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First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

INSIGHT September 2015

2320 Country Club Rd.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104

Senior Pastor –Reverend Ryan Thrasher

Associate/Youth Minister: Chris Rinker

Administrator/ Financial Secretary: Sharry Davis Director of Music Ministry: Regina Pozzi

Custodian—Ronni Hunter

September 6

Elders: 9:00— Judy Gillespie

Elders: 11:00— Janice Taylor & Connie Hance

Acolyte— Paisley Diagobbe

Fellowship Time– PINC

September 13

Elder: 9:00 - Doug Atkinson

Elders: 11:00—Dan & Patsy Traylor

Acolyte— Spencer Nelson

Fellowship Time—Elders

September 20

Elder: 9:00— Patsy Traylor

Elders: 11:00—Paul & Judy Gillespie

Acolyte— Austin Hudspeth

Fellowship Time— Deacons

September 27

Elder: 9:00— Connie Hance

Elders: 11:00—Doug Atkinson & Marilyn Cardwell

Acolyte—Walker Stephen

Fellowship Time— CWF

Junior Deacons

Emma Allison, Cameron Archer, Jacob West, Makenzie West,

Spencer West, Paisley DiGiacobbe

Deacons for September—Team 3

Shellie Veschio, Dawson Bartholomew, Gary Bosch, Sandy

Bosch, Teresa Carter, Brad Weidemann

Statistical Report for 2015

August 2

Pledge receipts $ 4853.50

No pledge receipt 211.00

Loose offering 50.50

August 9

Pledge receipts $1,986.00

No pledge receipts 218.00

Loose offering .00

August 16

Pledge receipts $821.00

No pledge receipts 291.00

Loose officering 25.25

August 23

Pledge receipts $1,228.00

No pledge receipt 443.00

Loose offering 10.00

Total of Pledges for 2015 — $213,002.00

Pledged amount to date: August 31 $143,366.73

Pledges received to day $105,961.89

JUST A REMINDER: August 31 we will have our regu-

lar Sunday School class. We observed Mission Sunday

on August 2nd with guest speaker A. J. Bennett from

ACTS.

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Telephone: 336-722-2714 Fax 336-722-5868 E-mail: churchonedoc1@gmail.com

Web Page: www.disciplesofchrist.com

Creative Palooza Director: Rev. Sue Halford

PHONE—Creative Palooza 336-970-5102

Community Concert

Sunday, September 13th—4:00pm This falls Community Concert series will begin with chamber music by Beethoven, and will

feature Beethoven’s Cello, Sonata, op.102, No 2 First movement: Allegro con Brio and Beetho-

ven’s Piano Trio in C minor. The participants are: John Pruitt, violin; Lynne Latham, cello; and

Regina Pozzi, piano.

Please get this on your calendar and invite friends to come along with you.

PRAYER CONCERNS Church Members Fairfax, Michelle Stephen, Paula Carmichael, Bettie Richey, Kathleen Ward, Bob Carmichael, B.J. Hoskins, Fay Fox, Bob

Homebound Members Angel, Gilbert Herring, Bobby Ledwell, Barbara Brown, Leona Hodge, Millard Leonard, Mary Kirkpatrick, Betty Moser, Peggy Holman, Georgia

