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West Side Christian Church

535 Cherokee Rd.

Portsmouth, Virginia 23701

(757) 488-0514 www.westsideccdoc.org

Rev. Nathan Brown, Minister Disciples of Christ

August 2007

A Note from Rev. Brown - pg. 1

Mary’s Wellness Corner - pg. 2

CWF - pg. 2

Disciples Bible Study - pg. 3

Feeding at St. John’s - pg. 3

Disciples Leadership Institute - pg. 3

Visioning Team Brief - pg. 4

District VIII - pg. 4

In Need of Prayer And Shut-Ins - pg. 4

Thank you - pg. 4

Lectionary Readings - pg. 5

Porperty Committee Memo - pg. 5

Committee Dates - pg. 6

Staff Schedule - pg. 6

Wedding Invitation - pg. 6

August Birthdays - pg. 6

New Baby - pg. 6

Member Spotlight - pg. 7

Elder’s Journal - pg. 8

Seekers News - pg. 9

Tuesday Tales- pg. 9

Worship & Wonder - pg. 9

Preschool News - pg. 9

Peace,

When asked whether or not I enjoyed General Assembly, I have replied by saying

that while I feel spiritually renewed, I am physically exhausted. The worship, workshops,

business sessions, and conversations with friends and colleagues all contributed to my

renewal. However, the late nights, early mornings, and the days packed full of events and

meetings caused me to be depleted of sleep and rest that I hope to get more of this

week while on vacation.

Overall, I come bearing good news of hope for our denomination, for the leadership

of our church, and for the witness that we, as Disciples, are making in the world. The

theme for this year’s Assembly was ―Share the Feast‖, reminding us that while the feast

of communion is at the heart of who we are as Disciples, we are also called to share this

feast of God’s redeeming and reconciling love with the world.

There were over 20 resolutions brought before the General Assembly including:

children’s health care, elimination of torture, reconnecting with our food and the natural

world, finding common ground on abortion, the ethical provision of health care in a

religiously pluralistic society, and the church’s response to the war in Iraq.

In discussing and voting on these resolutions, the Assembly represented Disciples at

our best—unified in our diversity and faithfully agreeing to disagree. If you are interested

in how the Assembly voted on these resolutions, you may go to the General Assembly

website at www.disciples.org/ga. There is also a business docket in the church office

available for your perusal.

If you recall, I traveled to Forth Worth carrying a chalice from West Side that was to

be exchanged with another Disciple congregation. I returned with a chalice from

Central Christian Church in Boone, Iowa. I have yet to learn which church received our

chalice, but we can anticipate with great joy getting to know both the congregation in

Iowa and the church who received our chalice.

On August 12th, I hope to use this chalice during the communion portion of worship

and provide more information to you about the congregation to whom we are

connected through this exchange. I also plan to report more specifically on resolutions

passed at the Assembly and about the bright future we have as a denomination.

However, I do want to mention Sharon Watkins’ (General Minister and President)

message during her state of the church address on Sunday night. Sharon’s emphasis was

on the way in which Disciples are giving life in the world. Through the work we are

doing on the Gulf Coast, to the over 500 new congregations that have been started since

the inception of our 20/20 Vision, to the everyday ministry our congregations are doing

in our respective communities, God is bringing life into the world through the Christian

Church (Disciples of Christ). Nevertheless, there is much to do and we are called to

continue to build on the work and ministry we have already done.

In the midst of your busy summer schedules, I know many of you feel as I do:

physically exhausted. Whether you are traveling, working, or keeping the kids, I hope

you find the time to rest. Not only does God have great things planned for our

denomination’s future, but God also is planning great things for West Side’s future. My

hope is that my own spiritual renewal will be contagious in the coming months as we

look forward to receiving the report from the Visioning Team. May we be rested and

ready to respond to God’s vision for bringing new life into the world through the

ministry of West Side Christian Church.

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(W)Holy, (W)Holy, (W)Holy

In ancient times (Leviticus 13-15), the term leprosy was used

to describe a number of skin infections – some of which were

highly contagious. It was the responsibility of the priests to

determine if the offending agent was serious enough to warrant

quarantine outside the camp, and also determine, when the

individual was allowed to return to the camp. Today, isolating

someone with an infection is not as common – yet in some

difficult to treat cases, it may be utilized as a last resort.

