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Pastor Craigs Notes and much more
May 4, 2006
PASTOR CRAIG'S NOTES
This coming month is a milestone for my family and me. The
month of May marks the fifth anniversary of becoming apart
of a wonderful church family. Over this time there have
been many things happening.
Conner, Morgan, Alex, Shane and Mackenzie were just
beginning their school careers. Now the older ones are
beginning to start JR. High School. I had just graduated
from the Lay Training Program. Next year I will graduate
from Brite. The Church continues to welcome new friends.
Time continues, as it should.
The one real connection is that God is there. God is with
us as we begin and God is with us as we end. Paul says, *I
have run the good race.* He knew that no matter where his
life had taken him, be it preaching before thousands or in
a dark prison cell, God was with him.
No matter where we travel in our finite lives, our infinite
God remains a constant source of connection. David said
there was nowhere we could go and not find God there.
I look with expectancy to the future. For the Church and
for us all.
Praying for you as I hope that you are praying for me.
Craig
NEW ADDRESS
FOR THE CHURCH
Effective June 1, 2006, the new mailing address for the
church will be:
210 NW 3rd Avenue
Marietta, OK 73448
A new mail box has been installed on the south side of the
front drive through. Thank you to Phil and Randy McGinnis
for their help installing the new mail box.
If you send any mail to the church, or receive mail at the
church please change the address on your correspondence.
Have you noticed our new church signs?
Thank you to:
Phil McGinnis, Randy McGinnis
Alice Cochran
and
Jerry Cochran
for all their work on the painting and installation
KIDS IN CHRIST
KIDS IN CHRIST will have their final meeting of this season
on May 3rd at 5:00 p.m. We are going to have a "cookout"
with hotdogs and hamburgers. It has been a great year with
new kids coming each month. Thanks to everyone who has
provided food, time, money, and energy to be with these
kids each month.
Summer plans include church camp for several of our kids
beginning in June. I hope that you can help us out in
sending these kids to camp. Watch the "KIDS IN CHRIST"
bulletin board for more information!
MORGAN NYCOLE HUDSON
I am 11 years old. My parents are Charles and Carla Hudson.
I go to school at Marietta Elementary and I am in the 5th
grade. I like to swim, play basketball, and go to Girl
Scouts. I have been going to FCC, Marietta since I was
born. My favorite food is sandwiches. My favorite game is
Monopoly. I like to collect pencils. I love this church
because the people are kind. My talents include swimming
and singing.
JACKELINE LENET GONZALEZ
I am 13 years old. My parents are Jackeline Bautista and
Alberto Gonzalez. I go to school at Marietta Middle School
and I am in the 6th grade. I like to run track and play
basketball. I have been going to FCC, Marietta since early
2005. My favorite food is Mexican. My favorite game is
running track. I like to collect makeup. I love this church
because we learn more and more about Jesus. My talents
include track. My favorite color is pink.
SUMMER CAMP DATES
Chi Rho *June 25th-30th
Discovery *July 20th-23rd
Junior *June 19th-23rd
Let Craig or Carla know ASAP if you would like to attend
camp this year. While it is still early to turn in
registrations, we would like to get a head count of those
planning to attend.
JUDY GAYLER ~ RETIREMENT RECEPTION
Our friend, Judy Gayler will be retiring from active
ministry June1, 2006. She has served youth as a Juvenile
Probation Officer for Exter County and part of the Child
Protective Service for the State of Texas. She attended
Bright Seminary and served as Associate Minster at the
Disciples church in Rosemont, Texas. Since then she has
served as minster of the First Christian Church of
Marietta, Oklahoma and the First Christian Church of
Brownwood, Texas. Currently Judy is Pastor of the Hurst
Christian Church.
We know that you join us in wanting to show our
appreciation for Judy and her work. There are four ways
you can help honor Judy as she moves to retirement. We
hope you can take advantage of each of them.
First, plan to attend a reception in her honor. It will be
Sunday May 21, 2006 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a
short program at 3:30 p.m. It will be held at the Hurst
Christian Church, 745 Brown Trail, Hurst, TX 76053. IT is
located at the intersection of Brown Trail and Pipeline
Road just south of Airport Freeway (Highway 183).
