First Christian Church

214 North Avenue D

Burkburnett, TX 76354 (940) 569-2062 – Rev. Haworth 580-478-8872

E-mail: burkfcc@sbcglobal.net

Web Site: www.burkfcc.org August 2017

DISCIPLES DISPATCH “The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.”

—William S. Burroughs Shirley Crane, Administrative Assistant

Youth Going to Camp

While our youth are at camp,

please send a postcard or note to

our campers and let them know

that we are thinking about

them!

Letters need to be sent so they arrive during the middle

of the camp. You will need to include:

Camper’s Name

Camp attending

3693 State Highway 31 E

Athens, TX 75752

Our youth currently signed up to attend:

JYF Camp July 31-August 4 Jacob Hudson

Adeline Hudson, Cadence Albin & LaDamion Johnson

attended Disciples Crossings Church Camp in June.

It was truly a special day on July 2 with the baptisum of

Liam & Judy Brady shown with Rev. Christina Haworth.

Blessings to this brother and sister.

General Assembly elects

Teresa Hord Owens as

first African-American

woman to head mainline

denomination

Rev. Teresa “Terri” Hord

Owens was elected July 9th to

serve as the General Minister

and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

She is the first African-American to hold this post and the

second woman to lead the denomination.

“We need to stop demonizing differences as deficiencies,”

Hord Owens says. “We should seek to understand, to work

through our differences in priorities, opinions, methods, and

goals. This will not be easy, but imagine what an example

this will be for the world if we can bridge the gaps in

politics, identity, geography and theology.”

The election of Hord Owens follows the 12-year tenure of

the Rev. Sharon Watkins, who was the first female to lead a

mainline denomination in the U.S. upon her election in

2005. Hord Owens’ term is six years with an option for re-

election in 2023 for an additional six-year term.

For more information, please visithttp://disciples.org/office-

of-the-general-minister-and-president/rev-teresa-hord-

owens-elected/

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Deacons for 2017 Term Ending Board Officers

Ron Barb 12/31/2017 Vice President

Hugh Halpain 12/31/2017

Deda VanDonge 12/31/2017 Secretary

Louise Cochran 12/31/2018

Janet Fowler 12/31/2018

Hal Halpain 12/31/2018

Susan Brady 12/31/2019

Shirley Gritton 12/31/2019

Gayle Hallgarth 12/31/2019 Treasurer

Elders for 2017 Term Ending Board Officers

Shirley Crane 12/31/2017

Brad Gritton 12/31/2017 President

Nellie Dickson 12/31/2018

Randy Greenway 12/31/2018

Jhan VanDonge 12/31/2019

Trustees for 2017

Ron Barb 12/31/2017 Vice President

James Arlington 12/31/2018

Shirley Gritton 12/31/2019

Life Term Elders, Deacons and Trustees

Bob Hallgarth Elder for Life

Lorraine Paulsen Elder for Life

Gayle Hallgarth Deacon for Life

John Paulsen Deacon for Life

Walt Doerre Trustee for Life

CHURCH STAFF Minister Rev. Christina Haworth

Choir Director Nellie Dickson

Pianist-Organist Emeritus Jane Hill

Pianist-Organist Shelley Alongi

Nursery Worker Emilie Denton, Wilma Noey

Admin Assistant: Shirley Crane

Church: (940) 569-2062; same for fax

burkfcc@sbcglobal.net www.burkfcc.org

Office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00-1:00

Haworth Hash

“Mid-Summer”

“What does the LORD require of

you but to do justice, and to love

kindness, and to walk humbly

with your God?” Micah 6:8

I hold these words close to my heart. They are the

words of the prophet Micah, as he counsels Israel about

how to stay pure in heart and full of faith.

August is an “in-between” month. There’s no major

holiday to rally around. It’s a time for last minute

vacations and preparing for school. It’s a time of rest

and preparation. In the middle of the summer heat and

humidity, I feel my own energy waning. But Micah

calls me back to what is important. The prophet

reminds me what God calls his children to do – no

matter the weather.

The following untitled poem by Judith Gass is one that

concerns “mid-life,” but I think it’s appropriate for

mid-year, also.

“Why are you waiting to begin your life? Do you think

the world must care and come soliciting?

Listen to the knocking at the door of your own heart. It

is faint because you have not answered. You have

fooled yourself with preparations. Time left laughing

while you considered the possibilities.

Wake up. You have slept long enough.

Wake up. Tomorrow may be too late.

