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Did You Feel the Spirit? All Creatures Great and Small
Rev. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister
Pet Blessing
By Shirley Brown
A faithful The Annual Campaign committee was
member of well-organized and pulled off a wonder- Our pets give us glimpses of God through
our con- ful event—thanks to John Mabry and his their complete trust, joy in being with
gregation “gang”, especially Gwen Shaw and Roger us, unconditional love, and faithfulness.
Join us Sunday, October 17th for our Pet
pulled me and Joy Quinn who ran a great lunch.
Blessing, at 3:00 PM in front of the Fam-
aside after Lori Fuller’s behind the scenes work
ily Life Center. Please put your pet on a
Sunday’s always gives us her creative touch, too. I leash or in a carrier.
service of can’t say enough about our Communica- During the blessing there will be a
our Annual tions Ministry and their wonderful videos Time of Remembrance for those who
Campaign shared during worship. Many thanks to have experienced loss of a pet. Please
finale. Mark Taylor, Shelley Regan and Andrew put your
They said, “If someone didn’t feel the Harris for their work. Andrew filmed and name and the
Spirit present in the worship service or assembled some wonderfully touching pet’s name
the luncheon afterward, then they’re stories that really hit home. on a piece of
paper and put it
never going to feel it!” Wow. I agree. Another reason for success—long
in Rev. Jerry
But I am amazed that we felt that in a tables! We got to sit family style at our Black’s mail-
service asking for money. lunch and talk with one another like we box, or email
However, that’s not what that haven’t had the chance to do in a while. him jblack@
service was about—asking for money. When our congregation gets together for fccedmond.
Our worship celebrated the many min- one service—we’re trying it once a quar- org no later than Friday, October 15.
istries that take place in our church. It ter—we get to know folks that we don’t
recognized all of you who work so hard normally see at our regular services. There
to proclaim Christ’s gospel through are some wonderful people in our church Are You Considering
our church family. And it called out all family, and we need to get to know them. Membership?
who give faithfully to make all of these This provides that kind of opportunity.
ministries possible. Thank you. Finally, worship was a great experi- Join us for
I think there were several reasons ence. The music, the videos, the readings
why Sunday was such a success. First
of all, the many volunteers who did
were all inspired. Many thanks to John
Humphrey, who as far as I know, is the
Discover
such a great job making sure every-
thing worked out perfectly. Our staff
only drummer to accompany a sermon.
Maybe it’s a new career, John! I know
First Christian
is wonderful. I know you know this, that was successful when I preached for 10am on Sunday,
but behind the scenes, all of our staff 30 minutes (yes, many of you timed me!)
does a great job! And the “above and and I didn’t hear one complaint. Maybe
October 10 in Fellowship
beyond the call of duty award” goes to John needs to accompany every sermon Hall North
Jeff Williams and Karla and JC Ma- I deliver! Meet some of our staff
han, who donated and cooked all of The final word is this—thanks! Thank
the scrumptious meats for the dinner. you to all who made the day possible,
and members, learn about
They started the cooking process on and thank you to all who make the minis- our history,
Friday night and didn’t finish until Sun- try of First Christian Church possible with our mission and
day morning. And it was well worth it!! your giving.
our ministries.
How Can We Thank You
ENOUGH?
THANK YOU! It may not be much, but hopefully, it
is Enough. The church staff joins in thanking every-
one for all the hard work that went into making our
annual campaign, last Sunday’s worship, consecra-
tion of pledges, and Gratitude Luncheon such a
meaningful experience and huge success. Calculat-
ing the hours given over the past few months, and
especially during last week’s celebration, wouldn’t even begin to capture the heart inspired, spirit of
giving. So, please join your staff in giving special thanks to—
Prayers of the People Happy Birthday!
10/10 Emily Gresh, Abigail Haley,
THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYER Gerry Hicks (Reta Clopton’s Rebecca Marks, Saeed Sarani,
mom), Jeff Stephens, Dorothy Bryan, Chuck Hague (Suzanne Mikayla Schwabe
Allison’s brother), Peggy Thies (Sandy Mitchell’s mom), 10/11 Steve Hanson, Beth Anne Kinnaird
Chelyne Barney (Marjorie Anderson’s daughter-in-law),
10/12 Mitchem Ernst, Naoma Peters,
Ann Douthitt (Duke Douthitt’s mom), Garry Sloan (former FCC minister of music), Bart &
Jennifer Rodr, Lorelle Watts, Sharon Luton (Susan Black’s cousin), Ed Berry, Hank Thomas Karen Walenciak
(Randy Thomas’ brother) 10/13 Samantha Hoppe, Connie Jones
10/14 Wayne Davis, Judy Griffis, Averi
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