Remembering “Our Dear” Sister Leona J. Crosthwait

September 2011
Volume 7 Issue 3
CFIRE National Board Members
Irene Shandell, CFIRE National President
Richard Allen, CFIRE National Vice President
Charlotte Nicholson, National Treasurer
Bernard Blackmon, NER VP
Roxann Frazier, WR VP
Ellowiese Hamilton MS VP
Carol Xulu, SER VP
Charlotte Nicholson, Treasurer
CFIRE Newsletter
Pam Boomer, Administrator
Donna Bradley, Administrator
Mary Rapier, Member at Large
The Annual National CFIRE Conference Training 2011
Salt Lake, Utah
Leon Bostick, Member at Large
Margaret Newcombe, Historian
Anna Kennedy, Historian
Lexie White, Advisor
Victor Coleman, Advisor
To God To the
Glory!!!
Reynolds and Brother
Victor Coleman.
The Ogden chapter
served as the hosting
CFIRE held it‟s 10th An- chapter and is to be
nual Training Confer- commended for their
hard work, commitence in Salt Lake, Utah in
ment and dedication
June 2011. The conference
under the leadership
was awesome and inspiraof Sister Roxann Frational. CFIRE’s conference
are designed to help its em- zier, Sister Lena McTee and
the late Sister Jalene
ployees and other participates to advance in their per- Crosthwaite.
spective workforce while
These two ladies demonmaintaining a Christlike be- strated true teamwork and
havior.
we are grateful for their efTeamwork is also emphasized
to the highest degree. Participates are shown how to
think outside of the normal
box on supporting their management team internal and
external. Six o’clock Morning
Glory devotion set the Holy
tone for the day. Thanks to
Chaplain Joyce Riddick-
forts and accomplishments.
Brother Bryan Jackson, did
an awesome job on ensuring
that all of our technology
needs were made.
Richard Byrd, Executive Advisor
David Horton, Executive Advisor
Faith Bell, Executive Advisor
Denice Vaughan, Executive Advisor
Joyce Riddick-Reynolds Chaplain
Joan Johnson Honorary Chaplain
Contact us:
Phone: 310-722-6933
E-mail: [email protected]
CFIRE T-Shirt Day!!!!!!
the CFIRE mission, We thank
Commissioner Byrd for providing Executive Leadership
and guidance.
Congratulations to the four
candidates who were presented with a college monetary scholarship!
Thanks to Presiding Bishop Bobby R. Allen of
the Griffin Memorial Church
Of God In Christ
We are so appreciative to
Commissioner Richard Byrd We thank God for His loving
for his Employee Engagement, mercy and grace.
commitment and support of
Remembering “Our Dear”
Sister Leona J. Crosthwait
Inside this issue:
Thanking CFIRE
2
Congratulations
3
Bible Word Search
4
Devotional
5
CFIRE Leisure Chapter
6
Prayer Request
7
Christian Workplace
Guidelines
8
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Thanking God for the CFIRE
Submitted by Mypati.T.Reddy
He chose for His inheritance‟
Let me first give some
background why I am
thankful for the CFIRE.
Psalms 33:12
„Blessed is the
nation whose
God is the
LORD, the
people He
chose for His
inheritance‟.
We Trust’. I understand
that not all Americans
believe in those words
but every one living in
When I first came to
America uses the curthis country from India rency note acknowledgnot very long ago, I no- ing its value.
ticed this country was
much different. I won- Second fact is that there
dered why this country exists a pledge to the
was blessed and my na- Nation and its flag. Active country was not. In cording to the pledge of
due course of time, I
allegiance, we are to
learned some facts. One function as one nation
of the facts is that there under God, indivisible
exists an American Dol- with liberty and justice
lar bill. The Dollar note for all.
proudly displays ‘In God
The third fact is that it
is written in the Scriptures. According to
Psalms 33:12 ‘Blessed is
the nation whose God is
the LORD, the people He
chose for His inheritance’.
I learned that the founders of this nation laid
its foundation of this
great nation on the God
of the Bible.
Hence America!!!!
PROVERBS 1:1-5
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
KJV
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Volume 7 Issue 3
Congratulations to our CFIRE National
President’s Daughter!!!!!
Please join us in congratulating
Chonette Taylor-Smith on her selection as the Chief of Human Resources for ECHCS!
