Christian Visitor. Volume 68 ~ Issue 38 ~ September 29, 2015

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1 Christian Visitor Volume 68 ~ Issue 38 ~ September 29, 2015 Church Telephone: ~ Fax: ~ Website: Office Hours: Mon. ~Thurs. 8:00 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m. / 12:30 p.m. ~4:30 p.m. ~ Closed on Friday Senior Pastor: Gary Benjamin ~ Phone: ~ gary@fccgarnett.org Youth Pastor: Chris Goetz ~ Phone: ~ chris@fccgarnett.org Secretary: Marsha Dulin ~ Phone: ~ marsha@fccgarnett.org Growing, Sharing, and Serving Together FROM THE PASTOR S DESK: WITH THE APPROVAL of the congregational July 22, 2014 vote to accept ~ Volume the New 68 Building ~ Issue Plan 29 for our proposed Family Life Center the Building Committee has met with the architect to start moving forward with more complete plans. The next step is for the architect to prepare the necessary plans and documents that will allow contractors to bid on the project. The most often asked question at this time is, When will we start building? We don t have a clear answer to that yet, but it will take several months for the planning and bidding to be completed, so we are looking at some time in 2016 if everything goes on schedule. We will certainly keep you informed throughout this process. As mentioned last week, the Elders continue to work on selecting a candidate for our Senior Minister position. It seems like a slow process, but they want to get it right and choose the best candidate available for your consideration. It s always a difficult decision and must be made carefully, so please continue to pray for the Elders and pray that they will know God s will for their choice. You, as a congregation, will have the opportunity to approve or disapprove of their recommendation. Personally, I would like to thank the Funeral Dinner Committee for the fine ministry they provide for families with a luncheon on the day of their loved one s funeral service. This allows the family to gather together to share some time with each other without the pressure of finding a place to meet and someone to provide a meal. This Committee works hard to provide this service and it is greatly appreciated. Blessings to you all Gary B First Christian Church Family Life Center Growth Chart Building Addition ~ $900,000 NBF Cash on Hand ~ $627,407 Pledges yet to be received ~ $158,259 Projected NBF Balance ~ $785,666 September 2015 General Fund and Building Fund Giving Christ loved us and gave himself up for us a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2 General Fund Offering for September 27, 2015 ~ $ For September to Date ~ $ Building Fund Offering for September 27, 2015 ~ $1730 For September to Date ~ $5412 (includes $481 from Christian Crafters quilt raffle) Sunday, October 4, 2015 ~ Sermon: Living by Faith? By Pastor Chris Goetz Scripture: 2 Co 4:16 18: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 8:00 a.m. ~ Early Worship Service 9:15 a.m. ~ Sunday School (all ages) 10:30 a.m. ~ Worship Service & Children s Church SUNDAY ATTENDANCE ~ September 27 8:00 a.m. Worship Service~ 58 10:30 a.m. Worship Service ~ 130 Total ~ 188 September 27, 2015 Sunday School Attendance 1 ~ Nursery: Age 0 thru 4 years 5 ~ Beginners: 4 year olds ~ Kindergarten 4 ~ Primary: 1st thru 3rd Grade 1 ~ Juniors: 4th thru 6th Grade 5 ~ Jr High: 6th thru 8th Grade 7 ~ Sr High: 9th thru 12th Grade 4 ~ Overcomers: young adults 8 ~ Pastor s Class: Not age specific class 7 ~ Great Expectations: ages ~ SOS Class: ages ~ Opportunity Class: Srs primarily 75+ Total ~ 65 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Opportunity Class: The class had 4 present Sunday. Prayers were requested for Ruth Allen. SOS Class: The SOS class had 19 present Sunday with 3 guests from Opportunity Class Betty Sumner, Alice Valentine & Alice Leim. They had 16 members with their Bibles with 9 who were daily readers of the Word. The class requested prayers for Velva Wilson and Ruth Allen. PRAISE: Darlene Jenkins Tea Party for the ladies! Fun time by all! LESSON: Burke Rogers opened the class with prayer. Burke reviewed 2 more videos from study guide Son of God, The Life of Jesus in You. REMINDER: Next Sunday, October 4 Jim and Gayle Durham will be speaking during Sunday School Class. The class closed with The Lord s Prayer. WELCOME! