Christian Visitor Weekly Newsletter Volume 71 ~ Issue 5 January 30, 2018

Office Hours: Monday ~ Thursday ~ 8:00 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m. (Closed Friday)

Office Phone: 785-448-3452 ~ Website: www.fccgarnett.org Did you know there are 4 ways a person can load dishes into a dishwasher?

1.The way he's been trained by his mother.

2.The way his wife likes it done.

3.The way he does it at his mother-in-law's house.

4.The way he does it when no one's looking.

With this many options you could see how the simplest things can cause a real rift in a

relationship. I remember as a newlywed man how I made a comment about how my wife’s

snickerdoodles were good but grandmas were better. Have you ever made that mistake? This

started an interesting phenomenon. She made me snickerdoodles all the time until I couldn’t stand

snickerdoodles. Why? Because she was waiting for me to concede my grandmas cookies were

better. And to be honest my wife’s cookies are much better than grandmas these days!

There are many preferences we have in life. A better way to live may be to put our own

preferences aside.

“And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and

take up his cross daily and follow Me." Luke 9:23

There are a hundred ways to make a snickerdoodle. There are also many ways to do most of the

jobs we find around the church. It is a wise person who can set aside “their own ways” to allow

others to do it their way for the cause of Christ!

Blessings, Chris

February Schedule for Community Dinner

The dates for First Christian Church Community Dinner – “Comfort

Food for the Soul” in February are: Thursday, February 8 and 22. This

“Free Will Community Meal” is being served in the Family Life Center

from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Park in the south parking lot and enter thru

the South doors.

Note Date Change for the Elders and Board Meeting in February

First Christian Church Elders and Board will meet Sunday, February 11

at the Church Annex. The Elders will meet at 5:00 p.m. and the Board

will meet at 6:00 p.m.

January 28, 2018 Attendance & Financial Report

Worship Service: 8:00 a.m. ~ 65 10:30 a.m. ~ 165 Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. – 78

Finance: General: $4706 To Date: $19284 New Building: $120 To Date: $1730

Guests at First Christian Church

Taylor & Jessie Stapp ~ son and wife of Gary & Kim Stapp; Lana

Bishop ~ mother of Larissa Brewer; James Finley ~ guest of Joe &

Betty Lytle; Camryn Wilson ~ grandson of Phyllis Adams; Steve &

Shawn Parks and grandchildren Owen & Raeleigh Parks; Rob Negrich

& Thomas ~ family of Stephany Petersilie & Rose; Anna Ward ~ mom

of Kim King; Ryan & Amy Sparks, Bronson, Madison, Chaya and Kellin; Daniel & Mary Bell, Daniel Jr,

Kaden & Mary Alice; Dennis & Jennifer Runyan; Courtney Tucker, Ryden & Rilya; Sonya Jones and

Sophia; Patrick Vandenberg & Shelby Weaver guests of Tim & Tammy Clark

OPPORTUNITY CLASS: There were 3 present today, 1 with their Bible and 2

daily readers. Continued prayers were requested for Charlie & Becky Allen ~

Rosie Jordan ~ our pastor and families. Praises for Stephany Petersilies’ baby

Rose for being born. Mary Hamilton opened the class with prayer followed by

the lesson “A Strong Faith”, Daniel 10:10-19. Mary closed with prayer.

SOS CLASS: There were 13 present today. They had 10 with their Bible and 5 daily readers. Prayers

requested for George & Jeanine Zentner ~ Linda Benjamin ~ Lois Gebert ~ Gene Watson ~ Juanita

Kellerman ~ Orville & LaVerne Cole ~ Shirley Hermreck ~ Cheryl Varvel ~ Charley & Becky Allen ~ Earl

Wilson (friend of Loydene West) ~ Pat Hiner ~ Rusty Coons and Bob Meliza and Holly. Gary Benjamin

opened the class with prayer and finished the study “Meditate on These Things,” from “Anxious for

Nothing.” The class closed with “The Lord’s Prayer.” REMINDER: The class will start a new lesson

series next week.

