Glorify God by Serving Others

March 7, 2018 Volume 13 Issue 10

Statistics 2

Thank You Notes 2

From The Office 3

Prayer Concerns 3

Serving at Worship 4

The Christian Crier First Christian Church - Disciples of Christ - Thomas, OK

www.thomaschristianchurch.org

WEDNESDAY, March 7

Worship Committee 5 p.m.

Bible Study 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, March 8

FCC Women Light Supper

& Dominoes 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, March 11

FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT Sunday School 10 a.m.

Worship 11 a.m.

CMYF 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, March 14

Bible Study 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, March 11

FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT Sunday School 10 a.m.

Worship 11 a.m.

CMYF 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, March 14

Bible Study 6 p.m.

Who is First Christian Church

of Thomas, Oklahoma? What do

we represent? What is our

mission? Where does our passion

take us? Where does our heart lay?

If someone were to ask you

about our church what would

you say? Could you respond

without hesitation? These are all

important questions for us to ask

ourselves during this time in our

history. We cannot be content to

rest comfortably in a world that is

changing by the minute.

Our church is more than what

we do during worship. Yet each of

us can struggle to define just

exactly who we are and what we

do. To me the basic answer is to

follow the great commandment.

Jesus [said], “The first is, “Hear, O

Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord

is one; you shall love the Lord

your God with all your heart, and

with all your soul, and with all

your mind, and with all your

strength.” The second is this, “You

shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

There is no other commandment

greater than these.’”

This is who we are. We love

God and we love our neighbors.

Yet each of us has different ideas

on how to accomplish our mission

in the world. That is what we need

now. Ask yourself these questions

and look for answers. We need

your dreams and goals for the

church no matter how crazy or

far-fetched it might seem. We

need new and bold expectations

for our members in order to be the

light of Christ to the world. It is

not easy to be the church, but it is

part of who we are as the Body of

Christ in the world. Let us work

together to redefine who we are as

Christians and in our community

for the greater glory of God.

Blessings,

Jason

Defining our Church

Find our Monthly Calendar of Events on our website: www.thomaschristianchurch.org TFC SPRING BREAK

MARCH 9 - 16

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:34

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www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/chronological

READ THROUGH THE BIBLE

Theological Term

of the Week

Key Stories in

Chronological Order

King Saul

1 Samuel 7-10, 12

March 11

A Light in the Darkness

John 3:14-21

Rev. Jason Williams

March 4, 2018

Sunday School 23

Worship 41

Offering $3,414.17

Prayer Cards 110

Attendance

& Offering Patristic:

relating to the early

Christian Church Fathers.

It is derived from the Latin word for “Fathers.” Some

of the Patristic Fathers

were Ambrose, Athanasius, Augustine, Clement,

and Irenaeus.

MAUNDY THURSDAY Come & Go Communion Service

March 29th

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY March 30th

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Glenn Booze: recovering at home.

Doing much better.

Harold and Irene Daniels: Gail

Parker’s parents living in New Mexico.

Harold has Alzheimer’s. Irene is

caring for him at home.

Michael Driscoll: needs prayers.

Nancy & Ron Gripe: need prayers.

Angie House: needs prayers.

Joann Jones: Juaneva Megli’s

sister. She has inoperable cancer.

Tina Jones: Juaneva Megli’s niece.

She is having a reoccurrence of MS.

Barbara Kirkpatrick: living at Corn

Heritage Village in Weatherford

Ron & Ann Ledford: need prayers.

Pat Megrew: Mandy William’s

Grandfather. He has cancer.

Joe & Amy Mulhearn: at a nursing

home in Kingfisher, OK.

Connie Quattlebaum: recently

diagnosed with Leukemia

Lisa Hunter Ronan: undergoing

treatment for cancer.

Janie Stevens: LaDonna Taylor’s aunt.

She needs prayers for health issues.

Please pray for the homebound and those with unspoken needs.

Get your bowl and your spoon

ready! March 7 is National Cereal

Day. Since the end of the 19th

century, cereal is America’s most

popular breakfast food. The cereal

industry rose from a combination of

sincere religious beliefs and

commercial interest in health

foods. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

experimented with granola. He

boiled some wheat, rolled it into

thin films, and baked the resulting

flakes in the oven; he acquired a

patent in 1891. In 1895 he launched

Cornflakes, which overnight captured

a national market.

