Church Office Closed July 4, due to the observance of

Independence Day.

New Summer Ladies

Bible Study Offered July 11-Aug. 22,

9:30 a.m. Join ladies

on Tuesday,

mornings for the

Priscilla Shirer study,

"Jonah, Navigating a

Life Interrupted".

You can t escape life’s

interruptions, but you can change

your perspective on them and see

them as God's divine invitation to a

life so much bigger than you can

imagine. If attending, please sign-

up in the foyer.

For more info, contact Jennifer Scott

(231.330.7977).

July 2017

EVENTS THIS

MONTH

Men’s Breakfasts July

8th & Aug. 12th, 8 a.m.

Pray Shawl Ministry at

Nancy Sando’s home

Thursday, July 13th &

Aug. 10th, 1 p.m.

Prime Time Fellowship

Monday, July 19th &

Aug 21st at 6pm. All 50+

welcome to join us for

potluck, hymn sing and

more.

Newsletter Deadline

July 20th. Submit your

stories, announcements

to Nancy Sando,

(231) 838-0903.

Prayer Partner Breakfast

July 22nd, 8-10am.

Annual Church Picnic &

Baptism

Plan on joining us on July 16th at

12:15pm on the back lawn of

WLCC for our picnic full of food,

fellowship and fun. Lunch and

table service will be provided by

the church. Please sign up in the

WLCC foyer if you can help by

providing a dessert. Please

bring your lawn chairs or blanket

to sit on.

If the Lord is leading you to be

baptized and would like to

publicly declare your love and

obedience to Him, please sign up

in the WLCC foyer. You will also

need to attend one of the follow-

ing thirty minute mandatory

classes offered on Sunday, July

2th or July 9th at 12:15pm in the

Family (cry) Room.

The Pathfinder

Softball Schedule 2

Children’s Ministry 3

Birthdays 4

Anniversaries 4

Youth Group 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Fellowship Motorcycle Ride August 4-5,

destination Fayette & Big Springs State Park. Call

Jon & Laura Kenny (231.582.1153) for more info re-

garding motel cost etc. Don't own a motorcycle? That's

O.K. Travel as a family by car along with us. Everyone

welcome!

JULY 2017 P AGE 2

Christian Softball League….Season is almost Over!

2017 Schedule

President – Ron Schrock 231-675-2833

The tournament will be this month July 21st & 22nd. Come on out and enjoy rooting for us! It’s a

great way to fellowship and have some fun along the way!

ID Church Contact Person Telephone Number

1. Genesis Lisa Veurink 838-3769

2. Emmanuel Evangelical Dennis Luce 459-5601

3. Walloon Ron Schrock/ Jordan Fair 675-7968

4. Family of Christ David Radoy 517-499-8686

5. St Francis Sara Hacker 838-6678

6. Holy Cows 1% D.J. Jones 838-8671

7. Church of Christ Jim Canada 881-8506

8. NMBBC Willie Fosmore 881-2554

Home team is listed first. Ball (from the league) and mat is supplied by home team. Visiting team

of last game each night at Walker Field is responsible for raking the field. Home team leads pre-

game prayer. Week eight will be used as tie-breaker for tournament seeding if needed.

Date River Road

6:15

River Road

7:30

Walker Field

6:15

Walker Field

7:30

07-07 7 vs 3 8 vs 2 1 vs 5 6 vs 4

07-14

07-21& 22 Tournament At Rotary Park Boyne City

Women Volunteers Needed

The Mary Margaret House is looking for volunteers

to help as “Innkeepers” for both their early and late

shifts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday &

Sunday. The early shift is 5-9 p.m., and the late

shift is 9 p.m. - 8 a.m. You can volunteer for 1 day

a week, or 1 day a month, whatever fits your

schedule. If you are interested in sharing God’s

love with other women, please contact Gale

Walker at 231-347-0363, ext. 3.

THE P ATHFINDER P AGE 3

Which is a greater legacy to leave? Owning a

multimillion dollar corporation that employs

hundreds of people...or focusing on home and

successfully raising beautiful & brilliant children

or working to share the Gospel and stop the spread

AIDS among the tribes of Africa? The answer is

simple. The greatest legacy will be left by the one

who was obedient to run in their God-given lane.

