Guyton Christian Church June 2018 Newsletter

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1 Guyton Christian Church June 2018 Newsletter Web: Dreams and Visions And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. --Joel 2:28-29 These verses from the book of Joel were prominent in my Pentecost message this year. They were also central to our accepting this assignment to serve Guyton Christian Church. In your many ministries, I can see that you have dared to dream, and to make dreams come true. In your youth and children, I see great potential for GCC to keep dreaming and fulfilling dreams. In your strong family connections sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, all worshiping together I see a common history and a common language that lends itself to prophesy. You know where you ve been as families and as a church, which gives you a foundation from which to see where you want to go as a church. I want to know your dreams and visions regarding this church. Whether you re young or old, sons or daughters, masters or servants, lifelong members or newcomers, we need your ideas. Joel s prophesy says that God has poured out His Spirit on ALL flesh. You are included in that number. I ll be your cheerleader, your ears, and your voice. As pastor, you have given me the catbird seat over this church, where I can see the dreams and visions that haven t yet been shared. You don t need more management; you need encouragement! Here s what I mean by dreams and visions: I dream of a Sunday School class for young adults say ages 18 30, or maybe to 40. It s just the underserved demographic at most churches. The older a church gets, the harder it is to break into leadership. We need this class to enhance participation, which usually leads to volunteerism and leadership. I dream of a youth program that draws teenagers from the community with dedicated facilities and active outreach, a program that our young people can share with pride, a program for which they feel a deep sense of dedicated ownership. I dream of a music venue and meeting hall carved from an old train depot, an historic building that s easy to find and remember. I dream of a music ministry that encourages joyful worship while gently teaching musicianship and the traditional songs of our faith. I dream that it will be a community outreach that draws even unchurched musicians and music lovers into the church. I dream of quarterly church picnics with horseshoes, sack races, volleyball and singing around the campfire. I dream of church singings rooted in history and drawing church members, worshippers and history buffs alike. I dream of testimony services where people face the congregation to tell everyone about what the Lord has done in their lives. These are not exclusive dreams or original ideas. They borrow from many of the dreams that you have already shared. You dreamed of an outreach to the special needs community, and My Father s House was born. You dreamed of feeding the hungry, and The Fillin Station was born. You and other churches dreamed of helping homeless families, and Family Promise was born. Your ancestors dreamed of worshipping in freedom and Antioch Christian Church was born. They dreamed of a bigger church closer to town, and Guyton Christian Church was born. It didn t stop there, and it hasn t stopped yet. What are your dreams and visions? Dreaming doesn t make it so, but nothing happens until somebody dreams it up and envisions it happening. If I only deliver one message beyond salvation in Christ, let it be this: The Holy Spirit is alive and powerful! All the Spirit needs is willing vessels like you and me, willing to do the work that Spirit inspires and to give God the glory. This is not a pipe dream or an unlikely vision, but a demonstrated fact. Look at all you have accomplished! The Holy Spirit has done wonderful things at GCC because you were willing to follow the Spirit s leading. The question is not can we succeed. The answer to that is yes, we can succeed! At what? Ah, there s the real question! What are your dreams and visions? Share them with one another and get ready to see the Holy Spirit move in mighty ways! Yours in Christ, Pastor Joel Guyton Christian Church (DOC), June 2018, Page 1

