Centennial Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
Centennial Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
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Newsletter Highlights
June 2009
Graduations Recognition A reception will immediately follow worship for the 2009 graduates on June 7th. Emma Kline will be graduating from Bloomington High School. Refreshments will be served. If you know of another graduating this year, please inform JoAnne Pritchard or Amanda in the office. We don’t want to miss anyone so don’t assume we know. Thanks! Centennial
Christian Church & First
Christian Church Vacation
Bible School 2009 June
8-12, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm At
Centennial Dinner
at 5:30 Sign
up: Vacation
Bible School is for 3 year olds through those that have completed the 5th
grade. Registration forms are available in the church entryway to the left
of the elevator, or you may call the church 828-2185 to register your child. Volunteer:
We
still need someone to help with Games and more Crew Leaders. We also need
folks to sign up for nights they could help with dinner. See the poster to
the left of the elevator or contact Joe Peebles. Volunteers Still Needed Please consider helping with
VBS. We are still very short of
volunteers. This is one of our most
important opportunities to teach children about Jesus.
See the poster by the elevator. All church
Picnic The church picnic will be immediately after worship on June 14th. We will have grills available for grilling whatever you wish to bring. Please bring a dish to share and table service. Membership will furnish drinks. We will have games and prizes for adults and kids. Don’t dress up; there will be a water balloon fight. Don’t miss it. Father’s Day We will recognize all the men in worship with a small gift on June 21. DINNER FOR THE GUYS June 25 at 6:00 pm.
This is for all the men in the church and takes the place of Men’s
Night Out. (Hence, the Name “GUYS WITHOUT GALS”.)
The “gals” will be cooking the meal, serving it and cleaning up
afterward. Invite your sons, grandsons, brothers, nephews, friends.
Tickets need to be purchased in advance from Membership Committee
members. $ 5.00 apiece. There will be a congregational Meeting after Worship on June 28 to vote on officers for the 09/10 year.
Help Wanted The Centennial Planning Committee is looking for
someone who can: ¨ Update the Centennial web page ¨ Set up the Great Hall for the
history/video presentation for the September 27th special celebration day The history
sub-committee is gathering historical information and the video sub-committee is
making a video. We are in need of a person who would be in charge of setting
up/taking down the displays and video screen, and making picture boards
from donated photos. Anyone interested can contact me at 530-2092 or fitz_372@comcast.net ,
or attend the next centennial planning meeting on June 15. Adult Sunday School – New Study We begin a new 13
week study for the summer on Sunday May 24.
It will be “Jesus Reaches Out to Others” and will look at 13 stories
of times when Jesus helped other people. Included will be Nicodemus, the
Samaritan Woman, Levi, the Rich Young Man, Zacchaeus, Mary Magdalene, and more.
Join us as we study God’s Word together and discover lessons for our
own lives today. JOE’S SABBATICAL E-MAIL DISPATCHES If you have internet access be sure the office has your address so that
you will receive Pastor Joe’s “Dispatch From the Road” emails.
Paper copies of current dispatches are available next to the elevator
doors for those without a PC or the internet.
NEWS FROM MARK BRIENEN Mark is moving to Kabul to train Afghanistan police and army for the next
three months. He will be part of the
Embedded Training Team in and around the capital city.They will sleep in tents
on cots instead of on beds in a building. They
will also loose their internet connection on a regular basis. Which makes
“regular” mail even more important. MARK’S
BIRTHDAY IS JUNE 28. Please use the
address below and send him a card or a note.
Even if he gets it after his birthday he’ll know he’s thought about.
Brienen, Mark 6/2/207 ETT CFC CAMP BLACK HORSE APO AE 09320 The
slash marks are important. MEMORIALS Centennial Christian Church gratefully accepts a
memorial given in Memory of Larry
Schroeder Sr. by Ann Hall, and in memory of Donna Willis by Ann Hall. FATHER’S DAY POWERPOINT On Father’s Day we want to have a PowerPoint
presentation to honor the men of Centennial’s history. We are now accepting
pictures of deceased men of Centennial Christian Church to include in our
presentation. If you have a photo you would like included, please bring it to
the church office. We will scan the picture and return it to you. The deadline
to have your pictures in is June 15th. THANK YOU To our wonderful church family, Thank you all so much for the many acts of
kindness and love shown to our family over the last 3 1/2 years since my dad’s
stroke, through his battle with cancer and at the time of his death. Thanks for
the many prayers, to those who brought food and those who traveled the many
miles for the visitation. It all meant so much. Times like these it is so
wonderful to have a very caring & supportive church family! We love you all!! Bret, Brenda, Brooke, Britney & Bryer Foland ELECTRICITY and
SECURITY A reminder to everyone to check doors and turn off lights when we leave
the building, especially in the evenings. In
the past we’ve had an uninvited guest who came in through insecure areas.
Before leaving the building remember the following: ¨ Walk through the building (NOT
ALONE) and turn off all lights. ¨ Double check that doors are
locked. ¨ If you come into the building
before or after regular hours and find doors unlocked
DO NOT search the building alone. Get property members Mike Kenerley or
Bill Wetzel to check out building with you Thanks! Steve Brienen, Property Chair Heartland
Theater Play: Nathan The Wise June 4, 5, 6, &
11, 12, 13 at 7:30
pm; Sundays June 7 & 14 at 2
pm This classic play recently updated is set in Jerusalem
in 1192 AD, during an uneasy truce between Muslim forces and invading Christian
Crusaders, with the Jews caught in the middle. Nathan, a wealthy, respected
Jewish merchant, and the Muslim Saladin and a young Christian Crusader find
themselves exploring what it means to relate as humans when there are serious
religious differences. Nathan must face Saladin’s question: Christianity,
Judaism, Islam ... which is the best? Nathan’s thoughtful answer is shaped by
what he has learned about the personal story of each character, providing a
parable of human connectedness. GIVING TO BLANKET Blanket Sunday will be June 21. This is a project shared by denominations
to provide warm blankets in disaster
areas all over the world. $5.00 will
buy a blanket. Envelopes will be
provided for your gifts. New Disciples
Church A new Disciples congregation is starting in Bloomington, spearheaded by
Rev. Dan and Amanda Jassman. It will
be on the growing southeast edge, and is expected to draw young families whose
breadwinners work at State Farm. Their first worship service will wait until a good sized group is ready
–- possibly in the fall of 2010. Lately
Dan and Amanda have been door to door in their neighborhood, inviting people to
a get-acquainted open house which they held last week (May 30). About 50-60
people attended, and some volunteered to help them organize a neighborhood
picnic later this summer. A weekly
small group in their home studies Christian faith. Blessings & Prayers
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