[Waymaker] Waymaker

Mon Aug 3 08:22:24 PDT 2009

WAYMAKER                             Website: kewaneefirstchristian.org

First Christian Church                     Email:
<mailto:waymaker at fcckewanee.org>  waymaker at fcckewanee.org

105 Dwight St.

Kewanee, IL 61443

            Staff:  Tim Reed, Minister               

                        Lloyd Evans, Music Minister

            Bill Mitchell, Youth Minister 

            Jared Strode, Children's Minister

Phone: 309-853-4298                                                 Sylvia
Giese, Secretary

________________________________________________________________________

August 3, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS. . .

Board Meeting - tonight at 6:30 p.m. - All board members are urged to be
there.

Sunday began Music Month at FCC with great specials, and a wonderful concert
by Terry Taylor and Friends in the evening.  Join us for more church talent
at the morning worship services and special concerts each evening. . .

*	August 9 - award-winning artist Cheri Keaggy, 7:30 p.m.

*	August 16 - acappella quartet, the Silk Cords, 7:30 p.m.

Invite friends and family to one or both of these programs.  You will be
blessed!

Music Month will end with an Outdoor Worship Service/Hog Roast/Potluck
Picnic on Sunday, August 23, Chautauqua Park - Be prepared for a wonderful
day of worship, music, food, games, and more music!  Note:  There are sign
ups at the Welcome Center for games (for kids), and for food (side dish or
dessert).  Sign up ASAP!

The Joy Group is going to Bishop Hill this Thursday, August 6.
Transportation will leave the church at 11:00 a.m. sharp and will return by
2:00 p.m.

Help Needed!  Saturday, August 8, we could use your help cutting up a tree
to be hauled away.  Bring a chain saw if you have one.  If you don't just
come and help load and clean up the wood.

--Property Ministry 

The adult choir (and any other interested individuals) will once again be
singing the National Anthem at the Peoria Chief's game on Friday, August 21.
Tickets are available from Lloyd for $8.00 apiece. 

All ladies are invited to a baby shower for Mandy Reed on Sunday, August 30,
1:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall.  Please RSVP at the Welcome Center.  Mandy is
registered at Wal-Mart and Target.  It's a boy!  Call Kasey Mitchell or
Summar Evans if you have questions.  Mandy is now on modified bed rest.
Please pray for the Reed family during this time. 

Community-Wide Children's Christmas Show - Rehearsals will be on Thursdays,
6:00-7:00 p.m. at Boss Community Center (221 W. 1st St.) beginning August
27.  The performance will be December 19 at 5:00 p.m.  Auditions will be
held on September 10.  Children must attend the first two rehearsals to
audition; roles will be announced the next week.  Questions?  Call 852-5074
or greenmother1 at hotmail.com (Dawn Marshall).

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY NEWS. . .

*	Back to School Lock-In Extravaganza! - 4th-5th-6th graders - Friday,
August 14-Saturday, August 15 - Cost, $10 - See Jared to sign up!

UB-1 STUDENT MINISTRY NEWS. . .

*         August 8 - Rock the River - We will leave the church at 1:00 p.m.

*         August 22 - Operation Fix Stuff (Service Saturday)

*         September 6 - UB-1 Back to School Fall Kickoff at Windmont Park

*         September 7 - UB325 resumes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-5
p.m.

*         This week and next week are the last two weeks for our summer
small groups.

*         Several of our students need to raise money for the Passion
Conference in Atlanta, GA this coming January.  If you have any jobs they
can do to earn money for this trip, please contact Bill at 309-262-8001.

*         Have any ideas for service projects?  Email them to me at
<mailto:billmitchell at fcckewanee.org> billmitchell at fcckewanee.org

Remember to. . .

**Keep the old cell phones and used ink cartridges coming for recycling
(green box in church office).  Funds received goes to missions.

