The Christian Builder November 8, 2018

A weekly publication of First Christian Church Midland Volume 62 No. 44

www.fccmidland.org ● 1301 W. Louisiana Ave., Midland, Texas 79701 ● 432.682.2541

Sunday, November 11 Chalice Fund Adoption

9m Contemporary Worship 10am Sunday School 11am Traditional Worship 5pm CELEBRATE

Monday, November 12 9:30am Staff Meeting

Tuesday, November 13 9:30am Concerns 1:15pm Food Pantry Stocking 7:30pm Boy Scouts

Wednesday, November 14 7am Men's Prayer Breakfast 11:30am Food Pantry 7pm Choir 7:30pm High School Family Group

Thursday, November 15 6pm Ladies Night Out

Sunday, November 18 10am Sunday School 11am Combined Worship 12pm Thanksgiving Luncheon 5pm Stephen Ministry

Calendar is online at: https:fccmidland.shelbynextchms.com/calendar#month Or use your Shelby App!

One of the Outreach Ministries offered by our First Christian Church family is “The Chalice Fund”. This is a once-a-year opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate in our community. This is one of the many ways we, the church, represent Christ. If you have been part of this ministry in the past, you know what it feels like to see the look of gratitude in the eyes of an entire household when we deliver their gifts. You also know how humbling it is for our own hearts as we live out what it means to be the “Body of Christ”. If you have not been a part of “The Chalice Fund” ministry, we encourage you to prayerfully consider one, or all of the options listed below.

ADOPTION: Sunday November 11th -There will be a tree adorned with ornaments to select in the Parlor. The organizations that we will be assisting this year will be Family Promise and Buckner Family Pathways. In an effort to provide for as many as possible, we have agreed to spend approximately $100.00 per child. This should enable each child to receive an outfit, coat, shoes and a small toy. Should you need to be reimbursed or need a record for tax purposes, return your receipts to Dorothy in the church office.

Each ornament will have the age and gender of the child on it. After selecting an ornament, you will bring it

to a chalice fund coordinator in the Parlor, in order to receive the information you will need to shop for your selected child/family. This year we will have families together on a single ornament to allow them to be adopted as one group.

GIFTS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE CHURCH BY DECEMBER 1ST.

DELIVERY: Saturday December 8th -Anyone wishing to help deliver gifts should meet in the Bedford room at 9:00 AM.

DONATION: The money for this Outreach Ministry is collected as a special donation. Please mark your check

“The Chalice Fund”. The money donated is used for reimbursements as well as for the $100.00 Walmart Gift Cards given to the parent or guardian of each family. Families with four or more children will receive a $200.00 gift card. This will allow the parent or guardian to buy food or other items they may need during the holidays.

PRAYER: Please pray that this Outreach Ministry will make a difference in the lives of those we touch, and that

through this ministry we can be a living example of the Jesus we worship and celebrate at this time of the year.

Thank you so much for considering participating in this ministry. “The Chalice Fund” Coordinators

Magen House (432-853-3779) magen.house@yahoo.com Margy House (432-934-5150) margy.house@gmail.com

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It is rally time. This weekend we are taking 18 youth and adults to Circle Six for fun and

spiritual growth. With hard work and incredible support from the church, our student

ministry is growing! We are finding ways to connect with new youth in Sunday school and

worship, while growing our Sunday night programming. Thanks to your prayer support,

willingness to serve, overall vision, and financial support, the work is paying off. Good job

church! Please be in prayer for our students and adults attending rally.

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Topics… Rev. T.J. Shoop-York Associate Minister

Kailea A. Khrysti B. Luke B.

Simon C. Destiny C. Syvanna D.

Kathe H. Katie H.

Kristen H.

Lillian M. TJ S-Y.

Heather S-Y. Johnna S. Cami S.

Garrett S. Delaney W. Tommy W. Chloe W.

A note to the parents: Students should bring closed-toe shoes, camouflage gear, and a flashlight. We will be leaving for camp Friday at 8:00 pm…PLEASE be at the church at 7:45. The camp does have a store with t-shirts and snacks. Students will be sleeping on twin beds, so bring bedding. Feel free to call or text me at 432-703-1088 if I can do anything to help.

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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. It’s a time to give thanks and celebrate God’s goodness with family and friends. And eat………………….maybe too much!

Family recipes passed down through the generations help us create all those delicious foods we enjoy at this time of year, but they also tempt us to lose our self-control. And, unfortunately, the guilt we may experience from our over-indulgences won’t taste as

sweet as our grandmother’s homemade chocolate meringue pie. But the good news is there are sweet things we can taste any time of the year, and even over-indulge in, without guilt or tight fitting clothes!

God has given us a recipe for guilt free, joy filled living, but it’s not a recipe for the food we should put in our stomachs – it’s for the thoughts we can put in our minds. Found in Philippians 4, “God’s Goodness Pie” recipe might read like this:

Ingredients: beauty, truth, goodness, purity, honor, praise, virtue

Directions:

As you experience your everyday life, gather your ingredients – things that are beautiful, pure, praise-worthy, honorable, good, virtuous, and true.

Allow each one to fill your mind with the beauty and truth of God’s goodness and love.

