October 2007
Pastor: Sam
Jones
Counselors: Sharon
Crochet, Chuck Woodstock
WED 3 |
5:30 – 7 PM |
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Dinner & DVD |
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SAT 6 |
Church Cleaning |
Area 1: Area 2: |
Cynthia & Jeff Thetge Chuck & Marilyn Woodstock |
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SUNDAY 7 |
Communion |
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Theme: |
INCREASE OUR FAITH! |
Scripture: |
Luke 17:5-10 |
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9:15 Devotions |
Adam Gist |
Greeter: |
Abby Jones |
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Presider: |
Julie Lacy |
Musician: |
Cheryl Kelley |
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Message: |
David Jones Jr. |
Special
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Deacon
Duties: |
Tom Freeman |
Nursery: |
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Emblems: |
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Communion
to Homebound: |
Goughs & LaHeists— Crochets Neumann—Liz Mauldin & Janet
Stutsman |
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WED 10 |
5:30 – 7 PM |
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Dinner & DVD |
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SAT 13 |
Church Cleaning |
Area 1: Area 2: |
Tom & Dorothy Freeman David & Sharon Crochet |
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SUNDAY 14 |
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Theme: |
THANK GOD |
Scripture: |
Luke 17:11-19 |
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9:15
Devotions: |
Melva Mount |
Greeter: |
Susan Gist |
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Presider: |
Doug Stowell |
Musician: |
Nita Harder |
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Message: |
Sam Jones |
Special
Music: |
Brown Children |
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Deacon
Duties: |
Brian Stowell |
Nursery: |
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WED 17 |
5:30 – 7 PM |
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Dinner & DVD |
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SAT 20 |
Church Cleaning |
Area 1: Area 2: |
Dave & Nita Harder Brenda & Audie Williams |
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SUNDAY 21 |
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Theme: |
PERSIST IN FAITH |
Scripture: |
Luke 18:1-8 |
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9:15
Devotions: |
Kerby Bunch |
Greeter: |
Melva Mount |
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Presider: |
Sharon Crochet |
Musician: |
Abby Jones |
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Message: |
David Harder |
Special
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Deacon
Duties: |
David Crochet |
Nursery: |
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Childrens’
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WED 24 |
5:30 – 7 PM |
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Dinner & DVD |
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SAT 27 |
Church Cleaning |
Area 1: Area 2: |
Mike & Christy Keenan Susan & Adam Gist |
SUNDAY 28 |
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Theme: |
GOD IS BY MY SIDE |
Scripture: |
II Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 |
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9:00
Devotions: |
Praise & Donuts |
Greeter: |
Doug Stowell |
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Presider: |
David Brown |
Musician: |
Nita Harder |
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Message: |
Tom Buntin |
Special
Music: |
Julie Lacy & Ione Stowell |
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Deacon
Duties: |
Lindsay Crochet |
Nursery: |
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WED 31 |
5:30 – 7 PM |
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Dinner & DVD |
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From the Pastor
Greetings to One and All,
It is always my hope and prayer
that this letter finds each of you physically well, mentally joyous and
spiritually alive. We come to the end of summer and celebrate the festival of
harvest that can be found in each life as we see renewal of school and our
collective pursuits of excellence. May our daily lives also show that we have
been blessed in all of our activities and that it is our desire to continue to
share those blessings.
We begin
each month with the celebration of communion, a renewal of our commitment made
at the waters edge. For some this may seem old hat, for others it is a fresh
day in our life and still others find that the recommitment is a time to review
the opportunities that were enjoined and seeking forgiveness of those
squandered times that we let pass without answering a call that was heard.
Faith is the response of our hearts to the awareness of God’s love in our
lives. It is not a commodity that can be added to our lives as the need arises.
It is faith that allows us to give to God both our pain and our praise. As we have shared our discipleship we have to
ask ourselves, “When has my faith, although apparently insignificant, allowed
me to do great things?”
In our
better moments we acknowledge that God is faithful and to be trusted in all
things. Unfortunately, we do not always live in our better moments. We seem to
be continually surprised by the faithfulness of God, especially when we are
confronted by it in the midst of our everyday lives. In our time and culture
whom do we declare as clean and ready to come home? How do we set forth the
table each day for those we are in contact with? At times we may find our faith
being challenged. We must guard against
putting up a wall that keeps us from hearing the voice of the Spirit and
responding faithfully. Being faithful alerts us to the
fact that new times will require new forms of ministry.
As we
journey daily with our faith, we find ourselves bombarded with a multitude of
ideas, gifts, blessings, curses, facts and figures that have little or no value
and ethics that are questionable. From all venues we can experience “the good,
the bad and the ugly,” and there is never a time that all are available in
quantities that can be overwhelming. If the scriptures are to have value in our
lives, we must prayerfully and faithfully persist in allowing the Spirit to
help us reinterpret them for our own day and time. An active faith will require
us to pray and study as we shape the priorities of our lives, it will call us
to all facets of our discipleship and how we live each day. It is my prayer
that you will know that God is a just God and that there is no one outside of
his grace.
Grace and peace,
David A. Jones III (Sam)
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September Youth Schedule (Grades 6 – 12)
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Oct 3 |
Pizza with Jimmy Munson Preaching Service - Jimmy Munson |
Sperry |
6:00 PM 7:00 PM |
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Oct 10 |
Food & Fellowship |
Sperry |
6:30 – 8 PM |
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Oct 17 |
Food & Fellowship |
CCC |
6:30 – 8 PM |
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Oct 19-21 |
Fall Retreat for Jr/Sr High Youth |
Saints Grove |
See Nita Harder or David Brown |
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Oct 24 |
Food & Speaker – Juvenile Judge |
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6:30 – 8 PM |
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Oct 31 |
Food & Halloween Party |
CCC |
6:30 – 8 PM |
Fall Retreat for Jr/Sr High Youth
The Fall Retreat for Jr/Sr
High Youth will be held at Saints Grove October 19-21. Please see Nita Harder or David Brown for
details or a ride.
Request from Skylar Adams to Support Troops in
Skylar Adams is at OSU and is a member of the Air
Force ROTC. There is an older Cadet who is putting together a supply drive for
the troops and Skylar would like to invite Tulsa Central Congregation to help
out too. Skylar got confirmation he can collect until Oct. 7
when he will pick everything up at church. The suggested supplies
for donations includes: baby wipes, eye drops, foot powder, deodorant, Q-Tips,
Disposable razors, travel sized shampoo & conditioner, sunscreen,
Chapstick, dental floss, etc. A more
complete list is attached to the email that this newsletter was sent with. Your help would be very much appreciated!
Women’s Group Meeting – October 2nd
The next meeting of our
women's group will be Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 6 PM. It will be held
at Jean Kerlin's home. Our speaker will be
Detective Cheryl Compton who is a Financial Crimes Detective with the Tulsa
Police Department. She will be bringing booklets for all who
attend. These booklets have a lot of helpful information in them.
We will "Brown Bag" our dinner. In other words just make your
dinner at home or stop by Wendy's Sonic, Taco whatever, and bring your dinner
with you. Jean will have drinks for us there. Also, there will be a
drawing for a beautiful homemade gift donated for this occasion. Everyone
there will get to put their name in the drawing. In the following months
we will have demonstrations on how to knit and crochet, flower arranging, and
possibly a group drumming experience. Hope you all will be there and join
in the fun. If you have an idea for a speaker or class just let Cheryl
Kelley know about it.
Peace Colloquy – October 26-28
The Peace Colloquy will be held in
Theme: “Spiritual
Healing and Personal Growth” with guest minister Dawn Beye.
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