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The VISITOR A publication of Allisonville Christian Church
June 7, 2017 Issue 11
WWW.ALLISONVILLE.ORG • INDIANAPOLIS, IN • 317-849-3957
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A Word from Diane . . . See page 2 for a Word from Diane about what a blessing it is to serve together
Children & Youth News Page 3 contains information about several children and youth events—Summer Vespers, a Mission Trip update, and Summer Sunday School needs.
Indianapolis Pride Festival On Saturday June 10th we will participate in the Pride parade and festival. See page 3 for more information about this community event.
Fellowship Events Page 4 contains information about several fellowship events including the next R & R lunch, Symphony on the Prairie and the next Book Club Meeting!
Special Day Offerings Page 5 includes an article about our Special Day Offerings and how much we have received from your generous donations
Road Trip to Candles Museum See page 8 for an article about a trip on a chartered bus to Terre Haute, IN for an informative trip to the Candles Holocaust Museum, sponsored by our ACC Book Club
Also Inside . . . June’s Calendar, many thank you’s, General Assembly information, a newsletter schedule change, an update on the Kalala Family, and new website and so much more!
All Church Picnic—Sunday, June 25th
INSTALLATION OF CHURCH OFFICERS
On that same Sunday—June 25th—during each Worship Service, we will install our 2017-2018 Officers, Ministry Chairpersons, Elders and Diaconate.
Mark you calendar! On Sunday, June 25th we will gather together in our lovely back yard for an all-church picnic! We will plan to eat around 12:15 (following second service worship). ACC’s Membership Ministry will provide fried and baked chicken, bring a dish or two to share and plan to join us for a fun afternoon! This year we will have a large canopy to provide some shade. We will play games and fellowship together and break up in time for those that will be participating in the final evening of Summer Vespers later in the day. We always have a great time and great food at our annual picnic, we hope you will plan to join us!
A WORD FROM DIANE . . .
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I thanked God for you all today. That’s not unusual, of course; I thank God for you all the time. But this morning I was suddenly struck by the beauty of your amazing strength. In this time of enervating grief and loss all our ministries are still going strong, thanks to your faithfulness.
In about two minutes I made a long list of ways you bless each other and the world around us — even in the midst of difficulty. Our preschool program is stronger
than it’s been any time in the last five years. As I write this I’m enjoying the happy noise of children on the playground who are participants at preschool’s summer camp, led by Liz Young even though she is one who is personally grieving a great loss. Our Building Committee led by Tom Cain continues to faithfully work through the issue of how to reconcile our dreams and our reality. They are thoughtfully crafting a new plan in conversation with our Stewardship Committee, led by Chris Coble, to present to you. It’s never easy to “go back to the drawing board” when you find you can’t do what you’d hoped but without missing a beat that is what this group did and is doing. Thanks to your deep generosity we now have a new HVAC system up and running in the sanctuary — something we will all be grateful for all summer long. Bob Spargur, Dave Stansifer, Bob Burrows and others were on the spot each day representing us as it was installed. Our Christian Ed/Faith Formation team along with Pastor Doug have done a tremendous job of planning for summer education and formation events. We thank co-chairs Kim Burgess and Cathy Wilson for their work, and Doug for leading our Summer Vespers. If you didn’t get to come last Sunday evening do make an effort to come next time — it’s good. Don Burrell and Toni Medlen are behind the scenes in many ways supporting our fellowship and membership events including making plans for our all-church picnic and re-staffing the Coffee Café for summer and beyond. The work of our Outreach team, led by Dave and Jean Tatum and Janettte Smith continues with a recent Trunks of Treasure sale, an upcoming SAWs ramp build, and promoting signs of welcome for all. There’s more and for it all I thank you! It is a blessing to serve with you.
Peace & Grace, Diane
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Adult and youth volunteers are needed to help at General
Assembly with the Communion, Offering, and Diaconate activities.
There will be three Worship Services in which communion will be served; Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. Additional folks will be needed for greeting and other
duties.
Contact Jim Holzman at [email protected] if you
are able to volunteer or have questions.
