The Good News Letter Belton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

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1 beltoncc.org The Good News Letter Belton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) June 16 th, 2017 June 25 th, 2017 Sunday, June 25 th 9:00 AM Sunday School Scripture: 10:00 AM Worship John 6: :15 AM Elders Meeting Orientation Sermon: Monday, June 26 th It s the Little Things 11:00 AM Care Team Tuesday, June 27 th 7:00 PM Cub Scouts Elders J.R. Harrell, Steve Crandall Deacons: Amelia Myers, Kathy Shriver, Dennis Brown, Sandy Brown, Peggy Conner, Sam Pennington, Andrea Tucker, Keith Asaeli, Tyler Brown, Annabelle Hall, Thomas Fyffe Organist: Rev. Karen Yount Children s Worship: Children K-5 th grade are dismissed to Room 3 following Let the Children Come Let the Children Come Doris O Neil Nursery: Colleen Gelatko & Daisy Asaeli

2 Faith Nurturing Thirty seven scouts and twelve adults from our Scout troop are off to spend ten days at their council camp for summer camp. Our church sponsors troop 510 which is known throughout the city for their service in our community. Our troop has been asked to place flags on graves in the cemetery of our town, present the colors at the National Day of Prayer, do a huge food drive for Heart n Hand Ministries and to perform service projects for shut-ins at the request of the Mayor. There are two Girl Scout troops who meet at the church. In appreciation for providing them a place to meet there are thank you cards that they made on the bulletin board outside the church office. Once again we will house the Southland Community Chorus, Women s and Infant Clinic, Square Dance groups, and T.O.P.S. support group. People from two precincts come to our church to vote and Life Line uses our church to do life screening procedures. I give thanks we see our church building as a way to do mission. Dr. Jim Good Job A thank you is extended to Keith Asaeli who served as the President of our congregation for the past church year. The church has a practice of honoring those who have served three years as an elder or deacon a year off. We give thanks to Dyonne Asaeli, Todd Rosenfelt, Kim Rosenfelt, Stephanie Morgan, Colleen Gelatko, Marcia Rosenfelt, Amelia Myers, Kathy Shriver, Allen Simmons, Norman Shriver, and Charlie Morgan. They have served us well for their three year term. Elders meeting The Elders will meet June 25 th after the worship service to organize serving schedules for the new church year. They will also address practices and expectations. This meeting is for elders who will be serving during the church year. Offering envelopes Offering envelopes are available by the entrance to the sanctuary on the tables. There is no need to sign anything for them. Just take and use for your convenience. Remember to write your name on the envelope to be put in the tray. Blood Drive Belton Christian Church is hosting a Blood Drive for the Community Blood Center on Wednesday, July 19 th. The Blood Drive will take place in Person Hall from 1:00 6:00 p.m. Please contact Diana Davis in the church office with questions or to schedule your appointment.

3 A new purpose for Christian Women s Fellowship or Disciples Women has been adopted by our General Church Disciples Women s ministry staff. Disciples Women s Ministries is a conduit for diverse connections empowering each woman to find her voice and live out her call. This purpose is based on Micah 6:8. The annual Christian Women s Fellowship Salad Luncheon will be Saturday, August 26 th at 11:30 a.m. Mark your calendars and plan to attend. All women of the church are invited. Bring your favorite salad and join in the fun and fellowship. An Important Reminder Don t forget to bring your Best Choice bar codes, Campbell soup bar codes (not the front label anymore), and Box Tops for Education labels to church. They go for a very good cause. Bags are on the bulletin board in the hallway across from the church offices. We really appreciate your help. When Christian Women s Fellowship reaches 1,000 Best Choice bar codes they are awarded money for reaching that goal. This money helps with our outreach contributions, so please remember to bring your Best Choice bar codes. There are now two boxes in the narthex for bar codes, in addition to the bags on the CWF bulletin board in the hallway. One box has two slots for the Box Tops and Best Choice bar codes, the other box is for Campbell soup bar codes. Please notice we are no longer able to accept Campbell soup labels, bar codes only.

4 Christian Education One Room Sunday School is for children 3 years 5 th grade. Now that school is over and summer is here, One Room Sunday School students will be doing a variety of things over the summer. Most of the activities will be from prior curriculum that we didn t get to do over the past school year. We will also be watching videos as a special treat. June 25 th Special craft/activity or video. 3 year olds 5 th grade Gather at 9:00 a.m. in Room 12. The Chi Rho Sunday School class is for youth in 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grades. Now that school is over and summer is here, Chi Rho students will be doing a variety of things over the summer. Their study will be lessons that were not completed over the school year. Rena Conine and Mel Roy are Chi Rho teachers. Please be on time, so you don t miss the beginning fun activity. The Christian Youth Fellowship Sunday School class is for youth in 9 th, 10 th, 11 th, and 12 th grades. J.R, Harrell is the teacher for the Christian Youth Fellowship class. Christian Youth Fellowship Youth Group Christian Youth Fellowship (9 th -12 th grades) will not meet on Sunday, June 18 th. Our regular meetings are over for the summer. However, keep watching the newsletter and listening on Sundays during church or Sunday School for any special activities that we might do over the summer. Also, be watching for information about Vacation Bible School. That will be the last Saturday of July and we will be looking for youth workers. Use the summer to consider what will be best for our Christian Youth Fellowship group for the upcoming school year. Consider your school activities and seriously think about how you can best participate in CYF. Chi Rho Youth Group Chi Rho Youth Group (6 th -8 th grades) will not meet on Sunday, June 18 th. Our regular meetings are over for the summer. However, keep watching the newsletter and listening on Sundays during church or Sunday School for any special activities that we might do over the summer. Also, be watching for information about Vacation Bible School. That will be the last Saturday of July and we will be looking for youth workers. Use the summer to consider what will be best for our Chi Rho group for the upcoming school year. Consider your school activities and seriously think about how you can best participate in Chi Rho.