Ms. Taylor-Smith brings over 22 years of VA Human Resources experience to ECHCS, having
worked in VA Human Resources offices in Los Angeles and Loma Linda. She also has worked at the
Washington D.C. Medical Center as Assistant Human Resources Officer and most recently Central
Office in Washington D.C. where she worked as a
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist and a
Lead Human Resources Specialist. Ms. TaylorSmith received a Bachelor’s Degree from Cal State
Los Angeles and is working towards a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management specializing in
Human Resources from Ashford University.
Can you count your blessings one by one?
Don‟t give u
p on
your dream
s,
consult with
the
Heavenly
Father and
pray daily.
Her experience and enthusiasm will certainly be an
asset to the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System!
Romans 10:1-3 1)Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be
saved. 2) For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3) For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. KJV
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Twelve Tribes of Israel Word Search
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Volume 7 Issue 3
Spurgeon's Daily Devotional
"Trust in Him at
all times."
Psalm 62:8
Faith is as much the
rule of temporal as of
spiritual life; we
ought to have faith in
God for our earthly
affairs as well as for
our heavenly business. It is only as we
learn to trust in God
for the supply of all
our daily need that
we shall live above
the world. We are not
to be idle, that would
show we did not trust
in God, who worketh
hitherto, but in the
devil, who is the father of idleness. We
are not to be imprudent or rash; that
were to trust chance,
and not the living
God, who is a God of
economy and order.
Acting in all prudence and uprightness, we are to rely
simply and entirely
upon the Lord at all
times.
Let me commend to
you a life of trust in
God in temporal
things. Trusting in
God, you will not be
compelled to mourn
because you have
used sinful means to
grow rich. Serve God
with integrity, and if
you achieve no success, at least no sin
will lie upon your
conscience. Trusting
God, you will not be
guilty of selfcontradiction. He
who trusts in craft,
sails this way to-day,
and that way the
next, like a vessel
tossed about by the
fickle wind; but he
that trusteth in the
Lord is like a vessel
propelled by steam,
she cuts through the
waves, defies the
wind, and makes one
bright silvery
straightforward track
to her destined haven. Be you a man
with living principles
within; never bow to
the varying customs
of worldly wisdom.
Walk in your path of
integrity with steadfast steps, and show
that you are invincibly strong in the
strength which confidence in God alone
can confer. Thus you
will be delivered
from carking care,
you will not be troubled with evil tidings,
your heart will be
fixed, trusting in the
Lord. How pleasant
to float along the
stream of providence! There is no
more blessed way of
living than a life of
dependence upon a
covenant-keeping
God. We have no
care, for He careth
for us; we have no
troubles, because we
cast our burdens
upon the Lord.
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trust in God in
temporal things.
Trusting in God,
you will not be
compelled to
mourn because
you ha ve used
sinful means to
grow rich.
Read
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Daily!
!
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Chaplain National CFIRE
President Leisure Chapter
Prayer is essential for
Evangelism.
Joyce Riddick - Reynolds
instead Jesus says, I
will do it. which corresponds with direct inWhat is praying fervently ? When we pray volvement.
the Will of God and do
not doubt . Truly I say What is the greater
works? The ability to
unto you whoever believe in me will also do heal the sick? Power
the works that I do, and to raise the dead?
Walking on water?
greater works than
these will He do. Because I am going to the Is Prayer the greater
works?
Father , whatever you
ask in my name , this
will I do, that the Father  Prayer is the birthplace of ministry.
may be glorified in the
 Prayer is the fuel
Son.
for worship.
 Prayer is the key to
James 5:16,17
Discipleship.

