The Great Bend Christian

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1 November 2017 Vol. 50 No. 11 The Great Bend Christian Set your clocks back 1 hour Saturday Night, November 4th, before going to bed. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 5th. Everyone is invited to attend the All Church Thanksgiving Dinner Sunday, November 19th, immediately following the 10:20 am service. Turkey, dressing, green beans, potatoes, gravy, rolls, and drinks will be provided. Last names beginning with A-N please bring a side dish or salad. Last names beginning with O-Z please bring a dessert. Please bring enough for 10 people plus yourself. Anyone interested in helping serve or clean-up, please contact Rachelle Sheets ( ) or Karen Lindberg ( ). Thank you! Advent Sermon Series beginning December 3rd

2 SPECIAL PRAYERS: Cancer: Pat Bell; Sylvan Bleeker; Dade Cannon; Jane Carney; Mark Gant; Tammy Hays; Connie Metheny Holliday; Don Jones; LiAnna Keith; Judy Manning; Jan McCaulley; Evelyn Mead; Sharla Meisenheimer; Marvin Sittner; Mike Snyder; Joan Townley; Alice Urban Other Needs: Allan Allford; Carol Barnard; Dorothy Behrens; Doug Bender; Jean Berger; Julie Braymer; Myrna Campbell; Bailey Cox; Annette Crosby; Jan Engle; Janis Fairchild; Jake Hittle; Lucy Jay; Mayette Keith; Carol Langen; Richard Messerlie; Lilly Morrison; Andrea Nelson; Kenneth Reed; Rich Roberts; Wanda Russell; Crosby Schrader; Dolores Shaheen; Chris Soehner; Cal Winter; Mary Woodworth; City of Great Bend CONTINUED PRAYERS: Cancer: Cynthia Barnes, Laura Brown, Tiffany Dick, Lila Drees, Karla Garcia, Ashley Gorney, Shelly McFarren, Leona McIntosh, Steve Rusco, Sammy, Doug Schenkel, Leilani Schenkel, LeAnna Soehner; Donna Stejskal, Tom-Harders Friend, Kadin White; Susan Wilson Other Needs: Mabel Bender, Bob Bixby, Cody Clark, Melissa Demel, Lola Donecker, Joyce Elliott, Hodes Family, Brian Hutchinson, William Jones, Martha Knight, Jaxon Kretchmar, Amber Lloyd, Roger Marshall, Steve Martin, Baby Remi Mauler, Brad Patzner, Arylyn Scheuerman, Ashlee Seastrom, Sapphire Shewbart, Mike Zager MILITARY SERVANTS: Derrick Deason, Steven DeWhitt, Blake Frager, Dan Fritz, Ted Jackson, Steven McGee, Adam Schwartz PLEASE PRAY for our New Service that will begin in January. Pray for God's guidance and direction, and for even more people to join us at the First Christian Church of Great Bend..to Martha Jones & Family upon the passing of her husband, Shelby...to Dale & Betty Riggs upon the passing of Dale s Father, Marvin Riggs

3 Lunch Bunch 11:30 am November 15, 2017 New Day Group Lesson: Jamee Dannebohm Hostess: Donna Marston November 27, :00 pm Operation Christmas Child time is here! You can help by getting a box and filling it up with items and money for the shipping, or you can purchase items and put them in the plastic bin in the narthex, or you can donate money and we will do the shopping. New this year: no toothpaste or candy is allowed and shipping is now $9. All boxes, items and shipping fees need to be turned in by Saturday, November 4th! See Jennifer Cauley with any questions. 2nd & 4th Saturdays 8:00 9:00 am Contact James McReynolds with any questions. Women s Morning Bible Study Meeting Tuesday Mornings from 9 am 11 am Studying Discerning the Voice of God By Priscilla Shire For those of you that cannot make it to the Women s Evening Bible Study, come join us! Contact Stacy McReynolds with any questions. The Fellowship Sunday School Class will be hosting a breakfast on Sunday, November 5th. Come and enjoy breakfast with us! You don't even have to get up early, as you will be setting your clocks back for the time change. We will serve pancakes, sausage, Mexican quiche, fruit, orange juice, milk and coffee. This yummy start to the day can be yours with only a donation to Church World Service to furnish items for hurricane relief efforts so join us before or after church (depending on your choice of service). We will serve from 9:00 am 9:45 am. If you want to get to Sunday School, come a few minutes early and pick up some breakfast we will accommodate you! See you there!