When you finally dare open the door, your life will

begin arriving – cautiously at first, unbelieving that the

gate, so long locked against the tide, has finally been

opened.

Then with swells of neglected dreams, Then with

waves of joyful revelation, the sea will follow. You

will be swept by the full and magnificent tides of your

own longing…

That no one else can give you. That no one else can

claim.”

As our church begins to prepare for the Fall Season

and beyond, I find new hope in these words. May we

live into God’s plan for our lives and our church more

fully with each passing day.

To make changes to the birthday or

anniversary information, emails, phone

numbers, addresses, etc. please

contact Shirley at 569-2062.

Birthdays Not Available On Web

Anniversaries

Not Available On Web

None In September

OUR CHURCH FAMILY (New in bold)

Not Available On Web

OUR FAMILY & Friends

Not Available On Web

OUR FRIENDS IN THE MILITARY

Not Available On Web

CHOIR VACATION TIME

The choir will be taking time off

from July 9, 2017 through August. Nellie is looking for people to sing

or play some special music for the

worship services during that time. If

you feel so inclined, please contact

Nellie Dickson at 940-337-1267 and she will happily add

you to the schedule.

The June Treasurer’s report was accepted as

presented.

.The new Pantry storage closet has been cleaned out.

Margaret Arlington painted the closet. Jhan VanDonge

changed the keys/lock. The janitor stuff was moved to

the work closet in Chalice Hall.

7/18 Birthday Lunch 11:30 a.m. Feed Lot

7/22 Disciples Pantry 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

7/24 Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

7/31 Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

7/31-8/4 JYF 11 Camp

8/1 Cluster Mtg. 11:00 a.m. FCC WF

8/3 Worship Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m.

8/7 Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

8/8 Disciple Pantry 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

8/9 Board Meeting 6:00 p.m.

8/13 Back to School Blessing

8/20 Guest Preacher

Volunteers are needed in Sunday School and

WOW.

Outreach for June

Grace Ministry pledge $200.00

Discretionary – Disciple Mission/Pentecost

$100.00

Total - $300.00

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Special Funds

Disciple Mission Fund

Pentecost $ 70.00

Easter $110.00

WOC $210.00

Total - $390.00

Need special music for July and August.

Freedom Pot Luck Sunday is tentatively scheduled

for 9/10/17

Worship Education WOW

July 2 59 24 7

July 9 37 16 2

July 16 37 17 N/A

July 23 40 19 N/A

July 30 N/A

AVG MTD 43 19 2

2017 Dollar$ and Cent$

June 01/17 $68,071.76

Receipts 6,224.00

Montgomery Grant 2,000.00

Disbursements 10,096.05

June Balance $(1,872.05)

Available General Fund 6/30/17 $66,199.71

SPECIAL DESIGNATED FUNDS

Beginning Balance 6/01/17 $22,141.14

Receipts-Designated Funds 685.00

Coins for Pantry 52.00

Total receipts 737.00

Total Funds Available $22,878.14

Weekly

strengthening

exercises at

the church.

Classes begin at

10a.m.

For questions please contact Nellie Dickson.

Shelley Alongi blessed us on July 23 playing How Great Thou Art.

Lay Schedule: (Changes in bold) Once the schedule is printed in the

newsletter, you are responsible for

getting someone to replace you. If you

cannot attend, please switch with

someone else & advise the office staff

of the change. Also, see that the master list on the bulletin

board is updated.

