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1 John 15:4-5 Issue #38 No. #2 November 20 th 2011 Advent what is it? Well, we are getting into that Holiday time of year again. This first Holiday coming up is Thanksgiving. Most people like Christmas better than Thanksgiving, but I would have to say that I like Advent better than Christmas or Thanksgiving. Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. Advent is a time where we slow down and focus on what the true meaning of Christmas is! There are four candles you light for the Sunday of every week. The first candle is the candle of Hope, followed by the candle of Peace, then the candle of Joy, and finally the candle of Love. Sometimes we stop there at the forth candle, but there is another candle which is the most important: the Christ candle and this candle is lit on Christmas Eve. In this Issue: In this issue of The Fruit of the Vine: Page 1: Advent and Information Page 2: Business articles Page 3: Thanksgiving Page 4: More Thanksgiving Page 5: Cartoons and Jokes Page 6: Bible Quizzes Page 7: Answers and Calendar Got an Article? We are always in need of more articles to keep The Fruit of the Vine printing. If you have any articles and you would like to submit them to The Fruit of the Vine just send them to us at the address below! We are always in need of more help! bolandshome@att.net

2 Christian Heritage Church Entrepreneurs The Christian Heritage Church family has many entrepreneurs in her midst. We celebrate the spirit of initiative and service that is so alive among us. May the Lord be honored and entrust us with more and more abilities to use for His glory! THINGS TO EAT Katie s Home Kitchen is co-owned by Katie and Barb Simeon. They make jams, jellies and other preserved items, and are hoping to expand their selection soon. Their fall menu contains apple pie, apple slices (half-sheet pan), mini apple pies, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin pecan cheesecake, vanilla pound cake, pudding cookies, Grandma s chocolate chip cookies, and buttermilk cinnamon bread. Give them a call at or a click at KatiesHomeKitchen.blogspot.com. Your mouth ought to be watering! The Sanders family bakes gluten-free and dairyfree breads made of sorghum, millet, or rice flours. These breads are especially appreciated by people with gluten allergies, but others like them, too! Any of these breads are also available egg-free for those who are allergic to eggs. A variety of muffins, cookies, and brownies can be purchased, too. Pancake- and all-purpose-mixes are also available. Interested? Call Ann at or or her at s1asanders@aol.com. NATURAL HEALTH CARE Mrs. Annunziata has a nutritional supplement and health encouragement business called Nutrition That Heals. She focuses on helping individuals get bad stuff out of their diet, lifestyle and body and replaces these with good choices and concentrated nutrition. She says, ELIMINATING and NOURISHING are the buzz words. My family has used their Barley Life and Herbal Fiber Blend for YEARS! Let me show you how to drastically impact your health today and for the future with small, simple changes! You can hear more from Mrs. Annunziata by calling her at She also has an address, richmeg3@clear.net and a website! My mom has just recently started a home business called Simply Soaps and Skincare. She sells homemade laundry soaps, goat milk soaps, amazing therapeutic hand salve, and lip balm in coffee and chocolate flavors! The goat milk soap helps bring relief from dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, acne, and general dry skin. They are very reasonably priced. You can contact her at eckert.sue@gmail.com or call her at Think of the soothing, milky splash against your skin! These items are made with as few and natural ingredients as possible. The Simeon ladies also sell homemade oatmeal facial scrub. Ask about it by calling their number above or going to their website. Ruthanna Eckert with help from Mrs. Eckert and those who submitted their business information, November 17, 2011 More on Business Flourishing at Christian Heritage Church next time

