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- City High School 4A girl’s basketball state champs , for Coach Jan Jensen’s Women’s Basketball Big Ten Champion
- Holy Week Schedule Maundy Thursday Service M eal: 6:30 p.m. Palm Sunday : Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Easter Sunday
- Worship Leaders__________________________
- Slate of Candidates for First Christian Church Board 2008-09 Deacon
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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH NEWS (Disciples of Christ) First Christian Church is a diverse family of believers and seekers, united in Christ, who share God's love and the good news of God's grace with all persons through daily acts of justice, mercy and love. March 5, 2008 Someone has said that a practice repeated becomes a habit and what we do habitually forms our character, and our character is who we are. When six weeks of snow and ice intervened in our schedules and removed us from regular participation in worship, it may take six weeks of intentional effort to reestablish the pattern of worship attendance we want to be characteristic of us. The intentional practice of prayer several times a day can become a habit which grows into a character trait of paying attention to the presence of God in all things. Making one gift is a practice, and making many gifts constitutes a habit, and that habit becomes a generous character. Proverbs 26:11 (attributed to King Solomon) paints an ugly portrait of bad habits, “As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” If we expect and desire different results then we must change our behavior, and many repetitions of the positive spiritual disciplines is a good way to do just that. Rather than beating ourselves up about our bad habits, we need to replace them with better habits such as getting enough rest and exercise. For instance, I could take a walk or read a book at the time I used to have a mid-afternoon snack. Frequent prayer was one of Jesus’ primary habits. Worship, too, can be habit-forming; that’s why it should be taken frequently.
_____________________________________________________ + Our third week of housing the homeless at First Christian this winter will be March 23-29. Please sign up NOW for volunteer shelter assignments on the schedule in the gathering space, or email Dale Kepler at dlkepler@rockwellcollins.com with your available dates and tasks. + Remember to set your clocks ahead Saturday night (Sunday morning). Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9. + All Board members, Deacons, Elders, and other officers of the congregation are cordially invited to be present in 10:00 a.m. worship on Sunday, March 9 when a portion of the worship service will be dedicated to recognizing and installing the new officers of the congregation. + Nancy Lang had some rare symptoms of polymyalgia and spent some days in the hospital recently; she’s doing much better now. + Bonnie Bryce has had pain recently that had meant many days in bed and a diagnosis has not been made. Your prayers are appreciated. + Heather Cuppy has been restricted in physical activity as her due date approaches (about 2 months away) but there was a fire in the apartment above hers that caused water and smoke damage so she and Haley and Kaitlyn have moved to a nearby apartment building in North Liberty. + Brooke Schultz is off bed rest now and awaiting the birth of her child. + Becky Hall has ceased employment at the VA Hospital in anticipation of the birth of their 3rd child in about 2 months. + Grayson Seaton was born to parents Marcus & Kara on Feb. 4, weighing 8 lbs. Congratulations! + Gary Johnson’s mother died in Missouri 2 weeks ago at the age of 89 after a long illness. Your prayers are appreciated. + Darrell Flinn fell and broke his ankle a few weeks ago, and has been able to get out of the house now using a cane he made himself in his shop while hobbling around on one leg. + Nancy Richards is doing well following coronary bypass surgery and has begun a regular exercise routine. + Dr. Carol Mertens has some great new shoes and they aren’t Doc Martens, but they are the first pair ever to actually fit her feet and give lots of pain relief, so we are happy along with her feet. + Nancy McKinstry’s sister Natalie lost her husband, who died during a routine procedure at Marshalltown Area Hospital on January 30. The family appreciates your kind expressions of sympathy. + Please pray for Alan Fredergill, a faithful Disciple who has homes in both Iowa City and Sioux City and has been in chemotherapy for cancer. + Our congregation sent a delegation to a youth ministry conference called “Youth Tools” which was held at Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Feb. 9. Now, as a follow-up to that event we have Bill Spangler-Dunning, our Regional staffperson for youth ministry, coming to meet with parents and youth leaders of our congregation on Tuesday, March 22 at 6:45 p.m. to help us plan our youth program for the fall and beyond. + John Clark, Steve Clark’s father, had gall bladder surgery 3 weeks ago and is doing well in recovery. + We are looking for a few volunteers to help with Children’s Moment during Sunday worship services. We have 3 volunteers now and would appreciate having others. Please call the church office if you are interested. + Congratulations are in order for the City High School 4A girl’s basketball state champs, for Coach Jan Jensen’s Women’s Basketball Big Ten Champions, and for Coach Wes Hand’s Big Ten wrestling champs! + A special 2008 Easter Offering will be taken on Easter Sunday, March 23. Special envelopes will be in the pews. The Easter Special offering provides financial resources for many ministries including Disciples Hurricane Recovery Initiative, Disciples Women’s Ministries, Disciples Care for children, the Student Ecumenical Partnership, Global Ministries, web and internet ministries, Ministerial Relief and Assistance, and many more. + The February 22-24 WATCH (We Are The Church) retreat at the Christian Conference Center was an excellent spirit-filled time apart with the leadership provided by six persons from our congregation, several Disciple pastors, and Deacon Efinger and members of the WATCH organization. _____________________________________________________ We encourage everyone to call or write the church office any Joys and Concerns you may have.
