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September 2019
West Village Courier Weekly activities in the church building: Tuesdays (Sept. 17-Oct.22) Ladies Bible Study 9:00 am Wednesdays (Sept. 18-Oct. 23) Ladies Bible Study 7:00 pm
September:
1-2 Labor Day Campout at Gill’s Campground 5 Senior Adult Day @ Oil Belt 6 5th Quarter 8 Youth Kickoff 5-7p.m. @ Nolan & Whitney’s house 17 Women’s Bible Study begins
Looking Ahead: Oct. 13-Shreve’s Pumpkin Patch Oct. 25-5th Quarter Nov. 10-Putt Putt at Grayville ———————————————— September Anniversaries 1-Steve & Bonita Thomason 2-Murray & Cheryl Moore 5-Aaron & Amanda York 9-Roger & Charlotte Shelby 11-Jim & Chris Heindselman 21-Rex & Wendy Utley 28-Carson & Rhonda Everett Greg & Vanessa Chalcraft 29-Alex & Sherry Mewes
September Greeters High school class providing
greeters for September.
Labor Day Campout!!!
2019 LABOR DAY WEEKEND CAMPOUT SCHEDULE FRIDAY – Move in campers, set up tents, etc. Supper will be on your own. SATURDAY
Breakfast and Lunch are on your own. Tables and chairs will be set up and the fire will be going.
5:00 p.m. Fish Fry. Fish, drinks and table service provided. Bring side dish or dessert.
SUNDAY Breakfast is on your own. 8:30 a.m. Church Services at the campout. In case of rain, services will be
held at the church at 10:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m. Meat, table service & drinks will be provided. Bring a side dish or dessert.
1:00 p.m. Cornhole Tournament & Dirty Bingo (bring white elephant gift) 6:00 p.m. Devotions, wiener roast, and hayride. Bring hot dogs, buns, and chips. Table service and drinks will be provided.
MONDAY Feel free to stay as long as you want. Games will still be set up.
Have a Relaxing Weekend!!!!
Welcome to West Village
We want to welcome Nolan and Whitney
Owings and their children: Cadyn, Titus,
Callen, and Cora to our West Village family.
They have come to us from Centerville,
Iowa. Nolan’s first Sunday preaching was
Aug. 18th.
Pumpkin Patch
Mark your calendars! West Village’s annual trip to Shreve’s Pumpkin Patch will
be October 13th. We will meet at the
patch at 5:00 for a hayride and a wiener
roast and devotion will follow at 6:00.
Please bring a finger food to share!
Ladies Bible Study Ladies Bible Study will begin on Sept. 17th and last for six
weeks. It will meet at the church on
Tuesday Morning at 9 a.m. and Wednesday evening at
7 p.m. The study will be Living by Faith by Kelly
King. Please join us for a time of learning more about
God’s word and fellowship.
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Missions Moment
September Birthdays
1 — Nieta Fewkes,
Todd Hortin
3 — Nancy Bunting
5 — Nixie Hnetkovsky
7 — Nyla McKinzie
Campbell Biggs
9 — Lindsey Luker
11 — Eric St. Ledger
12 — Jenna Turpin
Caleb Porter
Lena Melchor
Delaney York
Hannah Perry
15 — Roseanne Garner
Lalia Melchor
16 — Isaac Fryman
19 — Bill Tribe
Nolan Owings
Tammy Wehmeyer
20 — Grace Brands
21 — Alex Litherland
22 — Myrna Mason
23 — Jim McKinzie
Maverick Moore
Bobby Knowles
Scott Caldwell
25 — Rex Utley
26 — Chris Spray
27 — Jana Clark
29 — Brian Wick
30— Marissa Turpin
Wabash Christian Village in Carmi is one of the
organizations that we support. Quoting from one
of their newsletters-" They (our residents) come to
us during some of the most vulnerable stages of
their lives-due to illness, after a fall, while living with
memory loss, or simply not able to live alone. They
are uncertain about what their future will
bring. WBCV restores their hope through the
loving hand of God and they are comforted by your
generosity and acts of kindness."
Monthly Missions
Oblong Children’s Christian
Home
Tim & Erin MacSaveny
w/ Pioneer Bible Translators
Oil Belt Christian Service Camp
Campus Outreach ——————————————————————————————————
Home Communion If you would like to have Home
Communion brought to you, please
call Randy Longbons at 445-7723.
“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Psalm 16:8
Wabash Christian Village
Youth News
Youth Groups (begin Sept. 15th)
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5th Quarter Our first 5th quarter for the year will be Sept. 6th after the football game!
Come out for
inflatables, games, lots of food and fun!!! Future 5th
quarter date will be Oct. 25th! We hope to see you!!
What happened to the cow that
survived the earthquake?
-She became a milkshake
Sunday Night Youth Kickoff
The Sunday Night Youth Kickoff will be Sept. 8th
from 5-7 p.m. at Nolan and Whitney’s . There
will be inflatables, games, burgers, hot dogs,
and lots of fun! See you there!
Elementary 1st-5th grades will meet at the church with
Grace, Nyla, and Rhonda at 6 p.m. on Sunday
evenings.
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Junior High
Junior High will meet at Jason & Kelley Biggs’ house
from 5:45-7:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings.
High School High School will meet at Jim & Jodi
Peach’s . Keep watch for a schedule of
dates.
Children’s Church Nursery 1— No Children’s Church 1—Joyce & Debbie
8— Nixie 8—Tara & Norma
15—Audra 15—Sandy & Tonya
22—Ashley 22—Rhonda & Michelle
29—No Children’s Church 29—Sharon & Jessica
West Village Christian Church
296 Co Rd 1300N
Albion, IL 62806
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Albion, IL
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West Village Christian Church
296 Co Rd 1300N
Albion, IL 62806
618-445-2692 www.westvillagechristianchurch.org
Church Staff:
Minister
Nolan Owings
(Phone: 641-895-8043)
(Email: n_owings@hotmail
.com)
Secretary
Erin Koertge
Food for Thought Page 4
Sunday Morning Worship:
Sunday School: 9:30am
Morning Worship: 10:30am
Sunday Evening Services
Life Groups: 6:00 pm
Youth Groups 6:00 pm
10 Minutes Almost every day since Whitney, Cadyn, Titus, Callen, Cora and I arrived I have turned to my wife and told her how happy I
am that God brought us to West Village. From the leadership of the church, which is chasing after God and already
challenging me, too the numerous people that have already adopted my children in with open arms, we have felt at home.
And as I set in my office this morning all I can think about is how to make that same feeling possible for those in our
community that don’t already know the love of Christ and His church.
Hospitality, in the original Greek language is the combination of two words. The first is philo which means brotherly love,
and the second is xenos which means stranger. When God calls on us to be people that practice hospitality (Romans 13, 1
Timothy 5) it is not a call to love one another. That is important but being hospitable is about loving the strangers that come
through our doors as though they are our own family.
This brings me to my strange title for this article. According to many church leaders we have 10 minutes. 10 minutes before a
new visitor has already decided if they will be coming back. 10 minutes from the time that they pull into the parking lot
before they have made up their minds about who we are. In that amount of time they will park their cars, walk in our doors,
be greeted in the foyer, and maybe make it into sanctuary. They will likely have made up their minds before worship ever
begins, before the first word of the sermon is uttered.
This is a little terrifying, but here is the beautiful truth that comes with it. No matter where people come from, their greatest
desire is for connection. They need Jesus, but they will start with us, and if West Village can welcome in every new visitor
the way they have my family, then those 10 minutes will turn into a lifetime of love of fellowship here at WVCC.