Don't fall into the trap of comparison. Success is

knowing YOUR lane this season.

Is your child considering baptism? Stop by the

sign up sheet in the foyer and pick up a child

appropriate guide to baptism.

Thank You For Another Successful WLCC

Day Camp!

By the time this newsletter hits the press and

website, Kids Camp 2017 will have come to an

end. Over the past month we’ve had a dozen

different people working to make Rainforest

Adventure Day Camp a reality. I’m so thankful

for their help with organizing the adventure. Their

servants’ hearts and willingness to allow God to

work through them are a blessing. I have no

doubt that this year’s Day Camp has been a

wonderful success. Thank you to everyone who

provided time and resources and the many prayer

partners, all, who helped make the week an

unforgettable, life changing, God inspired

experience for the children. To Him be the glory!

Children’s Ministry Dorothy Prins, WLCC Children’s Ministry Director

This is a piece I came across written by Lisa Jacobson

(www.club31.com) Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! -

Dorothy

How Do You Bring Up Children Who

Genuinely Love Jesus?

Our children are people, not projects. We

just can’t turn our kids into a Jesus-project. Above

all, they need to see and feel that they are deeply

loved and that you truly love Jesus yourself.

Children are little people with tender souls, so

tend them gently.

Our genuine love for Jesus has a powerful

impact. Children are incredibly perceptive and so

as parents we need to be the “real deal”. Not

perfect (kids care way less about this than we

think), merely authentic.

The church cannot replace us as parents. We can’t leave it up to the youth leader, the youth

program, the Sunday School teachers, or even our

awesome pastor to lead our children to Christ.

God made you the parent of your children and

they need YOU to teach and disciple them.

And a parent cannot replace the Holy

Spirit. It’s true. We have much to offer as the

parent as we guide and direct our children, but

only the Spirit of God can transform their hearts.

So let’s not do this in our own power, but rely on

Him to do the real work.

Rejoice in the victories. This is very impor-

tant. If your child does something kind, something

honest, or something obedient – then rejoice!

Maybe they have some areas (even lots of areas!)

that they still need to grow in, but don’t let those

be your main focus. Instead, celebrate each little

step of victory!

Discipleship is an ongoing process. Rather

than looking for immediate results, patiently sow

the seeds and pull the weeds. What it might look

like today in your home doesn’t determine how it

will always be. Take heart, my friend, for you are

doing something wonderful for your children with

your loving persistence.

JULY 2017 P AGE 4

7-1 Dean Alger

Carol Nason

Laura Johnson

Anna Knickerbocker

7-2 Elizabeth Dickinson

Annie Fila

7-3 Hamish Denholm

Cathy Jones

Jennifer Vanderwall

7-4 Ricardo Garcia

Laurie Greenway

7-5 Wilma Socia

Chelsey Stephenson

7-6 Kiley Graham

Terrie Redmer

7-7 Raquel Fair

Ambria Kruger

Tracy Tonsor

7-8 Mary Cash

Asher Dutcher

Sarah Streifel

7-9 Isabell Kirby

Kirk Mansberger

Anjanette Reynolds

7-10 Debra Carlson

7-11 Anita Clements

Fawn Glassford

Mel Schmidt

Rachel Streifel

7-12 Ryan Butler

Mary Carpenter

Wayne Peck

7-13 Sean Cash

Penny Davis

Gil Redmer

Cortney Schmidt

7-14 Neil Booze

Bud Berns

Gerald Cox

Sarah Harju

Stephanie Lee

Joshua Masonheimer

Chris Nelson

7-15 Janelle Coveyou

Helen Frechette

Eli Richards

Caleb Walker

7-16 Ed Bradley

Beth Kosc

Timothy March

7-18 Linda Coats

Jessica Dawley

Jill Habasco

Evelyn Kirby

Martha McCallep

Joy Murray

7-19 Ann-Marie Igielski

Myron Matz

7-20 Ander Archer

Ken Provost

Gerald Sydow

7-21 David Carlson

Andrew Stevens

7-22 Jack Coats

Daniel Dawley

Ron Fila

Hadley Loe

Isaac Lyon

Wendi Stadt

7-23 Charles Dawley

7-23 Dawn Nolbett-Griffin

Cara Richards

7-24 Cody Bradley

7-25 Larry Shubel

7-26 Jacob Ager

Oh Happy Days Ahead!

