beltoncc.org The Good News Letter Belton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 816-331-6440 June 1, 2018 beltonchristian@att.net June 10, 2018 Sunday, June 10 9:00 AM Sunday School Sermon: 10:00 AM Worship Amazing Grace 11:15 AM Potluck Dinner Congregational Meeting Scripture: Monday, June 11 Ephesians 2:4-10 11:00 AM Care Team 7:00 PM Boy Scouts Elders: Steve Crandall, Chuck Steen Tuesday, June 12 11:30 AM CWF Luncheon 7:00 PM Cub Scouts Deacons: Peggy Conner, Dennis Brown, Sandy Brown, June 13-16 Sam Pennington, Andrea Tucker, Dennis Ralston, Youth Mission Trip Megan Larkey, Katie Beamer, Halie Gelatko, Tyler Brown, Annabelle Hall, Sioana Asaeli Organist: Anne Nixon Children s Worship: Children K-5 th grade are dismissed to Room 3 following Let the Children Come Let the Children Come Karen Simmons Nursery: Ginny Hall & Annabelle Hall
Faith Nurturing June 13 th members of our youth community will leave for their mission trip. Their mission is to make livable some homes of elderly citizens that have been damaged by storms and floods in southern Missouri. They will be involved in painting, clean up, and carpentry work. The group will make their headquarters in Springfield at the Kings Way United Methodist Church where they will eat and sleep. From there they will travel east to Mountain Grove, MO for one or two days and on another day they will go the opposite direction to Joplin. To pay for this trip the youth have sponsored dinners and held a rummage sale. In addition, the youth have had to accumulate service hours for the church to qualify to go. Yes, as Kyle Gelatko observed, they have had to do service in order to give service for others. This trip would not be possible without your support and dedicated adults who are involved in our youth ministry. A special salute goes to Ginny Hall, Tim and Elizabeth Hicks, Mike and Colleen Gelatko, Keith Asaeli and Ginny Bottrell. These faithful adults have agreed to give up their time, travel in their own cars and sleep on cots in order to go with our youth to be servants for the youth mission trip. Dr. Jim Youth Mission Trip June 13 th -16 th to southern Missouri. Potluck Dinner and Concert June 10 th there will be a congregational meeting after worship to approve budget and leaders for the 2018-19 year. After worship there will be a potluck dinner and concert in Person Hall to celebrate. Called Board Meeting Thursday, June 21 st, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. the Board will meet with the church s insurance agent to learn how we can save over $2,000 in our insurance premium. The meeting will take place in the Board Room at 7:00 p.m. Elder s Meeting The elders who will be serving in the term of 2018-2019 will meet June 24 th following worship in the Bethany class room to develop serving schedules, cover procedures, and deal with issues and questions.
Regional CWF service project for April, May, and June is the collection of any size diapers for Micah Ministry which is housed at Independence Boulevard Christian Church. The diapers can be left in the narthex or in Ginny s office. Tuesday CWF will meet on June 12 th at 11:30 at the Longhorn Steakhouse in Belton for our end of year celebration. This is always a fun time of fellowship and food to end our year of study. All ladies of the church are invited. Heartland Interregional is coming: Friday, June 22 nd - Sunday, June, 24 th at Culver-Stockton College. The theme is Called Connected and Charged For Christ. Registration deadline is June 1 st. Ginny and Karen Yount are planning to attend. If you are interested or have questions please talk to Ginny. An Important Reminder Don t forget to bring your Best Choice bar codes and Box Tops for Education labels to the church. They go for a very good cause. Bags are on the bulletin board in the hallway across from the church offices. We really appreciate your help. When Christian Women s Fellowship reaches 1,000 Best Choice bar codes they are awarded money for reaching that goal. This money helps with our outreach contributions, so please remember to bring your Best Choice bar codes. There is now a box in the narthex for Best Choice bar codes and Box Tops for Education, in addition to the bags on the CWF bulletin board in the hallway.
Christian Education One Room Sunday School is for children 3 years 5 th grade. Now that school is over and summer has arrived the One Room Sunday school class will spend the summer watching videos, doing crafts, games, and other activities. The One Room Sunday school teachers will be taking a break for the summer and Ms. Ginny will be your teacher. June 10 th Special activity or video. 3 years old 5 th grade Gather at 9:00 a.m. in Room 12. The Chi Rho Sunday School class is for youth in 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grades. Now that school is over and summer has arrived the Chi Rho Sunday school class will be joining the Christian Youth Fellowship class for the summer or members can choose to join Ms. Ginny and the One Room Sunday school children. Mr. Mel and Ms. Rena will be taking a break for the summer. New Chi Rho students will join the class in the fall. The Christian Youth Fellowship Sunday School class is for youth in 9 th, 10 th, 11 th, and 12 th grades. J.R, Harrell is the teacher for the Christian Youth Fellowship class. Christian Youth Fellowship Youth Group Christian Youth Fellowship (9 th -12 th grades) official meetings are over for the summer. Youth that are going on the Mission Trip will meet with their parents on Sunday, June 3 rd following worship to finalize details of our trip. Our mission trip will be Wednesday, June 13 th through Saturday, June 16 th. At this time, we are going to southern Missouri to help with a couple of flood rebuilds. Don t forget your fifteen service hours. Also, don t forget your yellow card for non-church service hours. Current service hours are posted downstairs outside the Chi Rho room and upstairs on the Outreach bulletin board. Youth Group t-shirts have been ordered and we will have them for the Mission Trip. Chi Rho Youth Group Chi Rho Youth Group (6 th -8 th grades) official meetings are over for the summer. Youth that are going on the Mission Trip will meet with their parents on Sunday, June 3 rd following worship to finalize details of our trip. Our mission trip will be Wednesday, June 13 th though Saturday, June 16 th. Don t forget your fifteen hours of service. Also, don t forget your yellow card for nonchurch service hours. Current service hours are posted downstairs outside the Chi Rho room and upstairs on the Outreach bulletin board. Youth Group t- shirts have been ordered and we will have them for the Mission Trip.
