Branches June 2020 Junction City First Christian Church 161 Years of Service First Chrisan Church 1250 Nyssa Juncon City, OR 97448 Return Service Requested Staff David Bondurant - Minister Donna Snyder Pianist/Organist Judi Lesan Secretary Karlyne Agoff Children’s Corner Teacher Sunday Services Worship Service 10:00 AM Educaon classes - 9:00 & 11:30 AM Email: [email protected]Phone: 541-998-2364 Our website: www.FCC-JC.COM Pastoral Ponderings…. I want to share with you something very powerful that he wrote on May 6th of this year. Answering The Crisis Question-by Brian Tome What we do right now, and in the following weeks, matters. You may not address the world’s stage, but you can check in on your family. You can give your toilet paper to the elderly couple across the street. You can share a meal with a friend who is stressed. You can make a phone call to someone who is lonely. You can dare to hug someone who is hurting. Say thank you to service industry professionals who are still bravely picking up your trash, patrolling the streets, and fighting fires. Leave a larger tip for the waitress. Pray for teachers. Shop at a local business. Meet a real and tangible need. Do not dare to think that you will escape if you remain siloed. To bolt the door and leave the hurting on the street to pick up their own pieces is abhorrent. If you identify as a follower of Jesus, calm in the midst of crisis is in your bloodline. We follow Jesus, who himself broke cultural norms of cleanliness when he touched lepers, men and women afflicted with an incredibly infectious skin disease. We walk in the footsteps of early Christians who, when Rome was decimated by plague in the 200s AD, stayed behind to care for the poor, the sick, and the left behind. We are inspired by the storied history of believers who traveled the world over to build hospitals for the sick and orphanages for the abandoned. We are driven by the same spirit that compelled reformer Martin Luther to open his home during the plague, preacher Charles Spurgeon to remain in London during a Victorian-era cholera outbreak, and Mother Teresa to minister to the infected and dying of Kolkata. It is in times of crisis and darkness that the light of Christ inside his followers shines the brightest. We can be a source of hope. We can be a picture of compassion. We can be real and tangible kindness. You are alive during the coronavirus outbreak of 2020 because you can do something about it. The question is, will you? 2 Timothy 1:7 says that “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control.” When our lives intersect with God, His Spirit dwells within us. That Spirit brings power to rise above panic; it brings self-control over the thoughts in our minds; and most of all, it brings a love that compels us to move toward our friends and neighbors who need a dose of hope.. We live in scary times, but the fear doesn ’t have to win. Choose the path of resilience and courage. You were born for this. By the grace of God, we will get through this crisis. Together. See you Sunday—Pastor David WORSHIP SERVICE EVERY SUNDAY MORNING 10:00 AM Join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/567500850?pwd=amhkdUlqV3gzYlRJMXhUMk44am5rdz09 Call in: 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 567 500 850 Password: 732259 or on facebook @: https://www.facebook.com/YourPastorDude BIBLE STUDY EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING 6:30 PM Beginning June……...The Greatest Stories Ever Told! Summer Schedule: Weeks 1 & 3 @ 6:30pm Beginning 6/17/2020 Plan to Join us online on Zoom but watch for a possible change: https://zoom.us/j/878367987?pwd=VUdiRG1DcTFTd3BMN20xcFh1NDZCdz09 Meeting ID: 878 367 987 Password: 591175 or on facebook @: https://www.facebook.com/YourPastorDude
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Branches June 2020 Junction City First Christian Church
161 Years of Service
First Christian Church 1250 Nyssa Junction City, OR 97448
Return Service Requested
Staff
David Bondurant - Minister Donna Snyder Pianist/Organist Judi Lesan Secretary Karlyne Agoff Children’s Corner Teacher
Sunday Services Worship Service 10:00 AM Education classes - 9:00 & 11:30 AM
I want to share with you something very powerful that he wrote on May 6th of this
year.
