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“Gifted to Serve”

HARRISONCHRISTIAN

Staff

Dr. David Artman Senior Minister Karon Pierce Church Administrator Kim Mouser Music Coordin. & Choir Director

Board Officers

Greg Satterfield Chairman Bob Dodson Vice Chairman Diane Hartlerode Board Secretary Bill Grant Treasurer Mary Pledger Financial Secretary

First Christian Church 915 S. Maple Harrison, AR 72601

Office: (870) 741-5757 Fax: (870) 741-0118 Office Hours: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Monday - Wednesday 8:30 am-1:30 pm Thursday

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.fccharrison.com

(Disciples of Christ)

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Friday, September 1, 2017

In This Issue … September 6.......................... pg. 1 Serving Schedule.................. pg. 2 Nominating Committee........ pg. 2 Birthdays & Anniversaries .. pg. 3 Joys & Concerns.................. pg. 3 Calendar of Events .............. pg. 4 Welcome .............................. pg. 4 O.C.C. Memory .................... pg. 4 From the Heart .................... pg. 5 Trumpet ................................ pg. 5 Facts & Figures ................... pg. 5 O.C.C.................................... pg. 6 Love Your Neighbor ............ pg. 6 Bus Driver ............................ pg. 6 Ozark Share & Care ............ pg. 6 Like Us on Facebook .......... pg. 6 Newsletter on website .......... pg. 6 E-mail prayer chain............. pg. 6

September 6 Share Our Blessings as Wednesday Night Fellowship Resumes

Wow! We are so blessed! We are moving into our beautiful new classrooms, and we are about to begin a wonderful session of Spiritual Growth University. Classes begin Wed. Sept. 6 at 6:00 following our first Wednesday Night Fellowship meal at 5:30. The Fellowship committee will be providing chicken strips. Please bring something extra if you can: bring a desert (names A-M) or a side dish (names N-Z). The Autumn SGU class lineup is listed below. It is especially remarkable, and designed to ap-peal to the entire community. Bring your friends to enjoy these wonderful classes, warm fellow-ship and our exceptional facility. All About Birding – Master Birder Stephanie Barr will teach you how to easily identify common and elusive birds by sound and sight. She will also share techniques and places to find birds, and how to attract more birds to your home. Matthew—We are privileged to have Jim Brattin lead this Bible study on the book of Matthew. Jim is an engaging, knowledgeable, dynamic teacher. If you haven’t had a chance to participate in one of his classes, prepare to be impressed. You’ll Get Through This: A Max Lucado Film Series led by Clara Sims. Do you crave some hope for tough times? In this video-based study Max offers refreshing assurance of God's deliverance for you. Clara’s heartfelt presentation of this encouraging series is sure to bring insight and inspiration. Yoga for Everyone—Professional instructor Addi Billilings will be teaching her studio class at FCC on Wednesday nights. Any age or any skill level, beginner or advanced, is invited to come and experience the physical and metal benefits of yoga. Being Human- this is an ongoing class led by Dr. David Artman that explores recovery and growing spiritually. It is open to everyone, but judging by the noise coming from the classroom you must be willing to laugh a lot. Operation Clean Kitchen- WNF works because the Fellowship committee organizes and supervises the meal preparation and clean up. Our help to them is crucial. The SGU teach-ers want you to know it’s perfectly fine to arrive late or miss a class due to kitchen duty. All (even habitually late and frequently absent) are welcome. Operation Beautiful Music—Choir practice. Youth! Youth! Youth! Our new youth director, Kahla, welcomes you to come join the excitement of the new year. We begin Sept. 6. After the meal, each class will meet for a short introductory session, so be prepared to go to class and meet your teacher. First Christian Church has been blessed. Let us share our gifts and our love. There has never been a better time than now to invite your friends to WNF!

Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017

Acts 2:42-45

9:00 1st Worship Service 11:00 2nd Worship Service

Acolytes: TBD Worship Leaders: Cheryl Satterfield Elders: Ronnie Ramsey & Clark Jenkins Shelby Akel Deacons: Carlene Bilke, Larry Evans, Kaye Collier, Nancy Dodson & Philip Milam, Lori Crawford, Beth Miller, Nancy Jenkins Charlotte Pledger, & Bob Stevenson Children’s Moment: TBD Children’s Church: Lynn & Cindy Mayo Allen & Georgina Thrasher Greeters: Lynn & Nancy Houtman

Serving Schedule


1 Corinthians

15:30-34


Acolytes: TBD Worship Leaders: Scott Covington Elders: Ronnie Ramsey & Clark Jenkins Shelby Akel Deacons: Carlene Bilke, Larry Evans, Kaye Collier, Nancy Dodson & Philip Milam, Lori Crawford, Beth Miller, Nancy Jenkins Charlotte Pledger, & Bob Stevenson Children’s Moment: TBD Children’s Church: Charles & Jane Adair TBD Greeters: Lynn & Nancy Houtman


