Messenger "HAUNT THE HALLS" HALLOWEEN PARTY

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1 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH l DISCIPLES OF CHRIST Messenger DEEP CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY l TRUE COMMUNITY l PASSION FOR JUSTICE Publication for the week of October 25, 2010 "HAUNT THE HALLS" HALLOWEEN PARTY Sunday, October 31 st from 4:00-6:30 PM. at Central Christian Church Children up to 5th Grade come and "Haunt the Halls" of the church We will have hot dogs, games, crafts, movie and popcorn, and trick or treating. So come out for a great time! Adult volunteers and candy donations are needed. If you have any questions, please nd ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER FUNDRAISER Central is selling $5.00 coupon booklets for the Elder Beerman Community Day Shopping Event on November 13 th. The booklet also offers in-store and on-line coupons to be used for the pre-sell on November 7 th and the Central Christian Day is November 12 th. Proceeds will to support Central s 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner. The first coupon is $10 off an item of $10 or more, so you immediately double your $5 investment. Additional savings include: 30% Early Bird Coupon, 6 coupons for up to 20% off and offers for Special Bonus items (Nov. 13 only). Coupons are good at all BON-TON, Bergner s, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Herberger s Younkers, Parisian and Elder-Beerman locations and web sites. For every 10 booklets sold, the individual will receive a free booklet. For every 50 booklets sold, team members who sell 10 booklets or more, will be entered to receive a gift basket from Elder Beerman. When we sell our first 25 books, it qualifies us to sell booklets at the Elder Beerman location on Dorothy Lane and receive a portion of all booklets sold that day. We will need 2-6 volunteers for a 2-hour shift which can be divided into 30 minute or 1 hour segments if we have 4 to 6 participants. Our goal is to sell at least 200 booklets which will generate $1,000 for the Thanksgiving Dinner. You can help by posting information on facebook or twitter, or taking booklets to work, bridge, club meetings, PTA or sporting events. Coupon booklets will be available now until Friday, November 12 th through the church office and in the Narthex on Sundays. This is a great, easy way to stretch Christmas dollars and support the Thanksgiving Dinner. LET S READ & DISCUSS THE NEW TESTAMENT Come and enjoy a relaxing evening discussing books of the New Testament. Each Monday beginning November 1 st at (church parlor), we will read and discuss our thoughts as we go through every book of the New Testament. This class will be led by our own John Stoudt. This will be a learning and encouraging experience, and don t forget your Bible. See you there! If you have any questions, please contact John Stoudt at jstoudt1@woh.rr.com.

2 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH Disciples of Christ Deep Christian Spirituality True Community Passion for Justice Morning Watch Sundays (Chapel) Christian Education Sundays 9:15 am & 9:40 am Traditional Service Sundays 10:30 am Fellowship Hour Sundays 11:30 am Church Office Monday Friday 4:00 pm Pastor Rev. David Turner Moderator Margaret Lyon Elder Chair Chuck Bentley, Jr. Renita Lewis Whitaker Office Manager Anthony Shackleford Custodian Tanya Elaine Noffsinger Music Director Lois Sutherland Organist Jenny Garner Nursery Care Provider 1200 Forrer Blvd Kettering, OH Phone: Fax: Web: Hospitalized: Bettie Smith (MVH) Home Hospice: Merle Ryan MEMBERS & FRIENDS Home Care: Kathy Anderson Henrietta Farrow Earline Grice Thelma Harman Regina Kempton Norma Kirkland Doyle Ware Millie Molz Dorothy Ryan Elmcroft Assisted Living: Anne Walters Friendship Village: Janice Lyons Heartland of Centerville: Elwood Byrkett Summersville: Marian Herron Spring Creek: JoAnn Reichbauer Waterford: Mary Rothenbuhler Chancel Flowers were given by Karen Moon and Andrew and Sean Green in memory of Harry and Veda Smith. New Member: on Sunday, October 24 th Katie Blowers, 1460 Bellpepper Court, Apt.101, Fairborn, Ohio 45342, , united with Central through confession of faith. Welcome Katie into our church family. New Members: on Sunday, October 24 th, Dale and Norma Friesen, 12 Madden Place, Kettering, Ohio 45420, , united with Central through transfer and rededication of faith. Welcome Dale and Norma into our church family. Memorial Fund ~ Our deepest gratitude for the recent gift in memory of George Griffin from David Leiffer. Music Fund ~ Our deepest gratitude for the recent gift in memory of Arthur Parkhurst from Dan Perkins. Bereavement Dinner Fund ~ Our deepest gratitude for the recent gift in memory of Arthur Parkhurst from Shirley Schneider. SERVING IN OCTOBER Deacon Captain: Lora Davidson Deacons Serving: John Bucy, Karen Moon, John Willman, Debbie Willman, Don Wilcox, Shirley Wilcox, Don Voyls, Ann O Diam, David Aebker, Andrew Green and John Brown. Deacon Prep/Clean Up: Karen Moon and Andrew Green ELDERS FOR COMMUNION: Oct 31 st Doug and Mary Lou Pence Nov 7 th and Terry Sigman LAY LEADERS: Oct 31 st Molly Gross Nov 7 th Rex Strine FELLOWSHIP HOUR: Oct 31 st Max Lucado Class Nov 7 th Prayer Shawl Ministry THE WEEK AHEAD SUNDAY, OCT 31 ST Morning Watch ~ Max Lucado Class 9:15 am Christian Education ~ New Vision Class 10:30 am Traditional Service ~ Godly Play 11:30 am Fellowship Hour 6:30 pm Chi Rho & CYF MONDAY, NOV 1 ST TUESDAY, NOV 2 ND All Ministries Meeting ~ Naomi Group WEDNESDAY, NOV 3 RD Psalm Bible Study ~ Inventors Council THURSDAY, NOV 4 TH 9:30 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry 6:15 pm Laudate Ringers Chancel Choir FRIDAY, NOV 5 TH s SATURDAY, NOV 6 TH Property Meeting