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN! Robert Allen of Lenexa, KS; Roger & Lynn Perkins of Iola; Justin & Dalton Luedke of Richmond; Jaxson McAdam grandson of Doug & Connie Meyer and Rachel guest of Josh Potter. PRAYERS FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY Phyllis Adams, Ruth Allen, Clarence Hermann, Norma Hermreck, Jim Jordan, Loretta Lankard, Wilma McIntosh, Earl Peine, Ruth Peine and Whitney Peine (daughter of Earl & Ruth Peine), Dorothy Schuster, Gabby Spring, Lilly Spring & Velva Wilson PRAYERS FOR EXTENDED FAMILY & FRIENDS Bill & Marie Barndt and their family members (brother in law and sister of Bob Meliza); Chris & Diana Bowen (brother in law and sister of Howard Williams); Jim Breit (Mary Hamilton); Chelsey D Albini (granddaughter of Wilma McIntosh); Harold Demoret (brother of Shirley Modlin); Gayle Durham (by Gayla Corley); C.B. Harris, Dennis Hermreck (brother of John - by Carol Hermreck), Brenda Kempnich (Mary Hamilton); Julie Krebs (Gayla Corley); Shelby Lowe (cousin of Judy Tisor); Nancy McIntosh (daughter of Wilma McIntosh); Phil Messenger (brother-in-law of Steve Spring); Lexi Modlin (granddaughter of Shirley Modlin); Ken Nulle (brother of Becky Allen); Steve Richardson (son of Reed & Carol Richardson); Roger Rockers (Requested by Mary Graham);, Duane & Becky Roush (requested by Carol Hermreck & Carolyn Schuster), Sharon Salas (sister of Norma Hermreck); Rosanna Thompson (Wilma McIntosh); Sheryl Urquhart (by Carol Hermreck); Aimee Walker (granddaughter of Wilma McIntosh);Abigail Williams (great granddaughter of Howard & Donna Williams); Dale Williams brother of Howard Williams & our veterans and troops. PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY Japan: Shawn Parks, husband of Rochele Navy: Tim Drexler, nephew of Sandi Howery Qatar: Brian Shanley, son of Mike & Becky Shanley and grandson of Helen Bailey PRAYERS FOR OUR LOVED ONES IN CARE CENTERS Guest Home Estate ~ 806 West 4th Ave.: Vernon & Goldie Hunt, Ruth Gorrell, Robert Young, Seatta Van Donge Golden Heights ~ 101 North Pine: Vi Davin, Jean Brown, Olive Kline, Max Ratliff Residential Living Center ~ PO Box 407: Bill Young ORV Village West~1527 S Twyman, Ottawa, 66067: Ralph Hamilton (father of Leroy Hamilton) Comfort Care Home ~ 27 E Rockwood Dr, Ottawa, KS 66067: Birdie Zentner Cimarron Nursing Center ~ 905 Beall Road, Kingfisher, OK 73750: Lois Miller Richmond Care Center ~ 340 South St, Richmond, KS ~ Lois Crist

3 Serving us on October 4, 2015 Offertory Prayer: Elder Kevin Lewis Communion Prayer: Elder Steve Spring Usher: Deacon Dan Dulin Communion to Shut Ins: Elder Ron Jenkins and Deacon Doug Meyer October Deacons Group C: Dan Roberts, Lynn Wilson, Mike Zentner & Dan Kasprzak Audio/Visual: 8:00 a.m.: Ruth Peine ~ Cheryl Varvel 10:30 a.m.: Jay Velvick ~ Barb Velvick 8:00 a.m.: Pianist: Nancy Horn 10:30 a.m. Pianist: Doris Wilson Song Leader: Burke Rogers Greeter(s) at 10:30 Service: Gary & Kim Stapp Communion Prep for October: Gary & Kim Stapp FAITH ~ FUN ~ FAMILY BAPTISM: The Beginning of a Life Committed to Christ CONGRATULATIONS! Justin Luedke and son Dalton were baptized Sunday, September 27 at the First Christian Church following the 10:30 a.m. Worship Services. Please pray for both of them as they begin their daily walk with the Lord. SEE YOU AT THE POLE 2015 ~ UNITED Acts 1:14They all met together and were constantly UNITED in prayer. See You At the Pole Follow-Up - Thanks so much for your prayers and support of the See You At the Pole Event! This year over a million people registered to have prayed at their local school flag poles because of SYATP. Jesus was elevated as many people made their public stand saying that they believed Jesus should be in our schools and governments. We had a record high with 74 students at our local ACHS flag pole praying for our God to revive this land and give guidance to our government! Blessings and thank you all so much for your prayers and support! Chris