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Committed to Growth by Sharing Life - John 15

Visit us online at www.cherokeefcc.com Schedules ~ Sermons ~ Helpful links

First Church of Christ 772 N. 2nd Street

Cherokee, Iowa 51012

Youth & Children

Volunteer Training January 5, 2014 @ 4:30 p.m.

All volunteers who work with students of any

age, including nursery, are asked to attend this

important training session in which we will cover

child and facility safety procedures, as well as

participate in a Child and Youth Abuse

Prevention Program. If you are unable to

attend please contact the church office to

make arrangements to complete this training.

Article source: http://tarahedman.com/girls-daddies-knew/

I’m spending the morning waiting

for my car in the repair shop. Four men

in flannel (I missed the flannel memo)

and I sit around smelling tires and

inhaling exhaust fumes while an

enchanting little fairy is in constant

motion around her daddy. She climbs

on him, giggles, turns around, and then

she’s back to twirling on the tile.

She’s bouncing and spinning

around in her pink frilly skirt. Her black

cable knit tights are sagging around

her tiny knees, and her puffy coat

makes her arms stand out further than

is natural. To top off the ensemble is a

shiny crystal tiara. It’s been tacked

down to her head with what appears

to be about 60 haphazard bobby pins.

She’s probably four years old. So

little, so vulnerable. She doesn’t seem

concerned about it as she sings about

teapots and ladybugs in her black

Mary Janes. I feel myself tear up as I

watch her. I tear up as I watch him

watch her. She could not possibly

know at four what impact this man, his

character, or his words will have on her

for years to come. And, maybe he

doesn’t know either.

So, to all the daddies with little girls

who aren’t old enough yet to ask for

what they need from you, here is what

we wish you knew:

1. How you love me is how I will love

myself.

2. Ask how I am feeling and listen to

my answer, I need to know you

value me before I can understand

my true value.

3. I learn how I should be treated by

how you treat my mom, whether

you are married to her or not.

4. If you are angry with me, I feel it

even if I don’t understand it, so talk

to me.

5. Every time you show grace to me or

someone else, I learn to trust God a

little more.

6. I need to experience your nurturing

physical strength, so I learn to trust

the physicality of men.

7. Please don’t talk about sex like a

teenage boy, or I think it’s

something dirty.

8. When your tone is gentle, I

understand what you are saying

much better.

9. How you talk about female bodies

when you’re ‘just joking’ is what I

believe about my own.

10. How you handle my heart, is how I

will allow it to be handled by others.

11. If you encourage me to find what

brings joy, I will always seek it.

12. If you teach me what safe feels like

when I’m with you, I will know better

how to guard myself from men who

are not.

13. Teach me a love of art, science,

and nature, and I will learn that

intellect matters more than dress

size.

14. Let me say exactly what I want

even if it’s wrong or silly, because I

need to know having a strong

voice is acceptable to you.

15. When I get older, if you seem afraid

of my changing body, I will believe

something is wrong with it.

16. If you understand contentment for

yourself, so will I.

17. When I ask you to let go, please

remain available; I will always come

back and need you if you do.

18. If you demonstrate tenderness, I

learn to embrace my own

vulnerability rather than fear it.

19. When you let me help fix the car

and paint the house, I will believe I

can do anything a boy can do.

20. When you protect my femininity, I

learn everything about me is worthy

of protecting.

21. How you treat our dog when you

think I’m not watching tells me

more about you than does just

about anything else.

22. Don’t let money be everything, or I

learn not to respect it or you.

23. Hug, hold, and kiss me in all the

ways a daddy does that are right

and good and pure. I need it so

much to understand healthy touch.

24. Please don’t lie, because I believe

what you say.

25. Don’t avoid hard conversations,

because it makes me believe I’m

not worth fighting for.

It’s pretty simple, really. Little girls just

love their daddies. They each

think their daddy hung the moon.

Once in a while when you look at your

little gal twirling in her frilly skirt,

remember she’ll be grown one day.

What do you want her to know about

men, life, herself, love? What you do

and say now matters for a lifetime.

Daddies, never underestimate the

impact of your words or deeds on your

daughters, no matter their age.

