“The Great Bend Christian”

December 2015

Vol. 48 No. 12

Again this year we are going to be partnering with the water4 foundation to save lives

for Christmas by providing clean drinking water for thousands of people in remote parts

of the world. To get involved in this life giving project all you have to do is to give a

generous one time gift during our offering at the Christmas Eve Service. Please join us

as we continue to cause heaven to come crashing into earth around the world. For more

information check out www.water4.org

“The Great Bend Christian” December 2015

SPECIAL PRAYERS: Cancer: Teri

Everett; Ashley Olivier Gorney; Brian

Hutchinson; Virginia Noffsinger; Sammy;

LeAnna Soehner; Susan Wilson

Other Needs: Doug Bender; Bob Brown;

Ted Brown; Mary Chestnut; Tracy

Curtright; Larry Dannebohm; Aaron

Deason; Lola Donecker; Mel Enabnit;

Dorothy Fross; Rowen Hughes; hunters;

Lois Johnson; Sarina Johnson; Deserai

Klug; Carol Langen; Shelly Leroy; Amber

Lloyd; Earlene Nairn; Haley Rader;

Steve Ritter; Sapphire Shewbart; Terry

Utley; Sam Ward

CONTINUED PRAYERS: Cancer: Laura Brown, Corina Dean, Shelby Jones, Shelly McFarren,

Leona McIntosh, Lance Morris, Steve Rusco, Doug Schenkel, Emily Severson, Donna Stejskal,

Kerry Watkins, Kadin White

Other Needs: Bob Allford, Jenny Allford, Mabel Bender, Myrna Campbell, Derek Christendon, Bev

Christiansen, Cody Clark, Dr. Roy Danks; Jane Daraio, Marguerite Davidson, Dale Deaver, Denise

Ehrlick, Mildred Harders, Barbara & Bart Hoar, Dixie Hughes, Sarina Johnson, Don Jones, Scott

Jordan, Babette Kinderknecht, David Kirby, Todd Klein, Martha Knight, Marvin Koch, Jaxon

Kretchmar, Emily Ledford, Gayl Lee, Michele Martin & Baby Girl Elizabeth, Doug Nairn, Brad

Patzner, Terry Piland, Donna Rusco, Juanita Thomas, Anneliese Ward, Connie Weiser, Larry

Weiser, Cory Yadon, Mike Zager

MILITARY SERVANTS: Derrick Deason, Steven DeWhitt, Blake Frager, Dan Fritz, Ted Jack-

son, Steven McGee, Cody McNorton, Adam Schwartz

....to the Family and Friends of

Nolen Gene Nairn

“The Great Bend Christian” December 2015

Lunch Bunch

All Women’s Christmas Luncheon

Classic Inn

December 8, 2015, 11:30 am

Joy Group

All Women’s Christmas Luncheon

Classic Inn

December 8, 2015, 11:30 am

New Day Group

Hostess: Jamee Dannebohm

Lesson: Mary Hunter

December 28, 2015, 7:00 pm

A Congregational Meeting

is scheduled for

Sunday, December 13,

right after the late service.

Please plan to attend.

Thank you!

For the Family

Thursday, December 31, 2015

8:00 pm—12:00 am

At FCC

Bring snacks!

December 8th, 11:30 am

Classic Inn

Reservations need to be made by December 4th.

Share your most memorable Christmas with us!

All Women are invited!

“The Great Bend Christian” December 2015

Save the Date!

The Bell Choir and Choir will be hosting what

promises to be a very fun evening for Valen-

tine’s Day in February! We plan to have both

dinner and a show for you! On Sunday evening,

February 14th, we will be serving a dinner and

having a talent show. You are an important part

of this. Not only will you be able to go out for a

lovely dinner on Valentine’s Day, you are invited

to participate in the talent show. Everyone

start practicing now - polish up your tap shoes,

work on learning lines to your skit, warm up

those rusty vocal chords, pull out that talent

that you have hidden deep inside yourself. No

prizes will be given, but we promise to love and

appreciate your talent offerings! Plan now to

join us for an evening of big fun with your

friends! More details and sign up opportunities

will be coming later. All proceeds for the eve-

ning will be used to help pay for new hymnals

for the church. If you have questions, please

contact Mary Hunter.

Lane and LaDonna Moore are proud to

announce the birth of their new grandson,

Cal David Miller. Cal was born on November

16, 2015, at 8:41 am to David and Aubree

Miller of Nashville, Tennessee. Cal weighed

6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 18 inches long. Sib-

lings Beau and Macey welcomed Cal into the

world.

Please give a warm

welcome to Dustin and

Melissa Swanson who joined

our church in November.

We’re glad to have you!

Web Site: www.fccgbk.com

FCC's podcast:

http://bit.ly/1CCGBPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/firstchristiangb

“The Great Bend Christian” December 2015

Thank you to everyone that participated

in the shoeboxes for

Operation Christmas Child.

We had another amazing year. We were

able to pack and ship 157 boxes!

Thank you very much for your support!