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE

Worship Committee 5 p.m.

Bible Study 6 p.m. The FCC Women will gather

tomorrow, Thursday, March 8, for a

light supper and Mexican Train

Dominos. The meal will be served

at 6 p.m. and the domino fun will

commence at 6:30 p.m.

This Sunday, March 11 the Board

will meet for it’s monthly meeting

in the library at 9 a.m.

Wallace Crispin is scheduled to

give his Elder Testimony in honor

of Lent at Worship on Sunday. Patti

Jo Humphreys will give her Elder

testimony on March 18.

We have a table set up in the

Fellowship Hall for our new Diaper

Outreach. Rylan Kaney is the

three month old daughter of Scott

Kaney. She weighs around 8.5 lbs.

right now. If you would like to

participate in this outreach, please

drop off some Pampers size 1 or

bigger and/or baby wipes.

Save the date: On Saturday,

March 31 there will be a wedding

shower for Gatlin Didier and

Christine Costello. The shower is

scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. They are

registered at Kohl’s and Thomas

Drug & Variety. They are also

registered online at Pottery Barn and

Crate & Barrel.

Last week, Jason & I went to

Merrifield Office Supply in Elk City

and picked out a new desk for my

office. The desk that has been in the

office was donated in 1997 and had

served us well, but was falling apart.

When the Board approved the

purchase of a new desk at the

February Board Meeting, they

decided to use the very last of the

Thelma Cox Memorial fund to pay

for the majority of the cost. I just

wanted to take a moment to thank

the Board and those that contributed to

the Memorial for our new secretary’s

desk. I’m still figuring out where I

want to place everything, but not

having to struggle to open drawers

and repeatedly pick up the bits of

desk that kept falling on the floor is a

blessing. Thank you.

LENTEN Schedule: 4th Sunday in Lent: March 11

5th Sunday in Lent: March 18

Palm Sunday: March 25

Maundy Thursday: March 29 Come & Go Communion Service 6:30-8:30 pm

Good Friday: March 30 Good Friday Prayer Vigil 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Easter Sunday: April 1

That’s all I have for now,

Jennifer

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

217 N. 6th P.O. Box 366 Thomas, OK 73669 Phone: 580-661-2510 E-mail: fcctsec@gmail.com Jason email: jasonwilliams@prodigy.net Jason cell: 1-405-314-5527

Minister: Rev. Jason Williams Sunday School 10 a.m.

Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Glorify God by Serving

Others

Serving THIS Week - March 11, 2018

Elders: Elders: Monica Frans, Shawn Threadgill

Diaconate: D.J. & Marty Hightower, Trevor & Gen Lisle

Greeter: Larry Jones, Charlene Roof

Acolytes: Holden Hamar, Charter Lisle

Communion Preparation: Kay Crispin, Lyn Nunn

Serving NEXT Week - March 18, 2018

Elders: Gail Parker, Barbara Walker

Diaconate: Chris & Kari Didier, Kim Roof

Greeter: Jim Ames, John Caskey

Acolytes: Harper Hamar, Davis Hightower

Communion Preparation: Kay Crispin, Lyn Nunn

Rewoven After Jen Hatmaker’s dog shredded an heirloom

baby blanket, she piled up the dirty yarn and asked

her mother-in-law to somehow reassemble the

original. In Of Mess and Moxie (Nelson Books),

Hatmaker explains how this is a picture of God’s

sovereign work.

When our lives are tattered by sin and suffering,

God doesn’t start from scratch or create a replica.

Instead, he uses the original threads to reweave a

stronger version and to restore beauty.

(Interestingly, when Joseph tells his brothers in

Genesis 50:20 [ESV], “You meant evil against me,

but God meant it for good,” the word meant is

Hebrew for wove.)

“Nothing bears a better witness than watching

God resurrect someone’s life,” writes Hatmaker.

“That is a God who folks want to know, a God

worth his glory.”

2018 Leadership Training School Workshop

descriptions are on the bulletin board

in the Fellowship Hall or at

https://okdisciples.org/ra-2018/workshops-2018-lts/.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

COMING SOON!