Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christians...
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray that this newsletter finds you well! The past few months we have been going through Jesus’ teaching in the Gospel of Luke, focusing on welcoming Jesus fully into our lives. All these aspects that we are called to live into are summarized by the term discipleship. As we approach the busy holiday season, I want to remind and ground you in one of the core aspects of this call-ing.
Being a disciple of Jesus means being someone who follows Jesus; “whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:27). He defines the sort of lives that disciples must live. And following Jesus means being where he goes. Rowan Williams, in his book Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christians Life, writes that “if you are going to be where the Master is, those things that you think come naturally and comfortably are not necessarily going to define where you find yourself. The place you are going to be is always going to be defined by the Master, not by you or indeed, ultimately, by any of your qualities or relationships, because ‘a disciple is not greater than his master.’” Williams continues: “Being with the Master is recognizing that who you are is finally going to be determined by your relationship with him.” Consequentially, “being where Jesus is means being in the company of the people whose company Jesus seeks and keeps. Jesus chooses the company of the excluded, the disreputable, the wretched, the self-hating, the poor, the diseased; so that is where you are going to find yourself.” I love how Williams summarizes this: “our discipleship is not about choosing our com-pany, but choosing the company of Jesus—or rather, getting used to the fact of having been chosen for the company of Jesus.”
Grace & Peace,
PRAYERS & CONCERNS — October Rev. Pronin, health issues; Rev. Pronin’s church
is almost finished and has 200 new students; Janice Green’s son, Chris Green had pneumonia;
Melody Smith, upcoming knee surgery; Linda Gust has cancer; Stecklein's neighbor, Mike
Smith having health problems; Pat Miller (Denise's mother) recovering at home; Bob King had
surgery Oct. 15; Betty Reed getting shots again; Operation Christmas Child event at Gardner
Oct. 24; Cathy Kooser to have hip replacement Nov. 4; Pam Dropkin began chemo on Oct.
21; David Dellinger's father had surgery; Linda Cutshaw to have surgery on Nov. 8; Ward's
as they travel and for Denise's upcoming surgery October 29; Julia's friend Cooper entered a
recovery home; Joan's brother in law Gene, health issues; Ellen Jones and Bob King recovering
from surgeries; Jean Mowen recovering from dehydration; Dee Brown to have total mouth re-
placement surgery; Kathy Armstrong had total knee replacement Oct. 22; Reno had port put in
to receive chemo beginning November 29;
PRAISES Bill & Reno back in their home at Park Meadows; Dave Maddax doing
better; Abigail and Zoey had good reports from school; Melody Smith rededicated her life to
Christ; Art Beasley doing better; Dean Eslinger's procedure went well; Janice Green's grandson
Mitchell back in the states and her son, Chris is getting better; Bob King home from surgery;
Peg Irwin home from rehab; David's dad's surgery went well; Jennifer's nephew Mitchell home
from Jordan; Rev. Perdue thankful for youth Sunday; Jill Niebrugge offered a new job position
and good news from medical testing; Dean Eslinger had a good report after surgery;
Continuing PRAYERS & CONCERNS All those who are struggling with cancer; Betty Reed's health; Our Nation; our church; Dixie
Forney; Denise Ward; Ruthie Boles; Ann, Rachel & Aric Sinclair; all of our missionaries,
the Pronins, Barkers & McKnights; John Barker; Bob Jester; Shane Aldridge; Bill & Reno
Shaffer's granddaughter Lesley Shaffer; Kim Richardson; Tom & Linda Reppell; Pastor
Justin; Kyle Allen; residents at Vintage Park also Louisburg Health & Rehab; all those who
give care! Remember our shut-in friends: Winona Hornbuckle; Myrtle Lee
Reed; Anna McConnell; Peg Irwin and our friends in the Philippines, Marilee Barker and her family.
Please note: If you have an
update for prayers and praises,
please contact the church office
837-4760 or email:
Prayer is an important part of our congregational life. We would like to be more intentional about those we place on our "prayers & praises" list by refining the list each month. Beginning each month, we will ask for your feed-back if those we are praying for need to be continued. We will add or refresh the list each month. Please use the white Welcome Card in the pew pocket to add names of those you would like included to our prayer & praise list and place the card in the offering plate, or call the church office.
