Join us for Sunday Worship on July 21 at 10:00 a.m.• 9:00 a.m. - Bible Study • 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Service with Sun-

day School; Guest Preacher: Rev. Reneé Windsor-White

• 5:00 p.m. - Church Picnic at the Stinsons • 5:30 p.m. - Stone Soup SupperCalled to ServeElders: Lee Mason, Pamella Doerksen Home Communion: Donna MasonPreparing Deacons: Mary Stuart,

Lauri MorrisServing Deacons: Janet Chenard, Shannon

Chaney, Sylvia Baarstad, Carol Brown Coffee Cart and Snack: Mona GerigFlowers: naGreeters: Lauri Morris, Mary FrederickSunday Worship Accessibility: Large print bulletins and hymnals are available. Stone Soup Meal Count Tuesday, 7/2–102 Tuesday, 7/9–90Saturday, 7/6–112 Saturday, 7/13–116Sunday, 7/7–114 Saturday, 7/14–89Church StaffRev. Matt Gordon ..................... Senior MinisterMatthew Clark ............................Choir Director Alicia Cheng .......................................... PianistRuth Chadd .............................. Office ManagerJill Shinkawa ...........Communications ManagerChrista Schmeder ..... Director of Youth MinistryLucas Teeter ...Disciples House Resident AdvisorContact UsPhone: (541) 753-2671Email: office@heartofcorvallis.orgFacebook: www.facebook.com/corvallisfccSign up for our newsletter, “Disciples Dispatch,” at our website: www.heartofcorvallis.org

July 16, 2019 vol. 22, issue 68

Perfect Day for a Bike Ride and Picnic!

We couldn’t have picked a nicer day for a bicycle ride and picnic at Avery Park! While everyone was gathering for the ride, the kids had fun blowing bubbles in front of the church. Thank yous go out to Emily and the Sunday School kids for assembling our delicious lunches and to Steve who led the way to Avery Park.

All-Church Picnic and Hot Dog RoastCome over to the Stinsons’ for the All-Church Picnic and Hot Dog Roast on Sun-day, July 21 at 5:00 p.m. The Stinsons will furnish the hot dogs for grilling. (Special diets - bring your own selection.) The Stinsons will also make homemade ice cream! Please bring a salad or a dessert that pairs well with ice cream. Do not stress about what to bring, bring whatever and join in some great kinship! Bring lawn chairs if you have some. See you there!

Rev. Reneé Windsor-White Interim Minister Church phone: 541-753.2671 Email: renee@heartofcorvallis.org

Open Office Hours: Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - noon or schedule an appointment to come by and chat.

Relying on the spirit and story of the Gospels, First Christian Church is supported primarily by donations. There is no charge for any event. We rely on freely given offerings to support our various minis-tries and opportunities.

Your contributions and gifts allow us to continue to be a radically inclusive, justice-driven community of faith every day of the week. Thank you in advance for your gifts.

Renee’s Minute

2019 Church Camp! Cascade Camp Suttle Lake

CampGrades 3 - 5

July 7 - 12 July 28 - August 1

Grades 6 - 8

July 28 - August 3

July 28 - August 1

Grades 9 - 12

July 28 - August 3

August 2 - 6

For information call: (503) 226-7648. Registration materials can be found on the Regional Church website: www.oidisciples.org If anyone in Corvallis needs a ride to/from Suttle Lake, Ray and Nancy Wil-liam have room in their truck. We will be RV camping in Sisters on Thursday, August 1.

Hello friends,Last evening the Board voted to call the Rev. Eric Eide as a half-time Interim As-sociate Pastor beginning in August. His first Sunday with us will be August 4. Eric recently returned to Oregon following a five year pastorate in Virginia. This interim period of six months to a year will allow our congregation to con-sider future staffing patterns. Do we need one pastor, two pastors, or something in between? What will our finances allow? How can we best assure that our ministries continue and grow the kin-dom of God in Albany? The Executive Team in collabo-ration with other groups of the church will be planning a process so that everyone’s voice can be heard. This will be a time of prayerful reflection and listening to one another.Please be assured that Douglass Anne, Eric, and I will be meeting between now and the 4th to assure continuity of ministries. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak with the Executive Team (Corbin Tanager, MaryDale Salston, Douglass Anne, Tim Graves).In Service of the One,

P.S. Please plan now to be a part of our farewell party celebrating Douglass Anne’s ministry on Sunday, July 28 following 10:10 worship.

From Rev. Tim Graves, FCC Albany Lead Pastor

Yard Art Bicycles and Bible Reading HabitsThis is the picture of my overgrown bicycle that I shared with the children on Sunday. I neglected to point out then that the morning glories grow-ing around it were even blooming! Clearly my habit of cycling died a hard death when my bike got a flat tire that I couldn’t fix. What’s your “flat tire” when it comes to reading the Bible? Is it not enough time? Thinking that you need some kind of special training to understand it? We all make and break habits all the time, sometimes consciously and others unconsciously. Let’s all make a commitment to create a Bible read-ing habit this summer. Read no less

than 10 verses each day (that is usually enough to get the whole story). And I’ll even share my handy Bible app with you if you want it!

