Carlock Christian Church

310 E. Washington Rd., Carlock, IL

(309) 376-2081

Rev. Neal Kentch

CARLOCK CHRISTIAN

CONNECTIONS

August 2019

Statement of Hope

We of the Carlock Christian

Church welcome all to a

community of believers built on a

spiritual heritage, striving to

continue a Christ-centered

relationship, cooperating with

respect and patience, trusting God

to guide us daily.

Carlock Christian Church

REV. NEAL KENTCH

Mission Statement:

“Carlock Christian Church is God’s family

gathered to welcome and lift each other up

through worship, study, and fellowship in

order to minister to all.”

Editors Note:

Carlock Christian Connections encourages

its readers to share news, joys, concerns

and God’s word through this publication.

If there is something you wish to share

please email it no later than the 2nd

Wednesday of each month to

carlockchristian@aol.com

Website: carlockchristianchurch.org

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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:6-8

I shared this during Children’s Time and felt it was worth posting in here.

CHANGE can be….

C-Chaotic, confusing & concerning

H-Heart pounding & horrifying

A-Anxious & annoyed

N-Nervous

G-Guilty because you liked how things were

E- Enormously different

We all react differently to change and that is ok. When we think of change,

I would like all of us to try and remember the verse above from Philippians

4:6-8. It is something we can ask God to help us with if change is difficult

for us. Change can be all the things below with God is our anchor, provider,

and comforter.

C-Cheerful, Calm, & Courageous

H-Happy

A-Adapt, accommodate, & accept-things can be even better then they were

N-New & nice

G-Game changer & great!

E-Eager, energetic, excited & enthusiastic!

My prayer for all of us is that we will have the second set of emotions and

thoughts moving forward when it comes to changes in your life. Always

remember that God loves each of you and that will never change. God is

the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Remember even when life

changes…GOD IS GOOD!

Be the Change is the exact saying that brought me here to start the journey

and it is what I will end this article with...Be the Change!

In Him, Crystal Larkin

Crystal’s words on Change

PO Box 279

Carlock, IL 61725

Worship 10 a.m.

Bryan Burris’s Farewell

We had a cookout for Bryan’s last day with

us. Thank you to everyone who

contributed to his real money tree. He was

extremely thankful for everyone’s

generosity and love during his time here.

We wish him the best in his new

adventure at Advocate BroMenn.

August Carlock/Danvers Food Pantry Update

Collecting complete meal kits & empty egg cartons

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Food Pantry unload in Danvers Tues, Aug. 6 at 2 pm

Carlock Patron Pick up Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 5-7 pm

Vacation Bible School

Roar VBS weekend was a HUGE success!

We had 21 kids who participated!

We learned

when life is unfair...God is good!

when life is sad...God is good!

when life is good...God is good!

The kids shared the songs they learned at

our VBS Sunday Celebration Service.

They did a fantastic job!

Dee Rever’s Baptism

We celebrated the baptism of Dee

Rever on Sunday, June 16 as she made

a public profession of her faith.

Welcome to God’s forever family!

Happy you are part of our

church family!

Children’s Church

First rehearsal is

September 4 at 7 pm

In the choir loft

Calling all crafters...Craft Group save the dates! Make and take projects

Here’s what’s planned: September 17 Introduction to Jewelry Making by Kris Segneri

October 15 How to Gild Pumpkins by Kim Miller Teri Schrock, Deb Clement

Nov. 19 Aluminum Christmas Ornaments by Dianne Shrier

Any questions, contact Deb Clement 309.262.7972. You are also welcome to bring a friend. Hope you can join the fun!

Rev. Neal Kentch was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a graduate of Phillips University and the Divinity

School of the University of Chicago. He was ordained by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1982. Since then, he

has served Disciples and UCC congregations all over the country, from Texas to

Minnesota, from Pennsylvania to California. Most recently, he served Cen-

tennial Christian Church of Bloomington until his retirement at the first of this

year.

He and his wife, Mary, a retired seminary professor, have been married for 36

years. They live in Bloomington.

Neal enjoys playing golf, or at least something that looks a little like golf. He

also enjoys riding his bicycle, going for his daily walk around the

neighborhood, and playing softball. He enjoys keeping up with his favorite

baseball team, the San Francisco Giants.

Birthday: September 13

Address: 1410 E. Olive St., Bloomington, IL 61701

Email: maryandneal@earthlink.net Cell #: 309.532.4818

Greetings Carlock Christian Church! My name is Clayton Summers and I am excited for the opportunity to serve as your Youth Pastor. As I have been learning about you from your website and your search committee, here is some information about me!

I grew up in the Disciples of Christ Church in Mt. Carmel, Illinois where my parents were co-pastors for 21 years. During this time I attended church camp at Camp Walter Scott from Kindergarten through 12th grade. While I was in high school, I was privileged to serve on the Regional Youth Council for Illinois and Wisconsin Region, helping plan regional youth events. I went to college at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana where I received my B.S. in aerospace engineering and currently work part-time as a software engineer. I am also currently pursing my Master of Divinity from Lexington Theological Seminary where I take mostly online classes with intensive courses on campus once or twice a year. Once I complete my coursework (in 2-3 years) I hope to be ordained as a Disciples Minister.

I have previously served as Moderator for the National Young Adult Commission for our denomination, served as Presi-dent of the non-profit Rekindle Foundation which raises funds for capital improvements at Camp Walter Scott, served on the region's outdoor ministry committee, volunteered as a group leader for the regional youth Summit event, counseled multiple weeks of high school church camp, and served as the student pastor at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights. In my personal life my beautiful wife, Alix, and I were married on June 22 this year. We currently live in Flanagan, Illinois where she is a Special Education Teacher.

I am excited to meet all of you and be able to help nurture and grow the faith of the church's children and youth. May God Bless us and our journey of faith together.

Fun Facts:

I have sang in church choirs for 9 years of my life

I have a cat named Chewbacca

I am an avid coffee drinker

My favorite book of the New Testament is currently Luke Blessings, Clayton Summers Birthday: August 13 Contact information Address: 203 S Jackson St, Flanagan, IL 61740 Email: clayton.wwjd@gmail.com Cell # 618.262.3065

August 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Michael & Ryne

Montoya

2 3

4 Worship 10 am

Neal Kentch

begins

5

Elders’ Meeting

1 pm

Scott Boots

6 Carlock/Danvers

Food Pantry

unload 2 pm

7 8 9 10

11 Worship 10 am

12 13

Jim Funk

Clayton Summers

14

Lisa Branch

15

Ryan & Crystal

Larkin

Mitch Mitchell

16

Brandi Bohannon

17

18 Worship 10 am

Clayton Summers

begins

19 20 21

Kaleb Jones

22 23

Jake Branch

24

25 Worship 10 am

Emma Lanz

Lil Elkin

Julie Foster

26 27 28

Carlock Food

Pantry Pick up in

Danvers 5-7 pm

29 30

Riley Larkin

31