4 Dinners are from 5:30 pm 6:00 pm November 1 Group 4 November 8 Group 5 November 15 Group is right around the corner, so sign-up now to be an Early Service Greeter/Communion Preparer and/or a Late Service Communion Preparer. See Sharon Engle or John Sheets with any questions. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers & Younger) is now at First Christian Church. What is MOPS? It is a tribe of women from all walks of life that meet to encourage, support, and walk alongside each other through this incredible life of motherhood. You can expect coffee, food, creative crafts, childcare, videos, discussion, guest speakers, play dates and mom s morning out! Meeting times are the 1st & 3rd Fridays from 9 am 11 am. Please contact Dena Hiss with any questions. The Annual Men s Sporting Clay Shoot will be Sunday, November 5th. Meet at the FCC parking lot at 1 pm. Please contact Lane Moore for more details. The Church Garage Sale is Coming! Start gathering your items to bring on Sunday, December 31st! Garage Sale will be Saturday, January 13, 2018.

5 Stewardship and the Meaning to Us We have been in our church budgeting season, the time we look forward with our vision, and ask our committee chairs and key people what tools they need to succeed at helping our church succeed. And as we move forward with our compelling mission, it is this process that we not only look to see what resources and tools we need to execute our mission, but we also look to put our money where our mouth is and we maneuver funding around to various aspects of our budget to help execute our vision and mission of bringing heaven to earth in all that we do, through fostering faith, cultivating kids, connecting community, and serving the world. Now if we sit back and reflect on that mission, that is a very ambitious mission, and we all want to a be a part of something very big, very special, and a greater being and purpose. To do so, we look to fund the appropriate places in the budget to help carry out that mission, otherwise if we don t, we can t do the work to accomplish our mission. The definition of stewardship is the job of supervising or taking care of something, such as an organization or a property. Now, we all hold our own personal definition of stewardship, and what that acts and looks like. But we can all agree to the basic definition, and that it also means we are looking to help maintain, sustain, grow and nourish our common good and necessary need of the Great Bend First Christian Church beyond our time here on earth. We all may not want or have the same idea or opinion of how we leave a legacy, but we all hope and pray that the ultimate good and purpose of our wonderful church and the wonderful people that make up our outstanding organization continues on in perpetuity with a high level of greatness and a heartbeat of greater purpose each and every day. Giving to help us achieve this greater purpose of beyond us for the long vision of time is of great importance, and has never been needed in titanic proportions such as now. Our world needs churches with purpose. But more importantly, the Golden Belt region needs churches with greater purpose to help mold and continue to shape our community and surrounding communities. We don t just ask you to give, we ask you to give with your heart. We ask you to give to our church with purpose. There is no greater purpose to give than to our church and bringing Heaven to Earth in all that we do. Lastly, the Lindberg Family gives great thanks for you all allowing me to serve as your board chair for the last 3 years! It has been a tremendous blessing to our Family! Much Gratitude, Nels If you have not turned in your pledge card, please do so ASAP. The due date was October 31st. Please pray about what God would want you to give and fill out the pledge card. You may bring it to church and put it in the offering plate, drop it off at the church office, or mail it to the church office. Thank you!

