Midway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) September 2016 Church Staff: Community Worship Service of Peace and Hope Rev. Heather McColl Minister Joni Burchett Secretary Karen Murphy Interim Music Director Peter Bostrom Accompanist Jestine Johnson Custodian Sunday Worship 9:30 AM: Sunday School 10:55 AM: Worship 123 East Bruen Street PO Box 4548 Midway, KY 40347 859-846-4102 Fax: 859-846-9542 E-mail: office@midwaychris an.org Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Visit us on the web: www.midwaychris an.org Sunday, September 11th, 11:00 a.m. @ Walter Bradley Park The Midway Ministerial Association will be hosting a special community worship service on Sunday, September 11th at 11 a.m. at Walter Bradley Park to remember the 9/11 tragedies, as well as the more recent tragedies in our country and around the world - a service centered around our calling as people of faith to be people of peace and hope and to stress our connection and unity as a community. This will be the Midway Christian Church worship service for the morning. We will not have a regularly- scheduled worship at our building that day. Following the service, everyone is invited to stay and celebrate a meal together as the Midway Community, reminding us that we are all welcomed at God s table as God s beloved children. The Ministerial Association will provide the meat, and everyone is asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share with the group. Each church will have a separate basket for its Sunday offering, and there will also be a basket for a MMA offering, which helps local people who are struggling. Flu Shot Clinic Monday, September 26th 6:00-7:30 p.m. MCC Fellowship Hall (During the Community Dinner) Christian Care Communities is holding a Flu Shot Clinic at Midway Christian Church from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, September 26th in Fellowship Hall. These shots will be free to those with Medicare, and $25 to all others. The office will be CLOSED to observe Labor Day on Monday, September 5th. DISCIPLES WOMEN RUMMAGE SALE See the insert for a Rummage Sale Flyer Share it with your friends! September 16-18, 2016 Budget Update Budgeted to date: $24,000.00 Received to date: $22,137.36
PAGE 2 THE CONTACT MIDWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) Worship Themes You are encouraged to read and contemplate the text for the day in advance Worship News and Notes Serving This Month Elders: Jim Leer & Susan Shelton Deacons: Jeanne Clark, Ray Clark, Carole Munson, Dottie Pollard, Sue Roberts, Bob Settlemire, Willa Michel, Bailey Spicer Worship Leaders: September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 Anne Burford Service in the Park Casual Sunday Beth Thompson September 4 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Scripture: Luke 15: 1-10 Title: The Parable of the Lost ALL ARE WELCOME! Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. with Joys & Concerns, and light refreshments (or breakfast). September 11 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Service of Peace and Hope at Walter Bradley Park September 18 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Casual Sunday - No Sermon September 25 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Scripture: Luke 16: 19-31 Title: Different Worlds September Sunday School will be a discussion on the life of Paul in the Book of Acts - led by Ouita Michel. NO SUNDAY SCHOOL on September 11th or 18th, due to setting up for the Service in the Park and for Casual Sunday in Fellowship Hall. ***Please let Cindy Batts know if you can help with bringing breakfast foods or with leading a future class.*** Food for the Soul (Dinner Church) Food for the Soul will resume a normal schedule in October. (October 2nd topic: Suicide) Light dinner, open discussion, and simple communion service, normally on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. All are welcome! Worship at the Homeplace Sunday, September 25th, 2:00 p.m. Please join us in worshipping with the Residents of the Homeplace at Midway! Numbers 6:24 Acolytes Joe Campbell, Jack Hill, Luke Hill, Willa Michel, Bailey Spicer, Alex Woodruff
PAGE 3 THE CONTACT MIDWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) More Worship News Casual Sunday - September 18th In the midst of Fall Festival craziness, we sometimes forget about our Sunday morning worship. That s why the Worship committee wants to offer everyone a chance to come as you are for rest and renewal. We will have a casual service in the Fellowship Hall to share our stories of what wowed us this summer. We are asking everyone to send Heather their pictures of where they saw God this summer. We will put these together as a video as part of our worship service for the day. Our worship service will be a simple service with music and communion but more importantly it will be a time to remind ourselves once again that during the craziness of life, there is always time to find the quiet center with God. Special guest Dayton Harris will be here to share about his mission work in Senegal. Reconciliation Sunday - October 2nd Your gift to the Reconciliation Offering will go to help the ministry teams that are working on policies and processes to combat the spread of intolerance, hatred, violence, and fear. This year s theme is Move Together, Heal Together, Bound Together, and encouraging the love so freely given by Jesus Christ. World