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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
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August 17, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS. . .
A special thank you goes to Lloyd and helpers for a great Music Month. The
specials Sunday morning were inspiring, and the evening concerts by Terry
Taylor and Friends, Cheri Keaggy, and Silk Cords were great!
Music Month will end with an Outdoor Worship Service/Hog Roast/Potluck
Picnic on Sunday, August 23, Chautauqua Park, 10:30 a.m. - 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 and/or dessert). Sign up ASAP! Also, bring lawn chairs. Remember,
there will be no morning services here at the church building on that day.
The adult choir (and any other interested individuals) will be singing the
National Anthem at the Peoria Chief's game this Friday, August 21. Tickets
are available from Lloyd for $8.00 apiece.
All ladies are invited to a baby shower for little Seth 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. Call Kasey Mitchell or Summar
Evans if you have questions.
Community-Wide Children's Christmas Show - Rehearsals, Thursdays, 6:00-7:00
p.m., 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 - You may pick up pledge booklets at the Welcome Center and start
getting sponsors! Proceeds go 100% to the Pregnancy Resource Center in
Toulon.
The MUMS Bible study (Moms Uplifting Moms) is in need of a babysitter on
Mondays from 9:00-10:00 a.m., starting in September. MUMS meets here at FCC
and is led by Lynn Yarger. Please contact Lynn at 309-936-7819 if you can
help!
The [everywoman] Sunday School class is now meeting in the sanctuary
overflow.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY NEWS. . .
* Needed: 1st & 2nd Grade Sunday School teacher beginning in
September.
* Children will advance to new Sunday School classes on Sunday, August
30.
UB-1 STUDENT MINISTRY NEWS. . .
* 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 12 - 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 much
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.
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
**Mick Peed - employment and travel
**Mandy Reed and baby Seth
**John Logan - car accident
**Teachers and children as school begins. Please pray for Bethany Strode
and Nikki Karau as they attend Central Christian College in Moberly, MO this
fall.
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).
SUNDAY- August 23 - Worship at Chautauqua Park - No nurseries, greeters, or
prayer room on this day.
Shut-ins - Gary Krahn & Mick Peed
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. . .
Student Ministry Band practice-5:00 p.m.
Friday. . .
Peoria Chief's game-Peoria (adult choir and others)
Saturday. . .
Service Saturday-10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (youth)
Sunday. . .
UB-1 Student Ministries - 6:00 p.m.
ATTENDANCE for August 16, 2009
1st Service 55
2nd Service 159
Sunday School 101
UB-1 60
Cheri Keaggy concert (Aug. 9) 102
Silk Cords concert 45
OFFERING for August 9, 2009
Current (received) $ 4,329.75
(needed) 6,700.00
Year to date (given) 199,163.00
Budget to date 214,400.00
Building Fund 938.00
Missions 15.00
Renfro's 100.00
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