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With Mother’s Day just behind us and Father’s Day just ahead of us, we would like to take a moment to say
that we appreciate all of the moms and dads of our church family. What you do matters (perhaps more than
you’ll ever realize). What you do, day-in and day-out, is not always easy! We want you to know that we pray
for you often, and we trust that you are seeking the Lord as well. With that in mind, we would like to share
the following prayer resource with you. We hope you find it helpful in your daily strive to live Christ-centered
lives and bring-up Christ-centered kids.
- Amanda Bugos & Tricia Hopkins, Converse Church of Christ’s Children’s Ministers
“Helping people become Christ-Centered in their daily lives”
Converse Church of Christ
301 E. Wabash Street
Converse, IN 46919
Phone: 765-395-3361 ~~ FAX: 765-395-2023
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
Email: office@conversechurch.org
Web site: www.conversechurch.org
John Clark, Senior Minister, Amanda Bugos, Children’s Minister; Mike Middlesworth, Minister of Care &
Hospitality; Adam Ormord, Worship & Creative Arts Minister; Tricia Hopkins, Early Childhood Minister;
Jeff Thompson, Youth Minister; Pam Green, Kids Hope Director; Kerry Highley, Office Manager
Volume 5, Issue 6
June 2014
For students entering
1st—3rd grade this fall
Sun., Jul. 13th—Wed., Jul. 16th
5:30 pm—8:30 pm (supper provided)
Students will choose between two
tracks: visual arts or sports variety.
For students entering
4th—6th grade this fall
Intergenerational Worship Celebration @ 9:00 am
Ages 4 & up will be in the sanctuary. Children ages 3 &
under will have normal programming at 9:00 am. Care
for infants/toddlers and Sunday school for ages 2 & up
will NOT be available during the 10:45 education hour.
Love Offering for Rainbow Christian Camp
at conclusion of Worship Celebration
Sun., Jul. 20th—Wed., Jul. 23rd
5:30 pm—8:30 pm (supper provided)
Students will choose between two
tracks: visual arts or sports variety.
If you’re interested in helping with either or both Sports & Art Camps, please contact
Tricia Hopkins or Amanda Bugos or complete a servant sign-up sheet (found on our
website and at the Welcome Center). Registration is happening now. Forms are
available at the Welcome Center and in Children’s Sunday School Classrooms.
Prayers & Praises
Ron Conway—recovering from surgery at Lutheran
Hospital, Fort Wayne, Room 464
Paisley Thompson—daughter of Jon & Shanna
Thompson, born 13 weeks early, friend of Deb
Winger
Martha Thompson—fell, broken arm in 2 places and
injured her face, mother-in-law to Larry Floyd’s son
Marsha—health issues, Paul and Norma Bacon’s
daughter
Continue to pray for: Jerry Arrick, Thelma
Bowland, Butch Brookshire, Adam Clark, Roy
Clayborn, Dixie Dixon, Glenn Dowden, Phil Harts,
Ray Martin, Jim Needler, Harry & Pat Padfield, Arlene
Rogers, Caleb Sample, Tim Sigler, Glenna Smith,
Elvin Sommers, Jack Strange, The Family of Deidre
Thorne, Joe Whitesel, Loren Winger, Lola Akers,
Terry Anderson, Angie, Dale & Darlene Boen, David
Bowman, Lynelle Brown, Kelly Broyles, Bob Buroker,
Johnna Crist, Jim Corn, Steve Dazzell, The Family of
Annette Dunning, Linda Evans, Chad Fauber, Ronda
Garrett, Jeff Graf, Gerald & Betty Guy, Harley, Joe
Hill, Kathy Sommers, Ruthie Sommers Horner, Larry
Howell, Lana Hudson, Jillian, Evan Johnson, Cindy
Linn, LouAnne, Suzi McNamara Kamp, Mark Krabbe,
Ken Machala, Sarah Matthews, Phyllis Merritt, John
Mullinex, Nici, Linda Nolan, Betty Oyler, Maurice
Oyler, Teresa Ratliff, Laudi Reffett, Rex, Betty
Richey, Jean Rohrer, Gina Rolfs, John Smith, Dawn
Staggs, Heidi Vance, Marilyn Walls, Louise Warren,
Suzanne Werner, David Christian Wittrock
Dear Congregation —
June 29th—5th Sunday
Carry-In Brunch & Pantry
Shower @ 10:45 am
Following the intergenerational worship celebration, we
invite all to enjoy a Carry-In Brunch & Pantry Shower for
the Ormord Family n the CLC. Drinks and table service
will be provided.
