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1 Vol. 19, Number 21 Vol. 19, Number 21 November 7, 2014 A publication of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Tulsa November 7, 2014 Worship Times 9:00 am Traditional, Sanctuary 9:45 am Breakfast for Children, FH 10:15 am All Sunday School classes 11:30 am Common Ground Worship, FH Children s Worship, Prayer Chapel 6:00 pm The Loft Worship Service North end of Youth Lounge, 4th floor What sininthis thisissue Issue What s From Pastor s Pen Keyboard You, my friend, a stranger once Attendance & Gifts From Pastor s Pen Birthdays Keyboard FCCActivities Activities & FCC Opportunites Opportunities November 16th Worship, Meeting Thanksgiving Birthdays, Attendance, Gifts Dinner Congregational Meeting Thanksgiving Pack-A-Sack Fun Trip to Pumpkin Town! Third Grade Bible Presentation Serving Sunday AdventSchedule, Conspiracy Experience Festival School News,Advent Save Dates Food Pantry Open House The Wilder Side Prayers Concerns Serving Schedules Sunday School Class News Come Deck Halls Sunday, November 23, 2014 from 3-5pm. Come help decorate church for Advent Christmas Season! Childcare (0-6years old) available upon request. After we have decorated church, we will be having a dessert Fair Trade Coffee tasting. Page 1

2 From Pastor s Pen Keyboard You my friend, a stranger once... When Cassie I came to Tulsa to meet with church s Ministry Council prior to our being called to FCC, we were in our hotel room happened to turn on television to Tulsa City Council meeting concerning renaming of Brady Arts District. For next few hours, we sat mesmerized as person after person expressed ir opinions, feelings, understings about what name Brady meant to m what it said about Tulsa. Not only did we begin to come to an understing of Tulsa s past, especially as marked by 1921 race riots, but also strains upon its future as evidenced by disconnect between its various communities difficulty in seeing anor people s viewpoint. And what a complex subject matter it was city founders, Black Wall Street, Klansmen, Greenwood destroyed, rebuilding, rezoning, l purchases, gentrification, urban renewal, tax incentives, food deserts, systemic racism... While Tulsa has made great progress in last 100 years, boy do we have a long way to go. As Christians, how do we respond to struggles that peoples of Tulsa face toger? How can we make a difference bless our community? How can we bring people toger, not just in physical location but in relationship radical empathy? Very simply, Christ calls us to be agents of reconciliation. We are to be bridge builders help span chasms our fractured communities have created between each or. We are to bear gifts of love hope healing to world, we have opportunity to begin some of that work right here in Tulsa. The John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation will host its fifth annual Dinner of Reconciliation on Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Greenwood Cultural Center. The dinner will bring Tulsans toger to enjoy a meal in each or s company, share a vision of reconciliation for Tulsa beyond. People from all across city will be re, representing all of our various communities cultures. We will get to experience each or s stories, celebrate our unique differences, affirm our unity as sisters brors of same human family. There may be sixteen miles of Peoria a myriad of disparate communities along way, but we all live on same street. The Dinner of Reconciliation is a chance for larger Tulsa family to get toger share a meal as a family begin that work of reconciliation, love, hope that makes us one. First Christian Church is sponsoring several seats at dinner, you have opportunity to buy a ticket for yourself or sponsor someone else who can t orwise share in great experience. Tickets are only $20 ($10 for K-12 students), it gets you a seat at table, musical multicultural experiences, a video presentation from a Tulsa youth, rich conversations with ors who care about Tulsa s future our future toger, an incredible multi-course menu prepared by culinary arts department from OSU- IT. Ms. Carmen