FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Disciples of Christ

701 Holly Street Perry, OK 73077

E-MAIL: perryokfcc@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.fccperryok.com

****** Martin P. Foster

MINISTER 580/572-8473 Wade Longan

YOUTH MINISTER 405/385-2584 Kim Ward

CHURCH SECRETARY Paula Shryock

CHOIR DIRECTOR

****** CHURCH OFFICE

(580) 336-4576 Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

****** SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES

8:15am or 10:30am SUNDAY SCHOOL

9:15am

June 27, 2016

Sunday June 26, 2016

ATTENDANCE: 8:15 worship 44 10:30 worship 64 TITHES & OFFERINGS received:

General Fund $2,951.94 Youth 50.00

The Perry Christian First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

We should be less concerned about making churches full of people and

more concerned about making people full of God.

--C. Kirk and David Roozer

God is more interested in

our character

than he is in our activity. --Henry T. Blackaby

I will build my church! --Jesus

Some think of the church as a repository of tradition and heritage and whose

main function is to see they are preserved. Some believe the church to ne exclusive-

ly a place where Biblical truth is taught and people go home with notebooks full of

notes and the margins of their Bibles bleeding with ink. A few insist the church’s

sole purpose is to worship—seeker-sensitive, hand waving hallelujah-shouting, or

liturgical—it doesn’t matter. Some cast the church’s image as strictly mission. For

them everything the church does should be measured by how effectively it is bring-

ing people to know God’s love in Christ Jesus.

These observations prompt me to ask: are these projections of what WE

want the church to be or what GOD wants the church to be? I think it makes a sig-

nificant difference. Before the church can be anything else we (individually, and as

a whole church) must become clay in the hands of the Potter, allowing him to mod

us and make us. We must allow the Master Craftsman to “build” us into the people

he wants us to be.

We are quickly reminded by a few, “the church is like a dinosaur, struggling

to live without changing and adapting to its environment. How true! Yet the

church’s life is not dependent on our busy-ness and activity, upon our efforts at sur-

vival—but upon God’s activity in us and through us.

Yes, these days do dictate an unprecedented urgency in accomplishing

God’s work. We are called to his work. Nonetheless, before we are called to this

task. He calls us to himself.

Which call will we answer today?

Nothing is going to happen here … unless God himself does it.

In His Love, Martin

New Requests. . . Harry Bendure, Maxine Schwartz, the family of Philip Sadler, the family of Marcy Smith, the family of Don Stangle, PTL for the Birth of Robert Cunningham the IV, Tony McClure,

Continuing prayers. . . . Rose Phillips (Larry Cameron’s mother), Barbara Cook, Bill Tell, Mabel Williams,

Iva Fultz, Cadle family, Allen Jackson, Jeanie Votaw, Curtis Choplin, Jadin, Joyce Loveless, Victims of Or-

lando, Florida shooting, Owen Michael Brown, The family of Kaylee Jess Edgar, Melissa Nicewander, James

Landwehr, Vickie Padilla, the family of Ivan Hostetler, Aileen Habben, the North Family, the Lorene Sulli-

van Family, David Itske, the Jackie Bufford family, FBC, Salem, Arkansas, Tony Macias, Velma Lindsey,

Ryan Hickman, the family of Ruby Gleason, the family of Ronny Bevins, Helen Long, Jeanie Payne, Penny

Gideon, Larry Hesser, Matt & Arletta Lambert (with final adoption of Grace), J. Lena, and Katha Cinnamon,

Philip Ventris (Wade’s step-father, cancer), Joyce Bailey (cancer, Karen Gray’s mother), Brantley Taylor, Zoey

Johnson Please Note: A request in the above section will run for two weeks. Contact the church office to renew.

Homebound/Nursing Home/Assisted Living Ilene Branen, Norma Speer, Maxine Schwartz, Colleen Robison, Priscilla Wal-

lace, Vallie Webb, Dr. Charles Martin

Cancer survivors: David Riggs, Joyce Bailey, Philip Ventris, John Taylor, Karen Bigbee, Connie Henderson, Linda Stangl, David Thar-

rington, Wayne Speer, Duane Dickson, Marilyn Goforth, Kristie Cook, Gerald Payne, Melva Edgar, Gary Moore, Kate Yost, Harold Price,

Becky Hammock, Bonnita Foster, James Gall, Misty Leeper, Jim Taber, Gene Zavodny, Jim Gall, Beverly Klingaman, Randy Beeman, Keli

Schweer, Branen Kirtley,Velma Lindsey, Norma Hughes, Marilyn Ewy, Jim Ewy, Cathy Wells-Drury, Gary Wells, Barbara Habina, Max-

ine Schwartz

Missionaries: C&K, Southeast Asia, Andrew & Reilly Bowers (granddaughter of the late Faye and Mary Odell), West Africa,

Lauren Anderson-Park, Thailand

these serving our country: Ethan Stringer, Army ROTC, Anthony Moore, Austin Moore, Devin Blansett-Marines, Shelby Schultz

-National Guard, LTC Stephen Lightfoot, Thomas Henke-Marines, Jared Mann, Ryan Padilla, Bryson Running-Navy, John Maehs,

Scott Collins, Chip Collins, Jr., Jeremiah Givens, Lindsey Bishop, Trevor Schultz-National Guard, Kyle Thomason

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.”Philippians 4:6

June 26 — July 9 Ron Frazier-29 Colleen Robison-3 Bonnita Foster-5 Wayne Speer-5 Vallie Webb-9 Suzanne Voise-9 Happy Anniversary

