FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Disciples of Christ 701 Holly Street Perry, OK 73077 E-MAIL: [email protected]WEBSITE: www.fccperryok.com ****** Martin P. Foster MINISTER 580/572-8473 Wade Longan YOUTH MINISTER 405/385-2584 Kim Ward CHURCH SECRETARY Paula Shryock CHOIR DIRECTOR ****** CHURCH OFFICE (580) 336-4576 Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ****** SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES 8:15am or 10:30am SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:15am August 22, 2016 Sunday August 21, 2016 ATTENDANCE: 8:15 worship 48 10:30 worship 65 TITHES & OFFERINGS received: General Fund $3,347.00 The Perry Christian First Christian Church Disciples of Christ IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN … If I had to do it all over again If I COULD do it all over again, I would do it, in a heartbeat—the confidence and the trust you placed in me, the thrill of knowing and watch- ing your children grow and become mature Christian adults and finding their ministry in the church and having children of their own, the heartaches and the hallelujahs we shared, for letting me walk with you in the valley and celebrate your victories, forgiving each other and loving across our differences, and growing together. If I COULD do it all over again, I would do it—you have called forth the best in me and from me, you tolerated my awful jokes, forgave me when my sermons missed the mark, you nurtured and affirmed my min- istry gifts, and so much more. IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE … … Preached less and said “thank you” more often and sent more thank you notes. … Invited friends over to dinner even though the house was a mess and the carpet had stains. … Talked less and listened more. … Cried and laughed less at movies and more with you. … Gotten down on my knees, more often, to greet your children and known them well enough to call them by name. … Shared more ministry with you. … Tried to make my sermons more visceral and less cerebral. … Made prayer more of a priority. … Done many more daring, risky things to challenge you to mission instead stick- ing with the traditional and playing it safe. … Not jumped as quickly to judgment and forgiven more freely and been more understanding. There would be more “I love you’s,” and more “I’m sorry’s” … But mostly, given another shot at our ministry together I would seize every moment, look at it, and really see it for what it is … try to discern God’s direction in all of it … give it everything I’ve got … and never looked back. Although our ministry time together is short it is not too late to do things different- ly. Let us pray with David, “TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS ARIGHT, THAT WE MAY GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM.” CARPE DIEM! Love, Martin
The Perry Christian First Christian Church Disciples of Christ
IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN …
If I had to do it all over again If I COULD do it all over again, I would do it, in a
heartbeat—the confidence and the trust you placed in me, the thrill of knowing and watch-
ing your children grow and become mature Christian adults and finding their ministry in
the church and having children of their own, the heartaches and the hallelujahs we shared,
for letting me walk with you in the valley and celebrate your victories, forgiving each other
and loving across our differences, and growing together. If I COULD do it all over again, I
would do it—you have called forth the best in me and from me, you tolerated my awful
jokes, forgave me when my sermons missed the mark, you nurtured and affirmed my min-
istry gifts, and so much more.
IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I
WOULD HAVE …
… Preached less and said “thank you” more often and sent more thank you notes.
… Invited friends over to dinner even though the house was a mess and the carpet
had stains.
… Talked less and listened more.
… Cried and laughed less at movies and more with you.
… Gotten down on my knees, more often, to greet your children and known them
well enough to call them by name.
… Shared more ministry with you.
… Tried to make my sermons more visceral and less cerebral.
… Made prayer more of a priority.
… Done many more daring, risky things to challenge you to mission instead stick-
ing with the traditional and playing it safe.
… Not jumped as quickly to judgment and forgiven more freely and been more
understanding.
There would be more “I love you’s,” and more “I’m sorry’s” … But mostly, given
another shot at our ministry together I would seize every moment, look at it, and really see
it for what it is … try to discern God’s direction in all of it … give it everything I’ve got …
and never looked back.
Although our ministry time together is short it is not too late to do things different-
ly. Let us pray with David, “TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS ARIGHT, THAT WE
MAY GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM.”
CARPE DIEM!
Love, Martin
New Requests. . . The family of Donna Wade (mother of Mollye Henley), Cheri Payne, the family of Maxine Buffington, the Ricky Morehinwig Family, Juanita Kraut, Bill and Charlotte Stevens, Emma Schaffer, the family of Jake, Cindy Rice, Tyler Frank, Jim Ewy, Steve Schultz, the Henderson and Welsby family, Lavona Niles, Steve Schultz, the family of Brandi Lane, Dave Iske (Tamara Yost’s husband), PTL for graduation of Ethan Stringer
continuing prayers. . . . The family of Jennifer Lazenby, The family of Bill Rotter, the family of Thelma
Hansen, The family of Stanley Bloom, the family of Austin Clavin, the family of Deanna Coffee, the family
of Randy Lang, Steve Meyers, Jennifer Anderson (niece of Marilyn Ewy), Riley Cinnamon, John Skinner,
Wilbur Keith, Matt Carr, Leon Hughes, Gary (triple bypass surgery at Duke University Hospital, friend of
Stan Ward), Aileen Habben, the family of Ann Miller, the family of David Heppler, the family of Tom Ryan,
Janet Newman, Arlie Goforth, John Ringer (Monty’s friend), Leon Kennedy, the family of Harry Bendure
Joyce Loveless, Rev. Adrian Pollard, Maxine Swartz, the Ernie Kindle Family, Neil Hamilton, the Gary Hafner family, a friend
having serious health issues, Suzanne Voise, Caraway Street cast member search, Minister Search Committee, Lois Luthye
(cancer), Philip Ventris (Wade’s step-father, cancer), Brantley Taylor, Zoey Johnson Please Note: A request in the above section will run
for two weeks. Contact the church office to renew.
