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FAMILYVISITOROCTOBER

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MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTSIMANI MILELE CHILDREN’S CHOIRWednesday, Oct. 4, 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary. More information on back page.CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP (CWF)Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1 pm in the small dining room. The study is on “Bad Girls of the Bible and what we can learn from them” by Liz Curtis Higgs.CABINET MEETINGTuesday, Oct. 10, 7 pm in the parlor.FAMILY GAME NIGHTFriday, Oct. 13, at 6:45ish. Bring your favorite snacks

and games. We usually have at least one game of progressive rummy going.ELDERS MEETINGTuesday, Oct. 24, 7 pm in the parlor. ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGSunday, Oct. 29, immediately following the 10:30 am service; before the fifth Sunday potluck. FIFTH SUNDAY POTLUCKSunday, Oct. 29, following the annual congregational meeting.

Supporting our local food bank is an important

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have a food bank emphasis the second Sunday of the month. On October 8 please bring your donations of canned goods and other items. They will be collected during worship by the kids. We collected 110 pounds in September.Items that can always be used: Food items: spices, chocolate, canned meats and jerky, crackers and tortillas, soup packets, canned fruit, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, canned foods including tomatoes and canned meat, pasta.

Non-food items: Feminine products, toiletries, baby toiletries including diapers and wipes, and socks. Please make sure donated items haven’t passed their expiration date.COMMUNITY EVENTSPOLK COUNTY FREE CLINICThis provides health care on a first-come first-served basis on the first and fourth Saturdays

each month from 9 am to noon. People start lining up around 6 am at the Lutheran Church, 320 SE Fir Villa Road. This faith-based free clinic serves the uninsured of Polk County who have either medical or mental health issues.They can use volunteers to help with various aspects of the clinic. For more information, call 503-990-8772.COMMUNITY CLOTHING CLOSETAt Dallas Evangelical Church, 783 SW Church St. It is open the second Saturday and second Monday of the month from 9 am to noon, and the fourth Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm. Clothing donations can be dropped off at the church or at Willamette Acupuncture and Wellness, Ellendale Plaza suite 601 (across from Walmart).JAMES 2 COMMUNITY KITCHENProvides free meals 4:30 – 6 pm twice a week. Tuesday meals are at the Catholic Church on Mill Street and Thursday meals

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are at the United Methodist Church on LaCreole Drive. They welcome volunteer helpers.LOOKING AHEADWomen’s Spiritual Renewal RetreatThe Murray Hills Christian Church will be holding “The Melody of Freedom” fall spiritual renewal retreat, October 13-14, 2017. The speaker will be Katy Valentine, Minister of Women’s Ministries Christian Church in Northern CA/NV. The cost will be $45 for Friday night starting with dinner through Saturday afternoon or $25 for Saturday only (includes lunch). First time attendees will get $10 discount. 8th person from a church is free with 7 regular full retreat registrations. Registration materials, schedule, local housing information available at www.oidisciples.org or the Christian Church in Oregon

and SW Idaho Facebook page. There is a brochure about this on the events bulletin board.

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Notes for the JourneyHas it ever been hard for you to see where God is moving in

your life, our community or even the world as a whole? It can become easy for us to look around and see the struggles in our own life and the evil and violence that is in the world and wonder where God is in the midst of everything. There is so much that is going on in our lives and our world that we become distracted and even blind to where God is and what God is doing around you.Sometimes we are like the person in the poem “Footprints”, where we wonder why God has left us alone during the hard times. Other times we can clearly see God’s activity when we look back on a situation,

“hindsight is 20/20”. There are many different ways in which we can see God’s action in our lives and the world and participate in what God is doing around us.One way is to be quiet and spend time in prayer remembering God’s promise that we are never alone. Psalm 46 reminds us to “be still and know I am God”. That is hard for many of us because of the pace and demands of life. In the stillness and quietness, we can hear God’s voice in a way that we can’t during the demands of life.Another way is the Body of Christ, the Church. As we participate in the life of the church, during worship, Sunday School, events and relationships that all together make up the Body of Christ. Those relationships and times of worship and learning not

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only help each of us to see God’s action in our lives but also to participate in what God is doing locally and around the world.Your participation in the life of the Church, which is in the life of the people of the church, helps you to see God’s action and allows

each of us to participate and fulfill our ongoing role in the Body of Christ.We’ll see you in worship!Peace.Pastor Darren(Pastor Darren has a blog at http://pastordarren.wordpress.com)

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CWF TEDDY BEAR DRIVECWF is collecting teddy bears and other soft cuddly stuffed animals to donate to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) to give to children they work with. The animals are taken from the box on a regular basis and taken to CASA.

ONLINE GIVINGDo you ever wish you could give without writing a check? Do you ever wish you could give on a weekday? Or at

Midnight? We are now set up for online giving! Go to our web page, https://dallas1stchristianchurch.wordpress.com/, and click on the “Online Giving” page.We now have an app so you can have this on your smart phone. The app name is “Dallas First Christian Church”. This app is much more than just a giving site. You can send in prayer requests, read the Bible, listen to Darren’s messages, or connect to our Facebook page. Be sure to check it out.

