Join us for Folk and Baptism Sunday Worship on May 22, at 10:00 a.m. • 9:00a.m.-AdultSundaySchool• 10:00a.m.-Service(noSundaySchool)• 5:30p.m.-StoneSoupSupper(prepat3:30)

Called to ServeElders:StuEide,PatriciaEideHome Communion:AliceKellingPreparing Deacons:MarceneStuart,SueCooley

Serving Deacons:*EllianaBerry,TylerBerry,HughOlsen,MayaHerb

Coffee Cart and Snack:JillShinkawaFlowers:RuthChadwickGreeter: LyndaShurtleff

Stone Soup Meal Count Tuesday,5/10-96Saturday,5/14-112Sunday,5/15-100StaffRev.MattGordon..................... SeniorMinisterMatthewClark............................ChoirDirectorEricQian............................................... PianistCharleneLincoln....................ChurchSecretaryJillShinkawa...........CommunicationsManagerKevinWeaver....................................... Paladin

ChurchstaffmeetseveryMonday,10:00-11:00a.m.Wearenotavailableduringthistime.

May17,2016vol.16,issue20

From this Past Sunday…Top: A “Local Missions Moment.” Aleita gave a talk on the many services that are provided by the Corvallis Daytime Drop-In Center. This year they did not receive the City Development Block Grant, which CDDC usually depends on to pay for part of the rent. Therefore, rent money will have to come from donations and funds that were originally targeted for programs. Bottom: During Children’s Moment, the kids agreed that Pentecost was “cool” or maybe it was his haircut or Matt’s Pentecost stole that looked like flames or flowers or...

Many Thanks to Each and All!We would like to thank all the volun-teers that offered up their Saturday to pitch in at the church’s Spring Clean-ing event. We apologize for the lack of organization. We will make sure to do a better job next time. Special thanks to the American Legion for volunteering their time, expertise and supplies to paint McLean Hall. It looks amazing! From Teanna, “I think they enjoyed getting to know the CDDC volunteers and, after a bit, some of the painters sat down to visit with the guests that came in. Today was a true “Roll with it day.” I’m proud of everyone who rolled with it today and it was a beautiful day of people from different places, differ-ent lifestyles all coinciding in a small busy place and instead of stress for them and

us, we all smiled and laughed and helped each other. It was a beautiful thing to see.”Special thanks to Les Schwab tires on 3rd Street (and manager Will) for do-nating four almost new tires for the FCC van. Kevin and Matt were able to talk about what the church does and what the Homeless Employment Launching Project (HELP) does to support home-less individuals and people in poverty.

Photo from Teanna McMahan

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.

Matt’s MinuteIn case you missed it, we celebrated Pentecost on Sunday. I don’t know about you, but I think it could have used more fanfare. We needed more banners, or streamers or red, flame-y things. I talked about getting out the confetti canon, but in the end decided not to. Many of us wore red though and we did talk about the Holy Spirit.One of the ways that I believe the Holy Spirit shows up in our lives is through conviction. The Spirit can compel us, propel us and convict us to do some-thing, say something or believe some-thing. One of the convictions I felt on Sunday was a calling for us to continue exploring the possibilities and the depths of our relationship with our neighbors. We were able to hear from Aleita Haas-Holcombe, president of the Corvallis Daytime Drop-In Center (CDDC), who challenged to consider the difference between solidarity and charity. What I heard was the two are not necessarily exclusive, but that the call towards solidarity is a deeper, more engaged commitment. This chal-lenge comes on the heels of a deci-sion to make a 2-year commitment to provide a home for the CDDC in our

basement every Monday – Friday from 9 -2. We are approaching a decade of connection and commitment to this organization and other organizations providing direct service to homeless persons. Last week I spent an after-noon with a group of faith leaders talk-ing about homelessness and poverty. Last week I also spent an evening with the Thriving Communities 2040 Initia-tive, a team I was invited to be on. The intent of this initiative is to work with community leaders on systemic issues around livability and sustainability for Benton County. I was asked to con-sider homeless and poverty issues and how they connect to the larger pic-ture. This is an exciting project for me because I believe it begins to address systemic issues. While direct service is crucial, we need go beyond this. Feed-ing the poor is a worthy and needed activity, but we must ask questions about why there are poor and food insecure people in our community. This is all to say, I believe we could be thinking deeper on these issues. Where do we begin? I’m glad you asked. I want to challenge everyone in our church to read one book over the summer: Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help, And How to Reverse It by Robert Lupton. I believe this book helps us examine what we are doing right and is a challenging indictment of what we are doing wrong. The book can be purchased on Amazon and I can order you a copy for $10. Just let me know if you would like me to order you a copy. Peace, Matt

