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Happy Wednesday, Allisonville!
Can y'all believe that Lent is about halfway over? That is just wild to me. As we move toward the end of Lent, there is one big, colorful, exciting thing taking up my mind. Our annual egg hunt!! This super fun community event is an important one; we drew over 200 visitors to it last year. It takes a whole lot of love (and volunteers) to pull this off, and if you have ever wanted to help in our ministries to God's youngest friends- gosh, do I have an opportunity for you!
Next week in the Buzz we will have a link to sign up to help out with the egg hunt. One big, tangible way you can help right now is by stuffing eggs! In the Narthex, I have filled lots of bags with empty Easter eggs. Like last year, you can sign up to take one (or more) home and fill them with nut-free candy. We have over 2,000 eggs to stuff (we mean business with our egg hunt)! This egg hunt is a fun, safe way for kids in our community to simply have fun and feel loved this Easter season. If you want to help in other ways, please reach out to me or Liz Young!
Thank you so much!
Peace and blessings,
Josh
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Joys:
- Grayson Allen Hunt Stephens, son of Max Hunt & Dakota Stephens and grandson of Linda Hunt, who entered this world on March 6th.
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We are excited that the youth group flocking fundraiser has now kicked off! If you would like to participate, the signup sheets are in the Narthex or online. Ask Josh (jjackson@allisonville.org) if you have any questions!
Concerns:
- We hold in prayer the family of David Parker, who passed away last week. Service will be held April 1 at 2 pm at ACC.
- We pray for Pam Rahn as she recovers from a heart procedure.
- We continue to pray for Alex Hofer, Bob Hessong, Sandy Zimmerman, and Bill Shadburne.
We pray for all who are grieving.
We pray for all who are affected by COVID.
We pray for a meaningful and effective solution to end gun violence in our society.
We continue to pray for our work and all work to be an anti-racist church and people.
Our Global Ministries Prayer Partner this week is Japan.
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Easter Flowers
ACC is selling flowers to help decorate the sanctuary for Easter! We will have pots of:
- Tulips, $10 each
- Daffodils, $10 each
- Azaleas, $15 each
Order forms will be in the bulletin for the next three Sundays. Filling this out will be the only way to place your orders. These can be turned in to Sue Hanna, Pam Rahn, John Quick, or Haley Receveur and we will be sure to get your orders processed. Thank you all in advance, and we are looking forward to your help making the sanctuary bloom!
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Flocking
Our Flocking fundraiser has returned! If you want to participate in a fun, active way to support our youth mission trip to Los Angeles, click the link below for details on how to Flock someone! A gift of $25+ allows you to send the flamingos to someone's yard, $50 can give you insurance to prevent your yard from being Flocked, and after you are Flocked $50 will reveal who did it to you! Feel free to send the flamingos to your ACC friends and community - but also feel free (and encouraged) to Flock your friends and neighbors who might not go to ACC. Maybe send them to someone who you might want to invite here? Click the link below for more details.
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Youth Group on Sunday
We will have youth group again on Sunday. We will meet for fellowship at 12 pm. Lunch will be provided!
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Youth Group Spring Retreat
Our youth ministry is hosting a spring retreat this year! It will be April 28-30 and we will head to Camp Bedford, the Disciples of Christ church camp south of Bloomington. It is $25 per person. Financial support is available if you need it to go on the retreat! Talk to Josh if you have any questions.
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Prime Timers Information - All Are Welcome
We wanted to provide some general information about our senior's group. Essentially, most are retired but anyone that can spare a little extra time to eat lunch and also enjoy visiting and making friends is invited. We plan to go to a different restaurant on the second Wednesday of every month. Each lunch is planned by a prime timer and they work with Haley to provide an announcement on the two Wednesdays before each date, and again in service on the two Sundays before. For example, our March 8 lunch was at the Olive Garden in Castleton Square. Pastor Beau took a picture of the 38 friends that enjoyed the experience as shown below. Both Josh and Beau were available thus providing an opportunity to get to know these fine young pastors.
Our next luncheon will be on Wednesday, April 12. Linda Belding is planning that event and we will be announcing it in the March 29 Buzz. Our group is loosely structured and generally Barb and Don Burrell coordinate. They would be happy to talk to anyone that has questions. Most participate when they have time. Our September event is always at Fort Harrison Park and we have as many as 60 join us there. Please come and join in on a fun luncheon.
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Buddy Bags
We are preparing the Buddy Bags for the upcoming Spring break! We will be collecting and packing food donations for 90 Buddy Bags for students at Clearwater Elementary, Eastwood, and Northview Middle Schools. We will be in the Narthex this Sunday, March 19, with a sign-up sheet for food donations and monetary contributions.
Each bag cost approximately $30.00. Monetary contributions may be given at the sign-up table, placed in the offering plate, or mailed to the church with a designation of “Buddy Bags,” or made by giving online and specifying your gift for the Buddy Bag program.
Please have your food donations to the church Narthex by Sunday, March 26. If you are interested in helping to shop for any remaining items, please let Loveta or Sandy know. We will be packing and delivering the bags on Tuesday, March 28, at 9:30 am. Come join us!
Contact Loveta Cain (tlc6383@comcast.net), Sandy Nagy (snag1221@yahoo.com), or Janet Spaulding (janetmspaulding@gmail.com) with questions.
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ACC Ministerial Scholarship
Allisonville Christian Church Ministerial Scholarship applications are being received for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. The Ministerial Scholarship was established to nurture, encourage, and support those who are considering or preparing to enter professional ministry.
