Weekly News Update:
For the First Christian Church of Carmi

 

504 Bohleber Drive     Carmi, IL 62821     (618)382-7081        fcccarmi@verizon.net

 

 

Updated for Weekend

Saturday/Sunday, July 17/18

 

July paper is on this website. Click blue below!

 

First Christian Church – Office 618.382.7081

Steve McClure,Minister  - cell phone 387.1368

Sean Cribbs, Music/Assoc. Min – cell phone 383.5907

Scott Grey, Youth Minister – cell phone 383.5874

Linda Carter, Director of Children Ministry – cell phone 383.2905

 

July church paper   click here

 

 

 

 

Prayer Requests

Helen Gray  conjestion, problems with medications

 Una Periman (wife of camp director, Ron) ill health

 Freddie Rogers undergoing tests 

 Thelma Fulkerson (Beth Conner’s aunt) hospital-

  ized in Northern Illinois (also neighbor of  the McClures)

 Amber Puckett working in summer Children’s

  Ministry Internship but still have health problems

  address: Amber Puckett – c/o Ginger Burns

  289 Valley Brook Rd, Lexington, KY 40511

  Cathy Lane home from hospital

  Ann Whitsitt Randy’s mother, now at WCRC

  Bryan Williams, cancer treatments

 Tony Dennis, cancer

  Ken McWhirter ongoing health problems

  Pat Paynter now at home

  Delano McIntosh Health South Rehab, 4100 Covert

  Evansville – recovering from a stroke

Roy Hardesty going back to Deaconess, date tba,

  problem with heart stent

 

 

 

VBS Registration for participants and volunteers, please go to http://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/fcccarmi

 

                 Sunday, July 18, 2010– 10:00AM

First Christian Church – Carmi, Illinois

 

Entering to Worship God

Prelude                                                        Alice Bryant, Pianist & Barbara Karger, Organist

Special Music                                                                            Bethany Jordan

 

Singing Songs of Praise               Led by Sean Cribbs, Music/Associate Minister

Alice Bryant (Pianist), Barbara Karger (Organist)

Music played on the Djembe by Scott Grey

 

Remembering Christ Around the Table

Serving in July                                                                 Steve Garrett’s Team

Communion Music

Communion Prayer                                                                              Stan Cutchin, Elder

Communion is open to all believers in Christ. He invites you to remember His sacrifice in the way

He asked His disciples. After your quiet time, eat the bread, drink the juice, & put cup in pew holder.

 

Giving to God of our Tithes and Offerings

Offering Prayer                                                                        Ray Smith, Elder

 

 

Receiving God’s Word

“Holy Habits” - Prayer                                                          Steve McClure

Senior Minister

                                                                                                                                                       

Committing Our Lives to Christ

Invitation Song                                                                                           “Draw Me Nearer”

Closing Our Service                                                            ”Open The Eyes of My Heart, Lord”

 

 

K-5 Kids will be dismissed to First Place (Junior Worship).

 

We are glad you are here to worship with us.

Please sign the attendance pad in your pew and pass it down to the end.

 

 

 

 

Middle School & Senior High

Youth Group

We do not meet Sunday due to the

VBS Workers’ Meeting.

However…don’t forget to be here

Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

for Vacation Bible School as we

get “Lost on the High Seas!”

Come at 5:15 if you want to eat here!

Be at the VBS Opening at 6:00pm!

We (you and Scott) will then go get lost!

But…we’ll be found back at the church at 8:30.

 

 

Hey, Kids! It’s VBS Week!

Pre-K – 5th Grade

Our High Seas Expedition begins

tomorrow night (Monday) and

continues every night through Friday!

We’ll have games, snacks, lessons, crafts,

games, music, and fun/fun/fun!

Bring your friends!

If they didn’t get registered, that’s OK!

They can register at the door.

We hope YOU are REGISTERED but

if not…you can register this morning

OR

you can register at the door.

(It’s just quicker if you register early.)

Come go along on the

High Seas Expedition!!!!!

 

Watch for More Kids Activities!

After we get back from our high seas

trip, we have some other plans for you!

 

 

 

 

aWelcome!

We are a Christian Church – our message is that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God. We are a church of Christ –our church belongs to Him. We are a thinking church – the Christian faith demands the best of our minds. We are a feeling church –  we rejoice in the Lord and praise and pray and serve from the heart.  We are a sharing church – we want everyone to share in the experience of belonging to Jesus. We are a growing church – because we know that we have not yet achieved all that God wants for us.  We are a church that desires to obey the command of Jesus to love God and love people.

 

There’s room for you in the First Family. Request a visit from one of our ministers and we’ll tell you how you can become a part of what God is doing here at First Christian Church.                                                                       Steve

 

Vacation Bible School!

You can register Sunday at the front & back doors!

If you forget to register, come anyway tomorrow night!

 

  • Use Sunday’s  special insert cards to invite your friends!!!!

 

This Week: July 19-23

5:15 Family Meal each night

 

6:00 Opening in Sanctuary

Lessons  Games  Music

Snacks    Crafts   Fun

 

8:15 Closing in Sanctuary

VBS ends at 8:30

 

All Pre K-5 activities are here at the church. (Pre-K will have their very own self-contained area: old education hallway and classrooms.)

