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If you were there for the first Reflection, you will know how exciting and encouraging this new event is and will already have October 19, 2009 marked on your calendar. If you missed the last one, don’t make the same mistake twice! Mark your calendars today. The event will be held in the round room at FCC at 6:30 on Monday evening, October 19. Please bring a dish to share and an open heart. The topic for this event is “Whose Call Are You Tak-ing?” The personal talk uses Joshua 24:15 and Romans 12:1-2 as a foundation. In this age of go, go, go, this topic will surely resonate. This gathering for all women, will be held quar-terly October 19th, January 18th and April 19th. (These are all Monday evenings.) Each Reflection includes a carry-in dinner, sto-ries and testimonies of how God is at work in the lives of FCC's own women, time to share and interact with others and practical ways to reflect God's glory in our daily lives.
For more information, contact Sheila Lundy @ 282-6590. We hope to see all FCC women at this event. Bring a friend and join us in reflecting God’s glory.
Mark Your Calendars Now for the Next Reflection Event
Inside this issue:
Get IN2IT! 2
Get Involved With Ministry
2
Stay in the Know 2
Spaghetti for the Soul
3
Upcoming Retreats
3
Reflection Photo Highlights
4
Service Opportunities
3
Fall 2009 Volume 35, Issue 3
First Ladies 200 East Mountcastle Dr. Johnson City, TN 37601 Phone: 423-232-5700 Fax: 423-926-6661 Web: www.fcc-jc.org Faith. Hope. Love. Brandi Onks Editor
A newsletter by, for and about the women of First Christian Church in Johnson City, Tennessee
BY SHEILA LUNDY WOMEN’S MINISTRY DIRECTOR I must confess that I have a bad habit of compar-ing myself with others. Nothing good comes from this. Wrongful judgment of others or feel-ings of unworthiness are not Godly traits. Jude 20-21 says to “… build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit … keep your-selves in God’s love.” In the margin next to these verses is a handwritten note from many years ago that says, know the book, know God. When I spend time in quiet reflection and meditation with God and His Word, my day is uniquely different. I feel connected to Him throughout the day and my attitude is one of gratefulness. I look for God in the details of the day and in the people I meet. It
is only then that I am built up in Him, long to build up others, and thus receive the love and mercy that is waiting through Christ. There are days, however, when that quiet time of reflection with the Lord just doesn’t happen and several days of this makes me cranky. One such day was Sept. 10th the first gathering of our new Bible Study. I had a hectic week along with a frenzied attitude and was physically and emotionally drained. Karen Keplinger introduced our new study book, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, we then gathered in a tight circle for special prayer, much needed prayer for healing and for hurting and for peace. We praised God for His power, for His tender-ness, thankful for His love and presented our heartfelt requests to Him. In spite of the wonder-ful Mexican feast we had just enjoyed, I felt ten
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Build Yourselves Up!
Want to get together with other women and enjoy some of your favorite activities? Want to make new friends and learn new things? Then one of these IN2IT Groups will be a sure fit for you.
If you are interested in being in one of these groups, send an e-mail to the listed group contact. If you are interested in one of the groups without a listed contact, prayerfully con-sider becoming the contact person for that group. (Contact Dusty Woodard at [email protected] to become a group contact.) The contact person would be responsible for choosing the day, time, place, etc. Dusty, the IN2IT coordina-tor will take care of all the advertising, arranging, location, etc.
Groups With Leaders
Knitting-Catherine Welch, [email protected] Crafts-Tia Biles, [email protected] Coupons 101-Martha Diehl, [email protected] Book Club-Rebecca Henderson, [email protected]
Volleyball-Heather Logan, [email protected] Secret Sisters-Dusty Woodard, [email protected] Groups Needing a Leader Cards Jewelry making Cycling Quilting Shut-in Visits Tracy Kellerman will be leading a one time event to make fleece blankets for the homeless. Even if you don't know how, you can learn quickly! Please contact Tracy at [email protected]. Details with the date and time will be dis-tributed soon. We will continue social tennis on Wednesday morning at 9 am at Liberty Bell as long as the weather permits. All levels wel-come! The Women’s Ministry sincerely hopes that all FCC ladies will take the opportunity to get involved with other ladies for fun, fellowship and friendship.
Join a Group and Get IN2IT! Check Out All These Groups
Want to Get Involved With Women’s Ministry? Talk to One of These Ladies
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Director: Sheila Lundy - 282-6590 Advisor: LeAnne Blackmore - 283-9148 Secretary: Brandi Onks - 446-0158 Marketing: Ali Gibbons - 794-0045 Treasurer: Wendie Jordan - 477-1479 Spiritual Life Coordinator: Amber Stewart - 767-4379 Service Coordinator: Kat Humphries - 926-9700 Fellowship Coordinator: Stephanie Story - 753-9295 Special Event Coordinator: April Davis - 434-0686 Bible Studies Coordinator: Cay Greer Mentoring: Carol Montgomery Prayer Ministry: Teresa Davis ACC Birthday Bags: Kay Copp ETCH Fruit: Constance Fairchild Baptismal Robe Laundry: Rochelle Imboden Nursery Laundry: Karen Keplinger Bulletin Board: Ali Gibbons S.O.S. Projects: Judy Huskins New Member Follow-Up: Patty Bolton In2it Groups: Dusty Woodard
Mark Your Calendars for Game Night Women’s Ministry Style!