In Our PrayersTeanna McMahanLee Mason’s father recently passed away. Prayers and condolences for their familyMary Cotton’s sister, Kathleen, is having open heart surgery. A complete recovery from back surgery for Tricia Martin’s brother Jean Thayer had a hip replacement and is doing fine. Bill Smart’s brother, DaltonMona Gerig’s brother, Roy, is hav-ing back surgery. Linda Stinson’s niece Pamella Doerksen’s friend, Dana, is having another hip replacement. Linda Gearhart’s step-fatherDiana Wageman’s partner has pros-tate cancer For Prill Zobel’s family Don Zobel’s sister has health issues Carol BaileyLarry Holder

JoysRev. Eric Eide called as the Interim Associate Pastor at FCC Albany!

Lisa and I are hosting a series of meetings at our home on selected Thursday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for anyone interested in studying the scriptures in a group setting. You are welcome to attend any or all of the dates below but please consider follow-ing along with reading on the scrip-tures whether or not you can attend meetings in person. Thursday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. • Isaiah 58 • Psalm 139:1-18 • Ezekiel 37:1-14Thursday, June 20, 6:30 p.m. • Deuteronomy 6:1-19 • Matthew 22:37-39 • Micah 6:6-8

Thursday, July 18, 6:30 p.m. • 1 Thessalonians 5:15-24 • John 14:15-17 • 1 John 4Thursday, August 1, 6:30 p.m. • Psalm 24 • Matthew 5:1-16 • Jeremiah 18:1-6Thursday, August 15, 6:30 p.m. • Matthew 28:18-20 • Jeremiah 17:9-22 • Matthew 25:14-30The Yarbrough’s: 33977 NE Colorado Lake Dr. (2 miles east of Corvallis off Hwy 34); We will provide light refresh-ments and have extra Bibles to share. yarbrough.don@gmail.com or cell 541-602-2578. Contact us if you need transportation.

Summer Scripture Study From Don Yarbrough

Be the Welcoming Face of FCC! Welcoming all people who come through the doors on Sunday mornings is an important mis-sion for First Christian Church. To be a greeter you don’t have to be a member of the church–just be willing to offer everyone a warm reception. As a greeter, you pass out Sunday bulletins, help with any questions regarding the church, the nursery and child care, etc. If you are interested in greeting on Sunday mornings to please contact Mary Frederick at fredericktg@comcast.net

Lauri Morris Heading to Ecuador to Support FEDICE From Lauri Morris

First Christian Church has been work-ing with the FEDICE program for over 15 years. From helping install water pipes to building community centers, many of our congregation and mem-bers from other FCC congregations have joined this biennial trip. This year we have 10 volunteers from 8 churches going on the trip starting August 9. Lauri Morris, of FCC Corvallis, will be participating. She volunteers abroad every summer and this will be her fourth trip with FEDICE.Members of Murray Hills Christian Church are leading the trip and if anyone would like to contribute and help support Lauri on her trip, you can donate through their website for a small transaction fee at: https://bit.ly/2F5fYnS In the form under “Give to” choose “Other” and please note - “Lauri Mor-ris - Ecuador Trip” to make sure it is credited to her account.

You can also send checks made out to: Murray Hills Christian Church, 15050 SW Weir Rd, Beaverton, OR 97007 (Again note: “Lauri Morris Ecuador Trip”).Lauri thanks you for any support you can give her to help raise the $2400 needed by July 14 to attend this trip. She looks forward to sharing a slide-show presentation with everyone when she returns.

2016 Regional Disciples group wait-ing for the plane to Quito, Ecuador.

What’s Happening…Healing HarpRuth Chadd will be playing the harp in the Meditation Chapel (Room 33) lo-cated on the 3rd floor on Saturday, July 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Anyone is welcome to come by for this time of prayer, meditation and healing.

All-Church Picnic and Hot Dog Roast *Date Change*The All-Church picnic at the Stinsons’ will now be on Sunday, July 21 at 5:00 p.m. The Stinsons will provide the hot dogs and will make homemade ice cream! Please bring a salad or a dessert that pairs well with ice cream. Yum!

Exploring Picnics in the ParkWednesday evening summer picnics are informal, bring-your-own dinner gath-erings. Also, bring chairs or blankets (except for the picnic at the Thayers’) in case picnic tables and benches are already occupied. Bring a friend!This year we have different venues for our picnics. Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. picnics will be at the following locations:• June 26 - July 24–Chepenafa Springs Park, beyond Tim-

berhill Athletic Club.• July 31 - August 21–Wildcat Park, off of Satinwood at

Wilson School• August 28–return to the Thayers’ (1616 NW 29th) and

Cloverland Park.

Group 4 at the Zobels’Group 4 is meeting at Don and Prill Zobel’s (2310 N.E. Seavy Circle) on Sunday, August 4 at 5:00 p.m. Bring your absolute favorite “picnic” food to share. Is it a casserole, salad, monster bowl of fresh fruit, or fruit cobbler? If you can’t decide on one–bring two. :) We will help you decide by taste testing these yummies!

