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The
Karusograph First Christian Church - Clinton, Illinois
www.clintonfcc.com Volume 53 January 18, 2011 Issue 3
Family Life Center
First Christian Church, Clinton
Thursday, January 27, 6:30 pm
Speakers: Jody Antrim
& Cheryl Pacilio
“Navigating Friendships”
(Making, Developing & Repairing)
Music: Cherie Harris
Salad Bar - bring a salad & a
friend to share it!
5:30 pm - Light meal served 6:15 pm - Children & Youth programs (infants thru high school) 6:30 pm - Bible Study for adults
Walk Thru the Bible with Doug Maris on Wed. nights in Feb. at 6:30 pm in the FLC.
Please join us!
The Gospel According to Greg Greg Taylor
On Sunday, toward the end of my message from Deuteronomy 8 on why “Remembering is
Essential,” I shared with you a pledge to the families of our church from our ministry staff. Time was short on Sunday, and I didn’t have the time to expand upon this pledge that I would
have liked, so here is a recap and further explanation:
Both Adam and Ernie, along with the Children’s and Youth Ministries of First Christian Church, are promising to help your grade school, junior high and senior
high students better understand the doctrines of FCC and the very most important aspects of the Christian Faith.
Ernie took a Sunday last November and went through a basic version of the “Six
Staples of FCC” – a study we do during all of our “Discover FCC” classes for new members and/or visitors. While this may seem too much information for a 1st
grader, we are committed to helping our grade school students better grasp who we are as a church.
This winter/spring, Ernie will also be putting together a Baptism class for grade
school students interested in becoming a Christian. Many of the students currently attending our church may not have grown up in our church – and thus may not
understand what we believe the Bible teaches about baptism by immersion. This class will serve as an excellent opportunity to learn what the Bible teaches about
baptism. If you have a grade school student who would be interested in attending such a class, let Ernie or Peggy know.
On Sunday evenings, our junior high and senior high students experience a 90
minute REVEAL service, consisting of worship, a message (usually from Adam), small groups and fellowship. We are regularly averaging between 50-70 students, and this
winter/spring, the theme is “Back to the Basics.” Adam and others will be teaching each week on the very most important aspects of the Christian faith. If you have
junior high and/or senior high students, I would strongly encourage you to get them to REVEAL each week – they will be blessed.
I am excited about this pledge and I would love to hear your feedback as well, either now, or as
the winter/spring unfolds. I also need to remind you to put this pledge into perspective. While this is very important, it is only part of the perfect situation for the families of our
church. If you are a parent or grandparent, or person of influence in the life of a grade school, junior high or senior high students, you are called to “pass on” the faith. You are called to
“impress upon” (Deuteronomy 6 language) your children and grandchildren the most important aspects of the faith and why being a Christian makes all the difference in the world.
You don’t have to hold a Master of Arts in Theology degree to tell others what an impact Jesus Christ has had on your life.
Blessings to you, and if you are participating in B90X, keep reading God’s word! We are in
week 3 – you can do it! See you Sunday as we study a judge named Jephthah and learn why “Good Theology Isn’t Optional.”
Greg
January 16, 2011 - Facts & Figures
Sunday, January 23, 2011
8:15 am 11:00 am
Distributing Bulletins Vickie Moore Joe Alexander Jean Perring Nancy Kuntz Connie Hantla Tanya Donelson Edna May Sprague
Information Center Attendant Audrey Sessions Ginny Carter Jenny Rittenhouse Candi Heap
Greeters Dan & Mary Holland Steve & Nancy Bridges Bob & Dolores Primmer Allen & Barbara Trago
Door Assistant Wes Anderson Ty Osterbur Danny Bundy
Serving Outside Communion Shut-Ins: Ken Klein
Hospital: Mark Griffin Hawthorne Inn: Abner Griffin
Cookie Callers for the Week of January 23rd
Phyllis Green Becki Tuggle
Our Witness Through Giving
General Fund Giving this Week $42,524.05 2011 M.A.P. Weekly Need $19,150.67 Surplus $23,373.38 Our Witness Through Attendance
Worship: 282+391=673 (‘11 Ave. 666)
Bible School: 323 (‘11 Ave. 312)
Decisions for Christ & His Church
This Week Yearly Totals
Baptisms: 0 0 Transfers: 0 0 Rededications: 0 0 Christian Service: 0 0 Total 0
Young at Heart
David Buck, Coordinator
Our program for February 2nd will be a
fine piano player who is self-taught and
successful in his life. He has been here before
playing for us and was delightful. His name is
J. Morrow, from rural Clinton, and he has been
a fine example for many at his young age.