Prayer is essential
What is prayer? Somefor Evangelism.
thing Jesus answers,
He does not say: it will
be done, which void of Its in prayer the battle
personal involvement, is either won or lost.
Praying Fervently
Prayer is to
our Life , is
like breathin
g
is to our
natural life.
Keep Trusting
(James 5: 1)
Prayer is fellowship
with God.
Prayer is a lifestyle.
Prayer is to our Life , is
like breathing is to our
natural life.
What do we do when
we have prayed fervently and nothing
seems to be happening ?

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
Keep praying.
Keep believing.
Keep trusting.
GOD will answer in
His time not ours!!
James 5:1-7
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver
is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your
flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. 4 Behold, the
hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by
fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the
Lord of sabaoth. 5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have
nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. 6 Ye have condemned and killed the
just; and he doth not resist you. 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the
Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
KJV
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CFIRE Family Prayer Requests!!
Please note daily prayers!!!
CFIRE Family, please put
these prayers on your daily
list:

Brother Bernard
Blackmon and Family

For the Dallas CFIRE
Chapter.

Darrell Johnson and
Family

Anne DeMark and Family, specifically her father, who has been ill for
a while.

Please include our dear
brother Eric Tucker and
his family, who has
had an expected child
and other loved ones go
home to be with the Lord
in recent months.

Our dear sister and Vice
President Brenda Russell for divine health and
healing.
Dear Heavenly Father, we
come to You with love, hum- 
bleness, pleading the Blood
of Jesus.

Asking for these request of
healings to be within your
will.
In the Name of
Jesus, Father
God, please
provide mercy
and goodness,
healing, and the
knowledge of
Your Son to all
of these
individuals.

Sister Joan Johnson
and Family
Sister Roxann Frazier
and Family
In the Name of Jesus, Father 
God, please provide mercy
and goodness, healing, and
the knowledge of Your Son 
to all of these individuals.
Families affected by the
Texas Wildfire.
We pray for the Holy Spirit 
to give peace, understanding
of Your Precious Word. In
the name of Jesus. We pray
for all of thee individuals to
know Your Son Jesus Christ

in the fullness.
The Leadership and Direction of CFIRE, that

we remain faithful and
committed to Our Heavenly Father
We pray that get stronger on
leaning on you for all of our
troubles that you know all
about.

Wanda Casson and
Family, please pray
that she will be delivered from her Hostile
environment at work.
Andy Asdell and his
family, specifically for
his daughters April and
Alyssa, Andy could not
go into specifics, but he
said God knows. Please
lift these girls up in
prayer and strength for
their parents.

Sister Cheryl Barnes
and Family for continue
Strength.
We thank You for Your
Grace and Mercy. In Jesus
Name.
Amen!
Commissioner Douglas
Shulman and Family

We lift Your name on High,
giving You all of the honor
and glory! Hallelujah!!
Praise Your Name
We thank You for
Your Grace and
Mercy. In Jesus
Name. Amen!!
Sister Joyce RiddickReynolds and Family
President Barack
Obama and Family that
he is steadfast to the

Word of God.
Sister Carole Xulu and
Family
And most recently our
dear sister Parcilla Bennett , who ask for prayer
as she continues to stand
in faith and devotion for
divine health and healing
for her husband, who
was recently placed on
life support.

Our dear sister and
Chaplain, Claudia
Woodard as her mother
once again prepares to
return to the hospital,
and another loved one
Mike, who was recently
hospitalized.

