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The Chalice

A publication of First Christian Church of Edmond, OK

CONNECTIONVol. 5 No. 2 January 17, 2013

Join the Education ConversationBy Rev. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister Martin Luther

King Jr. ServiceMonday, January 21

6PM

Edmond Trinity ChristianChurch, 1400 Northwest178th Street

Rev. George Young of HolyTemple Baptist Church will

be the guest preacher.

On Sunday,January 27, allof our church

is invited to anAdult Educa-

tion lunch inour FellowshipHall beginning

at 12:15. It will be a great opportunity forus to discuss some of the best elements ofadult Christian education in our church.At the heart of our adult education is our

Sunday school program, taught by manywonderful teachers dedicated to educat-ing their classes and to providing a won-derful place of fellowship, pastoral careand community building. The SS classes

are great ways for people to plug in tosmall groups and to get to know others inour church family.

One of the challenges we have as a

church family is that we need more teach-ers. Our church is growing and we needto start more Sunday school classes, and,for that matter, we need to start moresmall group Bible study and discussiongroups that do not meet on Sundays. Sowe need more dedicated volunteers tolead these groups.

Most people, when asked to teachone of these groups, respond by saying,Who me? Teach? Im not qualified!I know it can be challenging and evenintimidating to lead a class, but the truthis, all is takes is dedication, a little extratime and care for the people in yourgroup. The Adult Ed committee has manyresources to help new teachers and cur-

rent teachers provide excellent studiesfor the classes. And you dont have tobe an expert to teach! Leading a discus-sion, watching a video, inviting speakers

into the classthere are many ways toenhance the education experience. If youare interested at all, please come and be

a part of this exciting experience.In meeting with our consultant in

the visioning process, Dick Hamm, wehave reviewed all of the feedback fromour prayer triads. And one of the themesthat was communicated very clearly frommany of the groups was the need formore small groups, Sunday school classesand new adult education opportunities.

Since the need is so great, we also needvolunteers to step forward to help makethis happen. The Adult Ed committeeis committed to bringing more learningopportunities to our church. So come

on Jan 27 and bring ideas, curiosity andmost importantlyyour self, to the lunch.

And as you know, 2013 has startedwith a whirlwind of change. Soon we will

be saying good-bye to two of our longest-term staff members, Greg Bunton andShelley Regan. I know God has calledthem to wonderful ministries outside ofFirst Christian Edmond, but it is difficultto let them go. Im pleased with ourpersonnel committee, our church boardand our leadership and how they have

responded to these changes. They knowthat while God is calling Greg and Shel-ley out, God will also be welcoming newfaces into our midst. In the meantime,we need all of our members to step upand help to meet the challenges of ourchurchs ministry, while we prepare forthe transition. Our lunch on the 27th willbe an excellent place to start. (To reserve

a spot, please call Iris Jordan at 341-3544or email her at [email protected])

Hope to see you there!

Order Sub Sandwichesfor the Super Bowl!Are you having a Superbowl Party? Juwatching the game at home alone? Ei-ther way, the youth of FCC can provida tasty meal to enjoy during the game!From now until February 3, students wbe taking orders for 6-inch submarinesandwiches for $6 a piece, available fo

pick up the morning of the BIG Game.Stop by the rotunda on Sunday

mornings to place your order andsandwich preference. Choose from hamturkey, roast beef, cheese and all thefixings! Included with your sub - a bagof chips, a canned soda, and a deliciouhomemade brownie! Proceeds from thsale will support ongoing youth missiontrips and activities. You can order onlinat www.fccedmond.org/subsales ordrop by the church offices during theweekday.


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Winter Campers Arrived Home Safely!By Susan Huffer, Family Camp CoordinatorOver the winter break, nine First Christian families headed out to Snow Mountain Ranch inColorado for 5 days of fun in the snow!

On Sunday evening Steve Hanson launched our week talking about Psalm 121 I liftmy eyes to the mountains What a great way to start.

