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A N o t e f r o m P a s t o r T i c e
S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
The monthly Man-2-
Man breakfast minis-
try will begin on
September 15.
Watch future publi-
cations for more
details.
Please remember to
bring your spare
change for the col-
lection plate this
Sunday, as all loose
coins will be donated
to Coins for C.A.M.
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Prayer Concerns
Church Leaders 2
Discipleship
Meeting 2
Perry Avery
Discipleship Note 3
“Yes, We Can!”
K-2 gr. Pool Party 4
September Prayer
Calendar 5
September Activi-
ties Calendar 6
Choir Rehearsal
7
F I R S T C O N G R E G A T I O N A L U C C
Pilgrim Call Newsletter
August 29, 2012 Issue 492
Honor Labor by Bobby Gilles This Monday, the United States and Canada celebrate Labor Day, held the first Monday
of every September to honor working people (similar to most other countries’ “May
Day”). Although it is common for Christians to think of “work” as a result of the Fall in
the Garden of Eden, this is not so: Adam and Eve were given the task of exercising do-
minion over all the earth from the beginning.
Christians also think of “working for the Lord” in terms of missionary activities, and var-
ious mercy ministries, but worship is itself work. Of course, when we see that worship
involves all of life, presenting all of ourselves to God (Romans 12:1) then we understand
that these other activities are acts of worship and, as John Piper and Matt Redman have
said, “worship is the fuel for mission’s flame.”
But even our corporate worship services involve work. All churches follow a certain
order, a liturgy (of course, some “liturgical” churches have a highly defined liturgy,
while “free” churches follow a loose pattern of activity like “first we pray, then we sing,
then we listen to the sermon,” etc.) The term “liturgy” literally means “the work of the
people.” As John Frame writes:
“Worshippers should not take a passive attitude toward worship, such as we
usually take toward entertainment … worship is a priestly service. It is
latreia, ‘labor, service.’ Therefore, we should go to church to do something:
to bring praise to God and to minister to one another.”
Worship In Spirit And Truth, c. 1996 John Frame
So to be in Christ means both to enter “into His rest” (Hebrews 4) and to work — to
know that we will always work, and that as the Westminster Catechism states, this in-
volves glorifying God and enjoying Him forever. We will not always feed the hungry,
because one day no one will hunger. We will not always comfort the grieving, because
one day no one will grieve. We will not always protect the weak, because one day their
will be no oppressor. But we will worship, and be glad to do it.
“God of shop and marketplace, Of farm and studio,Factory and shipping lane, Of school
and busy home: Bless the produce of our hands. Redeem our work for Kingdom-use.
By Your grace, our efforts stand, All offered up to You.
There in Eden, You proclaimed That we should work the earth –Stewards over all we
named, Delighting in their worth. Through our fall we brought decay, lost access to Je-
hovah’s rest. Through the cross, we rest in faith and all our labor’s blessed.
In Your image we are made: Creative like You are, Forming goods for use and trade
Just like You formed the stars. Send us out in power and skill to worship through each
task assigned. By Your Spirit we fulfill the holy, grand design.” ~Bobby Gilles~
Prayer Concerns
August 26—Judy Musgrave, Fred Winslow’s sister, please pray for healing and treatment for a blockage in her esophagus.
August 26—Dick Ruppert, Bob Hoshaw’s brother-in-law, please pray for peace and comfort as he is in the final stage of Alzheimer’s.
August 26—Kaylee, friend of Kinzie Waisner, please pray for healing and medical discernment for her fami-ly, as she is a little girl battling brain cancer.
August 22—Tressica Helton, Mary Drake’s granddaughter-in-law, is in St. Vincent’s after 7 surgeries. Please pray for healing and medical discernment
August 15—The family of Art Chism, Bob and Barb Linzey’s son-in-law’s grandfather passed away. Please pray for peace and comfort for his family during their time of mourning.
August 15—Dottie Unger, Buffey Hedrick’s mother, please pray for medical discernment and healing of her leg following three surgeries.
