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The Chalice
A publication of First Christian Church of Edmond, OK
Vol. 3 No. 33 September 8, 2011
CONNECTION
The New re:NEW Normal By Frank Gresh, Board Moderator-Elect and reNEW Task Force Member
I just got home
and sat down to
write this after
our experience at
church today for
Laity Sunday. First
off, all I can say is
wow. What an amazing service. As I stood
in front of our congregation this morning, I
felt the energy and the affirmation from all
of you. This is a renewed congregation, a
congregation of disciples moving forward
to be the hands and feet of Christ. We
have set a new normal, or should that be a
re:NEW normal, for everything we do!
During our summer of renewal we
discovered we are a congregation that und-
estands what it means to have open minds,
hearts, doors, hands, and most importantlyan open table. We embraced change and
varied both our worship schedule and our
preaching styles. In doing so, we found out
what passionate worship can mean in this
congregation. A new normal in worship
has emerged!
Several people have remarked to me,
as well as other members of the re:NEW
task force and to our staff that worship this
summer seemed to be very intentional.
Everything we did tied tightly with our
messages and themes. For instance on
Pentecost Sunday, we experienced thepassion of the Holy Spirit moving through
us as the choir sang “You Can’t Have
Church ‘til The Holy Ghost Shows Up”
and Rev. Greg Bunton shared the message
“Fan the Flame.” Many people remarked
afterward how well everything tied together
in the service; the music, the scriptures, the
sermon, the prayers, everything worked
together to tell our story of Pentecost that
Sunday.
What you might not know is how
much intentional preparation went in to
that service. Working with both the Chan-
cel Choir and the Praise Band to
coordinate music, extra rehearsals,
meetings with the tech crew, the list could
go on. All of these various elements came
together because of some very intentional
worship planning.
Every service in June was planned to
tie with themes from our table conversa-
tions. In late July and August our worship
planning moved on to align with a book
called “Five Practices of Fruitful
Congregations” which helps us clearly
define our core values and will help our
ministers and Stewardship ministry define
our annual campaign.
We learn from this book that vibrant,
fruitful, thriving congregations offer
passionate worship that connects people to
God and to one another. Research showsthat churches who provide meaningful and
passionate worship experiences have a
common trait - intentional worship plan-
ning - which is just one element of our
re:NEW normal.
As we wrap up a summer of renewal,
we reflect on our worship experiences,
intentional worship planning sessions,
and your feedback to see some wonderful
lessons learned:
• memberssensedaheightenedenergy
inworshipandappreciatedtheways
wewereabletoincorporatesomeofwhatwelearnedduringtherenewal
conversationsintotheservices
• offeringourbesttoGodinworshipis
exhilaratingandrenewing,andcan
callforthunrecognizedgifts
• planningaworshipservicewithexcel-
lenceishardwork,requiresteamwork
andistimeconsuming
• afewthoughtful,deliberateanddis-
cretechangescreatefar-reachingeffects
• commongroundinworshipismuch
moreabundantthandifferenceswe
mighthaveimagined
Something else we heard loud and
clear during the table conversations, hal
way conversations, and in the communi
tions forms attached to your bulletins yo
filled out, is that you loved the diversity
in preaching. Not only in who brought
the message, but the style in which it wa
offered. By rotating between Jerry and
Greg, each minister had more time to be
intentional in preparing their message to
to all aspects of the service. This diversit
in preaching and excellence in worship
has been well received by our congrega-
tion. We have both defined and embrac
a new normal for worship. As we begin
to welcome Chris back from his much-
deserved sabbatical, we will add to the
diversity in preaching.
So, what does this mean moving
forward? As Larry Ball mentioned in the
service this week, Chris is returning hom
to a renewed congregation. There are
many new and creative ideas born in the
dreams of our congregation this sum-
mer. Some ideas revolve around how w
can create even more passionate worshi
experiences. Experiences like the one w
had today (Laity Sunday), or on Pentec
Changes to the way we do announceme
and minutes for mission, changes in how
we plan for those services, and changes
ways the messages are delivered.
