Beacon for June 2006 With Pictures.pub

THE CHRISTIAN BEACON
I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness,
But will have the light of life. John 8:12
Volume 51, Issue 6
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chairperson
Joan Martin
Vice Chairperson
Bart Bartholomew
Treasurer
Margaret Henry
Recording Secretary
Nancy Hall
Historian
Doris Lucas
Senior Minister
Rodger Moore
CHAIRPERSONS
Christian Education - co
Carol Secttor
Patti Garrett
Evangelism - co
Jim Sonnefield
Sue Sonnefield
Finance
Jerry Richards
Membership - co
Angi Spangler
Julie Hix
Memorial
Sue Richards
Personnel - co
Mike Smoker
Dave Pence
Property
Dick Runyon
Stewardship
Larry Garrett
Worship
Susan Smoker
Trustee
Theresa Leffler
Elder
Chris Lessly
Deacon - co
Dick Runyon
Joan Watson
First Christian Church, Marion, Indiana
June 2006
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
DAN S FISH & TENDERLOIN FRY
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2006
TIME: 4:30 - 7:30 P.M.
ADULTS $7.00 / CHILDREN 5-12 $3.00
CHILDREN UNDER 5 - FREE
Benefitting: KIDS HOPE USA
and
CHURCH PLAYGROUND FUND
Silent Auction During the
Al l pr o ceed s g o t o :
KIDS HOPE USA
and the church
Playground Fund
Examples of items to donate:
New or antique items
Special Service such as:
car wash, baked goods,
babysitting, etc.
If you would like to donate any items or services, contact
Marianne Beck, the Church Office or fill out a form located
in the Narthex ALONG WITH THE VOLUNTEER SHEETS TO HELP
WITH THE FISH FRY
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JUNE CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
Dan s Fish & Tenderloin Fry Fund Raiser
Farewell Party for Frank & Jennette families
Combined Worship 10 am
Elders Meeting 7 pm
CWF Executive Board Mtg. 1 pm
Youth Pool Party and Camp Out 6 pm - 8 am
Ruth Circle lunch at the Cove
Youth Car Wash 10 am - 4 pm
Scrapbooking 9 - 4 pm
Baby Shower for Heather & Jeff Brady 4 pm
Scrapbooking 9-Noon and 4pm - 10 pm
Quilter s lunch at Boathouse in Warsaw
Rebekah Circle lunch at Honeywell Center
Cabinet Meeting 7 pm
Life Walk for Crisis Pregnancy Center
Blood Pressure Checks
Wedding Rehearsal 6 pm
Karen Albertson s Wedding 4:30 pm
Ministry of Youth Relations Meeting 7 pm
Church Office Closed
Youth participation in Kroozin Matter Park
July 1 Youth participation in Kroozin Matter Park
July 3 & 4 Church Office Closed
Sc ho o l s o v e r! Le t s
have a CAMP OUT!
On Wednesday, June 7th, Der Freiheitskampf
will head over to Jeff and Heather s house in Gas
City for a camp out, complete with tents, a
camp-fire, a swimming pool and tons of fun!!
WHY?? Because school is out, and we need
some FUN!!
Be sure to AT LEAST bring your
sleeping bag & pillow, swimming
suits and a fresh change of clothes.
Towels and food are provided. The
party starts at 6 pm and is over at 8 am!
PARENTS!!! If you would like to
donate hot dogs, hamburgers, buns,
chips, drinks, cookies, snacks, plates,
cups and / or napkins for the youth
group camp out on June 7th, please see Jeff
Brady or sign-up in the Narthex.
Going Away Party
June 3rd 6:00 - 8:00 pm
at the church, for two of our families
Adam & Laura Frank
and
Wesley, Leah, Matthew, Andrew
& Daniel Jennette
We will be having a Carry in cookout to share a
time of fellowship with these families. Hamburgers
and hot dogs will be provided. Come and share a
dish and you best wishes.
June 4th Worship Schedule
Sunday School 9:00 am
Combined Worship Service 10:00 am
Special music by piano students of Doris Lucas
Carry in meal following the Worship Service
(meat & drink provided)
There will be a groundbreaking ceremony
after our lunch for the Playground.
