From Last Sunday... The Craft Fair Countdown Begins - September 24 and 25!

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1 September 20, 2016 vol. 16, issue 31 Join us for an Early Sunday Folk and Intergenerational Worship on September 25, at 9:00 a.m. Bible is cancelled 9:00 a.m. - Service (no Sunday School) 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Craft Fair! 5:30 p.m. - Stone (prep at 3:30) Called to Serve Elders: Kelley Marchbanks, Aaron Marchbanks Home Communion: Bruce Cotton Preparing Deacons: Sandy Landis, Teanna McMahan Serving Deacons: *Maya Herb, Marc Chenard, Hugh Olsen, Lilly Marchbanks Coffee Cart and Snack: NA Flowers: NA Greeter: Lynda Shurtleff Stone Soup Meal Count Tuesday, 9/13-92 Saturday, 9/ Sunday, 9/ Staff Rev. Matt Gordon... Senior Minister Matthew Clark...Choir Director Eric Qian... Pianist Charlene Lincoln...Church Secretary Jill Shinkawa...Communications Manager Kevin Weaver... Paladin Lucas Teeter...Disciples House Resident Advisor From Last Sunday... The Craft Fair Countdown Begins - September 24 and 25! Craft Fair volunteer signup sheets are in the church office or you may sign up online at They cover all aspects of helping with the event. But, there are many other ways you can help support this event! We need donations of: Name brand sodas, waters, iced teas. (Watch for sales and pick up extra for the Craft Fair). Baked cookies and goodies. Please label the packages with the list of ingredients. It s helpful for inquiring customers. Top left: Sue did a great job standing in as choir director. Left and Above: During Sunday School, the kids were working hard preparing for the Craft Fair making tile trivets for sale and signs for the booth. (See inside for examples of their wonderful work.) Rhubarb (fresh or frozen). If you would like to donate some, call Linda Stinson at Look around and gather up any unwanted or slightly used books, videos, DVDs and CDs for the Craft Fair Book Sale. Items may be dropped off at the church. Small to medium, sturdy boxes are very helpful for holding the books. Donated food items needed between September Beverages and books may be dropped off anytime.

2 Matt s Minute You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others -Matthew 5:14-16 I am repeatedly amazed at what happens around here. We continue to be a place of love, healing and hope for so many people. It begins every Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. and continues throughout the week. Our influence and love expands beyond our doors too, throughout our community and into places around the world like Ecuador and Ukraine. We are truly a light to the world. This is why the finance cabinet and I began conversations about how we can make our light shine brighter, in both literal and spiritual ways. We are in the beginning stages of conversation about a capital campaign in 2017 that we are calling, Light of the World. There are three components of our campaign that we are exploring. First, we are exploring how we can harness the light and energy from the sun by expanding our current solar panel system. We are getting suggestions and estimates from Abundant Solar to expand our current solar system on the roof. Of course, we need to simultaneously do a structural analysis of our roof to see if it could handle the weight of additional panels. Second, we are finally moving forward with upgrading our audio/visual system. There are many times and situations that call for more multimedia capacity that we are not able to handle with our current setup. This is especially challenging because when the building was designed in 1924, no one was considering the possibility of multi-media in church. It is almost standard for memorial services to have a video slideshow. We often showcase our mission efforts through pictures. Our Sunday School develops movies and slideshows often. We would like to develop a functional projection system that is not our makeshift screen and projector, but something permanent that would allow us to easily use projection. One goal would be to maintain the beauty and integrity of the sanctuary. We would accomplish this by mounting a projector from the balcony and a screen that could be mechanically put away when not in use (recessed from the side, top or floor of the chancel area). We are also exploring an upgrade to our sound system to allow for better hearing capability in our sanctuary and ease of access for multiple types of worship/service. Finally, we want to expand our light in the exterior of our building. We hope Rev. Matt Gordon Senior Minister Church phone: matt@heartofcorvallis.org Open Office Hours: Mondays: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Sermons Online to enhance the outside lighting which can provide both visibility and increase security. We hope to repair and replace lights in the front of building, add two post-style lights in the rear, and replace exterior lights near the back door with bright, dawn/dusk fixtures. This will undoubtedly be a big project with a big price tag. We are in the beginning stages of exploration which means we are still collecting bids and exploring feasibility. However, if you would like to contribute ideas or a financial contribution to our 2017 Capital Campaign, you are more than welcome to. Peace, Matt Relying on the spirit and story of the gospels, First Christian Church is supported primarily by donations. There is no charge for any event. We rely on freely given offerings to support our various ministries and opportunities. Your contributions and gifts allow us to continue to be a radically inclusive, justice-driven community of faith every day of the week. Thank you in advance for your gifts.