Together we will be intentional abou
enhancing our worship life in this re:NE
normal. This will be explored through
intentional planning of worship, incorpo
rating suggestions from the June renewa
conversations, modifying our schedule
occasionally, and finding ways to engag
children and youth in creative worship
leadership roles.
On behalf of the re:NEW task force,
we thank you for your thoughts, dreams
and commitment. We look forward to
the future God has in store for us in our
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re:NEW normal!
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• 5:00-6:00 An Exploration of Faithed by Rev. Chris Shorow - Room 116 This will be an interesting experimental class. Many people have approached mewanting to discuss serious matters of faith, what they believe and what the Bibleays about some of these topics. So, I’m offering this course for them. We’ll start
with a broad overview of scripture and how it came about and what it means tous. How does scripture inform our faith? We will look at questions like—What isheaven? What is Hell? Why do bad things happen to good people? The next partof the course will be a dialogue where you will ask your own burning questionand we’ll explore it as a class. With a good look at scripture, our faith, and churchhistory, we will be able to more condently tell the story of our own faith.
• 6:30 - 7:30 Serving from the Hearted by Rev. Jerry Black - Room 116God’s plan for the church calls each member of the body of Christ to play a vitalrole, one in which we nd joy and fulllment. That happens when we serve in arole that matches our unique talents and abilities—gifts that come from the Spirit
of God. Dr. Jerry Black’s Fall Unite Course, Serving from the Heart, will examinen some detail the nature and work of the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and theenhanced capacity to serve. The cost of the participant notebook is $16. Pleaseregister online @ www.fccedmond.org/unite or by calling Iris Jordan, 341-3544.
• 7:30–8:45 Chancel Choired by Diane Ball - SanctuaryNursery/Childcare Available) Our Chancel Choir offers musical gifts throughouthe year in worship services and on special occasions.
Children 3yrs old through 5th grade wfocus on “Extreme Makeover: Redesig
Attitudes”. This program is an excitinprogram based on Philippians 2:5. “Hathe same attitude that Christ Jesus had
5:00 Music/Instruments (K-5th)
(MusicRoom/Room 113)
5:30 Cherub Choir (PreK) (Room 115
6:00 Check-In/Dinner
6:30 Large Group Gathering (Sanctu
7:00 Small Groups
7:30 Check-Out/Pick up
REGISTER now at
www.fccedmond.org/unite
UNITE Options for Adults:
Children’s Schedule
This semester we will experience a“Worship Feast” and our study focus
be on the many ways in which we arinvited into the presence of the Holy
5:30 Girls Ensemble
5:45 Dinner
6:30 Worship
7:15 Small Group Bible Study
8:00 Done!
UNITE DatesSeptember 14, 21, 28October 5, 12, 26November 2, 9, 16, 30December 7 (Youth only)
Student’s Schedule
Join Disciples Women in Caring For Babies!Infant Crisis Services Selected as Fall Service Project By LaVerne Fry
It is hard to imagine that there are babies and toddlers who go to bed hungry in our midst, yet it happens every day righhere in central Oklahoma. This fall, in effort to help alleviate that hunger, First Christian Disciple Women groups will becollecting funds to support the work of Infant Crisis Services in Oklahoma City.
Whether or not you are an active part of any of our Disciples Women groups, you can still join efforts with us as wesupport the mission of Infant Crisis Services. This agency serves more than 1,000 babies and toddlers in central Okla-homa each month. They supply life-sustaining formula and food as well as diapers and clothing for babies and toddlersn times of crisis. They bridge the gaps that occur during critical times in a baby’s development and because governmenprograms like WIC and DHS don’t provide diapers or medically prescribed formulas.
DW members can give money through their individual groups. If you are not a part of a Disciples Women group, yo
can donate through the church office. Infant Crisis Services will greatly appreciate all donations.
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Classics Tour of Fort Sill
with Rev. Jerry Black
Thursday, October 6Come on a personal visit
to Ft. Sill with Jerry as our host.You’ll need to bring a photo ID for
Base entry, and be sure to wearCOMFY Walking Shoes!
Contact Winnie Hall to reserve your spot - 341-4297. Payment due soon!