Continue with Prayers August 12—Carol Fischer-Perry, please pray for comfort as she is going through dialysis to treat her diabe-tes. She is doing well and adjusting to her new lifestyle.
August 12—Chuck Hosier, pray for healing and recovery after having a triple bypass.
August 12—Arnella Deafenbaugh, please pray for wisdom and God’s leading to help her decide whether or not to have surgery on her face, due to complications from Bells Palsy.
August 5—Graysen Neer, started treatments over one year ago and went in for more testing , and praise God that his blood counts are all good. Please pray for the test results to continue to show good results.
Military Soldiers of our Church
David Carey Aaron Knight Shane Reed Andrew Reed Richard Young Amy Peabody
Discipleship Meeting
The Discipleship Committee will be meeting next Friday, September 7 at 1:00 in the Lounge. We will be discussing upcoming fall and winter activities. If you would like
to join us, we would love to have you!
Attendance for Sunday, August 26, 2012
Praise Service— Adults—73 Children— 8
Classic Service—Adults— 59 Children— 9
Total—149
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Leaders for this Sunday, September 2, 2012
Lay Leader: Jaynie Ribble
Office Help Needed
We are looking for volunteers to help in the church office on Wednesday after-noons on a weekly or biweekly basis to help get the Pilgrim Call ready. We start at 1:00 and it usually takes about 2 hours or less. Please call the church office at 452-8285 if you would be willing to help out or use the sign-up sheet in the lobby.
On Friday, February 17th we will be having a “Mexican Fiesta” Family
Fun Night in Pilgrim Hall. We will have a Mexican food bar and play
“Minute-to–Win It” games, volleyball, board and card games. There
will be something for everyone . Nursery Care will be provided. If
your family is planning to attend, please sign up in the lobby. This
will be a great time for fellowship. We hope you will join us!
“The Way” King’s Island Trip Silly Safari presentation on Rally Day
“The Way” riding the Diamond Back “The Penguins” Pool Party
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Fitness Class Note
We are moving the Fitness Class start time to 9:15 a.m. beginning this Monday. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Discipleship Volunteer Opportunities
The Discipleship Ministry needs your help in the following areas: Junior Church Leaders, Sun-day School Helpers, Youth Ministry Sponsors, and Young life Sponsors. There are clipboards on the table in the lobby for you to sign up on, or let Stacey know if you are interested in serv-ing in any way.
Do You Remember Perry Avery?
Some of you long time members may remember one of our beloved former pas-tors, Perry Avery. A donation was made by Charles Graff of some of Pastor
Avery’s books. If you would like to borrow any of these books, please use a sign-out card located with the books on the table in the lobby. We will leave them out
for a few more weeks, since they have been getting checked out.
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College Students
If you are a college student or the parent of a college stu-dent will you please call or stop in the church office and let Joanna and Nancy know the new address of the student. We would like to make sure to send them a copy of the Pil-grim Call each week. Thank you.
Kindergarten-2nd
Graders
The Tice’s will be hosting another pool party at their house, this time for the K-2nd graders. The party will be on Sunday, September 9
th fol-
lowing the Classic service until 3 PM. Weather permitting, they will swim, eat and have a fun lesson on JONAH! Parents are welcome to come, stay, swim and eat or just plan to pick their student up at 3:00. Any questions, please call Stacey at 883-7775 or the church office.
“The Way” Youth
The Way Youth will NOT meet this Sunday to allow students to cele-brate the Labor Day weekend with their families. We will resume meeting on September 9 … please see the following article “Yes, We Can!” for more details.
“Yes, We Can!” for “The Way” Students
“Yes, We Can!” is a canned food scavenger hunt benefiting the Kokomo Rescue Mission on September 9. We will collect canned food door-to-door from 1:30pm-3:30pm. Afterward, there will be a weigh-in, pizza, and prizes at Bible Baptist Church. Teams consist of 4-6 students per car and prizes will be given for the most food collected, the most of your assigned "mega-food" collected, and the most unu-sual food collected. Please arrive at First Congo by 1:00pm. (This activity will re-place our usual Sunday evening meeting.) We need volunteer drivers for this event. Please sign up in the church lobby if you are willing to be a driver. Thank you!