I want to thank everyone for their kind messages, cards, thoughts, prayers during my emergency surgery and support afterwards. I would like to thank the ladies of my Sunday school class for the plant they sent. Thaznks also to Tom and Kathy for their visits. I have missed you all very much and will be glad to see you in Church again soon.

Love to all - Cheri Salter

Join us for Sunday morning

worship or visit us online at:

www.cherokeefcc.com

Minister:

Tom Lewis

221 - 1858 (cell)

tomlewis200@gmail.com

Secretary:

Nancy Nelson

225-2667 (office)

cherokeefcc@gmail.com

Church Office Hours: Monday—Friday

8:30 am—10:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.

ELDERS

Kirk Nelson

434 - 2214

Mike Sparks

261-4730

Chris Weinreich

375-5035

DEACONS

Mark Patten

283-2813

Mark Casey

221-9102

Jeremy Strasser

368-4891

Larry Heschke

221-7592

Anyone wishing to send encouraging

notes, thoughts and prayers for Della

Rupp who is suffering from a serious illness

may send them to the following address:

Della Rupp

4700 E. Main #1555

Mesa Regal Park

Mesa, AZ 85205

To encourage and strengthen our sister Helen Dittmer

send your words of encouragement or stop and visit

her at:

Helen Dittmer

Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center

1011 N. Roosevelt Room #124

Cherokee, IA 51012

This I know. What are

s o m e o f t h e m o s t

f u n d a m e n t a l a n d

foundational beliefs we must

wrap our heads, hearts and

hands around? For our own

sake and for the sake of

others. Knowing that a

fulfilling life that will last for

an eternity is at stake… what

must we know. I’m sure

you’ll want to add to this list,

but please, do not subtract.

I’m sure you’ll find holes, but

please don’t miss out on the

whole picture. This I know…

Jesus matters. He matters to

every person… if they know

of him or not; he matters.

So, please – accept God’s

gift to you this Christmas

season; His Son.

Fo l low ing are the

summary statements from

the sermon series we just

concluded on this topic;

“This I Know…” You can go

back and listen to these

sermons online by visiting our

c h u r c h w e b s i t e ,

www.cherokeefcc.com ,

click on “sermons” under the

“more” drop down menu

tab.

John 4 – Jesus has an

encounter with a Samaritan

woman while sitting at a

well. Every follower of Jesus

needs to clearly understand

that non-believers and the

disconnected are looking for

an authentic Christian, not

rehearsed, surface level,

churchy faith. Secondly,

every believer must be

ready to tell others the story

of how Jesus changed their

life. And non-believers need

to know and experience the

real person of Jesus

because He is the way the

truth and the life … they’ll

do this when we are

authentic, prepared and

use every opportunity for

others to hear God’s Word

so that faith may develop.

Acts 16 – Through Paul,

Silas, a Jailer and his family

we see something every

believer needs to know; we

will endure hardship – just

like the rest of the world –

but, the difference will be

seen in HOW we respond.

We must use the Word of

God to give testimony of

Jesus. There can be value in

hardship and we must be

rooted in scripture and

prayer so that moments of

tension can yield a Godly

result.

1st Thessalonians 5:16-18

- Every believer and

nonbeliever alike, must know

and live out this truth; A

balanced life that is

connected to God’s Will

can only be accomplished

through the conduit of

Thanksgiving

Luke 5:17-26 - Through

the healing of a paralyzed

man Jesus teaches us that

Faith requires an investment.

Paying a price today not

only gains a future benefit, it

also has a direct impact

today.

3 lessons — First, we can

never know the timing of

Jesus. We must be ready to

invest into lives today. This is

seen in the devotion of the

paralyzed man’s four friends

who carried him and did

everything possible to place

their friend in the presence

of Jesus. Second, our own

faith matters to other people

and Jesus. And third, a

changed life is always proof

of Jesus’ work in us.

John 14:6; 18:37; 20:24-29;

1 Cor. 15:3-5 - Our response

to the person of Jesus will

make an eternal difference.

The man, Jesus of Nazareth.

Son of God. Son of Mary

and Joseph. Fully God, fully

man. This is what we must

know about Jesus. First,

Jesus is the way, the truth

and the life. Secondly, Jesus

is the King. Third, Jesus is

Eternal. He is raised from the

dead, he is alive – in bodily

form. And finally, He is our

message.