ALL CHURCH FALL FAMILY FUN ~ BBQ ~ PICNIC FCC Fellowship Potluck! I would like to offer a special thanks to everyone who brought food, organized, cooked, setup, participated and made this special gathering possible! It was such an honor to enjoy eating and fellowshipping with each other in an environment outside the FCC building! The food was fantastic and the fishing was a great time as well! Our winner will be announced on Sunday at the 10:30am service. Hope to see you Sunday! God Bless and thanks so much for all your help, Pastoring Committee Thanks to the Pastoring Committee for a great family picnic. Wonderful attendance, delicious food and great fellowship. Thanks to the Christian Crafters for their quilt raffle and to Gary B. for drawing my name. LaVerne Cole And the Winners Were: The winner of the Pink Bow Tie Quilt ~ LaVerne Cole The winner of the Blue Bow Tie Quilt was Shirley Greiner.

4 SNACKS FOR LEGACY We are still in need of 2 people willing to provide snacks for our Legacy Youth Church 2015! Please contact Chris if you are willing to provide a snack for people on a Sunday night before Legacy Youth Church. The two dates are November 8 and November 29. Thanks so much, Chris Below is the Snack List for October and November Legacy Youth Church. Thanks so much for signing up to bring snacks. Please provide for people as you make preparations for helping with Legacy! Blessings, Chris October 4 ~ Lynn & Jenny Wilson October 11 ~ Rachel Dougherty October 18 ~ Phyllis Adams October 25 ~ Earl & Ruth Peine Nov. 1 ~ Doug & Connie Meyer Nov. 8 ~ Is this you? Nov. 15 ~ Betty Penn Nov. 23 ~ Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 29 ~ Is this you? Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, Here am I. Send me! Isaiah 6:8 IT S ROOTS TIME AGAIN! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT CHRIS GOETZ Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. -7:20 p.m. COME BE A PART OF THE EXCITEMENT! I heard the angels sing "Glory Hallelujah!" A mighty chorus way up high; I heard the angels sing "Praise the name of Jesus!" Singing in God's choir in the sky. Come and join us for choir! We welcome you if you love to praise the Lord with song! This is a multigenerational group that sings songs ranging from traditional to contemporary. We meet in the sanctuary following Roots on Wednesday nights from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. or so. We try not to end too late because it's a school night! Meet us this Wednesday, September 30! Jenna Wight WEEKLY EVENTS AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Men s Breakfast & Devotions meet 7:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall every Saturday morning. Legacy Youth Church meets at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall every Sunday evening Christian Crafters led by Connie Meyer meets at 10:00 a.m. in the Annex on Tuesday mornings. Tuesday Night Prayer Group meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Annex on Tuesday evening Church Staff Meeting meets 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. ROOTS ~ 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings Sunday, October 4 ~ GARNETT LIFE CHAIN 2015 The National Life Chain is the largest peaceful, prayerful, pro-life, public witness in the world. More than 1500 cities across the US and Canada are expected to participate on Sunday, October 4 from 2:00 3:00 pm. FCC will be participating in the Garnett Area Life Chain on Maple St (Hwy 59). For more information call Mary Hamilton ~ Please see for more information. Those in the picture at the left from right to left are: Alice Anderegg, Mary Hamilton, Michal Herde, Larry Varvel & Cheryl Varvel

