Church Staff: Rev. Cynthia McBride, Pastor Lois Koch, Business Manager Kathy Winders, Secretary Cyndi Trimmer, Nursery care Annette Crain, Preschool Dir. Amber French, Music Dir. Betty Walts, Organist Office hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Fridays 8:30 AM - Noon Preschool hours (Sept-May) M-F 9:00 AM - noon THE CALL June/July 2014 (307) 234-8964 www.fcccasper.org [email protected]HAPPENING IN JULY June 25229 ! Disciples Women’s Quadrennial July 4 ! Independence Day, church of9ice closed July 4212 ! Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo July 6 ! Pastor Cynthia preaching Dedication of the Bible Display Case in worship July 7 ! Rev. McBride’s sabbatical begins Ted’s Tornadoes play at 9:30 PM July 8 ! Fair Parade, church of9ice closed half!day July 13 ! Rev. Marcia Meier pulpit guest Bridges Campaign celebration after worship July 14 ! Commissions & Board meeting Last softball game before the tournament July 18/19 ! “Family Camp” on Casper mountain July 20 ! Steve Gunderson pulpit guest at 9:30 AM Worship on the Mountain at 11:30 AM July 26 !Celebration for Jose Morales in CO Springs July 27 ! Rev. Kurt Borgaard pulpit guest Aug 1 ! Summer Sabbatical Interim arrives Aug 3 ! Rev. Bill Coburn preaching Aug 428 ! Fly Fishing & Theology Retreat WELCOME TO BILL COBURN The Sabbatical Support Team is pleased to announce that we have secured guest preachers for the month of July and a short!term interim to serve from August 1st until Pastor Cynthia returns in October. The Rev. Bill Coburn, an ordained Disciples of Christ pastor, has been trained as an intentional interim minister and brings much experience to his role providing pastoral care, preaching and administrative leadership while our pastor is away. A skilled musician, Bill enjoys playing trumpet and singing. He is an avid 9ly!9isherman and looks forward to attending the men’s Fly!Fishing and Theology retreat in the Big Horn mountains as well as exploring the North Platte River in and around Casper. Bill and his wife currently reside in Denton, Texas near their grandchildren. The elders of the church will be formed into weekly teams to provide ongoing spiritual support for our congregation throughout the sabbatical season. !Dennis Baker, Randisue Davis, and Paul Hallock FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) CASPER, WYOMING PAGE 1
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Church Staff: Rev. Cynthia McBride, Pastor!Lois Koch, Business Manager
Kathy Winders, Secretary Cyndi Trimmer, Nursery care Annette Crain, Preschool Dir.
Amber French, Music Dir.!Betty Walts, Organist !
Office hours: Mon.-Thurs. !8:30 AM - 2:30 PM!Fridays 8:30 AM - Noon !!Preschool hours (Sept-May) M-F 9:00 AM - noon
FAMILY EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER!!! Plans are underway for a family camp night on the mountain on July 18-19th followed by Worship on the Mountain on July 20th. Plans are also underway for an all-church family picnic in town on July 16th. Youth are encouraged to attend both of these events. Details to come. !SUMMER CHILDREN’S CHURCH - Veggie Tales Bible Stories will be held during church services for children preschool through grade 4. Volunteers are needed to facilitate children’s church this summer. Contact ERIKA S T U P A K @ 2 7 7 - 8 6 2 0 o r [email protected] if you can help. Summer children’s church is held in the board room down the hall from the sanctuary. !
Our church board has agreed to move forward with the Pumpkin Patch 2014. The first load of pumpkins is set to arrive Wednesday, October 8th. So we have pumpkins, we have the desire, and we have the place--- what we need is a LEADER for the patch--someone that can COORDINATE our TEAM that will set up, decorate, unload, maintain a tidy patch, coordinate sales and finance, schedule preschool story times and take down when the month is over. Please contact the church office or Jennifer Grooms if you, or your family, or you and a good f r iend would be wi l l ing to take on the leadership for the patch.
