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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 10, 2009

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS. . .

 

Music Month at FCC is flying by with great specials, and wonderful concerts
each evening.  One more concert is left:

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

 

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!  Also, bring lawn chairs. 

 

Note to Pairs and Spares class members - Greg Davis and many others in this
class will be out of town next Sunday.  Please feel free to "float" to any
of the other adult classes (Second Miler's, Seeker's, We Rock, and
[everywoman].

 

The adult choir (and any other interested individuals) will 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.  

 

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).

 

Walk for Life 2009 - Saturday, September 12 - 8:30-10:00 a.m. - Thomas Park
- Wyoming -  The course is a two-mile walk around the park.  Pick up pledge
booklet and start getting sponsors!  One hundred per cent of funds raised
will go to the Pregnancy Resource Center in Toulon.

 

Thank You to the men who helped with the tree removal.  Thanks for your
time, the use of your equipment, and a place to get rid of the tree.  With
everyone working together, it was taken care of in short order.
-Property Ministry

 

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!
*	Needed:  1st & 2nd Grade Sunday School teacher beginning in
September.

 

UB-1 STUDENT MINISTRY NEWS. . .

*         This week is the last week for summer small groups.

*         August 22 - Service Saturday

*         August 24 - UB-325 resumes on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m.

*         August 30 - UB-1 Back to School Fall Kickoff at Windmont Park

*         September 26 - Operation Fix Stuff

*         October 17 - Six Flags St. Louis

*         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 (now in Methodist Hospital, Peoria), 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, Muriel Chamberlain, Daniel Harris,
Dave Costenson - cancer
**Maddie Peed, Mary Ann Klavohn - recovering at home/hospital
**Julie Petty - back problems
**Kodey Pettis and family
**Corey Wyatt
**Mick Peed - employment and travel
**Mandy Reed and baby Seth


 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).

Congratulations to Tim and Mandy Reed on the birth of their baby boy, Seth
Elliott, on Sunday, August 9.  Seth weighed 3 lb. 8 oz., 17 inches long.
Please pray for Mandy as she struggles with high blood pressure, and for
preemie Seth.  Tim and Sam would appreciate prayers, too!

SERVING SUNDAY- August 16

PRAYER TEAM - 1st Service-Linda Curry

                                  2nd Service-Rick & Lisa Yarger

SHUT-INS-Al Gould & Doug Irwin

SOUND-1st -Myra Turner, 2nd -Denny Reiter

 

NURSERIES-

1st Service-Judy Jagers

S. S. Baby-Donna Hulslander

S. S. Toddler-Jennifer Oetzel

2nd Baby-Stephanie Peed & Destiny Gorden

2nd Toddler-Alissa Christman & Mary Popejoy

 

GREETERS-1st Service-Albert & Mariellen Davis

                       S. S.-Rex & Janie McCormick

                       2nd Service-Dan & Amy Bryan

                                        

THIS WEEK. . .

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

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

             Tuesday. . .

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

            Wednesday. . .

Praise Team practice-7:30 p.m. 

            Thursday. . .

Promise Keeper's breakfast-6:30 a.m.

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

            Friday-Saturday. . .

4th-6th grade Lock-In-4:00 p.m. Friday to 9:00 a.m. Saturday

            Sunday. . .

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

Silk Cords concert-7:30 p.m.

 

ATTENDANCE for August 9, 2009

1st Service                                 77          

2nd Service                             148

Sunday School                        105

UB-1                                         60               

                   

OFFERING for August 2, 2009

Current (received)        $  6,548.53

             (needed)              6,700.00

Year to date (given)     194,833.00

Budget to date              207,700.00

Building Fund                  2,370.00

Missions                                70.00

Renfro's                              200.00

                                

 

 

 

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