Announcements… Donation for Adult Christian EducationThe Adult Christian Education class is looking for a donation of a smart TV, or at least one with Chromecast, to use for watching videos, Ted Talks, etc. Perhaps you are getting a new TV and would like to donate your old one?Donations can be dropped off at the church office or let Christy Wright know if you have a TV that you would like to donate which meets the above criteria.

Disciples Dispatch Summer ScheduleThe Disciples Dispatch is on a summer schedule. The newsletter will be sent out every other Tuesday for the rest of the summer. The next newsletter is July 30. Announcements or articles received by noon on the Monday prior to the news-letter’s release will be included. Send your article to Jill at jill@heartofcorvallis.org

Around Town… SAGE Summer Concert at Starker City Park Join us for our 2019 outdoor summer concert series! The concerts are from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. July 25, August 8, August 22 at the Starker City Park amphitheater. Admission is FREE, with a suggested donation of $10 per family. (All proceeds raise funds for SAGE Garden to help us grow over 10,000 lbs of food annually for hunger relief organizations in Corvallis!) We’ll have local alcoholic beverages for sale on site for those that are 21+ (outside alcohol is not allowed). Local food vendors will be set-up as well. Free parking is available, plus the park is easily accessible by bike.

Looking AheadJuly 18• 6:30 pm–Scripture Study at the Yar-

broughs’July 20• 10:00 am–Healing Harp with Ruth

ChaddJuly 21• 5:00 pm–All-Church Picnic and Hot Dog

Roast at the Stinsons’July 30• 7:00 pm–Board MeetingAugust 1• 6:30 pm–Scripture Study at the Yar-

broughs’August 4• 5:00 pm–Group 4 at the Zobels’August 6• 5:30 pm–National Night Out 2019 in

Central ParkAugust 7• 9:00 am–Due Knots meetAugust 15• 6:30 pm–Scripture Study at the Yar-

broughs’September 1• Labor Day Weekend Ecumenical Service

in the Park

Happy Birthdays!7/1– Neil Yeh-Crawford7/4– Bud Graham7/5– Mary Cotton, Ely Kimberlin7/9– Donna Keim7/11– Ella Gordon7/12– Tom Frederick, Jon Berry7/13– Vera Rush7/15– Peyton Clark7/17– Don Zobel7/18– Christopher Eide7/20– Steven Herb7/24– Larry Holder, Ryan Frederick7/26– Teresa Shaw, Mike Vanderford7/29– Gwen Borden7/30– Maya HerbHappy Anniversaries7/9– Prill and Don Zobel7/25– Sallie and Richard Brown7/26– Carolyn and Dick Ordway

1410 am-Sunday Worship, w/ Sunday SchoolAfter Service-All-Church Bike Ride and Picnic5:30 pm-Stone Soup Supper

157 pm-Program Cabinet

165:30 pm-Stone Soup Meal

1710 am-Bible Study6 pm-Picnics in the Park at Chepenafa Springs Park

186:30 pm-Scrip-ture Study at the Yarbroughs

19 2010 am-Healing Harp with Ruth Chadd10 am-Stone Soup Breakfast

219 am-Bible Study10 am-Sunday Worship, w/ Sunday School5 pm-All-Church Picnic at the Stinsons’5:30 pm-Stone Soup Supper

22 235:30 pm-Stone Soup Meal

2410 am-Bible Study6 pm-Exploring Picnics in the Park at Chepenafa Springs Park

25 26 2710 am-Stone Soup Breakfast

289 am-Bible Study10 am-Folk Sun-day Worship, no Sunday School5:30 pm-Stone Soup Supper

29 305:30 pm-Stone Soup Meal7:00 pm-Board Meeting

3110 am-Bible Study6 pm-Exploring Picnics in the Park at Wildcat Park

1 August6:30 pm-Scrip-ture Study at the Yarbroughs

2 310 am-Stone Soup Breakfast

49 am-Bible Study10 am-Sunday Worship, w/ Sunday School5 pm-Group 4 at the Zobels’5:30 pm-Stone Soup Supper

5 65:30 pm-National Night Out, Stone Soup at Central Park

710 am-Bible Study6 pm-Exploring Picnics in the Park at Wildcat Park

8 9 1010 am-Stone Soup Breakfast

119 am-Bible Study10 am-Sunday Worship, w/ Sunday School5:30 pm-Stone Soup Supper

127 pm-Finance Cabinet

135:30 pm-Stone Soup Meal

1410 am-Bible Study 6 pm-Exploring Picnics in the Park at Wildcat Park

156:30 pm-Scrip-ture Study at the Yarbroughs

16 1710 am-Stone Soup Breakfast

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Our VisionThe First Christian Church of Corvallis is a diverse inclusive community providing a living witness to the compassionate Christ. From our central location in the heart of Corvallis, we seek out, develop, and support ministries to meet the human needs for physical and spiritual wholeness. On the basis of our Disciple heritage, we embrace the ecumenical movement, develop lay leadership, and promote intellectual freedom in the pursuit of truth. All are welcome to participate. Inclusivity is one of our most important values.