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; John 11:32-45 March 16 2008 Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 31:9-16; Phil 2:5-11; Matthew 27:11-54 Worship Leaders__________________________ March 9 - 10:00 am Service Greeter: Marilyn Stewart Ushers: Anna Gay Servers: Beth Pelton, Jan Ricklefs, Dave & Bette Klein Elder: Joel Ringdahl Reader: Nancy McKinstry Hospitality: TBA Acolyte: Grace Hall & Caitlin Klein A/V: Martha Hedberg Communion Prep: Barb Brodersen March 16 - 10:00 Service Greeters: Anna Gay Ushers: Darrell Flinn, Brad Flinn Servers: Roger & Sherry Child, Daryl & Barb Henry Elder: Patricia Arnold Reader: Linda Flinn Hospitality: TBA Acolyte: Brandon & Jeremy Lantz A/V: Jim Lang Communion Prep: Barb Brodersen Easter lily forms will be available in the pews on Sunday, March 9. Cost is $11 per lily ordered and deadline is Monday, March 10. The forms can be placed in the offering plate during worship or turned into the church office. Lilies can be taken home following worship on Easter Sunday. ______________________________________________ WOW Themes for March & April March 5 – Sudanese Night March 12 – St. Patrick’s Day March 19 – No WOW – spring break March 26 – Prelude to Easter April 2 – Kite Night April 9 – Banquet, last WOW
T Jane Setzer and Eunice Welsh will host the next meeting of the Hannah Circle at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17, at First Christian Church. All women of the church are invited! 2008 World Day of Prayer United Under God’s Tent Friday, March 7 Christ the King Lutheran Church Registration & Refreshments 9:15 a.m. Program 9:45 a.m. __________________________________________ Thank you for all your help after our fire. A special thank you to Julie for helping with our clothing and to John who washed 15 loads of laundry. Thank you to Carol Mertens for giving us furniture and other goodies. Heather Cuppy, Hailey & Kaitlyn Rohm ____________________________________________________ Look Who’s Having A Birthday! March 1 Fred Grems March 2 Arlo Fry Andrew Koch Louise Pearson Helene Petty March 3 Zain Arnold Linda Flinn March 4 Amy Sorensen March 7 JoEllen Crowe Scott VanOss March 10 Jack Johnson-Chen March 13 Jeff Keyser March 17 Joe Chen Pat Harding March 18 Annika & Mara Jensen March 19 Vi Miller March 20 Marc Rebal March 21 Greg Kilberger March 22 John Williams March 23 Meredith Music Jan Ricklefs March 25 Soren Arnold Greg Beaver March 29 Del Ebersole March 31 Mark Smith 
February 3 119 February 10 84 February 17 35 (snowstorm) February 24 89
Feb. Net Income Year To Date: $26,193.97 Hills Bank Mortgage Balance: $572,935.64
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH BOARD MEETING February 12, 2008
Barbara Henry FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH CONGREGATIONAL MEETING February 24, 2008 The Congregational meeting was called to order at 11:05 am by Steve Clark. He thanked the Nominating Committee for their hard work. Steve spoke of the reorganization of the church Board and also thanked those outgoing members of the Board. The slate of the new candidates was presented. The congregation unanimously voted to accept the candidates as listed below. The meeting was adjourned at 11:12 am. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Henry Slate of Candidates for First Christian Church Board 2008-09 Deacon (elect 6) Tara Clark Mary Hanson Bette Klein Nancy Richards (1 yr. term) Beth Smith Jan Ricklefs (filling 2 yr. vacated term)
Daryl Henry Don Racheter
Nancy Ream Trustee (elect 1) Gail Crowe Financial Secretary (elect 1) Jim Lang
__________________________________________________________ Board Moderator Patricia Arnold Assistant Moderator Nancy Richards Board Secretary Maggie Keyser Directory: news news -> Nonprofit grant application news -> Bulletin 4 Monday July 8, 2002 Backgammon news -> Last year four of the best Afrikaans Christian singers joined forces to tour Down Under with the production ‘Manne wat Glo’ news -> Management and Marketing news -> World Computer-Chess Championship news -> World Computer-Chess Championship news -> World Computer-Chess Championship Download 48.42 Kb. Share with your friends:
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he next Women’s Nite Out will be held in April. Stay tuned for details. The group meets on the third Thursday of each month at a different location. All are welcome!