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First Christian Church Newsletter, March 2007
March 9, 2007
PASTOR GRAIG’S NOTES
As you are reading this newsletter, the church has entered
the time of Lent. Lent is a time of preparation within the
life of the church. It is the time during which we recall
our Lord and Saviors final journey towards Jerusalem and
the cross that awaited him. The biblical account tells us
that Jesus set his face towards the cross and would not
look to the left or the right. Jesus, I believe, had a full
understanding of his actions and what would be the
consequences of them. Jesus knew what the cost was going to
be and that he was the only one who could pay it.
For many of us this has become a traditional time of giving
up something in our lives. Some give up sweets, or
something they like to eat. Others give up thing like
watching TV or listening to the radio. The list could be
endless of the thing that one might give up. But we have
also begun a tradition of taking things on. Starting a new
bible study, giving more time to the family or to the
church. If I might suggest something to think about, how
about spending mort time in the bible. I would suggest that
spend this coming 40 days of Lent by reading the entire New
Testament. If you read only a couple of chapters a day,
maybe 4 or 5, you should be able easily to get through it
all.
Whatever you decide on doing may you neither look to the
left or to the right, but keep your eye ever looking
towards the final home.
Remember all of those on our prayer list.
Praying for you as I hope that you are praying for me.
Craig
UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH 11
DWF
5:00 P.M.
@ THE CHURCH
MARCH 14
BOARD MEETING
7:00 P.M.
MARCH 16
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
MARCH 25
FELLOWSHIP DINNER AFTER CHURCH
CHOIR PRACTICE
EVERY WEDNESDAY
5:30 P.M.
MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT ~ Scott & Doris Malone
Scott and Doris are native Californians coming from the
greater Los Angeles area. Scott*s father owned Hemet
Pipeline and Scott originally worked for his father in
construction. During the days of conscription, Scott was
given the honors of going into the Army and taking a tour
in Vietnam. In 1972, the Malone’s were wed and moved to
Ft. Riley, KS. Scott remained in the Army and was assigned
to various bases such as Ft. Sill, OK, Ft. Hood, TX, Ft.
Carson, CO, Germany, Korea, and Southern California to name
a few (yes, there were many more). While Scott was serving
his country Doris entered employment with the government as
a Civil Servant and moved her job along with his, mostly
working for the Army, Navy, and the Social Security
Administration. Scott retired in Southern California and
Doris went back to college.
After the military, he went to work for the El Toro Marine
Base until it was closed through Base Closure. Once his
employment disappeared the Malone’s relocated to their
mountain cabin in the mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead,
CA. Luther worked for California Land Management as the
campground supervisor for all the campgrounds in the San
Bernardino Mountains and then went to work at Pinecrest
Christian Conference Center (Assemblies of God) as their
Maintenance Supervisor. Doris finished her college degree
and went to work for the Veterans Administration. Scott's
job ended due to health problems, and the Malone’s sold off
their property and relocated to Falconhead in 2004. Scott
does not work anymore, but Doris works at Mercy Health Love
County in the Medical Records Department.
The Malone’s have two grown sons, and three granddaughters.
One son is in the Coast Guard, stationed in Alaska, and
lives there with his wife and 3 daughters. The other son
moved to Falconhead in June 2006.
A B C’s of STEWARDSHIP
The old children’s song *The ABC Song* inspired this A B
C’s of STEWARDSHIP.
A is for ABILITY. We all have some and it all comes from
God. We need to develop our God-given talents.
B is for BODY. We need to keep it fit developing sound
health habits and helping our family do the same.
C is for CHURCH. It is more than a building more than an
altar. It is people who love God and show it in many ways,
wherever we are.
D is for DAY Each morning God gives us a whole new one to
spend.
E is for EATING something we all like to do. We please God
when we eat the right foods but not when we overeat. We
need to also share our food with the hungry.
F is for FAMILY Husbands, wives, children, parents and
relatives and all the people who are members of God’s
family.
G is for GOD Our loving Father who gives us everything we
have and expects us to use it all to His glory.
H is for HEALTH Through which we develop strong bodies and
minds to do all the things that are expected of us.
I is for IDEALS Standards of conduct and behavior that help
us to be better people.
J is for JOY Which is something even better than happiness.
It the feeling we get when we know we have done what is
right in God’s sight.
K is for KINDNESS Which is treating everyone we meet as we
would like them to treat us.
L is for LOVE Which is caring as much for someone as we do
for ourselves. maybe more and showing it in many ways.
M is for MINUTES Those little things that added together
make up our lifetime. How we use each one is very important
because we’ll never be able to use them again.
N is for NATURE Trees and flowers and grass and growing
things given to us by God.
O is for OFFERING by which we show our thanks to God for
all He has given us.
P is for PRAYER, which is talking with God, and trusting
Him to answer, not just always asking special favors.
Q is for QUIET Being quiet helps us to hear God telling us
what he expects of us. He sometimes speaks through others.
R is for REST when we restore our bodies and our minds we
help ourselves stay alert and better serve God.
S is for SHARE Learning to share all that we have with
others is important. It will help us every day of our
lives.
T is for THANKS By which we let God know each day that we
are GIVING grateful for all He gives us our food, homes,
church, families and our friends everything!
U is for UPRIGHT Which means being honest and standing for
all we know is good and right.
V is for VOICE When we use our voice to say loving things
and express thanks, we honor God.
