Saturday, August 21st Little Galilee at the Activity Center 7 PM Register at our church Sunday, August 15.

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1 The Karusograph First Christian Church - Clinton, Illinois Volume 52 August 10, 2010 Issue 32 Saturday, August 21st Little Galilee at the Activity Center 7 PM Register at our church Sunday, August 15. We still need more valets plus we need people Monday - Friday, Aug , to help set-up the activity center and to tear down on Sunday, Aug. 22. For more information, please call Laura Keller, or Leslie Gwozdz,

2 The Gospel According to Greg Greg Taylor This week, Ernie and I, along with several others from our church, are leading a week of Junior Main camp at nearby Little Galilee. Please pray for good weather, safety and many decisions for Christ! This is the final of ten weeks of camping sessions at LGCC, and the second of two Family camp programs is just three weeks away. Little Galilee is one of God s special places and I would encourage you to continue to pray for the staff, but send a word of encouragement to Ken Rutledge, Kevin Peterson, Bob Phillips, Bev Angel and many others who are literally changing their world for Christ through the ministry of LGCC! I recently was given an article entitled Why Go to Church and I thought it might be encouraging for you as well: A church go-er wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. I ve gone for 30 years now, he wrote, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can t remember a single one of them. So, I think I m wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all. This started a real controversy in the Letters to the Editor column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: I ve been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today! When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something. Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND spiritual nourishment. I hope you have been encouraged and nourished as we have studied some of the most important teachings of Jesus Christ this Summer in the Son at FCC. This week, we have a special guest speaker Mike Mallick from Bradenton, Florida who will bring the truth of God s word from John 14:6. You will not want to miss it! Blessings Greg

3 August 8, Facts & Figures Our Witness Through Giving General Fund Giving this Week $17, M.A.P. Weekly Need $19, Shortage $ 1, Our Witness Through Attendance Worship: =628 ( 10 Ave. 631) Bible School: 294 ( 10 Ave. 287) Decisions for Christ & His Church This Week Yearly Totals Baptisms: 1 27 Transfers: 0 12 Rededications: 0 3 Christian Service: 0 0 Total 42 Lest We Forget Those We Love Memorials were given in memory of: Goldie Riddle Myron Storey Marilyn Tease Sunday, August 15, :15 AM 11:00 AM Distributing Bulletins Eathel Roberts Becky Glenn Genevieve Farnsworth Rachel Emery Nadean Gambrel Jerry & Charlotte Milton Information Center Attendant Debbie Followell Holly Goldsmith Connie Bundy Sherry Peterson Greeters Charlie & Kim Davenport Tom & Alia Burton Brian & Veronica Montgomery Door Assistant Wes Anderson Bryan & Cathy HIckman Tim Wenthe Serving Outside Communion Shut-Ins: Jerry Milton Hospital: Mark Witzke Cookie Callers for the Week of August 15th Alisa Donnelly Joyce Kaufman Young At Heart News David Buck, Young At Heart Coordinator Being still has a soothing effect on us. Peace produces more peace. Waiting on God quietly does more to restore our bodies, minds and emotions than anything else. We need it regularly. Insist on having it; don t let anyone take it from you. Work your schedule around God; don t try to work Him into your schedule. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 NIV On the 18th we ll have Steve Ingram from the Bement Country Opry giving us a lot of laughter and smiles as he always does. In September we ll have a train buff that will enlighten us on the growth of trains in our area. Also we ll have Joe Meeks spreading his quiet nature for all of us to enjoy and become peaceful. and hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit Rom. 5:5 NIV Our next trip will be Sept. 7th to the kitchen of Doris Yoder in Arthur, IL, and she has planned a meal for us that will make your mouth water. The mystery trip is scheduled for the month of October. Our Branson trip will be in November and promises some great shows and food. Christmas in the Chapel will be December the 3rd, and it s going to be a fine program. A faithful friend is the medicine of life. Apocrypha Some people feel they aren t good at anything, but that isn t true. When we make an effort to do what others are able to do, we often fail because we aren t gifted with those abilities. But that doesn t mean we aren t good at anything. It is wonderful to be free to be different, and not feel that something is wrong with us because we are different. Well done good and faithful servant Matthew 25:23 KJV It s church calendar time again and your order envelope is included with this issue of the K. List any information you would like. The calendar is still only $6.00! What a bargain! So, order your church calendar soon. Watch the K & bulletin for more details.

