November 1, 2015

Acolytes Rhegan Smith & Rianna Gray

Worship & Wonder Storyteller: Kayte

Greeters: Luke & Brooke

Following Jesus Week Off

1st-5th Rotation Games with Tammy

Pre K & K with Gail

November brings us some cooler weather and a couple of

opportunities to have fun and serve. On November 1st we

will have our regularly scheduled youth, regular time and

everything; 3:30 for Chi Rho and 5pm for CYF. November

8th we will help the city Food Drive that benefits the

Loaves and Fishes Food Bank from 1- until done. We will

go to Daze in the Maze with the JYF group on November

15 from 1:30-4:30pm.

During Thanksgiving break, we will not have any youth meetings in evenings or after-

noons, and I will be spending time with my family.

On November 29, we have our hanging of the greens and our annual tasting party. Don’t

miss it.

Peace, JW.

Coffee Stains

Golf League Season Over Central’s Golf League will complete another season on November 17th. It will resume next March.

Life Line Screening Central Christian Church is pleased to offer a preventive health event. Life Line Screening, a leading

provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive

and painless health screenings on 12/8/2015. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential

health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneu-

rysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong pre-

dictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and

a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a

Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with

our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for

this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-

6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.

The Visitor

Central Christian Church, Enid, Oklahoma October 28, 2015 Vol. 79 No.43 Phone: 233-1214 Fax Number: 233-1228 Website: www.centralenid.org

Search Committee Votes This past week we interviewed Dr. Jarrett Banks and his wife Lori. It

was a good visit and the Search Committee felt that this is what we have been praying for in the past months. It was also a feeling of the Banks.

On Sunday morning in an 8:30 a.m. meeting the committee met and we voted to recommend Dr. Banks to the Board and then to the congregation. It is a standing process and one I fully agree with. It is what the By-Laws state.

We plan to bring the Bank's back on November 12th, 13th, and 14th to meet with members of the congregation, church leaders, and staff. The acting chair of the Board, Suzanne Klemme and the next Vice Chair, Roger Groves, are in charge of setting up the process for the next meeting. A formal presentation on his Call will be made to the Board at its regularly scheduled November 18th meeting. This Call will be presented at a December 6th congregational meeting.

I cannot tell you the great outpouring of joy that was expressed this morning by the members of the church. It was a feeling we have not experienced in a long time. When you get a chance to meet Dr. Banks I believe you will feel the same way.

Finally, what we have done and what we are doing as a committee, has only the best interest of the church at heart. I have repeatedly stressed this with the committee. You may talk to any member of the committee and they are free to answer your questions regarding the Banks and our process.

- Jack Weston, Chairman

Rev. Jarrett Banks with his wife

Lori and children Carson and Sara

CHURCH VISITOR (USPS 112-800)

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Please lift up the following in your prayers: **KAREN WHITE (Cnydi Stewart’s sister)—had partial hip replacement & is home in OKC undergoing physical therapy. **WAYNE SALISBURY—will be on a heart monitor for a month. No pace maker at this time. **JANET COX—health issues. **CHRIS DUMELLE, (Vera French’s grandson)— health issues **KIM WELKER (Betty Unruh’s daughter)— breast cancer surgery on Thursday, Oct. 22. **FRANCES FERNE DEVISSER—has moved to Golden Oaks nursing home. **KIM POWELL (Suzie Powell’s daughter)—is in ICU at OU Medical Center, room 2068.

~ Sunday ~ November 1, 2015 ~

Preaching in 8:00 & 10:15 Sanctuary service: Rev. Don Johnson

Preaching in R & R service: Brian Meyer

Elders: 8:00am—Steve Chambers 10:15am—Jim Cox, Worth Bracher

R & R Elder —Jana Harvey Deacons: 8:00am—Georgie & C.E. Haltom

10:15am—Team B—Tom Ireland (ATL), Jill Stuever, Jason Stuever, Jana Davis, Jimmy

Davis, Brandon Harvey, Maxine Shepard, Linda Ridgway, Forrest Ridgway, Chuck

Waldrip, Vickie Steinert (TL), Jean Long

Worship Leader: Tiffany Harvey

Van Driver: November 1—Mark Boler November 8—Ed Gorre

Children’s Moment: Children’s Choir

Recent Visitors

If you recognize one of our recent visitors, please call or send them a note welcoming them to Central Christian Church

