Good News for Your Faith Journey
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Greetings!
We hope you can join us for our upcoming sermon, please see details below:
Sunday, July 23rd
Paxton Jones preaching
Heirs of the Kingdom
Romans 8:12-25
DVDs are available to be used in Sunday School Classes or in small group discussions from the worship sermons at General Assembly. Contact the church office if you would like a copy.
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If you would like to provide a blanket send or bring a check to the Church office - blankets are $10.00. Of the 89 children attending VBS we recieved 401 non-perishable food items and there have been 57 blankets purchased.
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Church Camp Information
Church Camp mail to:
Disciples Center @ Camp Tawakoni
8492 SW Tawakoni Rd.
Augusta, Kansas 67010
PreHigh (July 24th - July 29th)
Counselor: Christina Barker, Tiffany Rea
Campers: Aidan Hicks, Tatum McCart, Cali Miller, Yoselin Miramontes, Zach Phillips
Junior 2 (July 24th - July 29th)
Counselor: Will Matherly
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Church Choir
We are seeking out singers who desire to share their gifts with a team! If there is any interest, I would love to hear from you and meet with you to see if the choir is a place for you to serve! We also enjoy inviting musicians to feature in an instrumental solo every so often.
Contact me at trea1122@gmail.com or 785-201-5818
Tiffany Rea
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Child Care Center Cot Sheets
The Child Care Center is needing volunteers who can help sew cot sheets. If anyone is willing to help, please contact the center Director Jamie at 272-4291.
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Sack Lunch Ministry Meeting
We will be having an important meeting about our Sack Lunch Ministry Program and how we want to proceed with it.
The meeting will be on Monday, July 24th at 6:30 in the Adult Center.
You may park in the Stone Street Parking Lot and enter in the Adult Building door.
We will be talking about how we are going to proceed with this ministry as Connie makes plans for retirement.
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Back to School Bash
We are beginning to collect School Supplies for the Back to School Bash.
We will be collecting spiral notebooks, #2 yellow wood pencils, erasers, rulers, glue sticks, markers, and 8 large or 24 small crayons.
The Back to School Bash is Sunday, August 13th from 5:00-7:00 on the front lawn of the church.
If you would like to provide supplies please bring them to the church by August 12th or if you would like to volunteer to work in a station please let Connie or Donna know.
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Upcoming Birthday
Betty McCollough will be 96 years old on July 29th.
If you would like to send her a birthday wish it may be mailed to her at 620 NW Lyman Rd #405. 66608
We will also have small cards from our card ministry available in the Narthex this Sunday.
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Blessing Box Donations
We are very excited to announce that we now have a blessing box set up outside our church on the Gage lawn. The blessing box has been filled with various
non-perishable food items as well as a few hygiene items. We are excited to begin this program. The box is open to anyone to take what they need and to give anything extra that they have for someone else who might be in need.
In order to help keep the box full, there will be a box in the narthex for donation items. Items that can go in the box include non-perishable food items such as pudding cups, granola bars, juice boxes etc. and hygiene products such as bars of soap, razors, toothbrushes and toothpaste.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shelley Aldrich by phone at 785-217-5298 or by email at sak020797@yahoo.com
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Stitch and Scripture Discussion Group
We continue to meet Sunday mornings in the Chapel in Fellowship Hall from
10:00 am - 10:50 am through August 27. Bring your stitching if you have a project started or just come for the lively discussion.
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…bookmarks from your library…
GOOD READS FROM THE LIBRARY!!!
The July summer monthly reading contest is on its’way! . The person reading the most books from the church library in July wins a FREE lunch with our youth minister, Donna!! Can’t beat that for an incentive!
So what’s a good read for July? Well, what about ORPHAN TRAIN by Christina Baker Kline! This is a heart warming novel about two very different women, Molly and Vivian who disrupt one another’s lives and become unlikely friends. The author takes us on a historical journey that reminds us how survival depends on one’s owns backbone..
“WANTED”
“Homes for Orphaned Children
A Company or Homeless Children From The East will
Arrive at
Milwaukee Road Depot, Friday, October 18
Distribution will take Place at 10 A.M.
These children are of various ages and both sexes,
Having been thrown friendless upon the world.”
This is just a hint of what you’ll learn and read as you join Kline in her latest novel.
Or how about IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Julia Alvarez.?