Family and Friends of Members Banks, Elizabeth—grandmother of Monica Banks Birchfield, Bill – friend of FCC Bodford, Angie – friend of Connie Hance Bowen, Ronnie – father of Nada Werner Bradley, Shirley—friend of Kathy & Mike Sink Carter, Helen & Buddy– friends of Madeline Culver Costakis, Brittany—former student of Connie Hance Crossman, Ginger – friend of Faye Calder Daniel, Susan—friend of First Christian Church Godlewski, Beckie—friend of Connie Hance Hagee, Rev. George – friend of Bob and Barbara Fox Hall, Bobby – friend of Drew Hill Hargis, Ginger—Aunt of Christie Martin Hendricks, Joe – regular visitor of FCC Hunter Michael—nephew of Ronni Hunter Johnson, Evelyn – sister of Lou Morris Katalo, Pete—brother-in-law of Madeline Culver Kazmiearczak, Kaylee – friend of Shellie Veschio King, Troy – son of Cathryn Teer Hodge Kruczek, Jim – friend of Shellie Veschio Mathews, Ann—friend of Connie Hance McCraw, Monroe – father of Vickie Pressley Mitchell, Ruth—Gina Pruitts grandmother Morgan, Louise – sister of Mary Hudspeth Nance, Estelle—friend of Claudia Colter New, Ron - brother of Sandra Sellers Parsons, Jerry – father of Shelia Sellers Patterson, Chip – friend of Anne Hodges Shaw, Rebecca and Ed – daughter and son-in-law of Joan Gillespie Teer, Catherine – mother of Cathryn Teer Hodge Veschio, Rick – brother of Shellie Veschio Veschio, Delores—mother of Shellie Veschio Wade, Mary Jane – aunt of Cheryl Askew Weidemann, Peg– mother of Brad Weidemann Military Service Brammer, Roger & family – friends of Brenda Smith Hance, Drew – nephew of Charlie & Connie Hance Hudspeth, Jacob – grandson of Howard and Mary Hudspeth Sympathy to:

The family and friends of Faith Pardue at her death 8-15-15

The family and friends of Elner Holloman at her death 8-9-15

CRISIS CONTROL Gift of the Month

Canned Beef Stew

Samaritan Ministries

September Apple & Orange Juice 46 oz size

Razors, handlotion,toothpaste-sample size

Thank You Thank you for the opportu-

nity to come share with you about ACTS

and or amazing God! It was wonderful to

get to know you a little, see how the

Body is moving in North Carolina an get

to see Chris & Emily. We appreciate the

generous gift as well! Please keep us in

prayer as a new Semester is soon to begin

and we will be meeting many students

from many places to share the love of Christ! Keep in touch,

radiate His glory and let me know if you have any more ques-

tions, want to partner with ACTS or need a guest speaker in

the future. I’d love an excuse to come visit again.

A.J. Bennett— Director of Campus Ministries, ACTS

CHILDREN'S SABBATH

Each year First Christian Church,

along with other Disciples of

Christ churches, observes Chil-

dren's Sabbath. The Children's

Sabbath aims to unite religious

congregations of all faiths across

the nation in shared concern for

children and common commit-

ment to improving their lives and

working for justice on their be-

half. We will celebrate Children's Sabbath on October 18,

2015. We will also be participating in the Light a Candle for

Children prayer vigil beginning on September 13, 2014, and

continuing through Children's Sabbath, in both worship ser-

vices. You can learn more about the Light a Candle for Chil-

dren vigil at http://lightacandle.blogspot.com/.

DWM/CWF Day Group The

CWF Day Group will meet on

Monday, September 14th, in the

church library at 3:00 p.m. Please

join us as we continue study of the

book, “Prayer, Does It Make A Dif-

ference?”, by Phillip Yancey

"Our students at Creative Palooza have begun yet another

school year! The summer months flew by, but we’d like to

stop and express our gratitude to the staff & volunteers who

made our summer here another success. A very special

thanks to Gary & Sandy Bosch for their assistance in our end

of school year musical AND the end of summer musical. Our

annual Trunk or Treat will be Oct. 30 at 6:00PM in the main

parking lot. See you there!"

Sue Halford, Director

Birthdays are listed below in italics

September 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

11:00 Men’s brunch

Clemmons Kitchen

3:00 Tutoring Autistic

Children Fellowship

Wing

6:00 Board Mtg.

