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Church Staff: Rev. Cynthia McBride, Pastor!Lois Koch, Business Manager
Kathy Winders, Secretary Cyndi Trimmer, Nursery care Annette Crain, Preschool Dir.
Amber French, Music Dir.!Betty Walts, Organist !
Office hours: Mon.-Thurs. !8:30 AM - 2:30 PM!Fridays 8:30 AM - Noon !!Preschool hours (Sept-May) M-F 9:00 AM - noon
THE CALL May/June!2014
(307) 234-8964www.fcccasper.org
Spring Feast 2014 The Central Rocky Mountain Region’s "Spring Feast" was held April 25-27 at FCC in Loveland, CO. FCC Casper was represented by: Jane Baker, Nicholas
Grooms, Paul Hallock, Peg Jackson, and Cynthia & Charles McBride. Participants heard excellent preaching from Johnny Wary (Week of Compassion), Pat Donohoo (Disciples Women), and Jose Morales (Regional Minister). Jane and Peg assisted in the final worship, led by Disciples Women. Pastor Cynthia, as regional moderator, led the business session and shared in worship leadership. Business items included: welcoming four Idaho Disciples congregations to share in ministry with CRMR, receiving financial reports (the region's operating expenses ended in "the black" for the past 4 years running), and electing new officers to include: Diane Ashton moderator, Georgeanne Tomlinson vice moderator, Jennifer Force secretary, and Bob Vitt treasurer. New terms begin July 1. Nicholas Grooms will be on the regional board as Northern District President. Spring Feast Stats: 216 Registered Participants; 3 Children; 16 Youth; 7 Seminarians/College; 91 at Clergy Convocation ! The CRMR Men’s Conference was last weekend. Women’s Renewal will be Aug. 22-24. Register by June 1.
FCC Sandwich Ministry Update: The sandwich ministry started Sept 2013 to feed the homeless and hungry in Casper. We started with 50 lunches and distributed them at the Salvation Army until the end of January. We increased the lunches to 75 and are now doing 100 lunches. The Mission Commission determined the lunches could be increased to 100 with the understanding that this is the limit that will be done. On a typical Saturday, we currently distribute 66 lunches at King’s Corner, 5 at Rescued Treasurers, 4 at the Good Steward, 15 at First Interstate Motel, 10 at Legacy Apartments and 3 to a man that lives under the bridge. Some people may take more than one lunch because they are picking up for other members of their family or this will be the only food they have for the entire weekend. Due to the generosity of the congregation, YOU are making a difference in the lives of the people being served by the Sandwich Ministry. Thank you for all you do and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 785-577-4726. We are blessed to partner with two other churches in preparing the lunches and are looking for additional church partners. ~~Debbie Mestas
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) CASPER, WYOMING
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THE PASTOR’S COLUMN: A LIFE OF LEARNING AND LOVE.... SABBATH REST The Biblical concept of “sabbath” refers to a time of rest, a designated period set aside to renew one’s relationship with God. Sabbath is often seen as one day set aside for worshipful rest every seven days, related to Genesis. ”So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation.” Genesis 2:3 NRSV Jews, like ancient Hebrews, observe sabbath on Saturday, the 7th day of the week. Christians take sabbath on the 1st day of the week, a sign of celebrating Christ’s resurrection, meaning sabbath also indicates a longing for new life. In the OT, there is also a sabbath or “jubilee” year -‐ one full year every seven years, when Pields lay fallow, slaves are freed, debts forgiven, and all creation rests and celebrates renewed relationship with God. This Biblical model of 1 year rest every 7 years provides the
basis for sabbaticals among academics. Many tenured college professors receive a sabbatical year for study, publishing, and intentionally restful activities as a means of professional renewal. For clergy, a more common model is a 3-‐month sabbatical every 5 years. This is called for in the policies of FCC Casper. I am exceedingly grateful for the privilege of my upcoming 3-‐month sabbatical — for rest, renewal, study, travel, writing and the uninterrupted period of grace it will allow for me to refresh my relationship with the Lord. Due to both the needs of our congregation and changes in our family’s travel plans, the date of my sabbatical start has shifted to July 7. Please continue to pray for our search team as they review names of strong candidates to provide pastoral leadership alongside our elders during July, August & September. Pastor Cynthia
TENTATIVE SABBATICAL SCHEDULE July 6 -‐ preach Pinal sermon before sabbatical. July 7 -‐ sabbatical begins.