Taste and see that the Lord is good as you savor the sweet taste of the praise that forms on your lips in gratitude to God for all the beauty, love, and goodness He brings into your life!

God knows we struggle with self-control and guilt with food and in many other areas of our lives. All too often we make the issue the focus instead of God. So this year, instead of focusing on the food we eat (or over eat) during the holidays, let’s focus on tasting His goodness. Because His greatest desire is that we experience His love, rest in His peace, and be filled with His joy.

And there’s no pie recipe sweeter tasting than that!

In loving partnership,

Ponderings… Rev. Paula Brooks Associate Minister

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Guests November 4, 2018

Daniel Aaron Corley Family Russell Hill

Zach Kilborn Ryleigh Kitch

Kosanke Family Rhonda Leftwich Jeanette Lincoln Deborah Lucas Susan Marshall Chuy Mendoza

Jiovanni & Isai Natera Amparo Olguin Aidan Ramsey

Disciples Food Pantry November 7

Families served 112 Total People 440 New Families 15

Adult Sunday School All of our adult Sunday School classes meet at 10 am. Each class is based on studies of particular scriptures and related topics. 2 Chronicles 7:14 - Library A class for adults of all ages. This class is doing a series on the Minor Prophets called “Prone to Wander”.

Young Disciples – Room 106 A class for adults of all ages. They are studying Twelve Unlikely Heroes – how God commissioned unexpected people in the Bible & what He wants to do with you. This Sunday the focus is on Esther: For Such A Time As This.

Genesis – Parlor A class for adults of all ages. The topic is “One Faith – Many Varieties” – a discussion of the history & denominations of the various congregations in our community.

College Age – Bedford Room Grow in faith with other college age students. Sunday’s topic is “Caring for God’s creation” based Genesis 2:15

Worship Attendance November 4, 2018

Contemporary 50 Children’s church 5

Nursery 3 Total 58

Traditional 130 Children’s Church 10

Special Needs Sensory Room 5 Nursery 4 Total 149

Total 207

November 3rd Workday Great Job FCC!

Before During After

Birthdays 11/10 Bill McCuan 11/12 Hollyn Pollard 11/13 Joan Huff 11/13 Hannah Wright 11/14 David McColloch 11/14 Trinia Rowland 11/15 Lucille Graham 11/15 Tim Miller 11/16 Martha Fentem 11/18 Kelley McCullough 11/19 Jeannine Hurst 11/19 Freda Kinsey 11/19 Ashley Tercero 11/21 Beatrice Petraitis 11/21 Desiree Valero 11/22 Eveline McCuan 11/24 Barbara Waygood 11/26 Aidan Ramsey 11/28 Tommy Hawkins 11/29 Patty Walsh

Anniversaries 11/09 Bill & Sharon Boyd 11/10 Chris & Joan Huff 11/27 Bill & Char Womack 11/29 Jerry & Jana Floyd 11/30 Gene & Beverly Drummond

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Special Notes: Our joys, concerns and deepest

needs are already on God’s heart long before we put them to paper.

…for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 6:8

Prayers & Praises

Those in need of prayer: Martha Trentham & Family Lynda Terry & Family Traci Hopper Judy Spruell Betty Whitmire June Jarrett Helen Estes Faye Casey Robert & Sheila Crudgington Roberta Hurt Bill Schneider Mary Mauldin George Head Bill & Char Womack

Military: Joe Henderson - son of Holly Moore Kinder McCullough-daughter of Bill & Kelley McCullough Families, Friends Beyond FCC Debra Gaffron – sister of J. Ray Stewart David Shipman – nephew of J. Ray Stewart Juan Gil – friend of J. Ray Stewart Judy Espino-sister in law to Charla Espino Junior Espino-cousin of Charla Espino

Kim Rhodes & family-friend of Lisa Craven Annie Jackson-friend of Cecila Ambrose Courtney Bradley– friend of Jeweli Flores & Amanda Bourland Pat Gee-friend of Joy Singleton Maureen Singleton-niece of Joy Singleton Aaron Krauch-friend of Janis Courtney Leigh Irwin – mother of Jana Floyd Millie Duncan – friend of Butch & Sherry Ladd Rita Jones-friend of Celia Ambrose Debbie and James Van Stavern-friend of Austella Berry Butch Broom-friend of Sara Cranford Mark Hendricks-son of Jackie Hendricks Dick Cranford – uncle of Mark Cranford Margie Singleton-daughter-in-law of Joy Singleton Barbara Williams – daughter of Ray Stewart Kairos Conde – nephew of Olivia Espino Oscar Garcia – brother of Amparo Olguin Kathy Dunnan- friend of Peggy Jones Ferrell Powell- friend of Sharon & Bill Boyd

Martha Pollock – friend of Sara Cranford Please inform the church office if you or a loved one are admitted into a hospital, so we may be there for you & your family.

For submission to prayer list contact any staff, submit via web, or e-mail prayerchain@fccmidland.org

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FCC’s All Church Thanksgiving Luncheon

Make plans now to attend our annual all church Thanksgiving Luncheon on Sunday, November 18, immediately following the 11am Combined worship service. The Congregational Nurture Ministry team is furnishing the meat, dressing, bread and dessert. Please bring a side dish to complete the menu. Come, bring a friend and join us as we give thanks for all God has done for us.