Fields, a Tulsa native award-winning, nationally known journalist, will be guest speaker help us think about how we can bring hope reconciliation to our city. Cassie I, along with a few FCC folk, will be re because we believe strongly in Christ s call to be ministers of love reconciliation in world, especially world right here right around us in Tulsa. This is but one of many ways FCC can make a difference bless our community. I hope you will consider taking part coming to table for a meal toger it s exactly kind of thing Jesus would do. Soli Deo Gloria, Rev. Michael Now my Love is also yours, my people are your own; embraced toger in God s arms, I enfold you now in mine. When you do this, remember me. Page 2

3 Attendance Gifts Homebuilders Food Pantry Week of October 26 Open House Week of November 2 On Wilder Side 9am Worship 83 9am Worship 11:30am Worship 21 11:30am Worship Children 38 Children On Sunday, November 23 between 10:00 am noon, 6pm Worship-Adults 10 6pm Worship-Adults 6pm Worship-Children 6pm Worship-Children Outreach Team will be hosting5 a come go Open Total Attendance 157 Total Attendance November If you have been Gray missing Hargroves, 11/5 y are attending Marshall 194 House in Homebuilders Food Pantry Snack Pack, Eckwood an eyeglasscortez conference in Malaysia! Sounds11/6 fun to me. Tommy Gann 11/7 packing area (located in former Homebuilders class Sunday School Sunday School It is time to buy your Jazz to World tickets. It will Megan Rogers 11/7 Preschool 14 Preschool 16 room). be Thursday, Dec. 4th. We also have really neat t-shirts Betsi Phillips 11/10 Elementary 24 Elementary 34 Christmas ornaments. For past 6 months through food pantry, we have Richard Dyer 11/12 Youth 16 Youth 12 Paul Campbell 11/13 I called Raylene Barclay to get her recipe for Hot Pretzels, served 24 families per month, providing four days worth Adults 83 Adults 76 Bill Chapin 11/15 Total 137 Total 138 found out she has two new great-grchildren. A little girl of food for ir family. Many volunteer hours have been Debbie Goltra 11/15 Offering Offering named Suri a little boy named Ace Cameron. She also has spent in planning, implementing, operating pantry. Joan Bell 11/18 General Fund $1, General Fund $16, a grdaughter, Amy, getting married on Valentine s Day. This Marcia Hawkins 11/18 LotsSunday of foodschool has been given by36.00 our congregation to stock Sunday School Pat Oliver 11/18 family Loose Offering Loose Offering is busy! shelves through our monthly Pack-a-sack donations. Dustin White Total $1, Total $16, And if you want to make some delicious 11/18 hot pretzels, mix 3 Only through contributions of each person, be it time, Sara Bates 11/20 T dry Ranch dressing, 1 T lemon pepper, 1 t cayenne pepper, Mary Ann Hargrove 11/21 talents, or monetary donations, have we able begin We Would Be Serving Webeen Would Beto Serving $ T garlic powder 3/4 C of oil. Pour this mixture over Beverly Southard 11/21 this Reconciliation ministry Offering help reduce$25.00 hunger among our fellow Bob Brasel m in a container turn it11/23 over for a day or # of Snack Packs given pretzels, 459 put # of Snack Packs given 490 Tulsans. Jim Davis 11/23 TOTAL OCT. Snack Packstwo. 1770Yummy. Duska Keim 11/23 While re, you will want to see how over 600 snack Volunteer Hours serving 28 police The were called to an apartment found a woman Mark Kirkham 11/24 packs are assembled each week to be given to those in need holding a bloody five iron over an unconscious Tom Nulf 11/24man. Is that through our Snack Pack ministry. Many volunteers have Ray Wright 11/24 your husb? detective asked. Betty Smith 11/26 participated over last few years in ordering, picking Yes, she answered. Marge Hutson 11/29 up, packing, distributing of many sacks of food. Did you hit him with that golf club? Meredith Miller 11/29 Thanks Received Yes. Yes, I did. The woman begins to sob. A tremendous thank you to everyone who is or has Nick Vivort 11/30 For Outreach Gifts participated in se ministries. Disciples on Mission Fund Please take a few minutes 23rd to visit pantry Day Center for Homeless enjoy a cup of hot cider a