 

Other  K-5 youth will have small groups of mixed ages with adult crew leaders.  They will travel from area to area in the church.

 

Middle School & Senior High have their own program with Scott. They leave after the 6pm opening.

 

 

Attendance  – Last Sunday, July 18

159  Sunday School

287 AM Worship

Reporting Usher:   Bill Arnold

 

 

Needed for 2010 budget: Avg.  $8500 each week

 

Offerings July 4 -   $7552.35

Offerings July 11 - $9792.60

 

                               

                                               

     

 

 

 

 

Greeting from Sallie Fechtig

Rose got an email from Sallie Fechtig Thursday morning. She has been in the hospital with complications

from medication but is doing well and was able to make a trip to California from her home in Arizona with

her daughter. She sends her special greetings to all of her old friends here at FCC. Sallie, now in her 80s, taught

 our Phi Chi Class for many years while her late husband Ernie was Superintendent of Carmi Schools. 

It’s hard to believe she’s  been gone from Carmi for over 25 years.

No doubt, she’d love to hear from you: ssfefechtig@aol.com

sfechtig@aol.com

 

 

 American Red Cross Blood Drive Here on Thursday, July 29, 2-6pm

The Red Cross has notified us that they are in drastic need of blood at

this time – especially O Negative.  So every donor is important.  Plus, they

notified us that every donor’s name will be entered in a “Win a Car” contest!

 

Plans for a “Habitat for Humanity House” in White County

Tom Logan asked for our help in letting you know the group hoping to

build the house needs: (1) monetary donations (2) purchases of a particular

item such as a sink, shower, etc (3) volunteers to work in the actual

construction WHEN it begins – carpentry knowledge is good but not

necessary for all work that needs to be done.  Please contact Tom Logan at

6l8.382.8066 for information. (Please do not contact our church regarding

this project. We have no other information other that what is printed here.)

 

In Loving Sympathy

 We express our sympathy to the family of

 Ed Smith. A memorial service will be held

 for him this afternoon at 1:00 at Campbell’s.

 There is a dinner here afterwards for the family.

 

 We express our sympathy to the family of

 Gloria (Mrs Barry) Dennis. Services were held

 for her Friday morning at Stendebach’s.

 

Help is Needed with the Baptistry:

 If you would like to serve on the baptistry min-

 istry to  keep the robes and towels clean and

 the dressing room ready, please see Steve.

 

  Bethlehem Revisited Surveys Again Sunday

  We have nearly 70 signed up to participate in

  Bethlehem Revisited. Everyone is invited to

   help bring the village to life again. There are jobs

  inside, outside, in the village, and  behind the

 scenes. YOU CHOSE the one you like best!!! We

 hope you will fill out a survey and leave it in the

 offering plate, at the Welcome Center, or at the

 church office sometime soon.

 

 Monetary Donations Needed

 The church has received over $600 for Bethle-

  hem Revisited. More funds are needed. If you

  would like to contribute, please use one of

  the special white envelopes at the Welcome

  Center. More surveys are there, too.

 

 

 

We celebrate the baptism of Tyler Spence last

Sunday morning. He is the 8 year old son of

 Brad & Kim Spence. (His dad baptized him.)

Brad is a Carmi City Policeman and Kim works

& travels as a pharmaceutical  rep. Tyler will be in

the 4th grade this fall and he has a younger brother,

Tanner (age 5) entering kindergarten. Tyler loves

 to do magic tricks and ride his scooter. He is on

the Swim Team and also plays golf. His favorite

subject in school is science. He and his family

enjoy going to St Louis Cardinals’ games. We are

happy to have them all in our church family and

 say a special “Welcome!” to Tyler.

 

Deacons Monthly Meeting

Our Deacons meet this Sunday night at 7.

 

Register Your Children TODAY for VBS

Two different registration tables will be set up

up. VBS begins Monday evening. Use

the VBS inserts Sunday  as an invitation to

your kids’ friends, your neighborhood kids,

and every other child you know!

 

Mandatory Meeting for VBS Workers

Sunday Evening from 5:00 until 7:00

1) Everyone working in VBS  MUST COME

to a meeting in the fellowship hall this evening

 2) Coffee House will NOT meet tonight.

3) If you have fresh tomatoes to donate

for the VBS meals, please tell Alice Bryant.

