The Christian Builder

July 17, 2014 A weekly publication of First Christian Church Midland Volume 58 No. 28

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

Church Calendar

Sunday, July 20 10am Sunday School 11am One Combined Service Monday, July 21 CYLS Campers Depart 9:30am Staff Meeting Tuesday, July 22 10am Mommy & Me 7:30pm Boy Scouts Wednesday, July 23 7am Men’s Prayer Breakfast 5:30pm Breaking Bread Thursday, July 24 10am R.A.K. Club Friday, July 25 CYLS Campers Arrive 3pm SHARE Respite Sunday, July 27 10am Sunday School 11am One Combined Service

Mission Corner… Volunteering & opportunities to help others in our community.

Breaking Bread Kitchen (Monthly) July 23 Members take a rotational turn with others in the community serving a daily evening meal. Volunteers are currently needed to help out, if you are interested please contact Martha Petraitis at mkpetraitis@gmail.com

School Supply Drive (Annually) August We collect supplies in August to help needy children and their families to be prepared for the school year.

Let’s Get a Bus

We are approximately $10,000 away from getting a new bus. We have an exciting opportunity for funds raised towards the new bus to be matched 100%. This means we are only $5,000 short of our goal. Can you help? Our new bus will have automatic doors, reclining seats, ample room for luggage, up to date technology and much more. These features will make the bus enjoyable not only for our children and youth but also the adults of our church. Our new bus will come with warranties that will ensure safety and reliability for years to come. If interested in contributing toward the bus fund please contact the church office or bring your gift as a special offering Sunday marked “bus fund”.

Please Pray For The

Sarah Jones & T.J. York Will be representing FCC

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This Week’s

Sermon:

God With Us

Genesis 28:10-19a

Attendance July 13, 2014

Sunday Worship Combined Worship 118 Children’s Church 5 Nursery 4 Total 127

Website

Don’t forget to check out our website (www.fccmidland.org)

for news, publications, and previous church sermons!

Visitors July 13, 2014

Eric Floyd

Jay & Maralyn Hillman

Katy Mainwaring

Paula McMillan

Brittany & Brianna Parrino

Curtis Pechacek

Nic & Aidan Ramsey

Nathan Ross

Italia Salazar

Loyd Sanders

Kento Tsutsumi

Haileigh Walker

Thank You for

worshipping

with us!

July Means Summer Schedule!

All Sundays in July will be single service Sundays. Many of our folks travel during summer and between July 4 holiday weekend and other events, our church is best served

by consolidating into one combined worship.

We did this last year and it was very successful. Spread the word to church family and friends about the

schedule change for July.

Schedule for July

10am Sunday School 11am Combined Worship

Two worship service format will resume August 10th.

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Topics… Rev. T.J. York Associate Minister

Lectionary Scriptures

July 20, 2014

Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24;

Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Elder - On Call

Dave Burgard 7/13-7/19

Tim Miller 7/20-7/26

Social Media

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Follow us on Twitter @fccmidland

Check out FCC’s Children’s page on Facebook and “Like” us.

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What a crazy summer I have had! It has been nonstop since the first of June - CYF Camp, VBS, Chi Rho Camp, Mission Trip, and 8ers’s, and now I am back in the office to catch up before I go off to my next camp, Christian Youth Leadership Seminar,

July 21-26th. CYLS will be at beautiful Ceta Glen Camp outside of Amarillo, the theme for this seminar is “Adopt the Mindset”, based on Phillippians 2:2-5. This is a leadership camp for students across the Southwest Region that have been selected by their area to serve for the 2014-2015 camping program! Sarah Jones has not only been selected to serve as a leader, she’s also been asked to represent the Central Area as president for the Youth Ministry Counsel. Please be in prayer as we spend a week with approximately 85 leaders across the region, planning, dreaming, and learning. Here are some pictures from all the summer mission trip activities that our youth have participated in. Don’t just enjoy the pictures, stop and ask the youth about their experiences at mission trip. Spend some time learning a little bit about what God has done in their lives throughout the week in OKC.

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Ponderings… Rev. Paula Brooks Associate Minister

This past week 10 children

representing FCC and myself attended the

Central Area JYF Camp at Lake

Brownwood Christian Retreat. This

particular camp was for those who had

completed grade 3, 4, or 5.

The theme each day reflected a

different side of Jesus – Friend, Teacher, Healer and Savior. Through Bible

Study, games, activities and music our daily theme was reinforced.

One day each camper was given an 8 ½ by 11 inch canvas with lines

and shapes penciled on the surface. They were shown where to and where not

to paint and told they could use any color(s) they wanted to. Their canvas,

after painting, didn’t have any particular shape or form and didn’t make a

picture. They were told that on Thursday evening when all pieces were put

together that it would make a picture and that they had to wait for the picture

to be revealed. For a child to have to wait isn’t an easy task. The typical

questions that children ask, “Why? What? When? How?” began to fill the air.