2 Sojourners Adult Bible Study Jesus and the Gospels by Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson. Tuesdays at 5:45pm, The Rock Loose Threads Tuesday, June 12th 6:30pm Christian Center Disciple Men June 18th, 7:30pm Host: Ray Zittrouer Devotion: Rev. Joel Tucker Eula Powers Circle Thursday, June 21st, 7:30pm Hostess: Becky Malcom, Christian Center Young at Heart Join us for BINGO & Lunch! June 24th, 11am Christian Center June Communion Preparation Sheri Hall Home Michael Thomas Alley John Battle Julia Bolen Brisher Family Ethel Brown Autumn Burnsed Ila Car Ann Cavanah Kim Dickey Audry Edwards Family of John Farrell Angie Fedie Ralph Hall Susie Hamon Roy Lee (Bryan Co.) Clayton Morgan Carol Quick Steve Smith Jacky Taylor Jack Tuten Eddie Wilkerson Keith Williams All of our Military at home and abroad, and all of those who protect us. Gary Hall Ozzy Morales Haley Pope Our seniors (& others) both at home and in *Nursing Homes Geneva Boyles Leonard Boyles Monroe Epting* Miriam Griffin* Annette Lamb Pat Little Rachel Pevey Reed Pevey Seniors Cont d Megan Quigley* Bob Reese Geraldine Reese Eugenia Zipperer* Hospital Addison Burnsed All who are Fighting Cancer Dennis Baxter Janice Beard Sandy Beckman Al Beiner Alex Burdo Jerry Burns Delma Cowart Gwen Cox Nancy Fischer Beth Flynt John David Fulcher Kelly Hodges Fighting Cancer cont d Sandra Hutcheson Shannon Long Wren Mason Angie Moore Chris Orrico Denise Pevey Francis Berry Rahn Kylie Shiell Henry Southward Ann Stevens John Sullivan Ava Tinsley Irene Wood Alfreda Youmans Prayer Concerns Guyton Christian Church (DOC), June 2018, Page 2

3 Photos We need recent photos for several families so that our Church Directory can be updated and printed! Please see Ginny or Becky after church on Sundays, or send us a family shot! Praise & Worship will take a break this month. Stay tuned for their next session! JYF MISSION PROJECT Our Younger Youth/JYF prepared lots of bags for the shelter for domestic violence. Thank you for your contributions! June Anniversaries 24 George & Marie Hill 30 Ben & Lori Newkirk June Birthdays 7 Salena Calhoun 12 Jesse Massey 19 Doris Jane Edwards 20 Pat Little 24 Becky Freeman 26 Bryant Garner 26 Denise Pevey Food Pantry...Our food collection item this month for The Fillin Station is RICE Any brand is fine the 1-2 pounds bags are great for distribution. The Fillin Station also welcomes mac & cheese, boxes of pasta, Hamburger Helper, Rice- A-Roni, cake mixes & frosting in addition to canned meats such as tuna, chicken and ham. Save your plastic grocery bags and egg cartons, too! Collection bins are in the Christian Center. Tuesday & Thursdays 10am 1pm 1290 Ga Hwy 119 South Springfield Rev. Joel Tucker, Senior Pastor pastorjoeltucker@me.com Cell: Church Office: Hours Mon-Thu, 9am-Noon Administration Assistant: Becky Malcom 306 Central Boulevard Phone: (912) Fax: (912) gcchurch@planters.net Staff Meeting: 11:00am Christian Center: (912) ; 105 3rd Avenue The Rock: (912) ; 108 4th Avenue gcchurchteen@gmail.com Web: Mailing address: P. O. Box 5, Guyton, GA Guyton Christian Church (DOC), June 2018, Page 3

4 Musicians, Singers & Everybody Else! Come to our Ole Time GOSPEL JAM Bring the whole family for an Old-School sing-along. Musicians of ANY skill level welcome. Bring Any Instrument: Guitar, Uke, Mandolin OR JUST YOUR VOICE Sundays at 6pm, Christian Center Save the Date! July 20-24, 2019 Des Moines, IA General Assembly 2019 GCC Host Dates for Family Promise June 17 June 23 See schedule on website. Click on Info Center tab. IMPACT: Guyton 2018 June What does it mean to serve? How can I serve? Is there more to serving? If you are asking these questions, then IMPACT: Guyton is for you! Cost: $125 total includes program t-shirt, devotional book, follow-up journal, breakfast, lunch and dinner for 5 days. Contact Nancy S. for info! The Ladies evening Bible study group has just completed their study Adorned by Nancy DeMoss. Look for a new study coming in July or August. No-Bake, Bake Sale! Make a donation of what you would typically pay for ingredients to either bake a cake or to buy a pre -made cake! But, just don t make it or buy it! Proceeds for new projectors for Christian Center and Disciples Post Volunteers for Children s Chat If you would like to lead Children s Chat on Sunday mornings with our younger children, please contact Judy Z. Meet and Greet in the Christian Center for coffee and fellowship at 9:45am. SUNDAY SCHOOL Teachers For CYF 1st Sunday Nancy 2nd Sunday Marshall 3rd Sunday Bryan 4th Sunday Jack 5th Sunday Leana SUNDAY SCHOOL Teachers For JYF 1st Sunday Becky 2nd Sunday Wesley 3rd Sunday Becky 4th Sunday Ginny 5th Sunday Becky Guyton Christian Church (DOC), June 2018, Page 4

