Woodside Bible News February 2009 : Page 1

JOB SEARCHERS PAGE 6A HELPING VOL V ISSUE IFEBRU8RY, 2005 VOLUME I, ISSUE Woodside News The FEBRUARY 2009 A PUBLICATION OF THE WOODSIDE BIBLE CHURCH A PUBLICATION OF WOODSIDE BIBLE CHURCH WWW.WOODSIDEBIBLE.ORG Bookstore offerings to expand Register now for BY TIM FAUSCH WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER W ho knew the bookstore at the Troy campus was stuffed with nearly 3,000 items? From Bibles to books to CDs to Woodside apparel, the bookstore and its contents have been a bit of a secret. That’s about to change. New store co-managers Carolyn Schmidt, Carolyn Johnston and Sheila Askew, along with a half- dozen volunteers, plan to unveil enhancements this spring to lure more visitors. The most noticeable change will be remodeling that connects the bookstore to a new coffee café. Located at the north entrance, the redesign will encourage people to walk through the Bridges Café and the bookstore. The store also will receive new shelving and displays. According to Johnston, better displays will help visitors find items more easily. Bookstore leadership team Sheila Askew, Carolyn Johnston and Carolyn Schmidt “We plan to expand the offerings to provide wider variety for teens, college and career, and other groups,” says Shiela Askew. “We also want to highlight different authors each month.” “Many people don’t know we have Bible cases, greeting cards, movies and clothing, in addition to books and CDs,” Johnston said. “We want people to see the merchandise and realize we can meet a lot of their needs.” But what excites the store man- agers the most is transforming the store into a resource center for Woodside. “Our goal is to stock the books and materials for Bible studies tak- ing place in the church,” said Schmidt. “We want people to grow in their Christian walks.” “The bookstore is an exciting ministry of the church,” says Askew. “We plan to expand the offerings to provide wider variety for teens, col- lege and career, and other groups. We also want to highlight different authors each month.” What are the most popular items in the store? Top-sellers include audio CDs of weekly messages, books on Christian living, Bibles, and study CONTENTS PASTOR’S PEN.................2A HIS STORY.....................3A MISSIONARY OF THE MONTH....5A MOVIES ......................15A CROSS CURRENTS ............11A MOMS AND KIDS .............16A FAMILY FUN GUIDE............18A FIT AND HEALTHY ............19A CHRISTIAN CROSSWORD ......21A THE BIBLE AND SCIENCE ......22A HUMOR ......................23A CLASSIFIEDS ..................2B TROY HAPPENINGS.............2B WARREN HAPPENINGS .........4B WOODSIDE OF WARREN ........4B A CLOSER LOOK ...............5B WHITE LAKE HAPPENINGS......6B FROM BRAD HULCY ...........6B WOODSIDE OF WHITE LAKE.....7B FROM ANDREW FRITH..........8B WOODSIDE OF ROYAL OAK......8B materials. Visitors can also order items through the store and receive them in one to two weeks. During construction, the staff is encouraging people to ignore any dust and come inside, as they anticipate only minor interrup- tions. Bookstore hours are Sundays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., and Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Tim Fausch can be contacted at timfausch@woodsidenews.org C March men’s ministry retreat BY KARON HOUGHTON MATHEWS WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER alling all men age 18 and older.Would you like to combine Bible study, fellow- ship and sports into a two-day getaway from the daily grind? Woodside has a retreat designed just for men coming up March 20-22, 2009, at the scenic Michindoh Conference Center in Hillsdale, Michigan. “This is our first multi-generational,multi- campus event for men only,” said Rey Regualos, Woodside’s director of men’s ministry and sin- gles ministry. “The retreat will kick off a series of men’s ministry activities across Troy, Royal Oak,Warren and White Lake this year.” The retreat theme is “Good to the Core: Integrity that Matters,” and Woodside Senior Pastor Doug Schmidt will be the guest speaker. The weekend of study and fellowship offers men of all ages the chance to make new friends, renew old acquaintances and examine biblical principles that address challenges men face in their personal and work lives. The registration fee is $100 per person and the price includes lodging, meals on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Registration forms are available online at www.woodsidebible.org or at the men’s min- istry station at any campus, said Regualos. Michindoh Conference Center, situated on 250 acres of rolling hills that are dotted with wetlands and crossed by streams, is the ideal spot for Woodside men to regroup for respite, reflection and renewal. The first of four formal sessions meets at 9 p.m. on Friday night, followed by morning and evening sessions on Saturday, and a Sunday morning session. Between session activities men will take advantage of the conference cen- ter’smulti-court gym and the outdoors. Sporting clays, rock climbing, snowmobil- ing, broom hockey, basketball and volleyball are among the activity choices, so men should plan and pack according to their interests. For additional information, contact Rey Regualos at reyregualos@woodsidebible.org or call him at 248-879-8533. Karon Mathews can be contacted at karonmathews@woodsidenews.org VALENTINE PAGE 11A BE A ROYAL OAK CAMPUS GRAND OPENING PAGE 16-17A PHOTOS BY TERRY SYKES