mini muffin or two! Emergency Infant Services You ll be glad you did. John 3:16 Mission Meals on Wheels Salvation Army How many times did you hit him? I don t know five or six, maybe seven times. Just put me down for a five. See you in church, Ruthie Prayers Cares For Prayers, Care & Visits Nita Griggs Donna Ackenhasen David Beth Dunning November 20th Tammy Rear John Ackenhausen Faye Fletcher Veda Riggs For Prayer Quilt Pledge Update Michael Smith Matw Alspaugh Larry Gibson PLEDGE UPDATE Dear friends: Join us for faith film on Nita Griggs Theresa Starling$247,910 Jo Baker Faith sustains us in times of trouble, 57 pledges received I Thursday, November 11:00. Bo Basranian s dad been Alexia Hale Neva Varner $295, pledges out have certainly calling on20th mine at since having The Bowers niece, Jennifer Les Marcia Hames Non-Pledgers GiftsBeverly Vakoun $32,000 awe serious illness my family. will havein lunch ($7.00), watch a Jerry Carlton George Les Warehime The beautiful prayer quilt you brought me Hauger Please bring or send your commitment card to Anne Webb Peggie Clendenin Melissa William Jones was a comforting gift very much appreciated. movie discuss it with church today! Time, talent treasure given Thank you ladies who made it. Joy Welsh Ry Collinson Irene Lewitt back to God truly are gifts that keep on pastors of FCC! My church home means so much to me. Pat Jim Dalby Pat Dennis Molloy JoAnne Wilkinson giving, Empowering life changes through Sincerely, Margaret Jeff Daniel Leon Rossie Patterson Karen Jimmie Younger Christ. Continued prayers for Prayer Quilt Recipients: Christie, Jerry, Jennifer, Margaret, P.J., Richard, Stacee Sybil. Page 3FirstFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 913Boulder, S. Boulder, Tulsa, fcctulsa.orgpage 3 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 913 S. Tulsa, OK OK fcctulsa.org Page 9

4 Thursday, November 6 10:00 Outreach Opportunity - Snack Pack Packing, Rm. 104 Friday, November 7 No events scheduled Saturday, November 8 Communion Preparation: Susan McKee Tom Nulf Sunday, November 9 Thanksgiving Offering Communion to Home-Centered NEACCO Prayer Calendar: Pine St. Christian, Tulsa Brenda Denson; Thanksgiving Offering 9:00 Traditional Worship Service Sanctuary 9:45 Breakfast for Children, SFH 10:15 11:15 Praise B rehearsal 10:15-11:15 All Sunday School classes 11:30 Children s Worship Prayer Chapel 11:30 Contemporary Worship Service, CHILDREN S PROGRAMS (Pre-K 5th grades) 12:30 2:30, (Friendship Club Junior Youth Fellowship) 3rd floor children s rooms YOUTH PROGRAMS (6th 12th grades) 12:30 2:30 (Chi Rho CYF) Operation Christmas Child Packing Party 5:30 Pot-luck Supper in East 6:00 The Loft Worship Service, North end of Youth Lounge, 4th floor Monday, November 10 Elder of Week: Rihab Garner 8:00 Prayer Breakfast, McDonald s 49th Harvard 6:00 Ministry Council - all welcome East Tuesday, November 11 Veterans Day 9:30 Prayer Group, Library 6:30 Worship Team Meeting East FCC Activities Opportunities Wednesday, November 12 1:00 Staff Meeting, EFH Mid-Week Peak 5:30 Light Supper, FH - $5.00 5:45-7:15 Bible Study Zechariah 7-8 7:15-8:30 Sanctuary Choir Choir Rm. Thursday, November 13 10:30 Disciples Women, EFH 5:00 7:00 Outreach opportunity: Prepare serve meal for folks at Day Center for Homeless, 415 W. Archer; Sign-up sheets in Main Street lobby Friday, November 14 No events scheduled Saturday, November 15 Communion Preparation: Thressa Northcutt Kate Northcutt 10:00 Food Pantry Volunteers here 11:00-1:00 Homebuilders Food Pantry OPEN Sunday, November 16 Combined Worship at 10:30 AM Thanksgiving Offering & collection for Food Pantry Thanksgiving Meals NEACCO Prayer Calendar: Phillips Theological Seminary Gary Peluso Verdend 8:45 Breakfast for Children, SFH 9:15 10:15 All Sunday School classes 10:30 One Worship Service, Sanctuary Congregational Meeting following Constitution & Bylaws Amendment, Congregational Code of Ethics, 2015 Nominations Budgets distributed Noon Thanksgiving Meal (Youth Children at Thanksgiving Lunch) 5:30 Pot-luck Supper in EFH 6:00 The Loft Worship, North end of youth lounge, 4th floor Monday, November 