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The Chalice
A publication of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 201 East Second Street , Edmond Oklahoma 73034
Vol. 1 No. 20
November 12, 2009
To Cry or Not To Cry by Rev. Chris Shorow Senior Minister After our service on November 1, All-Saints Day, a member of the church approached me and said that he almost cried during the service. I didn’t know if that was supposed to be good or bad for him, so I asked why he “almost” cried. He said that he’d been taught all of his life that men were never suppose to cry, so that, for him, to almost cry was a big deal. I wonder what is wrong with crying. It represents a deep emotional connection for all of us. When something makes us cry it means that we care deeply about that thing. I would hate to think that we live our lives unconnected to anything, especially those people that mean so much to us in our lives. A friend of mine, David Cobb, wrote these words: “Resistant to tears, it said on the side of the box. I was in a hospital room, sitting quietly while the person I had gone to visit was resting. I was looking around the room, reading everything my eyes rested upon - wash hands, no smoking, oxygen in use, put biological waste here, this room furnished in memory of so and so, and then this box, a box of latex gloves that health technicians now use whenever they are going to touch your body to protect them and you from diseases. I could see a few of the thin gloves protruding out of the box, and on the side these words - resistant to tears. I pondered for a few minutes why it would be important for glove to be resistant to tears, what is it that tears have in them that makes them things to be protected from, when suddenly it dawned on me - the box said resistant to TEARS.” I wonder what a life “resistant to tears” would be like. Not that we have to cry all the time, but perhaps our compassion for others should make us care enough to “almost” cry. I think God loves us enough to shed tears for us as well. Maybe we should do that for one another.
Ready, Set, Pack! Operation Christmas Child Packing Party Friday, November 13, 5pm Fellowship Hall Come-N-Go
Join us for a packing party for Operation Christmas Child with KLOVE radio station, 88.9 here for a LIVE broadcast! Please bring a few small items like: soap, toothbrushes, hard candy, children’s T-shirts, or caps, balls, dolls, matchbox cars, flashlights, or almost any item small enough to fit in a shoebox as long as it is child appropriate and non-perishable. The shoeboxes go to children in orphanages, churches, schools, or hospitals around the world. Contact Michele Schlough at 844-3214 with questions.
Each year, several churches in Edmond combine efforts to host a Community Thanksgiving Dinner. This shared meal is for anyone, but provides a special sense of community for singles, lonely college students, homebound, those far from home and others. Last year, over 3000 meals were served. The 2009 dinner will be held Thursday, Nov. 26, 11am to 3pm at the University of Central Oklahoma in the George Nigh Center. First Christian plays an active role in supporting the dinner. There are several ways you can get involved: 1) Donate food items 2) Contribute money to purchase food 3) Volunteer to work prior to the event, or on Thanksgiving day Specific details can be found at www.fccedmond.org/thanksgiving or at the Thanksgiving Dinner display in the church rotunda. Questions? Contact Sherrye VanOsdol, Outreach Ministry Moderator at 478-5287.
Prayers of the People OUR PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL Madge Goodrich in Edmond Specialty OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER Wayne Warner, Dian Sill, Terry Cronkite (Glenda Adams’ brother), Louise Weeden (Judy Bennett’s mom), Linda Speegle, Judy Metcalf, Jim Roberts (Jeri Dillon’s dad), Ed Berry, Phil Rehrig (Glo Rehrig’s son), Hank Thomas (Randy Thomas’ brother), Margaret Basso (Anne Stone’s sister), Patrick Douthitt (Duke Douthitt’s brother) OUR SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS to the family of Belinda Davis in the death of Ron Davis, who passed away November 9. Services in Huntsville, AR on November 14. OUR SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS to the family of Dorothy Taylor, who passed away November 11. Services are pending.