Ephesians 4:1


Acolytes: TBD Worship Leaders: Bob Stevenson Elders: Ronnie Ramsey & Clark Jenkins Shelby Akel Deacons: Carlene Bilke, Larry Evans, Kaye Collier, Nancy Dodson & Philip Milam, Lori Crawford, Beth Miller, Nancy Jenkins Charlotte Pledger, & Bob Stevenson Children’s Moment: TBD Children’s Church: TBD TBD Greeters: Lynn & Nancy Houtman

Nominating Committee for 2018 Church Officers and Board Officers The nominating committee for 2018 Church officers (elders, deacons, trustee, and student deacon) was approved at the August Board meeting. Serving on the committee are Bob Dodson, Bob Stevenson, Allen Thrasher and Wanda Thompson. Please submit your recommendations for 2018 Church officers to a member of the committee. The nominating committee for 2018 officers of the Church Board will consist of Mark Garner, Candi Martin and Ben Seymore. Please submit your recommendations for 2018 Board officers to a member of that committee.

If you have the opportunity, please go by and visit or

send a card to our members who are shut-in or in

nursing homes.

Birthdays Sep 1 --- Larry Beaver Sep 2 --- Jim Brattin, Savannah Hellen Sep 3 --- Seth Taylor Sep 4 --- Jim Langston, Seth Lee Sep 6 --- Cristal Keymer Sep 7 --- Jarrett Barnes Sep 8 --- Bonnie Jones, Karen Kordsmeier, Renee Litton Sep 9 --- Joe Bass, Jennifer Jones Sep 10 --- Carol Evans, Harlan Sharp, Blair Wickliffe Sep 11 --- Bill Albright, Sherry Fort Sep 13 --- Cindy Ramsey, Mike Rocole Sep 14 --- Vonda Butler, Danny Hickman, Greg Satterfield Sep 15 --- Shane Covington, John Eger, Cary Foley,

Owen Macken, Laura Richardson Sep 16 --- Dick Henry Sep 17 --- Marilyn Mathis, Cindy Wallis Sep 18 --- Dee Schneider, Gloria Taylor Sep 19 --- Tana May Sep 20 --- Suzanne Grant, Roz Lanier Sep 21 --- Bob Stevenson Sep 22 --- Susan Fenix, Misty Skudlarczyk Anniversaries Sep 1 --- Larry & Carol Evans Sep 2 --- Steve & Charlotte Pledger Sep 3 --- Michael & Lorilee Richardson Sep 8 --- Bob & Sandra Reynolds Sep 14 --- Brad & Sara Mackey Sep 22 --- David & Linda Battisto

Military

Among Our Own New Concerns: Claudette Cowan Continue to Pray for: Jackie Barker, Barbara Feber, Richard Hart, Lee Ivaska, Lisa Jones, Jim McCammon, Ransey Methvin, Mickey Pronger, Bob Reynolds and Ken Wallis

Prayer Outreach (Our Extended Church Family)

Continue to Pray for: Ashley Conner—(wife of Brian Con-ner), Destiny Davis—leukemia (daughter of friend of Wan-da McCutcheon), Jerry Edwards—alzheimers (friend of the congregation), John Miller—(brother-in-law of Joe & Janie Bass)& Teri Monroe—cancer (school librarian friend of youth)

Nursing Homes & Shut-ins

Local: Highlands of Harrison at Tims; 202 Tims – Bessie Long- Room 66 Hillcrest Nursing Home; 1111 Maplewood Rd. – W.H. McCutcheon - Room 611 – James Thompson - Room 616 – Kenny Wright - Room 609 Maple Esplanade; 1400 Old Bergman Rd. – Sue Barrett - Room 310 Non-local: Cloteen Cowan (501) 400-3599 8700 Riley Drive Woodland Heights Apt. #100 Little Rock, AR 72205 Belva Holman 1732 Ridgeview Dr. Springdale, AR 72762

College Students Aaron Bass Sarah Carr Jacob Clary Andrew Crawford Gatlin Edwards Shelby Edwards Eden Garrett Christian Gillies Jordan Grant Joel Hartlerode

Sarah Hartlerode Tatum Holt Clatie Ivaska Summer Laffoon Jacob Langston Taylor Leger Jennifer Ludbrook Wilson Marseilles Kindall Martin Addie Milam

Zac Mouser Austin Price Rebecca Raney August Reynolds Sarah Stambaugh Jacob Weidenfeller Emily Wohlgemuth Jake Woolston Dalton Young

Prayer concerns will be posted for one month. Please call the church at 741-5757 to extend (long term concern) or resubmit names if the prayer concern continues.

Thank you.

Logan Cook Justin Hayes Tony Richardson

Travis Weidenfeller Deployed service men & women

and their families

If you have the oppor-tunity, please go by and visit or send a

card to our members who are shut-in or in

nursing homes.