Saturday, June 10th
Youth Group Car Wash!!!!
At 10 am we ll turn on the hoses for a car wash in
the church parking lot. We ll be there during
your lunch hour, all afternoon and in the evening
so you can stop by after all of your travels!
Make sure you get there before 4 pm! At that
point we ll turn off the hoses and you will have to
wait until our next car wash to get it done!
Car washes are by donation, so please come and
get your car washed and support
Der Freiheitskampf!
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June 2006
Life Walk
The Crisis Pregnancy Center will be
having a Life Walk fund raiser on
Saturday, June 17th at 9:00 am.
You are Invited to an Open House
In Honor of High School Graduate
Jordan Michael
June 10, 2006
1:00 to 4:00 pm
5211 North E 00W
The Brady Family is hopping with
joy awaiting the arrival
of their new baby boy!
Please join us for a baby shower for
Jeff and Heather Brady!
(men and women are invited)
Sunday, June 11, 2006
4:00 pm
First Christian Church
1970 N Wabash Rd
Please plan to be a walker or sponsor a
walker for this agency. See Gracie Meyer or Helen
Skinner for details.
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Albertson
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Karen Elaine
to
Solomon David Vanderpool
on Saturday, the twenty-fourth of June
two thousand and six
at four-thirty in the afternoon
First Christian Church
1970 North Wabash Avenue
Given by: Kaitlyn Harville
Jeff and Heather are registered at Wal-Mart
Kro o zin Ma t t e r Pa rk Ca r Sho w
June 30 and July 1
Graduates
Scholarship applications are available for:
High School graduates
College students
University students
and Technical School students.
Contact the church office for an application.
**Deadline for applying is Sunday, June 25th.**
The Youth Group will be at the Kroozin Matter
Park Car Show with both an informational booth
for the youth and church as well as a fund-raiser
booth!
At the fund-raiser booth we will have a
pie toss ready and set up! Come get
your whipped cream pies for $1.00 each
and get your favorite youth group member or youth leader in the face!
Hours for this event are 4:00 - 9:00 pm on the 30th
and 9 am-4 pm on July 1st. If you come to the pie
toss booth at the right time, you might have your
pick of local celebrities to get in the face as well!
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June 2006
Mark your calendar now!
Vacation Bible School
Tuesday, July 18
through
Friday, July 21
6:00 pm each evening.
The theme will be Fiesta!
Where kids are fired up about Jesus.
We will join with First Friends Church for our
second year and we will serve as the host church
this year. If you know a child between 2 1/2 and
junior high age, invite them to come and bring
them each evening if necessary.
There are many ways to get involved. If you can
help even one evening, contact Carol Secttor or
Angie Martin. We also need everyone s prayers
that we will touch the lives of these children.
So, practice your Spanish and polish your
maracas.
We are having a Fiesta!
THANK YOU NOTE
We wanted to thank Rev. Moore and our church family
for the Narnia Study Guides. We have been using
them and have gotten a great deal from them.
Thank you,
Paul and Donna Ragsdale
Mission Opportunity
Please see Lois Runyon,
CWF President, if you are
interested in the landscaping
project to improve the north
side of the front entrance.
Prayer Concerns:
Pat Heck had by-pass surgery May 30; Rose
Perkins had gall bladder surgery May 30; Bette
Jump facing surgery June 5; Margaret Orsborn
(Sally Johnson s mother) with broken arm; Bud
Folk was in Lutheran Hospital with abdominal
aneurysm; Mary Jane Manning undergoing chemo
treatments; Marcella Ramey s grandson, Shay
Ramey, with health concerns; Dick Runyon s
cousin, Carla (Goodwin) Schawb recovering from
stomach cancer surgery.
Our Prayers and Sympathy to
Family and friends of Bob Duke who passed
away.
Janice Maynard and family in the death of her
father, Bruce Costa, on Sunday, May 21st.
Playground Update
During the May Executive
Board meeting, the following
actions were approved regarding the new Noah s
Ark Playground project:
Effective May 17, 2006, all undesignated
memorial contributions will be applied to the
playground project until the project is fully
funded,
Made a contribution of $5,000.00 to the
playground for 2006,
Made a commitment to fund $5,000.00 in the
2007 budget for the playground.