NEIGHBOR LINKUP COMMUNITY CONNECTIONThe churches of Dallas and other community helping organizations have come together in a new way to help people when there is a need. Called Neighbor Linkup, this website allows needs to be screened and then sent out directly to people who have signed up with an account. When there is a need posted

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on the site, you will get an email with the need and contact information of the helping organization. If you can help with the need, you contact the helping organization person and go forward from there. It is a simple process and you are encouraged to do that and be involved in the life of the community. The website is www.neighborlinkup.com/dallas if you would like to check it out. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Darren.

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October Birthdays:4 Kelsey Loflin6 Pauline Barnes6 Mark Northrup9 Chris Cameron10 Wosa Cameron10 Eddie Martin11 James Cameron12 Mariah Corral12 Heather Ivey15 Ross Dyer21 Guy Knight21 Diana Ramos22 Elijah Miller24 Sonja Ely26 Carolyn Cameron31 Ryan Engichy31 Austin Friend31 Bethany (Massey) Reisberg

October Anniversaries:

Ross & Linda Phipps 10/16/Allen & Coni Bell 10/19/74Steve & Debbie Pickering

10/20/07Don & Joanna Jarvis 10/24/81

If we’ve left out your birthday or anniversary, please call the office (503-623-2569) and give us the information.

PROJECTOR PURCHASEWe would like to replace the projector in the sanctuary with a new one that is more than twice as bright and clear. The total cost will be approximately $4,200. If you would like to donate over & above your normal giving, please designate it for ‘New projector”. The projector we are looking at is an Epson G7000W with a long throw lens. As of September 24, we have raised $540, which leaves of balance of $3,660. This is

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100 gifts of $37, or 73 gifts of $50, or 37 gifts of $100.

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T O GET THE FAMILY VISITOR: Pick up a copy at church Email your mailing

address to the church or call the office at 503-623-2569.

Read it on our web site: http//dallas1stchristianchurch.wordpress.com

Send your email address to: Dallas1stchristianchurch@yahoo.com

AMAZON SMILE DONATIONSDo you shop at Amazon.com? They have a program called AmazonSmile where they donate 0.5% of sales to charity. Amazon pays this – they do not charge the buyer. Buyers can choose a charity from a list of 1 million charities – and you can change your charity each time you shop. Dallas First Christian Church is

one of the charities on the list. So next time you shop on Amazon, sign in on http://smile.amazon.com/ch/93-0395573. You will be asked to confirm that you want to donate to Dallas First Christian Church and then you can place your order. If you’d like more information, after you sign on to Amazon.com, search for Amazon Smile and click on the link it gives you.

RIGHT NOW MEDIA ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAMThis program allows users immediate access via the Internet to an online church video library which includes over 2,000 discipleship videos for children, youth and adults. The children’s programs now include Veggie tales, 3-2-1 Penguin, Adventures in Odyssey from Focus on the Family and more. We can upload our

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own training or customize theirs.View the introductory video at www.rightnowmedia.org/biblestudylibrary/

If you did not receive an email invitation, please send an email to the church at Dallas1stchristianchurch@yahoo.com and we will see that you get one.

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MODERATOR’S MUSINGSNOMINATING COMMITTEEThe nominating committee has been appointed. Members are Cathy & Larry Dunlap, Shirley Hill, John Dodge, Shel & David Hill. They will be checking with people to see if they want to continue with the offices they now have, or if they’d like to try something new. Please be in prayer about what your answer will be if you are asked to run for office.ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGThe annual meeting will be Sunday, October 29 immediately following the 10:30 am service. This is the meeting at which we elect officers and vote on the budget for next year.John Dodge, Moderator

IMPORTANT! NEW BUS DRIVERS/HELPERS NEEDED!

We have had one new person volunteer to be a bus driver;

however, we could use several more to ensure we have someone to drive the bus each Sunday. Ideally, we should have 2 people on the bus each week, so if you don’t want to drive, but would like to help, talk to Royce Thorpe or John Dodge.

SUNDAY SCHOOL The Adult Sunday School class, which meets in the Parlor at 9:30 am, is studying a video series “Jesus”.

When Gary Ivey is here, there is a class for Middle School and High School students.

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Katie Berberick has started a class for elementary children.

WEEK OF COMPASSION GIVINGRoss and Sabrina Penney asked for donations to Week

of Compassion in lieu of wedding gifts. We received $335 over the past month. Thank you to those who gave to Week of Compassion at this time of terrible storms and earthquakes.

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September 10 potluck honoring Ross Penney & Sabrina Lane

September 16 Work

Day – A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped out.

End results – looking good!