5th Annual“FCC Follies”
Sunday, October 9
5:30 Chili Cook-Off (in the Fellowship Hall)
6:30 Variety Show(in the Sanctuary)
Register your act now!fccedmond.org/follies
Happy Birthday!9/11 Neil Helms, Jerri Jones, Ally Nash
Caitlyn Turner, Sherrye VanOsdol
9/12 Gladys Dronberger, Bob Gallop,Joan Grant, Joy Hunt
9/14 James Kerr IV, Molly Ann Mabry,
Jacob Weaver
9/15 Jan Harrison, J.W. Michael, Parke
Mullins
9/16 Colton Lagasse, Fern Rice9/18 Boston Harris, Tommie Inman,
Max Moore, Sharon Mugg
Prayers of the PeopleOUR PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL
Alice Birdsong, Mercy (Charlanne Johnson’s mom);Bart Rodr, Baptist Integris
THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYER Dana Theobald, Joe Samuels, Shirley Brown, MaxineKerr, Tommy Atchison, Joan Grant, Charlie Young, Bill & Mary Lou Womble,Rex Swanson (former member), Roy Jackson, Virginia O’Niel, Nita Williams (Jeff Williams’ mom), John Werhun, Naomi Bell (Karen Walenciak’s mom), Rose MarieMcKee, Barbara Hall, Dona Lee Denton (Carrie Akin’s sister), Ed Berry
OUR SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS To JoAnn Adams in the passing of her husband,Harold Adams, on September 3. A memorial service will be held Saturday,September 10 at 11am in the FCC Chapel AND to Gay Gauldin in the passing of herfather, John Michael, on September 7. Services pending.
Sermon Series
September 11 EKG: Ministry Flows from the HEART
September 18 The Art of Love: A Matter of the HEART
September 25 Bucket Lists: Vision and Hope are
Inspirations of the HEART
October 2 Declaration of the HEART
9:30 Sunday School10:45 UNIFIED Worship12:00 GRATITUDE Lunch
Make Reservations for Lunch online at www.fccedmond.org/generosity
Special Schedule Oct. 2
This Sunday, September 11 we beginour special churchwide emphasis
Extravagan
Generosit
The Heart of Givi
You will not want to miss even oneof the next four Sundays planned, as we
explore and celebrate matters of our hear
The Heart of Giving
Have you had a chance to see thethe outcomes of re:NEW?
Check out the Themes & Dreams
booklet online!fccedmond.org/renew
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I hope your new
school year has
gotten of to a
wonderful start.Our Sprouts
Children’s Worship
sure has and we have grown! We have
been blessed to see so many new faces
and make so many new friends.
Because we have grown, we are
changing our location for the time being.
(Most likely this will be a temporary
location. We will keep you informed.)
Your child will still have some play time
in the gym or outside on the playground
when the weather is good.
Sprouts will now have their snack
and bible lesson in the Sunday school
classroom located at the crossroads of
the hallways in the Children’s Education
Building. Look for the Sprouts sign!
Following the 9:00 a.m. worship
service, children will be greeted by th
Sunday school teacher and escorted
to their Sunday school classroom.Children attending the 11:00 a.m.
service may be picked up in the “new
location in the children’s education
building.
As a reminder, we welcome
children ages 3 (and diaper
independent) to age 5 in our Sprouts
children’s worship. It is our hope tha
children ages 6 and older will stay an
participate in worship with their famil
Children ages 2 and younger are also
welcome in worship or in our church
nursery.
If you have questions, please do no
hesitate to contact Anna Lisa Stanley
[email protected] or 341-354
ext. 106.
Sprouts Children’s Worship
has Bloomed!by Anna Lisa Stanley, Director of Children’s MinistryWorship
8:15, 9 & 11amSeptember 11, 2011Message: Rev. Dr. Jerry Black
& Rev. Greg Bunton
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21 &I Timothy 6:17-19THEME: Ministry Flows Fromthe HeartSeptember 18, 2011Message: Rev. Chris Shorow
Rev. Dr. Jerry BlackScripture: John 13:34-35 &
Deuteronomy 6:3-6THEME: Relationships are Mattersof the Heart