Summer Sundays for Children—Volunteers Needed
Do you love kids? Want to be a part of their faith formation? If so, we may have just the right thing for you! We are currently seeking volunteers to help lead Sunday School for our children throughout the Summer months. Our hope is that for the Summer, those who have taken on Sunday School leadership throughout the school year can take a break, while new persons can try out leading a class or two. The curriculum is all prepared and minimal preparation is required. A sign-up trifold and more information about the age groups is available in the Narthex. Thank you in advance for your help!
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We had a successful first week of Summer Vespers! The adults enjoyed a presentation on Global Ministries and the Palestine/Israel conflict while the children learned about children living in modern day Cana, received henna tattoos, and learned the “Dabke” Dance! Join us this Sunday for a presentation on media portrayal of the Middle East with Sarah Riester and welcome banner making for the kids! All are welcome! The event is from 5:16-7:30 pm each Sunday this month. See you there!
Summer Vespers (AKA Vacation Bible School)
Mission Trip Deadline
This year, we’ll be participating in the Indianapolis Pride Festival along with other area Disciples congregations and the denomination. The organizers are currently seeking volunteers to attend the booth, which will be open from 12pm-11pm this Saturday (June 10
th) at Military Park. There, volunteers will
hand out information about area Disciples churches and be a welcoming presence. We will also be marching in the parade earlier that morning. If you’re interested in marching, please meet at Central Christian Church at 9:30 this Saturday. A sign making party will be held here at the church at 6pm on Friday, June 9
th.
Indianapolis Pride Festival
This is a friendly reminder that all youth going to New Orleans need to pay their portion of the cost by Friday, June 16
th. The cost is $150.00 per person.
Those who need additional assistance are encouraged to contact Doug as soon as possible.
Symphony on the Prairie Tickets
Membership will begin selling tickets this Sunday, June 11, for the low price of $18. There will be a table in the Family Room near the Spirit Wear display and they will be selling tickets from 10:30 to 11:15. We plan to offer these tickets every Sunday, at least for the next four weeks or until they are gone. These tickets are good for any single performance this summer and are less than the price at Kroger Stores, which generally are only good for the next performance. We also announce a special night of Friday July 14, when we encourage all to buy a ticket and meet up at Conner Prairie. The ISO will be performing. We will have an area roped off for the friends from ACC so we all can sit together. The Music of John WiIliams will be featured. He is most known for the music of Star Wars so this will be an evening that children and adults can enjoy. All are welcome.
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Our next luncheon is coming up on Wednesday, June 14th and it will be at Champps Restaurant, 8711 N River Rd, which is located just east of Keystone at the Crossing. We plan to eat at 11:30. Jerry and Sandy Zimmerman are the coordinators and need to have a final count by next Mon 6/12, so please email at [email protected] or call 317-581-9975. If you want to car pool from church, please indicate when you make your reservation. We welcome everyone that can spare a little extra time on a Wednesday for a super lunch and an opportunity to fellowship with some great folks. Champps offers many great food choices.
R & R Luncheon
Spirit Wear
The ACC Book Club will read The House at Riverton by Kate Morton for our meeting on June 27th at 7:00 pm. The House at Riverton is a gorgeous novel set in England between the wars. It is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death and a way of life that vanished forever, told in a flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept a secret for
decades. All are welcome to join us!
Membership will have tables in the Family Room on this Sunday, June 11 to sell the many colors of tee shirts and polo shirts featuring the ACC logo. If you come to second service, please come a few minutes early as we will be open 10:30 to 11:15.. We continue to thank all of the church family that proudly advertise to our community about the great church that we attend. A shirt might make a great gift for dad.
ACC Book Club
We have great news to share—the special appeal for the building upkeep has reached its goal! A big thank you to everyone for your help in moving this effort forward!
Thank you for your generosity in support of Special Day Offerings
As part of our outreach giving at Allisonville, there are 4 Disciples Mission Fund Special Day Offerings that benefit the general church that we receive throughout the year; Easter, Pentecost, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. We also receive offerings for Week of Compassion and Reconciliation. So far in 2017, we have received the following – for Week of Compassion, the relief, refugee, and development fund of the general church - $4,565.00; and the Easter offering, supporting the General Ministries of the church - $2,772.00. We will receive offerings for Pentecost the first two weeks in June. The Pentecost offering supports the specialized ministry of new church development through both regional and general programs. Thank you one and all for your support of all of these ministries! We will continue to keep you aware of these offerings throughout the year. –ACC Stewardship Ministry Team
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Stewardship Special Appeal for Building Maintenance
In Search of . . .
