The Great Bend Christian

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1 December 2015 Vol. 48 No. 12 The Great Bend Christian Again this year we are going to be partnering with the water4 foundation to save lives for Christmas by providing clean drinking water for thousands of people in remote parts of the world. To get involved in this life giving project all you have to do is to give a generous one time gift during our offering at the Christmas Eve Service. Please join us as we continue to cause heaven to come crashing into earth around the world. For more information check out

2 SPECIAL PRAYERS: Cancer: Teri Everett; Ashley Olivier Gorney; Brian Hutchinson; Virginia Noffsinger; Sammy; LeAnna Soehner; Susan Wilson Other Needs: Doug Bender; Bob Brown; Ted Brown; Mary Chestnut; Tracy Curtright; Larry Dannebohm; Aaron Deason; Lola Donecker; Mel Enabnit; Dorothy Fross; Rowen Hughes; hunters; Lois Johnson; Sarina Johnson; Deserai Klug; Carol Langen; Shelly Leroy; Amber Lloyd; Earlene Nairn; Haley Rader; Steve Ritter; Sapphire Shewbart; Terry Utley; Sam Ward CONTINUED PRAYERS: Cancer: Laura Brown, Corina Dean, Shelby Jones, Shelly McFarren, Leona McIntosh, Lance Morris, Steve Rusco, Doug Schenkel, Emily Severson, Donna Stejskal, Kerry Watkins, Kadin White Other Needs: Bob Allford, Jenny Allford, Mabel Bender, Myrna Campbell, Derek Christendon, Bev Christiansen, Cody Clark, Dr. Roy Danks; Jane Daraio, Marguerite Davidson, Dale Deaver, Denise Ehrlick, Mildred Harders, Barbara & Bart Hoar, Dixie Hughes, Sarina Johnson, Don Jones, Scott Jordan, Babette Kinderknecht, David Kirby, Todd Klein, Martha Knight, Marvin Koch, Jaxon Kretchmar, Emily Ledford, Gayl Lee, Michele Martin & Baby Girl Elizabeth, Doug Nairn, Brad Patzner, Terry Piland, Donna Rusco, Juanita Thomas, Anneliese Ward, Connie Weiser, Larry Weiser, Cory Yadon, Mike Zager MILITARY SERVANTS: Derrick Deason, Steven DeWhitt, Blake Frager, Dan Fritz, Ted Jackson, Steven McGee, Cody McNorton, Adam Schwartz...to the Family and Friends of Nolen Gene Nairn

3 Lunch Bunch All Women s Christmas Luncheon Classic Inn December 8, 2015, 11:30 am Joy Group All Women s Christmas Luncheon Classic Inn December 8, 2015, 11:30 am New Day Group Hostess: Jamee Dannebohm Lesson: Mary Hunter December 28, 2015, 7:00 pm A Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 13, right after the late service. Please plan to attend. Thank you! December 8th, 11:30 am Classic Inn Reservations need to be made by December 4th. Share your most memorable Christmas with us! All Women are invited! For the Family Thursday, December 31, :00 pm 12:00 am At FCC Bring snacks!

4 Save the Date! The Bell Choir and Choir will be hosting what promises to be a very fun evening for Valentine s Day in February! We plan to have both dinner and a show for you! On Sunday evening, February 14th, we will be serving a dinner and having a talent show. You are an important part of this. Not only will you be able to go out for a lovely dinner on Valentine s Day, you are invited to participate in the talent show. Everyone start practicing now - polish up your tap shoes, work on learning lines to your skit, warm up those rusty vocal chords, pull out that talent that you have hidden deep inside yourself. No prizes will be given, but we promise to love and appreciate your talent offerings! Plan now to join us for an evening of big fun with your friends! More details and sign up opportunities will be coming later. All proceeds for the evening will be used to help pay for new hymnals for the church. If you have questions, please contact Mary Hunter. Lane and LaDonna Moore are proud to announce the birth of their new grandson, Cal David Miller. Cal was born on November 16, 2015, at 8:41 am to David and Aubree Miller of Nashville, Tennessee. Cal weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 18 inches long. Siblings Beau and Macey welcomed Cal into the world. Web Site: FCC's podcast: Facebook: Please give a warm welcome to Dustin and Melissa Swanson who joined our church in November. We re glad to have you!

