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First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

INSIGHT August 2015

2320 Country Club Rd.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104

Senior Pastor –Reverend Ryan Thrasher

Associate/Youth Minister: Chris Rinker

Administrator/ Financial Secretary: Sharry Davis Director of Music Ministry: Regina Pozzi

Custodian—Ronni Hunter

August 2

Elders: 9:00— Lee Anne West

Elders: 11:00— Dan & Patsy Traylor

Acolyte— Austin Hudspeth

Fellowship Time–CWF

August 9

Elder: 9:00 - Jim Eubanks

Elders: 11:00—Paul & Judy Gillespie

Acolyte— Walker Stephen

Fellowship Time—Library Class

August 16

Elder: 9:00— Paul Gillespie

Elders: 11:00—Doug Atkinson & Marilyn Cardwell

Acolyte— Camille Allison

Fellowship Time—Opportunity Class

August 23

Elder: 9:00— Paul West

Elders: 11:00—Jim & Trish Eubanks

Acolyte—Bowen Werner

Fellowship Time— Seekers Class

August 23

Elder: 9:00— Trish Eubanks

Elders: 11:00— Paul & Lee Anne West

Acolyte—Bowen Werner

Fellowship Time— Mission Sunday

Statistical Report for 2015

July 5

Pledge receipts $2,675.00

No pledge receipt 95.00

Loose offering 8.20

July 12

Pledge receipts $2,271.00

No pledge receipts 55.00

Loose offering 22.25

July 19

Pledge receipts $2,223.00

No pledge receipts 575.00

Loose officering 111.00

July 26

Pledge receipts $5,626.00

No pledge receipt 273.00

Loose offering 61.00

Total of Pledges for 2015 — $213,002.00 Pledged amount to date: July 26 $106,500.99

Pledges received to day $97,013.39

Junior Deacons

Emma Allison, Cameron Archer, Jacob West, Makenzie West,

Spencer West, Paisley DiGiacobbe

Deacons for August 2015—Team 2

Brent Murphy, Monica Banks, Beverly Brown, Tim Brown, Ginny

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Telephone: 336-722-2714 Fax 336-722-5868 E-mail: churchonedoc1@gmail.com

Web Page: www.disciplesofchrist.com

Creative Palooza Director: Rev. Sue Halford

PHONE—Creative Palooza 336-970-5102

BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY

Saturday, August 22nd 4-8pm

Come join us and meet our neighbors for an evening of fun, games and fellowship. Community Back

Pack and School supply drive benefiting Easton Elementary! Please bring donations of school sup-

plies to the party or drop off at First Christian Church. We’d like to send the kids of Easton back to

school in style.

PRAYER CONCERNS Church Members Fairfax, Michelle Stephen, Paula Carmichael, Bettie Richey, Kathleen Ward, Bob Hoskins, Fay Fox, Bob

Homebound Members Angel, Gilbert Herring, Bobby Ledwell, Barbara Brown, Leona Hodge, Millard Leonard, Mary Kirkpatrick, Betty Moser, Peggy Pardue, Faith Holman, Georgia

Family and Friends of Members Banks, Elizabeth—grandmother of Monica Banks Birchfield, Bill – friend of FCC Bodford, Angie – friend of Connie Hance Bowden, Barry – friend of Vicky Presley Bowen, Ronnie – father of Nada Werner Bradley, Shirley—friend of Kathy & Mike Sink Costakis, Brittany—former student of Connie Hance Crossman, Ginger – friend of Faye Calder Daniel, Susan—friend of First Christian Church Godlewski, Beckie—friend of Connie Hance Gullet, Matt – friend of John and Lora Sessions Hagee, Rev. George – friend of Bob and Barbara Fox Hall, Bobby – friend of Drew Hill Hargis, Ginger—Aunt of Christie Martin Hendricks, Joe – regular visitor of FCC Hunter Michael—nephew of Ronni Hunter Johnson, Evelyn – sister of Lou Morris Kazmiearczak, Kaylee – friend of Shellie Veschio King, Troy – son of Cathryn Teer Hodge Kruczek, Jim – friend of Shellie Veschio Mathews, Ann—friend of Connie Hance McCraw, Monroe – father of Vickie Pressley Mitchell, Ruth—Gina Pruitts grandmother Morgan, Louise – sister of Mary Hudspeth Nance, Estelle—friend of Claudia Colter New, Ron - brother of Sandra Sellers Parsons, Jerry – father of Shelia Sellers Patterson, Chip – friend of Anne Hodges Shaw, Rebecca and Ed – daughter and son-in-law of Joan Gillespie Teer, Catherine – mother of Cathryn Teer Hodge Veschio, Rick – brother of Shellie Veschio Veschio, Delores—mother of Shellie Veschio Wade, Mary Jane – aunt of Cheryl Askew Weidemann, Peg– mother of Brad Weidemann White, Doris – friend of John and Lora Sessions Military Service Brammer, Roger & family – friends of Brenda Smith Hance, Drew – nephew of Charlie & Connie Hance Hudspeth, Jacob – grandson of Howard and Mary Hudspeth Sympathy to: Paul Gillespie and his family at the death of his mother, Edith Gillespie.

