Worship Schedule

Saturday - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m.

THIS COMING SUNDAY

Scripture - 1 Timothy 3:10-17

Sermon - “The Necessity of Scripture”

LAST SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Worship - 101

Sunday School - 15

Officers Serving July 11, 2010

8:30 a.m. Service

Elder – Sheila Scott

Deacon – Mark Casner

Ushers – Nancy Lock, JoAnn Casner

Liturgist – Rex Kinder

Nursery – Jennifer Shields

A/V – Buzz Placke, Amanda Clinkscales

10:30 a.m. Service

Elder – Maxine Davidson, Betty Hurd

Deacon – Caitlin Mayden, Eva Gene Reid,

Jason Mayden, Barclay Staton

Ushers – Cindy and Russ Mayden

Liturgist – Steve Brunkhorst

Nursery – Harriett Ward

Taxi – Casey Flinn

A/V – Amanda Clinkscales, Allison Shields

Acolytes – Cherie West, Kara Berrey

Flowers – Buzz and Sheila Placke

Communion Prep – Janet and Eugene Pattie

The Christian Call

July 7, 2010

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend, I will be continuing my series of ser-mons on the numerous parts of our worship service and why we do what we do every Saturday and Sunday. On July 10-11, I will be preaching on the reading of scripture during our Sunday services. The question is: why is read-ing scripture publicly so important during the worship ser-vice? Maybe this seems a trite question for you, but it is good to remind ourselves now and then as to the necessity of scripture not only for private devotions but for public reading as well. One of the best ways to know and remem-

ber scripture is to read it out loud, or at least that has been my experience. Reading aloud, for me, seems to bring the scriptures more to life when you can hear them by merely read-ing them to yourself. Give it a try sometime. When you are alone having your private time with God, read some scripture out loud. Who knows; you might find that scripture viewed a bit differently when it is heard as well as read. My point is, there is a reason we read scrip-ture aloud on Sundays. No matter who reads it and in what style, the power of the Word is magnified when read aloud. Well, that is my opinion anyway. Also, the 2010 Vacation Bible School is set. We will be having it again with the United Methodist Church this year and we at the Christian Church will be hosting. The theme is “Saddle Ridge Ranch” and the dates will be August 9-13 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm each eve-ning. Classes and activities will be held from Monday the 9th through Thursday the 12th with all families and friends invited to the closing assembly in the sanctuary on Friday the 13th (!!). This will be a great week and a fun VBS. If you would like to help our, please call Kristen Horine at 542-3411. Thanks to one and all for your contributions for Victoria Sullivan’s expenses for the National Youth Leadership Conference in Boston, July 11-16. The breakfast prepared by Tori and her family was outstanding! Those of you who missed this meal missed out on quite a treat!! Tori will be leaving for Boston on July 11, so let us pray for her safe journey and her safe return home. I know this conference will be a great learning experience for her. Please remember to be safe and sound this summer season as you go about your travels hither and yon. Have a great time and please do not text and drive at the same time! We would like to see you back in one piece, as it were. God bless you all and be careful; God be with you all until we meet again. As always, I am, Your brother in Christ, Larry

UPCOMING DATES July 6 - 8: 123 Go #1 Camp Crowder State Park Trenton, MO July 8: Pastor’s Vacation Day July 9 - 13: Junior Camp #1 Crowder State Park Trenton, MO July 9, 10 & 11, 2010: Women’s Retreat at Missouri Western State College St. Joseph July 10, 6:00 pm: Saturday Nights Alive July 11, 9:30 am: Scholarship Committee Meeting July 11, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Senior Center Dinner July 12, 6:30 pm: Evangelism Meeting July 12, 7:00 pm: NO Elder’s Meeting July 12, 7:00 pm: Education Meeting July 12, 7:30 pm: Church Board Meeting July 13, 9:30 am: Piecemakers Meet July 14 - 16: 123 Go #2 Crowder State Park Trenton, MO July 15: Pastor’s Vacation Day July 17 - 21: Chi-Rho Camp #1 Crowder State Park Trenton, MOMO July 17, 6:00 pm: Saturday Nights Alive July 20, 9:30 am: Piecemakers Meet July 22, 12:00 pm: Minister’s Area Cluster Meeting Fellowship Hall July 24, 6:00 pm: Saturday Nights Alive

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL August 9th - 13th 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Roundin’ Up Questions,

Drivin’ Home Answers

Vacation Bible School is scheduled for Au-gust 9th - 13th from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Saddle up for VBS 2010 where kids will be ridin’ the range and roundin’ up questions like: “What is God’s plan for me?” and “How can I be like Jesus?” At the end of the day, they’ll discover that God’s Word has all the answers. If you are interested in helping please contact Kristen Horine at 660-542-3411.

Thanks every-one for their prayers, “Thinking of You” notes, cards, flowers

and other gifts while I was at Life Care Center and since returning home from knee surgery. I am doing fine and will be back out and about soon. Love Dorothy Weedin

Christian Church, Thank you so much

for the Bingo Prizes. Resi-

dents will love them and we

thank you, for thinking of us.

Linda Willis Activity Director Carroll House

We thank each and eve-

ryone for their contribution to the

collection of bingo prizes and

treats for our nursing homes.

We had a nice assortment of snacks, costume

jewelry and fragrances.

Thanks for helping make days a little

brighter for our shut-ins.