We are pleased to report that the new website is well underway. We encourage you to share some of your favorite current photos of life at Allisonville to add to the site! Please email photos to [email protected].
ACC Website—A Call for Photos
We seem to be missing a 2’ x 4’ white plastic folding table that was purchased for use by the Sunday morning Café. If you have taken it home, please return in to the church. Thank you!
The weekly yoga class at ACC will take a break for the summer and resume in the fall. We will let you know the date that we plan to resume and we hope you will consider joining us!
Yoga at ACC
THANK YOU
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BLOOD DRIVE SHALOM ZONE NEWS
SAWs Handicap Ramp Build Saturday, June 24th 8 am—12 pm Location—To Be Announced
Shalom Zone is partnering with Servants at Work, a nonprofit 501c3, to build a handicap ramp. No carpentry skills are required!
Join participants from the other 4 churches within the Shalom Zone to provide persons with disabilities and conditions of aging the freedom to remain in their homes and reconnect with their communities.
If interested please complete the registration online at www.sawsramps.org. Click on the Volunteer tab to complete the registration. Then contact Dave Tatum at [email protected] to participate.
The Blood Mobile will be at ACC this Sunday, June 11th from 9:15—noon for a blood drive. Talk to Curt McCollister if you would like to sign up to donate.
Because there were so many people who either donated food, helped set up, or helped clean up for Marcea Young’s funeral, it seemed overwhelming to send thank-you emails to everyone. So please, consider this your “thank you.” Your generosity was simply amazing. I didn’t even need to ask for help—I had so many volunteers! We served approximately 120 people.
Marcea was our “hostess extraordinare,” and she left quite a legacy. I know she would have been so pleased.
Toni Medlen, Marilyn Barnett, and I will continue as funeral dinner coordinators. This is an important ministry and is so appreciated by the families we serve.
We wanted to express our appreciation for all of the prayers, cards, food, and support during Marcea’s illness and death. A big thank you to Diane, Joyce, and Doug for your visits. We also wanted to express our appreciate to the Choir for your participation in Marcea’s funeral. As always, you sounded great and many of our friends from out of town commented how blessed we are to have a choir that is so good. Sincerely,
Phil Young Jeff, Liz, Charlie & Maggie Young Jelaine, Ben, Rhea, & Anne Marie Sparrow
THANK YOU ACC FAMILY AND CHOIR
THANK YOU TO DWM
Disciples Women Ministry, Thank you for the beautiful funeral luncheon you provided after mom’s service on Saturday, May 20th. The food was delicious and the decorations were elegant. Also, thank you for your help on Friday night with the visitation provisions. Many times people don’t stop to acknowledge work being completed behind the scenes but we totally know that many hands and much time were involved in the funeral weekend. We are grateful! Many funeral guests verbalized witnessing Christ through what you all did and for that I want to congratulate you. Blessings to you all! Jelaine, Jeff, Phil, and family
AN UPDATE ON THE KALALA FAMILY
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Current Needs: Preschool drivers for the two little girls on Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday beginning in August Contributions to the ACC Preschool to help cover the costs of
tuition and summer camp. Car seats for Mary and Vicky: the old ones either are really worn
out from transferring them to different cars or don’t fit. Backpack for Vicky Help taking Kapi shopping during the week between 12:30 and
2:30 on days the kids are at camp or in school. Help with driving lessons for Kapi School Uniforms for Danny and Eden School Supplies for Danny and Eden Food for the family – food stamps have been cut back drastically Pull-ups for Mary and Good Nites for Eden Transportation for Kapi and kids to church on Sunday Morning – the number of kids will depend on
car availability. Sizes for kids: Danny - 6; Eden – 5; Mary – 4; Vicky – 3
The Family – The family’s next and most important step is to get their green cards. This will cement their presence in the US and give them access to better jobs and more financial stability. The family’s scooter was recently stolen but recovered. It has sustained some damage and Dave Tatum is working on getting it repaired so that Kapi can ride it to work. Prince – If you haven’t seen the family in church on Sundays, it’s because of Prince’s work schedule. He works five days a week from 2 pm until 1 or 2 in the morning at Henry Schein. Then he is up at 5 am helping to get all four kids ready so that they can take Kapi to work by 7 am. He spends much of his free time sleeping to catch up. Kapi would really like to bring the kids to church but is dependent on Prince for transportation until she gets her driver’s license.
