Gifted to Serve First Christian Church 915 S. Maple Harrison, AR 72601 Staff Dr. David Artman Senior Minister Robin Seymore Youth Ministries Karon Pierce Church Administrator Kim Mouser Music Coordin. & Choir Director Board Officers Greg Satterfield Chairman Bob Dodson Vice Chairman Diane Hartlerode Board Secretary Bill Grant Treasurer Mary Pledger Financial Secretary the Office: (870) 741-5757 Fax: (870) 741-2733 Office Hours: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Monday - Wednesday 8:30 am-1:30 pm Thursday E-mail: fccharrison@windstream.net Website: www.fccharrison.com HARRISONCHRISTIAN Friday, May 19, 2017 (Disciples of Christ) In This Issue Being Human...pg. 1 Serving Schedule...pg. 2 Calendar of Events...pg. 2 Birthdays & Anniversaries...pg. 3 Joys & Concerns...pg. 3 From the Heart...pg. 4 New Members...pg. 4 O.C.C...pg. 4 Love Your Neighbor...pg. 4 Growing Up FCC...pg. 5 Under Construction...pg. 6 Facts & Figures...pg. 8 Bus Driver...pg. 8 Ozark Share & Care...pg. 8 Like Us on Facebook... pg. 8 Newsletter on website...pg. 8 E-mail prayer chain...pg. 8
Page 2 Serving Schedule Sunday, May 21, 2017 Acts 16:25-34 Sunday, May 28, 2017 Romans 12:9-21 9:00 1 st Worship Service 11:00 2 nd Worship Service Acolytes: Mia Miller & Kiah Parks Worship Leaders: Cindy Mayo Elders: Clark Jenkins & Allen Thrasher Diane Hartlerode & Shelby Akel Deacons: Janie Bass, Danny Hickman, Cara Wohlgemuth, Gloria Taylor & Peggy Feldman, Sam Kekaha, Monique Wilson, Ruthie Weidenfeller Mary Judy, & Cheryl Satterfield Children s Moment: Monique Wilson Children s Church: Debbie & Ken Reeves Robin & Ben Seymore Greeters: Kerri & Nick Wengel 9:00 1 st Worship Service 11:00 2 nd Worship Service Acolytes: Phoebe Miller & Madden Miller Worship Leaders: Brad Crawford Elders: Clark Jenkins & Allen Thrasher Diane Hartlerode & Shelby Akel Deacons: Janie Bass, Danny Hickman, Cara Wohlgemuth, Gloria Taylor & Peggy Feldman, Sam Kekaha, Monique Wilson, Ruthie Weidenfeller Mary Judy, & Cheryl Satterfield Children s Moment: Wyatt Foley Children s Church: Carlene Bilke + 1 Robin & Ben Seymore Greeters: Kerri & Nick Wengel Calendar of Events Sunday, May 21 9:00 AM 1 st Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:000 AM 2 nd Worship Service 12:00 PM Youth Lunch Tuesday, May 23 10:30 AM Study with Dr. D. Wednesday, May 24 6:30 AM Disciples Men 6:00 PM O.C.C. Workshop 6:00 PM Being Human (Spirituality and Recovery) 6:00 PM Choir Practice 7:00 PM Worship Band Practice Saturday, May 27 8:00 AM Sharing Kitchen Sunday, May 28 HOMEBOUND COMMUNION 9:00 AM 1 st Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:000 AM 2 nd Worship Service Monday, May 29 MEMORIAL DAY CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED Tuesday, May 30 10:30 AM Study with Dr. D. Wednesday, May 31 6:30 AM Disciples Men 6:00 PM O.C.C. Workshop 6:00 PM Being Human (Spirituality and Recovery) 6:00 PM Choir Practice 7:00 PM Worship Band Practice Sunday, June 4 9:00 AM 1 st Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:000 AM 2 nd Worship Service
Page 3 Birthdays May 21 - Sammie Fuller, Dave Sims, James Thompson, Doug Young May 22 - Susan Cunningham, Faledra Hudspeth May 23 - Jolene Barrett, Cecilia Foley, Cheryl Satterfield May 24 - Madden Miller, Michelle Schneider May 25 - Charles Gipson, John Roberts May 26 - Blake Mancil May 28 - Dalton Young May 29 - Ruby Hoffmann, Josh Hoppis May 30 - Will Roth, Lexee Shealey May 31 - Ronnie Ramsey, Leslie Wright Jun 1--- Mike Estes, Jay Lawrence, Jo Lynn Robinson Jun 2--- Janie Bass, Jake Miller Anniversaries May 22 - Ed & Candi Martin May 23 - Ralph & Sue Sturgeon May 25 - David & Shannon Blessing --- Jim & Amy Brattin May 29 - Jay & Marcille Lawrence May 30 - Frank & Millicent Conner --- Jim & Jo Lynn Robinson Jun 1--- Dennis & Peggy Bubniak --- Garry & Brenda Melton --- Homer & Sara Yawn Travis Weidenfeller Deployed service men & women and their families College Students Aaron Bass Sarah Carr Jacob Clary Andrew Crawford Gatlin Edwards Shelby Edwards Eden Garrett Christian Gillies Jordan Grant Joel Hartlerode Sarah Hartlerode Tatum Holt Clatie Ivaska Summer Laffoon Jacob Langston Taylor Leger Jennifer Ludbrook Wilson Marseilles Kindall Martin Addie Milam Prayer Outreach (Our Extended Church Family) Continue to Pray for: Ashley Conner surgery (wife of Brian Conner), Destiny Davis leukemia (daughter of friend of Wanda McCutcheon), Faye Edwards If you have the opportunity, breast cancer (friend of the congregation), Jerry Edplease go by and visit or& wards alzheimers (friend of the congregation), send a card to our members Teri Monroe cancer (school librarian friend of who are shut-in or in youth) nursing