As we gathered for a special dinner on Thursday evening the

anticipation of seeing what they had painted began to build. Finally the time

had arrived! The children all gathered down at the front of the room. All the

pieces of canvas that they had worked on earlier in the week had been pieced

together. As the painting was placed before them the room became silent.

The looks on their faces as they saw their masterpiece joined with others was

priceless. Soon “oohs, ahs, and wows”, began to fill the room. Together they

had painted a picture of the one who had come to show them how to love, to

serve as their teacher, to heal their hurts and to be their Savior.

A picture of their painting is below. It began as a painting of

individuals that turned into a painting created by the Body of Christ. It is a

masterpiece!

In loving partnership,

Children’s Activities

Sunday School Topic - Parable of the Sower Focus - God wants us to grow the seeds of faith in us. Scripture - Mark 4:1-20

Children’s Church Topic - Philip Leader - 11am The Jones Family

Summer Activities

R.A.K. Club (Random Acts of Kindness) – R.A.K. Club is for children ages 4 - completed 5th grade. Join each Thursday from 10:00-12:00 in the Kid Cave as we share in acts of kindness. Mommy & Me - a summer program for moms and their little ones infants thru 3 years old – join us each Tuesday from 10am -11:30am in the nursery.

Adult Sunday School Studies

Mixed Blessings - Room 102 Scripture - Genesis 28:10-19a Leader - Bill Bucy

2 Chronicles 7:14 - Room - Library Topic - Jesus the Savior Scripture - Mark 11-16 Leader - Members of Class

Fellowship - Room 307 Topic - Servants of God Focus - Deborah & Barak Scripture - Judges 4-5 Leader - Jim Mauldin

Genesis - Room 107 Topic - Sharing Resources Scripture - 2 Corinthians 8:1-14 Leader - Jerry Floyd

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Birthdays

7/18 Gary Beckner

7/23 Camryn Hope Stanford

7/24 Hank Kirk

7/24 Betty Conly

Anniversaries

7/22 Mark & Sara Cranford

7/24 Leland & Anna Mae Franz

7/24 Clint & Mary Hurst

Special Notes: Prayer list names are renewed every three weeks as we seek to keep the list as current as possible and

allow space for new requests. 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

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

Prayer Room Those in need of prayer: Cheba Bianchi Clay Gilkerson Roberta Hurt Gary Beckner Mary Mauldin John Midkiff Erlene Thomas George & Dee Head Mike & Brenda Nance Bruce Stanley Bill & Char Womack Blanche Alcorn Those in extended/long term care: Nancy Gill Jerry Johnson Jackie Hanna Charlotte Millican Keith Somerville Dorothy Wadley Military: Joe Henderson - son of Holly Moore Nicky Miller - son of Vicki Miller Damon Darnell - grandson of Doris Miller Families/Friends beyond FCC: Pam & Jim Pett – daughter & son-in-law to Pat/Bill Bucy Sandy Davis – friend of Polly Hedrick Karen Martin – friend of Doris Miller Betty Harvell – Sara Cranford Louella Cranford Smith – aunt of Mark Cranford Randy Quimby – uncle of Lynda Terry Nick Bazaldua – grandson-in-law of Doris Miller Nieta Stephenson – mother of Mike Stephenson & Michelle Hepfer Fred McCown – The Espino’s Albert Valero – husband of Tere Valero Wayne Cranford – cousin of Mark Cranford Kevin Denny – son of Mick Denny John Barrett – brother in law of Mike & Enid Hunter The Bill Kemp Family – friend of Sara Cranford Bobby Beckner – son of Gary & Janice Beckner Matt Vann – friend of Mark Cranford George Koehl – friend of Sharon Jones Charles Pechacek – father of Curtis Pechacek BJ Cranford – brother of Mark Cranford Daniel Odom – friend of Darla Fisher Pete Herndon – nephew of Vicki Miller Joe Langford – father of Carol Cook Martha Pollock – friend of Sara Cranford Liz Hickerson – friend of Leslie Vines Barry & Delia Hardaway – brother & sister-in-law of Erich Hardaway Abbye Irons – friend of Steve Vaughan Blake Woods – friend of John Ross Walker Hughes – grandson of Steve & Lucille Vaughan Charles Lout – friend of George & Dee Head Brenda Bradshaw – friend of Lucille Vaughan Jo Smith – daughter-in-law of Donna Lathrop Tom Hewitt - brother of Anne Schwiening Kim Walters - foster daughter of Diane Bailey Fisher

Families/Friends beyond FCC in long term care:

Sonya Hopkins - friend of Kelley McCullough

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

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Looking Ahead, Save The Date

August 24, 2014

5pm Church Picnic at Hogan Park

August 27, 2014 School Begins August 31, 2014

Labor Day Weekend

1 Combined Service 11am