10:45 A.M.
Worship
November 18, 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Announcer: .............................................................................................. Connie Smithson
Greeters: ...................................................................................................... Koinonia Class
Acoloyte(s): ................................................................................................ Jack Summerlin
Red Book Pickup: ................................................................... Emily Auten/Peggy Brannen
Deacons: Coordinator: Lesley Morgan; Ushers & Servers: Diana Morris, Barbara
Northcut, Connie Smithson; Other Servers: Darby Hershey, Lorraine Hipp, Sarah Hipp,
Scrappy Moore, Renee West
Elders at the Table:
East #1 (Prayer for Bread) ............................................................................... Betty Floyd
East #2 (Table) .............................................................................................. Carol Sharpe
West #1 (Prayer for Cup) ..............................................................................Wanda Jones
West #2 (Table) ......................................................................................... Betty Woomer
Elders On Call: ............................................................................ Betty Floyd/Wanda Jones
Scripture Reader:…………..(Psalm 103:1-14; Colossians 3:16) .................. Dewayne Renfro
Message: ….……………………….…”Bless the Lord, O My Soul” ................ Rev. Phil Summerlin
FIRST CHRISTIAN…
Upcoming Events at the Community Kitchen
Fall Festival October 30th 1:00pm to 3:00 pm in CCK Day Center
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Servants in Worship
AT
November Birthdays
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
7th:
10th:
11th:
13th:
13th:
13th:
Emily Rebelo
Missy McKenna
Barbara Voss
Scrappy Moore
Carol Sharpe
Debby Demos
Natalie Shipley
Sam Edmondson
Diane Givens
Carl Beattie
Lorraine Hipp
Hillary Allen
14th:
14th:
16th:
17th:
19th:
20th:
25th:
26th:
28th:
28th:
30th:
30th:
Josephine Bevilaqua
Frances Hurley
Hoke Petree
Erick Griggs
Jim Fletcher
Pat Barnwell
Evelyn Whitaker
Edith Cofer
Ken Suddarth
David Blackburn
Cody Beattie
Elizabeth Hamilton
Happy Birthday to All!
Congratulations to the Youth Group...at First Christian Church! The Youth-sponsored
Prayer Concerns:
Pastor Paul Rebelo
Homer Aldrich
JoJo Wise
Liz Love
Luther Whitaker
Natalie Wharton
Mary Davis
David Blackburn
Doris Aldrich
Jim Northcut
Harrison Gill
Hildred Levi
Ruth Wells
Al Pless (Evelyn’s son)
Edith Cofer
Bud & Alisha Fiske
Al Ford
Ruth DeBrunner
Doug Beuoy (Brannens’ son-in-law)
Nancy Lord
Pat Barnwell
Martha Coffey (Debby & Judy’s aunt)
Jordan Coleman & Family Don Baldwin
Paula Baker (Carl’s stepsister)
Carolyn Bowman (David Floyd’s sister)
Dimple Marlin (Gary Wilkes’ mother)
Leona BonDurant (Carl’s Grandmother)
Linda & Darby Hershey (loss of Linda’s father)
The 2012 Thanksgiving Special Offering...is being received in our congregation on
November 11th and 17th this year. Your gift to the Thanksgiving Offering helps Disciples
educational institutions provide a nurturing environment where students form their
vision of the future, find their voice in the exchange of ideas, and prepare for their
vocation. The Thanksgiving Offering helps provide an education that forms students
spiritually as well as intellectually. Because of your gifts, these students’ lives, and
thousands of other lives, have been changed. Please give generously to this year’s
Thanksgiving Offering. Envelopes for this special offering are available in the pew racks.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER...We will NOT have a Wednesday Night Dinner this week
so that everyone can prepare to have Thanksgiving dinner with their families on
Thursday, November 22nd. Enjoy, and be thankful for all we have!
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is
“Thank You”, it will be enough.
— Meister Eckhart
Spud Lunch last Sunday was successful beyond expectations; The intention was to raise
at least $500 for the purchase of one cow for a needy family in a third-world country, and
they raised almost $1,100 — enough to buy animals for two families! Never
underestimate the power of the next generation!
Pies, Pies, and more Pies!...Once again, this Thanksgiving, First Christian will be
uplifting the Brown Academy teachers with pies to take home with them Thanksgiving
week. If you could make or purchase a pie—pumpkin, pecan, or any other— and bring
it on Sunday, November 18, we will distribute them to the teachers on Monday. The
principal has told us that the teachers have been delighted and so thankful when we
have provided them in the past. Please help if you can!
If money could talk...At the end of their lives, a 100-dollar bill, a
20-dollar bill and a 1-dollar bill met at the shredder. The 100 said,
“I’ve seen the whole world. Why, I’ve been on cruises in the Caribbean, safaris
in Africa and vacations in Europe.” The 20 said, “I haven’t done quite as well, but
I’ve been to Atlantic City, Disneyland and Starbucks.” They both turned to the
one-dollar bill and asked, “How about you?” Not wanting to be outdone, the one
-dollar bill said, “I’ve seen the whole country, as well. I’ve been from church to
church to church…’. Then the 100 asked, “What’s a church?”
Pastor Paul...has been released from the hospital after his gallbladder surgery on
Monday morning, and is back at home, resting and recuperating. He has requested no
visitors at this time, but would welcome cards and notes, and of course, your prayers.