Then on the 16th of February we‟ll have our
friend Carol McFeeters Thompson who always
brings us something very interesting and
informative. Who knows what she will have
for us this time. “We pardon to the extent that
we love.” Frances De La Rochefoucauld
Our first trip of 2011 will be on
February 10, to Goodfield Barn #2 to enjoy
“Barefoot in the Park.” It‟s full of laughter,
and the food will be delicious, as usual. Then
on March 30th we‟ll travel to White Pines
State Park to see a show depicting Dolly
Parton‟s songs. The food will be excellent
also. Starved Rock is on the agenda for April
to a show and meal. In May we‟ll travel to the
Illinois River at Moline to enjoy the big bands
on the Celebration Riverboat. “Prayer is the
mortar that holds our house together.” Mother
Theresa
What a difference it makes in our
relationships when we magnify and bring out
the positive in people. It not only helps the
other people improve, but it helps us enjoy
them more, just as they are. This is my
command: Love each other - Jesus
If you ordered a Young at Heart calendar, you
can pick it up in the church foyer or the church
office. You may also purchase one for $6.00 if
you did not pre-order. The calendars will be
available in the foyer or the church office.
“Lest We Forget Those We Love”
Memorials were given in memory of:
Donna Garvin
...Avy Washburn, Clinton, IL - mother of Trudy (Greg) Hougham & Marvin (Sheila) Long ...Vivian Sievers, Clinton, IL - mother of Marilyn (Galen) Strain & Gerald Sievers ...Ray Isaac, Decatur, IL - husband of Carol Isaac, father of Lisa Benton, brother of Joyce (Dan) Shofner, uncle of Jared Shofner, Tammy Robinson & Joshua Shofner
Rick Alwood Gary Angel Kate Arnold Helen Azbill Lisa Babbit Yvonne Blount Brad Campbell Maxine Cardinale Edna Carter Landon Clark Ainsley Cohenour (infant) Michelle Cohenour Mike Connelly Allen Cooper Bill Coughlin Brett Creager Lois DeJaynes Patty Douglas Carolyn Drummond Carol Duncan Candi Evans Nathan Florey Betty Fortune Sandy Gambrel Vicky Gates Barb Haning Yvonne Hicks Ray Houchin Tresa Kissack
Ed Martin Doug Messmore* Mariah Monkman Tammy Moore Robert Peters Jesse Reising Randy Roy Shane Senters Breanna Shofner Gary Simmons James L. Smith Nathaniel Strange (infant) Cinda Stocks Lori Stone Doris Sugg* Kris Sulzberger Rosalie Summers Wayne Tyler Gary Waggoner Vernadine Witt Lester Woolridge
Hospital Prayer List
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Special Prayer Requests * New Names
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6
Decatur Memorial Brad Campbell
St. John’s
Shirley Fields
St. Francis Sherry Volk
Springfield Memorial
Rusty Hicks
Information About the Church
Minister of Preaching & Teaching.…..….Greg Taylor Minister of Pastoral Care . …..J. Kent Hickerson Minister of Children & Jr. High….....Ernie Harvey, Jr. Minister of High School, College Age & Technology……....….…………..Adam Brucker Minister of Worship…………….….Jim Coonce Office Phone ......................... (217) 935-3139 Office Fax ............................. (217) 935-3130 Office E-mail ............. [email protected] Office Hours ........... ....8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This Lord’s Day – January 23, 2011 8:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Greg continues the B90X sermon series in conjunction with our 90 day Biblical adventure. Greg will preach a message entitled “Good Theology Isn’t Optional” from Judges 11. See you Sunday! 9:30 a.m. Bible School classes for all ages – why not join a class to start the new year? 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Fellowship time for all adults in the Family Life Center! 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Grade School and Preschool Youth Groups 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Reveal worship service and small groups for Junior & Senior High in the Cable Building
Our Christian Sympathy to the Family and Loved Ones of...
Released from the hospital...
Marjorie Hanson Sherman Taulbee Howard Campbell
This „N That
2011 offering envelopes will be available in the church foyer through January and then we will move them to the church office. If you don’t have, but would like to have, an offering envelope assigned to you, please call the church office.