Make your plans now to attend a Women’s Minis-try Game Night on Friday, February 19, 2010. More details to follow. This will be a fun night of girl time!
The Associated Ladies for Milligan and First Christian Church Women’s Ministry will be presenting “Spaghetti for the Soul,” the 2010 ALM’s Ladies Conference on February 27, 2010, from 9 am to 4 pm. The conference will feature award-winning singer, songwriter, speaker and author Kathy Troccoli, along with speaker, author and teacher Ellie Lofaro. Highly sought-after, Troccoli has ministered
to millions of women through various national conferences. She was selected in 2003 by the readers of Today’s Christian Woman magazine as one of the “Most Influ-ential Christian Women in America.” As a frequent guest on Christian radio and television, Lofaro deftly handles the Word of God and steadily directs her audiences to consider what concerns them in light of God’s timeless truths. With her trademark quick wit and convincing demeanor, she pairs Biblical principles with life’s deeper questions. Mark your calendar, share the date with friends, and plan to attend this conference. You are sure to be blessed!
pounds lighter as I encountered the Spirit’s presence in Sue Colley’s living room. Sometimes we simply need each other to be built up in the Spirit. Whether you are built up or need building up, I invite you to join a Bible Study and meet ladies who will help you along the way. Also, mark your calendar for our next Reflec-tion, Monday, October 19th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Round Room at FCC. Bring a covered dish to share, and enjoy hearing some inspirational ideas from our speaker on building your faith through relationships with the topic, “Whose Call are You Taking?”
Come to the Table: Spaghetti for the Soul
God Has Called Each of Us to Serve: Here Are Some Current Opportunities
2009 East Tennessee Christian Convention Featuring Our Own LeAnne Blackmore! Don’t Miss It!
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Sheila Lundy
LeAnne Blackmore, Women’s Ministry Advisor will be co-leading the Women’s Gathering at the 2009 East Tennessee Christian Convention. This year, the convention will be help on November 8, 2009 on the campus of Milligan College. LeAnne will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. in the Gregory Center. The main speaker for the event will be Dr. Leroy Lawson. The con-vention will also feature the praise and worship stylings of Mike Imboden, FCC music minister. For more information, please call Higher Ministries at 423-502-6962 or visit www.higherministries.com/events. Please come out and support LeAnne and Mike. You are sure to be blessed.
LeAnne Blackmore Women’s Ministry Advisor
The Women’s Ministry has the following service opportunities available: • Coordinator for the East Tennessee Children's Home monthly fruit basket for
birthdays. Contact Kat Humphries at 423-926-9700 or at [email protected] for more information.
• Volunteers are needed to help make birthday goody bags for Appalachian Chris-tian Village. Contact Kay Copp at 423-610-8499 for more information.
• Save your shoeboxes and start filling them for the annual FCC Operation Christmas Child shoebox ministry drive. More details to follow. To get labels and regulations for allowed items, go to http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/ for more info.
• On Thursday, December 10th we will again be traveling to Boone, NC to help in the Operation Christmas Child processing center. We'll meet at the Church at 7:30 am and arrive back at FCC around 6:00pm. If you have any questions, please call Kat at 423-926-9700.
Build Yourselves Up (Cont.)
Women’s Ministry Director
200 East Mountcastle Drive Johnson City, Tennessee 37601
Phone: 423-232-5700 Fax: 423-926-6661
Web: www.fcc-jc.org
In August, the Women’s Ministry debuted its first Reflection event. The next event will be held on Monday, October 19 at 6:30 pm in the round room at FCC. Here are some highlights from the August event.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Women’s Ministry 2009-2010 Reflecting God’s Glory
We’re on the Web! www.fcc-jc.org
Alison Gibbons Photography
Amber Stewart presented a very relevant picture of how
things. For example, while we are curling our eyelashes and putting on our mascara, we should “set our minds on things above and not on earthly things” (Colossians 3:2). One of the most memorable examples was this verse to meditate upon as we apply our lipstick. “Set a guard over my mouth O Lord, keep watch over the door of my lips.” Psalm 141:3. And finally, as we get dressed each day this verse could come to mind. “Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12
The evening included a fantastic covered dish meal and a sweet time of fun and fellowship. Rebekah Ensley closed the
women can reflect God’s glory through the routine of improv-ing their inner reflection while applying makeup and other girly
evening with a beautiful and fitting song, From the inside Out.
First Reflection Left Lasting Impression