Answering The Crisis Question-by Brian Tome
What we do right now, and in the following weeks, matters.
You may not address the world’s stage, but you can check in on your family. You can give your toilet paper to the elderly couple across the street. You can share a meal with a friend who is stressed. You can make a phone call to someone who is lonely. You can dare to hug someone who is hurting. Say thank you to service industry professionals who are still bravely picking up your trash, patrolling the streets, and fighting fires. Leave a larger tip for the waitress. Pray for teachers. Shop at a local business. Meet a real and tangible need.
Do not dare to think that you will escape if you remain siloed. To bolt the door and leave the hurting on the street to pick up their own pieces is abhorrent. If you identify as a follower of Jesus, calm in the midst of crisis is in your bloodline.
We follow Jesus, who himself broke cultural norms of cleanliness when he touched lepers, men and women afflicted with an incredibly infectious skin disease.
We walk in the footsteps of early Christians who, when Rome was decimated by plague in the 200s AD, stayed behind to care for the poor, the sick, and the left behind.
We are inspired by the storied history of believers who traveled the world over to build hospitals for the sick and orphanages for the abandoned.
We are driven by the same spirit that compelled reformer Martin Luther to open his home during the plague, preacher Charles Spurgeon to remain in London during a Victorian-era cholera outbreak, and Mother Teresa to minister to the infected and dying of Kolkata.
It is in times of crisis and darkness that the light of Christ inside his followers shines the brightest. We can be a source of hope. We can be a picture of compassion. We can be real and tangible kindness. You are alive during the coronavirus outbreak of 2020 because you can do something about it. The question is, will you?
2 Timothy 1:7 says that “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control.” When our lives intersect with God, His Spirit dwells within us. That Spirit brings power to rise above panic; it brings self-control over the thoughts in our minds; and most of all, it brings a love that compels us to move toward our friends and neighbors who need a dose of hope.. We live in scary times, but the fear doesn’t have to win. Choose the path of resilience and courage. You were born for this. By the grace of God, we will get through this crisis. Together. See you Sunday—Pastor David
WORSHIP SERVICE EVERY SUNDAY MORNING 10:00 AM
Join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/567500850?pwd=amhkdUlqV3gzYlRJMXhUMk44am5rdz09
Call in: 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 567 500 850 Password: 732259 or on facebook @: https://www.facebook.com/YourPastorDude
BIBLE STUDY EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING 6:30 PM Beginning June……...The Greatest Stories Ever Told!
Summer Schedule: Weeks 1 & 3 @ 6:30pm Beginning 6/17/2020 Plan to Join us online on Zoom but watch for a possible change:
May’s Prayers & Praises from Our Children’s Ministry
Joys: Rose - getting to see aunt K Daniel - Grandpa is feeling better Group: For all the Mom's on Mother's Day Marsaili - Joy that she got to play with toys Joy - MacKenzie's 13th birthday on Friday.
Concerns: James: prayers for him as he has been scared at night. Daniel/Rose - Coronavirus to go away Paisley - Everyone stays safe Daniel - Prayers for Grandpa that he feels better. Marsaili, Finley, Tommy - Prayers for a new playground for the church Rose - Prayers she is able to see her family soon Elizabeth and Victoria - Prayers for Grandparents and Elderly James and Daniel - Prayers for their Grandpa All - Prayers for the end to the Corona virus so they can play with and visit people again.