5 Vacation Bible School May 29 June 1 We had 34 children register for an exciting adventure with Rolling River Rampage VBS! We also had 21 volunteers registered! Thankfully, more showed up! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. Isaiah 43:2 The 2018 ALL-GREATER SAVANNAH GIRLS SOCCER TEAMS included five of our Effingham County High School Rebel Girls Soccer Team members, including Catherine Hall and Kylie Malcom. The tournament was held Saturday, April 19 in Savannah at Calvary Baptist. Catherine Hall, Effingham County Junior, Midfield/Forward, has been named one of the most versatile athletes in the state. Hall had 18 goals and 11 assists for a team that went and reached the Class 6A Sweet 16. The children collected school supplies as their mission project this year for Guyton Elementary School. Camp Kicklighter CYF Camp is in dire need of cooks for the week of June 3-8. Please contact Judy Zittrourer if you Can help. Help Needed! Camp Christian is urgently seeking counselors for CYF Camp, June 10-16, and Mid High Conference Camp, (June 24-29), especially male counselors. If you have questions you may contact the Regional Camp Programming Co-Directors, Marilyn Parks and Pam Van Dusen at campoffice@gadisciples.org or call Marilyn at (leave a message and she will return your call). Camp Christian Dates Gordon, Georgia Camp OASIS, June 4-8 Counselor, Kylie Malcom CYF Camp, June Kylie Malcom Camp Kicklighter Dates Shellman s Bluff CYF Camp, June 3-8 Grace Rogers William Hall Chi Rho Camp, June Steven Hall Junior Camp, June Edward Hall Guyton Christian Church (DOC), June 2018, Page 5

6 Servants in Ministry Communion June Date Elders Deacons Deaconesses Acolyte June 3 June 10 June 17 Barbara Still Lamar Hall Mike Smith Vicki Wilkerson Linda Barner Melissa Proctor Woody MacKay David Proctor Nathan Radcliffe Johnny Taylor Shaw Wilkerson Chad Zittrouer Angie MacKay Sheri Hall Leana Radcliffe Becky Malcom Joyce Ann Tuten Nancy Summerour Abigail Burnsed Steven Hall Kaytie Summerour June 24 Claudette Griffin Marshall Reiser Brandon Long Bryan Thompson Kelly long Ann Cavanah Edward Hall Servants in Ministry Children Worship & Wonder June Date Storyteller Worship Helper / Junior Greeter June 3 Becky Malcom Kylie Malcom Steven Hall June 10 Judy Zittrouer Sandra Moore Catherine Hall June 17 Barbara Still Shannon Thompson Kaytie Summerour June 24 Leana Radcliffe Becky Malcom Sam Reiser Story The Good Shepherd & the Wolf Parable of the Good Samaritan Parable of the Great Banquet Jesus Feeds the 5,000 After June, Children Worship and Wonder will take a short summer break. Graduation for children having completed 3rd Grade this year will be held August 5 in the Sanctuary during Worship. Orientation for new children, aged 3 and above, will be held August 12. All parents are welcome and are encouraged to attend this Orientation Session. Guyton Christian Church (DOC), June 2018, Page 6