Wedding Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Julie Buttigieg

Kylie Eaton

Mari Ostrander

Leon Stadt

Andrew Stahl

7-27 Keegan Belfy

Arianhna Kantola

Grant Klepadlo

Breanna Lyon

Luke Schlickau

Melissa Stahl

Mandy Stephenson

Bryce Tonsor

7-28 Rachel Klevorn

James Maher

Judd Wellard

7-29 Brayton Ager

Brian Battjes

Lindsey Overbeek

7-30 Ruth Fite

Morgan Flynn

Sharon Harrington

Hannah Lindstrom

Kyle Vining

7-31 Sarah Quinton

Edward Zobeck

July 1 Randy & Penny Davis

July 4 Will & Alisa Bowen

Dan & Kathy Manthei

July 7 Dave & Eva Siegrist

July 9 Bill & Monica Loyselle

July 11 Chris & Susan Hogard

July 12 Joel & Mary Evans

July 14 Matthew & Sarah Harju

July 18 Rob & Laura Johnson

Robert & Hilary Sontag

July 19 Ron & Valinda Turner

July 21 Erik & Jolene Hagstro

July 22 Romain & Cheryl LaLone

July 26 Dwayne & Sandra Bean

Roger & Karen Reynolds

July 27 Jesse & Jessica Berg

July 28 Gregg & Mary Mitchell

July 29 Mike & Marty Clark

Jason & Caroline VanHorn

July 30 Peter & Connie Vellenga

July 31 Bill & Carol Hanes/Nason

Nathan & Jane Minnaar

THE P ATHFINDER P AGE 5

Hey y'all!

And just like that, half the year is gone! What

happened??? Here is what you need to know for the

second half of 2017...so you don't miss it.

Short review of May (and early June)

Graduation Sunday - It was a blessing to

celebrate and challenge our graduating seniors

here at WLCC. It is never a small thing to partake

in helping a family raise a child. Grad Sunday

was just a small, but powerful gesture of

celebration that we were very blessed to host.

Homeschool Owns The Night - On May 28th, we

handed over the night to our home school

students. They created, planned, and led the

activities, worship, and teaching for High School

Ministry. It was super fun night of pirates,

treasure, and seeking Him first!

Night of Prayer - On June 4th, we hosted a night

with our High School Ministry that focused

completely on prayer and worship. We took a

break from normal programming that includes

things like games and individual small groups. It

was a powerful night as we covered our students,

ministry, and community in prayer, and taught

our students how to connect with God in various

ways through prayer

HSM Skating Night - We had a BLAST skating

with the students from WLCC and EJCC on June

18th at the Pied Piper Skatery in Walloon Lake.

This was the last night of HSM for the Spring

semester. We will be taking a short (one week)

break before summer programming begins.

Coming up in the near future

Paintball Party - On July 2nd at 6:00 pm, we

will be celebrating our great independence by

playing paintball at the Vanderwall's house (go

to walloonym.com for directions). We will have

food, fun, and lots of shooting! Come dressed

and ready to play. Also, we highly recommend

you bring your own paintball gun, C02 tanks,

and masks. If you don't have one, we have a few

extras, but they will be first-come-first-serve.

Beach Nights - What could be cooler than

youth group on the beach? This year, the

Northern Michigan youth ministry community

(of which we are a part) will be hosting Beach

Nights again at Petoskey State Park beach.

The first night will be July 9th at 6:30 pm. If

you need a ride to PSP beach, there will be a

shuttle that leaves the WLCC parking lot at

6:00 pm before each Beach Night and returns a

little after 9:00 pm.

Summer Camp 2017 - There is nothing quite

like an experience away from home, out of your

element, with other crazy people! At Walloon

Youth Ministry, we LOVE sending our students

to summer camp! Whether you go to Pleasant

Valley Bible Camp or Lake Ann Camp, there is

a summer camp experience prepared just for

YOU! To learn more, or to register for summer

camp, head to www.walloonym.com/camp.

Youth Group Ministries Brant Cole, Youth Pastor

www.walloonchurch.com

and

www. walloonym.com