4 Information About the Church Minister of Preaching & Teaching....Greg Taylor Minister of Pastoral Care...J. Kent Hickerson Minister of Children & Jr. High...Ernie Harvey, Jr. Minister of High School, College Age & Technology......Adam Brucker Minister of Worship..Jim Coonce Office Phone...(217) Office Fax...(217) Office ... Office Hours...8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Hospital Prayer List Special Prayer Requests * New Names John Warner Betty Riegel Patt Leggett Springfield Memorial Megan Chapman Sarah Laughlin St.John s Patsy Bell Nursing Home Updates... Danville VA Bob Webb Decatur Memorial Bill Reynolds Out of Area Landon Clark (St. Judes)...Larry Chapman to Manor Ct/Hawthorne Inn, Clinton, IL Our Christian Sympathy to the Family & Loved Ones of......dorotha Roberts, Decatur, IL - aunt of Bob (Dolores) Primmer...Vance Harris, Wapella, IL - husband of Fae Harris, father of Lynn Harris, Sara Harris, & Rebecca Alexander Evelyn Butram, Clinton, IL - wife of Dick Butram, mother of Linda Killough, grandmother of Debbie (Mark) Haas & Mark Killough...Shirley Rueff, Clinton, IL - wife of Bob Rueff, mother of Jack Rueff, grandmother of Jeremiah Rueff Rick Alwood Gary Angel Helen Azbill Lisa Babbit Chip Barche Charlie Bateson Debbie Bateson Art Beck Bill Brown Brad Campbell Ron Campbell Maxine Cardinale Brandi Carter Edna Carter Landon Clark Mike Connelly Allen Cooper Bill Coughlin Patty Douglas Carol Duncan Candi Evans Marvin Finfrock Nathan Florey Debbie Focht Betty Fortune Jack Fansler Marilyn Fansler Barb Haning Lucille Heinrich Yvonne Hicks Wayne Hight Carolyn Hover Betty Hubble Alice Jurgens Jim Jones Randy Keller Nancy Lareau Bob Lowery Gordon Massey Richard McConnell Bill McMillan Roy Mears Charlotte Milton Chloe Murphy Margaret Murphy Diane Oakley Randall Peddycoart* Robert Peters Joann Phillips June Provin Ron Rector Linda Reid Betty Riegel Breanna Shofner Gary Simmons Katie Slayton Kris Sulzberger Jim Summers* John Thorp Bob Toombs* Sharon Vannice Leslie Volker Allan Webb Sharon Webb Louise Whitehead Glenna Williams Vernadine Witt Lester Woolridge Carolyn Zorn First Christian Church THE KARUSOGRAPH (USPS ) is published Weekly by FIRST CHRISTIAN Corner of W. Main & N. Jackson CHURCH 100 N. Jackson St., Clinton, Illinois Periodicals Postage 100 N. Jackson St. Paid at Clinton, IL. Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Karusograph First Clinton, IL Christian Church, 100 N. Jackson St., Clinton, IL This Lord s Day August 15, :15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Our sermon series Our Summer in the Son continues during both worship services, as we look at the 13 most important teachings of Jesus. This week, guest preacher Mike Mallick will preach from John 14:6. Plan now to attend! 9:30 a.m. Bible School classes for all ages. 10:30 11:00 a.m. Fellowship time for all adults in the Family Life center!