Wild Game Potluck Feast
Join us for a great evening of
fellowship and
feasting at the First
Christian Church, Family Life
Center, Clinton, IL, on Monday, February
14th at 6:30 pm. Bring your favorite
wild game dish to share. If you
can’t bring a wild game dish,
please bring a vegetable or
dessert. Please call the church,
935-3139, if you have any questions.
We rejoice with Landon and
Megan Callahan on the birth of
their daughter, Brynlee Lorraine,
who was born January 11, 2011.
Proud grandparents are Dave &
Alisa Donnelly.
Running on Empty? Make Every Step Count!
East White Oak Bible Church, 4925
E. 1250 North Road, Gridley, IL 61744
February 5, 2011, 8 am - 3:30 pm
Discover how God can refresh, renew
and rejuvenate your steps, your days
and your life at this year's Community Women's
Retreat. Our own Becky Glenn will be the keynote
speaker. Registration fee is $20, includes all
sessions & workshops plus a continental breakfast
brunch & more! For more information:
www.salemfec.org or www.ewo.org
Or call Linda Betts, 309-527-2521, or
Salem Church, 815-796-2805.
Thank you notes have been re-
ceived from Verna Norrington, the family of Donna Garvin, & Patty
Reinhart. They are posted on the bulletin board across from the church office.
Relay for Life DeWitt 2011 Kickoff -with event to showcase DeWitt County 5th graders
Friday, January 21st United Methodist Church, Clinton
6 PM - Hot dog meal for $3.00 7 pm - 5th Grade Smart with Sean Streaty and
Autumn Kenney Dessert auction following - cooks include Joyce
Bryan, Kathi Ferguson, Sharon Ijams, Ruth Lowers, Nikki McDonald, Helen Miller, Martha Nixon, Diane Peck, Michelle Stevens, Marilyn
Thayer, Jane Ann Thomas, & Jan Webb
Sign up for your RELAY
FOR LIFE DEWITT 2011
TEAM!
Questions: Call Clarene
Arnold, 935-8517 or Sherry
Young, 935-6175
DEWITT COUNTY FRIENDSHIP CENTER Breakfast Fundraiser 7 am - 9:30 am
All You Can Eat! Saturday, January 22, 2011 Advance tickets $4.50, at the door $5.00
Kids 8 & Under - $3.00 Menu: Biscuits & gravy, sausage, drinks
Call 935-9411 for more information.
New Life Pregnancy Center
The Change for Life Campaign will begin this
Sunday, January 23rd. Baby bottles will be
available in the foyer. Return bottle by
March 13th to the church.
Proverbs 31 - rescheduled to next
Tuesday, January 25th
TOTS to TEENS . . . Ernie Harvey Jr. & Adam Brucker
This Sunday - January 23
We will have a Mission Trip
Meeting in the Family Life Center
right after second service for both
junior high and senior high
students interested in going on a
summer mission trip.
Parents are also encouraged to
come to this meeting.
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
God’s Little Treasures (3 year-olds -
kindergarten): We will have a Bible
lesson, sing songs, and make a craft.
Why don’t you join us on Sunday
night from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Class Act Kids (kindergarten - fifth
grade) will meet in the Fellowship
Hall for their play practice.
Like last year we are giving the
kindergarteners a choice of going to
God’s Little Treasures group or Class
Act Kids group.
Sunday nights from 5:30 to 7:00 in the
Cable Building.
Following Reveal we play volleyball in the Family Life Center from 7:00 - 8:00.
Please join us for these activities.
Parents: Check out the Reveal Newsletter on the church’s web-site:
www.clintonfcc.com
Jr. High Believe Conference February 25 - 26, 2011
Cost is $60.00.
SuperStart Grades: 3, 4 & 5
March 4 - 5, 2011 Cost is $60.00.
Summer Mission Trips
Junior High is going to Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch
in Missouri.
Senior High is going to Tampa, Florida.
The time it takes to read 12 pages daily gives the Word the priority and position it
deserves in our lives.
The greater impact, power and benefit of reading this much of God‟s Word at a
time.
Some have not read through the whole Bible and this provides a plan, motivation
and the opportunity to do so.
The overview it gives to read the entire Bible in a short time (90 days) helps us see
it as a whole: God‟s redemption plan from start to finish.
Some have read their Bible regularly in the past, but aren‟t currently doing so and it
will encourage them to renew a daily time in God‟s Word.
