On this third Sunday of Lent,
Rev. Jim Warren will preach at
both the 9:00 traditional and 10:15 One and All progressive service. It is "A Time for Us to Pray" (Acts 1:12-14) and here is how Jim describes his message: "I am asking us to pray because it feels like our church is in an 'in between' time. This passage explains what the disciples did between the Ascension and Pentecost: they prayed. They prayed, and God gave them the Holy Spirit."
Music will not disappoint! At both services our Children's Choir will be singing! You will find the hymns at the 9:00 service and the band music at the 10:15 service inspiring and spiritually-uplifting.
Each Sunday at 10:15 in Fellowship Hall you may partake in a light breakfast during worship
Gifts for Another Table received this Sunday are for the Regional Alternative School.
Suggestions are canned fruits & vegetables, box meals (such as Hamburger Helper or macaroni & cheese), canned soup, crackers, peanut butter & jelly, and cereal. Bringing even one or two items will help make this a successful effort.
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Don't Miss It
Activities/Events at Our Church THIS Weekend
Sunday:
9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship in
Sanctuary (Worship and
Wonder
begins after Time for
Children)
10:15 a.m. Sunday School for Children
and Youth
10:15 a.m. Sunshine Adult Sunday
School Class
(Conference Rm.)
10:15 a.m. One and All Progressive
Worship in Fellowship Hall
11:30 a.m. Pastor's Class in Founders'
Room
5 to 6:30 p.m. Youth Groups (3rd - 12th
graders) Including Parents
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Prayer Concerns
CARD SHOWER: James & Helen Fry
PRAYER FOCUS
: Encouraging each other to continue the jouney
UNDERGOING TREATMENT: Dave Eyman, Sharon Warren
HOSPICE: Darlene Bethel, Marsha Reeves
AFTERCARE: Dan Cavanaugh, Gene Hunter, Jan Violano
NURSING HOMES: Joe and Jan Violano, Heritage - Normal
JOYS: Happy 97th Birthday to Zoe Iutzi on March 20th, and Happy 90th Birthday to Charles Ridenour on March 21st.
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Reminders
Things to Do While
You Are at Church
Drop off your Gifts for Another Table for Regional Alternative School.
Pick up your Pictorial Directory at the Information Center. Those who had a picture taken for the directory may pick up their family's copy.
Purchase a lily for the sanctuary on Easter if you wish. Please complete the form on the bulletin and place it in the offering or mail it to the church office with $12 per plant.
Color! Join in the coloring of the Stations of the Cross posters, and grab one to take home. See details in the latest Messenger. This can be a great prayer exercise and the poster-sized pages are at church in the Centrum throughout the week. Please feel free to stop by any time to color and pray! The pages are beautiful!
Sign up to see the movie, "The Shack" at the Information Center. A group will go
on March 18. See details in "Upcoming" section to the right.
Pick up your copy of the 2017 Lenten Devotional outside the Sanctuary, at the Information Center, and in Fellowship Hall. Please take one for your family to enjoy
together.
Check In on Facebook
while you are at church (top right button on Facebook app news feed). At the One and All service feel free to use your device for social media, to share photos and thoughts about your worship experience as it happens.
Make a new friend! Greet a visitor. Show folks around and help them with questions they might have -- you might even invite them to Fellowship Time, which is a super way to break the ice! The bulletin is a great source of information for visitors, as is the Information Center.
Let's be a welcoming church!
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Serving this Sunday
Please note: this is current data as of Friday Email publishing date. If you know of changes to your own duties, please continue as you have planned. Thank you!
Acolytes:
Ellie Chapman, Maddie Chapman
Child Care:
Trish Logan, Amy Nichols
Deacons:
Stacey Erickson, Todd Chapman
One and All Deacons:
James & Libby Nussbaum
Jr. Deacons:
Brennan Reed, Teagan Gramley
Driver:
Darrell Arvik
Elders:
Rich & Karen Crusius
Homebound Elders:
Darrell Arvik, Brenda Phillis
Fellowship Time Host:
Nancy Guither
Fill Candles:
Connie Rapp
Greeters:
Bill, Susan, and Tom Chaney, Art & Camille Taylor
Information Center Host:
Leslie Frizzell
Scripture:
Todd Chapman
Sound Tech:
Brian Metz
Time for Children:
Scott Fisher
Video Tech:
Chip Jamerson
Worship & Wonder Greeters:
Corin Chapman, Chip Jamerson
Pulpit:
Jim Warren -Acts 1:12-14 "A Time for Us to Pray"
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Sharing FAITH beyond the FCC walls. Opportunities to be involved in our community...