3 PRAYER REQUESTS If you have a prayer request please enter your request on your attendance card located in Sunday s bulletin or /call the church office. Your prayer request will be published in the Messenger so you will have the power of an entire congregation praying with you. We ask you now to pray for Bettie Smith Joann Spence David Sipple Jerry Sipple The economy Big Thank You and News From the Cleveland Christian Home! The Cleveland Christian Home would like to thank Central Christian Church for their donation. We donated 7 bags of Christmas Wish List items and $200 worth of gift certificates from McDonalds and Target to the Cleveland Christian Home at the Regional Assembly last weekend. START SPREADING THE NEWS! Are you a wordsmith, photographer, graphic designer, creative mind or just love to spread good news? The PR/Marketing Ministry is looking for talented, dedicated volunteers to be a part of creating and implementing innovative public relations and marketing strategies and assisting with promotional activities. For more information, please contact Moniqua Suits at signatureidea@yahoo.com or Worship at Central ~ Sunday, October 24 th Nursery: 8 Morning Watch 16 Traditional/Godly Play 134 Total: 158 Christian Education: 22 Sunday, October 31 st Rule of the Road #6: Embrace Problems as Gifts Isaiah 53:1-5 & 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 Praise Report/Shining Star When people have great news or an accomplishment it can be uplifting to everyone. When you have great news, let us share in your joy! your great news to the church office at office@ccc-ket.org or call. Our Shining Star is Lorraine Manda A 5 th grader at Southdale Elementary School, Lorraine won a limousine ride and lunch at LaRosa s. She was recognized for exceeding her sales goals for a fundraiser to benefit her school. Additionally for each set of three magazines sold, a tree was planted. Lorraine s sales savvy contributed to three trees being planted. Congratulations Lorraine, you are our Shining Star! OUTREACH REMINDER Helping Hands project This project is an attempt to match the seasonal/ occasional needs of our congregation with able bodied members who are willing to help others. Please call Karen Moon at if you are either one of these types of folks. Habitat for Humanity project Mark your calendars for November 13, 8:30 noon at 2730 Gaylord for our next build date. Anyone interested in helping must call Karen Moon at to get on the roster. Remember to bring in your donations to the food pantry. Your generous support helps feed many in our immediate community. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I was shocked, confused, bewildered, as I entered Heaven's door, not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp -- thieves, liars, and sinners. There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice. Next to him was my old neighbor who never said anything nice. Bob, who I always thought was rotting away, was sitting pretty on cloud nine, looking incredibly well. I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal? I would love to hear Your take. How'd all these sinners get up here? God must've made a mistake. 'And why is everyone so quiet, so somber?' 'Hush, child,' 'they're all in shock. No one thought they'd be seeing you.' JUDGE NOT!! Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car. Every saint has a PAST... Every sinner has a FUTURE!

4 The Last Word by David P. Turner Finding balance in life is one of the most difficult tasks we ever face. Discerning when we need to exert control and when we need to surrender it is not always easy. There are things that are within our responsibility and other things that are not. The great 20 th century theologian and pastor, Reinhold Niebuhr, is the author of the well-known Serenity Prayer, which asks God to help us distinguish between those things over which we have control and those we do not. It is a wonderful prayer we should always keep close at hand. It reads: God, give us grace to accept with serenity, the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it, trusting that You will make all things right, if I surrender to Your will, so that I may be reasonably happy in this life, and supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen. It is important to remember that recognizing our powerlessness in certain situations is not an abdication of responsibility, but an acceptance of reality. I also believe that doing so allows God to work in our situation when trying harder on our own does not. Two weeks ago, I shared a reading in worship by an anonymous author that lifts up the importance of letting go. I ve had several people ask about it since then. Here it is: To let go does not mean to stop caring; it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off; it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is to enable, but also to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is not to try to change or blame another; it's to make the most of myself. To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their destinies. To let go is not to be protective; it's to permit another to face reality. To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but instead to search out my own short-comings and correct them. To let go is not to criticize and regulate, but to try to become what I dream I can be. To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is to fear less, and love more. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. (Matthew 6:34) Often, it is fear and anxiety that move us to seek control. Faith is the assurance God is ultimately in charge that he holds the world in the palm of his hand. May we seek first the things of the Kingdom doing those things it is in our power to do and trust God with the rest.