JULY: REST. Travel in New Mexico. Begin research / writing / art project on the Book of Psalms. Possible Spirituality & Arts Event in Santa Fe.
AUGUST: RENEWAL. Travel to the Midwest. Evangelism training event in IN. “Habits of the Heart for Healthy Congregations” with Parker Palmer in Racine, WI. Week at the University of Chicago/Disciples Divinity House for theological study.
Continue work on Psalms project with daily reading, journaling, study and “praying in color.” SEPTEMBER: RE-‐ENTRY. Intentionally prepare to return to ministry at FCC Casper while
nurturing healthy life patterns, balancing prayer & work. Conclude Psalms project or form plan to schedule completion as needed.
Conclude sabbatical travel in San Diego at national Disciples Pastors’ Retreat, led by our General Minister & President, Sharon Watkins -‐ Sept. 30 -‐ Oct. 2nd.
Oct. 7th -‐ Sabbatical ends. !A SUMMER WITH THE PSALMS. During Rev. McBride’s sabbatical, she will work on a research/art project on the Psalter. The Bible’s 150 psalms cover a range of human emotions: anger, joy, delight, confusion, hope, despair. Since ancient times, people of faith have practiced the discipline of reading a portion of the Psalms every day. As Pastor Cynthia savors the rest, rePlection and renewal of her sabbatical, all of our Church Family is invited to “journey with her” by traveling through the Psalms this summer. Read a Psalm a day – or even just a few verses. You might choose to keep a journal during this time. Set a aside a notebook where you can write down your own insights, rePlections, questions, or reactions to your reading of the Psalms-‐ just as our pastor will.
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June Wedding Anniversaries !!Rob & Jolene Knaus! ! ! June 3, 1995!Raylan & Tammy Heck! ! ! June 7, 1986!Errol and Bev Miller! ! ! June 8, 1958!Richard & Janie Nelson!! ! June 10, 1970!Ted & Lois Purvis! ! ! June 13, 1959!Chook & Lani McBee! ! ! June 15, 1965!Bob & Laura Glasspoole! ! June 19, 1965!Lynn & Anne Klocksiem!! ! June 19, 1960!Clyde & Maryann Cain! ! ! June 22, 2002!Chuck & Judy Potter! ! ! June 26, 1957!Keith & Pam Rouse! ! ! June 26, 1993!Josh & Lyndsey Padilla! ! ! June 28, 2008!Steven & Jamie Reeves!! ! June 28, 2006!Kirby & Betty Black! ! ! June 30, 1962!Roger & Cecelia Miller! ! ! June 30, 1990!Van & Amy Russell! ! ! June 30, 1978!
June Birthdays!Annette Ambrosino! June 1! Steve Huckfeldt! June 20! Jason Baker! ! June 1! June Wilcox June 23 ! Zach Hawley June 1! Emma Crawford June 24!Jaden Reece! ! June 4! Elane Burkhalter June 25! Deb King! ! June 6! Clyde Cain ! June 25! Verla Jerde! ! June 7! Rick Koehmstedt June 25! Dena Roberts! ! June 9! Nicholas Grooms June 26! Peg Jackson! ! June 10! Nina Hytrek June 26! Deanna Budack! ! June 11! Sheila Bush! June 27 ! Dan Hallock! ! June 15! Clint Wenn June 27 ! Mary Burgess! ! June 16! Bob Glasspoole June 30! Keith Rouse! ! June 17! Crystal Grooms! June 30
THANK YOU TO ALL!!!Thank you for the outpouring of love in words, emails, telephone calls and cards. It is comforting to have a church family so supportive and truly a blessing to us
during this time.!Love to all through Christ, !
- Laura & Bob Glasspoole!
DISCIPLES TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES !
IRELAND TRIP PLANNED IN NOV. You are invited to join Rev. Dr. Eric Smith on a trip to Ireland, November 5-15, 2014. Visit beautiful and historically rich sights such as Waterford, Killarney, Gallway, Connemara, Sligo, Dublin and many others. Don’t miss this opportunity for eleven days in Ireland, with incredible landscapes, rich history and culture and ample opportunities for fun and educat ion . For more in format ion emai l [email protected] or contact 1st Plymouth Congregational Church in Englewood, CO at 303-762-0616.!!