Sunday, September 3 9:00 AM — 1st Worship Service 10:00 AM — Sunday School 11:000 AM — 2nd Worship Service Monday, September 4 LABOR DAY CHURCH CLOSED Tuesday, September 5 10:30 AM — Study with Dr. D. Wednesday, September 6 6:30 AM — Disciples Men 5:30 PM — WNF 6:00 PM — SGU 6:00 PM — Being Human 6:00 PM — Choir Practice 7:00 PM — Worship Band Practice Sunday, September 10 HOMEBOUND COMMUNION 9:00 AM — 1st Worship Service 10:00 AM — Sunday School 11:000 AM — 2nd Worship Service Monday, September 11 5:30 PM — Evangelism Committee Meeting Tuesday, September 12 10:30 AM — Study with Dr. D. Wednesday, September 13 6:30 AM — Disciples Men 5:30 PM — WNF 6:00 PM — SGU 6:00 PM — Being Human 6:00 PM — Choir Practice 7:00 PM — Worship Band Practice

Sunday, September 17 9:00 AM — 1st Worship Service 10:00 AM — Sunday School 11:000 AM — 2nd Worship Service Monday, September 18 12:00 PM — Disciples Men Tuesday, September 19 10:30 AM — Study with Dr. D. 11:30 AM — Lunch Bunch, Etc. Wednesday, September 20 6:30 AM — Disciples Men 5:30 PM — WNF 6:00 PM — SGU 6:00 PM — Being Human 6:00 PM — Choir Practice 7:00 PM — Worship Band Practice Saturday, September 23 8:00 AM — Sharing Kitchen Sunday, September 24 HOMEBOUND COMMUNION 9:00 AM — 1st Worship Service 10:00 AM — Sunday School 11:000 AM — 2nd Worship Service 12:00 PM — Youth Lunch

Calendar of Events

Welcoming Our New Youth and Children's Minister

Kahla Jackson will arrive in Harrison the even-ing of Thursday, August 31! We are so excited for her to finally be arriving here and getting settled in. She al-ready has an apartment located. She still can use some furniture items, especially a dresser and a night stand. Many items have already been donated to help her get off to a good start in Harrison and we appreciate all who have been able to help. If you have a donation that you think would be of help please let Bob Dodson know at 715-99817. Thanks again for helping make Kahla feel welcome!

The Operation Christmas Child August Clothing Article in the church paper brought back memories of when I went to Haiti and gave my shoes and socks away while I was there. Another incident happened recently. As I was preparing to go to Penney’s to buy socks, I received a $10 Penney’s coupon in the mail. I had the thought that a good way to use the coupon and add extra money to it would be to buy socks for an Operation Christmas Child box. As I was checking out, another lady also checking out was curious about all my socks and the prices. I started telling her about Operation Christian Child. She handed me $6.00 to help pay for socks. God definitely got involved that day.

--Letha Gray

From The Heart

One of the ways we love our neighbor is to make them feel welcome and included in community. One way we do this is to invite them to church. An even more powerful way to make people feel included is to invite them to join your Sunday School class. I am hoping that all of our Sunday School classes will take a step forward in making invitations. I will be encouraging this as part of the Sunday morning messages. But I hope all of the Sunday School classes will be getting more creative about growth. This is an important moment in the life of our congregation. We should take advantage of this op-portunity as much as we can.

And Sunday School classes aren't the only ways people can get involved in groups. There's Disciple's Men, Disciple's Women, Lunch Bunch, Tuesday Morn-ing Book Study Group, and the Being Human group that meets about recovery and spirituality each Wednesday at 6pm. There's also the traditional choir and the worship team. There's lots of ways to get involved.

It's also through the various groups in the church that we form close relationships. The groups in the church keep up with each other and share in the joys and concerns of life. Joining together in fellowship and com-munity is one important way that we love our neighbor, because it's in these groups that we really get to know our neighbor. I want our church to grow because it's such a great place to grow spiritually, and some of the best things happen when we get into fellowship in groups! Onward and Upward! Your Pastor, Dr. D

Attendance and Offering Report

Sunday, August 6th:

9:00 AM Worship Service: 130 11:00 AM Worship Service: 63 Total Worship - All Services: 193 10:00 AM Sunday School: no report General Offering: $10,000.75

Sunday, August 13th:





9:00 AM Worship Service: 153 11:00 AM Worship Service: 62 Total Worship - All Services: 215 10:00 AM Sunday School: 151 General Offering: $7,496.15 Total Worship 2016 Average 207 Total Worship 2017 Average (Year to Date) 192 Sunday School 2016 Average 114 Sunday School 2017 Average (Year to Date) 120 General Offering 2017 Average(Year to Date) $7,496.15 2017 Weekly Budget Needs: $8,059.23

An Extra Trumpet for a Middle School Student? One of our church members needs a trumpet. She is us-ing a donor trumpet from the middle school. The keys keep sticking. If anyone has an extra trumpet on the shelf, please call the church office for additional infor-mation.

Thank you!

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) 915 South Maple Harrison, AR 72601

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Bus Driver for SEPTEMBER: Keith DePriest 365-0317 If you need a ride to any of the church services,

please give the driver a call.

OZARK SHARE & CARE COLLECTION SEPTEMBER—SPAGHETTI O’S

Help children in need

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SEPTEMBER - GAMES -

"At first we had no idea what the (Etch a Sketch) was. After it displayed on a shelf for couple of months, my sister was dusting and she turned the knobs. When she saw the line going up and down on the screen she was so excited.”

- Yuliya, Central Asia

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