For Advent this year, our sermon series

is going to be about getting beyond all of

the “warm and fuzzy” that Christmas

brings, so that we can experience the

scandalous events that changed the world

forever when Christ was born.

Join us on Sunday, December 13th, at

the 10:20 am service.

The choir will be presenting

“Breath of Heaven.”

The songs and narration will give a

fresh perspective of Christmas

by taking a closer look at the

compassionate heart of Mary.

HELP NEEDED! Anyone willing to learn how to

prepare communion for the Late Service

Please contact Sharon Engle

at 817-929-9824

“The Great Bend Christian” December 2015

9th-12th Grades

SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:00-10:00 am

CHILDREN’S CLASSES (West Wing)

PRESCHOOL (3 & 4yr & PreK)-meets in Preschool Rm

YOUTH (6th-12th Grades)- meets in the Youth Rm

DISCOVERERS ( K-2nd Grades)

NAVIGATORS (3rd-5th Grades)

Dec. 6 DISCOVERERS—Art Workshop

NAVIGATORS– Cooking Workshop

Dec. 13 DISCOVERERS—Cooking Workshop

NAVIGATORS—Movie Workshop

Dec. 20 ALL– CELEBRATION SUNDAY—Gym

Dec. 27 ALL—Christmas Movie - Theater Room

Beginning Jan. 3 we will be dividing the children into

3 groups: DISCOVERERS-K-1st grade

EXPLORERS-2nd-3rd gr NAVIGATORS-4-5th gr

ADULT CLASSES (East Wing)

FELLOWSHIP CLASS FRIENDSHIP CLASS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH

– 3:00-5:00 PM

FOR: Children, their families, and other

interested adults

We will gather at 3:00pm to learn a song and make

props. Then at 4:00pm the groups will come to-

gether and perform.

Adults who want to watch, but not perform, are in-

vited to join us at 4:00pm.

We will have a Birthday Party for Jesus afterwards.

6th-8th Grades 9th-12th Grades

CHI RHO & CYF will not have their

regular meetings during Christmas

Break.– Dec. 20, 27 & Jan. 3

Our Family Dinner and Children’s Programs are

now on break. We will resume in February

2016.

Preschool, AND

“The Great Bend Christian” December 2015

January 2016 is the month that we, The First

Christian Church, give of our time to the Barton

County Food Bank. Workers are needed to help

on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from

12:50 to 3:00 pm. The food bank will be closed

on New Year’s Day, January 1st. If you can help

or would like to be introduced to this worth-

while cause, please sign the signup sheet in the

foyer of the Church. Thank You.

Shared with First Christian Church from the Kansas Wesleyan University Contact, Fall 2015:

Bray Establishes Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Joyce Bray, a 1967 graduate of the Asbury School of Nursing, who took pre-nursing courses at

Kansas Wesleyan University in 1964, passed away on March 28, 2015, but her legacy will continue

to make an impact on future Nursing students. She established an endowed scholarship for Nurs-

ing that will provide approximately $12,000 a year to recruit and maintain quality students in the

Nursing Education Program.

Bray, a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, was a critical care nurse in

the coronary unit at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

“This is a tribute to Joyce’s caring spirit and generosity”, said Bill Grevas, Vice-President of Insti-

tutional Advancement. “She was an incredible person, and this gift not only honors her life as a

nurse, it strengthens the university’s commitment to the Nursing program.”

From the Staff

at First Chrtian Church

From the Staff

At First Christian Church

“The Great Bend Christian” December 2015

Past 5 Weeks Attendance and Gifts

*Special Offerings include donations to: Wednesday Night Dinner Donations, Pumpkin Patch, Operation Christmas Child, Sound System,

Golden Belt Foundation, First Christian Church Fund, DMF Thanksgiving Offering, Jean Smith Memorial

25 1 8 15 22

Sunday School 52 73 69 87 76

Early Service 23 35 34 34 25

Late Service 137 161 145 148 210

Children’s Church 4 10 5 12 10

TOTAL 164 206 184 194 245

General Offering 3,489.00 9,931.28 7,915.51 7,643.49 4,932.74

Special Offerings 2,900.01 9,179.87 752.00 1,148.73 2,093.00

TOTAL 6,389.01 19,111.15 8,667.51 8,792.22 7,025.74

First Christian Church

5230 Broadway

Great Bend, KS 67530

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Sunday Services

8:15 am Early Worship

9:00 am Sunday School

10:20 am Morning Worship

5:00 pm Chi-Rho

6:00 pm CYF (6th-12th)

Wednesday Activities

5:30 pm Family Fellowship Dinner

6:15 pm Pre K–2nd Grades (Discoverers)

6:15 pm 3rd - 5th Grades (Navigators)

6:15 pm Chancel Bell Practice

7:00 pm Chancel Choir Practice

If you need to contact our staff:

Rev. Josh Leu, Minister

revjleu@gmail.com

Rev. Sue Bishop, Associate Minister of Children

and Youth

im4uth@gmail.com

Kathy Rose, Church Secretary

fcc@cck.kscoxmail.com