The Karusograph First Christian Church - Clinton, Illinois www.clintonfcc.com Volume 52 May 18, 2010 Issue 20 On Sunday, May 23rd, Dr. Thomas G. Ewald will be speaking at both services. Please invite a friend & join us for a great worship service at First Christian Church! Dr. Thomas G. Ewald Sunday, May 30th, Kent Hickerson will be reading the names of loved ones lost during the past 12 months. Sunday, May 30th, will also be promotion Sunday for children & youth in their Sunday School classes.
The Gospel According to Greg Greg Taylor greg@clintonfcc.com Sunday was another great day at FCC, marked by our annual Youth Sunday and other important events. I m so thankful for everyone involved in the service, and especially our Youth Minister Adam Brucker for his message about Excitement! Like Adam, I am excited about what God is doing through FCC, and look forward to a great future because of the youth of our church. Sunday also brought our annual honoring of graduates, and especially those students graduating from high school. At the end of first service and the beginning of second, we brought our seniors up on the stage and prayed for them. At 9:30 a.m. in the cable building, we hosted our annual graduate brunch, and I had the opportunity to share from my heart with our 16 graduates. My challenge for them was four-fold: 1. Commit to being a Psalm 119 Student v. 11: I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you v. 105: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. 2. Commit to being a Matthew 5 Saltshaker v. 13: You are the salt of the earth v. 14: You are the light of the world 3. Commit to being a Matthew 6 Seeker v. 33: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 4. Commit to being a 2 Corinthians 4 Survivor vv. 16-18: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen in temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. These next four to five years will end up defining where many of these students will land spiritually for a large portion of their adult lives. I still remember back to my high school youth group in Champaign, and many of my friends from those days jumped off the tracks spiritually during their college years. Will you commit to praying for and encouraging our graduates as they face this important time in their lives? Sunday morning Dr. Tom Ewald from Lincoln Christian University will be preaching during both services, and a very special announcement will be made regarding our worship minister search process you will not want to miss! This Sunday also brings the annual baccalaureate service at 4:00 p.m. at Clinton High School and you are invited to attend and encourage our students. Then, on May 30, we will host our annual Remembrance Sunday, as Kent reads the names of loved ones lost during the past twelve months and we study from the book of 2 Kings how important it is to remember. In addition, FCC-supported church planter Chad Halbach from Wyoming will give us a brief update on his new church work in Laramie. Have a great week see you Sunday! Greg
May 16, 2010 - Facts & Figures Our Witness Through Giving General Fund Giving this Week $15,051.25 2010 M.A.P. Weekly Need $19,150.67 Shortage $ 4,099.42 Our Witness Through Attendance Worship: 321+344=665 ( 10 Ave. 653) Bible School: 358 ( 10 Ave. 304) Decisions for Christ & His Church This Week Yearly Totals Baptisms: 2 18 Transfers: 1 5 Rededications: 0 0 Christian Service: 0 0 Total 23 Lest We Forget Those We Love Memorials were given in memory of: Irene Richards Monthell Brennan Sunday, May 23rd 8:15 AM 11:00 AM Distributing Bulletins Vickie Moore Jean Perring Connie Hantla Edna May Sprague Shirley Fields Judy Pine Dan & Mary Holland Bob & Dolores Primmer Wes Anderson Tim Wenthe Information Center Attendant Greeters Door Assistant Serving Outside Communion Shut-Ins: Tim Hoyt Hospital: Dave Donnelly Joe Alexander Nancy Kuntz Tanya Donelson Cindy Taylor Steve & Nancy Bridges Allen & Barbara Trago Cookie Callers for the Week of May 23rd Ernie & April Harvey Linda Schumacher Ty Osterbur Young At Heart News David Buck, Young At Heart Coordinator We certainly need to forgive other people who have hurt us. It is important that we don t let bitterness, resentment, and un-forgiveness become stored up in us. We even need to forgive people who hurt us a long time ago, and we need to forgive people who are hurting us on a daily basis. But if we want joy to operate in our lives, we will learn how to forgive and forget. Forgiveness needs to be a lifestyle. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth. 1 Cor. 13:6 In June we ll have a fine program on the 2nd of the month with Carol McFeeters Thompson bringing us good news from Weldon Springs. Then on the 23rd we ll depart to Little Galilee for a program from Bob Phillips about the retreat. This will be a week later than usual as VBS will be in the Family Life Center. The bus will leave about 10:00 and lunch will be served. Change you calendar! In July we ll have Ryan Edgecomb from Lincoln Christian Nursing Home to give us a very interesting program. Look at the bright side: no matter how old you are, you re younger than you ll ever be again. Current Comedy June 12th we travel to Sullivan Little Theater for a stage play, Show Boat, and we re looking forward to a fine day of entertainment. Then on July 22nd we ll go to Hillsboro, IN, for a show called Hello Dolly and fine food prepared by Donna. The Beef House is the next agenda with Hopkins and Miller giving us a little of Broadway music. Off to Arthur for a great meal at the kitchen of Doris Yoder. Fine cooking by a very talented person on the 7th of September. We are here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can. Will Rogers Love responds when strife knocks at the door, strife won t gain entrance. Instead good will overcome evil. Light will overcome darkness. Death will be completely vanquished and swallowed up in life. Don t let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 Thank you notes have been received from New Life Pregnancy Center and the Lincoln Elementary School. They are posted on the bulletin board by the church office.