Some have never read much, if at all, on their own in the Bible and it will
encourage them to begin a daily time in God‟s Word.
Reading God‟s Word changes us - the more we read, the more we change.
Most books of the Bible will be completely read in 1 or 2 days versus 1 or 2
chapters or a few verses at a time. This gives us a complete picture of each
individual book.
The whole church reading the same thing at the same time has many benefits: we
can more easily share with each other about what God is teaching us, be
accountable to each other, encourage one another…
Read the testimonies of others who have already completed the reading plan at
www.theBiblein90days.com.
Each individual should ask God if this is how they are to read God‟s Word
currently or if He has another plan for them at this time. The 90 day plan may not
be for everyone. Just make sure you have a plan and are in God‟s Word regularly!
A short term commitment is easier to keep than a long term one (we often fade in
April or May in reading through the Bible in a year).
To challenge those who read the Bible regularly already to a higher level of daily
commitment.
“There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way
or another – showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training
us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks
God has for us.”
2 Timothy 3:16,17: The Message Bible
Why take the challenge to read the Bible in 90 days?
by Becky Glenn
The Bible in 90 Days Reading Plan
Readers will read through the entire Bible cover to cover in 88 days,
with 2 “grace” days allowed using this plan.
Day Start Verse End Verse
1 Genesis 1:1 Genesis 16:16
2 Genesis 17:1 Genesis 28:19
3 Genesis 28:20 Genesis 40:11
4 Genesis 40:12 Genesis 50:26
5 Exodus 1:1 Exodus 15:18
6 Exodus 15:19 Exodus 28:43
7 Exodus 29:1 Exodus 40:39
8 Leviticus 1:1 Leviticus 14:32
9 Leviticus 14:33 Leviticus 26:26
10 Leviticus 26:27 Numbers 8:14
11 Numbers 8:15 Numbers 21:7
12 Numbers 21:8 Numbers 32:19
13 Numbers 32:20 Deuteronomy 7:26
14 Deuteronomy 8:1 Deuteronomy 23:11
15 Deuteronomy 23:12 Deuteronomy 34:12
16 Joshua 1:1 Joshua 14:15
17 Joshua 15:1 Judges 3:27
18 Judges 3:28 Judges 15:12
19 Judges 15:13 1 Samuel 2:29
20 1 Samuel 2:30 1 Samuel 15:35
21 1 Samuel 16:1 1 Samuel 28:19
22 1 Samuel 28:20 2 Samuel 12:10
23 2 Samuel 12:11 2 Samuel 22:18
24 2 Samuel 22:19 1 Kings 7:37
25 1 Kings 7:38 1 Kings 16:20
26 1 Kings 16:21 2 Kings 4:37
27 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kings 15:26
28 2 Kings 15:27 2 Kings 25:30
29 1 Chronicles 1:1 1 Chronicles 9:44
30 1 Chronicles 10:1 1 Chronicles 23:32
31 1 Chronicles 24:1 2 Chronicles 7:10
32 2 Chronicles 7:11 2 Chronicles 23:15
33 2 Chronicles 23:16 2 Chronicles 35:15
34 2 Chronicles 35:16 Ezra 10:44
35 Nehemiah 1:1 Nehemiah 13:14
36 Nehemiah 13:15 Job 7:21
37 Job 8:1 Job 24:25
38 Job 25:1 Job 41:34
39 Job 42:1 Psalms 24:10
40 Psalms 25:1 Psalms 45:14
41 Psalms 45:15 Psalms 69:21
42 Psalms 69:22 Psalms 89:13
43 Psalms 89:14 Psalms 108:13
44 Psalms109:1 Psalms 134:3
Day Start Verse End Verse
45 Psalms 135:1 Proverbs 6:35
46 Proverbs 7:1 Proverbs 20:21
47 Proverbs 20:22 Ecclesiastes 2:26
48 Ecclesiastes 3:1 Song of Songs 8:14
49 Isaiah 1:1 Isaiah 13:22
50 Isaiah 14:1 Isaiah 28:29
51 Isaiah 29:1 Isaiah 41:18
52 Isaiah 41:19 Isaiah 52:12
53 Isaiah 52:13 Isaiah 66:18
54 Isaiah 66:19 Jeremiah 10:13
55 Jeremiah 10:14 Jeremiah 23:8
56 Jeremiah 23:9 Jeremiah 33:22
57 Jeremiah 33:23 Jeremiah 47:7
58 Jeremiah 48:1 Lamentations 1:22
59 Lamentations 2:1 Ezekiel 12:20
60 Ezekiel 12:21 Ezekiel 23:39
61 Ezekiel 23:20 Ezekiel 35:15
62 Ezekiel 36:1 Ezekiel 47:12
63 Ezekiel 47:13 Daniel 8:27
64 Daniel 9:1 Hosea 13:6
65 Hosea 13:7 Amos 9:10
66 Amos 9:11 Nahum 3:19
67 Habakkuk 1:1 Zechariah 10:12
68 Zechariah 11:1 Matthew 4:25
69 Matthew 5:1 Matthew 15:39
