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Your Church Newsletter
September 28, 2006
Parson’s Page
Dear FCC Family,
October is here! We have three big events in the life
of the church this month!
October 21: Bonita Lake Heart Walk (9am to 11:30am)
FCC members are coordinating this countywide event! The
director of the American Heart Association is our own
Jennifer Purvis and handling the logistics are Bill Barham,
Rick Courtney, and yours truly. Al Brown is doing a radio
remote at the event too! We have a team that is led by Jeri
Holdiness and we need some more teammates. Walk from 9am to
11am and if you raise $2000 we will raffle off a cruise for
two to the Bahamas thanks to the American Heart
Association! Can you be one of the teammates? Please hurry
and let us know!
October 21-22: Pinelake Churchwide Retreat in West
Meridian at the Mennonite Camp (Saturday Noon to Sunday
night)
Paddleboating, fishing, frisbee golf, football, basketball,
relaxing in the shade, campfires, lakeside worship and
communion, fish fry, wild game supper, camping and more!
Sponsored by the Christian Men's Fellowship (CMF: Marcus
Willis, President). We have the camp from Saturday noon to
Sunday night! The fish fry is Sunday afternoon!
October 29: Halloween Carnival at FCC for Youth Missions
Imagine every adult and youth dressed in costume, eating
the good foods, doing the games and cake walk, and the FEAR
FACTOR upstairs! All proceeds go to helping our Youth
Program and their mission trips to Children's Homes with
the Southern Christian Services! See Bill Autry for
details!
See you Sunday!
Love,
Tom "Parson" Sikes
Key’s found in Fellowship Hall
Patti found 2 keys on a key-ring in the fellowship hall
Monday morning.
They can be claimed in the church office.
In Our Prayers
Prayer concerns: Ray McDade; William M. Gray, father of
Eleanor Umphlett; Denise Armstrong; William Kalinowski,
friend of Jack Shank; Chanin McClurkin, daughter of Joe and
Mary McClurkin; Dr. David W. Griffin, brother of Gail
Gilmore; Kenneth Davis, friend of Dr. W.M. (Sonny) Gilmore;
Renee Ivey, daughter of Bo and Barbara Bosarge; Conner
Harwell, father-in-law of Steve Dennis; Joe Boswell; Sara
Meyer, mother of Lee Meyer; Laura Dement, friend of
Jennifer McDonald; Ryan Nance, son of Randy and Nancy
Nance; Joe Skinner; Randolph Smith; Rick, Claire and Katie
Hassell, friends of Susie Morgan; Robin Davis; Kenneth
Winter, nephew of Madge Glenn/cousin of Rose Justice; Bobby
Merritt, son of Lillian Merritt, brother of Myra Mabry and
Sally Brown; 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; 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; Louise Mabry, mother of Joe Mabry; Gloria Hughes
and family, friends of the Buslers and the Bosarges;
Heather Bean, friend of Buddy & Cindy Bennett; Ford Walker,
son of Cliff & Martha Walker; Cole Bacot, nephew of Kerby &
Jennifer McDonald; Marie Harrington; 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
Serving Sunday, October 1st
At the Table: Elder David Gilmore and Elder Lee Meyer
Serving communion and collecting the offering: Sally
Archer, Will Ballou, Jason Briggs, Christy Brown, Tommy
Eldridge, David Haggard, Rick Justice, John Mayfield
Lector: Clint Fletcher
Acolyte: Sara Page Sikes
CYF and Chi-Rho meet at the home of Andrew & Diana
Covington
2006 REGIONAL ASSEMBLY
GREAT RIVER REGION OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
NOVEMBER 3-5
KINGS HIGHWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
806 KINGS HIGHWAY
SHREVEPORT. LA 71104
318-222-3684
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
First GRR All-Assembly Golf Tournament
Grab your clubs and join your GRR friends for a day on the
golf course at Crooked Hollow Golf Club, 8667 Elysian
Fields Rd, Greenwood, LA 71033. $30 will cover greens
fees, cart rental and prizes. Information packets will be
sent to those who register. Be sure to use RA Registration
form to register and not the Golf Club.
Fish Fry Friday Night
Order a ticket and join us at Kings Highway Christian
Church at 6pm Friday for a fun fish fry!
Children and Youth
Sign up on the registration form and look for details early
this fall. Meet the new regional youth coordinator, who
will be on the job in August, and join us at for an
exciting program that’s being confirmed as we go to print!
Broadmoor Christian Church is available for youth groups
and their sponsors to stay. (Groups MUST provide their own
sponsors/chaperones for this event.)
Workshops
Leaders from Global Ministries, Homeland Ministries,
Christian Church Foundation, regional staff and ministers
in the region will provide an exciting variety of workshops
on Saturday afternoon.
Sci-Port Discovery Center
Come one and all to a fun evening on the river front at the
Sci-Port Discovery Center. Families will enjoy the
child-friendly exhibitions; all will enjoy the buffet,
dancing, an IMAX production, and old fashioned fun!
Sunday Worship Services
Regional Staff and leaders will scatter among the
Shreveport / Bossier City congregations for worship. Check
out one or more congregations when you are in town, and
experience how they worship on a normal Sunday morning.
For information on registration for the General Assembly,
go to www.grrcc.org
SPEAKERS
The Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins
General Minister and President
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
"As a life-long Disciple, I know our church has a unique
God-given mission for these times - a mission that has to
do with the extravagant hospitality of the communion
table.”
The Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins is the seventh general
minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ). An ordained minister, Watkins most recently
served as Senior Minister of Disciples Christian Church in
Bartlesville, Okla. She holds a doctor of ministry degree
from Phillips Theological Seminary, a master’s of divinity
from the Yale Divinity School, and a bachelor’s degree in
French and economics from Butler University. She is
married to the Rev. Dr. Richard (Rick) H. Lowery, Professor
of Old Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary.
The Rev. Sotello V. Long, Jr.
Regional Minister
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in South Carolina
"I have the heart of an encourager and a passion for
sharing the gospel! I am charged by God as an ambassador
to strengthen congregational life in the mission of sharing
the Good News of Jesus Christ, witnessing and serving from
our doorsteps to the ends of the earth. Let’s grow up in
Christ by the word and the Spirit of God to meet the
challenges facing our church in God’s grace!”
Rev. Sotello V. Long was nurtured in the faith in his
hometown of Kinston, NC at the First Missionary Baptist
Church and then Grove Park Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) He earned his master of divinity degree from
Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, KY., and served
East Second Street Christian Church, Mississippi Boulevard
Christian Church and Disciples Home Missions prior to his
call to South Carolina.
Andra Moran
Disciple Leader and Professional Musician
Nashville, TN
Andra Moran works and lives in Nashville, Tennessee as a
talented singer, songwriter and guitar player who spends
most of her time in the studio and on the road. At 28, she
began her career playing churches and Christian youth
conventions. Motivated by her spirituality and faith, her
music reflects her internal struggle with life & love. She
has three CD’s available in select stores and online.
She grew up as an “Army Brat” --her father was an Army
Chaplain. Both parents are ordained Disciples Ministers,
and settled in Pittsburg, KS. Andra is an incredibly
gifted leader and musician. The Disciples Women luncheon
and the Youth event will be blessed by her music.
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