Communion Sunday - October 2nd On Sunday, October 2nd, we will gather with millions of Christians around the world during our Sunday worship time, remembering that we are united in the Body of Christ, and to remember that we are called to share the grace of God s table with all of God s children. Thank You from Heather To say that I am overwhelmed by the love and gifts from the members of Midway Christian Church on the occasion of my 10 year anniversary of ministry is an understatement. I cannot say thank you enough for all the prayers, the fresh veggies, the smiles, the words of encouragement, the words of wisdom, and the hugs that have been given to me and my family over the years by this grace-filled welcoming congregation. Midway Christian Church is indeed a special place. It is with heart-felt gratitude that I say I have the honor and the privilege to be serving with all of you as we continue to become the community of Welcome that God has called us to be. I have loved reading your notes of congratulations each morning. Your beautiful words of grace and love have greeted me and reminded me that God is on this journey with us. I don t know where this journey will take us but I am definitely grateful that I get to experience it with all of you! Pictures from the Picnic
PAGE 4 THE CONTACT MIDWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) Pastoral Word At our Cabinet Retreat on Saturday, August 20th, the leadership of Midway Christian Church and I explored what inspiring image articulates our vision and mission as a community of faith. An inspiring image clearly reveals the core values and bedrock beliefs that are special to the church. It powerfully motivates volunteer commitment and sacrifice. But more importantly, it sharply defines the purpose of the church. So I shared with them this image (at left). It is our Welcome Window that sits about our front doors. I asked if this image resonated with them and if it said anything about Midway Christian. What came about from this conversation was a delving into our understanding of what it really means to be people of WELCOME in the Midway community and beyond. A fear was named by the group that we use the idea of welcome only as it relates to the experience of welcoming people into our church. We are great at welcoming people when they walk into our front doors but not so great at welcoming others who are beyond our four walls. This conversation has stayed with me beyond just the Cabinet Retreat. I find myself asking, How well do we really live out our mission of WELCOME as Midway Christian Church? and I always come back to this particular image. As I have pondered this image over the last few days, I am drawn to the fact that the word Welcome bows in an arch. It is like the welcome, which greets everyone who enters this church, is extended from one end to the next, telling all the world that WELCOME is not just a one place experience but something that connects two points, maybe even connecting two people. I also can t help but notice that the word WELCOME is not straight or small. It is broad and encompassing, almost as if the two curly q s at the end of the welcome banner are like hands, stretched out in invitation. The other thing I see as I look at this image are the rays of light shining forth under the word, Welcome, creating a beacon that is projected out over the wider community. You know, like how Gotham has the Bat Signal to beckon Batman whenever there is trouble, this image of WELCOME is our signal to the rest of the world that we stand for acceptance. We stand for justice. We stand for mercy. We stand for compassion. We stand for LOVE! I may be reading too much into one stained glass window but for me this image articulates that our mission and vision of WELCOME as a community of faith is a both/and experience for us. We as a community are a safe place for those who have been rejected and hurt by others, offering them WELCOME to come and find love, grace and acceptance within these four walls. It also challenges us to go out and BE the presence of WELCOME for others in our community, creating atmospheres of love and grace wherever we go, being beacons of light shining in the darkness. This image of WEL- COME does not face in, exclusively for the members. It faces out to the wider community and extends the WELCOME to all. There is one song that always comes to mind every time I see this image of Welcome. It is I m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table. This is a well-known spiritual that often is sung by predominately white congregations as a communion hymn. However, it is less a communion hymn than it is a song of protest, consolation, revolution, justice and human dignity. The text [of this song] emphasizes not the Table, but the fact of being welcomed, wanted, and invited by a loving, yet righteous and just God [This hymn is deceptively simple but its very words are powerful as it calls] humanity to join God in the redemptive and transforming work of Jesus Christ. It invites us to live out the drama of [welcome] by proclaiming the gospel through word and deed. (Chalice Hymnal) Deceptively simple but extremely powerful...sort of like the stained glass WELCOME window. As we continue to vision where God is leading us, I want us all to ponder the question: What does it really mean for us to be people of WELCOME as we continue to claimed it as our mission and ministry.