Rev. Matt Gordon Senior MinisterChurchphone:541-753.2671Email:matt@heartofcorvallis.org

Open Office Hours: Mondays:9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.Tuesdays:1:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

Sermons Online http://heartofcorvallis.org/recent-sermons/

“In recognition and appreciation of the First Christian Church for being ‘worn out from the inside.’”

A couple of weeks ago in Sunday School the middle and younger classes talked about families, and most espe-cially the wonderful women in their lives like mothers and grandmothers. They used watercolors to express their love for these special women.

The older class had an opportunity to make a card for their mom, while plan-ning and discussing next week’s agenda of making a movie of The Prodigal Son. The older kids came up with some great ideas for the movie and were very involved with brainstorming the scenes, costumes, and dialogue.

Looking Forward to SummerJune 12 is Promotion Sunday and then we begin Summer Sunday School.

All three of our Sunday School classes (younger, middle, and older) will be held during the summer and we will follow our normal pattern of having Sunday School the first three Sundays of the month and on the fourth Sun-day, the children stay in worship. Also, all the children will be painting tiles. These tiles will be made into triv-ets and sold to support the Craft Fair. Finally, don’t forget that Wednesday Picnics in the Park will start on June 22 and will be held every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. in Willamette Park. Bring your own food and come to share an informal summer evening together. There is always some sort of family and child friendly activity, ranging from folk dancing to disc golf.

Corvallis Youth CollectiveThe Corvallis Youth Collective is holding a cook-out and s’mores event for youth ages 6th grade and up on Sunday, June 5 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational UCC. Please contact Matt for more details!

In Sunday School… From Emily, Vicki, and Leah In Our PrayersJim Stinson’s sister, Wanda, passed away. Prayers for their family Gen Erway is receiving hospice careShannon’s mother and familyWill KeimDick and Sue Cooley’s son-in-law is getting better. Continued prayers for him and their family. Hugh’s friend Anthony Lyle Miller passed away. Prayers for his family especially Joyce MillerTeanna’s aunt Louise Hayden Frances Younger’s friend, Marion, has breast cancer Cherie’s health is improving. Prayers for her and NeilTricia’s brotherViv EllsworthLynnie Evans

JoysLes Schwab donated a set of tires for the church van!

Drink Up and Help PCC. Thanks a Latte!On Friday, May 27 swing by Dutch Bros. to treat yourself and Pastoral Counsel-ing Center. Print out this coupon and present it when you purchase a drink from Dutch Bros. $1 from each drink you buy will be donated to PCC. Thanks!

What’s Happening…You are Invited to Regional AssemblyMay 20-21, congregations and friends of the Christian Church in Oregon and SW Idaho (Disciples of Christ) gather at Northwood Christian Church, Spring-field OR. Guest speakers are Rev. Vy Nguyen, Director of Week of Compassion; Blanca Pluma, Executive Director of FEDICE, Ecuador; and Rev. Dick Hamm. For more information visit: www.oidisciples.org

Lyle Miller’s Memorial Service On Saturday, May 21 at 1:00 p.m., memorial services for Lyle Miller will be held at First Christian, Corvallis.

Due Knots Meet Due Knots meet on Wednesday, June 8 at 9:00 a.m. in room 35. Help us tie some knots in our quilts which will be donated to kids at risk in our community and join us for “tea and crumpets.”

All-Church Picnic, aka Annual Christmas Tree Burning and Weiner Roast Sunday, July 17 at 5:00 p.m., picnic at the Stinsons! Hot dogs provided for your roasting enjoyment. Bring salads and/or desserts to share.

Announcements Call for Graduation AnnouncementsAre you or someone special in your life graduating in 2016? We would like to hear about it! Share the achievement with the church community in our newslet-ter and on Promotion Sunday on June 12. We would like the following informa-tion: the graduate’s name, the institution from which they are graduating, degrees or certificates, other awards and a photo of the happy grad. Please submit your announcement by June 31. Congratulations!