Serving In November Elders
Offering
8:30 am— Jack Kline 10:30am— Raymond McLanahan
Communion
10:30am— Ken Asher
Lay Worship Leaders 8:30am 10: 30am November 3 Jim Ward
November 10 Jack Kline Frank Morgan
November 17 Eslingers Sue Raines
November 24 Dan Cook Sue Raines
Greeters: 8:30am Worship November 3 Paul & Brenda Genova
November 10 Jack & Nancy Kline
November 17 Dean & Heather Eslinger
November 24 Dan & Karen Cook
Greeters: 10:30am Worship
November 3 Alan Niebrugge
November 10 Wanda Copeland & Sue Raines
November 17 Don & Steffany Aye
November 24 John & Jean Mowen
Children's Messages
November 3 Mary Asher
November 10 Julia Schwartz
November 17 Justin Schwartz
November 24 Brandon Stecklein
If your birthday does not
appear on our list and you would like it to,
please send your birth date, only day and
month, to Jean at the
church office, or call
837-4760. Also, please let us know if
we have made an error in
recording your
birthday.
1 Dani Lewis
Tim Whitmer
Erick Aye
Carol Keffer
3 Jillian Allen
5 Kenneth Asher
Trenton Leikam
6 Debi Kohlenberg 8 Dave Maddax
Sandy Harris
10 Eleanor Richardson
11 Gordon Cox
12 Jerry Donner
16 Kathy Armstrong
Tricia Hadsall
19 Lee Zellmer
24 Bob Bauer
Skip Basler
28 Sabra Brueggen
30 Joanne Russo
Birthdays
in November
The Senior Center fundraiser, sponsored by our church, did very well this year. They served over 190 persons and after expenses, netted about $2,323.01. Thanks to everyone who helped.
Operation Christmas Child
Boxes need to be returned by November 10.
Worship Attendance
8:30a.m. 10:30a.m. Total
October 6 13 50 (63)
October 13 15 37 (52)
October 20 (one worship) 65 (65)
October 27 13 47 (60)
Avg. attendance for October 2019—60
Avg. attendance for October 2018—83
Financials
Balance on hand— Sept. 19 $59,819.59
Receipts (budget & non-budget $11,412.53
Expenditures (budget & non-budget) $11,712.34
Net Change in Encumbered Funds (104.72)
Balance on Hand— Oct. 17 $59,415.06
COATS FOR
FOLKS Will be distributed at the United Methodist Church in Louisburg this year. If you have
coats, scarves, mittens etc to be donated please contact them at 837-2374.
Distribution dates will be Thursday, Friday, December 12, & 13
3pm—7pm Saturday, Dec. 14 9am-1pm.
Newsletter items will need to be
turned in early this month due to Thanks-giving being November 28 and the office
will be closed. Please plan to have your items turned into
the office by Sunday, November 17. If you have any questions, contact the church office. 837-4760 Thank you.
Sunday, November 10, the Membership Committee will host the Fall Harvest Din-ner following 10:30 worship. Ham, turkey and a dessert will be provided. Members are asked to bring a side large enough to feed yourself/family and other congrega-tion members. Please consider writing on a note card what you are thankful for. In honor of Veteran’s Day, if you are a veteran or currently serving our country, you are invited to this dinner as our guest to be honored for your service.
Hanging of the Greens
November 24
4pm
First Christian Church Annual Bazaar Saturday Nov. 9, 2019 9am - NOON
November 9 will be here before you know it! We are looking forward to seeing and receiving the won-derful hand or homemade creations you are making for the bazaar.
All proceeds are used to purchase Christmas gifts for the children residing at the Tennyson Center in Denver, a facility for troubled children, and other outreach projects, either local or global.
The church will be open Friday, Nov. 8 for drop off of items for the sale. You are encouraged to have a suggested price on the items you donate. If you need to
have donations picked up, please contact Kate Stecklein 913/708-0156
City Union Mission
We will serve lunch on December 7
Volunteers will be needed to prepare and bring food to church.
We also need volunteers to take food up to the mission and serve it.
https://cityunionmission.org
November 3— Karla Dennis
November 10—Sandy Morgan
November 17—Aye family
November 24—Julia Schwartz
Children’s church during the 10:30 worship is available.
For more information, please Contact Kate Stecklein
913-708-0156
The red can collection this month will go to the
13th Check
The 13th Check Offering is used by the Pen-sion Fund of the Christian Church to assist
retired servants of the Church who have ministered in smaller congregations and in
the mission field.
Dear Friends:
Thanks you for the lovely plant you sent for Mother’s funeral (Pauline Truman). We have appreciated your kindness to her over the years. It was a comfort to see many of you at her visita-tion and funeral. Thank you…..