6 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-1st Gr.) EXPLORERS (2nd-3rd Grade) NAVIGATORS (4th-5th Grades) DIG INTO THE BIBLE NOV. 5 D/E Storytelling Workshop NAV Science Workshop Nov. 5th Eat Breakfast in the gym first before going to class! NOV. 12 D/E Science Workshop NAV Storytelling Workshop NOV. 19 D/E Art Workshop NAV Bible Time Workshop NOV. 26 ALL Movie Workshop ADULT CLASSES (East Wing) FELLOWSHIP CLASS FRIENDSHIP CLASS The Children s Ministries of Great Bend First Christian Church Where We Bring Kids into the Stories And Mysteries of God And Immerse Them in God s Love In All that We Do Join Us At THE DOCK YOUTH WEDS. DINNER NOV 1ST Hey CHI RHO AND CYF! We are scheduled to prepare the Weds. Night Dinner on Nov. 1st. Come when you can after 4:00pm Parents signed up to help with clean-up: Mickey & Danielle Hoskins, Eric Johnson, Amy Karst, Jessica Nelson THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH THE PUMPKIN PATCH! KID KONNECTION for Preschool-5th grade begins at 6:00pm with 4 Stations: MUSIC, STORYTELLING, ART, GAMES At 6:45pm we will move to the Gym and play while waiting for parents. Parents: your kids are earning points each week to trade in for prizes at the end of the month. Points earned: Participation, Learning Bible Point, Memorizing Scripture Verse, Returning Faith Buzz at Home Card with a parent Signature that it was done at home. WEDS., NOV. 15TH IS OUR LAST MEETING UNTIL FEB. CHI RHO [6th-8th Grades] Sundays 5:00-7:00 pm YOUTH MINISTRY CHI RHO meets from 5:00-6:00pm alone.then are joined by CYF 6:00-7:00pm for snacks and games.then CYF meets from 7:00-8:00pm. No regular meetings on Nov REGISTERED FOR KDYC (KS Disciples Youth Convention) NOV ! C Y F [9th-12th Grades] Sundays 6:00-8:00 pm Plan to meet at the church at 5:30 pm on Friday, Nov. 10th. Please eat supper beforehand. Bring $$ for offering at closing on Sunday AND more $$ for lunch after closing. Pack lightly! AND...You might want to bring snacks to share in the rooms. We should return home between 1:30 and 2:00 pm on Sunday, Nov. 12th.

7 (My sincere apology to Arlyn Scheuerman for leaving his name off of his Thank You in the October Newsletter. I am running it again so that people will know who sent it!) Thank you, Rev. Josh, for your hospital and home visits during my recent heart surgery. Also, I appreciate all the cards, visits and support, encouragement and prayers from this caring congregation. Thank you all! Arlyn Scheuerman Thank you to everyone in the church for your cards and prayers for my recovery following my left knee replacement surgery. My speedy recovery is due to all your prayers and support. Special thanks to Reverend Josh for the daily hospital visits. Janis Fairchild COLLEGE FINALS BOXES It will soon be time to send finals boxes to our college students during finals week. Food and monetary donations will be accepted until November 26th. Parents if you have a child away at college, new or established, please give the church office their name and address, Names submitted will receive a finals box. Thank you! The name of our new service is "The Refuge, the idea being that we want to create a service where people can come and find refuge from the stress and difficulty of life so they can be inspired to live extraordinary lives for Christ. Right now, everything is on schedule with the renovations beginning in mid October and ending before Thanksgiving. We want to encourage you to come and check out the progress as we move forward. For those of you who are curious, our plan is to have at least one evening service sometime in December to give the whole congregation a chance to come and experience it for yourself. Our new worship leaders, E.J. and Amanda Shepherd, will be coming onboard sometime in November to begin to get everything ready. Please continue to pray that God will use this service to reach out to even more people for Christ, people who will join us in our vision of Bringing Heaven to Earth in all that we do.

8 The Great Bend Christian November 2017

9 The Great Bend Christian November 2017 From All the Staff At First Christian Church

10 Past 5 Weeks Attendance and Gifts Sunday School Early Service Late Service Children s Church TOTAL General Offering 4, , , , , Roof Fund Special Offerings , , , , TOTAL 4, , , , , *Special Offerings include donations to: Central District Office, Sound System Fund, New Service,Wedding Fees, selling Pool Table, DMF Reconciliation Offering, Wednesday Night Dinner Donations, Outreach, Pumpkin Patch, Toby Mac Concert Tickets, New Service Fund, Operation Christmas Child, Jones Funeral Dinner Donation, Reg. Fees for KDYC Youth Convention Wednesday Night Activities 5:30 pm Family Dinner 6:00 pm Kids Konnection 6:15 pm Bell Choir Practice 7:00 pm Choir Practice 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) If you need to contact our staff: Rev. Josh Leu, Minister revjleu@gmail.com 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 Rev. Sue Bishop, Associate Minister of Children and Youth im4uth@gmail.com Kathy Rose, Administrative Assistant fcc@cck.kscoxmail.com