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Mark 13:14-27
Dave & Pam
Nierman
Christopher
2 Mark 7:1-8, 14-
15, 21-23
Pastor Jon Tice &
Family
3 Mark 13:28-37
Dr. Eric O’Banion
Elise, Ethan
4 Mark 14:1-9
Dave & Lisa
Olmsted
5 Mark 14:10-16
Kirk & Gina Olson
Chase, Chandler
6 Mark 14:17-31
Dane & Debbie
Orbaugh
Dylan, Devon
7 Mark 1432-42
Joe & Tonia Orr
Ryan, Andrew,
Matthew
8 Mark14:43-52
Ben & Lindsey
Ousley
Sydney, Wyatt, Clay-
ton
9 Mark 7:24-37
First Congo Staff
10 Mark 14:53-65
Dr. James & Nancy
Paff
11 Mark 14:66-72
Pat Parish
12 Mark 15:1-15
Steve & Amanda
Parrott
Kiah, Karson
13 Mark 15:16-32
Mary Ann Peabody
14 Mark 15:33-39
Zach & Lacy Perry
15 Mark 15:40-47
Ron & Nancy
Phillips
Jake
16 Mark 8:27-38\
First Congo Fam-
ily & Friends
17 Mark 16:1-8
Tom & Carole
Podwell
18 Mark 16:9-20
Bobbi Polhamus
19 Luke 2:41-52
Rob & Jenny
Pruett
20 Luke 3:1-14
Ryan & Alyssa
Ramsey
Emery
21 Luke 3:15-22
Roy & Nina Ray
22 Luke 4:1-13
Ryan & Betsy Rayl
23 Mark 9:30-37
Local & National
Leaders
24 Luke 4:14-30
Lee Reeves
Joseph, Sarah
25 Luke 4:31-37
Autumn Reichel
Parker, Paityn
26 Luke 4:38-44
Tracy Riechel
27 Luke 5:1-11
David Reynolds
28 Luke 5:12-26
Jaynie Ribble
29 Luke 5:27-39
Tom & Jane
Richardson
30 Mark 9:38-50
Our Prayer
Concerns List
September Prayer Calendar
“The Way” students would like to thank the church for making
the King’s Island trip possible. A great time was had by all!!!
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Refreshing
Springs Men’s
Weekend
2 Communion &
CAM
10:45 One Worship
Service
No Sunday School
3
Office Closed
No Fitness Class
4
12:45 Staff Mtg.
6:30 R.S Men’s
Mentoring
5
10 Women’s Bible
Study at Big Ben
4:45 Long Range -
6-8:30 R.S. Choir
6
9:15 Fitness
5 RS Almond Tree
6 RS Bible Class
7 Congo Choir
7
1:00 Discipleship
Mtg
8
9 9:02 Praise
10 SS/ Small Groups
10:45 Classic
12-3 Pool Party K-2
1-4 The Way
10
9:15 Fitness
4-7 Rotary
6-7 R.S. Prayer
6:45 Psi Iota Xi
11 12:45 Staff
6 Evangelism
6:30 Finance
6:30 R.S. Mentors
7 Worship
12
1 Pilgrim Call
4:30 R.S. Dance
6-8:30 R.S. Choir
7 Service Mtg.
13
9:15 Fitness
5 RS Almond Tree
6 RS Bible Class
7 Congo Choir
14 15
6:30 Man-2-Man
Breakfast
16 “Fill the Pantry”
6-8:30 The Way
17
9:15 Fitness
6-7 R.S. Prayer
18
12:45 Staff Mtg.
