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Blaine Christian Church
July 2016
Important Upcoming Events:
Sundays - Worship at 8:30 & 10:00 am
Boy Scout Troop 10, 7 pm at Blaine Mondays - Lois Ministries,
1:30 pm Men’s Bible Study, 7 pm at Blaine
Tuesdays - College Women’s Study, 8 pm
Wednesdays - HS Girl’s Study, 7 pm July 1 - Brown Bag Bible
Study, 11 am
July 3 - Cupboard of Love Collection Sunday
July 4 - Beulah Parade, 1:30 pm
July 5 - Nominations Committee, 10:30 am
July 5 - Praise Team, 6:30 pm
July 7 - Elders, 4 pm
July 8 - Frankfort Summer Concert Event, Water & Watermelon,
6:15 pm
July 15 - Brown Bag Bible Study, 11 am
July 17 - BACN Collection Sunday
July 19 - Praise Team, 6:30 pm
July 21 - Worship Committee, 9 am
July 21 - Single Woman Group, Noon
July 25 - Christian Education, 7 pm
July 27 - Potluckers, 6:30 pm
August 8-11 - Vacation Bible School, 6 pm
WATER BOTTLE MINISTRY
THANK YOU……..
to everyone who donated
bottles of water, made
monetary donations and
helped with labeling.
The trailer for the parade will be loaded
between services on Sunday, July 3rd.
Please join us for the July 4th Parade
in Beulah on Monday, July 4th at
1:30 pm. We will walk
in the parade handing
out cold, bottled water
to spectators.
Meet at the Government Center in Beulah
at 12:30 pm to line up for the parade.
Please see Ralph or Kate Jenkins, or Sarah
Esper for more information about the
parade.
Parade
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FROM WHERE I SIT
JULY 2016
I am thankful, and in awe! You have blessed Deb and me so much!
I am not even sure words
can express how much we appreciate the love we feel from our
church family as you send us forth on a time of Sabbatical! Thank
you! The Sabbatical Committee has been working for over a year on
preparations for this event. They have designed a wonderful
brochure to help answer questions. And along with the Worship
Committee, the Elders, the Executive Board, the Staff, and many
others, have assembled a great team of people for Pastoral
Leadership and Care while we are gone. I am so proud of this
church, and love you all so much! Some of my personal goals for
this Sabbath time include spending intimate time with my Lord. We
talk often, but usually about church and business things. I need
some time to just “be” in His Presence! I also want to spend
intimate time with my wife. We too fall into that same trap, and
need to simply enjoy being a couple. Right behind that is time with
family and friends, people we don’t normally get to see. I know it
is strange, but they all seem to take weekends off, which is our
busiest time! And then of course there is time with myself. I would
like to unplug for a bit, and unwind, and relax. About a third of
this scheduled time will be spent alone. Our plans include family
vacation prior to the beginning of the Sabbatical, so we will start
off with a week at Family Camp at the Crystal Conference Center
followed by a week in a little cabin in the middle of the UP. These
will both include our kids and grandkids. We then have a stay as
Lighthouse Keepers in Wisconsin, and thanks to a sister-in-law’s
sister-in-law, a night at the Grand Hotel for our thirty-fifth
anniversary. I will be attending a week-long “Leadership
Conference” and time of “Immersion” at the Inter-national House of
Prayer in Kansas City, and a week of prayer and fasting and
reflection at a Clergy Retreat cabin. Deb and I will also be
attending a week-long “Open Heavens” Confer-ence at Bethel in
Redding, California. In addition
Need a phone number to volunteer, join, or help a working
committee? Please call the appropriate person listed below:
Office Manager, Dede Nugent 352-4198 Congregational Fellowship,
Missions, Property Bonnie Putney 352-4940 Christian Education,
Membership & Evangelism Carolyn Waterson 882-9802 Committee
Chairs: Christian Ed: J enny Caylen 882-9004 Congregational
Fellowship: Mary Lou Noble 352-7025 Membership & Evangelism:
Kate & Ralph Jenkins: 231-709-3525 Missions: Steve VanDePer re:
882-5284 Property: Skip Noble Worship: Lynda Faber :
231-299-5862
we are going to repeat our honeymoon with hiking and camping in
some National Parks, along with visiting family and friends along