If you forgot your pantry items for Adam & Rebekah
today, you may bring them to the church office anytime
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm.
Miriam Circle will meet on Tuesday, June 3rd at
1:30pm in Room 21. Hostesses are Carolyn Taskey
and Joan Schaaf. Lesson #8—”The Sovereign God”
- will be lead by Pepper Young. New business will be
the election of officers.
The Converse Church of Christ Board met in a special
meeting on Sunday, May 18th. Unanimous decisions
were made on the following: (1) Moving the agenda
forward on the 401 E. Wabash property - due to
environmental issues - from parsonage to parking lot
and (2) the board designated Buildings & Grounds
and the Trustees to pursue alternative housing for
John and Cindi.
Dana Biggs, Board Chairman
Senior Saints
Wednesday, June 18th
11:30am— Luncheon
12:30pm— Nearly Departed Trio
June 1st is Promotion Sunday
This is the time of year when most* kids and teens
move to their new classes/grades. Check signs
outside of classrooms as some groups may be
meeting in different rooms.
The Board of converse Church of Christ has
always had an open door policy for our monthly
meetings. But the sad truth is that in the 30 some
years that I have been a part of the board, very few
members of the congregation have ever attended a
board meeting. As leaders of CCC the Elders and
Deacons would appreciate your ideas, opinions, and
yes, even your complaints.
In an effort to encourage more participation from
the congregation, the board would like to extend an
invitation for you to join us at our June board
meeting. This meeting will be held on the 5th
Sunday of June, June 29th. It will be held after the
morning worship and brunch. After brunch, we will
meet back in the Sanctuary for the board meeting.
We will hold our regular board meeting and then
open the floor for any discussion, opinions or
complaints. The board is planning to hold a meeting
like this in the months that have 5 Sundays for the
rest of this year. Those Sundays would be August
31st and November 30th.
It is our hope and prayer that you will join us for
these meetings to help us become more informed
and better leaders of the church.
*Not all 2s will move up. There may be other exceptions as well. If you
have questions about whether or not your child will be moving up,
please contact Tricia Hopkins.
Serving Him,
Elliott Douglass
Chairman of the Elders
2014 is an election year for Elders and Deacons. A list
of each group is posted on the East and West bulletin
boards in the Sanctuary wing. Those persons who’s
name is in italics is up for re-election. To nominate
someone new, please use the ballot available at the
Welcome Center. Upon completing the ballot, place in
the black “mailbox” located at the Welcome
Center. ???? Contact Elliott Douglass or the church
office.
Rainbow Christian Camp
The 2014 Rainbow Christian Camp season is fastapproaching. Check out Rainbow’s real-time, online
registration program at www.rainbowcamp.org.
Information about camps offered, scholarships
available, and how to register your child can be found at
the Welcome Center and the Children’s Ministry and
Youth Ministry info tables in the office complex. Please
contact the church office for our church code (AKA
coupon code). Contact Amanda Bugos with any
questions.
CCC Attendance & Giving
Worship
Sunday School
General Fund, Missions & Building Fund
Designated Missions
Rainbow Camp
Easter/Thanksgiving/Other
Total
4/27/2014
5/4/2014
5/11/2014
492
577
549
358
414
326
$ 9,966.60 $ 13,550.95 $ 10,472.00
$
838.13 $
855.00 $
903.13
$ 4,285.00
$ 15,089.73
$
100.00
$ 14,505.95 $ 11,375.13
The Church Office
will be
CLOSED
on Monday,
May 26th
in observance
of
Memorial Day