**Keep signing the troop cards at the Welcome Center.  These cards are
really appreciated by our soldiers overseas.

** Please bring non-perishable food items, paper products, and toiletries to
the marked container in the Main Foyer for the Kewanee Food Pantry.
Donations are taken to the Food Pantry once a month.  Place items in the
container in the Main Foyer.

PRAYER LIST

**Our troops - Rick Clancy, Bryan Thompson, Drew Kull, Pat DeSmith, Todd
Smith, Nate Kull, Josh Newman, David Spantan, MacKenzee Lewis, Tim Glass,
Rex Goodnight-(Please let Sylvia know if any of these soldiers have returned
to home base.)
**Bert Kopp, Wayne Wiedle, Bob & Naida VandenDooren, Nona Houdesheldt, Dick
& Rita Anthony - ongoing health problems
**Tyler Hulslander, Sue Ebeling, Richard Ford, Jim Fultz, Naomi Mercer,
Nancy Noord, Rodney Harrell, Patti Gray - cancer
**Maddie Peed, Daniel & Grace Harris, Mary Ann Klavohn - recovering at
home/hospital                    **Julie Petty - back problems
**Kodey Pettis and family  

Prayer Chain - To start a prayer request on the Prayer Chain, please contact
Linda Curry    (852-4288) or Sylvia Giese (wk.-853-4298, hm.-853-2617).

Address for Mary Ann Klavohn:  Trinity Hospital West, Room 542, 2701 - 17th
St.,            Rock Island, IL  61201  Her phone number is 309-779-6543.
She would love to hear from you!

New address for Dick & Rita Anthony:  1000 Courtyard Estates, Apt. 313,
Galva, IL  61434         Phone:  309-357-2676

FROM TIM. . . 

There are lots of people who are a part of the church.  That means there are
lots of areas for conflict.  Some of that conflict can ultimately be good,
and end up drawing people more closely together; as well as sort out the
direction the church is going.  But much of the conflict within churches and
within the church is the result of jealousy, ego and pride.  

The problem is there's no reason for jealousy, ego and pride.  There's
enough room for everyone, and there's a need for all talents because God has
created the church to operate with everyone using the gifts God has given
them.  Paul compares the church to a body.  Even the smallest, and least
thought of body part is necessary for the body to work well.  And when any
part of the body is in pain, the entire body is in pain.  

What this comes down to is that if we are going to be faithful to God we
need to play nicely together to get the work done that God has placed for us
to do.

SERVING SUNDAY- August 9

PRAYER TEAM - 1st Service-Steve & Jan Sams

                                  2nd Service-Art & Madelyn Forbis

SHUT-INS-Brad Dyer

SOUND-1st -Linda Strode, 2nd -Gary Holderness

NURSERIES-

1st Service-Mariellen & Andrea Davis

S. S. Baby-Gary & Donna Krahn

S. S. Toddler-Maynard & Mary Ann Laub

2nd Baby-Lynn & Paige Yarger

2nd Toddler-Deb & Madi Nelson

GREETERS-1st Service-Albert & Mariellen Davis

                       S. S.-Rex & Janie McCormick

                       2nd Service-August 9-Larry & Liz West

THIS WEEK. . .

            Monday-Friday (before 9 a.m. on Friday). . .

Open gym-8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

            Monday. . .

Board meeting-6:30 p.m.

             Tuesday. . .

Men's breakfast at Barnhouse-6:00 a.m.

            Wednesday. . .

Praise Team practice-7:30 p.m. 

            Thursday. . .

Student Ministry Band practice-5:00 p.m.

            Sunday. . .

UB-1 Student Ministries - 6:00 p.m.

Cheri Keaggy concert-7:30 p.m.

ATTENDANCE for August 2, 2009

1st Service                               67            

2nd Service                           163

Sunday School                      120

UB-1                                       62 

Terry Taylor concert               75

 OFFERING for July 26, 2009

Current (received)        $  4,152.00

             (needed)              6,700.00

Year to date (given)     188,284.00

Budget to date              201,000.00

Building Fund                     390.00

Missions                              135.00

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