2012 Mission Trip Tuscaloosa, AL June 3-8, 2012

10:45 A.M.
WORSHIP
February 19, 2012
Last Sunday after Epiphany
SERVANTS
IN
WORSHIP
Announcer ............................................................................... Dewayne Renfro
Greeters: ..................................................................................... Koinonia Class
Acolyte(s): ......................................................................... Montgomery Rebelo
Red Book Pickup: ................................................... Emily Auten/Peggy Brannen
Deacons: Coordinator: Lynn Creason; Ushers & Servers: Carl Beattie, Ruth
Debrunner, Doug Ford, Kathie Fulgham, Shannon Beattie, Debby Demos, Judy
Duncan, Tanya Fleury, Rona Gary
East #1 (Prayer for Bread) ................................................................. Bea Lyons
East #2 (Table) .................................................................................. Julia Martin
West #1 (Prayer for Cup) ................................................................. Hoke Petree
West #2 (Table) .......................................................................... Don Reynolds
Elders On Call ................................................................ Bea Lyons/Hoke Petree
Screen Door Callers: Hafley/McKenna/Atchley/Mahaffey
Scripture Reader……..……......(Mark 2:1-12) ............................... Debby Demos
Message………………….…”Uncontrollable Borders” ............. Pastor Paul Rebelo
PRAYER CONCERNS:
Homer Aldrich
Bill Hobbs
Pat Barnwell
Allison DeFriese
Liz Love
Luther Whitaker
Natalie Wharton
David Blackburn
Mark Barber
Jordan Coleman & Family
Nancy Barber
Doris Aldrich
Nancy Lord
Harrison Gill
Hildred Levi
Ricky Bluford
Al Pless (Evelyn’s son) Edith Cofer
Erick Griggs
Eva Gray (Rosie Cofer’s Mother)
Normanda Huffman (Sally D’s mother)
Doug Beuoy (Brannens’ son-in-law)
Martha Coffey (Debby & Judy’s aunt)
Shirley Aldrich (Homer’s sister-in-law)
Family of Linney Smithers (Buzz’s mother)
Paula Baker (Carl Beattie’s stepsister)
Leona BonDurant (Carl Beattie’s Grandmother)
Peggy Wiggs (friend of Betty Proctor, Linda Hershey and Bea Lyons)
Worship, Fellowship, Food, Fun, & Fundraiser!...Mark your calendars now
to celebrate and support Week of Compassion. Sunday, Feb. 26th our worship
will be highlighted by an inspirational message from our Regional Minister, Dr.
Glen Stewart. After worship, your Outreach committee will prepare & serve a
Hot Potato Luncheon. This lunch is free, but donations are encouraged, 100%
will be given to WOC; the relief, refugee, and development mission fund of the
Christian Church (DOC). Dr. Stewart will share his personal experiences with
Disciples Missions and his Haiti experience.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
AT
FIRST CHRISTIAN…
Upcoming Messages
Wednesday Night Dinners...Our scheduled programs through April 5th are:
February 22nd—Ash Wednesday service following our fellowship dinner.
March 7th—Steve Derthick will share with us about his time in Colombia.
March 21st—Dan Summerlin will present a program on 1st Things 1st.
April 5th—Maundy Thursday service following our fellowship dinner
Please join us for these dinners and programs!
Sharing Calendar & Daily Giving Boxes for Week of Compassion...As our
youth have been learning about the Joy of Sharing, and filling their donation
boxes, we encourage each of you to do the same. Calendars & Donation boxes are
still available in the Crane Lounge. Pray daily for each of the persons or situations
highlighted in the calendar. Please bring your filled boxes to the worship service
on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Come to the Women of Distinction luncheon...to honor Kathie
Fulgham! Mary Barker, Rona Gary, Bea Lyons and Scottie Summerlin are putting
together a couple of tables of folks from FCC to support Kathie Fulgham at the
27th annual American Lung Association's Women of Distinction luncheon, to be
held on Fri. Apr. 27th at 11:15 a.m. at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Tickets
are $65 a person until March 31st. E-mail Scottie at danandscottie@comcast.net or
call her at 886-9231 if you would like to sit with us.
The Kemp Sunday School Class...will have a party at Mary & Jim Davis’
home on February 19th at 5:00 P.M.
The Children’s Choir...for ages 6-14 will rehearse Sundays in the choir room
following worship until 12:45 in preparation for the Children’s Choir Festival
April 22 sponsored by the Chattanooga Chapter of the American Guild of
Organists.