5 This N That FUNDRAISER FOR HAITI ADULT MISSION TRIP (Continues) Scentsy wickless products will be on display in the church office until August 13. Pay when you order, your order should arrive within 2 weeks & we will call you to pick it up. Thank you to everyone who has placed an order! Tuesday Morning Bible Study Lunch - Tuesday, August 17th 11:30 am Monicals See you there! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Peace Meal provides home-delivered lunches to Clinton senior citizens who are homebound and/ or cannot prepare meals. The program is in need of a volunteer driver to deliver meals two Fridays a month (delivery can be completed in about one hour). If you are willing to provide this needed service, please contact Diane Rogers at the Friendship Center, , for details. Foster Grandparents Needed! Income eligible seniors 55 and over who love children and want to help are needed! Volunteer with children in schools, day cares, & Head Start. You will assist children with reading, math, and other areas for 3 to 8 hours a day, Monday through Friday. If interested, please call Paula Gregg today, , ext. 237, at Community Action. Our reading program at New Life Pregnancy Center is in need of new and gently used children s books. In addition, whenever a parent shops in our boutique, we give the children accompanying them a book. If you have any books you would like to donate, please bring them to the church office. During the month of July the Food Pantry served 238 families, of which 15 families were new to our pantry. All total, 636 individuals were assisted during the month. In John 6:35 Jesus declared, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. To those who have contributed money, food and time to the Food Pantry, thank you so much for your continual support. God s blessings to you and your families. As we continue to serve others through our Food Pantry, and hopefully at the same time, assist them with some spiritual needs as well, please remember to keep the Benevolence Ministry in your prayers. And the Lord Added Megan Dodd, 700 N. Cain, Apt. 141, Clinton, IL, 61727, was baptized into Christ August 8, 2010.

6 You are invited to an Open House Sunday, August 15th, 2 pm - 5 pm In honor of the marriage of Cory & Siri Wilmoth at Todd & Linda Wilmoth s 41 Hickory Drive, Clinton, IL Register now for the Purity Ball. It will be Saturday, August 21st at Little Galilee Activity Center. You can also volunteer to help serve, be a valet, set-up or tear down. Many more are needed. Call Laura Keller, for more information. Come & join us! TOTS to TEENS... Ernie Harvey Jr. & Adam Brucker August 8-13 Jillian Miller Alexis Peterson Levi Kaufman Cole Hoffman Calla Wickenhauser Katelyn Maxwell Sabrynn Karr Chelsey Hickman Sarah Kitson Amber Keller Tanner Burke Kade McMath Peyton Taylor Bryce Reeves Noah Griffin Jacob Riva Wynn Turney J. T. Harrold Robert Malkamaki Jayson Isaac Zion Hoffman Rylan Chitwood Aspyn Taylor A 5-week women's Bible study entitled "Frappe with Phillippians" will begin Thursday, Sept 9 at 7:00 pm. If you are interested, please contact Nancy Martin at or nrmartin74@yahoo.com. Volunteer at the Lincoln Christian Village on Thursday, August 19th. Meet at the church and then ride to Lincoln with other volunteers. Any questions? Please call Goldie Hedrick, , or Audrey Sessions, We have several dates available for you to extend an invitation for Troy Lane (our intern) to enjoy lunch, Sunday dinner, or supper with you. Call the church office, , to reserve a date. CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship forms for students who are attending Christian Church affiliated colleges are now available for the Fall 2010 semester. Please pick up a form in the church office or at the Information Desk. Deadline to return the completed form is September 1, Basic Training Kids and their Parents are invited to attend Basic Training Graduation Sunday, August 15 at 6 pm in the Family Life Center. Come enjoy ice cream sundaes and see what your kids learned at Basic Training! CIY REUNION PARTY Sunday, August 15 th from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Cable Building. Reveal Kick-Off Sunday, September 5 th 5:00-7:00 p.m.

7 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Greg & Ernie at LGCA 15 Guest speaker at both services 5 PM Basic Training graduation PM Area Men s College Park, Normal 7 PM missions August 2010 SUNDAY SCHEDULE: 8:15/11:00 AM WORSHIP 9:30 AM BIBLE SCHOOL, 10:30 AM FELLOWSHIP (FLC) 5 PM Grief class potluck FLC 6 PM Finance meeting 4 10:30 Young at Heart 7:30 PM B & G meeting AM Car Wash - LINC youth :30 Young at Heart Wedding rehearsal Wedding 7 PM Purity Ball at LGCA 7:30 AM Elders meeting