Alan & Karen Clepper, Amanda Gray, Cheryl Wright, Michael Trent, Shirley Wilson, Grant & Jessica Urban, Todd & Angie Widner, Ben & Piper Bowers, Lynn, Lanelle, & Laura Hack, Todd & Angie Widner, Brian, Laura, Noah, Isaiah, & Zephie Packard

Loaves and Fishes provides food to an average of 800 households each month. Most needed items are: chunky soups, peanut butter, cereal, tuna, coffee, toilet paper, canned fruits, and veg-etables.

Billy Cornett

October 19, 2015

Memorials Established

A Tip Of The Hat

To Scott Tefft, Donnie Theademan, Lisa &

Mark Boler for mowing the north & south lots

during the summer

See a member doing a good deed & want to recog-nize them? Give them a Tip of the Hat! Tip of the Hat

forms can be found by the phone in the Loggia.

Views of Central

Trunk or Treat will be happening on

October 31 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm

The church still

needs plenty of

Donations and

volunteers for

this event!

Warmth Project We are now accepting donations of new and gently used coats, hats, gloves and scarves for children and teens.

You may make a financial contribution by simply writing “Warmth Project” in the note area of your check to Central Christian Church.

November 1, 2015

ELDERS DEACONS

Gail Novak Judy Mason

Pat Novak Glenn Crabbs

Rick Hill Linda Crabbs

Phil Steinert Chad Newton

Peg Krick Linda Ridgway

Denny Krick Forrest Ridgway

David Eck Jill Stuever

Kathy Eck Jason Stuever

Communion for the

Homebound & Assisted

Living or Nursing Home

Residents

Please remember and keep our church members who are in assisted living

facilities in your thoughts and prayers.

Golden Oaks Harold Schultz, Mary Garrison,

June Frei, Dottie Nolan, Beth Randall

Arbors Betty Elton

Brookdale (formerly Sterling House) Phillis May

Greenbrier Gerry Daniels, Toy Hoskins, Linda Swann, Betty Keown, Shirley Ballew, Mary Ruth

Cooper

The Commons Mary Martin, Peggy Rountree

Burgundy Ottis Cornelson, Maureen Ridgway

Notice to all Deacons and Elders

who will be serving starting Jan.

1, 2016, and all currently serving

Deacons and Elders

We are having an important meeting

Sunday, November 1, 2015 in the

Sanctuary at 5pm. Please try to

attend.

Thank you. - Roger Groves, Elder

Stewardship Campaign We had a wonderful turnout for our stewardship Sunday worship service and dinner last Sunday. I am very grateful to all those involved. The callers stimu-lated the best turnout for an all church dinner that I have seen in a long time. The dinner planners did an excellent job from set up to clean up and everything in between. Suzy did her usual outstanding job in preparing the meal. The min-isterial and secretarial staff all contributed a great deal of time and skill in put-ting this together. Dana Randolph’s singing was exceptional. We collected a large number of estimate of giving cards and I thank each and every one of you. I hope that those of you who have not been able to present an esti-mate of giving card will bring or mail their card to the church office or place their card in the offering plate next Sunday. If you need a card, call the church office and we will get one to you. These are estimates and can be changed if your situation changes by simply contacting the church’s financial secretary Your estimate of giving card is very important in our fiscal planning for 2016. The goal of the stewardship committee is to be able to present a new minister with a balanced budget.

Stephen Chambers, DVM - Stewardship Chair

Central Online

Central’s online presence continues to grow as more videos are added to our YouTube page. Recently there have been sermons from Rev. Don Johnson, Rev. Shannon Speidel, Brian Meyer, John Wheeler, Rev. Jack Weston, and guest speaker Rev. Dr. Kyle Maxwell that are available to view. In addition to sermons, member testimonials have also been made detailing how Central has affected people’s lives. Videos of our Chancel Choir and R & R Band have also been added. If you have not checked out our YouTube page before, there is a link to it at the top-right corner on our website. As an easy way to stay up-to-date with our video content, you can subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you have any

suggestions for our website or YouTube page, call Aaron O’Banion at (580) 747-5171.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Regularly Scheduled Worship Regularly Scheduled Youth