Kapi – Kapi is impatient to get her GED and eventually become a nurse. She is working part time five days a week, also at Henry Schein.
Danny - Danny has been accepted at IPS 70 – School for Inquiry – a magnet school. Because of his acceptance, his brother and sisters will be able to attend there also. His last day of Kindergarten is June 8.
Eden – Eden is going on to Kindergarten at School 70. He was a hit at ACC Preschool and will be sorely missed by his teachers there.
Mary – Mary is a bright, outgoing little girl who has entered the terrible 3’s. Her favorite word is no. She will be moving up in Allisonville Preschool.
Vicky – Believe it or not, little Miss Vicky will be attending ACC preschool three days a week. We have so many people to thank for helping this family. Primarily: Liz Young and the ACC preschool teachers, Carol Holzman, Gary Hume, Mindy Armstrong, Sue and Herb Feltner, Jean and Dave Tatum, and so many others: our diaper fairy, folks who show up with clothes and food. Our church has given much to this family, but we have been so blessed along the way. Repectfully Submitted, Kathie Meyer (on behalf of the Kalala Family) 317-402-7437 or [email protected]
THANK YOU FIYORI!
ROAD TRIP TO CANDLES MUSEUM SPONSORED BY ACC BOOK CLUB
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The ACC Book Club is organizing a Road Trip to the Candles Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday, July 22
nd to hear Holocaust Survivor Eva Mozes Kor speak at
1 pm. Now 82, Eva Kor only speaks on limited Saturdays and July 22nd
is one of them. In addition to speaking of her experiences, Eva Kor’s life has been dedicated to spreading a message of forgiveness and light to prevent prejudice and hatred.
About CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center ("Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors") is a museum in Terre Haute, Indiana which educates the public about the Holocaust. The museum was founded by Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who with her twin sister Miriam was subjected to human experimentation under Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz. Candles is the only Holocaust Museum in Indiana. The museum was burned to the ground by a hate-filled arsonist in 2003 but reopened again in 2005.
When: Saturday, July 22nd
, 8:45 – 4 pm We have secured an air-conditioned, charter bus for this trip. Cost will be $20.00 per person for the bus, if we have enough people sign up the price could be reduced. Museum admission is $5.00. Sign-ups will be in the Narthex on June 11, June 18, June 25, and July 2. Or you can contact Kathie Meyer at 317-402-7437 or [email protected]. If we don’t have enough people for the bus, we will try to arrange car pools but think of the fellowship and comfort of traveling together.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS JULY 2ND
. Itinerary: 8:45 am: Meet at Allisonville Christian Church 9:00 am: Drive to Honey Creek Square Mall, Terre Haute, Indiana 10:30 am: Brunch/Lunch on Your Own – Honey Creek Square Mall has a Food Court and several restaurants near the mall. 11:45 am: Meet at Bus – Drive to Candles Museum (5 miles away) – Tour Museum. 1:00 pm: Eva Kor will speak. 1:45 pm: Finish touring Museum. 2:30 pm: Meet at Bus for drive back to ACC.
If you would like background information, “Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele
Twin in Auschwitz” by Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri is available in print or via e-book at
the library. Also, here is the Candles Museum website: candlesholocaustmuseum.org.
NEWSLETTER SCHEDULE CHANGE
Our spring intern, Fiyori Kidane, has completed her internship with us and is preparing for her summer job as the First Aid person at Bedford Christian Camp. This fall she will return to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
We are thankful for Fiyori and the gifts she shares with us, and we thank you for your generosity in sponsoring the internship!