5 Marketplace 29 AD is Returning Belton Christian Church will once again sponsor Marketplace 29 AD as our Vacation Bible School event. It will take place on Saturday, July 29 th from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Children who have completed kindergarten fifth grade are eligible to participate. Tribe leaders and marketplace shop keepers are needed. Registrations for children will be available later this month. Adults and youth are needed to help. Talk to Ms. Ginny if you have an interest in helping with Vacation Bible School. Summer Ideas Ms. Ginny requests that parents and Christian Youth Fellowship and Chi Rho youth spend some time this summer talking about our youth groups. How important are they to your youth? Are they meeting a need for your youth? What are some things that the sponsors can do to make each group worth their time? Is there an interest between youth and parents to do another luau in 2018? We will meet the end of August for our annual youth/parent meeting to discuss these and other questions. We have sponsors that freely give of their time to be with your youth, but it is disconcerting when the youth are not there, so please seriously talk about things that are important to your youth in regard to their youth group. We have three youth that will be moving up to Christian Youth Fellowship and two youth that will be moving in to Chi Rho. These questions will be good dinner conversation topics for you and your youth. SIGN UP SHEET Let the Children Come We are in need of Let the Children Come presenters for The calendar is posted on the big bulletin board next to Ms. Ginny s office for sign ups. Peggy Conner of the Worship Committee is recruiting our Let the Children Come presenters. Please say yes if she asks you or sign up on your own. You will benefit as much as the children resources are available in the office or various sites online. June 25 th, 2017 Doris O Neil July 2 nd, 2017 Katie Beamer Please stop by Dr. Jim s office and pick up a clip on microphone. Thank you. Children Worship Each Sunday Tim Hicks provides an optional more age appropriate worship time for children in K-5 th grade. The children leave after Let the Children Come and they meet in Room 3 downstairs. Children younger than kindergarten may attend the nursery. All children are invited to participate in this program.

6 CARES &CONCERNS as of June 16 th, 2017 Dr. Jim Bottrell recovering from surgery Clara Ison daughter has health concerns Matt Myers work injury CONTINUED PRAYERS Homer Dunsworth health concerns Deloris Weland health concerns Karen Simmons & Doris O Neil their niece, Denise, has health concerns Helen Jennings health concerns Jayne Jackson two cousins fighting cancer Wes Weland brother is battling cancer Peggy Elkins health concerns YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS CPR Certification Opportunity Have you ever wanted to learn CPR or perhaps could use a refresher course? As recommended by our insurance, Diana Davis has scheduled a class on Saturday, July 8 th from 9:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. Those interested in learning infant, child & adult CPR/First Aid are welcome to sign up. The class would be especially helpful for parents, grandparents, and teens that babysit. Many CPR courses are based on adult CPR, but this class will include infant and child as well. The cost is $20 for the course and the price includes an individual Red Cross certification card. The church will cover the cost for Nursery volunteers. Please call Diana at the church office or beltonchristian@att.net so we can add your name to the list. Shield of God T-shirts Our Chi Rho group still has some Shield of God t-shirts for sale. Adult shirts are gray and youth shirts are a lighter gray with the shield on the front and Belton Christian Church on the back. Adult sizes we have left are: 1 small; 5 mediums; and 4 larges. Youth sizes are: 3 mediums and 2 larges. The cost of the shirts was originally $15.00, but we need to sell these, so you can get a bargain for $ See Ms. Ginny if you are interested. If you buy more than one you can get an even better deal.

7 June 20 th Stephen Morgan June 21 st Tyler Brown Tanner Cherry June 23 rd Chuck Steen RJ Huffman June 24 th Colleen Gelatko Our Stewardship to the Lord June 11 th, 2017 Sunday School Attendance: 35 Sunday School Offering: $ 0.00 Worship: 91 Offering: $ 3, Choirs Hand bell choir is on break for the summer. We have been working on a special piece for the 4 th of July, so Ellen may call a special practice for our review of that piece. She will let everyone know when and what time. The Altar Choir is on break for a few months. However, Vicki may call special practices to provide music for Sunday mornings. As summer approaches we are looking for special music every Sunday, since the choir will be on break. If you are interested in providing special music, vocal or instrumental for our worship during the summer, please call her at