insight into his unnecessary fears. On the normal route to his
house the police had set up an OVI checkpoint. As soon as my friend saw this he
starting frantically trying to tell me alternative routes to his house or alleys that I
could turn down and then he started texting his friends to let them know.
I, never having been drunk in my life and possessing valid drivers license and up
to date plates, have nothing to fear from an OVI checkpoint. We stopped, the cop looked at my
license, gave me a flier on the evils of drunk driving, and we moved on no problems.
Some laws seem silly and a lot of people break them without a second thought. While it is true
that no one reading this article is likely to murder their neighbors this week, it is more than likely that
some might get on the highway and drive too fast. Most people I know consider speeding or other such
minor violations of no account, but they are the ones who are white knuckled and sweating when they
drive past a cop.
Romans 13:3, For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do
you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commend-
ed.
Whether you like a law or not, as long as it is not immoral, you have an obligation to follow it.
Follow those laws and you are free from fear. Break them, and you have to live in fear. (I want to add
that I know there is some concern over following the authority of evil rulers. There is not room in this
article for that discussion, but I would be happy to discuss the topic with anyone in person)
August Prayer Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
27

28

29

30

31

1
Chris Muller
and Family

2
Kevin & Hollie
Richardson

3
Cathy Lesher

4
Jake & Davina
Lesher and
Family

5
Jessie Lesher

6
Rick & Deb
Mohr

7
Manny &
Janice Nieto

8
Kate Mottice

9
Anna Tavlarios

10
Dennis & Barb
Strickler

11
Carl & Nancy
Unkefer

12
Bob & Bonnie
Unkefer

13
Craig Yoho

14
Nick & Brooke
Biller

15
Terri Downes

16
Roy & Joyce
Ludy

17
Debbie Martin
and Briley

18
Todd &
Kimberly Tekip

19
Julie Miller and
Family
Team Expansion
Taiwan

20
Neal Berkebile

21
Jeremy &
Nicole Barstow
and Family

22
Charlie & Deb
Reed

23
Mary Reed

24
Alan & Sharon
Savage

25
Matthew
Oberly

26
John & Kathy
Secrest

27
Mike & Suzie
Felcyn and
David

28
Shirley
Seemann

29
Tim & Amanda
Piatt and
Family

30
Willard & Jean
Berkebile

31
Larry & Sharon
Smith

1

2

3

4

5

6