Haysville FCC Newsletter

FROM THE PASTOR

An interesting book titled WEALTH CONUNDRUM came to the church in the mail recently. It was written by Ralph Doudera, a prosperous money manager and CEO of Spectrum Financial, Inc., a registered investment advisory firm in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The author writes, “I loved money. As long as I could remember, I had always wanted to have money, and that was the way my life turned out.” (p.13) Later, he writes, “I not only loved money, I wanted to hang on to it. I never gave anything to anybody. Why was I so cheap?” (p.17)

The author indicates he was a Christian, yet he admits that he was not really allowing God to have the role that God should have in his life. One of the Scriptures that began to influence him was what Jesus said in Matthew 6:24, “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” (NIV) Doudera realized that he was allowing money to be his master rather than his servant.

Our annual Consecration Sunday will be October 26. This is the day we are asked to indicate our intended giving to the church in 2009. Let us prayerfully seek God’s guidance as we determine how we will manage the money with which God blesses us. May money be our servant, not our master.

George

Pastor: Dr. George J. Lespagnard
SUNDAY SERMON: October 19, 2008
Title: The Joy of Tithing
Text: Malachi 3:6-10

Sunday, October 12, 2008
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.
WORSHIP: 10:40 a.m.
OFFERING: $1,496.00
ATTENDANCE
Sunday School: 58 Worship: 92

VISITORS
HAYSVILLE, KS: Deirdrea Rust, Diane Fox, Jack and Nikki Dochow

PRAYER LIST

Dan Atkeson family, Jack Braden, Ernie Hurdle, Lynn Garrelts family, Inez Agers, Jim West,
Tom VonFeldt, Ed and Pat Carr, George and Susan Hatcher, Kirby and Pat Barnes, Aaron Devan, Elijah and Jeremiah Atkeson, Beulah Rees, Tony Brocato, Matthew Proctor, Shaunna Hall, DeAsia Harding, Jim Elliott, Janet Goldwater, Shirlene Crain and family, Alisha Reed, Randy and Shea Reust Ruth Curless, Craig Hale, Charles Rodgers

The Men and Women Serving Our Country

Neva Middleton, mother of Annette Beal, will be at Our Lady of Lourdes Rehabilitation Hospital 1151 N. Rock Road, Wichita, KS 67202 for a few weeks recovering from a stroke.

Janet Goldwater will be at Meridian Nursing and Rehab Center 1555 N Meridian Ave, Wichita 67203 for rehabilitation.

In Sympathy

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Doug Donovan former interim minister at First Christian.
Doug passed away October 9, 2008. Services were held Monday, October 13, 2008 in Smith Center,
KS. Cards may be sent to: Mae Donovan, 613 N Main, Kensington, KS 66951

PRAISE THE LORD! DID YOU KNOW? . . .

Shaunna Hall gave birth on Monday, October 6th to DeLicia Kaye LeeVette Harding. (6lbs. 8 oz)
They went home together! Thank you for your prayers, Johnna

On Thursday, October 9, 2008, family and friends witnessed the wedding of Jeanette Eastman and Pat Falley who were remarried in a ceremony performed by her brother, Tom Eastman, Minister Chanute Christian Church, Chanute, KS and George Lespagnard, Pastor, Haysville First Christian Church.
Participating in the ceremony were their three sons, Austin, Billy and Seth Falley.
May God bless this family!

Marsha and Dennis Devan will leave Wednesday, October 15 for England to visit Aaron and April Devan.
Prayers for a safe trip.

ROAD TO FREEDOMv

WHAT: Community-wide prayer service.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 4, at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Rex Elementary Commons

CONSECRATION SUNDAY

CONSECRATION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008

Blessed Be the Lord God —Luke 1:68

IMPORTANT FALL FESTIVAL PARADE INFORMATION

FCC will be participating in the parade and running a booth at the Fall Festival this weekend. We need volunteers who can walk in the parade Saturday morning and who can mind the booth for two hour increments during the day Saturday and Sunday. In addition, we'll be decorating the float on Friday from 4pm to 6pm in the FCC parking lot and would love to have people come out to help. This year’s theme is "Jesus Rocks!" and will be everyone's opportunity to dress like a rock star. Anybody who wants to be in the parade needs to be at the Senior Center at 8am this Saturday. For the booth, volunteers are needed for the Saturday shifts between 10am and 5pm and for Sunday from noon to 4 pm. You would be handing out cards and other giveaways and talking to people about our church. Our participation in the festival has been building in the last few years and has been one method of increasing our visibility in the community with the aim of growing our church.