A maximum scholarship of $1,000 per year may be granted to an individual. Awards may be considered for renewal with a new application. The applicant must be entering or attending a
qualifying undergraduate school or a graduate seminary as a full-time student and be an active
member of a church affiliated with Disciples of Christ. Scholarship application forms may be obtained in the church office or from Larry Rahn (email plrahn@comcast.net, phone or text 317-
379-3898).
Scholarship applications are due in the church office or may be received by a Scholarship Committee member by April 2, 2023. Potential applicants should also feel free to contact the Memorial and Endowment Committee chair, Theron Nelson-Mercer, at tnelsonmercer@gmail.com.
The form can be downloaded by clicking the button below!
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General Assembly Registration OPEN
The 2023 General Assembly Kindom of God, Within Us, Among Us, is a call for Disciples to strengthen their relationship with God, both as individuals and as a part of God’s community through an expansive gathering of the church in Louisville. The past two years, we have had to be separated but we have also innovated new ways for God’s limitless love to be revealed in our church, our communities, and around the world. God’s limitless imagination holds so many possibilities for our church.
This four-day event will encourage Disciples who gather to celebrate the way that God’s expansive love connects each of us as “kin” and to be part of the larger Kindom of God. Join us July 29-August 1, 2023 for worship, workshops, Bible study, opportunities to explore Louisville, mission project, and the sacred work of the church for children, youth, and adults across the life of the church.
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March 21 | Young Adult Book Study
Our Young Adult Ministry is beginning a book study! The group will be reading and discussing Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler. We will meet every other Tuesday, starting March 21, at 6:00 pm in the Retreat House. Bring a friend, and reach out to Josh or Beau if you need a copy of the book!
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March 21 | Shalom Zone Seminar
Over 800,000 Hoosiers are food insecure. Most of these are working families, and their hunger is hidden from those around them. In a time of low unemployment and food abundance, why is this happening and, more importantly, what can be done?
The five churches of the Shalom Zone, Allisonville Christian Church, Cross & Crown Lutheran Church, Epworth United Methodist Church, First Friends Meeting, and St. Pius X Catholic Church are presenting the PBS film, The Working Hungry. This film discusses food insecurity in Indiana. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion. Participants will include the producer of the film, a representative from Bread for the World, a social worker from Washington Township School District, and a representative from one of our food pantries.
Join us in person on March 21, 2023, 7:00 PM at Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville
Road or online via the "Join Us Live" link at www.allisonville.org. You can also catch the live feed on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-WYbJaNo9m6vVuPvgg5ZQ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/allisonville/.
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March 23 | Mary Martha Circle
The Mary Martha Circle will meet on March 23 at 1 pm in Room 15 at Allisonville Christian Church. We will be discussing Chapter 4, "Listen to God When All is Lost." We look forward to listening to each of you on this special topic, and hope you can join us!
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March 28 | ACC Book Club
The ACC Book Club will meet Tuesday, March 28 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. If you need the zoom link, please contact Karen Bayne at kbayne5900@gmail.com. This month, we will be reading Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Sue Hanna will have hard copies at church on Sunday if you would like a copy.
TheWashington Post says that it is “ A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits.” Amazon calls it: "The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived."
Happy reading!
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April 1 | Men's Breakfast at Skillets Pancake House
The men's breakfast group will be meeting for breakfast and fellowship at Skillets Pancake House on Saturday, April 1 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. Come out and join for some hearty breakfast food and good fellowship to jumpstart your weekend!
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April 1 | Crafters Group
The ACC Crafters Group will meet on Saturday, April 1 from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm for a morning of starting, continuing, and finishing projects. Feel free to join and flex your creative muscles!
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April 8 | Community Easter Egg Hunt
Mark your calendars now for Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 am. Our annual Easter Egg Hunt takes place that day, rain or shine (we will move inside if weather is a problem). There are separate egg hunts for each age group. This event is open to all kids fifth grade and below. Invite your family, friends, and neighbors with younger kids for a morning of games, snacks, and, of course, the famous egg hunt. Stay tuned for ways that YOU can help out with this fun community event. Contact Josh (jjackson@allisonville.org) if you have any questions.
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Seeking Virtual Scripture Readers
Virtual scripture readers are needed. Please contact John Quick (317-294-2709, qman21611@gmail.com) to sign up!
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Youth Group Meal Signup
It's that time of year again! Weekly youth group is back, and if you would like to serve and help out with our youth ministry a great way to do so is to provide the weekly meal for the group. Josh will communicate instructions with you the week before, but please click the link below to sign up for a Sunday (or two) to bring lunch for our young people! If you have questions, talk to Josh.
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Exploring Worship and Worship & Wonder Volunteers for 2023
Would you like to be involved in our children's ministry next year? We are seeking volunteers for both Exploring Worship and Worship & Wonder. Here are brief descriptions of the roles we are needing to fill:
W&W Greeter - The Greeter helps to welcome the kids to Worship & Wonder and assists the Storyteller in crowd control and keeping the ministry flowing.
W&W Storyteller - The Storyteller leads the lesson directly from the Worship & Wonder curriculum. We have access to the official W&W training.
EW Teacher - The Teacher leads the activity for the day, such as the sharing of joys and concerns, reading the scripture for the day, etc.
EW Shepherd - The Shepherd assists the Teacher in getting the kids to the EW space and keeping the activity going smoothly.
If you are interested in any of these roles or if you would like more information about them, please reach out to Josh!
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