the way. And I actually have several days planned at home as well,
to catch up on all those “projects” that there never seems to be
enough time for! Last, but not least, I will be participat-ing in
five Continuing Education Courses; “The Study of Effective
Reasoning”, “Stress and Your Body”, “Religious Debates in Western
Culture”, “The Art of Conflict Management”, and “Transformational
Leadership”. We are truly looking forward to seeing what God has in
store for us as this all unfolds! I know we will miss you all
deeply, though. So please know that you will be in our daily
prayers. And please, keep us in your prayers too! I know God will
use this time to bless all of us! Yours in Christ, Pastor Bob &
Deb
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SERVING IN JULY 8:30 a.m. Praise & Worship Service
Worship Leader - Sarah Esper Greeter - Wendell Temple Usher -
Rita Temple
10:00 a.m. Traditional Service
Elders - Judy Spohn, Gary Waterson Worship Reader - Kate Jenkins
Diaconate Servers - Jan and Ron Heverly, Linda and John Byers
Greeter - Jannette Ervin Usher - Jack Larimer Diaconate Preparer -
Shir ley Austin
SERMON SCHEDULE JULY 2016
July 3: 1st Reading: Galatians 6:1-16 2nd Reading: Luke 10:1-11,
16-20 Title: “On the Sidelines, or In the Game?” July 10: 1st
Reading: Amos 7:7-17 2nd Reading: Luke 10:25-37 Title: “Boundary
Lines” July 17: 1st Reading: Amos 8:1-112 2nd Reading: Luke
10:38-42 Title: “Human Doings” July 24: 1st Reading: Colossians
2:6-19 2nd Reading: Luke 11:1-13 Title: “Never Give Up”
July 31: Guest Pastor
JULY
Birthdays
4 Bob Larimer 6 Bailey Nugent 7 Shelli Merrill 10 Marjorie
Patterson 11 Kate Masell 12 Dave Harden, Wayne Margetson 13 Rita
Leitz 16 Sara Tiller 17 Dede Nugent 18 Barb Lee 19 Stonna Spalding,
Mike Brief 20 John Blight, Mary Lou Noble 24 Judith Spohn 25 Mike
Evans 27 Cassidy Mobley 30 Jenny Bradford, Mackenzie Larimer 31
Riley McCarthy
Anniversaries
14 Steve and Jeri VanDePerre 15 Wayne and Lynda Faber 20 Asa and
Traci Kelly 23 Dave and Laurie Puccio 26 Wayne and Nina Margetson
31 Bob and Deb Larimer
MONTHLY FINANCE UPDATE
2016 General Fund Budget: $205,686.50 Monthly General Fund Need:
17,140.54 Weekly Need: 3,955.50
Received Over / Short
January 18,260.10 + 1,119.56
February 13,332.50 - 3,808.04
March 15,852.49 - 1,288.05
April 14,240.27 - 2,900.27
May 23,351.00 + 6,210.46
June * 11,458.13 - 5,682.41 Total + / - - 6,348.75
*Only 3 weeks recorded at time of printing.
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SUMMER CHILDREN’S MINISTRY During the summer months we will
offer a more structured Kid’s Kare program for children ages 3-7
years following the children’s message. This time will include a
story, an activity and singing all under the leadership of an adult
or senior high age youth. There is also infant care during the 10
am service and children are always welcomed to stay in the worship
services and use a worship packet from the table at the entrance to
the sanctuary. There is also a glassed cry room with audio at the
back of the sanctuary for those who would like this option for
worship.
JULY
COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOSTS
9:30 AM 11:00 AM 7/3 Copher’s Waterson’s
7/10 Caylen’s Kate Jenkins
7/17 Available Available
7/24 Available Available
7/31 Available Available
Please be sure to check the signup board in
fellowship hall to host one of the available dates
listed above.
911 SIGNS
As a public service, Boy Scout Troop 10 is now taking orders and
installing the reflective 911 Signs for your driveway.
Order forms are available on the worship table in fellowship
hall or the church office. These address signs are endorsed by all
Benzie County Public Safety Services.
TROOP 10
There are a few items in the church kitchen that need to find
where they belong. The items will go to BACN after July 10th.
Please check the kitchen counter. Call Bonnie Putney with any
questions, 231-352-4940.
LAWN MOWING VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
A signup sheet has been posted in fellowship hall. Please
include your phone number when signing up. If you have not used the
mower before, call our Property Chair, Skip Noble for a quick
lesson or if you have any questions about mowing the church
lawn.