Church in Society Committee

To Pastor Larry, Dr. Reid and my church family, I feel very blessed and than you one and all for all my notes, cards, calls and spe-cial memento while I was hospitalized here and in Columbia. What a loving church we have. We are so blessed, In Christian Love, Betty Hurd

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

Since this is the month of our independence as a nation, I thought it would be good

to print up a fun quiz concerning our nation’s history. This quiz is about the presidency

and I thought some presidential trivia would be in order this second week of July in the

234th year as a free nation. Have fun answering these questions:

1. WHICH PRESIDENT HAD AN ALLIGATOR AS A PET? A. James Madison C. John Tyler B. John Quincy Adams D. Andrew Johnson 2. WHICH PRESIDENT SERED THE SHORTEST TERM? A. William Henry Harrison C. James Garfield B. Zachary Taylor D. Richard Nixon 3. WHO WAS THE OLDEST PRESIDENT TO BE ELECTED? A. Zachary Taylor C. Ronald Reagan B. William Henry Harrison D. Gerald Ford 4. WHO WAS THE YOUNGEST PRESIDENT TO BE ELECTED? A. John F. Kennedy C. James K. Polk B. William J. Clinton D. Grover Cleveland 5. WHO WAS THE SHORTEST PRESIDENT? A. Benjamin Harrison C. James Madison B. Martin Van Buren D. John Quincy Adams 6. WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT’S WIFE TO BE CALLED THE “FIRST LADY?” A. Dolley Madison C. Priscilla Cooper Tyler B. Lucy Ware Webb Hayes D. Jane Appleton Pierce 7. HOW MANY PRESIDENTS WERE ASSASSINATED IN OFFICE? A. 5 C. 3 B. 4 D. 7 8. WHICH PRESIDENT WAS BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY? A. John Quincy Adams C. George Washington B. Abraham Lincoln D. Calvin Coolidge 9. WHAT WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON’S PRESIDENTIAL SALARY? A. $15,000 C. $50,000 B. $25,000 D. $40,000 10. WHO WAS THE ONLY UNMARRIED PRESIDENT? A. Woodrow Wilson C. James K. Polk B. Abraham Lincoln D. James Buchanan Answers will be provided in the next issue of “The Call.” Happy Trails!!!!!!!!!

CHURCH BOARD MEETING is scheduled for

July 12, at 7:30 pm Evangelism meeting

at 6:30 pm Education meeting

at 7:00 pm

ELDERS MEETING

There will be no Elders meeting on

July 12.

This I Know I do not know what troubles I may meet with on my way. I cannot guess what part I shall be called upon to play.

I cannot see the pattern of my future destiny. I cannot tell what purpose God is working out for me.

But this I know - whatever I may have to fight or face. He'll be there at every moment and in every place.

I shall not dread the unmapped road or fear the great unknown. Wherever I may find myself - I shall not be alone.

The need is constant. The gratification is instant.

Give Blood.™

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF CARROLLTON

is sponsoring a Blood Drive in the Fellowship Hall

August 16, 2010 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

First Christian Church

205 North Folger Carrollton, Missouri 64633

If you are interested in donating blood

please put your name on the sign up sheet on the

parlor table or call the church office at 660-542-

0247. An American Red Cross representative will

contact you about scheduling an appointment.

1-800-GIVE-LIFE | RedCross-

Bits and Pieces from :

The Congregation, The Pulpit, Friends, Joys & Concerns, Outreach

http://www.fcccarrollton.com

The flowers on the chancel were to the Glory of God

and in loving memory of her brother Steve Scott, by

the Buzz Placke family.

Lynn, daughter-in-law, of the Wes Jackson’s will start

law school in August. Her law school is Washburn.

Betty Hurd is back with us from the hospital.

Heath Owen and boys are doing good now.

Karl Marxhausen would like us to pray that all families will come to-

gether over the 4 th.

Our prayers are with Phillip Fisher.

Rain is back in Missouri.

—Prayer Concerns— Prayer list

We encourage you to share with us anyone in need of prayer. Please inform the church office when someone is ill, in the hospi-tal, or in need of prayer for any other reason. Prayer connects us with God.

Among Our Own Vernon Renne Glendena Fry Ruby Mayden Sue Ellen Renne

Friends and Members With Special Concerns

Dorothy McNiece Charlynn Davis Jean Lake Eva Lee Fergason Ghee Thomas Floyd Newman Mary Helen Solito (Sue Jackson’s mother) Jim Staton Anna Mae Welker (Judy Anderson’s mother) Emma Lee Flick Louise Gardner

Our Prayer Outreach

Patsy Hunt Ann Kohler Jeanie Wheeler Padgett Terry and Pam Bristow Rick Carlson Richard Henks Katy Grant Dorothy Weedin Eleanor Jones Phillip Fisher

Service People

Kyle Cox Sean Cox Matt West Mason Holley Levi Falke Chris Falke Emily Falke Nathan Murphy Nicholas Little-Cookson ElizaBeth Michaels Patrick Mullins

July 1 Jeff Ward

July 2 Kathryn Newcomb

July 2 Kelly Eiserer

July 8 Kevin Colborn

July 8 Charles Dickson

July 9 Robyn Creason

July 9 Angie Davis

July 13 Bragg Stanley

July 13 Susan Finlayson-Mc Kaskel

July 14 Kara Berry

July 15 Dwight Griffin

July 16 Kaleb Bingham

July 16 Bryan Whipkins

July 18 Kathryn Jo Blankenship

July 19 Jason Lavelock

July 20 Nathan Lavelock

July 21 Connie (McNiece) Brower

July 23 Eugene Pattie

July 25 Kristen Horine

July 27 Amberlynn Curry

July 29 Carrie Shatto

July 30 Betty Miller

July 30 Tonya Vancleve

July 31 Jim Paul

July 1 - Duane and Jan Casner July 7 - Chris and Lynnette Cowherd