Opportunities

This Week &

Next Week

WEDNESDAY May 10 Choir 6 p.m.

Bible Study 6:45 p.m.

FRIDAY May 12 TFC Little Olympics 10 a.m.

Church Office Closed

SUNDAY May 14 Mother’s Day

Board Meeting 9 a.m.

Sunday School 10 a.m.

Worship 11 a.m.

WEDNESDAY May 17 TFC Baccalaureate 7 p.m.

No Choir or Bible Study this week.

THURSDAY May 18 TFC Last Day of School

School dismisses at 1:30 pm

FRIDAY May 19 TFC Graduation 7 p.m.

May 10, 2017 Volume 12 Issue 18

You are indeed my rock and my

fortress; for your name’s sake lead me

and guide me, take me out of the net that

is hidden for me, for you are my refuge.

Psalm 31: 3-4

God is present for us in so many ways,

both seen and unseen. In these two short

verses the Psalmist conveys just how

important God is in our lives. God is our

rock. God lays the foundation for our

lives through the good world of creation

and through showing us our path of faith.

God protects our souls with his strength.

God sent Christ as our Savior for the

redemption of our sins. God protects us

and cares for us in the midst of the worst

times and turbulence. We know we can

always seek God when we are in need.

God also prepares us for the snares and

pitfalls that abound in the world.

There are many temptations whose

purpose is to entrap and enslave us. God

helps us when we become entangled

trying to show us the best path to move

forward. We must have faith that God is

present and that God is good. Come to

God each day. Pray and meditate on your

life and give your troubles over to God.

It is amazing where God may lead you.

You never know what the path might

look like but have faith and trust in the

goodness and mercy of God.

Blessings,

Jason

Aspects of Our Walk with God

The Christian Crier First Christian Church - Disciples of Christ - Thomas, OK

Glorify God by Serving Others

Inside this issue:

Statistics 2

Notes from the office 2

Prayer Concerns 2

Thank You Notes 3

Serving at Worship 4

Sunday, May 14

Page 2 The Christian Crier

FCC sends our sincere

condolences to the family of

Tommy Elmore. He will be

missed.

May 8 - May 12 is

Nat'l Teacher Appreciation

Week. In 1984, Nat'l PTA

designated one week in May

as a special time to honor the

men and women who lend

their passion and skills to

educating our children.

We send a big Thank

You to all our teachers past

& present for all they have

done to enrich the lives of

our children.

Tonight’s schedule:

Choir at 6 pm

Bible Study at 6:45 pm

Little Olympics is this

Friday at TFC. Jason & I

will be out of the office

most of the day to watch

Olivia and Nora Jayne

compete. Nora Jayne is

quite excited about her first

Little Olympics.

With just 6 school days

left in the school year, we

are looking forward to

Wacky Wednesday 2017.

Our first night of Wacky

Wednesday is June 7th.

This program is for kids

going into K - 6th grade.

There will be a light meal

served at 5:30 pm, followed

by our super fun activity

program from 6 pm to 8 pm.

If you can volunteer for

even just one Wednesday

please call the church

office. We would love to

have you there!

Jason still needs some

content for the website.

Please write down any FCC

historical facts, antidotes, or

explanations of our ministry

that are dear to your heart.

We also need pictures past

& present. Testimonies of

your faith & life within our

church would be greatly

appreciated as well.

That’s all I have for now,

Jennifer http://www.biblica.com/bible/reading-plans

Old Testament

Genesis 34, Genesis 35

New Testament Matthew 12:46-50, Matthew 13:1-17

Psalms & Proverbs

Psalm 10: 1 - 11

Bible Reading Plan

May 14

Building up Our Faith

1 Peter 2:2-10

Rev. Jason Williams

May 7, 2017

Sunday School 19

Worship 52

Offering $2,589.65

Prayer Cards 146

NOTES

From the office

Please pray for the homebound and those with unspoken needs.

John Clark: Former FCC Pastor

under hospice care.

Debbie & Mark Conkling: Debbie

has cancer & they are having issues

treating it.

Family of Tommy Elmore: Tommy

Elmore’s funeral was Monday.

The Fite Family

Grace Frymire: recovering at Corn

Heritage Village in Weatherford.

Ron & Nancy Gripe: need prayers.

Henrietta Helzer: needs prayers.

Norma Jean Hight: at Corn Heritage

Village in Weatherford.

Angie House: at home. She is

continuing treatment.