FINAL TRIP TO NAVAJO MISSION For 19 years Disciples congregations in the Central Rocky Mountain Region have made an annual pilgrimage to do mission work projects and share in cultural learning among the Navajo of northern New Mexico. Dates for the 20th year Navajo Work Mission have been set for September 17-21, 2014 at Tse Daa Kaan (Hogback) Chapter. You are invited to join others from our region for a final wonderful experience of work and celebration. Work will begin on Thursday Sept. 18 with a plan to complete projects before noon on Saturday. There will be a closing celebration on Saturday afternoon and evening and an additional opportunity on Sunday at a sheep ranch to learn about the practice of sheep herding and the craft of weaving. For more info contact John Shaw in Ft. Collins - 720-635-1128 or [email protected].!
BRIDGES - The visitation portion of our “Bridges campaign” to fund future ministry is winding down. If you have questions about this special funding effort and would like to visit with someone on the Bridges team, call Paul Hallock. We’re 1/3 of the way to the financial goal of $600,000 with 50% of the congregation having already made commitments. THANK YOU to ALL who are responding in any way able!
BRIDGE to the FUTURE
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Thank You !Dear FCC Family: Thanks so much for the n ice recept ion and beaut i fu l figurine to celebrate my time a s the d i rector o f the church’s preschool. It has been a joy to se r ve the church a s the Chr i s t ian Education Minister and then Preschool Director over the past 14 years. I have been blessed with great staff, parents and volunteers to work for the preschool , youth g roups and many summers o f VBS and camping programs! I know the ministry to children and youth a t FCC wi l l on l y continue to grow and serve our Lord in new and exciting ways! Jenny Black.!
Current Financials!Bal. on hand 4/1/14 $ 1,511.89 !April income from Pledges & Gifts 20,608.76 Invested Funds 0.00 Total Cash on Hand 22,120.65 April expenses - 31,481.27 Bal. on hand 4/30/14 -$9,360.62
Special Offerings Easter $833.35
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June Diaconate June 1 - Jeremy Allen, The Williams Family June 8 - Jeremy Allen, The Williams Family June 15 - Jeremy Allen, Amber Rouse, Josh Woods, Wanda Gochenour June 22 - Josh Woods, Laurie Anderson, Debbie Mapp, Carol Sage June 29 - Al Singleton, Robin Nelson,
Pat Seamands, Michelle Elser Communion Prep - Check bulletin board !
June Greeters: 9:30 a.m. Roger Cook & Debbie Mestas
To volunteer as a greeter, call Pat Buck at 234-1829 !
Offertory Steward for June - Randisue Davis
12 HOUR QUILTING SESSION A 12 hour quilting session will be held May 31st starting at 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. in the Church Fellowship Hall. You can come and leave at anytime. Bring something to share with everyone for the Potluck. Any questions
contact Jane Wallace @258-2063.
NEW FREEZER NEEDED!The upright freezer downstairs is no longer functioning properly and cannot be repaired. If you have input on the type of freezer that best suits FCC’s needs or if you know of someone who has a well-working freezer they may want to donate, please speak with our hard-working property chair Kevin Anderson.!
THANK YOU TO MY CHURCH FAMILY~!! Thank you so much for supporting me through my first year in the Casper College Fire Science program. My GPA for this semester is 3.4. It has been an amazing experience. This summer I have been hired to go to Gillette to fight wildfires. Prayers for a safe summer would be much appreciated. !! Thanks again ~~~Lacey Slominski
Wear RED on June 8!for Pentecost Sunday.! - The Worship Commission!
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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH CALL! JUNE, 2014
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GARAGE SALE!8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, 2014!
It’s been many, many years since our last garage sale so hopefully we will have a HUGE sale. If you need help cleaning out or picking up your items for sale, contact Jane Wallace @ 258-2063. She could use volunteers at church
to help on Friday afternoon (June 6th) and on the day of the sale. The board has determined that half of the proceeds will go to the Bridges account and half to help the Property Commission repaint/redecorate interior areas of our church building. Items can be brought to the church and stored in the garage. Please call Jane if you have any questions.
TED’S TORNADOES - We WON the first game of the season! Come out and support the church softball team - !
ALL GAMES PLAYED ON NORTH CASPER FIELD 5!May 30 - 6:00 p.m.!
June 2 - 7:10 p.m!June 9 - 7:10 p.m.!
June 16 - 6:00 p.m. with an ice cream social after the game!June 23 - 8:20 p.m.!July 7 - 9:30 p.m.!July 14 - 9:30 p.m.!