This is a story that tells the life of four sisters growing up in a country shadowed by a dictatorship under the rule of the Dominican dictator Trujillo. They were the Los Mariposas “The Butterflies” and they share their tales from hair ribbons to everyday horrors of life in a country of political oppression.
ABILIGAL’S STORY a novel by Ann Burton.
The Bible is filled with women of faith, bravery, and cunning. Here is one woman’s tale—as it might have happened….
“David said to Abigail…”Blessed be your good sense, and blessed by you.” 1 Samuel 25:32-33.
Abiligail vows to be a devoted wife—a hard promise to keep when Nabal exiles her to the countryside to herd his sheep. But Abigail begins to love the weathered prairie and its people—particularly David, the warrior son of Jesse, who has taken her under his wing. (copied from inside flap of the book)
Come read her story and discover the ending.
Be sure to check out one of our many good books for a great summer read.
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Doorstep Newsletter Article – July, 2017
In December, 2016, Doorstep assisted 259 households involving 811 individuals with Christmas gifts and food. Each year we celebrate “Christmas in July” to get a jump start on collecting new items for our annual Christmas adoption! Our goal is to help alleviate some of the strain during the holidays by collecting some items mid-year. Doorstep will again adopt 250 households with 700+ individuals this December through the Christmas Bureau. By having items donated in July, our Christmas Store Chair, Judy Neher, has a better idea what items we are lacking in November and December. Judy is here every week sorting through donations, and organizing the basement where our Christmas donations are kept all year until the big week arrives!
Last year we changed the focus of Christmas in July to only include items that are not seasonal. Therefore, we have requested no clothing at this time. Instead, we need sheets and blankets, health kit items, household items, gifts for adults, school supplies and toys. These items should be new.
Each school aged child we adopt receives school supplies and a backpack, if needed. Typically, they have used up their back to school supplies, and they need replenished. Also, each of the 250 households receives a health kit filled with hygiene products, and wrapped with a new bath towel, hand towel and washcloth!
Each child receives one bigger toy as their gift and then other smaller items are available along with games, books, stuffed animals, stocking stuffers etc. Typically, we are lacking in the main gift area. If you can help with toys for children ages 2-12 and gifts for the teenagers (make up and nail kits) we would be grateful.
Please look over the Christmas in July flyer and see how you can help. Doorstep continues to be successful in helping people in need because of our member congregations who are working together to provide for their neighbors in need. If everyone pitches in just a little, big things will continue to happen!
Please bring your Christmas donations to worship in July or to Doorstep, Monday – Friday, 8am – 3pm.
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Did you know that First Christian Church has a unique AmazonSmile link that makes it easier for people to find and support your organization?
What is my organization's unique link?
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/48-0554328
What does my unique link do?
When customers click on your organization's unique link, they skip the process to search for a charity to support among over 1 million eligible charities. Instead, they're taken to
smile.amazon.com
and are automatically asked if they want to support First Christian Church.
Can I just tell supporters to search for my charity at smile.amazon.com?
Yes. However, that makes it harder for your supporters to find and select your organization. There are over 1 million eligible charities, and customers may end up picking a different organization during the selection process. Sharing your charity link increases the likelihood that customers will select your charity before they start shopping.
Do my supporters have to click on my charity's AmazonSmile link every time they shop?
No. Once customers select your organization, you will receive 0.5% of the price of all their eligible
smile.amazon.com
purchases, regardless of whether they use your unique AmazonSmile link to return to the site. However, we recommend that you ask your supporters to bookmark and use your link so they don't accidentally shop at www.
amazon.com
instead of
smile.amazon.com
. Only purchases made at
smile.amazon.com
are eligible for donations.
What do customers that have already selected a charity see when they click on my organization's unique link?
If someone is already supporting your organization and they click on your unique link, they will simply be taken to
smile.amazon.com
so they can start shopping. They do not have to re-select your charity. If someone supporting a different charity clicks on your charity link, they are asked if they'd like to switch to support your organization.
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Prayer Concerns
We invite you to use the following prayer or one of your own desire as you offer prayers for those listed in our prayer concerns.
