5-27-15 - Bartlesville First Church

BARTLESVILLE FIRST CHURCH
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EPHESIANS 2:19-20: YOU ARE MEMBERS OF GOD’S HOUSEHOLD, WITH CHRIST JESUS HIMSELF AS THE CHIEF
May 27, 2015 •Editor: desira.mathes@bartlesvillefirstchurch.com
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ANNUAL CREATE FOR MISSION DAY ANNOUNCED
Church Women United’s annual Create
for Mission Day will be celebrated from
9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, July 10 at
First Presbyterian Church, 505 S. Dewey,
Bartlesville.
“This annual event makes necessary items
for area nursing homes,” Pat Brown, event
coordinator tells Exanimer Enterprise. “We
donate catheter covers, lap quilts, clothing
protectors, and pillows. In addition, the
women assemble hygiene and school kits
for Church World Services to send to local,
national and international disaster sites.”
All women are invited to share in the
festivities. There will be a lunch served at
12:30 p.m. at a cost of $5.
“You do not need to be a sewer to attend,”
Brown said. “We need cutters, pinners,
pressers and assemblers, too. However,
without sewing machines, we are limited
in quantity of items. We encourage women
to bring portable machines to help with
the stitching. We also need scissors, rotary
cutters and cutting mats.”
Brown said that someone will help carry
the machines from the car to the church if
they enter the south parking lot and stop
at the south entrance.
CWU has hosted Create for Mission for
many years so area nursing homes look
forward to the needed items each summer.
“We want to continue to serve our local
nursing home residents as best as we
can,” said Leola Yelken, CWU President.
“But it takes a village to accomplish all that
we need to do in one day. We hope many
hands will be available to help.”
While a lot is accomplished in one day,
there is plenty of time for fellowship too.
“It’s really a sharing experience with lots of
chatter and much laughter,” said Brown.
“Women do not need to be a member of
CWU to help with this project. We welcome
all.”
Donations for postage and supplies are
also welcome. $12 will purchase a hygiene
kit while $17 will purchase a school kit.
Checks should be payable to Church
Women United and mailed to Pat Brown,
2580 Yorman Rd, Bartlesville OK 74006.
Call 918-333-1714 with questions.
MIDWEEK CELEBRATION
It was a great turnout at the end of the school year midweek celebration on Wednesday night Children, youth, church members,
and many Kids First families joined in the fun!
LEARNING ALONG THE WAY: BEEN THERE
Dr. Kevin Tully
It’s universally and eternally true:
opportunities being challenges, and viceversa. The downside also has an upside,
and the reverse is also true. We see it in
times of economic and social change,
and even in our families and friendships.
It’s also the case in terms of electronic
communication and virtual connection
that have changed the way church is
done.
In my own opinion, it’s too early to
tell just how “virtual community”
will eventually affect the church. I’m
delighted that people can watch church
online or on television when they cannot
attend. Telecommunication has allowed
believers to spread the gospel as never
before. And yet, it comes with a cost and
brings dangers, as well.
Watching is not the same as joining
in. From the very start on the Day
of Pentecost, there were those who
watched. But the church was built upon
those who came forward, were baptized,
and who “Day after day… met as a group
Children and Youth Camps
Sonshine Camp
Children entering 1st and 2nd grade
Camp Egan • June 27-28
Cost $30 (scholarships available)
Forms due to Laura by June 11
in the Temple, and they had their meals
together in their homes, eating with glad
and humble hearts, praising God, and
enjoying the good will of all the people.
And every day the Lord added to their
group those who were being saved.” (Acts
2:46-47).
Attending worship not only encourages
us, but also is a means by which each of
us develops the disciplines necessary for
leading the Christian life. The “hanging
in there,” “listening and sharing’, and
“forgiving and reconciling” which are
needed for being part of a community of
faith are the very qualities that result in
better families, communities, workplaces,
and society.
I pray that God will work within us to
develop the commitment, discipline, and
involvement that makes us like those
of the early church, who did more than
just hang back, watch, and occasionally
show up. Those are the people through
whom the kingdom is built, and God’s
will is done. May we be among them!
See you Sunday!
Kevin Tully
Church attendance is important! What
would our city, state, and nation be like
if people simply changed the channel
whenever we heard something we didn’t
immediately like? What would our families
be like if we decided to “find another
one to belong to” every time there was
disagreement? What would our political
MAY 31 - JUNE 7
Minister-on-Call: 918-914-9001
If you need to speak with one of our ministers, there is a minister-on-call available.
