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 – 5^th 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

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 4^th 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.

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