From 1 Corinthians 15 we

learn; Most importantly and

according to (or fulfillment

of) scripture;

1. Jesus died for our sins

2. He was buried

3. He was raised on the

third day

4. He appeared to Peter,

Paul, James, the Twelve,

and more than 500 at

one time

5. And His Grace changed

me.

This is what the Twelve

preached. This is what Paul

preached. This is what you

believe.

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:00 a.m. December 23, 2013 www.cherokeefcc.com F i r s t Church of Chr i s t ~ 772 N. Second S t ~ Cherokee, I A 51012

6:30 p.m.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Military

Bodi Alfred

Frank Buck

Roger Howard

Derek Woltman

Kyle Skaggs

Levi Newman

Heather Sittler

David Weinreich

Zachary Eggert

Jeremy Strasser

Ongoing Health

Mike Jansen

Ava Simonsen

Helen Dittmer

Lois Schlichting

Donna Specht

Mavis Weaver

Opal Berger

Ida Yaremko

Mike Yaremko

Lola Johnson

Mindy Witham

Jack Foley

Sophia Schincke

Judy Aimers

Don Ehrich

Mission Ministries Midwest Christian Services

Nebraska Christian College

Camp Nebowa (Mark Leonard)

South Africa (Mike & Caryl Stanley)

CEM (Michael Knight)

Deaf Missions (Chad Entinger)

Nursing Assisted Living Roger Sassman (Countryside)

Winkie Cain (Countryside)

Helen Davis (Villa)

Evelyn Helkenn (Villa)

Esther Erickson (Gardens)

Vangie Sins (Gardens)

Ruth Small (out of town)

One of the missions we

support here at First Church

of Christ is Midwest Christian

Se rv ices locat ed in

Peterson, Iowa. The

adolescent male residential

treatment facility has a

mission of “Building better

lives.”

They have been serving

children for well over 45

years. They currently serve

male adolescents between

the ages of 8-18 years old.

S e r v i c e s i n c l u d e

individual treatment plans,

individual therapy, group

skills, life skills, family

therapy, school, psychiatric

s e r v i c e s , v o c a t i o n a l

development, recreation,

and most importantly to us,

spiritual development in a

Christian environment.

We are privileged to be

a part of this mission in a

hands on way. Boys from

MCS regularly attend

Sunday school and worship

services with us. We also

provide a monthly birthday

party and gifts for those

students celebrating in that

month. In addition we

provide a special summer

camp for them at Camp

Nebowa that includes not

only worship and learning

God’s word but other

activities such as fishing,

a r c h e r y , a n d f r e e

recreation time.

Even our Bible Buddies

youth program have

included MCS in their

mission this fall and winter.

They have raised over $125

to purchase items for the

boys for Christmas.

In turn the boys have

also done some great

things for us. For example,

they are fantastic help

when we do our annual

Rake and Run. You will also

see them serving in the

community, such as helping

clean up fairgrounds after

the rodeo along with many

other service type projects.

The boys are a joy to visit

with and we encourage

you to visit with them,

encourage them, and be

an example for their journey

with Christ.

Christian Evangelistic Mission

That the word would

become flesh and dwell

among us is truly amazing. It

is one thing to show up and

experience what people

are going through it is quite

another to do so to save

those who have rejected

you. This time of year

reminds us that Jesus came

into this world to save and

bring us back to God

because of His great love.

Praise God for the great

things he has done in 2013

in the lives of people at our

new churches. Last year we

saw Northwest Christian

Church in Council Bluffs

become total ly self -

supporting before schedule.

This year they started

sending support to CEM to

start more new churches.

Life Bridge Church of Christ

(Puente de Vida Iglesia de

Cristo—our church plant in

DesMoines to reach first

generation Hispanics) is

making a good transition to

training leaders to lead the

small groups in the church.

Life Bridge is also expanding

its influence by working with

small groups in Sioux City,

O m a h a , N E a n d

Marshalltown. Adventure

Christian Community in

Recent

Recovery from a serious illness for Della Rupp.

Pray for connections with Bible Buddy and Youth Group families.