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 Office Phone...(217) 935-3139 Office Fax...(217) 935-3130 Office E-mail... karen@clintonfcc.com 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 John Warner Tina Chambers St Francis Charlie Bateson Bromenn Lorin Riddle Out of area Marilyn Tease (Chicago) Our Christian Sympathy to the Families and Loved Ones of......irene Richards, Clinton, IL - aunt of Donald Hall Released from hospital... David Sessions Williamsville Christian Church is looking for people to help with the building process of their new church. The church is very thankful for all your prayers. Please contact David Beals at 217-566-3381 if you might be willing to help. Special Prayer Requests Rick Alwood* Brenda Anderson Gary Angel Helen Azbill Lisa Babbit Chip Barche Jhon Barnes Charlie Bateson Debbie Bateson Rex Bell Sarah Brockman Bill Brown Bill Campbell Brad Campbell Ron Campbell Maxine Cardinale Brandi Carter Edna Carter Landon Clark Bill Coughlin Patty Douglas Carol Duncan Candi Evans Nathan Florey Betty Fortune Jack Fansler Marilyn Fansler Lucille Heinrich Yvonne Hicks Kelly Hiter Carolyn Hover * New Names Betty Hubble Laury Hubrich Alice Jurgens Jim Jones Randy Keller Linda Keown* Hayley Kuzomanovich Nancy Lareau Gordon Massey Jessica McCleary Richard McConnell Chloe Murphy Diane Oakley Robert Peters June Provin Ron Rector Betty Riegel Mike Rittenhouse David Sessions Gary Simmons Katie Slayton Kris Sulzberger John Thorp Bob Toombs Leslie Volker Allan Webb Sharon Webb Louise Whitehead Glenna Williams Vernadine Witt Carolyn Zorn First Christian Church THE KARUSOGRAPH (USPS 536-250) is published Weekly by FIRST CHRISTIAN Corner of W. Main & N. Jackson CHURCH 100 N. Jackson St., Clinton, Illinois 61727. Periodicals Postage 100 N. Jackson St. Paid at Clinton, IL. Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Karusograph First Clinton, IL 61727 Christian Church, 100 N. Jackson St., Clinton, IL 61727 This Lord s Day May 23, 2010 8:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. SPECIAL SUNDAY! Tom Ewald from Lincoln Christian University will be speaking during both services. 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! 4:00 p.m. Baccalaureate service at Clinton H.S.