We skied Grandy and Winter Park Mountains, went snowmobiling, tubing, sledding,rock climbing (indoors!), ice skating, roller skating, swimming, and cross country skied. Somepeople went to the craft barn or read a

book. Some even had a massage by our own Tarah Sparks.The best part about the trip? Enjoying each others company. At night

we played games, laughed and got to know each other better.Frank Gresh closed the week talking about his favorite word for the

week, Wow. Wow to the mountains that God created for us to enjoy,wow to all the activities we enjoyed and wow to the great fellowship weshared throughout the week.

Want to know more about Winter Family Camp? Find someone thatwent and ask them about the trip, or better yet, join us next time! Well besharing information about Summer Family Camp soon.

This Sunday you will be invited to join

the hub - First Christians new onlinecommunication tool that will help us buildcommunity and share information.

First Christian is launching the hubas a tool to help equip our ministry lead-ers, staff and congregation so we cancommunicate more effectively.

the hub is the place for members

and friends of First Christian Church tosecurely connect, encourage one another,and, keep track of whats happening!

the hub is a church directory like youvenever experienced, and yet its so muchmore. Want to know when the next board

meeting is? Check the hub. Want toknow what your pledge is and make a

gift? Go to the hub. Need to plan ameal for your Sunday school class to take

to a sick member? the hub can help youorganize that too!

Sounds complicated, right? Nope. Ifyou can use Facebook, you can use the

hub. The Hub is easy it does a lot, butyou can use as much or as little of it as

you like. When youre ready to do more,

the hub is there with tools to make yourlife at FCC simpler and easier.

In the unlikely event you do get lostor need help, there are oodles of help vid-eos and advice available. Besides, youreally cant hurt anything feel free toexperiment and poke around.

First things first when you receive

your invitation to join the hub log in andset up your own password. Then checkout your personal profile and make sureyour information is correct. Upload acurrent photo - a close up of your faceis best. Set your personal communica-tion preferences - if you want to receiveimportant text messages from the churchand your groups (Sunday school classes,committees, etc.), fill in your cell carrierand number. We promise never to sendyou any spam. If you have concernsabout privacy, review your privacy set-

tings as well. But most of all, have funexperimenting with all the hub can do!

View and Update

your personal records

Stay Connected

with others in your groups,

see your groups calendar,

and more

Send Messagesextend class conversaons be-

yond Sunday! communicate with

groups! through email, texts, to

other members ofthe Hub

Sign up and pay

for events and classes

Give

automate recurring gis,

make one me gis, and viewand download your fnancial

statements

Making it easier

to communicate

and connect with

one another.


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Congress Approves Two-Year Retroactive IRA Charitable Rollover ExtensionThe American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which Congress passed January 1, 2013, contains a unique giving opportunity forpeople age 70 1/2 and older. The act contains a two-year retroactive extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover provision that lapseon December 31, 2011. Specifically, the new law retroactively reinstates the Rollover for 2012 and allows any otherwise eligiblegifts made after December 31, 2012 and before February 1, 2013 to be treated as a 2012 donation. The new law also specifiesthat any portion of a distribution from an IRA to a taxpayer made after November 30, 2012 and before January 1, 2013 may betreated as a qualified charitable distribution for purposes of the IRA Charitable Rollover. Finally, the IRA Charitable Rollover hasbeen reinstated for all of 2013 and will now expire at the end of this year, on December 31, 2013. For more information about giv

ing to First Christian Church, please contact our Business Administrator, Karla Mahan.

2012 YEAR END FINANCESa report from the Finance CommitteeDecember General Fund Offering, $159,148.91, wassignificantly ahead of normal monthly contributions, i.e.

79% greater than the average monthly offering for the first eleven months. This resultedin End of Year General Fund Revenues being 106% of Budget and created a 2012General Fund surplus. The Ministry Moderators and Staff controlled the General FundExpenses slightly under Budget, i.e. 99.8% of Budget. Good Job. End of Year GeneralFund Expenses were 101% of Budget. December Building Fund Offerings were signifi-cantly greater than the normal monthly average. Thank you for your 2012 gifts. 2012 General Fund 2012 Building Fund*

Actual ActualRevenue $1,200,229.06 $270,684.27Expense $1,139,115.67 $272,751.36Excess/(Shortfall) $61,113.39 ($2,067.09)

*Mortgage Balance at the end of 2012 is $666,774.75 and does not reflect

Finishing Faithfully Challenge Gifts.PLEASE NOTE: It is important to always note on your checks or envelopes towhich church accounts you want your contribution credited.