BRIDGE to the FUTURE
CELEBRATION!!! July 13
Fellowship Hall immediately following worship.
Join your church family for refreshments and fellowship as we lift up the success of
this venture to undergird future ministries at FCC.!!
To date , o ver 60% o f our members ha ve participated in some way. EVERY GIFT makes a difference! We have received gifts or pledges tota l ing over $250,000. Just ima gine the ministries this will make possible! THANK YOU to ALL who are contributing! Final totals will be announced at the July 13th Celebration. Please be sure to get in your pledge card or contribution. If you still have questions or like a visit from the Bridges team, contact Paul Hallock at 577-6307.
PRESCHOOL NEWS!!! It’s much needed break time for Preschool staff for the summer! The Preschool has one opening in the Pre-K class and four openings in the playgroup. The 3 - 4 year old class currently has a waiting list. You may call the church office for registration information.!! We are relocating the Preschool Director’s
off ice to the lower level to be c loser to the classrooms. Teacher Annette & her helpers are putting in a lot of work converting the Preschool Storage room into usable office space for next year. We expect this renovation project should be completed in early July.!! The teachers will be going on a retreat in August to the Denver Zoo for “Bunk with the Beasts.” They will use this time to brainstorm and talk about new ideas and spend time reflecting on upcoming changes. There will be an open house on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd and School will start on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Next year’s theme will be “Dinosaurs”.
Thank You!!Dear Church Family--!! Thank you for your prayers, calls, cards, errands and loving care that I received since foot surgery. I’m still mending and hope to be on my “FEET” soon. !! ~~Grace Sallstrom!
Current Financials!Bal. on hand 5/1/14 $ (9,360.62) !May income from Pledges & Gifts 25,972.33 Invested Funds 8,133.34 Total Cash on Hand 24,745.05 May expenses - 24,128.88 Bal. on hand 5/31/14 $ 616.17
Special Offerings Easter $ 50.00 Blanket Sunday $801.00
July Diaconate July 6 - Al Singleton, Madison Rouse, Tom May, Tammy Heck July 13 - Elane Burkhalter, Al Singleton, Madison Rouse, Tom May July 20 - Tom May, Laurie Anderson, Carmen Goodman, Debbie Mapp July 27 - Tom May, Becky Foster, Laurie Anderson, Wanda Gochenour !
9:30 a.m.-John & Sharon Lansing To volunteer as a greeter, call Pat Buck at 234-1829 !
Offertory Steward for July - Virginia Yohn
July Wedding Anniversaries !!Brian & Jenny Black!! ! July 2, 1988!Rick & Terri Black! ! ! July 14, 1990!Dave & Becky Foster! ! July 14, 1979!Michael & Carol Braley! ! July 15, 1972!Scott & Jennifer Hawley! ! July 20, 1996!
July Birthdays Larry Taylor July, 1961 Tom May July 21, 1955 Marian Smith July 2, 1987 Jake Mongan July 21, 1990 Ally Sellers July 3, 1990 Sandy Bentley July 24, 1947 Cooper Goodman July 4, 1997 Wanda Leeling July 24, 1930 Allen McKenzie July 7, 1943 Amber Villa July 24, 1981 Shirley Hudson July 8, 1926 Judy Price July 25, 1955 Matt Padilla July 8, 1986 Kathy Meloy July 26, 1936 Don Baker July 11, 1932 Rose Williams July 26, 1933 Chuck Wilcox July 11, 1921 Marj Haass July 27, 1930 Ruth Jones July 12, 1940 Shirley Volker July 28, 1923 Wanda Hall July 13, 1928 Rick Black July 31, 1968 Ed Strube July 13, 1933 Pam Rouse July 31, 1959 Lacey Slominski July 15, 1994 Heather Street July 31, 1976 Lois Koch July 20, 1931 Diane Martin July 21, 1967
WORSHIP ON THE MOUNTAIN FCC’s Annual Worship on the Mountain will be on July 20th, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. Chicken and drinks will be provided by the Spiritual Growth Commission, and you are asked to bring a side dish or a dessert to share and your own lawn chair. Dress is casual. Regular worship service at 9:30 a.m. will be held in the sanctuary. Come and enjoy the beauty of God’s creat ion. This outdoor worship experience near the Bear Trap Meadow Shelter is always inspirational.