Starting with this issue of The Visitor, we are going to switch to a once per month issue of the electronic newsletter with WEEKLY email updates going out every Wednesday afternoon. We hope that will work better to keep everyone more informed about all of the activities of Allisonville Christian Church!
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LECTIONARY SCRIPTURES
June 11th—Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 Sermon—Matthew 28:16-20; “Go Anyway”
June 18th—Genesis 18:1-15; (21:1-7); Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23) Sermon—Matthew 9:35-10:8; “Going Beyond” Father’s Day
June 25th—Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 Sermon—Matthew 10:24-39; “Rooftop Discipleship”
July 2nd—Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Rev. Doug Collins Preaching
July 9th—Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Romans 7:15-25a;Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 General Assembly—Rev. Newell Williams Preaching
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS COMING!
May 2017 9:30 11:00
May 7 159 63
May 14 221 39
May 21 198 42
May 28 202 (Combined Service at 10:30am)
It’s not too late to sign up for General Assembly, July 8-12! Come say goodbye and thank you to General Minister and President Sharon Watkins for a job beautifully done. Say hello and greet the candidate for our next General Minister and President, Terri Hord Owens. You’ll like her! Hear of the work of the church all around the world. Attend a workshop that will help us in our ministry here. Meet new friends and connect with old ones. Worship in the company of a great throng of believers – there is something very special about singing together in Assembly worship. Join a walk for justice, give blood, work on a mission project or sit quietly in the chapel in restful silence with God. There is something for everyone. Registration is $190 but if you volunteer to help Jim and Carol Holzman with Communion one evening or help Pastor Diane with elementary children’s programming during the day – either morning or afternoon – you can sign up as a volunteer and registration is only $125. Call the church office if you have questions and we will be happy to help you get to Assembly!
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Each Sunday:
9:00 - 11:15 ACC Café
9:30 am Traditional
Worship
9:30 am Christian
Education
10:30 am Coffee Hour
11:00 am
Contemporary Worship
11:00 am
Christian Education
1
5:30 pm Arts @
Allisonville Mtg—
Front Room
2
Youth Lock In
3 8:00 am Men’s
Breakfast at LePeeps
9:00 am Crafting Group
10:00 am OA Mtg
4 Food Pantry
Sunday Graduate Lunch
5 pm Summer
Vespers
5
6:45 Zumba
6 10:00 Joy Circle at
Robin Run
8:00 pm AA
7 9:30 am Book Club
5:00 pm Staff Mtg
6:30 pm Band Rehearsal
7:00 Council Mtg
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11:30 pm Mary
Martha Circle Mtg
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10 10:00 am OA
11
Blood Drive
5 pm Summer
Vespers
12
6:45 Zumba
7:30 pm Lydia Circle
13
6:00 Damaris Circle
8:00 pm AA
14
11:30 am R & R Lunch at
Champps Restaurant
6:30 Band Rehearsal
7:00 pm Sarah Circle
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16
17
10:00 am OA
18
5 pm Summer
Vespers
19
6:45 Zumba
7:00 Elders Mtg
20
12:30 Quilting Group
8:00 pm AA
21
6:30 Band Rehearsal
22
23
24 10:00 am OA
25
12:15 all church
picnic
5 pm Summer
Vespers
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6:45 Zumba
27
7:00 Book Club
8:00 pm AA
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6:30 Band Rehearsal
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ALLISONVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
JUNE 2017
Allisonville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Rev. Diane Spleth 7701 Allisonville Road Indianapolis, IN 46250 317.849.3957 www.allisonville.org
WEEKLY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
9:30 am Traditional Worship 9:45 am G.I.F.T. Classes for children
10:40 am Prayer Team 11:00 am Contemporary Worship
11:00 am Sunday School for all ages 2:00 pm Casa Del Alfarero
MINISTRY TEAM Senior Minister Rev. Diane Spleth Associate Minister Rev. Doug Collins Pastoral Care Associate Rev. Joyce Coalson Director of Music Matthew Tippel Organist Tracy Noens Worship Band Leader Chris Higgins Administrative Assistant Kelly Dartis Book Keeper Kim Cook Weekday Ministry Director Liz Young Council Chair Sandy Nagy