Happy Birthday! 11/15 Diana Crawford 11/16 Carrie Akin 11/17 Andrew Anderson, John Rahhal 11/18 Judy Bennett, Roger Enix, Kathy Lee 11/19 Linda Burke, Colin McGann, Carson Mullins 11/20 Ellen Chitwood, Reta Clopton, Earlee Daniel, Scott Powell 11/21 Brian Haley, Jennifer Penland 11/22 Dallas Billing, Marcella Halliday
Tea Rings & Swirl Pastries Have Arrived Just in time for the holidays. You may pick-up your orders of frozen tea rings & swirl pastries on Wednesday evening, November 18 between 5pm-8pm or on Sunday morning, November 22, in the church rotunda. Thank you to all who helped support this youth fundraiser.
Mark Your Calendars Now For
Discover First Christian Sunday, December 6 at 10am - Fellowship Hall-West Have you been thinking about becoming a member of First Christian? Would you like to learn ways you can get connected and make a difference? Join us for “Discover First Christian” an informal gathering, where you can meet some of our staff and members and have questions answered. Whether you’re brand new or have been attending a while, we’d love to have you join us for coffee, juice, donuts and fellowship. Norman Rockwell paints a lovely portrait of the family that has gathered around a Thanksgiving Dinner table. As we make our plans to gather, let us not forget that we are family and that many guests will join us during this season around the Lord’s table to share in the meal of thanksgiving Christ has prepared for us. Let us make our church home warm and welcoming. Let us embrace our guests with a friendly smile, a warm hand shake, and a spirit of gratitude.
Join the Classics for their Holiday Branson Trip, December 3-5 More information is online at fccedmond.org/classics or call Winnie Hall at 341-341-4297 or Ellen Chitwood at 341-2859.
Looking ahead to 2010: The Classics will enjoy an afternoon in Bricktown on January 14 with lunch at Abuelo’s followed by a tour of the “Banjo Museum” in Bricktown. More information on this fun day coming soon!
Help decorate the chapel and sanctuary for the Advent season! Purchase poinsettias for $15 each.
Three convenient methods of ordering are available:
1) Order forms will be in worship bulletins through Sunday, Nov. 15 2) Order online at www.fccedmond.org/ poinsettia 3) Call Iris Jordan at 341-3544, ext. 20. Orders must be placed by Wednesday, November 18. If you purchase poinsettias to take home, they will be available on Sunday, November 29. Money raised from the sale of poinsettias helps fund the youth summer mission trip.
Worship at First Christian 8:15, 9 & 11am November 15 Message: Rev. Chris Shorow Scripture: John 20:19-25
November 22
“The Lights of Christmas” Annual Advent Art Project Now Underway! Children are invited to join our annual tradition of drawing art for the Advent season. From the entries received, we will select some as cover art for our worship bulletins and special services during the season of Advent. Advent Art will be accepted now through November 22 at noon. Log on to www.fccedmond.org/adventart to print the art entry template form, or pick up a copy from the Welcome Desk or during Unite. Children through 5th grade may submit their color artwork on white paperstock.
Message: Rev. Chris Shorow
Have your child create artwork around the theme, “The Lights of Christmas.”
Scripture: Luke 14:34-35
Additional inspiration for art could include:
“Love” or “Shepherds, Sheep and a Savior” or “Season of Wonder” Please include first and last name plus age or grade, on the art entry template. Submit completed artwork to Carol Schwabe, Children’s Minister no later than Sunday, November 22 at noon. Contact [email protected] with questions. If your child’s art entry is selected as an Advent bulletin cover, you will be notified of the artwork selection during the week of November 23. Original artwork will be placed on display in the Fellowship Hall through January 3 and may be picked up after that time.