70 Matthew 16:1 Matthew 26:56
71 Matthew 26:57 Mark 9:13
72 Mark 9:14 Luke 1:80
73 Luke 2:1 Luke 9:62
74 Luke 10:1 Luke 20:19
75 Luke 20:20 John 5:47
76 John 6:1 John 15:17
77 John 15:18 Acts 6:7
78 Acts 6:8 Acts 16:37
79 Acts 16:38 Acts 28:16
80 Acts 28:17 Romans 14:23
81 Romans 15:1 1 Corinthians 14:40
82 1 Corinthians 15:1 Galatians 3:25
83 Galatians 3:26 Colossians 4:18
84 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Philemon 25
85 Hebrews 1:1 James 3:12
86 James 3:13 3 John 14
87 Jude 1 Revelation 17:18
88 Revelation 18:1 Revelation 22:21
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3 7 pm Chim
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4 7 pm Area M
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5 10:30 am Young at Heart
6:30 pm Choir
7:30 pm Building &
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9 5:30 pm youth groups
5:30 pm Reveal Jr/Sr High
7 pm Afterglow
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10 am Bible Study - tentative,
Lord Led Ladies room
7 pm M
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6:30 pm Choir
7 pm Scholarship m
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7 pm Bible study, conf room
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Decatur Leadership conf
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5:30 pm youth groups
5:30 pm Reveal Jr/Sr High
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7 pm Chim
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10 am Bible Study - LLL
6 pm Proverbs 31
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10:30 am Young at Heart
6:30 pm Choir
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7 pm Bible study, conf room
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Wedding Rehearsal
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Wedding
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5:30 pm youth groups
5:30 pm Reveal Jr/Sr High
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7 pm Chim
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10 am Bible Study - LLL
6 pm Finance m
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5:30 pm Fam
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6:15 Youth
6:30 pm Bible Study
6:30 pm Choir
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7:30 am Elders m
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5:30 pm Youth groups
5:30 pm Reveal Jr/Sr High
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7 pm Chim
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Manor Court/Liberty Village 1 Park Lane, Clinton, IL 61727
Hawthorne Inn/Liberty Village (Supportive Living)
1 Park Lane, Clinton, IL 61727 Hazel Benz Marge Hoke
Vivian Sievers Louise Smith
Dorothy Yedtman
Farmer City Rehab 404 N. Brookview Dr. Farmer City, IL 61842
Jim Bell
Leroy Manor 509 S. Buck Road Leroy, IL 61752
Lyle Nelson
Heartland Health Care Center 510 Broadway, Normal, IL 61761
Ann Kohler
Christian Village 1507 7th St., Lincoln, IL 62656
Norma Rich Clara Lou Stephens
(Supportive Living)
Westminister Village 2025 E. Lincoln St.
Bloomington, IL 61701 Aileen Short
Evenglow Inn
1200 Evenglow Lane Pontiac, IL 61764
Cathelena Daily
Evergreen Place 801 Gregory St.
Normal, IL 61761 Cleta (Darlene) Griffith, Apt. 111* *Apt. & # must be on her address
Aspen Ridge Care Center 2530 N. Monroe, Decatur, IL 62526
Shirley Thompson Bonnie Breeze
Heritage Manor 509 N. Adelaide St., Normal, IL 61761
Louise Whitehead
Members & relatives of those at First Christian Church, Clinton
Please call the church office with additions or corrections.
Louise Adams Fleta Buggar Mildred Burns Joan Cobb Connie Echigo Lyle Gill Gene Jones Fred May Alice Moit Margaret Murphy
Charlene Paterson June Provin Carol Radley Maxine Robinson Stella Romanowski Kathy Strange Shirley Utterback Donald Yedtman