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PRAYER REQUESTSHealth, continuing:

Diana & Neil Anderson; Rachael Anderson; Janice Baker; Lee Bird; Geneva Brisco; Maggie Brown and her father; Linda Bullock; Carolyn Cameron; Daniel Coryell; Glendoris Dyer; Agnes Fredrick; Hazel Henneman; Russ Hillsinger; Kathy Ivey’s cousin’s son; Kiersten Ivey’s friend, Sawyer; Mark Lane; Katherine Marsden; Cleo Mulford; Theresa Pence; Edith Perry; Linda Phipps; Debbie & Steve Pickering; Diana Ramos’ mother & step father; Larry Rosen; Nettie Shuler; Gracie Strauss; Brenda Taylor; Vonnie Taylor; Vonnie Taylor’s friend Malea Withrow-Patterson; Amanda Read’s friend Jessie; Royce Thorpe; Jessica & Ryan Vincent; Lucille Walker; Leilas

Watson; Kathy Ivey’s Uncle Claude; Holly Blackman’s friend, Corinza Fisher’s dad & stepmom; Keely (friend of Melissa Golly); people dealing with cancer.Health, New: Steve Cameron (sprained ankle); Connor & Maddox Ballard’s newborn half-brother (health issues); Stephanie Barth’s father-in-law Buzz Barth (broken ribs, run over by horse); Bernie Dunaway (surgery October 9); Mourning: Family and friends of DRV Chaplain Keith Haisch; Vonnie Taylor’s friend Malea Withrow-Patterson’s mother; Lind family’s grandfather Jim; Military: Aaron & Rachel (Ross & Linda Phipps grandchildren), Kasey Loflin, James Brisco, Shawna Sloan, Jake McDonald.Other: Debbie Eisenhut, medical missionary with SIM. Theresa Pence & her daughter Kayla. Families struggling

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with relationships. Joel & others who want to get clean and sober. People looking for work. Vicki Massey (for patience, faith & peace). Cody Ivey & Amber Dunmire (housing situation); Tiffany Green (relationship). To start the prayer chain, call the office (503-623-2569) or e-mail the church at Dallas1stchristianchurch@yahoo.com

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October 29

Elder Diana Blair

John Dodge

Marsha Heeter

Heather Ivey

Gary Ivey

Serving Shut-ins

Diana Blair

Deaconess: Shirley HillNursery: Mabel FisherPianist: Vicki MasseyOrganist: Edith PerryHymn Leader: Diana BlairSound & video Technicians: Susan Jones, Austin Friend, Diana Ramos, Christina Taylor, Vonnie TaylorPraise Teams: Tim Ivey, Heather Ivey, Amanda Read, Carolyn Cameron

Deacons:There are five stones in a container in the narthex. The first five deacons who take a stone are the ones who will serve that Sunday.

Bus Drivers’ Phone numbers;Katie Berberick 503-551-1326John Dodge 503-623-9603Jim Holeman 503-831-3282

EYE GLASSSES FOR LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL SIGHT AND VISIONRoyce Thorpe is collecting glasses for the Lions Club. They take prescription, readers, magnifiers, sun glasses and loose October 2017 Page 17First Christian Church, 1079 SE Jefferson St., Dallas, OR 97338

lenses (no frames). Your donations are greatly appreciated. There is a basket on the table in the front hall for them.

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S M T W T F S

Worship Schedule:8:30 am Live Wire Contemporary Svc9:30 am Sunday School10:30 am Traditional Worship Svc1 2 3 4 5 6 7Worship 6:30

pm Imani Milele Children’s Choir

8:30 am Men’s Bible Study

11 am prayer time

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Worship 1 pm

CWF7 pm Cabinet meeting

8:30 am Men’s Bible Study

11 am prayer time 7 pm Family Game Night

15 16 17 18 19 20 21Worship 8:30 am

Men’s Bible Study

11 am prayer time

22 23 24 25 26 27 28Worship 7 pm

Elders Meetin

8:30 am Men’s Bible

11 am prayer time

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g Study

29 30 31WorshipAnnual MtgFifth Sunday Potluck

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IMANI MILELE CHILDREN’S CHOIR

The Imani Milele Children’s Choir will be here at 6:30 pm on Wednesday October 4. We were all impressed by the talent and enthusiasm of this choir the last time they were here. Be sure to make every effort to come hear them.

From their website:They are a Christian

organization on a mission to rescue, educate, develop, and improve lives of Uganda’s orphaned and most vulnerable children. They overcome the obstacles in their path by equipping them with the necessary skills to become productive and self-sustaining leaders in society. 

Your monthly gift of $35 can transform every aspect of your sponsored child’s life. The child receives nutritious

meals, educational opportunities, health and hygiene training, and the caring embrace of a local

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Church Email:Dallas1stchristianchurch@yah

oo.comDarren’s Email

pastormdarren@yahoo.comChurch Web site:

Dallas1stchristianchurch.wordpress.com

Sunday Schedule8:30 am Live Wire Contemporary Svc

9:30 am Church School10:30 am Traditional Worship

Childcare available for all services

Church Office Hours:Tues. – Fri. 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Phone: 503-623-2569

Staff:Darren Anderson, Senior

PastorMarsha Heeter, Secretary

Susan Jones, CustodianAmanda Read, Office Assistant

Officers:John Dodge, Moderator

school and church that fosters love and growth.

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