6:30 R.S. Mentors
19
10 Women’s B.S.
1 Pilgrim Call
6-8:30 R.S. Choir
20
9:15 Fitness
5 RS Almond Tree
6 RS Bible Class
7 Congo Choir
21 22
R.S. Music Work-
shop
23
4-5:30 Serve at the
Rescue Mission
6-8:30 The Way
24
9:15 Fitness
6-7 R.S. Prayer
25
12:45 Staff Mtg.
6:30 Council Mtg.
6:30 R.S. Mentors
26
1 Pilgrim Call
4:45 Long Range
4:30 R.S. Dance
6-8:30 R.S. Choir
27
9:15 Fitness
5 RS Almond Tree
6 RS Bible Class
7 Congo Choir
28 29
30
4-6 Penguins-Horses
& Bon Fire
6-8:30 The Way
SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES
SPECIAL UPCOMING OCTOBER ACTIVITY
Sunday, October 21—Fall Harvest Party at Oakbrook Valley, 4:00-8:00
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Congo Choir Begins for the Fall
Another new church year begins, a time of new roles and new beginnings. Our Sanctuary Choir and I invite all interested singers of join us at our first rehearsal of the year! We will meet in the Choir room Thurs. Sept. 6 at 7:00 PM. All voices are welcome, no special skills are required, other than a love of music and a sincere
desire to praise HIM with the gift of your voice! For info call Cathy 480 5803 [email protected] or any current choir member. Hope to see you there!
Sunday School Resumes Sunday, September 9th
Sunday School meets from 10:00-10:35 in between our services.
The Adult Sunday School Class: will meet in Pilgrim Hall for eight weeks begin-ning September 9
th to study the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5. This will be a
small group format at the round tables with a designated group leader to facilitate the discussions. You will have access to the topic each week, prior to Sunday, through the previous week’s Pilgrim Call Newsletter. You are encouraged to take advantage of this material to enhance your understanding of the material being discussed.
The children’s Sunday School classes are as follow:
Birth-3 years old Nursery with Anne Fitch
4 Years Old—Pre-K Computer room with Miss Betsy
K - Grade 2 Middle S.S. Room with Miss Carolyn
Grades 3-5 Drama Room with Miss Marcia
Grades 6-12 Youth Room with Mr. & Mrs. Bewley
“Steps to Recovery”—Fundraiser for the Gilead House
The Gilead House will be sponsoring a 5K run and a 1 mile walk on Septem-ber 1 at 9:00 in Foster Park. For more details, call the church office at 452-8285.
Kokomo Road Runners Girl’s Night Out
The Kokomo Road Runners are sponsoring an all-female of all ages 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 15
th at 5:00 PM. There will be a High Heel Hustle at
4:30, a Lady Bug Loop for girls 8 years and under at 4:45, and the 5K Run/walk at 5:00. The proceeds will go towards BLUSH. For more information and to regis-ter, go to www.active.com or pick up a form in the church lobby.
Come Worship With Us
On Sunday Mornings!
9:00 AM Praise Service
10:00 AM Sunday School
10:45 AM Classic Service
Contact Information:
Phone: (765)452-8285
Fax: (765)452-8286
Nearly New: 459-8121
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: kokomofirstcongo.org
Non Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 83
Kokomo, Indiana
First Congregational Christian UCC
505 W. Mulberry St.
Kokomo, In 46901
Our study will begin on Wednesday, September 5th at 10 AM at Big Ben Coffee Shop. Please note that
we will be meeting every other Wednesday. Please sign up on the sign up sheet so we will have record of names and phone numbers. Books and schedules will be available Sunday in the lobby. The books are $9.50 each. Please complete lesson 1 for our first meeting as we plan to go over it. Babysitting will be available for each study as well. If you are in need of babysit-
ting, please see Stacey for details. For questions, please call Stacey 271-6677.
Labor Day Weekend—One Worship Service
This Sunday, September 2, there will be only one Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. There will not be any Sunday School or Junior Church on this day. Children up through age 4 years old can be cared for in the nursery.