!SUMMER WORSHIP TIME
Starting June 1st there will be ONE Sunday service during the months of June, July & August. Worship time will be 9:30 a.m. !
Interested in leading a summer class? Contact the church ofPice or Jennifer Grooms.
NEW PRESCHOOL TEACHER !!! Kayla Tanner has been hired as the new Pre-K teacher to replace Annette Crain who is our new Preschool Director. Kayla will be teaching with Chanel McCash. Welcome to FCC Preschool Teacher Kayla!!
PRESCHOOL NEWS The 2013-14 School year has come to a close and we have seen several changes in the preschool this year. We are looking forward to the new leadership for 2014-15. There are still several openings in the Mon/Wed playgroup and in the Pre-K group. Thanks to the FCC Congregation for your help and support over the years and to Jennifer Grooms and Rev. McBride for their help in making this transition easier.
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FAMILY EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER!!! Plans are underway for a family camp night on the mountain on July 18-19th followed by Worship on the Mountain on July
20th. Plans are also underway for a family picnic on July 16th. Youth are encouraged to attend both of these events. More details to come at a later date. !
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION APPRECIATION Many thanks for our Sunday School teachers--Casey Rislov, Michelle Elser, Arlon Miller, Jane Wallace, Peg Jackson, Luka Burch and Ted Grooms. Sunday School has concluded for the season and will pick up again on September 7th. !
SUMMER CHILDREN’S CHURCH Veggie Tales Bible Stories will be held during church services for children preschool through grade 4. Volunteers are needed to facilitate children’s church this summer. Contact ERIKA STUPAK @277-8620 or [email protected] if you can help. Summer children’s church is held in the board room down the hall from the sanctuary. !
SUMMER CAMPS CYF CAMP IS JUNE 15-21, Chi Rho is June 22-28 and Junior Camp is June 15-21. A big thank you to the drivers and sponsors for our FCC campers.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Vacation Bible School will run June 9-12th 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. !! ! ! ! ! Registration forms can be found on the bulletin board on the stairs to !! ! ! ! ! the sanctuary. We will serve a light supper each evening. Participants !! ! ! ! ! will participate in stories, crafts and songs each evening. Bethel Baptist ! ! ! ! ! will be joining us again this year. It will be an intergenerational format !! ! ! ! ! so anyone of any age is invited to participate. Volunteers are still !! ! ! ! ! needed. Let Luka Burch know if you can help.
Our church board has agreed to move forward with the Pumpkin Patch 2014. The first load of pumpkins is set to arrive Wednesday, October 8th. So we have pumpkins, we have the desire, and we have the place--- what we need is a LEADER for the patch--someone that can COORDINATE a team that will set up, decorate, unload, maintain a tidy patch, coordinate sales and finance, schedule preschool story times and take down when the month is over. Please contact the church office or Jennifer Grooms if you, or your family, or you and a good friend would be willing to take on the leadership for the patch.
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!Bible Display Case
! Mankind came very close to losing access to the Bible. Today we take its existence for granted, thinking that it has always been accepted. However, we as a society came very close to losing access to the Bible for the common man. The fact that almost anyone in the world can read the Bible today is owed to the sacrifices made by countless men and women throughout history. The Bible could easily have been a ‘banned book’ even today were it not for those efforts made long ago. !! Quoting Lani McBee: “In Max Lucado’s book, Experiencing the Words of Jesus, he has a chapter called “he’s Teaching...The Bible is not a newspaper to be skimmed but rather a mine to be quarried. Search for it like silver and hunt for it like hidden treasure. Then you will understand respect for the Lord, and you will find that you know God.” Lani continued: “the Bible Display Case..it holds the hidden treasures found in the Bible..it is a mine to be quarried. The Bible Display Case can be used for a Sunday School class with the display case at the focal point.”!! Rest in the chairs beside our Bible Display Case and read words from the Septuagint, the Wycliff and Geneva Bible, and others. Soon we’ll each have the availability of listening to the recorded words of our church leaders and also those of our youth as they recite passages from Genesis and the Psalms from Bibles of old.!! Thank you, members of First Christian Church for making this display case possible. ALSO a tremendous THANK YOU to Steve Huckfeldt, Cal Decker, and Roger Cook, who spent countless hours on the construction of the case and for the donations received from the congregation and the WTM&S Committee to complete the project. Be sure to stop by the church and see the case.!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~~~Jack Walts, Chairman of the Board, FCC