(USPS 210-360) is published weekly (except weeks of New Year's Day and Christmas Day). Periodicals postage paid by First Christian Church, 201 E. Second, Edmond, OK 730344561. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Chalice CONNECTION, PO Box 3548, Edmond, OK 73083
The Chalice CONNECTION Shelley Regan, Editor [email protected] submit or read news online @ fccedmond.org/news
“Hope,” “Peace,” “Joy” and
Periodicals Postage Paid Edmond, OK USPS 210-360
A publication of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 201 East Second Street , Edmond Oklahoma 73034
Vol. 1 No. 20
November 12, 2009
To Cry or Not To Cry by Rev. Chris Shorow Senior Minister After our service on November 1, All-Saints Day, a member of the church approached me and said that he almost cried during the service. I didn’t know if that was supposed to be good or bad for him, so I asked why he “almost” cried. He said that he’d been taught all of his life that men were never suppose to cry, so that, for him, to almost cry was a big deal. I wonder what is wrong with crying. It represents a deep emotional connection for all of us. When something makes us cry it means that we care deeply about that thing. I would hate to think that we live our lives unconnected to anything, especially those people that mean so much to us in our lives. A friend of mine, David Cobb, wrote these words: “Resistant to tears, it said on the side of the box. I was in a hospital room, sitting quietly while the person I had gone to visit was resting. I was looking around the room, reading everything my eyes rested upon - wash hands, no smoking, oxygen in use, put biological waste here, this room furnished in memory of so and so, and then this box, a box of latex gloves that health technicians now use whenever they are going to touch your body to protect them and you from diseases. I could see a few of the thin gloves protruding out of the box, and on the side these words - resistant to tears. I pondered for a few minutes why it would be important for glove to be resistant to tears, what is it that tears have in them that makes them things to be protected from, when suddenly it dawned on me - the box said resistant to TEARS.” I wonder what a life “resistant to tears” would be like. Not that we have to cry all the time, but perhaps our compassion for others should make us care enough to “almost” cry. I think God loves us enough to shed tears for us as well. Maybe we should do that for one another.
Ready, Set, Pack! Operation Christmas Child Packing Party Friday, November 13, 5pm Fellowship Hall Come-N-Go
Join us for a packing party for Operation Christmas Child with KLOVE radio station, 88.9 here for a LIVE broadcast! Please bring a few small items like: soap, toothbrushes, hard candy, children’s T-shirts, or caps, balls, dolls, matchbox cars, flashlights, or almost any item small enough to fit in a shoebox as long as it is child appropriate and non-perishable. The shoeboxes go to children in orphanages, churches, schools, or hospitals around the world. Contact Michele Schlough at 844-3214 with questions.
Each year, several churches in Edmond combine efforts to host a Community Thanksgiving Dinner. This shared meal is for anyone, but provides a special sense of community for singles, lonely college students, homebound, those far from home and others. Last year, over 3000 meals were served. The 2009 dinner will be held Thursday, Nov. 26, 11am to 3pm at the University of Central Oklahoma in the George Nigh Center. First Christian plays an active role in supporting the dinner. There are several ways you can get involved: 1) Donate food items 2) Contribute money to purchase food 3) Volunteer to work prior to the event, or on Thanksgiving day Specific details can be found at www.fccedmond.org/thanksgiving or at the Thanksgiving Dinner display in the church rotunda. Questions? Contact Sherrye VanOsdol, Outreach Ministry Moderator at 478-5287.
Prayers of the People OUR PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL Madge Goodrich in Edmond Specialty OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER Wayne Warner, Dian Sill, Terry Cronkite (Glenda Adams’ brother), Louise Weeden (Judy Bennett’s mom), Linda Speegle, Judy Metcalf, Jim Roberts (Jeri Dillon’s dad), Ed Berry, Phil Rehrig (Glo Rehrig’s son), Hank Thomas (Randy Thomas’ brother), Margaret Basso (Anne Stone’s sister), Patrick Douthitt (Duke Douthitt’s brother) OUR SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS to the family of Belinda Davis in the death of Ron Davis, who passed away November 9. Services in Huntsville, AR on November 14. OUR SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS to the family of Dorothy Taylor, who passed away November 11. Services are pending.