Notice of Need-Tents, Tarps, and Sleeping BagsThe men’s and women’s cold weather shelters closed. Many of our friends have been asking about tents, tarps, and sleeping bags. These items are necessary to make living outside doable. Please feel free to donate these things or contribute to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund to purchase these items.

Sunday Night Meals at Disciples HouseWe need your help providing meals for our students at Disciples House. There are currently eight residents and we ask people to prepare for 15 (more if you stay for dinner). Meals should be ready to serve by 6:00 p.m. If you aren’t up for cooking, consider contributing to the Disciples House Operating fund to pur-chase food for meals. No food restrictions, but a vegetarian option is nice. Sign up sheet in the narthex, contact Matt or sign up at http://goo.gl/KN9tgr

Sunday Coffee House and Flower Sign-upsSign up to do snacks, coffee, or flowers for Sunday services. Sign up sheets can be found in the narthex on Sunday or contact the church office. If you have questions email Pamella at apdoerksen@comcast.net or Bill at bandjmaier@comcast.net

Around Town… Taizé Prayer ServiceTaizé Prayer Service is held at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan on the corner of 35th and Harrison.

Birthdays5/19- MaryStuart5/21- RichardPotter5/23- NathanTyron

Looking AheadMay 20-21• RegionalAssemblyinSpringfieldORMay 21• 1:00p.m.-LyleMiller’smemorialserviceatFCC

May 22• BaptismSunday!• PentecostSpecialOfferingMay 30• MemorialDay-ChurchofficeisclosedJune 5• CommunityServiceSunday• 5:30p.m.-CorvallisYouthCollectiveatFirstCongregationalUCC

June 8• 9:00a.m.-DueKnotsmeetJune 19• 10:30a.m.-Father’sDayCarShowandChiliCook-Off

June 22• 6:00p.m.-WednesdayPicnicintheParkJune 23-25 (Thursday-Saturday)• Gathering at the River atBelknapHotSprings

June 29• 6:00p.m.-WednesdayPicnicatWillamettePark

July 10• AfterServices-All-ChurchBikeRideandPicnicatAveryPark

July 6• 6:00p.m.-WednesdayPicnicatWillamettePark

July 13• 6:00p.m.-WednesdayPicnicatWillamettePark

July 17• 5:00p.m.-All-ChurchPicnicattheStinsons

July 20• 6:00p.m.-WednesdayPicnicatWillamettePark

August 21• OtterBeachParty

15 - Pentecost9 am-AdultStudy10 am-PentecostOffering,Worship,w/SundaySchoolAfter Services-AllDeaconandEldersMeeting5:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper

167:00 pm-ProgramCabinet

175:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper(3:30pmprep)

1810 am-BibleStudy7:00 pm-ChoirPractice

19 20Northwest Re-gional Assembly

21Northwest Re-gional Assembly10 am-StoneSoupBreakfast1 pm-LyleMiller’sMemorialServiceatFCC.

229 am-AdultStudy10 am-BaptismSunday,PentecostOffering,FolkWor-ship,noSundaySchool5:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper

23 245:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper(3:30pmprep)

2510 am-BibleStudy7:00 pm-ChoirPractice

26 27 2810 am-StoneSoupBreakfast

299 am-AdultStudy10 am-Worship,w/SundaySchool5:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper

30 MemorialDayChurchofficeisclosed

315:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper(3:30pmprep)

1 June10 am-BibleStudy7:00 pm-ChoirPractice

2 3 410 am-StoneSoupBreakfast

59 am-AdultStudy10 am-Communi-tyServiceSunday,w/SundaySchool5:30 pm-CorvallisYouthCollectiveatFCUCC5:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper

6 75:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper(3:30pmprep)

89 am-DueKnots10 am-BibleStudy7:00 pm-ChoirPractice

9 10 1110 am-StoneSoupBreakfast

129 am-AdultStudy10 am-Worship,PromotionSun-day,w/SundaySchool5:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper

13 145:30 pm-StoneSoupSupper(3:30pmprep)

1510 am-BibleStudy7:00 pm-ChoirPractice

16 17 1810 am-StoneSoupBreakfast

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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.