6:30 Men’s AA

Parlor

2

5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group

6:00 Bible Study/meal

7:00 Choir Reh

6:00 Spiritual Gifts

Potluck

Corinne Demarcus

Marilyn Cardwell

3 4

Ryan Thrasher

Ronni Huner

5

Bobby

Herring

6

9:00 Early Worship

10:00 Sunday School

10:45 Fellowship Time

11:00 Worship

Katie Butler

7 8

11:00 Men’s brunch

Clemmons Kitchen

3:00 Tutoring Autistic

Children Fellowship

Wing

6:30 Men’s AA

Parlor

Peggy Tesh

9

5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group

6:00 Bible Study/meal

7:00 Choir Reh

10

*parking lot use by Prison Ministry

Group

Judy Atkinson

11

Dorothy Jennings

Thresa Brinn

12

13 Light a candle for children 9:00 Early Worship

10:00 Sunday School

10:45 Fellowship Time

11:00 Worship

4:00 Community

Concert

14

3:00 CWF—

Day

Group

15

11:00 Men’s brunch

Clemmons Kitchen

3:00 Tutoring Autistic

Children Fellowship

Wing

6:30 Men’s AA

Parlor

Marc Pruitt

16

5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group

6:00 Bible Study/meal

7:00 Choir Reh

17

Jim Eubanks

18 19

Tom Glenn

20 Light a candle for children

9:00 Early Worship

10:00 Sunday School

10:45 Fellowship Time

11:00 Worship

Bradley Weidemann

21 22

11:00 Men’s brunch

Clemmons Kitchen

3:00 Tutoring Autistic

Children Fellowship

Wing

6:30 Men’s AA

Parlor

Mary Reid

Claudette Hill

23

5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group

6:00 Bible Study/meal

7:00 Choir Reh

24

6:00 Worship

Ravene Flinchum

Eric Wendel

25 26

Youth to

Carowinds

27 Light a candle for children

9:00 Early Worship

10:00 Sunday School

10:45 Fellowship Time

11:00 Worship

28 29

11:00 Men’s brunch

Clemmons Kitchen

3:00 Tutoring Autistic

Children Fellowship

Wing

6:30 Men’s AA

Parlor

Dorla Boyles

Asa Haddock

30

5:30 Band Rehearsal

6:00 Youth Group

6:00 Bible Study/meal

7:00 Choir Reh

AWAKENING MUSIC FESTIVAL 1ST Annual Christian Music Festival

BB&T Pallpark September 26 –27

6:00 pm—Tickets start at $25 MERCY ME & KIRK FRANKLIN –26TH

JEREMY CAMP—27th Tickets & information 336.331.3740

AWAKETOMUSIC.COM

Youthful Information . . . . . . . . Ah, school! The smell of new backpacks, the hissing sound of school-buses all over town, the overwhelming

mixture of excitement at seeing old friends, sadness at the end of summer days, and dread at the workload soon to

come that permeates the air! Once again, the school year is upon us. And, as such, so is a new year of Youth Group!

We would like to formally welcome all new third-graders to Youth Group this year – we hope you’re ready to have

a blast! This month, the Youth will continue meeting on Wednesday nights with a meal at 6pm and a game and bi-

ble study to follow. For those older Youth who would instead like to participate in our Spiritual Gift small groups

on Wednesday nights, they are welcome (and encouraged) to do so! In addition, on Saturday, September 26th, the

Youth will be traveling to Carowinds for the day – we will meet at the church at 8:30am and return close to 5:30pm.

Then, the following Saturday (October 3rd), we will be helping out at the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission wrapping

Christmas gifts for their clients from 9am-12pm. If you would like any additional information on any of the above

events, or if you are not on the Youth email list and would like to be, please email Chris Rinker at

cbrinker19.23@gmail.com

. . . . . . . . From the desk of Chris Rinker.

“Faith Seeking Understanding”. . . . Happy September to you all!

As I write these words on a beautiful Wednesday morning, there is a small hint of a chill in the air and although it is

still technically summer, it seems that perhaps fall is on its way to the Piedmont.

In my 14 months of living here in Winston-Salem, one of the great joys I have discovered is that there are indeed four

distinct seasons in the year. (Growing up in West Texas there were only two seasons; “hot” and “cold.”) And although

it is an easy thing to overlook, there is a wonderful rhythmic aspect of the changes of season. I think of the four sea-

sons, fall is my favorite. The weather is cooler but not quite freezing cold. And the colors of fall, with leaves of green

turning red and gold, are just magnificent! More than anything however, I love the rhythm of fall, it becomes a bit

more stable, less frantic perhaps, as kids return back to school, vacations conclude, football begins, and warm foods

like soup become more the norm.

Indeed the more I live, the more I am convinced that attention must be given to the rhythms of life, the rhythms that

are God-given for us all to live into.