August 6

Lay Leader: Brad Gritton

Elder: Shirley Crane

Deacons: Shirley Gritton, Janet Fowler, Hal Halpain, Hugh Halpain

Greeter: James Arlington

Children’s Message: Rhonda Gettig

WOW: Shirley Gritton

Nursery: Standby: Trenda St. Claire

Fellowship: Janet Fowler & Rhonda Gettig

C. Checker: (August 6-12) Hugh Halpain

Audio Visual: Brent Haworth

August 13

Lay Leader: Janet Fowler

Elder: Nellie Dickson

Deacons: Gayle Hallgarth, Ron Barb, Susan Brady, Louise Cochran

Greeter: Hugh Halpain

Children’s Message: Deda VanDonge

WOW: Shirley Gritton

Nursery Standby: Trenda St. Claire

Fellowship: Shirley Gritton & Gayle Hallgarth

C. Checker: (August 13-19) John & Susan Brady

Audio Visual: Margaret Arlington

August 20

Lay Leader: Brad Gritton

Elder: Jhan VanDonge

Deacons: Janet Fowler, Shirley Gritton, Hal Halpain, Hugh

Halpain

Greeter: James Arlington

Children’s Message: Nellie Dickson

WOW: Shirley Gritton

Nursery Standby: Trenda St. Claire

Fellowship: Betty Halpain & Deda VanDonge

C. Checker: (August 20-26) Jhan VanDonge

Audio Visual: Brent Haworth

August 27

Lay Leader: Gayle Hallgarth

Elder: Randy Greenway

Deacons: Gayle Hallgarth, Ron Barb, Susan Brady, Louise

Cochran

Greeter: Hugh Halpain

Children’s Message: Shirley Gritton

WOW: Shirley Gritton

Nursery Standby: Trenda St. Claire

Fellowship: Trenda St. Claire & Barbra James

C. Checker: (August 27-Sept. 2) James & Margaret Arlington

Audio Visual: Margaret Arlington

Send your favorite photo of your pet.

We will spotlight a pet each month

in the newsletter.

Please give your feedback as to

whether you like this section. After

all, they are part of our families, too.

Molly & Maggie Hallgarth scopeing out the squirrels in the backyard.

Nellie Dickson

blessed us by

singing

Hallelujah on

July 16

Thank You’s Thank you to Brad & Shirley Gritton for

shampooing carpets.

Thank you to Bob Hallgarth & Hugh

Halpain for keeping or lawn and

shrubs beautiful.

Thank you to Margaret Arlington for painting the

storage space for the pantry supplies.

Can you guess who this is? If so, you may win a

prize. Email or turn your guess into the office. The

winner will be announced in August newsletter.

We would love for you to join in the fun. If you

would like to submit a photo, bring it by the church

office or email it.

The first one to

get their guess in

wins.

July’s winner:

Trenda St. Claire

Pictured was:

Jenni Hudson

Give me a sense of humor, Lord

give me the grace to see a joke to

get some humor out of life and

pass it on to other folk (from

Boulevard Blessings)

KNOW YOUR HYMNS

The Politician’s Hymn….Standing on the Promises

The Optometris’s Hymn….Open My Eyes That I May See

The IRS Agent’s Hymn….I Surrender All

The Gpsso[‘s Hymn….Pass It On

The Shoer’s Hymn….Sweet Bye and Bye

Thank you to

Anne Strome

who delivred a

beautiful

message on July

9 “The

Beatitude

Blessings”

Monday Night Bible Study

The Monday night Bible Study has just

started a study of the New Testament book of

Acts, and we welcome anyone who would be

interested in bringing their Bible and joining

the discussion each Monday at 7pm!

The John Crane Scholarship is now in the care of the

Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation.

The scholarship fund is open to the best of Burkburnett

high school students. Applicants will be evaluated by

the Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation.

To make a donation, please place your contribution

into an envelope provided by the foundation. Checks

need to be made out to Wichita Falls Area Community

Foundation with a note in the memo section indicating

John Crane Scholarship Fund. Checks can either be

mailed directly to the foundation or can be left at the

church and will be forwarded to the foundation. All

contributions are tax deductible, and a summary will be

mailed to individual donors, at the end of the year,

from the Foundation.

Thank you for helping to maintain the legacy of John

Crane. It is such an honor to John, and we his family,

give our heartfelt gratitude for all that contribute. If you

have any questions, please ask the members of the

scholarship committee: Shirley Crane, Trenda St.

Claire, Randy Greenway, Brent Haworth, and

Shirley Gritton. As of July 20, 2017, there is

$4,570.12 in scholarship fund.

Update

Dates Open in 2017 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)

August 8 & 26

September 12 & 23

October 10 & 28

November 14 & 25

December 12 & 23

Can you believe it! On September 26th the

First Christian Church – Disciples Personal

Care Pantry - will be TWO years old! This

pantry was established to meet a need within the community

not covered by Grace Ministries (food) or Jubilee Christian

Church (food & clothing). From that first day when 4

people showed up for assistance, the pantry has grown to

over 250 registered clients with an average of 74 clients per

month.

The only publicity now used is “word of mouth” yet the list

of clientele continues to grow! The Pantry Team still

anticipates a 25% increase in the next year and hopes to

expand its territory to include all areas of the Burkburnett

School District; and the Oklahoma areas serviced by Grace

Ministries in the next 2 to 3 years. We wanted to do that

last year but the clientele in the established area grew so

much it had to be postponed. To do this it becomes

necessary to reach outside the church to the local community

and various charities to help financially.