Bookstore Offerings To Expand

Tim Fausch

Who knew the bookstore at the Troy campus was stuffed with nearly 3,000 items?

From Bibles to books to Cds to Woodside apparel, the bookstore and its contents have been a bit of a secret.

That’s about to change.

New store co-managers Carolyn Schmidt, Carolyn Johnston and Sheila Askew, along with a halfdozen volunteers, plan to unveil enhancements this spring to lure more visitors.

The most noticeable change will be remodeling that connects the bookstore to a new coffee café. Located at the north entrance, the redesign will encourage people to walk through the Bridges Café and the bookstore. The store also will receive new shelving and displays.

According to Johnston, better displays will help visitors find items more easily.

“Many people don’t know we have Bible cases, greeting cards, movies and clothing, in addition to books and Cds,” Johnston said. “We want people to see the merchandise and realize we can meet a lot of their needs.”

But what excites the store managers the most is transforming the store into a resource center for Woodside.

“Our goal is to stock the books and materials for Bible studies taking place in the church,” said Schmidt. “We want people to grow in their Christian walks.”

“The bookstore is an exciting ministry of the church,” says Askew. “We plan to expand the offerings to provide wider variety for teens, college and career, and other groups. We also want to highlight different authors each month.”
What are the most popular items in the store?

Top-sellers include audio Cds of weekly messages, books on Christian living, Bibles, and study materials. Visitors can also order items through the store and receive them in one to two weeks.

During construction, the staff is encouraging people to ignore any dust and come inside, as they anticipate only minor interruptions. Bookstore hours are Sundays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., and Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Register Now For March Men’s Ministry Retreat

Karon Houghton Mathews

Calling all men age 18 and older.Would you like to combine Bible study, fellowship and sports into a two-day getaway from the daily grind?

Woodside has a retreat designed just for men coming up March 20-22, 2009, at the scenic Michindoh Conference Center in Hillsdale, Michigan.

“This is our first multi-generational,multicampus event for men only,” said Rey Regualos, Woodside’s director of men’s ministry and singles ministry. “The retreat will kick off a series of men’s ministry activities across Troy, Royal Oak,Warren and White Lake this year.”

The retreat theme is “Good to the Core: Integrity that Matters,” and Woodside Senior Pastor Doug Schmidt will be the guest speaker.

The weekend of study and fellowship offers men of all ages the chance to make new friends, renew old acquaintances and examine biblical principles that address challenges men face in their personal and work lives.

The registration fee is $100 per person and the price includes lodging, meals on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday.

Registration forms are available online at www.woodsidebible.org or at the men’s ministry station at any campus, said Regualos.

Michindoh Conference Center, situated on 250 acres of rolling hills that are dotted with wetlands and crossed by streams, is the ideal spot for Woodside men to regroup for respite, reflection and renewal.

The first of four formal sessions meets at 9 p. m. on Friday night, followed by morning and evening sessions on Saturday, and a Sunday morning session. Between session activities men will take advantage of the conference center’s multi-court gym and the outdoors.

Sporting clays, rock climbing, snowmobiling, broom hockey, basketball and volleyball are among the activity choices, so men should plan and pack according to their interests.

For additional information, contact Rey Regualos at reyregualos@woodsidebible.org or call him at 248-879-8533.

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