VBS APPRECIATION Vacation Bible School was held June 9-12th in the evening. Twenty-two children were enrolled this year Once again we partnered with Bethel Baptist Church. Luka Burch was the director this year. He was assisted by Trisha Woods and Tassma Koehmstedt. Tom Dowler played the role of Moses each night and his sidekick, Malachai, was played by Ted Grooms. Many, MANY thanks to the following volunteers who helped make VBS a success: Melanie Dowler, Amber French, Jane Wallace, Laura Chipperfield, Carmen Goodman, Pam Rouse, Debbie Mestas, Joshua Woods, and Rev. McBride. Melanie Dowler and Jennifer Grooms provided the meals every night, and we also send a special THANK YOU to those who made financial donations to support VBS.
PUTT PUTT GOLF - A putt-putt night outing for youth grades 4-12, is planned on July 23rd at 6:00 p.m. at Mike Sedar Park. Stay tuned for more information.
YOUTH CAMPS - Several youth from FCC attended regional church camps in June, including Val Williams, Josh Black & Katie Jo McGlade at CYF; Sarah Williams, Brent Hover, and Dylan Stupak at Chi Rho; and Kylie Stupak at Junior Camp. A report of their experience will be included in next month’s newsletter. Special thanks to Carmen Goodman, Lois Koch, and Kathy Winders for facilitating registration and transportation.
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CHURCH DECORATING UPDATE - Would YOU like to be a part of the Decorating Team? We need help with paint, furniture & future carpeting selections. Contact Jane Wallace to share your ideas. !! “I would like to thank the following people for helping with the garage sale: Kylie & Abel Stewart, Brent & Kim Forbis, Madison & Amber Rouse, Sharon & John Lansing, Annette Ambrosino, Rick Black, Cal Decker, and Nylia Cazier. A BIG HUGE THANKS to Jacquie Cook and Carol Sage for all the prep work and selling on Friday and Saturday. Thanks also to the Property and Worship Commissions and Pastor Cynthia for going through so many items from the church for the sale. We made over $800 which will be divided between the Bridges Campaign and the Decorating Fund.” - Jane Wa!ace!! We are decorating the wall opposite the elevator with a variety of crosses. If you have a cross you would like to donate for this special project, bring it to the church office any time. Depending on the number and variety of crosses donated some may not be used so please mark your name on the back of any cross you wish to have returned. Any size, style, or material is welcome to be considered for this project. Plans are also underway for an original watercolor painting illustrating Matthew 19:13-14. Thank you to the children of the church for posing for this special addition to FCC’s artwork collection.
On the Move for Jeff: 5K Walk/Run/Crawl -
Sunday, July 13 at 8 A.MWe hope that the FCC community will support the 5K walk to benefit and honor Casper firefighter Jeff Atkinson in his battle with
cancer which will begin with an 8am registration on Sunday, July 13th at Lifetime Health & Fitness, 300 Landmark Drive.!For more information about the race, to register or to make a donation, go to [email protected]. This is a very family-friendly easy course and all are welcome. There are registration forms and pledge sheets on the bulletin boards at church.!First Christian Church is sponsoring a bake sale as part of the benefit event. All of the baked goods sold will be provided by our church members so every last person who bakes and donates will be greatly appreciated. The baked goods don’t need to be priced but should be well packaged for sale. Please bring your packaged baked goods to one of two drop off locations on Saturday, July 12 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.: 1.) the home of Jane and Don Baker at 2014 Rustic Drive or 2.) the home of Lyle and Jo Cox at 3501 Arroyo Drive. !For more information about the bake sale, call Greta Maxfield at (307)461-8655; for more information about the walk, phone Toni Billings at 259-7761 or check out the website, http:[email protected].