Darlene Olson is proud to welcome the birth of her 18th great grandchild,

Cannon Nathan Olson into the family. He weighed 9lbs and 2 oz. He was

born in December 2017 to Brandon & Ashley Olson. This little one is also

welcomed by 3 sisters, Camryn, Caridee and Carlie.

Congratulations to Stephany Petersilie & Rob Negrich on the arrival of their

daughter Rose Ethel Negrich. She was born Tuesday, January 23, 2018 and

weighed 5 lbs 5 oz and 19.5” long. Grandparents are Kenneth & Karen

Petersilie and Dennis Negrich and Helen Haresnape.

Our Church Families Long Term: Phyllis Adams, Charlie & Becky

Allen, Linda Benjamin, Lois Gebert, Clarence Hermann, Jim

Jordan, Jim McAllister, Wilma McIntosh, Bob Meliza, Linda

Miller, Nelda Potter, Reed Richardson, Steve Watkins

Extended Family & Friends Long Term: All her family (request by

Wilma McIntosh), Shirley Hermreck (wife of Joe Hermreck /

daughter-in-law of Norma Hermreck), Jo Lowe (request by Ken

& Barbara McMillan, Judy Tisor), Judy Meyer (request by Nancy

Horn), Waunita Porter (request by Larry Porter), Steve

Richardson (son of Reed & Carol), Becky Roush (request by Carol

Hermreck & sister Carolyn Schuster) & Bill & Lola Thornton

Our Loved Ones in Care Centers: Morningstar Care Home - Ottawa, KS - Birdie Zentner

Guest Home Estate - Ruth Gorrell, Bob Young, Betty Penn, Gladys Zwiener

Parkview Heights - Jean Brown, Olive Kline, Ruby Schuster, George

Zentner

Residential Living Center - Bill Young, Vera Wills (aunt of Phyllis Adams)

Our Veterans and Military - Air Force: Paul Kuder, nephew of Reid & Karen Miller; Matthew Schryer -

Grandson of Frieda Hurt & nephew of Marcia Spring; Nicholas L Wales, grandson of Orville &

LaVerne Cole; Jesse Hale, nephew of Rosemary Turner

Army: Ethan Bilderback, grandson of Dave & Janette Bilderback; Thad Dodds, grandson of Alice

Chase

Marines: Noah Kuder, grand-nephew of Reid & Karen Miller; Spencer Guyett, great grandson of

Alice Chase

Our Church Families / Friends

Week 1 ~ January 28: Earl Wilson (Loydene West) ~ Sandra Howery (Michael Howery) ~ Nancy Lake,

Ardis Comfort & Gayle Durham (Gayla Corley) ~ Mary Fagg (sister of Wilma McIntosh) ~ Brett Rosco

(brother in law of Mark & Sondra Greishaber) ~ the family of Jeanette Arnett (Nancy Horn)

PRAISE: Dylan’s solo was wonderful! Good luck at District Piano Contest. Nancy Horn

Week 2 January 21: Lennet Thomas ~ Frankie Swango ~ Pat Hiner ~ Gayle Durham (Gayla Corley)

Prayers for our troops & veterans and our government…Stephany Petersilie

Week 3 January 14: Charles & Joan King (Carol Richardson) ~ Twyla Duryea (Sondra Grieshaber)

After 3 weeks, your prayer request will be removed unless you write on the

Sunday flap or email Marsha Dulin at marsha@fccgarnett.org

A Mission Moment

Mission Haiti Team returned from a very

successful week in Haiti. Our luggage made it through

without a hitch and Gayle Durham was waiting for us at

the airport. The weather was hot, the patients many,

and we could feel the presence of God with us as we

worked.

We ended up with four days of clinic and saw

1083 patients in those four days. We did run out of

some medications, but that is expected when seeing that many people. There was enough of the

most critical medications such as antibiotics, antihistamines, and stomach medications.

We had taken reading glasses with us and the smiles were many and one lady was happy as

she could now sew so much easier. Our blanket count was 139 blankets and a large bag of little

stocking caps for the babies and small children in the mountains. Vegetable seeds and 50# of bean

seed were taken and distributed to the local gardeners and farmers.