2 10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service 6:00-Guild Dinner

3 12:00-Noon Bible Study 4:00-Golf League 5:00-Caregivers 5:15-Emmaus Women

4 10:00-CWF Executive Board Meeting 12:00-CWF Luncheon 5:15-Wednesday Night Fellowship 6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir, Junior Choir, Youth 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal/Planning

5

6 CYF Retreat (6th-8th)

7

8 Regularly Scheduled Worship 11:30-Young Adult Potluck 11:30-Centour Luncheon 1:00 Horn of Plenty Food Drive

9 10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service

10

12:00-Noon Bible Study 3:00-Greenbrier Service 4:00-Golf League

5:00-Caregivers 5:15-Emmaus Women

6:30-Agape

11

10:00-CWF Ruth & Sarah 5:15-Hospital Callers 5:15-Wednesday Night Fellowship 6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir, Junior Choir, Youth 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal

12

9:30-Mary Ruth’s Bible Study 6:00-Personnel Meeting

13

14 9:00-Church Leadership Retreat

15 Regularly Scheduled Worship 1:30-Daze in the Maze (combined youth and JYF event)

16

10:15-Staff Meeting

12:00-Noon Prayer Service 5:30-Property Meeting

17

12:00-Noon Bible Study 4:00-Golf League 5:15-Emmaus Women

18

10:00-Inactive Members 12:00-Single Men & Women’s Lunch 5:30-Wednesday Night Fellowship 6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal 7:30-Board Meeting

19

2:00-Commons Service

20

21

22

Regularly Scheduled Worship No Youth 11:30-Thanksgiving Luncheon

23

10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service

24

12:00-Noon Bible Study 3:00-Greenbrier Service

5:15-Emmaus Women

25

6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir, Junior Choir 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal

26 Thanksgiving Office Closed

27

Office Closed

28

29 1st Sunday of Advent Regularly Scheduled Worship Hanging of the Greens & Tasting Party

30

10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service

Central Christian Church Calendar

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Regularly Scheduled Worship Regularly Scheduled Youth

2 10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service 6:00-Guild Dinner

3 12:00-Noon Bible Study 4:00-Golf League 5:00-Caregivers 5:15-Emmaus Women

4 10:00-CWF Executive Board Meeting 12:00-CWF Luncheon 5:15-Wednesday Night Fellowship 6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir, Junior Choir, Youth 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal/Planning

5

6 CYF Retreat (6th-8th)

7

8 Regularly Scheduled Worship 11:30-Young Adult Potluck 11:30-Centour Luncheon 1:00 Horn of Plenty Food Drive

9 10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service

10

12:00-Noon Bible Study 3:00-Greenbrier Service 4:00-Golf League

5:00-Caregivers 5:15-Emmaus Women

6:30-Agape

11

10:00-CWF Ruth & Sarah 5:15-Hospital Callers 5:15-Wednesday Night Fellowship 6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir, Junior Choir, Youth 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal

12

9:30-Mary Ruth’s Bible Study 6:00-Personnel Meeting

13

14 9:00-Church Leadership Retreat

15 Regularly Scheduled Worship 1:30-Daze in the Maze (combined youth and JYF event)

16

10:15-Staff Meeting

12:00-Noon Prayer Service 5:30-Property Meeting

17

12:00-Noon Bible Study 4:00-Golf League 5:15-Emmaus Women

18

10:00-Inactive Members 12:00-Single Men & Women’s Lunch 5:30-Wednesday Night Fellowship 6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal 7:30-Board Meeting

19

2:00-Commons Service

20

21

22

Regularly Scheduled Worship No Youth 11:30-Thanksgiving Luncheon

23

10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service

24

12:00-Noon Bible Study 3:00-Greenbrier Service

5:15-Emmaus Women

25

6:00-Junior Bells 6:30-Choir, Junior Choir 7:30-R&R Band Rehearsal

26 Thanksgiving Office Closed

27

Office Closed

28

29 1st Sunday of Advent Regularly Scheduled Worship Hanging of the Greens & Tasting Party

30

10:15-Staff Meeting 12:00-Noon Prayer Service

Central Christian Church Calendar

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