The family of God here at Dowagiac Church of Christ wishes to extend to you a warm welcome. If you have questions about our worship services and why we do what we do, we will be glad to give you a biblical answer. The uniqueness of the Church of Christ is that we are trying to restore to the best of our ability those things that we see the first century Church doing. We are also working hard at building the spirit, unity, and love that Jesus taught and prayed for. We have no clergy, but are working together as equal co-workers trying to serve one another and the area in which we live. Come study with us, grow with us, and serve with us as we strive to do God's will in all things.


Our class in Spiritual Gifts got off to a good start last Sunday. This class is a part of our evening worship service. I believe you will find this study to be biblical, clear, easy to understand, personal, and helpful. There is even an exercise to help you find your personal gift or gifts. Plan to come tonight and regularly to allow yourself to grow and understand what the operation of the spirit in the life of a Christian means.


PROGRESS. The basement is finished, and furniture is being purchased and classrooms are being decorated for our growing children's classes. If you have some items at home that could be used to decorate the classrooms, please contact one of the ladies so we can make the area attractive for our visiting kids as well as our own children. The growth in our children's class attendance means we are going to need more teachers. There is a lot to learn in teaching kids, but we have people who have had experience and can help. Volunteer to be a part of this vital work.

FAIR EXHIBIT. We have a confirmed space at the Cass County Fair again this year. It is the first week on August (1-6) and all of us need to be involved. Save that week on your calendar! This is a great opportunity to let our neighbors know who we are and what we are about. Plan to be a part of it.

THREE VIEWS OF LIFE
Luke 10:30-37

It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of the role of mothers. In honor of our mothers, here are some memorable quotes:

• All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother ... I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. --Abraham Lincoln
• A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. --Cardinal Mermillod
• The commonest fallacy among women is that simply having children makes one a mother--which is as absurd as believing that having a piano makes one a musician. --Sydney J. Harris
• An ounce of mother is worth a ton of preacher. --Spanish Proverb
• The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. --Theodore Hesburgh
• The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. --William Ross Wallace
• A mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. --Henry Ward Beecher
• My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her. --George Washington
• The best academy, a mother's knee. --James Russell Lowell
• Most of the other beautiful things in life come by twos, and threes by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers, sisters. aunts, cousins, but only one mother in the whole world. --Kate Douglas Wiggin