Please send a 4th of July greeting and as always check for their
birthday or anniversary. Call Dede in the office 352-9148 if you
have a “friends” question, she has all info.
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OUR WATER BOTTLE MINISTRY IS GROWING!
The Membership and Evangelism Committee invite you to help
with
a new ministry. Our church will be serving a treat of watermelon
and bottled water in conjunc-tion with two summer concerts in
Frankfort on July 8th and August 12th at 6:15 pm. This is a fun way
to make our church known in the community and greet those attending
the concert. If you are interested in helping at one or both of the
concerts, please speak with Ralph or Kate Jenkins.
SAVE THE DATE
August 6, 2016
Blaine Christian Church
Potluck Picnic in Arcadia
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LOOKING AHEAD Planning is starting for fall studies and
ministries. If you have an idea for a study or ministry that you
think our church should offer, please make that idea known to a
staff person or committee chair. It is great when we can offer new
programs that help people grow in their understanding of God and
what His word has to say about living like Jesus and serving
others.
2016 CRYSTAL
CONFERENCE CENTER SUMM ER CAM PS
MEN’S BIBLE STUDY There is a Men’s Bible study currently meeting
on Monday evenings at 7pm at the church. All men are invited to
come and participate.
THANK YOU A big “Thank you” to all of our music ministry people
for the wonderful service of praise on Sunday, June 5th. Your
faithfulness in using your talents to serve God is appreciated by
the church family. It was a beautiful morning of worshipping
together in one service and celebrating our music ministry, and our
2016 graduates.
July 11 - 14 Day Camp 1 July 17 - 23 CYF (Senior High)
July 17 - 23 Chi Rho (Junior High)
July 24 - 30 Family Camp
July 31 - August 6 Independence Camp
August 5 - 7 Young Adult Retreat
September 23 - 25 Men’s Retreat
Questions? Contact the Region at (517) 372-3220
A ministry of the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) Michigan Region
www.crystalconferencecenter.org
SINGLE WOMEN SUPPORT GROUP Thursday, July 21st
This group will meet at 12 Noon for lunch at the Cherry Hut and
then those that would like, are going on to the Lily Farm for a
field trip. This group is facilitated by Carolyn Roper and is for
any single woman who would enjoy a monthly meeting of fellowship
and support with other women. Contact Carolyn Roper if you have
questions.
SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE
8:30 am Praise & Worship Service
10:00 am Traditional Service
SUMMER BIBLE STUDIES
College Age Women’s Bible Study This Bible study began in June
and is
still open to interested young women. The group is doing
“Restless” by Jennie Allen, facilitated by Carolyn Waterson. Please
speak with her if you are interested in joining the study or just
come to 7601 Homestead Road on Tuesday evening at 8pm.
High School Girl’s Bible Study Jordan and Ashley Nye are leading
study on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm this summer. They are doing a
study called “Stuck” by Jennie Allen. The group meets at Nye’s home
on South Street in Benzonia. Please talk with Jordan, Ashley, or
Carolyn Waterson if you are interested in joining the study.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2016 August 8th - 11th 6:00 - 8:10 pm
All children ages 3 - 12 years are invited to attend. It will be
the ‘brightest week of the summer” for the kids that attend.
Mark your calendars now and plan to participate in this fun,
faith filled week!
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Adult and teen volunteers are
needed. Talk with Jenny
Caylen or Carolyn Waterson
now and volunteer for your
favorite job! A signup sheet is
posted in fellowship hall.
NEEDED SUPPLY LIST
The list of items needed for
VBS is in fellowship hall.
Some items are to donate,
others to borrow (mark with
your name for easy return).
Everyone can participate!
Vacation Bible School is a wonderful ministry for our children
and an
outreach to our community. Many people have been introduced to
our church
through participation in the week of VBS. Use this special week
to
bring a family you know to this ministry.
Bible Stories Experiments Fellowship Singing Games Food Fun
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Lois Ministries - Mondays, 1:30 pm, Small Sanctuary
Lois Ministries is a ministry for mothers and grandmothers. They
meet in the small sanctuary and pray for family, grandchildren and
great grandchildren. Call Shirley Felt if you would like to join
the prayer group. 231-864-4420.
Men's Prayer & Breakfast - Second Monday, July 13, 8:30 am
Meet at the Lighthouse Café in Elberta for prayer, breakfast and
fellowship. Order and pay for your own breakfast. For more
information, please call Skip Noble 352-7035.