5 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Activities Morning Watch 10:30 am Traditional Worship/Godly Play A New Vision Class 11:30 am Fellowship Hour 9:15 am Christian Education 6:30 pm Chi-Rho and CYF Max Lucado Class :30 pm Oakcreek Nursing Home 3:00 pm Walnut Creek Nursing Home 15 2 All Ministries Meeting 9 16 Naomi Group 6:30 pm Young Adult Study (Turner s Home) s 1:00 pm Lydia Group Executive Board Meeting 3 10 Psalms Bible Study Inventors Council 1:30 pm Joanna Group Psalms Bible Study Kettering Toastmasters 17 12:00 District 8 Ministers Psalms Bible Study Kettering Toastmasters 4 Prayer Shawl Ministry 11 6:15 on Laudate Ringer Chancel Choir Prayer Shawl Ministry 18 6:15 on Laudate Ringer Chancel Choir Prayer Shawl Ministry 6:15 pm Laudate Ringer Chancel Choir Property Meeting 1:00 pm Cheers 1:00 pm Cheers 21 The Bible is to a thirsty soul what water is to a barren land 22 No Messenger CWF Meeting 23 6:30 pm Young Adult Study (Turner s Home) Church Office Closed Annual Thanksgiving Dinner (TBA) 26 Church Office Closed Advent Begins 29 30

6 Objectives of the Ministries The various ministries have set their objectives, based on those for the church at large and they are: MINISTRY OBJECTIVE CHAMPION(S) Christian Ed. Child/Youth Refurbish Nursery Provide opportunities for children and youth that help them know and experience God and Jesus in their lives Christian Family Life Work with Christian Education and youth groups to sponsor Halloween/Harvest party for children CYF Evangelism Elders Outreach Public Relations/ Marketing Team with Outreach to hold our 2nd annual Thanksgiving Day dinner for all, especially the needy Coordinate the Hanging of the Greens on Nov. 28 Work with Christian Ed. Children and Youth and youth groups to hold an Easter egg hunt Participate in Habitat for Humanity build Have held their fall lock-in and progressive dinner Will organize multiple social/recreational activities with the Elders Hold visitor and new member luncheons October and, potentially April Sponsor 2nd annual chili cook off, scheduled for March 5 Increase use of cards summarizing visits to shut-ins Chair to make effort to call every shut-in and visit them, if they wish, during the year Have at least one youth/elder get together Continue work with Habitat Work with an agency each month in a local outreach effort Distribute Christmas baskets and gifts Get Helping Hands project operational Assist financially with the Thanksgiving dinner if needed Create awareness and promote Vision/Mission statements Coordinate all materials into branded package Develop committee of diverse skills to make certain events are written or photographed and to develop fresh ideas for the branding message and efforts of Anne Keeton Lisa French Tom Guy Karen Moon Lisa French Tammy Turner Lisa French and CYF Joan Norman Chuck Bentley Jr Outreach Ministry Moniqua Suits

7 Stewardship & Finance Technology Trustees Women s Ministries Worship Minister Increase the amount we designate for local outreach by $500 monthly Linking stewardship campaign objectives to church objectives Assure that this ministry s objectives reflect the priorities of the other ministries Get suggestions on how to better control current spending Get estimates on large expenditures well in advance of incurrence Continue to maintain and upgrade the church's technology as the need arises. Identify members willing to help with Technology, including those willing to help run the sound board. Increase communication about the various memorial funds Handle church business Increase outreach to community; potentially, to Mercy Manor and Target Dayton efforts Engage some new worship leaders Encourage one youth to act as worship leader each month Establish a congregation care team to work with minister to identify individual s needs and those who have changes in attendance patterns Establish an inter-generational committee to research and plan intergenerational mission trip, determine timeframe, identify potential U.S. areas, estimate funding needs, analyze potential means of raising monies. Continue sermon series concept Continue and expand young adult Bible study groups Commit two nights every month for minister to meet with young adults Work with financial ministries to increase spending on local outreach by $500 per month Terry Sigman Rob Bernard Minister Board Chair Rex Strine Doug Pence Jane Bernard Lisa French Rev. Turner Board Chair Establish a Hospitality Team and conduct a Hospitality Audit to recommend to board changes in practices in any aspect of our operations Establish reporting mechanism for progress towards objectives Design/develop and enlist guest leader for winter retreat focused on church leadership development for Elders and executive board members Along with pastor, meet with each ministry chair at the beginning of program year and on other occasions as needed to help facilitate success of ministries efforts. Margaret Lyon