First Christian Church Salem, Ohio

What's Happening At FCC

Serving Schedules: May 14, 2017 

Traditions: Hank & Bridget Simmons, Don McGuire, Shane Franks, RichVogt

Bridge: Gene & Chris Metzgar, Lori Meissner, George Panezott

Communion Prep: Peg Panezott

Communion Clean-up: Kim Pollock

Sanctuary Clean-up: Martha Reed

Elders: Traditions -- Jason Austin; Bridge -- Derek Coffee

Saturday Hospital Calls: Jason Austin

Cafe: Byrdette Baker & Lori Reiser

Home Communion: Linda Huffer, Rich Capel, Joe & Liz Elias

Flower AvailabilityAltar Vases:

Sunday May 7, 2017General Fund: $7,442.53Renovations: $100.00Capital Improvement:$73.00Missions: $1,063.22Spare Change: $35.61Deacon Fund: $28.00Designated: $2,208.72Total: $10,951.08

AttendanceSunday May 7, 2017 -- 276

 

May 14, 21June 4, 11, 25July 2, 9, 23, 30

Communion Vases:May 14, 28June 11, 18July 9, 16, 23, 30

Church Work DayThere will be a Church Work Day onSaturday, May 20th. If you would like tohelp, please sign up in the Studio onSunday or mark on your connect card!Please bring shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, pitchforks or any itemsused in mulching and general outdoor upkeep.

VBSVBS registration and volunteer sign upswill begin on Sunday. VBS will be held June12-16 from 5:30-8:00 pm. If you areinterested in volunteering for VBS thisyear come to the studio to sign up.  Student registrations can be picked up

and returned to the table outside the cabin.   It is so important topre-register your child(ren) so we can make sure we have enough

materials. You can volunteer for the following: KidVid Cinema,Bible Adventures, Games, Exploration Station, Kitchen,Photography, Crew Leader, Pre-K

American Indian ChristianMissionThe American Indian Christian Mission is inneed of many items. If you would like todonate items or money, please see the sign-up sheet locatedoutside the Worship Center for more information. The larger itemson the list will not be able to be transported but will be purchasedonce we arrive, if you would like to donate one of those itemsplease make a check out to the church for that amount. 

Ministerial Scholarship FundIn 2008, a Ministerial Scholarship Fund was established with theSalem Community Foundation to provide scholarship aid to assistpersons who will spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This program isextended to those who wish to enter the fields of Ministry,Christian Education, Youth Ministry or a closely related field. If youare interested in applying, please check out the guidelines atwww.salemcommunityfoundation.org. Applications must bereceived by Wednesday, June 7th for scholarships to be awardedfor the following year. 

Special thank you to Pastor Leonard forwelcoming me and baptizing me. Thankyou to Twila Frantz for inviting me tochurch. And thank you to all who havemade me feel so welcome in my newchurch family. God Bless, Thalia Mercer

Men’s Church League SoftballThe season starts the week of May 22nd. We are looking for any

church members who are interested in playing. If you areinterested in playing or have any questions, please contact MattMowery at 330-831-7207.

It is at times like this that you need yourchurch family the most and our churchfamily was there in every way! Thank youfor the beautiful flowers, all the prayers,cards and visits. Your support helped usduring the passing of Tracy’s dad. We feelso blessed to be a part of your family. God Bless, Tracy & CarolEwing

We have a member that is in need of a Stationary Exercise Bike. Ifyou have one that you are willing to donate, please contact thechurch office. Thank you! 

Prayer RequestsPaul McCoy Sr.; Sharon Lauck; Harriet Jackson; Moe Metzgar; Carol Downs;Anita Bowers; Dave Wogan; JoAnn Lamuth; Chris Clark; Twila Frantz; LarryOesch; Gary Davidson; Theresa Howell; David Miller; Liz Elias; BobGreenamyer; Cooper Mason; Marge Bruderly, Brea Beeson, ArleneBjorkman; Jane Johnson; Tim Vanhorn; Peg Stewart; Beverly Washabaugh;Emerson Kuttler; Jill Molnar --MS; Lori Meissner -- Back Issues; Kim Crider --MS; Patty Oney -- Cancer; Gail Smith -- Lung Cancer; Dana Brown -- Stroke;Julie Roberts -- Cancer; Dave Fredrick -- Cancer; Christy Lint -- Cancer;Darryl Muir -- Parkinsons Disease/Cancer; Mike Briceland -- Brain Cancer;Beth Moorison -- Brain Cancer; Shannon Sauerwein -- Breast Cancer;Candace Clunk -- Cancer; Mary Smith -- Cancer; Diane Roberts -- Cancer;Cindy Camden Skinner -- Heart Problems; Tim Shafer -- Bladder Cancer; RitaWawryszun -- Cancer; Debbie Harris -- Lung Cancer; Jette Beck -- BrainCancer; Jack Powell -- Liver Disease; Michele Oreh -- Breathing Issues; LindaEndicott -- Cancer; Cathy McKinley -- Recovering From Knee Replacement;Jackie Stritzinger -- Lung Cancer; Phyllis Garlock -- Recovering from Surgery

