The Beacon First Christian Church Marion, Indiana August 2017

First Christian Church Vision Statement We believe God is calling the First Christian Church to care for the mental, physical,

and spiritual welfare of our greater world community by becoming more service-oriented and mission-minded.

(Adopted in 2005)

Jesus said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15)

During the 2 for 2017 process, we had six meetings. At each meeting we learned about the needs in our community, had great discussions, and took a vote on two new outreach projects that will help us further the vision of FCC. Our voting results were taken to the July board meeting, and fully accepted by the board. Now we turn to those who were not available for the 2 for 2017 process in the hopes that you will be as excited as we are! FCC will begin working with social worker, Natalie Keller, at Kendall School as we support “Blessings

in a Backpack.” This program helps feed children who depend on school lunches and are at risk of going hungry over the weekend. Opportunities include: Providing non-perishable food items during school breaks and during holidays; donating plastic bags; going to Kendall School and putting bags of food together with Natalie each week. FCC will also work with Judge Dana Kenworthy as we support “Family Dependency Treatment

Court”(FDTC). Opportunities include: Organizing social events (the sky is the limit); leading a class; teaching a skill. Families involved in FDTC earn court cash by going to social events and by learning new skills, and this helps them work their way through the program so they can become healthy and whole. My thanks to those who took part of the 2 for 2017 process and the amazing learning opportunities that it included. It is truly a blessing to be able to reach out as a congregation to help others in our community! In Christ, Roslyn

We all need to be more diligent about church security. Please make sure the doors are locked if you are in the

building for meetings etc. Please do not allow solicitation of any kind. If you are in the building during office

hours please communicate this to myself or Roslyn. You can use the phone by the kitchen. It can be a bit

unsettling hearing noises or having someone appear in you doorway.

Thank you for your help, Janet

Calendar of Events for August

Youth and 4th Sunday Funday will resume

James Lutheran Bible Study

will begin again in Sept.

Quilters August 14 from 9:30-11:30 am

All women are welcome, you don't need to know how to quilt. We iron, pin, hand sew, hand knot. Just bring your sack lunch and plan to enjoy a

time of outreach, laughter and fellowship.

Christian Women’s Fellowship will be collecting school supplies for Kendall School on Sunday

August 6 & Sunday August 13. Please be generous in your donations.

There are care packages across from the welcome center for anyone coming to FCC requesting

assistance.

NO CHOIR IN JULY AND AUGUST

Music Group /Choir lead by Kathleen Lawson

Women’s Brunch and Bible Study Group

Every Monday from 9 am - 11:30 am

Please call Sharon Pence for information.

Blood Pressures August 20

8:45 am to 9:15 am

Prayer Concerns 6 Recognition during worship (bible presentation) Pool Party (see below) Smothers 50th Anniversary (see below) 7 Elder’s meeting 7:00 pm 14 Quilters 9:30 am Care Council 1:30 pm 13 Young Adults Sunday School Cookout after worship 16 Finance Mtg. 6:00 pm/Board mtg. 7:00 pm 20 Blood pressures 8:45 am Community Lab Draw 8:30 am - 9:30 am 23 AIM to Gaither’s in Alexandria - leave 10:30 am 28 Care Council 1:30 pm Don & Candy Smother are celebrating 50 years! Celebration at FCC on August 6th from 2:30-4:30pm Cards Only. Donations to FCC, Cancer Services of Grant County or Food Pantry. ******** Young Adults Sunday School class is having a cook out August 13th after worship. Child friendly. Games, good food, fellowship. See you there!

Norma Gotschall with health issues.

Debbie Folk who is battling cancer.

Ned Gillum who is on hospice care.

Marlene Hutchison’s daughter who is battling cancer.

Sandie Briggs friend Rita who is in MGH Rehab

Continued Prayers

Dick Oatess; Jane Garwood; Ray Lopez; Louanne Carter’s son-in-law; Diana Harvey; Dick Runyon; Butch Brigg’s sister, Sherill; Don and Candy Smothers ; Larry Moore’s ex-wife Kathy and his sister Bonnie; Marilyn & Ken Messersmith; Sgt. Isaac Watson; Lew Huston; Rex & Jean Chambers; Dorothy Brooks; Bill Simmons; Drevan Pickell; Gina Link; Beverly English; Steve Maynard’s Uncle Ray; Donald Manning; Jerry Palmer.