Susan (Cagg) Ingram: She fell & broke

the fibulas of both legs at the ankle.

Joann Jones: Juaneva Megli’s

sister. She has inoperable cancer.

Barbara Kirkpatrick: at Corn

Heritage Village in Weatherford

Kent Kirkpatrick: at Corn Heritage

Village in Weatherford.

Carl Matli: He has cancer.

Joe & Amy Mulhearn: In a nursing

home in Geary, OK

Susan Priel: Moving to Weatherford

Lisa Ronan: in treatment for

breast cancer.

Stormy Sauer: TFC Kindergartener

in chemotherapy for cancer.

LeaElma Slagle: Needs prayers

Eli Steele: Recovering from a cinder

block being dropped on his head.

Jim Steele: receiving treatment for

skin cancer.

Janie Stevens: LaDonna Taylor’s

aunt. She needs prayers for

health issues.

Mary Whittom: Mother of Roscoe

Lipscomb. She has lung cancer.

Attendance

& Offering

Page 3 The Christian Crier

Ordination:

the ceremony in

Christianity

where a person is

consecrated and

commissioned into

the ministry. It

is accomplished by

the laying on of

hands by the

elders and is a

recognition of the

call of God on a

person to perform

the ministry to

which he is

commissioned.

Theological Term of the Week

SW Women’s Field Trip

Meet & Greet 9:00 - 9:20 am at the Public Pavilion Area (Reno Ave/near gift shop) Please plan on metered parking or a max of $10 in a parking garage.

www.oklahomabotanicalgardens.com/plan-your-visit/parking

MYRIAD BOTANICAL GARDENS - OKC Tuesday, June 6

Cost is $6 per person

Lunch is not provided, but Lawton FCC will have

lunch at the Western Sizzlin near I-240 & SW 74th

if you wish to make plans to join them.

You will need to fund your own meal.

website coming soon!

Facebook post from Hayli Diaz -

Betty Deela’s granddaughter:

Throughout Gage’s recovery, my grandma Betty & the First Christian

Church of Thomas, Oklahoma continually sent prayer cards to Gage

and kept him in their prayers. I know that it had a

big part in helping Gage recover and I know that

God was with him the entire time. Thank you

grandma and thank you to the people who prayed

for my little man. It’s been rocky, but he is

almost back to how he was before it happened.

I know that God is good!!

Thank you

for your church’s hosting the

“Healthy Boundaries” class last week.

Please tell the “Kitchen Ladies”

the lunch they made was excellent!

Rev. Don Johnson - Enid, OK

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

217 N. 6th P.O. Box 366 Thomas, OK 73669 Phone: 580-661-2510 E-mail: fcctsec@gmail.com Jason email: jasonwilliams@prodigy.net Jason cell: 1-405-314-5527

Minister: Rev. Jason Williams Sunday School 10 a.m.

Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Glorify God by Serving

Others

Search for:

@First.Christian.Church.Thomas.OK

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Keep up with FCC of Thomas, OK.

Serving THIS Week - May 14, 2017

Elders: Wallace Crispin, Monica Frans

Diaconate: Gen & Trevor Lisle, Shirley Cagg

Greeters: Jennifer Lee, Alveta Taylor

Acolytes: Holden Hamar, Lillie Hightower

Communion Preparation: Barbara Walker

Serving NEXT Week - May 21, 2017

Elders: Gail Parker, Barbara Walker

Diaconate: Chris & Kari Didier, Kim Roof

Greeters: Cary & LaDonna Taylor

Acolytes: McCartney Lisle, Olivia Williams

Communion Preparation: Barbara Walker

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Expanding our view of service We often think of serving in terms

of Matthew 25: supplying food and

clothing; caring for the sick, incarcerated

and other “least of these” members of

society - serving Jesus in the process. But

we also can serve him with our unique

talents and by doing things we love.

For example, Ged King, a barber in

England, devotes some of his time off

to giving homeless people free

haircuts. Imagine Jesus saying, “For

my hair was long and scraggly, and

you cut it” - or “My heart was lonely,

and you played music to lift my

spirits. I could no longer read small

print, and you read to me. I have to

work two jobs, and you invited my

child to spend afternoons crafting

with you. My car broke down, and

you repaired it.” Then the King will

say, “Come, you who are blessed by

my Father … whatever you did for

one of the least of these brothers and

sisters of mine, you did for

me” (Matthew 25:34, 40, NIV;

emphasis added).

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