On Sunday, May 17 during worship, we will recognize our seniors graduating from High School: Molly Farkas, Olivia Milburn, McKenna Simpson, and Kaitlin Thompson. We will present them with bibles. Come celebrate their accomplishments.
News and Events
PENTECOST
May 16, 2015 By
On Sunday, May 24 we celebrate and remember the coming of the Holy Spirit. This very special day in the church year is also known as the birthday of the church, because this day commemorates when the disciples went out, spoke in tongues, and told the Good News of Jesus Christ. People believed, lives were transformed and the church was born. The Rev. Carol Oetzel will be leading us in worship on this sacred day. Everyone is invited to WEAR RED as we invite the Holy Spirit to enter our lives and transform us.
Bible Study
April 22, 2015 By
Wednesday morning Bible Study with Pastor Roe will continue with the book of Romans. The group meets Wednesdays 10:30AM – 12:00N. Our current session is scheduled for April 22 through May 20. Please read Romans 1:1-17 for our first class.
Bloom!
April 22, 2015 By
Worship Theme
Our current worship theme is Bloom! – Growing with God. We will be exploring scriptures focused on flowers, seeds, weeds and growth. It is an exciting time of year when everything in nature is coming back to life after lying dormant all winter. Come explore ways to bring new life to your faith and spirit.
Scriptures & Schedule:
April 12: Isaiah 40:3-8, 1 Peter 1:13-26
April 19: Luke 12:13-34
April 26: Youth Sunday
May 3: John 15:1-17
May 10: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
May 17: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
COME BLOOM WITH US!
Kroger Cards
April 22, 2015 By
It’s that time of the year again. Time to re-enroll your Kroger card in the Kroger Community Rewards program for the fiscal year of May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016. To support our CWF ministries follow the instructions below:
- Log on to Kroger.com
- Click on sign-in
- Put in e-mail address and password
- Select “Community”
- Then select “Community Rewards”
- View your details
- Our organization number is 81221 – First Christian Church – Middletown
- Using the Edit tab, re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards program for the current year.
April CWF News
April 22, 2015 By
CWF (Christian Women’s Fellowship) wishes to thank all who helped in any way on our March Salad Luncheon. We had 71 persons attend and our gross income was $528. After expenses, we will net a little over $400 which will be spent on both local and national mission projects.
On March 29th CWF sponsored a discussion on the book and movie “Heaven is for Real”. A light lunch was served and there were 11 present. We would like to have another lunch and book discussion in June on a Sunday after church. A date will be announced later.
Blessing Boxes will be dedicated on May 10th this year. You may place your money in an envelope or bring your Blessing box that day.
CWF Executive Board will meet on May 2nd at 11:00 after choir practice in the Memorial Room. We will plan our get-together then.
Spring Outreach Collection
April 22, 2015 By
For our upcoming collection, we would like to suggest paper products such as facial tissue, (Kleenex or any brand), toilet tissue, paper towels and liquid hand soap. As always, all nonperishable items are welcome and can be placed in the wooden box left of the narthex. Your Outreach Team appreciates your continued support which is making a difference in our community!
New Children’s Class
April 22, 2015 By
Beginning Sunday April 12th, we are offering a special Sunday School Class session for our 3rd – 5th grade children. Class time will begin after the Children’s Sermon (10:20) and go through the end of Sunday Worship (11:15). We will continue this session until May 31. The class will be led by Lora Schueller.
Our tentative plan is to have six-week sessions of classes and take a break for a few weeks and resume class again. Hope to see all of our awesome kids there!!
RAFFLEMANIA
April 18, 2015 By
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Time: 6-8 p.m. Doors open at 5:15
A fun evening is in store as we raise money for our children to attend church camp. If you have never attended a Quarter Auction, here’s the gist: It is like an auction…and like bingo! If you wish to bid, you will donate $1 for a numbered paddle. A matching numbered disc will be placed into a bin. Each item up for bid will be displayed for all guests to see. Guests will give their bid (raffle tickets worth a quarter purchased upon arrival) and hold up their numbered paddle. When all bids are collected, the auctioneer will draw a numbered chip from the container to determine the winner. Once we have a winner, all chips will be placed back into the container and go to the next item to be auctioned. Still confused? – See our committee chairs: Charlotte Steele, Ginger Alley, and Karen Powers.
How can you help?
1. Donate items for the concession stand. Sign up on the sheet in the narthex.
2. Donate a new item to be auctioned: theme basket, bath and body products, home or kitchen items, etc. A list of possible items will soon be on an insert in your worship bulletin.
3. Attend the auction and participate! IT IS FUN!
Scout Sunday
February 16, 2015 By
Sunday, March 1 we will celebrate Scout Sunday during our time of worship. We encourage anyone involved in Boy Scouts or Girls Scouts to wear your uniforms. Connor Thompson is working with scouts in our congregation and his local scout troop to lead us in worship that morning. See him if you would like to participate. Cliff Thompson will bring the morning message.