5 Thank you to everyone that participated in the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We had another amazing year. We were able to pack and ship 157 boxes! Thank you very much for your support! Join us on Sunday, December 13th, at the 10:20 am service. The choir will be presenting Breath of Heaven. The songs and narration will give a fresh perspective of Christmas by taking a closer look at the compassionate heart of Mary. For Advent this year, our sermon series is going to be about getting beyond all of the warm and fuzzy that Christmas brings, so that we can experience the scandalous events that changed the world forever when Christ was born. HELP NEEDED! Anyone willing to learn how to prepare communion for the Late Service Please contact Sharon Engle at

6 The Great Bend Christian December th-12th Grades SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH 3:00-5:00 PM FOR: Children, their families, and other interested adults We will gather at 3:00pm to learn a song and make props. Then at 4:00pm the groups will come together and perform. Adults who want to watch, but not perform, are invited to join us at 4:00pm. We will have a Birthday Party for Jesus afterwards. SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:00-10:00 am CHILDREN S CLASSES (West Wing) PRESCHOOL (3 & 4yr & PreK)-meets in Preschool Rm YOUTH (6th-12th Grades)- meets in the Youth Rm DISCOVERERS ( K-2nd Grades) NAVIGATORS (3rd-5th Grades) Dec. 6 DISCOVERERS Art Workshop NAVIGATORS Cooking Workshop Dec. 13 6th-8th Grades 9th-12th Grades CHI RHO & CYF will not have their regular meetings during Christmas Break. Dec. 20, 27 & Jan. 3 DISCOVERERS Cooking Workshop NAVIGATORS Movie Workshop Dec. 20 ALL CELEBRATION SUNDAY Gym Dec. 27 ALL Christmas Movie - Theater Room Beginning Jan. 3 we will be dividing the children into 3 groups: DISCOVERERS-K-1st grade EXPLORERS-2nd-3rd gr NAVIGATORS-4-5th gr ADULT CLASSES (East Wing) FELLOWSHIP CLASS FRIENDSHIP CLASS Our Family Dinner and Children s Programs are now on break. We will resume in February Preschool, AND

7 January 2016 is the month that we, The First Christian Church, give of our time to the Barton County Food Bank. Workers are needed to help on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 12:50 to 3:00 pm. The food bank will be closed on New Year s Day, January 1st. If you can help or would like to be introduced to this worthwhile cause, please sign the signup sheet in the foyer of the Church. Thank You. Shared with First Christian Church from the Kansas Wesleyan University Contact, Fall 2015: Bray Establishes Endowed Nursing Scholarship Joyce Bray, a 1967 graduate of the Asbury School of Nursing, who took pre-nursing courses at Kansas Wesleyan University in 1964, passed away on March 28, 2015, but her legacy will continue to make an impact on future Nursing students. She established an endowed scholarship for Nursing that will provide approximately $12,000 a year to recruit and maintain quality students in the Nursing Education Program. Bray, a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, was a critical care nurse in the coronary unit at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. This is a tribute to Joyce s caring spirit and generosity, said Bill Grevas, Vice-President of Institutional Advancement. She was an incredible person, and this gift not only honors her life as a nurse, it strengthens the university s commitment to the Nursing program. From the Staff At First Christian Church From the Staff at First Chrtian Church

8 Past 5 Weeks Attendance and Gifts Sunday School Early Service Late Service Children s Church TOTAL General Offering 3, , , , , Special Offerings 2, , , , TOTAL 6, , , , , *Special Offerings include donations to: Wednesday Night Dinner Donations, Pumpkin Patch, Operation Christmas Child, Sound System, Golden Belt Foundation, First Christian Church Fund, DMF Thanksgiving Offering, Jean Smith Memorial First Christian Church 5230 Broadway Great Bend, KS The Great Bend Christian (USPS ) Published Monthly By First Christian Church 5230 Broadway Great Bend, KS Postmaster Send Address changes to: First Christian Church 5230 Broadway Great Bend, KS Periodicals Postage Paid At Great Bend, KS Sunday Services 8:15 am Early Worship 9:00 am Sunday School 10:20 am Morning Worship 5:00 pm Chi-Rho 6:00 pm CYF (6th-12th) Wednesday Activities 5:30 pm Family Fellowship Dinner 6:15 pm Pre K 2nd Grades (Discoverers) 6:15 pm 3rd - 5th Grades (Navigators) 6:15 pm Chancel Bell Practice 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Practice If you need to contact our staff: Rev. Josh Leu, Minister revjleu@gmail.com Rev. Sue Bishop, Associate Minister of Children and Youth im4uth@gmail.com Kathy Rose, Church Secretary fcc@cck.kscoxmail.com