Please call me, Angelie Vincent, at 218-3294 if you can help out at the booth or will be walking in the parade.

THANK YOU

We want to thank everyone in the Wednesday prayer group for their love and prayers sent to us. Also, to all the ladies that brought food twice a week. It was all so delicious and thanks to Carolyn Roberts for heading it all up. We are so thankful for everyone for your prayers and concern. God Bless you all, Kirby and Pat Barnes
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Thank you for the personal hygiene items, underwear, socks, school supplies and two duffle bags you donated to Youthville. Your gift is very much appreciated and will be put to great use.
Your interest and support allows us to co9ntinue providing the best care for the youth we serve. We feel affirmed by your faith in our ability to serve those children and their families. Rest assured, we will continue to do our best in providing the warm, loving atmosphere and quality care that is the Youthville trademark.
Thank you again for thinking of the children at Youthville, and please keep them in your prayers.
Sincerely, LeAnne Miller, Chief Development Officer
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Dear Friends,
Thank you for your gift of $125.00 to the Annual Fund.
Gary Peluso-Verdend, PhD
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A gift of $1,131.00 Building Fund donated by First Christian Church of Haysville, KS is greatly acknowledged by the Altus Christian Church, Altus, OK
Thank you for your generous gift to the Building Fund after our disastrous fire. We are planning for the future! Blessings, Altus First Christian Church

Altus FCC was one of two churches to receive this year’s “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” offering.
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Dear friends and supporters of the work for Christ in Hawaii,
Thank you for your financial support of Steve and Blossom’s mission in Hawaii. Your prayers and contribution are greatly appreciated and needed for Christ’s work to be accomplished in the Oahu area. God’s work, through the Sturms, will be blessed by your caring gift. Scott Sturm, forwarding agent.
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Thank you to Laura Spears-Vargas for playing the piano for worship, at the last minute, on Sunday, October 12th.

CHURCH GROWTH

On Sunday, October 19th, at 3:00 we are going to work on items to give to Kansas Christian Home in Newton for their annual bazaar. We will be putting together jars of layered cookie mixes. This should take a couple of hours. It’s so much fun working together for such a good cause. Everyone is welcome to join us. Anyone who has craft items they would be willing to donate to the home’s bazaar please let us know by calling the church office or Lenora at 524-4053. We will be taking all the items to Newton on Monday the 20th or 27th. Anyone that wants to ride along is welcome.
Thanks, Church Growth

Blessed

CONSECRATION SUNDAY
Elected officers and their guest will gather at Hometown Buffet, 6820 W Central at 6:00 p.m. October 20, 2008 to hear Renee Bridwell, South Central District Associate Regional Minister, give a brief talk concerning stewardship and Consecration Sunday. Johnna K Hall, Stewardship Committee Chair

NOTE: Please call the church office, 524-5884, or send an e-mail to fcchk@sgcblobal.net if you plan to attend.
(This will be a big help in planning if we know who is coming. Thanks!)

FUN, FOOD, FELLOWSHIP

All of the above are included in the Tables of Eight program. This is the time when some hungry folks get together once a month and go to a friend’s house, or other location, and enjoy a meal together. Marlene Fether will be the first hostess on Friday, November 21 at 6:00 p.m. at her home. Nancy Sturm has volunteered to be the first hostess for another group of hungry folks that prefer to meet on Monday nights at the church. This first meeting will be October 27, at 6:00 p.m. More information concerning these DELICIUOUS groups will be available soon.

HAYSVILLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Each year HCO provides Thanksgiving and Christmas food boxes and Christmas gifts for the less fortunate residents of the HAYSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It is time to sign up for these gifts. You may sign up for Thanksgiving and Christmas food boxes and Christmas gifts for children on October 25, between 1-3:00 PM.

If you miss this date you can sign up for just Christmas food boxes and gifts on November 15, between 1-3:00 PM. Applicants must bring:

Social security cards for everyone in the household
Proof of address (drivers license, a utility bill)
If reason for application is recent loss of work please bring proof of expenditures: utility bills (gas, electric, water), car payment, rent or mortgage

Sign ups will be held at West Haysville Baptist Church, 1451 N Lamar; Haysville, KS. (524-6302)

We need a representative from First Christian to serve on the Haysville Community Outreach committee! Reps from area churches make up the committee and we need someone to represent our church. Meetings are held in August, September and October for planning the November and December activities. There may be meetings in January and February too. Let Dee know if you can serve on this committee. For more information call WHBC.