17 Vision published Elder of Week: James Howard 8:00 Prayer Breakfast, McDonald s 49th Harvard Tuesday, November 18 9:30 Prayer Group, Library Wednesday, November 19 1:00 Staff Meeting, EFH Mid-Week Peak 5:30 Light Supper, FH $5.00 5:45-7:15 Bible Study Zechariah :15-8:30 Sanctuary Choir Choir Rm. 8:30 Choir garing, Welcome Room Thursday, November 20 11:00 Happy Timers, 6:30 Elders meeting, East Fellowship Hall Friday, November 21 11:30-1:00 CDC Kindergarten Families Thanksgiving Dinner, EFH Saturday, November 22 Communion Preparation: Barbara Iverson Winnie Stanbery 11:00-1:00 Thanksgiving Food Distribution to Food Pantry families, Rm. 102 Sunday, November 23 NEACCO Prayer Calendar: Yale Ave. Christian, Tulsa Mike Alpert 9:00 Traditional Worship Service, Sanctuary - Lessons Carols 9:45 Breakfast for Children, SFH 10:15 11:15 Praise B rehearsal, 11:30 Children s Worship, Prayer Chapel 10:15-11:00 All Sunday School classes 11:30 Contemporary Worship Service, 5:30 Pot-luck Supper East 6:00 The Loft Worship Service North end of Youth Lounge, 4th floor Page 4

5 November 16, 2014 Schedule 8:45 Breakfast for Children, FH 9:15 10:15 All Sunday School classes 10:30 One Worship Service, Sanctuary Congregational Meeting following Constitution & Bylaws Amendment, Congregational Code of Ethics 2015 Budgets distributed Noon Thanksgiving Dinner Page 5

6 First Christian Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma Congregational Meeting November 16, 2014 Agenda Call to order, establish quorum Rick Bowlin, Moderator Opening prayer Rev. Michael Riggs, Senior Minister Approval of Minutes Old Business Rick Bowlin Ministerial Congregational Codes of Ethics New Business Rick Bowlin Proposed revisions to FCC Constitution Bylaws Presentation of 2015 budget(s) Presentation of 2015 Nominees Next Congregational meeting December 14 th, 2014 Vote on 2015 budget(s) Nominees Adjourn Thanksgiving Dinner Pack-a-Sack As we have done so many times in past, FCC will be garing items through our November Pack-a-Sacks to provide a Thanksgiving meal of turkey all trimmings to ors. This year, is was decided that in addition to ir November visit to our Homebuilders Food Pantry, our clients will be invited back following week to pick up a complete Thanksgiving meal. Many of items will come from Food Bank our food pantry. The items we are asking for from congregation are following: Turkey gravy (canned or a jar) Canned cranberries Canned sweet potatoes Canned green beans Cream of Mushroom Soup Can of fried onions (for green bean casserole) We thank you for your generous donations of food for ors. If possible, please have your items to church by Sunday, November 16. Thank you. Page 6

7 Trip to Pumpkin Town Fun for All Ages! Family Picnic Farm Like Fun was experienced by all at Pumpkin Town as our JYF/Youth group enjoyed ir Away From Church Event for October. We had over 70 in attendance including adults, youth children. So much to do, so little time! Each child/youth also received a small pumpkin as y exited lots of excitement memories! Youth in stables visiting farm critters Face Painting ( arms too) Face Painting ( arms too) Corn Maze Jumping on Inflatables Learning to rope a steer! Page 7

8 First Christian Church is sponsoring difference bless our community? How several seats at dinner, you can we bring people toger, not just in have opportunity to buy a ticket physical location but in relationship for yourself or sponsor someone else radical empathy? Very simply, Christ calls who can t orwise share in great us to be agents of reconciliation. We are experience. Tickets are only $20 ($10 to be bridge builders help span for K-12 students), it gets you a seat chasms our fractured communities have at table, musical multicultural created between each or. We are to bear From Pastor s Pen Keyboard gifts of love hope healing to experiences, a video presentation from a Tulsa youth, rich conversations with world, we have opportunity to begin You my friend, a stranger once... ors who care about Tulsa s future some of that work right here in Tulsa. our future toger, an incredible The John Hope Franklin Center