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MGH Community Lab Draw Sunday, August 20, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Lipid Profile (fasting)

Glucose (fasting)

PSA

Sign-up Sheets in Narthex

Questions: Contact Sharon Pence

Sunday, August 6th we will be having a Back to

School Swim Party @ Joe & Wynoka Lewis’ House.

All children are welcome – Adults needed with

any child 4yrs and under

Time – 2:30 to 4:30pm

If questions or needing a ride, please call

Angie Martin (Cell: 970-396-9007)

Volunteers August 2017

Nursery Workers /same Sunday each Month

Worship Service Hour

1st Sharon Pence & Stacie Watson 2nd Sandie Briggs & Diane Bartholomew 3rd Beth Strange, Rachel Lopez & Bonnie Larr 4th Meghan Alumbaugh & Carol Chambers

Sunday School Hour

1st Beth Strange 2nd Pat Hill 3rd Beth Strange 4th Joan Martin

Service Schedules

Thanks for planning to fulfill your serving obligations, or if you are unable to be present, for making arrangements for your substitute.

Elders: Prayer & Meditation

George & Pat Hill

Greeters

Diana Geistler & Joan Martin

Welcome Center

Donna Florea

Visiting Elders

Donna Florea & Jerry Richards

Chancel Flowers

If you would like to provide flowers one Sunday in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of a birthday or anniversary in 2017, please call the church office or make note of it on your attendance slip. The cost is $20.00 a Sunday and you are welcome to take the flowers home after the worship service.

1 Roslyn Harrison Mary Mitchell 2 George Hill 3 Judy Branham 4 Betty Butler 9 Bill Boxell

11 Janet Claxon 14 Angie Martin 22 Jane Boxell 27 Ruby Chambers Leta Hallmark 31 Dave Pence

New Address

Gracie Meyer is at Colonia Oaks Rehab Room #302 and would love visitors.

Richard Oatess is settled in Colonial Oaks #415. Stop by and visit with him!

4 George & Pat Hill 6 Don & Candy Smothers 10 Bill & Peggy Peterson

A Huge THANK YOU to all of our congregation! For 14 years you have all been supportive of

our KIDS HOPE USA ministry. You have contributed as mentors, substitute mentors, prayer

partners and by volunteering your time & food for parties. Most of all you have accepted the

students freely with love and care! This has been a most rewarding ministry for all involved!

A special thanks goes out to Marianne Beck and Beth Strange. They provided fun activities

and parties for the students! They made my job as director so much easier! God Bless you all.”

I greatly appreciated the dedication service and all who worked to make it possible. Thank

you for the flower and gifts! and for allowing me to work with our church in the KIDS HOPE USA

program. Sharon Pence KIDS HOPE USA director 2003-2017 ****************************

Church Family,

We want to thank you for your support during this trying time. Mother loved the church and her

friends there. The funeral dinner was delicious! It was so nice to be able to eat at the church. We

also want to thank you all for the thoughts and prayers. Mother was comforted by your

compassion. The family of Charlene Oatess

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Thank You very much for all of the cards and money. You all played a huge role in making me the

person I am, and I thank you for that. I will keep you all in my prayers. Brendan Henry

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Dear Friends of FCC Thanks! Lew & I thank you so very much for all the many, many prayers for us during the past year. We certainly felt them and know his recovery was and is helped by them. We are humbled by all your kindness, prayers, visits and cards. Lew is finished with therapy at the house and now I am taking him into Warsaw for out patient physical and speech therapy. Speech therapy is just to catch him up on cognitive skills that he had not used for so long. His chemo treatments are going well and we just go to IU North in Carmel once a month and then take his daily chemo medicine at home. God is GREAT!! Love, Lew & Shirley Huston

Worship

Friends, in September you will see changes to our order of worship and new things will

be added to the service as we allow the Spirit to renew and refresh us.