The Sentinel
First Christian Church, Evansville, IN Volume 9, Issue 12
December 22, 2010
We are a Multi-generational Family inviting People to Experience Christ 121 Walnut St
through Worship, Relationships, and Shared Ministry Evansville, IN
47708
(812)424-1633 or
(812)424-0300
December 24, 2010 (812)422-4316 fax
8:45 p.m. Web Address:
www.fccevv.com
Children’s Christmas Presentation Church Staff
Jerry Clark,
9:00 p.m. Senior Minister
jerry@fccevv.com
The Savior Has Come Mitch Stichler,
Associate Minister
A Celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ mitch@fccevv.com
Ryan Phelps,
Join us for Communion, Candle lighting and singing
Youth Minister
at our Christmas Eve Service ryan@fccevv.com
Dave Woodrum,
Worship Minister
dave@fccevv.com
Christmas Offering Dianne David,
Church Secretary
Our Annual Christmas Offering will be going to dianne@fccevv.com
help our local community, the Evansville Rescue Noel Wilson,
Mission. Custodian
We will also be collecting “Love Gifts” for the Evansville Rescue Elders of the Church
Clem Behme
Mission. Bring a wrapped present and put it under the Christ-
mas tree in the Sanctuary, sock hats, gloves, flannel shirts, Ted Edwards
sweat shirts, socks, underwear & undershirts. Sizes LG, XL, XXL. Paul Pearce
Please mark the outside of the package with the size. We will Clay Bigham
deliver these on December 24. Dan Koch
Rick Brooks
Tom Ruble
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January 2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 NO Men’s Fel-
lowship Breakfast
NO Bus Ministry
Calling
New Year’s Day
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1:15 theGathering 9:00 Keenagers 9:30 Women’s Bible 9:00 Fuzzy Ladies 9:45 Bus Ministry
Study 5:30 1st Serv Worship Calling
2:00 Baby Shower for Planning Mtg
5:30 K-5th BB Ptac Team
Dave & Amy Wood- 6:15 2nd Serv Wor- TBA -K-5 BB
6:00 Tweenagers
rum @ Agape Shelter ship Team Game
5:00 FCConnect & 4:00 Restore Out- 6:00 Hour of Power TBA-Men’s BB game
Youth Groups reach 6:00 TLC TBA-Jr High BB
6:30 Jr High BB Ptra game
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1:15 theGathering 9:45 Bus Ministry
9:30 Women’s Bible 9:00 Fuzzy Ladies
Calling
Study 5:30 1st Serv Worship
4:00 Restore Out-
5:30 K-5th BB Ptac Team TBA -K-5 BB
5:00 FCConnect & reach 6:00 Tweenagers 6:15 2nd Serv Wor- Game
Youth Groups ship Team
6:00 Hour of Power TBA-Jr High BB
TBA-Men’s BB game
6:00 TLC game
6:30 Jr High BB Ptra
16 17 18 19 9:30 Women’s 20 21 22
1:15 theGathering Bible Study
4:00 Restore Out- 9:00 Fuzzy Ladies 9:45 Bus Ministry
12:00 Keenagers Calling
2:30 Elders Mtg reach 5:30 1st Serv Worship
3:30 Deacons Mtg
1:30 Mary Circle Luncheon Team
5:30 TLC @ ERM TBA -K-5 BB
4:00 Church Board Mtg 6:00 FCC Book 6:15 2nd Serv Wor-
5:30 K-5th BB Ptac ship Team
Game
5:00 FCConnect & Club Meeting
6:00 Tweenagers TBA-Men’s BB game TBA-Jr High BB
Youth Groups 6:00 Hour of Power game
6:30 Jr High BB Ptra
23 24 4:00 Restore 25 26 27 28 29
1:15 theGathering Outreach
9:30 Women’s Bible 9:00 Fuzzy Ladies 9:45 Bus Ministry
5:00 FCConnect & Study Calling
6:00 Missions 5:30 1st Serv Worship
Youth Groups______ 5:30 K-5th BB Ptac Team TBA -K-5 BB
Team Meeting_____
30 1:15 theGathering 31
6:00 Tweenagers 6:15 2nd Serv Wor- Game
5:00 FCConnect & ship Team
6:00 Hour of Power TBA-Jr High BB
Youth Groups TBA-Men’s BB game
6:00 TLC game
6:30 Jr High BB Ptra
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8:20 Service 8:20 Ushers: Hospitals
Glenn Enlow, Center Aaron Biggerstaff Jan. 2: Jan. 16:
Alan Eicher Jim Bigham Rick Brooks
Dick McKasson Denny Racster Gary Mann
Randy Mitchell
Randy Poole Jan. 9: Jan 23:
Tom Turpen Hospitals Glenn Enlow
10:30 Service Jamie Belcher Monte Williams
Rick Brooks, Center 10:30 Ushers: Don Racster
Shannon Corra
Brian Ferguson Shut Ins Jan. 30:
David McKasson Tom Ruble Lee Pitlick
Graham Paxton Denny Racster
Lee Pitlick
Scott Sweeney
Mary Circle Meeting Brandon Wilson
Tuesday, January 18th
at 1:30 p.m. Volunteer Custodians
for the month of January:
Opening: Scott Damm
Closing: Rick Brooks
Bible Study Groups
Upon this Rock
Bible Studies will start again on
Wednesday, January 5th You can help with Upon
this Rock by shopping at
Wednesday Morning Schnucks and it not cost-
9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study ing you anything extra.
