May 28, 2014 Volume VI, Issue VI

Sign-ups are still going on

for VBS! Find your spot!

Be praying about where you can serve for this incredible

outreach opportunity!

JUNE:

2 Senior Saints monthly potluck All seniors are welcome & en- couraged to join us! 11:30 am 9 Set-up week for V.B.S. 11 Red Brush’s day to help cook at Oil Belt C.S.C. Monthly Elder’s Meeting 6:30 p 9 – 13 Meals–On–Wheels week (2 volunteers needed per day) See K & S Woods for more info.

16 – 20 V.B.S. Week!!! 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. nightly Find your place of service and join us for a fun-filled week! 20 V.B.S. Family Night We’ll have food, fun & games for the whole family! 28 H.S. students & sponsors leaving for MOVE in Michigan 29 NSA sign-ups begin for all the different areas of service

Oil Belt Camp in June:

1-6 Senior High (high school)

6-7 Footprints 1 (2nd & 3rd grd)

7-14 Sr. Wilderness (high schl)

8-13 Jr. Wilderness (jr. high)

8-14 Encounter 1 (5th & 6th grd)

15-20 Jr. High 1 (jr. high)

15-20 Bike Camp (7th-12th grade)

19-21 Camp Out (5th & 6th grade)

22-28 Music Camp (7th-13th grd)

22-28 Creation Week (7th-12th)

29-Jul3 Discovery (4th & 5th grade)

Brushstrokes!

“No Strings Attached”

On Sunday, August 10th, we will be inviting the entire community once

again, to our church to hear the Good News preached, experience

the love of Christian people, and to attend the free events and

services provided that day after church. Our goal is not to reach

churched people. Our goal is first and foremost to reach the lost,

those who have never accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior, and

those who may have one time been close to Christ but have been led

away and are not in the right relationship with Him now.

For those of you who are new to the idea of “No Strings Attached” we

got our idea from a group of like-minded believers who joined forces

in their community to offer a free one-day (4 hour) clinic in which the

medical, physical and spiritual needs of those that attended were

met. The ministry that resulted from this clinic became known as

Touched Twice United (TTU). Having been united with Christ, they now

in turn want to touch the lives of others by meeting their physical,

medical, and spiritual needs. TTU now serves as springboard for

Christian volunteers nationwide who want to impact the community

they’re a part of. This ministry provides online training and resources

for churches to use, free of charge, to get started with their own clinic.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED will once again communicate to those outside

of Christ that we expect NOTHING in return for the services they will be

receiving that day. No payment, no commitment of returning to our

church, no service in return – NOTHING. We offer no judgments, no

criticisms, no expectations – just love and acceptance.

In order for this to be a free clinic that is offered to our community, we

need EVERYONE to participate. The great news is that there are so

many ways to be involved. There is a need for donations – food,

clothing, school supplies, money, etc. There is a need for volunteers to

help prepare for the big event. And of course, there is a huge need

for volunteers that day, August 10th. So, mark your calendar now for

this community outreach and pray about how God can use you.

Watch the weekly bulletin and monthly newsletters for more details

and be thinking and praying about how you can serve others and

spread God’s love.

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Stewardship:

Sunday, May 4th

7:30 am 57

8:45 am 212

11:00 am 194

Total 463

Sunday School 205

Offering $10,515.86

Sunday, May 11th

7:30 am 65

8:45 am 237

11:00 am 235

Total 537

Sunday School 203

Offering $15,532.75

Sunday, May 18th

7:30 am 58

8:45 am 167

11:00 am 233

Total 458

Sunday School 187

Offering $8,789.25

Sunday, May 25th

7:30 am 47

8:45 am 184

11:00 am 210

Total 441

Sunday School 173

Offering $8,717.25

Red Brush Christian Church

Congratulations & Welcome to the Family!

Since our last newsletter we’ve had two people transfer their memberships

& one person was baptized. The transfers were: Colleen Rude on May 4th

and Richard Daugherty on May 11th

. Also, on May 11th

, Alayna Czyzewski

was baptized into Christ. Congratulations to all of you and welcome to the

family! We’re so glad to have you!

2014 Vacation

Bible School June 16 - 20

VBS is just around the corner! We are so pleased to have such an AMAZING turnout

of volunteers already signed up! Below are some reminders of deadlines pertaining to food donations and a few more spots where we could still use some help.

Information:Information:Information:Information:

� A VBS Food Donation Board is in the FLC. If you take a slip of paper with a donation item on it, please have that item to the church by June 13June 13June 13June 13thththth.... Monetary donations may be placed in the box at Spotlight Counter.