Second, you can make a cash donation towards a gift for
her. Checks should be made out to the Hurst Christian
Church, with Judy retirement in the memo field. Mail them
to the Judy Gayler Retirement Committee at 1713 Cynthia
Lane, Hurst, TX 76054.
A third way you can help in this celebration is to send
pictures of Judy, so they can be used in a slide show.
Please send them to the retirement committee at the address
listed previously. We will scan them and return them to
you. To facilitate the return of pictures, please put your
name and address on the back of the picture.
And fourth, please consider writing a letter expressing
your personal thoughts and feelings about Judy. These
letters will be included in a book of letters, so she can
reminisce about the part of her life, you represent.
Again, mail them to the retirement committee.
In advance, we would like to thank you for helping make
this celebration a success.
Retirement Committee
Don Baldwin ~ Ferral Bishop ~ Karen Erby ~ Karen Anderson ~
Dee Yeats ~ Bobbie Douglas
LOUISE NEAL HARKEY
Services for Louise Neal Harkey, 90, were at 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 29, 2006, at First Christian Church with
the Rev. Craig Rutherford officiating. Interment was at
Lakeview Cemetery.
Born on Feb. 4, 1916, in Sivells Bend, Texas, to Charles
and Harriet Butler Neal, she died on April 22, 2006, in an
Oklahoma City health care facility. She and George R.
Harkey were married on Sept. 15, 1958, in Marietta. She was
preceded in death by her beloved husband of 43 years on
Jan. 15, 2000. She had lived in Marietta her entire life
and served as Love County treasurer for many years before
she retired in 1984. Louise was a long time member of the
First Christian Church, Marietta.
CWF MEETING
CWF will have their last meeting of the season Sunday May
21, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. at the church. The meeting has been
moved back a week due to Mother's Day. This will be a
potluck finger food meal. At this meeting we will elect
officers for the upcoming year.
SOUP LABELS
Disciples Women are saving Campbells labels again. The
label box is in kitchen on top of the refrigerator. We
take these labels to the women's retreat each September and
combine them with labels other groups have collected. They
are used to buy buses and other items for various missions
supported by our denomination.
SECRET PLACE
Christian Education would like to hear from the
congregation if they would like to continue The Secret
Place subscription. Please let Carol Baird know if you use
the Secret Place daily devotional so we can decide to
discontinue the order, or adjust the number we order.
2006 PICTORIAL DIRECTORY
The Membership / Evangelism Committee has finished the all
new 2006 pictorial directory. A copy is in the narthex for
people to look at. There is also a sign-up sheet for those
who would like to purchase the new directory. The cost is
$10 each, to offset the expense of producing the directory.
Give your money to Alice Cochran. Thank you to Alice and
Phil for all their hard work on the directory.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
First Christian Church hosted our first family movie night
Friday April 28, 2006. We will have two more movie nights
May 5 and May 12. The movie starts at 7:00 p.m. Drinks
and popcorn will be provided. Bring your lawn chair and
join us for a movie on the big screen.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Bob and Karen Frank-Plumlee have taken a position as
Interim Assistant Regional Ministers for Kansas. They will
begin their new duties May 1, 2006. They will be commuting
between Oklahoma and Kansas during the week. They will be
in Marietta three days a week and Kansas the other 4.
Unfortunately, for us, they will be in Kansas on Sundays.
We wish them good luck, and want them to know they will be
missed.
MAY
BIRTHDAYS
12*Tommie Horn
15*Judy Gayler
16*Hank Gayler
17*Aaron Earl
19*Mary Harper
30*George Wood
ANNIVERSARIES
11*Chuck & Mary Kay Martin
22*Curtis Cochran & Beth Willis
28*Derek & Valerie George
COMMUNION PREP.
Beth Willis
DEACON OF THE DAY
Curtis Cochran
MAY
CAKE / COOKIE SIGN - UP
7*Ro Hartman
14*Yvone McGinnis
21*Anne Drennan
28*
Thank you to everyone who provided cake and cookies after
church during the month of April.
MEMORIAL GARDEN IMPROVEMENTS
Plans have been approved for replacement of plant sin the
Memorial Garden. We are going weed the existing area and
replace the plants with lower maintenance plants. If you
are interested in helping with this project please contact
Yvone McGinnis or Beth Willis for more details.
Thank You To Everyone Who Made the Easter Cantata and
Reception a Huge Success.
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