His address is 8700 Misty Hollow Lane, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
All Souls Day Nov. 1st, 2:00 p.m. Cofer Cemetery to decorate graves. May need help
transporting clients who want to go.
UTC Beat Hunger Nov 18 & 19 7:00pm admission $2.00 or two cans of food.
UTC Roland Hayes Auditorium.
WMBW Nov 20 Starting 6:30 am to 6:00 pm Canned Food Drive.
Merv’s Jim Bach & Richard Wagner Christmas Party Benefiting CCK 7:00ish pm.
CCK Client Christmas Party Dec 11th 1:00 to 4:00 Homemade baked items and finger
foods are needed. Christmas cards for clients to fill out and send to family. Cookies
and decorating supplies for clients to decorate as an activity.
NEEDS LIST FOR THANKSGIVING MEAL AT CCK
NOVEMBER 22ND, 2012
1. 125 --- Pumpkin Pies
2. 2000 Dinner Rolls
3 . 1000 - Plastic Forks
4. 1000 - Plastic Spoons
5. 2000 - Napkins
4. 1000 - Heavy-Duty Divided Paper Plates
5. 700 - 8 oz. Plastic Cups
6. 30 # 10 cans Green Beans
7. 30 # 10 cans Yams
If you would like to donate any of the above items, please be sure to tell a staff member
that they are for Thanksgiving. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please
specify on the check, “Thanksgiving Meal”. Thank you for supporting the Community
Kitchen.
The storms in the northeast...have caused enormous damage and loss, leaving large
numbers of people without food, shelter, water, and other necessities. For those of you
wishing to help, here is a list of many items that are desperately needed, and three
places the items may be sent (by UPS or FedEX; the USPS is not yet operating in these
areas).
Locations St. Francis de Sales Church
129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Belle Harbor, NY 11694
Steve Greenberg
158 Oceanside
Breezy Point, NY 11697
The American Legion
209 Crossbay Blvd
Broad Channel, NY 11693
Most essential items - Work gloves, batteries, flashlights, face masks, thick black
contractor bags (these need to be clearly marked so they can be distributed quickly and
easily).
Most essential medical items - Baby cough medicine, bandaids, neosporin, ace
bandages, Advil, Tylenol (these also need to be clearly marked so they can be distributed
quickly and easily).
Cleaning supplies - Mops, brooms, shovels, bleach, Clorox, buckets.
Most essential food items - WATER, orange juice, apple juice, granola bars, powdered
milk, jelly, bread.
Most essential baby items - Jars of baby food, formula, bottles, wipes.
This Week at First Christian
(Opportunities for you to connect)
First Christian
Church
Sunday, November 18
9:45 a.m.
10:35 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
Sunday School Classes
Elders’ Prayer Circle; Meditation Chapel
Worship; Sanctuary
Fellowship; Parlor
Makeup Board Meeting (No meal); Fellowship Hall
OCC Relay Center Open; West Annex
(Disciples of Christ)
Monday, November 19
10:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
OCC Relay Center Open; West Annex
PAWS; Fellowship Hall
N/A; Fellowship Hall
A Church of Service…
...Not Lip Service
3:00 p.m.
Brown Academy After-School Program; Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, November 21
6:30 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal; Choir Room
Thursday, November 22—Thanksgiving Day — Office Closed
No Activities Scheduled
Friday, November 23 — Office Closed
8:00 p.m.
N/A; Fellowship Hall
Saturday, November 24
No Activities Scheduled
Sunday, November 25
9:45 a.m.
10:35 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Sunday School Classes
Elders’ Prayer Circle; Meditation Chapel
Worship; Sanctuary
Fellowship; Parlor
Opportunities for Service:
Volunteer in the Brown Academy After-School Program!
If you can spare even one Tuesday afternoon, we would appreciate your
help. Call Kyle Cutsinger (423-892-1079) for more information.
Volunteer at the Community Kitchen!
1st and 3rd Fridays of every month. 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM; 727 E. 11th St.
For more information, contact Rona Gary ([email protected]).
Help out at Habitat for Humanity!
2nd Saturday of every month. Be there around 8:30 AM. For
details, email Larry Kirby ([email protected]).
Volunteer to serve a meal at Room In The Inn on the 5th Sunday of any
applicable month. For details, call or email Shannon Beattie (423-883-9083;
[email protected].
Help us when we host families from Family Promise of Chattanooga for a
week, several times each year. For details, email Julia Martin at
[email protected].
Stewardship Last Sunday:
Morning Worship Service ........................................150
This week’s receipts ...........................................$7,185
Contributions to Date.....................................$400,668
Disbursements to Date ..................................$436,433
650 McCallie Avenue · Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403 · 423-267-4506 · Fax 423-266-2454
Tuesday, November 20
Welcome! Today is the gateway to another week.
We join together here to thank God for a new week
of promise and possibilities. Let us welcome the
opportunity of worship, as we prepare ourselves to
be God’s people in God’s world.
Church Office: (423) 267-4506
Pastoral Emergency: (423) 994-0415
BRIDGE Deadline: Monday, 10:30 a.m.
Church Office Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
E-mail addresses:
Church........................ [email protected]
Rev. Paul Rebelo ............ [email protected]
Christine Rebelo ................. [email protected]
Chuck Martin ............... [email protected]
Karen Richards ............. [email protected]
www.firstchristian-chat.com