PAGE 5 THE CONTACT MIDWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) The BEST RUMMAGE SALE IN TOWN! Friday September 16th 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday September 17th 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday September 18th 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Community News & Notes Donations of clean, gently-used items can be dropped in the fellowship hall basement in early September. Workers will be needed to sort and set up the week of September 12th, and during the sale. Sign-up sheets are in the narthex. Mustard Seed Café Friday, 9/16 Saturday, 9/17 7-10 a.m. 7-10 a.m. Come by for some homemade breakfast treats and a cup of coffee in the fellowship hall (upstairs from the rummage sale)! Proceeds go to the General Fund. Free Community Dinner Monday, September 26th, 6:30 p.m. MCC Fellowship Hall Our monthly dinner, held on the last Monday of each month is free and open to the public! Helpers are needed before and after the dinner. Whenever possible, we use locally-grown and raised produce and meats for our dinners! Win-Win Tutoring at Northside Elementary - Volunteers Needed! This year s Win-Win tutoring program will begin on Tuesday, October 11th. MCC members who are interested in volunteering as tutors (2:45 to 4:00 p.m., twice a week), need to complete paperwork for a background check through Northside by September 15th. There is an orientation meeting for tutors on September 27th at 3 p.m. No teaching experience is necessary! Keenagers Thursday, September 22nd, 11:30 a.m. Bluebird Café, Stanford, KY Fellowship News & Meetings Congregational Meeting & Potluck Lunch Sunday, October 2nd, 12:30 p.m. MCC Fellowship Hall You are encouraged to bring a dish made with Kentucky-Proud products to this Congregational Meeting and Potluck Lunch on Sunday, October 2nd. Care Team: Not meeting in September Worship Team: Monday, Sept. 12th 6:30 p.m. Elders Meeting: Monday, Sept. 19th 6:30 p.m. Board Meeting: Not meeting in September Admin Team: Thursday, Sept. 15th 9:30 a.m. Cabinet Meeting Weds, Sept. 21st 6:00 p.m. On Thursday, September 22 nd, the Keenagers (retirees and friends) will travel to Stanford KY for lunch at the Bluebird Café. We will leave the church around 10:30 a.m. if you wish to carpool. Please RSVP to the church office by Monday, September 19 th.
PAGE 6 THE CONTACT MIDWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) Youth News MONDAYS AT 5:30 P.M. IN FELLOWSHIP HALL: September 5th No Youth (Labor Day) September 12th Word Search September 19th Walking Games September 26th No Youth (Community Dinner) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details are in the works for the annual trip to Bi-Water Farm in October (Date TBA). Regional Assembly (CCinKY) Grounded, Growing, Overflowing! September 22-24 Crestwood Christian Church Lexington, KY Reservation info can be found on the MCC bulletin boards or www.ccinky.org Handbell Retreat - We re ON for September 24th! If you ve ever thought about joining the handbell choir, try it out at the Handbell Retreat this fall. NO musical experience is necessary! SueLou Smith, Choir Director from First Christian in Lawrenceburg, will be leading this retreat covering ringing techniques, care and maintenance of handbells, and pieces to practice. Featured preachers are: Sharon Watkins (Disciples General Minister & President), Joey Pusateri (Simpsonville Christian), Darrell Hayden (High Street Christian), and Kathryn Welch Perry (Woodland Christian). Youth volunteers are needed for a Bake-N-Donate (not a bake sale ) for Saturday, September 17th, during FALL FESTIVAL. Locally Grown (Midway Community Youth Group) meets on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., usually starting at Midway Presbyterian Church and walking to other places in the community. Please see the insert for details about the Golf Scramble Fundraiser! Retreats, Assemblies, etc. Christmount Post-College Retreat October 7-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - Fall Prayer Retreat October 10-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - College Retreat October 21-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - Chautauqua Comes to Christmount October 24-28 Christmount is in Black Mountain, NC Visit www.christmount.org or see Joni for information on these upcoming retreats. KY Disciples Women Retreats #1 November 12-13 @ Barren River State Park #2 November 11-13 @ Knobs Haven, Loretto, KY Details will be in the October newsletter, and can be found on www.ccinky.org - click on Ministries, then on Disciples Women. LTS Webinar on Gender-Based Violence Saturday, Sept. 24th, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Preparing faith leaders and communities of faith to help prevent gender-based violence and to support victims of it. Register to take this class on-site or log-in at www.lextheo.edu or call Bill Turner at 859-280-1253.