Wednesday Evening This is how it works: come
by Dianne’s office and pick
6:00 p.m. Tweenagers Bible Study up a form to fill out with your name and ad-
6:00 p.m. Hour of Power Bible Study dress and then we will give you a Schnucks e
6:00 p.m. TLC Bible Study script card. When you shop at Schnucks and
check out you give them the card and they
will swipe it, then every month Schnucks will
send First Christian Church a check for a per-
centage of what was spent. Any questions
please contact the church office at 424-1633
Leadership Meetings
Sunday, January 16th
Elders 2:30 p.m.
Deacons 3:30 p.m.
Church Board 4:00 p.m.
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YOUTH NEWS
Jr High Believe Youth Groups
February 25-26, 2011 Sunday Evenings
St Louis, MO January 2, 2011
$25.00 deposit due by Sunday, Jan. 23rd Total 5:00 p.m. FCC Friends (K-5th grades)
Cost is $49 (includes deposit) plus meals, which is 5:00 p.m. The Crossing Youth Group
approx 4 meals (estimate between $20 - $30).
After Jan. 23 Cost is $59. After February 6th
cost is $69
Leaving on Friday, February 25 at 1:30 p.m. and
returning Saturday, February 26 around 9:30 p.m.
FCConnect
Sign up on Ryan’s door and turn your deposit in
5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 2
ASAP if you are interested in going.
Who: Parents of FCC Youth, Friends of
Parents of FCC Youth, FCC Members inter-
ested in supporting the youth program
Basketball Leagues
What: A gathering where families and
K - 5th & Jr High friends can come to enjoy a meal and fel-
Our games will begin on Saturday, lowship together. Also, games and other
January 8th. Please sign up on activities.
Ryan’s door if you are interested in Where: FCC Social Hall
playing.
When : Starting January 2, 2011 at
**We will practice on Wednesday nights
5:00 p.m. and continuing each Sunday the
5:30 p.m.—K-5th Grade youth meets.
6:30 p.m.—Jr High Why: To foster a sense of community in
Also, High School and Adult will play on Thurs- the youth ministry program at First Chris-
day nights again at Howell General Baptist tian Church. For YOU to help give your in-
starting January 6th or 13th. Please sign up on put/ideas/dreams to help guide both the
Ryan’s door if you are interested in playing. FCC youth ministry as well as impacting
this fellowship time for parents.
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FCC Book Club
Book Den, etc.
Next Book Club meeting is
KEENAGERS EVENTS Tuesday, January 18th at 6:00 p.m.
KEENAGERS - Planning Session is Monday, Reading for January and February
January 3rd at 9:00 a.m. at FCC.
The Help by: Kathryn Stockett
Keenagers Luncheon Wednesday, January
Featured Author: Lori Wick
19th at 12:00 p.m. at FCC Social Hall. Menu in-
cludes: Vegetable Soup, crackers, sandwiches - Featured Books for December:
Ham salad or Cheese spread, drinks & banana Christmas and holiday
dessert. Cost is $5.00 per person. Special guest
Feature of the week: The Christmas Story
speaker is being contacted. Please RSVP by Mon-
day Morning, January 17th. Come see the recently added books and other
featured fall books.
Please note: If extremely cold weather or
ice/snow storm comes. Please check with the
church office 424-1633 to see if plans have been
cancelled. Day trips will be very limited due to un-
known weather conditions.
Please be praying as we begin a New Year,
January 1, 2011 at First Christian Church growing
together. “But grown in the grace and knowledge FCC’s Transportation Ministry Needs
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be
The Transportation Team needs drivers to
glory both now and forever! Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18
pick up and take home a couple of ladies for
Worship & Sunday School. We need individu-
Sunday School New Year 2011
als with a car to assist in this ministry on Sun-
New Year 2011 Sunday School begins day mornings...PLEASE NOTE WE ARE IN
on Sunday, January 2, 2011. This is a NEED OF DRIVERS with CDL licenses—need
great New Year opportunity to be in- men & women of all ages for Keenagers &
volved in a Sunday School class at Youth trips. Please see Gary Bennett or Ja-
9:30 am at FCC. mie Belcher, Transportation Ministry Leaders
This ministry is for all ages nursery, children, youth or call the church office.
through adults of all ages. 2 Timothy 2:15, “Do
your best to present yourself to God as one ap-
proved a workman who does not need to be
ashamed and who correctly handles the word of NO Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
truth.” Pray and join a class on January 2 at 9:30
am. It’s a time of study, prayer, learning, fellow-
Saturday, January 1
ship, friendship and much more. It’s a place to be at Agape Shelter House
for everyone attending FCC. Together, Let’s be
TRUE hearers and TRUE doers of God’s Word!