This N That Saturday, August 21st 7 pm at Little Galilee Last work day at Little Galilee before the camping season begins. Please join us on Sat., May 22nd. Bring a friend! Call 935-3809 to let us know you are coming. THANKS!! NEW BABY GIRL! We rejoice with Lucas & Jody Veale on the birth of their daughter, Macie Carol, who was born May 11, 2010. Beginner Dept. picnic Sunday May 23 Kiwanis Park 9:30 am -12:00 Meet in beginner department and wear play clothes. Card Shower for Marie Gill Marie will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 20th. Let s shower her with cards. Send them to Marie Gill, 1622 E. Washington St., Clinton, IL 61727. MERLA & KENT HICKERSON SCHOLARSHIP Are you planning to attend college next year? We would love to help you. Pick up an application in the church office for the Merla & Kent Hickerson Scholarship. The requirements for this scholarship are: 1. Member of First Christian - Clinton, Illinois. 2. Graduated high school with a B average or above. 3. High school senior or college attendee. 4. Planning to enter a career as a teacher. 5. Applicant must demonstrate with their life high Christian standards and participate in the First Christian Church, Clinton, Illinois. Applications must be in the church office by May 24. And the Lord Added Gracie & Ellie Boughton, (daughters of Bob & Vickie Boughton), 15 Holly Drive, Clinton, IL, 61727, were baptized into Christ on May 16, 2010. Marjorie High. 1202 E. Jefferson St., Clinton, IL, transferred her membership to First Christian Church on May 18, 2010. Area Men s will be at Wapella on June 1st. HELP WANTED Looking for a rewarding service opportunity, right in your own community? Then Grab n Go is for you! Many areas of service needed please contact Cody Monkman for information!! NOTE: We are not accepting items at this time. Information regarding collection will be in the K in the near future. JULY 17th is the date for our next Grab n Go.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 M/D performs both services Noon-Mission trip meeting FLC Noon - 3 PM 4 yrs - K activities 5:30 PM Reveal for Jr. & Sr. High 5:30 PM Study on Leadership LLL 9 Mother s Day! Choir specials - both services 5:30 PM Reveal for Jr. & Sr. High 16 Youth Sunday - Adam preaching Take me out to the ballgame 9:30 AM Grad brunch - FLC 5:30 PM Reveal for Jr. & Sr. High 23 Tom Ewald preaching 30 Remembrance Sunday Bible School Promotion Sunday 3 4 10 5:30 PM Bible School meeting 7 PM Area men s Farmer City 11 17 18 24 25 31 Office closed 7 PM missions 6 PM Proverbs 31 6 PM Finance meeting May 2010 SUNDAY SCHEDULE: 8:15/11:00 AM WORSHIP 9:30 AM BIBLE SCHOOL, 10:30 AM FELLOWSHIP (FLC) 5 10:30 Young at Heart 6:30 PM Choir 7:30 PM B & G meeting 12 13 19 10:30 Young at Heart 6 National Day of Prayer 7 PM Elders meeting 20 26 27 7 8 14 15 21 Wedding rehearsal Wedding rehearsal dinner - FLC 1 8 AM-noon Teacher training FLC Wedding Wedding reception - FSH 22 28 29 Wedding
TOTS to TEENS... Ernie Harvey Jr. & Adam Brucker VBS CORNER Johnny and Janelle are coming. Who are they? They are the young couple coming to SonQuest Rainforest VBS on June 14-18 as our missionaries. Janelle is from northwest Indiana and Johnny is from Central Ohio. They met at Lincoln Christian University and were married in 2008. They both have done mission work and now feel they want to serve an unreached group of people. Therefore, they are going to Myanmar (formerly Burma) where 90-95 percent are non- Christian - the majority being Buddhist. They will be taking training in the Burmese language and culture. Johnny has gifts in administration and teaching while Janelle has a strong gifting in working with children and women. It will be a wonderful experience for our young people to have this couple with them during our VBS week. Payahduhkin gownji bee bah zay. That is how you say God bless you in Burmese. We are raising up a new generation of potential believers for Christ. Every verse we quote, every Bible story we tell, and the models we provide with our lives can bring a child closer to believing in Christ. A reverence for God must seep into everything we teach our children. The testimonies of campers remind us of why Little Galilee exists. We are proud of Little Galilee and how it has helped to change so many lives. WELCOME TO LITTLE GALILEE!! WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE!! M & M Fundraiser You can return your M&M tubes filled with change any Sunday in May. An M&M character is set up in the foyer for you to put them in. Our total received so far is $813.63. Also, please be in prayer for our youth mission trips this summer. The Senior High Trip to Tampa, Florida, leaves on Saturday, June 5 th and returns on Friday, June 11 th. The Junior High Trip to Shiloh Christian Children s Ranch - Kahoka, Missouri site leaves on Sunday, July 18 th and returns on Friday, July 23 rd. CIY Move Conference - July 26-31 SIU - Carbondale A $50 non-refundable deposit saves your spot. Cost: $200 before June 6; $225 before June 27; $250 after June 27; Last day to register is July 11 Vacation Bible School - June 14-18 Junior High students will be doing service projects again this year for their Vacation Bible School. They will meet each morning from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and go out into the community to help with special projects needed to be done. If you need any work done, please call Ernie at 935-3139.