Upcoming Mission Trip Our summer mission trip will be to southern Missouri to help with a couple of flood rebuilds. We will leave Wednesday, June 13 th and return Saturday, June 16 th. We will be stopping in Neosho, Missouri on Wednesday to help with outside painting to finish up a flood rebuild. We will be staying at Kingsway United Methodist Church in Springfield. On Thursday we will go to Mountain Grove to do several different projects to finish up a flood rebuild for an 80+ year old lady. Depending on our Wednesday progress and our Thursday progress will determine whether part of our group goes back to Neosho and part goes to Mountain Grove on Friday. Our contact is very excited about the possibility of our finishing both of these flood rebuilds. We will meet with parents and youth after worship on June 3 rd to go over trip details. SIGN UP SHEET Let the Children Come We are now in need of Let the Children Come presenters for 2018. The calendar is posted on the big bulletin board next to Ms. Ginny s office for sign ups. Peggy Conner of the Worship Committee is recruiting our Let the Children Come presenters. Please say yes if she asks you or sign up on your own. You will benefit as much as the children. Resources are available in the office or various sites online. June 10 th, 2018 Karen Simmons June 17 th, 2018 Katie Beamer Please stop by Dr. Jim s office and pick up a clip-on microphone. Thank you. Children Worship Each Sunday Tim Hicks provides an optional more age appropriate worship time for children in K-5 th grade. The children leave after Let the Children Come and they meet in Room 3 downstairs. Children younger than kindergarten may attend the nursery. All children are invited to participate in this program. Change for Baby Grace Raymore Christian Church participates in the Baby Grace program which helps new and expecting mothers with diapers and other supplies that they possibly could not afford. There is a plastic baby bottle in the narthex for your loose change to help this program. We will be collecting change from Mother s Day to Father s Day.
CARES &CONCERNS as of June 1, 2018 Vic Foley Ryker Sparks health concerns son of Nick & Haley Sparks has health concerns CONTINUED PRAYERS Tim Hicks cousin, Jim, and friend Jack Bearce, have health concerns Carol Oakes daughter, Brenda Smith, has health concerns Helen Jennings health concerns Clara Ison daughter, Charlotte, has health concerns Wanda Roll two cousins have health concerns YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS Vacation Bible School is Coming! The Christian Education Committee has chosen the first four Sundays of July for this year s VBS. Those dates are the 1 st, 8 th, 15 th, and 22 nd. The time will be 11:30-1:30, so invite your friends, grandkids, and neighbors to join us for a fun exploration of Embrace the Fruits of the Spirit. This curriculum has been put together by our denomination s Global Ministries. Not only will the children be learning five fruits of the spirit, they will also be learning about Cuba, Haiti/Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Colombia. Ages for VBS will be completed kindergarten fifth grade. Registration and volunteer forms will be forthcoming. Vacation Bible School Décor Help Since our children will be talking about five countries in the Caribbean we would like our decorations to match those areas. The Christian Education Committee is asking for your help with suggestions on decorations, help with decorating the hallway and the classrooms downstairs, or donations of tropical décor. Ideas for decorations can be posted on the big bulletin board outside of the Christian Education office. Also, please put your name on your suggestions, because we will need help in getting the decorating done. Baby Congratulations Congratulations to Nicholas and Haley Sparks on the birth of Ryker William on May 25 th.
June 1 K.C. Asaeli Tyler Molendorp Doris O Neil June 2 Anne Meara June 5 Katie Beamer Our Stewardship to the Lord May 27, 2018 Sunday School Attendance: 20 Sunday School Offering: $ 0.00 Worship: 64 Offering: $ Choirs Hand bell choir is changing our practice night to Thursdays. We are meeting at 6:00 p.m. We are also moving our practice to the main level, so if stairs have kept you from joining the bell choir, that will no longer be an issue. Reading music is not necessary, but counting is. The Altar Choir is on break for the summer. However, Vicki is looking for special music since the choir isn t singing. If you are interested in providing special music, vocal or instrumental for our worship, please call her at 618-7282. Ladies Night Out The next Ladies Night Out will be Friday, June 8 th. The group has chosen to attend the Main Street theater to see Kitchen Witches. We are checking to see if group rates are available, otherwise the tickets are $17.00, $15.00 for seniors. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. and if you would like to eat with the group before the play, meet at Kneader s at 5:00 p.m. Please let Ginny Hall know ASAP if you are planning to attend the play, eating at Kneader s, or both.