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The Spire Newsletter Northwest Christian Church (DOC)

New Beginnings Small Groups Continue to Meet . Remember, if you have to miss a meeting you can make plans to attend a different group that week. Small Group Days/Time/Location/Group Leader: Sundays 1:30 p.m. Fireside Room Jana Jean/Henry Dolive

Mondays 2:00 p.m. Fireside Room Barbara Minton/Bill Wilson

Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Fireside Room Ryan Ross/Jana Burnham

Wednesdays 5:00 p.m. Fireside Room Susan Shebester

Thursdays 1:30 p.m. Atwood Home Jeanette Atwood

Oklahoma City Symphonic Band Joint Concert with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra

Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 7:30 pm Oklahoma Christian University Pavillion, 2501 E Memorial Rd., Edmond, OK

Our members, Henry Dolive and Jody Smith, would love to see you there. They have played with this group for many years.

As always, admission is Free.

Another opportunity for great listening:

Nichols Hills Band in its first outdoor concert of 2016, at 7:30 pm on Thursday, June 16 at in Kite Park, 1500 Camden Way in Nichols Hills. Henry Dolive of our congregation is a member of this

band that performs jazz, Broadway and pop favorites and traditional marches. Admission is free - bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of music.

The Nichols Hills Band will also present 7:30 p.m. concerts on July 21 and August 18, plus a special patriotic concert at 8 a.m., July 4, all in Kite Park.

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…this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13b-14, NRSV

I was at a training recently where the speaker told the old joke about a farmer

and his beloved donkey. Now there was an old broken down well on his farm. Afraid that his donkey would fall into the well, the farmer always closed the gate to that pas-ture, allowing the animal to graze safely. One day, the farmer forgot to close the gate, and sure enough the donkey wandered near the old well and fell in. You could hear the animal braying and bellowing for miles. As expected, the farmer came running to his rescue. First he tried pulling the animal out with a rope, then he tried a pulley sys-tem, and finally he tried using chains attached to one of his horses. Nothing worked. At a loss for what to do, the farmer called his neighbor. As they assessed the situa-tion, the neighbor finally said, “Well, there’s only one thing left to do…you’ll just have to fill in the well and put the old boy out of his misery.” So they started shoveling dirt into the old well on top of the animal. When the first shovelful hit the donkey he brayed even louder, then he angrily shook the dirt off and stomped his feet, stomping the dirt down. The same thing occurred for the next shovelful; the donkey shook the dirt off his back, then stomped his feet. This pattern kept recurring for about four hours. Finally, when both men were worn out, the donkey calmly stepped over the side of the well to freedom.

What the speaker reminded us is that when we’re in tough situations, we have

to remember to shake things off. We shake off what doesn’t matter, and hand that off to God. When that donkey was deep in the well, I doubt if he worried too much about all the things he’d left behind. His focus was on his current situation. He just kept shaking the dirt off his back and looking ahead to the light at the top of the well that kept getting closer and closer.

This week as I met with New Beginnings small group leaders, one leader men-

tioned the dedication of her small group to discover what is pleasing to God. As we prayerfully keep our focus on Christ, shaking off all the other stuff that doesn’t matter, we press onward to answer God’s call. God has a unique ministry in mind for North-west Christian Church. Frederick Buechner writes, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” (Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC) This New Beginnings process is hard work, and my prayers are with you. Thanks to each of you as you prayerfully meet, discuss, and discern how Northwest Christian Church might faithfully answer God’s call.

With Prayers and Love, Donna

Kairos

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For further information go to www.Sessions2016.org

Registration forms and workshop de-

scriptions are available in your church

office and on the table in the hallway

outside of the office.

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SUNDAY LEADERS Worship Leader: June 12 Adona Haase

June 19 Lynn Minton

June 26 Rev. Cecilia Tolley

Elders: June 12 Offering - Bill Wilson Table - Jeanette Atwood June 19 Offering - Barbara Minton Table - Lynn Minton June 26 Offering - Richard Ross Table - Ann Ross June 2016 Diaconate Judy Renteria Adona Haase Jana Burnham Ryan Ross Subs: Helen Hulme & Jody Smith Communion Prep/Clean June 12 Judy Renteria June 19 & 26 Mary Bogert Pick Up Attendance Sheets from Red Folders, Collect Trash, Replenish Offering Envelopes June 12 Judy Renteria

June 19 Pat Smith

June 26 Wendell & Margaret Hart

MOBILE MEALS VOLUNTEERS

June 8, 2016 (2nd Wed.) Servers: Barbara & Lynn Minton D & R: Pat & Jody Smith D & R: Lynn & Barbara Minton June 15, 2016 (3rd Wed.) Servers: Judy Renteria Vesta Burnette D & R: Louise & Bill Wilson Driver: Larry Leaf Runner: Henry Dolive June 22, 2016 (4th Wed.) Servers: Judy Renteria Vesta Burnette Driver: ? Runner: Arthia Bridges Driver: Adona Haase Runner: Karen West June 29, 2016 (5th Wed.) Servers: Nancy de Quevedo Larry Leaf D & R: Judy Renteria & ????? D & R: Henry & Gretchen Dolive July 6, 2016 (1st Wed.) Servers: Gretchen Dolive Velma Rogers Driver: Bob Harris Runner: Ann Ross D & R: Wendell & Margaret Hart

