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THE CRUSADER (USPS139220) published weekly except the week after/of Christmas by First Christian Church,301 N. Broad St., Galesburg, IL 61401-3696. POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to The Crusader at above address. Periodical Postage paid at Galesburg, IL 61401.
Tuesday, February 16 6am Men’s Breakfast at Hy-Vee on Henderson 9:30am Ruth Circle @ Seminary Manor 6:30pm Trustees Mtg. 7-9pm “Weekend” Cluster Mtg.Wednesday, February 17 9:30am Women’s Lenten Series – Large Hall 2pm Rosewood Devotions 5:30pm Bible Study 5:30-7pm Youth & Children’s Groups 6:30pm Lions Club in Friendship Class 7:30pm ChoirThursday, February 18 9am Staff mtg. 11:15am Gordon Behrents 5:30pm Men’s Night @ Hammer’s Saturday, February 20 10am Looming Class Diaconate clean out Broad St. closet 12noon-10pm “Weekend” Entertainment crewSunday, February 21 – Week of Compassion 8:30am worship 9:30am Coffee time in small hall 10am Sunday School 11am WorshipMonday, February 22 7pm Y.M.C.A. Bible StudyTuesday, February 23 6am Men’s Breakfast at Hy-Vee 11am Woodridge Devotions
SERVING SCHEDULE February 21, 2016
8:30am WorshipPrepare Communion, Greet at Broad St. and Serve Out if Needed: Janet Foster & Jan UngerGreet at North Street, Prayer Cards and Offering, Serve Communion: Rachel Rose & Linda MowrerOffering: PastorCommunion: PastorPrayers: Cindy AndrewsPhone: Larry ThurmanTransportation: ?
11:00 a.m. WorshipClean up Communion, Greet at Broad St., Serve Out if Needed, Serve Communion, *Acolyte: *Renee & Erik GalvinGreet at North St., Prayer Cards, Offering, Serve Communion: Marge Patterson & Carmen De VossElder Serving In: Jan LuallenElder Serving Out: Ellen Anderson, Chris Mowrer, Bruce De Voss, Hope Nelson, Neill Unger
February Coffee Hosts:High School Youth
3rd Sundayof the Month Congo Coffee
The CrusaderFirst Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)301 N Broad St.
Galesburg, IL 61401 Phone: 343-9960For Church News call 345-4020
Church e-mail address: [email protected] Web Page – www.fccgalesburg.org
Church Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Organist – Amber Clark Director of Music – Steve Jackson [email protected]
Secretary – Terri Oehlert [email protected] Bookkeeper – Lynda White [email protected] Custodian – Jeff Jehling
Co-Pastors: Gregory S. and Martha-Jean Fitch [email protected] & [email protected]. 69, No. 7, February 17, 2016
WEEK OF COMPASSION SPECIAL OFFERINGFEBRUARY 21 & 28
“Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” – Ruth 1:16
There are many articles at www.weekofcompassion.org highlighting the ways your donations help those around the
world. Here is one:Feb. 2, 2016 - This article details the current struggles of Burundians seeking
refuge in Tanzania. This Burundian refugee crisis adds to many in the last century caused by various atrocities including German and Belgian colonization, civil wars, and genocides.
Over the course of 2015, nearly 240,000 Burundian men, women and children have been forced to flee their homes because of political conflict and election-related violence. The situation inside Burundi continues to deteriorate, marked by targeted killings of opposition leaders. In addition to persecution because of political and social group affiliation, Burundians increasingly face food insecurity and environmental degradation as a consequence of civil unrest.
Week of Compassion is working with our partner, Church World Service, to respond to this emergency in various refugee camps, including Nyarugusu Camp, Tanzania, home to more than 85,000 Burundian refugees. Every day more than 200 new Burundian refugees arrive by bus. All new refugees arriving in the camp sleep in mass shelters, each with a plastic roof and upwards of 150 people.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14Message by Pastor Greg Fitch
“Table Talk: Prepare", Matthew 26:17-198:30am Worship: Quest Band plays, “Pieces”
9:30am Coffee time in small hall10am Sunday School
11am Worship: Choir sings, “Jesu, Word of God Incarnate” ~ W. A. Mozart
IN OUR PRAYERS… New City Church in Mbandaka, Congo. … Mark Cameron undergoing cancer treatment.… Chauncey Cameron, at Heartland.… CCIW Prayer Calendar –FCC Springfield, Sterling, FCC
Sullivan.… For Larry Thurman’s eye surgery on the 23rd.… For the Girls Weekend, being held at Costa Feb. 19-21.
Pastor MJ is serving as one of the spiritual directors on the team.… Bill Coknene who has pneumonia, a broken shoulder and cancer. For Debbie West
on the loss of her aunt. … Friends, Tom and Susie, as Tom’s cancer has returned.
The Global Ministries prayer request for this week: Ben Lyvers, India Mission Personnel.