The presence of new ―super-infections‖ may, in some

instances, be linked to our past overuse of antibiotics, for sore

throats, ear infections, colds, or by not taking the entire

amount of medication needed, to completely eliminate the

offending bacteria. This can encourage bacteria to mutate.

Therefore, scientists are beginning to see new strains of

drug-resistant microbes.

Today, one of these ―super-bugs‖ is methicillin-resistant

staphylococcus aureus - more commonly known as MRSA. For

the past two decades, MRSA was most commonly found in hos-

pitals and long-term care settings. Today it has begun to show

up in the wider community as CA-MRSA. Staph bacteria are

normally found on the skin and in the nose of approximately

one-third of the general population, typically causing no

symptoms. Active infection occurs when the bacteria enters a

cut or minor abrasion of the skin. It often manifests itself as

small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites,

which quickly become deep painful abscesses. It is this deeper

infection which poses a hazard to the very young, the very old,

or those who have weakened immune systems.

In recent years, a few cases of CA-MRSA have been linked to

locker-rooms, gyms, and crowded living conditions, since its

mode of transmission is through cuts, abrasions and skin-to-

skin contact. In Pennsylvania, it has been linked to the death of

at least one college-aged athlete. Athletes are at heightened

risk through cuts and scrapes, but also through the sharing of

razors, towels, uniforms or sport equipment contaminated with

the bacteria.

How can you protect yourself? By using a few common-

sense precautions:

Frequent and thorough hand washing – your own,

and of those who care for you at home, in the hospital, or

in other long-term care settings.

Insist that professionals wear gloves when providing

wound care or working with catheters, IVs, feeding tubes

or other invasive devices!

Keep personal items personal – no sharing of towels,

razors, clothing and athletic equipment.

Keep cuts and wounds clean and covered with dry,

sterile bandages.

Wipe surfaces of sport equipment before and after

use.

Use a towel or clothing between your body and

shared seating areas in locker rooms.

Wash and Sanitize linens and gym/athletic clothes

in hot water; adding bleach if possible, especially if

you or a loved one has a skin infection.

Keep a watchful eye on minor cuts and scrapes, pimples,

insect bites or skin irritations – particularly on children or

the elderly.

Tell your healthcare provider if you have or had a

staph or MRSA skin infection.

If you are diagnosed with an infection, take

antibiotics as prescribed by your physician, and

until the medication is gone. It is usually 10-14 days. (Debbie Best, Congregational Health Ministries & Family Life Service, Diakon Lutheran Social

Ministries)

Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay

it on the boil, that he may recover. “ 2 Kings 20:7 RSV

Mary W. Peris, Parish Nurse

CWF Reports

LYDIA CIRCLE: The Lydia Circle met on July 5th with 6 members present. They collected an offering of $23.00 and used their talents with 1 teaching and 1 leading. Lydia also provided outreach by contacting 30 through cards, calls and visits. They also read 3 Daily Devotionals, 2 books and 1 Regional Papers. Their next meeting will be held on Thursday, August 2nd at 10:00 a.m. in the church fellowship center.

REBEKAH CIRCLE: The Rebekah Circle met in July with 7 members and 1 guest present. They collected an offering of $56.00 and used their talents with 2 teaching. They also provided outreach by contacting 33 through cooking, crafts and calls. Rebekah read 9 books, 5 Regional Papers, 7 Daily Devotionals and 2 Disciple Papers. Their August meeting will be on Thursday, August 2nd at 7:30 PM with Wilma Ingram as hostess.

SARAH CIRCLE: Please check the Sunday bulletin.

* * * * * * At the printing of the August Newsletter, the

Nominating Committee is still working on

securing officers for the 2007-08 year.

Please prayerfully consider serving in CWF if

you are asked to take an office. We all have

special gifts and hopefully you will want to use

yours working in the Christian Women’s

Fellowship.

* * * * * * * * * * *

Our next General Meeting Salad Supper will be Sunday, September 9th @ 6 PM. The Rebekah Group will be hosting the supper. Program TBA. Please invite another woman from West Side or a friend to this meeting. You’ll be glad you did and so will your guest.