SHUT INSBlossom: Pearl FarmerEssex 1: Kathleene Fowler; Essex 2: Jane LoveGrace Woods: Doris Niederhiser

AustinWoods Rehab: Walter IbeleCrandall Medical Center: Flo TiceLexington Courtyard: Dorothy Hinchliffe, Gayle Paxson, Sandy Hochadel,Bob ZimmermanAuburn: Jim Bruderly, Mary PierceCovington: Jane MillerSanctuary Care Center: Betty LuceWhispering Pines: Madeline WilmsBrookdale: Donna SnyderAllay Senior Center: Virginia McKinleyHome: Kenny & Patty Shaffer, Linda Hum, Shirley Marple, Kay Rosta,Delores Volio

MILITARYAdam Niederhiser, Jack Niederhiser, Alex Whinnery, Jake Umbright, DamondMcGuire, Adam Cope, Alexis Thorne, Andrew Nannah, Lori Singer-Bare, BrettAlbright, Dwight Ward, Blaine Reiter, Bryce Reiter, Andrew Martin, MatthewBartel, Ben Sell, Rachel Sell

 

 

FCC Kids

Words for Baby“Baby, I love that God loves us so muchthat He takes care of everything! He haseverything under control so we do nothave to worry about anything. All day longHe is taking care of you and me becauseHe loves us!”

PRE-KHello, Friends! As we travel through the stories of Shadrach,Meshach, and Abednego, Hagar, Gideon, and Daniel, yourpreschoolers will learn that . . . 

God is always with me.God hears me and gives me what I need.God teaches me the way to go.God protects me.

It’s a fantastic month that is sure to help your preschoolers knowthat God is with them all the time, and God’s got it.

Grades K-8thIn Acts 10, Peter was a Jewish follower ofJesus. Cornelius was a Roman commander.These two were unlikely friends even inthe best of circumstances. But through acouple of visions, these two men wereabout to cross paths. And through this meeting, Peter discoveredthe mission Jesus gave the disciples was way bigger than heoriginally thought.

Bottom Line: Keep going even when the job is bigger than youthink. There are times we start a job and soon realize that it will bea much larger endeavor. Our first instinct might be to give up alltogether, but we need to keep going. With the help of the HolySpirit, we can push through and show determination right up untilthe end.

FCC Students

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Week 3 Bottom Line: Don’t let fearhold you back when God calls youforward.

Social media is great, but it has a way of making everyone else’slife look perfect. No one ever has a bad hair day, a boring Fridaynight, or a bad relationship on Instagram, right? No matter howgreat you have it, there’s something about social media thatcauses us to question ourselves. We see how great others seem tobe, and it leaves us wondering what weakness or flaw is limiting usfrom being just as great. It makes us insecure, and if we’re notcareful, that insecurity can end up holding us back more than werealize. Moses had the same experience. When God tasked himwith a huge responsibility, Moses didn’t think he had what it tookto get the job done. But as we watch how the story unfolds, we’lldiscover the way God goes with us and uses us despite ourperceived limitations.

NO Youth GroupWe will not be meeting this Sunday, May 14th. Please spend sometime with your family and don’t forget to celebrate your Moms onMother’s Day! We will meet again on Sunday, May 21st, at theChurch in the Youth Room. We will be doing some fun games andactivities that will help us look at the preparation it takes to be thebest we can be. See you on the 21st!

Tips For Spring Cleaning… I was recently drivingthrough the mountains of Pennsylvania with mydaughter, Mayim. In the course of our conversationwe were marveling how early settlers would traversethe mountains with their wagons. If you can imagineat the time heading west (when Ohio was the west)with all of the belongings you had carried with you from the ship you left Europeon. There were pianos, wardrobes, heirlooms, chests and anything that was ameaningful reminder of your former way of life. What is hard to fathom are the

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times when they were forced to choose between forward movement by leavingthings behind or clinging to valuable things from your past and just settling there.Just as a thought experiment, what do you think you would have done underthose circumstances? Now consider if they let go of things along the way, whatwould that leave them when they arrived at their destination? Only what thatdestination had to offer. This included opportunity, the struggle to adopt a wholenew way of life and everything that came with it. In the end, it might have justbeen their destiny to let go so they could move on. Perhaps that was a necessarything at the time in order for them to become the new people that newcircumstances would require. Those who adapted eventually began to thrive,those who didn’t, didn’t make it. As harsh as it sounds, sometimes we have to letgo of things. If you are like me, there’s a lot to let go of! However, everything thatI’ve kept, I’ve had to move or manage or restore. Honestly, it’s a lot of work tomanage things you don’t use much anymore. After a while you tell yourself, “Whyam I keeping this?” “Someday” like the CCR song tells us, “never comes.” Whatare you still holding onto that’s preventing you from moving forward? What areyou keeping that is eating up time margins unnecessarily because you have tomanage it? What do you still have in your possession that it still waiting for the“someday that never comes?” My tip for spring cleaning is to get rid of it,especially if it is keeping you from moving forward. My recommendation, travellighter and trust the Lord will help you find what you need when you need it. Myexpectation is also that when you let go of something, something else will likelytry to take its place anyway…after all, nature does abhor a vacuum! My hope is,less can actually become more if things are done in the right spirit. Blessings,Leonard