Ministry Team

Greg Walton, Board Chair

Rev. Geoff Weinman, Minister

Dr. Mark Bowdidge, Music Director

Vicky Claborn, Organist

Shirley Musser, Visitation Director

Geoff French, Youth Director

Joyce Thomas, Children’s Director

Jim Criger, Office Administrator

Raul Juan Duran, Custodian

Office Phone: 417-869-7241

E-mail: office@centralchristianspringfield.org

Website: www.centralchristianspringfield.org

Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

1475 N. Washington Ave. Springfield, MO 65802

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Sunday Mornings

9:30 am Worship

10:30 am Fellowship

10:45 am Sunday School

The Call

Sermon Title and Scriptures

November 22, 2015

“Offering for All”

Mark 12:38-40

Mark 12:41-44

No Sermon

November 29, 2015

Hanging of the Greens

Central’s New

Monarch Butterfly Garden

Dear Friends, thank you for your gener-

ous dollars in the Monarch bucket in the

hallway! Thanks to you we are halfway

to our goal of $100 for the installation of

our Monarch Butterfly garden in the

front of the church. We will keep the

bucket up for another week or two to

give you a chance to help meet our goal

if you haven't put your dollars in! Then

we will put the bucket to rest for the

winter--much like the garden.

In the spring we will see how many of

the 13 Swamp Milkweed and Butterfly

Weed come back after their winter

sleep, and we will add some colorful zin-

nias and other nectar flowers to attract

them to our banquet. Let me know if

you want to be part of that planting

crew. -- Dorothy

SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER

ROSES & THORNS

A ROSE: Community Partnership of

the Ozarks would like to give a rose to

Central Christian Church and

recognize them as our volunteer of the

month. Central Christian Church has

provided crucial support for many of

our programs over the years by

opening their doors to host events and

donating time and funds. They have

generously hosted parent involvement

programs, mobile food pantries, town

hall meetings, and more. They are a

pillar to Boyd Elementary and the

surrounding neighborhoods. Thank

you to Central Christian for all of the

support you have provided not only to

Community Partnership but to the

Springfield community.

- Amanda Stadler,

Community Partnership of the Ozarks

November 22 November 29

Elders Greg Walton

Karen Hicks

Paul Martin

Sharon Martin

Deacons

Bill Fischer – Jack Edel Pat Edel

Debra Gleghorn Sean McGinnis

Patsy Tipton Anna Marie Walker

Susan Haynes Tyler Habigar

Everett French- Diana Criger

Bill Grier Nancy Kays David Lane

Larry Thomas Darrell Zweerink Carolyn Condict

Joyce E. Thomas

Invocation and

Offering Shirley Musser Jim Criger

Communion &

Fellowship Prep.

Jim & Marilyn Ferguson

Rhonda Stewart

Joe & Kay Parrish

Darrell & Linda Zweerink

Usher Everett & Carolyn Deeds Jan Bass

Greeter Bev Vestal & Dana Powel Robert & Beth Taylor

Congregational Concerns

Slone Kays Laura French Don Carlson Mary Pering Dan Hicks Marjorie Ray Marcia Weeks

Mary Slack Debra Gleghorn Glenn McGee Eldon and Shirley Cobb Bill & Chrystal Melton Ron & Joyce Prince, brother-in-law of Wilma Frazier Brenda Gahagam, Daughter of Vivian Loucks

Lori Harach, daughter-in-law of Gary and Nancy Morris Bill Nelson, Son-in-law of Betty Jo Gardner

Jim Rook, friend of Everett French Margaret Austin, sister of Shirley Cobb

Barbara Gard, Daughter-in-law of Lorene Murray Lorelai Clubb, Granddaughter of Barb Rossetter

Family of Garner Philips (Please notify the office when a concern can be removed)

11/8/2015

General Fund

Contributions: $4,894

Attendance: 185

Sunday School

Nursery: 4

Elementary:

Youth: 5

Bilshan: 9

Loyal Workers: 10

Friends: 7

Baraca: 20

11/15/2015

General Fund

Contributions: $5,319

Attendance: 239

Sunday School

Nursery: 5

Elementary: 9

Youth:

Bilshan:

Loyal Workers: 13

Friends:

Baraca:

WE ARE ALMOST DONE We started in January, restoring our sanctuary and completely upgrading our organ and we are

almost done. There is some last minute items to be done on the organ and with our Dedication

this coming Sunday you will hear the beauty of this amazing instrument.

In the past 2 weeks, we have paid Quinby Organ $111,220 due to the expedited rush to get the

organ operational. I am requesting any donations or pledge gifts to assist us in repay-

ing the debt on our renovation/restoration project. We have done a fantastic job up to

this date on paying our debt, however, with the accelerated payments in the past two weeks, do-

nations will assist us in not paying additional interest. Please give this your prayerful thought

and give this Sunday during the Dedication service. Thank You, Greg Walton, Board Chairman

The ministries of Central Christian have continued on the corner of Washington and Di-vision for over 125 years. We have weathered through wars and threats of war, economic de-pression, recession, and yet we continue to be a powerful witness to God’s love through Jesus the Christ. Our wonderful staff leads us in worship, music, youth programs, Sunday school and many outreach programs. Shirley Musser continues a wonderful program of visitation, ex-tending our loving care to those who may be homebound or in a care facility. Our music pro-grams, including a strong chancel choir, hand bell choir, and special instrumental musicians, are inspired by Dr. Mark Bowdidge and Vicky Claborn with their talent and energy. The cho-ral scholarship program continues to add new members to the choir, filling our sanctuary with beautiful music. Our educational ministry has grown under the leadership of Joyce Thomas adding many different programs, including our Worship and Wonder program. Raul Juan Du-ran has maintained our church property, making it a pleasure to attend the many meetings and services held here. Our list of ministries to the community is a long one, as our church contin-ues the work of the Lord, within and outside of our walls.