This past year has been exciting and challenging. We met our budget and have been able to support so many projects. We sent $94. to Church World Services for blankets, $1200. was given to Church Finance Council, $25. was given to Woman to Woman Project. We supported the Regional Spring Project and Woman’s Scholarship Fund ($250.) We sent two ladies from our church to the annual Blackstone Retreat in October. This was also the first year for the May Medley Tea and it was unique and fun. Let’s do it again next year. Rev. Brown presented a wonderful program to us on Art History.

Through service we sent Valentine’s to the Veterans Hospital in Hampton, sponsored the “Brown Bag Project” and collected over $300. worth of food that was distributed locally, helped serve the homeless, visited shut-ins, and served many meals to our church families who lost loved ones this year. We also sponsored Talents for Missions and Spaghetti Dinner. As you can see, we do a variety of activities, mission work, study, fellowship, etc……. So come and visit us during our monthly group meetings or at the general meeting.

We look forward to seeing you !

Cheryl Jarvis, CWF President

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FEEDING THE HUNGRY

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Every Tuesday during the summer months, dinner is being served to the

hungry at St. John’s Episcopal Church in downtown Portsmouth.

Churches have partnered with

Portsmouth Volunteers for the Homeless

and Oasis to make this ministry possible.

West Side has committed to serve dinner on

Tuesday, September 4th at 6:30 PM.

We will prepare the meal at West Side and carry it to St. John’s to be served. We are in need of 5 to 6 volunteers to transport the food downtown and to serve dinner that evening. If you are able

to help Chef Cornwell in the kitchen or are willing to transport and serve that evening,

please sign up on the information board in the

gathering area.

SERVING LUNCH AT OASIS

Thursday, August 23rd

9:30 am—2:00 pm

Meet at West Side

Interest session for Disciple I & II

Sunday, August 12th

Immediately following worship

Coming this Fall is the return of Disciple Bible Study, a 34 week journey through the Bible. Enough notice is being given, so that YOU may plan to participate in this life-changing study. Rev. Brown will be facilitating the study once again. The study will begin in late August or early September. An interest session will be held on August 12th. For those who participated in the Study I, a Study II class (Into the Word, Into the World) will be offered as well. This class is designed to take a more in-depth look at the books of the Bible and is intended for those who have completed Study I. If you have completed Study I and are willing to consider facilitating the Study II class, please contact Rev. Brown as soon as possible.

Being one in Christ means knowing each

other’s stories of faith. During the week of

August 13th-18th, our own Rev. Nathan Brown

will be sharing his faith story with other young

Disciple clergy at The Disciples Leadership

Institute in Menlo Park, California. DLI is a

new organization sponsored by Higher

Education and Leadership Ministries which

gathers ministers and lay leaders to share

stories of ministry and faith, critique and

challenge each other, and look for ways to

strengthen each others’ ministry. Intentionally

designed to bring together younger leaders from

both new and established congregations, the

institute arose from a HELM goal to help the

church learn from the hundreds of new

congregations under formation within the

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and help

those congregations establish full fellowship

with established congregations. Of the original

28 participants, half were from new

congregations, and half were also non-Anglo.

Funding for the first three years of the institute

is being provided by the Oreon E. Scott

Foundation and by the Shumaker Family

Foundation of Olathe, Kansas. Initially, the

commitment is for three years. After these

three years, ministers who continue in the in-

stitute will raise their own funds to attend.

Last year, the pastoral relations committee ap-

proved Rev. Brown’s participation in this “by

invitation only” program for the initial three

years. Please pray for Nathan during this

spiritual nurturing week.

Considering Membership

at West Side?

Have you been attending West Side for some

time, but have yet to take that step into

membership?

Have you visited worship, but have more

questions about West Side’s Ministry?

Do you have questions about what

membership might entail in a Disciples of

Christ church?

If you have answered YES to any of these

questions, then we would like to invite YOU

to a special dinner at the home of

Revs. Nathan & Marion Brown,

Thursday, September 20th at 6:30 PM.