Van Ministry:
May 31
June 7
Growin’ In Grace
Children entering 3rd-5th grade
Camp Egan • June 17-19
Cost $77 (scholarships available)
Forms due to Laura by June 2
Children’s Time:
May 31
June 7
Ambassadors:
May 31
T’Weens Discover
Children entering 6th grade
Camp Egan • June 15-19
Cost $129 (scholarships available)
Forms due to Laura by June 2
June 7
Dayspring
Youth who have completed 9-12 grade
Camp WOW • June 17-19
Cost $125 (scholarships available)
Forms due to Stephen by June 23
process be like if everyone thought
“there are plenty of others who will take
care of this” when it came to reading,
voting, or volunteering?
Doug Parks and Wayne Middleton; Kent Carbaugh and Tom Graves
Scott and Grace Farmer; Warren and Lori Hibbard
Flower Delivery:
May 31
June 7
Green Country Village Vespers:
May 31
June 7
Loni Carbaugh
TBA
8 a.m. - Bill and Patti Lundeen;
10 a.m. - Rick and Kathy Loyd
8 a.m. - Roger Himstreet, Tucker and Janice Harrison,
and Harry Farnsworth;
10 a.m. - Thad and Andrea Satterfield
John and Melissa Lawson
John and Suzanne Ortiz
Bob Farmer
Rev. Tari Carbaugh
PROJECT TRANSFORMATION READING VOLUNTEERS
Every summer, PT campers log over 1,500 hours reading with adults. This is the key component to their success. Campers read in
rotations from 10 a.m. - noon every Monday-Thursday of summer. At least 14 reading volunteers are needed each day so that the
campers get the one on one time they need to succeed in reading! Please sign up at the welcome desk in the Atrium.
Finally, it is our responsibility to feed the six interns that come to serve the campers. We are their church family for the summer! If you
are interested in having them to your home for a dinner, taking them out for dinner, or providing them with a gift card to eat dinner
together, please let Laura know.
FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP POT LUCK
The Fellowship and Family Life Committee would like to invite you to a “Food and Fellowship Pot Luck” following the 11:10 a.m. service
on Sunday, June 14.
Families with the last name A-J bring chips and a dessert to share. If your last name falls between K-Z, please bring a side dish to share.
BBQ will be provided. Don’t forget your lawn chairs!
SENIOR ADULT MINISTRIES
Senior Adult Ministries is sponsoring a trip to OKMozart Friday, June 12. The bus will leave the church at 10 a.m. and return by 3 p.m. While
at the Community Center we will attend free concerts by tenor Tevyn Hill and pianist Lennie Baker. You will be able to purchase your lunch
on site between these two events. Reservations are required. Please call the church before June 10 to make your reservations as seating
is limited.
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
The United Methodist Women will hold their June meeting on Thursday, June 4, at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served as we are
being entertained by the girls from MUTUAL Girls Club, who will be performing their dance routines from Sunfest. This will be followed
by a yearly review from the Directors of MUTUAL.
Please note the change in time. If you have questions, please call the church office at 918-336-3361.
FROM THE LIBRARY
The library has just received two new DVD lessons for Small Groups.
• The Drawing: Christianity in the Roman Empire (15 lessons)
• Romans: The Letter That Changed the World (10 lessons)
If these would be appealing for your group, stop by the library and check them out and all of the other ALR lessons available in the
library.
SUNDAY MORNING BUS MINISTRY
The Sunday morning bus ministry is vital to Bartlesville First Church. The ministry operates two buses, serving about fifteen members
each Sunday. The core of drivers for this ministry has shrank because the volunteers themselves have advanced in age. It is time for
some younger church members to help continue this ministry.
Currently, one set of volunteers works a Sunday at a time to use the lift equipped bus to pick up members who live West of the Caney
River or South of Price Road. The other set of volunteers uses the older bus to pick up members who live East of the Caney River and
North of Price Road.
If you would be interested in assisting in this vital ministry with either schedule, please contact Lori Hibbard (lori.hibbard@
bartlesvillefirstchurch.com) or Wayne Middleton (wayne.middleton@bartlesvillefirstchurch.com) or call the church office.
SANCTUARY FLOWERS WERE GIVEN:
• In loving memory of our mothers, Cleva Melcher and Louise Hall, by Janice
and Tom Rogers.
• In loving memory of my parents, Jim and JoAnne Mullen, by Celeste Barrett
• In loving memory of Cleo Beougher, the best Husband, Dad and Crappaw ever,
from the whole Beougher family.
ALTAR CARNATION IS IN CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF:
Brody Shiblom Barnes, who was born May 20. Brody is welcomed by parents Robert
and Erin Barnes, grandparents Warren and Paula Barnes, and Geoff and Nan Shiblom.
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OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
Welcome Shelley Taggart and her son,
Spencer Hayes to our church family!
OUR NEWEST ANIMAL
We are excited to introduce our nine week
old Pygmy Goat named Flower!
CONGRATULATIONS TARI
Rev. Tari Carbaugh was ordained as an
elder in the United Methodist Church!