Lunch with Friends - Second Thursday of the Month Mary Lou and
Skip Noble host this “Lunch” at their home. Men and women are
welcomed. We will not meet in July and August. Call Mary Lou Noble,
352-7035 for more information.
Stone Soup - Fourth Fridays We will not meet in June, July, or
August. Call Bonnie Putney, 352-4940 for more information.
Potluckers - Fourth Wednesday, July 27, 6:30 pm This group meets
for a potluck meal, fellowship, and a time for devotion. Our
meeting place in July will be announced in the bulletin.
Teapot Ministry Teapot Ministry is a visit with our Blaine
Friends who may be homebound. The visit includes a tea party which
we provide. To be a part of this ministry, please contact Bonnie
Putney, 352-4940.
Fellowship Groups: Groups that meet regularly and include the
following: Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Lunch with Friends, Stone Soup
and Potluckers. Each group is different in nature, but involves a
devotion/prayer, fellowship and more. Important information for you
is that you are invited to any group or groups you would like to
attend. Just call the leader for more information.
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WOMEN’S MINISTIRES BROWN BAG BIBLE STUDY
“The Table and Beyond: Lavish Hospitality in the Bible”
continues on Fridays, July 1st and July 15th at 11 am in fellowship
hall. Bring your own brown bag lunch for after the study.
NOMINATIONS The Nominations Committee begins meeting this month
to nominate leadership positions to the Congregation at the
September Congregational Board Meeting. Several positions are open
and if you have a desire to serve in a particular area, please
contact members of the committee as soon as possible. We are all
given gifts by our Lord and we should not hide them. Please pray
about how you can use your gift to support the ministry of Blaine
Christian Church. If you are asked to serve in a position, please
prayerfully consider the request before respond-ing. Your
Nominations Committee is: Jo Ellen Lathwell, 882-1398 Russ Tiller,
882-5958 Charlotte Putney, 352-9880
SPECIAL MUSIC Our faithful choir takes a break from anthem
singing during part of the summer. In place of the anthem there is
a need for special music. This music may be choral or instrumental.
If you would like to serve in this way, or know of someone in the
community that might like to share their gift with our church,
please talk with Carolyn Waterson, director of music. There are a
few dates still open. During the month of June, we are thankful to
Jim Bekkering, Judy Ingleston and Lynette Williams for their gift
of music in helping us worship our God.
MINISTRY WORKERS NEEDED The church is in need of volunteers for
the following Sunday morning ministries: Worship leader/reader,
children’s sermons, Kids Kare, greeters, ushers, and fellowship
hosts. Please sign up on the appropriate volunteer list on the
bulletin board in the fellowship hall to serve in one of these
areas for the summer months. If each person or family signed up to
serve on one of the lists they would be full into the fall and that
would be a great help to the Sunday morning worship and ministry
time and wonderful way to share with others.
CLEARANCE REGISTRY It is that time of year when you are asked to
renew your clearance registry information for the next year. The
church asks any adult who works with children and youth to have
this clearance done each year. This is a way we help assure parents
of the safety of their children when they are a part of a ministry
at Blaine. Beginning in mid-July there will be paperwork available
at church to fill out for this clearance. So if you are a Sunday
school teacher, youth leader, Kid’s Kare helper, nursery person or
do occasional childcare for church events, or transport children,
or are a Kids Hope mentor, please plan to participate in the
clearance registry this year. Thanks for your help with this
important part of being a caring church.
Pastor Bob’s 2016 Sabbatical will start this summer. Our pastor
will take this time for rest, relaxation and renewal both
spiritually and physically. Brochures are available in fellowship
hall to answer frequently asked questions regard-ing this
sabbatical.
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Open: Tues - Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
(231) 325-7750 • benziehabitat.org/restore 13998 Honor Hwy (3
miles east of Honor)
MISSIONS
Our church reaches out to many community organizations to
support local missions. Often there is information about needs;
volunteers; special projects or fund raisers for these mission
organizations. Benzie Area Christian Neighbors or BACN is Benzie
and nor thern Manistee County’s food pantry and clothing give away.
They have many ways to help neighbors in need with other emergency
services. Benzie Academy is the county’s alternative school for
Benzie Central and Frankfort High Schools. The mission committee
has taken them under their wing to provide needed food items for
their “Cupboard of Love. The mission committee also provides a
luncheon for the students each month. Gas cards may also be given.