CRISIS CONTROL Gift of the Month

Grits & Oatmeal

Samaritan Ministries

August Sunscreen

Men’s deodorant

Meat—fresh or frozen

Vacation Bible School 2015

Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, August 3-

Friday, August 7 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. It is open to

children who will be entering kindergarten in the fall through

those who will be going into the 6th grade (Middle School) in

the fall.

This year’s theme is Everest, Conquering Challenges with

God’s Mighty Power. Each day children will celebrate and

sing at Base Camp and at the Summit Celebration. They will

learn that God has the power to provide, that God has the power

to comfort, that God has the power to heal, that God has the

power to forgive, and that God has the power to love us forever.

Along the way from base camp to the summit celebration, chil-

dren will learn about the prophet Elijah at the Bible Expedition,

play outdoors at the Glacier Games, share in some yummy

Mountaintop Treats, learn how God provides, comforts and

heals at Kidvid Cinema and exercise their imaginations at

Imagination Station.

Our mission project this year is to collect funds for Opera-

tion Kid-to-Kid to purchase Thai-language Bibles for children

in Thailand. $4.00 will purchase one Bible. We are inviting the

entire church to participate in this project and we will continue

collecting funds throughout the month of August. In past years

you have all been very generous in providing such things as

malaria nets and clean water for children through Operation

Kid-to-Kid. Please help us again!

Reminder !!! DWM/CWF Day

Group No Meetings scheduled

for July and August. Will resume

meeting in September.

Reynolds Price (1933-2011) was a distin-

guished author, poet, and longtime profes-

sor at Duke University whose spiritual re-

flections influenced much of his writing.

Our church library has several of his works;

the most recent addition to our collection is A Palpable God:

Thirty Stories translated from the Bible. The stories are from

both Old and New Testaments, including all of Mark's gospel.

Although Mark gets 43 pages, most of the other stories are one

or two pages. Although the 'translator' does not claim an in-

depth knowledge of either Hebrew or Greek, he has researched

the various translations through the ages and his gifts as a novel-

ist make these Bible stories what one reviewer calls 'required

reading.' You will find Reynolds Price's works in the bookcase

opposite the library door on the shelf labeled "Worth Noting." Marilyn Cardwell, Librarian

Birthdays are listed below in italics August 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 9:00 Early Worship 10:00 Mission Sunday Guest Speak (see article)

10:45 Fellowship Time 11:00 Worship 6:00 Summer Movie Nights “The Emperors New Grove”

3 VBS Begins 8:30 to 11:30

thru August 7

4 8:30 to 11:30 VBS 11:00 Men’s brunch Clem-

mons Kitchen 3:00 Tutoring Autistic Children Fellowship Wing 6:00 Cabinet Mtg. 6:30 Men’s AA

5 8:30 to 11:30 VBS 5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:30 to 8:30 Youth Pool Party—Lou Morris’ house

6 8:30 to 11:30 VBS

7 8:30 to 11:30 VBS

8 4:00 to 8:00 Opportunity

Class Hudspeth family reunion

9 9:00 Early Worship 10:00 Sunday School 10:45 Fellowship Time 11:00 Worship 6:00 Summer Movie Nights “Hook”

10

Mike Sink

11 11:00 Men’s brunch Clem-mons Kitchen 3:00 Tutoring Autistic Chil-dren Fellowship Wing 6:30 Men’s AA 6:00 Worship Ministry Meeting

12 5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group 6:00 Meal/Bible Study

13 4:30 Delta- Kappa— Opportunity Classroom 4-8:00 Samari-tan Ministries-Taylor Hall