PAGE 7 THE CONTACT MIDWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) Monthly Mission Payments Mission News and Notes Cane Ridge Meeting House Cane Ridge continues to be a living church. Prayer, singing, and preaching occur in the Meeting House, a place of worship for many congregations and religious groups who come as welcome guests each year. Since the late 18th century and now, worship services, weddings, celebrations, lectures, and other gatherings have taken place in the church and on its grounds. Each year thousands of travelers visiting Cane Ridge receive talks and tours from the curators. (from Cane Ridge website) Midway Ministerial Association The Midway Ministerial Association is a local organization supported by the area MIDWAY churches and offers the opportunity for our local congregations to give back to our community. The MMA supports a fund that is made available to those in our MINISTERIAL community who are in need of rent assistance, help with utilities, and other types of ASSOCIATION assistance. The MMA also supports the Midway Food Pantry that is housed at Midway Baptist Church. Loads of Love Project We are still collecting donations for the Loads of Love Project, helping Northside Elementary kids who might not otherwise have clean clothes to wear to school. Please make your checks (any amount is appreciated) payable to Midway Christian Church with Loads of Love in the memo line. Thank you, Wilda Caudle, for purchasing/delivering the detergent! Adult Mission Experience October 23-29, Slidell, Louisiana Contact Mike McColl for more information about this adult mission opportunity helping rebuild homes in the Northshore Disaster Recovery district. You will stay in a bunk-house style dorm with twin beds, and most meals will be provided. You will work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and a half-day on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, you will tour the 9th ward of New Orleans, explore the French Quarter, and eat dinner downtown. Cost is $330 and includes transportation (bus), lodging, a tee-shirt, and meals (minus travel days and Wednesday dinner out). NEEDED FOR UNSHACKLED BY LOVE MINISTRIES: toilet paper paper towels sanitary napkins kitchen garbage bags large garbage bags gallons laundry soap large dish soap (sink) dishwasher soap ziplock bags Windex, Scrub Free, Mr. Clean Woodford Co. Food Pantry Please bring these items to the box in the Narthex: Dried Pasta, Crackers, Bags of Dried Beans, Pork-n-Beans, Canned Potatoes, Canned Tomatoes, Pasta Sauce, Canned Fruit, Chicken Noodle Soup. Second Chance Clothing Closet Saturday mornings, 10-12 Enter through the Gratz Street basement door. Two volunteer church members are needed each Saturday! Sign up in the narthex.
Green Chalice News Fall Garden Workshop: Planning Ahead Saturday, October 1st 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Woodford Co. Extension Office - 873-4601 Fee: $15, Registration Deadline: 9/27/16 Please visit the church office bulletin board or see Adele for information about this workshop presented by the Woodford County Master Gardeners! Green Chalice There will be no meeting of Midway Green Chalice in September. Please find other green things to do on this page, and watch for future meetings! Caring for God s creation! Green Faith - Day of Prayer for Creation On Thursday, September 1st, Christians around the world are coming together to pray for God s creation. Green-Faith is joining with the Global Catholic Climate Movement, the World Council of Churches, and others, to encourage Christians worldwide to celebrate our love and care for all creation. It s a time to offer thanks for the awesome gift of creation. To acknowledge our responsibility for caring for the earth, and to protect life. To ask for the Godly strength to put our beliefs into action. Gleaning Trips - for Youth & Adults Meet at church at 8:45 a.m. Monday, September 5th Monday, September 12th Monday, October 3rd Friday, October 7th Monday, October 10th Monday, November 7th Please join us for any of these gleaning trips to Reed Valley Orchard to gather produce for the hungry. Bring some lunch money in case we stop at Windy Corner on the way home! To learn more about this program, visit www.gleanky.org Bridgeport Greenstock Festival Saturday, September 10th 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bridgeport Christian Church 175 Evergreen Rd, Frankfort An outdoor festival celebrating God s creation! A waste-free event for the community: live music, grilled food, exhibits and sustainable products, children s activities. UK Grow, Cook, Eat Series Woodford Co. Extension 184 Beasley Drive, Versailles Tuesday, September 27th, 5-6:30 p.m. Topic: Garlic Fee: $8 Remember to shop your local farmer s markets! Call 873-4601 to sign up Discussing varieties and growing requirements as well as cooking and preserving garlic. You will be given samplers to plant at home. Green Chalice News (Creation Care Ministry) If you don t already receive the Disciples Home Missions Green Chalice News and would like to, contact Joni for a link to subscribe online. Midway Market: Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m. in front of Darlin Jeans Versailles Market: Saturdays from 8:30 to noon at the courthouse, and Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at Versailles Presbyterian Scott Co. Farmers Market: Saturdays 9-1 in the parking lot behind the courthouse in Georgetown
Mail completed form and check (made payable to Locally Grown Youth ) to: Locally Grown Youth PO Box 343 Midway, KY 40347 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Questions? Email us at: lgmidway@gmail.com
During Midway s Fall Festival, we sponsor the BEST RUMMAGE SALE IN TOWN Friday, September 16th, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, September 17th, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, September 18th, noon to 6 p.m. Clothing, accessories, dishes, linens, small appliances, home décor, Christmas décor, books, movies, furniture, and more!!! Midway Christian Church Basement (Use entrance at the corner of Bruen & Gratz Streets) MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ Friday & Saturday, September 16 & 17 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. MCC Fellowship Hall - 123 E Bruen Street
Midway Christian Church 123 East Bruen Street PO Box 4548 Midway, KY 40347 Return Service Requested September 2016