Come for a time of no-pressure fellowship

and good food! Other West Side members

will be on hand to answer any questions you

may have and to join in the fun.

There will be a sign up sheet posted on the

information board in the gathering area.

Please RSVP by Sunday, September 16th

We look forward to seeing you !

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IN NEED OF PRAYER

SHUT-INS

Heather Massey

Kristin & Anthony

Williams

Dawn Weiss

Allison Nutting

Joy White

Cavanaugh Family

Nancy Fritts

Gloria Metzger

Connie Klyver

Jimmy McRae

Orid Graves

Rev. Dick Laslo

Wilma Ingram

Roland Thornton

Vinson Family

Logan Osborn

Branch Family

Margie Robinson

Myrtle Henderson

Leo Gibbs

Esther Daniel

Melodie Bronson

Edith Ross

Elnora Phillips

Kathryn Bean

Sarah Crawford

Bobby Ryder

Bill Wagner

Chris Louer

Tate Weinmann

Chris Larson Family

Michael & Jessica Gates

Wilda Dyer

Stephen Milam

David McCrickard

Dick Oliver

Juanita Gray

Sandy Phillips

Joyce Tippen

Phelps Family

Pat Price

Phillips Family

Ruby Fulcher

Charles Wheeler

Jim White

Judy Kelly

Margaret Bacon

Ben Adderholdt

Pat Henderson

JoAnna Best

Powell Family

Joseph Irwin

J.T. Joyner

Frankie Louer

Ellen Nelson

Masil Jones

Connie Hutto

Jordan Blount

Jay Naclerio

Huddle Family

Ruth Blackman

Rev. Glenn Weaver

Dennis Davenport

Sylvia Dickens

Sandy Cotton

Carl Zerwick will be coming from the Division of Homeland Ministries to speak to churches in Tidewater about mission

stations as sort of pre-need planning in case of an emergency, (i.e., Hurricane Katrina) and to determine which

congregations might be willing to be a potential mission station.

Sunday, August 26th 3:00 PM

Diamond Springs Christian Church This meeting is open to all church members.

Visioning Team Brief

West Side Christian Church is a faithful and caring church

family committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ in our

church, our community, and our world.

CHURCH: Equip our church family through spiritual growth

and leadership opportunities.

COMMUNITY: Share the love of Christ through service.

WORLD: Witness through support of Disciples’ missions.

That is our Statement of Calling; it is who/what West Side

Christian Church is all about. The Visioning Team worked

hard to capture the essence of West Side and the direction

that the congregation wants to follow. We had amassed

lots of information from the Congregational Meetings and

from our VT meetings. We sifted through all that but only

after asking God, in his infinite wisdom, to show us THE

WAY and HIS WILL for West Side. It would be so nice if

God, like the witch in the Wizard of Oz, would simply paint

His Will in the sky for all to know and follow. The only

written way to read His Will is found in the Bible. The

team has gone to this resource many, many times and relied

heavily on prayer as well. We are working through the

summer on the next steps in the process (―How are we

going to get where God is calling us to be?‖): the

development of specific Ministry Opportunities and action

plans to implement those opportunities over the next 1-3

years. All of this must reflect the Statement of Calling as it

is written above. It must be what the Congregation wants

and is willing to carry through. We need every member’s

support whether it is stopping a VT member and giving

them input OR putting those thoughts in writing and

slipping them into the VT mailbox OR, and this is a really

important one…through daily prayer for God to grant us

discernment of His Will. Take a moment to read the

banners in the sanctuary: Jeremiah 29:11 and West Side’s

Statement of Calling. Reflect on them both and get excited,

as the Visioning Team is excited, about the limitless

possibilities that God has in store for West Side if they will

only seek His Will.

Fran Gray

Team Members:

Nathan Brown Dave McCrickard

Jimmy Jarvis Mary Redmon

Mary Cornwall Tom Larson

Brendon McNelis Erin Ripley

Fran Gray

[email protected]

Dear West Side Friends,

I would like to thank all of you for your prayers, calls, cards, visits and flowers during my illness. It means so much to me and my family to have such wonderful and caring

friends.

Thank you again.