Prayer List

The Anderson Family Kathaleen Buchholz John Cole Mike Finucane Bitsy Allen Gibson April Goss Cathy Hart Jana & Charlie Jean Jenifer Jones Larry & Barbara Leaf Linda Prieto Harry & Norma Rountree Jaunice Sawyer Dana & Charles Schipper Susan Shebester Josh Smith

June Birthdays Matthew Schipper 9 Pat O’Mealey 9 Anna Ross 10 Kinsey Crocker 13 Velma Rogers 14 Haley Goss 14 Henry Dolive 24 Barbara Minton 26 Judy Renteria 29

June Anniversaries Vaughn & Tonya Woody 6-8-2007 Jody & Pat Smith 6-10-1989 Larry & Barbara Leaf 6-23-1964 Charles & Jeanie Caldwell 6-27-1975 Roy & Bitsy Allen June 2001

The sun is

shinin’, come

on get happy!

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Regional Assembly FCC, Norman

June/July 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

5 8:00 am

New Beginnings Session 4 12:00 pm

Leaders of NB Small Group Meet

1:15 pm Board Meeting

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2:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 4

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7:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 4

8 9:00 am

Mobile Meals

5:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 4

7:00 - 8:30 pm Choir Rehearsal

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1:30 pm New Beginnings

Session 4

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12 10:40 am

Cecilia Tolley Ordination 12:30 pm

Tolley Ordination Reception/ Lunch Following Lunch

Leaders of NB Small Group Meet

7:30 pm OKC Symphonic

Band & Okla. Community Orchestra

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2:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 5

L.I.F.E. Meetings (Disciples Women)will resume Sept. 12

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7:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 5

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9:00 am Mobile Meals

5:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 5

7:00 - 8:30 pm Choir Rehearsal

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1:30 pm New Beginnings

Session 5

7:30 pm Nichols Hills Band

Kite Park

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Leaders of NB Small Group Meet

7:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 5 1:30 pm

New Beginnings Session 6

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12:00 PM Spire Article

Deadline

2:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 6

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!Next Issue of Spire!

7:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 6

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Mobile Meals

5:00 pm New Beginnings

Session 6

7:00 - 8:30 pm Choir Rehearsal

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7:00 pm Energy FC Parking

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12:00 pm Leaders of NB

Small Group Meet

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Mobile Meals 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Health Fair planning meeting

7:00 - 8:30 pm Choir Rehearsal

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July 1

July 2 9:00 am

CWF (Disciple’s Men) Meet in

Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm

Energy FC Parking

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4 8:00 am

Nichols Hills Band Kite Park

4th of July

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6 9:00 am

Mobile Meals

7:00 - 8:30 pm Choir on Break

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5:30 pm

NWCC serves at Refuge Fellowship

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13 9:00 am

Mobile Meals

7:00 - 8:30 pm Choir on Break

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Central Area Men’s Dinner &

Meeting at Wildwood CC

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7:00 pm Energy FC Parking

WOMEN’S ENCOUNTER 2016

Friday, July 8, 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Saturday, July 9, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

First Christian Church of Moore

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NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DOC) 2828 NW 30th Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Sunday School 9:15 A.M. Worship Service 10:40 A.M. Phone 405-943-4477

Fax 405-943-4451 E-Mail NWCCOKC@AOL.COM Web Site (New Site!) www.nwccokc.com

Minister Rev. Donna Gilchrist Choir Director Victor Wong Pianist Kay Boyles Secretary Judy Cummins Moderator Ryan Ross

June 7, 2016

Return Service Requested

OFFERING REPORTS

May 29, 2016 $ 2,177.30 Pledged Income $ 1,855.30 Misc. Income $ 173.00 SSl Classes $ 4.00 Facility Rental $ 25.00 Pentecost Offering $ 1.00 Curriculum $ 32.00 Memorials $ 25.00 Mobile Meals $ 62.00

ATTENDANCE May 29, 2016

Sunday School= 26

Worship = 58

VISITORS May 29, 2016

Montie Adair

Ron Thompson

Tim, Jeff, Becky Bogert

Douglas Peden

ATTENDANCE June 5, 2016

Sunday School = 31

Worship = 53

VISITORS June 5, 2016

Montie Adair

Ron Thompson

Nadine Tolley

Douglas Peden

The Pierce Family

ATTENDANCE REPORTS

June is

bustin’ out

all over!

All over the

meadow and

the hill .

Birds’re

bustin’

outa…

COME ON NOW,

EVERY BODY

SING!

KEEPING UP TO-DATE

WITH OUR MEMBERS

The following people have phone

number or address changes:

Jeannie Hagy Phone #

Jaunice Sawyer Address

Please call the church office if you

need this information.