5 CONTINUES Sunday, October 4 ~ Jim & Gail Durham, House of Bread in Haiti will be visiting our Worship Services and will give a short presentation during Sunday School time at 9:15 a.m... Finance Committee Meeting ~ following the 10:30 a.m. services. Committee Members: Roger Adams, Carol Hermreck, Burke Rogers, Denise Scheibmeir, *Kim Stapp & Les Thomas Elders will meet at Annex at 5:00 p.m. ~ Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. Hidden Haven Ladies Retreat 2016 Planning Meeting ~Attention all Ladies! First Christian Church is responsible for the Ladies Retreat in 2016! We are asking you to be a part of the Planning Team for organizing the Hidden Haven Ladies Retreat Our first meeting is Sunday, October 4 at 3:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall so we can get the ball rolling. We would love to see you there! If you have any questions or ideas please contact Natasha Goetz: or Morgan Hurt: October ~ Mission Honduras: Chris Goetz and Cody Clark will be embarking on a trip to train Police Officers in Honduras with the Kansas State Troopers and several others! We are looking for opportunities to do Tree/shrub/outdoor work as a fundraiser for our trip! Please contact if you would be willing to allow us this opportunity. Thanks so much, Chris Goetz & Cody Clark SUNDAY, October 11 ~ Pastoring Committee Meeting ~ following the 10:30 a.m. services. Committee Members: Leroy & Sandra Hamilton, *Ron & Darlene Jenkins, Rusty Coons, Doug & Connie Meyer, Denise Scheibmeir, Bill Ratliff & Cheryl Harris SUNDAY, October 18 Education Committee will meet following the 10:30 a.m. services. Committee Members: *Gene & Gail Watson, Karl & Morgan Hurt and Kevin & Sandy Lewis FCC is scheduled to be in charge of the afternoon Worship Services at our local Care Centers. We extend to you all an Invitation to help and be a part of the Worship Services at our Care Centers. We never outlive our need to grow spiritually and to be part of a caring and loving worshipping community. The residents look forward to our visits and for sharing in a time of songs and devotion. Please join us as a church to care for one another and to care for our community, and to grow in our spiritual journey. The Worship Service Schedule for our local Care Centers is below. Please come and make a difference in their lives your hearts will be touched! Guest Homes - 2:30 pm ~ Residential Living Center - 3:15 pm ~ Golden Heights - 4:00 pm THURSDAY, October 22 ~ Emergency Food Assistance Program Food Distribution will be held at the Quonset Hut located at the Anderson County Fair Grounds beginning at 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY, October 25 Worship Committee will meet following the 10:30 a.m. services. Committee Members: Roger & Phyllis Adams, Catie Friend, Natasha Goetz, *Carmen Powls & Jenna Wight Light the Night Saturday, October 31st from 6pm to 8pm Last year, we attracted a little more than 1000 people to our Light the Night with Christ Celebration! This year Halloween falls on a Saturday night which usually means an increase of people. We have a great responsibility in our community to LIGHT THE NIGHT WITH JESUS in the midst of this rather dark holiday. This year FCC staff asks that you keep this year exceptionally free from any DARKNESS in the trunk-er-treat displays or in your costumes. I am excited to see who God brings to this event this year. I hope you will join us for an outstanding time of fellowship, but also help us to make a non-verbal stand in saying that Halloween doesn't have to be a dark place because Jesus reins above all darkness! As we grow with this event I need people to sign up to decorate their trunk or truck bed! Please sign up soon so we can plan well. Please also plan to eat with us! Gene and Gail Watson are going to provide a meal for every person who wants to eat! Please support this event by: 1. Decorating a trunk for the trunk-er-treat portion of the event. 2. Donate Candy! 3. Help in the kitchen to support the meal, distribute candy & serve Hot Chocolate 4. Set at the introduction table and give out special gifts as a symbol of Jesus to our students. God Bless you and Thanks for your support! Chris Goetz

6 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ELDERS FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH DEACONS *Roger Adams: Mike Burns Craig Cole Ron Jenkins: Dan Dulin *Greg Gwin Kevin Lewis: Leroy Hamilton Dan Kasprzak Burke Rogers: Doug Meyer Jason Miller Steve Spring: Bill Ratliff Danny Roberts Les Thomas: Jason Sjorlund Lynn Wilson Gene Watson: Mike Zentner