In Christian Love, Juanita Gray

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A Gentle Reminder from the Property Committee

In an effort to make sure our church is properly maintained and cared for, and to encourage more use of the church building, the Property Committee set forth certain guide lines and requirements that need to be properly followed by all those who use our facility. In February of this year, new Property Request Forms were approved by the board and made available for just that reason. These forms are available in the church office. It is very important that these forms be completed properly and given to the Office Manager (Trish Barker) or the Property Chairman (William Brown) for approval and proper record management. These forms are only for personal, non-church sponsored events, such as weddings, baby showers, anniversary parties, commu-nity meetings, etc.

The guidelines for use of the facility and any applicable fees are clearly stated in the request forms. In an effort to accommodate all those persons wishing to use the church facilities, we ask that you please follows these guidelines to the best of your ability. Trish and William will work together to ensure your request is properly processed and posted on the church calendar, and that all your needs and requests are met. Please do not add your personal, non-church sponsored event to the calendar in the office without first turning in a completed request form.

Also, it is very imperative that when using the church facilities for your event that you list all the dates and times you may need for proper preparation and/or decorating. If your event is on a Saturday and you need to decorate on Friday, then you need to list both dates as well as times you need to have access to the church. When you need access to the building and do not have your own personal key, please contact William or any property member to make arrangement for entry. When you are using the church for your event, we ask that you please clean up any areas in the building your party has used. These guidelines are necessary to ensure the protection of our church and its facilities. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact Rev. Brown or William Brown.

~Lectionary Readings for August 2007~

DATE READINGS

August 5th: Hosea 11:1-11

Psalm 107:1-9, 43

Colossians 12:13-21

Luke 12:13-21

August 12th: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Luke 12:32-40

August 19th: Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19

Hebrews 11:29-12:2

Luke 12:49-56

August 26th: Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm 71:1-6

Hebrews 12:18-29

Luke 13:10-17

AUGUST

CALENDAR

CORRECTION

The August calendar has been

updated several times.

Please refer to the

corrected calendar

printed on the reverse of

Page 9

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REMINDERS

Administrative Cabinet

Sunday, August 12th @ 1:30 PM

Official Board

Tuesday, August 14th @ 7:00 PM

Elder’s

Tuesday, August 21st @ 7:30 PM

Visioning Team

Wednesday, August 22nd @ 6:00 PM

Pastoral Relations

Wednesday, August 29th @ 6:00 PM

August

Birthday’s

1st: Brittany Gay

2nd: Jimmy Jarvis

3rd: John Wykoff

Brian Jarvis

Donna Nutting

9th: Tim Wells

Sydney Oliver

10th: Donna Owens

Sylvia Dickens

12th: DeeAnn Phelps

13th: Leona Brodie

14th: Rachel Widener

Brent Milam

16th: Cheryl Jarvis

Diana Davenport

18th: Doris Tugwell

21st: Ernestine Atzert

22nd: Matthew Larson

24th: Sean Knill

25th: Trish Barker

26th: Melinda Powers

28th: Linda Hayes

Libby Gardner

29th: Lynne Thomas

31st: Norman Dickens

Rev. Brown: July 30 - Aug 5 (vacation)

August 13 - 17 (Disciples Leadership Institute in San Jose, CA)

Joe Diggs: August 30 -

September 3 (vacation)

Together with their families

Carey F. Black and

Michael A. Ward Invite you to share in the joy

and celebration of their marriage on

Saturday, the Eighth of September

Two Thousand and Seven

at Two o’clock in the afternoon


535 Cherokee Road

Portsmouth, Virginia

Chloe Renee’ Deweese

Arrived July 4, 2007

Weighing 6 lbs. 11 ozs.

19 inches head to toe

Proud Parents

Greg & Cheryl Deweese

Even Prouder Grandma

Janice Deweese

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August’s Member Spotlight

Our August Spotlight is on Janey (Hardison) Culpepper. Like so many West Siders, Janey is a charter member having come to the new West Side church with her parents, sister and brother. Janey was baptized on the last Sunday that West Side and Parkview worshiped as a single congregation. She and sister, Mary (Branscome), were active youth at West Side. Janey was best friends with Connie Hemby and Mary was great friends with Connie’s sister Joan. The girls spent many hours at the Hemby’s and Janey declares Al Hemby to be quite the barbeque master. Janey says one of her fondest memories is the duet she and Connie

sang in church just before Connie became ill.

