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Wes Arrasmith, Lois Shaw-Lodwig,

Louise Hill, Virginia Lemons,

Ella Frahm, Jean Meinert,

Marilyn Crews and Ruthann Wymore

www.FirstChristianChurchDavenport.org

Youth Activities 2017

Jan 29 — Youth Group

after worship

Week of Compassion Special Offering

Sunday, February 19 - Sunday, February 26.

“Souper” Bowl of Caring

FCC Youth is Hosting the “Souper” Bowl of Caring on Sunday, February 5th. Bring a canned good and place it on the long table in the hall with the team you want to win. If you do not have a team preference vote for the half time show. All food collected will be taken to the Center’s Food Pantry.

Diaconates Serving in February: Lisa Collins

Dallas McWilliams

Linda Jensen

Karl Jensen

2016 Contribution

Statements will be

available starting

January 23rd. If you

are unable to pick up your statement or prefer to have

it mailed, please contact the church office

(563)-322-0929 or davenportfcc@msn.com

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DWF FEBRUARY CALENDAR

06 Begin Season of Epiphany

09 Executive Board 9:30AM

16 Martin Luther King Day

NO Circle Meetings

NO DWF General Meeting

Sunday Coffee Hour: Ruth Circle

The Next Elder Meeting will

be on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at

6:30 pm in the Gathering Room.

We welcome Patti Latchaw, Dolores

Fitzgerald, and Sharon Perreault as our new

elders starting in 2017.

Thursday Night Bible Study Is at a new location!

Davenport Family Restaurant Village Shopping Center, 902 W Kimberly

Rd, Davenport, at 6:00PM.

Our next Bible Study will be on

Thursday, January 19th, 2017

New Bible Study on History and Beliefs of the

Disciples Church — Come Join Us Anytime!

Pizza Type 9” 16” Order

CAIN’S (All Cheese) $ 6.00 $ 11.00

PETER’S (Pepperoni) $ 7.00 $ 12.00

Sila’s (Sausage) $ 7.00 $ 12.00

GIDEON’S (Garden) $ 6.00 $ 11.00

MATT’S (All Meat) $ 8.00 $ 14.00

THAD’s 3 MEAT (Sausage, Pepperoni, C. Bacon)

$ 8.50

$ 14.50

MISSIONARY (C. Bacon, pineapple)

$ 8.00 $ 14.00

JEHOVA’S JUBILEE (Everything)

$ 9.00 $ 15.00

GLUTEN FREE Crust on

9” (Add $1.00)

$ 1.00

Special

Order

DMF group are making Pizzas on

February 11. Please cut out the

order form below and send your

check made payable to DMF to

First Christian Church, 510 E15th

Street, Davenport, IA 52803 by February 5.

Name: Total:

Phone Number:

Rev. Linda’s Monday out of office “office” hours @

The Green Thumbers Café,

3030 Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52803

Hours will be from 1PM - 3PM

Jan. 30th & Feb. 6th.

DWF DISBURSES FUNDS The DWF, with the support of the entire congregation of First

Christian Church, raised a lot of money at the Fund Raisers held

in the last year! At our January Executive Board Meeting we

worked together making decisions as to disbursement of the

funds in a way that they would make an impact in our

community and church.

The following are the recipients of our funds:

$225.00 Quad City Interfaith is a coalition of

congregations and community groups that have come

together to build local leadership and address issues in the

Quad Cities region of Iowa and Illinois.

$225.00 River Bend Food Bank collects wholesome

donations of food for distribution to more than 300

charitable community organizations that support the hungry

in Eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

$225.00 PUNCH or People Uniting Neighbors and

Churches consists of seven churches that have come together

to see what concerns and needs are in the neighborhoods of

these churches and determine how local churches can help

and be of service to their neighbors.

$225.00 Hope at the Brick House gives hope to

individuals and families through spiritual, educational and

community based support.

These organizations are all non-profit and our church is in-

volved in each of them in some way.

$1437.00 Disciple Mission Fund is the common fund of

the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) supports 72

ministries that includes our congregation and reaches around

the globe.

$2,000.00 First Christian Church General Fund is the

fund that pays for the operation, salaries and outreach of our

church.

It is with a great deal of pride that the DWF is able to make

donations to these organizations.

Respectfully Submitted by

Laura McClurg, DWF President

ATTENTION BOARD

MEMEBERS!

The next Board

Meeting is

Monday, February 13 at 6:30PM.

Board Documents Due to the Office

no later than Wednesday, February 8.

Board Reports will be emailed

Friday, February 10.