for When Cassie I came to Tulsa to multi-course menu prepared by meet with church s Ministry Council Reconciliation will host its fifth annual culinary arts department from OSUprior to our being called to FCC, we were Dinner of Reconciliation on Thursday, IT. Ms. Carmen Fields, a Tulsa native in our hotel room happened to turn on November 20, 2014 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Sebastian, Cesar, Jose, Malachi, Jack known award-winning, nationally Greenwood Cultural Center. The dinner television to Tulsa City Council journalist, will be guest meeting concerning speaker help us think renaming of Brady Emma about how we can bring Arts District. For hope reconciliation to next few hours, we sat our city. mesmerized as person Cassie I, along with after person expressed a few FCC folk, will be ir opinions, feelings, re because we believe understings about strongly in Christ s call what name Brady to be ministers of love meant to m what reconciliation in it said about Tulsa. Not world, especially world only did we begin to right here right around come to an understing us in Tulsa. Fun, This is but of Tulsa s past, especially Food, one of many ways FCC can make a as marked by 1921 race riots, but also will bring Tulsans toger to enjoy a meal Fellowship, Crafts difference bless our community. I hope in each or s company, share a vision strains upon its future as evidenced Photos you will consider taking part coming to by disconnect between its various of reconciliation for Tulsa beyond. table for a meal toger it s exactly communities difficulty in seeing People from all across city will be re, with Santa! kind of thing Jesus would do. representing all of our various communities anor people s viewpoint. And what a complex subject matter it cultures. We will get to experience Soli Deo Gloria, was city founders, Black Wall Street, each or s stories, celebrate our unique Rev. Michael Klansmen, Greenwood destroyed, differences, affirm our unity as sisters Can Christmas still rebuilding, rezoning, l purchases, brors of same human family. change world? gentrification, urban renewal, tax There may be sixteen miles of Peoria a Now my Love is also yours, myriad of disparate communities along incentives, food deserts, systemic Stay tuned for more my people are your own; racism... Tulsa has newswhile about Advent at made great way, but we all live on same street. The FCC... Coming to you embraced toger in God s arms, progress in last 100 years, boy do we Dinner of Reconciliation is a chance for Sunday, November 30 larger Tulsa family to get toger share have a long way to go. I enfold you now in mine. As Christians, how do we respond to a meal as a family begin that work of When you do this, remember me. struggles that peoples of Tulsa reconciliation, love, hope that makes us one. face Page toger? How Christian can we make a (Disciples 8 First Church of Christ) 913 S. Boulder, Tulsa, OK fcctulsa.org All Saints Day presentation of Bibles to our 3rd Graders SATURDAY December 13th 3:00-5:00 Page 2

9 Homebuilders Food Pantry Open House On Sunday, November 23 between 10:00 am noon, Outreach Team will be hosting a come go Open House in Homebuilders Food Pantry Snack Pack, packing area (located in former Homebuilders class room). For past 6 months through food pantry, we have served 24 families per month, providing four days worth of food for ir family. Many volunteer hours have been spent in planning, implementing, operating pantry. Lots of food has been given by our congregation to stock shelves through our monthly Pack-a-sack donations. Only through contributions of each person, be it time, talents, or monetary donations, have we been able to begin this ministry help reduce hunger among our fellow Tulsans. While re, you will want to see how over 600 snack packs are assembled each week to be given to those in need through our Snack Pack ministry. Many volunteers have participated over last few years in ordering, picking up, packing, distributing of many sacks of food. A tremendous thank you to everyone who is or has participated in se ministries. Please take a few minutes on 