May’s Joys Barbara Bower - Loretta Miltonberger, heart surgery, doing well Lane County opening up some for certain business and outings with some restrictions. Rebecca Burpee - Jack running around on it like a champ. The bone should be mostly healed now and the nail will take six months to a year to heal, but nothing really slows that boy down. Giles Family - . Joy it is mother’s day, Happy Mother’s day. McNabb Family - Allison Jones biopsy came back cancer free; none of our friends or family have COVID-19 Darlene Vermilyea - Thankful for all your prayers for me, I am doing much better. Judi Lesan - What a joy it is to see everyone on Zoom on Sundays and Wednesdays at bible study
May’s PRAYER PAGE
Health Concerns
Glenda Zimmerman - friend Alice ,broken clavicle, has bone cancer, started treatment Giles Family - cousin Christine cancer surgery recovery & cousin Carrie, very weak Nancy Brink - Prayers for my cousin, Richard, as he awaits the results and planning for his cancer. Christina Corelli - weird disease affecting bones, hard to take notes, on techno pill Pastor David- sister Sara, father, in hospital, brother in law Tom, Covid 19 David Vaughan - sister-in-law, health issues Cyndi Vermilyea - father, health issues Zabel Family - Larry’s brother scheduled for heart procedure delayed till August Brink Family - nephew Scott, kidney’s working @ 11%, entire family needs prayers Kathy Helms—kidney ongoing Ardene Wear, Alzheimer & Jerry Support Sheila Frampton - Clayton, for healing Glenda Zimmerman - mother with 2 auto-immune diseases Cancer Concerns Britt Leigh, Glenda Zimmerman - Tammy Brink Family - nephew Scott, cousins Jim & Richard, Scholten & Frampton family - Cindy, Sandy Giles - Marcia, cousin Christine McNabb family - Eddie, Judi Lesan - Tracy, Laura Finney, sister , Clayton Frampton, Cherri Washburne, David Bondurant Sr., Christina Corelli - Cindy Biboux
Shut-ins
Mildred Ross
Church Concerns Playground upgrade & Classroom Roof
Sympathy and Comfort
McNabb Family - Rigo Cuadras family upon his passing Pastor David - for family that lost daughter due to accident in TX Christina Corelli - childhood friend’s mom passed Brink Family - my cousin's family in southern California, My cousin passed away after a long struggle with a respiratory disease. Judi Lesan - Vicki, loss of long time pet Family of Judy Johnson on her passing
Life Direction and Leading
Darlene Vermilyea - My cousin is asking for prayers of protection for her niece "Sarah" who is military working in DC Tricia Welch - Catie to navigate next college term successfully David Dickson -God’s protection for the World God to heal our world and give wisdom & guidance to our leaders nationally & locally Brandon Bower - guidance to an internship/future job Bower Family - mom Julie to seek God as she adjusts to life without my dad Warren Giles - the deployed soldiers of 2-162 to be safe and effective Jeff Robin - finding a job Mike Lesan - finding a job Lolita Callahan - safety for family in the Philippians Bill Washburne - son Travis to get custody of daughters,
World Concerns
All Our Government & Military Christians around the world World in turmoil President Trump
A Word About Re-Opening For Worship
Beginning last Sunday with approval of the Board and Elders a gradual re-opening of the sanctuary for worship has begun. Last week was by invitation only. During the month of June we can have 25 in worship. We have focused the first two weeks on those who do not have internet capabilities. If you would like to be on the list to come back into worship we are asking that you call the church office and have your name and how many to our list. There are strict guidelines including wearing a mask and sitting in specific places.
School Aged Children’s Ministry Update
Hello Everyone, I hope you had a fun Memorial Day! I was blessed to have my husband available to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary since it was a holiday. It was nice and relaxed!
May 21st ended our Montessori at Home schooling for all of our students. Even though I could not see them every day it was fun to see pictures of the work they had been doing and receiving hidden Morse Code message from them. I will miss these. Normally, right now, we would be getting ready to have our fun last two weeks of school with our pajama pizza party and play date at Mrs. Agoff's house and honoring all the wonderful Fathers, grandfathers and uncles in our lives, but not this year. So since I can not say how awesome and great they are at a special breakfast or lunch I hope you will allow me to do it here. I have had so many fathers contact me during this forced homeschooling adventure with questions or videos and texts of what their child is doing. It is great to see how involved they all are and how fun they are making school for their children. I love the tag team between the mothers and fathers as they take turns working their daily jobs and teaching their children. We are so blessed with these amazing men in these children's lives. Thank you each and every father, grandfather and uncle out there that is showing these children that they are important and valued and that school is important and valuable no matter where it happens. You are valued and loved!