P.U.N.C.H. Meeting @

Third Missionary Church

Saturday, January 21 @10:00AM

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Dear Church family,

THANK YOU to all

who helped with the church

play this year. I pray I don't

forget anyone; but here goes:

A special thank you to our

cast members: Gracie, Kyleigh, Chloe (our wise women), Lee

(Joseph and Herod's attendant), Hannah (Narrator), Jaz

(our angel), Jax (Herod and our sound man when we first

started practicing), Mason (Narrator and Shepherd), Cash,

Liam (our two other shepherds), Genevieve (Mary) and

Isabella (narrator). These kids had three practices in

November, two in December and one in January; plus some

were late or missed some because of learning to swim,

sleepovers, birthdays, and being sick. Hannah asked me

Sunday: "Dick you always cry at the end, did you cry this

year?" My answer: "When the narrators read One Solitary

Life and I saw everyone kneeling, yes." Note for you kids,

one adult said to me "I think this was the best one you have

ever put on." Kids thank you again for all your work and

putting up with me, I love you very much.

And now a special thank you to all our support

people and again I pray I don't forget anyone. Thank you to

Don, who stepped in at the last minute to run our sound,

Chad, who came in on a Saturday to figure out our sound

needs in early December, and Cindy who helped in many

different ways but especially Sunday when she turned off

the sound playing "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like

Christmas" loudly while we were trying to get in one more

rehearsal. Thank you to our heavenly choir Sandy, Kay Ann,

Nancy, Laura, Pastor Linda, and Jan Holmes (she practiced

but missed Sunday). You all added a lot to our play and I

know several were under a lot of stress during this time.

And thank you to our Susan who provides music and

sound effects and answered any requests with "No

problem." Thank you to Lisa who taught our kids to sign

the carol, "Away In A Manger" and gave many good

suggestions. Thank you to Michelle who helped me clean up

and put away costumes and props. And finally thank you to

Carol for helping in so many ways through all the planning

and work to put on this play this year.

Dick Spencer

The Food Pantry has indicated that

they are in need of rice.

Salvation Army Meal Tuesday, February 7

at 6:00 PM.

It is time to help feed those in the Quad Cities at the Salvation Army Meal Family Meal Site. For the month of February the

Disciple Men Fellowship Group is going to take the lead in serving the main meal.

However, if you would like to give a donation to help support this ministry, please mark a donation

envelope with “Salvation Army” or We will need 5 desserts choices and milk to be delivered. Any monetary donations are welcomed. If you are interested in donating or providing milk/dessert choices please the Church Office

563.322.0929 or Mike Moritz.

Thanks for supporting this amazing ministry!

Prayer Concerns Health Issues: Susan Rasek, Joe Clark, Leora Walton, Sara Owen, Vera Grissom, Idella Anderson, Bev Eno,

Donna Patterson, Andrea Schmidt, Liz Toll, Debbie & Mike Lobdell, Robin VanDerMerwe, Kay Ann Ohl, Harriet Meye, the family of Hal Smith, and Our Circle of Concern Members.

Community Family * The Deep River Christian Church, Deep River, IA; First Christian Church, Mason City, IA; Prescott United Church, Prescott, IA

* Cedar Memorial Christian Church, Davenport, IA * Human Trafficking and Undocumented People, The people of St. Paul, Dallas, Baton Rouge, Orlando Florida, shootings

in Davenport, Syrian Refugees in Europe, 2 Police Officers shot in Iowa * Lyle Wogomen, health issues – Cindy Clough * Niece, Kelly & cousin Kathie; surgery – Nancy Duvall * Connie Schebler (cousin), being taken off life support; in her 50’s, very kind & loving with 4 children – Janet Holmes’ * Allison Cress (18yrs.) has cancer * Jamie Shumpert’s brother who was diagnosed with cancer * Terri Grove, Cancer – Kay Ann & Nancy * Barb Truman – Sara Owen * Mike Knutstrom (son) thyroid cancer – Ken & Nancy Knutstrom * Scott, Bilateral lung transplant – Brother of Joe Shaffer * Paul Griffin – Linda Dietz * David Dueth of Weerts - Cancer * Leah Reeves’ dad, Al, neck surgery * Bridgett’s Dad, Kim Gray, Skin Cancer * Debbi Milton, COPD – Laura Jackson * Chelse, & Jack, brain surgery – Friend of Harold & Laura McClurg * Joe Van Nice – diagnosed with Alzheimer’s – Bob Bancks’ step-brother * Gene Edge (dad) in hospice – Kristy Walton * Will (tough time), Todd’s friend & Jane England, grandmother-in-law knee surgery – Lisa Collins * Niece Katelin Warner, 2

nd& 3

rd degree burns, home and on the road to recovery – Terri Ranes/ McWilliams Family