Randy & Dian McGuar-27 Don & Bunnie Klinglesmith-2

If we missed a special day, please let us know.

for the week of June 26, 2016

Total needed for the week: $5,373.33

Received this week: $2,951.94

Under weekly budget: $2,421.39 Total needed for the month:$21,493.32

Received for June: $17,286.25

Under monthly Budget: $4,207.07

VISITORS IN WORSHIP

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Vicki Smith, Washington

Keith Crupper

Ronald Crupper

Raquel LeValley

CHOIR NOTES

Thank you to everyone who helped out with Sunday's service while I was gone. Also, thanks for all your thoughts and prayers for my uncle. I do appreci-ate them! This Sunday's praise songs will be "All the People Said Amen" and "Open the Eyes of My Heart." The choir will sing a patriotic number, "A Festive Call to Free-dom." See you Sunday!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL JULY 10-13 5:00-8:15PM

CHRISTMAS IN JULY Meal provided each night prior to

opening

Welcome!!

LITTLE ONE

Robert Edward Cunningham IV

born

June 23, 2016 at 11:38am

6 lbs. 13 oz. and 19 inches long

Parents Bobby and Melanie Cunningham

Grandparents: Robert and Pam Cunningham

and Kim Franklin Great grandparents: Bob & Willena Cunningham

Richard and Miriam Lambert would like to thank you for all the prayers offered on the behalf of Matt and Arlette' Lam-bert, and their baby daughter, these past 15 months. As of June 13, 2016, "Grace Elizabeth Lambert" is now legally adopt-ed according the laws and regulations of the state of NC. She is a special little girl whom God sent as part of His plan, ac-cording to His timing. We feel so blessed that she is officially part of our family, at last! Grace will be christened on August 21st at Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church.

June 22

nd – Family

Movie Night Bring the fam and come watch a movie every Wednesday night in June. We will not serve a meal, but will have popcorn for those who want it. Doors open at 6pm. June 29

th – Family Movie Night

Bring the fam and come watch a movie every Wednes-day night in June. We will not serve a meal, but will have popcorn for those who want it. Doors open at 6pm. July 10

th-13

th – Vacation Bible School

This year our theme is “Christmas in July”. We will kick off on Sunday night and wrap up with a pool party on Wednesday. We need your help coming up with plenty of Christmas lights and trees to decorate the stage and other areas. We will focus on the reason for Christmas and let the children hear from different people who were there for the miraculous birth of the Messiah. July 13

th – Pool Party 5:00

Everyone is invited to join us at the City Pool as we wrap up VBS with a pool party and cook out. August 5

th, 6

th, and 7

th – The Summer Chill

The biggest event of the year! You don’t want to miss it! We will need lots of volunteer help to pull this off! If you are interested in leading a family group, serving in the kitchen, or donating to the cause please visit with Wade for more information!

August 13th

– Mercy Me @ Frontier City

Christian Fun Day is August 13th! Youth groups and

families can enjoy the park and great Christian music!

The Youth Food Committee is requesting do-

nations of 2 liter bottles of soda. You may bring your donations to the church office.

Nominations for 2016-2017

First Christian Church

Board Officers

Board Chairman: Brandan Sheets Vice Board Chairman: J.D. Koch Secretary: Donna Parrish Treasurer: Diana Noteware Financial Secretary: Ron Frazier

Elders: Norma Hughes, Cindy St. Clair, Sherry DeBord, Jay DeBord, Arlie Goforth Deacons: Nathan Smith, Marilyn Branen, Betty Waters, Levi Karcher, Diana Noteware, Nicole Noteware, Tammy Kelly, Shelby Ingram Junior Deacons: Megan Bilyeu, Ekko Arnold, John Meadows, Reagan Clapper

Thanks to an awesome response by our church family, the VBS food list is full of names! Please bring your items to the church, marked “VBS”, by Sunday, July 10

th at Noon.

We are still in need of adult volunteers in the following areas:

Registration Van Drivers

Photographers Music Leader

Group Assistants

If you would like to be part of VBS

this year, please contact

Julie Longan. Thank you!

PURPOSE STATEMENT OF FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Perry, Oklahoma

To glorify God by leading people to become devoted followers of Jesus Christ.

Servers for Sunday, July 3, 2016

ELDERS: Jim & Pam Lightfoot

WORSHIP LEADER: Rich Lambert

8:15 DEACONS: Gerald Payne & Verna Skouby

10:30 DEACONS: Kim Ward, Gerald Wells, Kim Sheets, Bran-

dan Sheets

DEACONESS: Rich Lambert

8:15 GREETERS: Velma Shelton

10:30 GREETERS: Connie Henderson

Servers for Sunday, July 10, 2016

ELDERS: Cindy St. Clair & Gerald Wells

WORSHIP LEADER: Johnny Fuller

8:15 DEACONS: Gordon & Tommie Cargill

10:30 DEACONS: Jay & Sherry DeBord, Johnny Fuller, Arlie

Goforth

DEACONESS: Verna Skouby

8:15 GREETERS: Verna Skouby

10:30 GREETERS: Nila Nuttle

Communion to Homebound: Norma Hughes, Marilyn Branen,

Pam Lightfoot

PRAYER CHAIN: Call the church office at 336-4576

If you are unable to attend Sunday Worship, you may view the service on Sundays at 2:00pm on PIN Channel 14. www.pin.cityofperryok.com

June 29

6:00pm