And for our brothers
and sister seeking employment, and all other
needs
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Christian
Guidelines for
the Workplace
From the Internet
1. The first concern of Christians in the workplace should
be to grow in dependence
upon God and to trust his
word and promises. Christians need to study the word
and take time to reflect on
God's message for individuals
and for the workplace so that
they will understand God's
will for them and learn to trust
in his goodness.
Prayer will help them to
make hard decisions and to
be confident that in all things
God works for the good of
those who love him (Rom
8:28).
Volume 1, Issue 1
cally themselves. However, in
endeavoring to follow Christ's
way in the workplace, Christians may have to face strong
opposition, which may result
in personal abuse, stress, and
even loss of employment. In
such circumstances
Christians will need to ask for
a special measure of grace
and help from God.
ing businesses, which may be
disadvantaged or even bankrupted as a result. The
Golden Rule (Matt 7:12) applies in business relationships
as it does in personal relationships.
5. There are, of course, other
ethical concerns for Christians in the workplace. They
cannot be treated in detail
here, but include such things
as: recognizing differences
between Christian ethics and
the ethics of those who do not
base their ethical views on
Christian foundations, or who
have few ethical scruples of
any kind; the difficulty of
teaching and training employees concerning ethical behaviour in business when they
may not be accustomed to
considering the ethical implications of their behaviour;
and the need for Christians in
the workplace to draw up their
own ethical guidelines.
3. Faced with difficult ethical
problems in the workplace,
Christians need the support of
fellow-believers, particularly
of those who best understand
the situation. For this reason
Christians are well-advised to
discuss such concerns with
other Christian businesspeople or those involved in similar work situations, with their
family, and with their pastor or
a competent Christian counselor. In some cases Christians in the workplace have
2. When faced with ethical
banded together in organizaproblems in the workplace,
tions, or meet informally, to
Christians should not seek
provide mutual support for
confrontation, which may lead
William Droehl, Business
one another.
to misunderstanding and
People (ACTA Publications,
quarrels, but rather they
4. An important consideration Chicago, 1991).
should seek understanding
William Diehl, Thank God, it's
for Christians in the workand peace (Heb 12:14). ProbMonday (Fortress, 1982)
place is the effects of their
lems can often be avoided by
actions on others. Any decia well-reasoned explanation
sions should take into acof our concerns, offered in a
count things like the effects of
courteous and friendly manwork practices on their own
ner. Such an explanation can
and other's families, and the
also be a testimony which
effects of aggressive busihelps others to consider their
ness behaviour on neighborown situations and to act ethi-
Chapters across the United
States Of America
We’re on the Web:
www.cfireirs.org
We are a group of Christians at various
locations around the country within the
Internal Revenue Service. Our goal is to
represent Jesus Christ by providing IRS
employees spiritual help, moral support,
and various worship activities.
Christian Fundamentalist Internal
Revenue Employees
I first met Jalene in March 2011, in Salt Lake, Utah, for which CFIRE was preparing for our
annual national training. My first impression was that she was one of the sweetest woman
of God that I had ever met. She was warm, kind, friendly and very pleasant. She made
sure that my accommodations were acceptable. During our CFIRE National Training, she
worked very hard and her knack was entertaining the C-FIRE children and young adults.
The bible tells us in Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted. Let’s continue to pray for Sister Jalene’s family and in particular her sons.
We miss our Dear Sister Jalene!!
Irene Shandell, CFIRE National President
Born in Brigham City, Utah on Sep. 24, 1958
Departed on Jul. 28, 2011 and resided in Washington Terrace, UT.
Praise God For
His Grace And
Mercy
Leona J. Crosthwait
OGDEN - Leona Jalene Halling Crosthwait, 52, returned to her Heavenly Father on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jalene was born on September 24, 1958 in Brigham City, Utah in the Cooley Memorial Hospital to Lars Jay and Elsa Mae Hansen Halling. Jalene loved life and dedicated herself in
service to others. She was raised in Brigham City, Utah along with her 2 sisters Shauna
and Rochelle. She attended Lake View Elementary, Box Elder Jr. High and High Schools,
graduating from Box Elder High School in 1976. She was a born leader. She married Don
Crosthwait in 1979. They were later divorced but remained friends. They have two sons,
Charles Dean (Chuck) and Jay Don. Jalene was employed at the Internal Revenue Service
in Ogden, Utah, beginning her career there while still in High School. She served the IRS
for 34 years in various areas as a Lead and Manager, prematurely completing her service
as Technical Advisor for SOI. She taught many employees and leaders the meaning of the
words commitment and professionalism and earned many Performance awards over the
years. She was the Secretary of the Christian Fundamentalists Internal Revenue Employees
(CFIRE). She is loved by her co-workers and will be deeply missed there.
Jalene was active in the Canyon Road Assembly of God Church in Ogden, Utah. She served
as Children’s Choir director, Missionettes and Mpact District Coordinator., Kid’s Church
leader and was active in the Missions program, most notably on trips to Africa and Belgium.
She is survived by her sons Chuck and Jay (Charlyne) Crosthwait; granddaughter Lilli
(Nana’s joy) with another on the way; her mother, Elsa M. Halling; sisters Rochelle Halling
and Shauna (Don) DeMarco. She was preceded in death by her Father, Lars Jay Halling,
and twin brothers David Lars and Darren Lars Halling. She leaves behind here on earth
Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and many, many friends.
Jalene and her family express their appreciation to the staff of Ogden Regional and University of Utah Medical Centers for their care during her short illness and to the love and support of her family, friends, co-workers and fellow church members.