* Lyall James Hoos, Health issues – Leora Walton’s brother. * Jerry & Harriet Meye –newphew Jim Campbell (lung cancer). * Jennifer Vinson, “Wholeness” - Colette * Dennis Jacobson’s brother, Steve, monitoring of his heart, his niece Emily, John and his niece Kathy. * John Farley’s brother Richard, health issues & granddaughter Ella Riley, physical difficulties * The Jensen Family –Linda’s sister in Arizona, Lee’s grandma Sherry

* Amy – Jim Bob’s Sister-in-law * Staff Sgt Richard R. Mallette deployed (7mo.) & all military. Son of Brian & Anita Mallette & Grandson of JoAnn Mallette. * Stephanie Hawing, sister and Rosie Knapp, brain tumor- Kelly Cunningham * Dolores’ Sons - Robert Fitzgerald &Tandy Fitzgerald – cancer, Dolores Fitzgerald * Liz & Chloe Toll’s aunt Elaine, niece Abbi, cousin Lona, Aunt Phyllis, Liz’s Dad, Abby, Liz’s Brother PTSD & Liz’s leg * Beck Anderson (sister-in-law) eye surgery & Millie Peterson(Aunt) fell and broke bones - Sandi Anderson * Morgan Bealty(granddaughter) small brain tumor & Laurel Judge, open heart surgery - Nadine Eichhorn * Mike & Debbie, Mike’s dementia, Jakobe (nephew) and Alex Marvin-Jim & Sharon Perreault * Lisa Noles’ cousin Hannah, Brendon (nephew), Jim Missionary, Brian Ames

* Sue Rosenboom, health problems – Dorothy Rosenboom * Mary Beth’s & Michael’s concerns – Special Olympians * Friends of Congregation that are fighting Cancer: Sue Moritz, Patrick Andrews, Sue Smith, Walt Burgess, Trish Horton,

Teresa Crist, Chad Bollinger,

Please help with keeping the prayer list current. Contact the office 322.0929, with updates, praises, sympathy. THANK YOU. Deadline for updates to appear in the upcoming Sunday bulletin is Wednesday.

DMF Fund Raising

Spaghetti Dinner Immediately following

worship on Sunday,

February 26, 2017

The menu will consist of

spaghetti, salad, garlic bread & drink. The

price is $7.50 per person with a family of 4 or

more for $26. The money raised will be used

for the Newton conference center/camp &

The Disciple Men International.

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February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Chalice Mailed

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6pm

Bible Study at Dav-

enport Family Res-

taurant

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1PM

CWU - Forum

6PM

Boy Scouts

Pinewood Derby

Setup

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9AM

Boy Scouts

Pinewood Derby

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Boy Scout’s

Scouting Sunday

“Souper” Bowl

Sunday

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1PM

Rev. Linda Office Hours

@ Green Thumbers

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6PM

Salvation Army Dinner

5:30PM

Praise

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9 10 11

8AM

DMF Pizza

12Chalice Deadline

8:45

Sunday School

Party

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9:30AM

DWF Board

1PM

Rev. Linda Office Hours

@ Green Thumbers

6:30PM

Board

14 Valentine’s Day

6:30PM

Bells

15Chalice Mailed

0AM

Priscilla Circle

1PM

Ruth Circle

6:30PM

Sarah Circle

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6pm

Bible Study at Dav-

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Walton’s in

Fellowship Hall/

Kitchen

10AM

P.U.N.C.H. @ 3rd

Missionary

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Week of

Compassion

Begins

20 President’s Day

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1PM Rev. Linda Office

Hours @ Green

Thumbers

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23 24 25

3PM

Boy Scout’s Blue &

Gold Banquet

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Week of

Compassion Ends

DMF Spaghetti

Fundraiser Dinner

Following Worship

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1PM

Rev. Linda Office Hours

@ Green Thumbers

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5:30PM

Praise

6:30PM

Elders

3 ~ Ryan Hunsaker

6~ Stephanie Morehead

9 ~ Janet Holmes

11 ~ Grace Echols

Richard Landis

15 ~ Glenn Perreault

17 ~ Aliza Oxyer

27 ~ Nancy Duvall

28 ~ Darrell Navratil

C.J. VanDerMerwe

02/6 Michael & Kristy Walton 02/20 ~ C.J. & Robin

VanDerMerwe

Jr. Retreat

~~~~ Jr. Retreat ~~~~~