A playground groundbreaking will be included in
the activities during our combined worship and
carry-in meal on June 4th.
Corrected Address for
Allison & Josh Yankey
209 N. Mulberry Street
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
The leak in the roof of the portico
has been repaired.
Last Beacon had the wrong house
number. This address will be home
for the newlyweds beginning June 10th.
VOLUNTEERS FOR JUNE
Elders:
8:50 Bread & Cup
4th & 11th (B) Marianne Beck
4th & 11th (C) Bart Bartholomew
18th & 25th (B) George Hill
18th & 25th (C) Pat Hill
Nursery Workers
1st Service:
(Crib) Scottye Wilson
(Toddlers) Angi Spangler
Deacon / Element Preparation
4th Gerry Lessly
Greg Spangler
11th Ruthanna Street
Sam Wilson
Sunday School: Joan Martin
2nd Service:
(Crib) Gerry Lessly
(Toddlers) Joan Martin
18th Jerry and Janet Hamm
11:15 Bread & Cup
4th & 11th (B) Angi Spangler
4th & 11th (C) Chris Lessly
18th & 25th (B) Sharon Pence
18th & 25th (C) Dave Pence
Deacons, Turners and Ushers
The schedule is posted on the bulletin
board next to the hall phone.
Greeters:
4th Charles & Dorothy Mae Gibbs
11th Jerry & Janet Hamm
18th Bill & Virginia Bothwell
25th Bill & Patty Davis
25th Megan Snyder
Layleaders:
4th George Hill
11th Helen Skinner
18th Bill Boxell
25th Dave Pence
Combined Service:
Scottye Wilson & Joan Martin
Acolytes:
4th Trevor Hix
11th Elissa Watson
18th Kaity Harville
25th Scott Meyer
Flowers For June
NURSERY
WORKERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED AND
WELCOMED, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP
OCCASIONALLY, PLEASE CONTACT JOAN MARTIN.
4th Dave & Missy Black celebrating
their 20th Wedding Anniversary.
11th Sam & Scottye Wilson
18th Greg & Angi Spangler celebrating
their 9th Wedding Anniversary.
26th open
Shut-in Communion
11th Elders
BIRTHDAYS JUNE
1 Zachary Kinch
3 Dixi Conner
Natalie Strange
4 Carl King
Bruce Branham
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Sally Thompson
Beth Strange
Justin Horan
6 Patty Davis
7 Jason Smoker
8 Bart Bartholomew
Rodney Gamble
Ron Lucas
10 Gary Taylor
11 Megan Goins
12 Jean Hill
Don Garwood
14 Jack Butler
15 Chris Lessly
19 Sandi Duggan
21 Susie Herring
23 Kim Harris
Melissa Herring
Wynoka Lewis
Paul Meyer
Myrna Berry
Ronda McCall
25 Sue Small
John Cooper
26 Rodney Miller
27 Bill Cordrey
28 Phil Albertson
Bryan Bothwell
29 Justin Black
Brianna Black
30 Ronald Rook
Laura Frank
ANNIVERSARIES FOR JUNE
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Lew & Susie Oyler
Lowell & Betty Spangler
Bud & Debbie Folk
David & Melissa Black
Chuck & Nancy Hall
Nathan & Jennifer Goins
Mike & Susan Smoker
Ron & Janie Clipper
Ryan & Holly Downan
Jerry & Bette Jump
Lewis & Janet Kiser
Bill & Virginia Bothwell
Steve & Judy Michael
Greg & Angie Spangler
Layne & Lori Maki
Joe & Wynoka Lewis
Michael & Robyn Ferguson
Norman & Sally Ferguson
Ned & Ann Gillum
Paul & Jo Meyer
17 David Brock
Richard Allen Runyon
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H o n o r i n g Ch r i st m a s
I n Yo u r H ea r t
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
I Peter 2:9-10
Psalm 96:1-2
I John 4:7
Isaiah 55:6-9
Remember to do something special for someone on the 25th!
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