CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Reverend Delton G. Stimson, Jr.

140 Pudding Hill Rd., P.O. Box 344, Scotland, CT 06264 Office Email: office@cfcscotland.org

Pastor’s Email: sonnystimson@gmail.com Pastor’s Cell: 860-336-1316

Website: cfcscotland.org

Sunday Schedule: Prayer Meeting: 7:30-8:30 am, Room 6 Sunday School: 10:00 am-11:00 pm Children: ages 3 years through grade 12 Adults: Annex Room 10 - Women’s: Basement Room #3 Junior Choir: 11:15 am - Chapel - 4 years thru 6th grade (On Recess)

Evening Service: 6:00-7:00 Teen Choir: 7:15 pm - Sanctuary - Grades 7-12 (On Recess)

Monday: Women's Bible Study-CFC Room 3, 4-5 pm, Sue Gosselin 860-208-7532

Currently on break Men’s Group – Scotland, 7 pm @ Kenny Main's, Todd Osowski 860-822-1989 Resumes in August Tuesday: CFC Mama's Bible Study - CFC Wagner Room 9:30 am, Emily Stimson - 860-546-9212 Currently on break Senior Bible Study - CFC Annex Room 10, 10:00 am Resumes September 13 Healthy Heart Exercise - CFC Fellowship Hall, 9:30 am, Joan Light 860-423-4480 Resumes in the Fall GriefShare - CFC Room #3, 6:30-8:30 pm Currently on break Bible Study – Scotland, 7 pm @ Bill Bartholomew’s, 860-423-0267 Gary Stevens teaching on Firm Foundations Creation to Christ Bible Study – Windham, 7 pm @ George Selleck’s, 860-423-2406 Bob Delamatta Resumes in the Fall Wednesday: Men’s Bible Study - CFC Room 3 @ 8:00 am Pastor Sonny teaching Women’s Bible Study - CFC Wagner Room @ 9:30 am Sylvie Grenier 860-942-3937 Men’s Group - CFC Annex Basement 6:30, Mike Uptegraff, 860-917-4480 Resumes August 3 Thursday: Youth Groups – @ CFC for ages 4 years thru 12th grade, 6:30-8:00 pm Resumes September 8 Prayer Meeting – @ CFC Annex Room 15, 6:30–8:00 pm - Meets All Year Women's Bible Study - CFC Library 6:30-8:00, Sylvie Grenier 860-942-3937 Friday: Bible Study - Willimantic, 7:00 pm @ Gosselins, 860-208-7532 Gary Stevens teaching on Firm Foundations Creation to Christ Library Hours: Sunday 9:00-11:00 & 5:30-7:00 Thursday 6:30-8:00

Order of 10:00 Service: Band “Joyful” Prayer Band “Hosanna” Band “Lead Me to the Cross” Announcements Special Music: John Thrower Hymn #310 “Lily of the Valley” Special Music: Laura Boyden Hymn #109 “Standing on the Promises” Message: Speaker Paul Vezina

Order of 8:30 Service: Prayer Hymn #310 “Lily of the Valley” Choir “Moved to Praise” Announcements Special Music: John Thrower Hymn #109 “Standing on the Promises” Special Music: Laura Boyden Hymn #200 “Amazing Grace” Message: Speaker Paul Vezina

INSIDE CFC Informing - Encouraging - Challenging the CFC Family

July 31, 2016

Last Week’s Attendance 8:30 229 ...............................10:00 205 .............................Morning Total 434 ...............Evening Service 90.............

Last Week’s Offering

General Fund 7,649.66 ..........................Building Fund 190.00 .............................College Fund 20.00 ................................Deacon Fund 114.00 ..............................Doughnuts 89.85 ....................................Miscellaneous Income 52.80 .................Missions 1,890.00 ..................................Sunday School 2.04 ...............................Todd Memorial Fund 420.00 ..................Total $10,428.35..........................

Prayer Requests: ‣ Tracy Boyden’s Dad, cancer ‣ Tina Bassett’s Dad, various health issues ‣ Edna Walsh, heart issue ‣ Randy Marshburn, stroke recovery ‣ Joanne Flannery, nausea & dizziness, arms and hands are numb ‣ Ira Flannery, surgery recovery ‣ Adele Raffone, cancer ‣ Jayme Horton’s nephew, Aidan, brain tumor ‣ Becky Montgomery, blood clots, low blood pressure ‣ Doug Fabian, foot infection, improving ‣ Lucio Gallo’s Dad, heart attack ‣ Gerry Cyr, lungs are getting worse ‣ Clarence Pike, heart issues ‣ Frank Maxim, lungs ‣ Deb Florence, recovery from surgery ‣ Denise Cook, knee replacement surgery, recovery

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Dear CFC, Wow! In my mind I was already backing off some from day to day ministry. We thought for sure Shevi Sloane was going to accept the position of CFC’s next pastor (Contingent on the congregation voting for him, which from the clatter seemed likely.) This pastor search is a two way street. While CFC does due diligence to get the right guy for the years to come, the candidates are seeking just the right situation for themselves. For a guy like Shevi, owning a home in Michigan and moving his family a 1,000 miles away, he wanted clear direction. After much prayer and fasting, Shevi feels that God has not called him to come to CFC. As impatient as we might be (and I am) we must do the following:1. Trust the candidate to hear God’s leading for them as they get one

shot and they want to take the right one.2. Know for a fact God has the right person for CFC.3. Fight impatiences and focus on prayer, fellowship, service and

worship. The next guy in, can’t do that for any of us. We must do it for ourselves and whoever comes and whenever they come, this should be our focus.

4. Pray for the search committee. They have invested Monday after Monday after Monday going through paperwork, requesting materials, listening to sermons and making calls. I don’t want them to get discouraged. Thank them for their work.

