Church family, we are really excited about this summer. A lot is happening around the church, from VBS to camps to mission trips and Disciple Hike. It promises to be busy! But, in the midst of that busyness, we also want you to take specific time to be with your family. We want to help you set aside time to spend with your family and friends. Not necessarily at the church, but in your homes, with your neighbors, outside, or wherever else you may end up. So, starting in June, we will not be having activities on Sunday nights at the church. No Bible studies or small groups or anything. What we want you to do is designate sum-mer-time Sunday nights as family nights.

Then, each week on Sunday morning, we will challenge each other to actively en-gage with their family the next week. The challenge could be anything from spend-ing time with just your family to spending time with two other families. We may challenge each other to broaden our families and reach out to a neighbor you don’t know very well. We may challenge each other to gather as one big faith family for a specific cause. Then, as the weeks go by, we will ask you to send us pictures of your family in action. Maybe watching a movie, maybe having a party with neighbors. Who knows what you might end up doing, but we want you to share your pictures with everyone. We will give more details as the weeks go by, but I personally look forward to spending some “family time” with you all.

Michael

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Surrender

Commit

Imitate

Financial Report

May 2016

May Budget Requirements

$110,417

May Budget Receipts

$98,519

Year-to-Date Budget Requirements

$883,333

Year-to-Date Budget Receipts

$806,290

Staff Anniversaries

Brent McCoy June 1, 2002

David Anderson

June 4, 1992

Dear Church Family, Your prayers, cards, visits and financial assistance has meant so much to us as we’ve made this journey. Thank you is just not adequate in expressing our gratitude, yet that is the only word we have in English. So, THANK YOU! May God bless each of you as we endeavor to serve our Lord with you. Yours in Christ, Judi & Van Page

“MAN UP” Men’s Bible Study

Thursdays @ 6:30 a.m.

Parlor

Last “Man Up” will be June 9 and will resume in the Fall

CAR CARE CLINIC DIAGNOSTIC

First Saturday of the month 9 a.m. - noon

CAR CARE CLINIC Third Saturday of the month

9 a.m. - 1 p.m. FBC Parking Lot

(Southwest of Assembly Center) FREE LABOR

Apply Online At: www.carcareclinic.info

or call 580-341-0439

S.A.M. Says, enthusiastically:

Senior Adult Ministry

WEDNESDAY

NIGHTS IN THE ATTIC

For Grades 6th - 12th

5:30-Hotdogs

6:00-Worship

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Led by Ray Cripps

Tuesdays @ 8:30 a.m. In the Assembly Center

The Assembly Center will miss Keen-agers during the months of June & July. The plan is to meet again in August!

On May 26, we were privileged to hear Rocky Hudson, who in 2014 retired from directing the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Kay County. He owns degrees from Bay-lor University and the University of Oklahoma.

For 24 years, Rocky was the Admin-istrator for the Oklahoma Depart-ment of Corrections in the Medical Services Division.

Rocky reviewed the book, “Live Long, Die Short”. The book’s focus is the importance of senior adults to “keep moving”. “Moving” benefits us physically, emotionally, psycho-logically and socially. We live longer and can be healthier even some-times when disease attacks.

Rachel Voelkers informed us about the importance of learning about dementia which victimizes a great number of the aged. Rachel is a de-mentia skills coach and consultant. She stressed the necessity of care-givers changing, because a person with dementia does not change back to who they were. She wants to help caregivers learn to find joy in their journey as a caregiver. She can be contacted at 580-767-8867.

Seniors - do you want to go any-where? Do anything together some-time? What are your ideas?

Remember, We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Philippians 4:13

Resonate – Worship Arts Camp is for those who have complet-

ed 8th grade through High School. Want to improve as a

guitarist, drummer, instrumen-talist or singer? Resonate is for you. It’s like Super Summer for

musicians. Brent and I have scholarship money available to

help offset the cost of going and we’d love to take several of

you to camp this year!

Resonate is June 28-July 2 at Oklahoma Baptist University

Cost is $50. Contact Aaron or Brent today!

Wednesdays

6-7 p.m.-Room 316 Finished PreK-Fifth Grade

July 28-31 Prairie View Christian Camp, Ark City

For kids who have finished Third through Fifth Grades

Cost: $85 - Scholarships Available

Applications to be a Junior Counselor now available. Must

have completed 10th grade to apply.

June 20-24, 2016 9:00 am. To Noon

For those who have finished PreK-5th.

It is all about JESUS and diving deep into knowing HIM! Registration is now open

at www.fbcponca.org

SILVERTONES &

YOUTH CHOIR

are on summer break!

We will resume in the Fall.

Brand New Study of 2 Timothy about

generational relationships. Starts Sept. 6 @ 9:30 a.m.

or 6 p.m. - Parlor PRAISE TEAM AND

BAND AUDTITIONS IN JULY

Contact the Music Office for

more information. . .

Tuesdays 6 p.m.

Begins June 7

Parlor

Wednesdays this Fall

9:30 a.m. - Ona Clegg’s

CAMP at the lake! For 6th & 7th

(completed)

Registrations available

in the Attic.

Parent/Youth Meeting

Wed., June 22

7:15 p.m. - Attic

Parent/Youth Meeting

Wed., July 13

7:15 p.m. - Attic

July 18-23

Cost: $100

August 22-26

Wheeler Peak in New Mexico

Cost: TBA

For more information contact

Dwayne Tackett or Mark Korsmo