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June 1, 2006
Parson’s Page
Dear FCC Family,
"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon
you and you will be my witnesses..." These last words of
Jesus to the apostles will be fulfilled this Sunday as we
celebrate Pentecost. Days after Jesus ascends, the Spirit
descends and "condescends" toward us for one reason: to
make us bold.
Bold. Would that describe your faith? Bold to reach
out? Bold to bake a cake for a new neighbor or visit a
hospital, a nursing home or a prison? When the Holy Spirit
comes upon a comfortable church, watch out! The gospel is
on the go, and the people are primed for praise! A spirited
people get into the game, lifting their hands to help the
team. I pray that we may be a bold church for Christ's
mission to the needy.
What prevents us from being bold for Christ? Fear of
being a radical? Worrying about what others might think? Is
there anyone in our midst eager to step out and live a
simple life? Is there anyone in our church considering
downsizing? Is there a member who is considering a career
change that provides more time for family?
The Spirit of God will fall again on us this
Sunday...and I look forward to being with you. You have to
be present to win! So don't miss this big Sunday! Get
powered up this Sunday for a new year of ministry and
mission!!!!
Love and Grace.
Tom +
FCC Relay for Life Team Update
Time is running out
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!!
Your chance to win the Charlie Busler original painting
entitled “Katrina’s Magnolia” is almost over. The drawing
will be held on June 9th, which is only one week away.
Don’t miss this opportunity. Tickets are $5.00 each,
available from team members and the church office.
We still have some of our cool FCC t-shirts, with our team
theme “Walking for a cure leads to life” available. All
adult and youth sizes are $18 each and can be purchased
from the church office or in the narthex after church on
Sunday.
Thanks for your support of our Relay for Life team efforts
so far. We are in the home stretch so let’s really turn up
the heat and raise as much money as possible to fight this
horrible disease that impacts so many lives.
Attention Disciple Women
HEALTH KIT SUPPLIES NEEDED
There will be a box in the Fellowship Hall to collect items
for health kits. These will be taken to the Mix in ’06 by
Robin Johnson and Carol Lee.
Items needed are:
HAND TOWELS WASH CLOTHS
COMBS BAND-AIDS
METAL NAIL FILES OR CLIPPERS
BATH-SIZE SOAP TOOTH BRUSHES
4-7 0Z TOOTHPASTE
Refuge Recovery
Sunday afternoon from 3 P.M.-4 P.M.
In the Merritt House
A man who cannot find tranquility within himself will
search for it in vain elsewhere.
Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
French writer, 1613-1680
MISSION in Meridian!
June 11-25 Habitat for Humanity House
FCC begins the Disciples House before groups from OH, KY
and NY arrive!
We need:
1. FCC Member-missionaries to start the project.
2. Snacks for each group (welcome sign too)
3. Daily lunches for each group.
Contact Sarai Ann Webb now at Sarai@ThomasWebb.com to get
involved.
Let's have a huge turnout for this project!
Sponsored by Week of Compassion and the FCC Outreach Team
led by Jeff Holloway, Marcel Telders and Sarai Ann Webb
Congratulations!
Amy Roebuck graduated from Tulane Law School on May 19th.
She has accepted a job with the firm of King and Spalding
in Houston, TX to begin in the fall.
Way to go Amy!!
Serving Sunday, June 4th
At the Table: Elder Pete Willis and Elder Lee Meyer
Serving communion and collecting the offering: Ed Abdella,
Steve Anderson, Rick Justice, Terri McKelvaine, Greg
Swanson, Tommy Eldridge, Bill Autry, Olivia Wurner
Lector: Greg Swanson
Acolyte: Burns Mayfield
No Youth Groups
Beth Moore Bible Study
Tuesdays at 10 A.M.
in the
Fellowship Hall
In Our Prayers
Prayer concerns: Mike Cumberland; Becky McDade; Nat
Washburn, friend of Sonny & Gail Gilmore; Bobby Merritt,
son of Lillian Merritt, brother of Myra Mabry and Sally
Brown; Cliff Walker; Robert Van Morrison, friend of Preston
Davison; Father Elvin Sunds, friend of Sandra Newell;
Charlie Harper, friend of Billy Moore; Rhonda Hawkins,
friend of the McDonald family; Lynn Bowers, friend of
Maxine Sinclair; Bill Hudson, father of Rev. Henry Hudson;
Abby McCardle; Dylan, 6 year old grandson of Clint
Fletcher; Ira Jack Covert, friend of Olivia Wurner; Brendon
Penny, great grandson of Mike and Wanda Sullivan; Larry
Williams; Louise Mabry, mother of Joe Mabry; Gloria Hughes
and family, friends of the Buslers and the Bosarges;
Jennifer Parsons, friend of the Thomas Webb family; Heather
Bean, friend of Buddy & Cindy Bennett; Jessie Feazell,
friend of Cathy Feinstein;; Esma Canfield , mother of Sarai
Ann Webb; Ford Walker, son of Cliff & Martha Walker; Cole
Bacot, nephew of Kerby & Jennifer McDonald; Marie
Harrington; Buddy Stephens, friend of Jeff Holloway; Ruby
Easter, friend of Ruth Fletcher; Lynn Bowers, friend of
Penny Purnell; Leon Nason, friend of the Bennett family;
Alan Pankiewicz, brother of David Pankiewicz; Gilbert
Shank, son of Jack Shank; Pat Barber; Lisa Grantham, friend
of Barbara Royal; Patti Bresler, cousin-in-law to Michael
Longmeier; Bill Doughty, father of Jennifer McDonald; Oscar
Burt Sr., father of Von Burt; Sal Macaluso, nephew of
Barbara Bosarge; W.M. Gray, father of Eleanor Umphlett;
Martha Miller, mother of Scott Morgan; Glenn Ball; Harold
Harrington; Midge Meeker, aunt of Patti Pankiewicz; Mary
Perkins, grandmother of Jason Briggs; Karen Strader, friend
of Barbara Bosarge; Pansy Light; Ellen Little, friend of
Pastor Tom; Bebe Freeman, friend of the McDonald family
Offerings Report
May 29 Weekly Offerings $3,058
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