Safe travel for those traveling over the Christmas season.

A happy and prosperous new year for all.

Prayer for all of us to be brave, bold, and compassionate

in helping others find Christ.

Muscatine has had a great

second year reaching

many young families for

Christ. One Life Church in

Plattsmouth, NE had a

f a n t a s t i c f i r s t y e a r

impacting their community.

We just started an exciting

new Church Planting

Residency to help train

future church planters in a

r e a l n e w c h u r c h

environment. Thank you for

your prayer and financial

support it is making an

eternal difference!

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January 9, 2014

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Conference Room

NOTE

There will be no youth groups (Bible

Buddies, Truth, or Dwell) meeting over

the Christmas break.

Groups will resume on January 8, 2014.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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We are now receiving Harvest Offerings. Over the next few weeks feel free to place your

Harvest Offering in the collection trays during worship services. This year’s offering will be dedicated to carpet replacement and other

building improvements. May God Bless you in your time of generous giving.

Once again Esther Circle

will be sending funds to IDES

for the purchase of goats.

Each goat costs $60. These

goats are given to families

to use for income for their

families. They sell the milk

and cheese and build herds

which can then be used for

meat.

If you would like to give

to this ministry, you can give

your offerings to any Esther

Circle member: Sandy

Specht, Eleanor Johnston,

Joyce Clark, Jan Hanson,

Judy Ferrin, Vangie Sins, or

Betty Martin.

Thank you for your

support of this project.

We would like to thank all the janitorial volunteers

that helped to keep our church facility clean and

spiffy in 2013. Your hard work and the time you take to

clean and vacuum is greatly appreciated.

In 2014 please note that if you are schedule to clean

that you have include cleaning all the bathrooms

each week.

Should you want to be added to the janitorial

volunteer staff please or have any questions about

your janitorial duties please contact Dixie Draper at

(712) 229-1864 or (712) 225-4838.

This year’s Annual Thanksgiving Dinner served

more people than ever with 210 meals being

served, carried out, and delivered. Because of

your generous support of food donations along

with financial support from our church family

and other individuals we were able to donate

$363.01 to the Cherokee County Ministerial

Association (CCMA) after expenses.

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Do you know someone

who would make a great

foster parent? Because

current foster families leave

the system, often because

of positive reasons such as

adopting a child or retiring

after many years of service,

Iowa has an ongoing need

to find new foster families

every year.

Children enter foster

care through no fault of

their own, but often due to

circumstances related to

abuse or neglect. Foster

families provide a

temporary home for a child

until he or she can be safely

reunited with family or, if

needed, find a new

permanent home through

adoption.

You might be surprised

at what you or someone

you know could offer as a

foster parent! There is no

typical model for a foster

parent. Foster parents

come from all backgrounds

and walks of life, and

Iowa especially has a need

for more families who could

share their support and

guidance with teenagers,

sibling groups and children

with special needs or

behaviors. It only takes one

caring adult to make a

world of difference for a

child.

Iowa KidsNet is a

statewide collaboration of

agencies that recruits,

trains, licenses and supports

Iowa's foster and adoptive

parents. To learn more

about how you could make

a difference for a child,

visit www.iowakidsnet.com

or call 1.800.243.0756. You

can then sign up for an

information session to learn

more about the process.

The Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHEAP)

offered through Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. may be able to help

you pay your winter heating bill. This program is funded through

the Iowa Department of Human Rights and has been established to

help qualified low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a

portion of their primary heating costs.

Your local Mid-Sioux office will be taking applications through

April 30, 2014. Each applicant will need to furnish a copy of their

most recent heating and electric bill, original Social Security or I-

94 card for each household member, and proof of the household’s

income for the past three months (13 weeks), the past twelve (12)

months, or the most recent calendar year (tax return). Eligibility

for participation is established according to federal income

guidelines listed in the box. Applicants eligible for an award will

be paid on a first come, first serve basis, and all payments are

subject to availability of funds.

MAXIMUM GROSS INCOME

Household Size Annual Income

1 $17,235

2 $23,265

3 $29,295

Please call your local outreach

office for an appointment to apply

for LiHEAP:

Cherokee County

(712)225-3322

Mon-Wed-Fri

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.