Janey attended Wilson High school where she participated in intramural basketball and hockey, lettering in basketball, Janey attended both William & Mary and Old Dominion University majoring in Business. She went to work for Spindel Plumbing & Heating where she would meet her future husband ,Patrick. Janey says it was love at first sight and that Pat is the love of her life! They have been married since 1975 and they are best friends and have always done everything together. They share a love of golf and yard work and they have added two additions and a carport to their house on Scott Street all by their selves. When they decided to do replacement windows, Janey went to a class to learn the procedure and they made the

project their own.

Janey left Spindel and went to work managing Virginia Investment & Mortgage Corporation, which was the second largest mortgage company in the U.S. When the owner sold the business, Janey went to work for a Norfolk law firm, Jaffe,Caplan, & Fleder, as a paralegal. When she retired in 1990 she was the Paralegal Manager. Pat also retired in 1990, but Janey soon discovered retirement wasn’t for her, at least not then. She went to work for the city of Portsmouth in the Real Estate Assessment Division. She obtained her RES designation which is an international appraisal designation. It took 5 years to obtain and it is the equivalent of a doctorate degree. Janey says she is on construction sights almost every day and has picked up many useful skills and information from the contractors which she has applied to her and Pat’s home

projects. However, Janey’s ready to retire for good soon. She says she has 27 months left with the city.

Janey is an avid and quite accomplished golfer. Her current handicap is 18. She belongs to the Suffolk Golf Course, the Suffolk Women’s Golf Association, the Metro Golf Association and the prestigious Tidewater Women’s Golf Association where you must maintain a handicap of 20 or below for two years before you can even apply! She and Pat plan all their vacations around golf and one of their favorite vacation spots is Disneyworld where they’ve been 30-35 times! Janey’s all time favorite course is the TPC

Stadium Course in Jacksonville.

Janey is a true outdoor gal and has the manicured lawn and tan to prove it. Mowing the lawn twice a week is just one part of Janey’s routine to stay fit. She also works out four times a week. She says that through all of her golfing she has learned a lot about grasses. Her beautiful lawn is St. Augustine’s grass which is very thick and soft and a magnificent shade of green. It requires a special fertilizer not generally

found locally, so they tend to get it when they are in Florida.

Janey is also an avid reader of murder mysteries and her two favorite authors are James Patterson and Jonathon Kellerman. She is also a strong advocate for the homeless, working through the city and

volunteering at Oasis when she can. She also donates blood every 57 days.

Together she and Pat have reared 5 children - 1 daughter and 4 sons and have a total of 6 grandchildren. Over the years the Culpeppers have traveled through most of the U.S. Janey and Pat are planning a trip to Europe for next year. They plan to visit Ireland, Scotland and England and you can be sure golf will be

involved!

~written by Kitty Baker

Janey (Hardison) Culpepper

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Elder’s Journal

Are You Called to Serve?

Have you ever been approached about serving as an Elder, but replied, “I’m not ready

or I don’t feel qualified”? A good friend of mind often says, “God may not call the

qualified, but He always qualifies the called”. Give that statement some serious thought

and it may very well change your perspective on how you serve the Lord in general.

Serving as an Elder is, indeed an awesome responsibility but is also one of the

greatest privileges you will ever be offered. You get to know a portion of the congregation,

your flock, in a way no other person can, because you are praying for them, both

individually and as a collective group. You greet them when you see them, you make calls

or send cards when they are ill or grieving, but you also get to share in their celebrations.

You are a major means of communication for your flock concerning important spiritual

events of the Church. You get to pray for the congregation at the Lord’s table, which while

that may seem frightening to some, to me it makes me feel like I am right there at His

table. I think most of all the reason I think serving as an Elder is so special, is because it

signifies that your church family is saying you are a person of character, someone who can

be trusted with a confidence, someone they can come to for advice or comfort, someone they

want to pray for them! It is a true opportunity for Discipleship.