O God, source of love and compassion in the sufferings of all your children, we offer our compassion also for the hungry, and the sick in body, mind, or heart, the depressed and the lonely, all living in fear and under stress, all stricken with grief, the unemployed and the rejected, and those burning with hatred. Strengthen us to work for their healing and inspire us to build with you the kingdom of love where none shall cause suffering to others and all be caring, loving children of yours. Our compassionate, all-embracing God, ever present, ever love, never failing, we pray to you. Amen. (Adapted from Chalice Worship #363 p. 343).
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PRAYER CONCERNS, July 19, 2017
Health Concerns:
Gail Alderson, Debbie Collins, Anita Dietz, Alma Greenaway, Harold Johnson, Steve Martin, Dillon Percival, Loren and Eileen Powell, Becky Stauffer, Walt Wofford
Cancer Patients:
Shirley Evans, Steve Hansen, LaJonna Johnson, Jake Lewis, Janice McAbee, Mary Mentock, Cheri Moon, Ellen Myzer, Kim Rea, Alice Roy, Diane Taylor, Cheryl Tuckwin, Clarke Williams, Laurie Wilson
Keep these people in your prayers:
Regional Staff, Christian Church in Kansas; Rev. Teresa Hord Owens , General Minister/President, Christian Church (Disciples); those serving in the military; those traveling; those seeking employment and families who are struggling.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the girls who were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria by Boko Haram in 2014.
In order to keep our prayer list updated, we will be leaving health concerns on the list for one month.
Please notify us when a name needs removed or needs to remain for another month.
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Technology Update
If you see a blank in the technology (sound, lights or power point) list on Sunday morning, that means there is no one assigned to that task on that Sunday. So your help is needed to fill these places. There is a small amount of training you would need, but anyone can learn. For assistance in learning to support the Technology Ministry please contact Vern Failor at 272-6102 or vlfailor@gmail.com
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Sunday Servants, July 23th, 2017 Elder at the Table: Ken Powell Ministry of the Table: Barb Runge Counters: Rose Shoulders & Meredith Sonderegger Fellowship Time: Seekers
8:45 am Greeters: Gayle & David Steinbach Sound: Will Matherly Lighting: Suz McIver PowerPoint: Ushers: Ruth Mosher & Jo McHenry Welcome: Myron Mott Greeting Elder: Penny McCoy Diaconate Team #4: Connie Brown, Gladys Burch, Janie & Paxton Jones, Jeanine Mott*, Joe Sittenauer, Roger & Glenda Yocom 11:10 am Candle Lighters: Allycia Bodine Greeters: Greg & Victoria Copenhaver Sound: Brian Mays Lighting: Ken Price PowerPoint: Andrew Howard Ushers: Patti Keithley & Tina Lonergan Welcome: Gail Fox Greeting Elder: Stephanie Switzky Diaconate Team #4: Tim & Shelly Lozzi, Brian & BJ Mays, Gail Fox, Jamey Kendall, *Larry & Sandy McDaniel Kid's Worship: Donna Schultz & Scott Howard
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Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, July 19th
6:00 pm Just Move It, Builders Rm
7:00 pm Centering Prayer, Chapel
Thursday, July 20th
11:00 am Words of Faith, Adult Center
3:45 pm Child Care Center Chapel, Sanctuary
5:45 pm Al-anon, Fellowship Hall Sec. 3
7:00 pm Worship Team, Sanctuary
Looking Ahead
Monday, July 24th
Pre-High Camp
10:00 am Staff Meeting, Conf. Rm.
6:30 pm Sack Lunch Ministry Meeting, Adult Cntr.
6:45 pm Boy Scouts
Tuesday, July 25th
6:30 pm Faith and Film, Blackbird Bistro
Wednesday, July 26th
6:00 pm Just Move It, Builders Rm.
7:00 pm Centering Prayer, Chapel
Thursday, July 27th
3:45 pm Child Care Center
Chapel, Sanctuary
5:45 pm Al-anon, Fellowship Hall Sec. 3
6:00 pm Book Club, Adult Center
7:00 pm Worship Team, Sanctuary
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Contacts
Dale Matherly
Senior Minister
Connie Skinner
Congregational Care
Donna Schultz
Children & Youth
Jamie Burnett
Director, FCC Child Care Center
Tim Smale
Organist
Debby Martin
Chimes & Bells Director
Tiffany Rea
Director of Worship Arts
Becky Coffman
Nursery Supervisor
Becky Stauffer
Parish Nurse
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