Cancer survivors: David Riggs, Joyce Bailey, Philip Ventris, John Taylor, Karen Bigbee, Connie Henderson, Linda Stangl, David Thar-
rington, Wayne Speer, Duane Dickson, Marilyn Goforth, Kristie Cook, Gerald Payne, Melva Edgar, Gary Moore, Kate Yost, Harold Price,
Becky Hammock, Bonnita Foster, James Gall, Misty Leeper, Jim Taber, Gene Zavodny, Jim Gall, Beverly Klingaman, Randy Beeman, Keli
Schweer, Branen Kirtley,Velma Lindsey, Norma Hughes, Marilyn Ewy, Jim Ewy, Cathy Wells-Drury, Gary Wells, Barbara Habina, Max-
ine Schwartz
Missionaries: Casey &Karen Z. Southeast Asia, Andrew & Reilly Bowers (granddaughter of the late Faye and Mary Odell),
West Africa, Lauren Anderson-Park, Thailand
these serving our country: Ethan Stringer, Army National Guard, Anthony Moore, Austin Moore, Devin Blansett-Marines, Shel-
by Schultz-National Guard, LTC Stephen Lightfoot, Thomas Henke-Marines, Jared Mann, Ryan Padilla, Bryson Running-Navy,
John Maehs, Scott Collins, Chip Collins, Jr., Jeremiah Givens, Lindsey Bishop, Trevor Schultz-National Guard, Kyle Thomason
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.”Philippians 4:6
August 21– September 3 Ed Russell-21 Janet Wilhelm-22 Hannah Longan-23 Ryan Wilson-23 Donna King-23 Lillian Cunningham-26 Raymond Coker-27 Julie Longan-28 Cleta Simms-2 Happy Anniversary
Johnny & Helen Fuller-22 Gerald & Nancy Wells-25 Arlie & Marilyn Goforth-28 Gerald & Cheri Payne-29 Larry & Suzanne Voise-30 If we missed a special day, please let us know.
for the week of August 21, 2016
Total needed for the week: $5,170.00
Received this week: $3,347.00
Under weekly budget: $1,823.00 Total needed for the month:$21,494.00
Received for August: $14,969.30
Under monthly Budget: $6,524.70
VISITORS IN WORSHIP
Sunday, August 21, 2016
No visitors listed
CHOIR NOTES
This Sunday's praise songs will be "God of Wonders" and "As the Deer." The choir will be singing a wonderful communion song, "At the Table of the Lord."
See you Sunday Paula
CWF is sponsoring a fund for the
Clapper family. Amanda and Raegan
Clapper’s home suffered extensive
damage due to lightning in July. Do-
nations are being accepted to help
with the cost of the repairs. On Be-
half of CWF and the Clapper family,
THANK YOU.
Sympathy is extended to the
family of Thelma Hansen.
Thelma’s memorial service will be
held Saturday, August 27 at Palmer
Marler Funeral Home Chapel. Please
keep all the family in your thoughts and
prayers during this time of loss.
I want to express my heartfelt appreciation and thanks to everyone for their warm cards, prayers and inquiries about my healing progress. Everyone of you are very precious. Prayers are bringing about my contuinjed healing and health. Thank you from All my heart, Joyce Loveless
Sympathy is extended to the family of Donna Wade. Donna passed away August 18, 2016. Her memorial service was held Saturday in Ringling, Okla-homa. Donna was the mother of Mollye Henley. Please keep Mollye and all the family in your thoughts and prayers.
August 24th
- Pizza Lunch Returns We will be providing lunch each Wednesday to any stu-dents in 9
th-12
th grade during the High School Lunch
Hour. August 24
th- Disciples Kids
Our new after school program, Disciples Kids, will kick off this Wednesday! Pre-K through 6
th
grade students will meet at the church after school until 5pm. We will need volunteers to make this program a success! August 31
st Messy Game Night
Same time. Same place. WAAAYYYY Messier. September 28
th- See You at the Pole
SEE YOU AT THE POLE is on Wednesday, September 28, at 7:00 am local time. All around the globe, in every time zone, students will be gathering at their flagpoles praying for their school, friends, families, churches, and com-munities. SEE YOU AT THE POLE is a day committed to global unity in Christ and prayer for this generation. October 9
th- Make Promises Happen Day at Frontier
City Details coming soon. November 30
th- Thanksgiving Dinner
We are so thankful for ALL of our youth. We are inviting the youth and their families to come and eat with us on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving.
August 28 5:30pm
Century Park Pavilion
Join us for food, games and fellowship.
Bring your favorite dessert and of ice cream and
your lawn chair.
PRAISE THE
LORD !!!
With the recent growth in our Sunday School program, the Education Committee has made a decision to move Caraway Street back to per-forming on Sunday
Mornings. Kick off Sunday for Caraway will be the first Sunday in October. Our prayer is that with the Wednesday program (starts August 24), and moving Caraway Street back to Sunday mornings during the 10:30 ser-vice we will be able to double our ministry to the youth. To make this possible we do need some help from you. Caraway Street still needs 2 stage manag-ers (1 for cast one and one for cast two), and we would love to have one more actor. The other big need is for van drivers to pick up chil-dren to attend on Sunday mornings. There are chil-dren who would come, if they had a ride each Sun-day. Please be in prayer about how you can help this ministry. Thank you. Pam Cunningham, Caraway Street Coordinator