2012 Mission Trip
Tuscaloosa, AL
June 3-8, 2012
Information Packets are available in the Crane Lounge
Sad News...On Tuesday, February 14th, Mrs. Linney Smithers (Buzz Smithers’
mother) passed away. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday afternoon at 1:00
pm, at Lane Funeral Home, 833 Chickamauga Avenue, Rossville, GA. Visitation
will be at the Funeral Home on Friday from 11:00am until the funeral, and burial
will be at Lakewood Memory Gardens. Please keep Buzz, Konnie and the rest of
Mrs. Smithers’ family in your thoughts and prayers at this sad time.
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
“Uncontrollable Borders”
Mark 2:1-12
[William Sloane Coffin, in his book Credo says, “Let the Church in
remembering Christ remember that it is conserving the most uprooting, the
most revolutionary force in all human history. For it was Christ who
crossed every boundary, broke down every barrier…”]
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
“Jesus Like you and Me”
Mark 1:12-13
[The Reverend, Dr. Glen Stewart
Tennessee Regional Minister
Guest Preacher]
MARCH 4, 2012
“The Worst Health Plan Ever…”
Mark 8:31-38
[Commonly known as the “First Passion Prediction,” this text is the first of
three predictions in which Jesus tells his followers in plain language that he
is going to die. The disciples are shocked. But Jesus uses this
announcement as a teaching moment on what it means to be a disciple.]
MARCH 11, 2012
“Milquetoast Theology”
John 2: 13-22
[Instead of being a prophetic place of witness, the Temple area had
become an area of commerce and corruption. Jesus is angered by the
injustice.]
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FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Zach Atchley
Susan Haymes
Matt Smithson
Byron Atchley
Forrest King
Emily Auten, Sarah Flynn, Luther Whitaker
Justin Givens
Sherry Baldwin
Joni Sharp
Dreema Adkins
Laura Edmondson, Jilly Fulgham
Rachel Allen
Matthew Hamilton
Mark Curtiss, Edward Turner
Happy Birthday to All!
THIS WEEK
AT FIRST CHRISTIAN
(Opportunities for you to connect)
Sunday, February 19
9:45 a.m.
10:35 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
Sunday School Classes
Elders’ Prayer Circle; Conference Room
Worship; Sanctuary
Fellowship; Parlor
Children’s Choir rehearsal; Choir Room
7:30 p.m.
NA Monday Group; Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, February 21
2:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Brown After-School Program
The House Worship Service; Sanctuary
Sweet Adelines Rehearsal; Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, February 22
3:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
PAWS
Fellowship Dinner; Fellowship Hall
Ash Wednesday Worship Service; Sanctuary
Thursday, February 23
7:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
Men’s Study Group; Bluegrass Grill
PAWS
Friday, February 24
11:00 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
Tai Chi with Chris Campbell; Chi Rho
NA Friday Group; Fellowship Hall
Saturday, February 25
8:00 a.m.
Private Function
Sunday, February 26
9:45 a.m.
10:35 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
Sunday School Classes
Elders’ Prayer Circle; Conference Room
Worship; Sanctuary
Fellowship; Parlor
Week of Compassion Luncheon; Fellowship Hall
Opportunities for Service:
Volunteer in the Brown Academy After-School Program!
If you can spare even one Tuesday afternoon, we would appreciate
your help. Call Kyle Cutsinger (423-892-1079) for more information.
Volunteer at the Community Kitchen!
1st and 3rd Fridays of every month. 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM; 727 E.
11th St.
Help out at Habitat for Humanity!
2nd Saturday of every month. Be there around 8:30 AM. For
details, email Larry Kirby (kirbychat@epbfi.com).
Volunteer to serve a meal at Room In The Inn on the 5th Sunday of
any applicable month. For details, call or email Shannon Beattie (423883-9083; shanhb@hotmail.com.
Help us when we host families from Interfaith Homeless Network for a
week, several times each year. For details, email Julia Martin at
chuck343@comcast.net.
Stewardship Last Sunday:
Morning Worship Service ................................. 148
Sunday School ................................................... 82
Worship Offering Budgeted ............................ N/A
Worship Offering Received ..................$16,067.77
Budgeted to Date ............................................ N/A
Contributions to Date ......................... $69,795.42
Memorials .................................................. $75.00
Capital Campaign .......................................$10.00
Capital Campaign To Date .................$549,315.00
650 McCallie Avenue · Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403 · 423-267-4506 · Fax 423-266-2454
Monday, February 20
FIRST
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
(Disciples of Christ)
A Church of Service…
...Not Lip Service
WELCOME! Today is the gateway to another
week. We join together here to thank God for
a new week of promise and possibilities. Let us
welcome the opportunity of worship, as we
prepare ourselves to be God’s people in God’s
world.
Church Office: (423) 267-4506
Pastoral Emergency: (423) 443-1540
BRIDGE Deadline: Monday, 10:30 a.m.
Church Office Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
www.firstchristian-chat.com