14 Palooza –Taylor Hall 5-9:00 Worship & Wonder training Children’s Wing

Will Werner

15

16 9:00 Early Worship 10:00 Sunday School 10:45 Fellowship Time 11:00 Worship 6:00 Summer Movie Nights “Despicable Me”

Paul West

17 David Archer

18 11:00 Men’s brunch Clem-mons Kitchen 3:00 Tutoring Autistic Chil-dren Fellowship Wing 6:30 Men’s AA

19 5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group 6:00 Meal/Bible Study 6:30 to 7:30 Youth Win-dow Cleaning

20 Paula Stephen

21 22 4-8:00 pm

Back 2 School Block Party

Paul Bierie

23 9:00 Early Worship 10:00 Sunday School 10:45 Fellowship Time 11:00 Worship 6:00 Summer Movie Nights “Holes”

Glenn Fleeman

24

Tim Brown

25 11:00 Men’s brunch Clem-mons Kitchen 3:00 Tutoring Autistic Chil-dren Fellowship Wing 6:30 Men’s AA

26 5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group 6:00 Meal/Bible Study

Jim Gillespie Pam Bowen

27 28 29

30 9:00 Early Worship 10:00 Sunday School 10:45 Fellowship Time 11:00 Worship

Bryan Bartholomew

31

Youthful Information . . . . . Well, the summer is coming to an end, and the school year will once again soon be upon us. This past month has been

quite eventful for the Youth! From July 13th through July 18th, six of our Youth and two adults ventured to Black Moun-

tain, NC, to participate in Christmount’s Work Camp experience. All had a wonderful time, learned a lot, and worked

hard! As a result, Christmount is cleaner, prettier, and more financially accessible than ever to those who would otherwise

be unable to afford it. In addition to Work Camp, the Youth have been actively involved in Wednesday night fellowship

and Summer Sunday Movie Nights, both at 6pm in Taylor Hall. Speaking of which, Summer Sunday Movie Nights will

continue in August up to the start of the school year, with titles such as The Emperor’s New Groove, Hook, Despicable

Me, and Holes. Youth Group will continue on Wednesday nights as well with food, fun, and fellowship. As far as major

events go, the Youth will be having a pool party at Lou Morris’ house (2425 Greenwich Rd) on Wednesday, August 5th,

at 6:30pm after our usual meal at the church. Then, on August 19th, we will be helping to wash windows around the

church. We will officially return to our regularly-scheduled Youth Group activities on August 26th, with food, a game,

and a Bible study every Wednesday between 6 and 7:30pm. If you would like any additional information on any of the

above events, or if you are not on the Youth email list and would like to be, please email Chris Rinker at

cbrinker19.23@gmail.com.

. . . . . . . . From the desk of Chris Rinker.

“Faith Seeking Understanding”. . . .

Grace and Peace to you all!

I cannot believe it is already August! It seems like this summer has just flown by. But, while I do enjoy all the activi-

ties of summer, I am looking forward to cooler temperatures in our neck of the woods.

We have enjoyed a great summer here at FCC filled with joyful worship, community outreach, and deepening fellow-

ship with our summer bible study on Wednesday nights. I have heard nothing but great things from you all about our

Wednesday night activities and the sense of fellowship and connectedness that have resulted. And I have also heard

that many of you are missing the small group experience we enjoyed this past Lent.

As we enter into the dog days of summer and the beginning of fall, your church leaders are working hard to plan a

revival of our small group discussions centered on gifts of the Spirit.

Some of you may know all about spiritual gifts while for some this may be something of a new concept. Well, just to

refresh your collective memory, spiritual gifts are those qualities and abilities graced to us all by the one who created

us. Scripturally, these gifts include prophecy, healing, teaching, exhortation (encouragement), giving, leadership, com-

passion, wisdom, knowledge, and discernment among others. Moreover, these gifts do not exist for themselves or by

themselves but rather exist to give glory to God as well as for the betterment and furtherance of God’s covenant peo-

ple. Indeed, I think it is fair to say that within all of us, there is a deep desire to know God and ourselves in deep, pow-

erful, and transformative ways. Our collective work on spiritual gifts is designed with this goal in mind. On Wednes-

day, September 2nd we will meet as a congregation to share a meal with each other and organize ourselves for this im-

portant work. I hope you all can be a part of this enriching experience as we prayerfully discern who we are and who

God is calling us to be.

However, before this, we will be celebrating the end of the summer with our 2nd annual block party and school suply

drive on Saturday, August 22nd. I hope you all can come and bring friends as well as meet our neighbors.

Peace, Ryan