Happy Birthday!1/20 Kathy Stilwell, Arvil Flippin, Teres

Finley, Marian Bates

1/21 Garry Dowell, Christine Luton,Amber Jones

1/22 Kaitlyn Palmer1/24 John Hackney, Bernie McNickle,

Warren Hill, Melissa VanOsdol1/25 Jim Farley, Jenny Wiechmann,

Alex Smith, Red Daniel, JacksonMoffatt, Jacqui Gregory

1/26 Peyton Jewell, Kay Hackney1/27 Jon Puryear, Lauren Neundorf,

Sid Groom

Our Finishing Faithful Challenge beganin December and continues throughJanuary 2013. This challenge providesup to $150,000 in matching funds forgifts which are designated to help reduceour building fund debt. To date we have

collected $101,462.00 for our FinishingFaithful Challenge. This means we will be

making a $202,924 payment towards our existing building fund debt. And the challengecontinues! Between now and January 31, we can match another $48,538. Simply markyour check Finishing Faithful and it will be credited appropriately. If you have ques-tions about this project, please contact Bernie McNickle, Scott Peters or Karla Mahan.

Prayers of the PeopleTHOSE IN NEED OF PRAYER Justin Bilbrey (Kaci Taylors

brother), Dr. Henry Pearce, Gayle Jones (Jennifer Cainsmom), Loree Rice, Russell Kious, Larry Dodd, Tom Cowling,Samantha Branscum (Michelle Fritzs sister), Joan Grant,

Larry Hays (Dyke Moffatts brother-in-law), Lori Snider (Loretta Parks daughter), VirginiaONiel, Cynthia David (Winnie Halls daughter), Ed Berry, Bill & Mary Lou Womble

Spring Womens

Connections BibleStudy

Studying Nehemiah: A HearThat God Can Break

by Kelly MinterClasses offered Monday evenings at7pm beginning February 11 and Thursday mornings at 9:30am beginning Feruary 14. Books are $16 and availablein the Pastoral Office or at the intro-

ductory classes. For more informationcontact Jenny Wiechmann at 340-381or Tana Stufflebean at 341-4742.


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ComeUNITEwith usWednesdayevenings thissemester!

Childrens ScheduleChildren ages 3 to 5th grade

5:00 Music/Instruments (K-5th) (Rm 11

5:30 Cherub Choir (PreK) (Rm 115)

6:00 Check-In/Dinner

6:30 Large Group (Sanctuary)

7:00 Small Groups

7:30 Check-Out/Pick up

Students Schedule5:30 Girls Ensemble

5:45 Dinner

6:30 Worship

7:15 Small Group Bible Study

8:00 Done!

Winter/Spring DatesJanuary 9, 16, 23, 30

February 6, 13, 20, 27(Unite 2/13 - Ash Wednesday )

March 6, 13, 27(No Unite 3/20 - Spring Break)

April 3, 10, 17, 24

Meal Payment Options

$3.50 per person/weekly

$50.00 per semester/per person

$12.50 weekly (family of 4+)

$180.00 semester (family 4+)

Worshipat First Christian8:15, 9 & 11am

January 20, 2013Message: Rev. Chris Shorow

Rev. Dr. Jerry BlackScripture: John 2:1-11

January 27, 2013Message: Rev. Dr. Jerry Black

Rev. Chris ShorowScripture: Luke 4:14-21

Evening Options for Adults: 5:00 - 6:00 Adult Bible Study Group,

led by Rev. Chris Shorow - Room 116

6:20 - 7:15 After the New Testament

Study, led by Rev. Dr. Jerry Black -Room 116

7:00 - 8:15Chancel Choir: led byDiane Ball - Sanctuary

(Nursery/Childcare Available)

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