Sincerely, Ken & LuAnn Keane and family
We would like to thank everyone for the
many visits, cards, texts, emails and phone calls that remind us just how precious our church family is to us and how grateful we are to you all for your prayers and concerns. Chemo began on October 29. Our love …. Bill & Reno Shaffer
Our next newsletter
will be published
the week of November 24. Please
have items into the church office
no later than Sunday, November 17
The Sunday News is published each week to insert into the worship bulletin. Announcements for the Sunday News may be emailed or handwritten and given to the church office no later than Wednesday noon each week. Announcements may also be e-mailed to: [email protected]
The Church Board meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.
The next Board Meeting will be
Thursday, November 21 — 7 p.m.
Join us for our
weekly Bible Study Thursday mornings
10-11am. We are studying
1 Timothy
Snacks, fellowship, and the Bible;
It doesn’t get better than this!
Youth & Family Director
Julia Schwartz
Cell: 913-271-6934 Email: [email protected]
Like our Facebook page at facebook.com/fcclouisburgks
Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, November 21
The Louisburg High School
Entertainment will be at 12:15pm with dinner to begin at 12:45pm.
Call 837-1720 by November 15 to make reservations.
Pastor Justin Schwartz Contacts
Cell: 913-837-5666
Church Office: 913-837-4760
The Louisburg Community Choir Cantata
December 8 at 1pm
United Methodist Church
December 15 at 6pm
Hillsdale Presbyterian Church.
Contact Tom Cole for more info:
email: [email protected]
or call 913/660-8690
2019 Thanksgiving Offering November 24
Your gift to the Thanksgiving offering helps to support the work of the institutions of higher learning in many ways: financially supporting Disciples related schools, pro-viding undergraduate scholarships, and sup-port for spiritual life offices and providing scholarships and support for those pursuing theological education.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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your clock
fall back
one hour
tonight
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Worship 8:30
& 10:30am
Sunday School
9:30am
Community
Thanksgiving
Service at
FCC
4pm
4
Bingo at
Nursing
Home
2:30-3:30pm
5
.
6
Youth
Group
Game Night
5:30pm
.
7
10 am.
Bible Study
Yarn Yakers
11:15am
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9
Fall Bazaar 9am to noon
in fellowship
Hall
10 Worship 8:30
& 10:30am
Sunday School
9:30am
Harvest Pot
Luck Dinner
after second
worship
11
12
13
Youth
Group
5:30pm
14
10 am.
Bible Study
Yarn Yakers
11:15am
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RSVP
deadline for
Senior Citizen
Thanksgiving
Dinner
Call 837-1720
Reservations
Required
16
17 Worship 8:30
& 10:30am
Sunday School
9:30am
NEWS
LETTER
ITEMS DUE
IN OFFICE
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Bingo at
Nursing
Home
2:30-3:30pm
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20
Youth
Group
5:30pm
Prep for
Christmas
Play
21 10 am.
Bible Study
Yarn Yakers
11:15am
Senior Citizen
Thanksgiving
Dinner at
L.H.S. @
12:15pm
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23
24 Worship 8:30
& 10:30am
Sunday School
9:30am 1:30pm—shut-
in communion,
Vintage Park &
Care Center
Hanging of
the Greens
4pm
25
26 27
NO
Youth
Group
No School
28
Thanksgiving
Day
NO Bible Study or
Yarn Yakers
OFFICE
CLOSED
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2019 First Christian Church Louisburg, KS. MONTHLY PLANNER
Coats for Folks Distribution @ UMC—Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 12-13-14
Youth & Family Calendar
November 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2
3 Sunday School
9:30-10:30am
Thanksgiving
Worship 4pm
4 5
6 Youth Group
Game night 5:30-6:30pm
Heathy kids, strong Families workshop
5:30-7:00
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8
9
10 Sunday School
9:30-10:30am
11 Veterans Day
Assembly 9:00
12 RES
Thanksgiving Day Lunch
13 Youth Group
5:30-6:30pm
14
15
Stuco Dance 6:00- 8:00
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17 Sunday School
9:30-10:30am
18 19
20 Youth Group
5:30-6:30pm
Prep for Christmas play
21
22 Musical at
High school
23 Debate
tournament 7-8 pm
24 Sunday School
9:30-10:30am Musical 2:00
25 26 27 No youth group
No School
28 No school
Happy Thanksgiving
29 No school
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Julia’s Contacts Email: [email protected] Phone: 913-271-6934