W is for WORLD We live in a big world with more people than
we can ever imagine. God expects us to get along with
others.
X is for “X” The sign for Christian, which gives this
little used letter the most honored place in the alphabet.
Y is for YOU In all the world there is only one You and you
are very important to God. He knows you by name and cares
for you every minute of every day of your life.
Z is for ZEST, Which is taking each task we have to do with
our whole heart and soul and enjoying every minute of it.
WORSHIP NEWS
The Worship team is working in earnest to start services on
time each Sunday morning. Church starts at 10:45am and we
would like you to be there and not miss a thing! You may
have noticed the "Call to Confession" in your bulletins
prior to the prayer hymn. This has been implemented to
prepare you for prayer.
Mark your calendars for upcoming events:April 1st: Palm
Sunday; April 5th: Maundy Thursday; April 6th: Good Friday;
April 8th: Easter Sunday (Sunrise Service, Breakfast, and
Worship Services).
If you have suggestions or comments for the Worship team,
please contact any member of the committee: Carla, Ro,
Curtis, Beth, Charles, Skye, Gwen, and Craig.
Thanks to the congregation for your support to the Scouts
on Scout Sunday. We were able to give 5 youth their God and
Country medals for "God and Family". Thanks to Curtis for
overseeing and implementing the ceremony.
DISCIPLES YOUTH
the Disciples Youth group has begun meeting on the 1st,
3rd, and 4th Sunday evenings at 5pm. Pat your youth on the
back for making this extra effort to learn more about God
and our Church.
KIDS IN CHRIST
KIC in combination with the Disciples Youth hosted the
annual Valentine Banquet and your attendance was
appreciated. We were able to raise, because of you,
$350.00!! Thanks to Ro for planning and preparing our meal.
Thanks to Craig for pictures! Thanks to Skye, Carrie, Ro,
and Craig for decorations! And special thanks to the 12
kids who attended and served you. It was our pleasure and
we look forward to next year!
Our next fundraiser will be a one-day garage sale (date to
be announced!)
Thanks to all for your continued support of our kids and
youth.
Carla
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
I've begun plans for this years VBS, "Avalanche Ranch". I
am looking for volunteers and props. If you have old boots,
cowboy hats or anything along the western line, and you
would like to donate it for VBS, please see me. If you
would like to volunteer in any capacity, let me know! We
have a great time and the kids have a blast!
Carla
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL 2007
At the recent leadership training school in Ok. City, I was
privileged to attend two workshops, "You might be a
Disciple If" which highlighted the history of the
Stone-Campbell movement. Rev. Chris Shorow, Sr. Pastor of
the First Christian Church in Edmond spoke about some of
our early leaders with particular emphasis on Women in the
Church. We have such a rich history and while I did not
get any references for a more in depth study, I'm sure
Craig can help us in that area. Since I'm a fledgling with
this Church, I find the more I know the more sure I am that
I've found my proper home.
The second workshop was "The Four Faces of Spirituality:
Head, Heart, Mystery and Imagination. I'm going to quote
the synopsis "Spirituality is not just about what you
believe or don't believe; it's about worship, prayer and
praxis (action, practice). In this workshop you will
discover your personal spirituality type. Learn how
incorporating all four spirituality styles can deepen your
personal faith walk and build community in your
congregation's worship services." The leader was Romney
Nesbitt, Senior minister, First Presbyterian Church,
Cleveland, Ok; M. Div. From Phillips Theological Seminary.
She gave us a test and then discussed our answers. I have
some notes and a copy of the blank test, I certainly am a
novice, but I found it interesting and would be glad to
share with anyone that is interested.
Thanks,
Yvone
DIRECTORY PAGE UPDATES AVAILABLE
The 2007 new pages for the directory are still available.
The membership committee sold the 2006 picture directories
last year for $10.00 and each year will provide updates on
members, board officers and committee chairs. If anyone
needs a copy of the 2006 directory, they are still
available, along with the update pages in the office. Phil
McGinnis did a wonderful job on the directories and the
membership committee thanks him.
DIRECTORY CORRECTIONS
Corrections for the picture directories will be listed in
the monthly newsletter. Please make corrections in pencil.
Pat Burkett - Birthday change to February 23.
Disciples Women’s Fellowship change to Darlene Beardsley
Dean & Arleta Bobbitt phone # change to 580-276-2596
Arleta Bobbitt - Birthday change to January 11
Gracie Drennan’s address should be 1550 Knox Road, Ardmore,
Ok 73401
Ed LaPorte’s complete page should be changed: Ed LaPorte,
2021 4th Ave. NW, Ardmore,Ok 73401; Phone number
580-224-0168; emaill:edt5@basicisp.net
March Birthdays
2 Susanne Wegner
10 Verna McCain
13 Sarah Ward
17 Chris Gonzales
21 Karen Frank-Plumlee
22 Allison Ward
30 Jackie Gonzales
Anniversaries
5 Carl/Barbara Cochran
6 Lowell/Carol Baird
7 Stephen/Gayla Burrage
26 Scott/Doris Malon
THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF KIDS IN CHRIST FOR THE
VALENTINE'S DINNER. THE FOOD WAS WONDERFUL AND THE SERVICE
WAS EXCELLENT,
PHIL & YVONE MCGINNIS
MARCH FELLOWSHIP DINNER
March 25
immediately after worship service.
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