3 In Sunday School All the Sunday School kids participated in painting tiles with ceramic glazes. After being painted, the tiles are then fired in a kiln and put into wooden frames to make colorful trivets. Neil Reynolds made the wooden frames for the trivets. The price is $12 each or 2 for $20. Look for the Sunday School Craft Fair booth next to the Food Booth in front of the church. Trivets would make great Christmas gifts! In Our Prayers Pamella Doerksen Teresa Shaw s father is showing signs of getting better. Her friend Amy has cancer Kathy Crawford s grandson, Austin Sue Cooley s family member is having medical problems Mona Gerig s brother-in-law Bud s daughter has cancer Lynnie Evans and the Evans and Herb families Jim Stinson s back pain Teanna s aunt Cherie and Neil Reynolds Viv Ellsworth Joyce Miller Joys Teanna, for taking care of Sunday Coffee Cart when nobody else signs up! Small Things Supporting FEDICE In support of the regional FEDICE Ecuador project, a few items purchased during the most recent Ecuador mission trip are for sale. Suggested donation amounts are stated below. All proceeds go to the FEDICE Romerillos Project. Questions? Contact Jill at the church office. Left: Table runner - $50 Parrot bag -$15 Scarf - $30 Beaded bracelets-$10 each

4 Looking Ahead September :00 am-6:00 pm-craft Fair! September 25 No adult Bible 9:00 a.m.-sunday Worship starts early 10:00 am-5:00 pm-craft Fair! October 2 4:00 p.m.-group 4, Cider pressing 5:30 p.m.-group 4, potluck October 9 October 10 7:00 p.m.-finance Cabinet October 17 7:00 p.m.-program Cabinet October 23 November 6 After service-elder/deacon Meeting November 20 Birthdays 9/21 - Christy Wright 9/22 - Lisa Schulz 9/27 - Margaret Coon Craft Fair Shirts Are Here! For those of you that ordered a Craft Fair t-shirt they are hot off the presses and available for pick up at the church office. If you haven t already paid for your shirt, we ask that you bring the exact amount due. Make checks out to First Christian Church with a note that it s for your Craft Fair t-shirt. Thanks for your support and have a fun fair! What s Happening Group 4 at the Youngs Group 4 will meet for their annual cider pressing and potluck on October 2 at the home of Bob and Vicki Young. Cider pressing will start at 4:00 p.m. with the potluck following at 5:30 p.m. Vicki will provide a main dish for the potluck. You may bring salads, breads, or deserts to accompany. Bob and Jerry Lasater will provide some apples, but feel free to bring any that you may have. They don t need to be market perfect. Bob is running low on 1 gallon plastic containers for the cider. Any that you can bring will help, as everybody gets to take some home! Please RSVP if you plan to come. Fall Sunday Morning Bible Our scripture and sermon outline for Bible is listed below. September 25 - Craft Fair Sunday; No Bible. October 2-1 Corinthians 12:12-31, One Body in Christ October 9-1 Corinthians 13, Gift of Love October 16-1 Corinthians 15:1-6, 17-34, Already, But Not Yet October 23-2 Corinthians 3:1-18, Ministers of the New Covenant October 30-2 Corinthians 4:1-15, Jars of Clay November 6-2 Corinthians 5:11-21, First, Be Reconciled November 13-2 Corinthians 13:5-13, Listen Up! Announcements Reconciliation Offering in September Disciples churches will receive a special offering for our Reconciliation ministries on September 25 and October 2. These gifts go to ministries designed to counter racism and to build reconciliation in North America. Half of these gifts stay within the Oregon-SW Idaho region for local ministries. These ministries include Gomer s House, the Peniel border ministry in Sonora, Yakama Christian Mission and Anti-Racism training for ministers and other church leaders. Around Town 7th Annual Car Free Day in Corvallis-All Day Across the globe, individuals and communities come together on September 22 for World Car Free Day. Participants are invited to start the day by going to one of four locations on their way to work or school. Skate Park (SW 2nd and B, under the highway bypass) First Alternative Co-op North (2855 NW Grant Avenue at 29th St) OSU Lawn at Weatherford Hall (SW 26th and Jefferson) Corvallis Transit Center (SW 5th and Monroe) Grace Center Open House Grace Center invites you to their Open House on Sunday, October 2, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Join us to celebrate the kick-off of our Here to Stay campaign and learn about our program and services. Live music and refreshments. Enter to win a Fitbit Fitness Watch! Grace Center, 980 NW Spruce Ave., Corvallis. Taizé Prayer Service The Taizé Prayer Services are held on the first Sunday of the month through June (Except January 8), 7:00 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan. This ecumenical service, includes meditative singing, short readings, and a quiet time for prayer. Contact Kathy at or kathyfarnsworth@comcast.net

5 18 w/ Sunday School 19 7 pm-program Cabinet September/October 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 20 (3: am-6 pm- Craft Fair! 25 No Bible 9 am-folk Worship, no Sunday School 10 am-5 pm- Craft Fair! (3: October! 2 w/ Sunday School Special Offering 4 pm-group 4 Cider pressing/ Potluck 3 4 3:30 pm-fcc s turn to prep/serve Stone Soup supper w/sunday School After Service- New Adult Education Program 10 7 pm-finance Cabinet 11 (3: w/sunday School 17 7 pm-program Cabinet 18 (3:

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