Sarah Esper, Benzie Academy teacher, will be glad to answer any
questions. Habitat for Humanity of Benzie County is like the
Habitat for Humanity nationwide. Benzie County has their own group
with a volunteer board to organize building and help with fund
raising. A home is built almost every year in Benzie County.
Proceeds from The Restore (see the ad) help fund Benzie County’s
Habitat. Operation Christmas Child - This year , millions of boys
and gir ls in a hundred countr ies are graduating from The Greatest
Journey, the Bible study and discipleship course that Samaritan’s
Purse has developed for children who have received shoebox gifts
from Operation Christmas Child. We praise God for each and every
one! Sincerely, Franklin Graham Love INC (Love in the Name of Chr
ist) is the agency in Manistee that serves Manistee County and
parts of Benzie County. They bring Christian churches together,
across denominational lines, to help the poor by meeting immediate
needs such as food and clothing; to longer-term responses through
relational ministries such as life skills training in our Family
Life Center program.
For more information on these mission opportunities, go to our
website blainechristianchurch.org and go to the resources page.
Love INC of Manistee
BENEFIT CONCERT
JULY 9, 2016 Doors Open at 4:00 pm
Manistee High School Auditorium-Manistee MI FEATURING: 2nd
Mile
Modern Day Cure
With Special Guests raYn Worship
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BENZIE AREA
CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS benziebacn.org
BACN COLLECTION SUNDAY
July 17, 2016 Non-perishable food items, ketchup, mustard, mayo,
tuna, pastas, brownie mixes and paper products are things you might
like to donate to BACN’s food pantry by putting them in our grocery
cart.
ANNUAL SUMMER MATCH CHALLENGE
BACN has been blessed by the John L. Mulvaney foundation’s
generous donation. Challenging our community to match; all
donations from May 10-August 31 2016 will be matched dollar for
dollar, up to $40,000.
2804 Benzie Hwy, Benzonia, MI 882-9544
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Year Round Gift Ideas -
check out sales!
Buy a bundle or two and save enough for your Christmas boxes.
Donate the rest for our
packing party. Thank you!
OCC Item of the Month for July:
Wash cloths
WEEK OF COMPASSION FLINT WATER CRISIS
Rev. Caroline Hamilton-Arnold was our guest speaker at the
March 17 WoC Mission Dinner at Blaine. That night she asked us
to pray for the victims, revisit the Flint-Water-Emergency often
and don’t forget about the need for safe water in Flint, MI. I
received this e-mail from Caroline this week:
According to the voluntary organizations updates and word from
our churches in Flint, the need is more for cash and advocacy. FEMA
is present and will be supplying water and filters through August.
Plus, water bottles are logistically complicated, as they require
labor for unloading and space for storing, only provide water for a
short period (think about how many gallons of water used per day
for drinking, cooking, and washing), and create a waste problem.
Peace, Caroline
For more information from the UCC church in Flint, visit:
http://www.woodsidechurch.net/flint-water-emergency/
Benzie Academy “Cupboard of Love”
Collection Sunday, July 3rd
Please use the blue totes for your offerings. The Cupboard of
Love established by the Blaine mission committee is to supplement
the school lunches or be a snack at school: macaroni & cheese,
spaghettio’s, and other single dish microwavable meals are perfect!
You could also donate fruit or Jell-O cups, granola bars. These
items are ok to put in the pantry until school starts in the
fall.
Pray as though everything
depended on God. Work as though everything
depended on You. ~ St. Augustine
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Blaine Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 7018 Putney Road
Arcadia, MI 49613
Our Mission
Our purpose at the Blaine Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
is to live and share the love of God as revealed in Jesus Christ
through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Together, we seek to
learn, teach, hear, minister, support, grow and worship as a
community of faith. As Christ’s disciples, we accept the call to
reach out with God’s love to those outside the church. Thus, as
part of the Church Universal, we intend to serve both the physical
and spiritual needs of our immediate community and the world. To
this end we commit ourselves to witness and serve in the fellowship
and traditions of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Rev. Robert D. Larimer, Pastor
(231) 352-9148
www.blainechristianchurch.org
email: [email protected]
SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE
8:30 a.m. Praise & Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Traditional
Service
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
Coffee & Fellowship following services.