We remember all that we are, and all that we have, are gifts from God. Please consider your resources and complete an Estimate of Giving card for this coming year. In Mark we read about the Widow’s Offering, where she “put in everything she had.” Stewardship in-volves more than giving of your wealth, it involves bringing yourself into the church and giv-ing of your time and special gifts. In order to maintain the many programs that our congrega-tion supports, to fulfill our mission, time and effort are required as well as offerings. Our board and its chairman, Greg Walton, have managed our budget with extreme care, while the many volunteers at our church manage to keep the programs thriving with love and care. Through our Reach Out and Culture Club programs, we have been able to provide assistance to those in need in our neighborhood. God does live here, and each one of us, must witness to that work. Your monetary support, time, and prayers continue to help make all of this possible.

Your pledge of support is not just a statement of giving, it is a statement of faith. Your pledge follows a long line of those who have come before to make this ministry as significant as it is. Your pledge is an affirmation of God’s love given to you at much cost and the blessings you have received through this love. As Abraham was told by God in Genesis, “you are blessed to be a blessing,” your pledge is a blessing that will continue far beyond its value, be-cause it will be used to share God’s love in this time, in this place as well as in the world.

We hope you will be able to join us for worship on our Consecration Sunday, November

22nd. We will have the Chest of Joash available in the sanctuary, where you can place your Es-timate of Giving card, or simply mail it to the church.

In Christ’s Love for All,

A special thanks to Cal Wise, whose words from the past were used to help craft this letter.

The church is in need of a couple of

manual wheelchairs in good condition. If

you have one you’d like to donate please

give Jim a call in the church office.

Also, we are still in need of 2 or 3

more volunteers for wheelchair service!

Prayer Chain We need some more people for our prayer chain.

If you are interested in being part of that

ministry please call the church office. This is a

wonderful opportunity to serve.

Voluntary Health Info Card The church now has health information

cards that you can fill out if you like.

This is of course voluntary and the cards

will be kept confidential and hidden

away until such time as an emergency

would arise and your card would be

needed. If that should happen we would

then be able to hand your card to the

EMT and they would then have all of the

information needed to give you the best

care possible.

I would like to take this opportunity to

thank you all for your prayers. It is such a

blessing knowing that we have you all in

our lives. Thank you all so very much and

God Bless.

Clio & Lisa Lynch

A huge thank you to all the youth and

adults for the work done at my house on

Sept 27th.

Peace & Love, Cindy R.

Thank you to all the folks who volunteer

at Culture Club. You all really make a

difference in these kids lives.

Lisa Lynch

Many thanks to everyone who prepared

breakfast casseroles, sausages, and

breads/pasteries for the Evangel Universi-

ty musicians. We also appreciate all the

wonderful help serving and cleaning up

the kitchen. It was a wonderful day in the

life of Central Christian Church!

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

Breakfast with Santa will be Dec 5

(Set-up Dec 2) and we are greatly in need

of volunteers, inexpensive gifts for men &

women, and gift bags. Cash donations will

also gladly be accepted so that we can buy

what gifts we need.

Please contact Patsy (689-3617) with any

questions or to sign up as a volunteer for

this special event.

GIVING STATEMENTS

If you want up-to-date information for

your 2015 giving, please call the office and

we will print you a copy of your giving

statement.

The end of 2015 is fast approaching and

we know you want to finish up your

pledge/statement of faith positively.

NOTICE - Central Christian Church

Board Meeting - Dec 6, 2015 at 11:30 am

Congregational Meeting - Dec 13, 2015

Immediately following Worship Service

Decorating for Hanging of the Greens

November 22 After Sunday School

It’sisthattimeofyearagain,whenthechurchgetsreadyforthecomingofAdvent

Season.Asweprepareinourheartsandhomesourchurchneedstobepreparedas

well.OnNovember22wewillbedecoratingthechurchfortheAdventSeason.All

whoareabletohelparewelcometodecoratetheSanctuaryandFellowshipHall.The

morepeoplewehavedecoratingthefasterwecangettothefoodandfellowship.

CWF SERVICE REPORT FOR OCT 2015

Service Project for Oct was Crosslines

Our total giving for this project was $61.25.

The total giving for Festival of Sharing was $3277.00, cash and non-cash items.

Our giving to Hillcrest for Market on the Hill was $500.

Our giving to Disciples Mission Fund totaled $500

Our total giving to Newborns in Need was 20 tacked baby quilts & 1 new baby quilt made from scratch.

Our volunteer hours totaled 66.

We also donated good used baby furniture. One high chair, two play pens, and one bounce chair.

Mark Your Calendar: Sunday, Nov 22 - CWF Cake & Pie Sale Sunday, Dec 6 - CWF Candy, Cookie, & Fruit Bread Sale Tuesday, Dec 8 - CWF Assembly Day @ 10:30am, program will feature the Central High School Choir. All are Welcome! Please join us, Sincerely, Ann Schultz, CWF President

Crosslines News for November

Each year Central and St. John’s Chapel UCC provide milk to the families which visit Crosslines on our

Fish Day each month. For the past several years, Betty Roberts from our congregation has donated

money to cover Central’s share of the cost of the milk which is distributed on our Fish Days. Many

thanks to Betty for this important donation to pay for a food which has such high nutritional value. On

November 10 food was distributed by volunteers from Central and from St. John’s Chapel UCC to 103

CENTRAL SINGLES

The Central Singles group will not be meeting again until January 2016. We have decided that

there are already so many nice Thanksgiving and Christmas events taking place on our

calendars, so there will be no Singles meetings in November or December.