Sunday, October 19
9:00a & 11:15a Worship Services
How do we become “filled” with God?
This Sunday, as we move into Philippians, the 2nd of Paul's three letters, we will discover that to be full we must first become empty through surrendering to Him! But the best part of this whole equation is the fact that it is God Himself who is committed to seeing this process through! In other words, we do not have to stress, worry or be concerned about trying to “get it right” all the time – we are God’s project and as long as we continue to surrender to Him, obey Him and follow Him to the best of our ability, then He has promised to take care of the rest!
READ FULL POST HERE
Message Series: Priorities for Praying: Learning to Pray Like Paul
Message: Part 6: Priority of Being Full
Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11
Extended Notes: DOWNLOAD to your mobile device for easy note-taking on Sunday!
 Pastor/Staff Appreciation Potluck
THIS SUNDAY :: 12:15p
Gather this Sunday for a shared-dish dinner as we celebrate Pastor/Staff Appreciation Month together as a church body. Bring one or two of your favorite meats, side dishes and/or desserts. Plates and other dinnerware will be provided by the Fellowship Team.
Also, consider taking a few minutes to write our pastors and staff a brief note to let them know how much you appreciate them.
As we have finished the third quarter of the year, the Leadership Team wanted to pass along an update on how the church is doing budget-wise. You may have noticed that the weekly giving reported in our program is usually short of the average weekly budget. This is not unusual for the summer months, and in prior years the year-end giving has normally made up for most, if not all, of the summer shortfall.
The purpose in reporting this is not to sound any alarm, but just to keep everyone informed and to remind all of us to pray and participate in supporting the ongoing ministry of the church as God provides and leads.
As I reported to the congregation this past Sunday, giving was 71% of budget, or $148,492 under budget for the first 9 months. Actual expenses for the same period were 98% of budget, or $9,815 less than budget. In weekly terms this means we averaged a shortfall of $3,556 for 39 weeks. In total dollars, giving was $84,247 or 19% less than during the same period last year.
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Leadership Team Members: Merlin Chestnut, Gail Habluetzel, Ron Beutler, Richard Cott, John Kelley, Bob Larson, Char Rundell, Kari Stratton
 Baptism & Dedication Sunday
Sun., Oct. 26
Take the "Next Step" and go public with your faith!
If you would like to be baptized or have your child dedicated on our next Baptism & Dedication Sunday - Sun., Oct. 26 - please contact the office by Mon., Oct. 20.
 Meals on Wheels
November (Sign up in October)
November marks our church's next opportunity to serve the community by delivering Meals-On-Wheels.
New volunteers are always needed, and the faithful deliverers are counted on. It takes only a little over an hour of your time, and is a great family activity if you wish to involve your children.
 A sheet is available in the Parlor
to sign up for one or more time slots.
For questions, contact Jean Frigon at pjfrigon@yahoo.com.
 Fall Family Supper
Fri., Oct. 31 :: 5-7p :: Come 'n' Go
Everyone is invited to our Fall Family Supper on Fri., Oct. 31st, 5-7:00p in the Multi-purpose Room. This is a “come 'n' go” so you can bring the family to eat before, after or instead of “trick or treating”.
Choice of soups, relishes, drinks and desserts will be served, plus kid-friendly grilled cheese and PB&J sandwiches! There will be activities for young children.
The supper is sponsored by the Ark Preschool. There will be a basket for a free will donation.
There is a sheet in the Parlor to sign up if you wish to provide a food item for the Fall Family Supper. Thank you for serving in this way!
 Missionary of the Month
Rustin & Joy McClure
Rustin & Joy McClure, our Planting Pastor at Faith Connection Covenant Church (FCCC) in Washington, KS, are our October Missionaries of the Month. On Sunday, Oct. 5, FCCC celebrated their one year anniversary of weekly Sunday gatherings! This is a huge milestone for a church plant and they feel very blessed to have made it to this point.
Will you spend time this month supporting the McClure's by lifting them up in prayer?
Please pray:
- For continued unity in the church.
- That they continue to make strides toward their own sustainability.
- For the new leaders on their interim leadership team that just began.
 Words
From the Windowsill
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation
of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 ESV)
I love words, and I love playing with words. Sure, I may groan at puns, but secretly I admire the cleverness of coming up with the pun in the first place. My favorite radio program/podcast is all word games and trivia (NPR’s Ask Me Another), and there’s a BBC radio show called Cabin Pressure that is enormously fun to listen to because so much of the humor involves wordplay (and everything sounds funnier with a British accent). I enjoy the way some authors use language -- J.K. Rowling’s wonderful names for people and places, for example (Ottery St. Catchpole, Mould on the Wold, Nicholas deMimsey Porpington). Some words are just fun to say — “blubber, oddment, nitwit, tweak,” to quote Albus Dumbledore in the first Harry Potter book.
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High School Student Ministry
Calendar
- Sat., Oct. 18
- Sophomore Dinner // 6:30p
- The Boeschling's House (735 Garfield)
- Sun., Oct. 19
- Sunday School // 10:15-11a // Crossroads Room
- Life Groups
- Dinner at 6p // Groups meet 7-8:30p // MPR
- Sun., Oct. 26
- Life Groups // 7p // MPR
 Middle School Youth Ministry
Calendar
- Sun., Oct. 19
- Sunday School // 10:15-11a
- Wed. Oct. 22
- Power Hour // 6:30-8p // Multi-purpose Room
- Game: Mission Impossible // Lesson: What's all this about Quiet Time?
*Power Hour is for any 6th, 7th or 8th grader, regardless if they attend our church or not.
Power Hour Special Event!
Bonfire, Hayrack Ride, Hot dogs & S’mores // Oct. 29
- Watch the mail for more details. Bring a Middle School friend!
Power Hour Snacks. As we continue with the snack option at Power Hour, it would be great to have families help us out! We don’t look for anything extravagant! Cookies, chips, trail mix, and pudding cups are just some ideas. If you can help, get more details and sign up online HERE.
 October 2014 Middle School Newsletter
September Event Recap - VIEW PHOTOS from Power Hour and See You At The Pole!
Contact: Jana Cott, Middle School Youth Pastor // jana@claycentercovenant.com
 Children's Ministry
Calendar
- Sun., Oct. 19
- Sunday School // 10:15a
- Nursery (ages 0-3) // 9:00a & 11:15a Services & during Sunday School hour
- Children's Church // For ages 3-5 // During 9:00a Service
- Wed., Oct. 22
- Kid's Club // 6:30-8p // Fellowship Hall
*Kid's Club is open to any 2nd-5th grader, regardless if they attend our church or not...so invite your friends!
Kid's Club Special Event
Fall Fun Night // Oct. 29 // 6:30-8p
October 2014 Children's Ministry Newsletter
Contact: Julie Chestnut, Children's Pastor // julie@claycentercovenant.com |