5. Realize the magnitude of their job. This process might seem long, but as I talk to other churches, we aren’t taking any longer than they did. It’s especially challenging when we don’t have denominational assets, and have never done this before. Some do it every 3 or 5 years.

I did hear one misconception, that I am in control of who comes in. In fact, I’ve been to two search committee meetings as I don’t think it is up to me to pick my replacement. I am on standby to answer questions about theological questions. The process is that the search committee does the long tedious footwork, it goes to the elders/deacons and the final steps, the candidate comes in for an official visit, preaches, the congregation can ask questions and then votes.Trust God - long after I’m gone - maybe long after you’re gone THIS IS HIS CHURCH. I apologize for the delay in the announcement.Sonny

Junior Church Children ages 3-7 are released at the beginning of the last hymn during the 8:30 am 1st service in the morning and after the music

portion of the 6:00 pm evening service. 3-4 year olds can be dropped off in Room 1 off the Wagner Room.

5-7 year olds are in Room 3 in the basement.

Choir Rehearsal 4:30-5:30

Teens - We need Teen Camping permission slips.

We need Dominican Republic Mission Trip Money

Calendar August 7-13……………………….……………………..Teen Camping in NH August 24………………………………………………Teen Leaders Meeting August 28…………………………………………………………Church Picnic September 8…………………………………………..Youth Groups Resume September 12-21………….……………..Dominican Republic Mission Trip September 24…………………….GriefShare Hope & Healing Gathering October 22……………………Iron Sharpens Iron Women’s Conference November 6……………………..PM Concert - JJ Weeks & Citizens Way November 11-12…………………………………………………..Belong Tour November 19……………………………………………………..Dot’s Bazaar

Hello CFC: My three children and I will be traveling to the Dominican Republic on August 13th. We are collecting medical supplies & over the counter medication and school supplies. We would greatly appreciate whatever you are able to give. Items may be dropped off in CFC foyer. ✴ Toothbrushes and toothpaste (often you can get a dentist office

to donate). ✴ Over the counter medicines: Liquid & pill form Ibuprofen,

Tylenol for children & adults, Pregnancy tests, Antiseptic spray or creams, Band aids, Gauze, Anti-diarrhea medicine, Medical rubber gloves, etc., etc.

✴ Good condition baseball gloves, bats and balls ✴ Pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, manual pencil sharpeners,

calculators, etc. ✴ Or cash donation (checks can be made out to CFC, in the memo

please write DR Murphy Outreach). We will be collecting now through August 7th. Every little bit makes a difference and positively impacts the life of another in need. Thank you very much. Blessings, Tara, Kyla, Lexi and Kaden Murphy 860-634-7314

When God works in His own ways.We sometimes expect that God will work and act in familiar ways. We expect that people will come at once to ask Jesus to be their Lord and Savior when asked by a preacher. During our camp for teens here at Ostróda Camp, God decided to work among them in a different way than we were familiar with. It all happened during a morning meeting at KreoCamp. After worship was over and the message given about the beauty of heaven and a relationship with Christ, the young people were called upon to think about a personal relationship with Christ. Then a song was played and sang but not one teen went to the front. We sang a worship song for a long time. For several minutes nobody moved; nobody walked. It seemed that no one was touched by God’s Word, but we people cannot see when God moves human hearts. God had already been working in the hearts of many of the teens. Finally, one girl named Karolina stood up and with determination walked straight to the counselor waiting at the front of the chapel. She knelt with him and began praying with him. After they finished praying, the next person stood up and went to a counselor and they prayed together. After they finished their prayer, the next person stood up and then the next one and the next one. It was as if all of them were waiting for their own moment of prayer and meeting with God through the simple prayer of a sinner. Eventually, more counselors went to the front to pray with the teens that were moved by God’s Spirit. The teens approached the counselors one by one, reminding me of an icicle that slowly melts in the afternoon sun. Slowly, drop after drop, without rushing, each drop falls from the icicle. Seconds and minutes and time don’t really matter; every single drop just falls in its own time. I will not forget what one of the girls that we prayed with said. We asked her what her decision was and what she wanted to pray for. She gave us a short and simple but at the same time, the most wonderful answer a person can say. She said, “I want to pray that I will follow God,” she meant Christ. That afternoon from the 45 teens at the camp, 27 of them went forward to pray, one-by-one, in their own time. Many of them asked Christ to be their Lord and Savior; some renewed their relationship with Christ. At first, it seemed like nothing was going to happen, but God was working in His own way in the hearts of these 27 kids. In the end, it isn't about walking forward but about God working in a sinner's heart. “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart…" Ecclesiastes 3:11 Thank you for being a part of this amazing work here in Poland. Andrzej & April Korytkowski and children, CFC missionaries in Poland

DearCFCFamily,we’vebeenabletoministerto2,513guestssofarandmanymoreareplanningtocome.Pleaseprayforeffectiveministrytocontinue.Also,wearethankfulforthechildren’s

ministryweleadatourchurchhere.ManykidsarehearingtheWordofGod.ItisgreattoservetheLord.

LovetheSharps,John,LeeAnn,Levi&Josiah,CFCsupportedmissionariesatAppalachianBibleCollege.

NOTES FROM THE SUNDAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR: • In search of part time volunteers for the Jr. High Sunday School classes

this Fall! Contact me if the Spirit is nudging you  :)• Anyone taking tables from the Annex, please return them. They are needed

for Sunday School.• Also looking for more names to add to our sub list. Not much commitment

if we get more volunteers!  Thank you for being flexible as we've implemented some new things this year in the Sunday School ministry! Have a blessed day!  Lori Van Haitsma  (SS Director)  (616) 443-5939  lorivan62@yahoo.com