homes. Prayer concerns will be posted for one month. Please call the church at 741-5757 to extend (long term concern) or resubmit names if the prayer concern continues. Thank you. Nursing Homes & Shut-ins Military Logan Cook Justin Hayes Tony Richardson Among Our Own New Concern: Mary McKay & Kim Trublood Continue to Pray for: Barbara Feber, Lee Ivaska, Lisa Jones, Jim McCammon, Ransey Methvin, Mickey Pronger, & Harlan Sharp Zac Mouser Austin Price Rebecca Raney August Reynolds Sarah Stambaugh Jacob Weidenfeller Emily Wohlgemuth Jake Woolston Dalton Young Local: Highlands of Harrison at Tims; 202 Tims Bessie Long- Room 66 Hillcrest Nursing Home; 1111 Maplewood Rd. W.H. McCutcheon - Room 611 James Thompson - Room 616 Kenny Wright - Room 609 Maple Esplanade; 1400 Old Bergman Rd. Sue Barrett - Room 310 Non-local: Cloteen Cowan (501) 400-3599 8700 Riley Drive Woodland Heights Apt. #100 Little Rock, AR 72205 Belva Holman 1732 Ridgeview Dr. If you have the opporspringdale, AR 72762 tunity, please go by and visit or send a card to our members who are shut-in or in nursing homes.
Page 4 From The Heart I have come to believe that we are all in a story whose main theme is love. But not just any kind of love. The kind of love that is at the center of this story is a love which is able to continually surprise us. We are not just loved. We are loved more than we could possibly ever imagine. And the more we come understand the nature and depth of the love at the center of God, the more shocked we are to realize that this same, exact kind of love is to be at the center of us as well. Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor in the way the we would wish to be loved. I wish to be loved without reservation or limit, which means I am to love my neighbor without reservation or limit. But my neighbor is often not that loveable. I m often not that loveable! So, what do we do? I think the only thing we can do is walk a road called grace together with as much faith, and hope and love as we can. What I have always loved about this church is that in my life it has been the place where I have been invited to go on that journey with friends, with brothers and sisters, who are every bit as quirky and in process as I am. In this church I have never been encouraged to pretend to be perfect, but I have always been encouraged to take the next step in my spiritual growth. It has been a humbling and rewarding journey, and I want to keep going down this path together. Onward and Upward! Your Pastor, Dr. D Joined the church Sunday, May 14, 2017. Please make them feel welcome. MAY - WASHCLOTHS, SOAP, TOOTHBRUSHES (w/ case or cap) "I absolutely loved the washcloth. As an orphan I had to share a towel with about 20 kids - so when I got the washcloth I actually thought it was my own personal towel." Vladimir, Russia "The toothbrush meant a lot because before I had to share my toothbrush with 25 other girls." - Yuri, Honduras
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Gifted to Serve FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) 915 South Maple Harrison, AR 72601 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. Postage Paid Harrison, AR 72601 PERMIT NO. 15 Return Service Requested Have you remembered your church in your will, trust or Permanent Endowment Fund? Great River Region website: www.grrdisciples.org To receive GRR e-newsletter e-mail subscribe with name & church affiliation email to: Wendy@grrdisciples.org BACK PAGE Attendance and Offering Report Sunday, May 7 th : 9:00 AM Worship Service: 132 11:00 AM Worship Service: 58 Total Worship - All Services: 190 10:00 AM Sunday School: 107 General Offering: $10,800.87 Sunday, May 14 th : 9:00 AM Worship Service: 150 11:00 AM Worship Service: 56 Bus Driver for MAY: Charles Adair 741-5961 If you need a ride to any of the church services, please give the driver a call. OZARK SHARE & CARE COLLECTION MAY RAMEN NOODLES Help children in need Total Worship - All Services: 206 10:00 AM Sunday School: 101 General Offering: $4,882.00 Total Worship 2016 Average 207 Total Worship 2017 Average (Year to Date) 192 Sunday School 2016 Average 114 Sunday School 2017 Average (Year to Date) 118 You can read the newsletter on the church s website at fccharrison.com Click on the word Newsletter on the home page to view. If you would like to be added to the email distribution list please email the church office at fccharrison.windstream.net General Offering 2017 Average(Year to Date) $7,869.76 2017 Weekly Budget Needs: $8,059.23 If you would like to be added to the church s e-mail prayer chain please e-mail the church office at: fccharrison@windstream.net with your request to be added.