The other thing we will not be preparing for is our end of year graduation with the class play and songs, acknowledging all the hard work everyone has done, saying good bye to those going on to kindergarten and the amazing feast afterwards. No, nothing so grand this year. Thankfully the governor said that we can do gatherings of 25 or less so we will be doing individual family graduations with those families that want to. Every child and parent has worked so hard they all deserve a diploma!!
Right now I do not know if everything that is happening is going to interfere with our normal school activities that we do during the summer. Mainly our Meet and Greet in July and our Orientation night in August. I really appreciate all your prayers for the students, the teachers and myself. We do feel and see the blessing of those prayers. Thank you! If I could ask for prayers for guidance in how to move forward towards preparing for fall classes I know that Ms. Jamie, Mrs. Hemingway and I would greatly appreciate them.
We at Children's Corner Montessori all pray that you have a safe, healthy and fun summer! Thank you, Mrs. Agoff
Zoom has worked well for keeping the Children’s Ministry going for March, April, and May. However, our children are overwhelmed with screen time and remote structured learning, so we are going to switch up our program a bit for the Summer. Based on feedback from parents of the participants we are moving away from structured remote learning for the summer months. We will meet by Zoom every couple weeks to hear joys and prayer concerns as well as just to visit and see each other. We are going to continue to send monthly activity packages with crafts focused around the scriptures and learning. Additionally, we are reaching out to the kids by sending letters, postcards and mail. (Who doesn’t love to receive mail??) If anyone wants to help with this ministry, please contact me at [email protected]. Our supplemental activities during the week have been a big hit! Kathy Helms really deserves all the credit and thanks for this. After receiving their package in the mail, the Ray family (who have been joining from Spokane Washington each week) sent a message saying, “Thank you sending the activities. The kids work on them every week. It’s a fun activity to mix in with the schoolwork!” Check out the sample artwork from our talented artists below! As with any ministry program, it is important to be open to adapting to the needs of those you are serving. I am hopeful by August we will be back to a more normalized, in person experience. But if not, I will work with the ministry team, program cabinet, and families on ways to continue to keep our families engaged and supported during this time.
• God, please intervene and heal our land and all the lands where this virus is passing.
• God, please help researchers develop a vaccine.
• God, please help doctors develop treatments.
• God, please empower the idea of social distancing to prevent the spread of the disease and slow the rate of infection so that our medical systems won’t be overwhelmed
• God, please give our governments and healthcare Industries the power to provide the tests we need.
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TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY……….. THE INTERNET - ZOOM , ETC
WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOU!
You are in our prayers daily. We believe this quarantine will end soon and we are slowly coming back in the church building together!
In the meantime, God’s Holy Spirit is within each of us as we share this very special time.
Stay Home, Stay Well! We Love you and We Will Welcome you Back!
May God Bless each of You,
Pastor David, Ken Welch, Board Chair, Clayton Frampton, Elder Chair
SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY Held at 11:30 am each Sunday morning, when we are able to return
to the church building.
A Study in Daniel: Faithful in All Circumstances. Holy people are powerful tools in
the hands of God. As they stand strong in the face of trials, they bear witness to the reality of our Lord and Savior.
Leaders Tricia Welch @ 541-554-3183 Barbara Bower @ 541-998-1614
We recommend to start reading the book of Daniel now!
A WORD ABOUT GIVING
Friends, during times like this everyone it seems suffers financially and in other ways. The church is no different. Churches often times suffer when attendance is kept away or lower than normal. There are many who give when they are in church but when they are not physically in the building they don’t give. Right now very few are actually in the building now. We want to remind you to mail your check in with the included envelope or make your donation via the web page giving portal: https://fcc-jc.com/donate Thank you ever so much for your faithfulness!