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Easter Services & Activities
Palm Sunday
April 9
Children's Choir & Handbell Choir will participate at 9:00 a.m. service. Children will process with palms.
Maundy Thursday Service
April 13
At First Christian Church, with Centennial Christian Church
Dinner served at 6:15 p.m. in Fellowship Hall
Worship at 7:00 p.m. in Sanctuary
Good Friday Service
April 14
At First Christian Church
Combined with Wesley UMC, First Baptist, and Second Presbyterian Churches
Worship at 12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Message by Rev. Adam Davis, First Baptist
Combined Choir
Lunch immediately following in Fellowship Hall
Easter Egg Hunt & Games
April 15
10:00 a.m. for preschoolers and children
Easter Sunday
April 16
Sunrise Service, 7:30 a.m.
You are invited to come at 8:45 and place flowers (provided) on the Easter cross before
9:00 a.m. worship in the Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. One and All service in Fellowship Hall
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Youth News
See schedule in the "Don't Miss It" article to the left.
Sunday school classes (all) and Youth Groups (3rd through 12th grade students) meet this Sunday.
Sunday School Note:
Due to school Spring Break, our children/youth Sunday School classes will combine and meet in Major Hall at 10:15 a.m. on March 26 and April 2.
Youth Groups Note:
Youth Groups will include parents this Sunday. Come play against your youth and youth leaders in an outdoor volleyball game, weather permitting, or a dodge ball game inside.
Youth Group Schedule:
Click here
to see our Ministry for Family website page, and click "Youth Group Schedule..." button. Note: KFC (Kids for Christ, our Kindgergarten through 2nd grade group) will meet the first Sunday of each month, as follows:
- **April 2 is Spring Break so KFC meets April 9**
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May 7
Attention!!
Can you help?
We serve dinner to the children and youth, and adult helpers!
We are in need of volunteers to provide dinner for the future leaders of our congregation. Here is the EASY way to sign up for this important ministry, and most of your questions about how/what to do are answered here. Thank you!
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Upcoming
Ongoing Noon Bible Study meets Wednesdays in the Conference Room from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Led by Jim Warren, the group is studying Revelation. Bring your lunch! Everyone is welcome!
The
Lenten Study Group, led by Jim Warren, meets Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. in the Conference Room. The study includes
six more sessions, ending April 19. Our church's Lenten theme is A Season of Prayer, and this study helps us enter into this holy season.
A group is getting together to see the movie "The Shack" tomorrow, Saturday, March 18, at 10:00 a.m. at Wehrenberg Theater. Call Vicki Hall at 454-3081. If enough interest, we will go to Bob Evans after the movie for discussion.
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Please remember to park, if you are able, in
the Pantagraph lot or in our parking lot catty-corner from the church to the northwest. This will leave available the north church parking lot for visitors and those who need to park close.
Thank you!
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How to
NOT MISS
a Facebook Post,
Especially During Lent!
To make sure you don't miss a post from FCC, including Jim Warren's Lenten Devotional posts (to go along with the Lenten Devotional, available at church), follow these instructions:
1. Visit the
First Christian Church of Bloomington IL 61701 Facebook homepage.
2. Below the cover photo, see the button called, "Following" and click on the down arrow.
3. Beside "Notifications" see a pencil icon and click on it.
4. On the window that pops up, next to "Posts," and below "Get notified when this Page posts something new," click the small box next to All Posts.
Jim will also be tweeting his devotional posts. His Twitter username is @PastorBLMFCC
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Let's make this Lent a true Season of Prayer for each of us and for our church. Let's pray together to understand what God is asking of us in this time and in this place. May this be a Holy Lent for all of us.
-- Rev. Jim Warren
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