3 Thanksgiving With Thanksgiving coming up this week, I thought it would be a good time to talk about the real meaning of Thanksgiving. There are many different ideas about the meaning of Thanksgiving. Some think that Thanksgiving is when the Pilgrims thank the Indians for helping them grow their harvest. Others take Thanksgiving as a good time to teach children about American Indians. Most of time, we get too wrapped up in the business of the holiday to even ponder the meaning of this important holiday. William Bradford explained in his journal of Plymouth Plantation that Thanksgiving is a day where literally giving thanks to God. Not to the Indians to God! It all started back in the year 1608 in Scrooby England. There was a group of people called Separatists who were separating from the Church of England. This group of people where separating from the Church because they did not agree with what the church taught. Therefore, the Separatists had church in their homes and worship the way they wanted to. Once King James found out about this he had the Separatist leaders persecuted and even killed. He was not about to let a group of people disobey his standards and laws. Not liking the persecution and tyranny of King James, the Separatists secretly left England. Because King James would not let them leave freely the Separatists went by twos and threes into small fishing boats, across the English Channel to Holland. The Separatists happily lived in Holland for 11 years. Then news got out that the King of Spain was going to declare war on Holland. Knowing that the King of Spain was Catholic, the Separatist knew that they had to leave Holland. Separatist leader, William Brewster suggested that they travel to America. There they could worship freely without fear of persecution. So it was decided, the Separatists would leave for America. They found two ships; The Mayflower and the Speedwell. Unfortunately, after 3-4 times of trying to get the Speedwell out to see, it was declared unseaworthy. So finally in 1620, 102 Separatists got on the Mayflower and started the long journey to the new world; America. The journey was long and the Separatists - now know as Pilgrims were not used to rocking boat. Many of the Pilgrims got sick from the rocking and lack of fresh food. Finally, in the fall of 1620 the Pilgrims saw their first sight of America; their new home where they could worship freely. They landed at what is known today as Cape Cod and started Plymouth Plantation. Soon, cold weather arrived and they were not prepared for the cold winter months which lay ahead of them. That winter was the hardest winter that the Pilgrims would ever experience. They had lost more than half their number, only the strongest survived that first winter. In the Spring of 1621, the Pilgrims were encountered by an English speaking Indian. His name was Samoset and he introduced the Pilgrims to Chief Massasoit of the Pokonoets tribe.

4 One of the Indians, whose name was Tisquantim - also known as Squanto, was especially interested in helping the Pilgrims build houses, and plant seed. Squanto was an amazing help to the Pilgrims and he taught them how to plant in this new land. Squanto told the Pilgrims that if they put some fish remains in the soil with the seed, it would aid the grain and vegetables. tribe to a Harvest feast where they would thank God for the wonderful harvest and for sending Squanto to teach them about this new land. So in fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, Squanto, Chief Massasoit and ninety of his warriors celebrated the first Thanksgiving, where they gave thanks to God for all his wonderful provisions and for blessing the Pilgrims in this new land, where they could worship him feely. In the late summer/early fall of 1621, Governor William Bradford invited Chief Massasoit and his If you are interested in reading more about Thanksgiving: Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving. By Eric Metaxas and Illustrated by Shannon Stirnweis ISBN: Meet the Pilgrim Fathers. By Elizabeth Payne and Illustrated by H.B. Vestal Thanksgiving: A time to Remember. By Barbara Rainy ISBN: The Light and Glory for Children. By Peter Marshall and David Manuel with Anna Wilson Fishel. ISBN: (Recommended chapters 5-6) Of Plymouth Plantation. ~~~ A Must Read~~~ By William Bradford. ISBN: The Legend of Squanto. A Focus on the Family Radio Theatre - Audio Drama ISBN: DISC SET

5 What can run on the floor even though it doesn t have legs? Water What two words contain more than a thousand letters? Post Office! What happens when two ropes get into a contest? They always tie! What goes up when you count down? A rocket! What s the difference between Weather and Climate? You can t weather a tree, but you can climb it!

6 Bible Quizzes Directions: fill in the blanks with the correct answer. If you need help, there are Bible references available. If you need further help, the answers are on the last page. Easy 1. What were the names of Naomi s daughters in law? (Ruth 1:4) and 2. Did Orpha or Ruth stay with Naomi? (Ruth 2:16:22) 3. Who did Ruth marry? (Ruth 4:13) Medium Hard 1. Why did Eli think Hannah was drunk? (1 Samuel 1:12-14) 2. What were the names of Eli s sons? (1 Samuel 1:3) and 3. How many times did the Lord call Samuel in the night? (1 Samuel 3:2-10) 1. What did Samson find in the carcass of the lion? (Judges 14:8) 2. How many foxes did Samson catch and light tails of? (Judges 15:4) 3. How many Philistines did Samson kill with a donkey s jawbone? (Judges 15:15)

7 Calendar for 2011/2012 November 17 Men's Theology Discussion - meeting at the Grutzius Home - 7:30pm December 3 Maidens of Virtue - Christmas Tea at Lake Katherine - 9:00am-11:30am December 3 Men of Valor - Pancake Breakfast at Lake Katherine - 9:00am-11:30am January 14 Maidens of Virtue - meeting at the Grutzius Home - 9:00am-11:30am January 14 Men of Valor - meeting at the Willis Home - 9:00am-11:30am -Play practice for Christian Heritage Players will meet before the service every Sunday at 9:15. New Musical will be revealed this week! - Answers: Easy: 1. Orpha and Ruth 2. Ruth 3. Boaz Medium: 1. Because Hannah s lips were moving while praying, but no words were coming out. 2. Hophni and Phinehas 3. 4 times Hard: 1. honey ,000

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