We extend sympathy and comfort to the family and friends of Ann Asplund. Her memorial service was here at the church this past Monday, Feb. 15th.
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITYClasses will be on Thursday evenings at 7pm beginning
Feb. 18th and run for 9 weeks. Even if you didn’t sign up, please come check it out this Thursday.
Lydia Circle will be meeting on Thursday, February 25th at 1:30pm at the Kensington. We will be sharing this time with our shut-ins residing there.
Anyone who would like to join us, please call Joan Shawgo.
BUDGET FOR JULY 1, 2014 – JUNE 2015$268,495.61
Anticipated Bills $8,361.88 Actual Giving $9,991.92 (Includes Miller Fund of $6,329.92) Plus $1,630.04
Needed each week to meet budget: $5,163.38 Year-to-Date Giving: $159,336.75
Need Year-to-Date to meet Budget: $170,391.54
YOUTH & CHILDREN’S GROUPSFebruary meetings are on Wednesdays from 5:30-7pm on
February 17, and 24.
COMMUNITY WOMEN’S LENTEN SERIES
Wednesday mornings at 9:30am in Large Hall during Lent.Speaker on Feb. 17th – Laura Wintory
“Giving Up Fear”
DIACONATE TO COMPLETE PROJECTOn Saturday, February 20th our diaconate will be
cleaning out the Broad St. closet area in preparation for painting. The actual painting will be done on Saturday, February 27th in two shifts, from 8am-10am and again from 10am-12noon. Come on down to help. The more we have, the faster the project gets done!
SERMON SPYMary Ewalt is our Super Sermon Spy this week. She listened to
the Pastor’s message and heard MJ say the following: Table-5 times, Love-8 times, Mary-29 times and Jesus-28 times.
Our Mission Statement: Growing Spirit-filled, committed disciples of Christ.
PASTORS CLASS FORMING NOWPastor’s Class will be led by Pastor Greg
this year, and is planned for children/youth who have at least a 6th grade reading level. If you would like to be part of this, or you know that
your own child would like to be part of this preparation for baptism, please contact Pastor Greg A.S.A.P. so he can visit with you about the schedule of when we will meet, and expectations for the coming weeks leading up to Easter Sunday. We will likely meet on either Sunday afternoons, or a time after school during the week … we will finalize a time after you have a chance for some input, but will begin meeting at least by February 21st.
MEN’S NIGHT OUTAll men of the church, and any guests they may bring, are
meeting at Hammer’s on Thursday, February 18th at 5:30pm. This is a great opportunity for men to have a night out together eating, socializing, and enjoying a brief meditation. Everyone pays for their own meal.
MEN’S LENTEN BREAKFASTSFeb. 24th, March 2nd, March 9th and March 16th at 7am at First Presbyterian Church. Donation for breakfast will be $6.00 (payable at the
door). Reservations are appreciated so please all 342-1200 by 12noon on the Monday preceding the breakfast. All men welcome!
LOOMING FOR LOVEDid you know that in 2015, 700 babies received baby
hats from our church - 295 at St. Mary’s and 397 at Cottage! We need your help to make hats for 2016!!
Come on Saturday, February 20 at 10am and Mary Runge will be there to
teach people to loom and to help those who already loom, learn new, fun stitches! We will meet in the Friendship Class.
“MARCH FORTH IN PRAYER”March 4th is World Day of Prayer.
We will march forth in prayer by holding a Prayer Vigil on March 4th, the World Day of Prayer. From 7am until 7pm that Friday, our members will have the opportunity to join Christians throughout the world in prayer. Participants will be asked to come to the church, if able, for a time of prayer. There will be a station set up in the front of the sanctuary with a list of suggestions for prayer and scriptures for meditation. The North Street door will be unlocked during the vigil. If you are unable to come to the church, you may sign up and pray in your home. The sign-up sheet will be available before and after worship and during coffee time Sundays. During the week it will be available in the church office during normal office hours.
~ Thank you, Neill Unger
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.” ~I Corinthians 12:4-6
As I read these verses, and the verses in the rest of the chapter, from my Bible reading plan this morning, I started thinking about our church family. Truly God has brought together so many wonderful people who make up our church family – people who give so much of their time and talent and energy to make our church what it is. I cannot name everyone here in this brief space – but let me just name a few, people who work behind the scenes:
Larry VanVelsor, John & Janet Foster – for snow blowing the sidewalksNeill Unger – for creating worship displays, serving as Moderator of the Board
and interim Worship Ministry ChairCarmen De Voss – for sewing cloths for our worship displaysCandi Moulton – for creating prayer centers for Ash Wednesday serviceJanet Christiansen – serving as the funeral coordinatorEllen Anderson – for coordinating the bereavement dinners and getting a great
team to help her. She also works as a youth sponsor and is the Chair of the Elder Board.What name would you add? We thank God for each and every one! What a
great church we have! God bless and keep you all, Pastor MJ
