October 27, 2016 Volume VIII, Issue XI

Brushstrokes!

Grief Support Group – Enduring the Holidays

Have you recently lost someone you loved? Are you struggling to get through the pain of

their death? The holidays can be a very difficult time for many people to endure after the

death of someone they love. Many have stated that they wish they could go to sleep

around Thanksgiving and wake up again after the New Year has begun. We know that the

holidays can be very rough and that is why we are offering a 2-hour event to help support

you this holiday season so that you can “Endure the Holidays.”

This program features biblical, Christ-centered

teaching that focuses on grief topics connected

with the death of a loved one. It is a DVD seminar

which features nationally respected grief experts

and real-life stories of people, followed by a

confidential small group discussion about what

was viewed and people’s personal experiences

with grief and loss.

Past participants have expressed how this group has helped them to go through the

healing process from this very difficult time in their life. You will find encouragement,

comfort and help in grieving the death of your loved one. No matter what the cause of

their death was, this group is a chance to be around people who can relate to you and

what you are feeling or experiencing.

We will be offering this twice, so if you can’t make it to one, hopefully you will be able to

join us for the other one. Those dates and times are: November 14th

from 6:30-8:30 pm

OR November 18th

from 9:00 am -11:00 am.

There is no charge for this event. All we ask is that you register by November 11th

so that

we can adequately prepare for the number of people who will be attending. To register

or if you have any questions, please contact me at Red Brush Christian Church 618-665-

3280 or on the confidential counseling line at 618-665-3050. Or you can e-mail me at

bpayne@redbrushcc.org.

We hope that you will join us for the upcoming “Enduring the Holidays” Grief Support

Group.

Blessings,

Becky

Each Tuesday—building in use by Classical Conversations homeschool group; 8am - 3pm November:

2 Wednesday Night WIRED for 1st—5th grade 6:00 pm

4 Ladies’ “Simply Fun” Night at Oil Belt—Starts with supper @ 6pm A simple night of food & fun. Call the camp or the church office so they have a head count. Cost = $20

Jr. High Holiday hangout night at the church 7:00—9:00 pm

7 The J.O.Y. Bunch monthly meeting & potluck meal 11:30 am Thanksgiving themed meal. Don’t miss it!

9 Wednesday Night WIRED for 1st—5th grade 6:00 pm

14 Red Cross Blood Drive 1:30—6:30 p.m. Come give!!!

“Enduring the Holidays” Grief Support Group 6:30—8:30 pm

16 Wednesday Night WIRED for 1st—5th grade 6:00 pm FAMILY NIGHT (last WIRED til 2017)

17—20 International Conference on Missions (ICOM) - Lexington Red Brush has paid registration

18 “Enduring the Holidays” Grief Support Group 9:00—11:00 am (repeat of the meeting on the 14th)

20 70th Anniversary celebration at Oil Belt 6:00—8:00 pm

Nov 21 & 22 ONLY Meals–On–Wheels days sign up at Connection Corner (2 volunteers needed per day) See K & S Woods for more info.

24 Building in use for private event

27 Flora Healthcare Outreach Sunday—11:15 am. See Teresa Lewis if you’d like to go & be a blessing to the residents! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dec. 5 JOY Bunch meeting & potluck

Dec. 11 Children’s Christmas Program

Each year at Christmas, we try to do some kind of Christmas outreach to help

families in need. This year, there are several families with small children right here

in our own church family that we would like to lend a helping hand to.

We have a team of shoppers that would love to purchase Christmas gifts for them.

The best way for you to help is to make monetary donations to help cover the cost

of some of these gifts. Starting Nov. 6th

, there will be a display in the foyer where

you can make donations. Is shopping your thing? We could use one or two more

shoppers. See Lesli Spitzner if you’d like to help or if you have any questions.

Nov. 14th 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Nov. 18th 9 – 11 a.m.

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From Dusty’s Desk:

Stewardship:

Sunday, October 2nd

7:30 am 60

8:45 am 237

11:00 am 219

Total 516

Offering $13,988.48

Sunday, Oct. 9th

7:30 am 41

8:45 am 222

11:00 am 193

Total 456

Offering $12,809.37

Sunday, Oct. 16th

7:30 am 56

8:45 am 192

11:00 am 180

Total 428 Offering $10,922.50

Sunday, Oct. 23rd

7:30 am 59

8:45 am 211

11:00 am 178

Total 448 Offering $13,423.41

Coming Soon!

For the last five years the leadership team at Red Brush has been praying

for God's direction in expanding our facilities. We have discussed our

priorities and our greatest needs. We have sought not just a short-term

solution for our current situation, but a long-term strategy as well. We have

been working on a plan that will carry us many years into the future. We

have gone slowly because we want to expand our facilities in a way that

provides the greatest opportunities for growth for years to come.