23rd to visit pantry enjoy a cup of hot cider a mini muffin or two! You ll be glad you did. On Wilder Side If you have been missing Hargroves, y are attending an eyeglass conference in Malaysia! Sounds fun to me. It is time to buy your Jazz to World tickets. It will be Thursday, Dec. 4th. We also have really neat t-shirts Christmas ornaments. I called Raylene Barclay to get her recipe for Hot Pretzels, found out she has two new great-grchildren. A little girl named Suri a little boy named Ace Cameron. She also has a grdaughter, Amy, getting married on Valentine s Day. This family is busy! And if you want to make some delicious hot pretzels, mix 3 T dry Ranch dressing, 1 T lemon pepper, 1 t cayenne pepper, 1 T garlic powder 3/4 C of oil. Pour this mixture over pretzels, put m in a container turn it over for a day or two. Yummy. The police were called to an apartment found a woman holding a bloody five iron over an unconscious man. Is that your husb? detective asked. Yes, she answered. Did you hit him with that golf club? Yes. Yes, I did. The woman begins to sob. How many times did you hit him? I don t know five or six, maybe seven times. Just put me down for a five. See you in church, Ruthie Donna Ackenhasen John Ackenhausen Matw Alspaugh Jo Baker Bo Basranian s dad The Bowers niece, Jennifer Jerry Carlton Peggie Clendenin Ry Collinson Pat Jim Dalby Jeff Daniel Prayers Cares David Beth Dunning Faye Fletcher Larry Gibson Nita Griggs Alexia Hale Les Marcia Hames George Hauger Melissa William Jones Irene Lewitt Pat Dennis Molloy Leon Rossie Patterson Tammy Rear Veda Riggs Michael Smith Theresa Starling Neva Varner Beverly Vakoun Les Warehime Anne Webb Joy Welsh JoAnne Wilkinson Karen Jimmie Younger Continued prayers for Prayer Quilt Recipients: Christie, Jerry, Jennifer, Margaret, P.J., Richard, Stacee Sybil. Page 9

10 The First Christian Church VISION (USPS ) is published semi-monthly for its members by First Christian Church at 913 South Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK, Periodicals postage paid at Tulsa, OK. POSTMAS- TER: Send address changes to VISION, 913 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK Sunday School Class News Aga-Patrian 13 present Next Sunday: It s our turn to feed children - please bring food you signed up for. Serving Schedule Sunday, November 9 Elder Prayers: 9 AM, Betsi Phillips, offering; Nick Cox, communion Scripture Reader: Don Brooks Elder of Week: (November 10-16) Rihab Garner Communion Preparation: Susan McKee Tom Nulf Deacons Serving Communion: Darlene Blackburn, Hunter Blackburn, Margaret Culley, Susan McKee, Kate Northcutt, Thressa Northcutt, Tom Nulf, Bob Parks, Sue Parks, Elizabeth Utley Greeters: James Mary Lynn Howard Flowers for Sunday, November 9: The flowers are given by Jim Becky Gray in celebration of Becky s far, Paul Campbell, on his 90th Birthday. Flower delivery week of November 9: Bill Osteen Serving Schedule Sunday, November 16 Elder Prayers: 9 AM, Richard Lawson, offering; Steve Baggett, communion Scripture Reader: Sharon Regnery Elder of Week: (Nov 17-23) James Howard Communion Preparation: Thressa Kate Northcutt Deacons Serving Communion: Darlene Blackburn, Hunter Blackburn, Margaret Culley, Susan McKee, Kate Northcutt, Thressa Northcutt, Tom Nulf, Bob Parks, Sue Parks, Elizabeth Utley Greeters: Paul Mardell Campbell Flowers for Sunday, November 16: The flowers are given in loving memory of Jack Joanne Newman by ir daughters, Susan McElvey Kathy Schweer. Flower delivery week of November 16: Helen Bill Pummill Sunday, November 16, 2014 Time: Following 10:30 Worship Purpose: Constitutional Amendment, Code of Ethics, Presentation of 2015 Nominations & Budget Double Ring 50 present Next Sunday: Bob Rorschach will be our teacher. Last Sunday: Clarke Kendall taught. Visitor: Emily Clause, Howards grdaughter Celebrations: Marcia Boyd had an anniversary. Jo Baker was in class. Sojourners 6 present Next Sunday: Bible Study of Ezekiel Save Date! Thursday, December 4, 2014 Benefits Community Food Bank of Eastern OK $10 Tickets $15 T-Shirts $10 Christmas Ornaments On sale Sundays in Main St. Lobby Page 10