As we all settle into the rhythm of this fall in our homes and daily living, as we take walks in the cool mornings of this

season and enjoy the falling of leaves, I encourage you all to pay attention to where faith and our community of faith

are within your own life. Where is God to be found in the rhythm of your life? Where is God to be seen and shared

within our life as a community of faith? I encourage you to think about these things as summer turns to fall and to

come and be a part of God’s fellowship here at First Christian Church through Sunday worship.

Additionally, I encourage you to please be a part of our five-week spiritual gifts small groups that will be forming in

the next two weeks, beginning with a potluck supper on Wednesday, September 2nd at 6pm. As individuals, small

groups, and as an entire congregation, we will be exploring how God has given to each of us certain gifts or, to be

more theologically correct, “manifestations of the Spirit,” for the common good and the furtherance of God’s com-

monwealth. The reason we as a congregation are focusing our attention on these gifts of the spirit is actually quite

practical. Perhaps some may be wondering what gifts God has given to you. Consider this a welcome opportunity to

find out. Indeed, I think as a community of faith, we are asking that question; What gifts and graces, unique manifesta-

tions of God’s Spirit, have been given to First Christian Church, Winston-Salem?

Let us all be in prayer about these and other things and I hope you will all prayerfully consider being a part of the

process of discovering your gifts of the Spirit as well as the Spiritual gifts of our community of faith beginning with

our potluck fellowship dinner on Wednesday evening, September 2nd at 6pm in Taylor Hall.

See you in Church, Ryan

Halloween is almost around the corner...so pencil in Friday October 30th. . . . . .

Trunk R Treat! 6 to 6:30 dinner and 6:30 to 7:30treating. More information will

follow. Gina Pruitt - Trunk r Treat coordinator.

Newsletter Announcement The Shepherd’s Center Presents Life-long Learning Series

The Fall 2015 Adventures in Learning education series sponsored by the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-

Salem will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. October 13, 15, 20, and 22at Peace Haven

Baptist Church, 3384 York Road, Winston-Salem, 27106

The series will begin each day with registration and light refreshments at 8:30 a.m. and classes begin at 9:00 a.m. Six

exciting morning course selections include: Art for Therapy; Resources for Older Adults; Exercise after 50; Happiness

Strategies for Life ; Cultural Crossroads and Looking Your Best Every Day.

Each day the lunch session at 12:15 p.m. will be a focus on new health trends in aging conducted by Wake Forest

Baptist Health.

Three stimulating afternoon sessions begin at 1:30 pm and includes a session on alternative medicine, discussions

with local authors as well as tours of local sites of interest.

The cost for the full four-day series is $20 for Shepherd’s Center members and volunteers or $25 for non-

members. Lunch is available for an additional fee of $7.00 per day and must be pre-ordered. Vegetarian options are

available.

Call the Shepherd’s Center at 748-0217 for more information or to register.

Scholarship Presentation

On Sunday, July 19th, Kyle Presley was presented with the Grace

Wall-Wilson Scholarship. Presenting this scholarship is Ken Wil-

son and Barbara Wilson Westerhouse. The Grace Walls Wilson

Memorial Fund was established in 2000 for music/and or art stu-

dents to keep alive the memory of a gracious lady who made music

and art a pursuit of her everyday life. Some of you may remember

Mrs. Wilson. If there are any questions regarding this fund please

come by the church office or give us a call.

“Hope— is expectation and desire for certain things to happen”!

I have to share! Late afternoon, on Monday, First Christian Church

appeared to be the pot at the end of the rainbow. I will keep this

photo with me as a remembrances of the wonderful years God

blessed me with by being a part of this church family. We have lost

so many of our church family these past few years but still have so

much to offer. Just as the rainbow is a symbol of hope, “First Chris-

tian Church Disciples of Christ”, offers hope and so much more to

each of us.

In our pastors article, in this Insight, he reflects one of the thoughts

I had when viewing this rainbow. His words are, “I encourage you

all to pay attention to where faith and our community of faith are

within your own life….”

Let’s reach out and share what we have with others. Thanks for a

great article Ryan

I too hope that you will all come take part in the upcoming Spiri-

tual Gifts Group Discussion.

Love in Christ, Sharry