First Christian Church supports other missions besides Mission Haiti and in the next few weeks

we will be looking at those missions. Thank you again for your prayers, donated goods and financial

support for our Mission Haiti Team. We look forward to sharing our trip with you in the coming weeks

with slide presentations and telling you about our trip.

Behind the scenes: Mike Zentner & Dan Dulin helped Cheryl Varvel last week covering the forms and hanging the new curtains in the Family Life Center. They look amazing. Thank you both for helping! By looking at the last picture…I believe Cheryl is either taking a nap or finishing the hems. I will go with the later…Great job Cheryl!

Thanks, so much Larry & Cheryl Varvel! The new curtains look great! We are so happy with the look of the window treatments and large curtains in the new building! FCC covered the cost of materials for the new curtains and the Varvels donated the time and the materials for the windows. We love you guys and are so thankful for using your gifts to bless our church family!

Hey everybody! Hope you are having a good week! I’ve got a couple of different

announcements for you!

“CIY BELIEVE”:

a. This is for 6th, 7th and 8th Graders

b. This event is Friday & Saturday, March 23rd & March 24th

c. Cost is $75 per student (If you need financial help please talk to Brett.)

This is a weekend conference in Kansas City, MO, where kids will learn of Jesus from renowned

speakers, and experience worship from some of the country’s best bands. You won’t want your

students to miss this event.

“WINTERJAM”:

WINTERJAM is on a school day. If we have enough students whose parents are willing to let them

skip a day to go to WINTERJAM, we will still go. This is contingent on how many students will be able

to make it!!

a. This event is Friday, March 16 in Kansas City, MO

b. Cost is $10 per students

“HIDDEN HAVEN CHRISTIAN CAMP”

Hidden Haven Christian Camp online registration is now open. (it has been upgraded to make

registration simpler). The weeks we will be going to camp this year are:

a. Middle School Camp (7th, 8th) June 10th-15th

b. 5th 6th Grade Camp: June 17th-21st

c. 3rd-4th Grade Camp June 24th-26th

d. 1st-2nd Grade Camp June 29th-30th

e. High School Camp- July 22nd- 27th

“LEGACY” and SUPERBOWL SUNDAY

Next Sunday, February 4 we will have Legacy and we will be watching the Super bowl at the church

and not the rec center like last year. If you don’t have plans come watch the super bowl here at the

church. Hope you guys have a good week!!! BRETT

A SPECIAL THANK YOU!

I want to offer a special thanks to the team of people who

installed the sound system in the new building. Shane

Crabtree, Jeff Barnes and Dane Byerley all volunteered their

time to set this up. These guys came in and set up over a

period of a week. I offer a special thanks for coming in on days

off and evenings to get this new system set up! Training sessions will be scheduled soon to help us

understand how to use all the new equipment. Blessings and thanks for all those willing to make

getting a new system possible! Blessings, Chris

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ELDERS

*Kevin Lewis: 785-204-2257

Doug Meyer: 913-909-7680

Jason Sjorlund: 785-448-7660

Steve Spring: 913-215-8290

Larry Varvel: 785-448-5794

Mike Zentner: 785-204-1105

PASTORS AND SECRETARY

Chris Goetz, Senior Pastor

Phone: 503-474-7965

Email: chris@fccgarnett.org

Brett Hartman, Children & Youth

Phone: 620-215-1524

Email: brett@fccgarnett.org

Marsha Dulin, Secretary

Office: 785-448-3452

Phone: 785-448-4367

Email: marsha@fccgarnett.org

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH DEACONS

Ron Anderegg: 785-448-6366

*Jonathan Born: 620-340-7784

Dane Byerley: 785-304-2831

Cody Clark: 785- 448-8093

Craig Cole: 785-448-4504

Gaylon Corley: 785-448-8373

Mike Croucher: 785-448-8077

James Dodd: 785-418-5479

Dan Dulin: 785-204-1185

Jeff Finn: 620-431-8486

Greg Gwin: 785-229-5105

Aaron Hedrick 785-304-1236

Earl Peine: 785-448-6186

Bill Ratliff: 785-448-3695

Nathan Wiehl: 785-204-2178 Lynn Wilson 785-448-3451