Clients served in July: 61

New Clients in July: 6

3-month Average of Clients: 70

Money spent in July: $1011.07

Money collected thru July 23rd: $691

Presently we are down about $1700 towards our goal of

$15,000. PLEASE HELP!! This mission serves a

grateful and needy group of our Burkburnett family.

Make checks payable to: First Christian Church, Attention:

Pantry. Mail to:

First Christian Church

214 North Avenue D

Burkburnett, Texas 76354

If you would like to volunteer, contact the church office at

569-2062. Leave a message if no one is there and we will

get back to you.

Thanks to Skip Applegate for giving up the janitor’s closet

so we can have a place to put the pantry overflow! Thanks

also to Jhan Van Donge for coordinating this effort.

Do you know our pantry team? They are Margaret

Arlington, Susan Brady, Shirley Crane, Nellie Dickson,

Brad & Shirley Gritton, Hal Halpain, Gayle Hallgarth,

and Deda & Jhan Van Donge. Others also help on

occasion: Audrey & Leah Hanseman; Janet Fowler;

Brent & Christina Haworth; and Amy Plummer. I’m sure

I’ve missed someone. Please let me know so I can recognize

them.

We who are so lucky for this opportunity to share our

blessings through this venture.

Margaret Arlington, Pantry Coordinator

Ladies Night Out - Jane Hill, Nellie Dickson and

Janelle Cremeens enjoy the food, fun and fellowship

at The Pelican Restaurant Wednesday evening, July

26th.

Rose Moss picture taken by Shirley Crane May 13, 2017

Jacob Hudson

has been asking

to join FFA for

quite some time

now. His dad

and I have

started taking

him to the

Young

Livestock farm

recently. He has

been learning

how to feed,

bathe, groom, and walk the pig shown in the picture. He has

also gotten to experience live birth of several new piglets.

We will be signing him up for FFA soon and possibly

bringing home a pig. Please wish him good luck as he joins

the FFA show world. (submitted by: Jenni Hudson)

Jenni Hudson

Jenni Hudson with niece Judy Brady

Kenley Denton & Judy Brady

Caleb Bolf, Lydia Haworth, Kenely Denton, Judy Brady,

Shirley Gritton & Keelie Denton

Hamming it up, Lydia Haworth

Mark Your Calendars

Texoma Gives – September 7th

From 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. on September 7, texomagives.org

will accept donations to raise unrestricted dollars for area

nonprofits in Texoma. It is a day of giving to celebrate the

nonprofits in Texoma.

TEXOMA GIVES is a 16-hour day of giving that provides

critical funding for our area nonprofits. Wichita Falls Area

Community Foundation is partnering with area nonprofits to

give thousands of donors from every community in a 24-

county area of North Texas and southern Oklahoma a

chance to raise funds for local needs.

The purpose of an area-wide day like TEXOMA GIVES is

to bring the region together on one day and as one

community, raising money and awareness for Texoma

nonprofits. This initiative, organized by Wichita Falls Area

Community Foundation, provides citizens an on-line

resource (www.texomagives.org) to find and support

nonprofit organizations whose missions align with their

passions.

Local non-profits agencies involved with this day of giving

include: Burkburnett Boys and Girls Club, Grace Ministries,

Friends of the Burkburnett Library, Burkburnett Project

Back to School, and the Senior Citizens Center of

Burkburnett - as well as many worthy organizations that

serve Wichita County, Wichita Falls, and the whole of

Texoma.

All donations made on September 7th through

texomagives.org are eligible for “Prize Money” that will be

awarded throughout the day. “Prize Money” has been made

possible by the various sponsors listed on the website’s

homepage. What an impact we can make in Texoma when

we join together for Texoma Gives!

Stars and stripes

Since the early 1800s various groups have

observed a day to display the American flag.

Presidents Woodrow Wilson (in 1916) and Calvin

Coolidge (in 1927) issued proclamations marking

June 14 as National Flag Day. But it wasn’t until

August 3, 1949, that Congress approved June 14

as a day of national observance. President Harry

Truman signed it into law.

The American flag has changed designs more than

any other flag in the world. In fact, the United

States didn’t have a standardized flag until 1912!

And even after standardization, the flag changed

three more times with the addition of new stars

representing new states.

Beautiful

bouquet from

Brent and

Lydia Haworth.

Thank you,

Shirley Crane