Thanks Mitch
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The new year is upon us. I would like to share some of the goals that have been set
by the worship committee.
Special Music- We are seeking to have more special music. Our goal is to have at
least one special music per month. So be on the look out for me and the sign up list.
A/V Seminar- Have you had the desire to learn sound systems and computer sys-
tems. Coming soon I will be offering a weekend seminar on how to run our A/V systems. If you are
interested please let me know. More information to come.
Church Choir- We would like to bring back the church choir. In order to do this we need at least
20 people to commit to being part of the choir. No auditions are required. All you need to do is love
the Lord, love to sing. And be able to commit to rehearsals. The Worship committee is going to per-
sonally contact our church family about being involved in this.
In Christ, Dave
Mission Hi-lights for January is
IDES (International Disaster
Emergency Service). Stop by
and see the display in the foyer
off the parking lot entrance.
Attendance Worship Sunday
School
11/28/10 285 198
With deepest sympathy to Linda Elbert &
12/05/10 275 196 Charlie and Keller Moran, family and friends
12/12/10 245 183
of Catherine B. Elbert. Services were
Thursday, December 16th at Boone Funeral
12/19/10 309 212 Home East.
Nov/Dec Offerings 11/28/10 12/05/10 12/12/10 12/19/10
Weekly Budget Needs $ 8,536.00 $ 8,536.00 $ 8,536.00 $ 8,536.00
Current/Sunday Sch 5,517.56 6,714.61 7,693.79 19,632.51
Difference (3,018.44) (1821.39) (842.21) 11,125.64
New Building Fund 6,785.00 5,092.02 3,965.00 4,485.69
Designated 39.00 53.55 1,058.00 63.93
Christmas 151.00 1,066.75 2,240.00
Thanksgiving 349.00 53.55
Total Giving $ 12,690.56 $ 12,036.18 $ 13,783.54 $ 26,422.19
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Dear Church Family, December has been a very busy
Thank you so much for the prayers month and our collections for the new
and cards during my surgery. Thanks building, for the first three weeks,
to Jerry and Mitch for the visits. It totaled $ 13,542.71.
makes such a difference when you The contractors contract with FCC
have so much encouragement from has been approved by our lender (CDF) and the money has been
church family and friends. I thank put into our account for the building loan. We received word
God for you all. Love In Christ, Carol McQueen from the State, in regards to our prints, that several minor
changes need to be made and these should be completed and ap-
Thank you for Blessing us! proved prior to the end of December. The contractor has the ap-
We are very appreciative for all your love and kindnesses proval to go ahead and schedule the soil reclamation work on the
expressed through your good words, cards, and gifts that building site and as soon as this is complete the building founda-
you gave to us during this Celebration of Christmas. May tions can be built and concrete poured. It looks like we will fi-
our Lord truly bless each of you; as you have blessed us nally get started the first part of January 2011. A great way to
abundantly. Together, we are praying and stepping for- being in the New Year. Please continue to pray for this project as
ward into this New Year 2011! We know Our Lord has new we continue our journey.
doors of opportunities waiting for FCC to open!
In Christian Love & Friendship, Mitch & Cris Stichler
Special Thanks...to the Christmas Carolers on Sunday af-
ternoon. It was great to be remembered and much appreci-
ated. God Bless! In Christian Love, Mary Boyle
Thank you to the Crossing youth group and sponsors for the
caroling and the wonderful cookies that were very deli- Summer Mission Trip to Haiti
cious. God Bless and Merry Christmas, Delaine Bourne June 20 – 30, 2010
Thank you for all the cards, calls, visits and prayers while I Mark your calendars and watch for
was in the hospital. I seem to be doing better. I am so more information to come! See Ryan
blessed to have so many Christian friends. if you have questions.
In Christian Love, Jack Trout
Dear Church family,
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement through my
healing process since my car accident. I appreciate all of
your kindness. Cris Stichler
A bundle of joy is on her way,
So please reserve this special day!
Join us at a baby shower honoring
Donald and Shirley Carter Amy and Dave Woodrum
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of and baby Taylor, a girl
Amanda Carter at the Agape House
to
on Sunday, January 2
Christopher Smith
on Saturday, February 5, 2011
at 2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. Amy and Dave are registered at
First Christian Church Babies R Us.
121 Walnut St
RSVP to Abby Whicker at 228-6947
Evansville, In
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