Our greatest need is in the children's department. We have been blessed

with children! The nursery and preschool classes are always full and often

overflowing! Rusty Russell preached a revival here a few years ago and

mentioned that Christians should have more babies. Apparently, you Red

Brushers listened! We've had a baby boom!

We also desire to increase the security for the children's areas. We

already go to great effort to ensure that our children worship and learn in a

safe environment, but we see areas where we could improve. It is imperative

that we have a centralized check-in station with limited access to the

children's classrooms. We all hate to think about security concerns and

worst-case scenarios, but the world is changing. We want to ensure the

safety of all who attend Red Brush as best we can, especially for the little

ones.

In response to those needs, it seems that the first phase of our building

expansion project will be adding a children's wing. Building plans have been

drawn up and are nearing completion. Our eldership has had the foresight to

start saving for this project, but we will still need to do a capital gifts

campaign. It will begin sometime next year. Pray that God will bless us with

the finances. Pray that Jesus will be glorified throughout the entire process!

Please remember to return your filled baby bottles for the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Effingham.

Congratulations and Welcome to the Family!

We’ve had a couple more people transfer their membership to Red

Brush & we’re excited to tell you about them.

Sue Pride & Victoria Warren transferred their

memberships on Sept. 25th

. Victoria has been

involved at Red Brush for quite sometime. She

is a great-niece of Rick & Debbie Allen. Sue has

also been attending Red Brush for awhile now.

We are thrilled to have them both officially join the family.

Welcome, ladies!

Children’s Ministry

Jr. High & 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 205 1st – 5th — Room 301

WIRED

We’re coming to yet the end of another successful

year of Wednesday night youth group!

Family Night will be Nov 16th at 6:00pm

High School UNITED meets from 7:00-8:30pm on Sunday Nights at the church. We are still meeting in small groups, but they will all meet at the church instead of individual homes. This is for 9th-12th grade.

Jr. High Collide meets from 6-7pm on Sunday Nights.

We no longer meet from 4-6pm.

This is for 6th-8th grade.

High School Student Trip

Nov. 18-20th

Sign-Ups @ Connection Corner

Upcoming Events: Watch Connection Corner for Sign-Ups and Information

Nov 4: Jr. High Holiday 7-9pm Nov. 18-20: HS International Conference on Missions Trip Dec. 2: Jr. High Holiday 7-9pm Dec. 11: NO Collide OR UNITED (Children Christmas Program) Dec. 18: Collide & UNITED Christmas Party Dec. 25: NO Collide OR UNITED

NOVEMBER 4TH 7-9PM

Jr. High New Year Party

January 1

Skyzone in Evansville

Leave RBCC @ 11am

Return @ 8pm

Cost: TBA

Red Brush Christian Church

16707 Hwy. 45

Louisville, IL 62858

U.S. Postage PAID

Non-Profit Org. Louisville, IL Permit # 43

Preaching Minister Dusty Elmore

Administrative Minister Gary Barbee

Student Minister Tyler Mulvany

Children’s Minister Ashley Czyzewski

Worship Minister Jonathan Goodman

Becky Payne Pastoral Minister/ Counselor 665-3050

665-3280

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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)

J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) BUNCH

Okay, several of you caught it. In the video I made just a few weeks ago announcing our upcoming gathering, I said that J.O.Y. stood for “Just Younger Youth.” Ooops! I didn’t mean to say that, but after doing about seven or eight takes in trying to get everything perfect, I thought, “I only messed up one word on that take, so let’s see how many are really listening to the video. Let’s see if anyone catches it.” Well, some did and some didn’t. I’ll do my best in getting it right next time. If I mess it up again, I’ll just have Jonathan edit it and make it right.

I have to admit that I did tell a couple of people that maybe the word “younger” applies too. If you could just go on some of our trips, you would see that we can act pretty young. In other words, we have a great time with jokes and pranks and laughter and so much more.

I do want to encourage everyone who is 55 or older to join us each month for the potluck meal and to go along with us on some of our trips. It’s amazing to me that more and more people from other area congregations are joining us in our various activities. That’s great! The more the merrier. While we welcome everyone from throughout the area, I sure would like to see more Red Brushers joining us.

The November gathering is Monday, November 7, from 11:30 to no later than 1:30. We are going to have a Thanksgiving meal featuring turkey. Everything else is potluck. We will be singing some thanksgiving songs, having a Thanksgiving skit, Darrell Carder will be sharing some thoughts on thankfulness, and who knows what else will transpire.

Come one, come all, to our monthly gathering. The program varies from month to month, (wasn’t the For Heaven’s Sake concert great!) but joy is the constant blessing we share, just as Nehemiah said in Nehemiah 8:10 – “The joy of the Lord is our strength.” In these days, we need all the strength we can muster up. Come, let the J.O.Y. Bunch gatherings be one of the joyful highlights of your month.

Still In His Service,

Ron Payne