� There are still openings to serve during VBS. A few of the spots we need to fill are: Guides for Kindergarten through 5th Grade and door greeters. Check out the sign-ups at the Spotlight Counter.

� If you haven't already preregistered your child(ren) there is still time. Nursery age children will also need to have a card filled out with all their information. (The staffed Nursery is only provided for children of our volunteers.)

Don't forget to join us on Friday, June 20th for our V.B.S Finale and Family Night! We will be having a carnival with games and food for the whole family. There will be no childcare or classes that evening, so plan on attending with your child and enjoying the festivities as a family!

Questions?? Contact Ashley Czyzewski @ 618-665-3280

Summer Children’s Ministry News… Well summer is here! VBS is right around the corner and the camp season has officially kicked off! I am so pleased to announce that we have a total of 127 kids signed up for camp! WOWZER!! Remember, it’s not

too late to sign up and RBCC will pay for one week of camp! Be on the lookout in July for an upcoming event for our Nursery through Kindergarteners and their families! Hope you have a safe and

wonderful summer!

Children’s Ministry

Jr. High Ministry High School Ministry

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All children’s classes meet during the 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

services.

Nursery — Room 203 2’s & 3’s — Room 201 4’s - K — Room 209 1st – 5th — Room 301

4.2.6 is the place for 6th-8th graders! Every Sunday from 4:00 - 5:45 pm we meet at RBCC. We’re taking a break for the summer, but check out our summer events!

CIY MOVECIY MOVECIY MOVECIY MOVE Please be praying for our students & sponsors who are attending MOVE June 28th - July 4th in Holland, MI

Please pick up student prayer cards in the FLC.

Connect Groups are the core events in High School Ministry this year. We believe that students have a much greater opportunity to grow spiritually when they’re in a small group. Small Groups are broken up by gender and age. Groups are currently taking a break for the summer.

Jr. High OneEighty - July 26th High School OneEighty - June 22nd

Leave RBCC @ 5:30 pm Leave RBCC @ 6:30 pm

Return @ 9:30 pm Return @ 10:30 pm

Cost: $5 Cost: $5

Hump Day Hangout Every Wednesday @ Fat Dad’s from 12:00-1:00

#SundayFunDay July 20th

OIL BELT CSC

Sr. High: June 1-6 Creation Week: June 22-27 Music Camp: June 22-27 Niners: July 13-18 Deeper Life: July 27-Aug 1

So Long Summer Scavenger Hunt

Aug. 16th

@ RBCC

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Jr. High 1 June15-20 Music Camp June 22-28 Creation Week June22-28 Jr. High Athlete’s July 6-11 Jr. High 2 July 20-25

Oil Belt Oil Belt Oil Belt Oil Belt

Red Brush Christian Church

16707 Hwy. 45

Louisville, IL 62858

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Non-Profit Org. Louisville, IL Permit # 43

Preaching Minister Dusty Elmore

Associate Minister Bennie Johnson

Administrative Minister Gary Barbee

Student Minister Tyler Mulvany

Children’s Minister Ashley Czyzewski

Worship Minister Jonathan Goodman

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Ben’s Blurb Page 4

Greetings Senior Saints! I hope this writing finds you all well and doing fine. It’s hard to believe

we’re starting the sixth month of 2014, but it’s here. The warm weather was slow in coming, but it’s

here. Now it’s time for Senior Saints and I hope you will be there. Senior Saints will meet on Monday,

June 2nd

at 11:30 a.m. Since Father’s Day is in June, guess what men, that means it’s your turn to go

first in line for lunch. We’re going with a cookout menu this month. (What man doesn’t like a

cookout?) We will supply the Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Buns, and fixins. If you could

sign up at Connection Corner to bring some side dishes and desserts that would be

great. Also this day you will have the opportunity to meet the intern that will be

serving here at Red Brush. John Horton will be sharing with us about “The Legacy of

a Father.” John and his wife Elizabeth have been attending St. Louis Christian

College, and John will be serving as a preaching intern for the summer. They have two children, Jude

and Leila.

Also I want to thank our speaker for last month, Shirley Payne. Everyone enjoyed hearing the

stories as she shared with us on being “More than a Mother.” Make plans now to join us on Monday.

Why not invite a friend to come with you?

See you Monday!

BenBenBenBen

Sunday Morning Worship:

7:30 a.m. traditional (no kids classes) 8:45 a.m. contemporary (nursery & classes)

11:00 a.m. contemporary (nursery & classes)

Sunday School:

8:45 a.m. (adults only)

10:15 a.m. (all ages)

Proverbs 22:6:

Direct your children onto the right path,

and when they are older, they will not leave it.