Like any new task, there are procedures to learn and follow but they are well

documented and you have the other, more tenured Elders to act as your mentors. There are

books with sample prayers for communion, and the other Elders work with those who may be

a little more bashful about reading in public, We can team together to deliver communion to

the sick or shut-ins. There are many ways to grow into your role of faithful servant. I

can promise you that you will be truly blessed.

Still don’t think you are “qualified”? Consider who Jesus called to be His Disciples,

not a “qualified” one in the bunch - least of all Peter, who became His rock. Please be

in prayer over the next few months and examine your own heart. Is it the heart of a

servant, or the heart of a compassion? Is God qualifying you?

In His Service,

Kitty Baker

WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN 2007 - 08

Preschool preparations for the fall have begun. We are very excited about opening our first Kindergarten class which will be taught by Claudia Thompson. Returning to teach preschool this year will be Carole Spruill, Cheryl Jarvis, Carrie Kelly, Cheryl Boomer, Susan Buchy and Donna Nutting. We are happy to introduce our new 3-yr old class teacher, Pam Bunch. Pam comes to us from Simonsdale Presbyterian Preschool. In an effort to continue to provide an outstanding program at affordable prices, we are asking for your help. For the next several weeks, school supplies will be on sale. If you would

like to contribute to this ongoing ministry here at West Side, you may donate any of the following supplies:

Hand Sanitizer - Glue - Glue Sticks - Primary Crayons - Fiskar Blunt Tipped Scissors

Primary Pencils - Tissues - Disinfecting Cleaning Wipes - Zip-Lock Bags (pint & gallon)

This year we are also going to provide t-shirts with the church name on them. If you see plain white t-shirts in children sizes, S-M-LG, on sale, they would be appreciated as well. Please keep our teachers, children and program in your

prayers.

Thank you,

Jennifer Larson, Preschool Director

AUGUST 31ST 2 6:30 PM

Dinner at the home of Nathan & Marion Brown

Please bring a side dish or dessert.

Also bring a digital camera if you have one.

For more information contact

Rev. Brown 488-0514

SEPTEMBER 15TH @ 6:00 PM

Cookout at the home of Michael & Shannon Sitdham

Please bring a side dish.


Shannon Stidham 638-1942

OCTOBER 19TH @ 7:15 PM

Mystery Dinner Theater

―Murder at the Family Reunion‖

$37.00 per person

Four-course Dinner & Show

RSVP by September 20th


Kelly Terry 532-5554

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∙ Number 8

August begins a new year for our Worship

and Wonder program. For those parents not

familiar with this program, it is a children’s

worship center where the core stories of the

Bible are presented to them through

storytelling and using plain wooden figures to

represent the characters. The children have

their own Sanctuary (last classroom on the

right in the newer educational wing), where

they pattern worship akin to the adults but it

is on their level and is multi-sensory.

Orientation will be Sunday, August 5th at

11AM in the W & W center. Parents and

their children (ages 3-8) will be introduced to

the Worship & Wonder process, meet the storytellers and have any questions answered.

This orientation session will continue through

the month of August. Each session focusing

on one or more aspects of the Worship

Center. Parents are welcome at the second

orientation lesson but are not required to

attend any but the first one. Even if your

child participated in the program this past

year, we would like to urge you and your

child/children to attend the August 5th

session as well.

Those children who attended this past year

have grown enormously in their

understanding of the Word and the special

events of the Church year, but most of all in

how much of the Bible stories they have

retained and can retell to others!! Please

support your children in their Faith Journey!

Worship & Wonder Storytellers

Kitty Baker

Mary Redmon

Charles Kelly

Bill Loftis

Michael Stidham

Tuesday Tales is in full swing with 20-30

children attending each week.

This year with the help of Marla Terry,

Jessica Terry and Kelly Terry, we are able to

offer a program for children 6-8 years of age.

Thank you to Jimmy Jarvis, Rosemary Lahy,

and Rev. Nathan Brown for sharing stories. A BIG thank you to Wanda Hackler, Mary

Cornwell, Pam Brown, Donna and Emily

Nutting for coming to help. Also, thanks to

Cindy Wallace for donating the apple juice.

Preschool Orientation

Tuesday, August 28th @ 7:00 PM

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