Happy Birthday! 11/15 Diana Crawford 11/16 Carrie Akin 11/17 Andrew Anderson, John Rahhal 11/18 Judy Bennett, Roger Enix, Kathy Lee 11/19 Linda Burke, Colin McGann, Carson Mullins 11/20 Ellen Chitwood, Reta Clopton, Earlee Daniel, Scott Powell 11/21 Brian Haley, Jennifer Penland 11/22 Dallas Billing, Marcella Halliday
Tea Rings & Swirl Pastries Have Arrived Just in time for the holidays. You may pick-up your orders of frozen tea rings & swirl pastries on Wednesday evening, November 18 between 5pm-8pm or on Sunday morning, November 22, in the church rotunda. Thank you to all who helped support this youth fundraiser.
Mark Your Calendars Now For
Discover First Christian Sunday, December 6 at 10am - Fellowship Hall-West Have you been thinking about becoming a member of First Christian? Would you like to learn ways you can get connected and make a difference? Join us for “Discover First Christian” an informal gathering, where you can meet some of our staff and members and have questions answered. Whether you’re brand new or have been attending a while, we’d love to have you join us for coffee, juice, donuts and fellowship. Norman Rockwell paints a lovely portrait of the family that has gathered around a Thanksgiving Dinner table. As we make our plans to gather, let us not forget that we are family and that many guests will join us during this season around the Lord’s table to share in the meal of thanksgiving Christ has prepared for us. Let us make our church home warm and welcoming. Let us embrace our guests with a friendly smile, a warm hand shake, and a spirit of gratitude.
Join the Classics for their Holiday Branson Trip, December 3-5 More information is online at fccedmond.org/classics or call Winnie Hall at 341-341-4297 or Ellen Chitwood at 341-2859.
Looking ahead to 2010: The Classics will enjoy an afternoon in Bricktown on January 14 with lunch at Abuelo’s followed by a tour of the “Banjo Museum” in Bricktown. More information on this fun day coming soon!
Help decorate the chapel and sanctuary for the Advent season! Purchase poinsettias for $15 each.
Three convenient methods of ordering are available:
1) Order forms will be in worship bulletins through Sunday, Nov. 15 2) Order online at www.fccedmond.org/ poinsettia 3) Call Iris Jordan at 341-3544, ext. 20. Orders must be placed by Wednesday, November 18. If you purchase poinsettias to take home, they will be available on Sunday, November 29. Money raised from the sale of poinsettias helps fund the youth summer mission trip.
Worship at First Christian 8:15, 9 & 11am November 15 Message: Rev. Chris Shorow Scripture: John 20:19-25
November 22
“The Lights of Christmas” Annual Advent Art Project Now Underway! Children are invited to join our annual tradition of drawing art for the Advent season. From the entries received, we will select some as cover art for our worship bulletins and special services during the season of Advent. Advent Art will be accepted now through November 22 at noon. Log on to www.fccedmond.org/adventart to print the art entry template form, or pick up a copy from the Welcome Desk or during Unite. Children through 5th grade may submit their color artwork on white paperstock.
Message: Rev. Chris Shorow
Have your child create artwork around the theme, “The Lights of Christmas.”
Scripture: Luke 14:34-35
Additional inspiration for art could include:
“Love” or “Shepherds, Sheep and a Savior” or “Season of Wonder” Please include first and last name plus age or grade, on the art entry template. Submit completed artwork to Carol Schwabe, Children’s Minister no later than Sunday, November 22 at noon. Contact [email protected] with questions. If your child’s art entry is selected as an Advent bulletin cover, you will be notified of the artwork selection during the week of November 23. Original artwork will be placed on display in the Fellowship Hall through January 3 and may be picked up after that time.
(USPS 210-360) is published weekly (except weeks of New Year's Day and Christmas Day). Periodicals postage paid by First Christian Church, 201 E. Second, Edmond, OK 730344561. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Chalice CONNECTION, PO Box 3548, Edmond, OK 73083
The Chalice CONNECTION Shelley Regan, Editor [email protected] submit or read news online @ fccedmond.org/news
“Hope,” “Peace,” “Joy” and
Periodicals Postage Paid Edmond, OK USPS 210-360
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