 

Lost & Found: Lawn Chair left at last Sunday’s picnic

Call or see Steve: 382.7081 in the of

 

 

Coming Up

 

Camp Registrations are at the Welcome Center

Church Pays ½ of the fee

Gr 5 & 6 – Intermediate II – July 25-30      $100

Gr 7-8 – Jr High II – Aug 1-6                     $100

 

 

Sunday, July 18, 5pm

VBS Workers Meeting

 

Sunday, July 18, 7pm

Deacons Monthly Meeting

 

Week of July 19-23  VBS

5:15 nightly for family dinner

6:00 to 8:30 nightly for VBS

Christy Cribbs, VBS Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

July Birthdays                       Anniversaries

July  1                                                                                                     1  - Stan & Judy Cutchin

                Jim Gholson                                                                          3 -  Kenny & Becky Conner

                Gloria Kallenbach (1924)                                                     3 -  Keith & Judie Simmons

July 2      Dale Masser                                                                          5     Bill & Kathy Arnold

                                                                                                8     David & Martha Templeton

July 4      Darrell Hankins                                                                     11  Harold & Barbara Karger

                Norma Pearce                                                                        11    Curt & Kara Kessler

                                                                                                                11    Steve & Jimmie Mallette

July 5      Joshua Howard                                                                    18    Dean & Jaci Ackerman

                Steve Winkleman                                                                 25    Kevin & Gina Brown

July 8      Joe Acord                                                                              26    Jerry & Beverly Garrett

July 11    Amber Farris                                                                         26    Jared & Jessica Simmons

                Drew Grider                                                                           27    Don & Dorothy Garrett

                Charla Schneider                                                                 

                Jim Whettone                                                                       28    Tim & LeighAnn Wiley

July 12    Sandy Cutchin                                                                      28     David & Margaret Winfree

                Kevin Wolff

July 13    Richard Cobb

                Randy Goin

July 14    Wally Childress

July 16    Jacque Bingman

                Cloe Burzynski

                Dacin Rudolph

                Rod Sites

July 17    Sharon Whitsitt

July 18    Stephanie Talley

July 19    Avalea Allison

                Bob Young

 

 

July 20    Tammie Hosick

                Cecil Hucker

July 21    Jesse Cross (l927)

July 22    Gene Mallette (l927)

                Meredith Whitsitt

July 23    Nicole Behnke

                Larry Lewis

                Erica Zieren

July 24    Devin Rankin

                Michael Wolff

July 26    Brent Hammell

                Alexa Hunsinger

                Barb O’Daniel

July 27    Jonathan Cribbs

July 28    Vance Burzynski

July 29    Norman Puckett

                Kathleen Ritcheson

July 30    Sharon Campbell

                Betty Pierson

July 31    Nina Fleming

                Danny Ward

                Ron Worthen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Idea!

Send a card or a note

or make a call or a visit today to

someone listed below!

WCRC residents below that are members of FCC

216 College Blvd, Carmi 62821

Robert Bartley member since l993

Fran Cook member since

Roy Cozart  member since 1953

Marilyn Doughty member since 1963

Wanda Etienne member since 2000

Bud Knight member since2000

Ray Renshaw member since l949

Delma Wilson, member since 2002

 

FCC Member at Meadowood in Grayville

James E “Bud” Renshaw member since 1945

 

FCC Members at Supportive  Living Apartments

Abelson Drive, Carmi 6282l

Carolyn Chastain Rm 108

Pauline McIntosh

Helen Gray

Lodella Brown

 

Church Member at Phoenix

Pat Paynter – having therapy after surgery

 

  

aThe following residents are not members

but are affiliated with FCC through relatives

 

at WCRC 

Velma Bryant (mother of Larry Bryant)

Lloyd Horton (grandfather of  Charla Schneider, Cindy Stocke, Craig Poole)

Nellie Renshaw (Rose’s sister)

 

at Phoenix

Evelyn Arnold (Bill’s mother)

Cecil Gross (Keith’s dad)

Wanda Lee Campbell (Rose’ sister)  therapy after knee surgery

 

Supportive Living Apts.

Wanda Lee Campbell (Rose’s sister)

Anna Zieren Chapman (Joe Zieren’s grandmother)

 

 

 

2010 Elders/Deacons Officers

Chm of Elders--------------------- Jerry Wiseman

Vice Chm of Elders----------------- Stan Cutchin

Chairman of the Deacons ---- Aaron Hunsinger

Church Treasurer --------David Coston, Deacon

Secretary of Deacons ----Alan Saunders, Deacon

 

Elders

Ralph Anselment

Stan Cutchin

Phil Hoskins

Dan Jackson

Bill Jones

Norman Puckett

Ray Smith

Jerry Wiseman

(Jesse Cross – Elder Emeritus)

 

Deacons

                                            Paul Hoskins

Joe Acord                        Aaron Hunsinger

Kevin Brown                        Mike Loomis

Brian Bryant                     Mike Mehaffey

John Carpenter                       Steve Pearce

Kenny Conner                     Alan Saunders

David Coston                            Dale Shuler

John Endicott                      Jared Simmons

Steve Garrett                      Keith Simmons

Terry Gholson                    Butch Stallings

Phil Healy                     Dannie Templeton

Don Hildreth                            Adam Willis

Todd Hortin                          Dwight Wilson

                                                                                                                               

 

 

Cell Phone Numbers & Minister Information

 

Pulpit Minister………...  Steve McClure                (618) 387-1368

Music/Associate Min……Sean Cribbs                     (618) 383-5907

Youth Minister….Scott Grey                                   (618) 383.5874

 

Director of Children’s Ministry…Linda Carter        (618) 383-2905