Congregationalist Newsletter - First Congregational Church

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Congregationalist Newsletter - First Congregational Church
The
Congregationalist
First Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Battle Creek, Michigan
COME, SHARE THE JOURNEY OF FAITH
Volume 61 • No 4
January 2015
THIS ISSUE:
ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING
JONAH MLK BREAKFAST
ON THE JOURNEY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON LIVE
ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015
MEAL — 5:00
CENTERPOINT WORSHIP — 6:00
ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING — 6:30
The proposed budget will be available
prior to the meeting
Pastor Tom Ott
2
Pastor Emily Joye
McGaughy-Reynolds
3
Deepening Your
Engagement with
4
On the Journey
Sunday Afternoon
Live
Church Family
Calendar
4-5
7
9-10
11
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At the end of this year, Vickie Forman, our office administrator will be
retiring from her position at church and heading south to spend the
winter in warmer places. As most of us know, church office
administrators are the glue that holds things together in any
congregation, and Vickie has been wonderful at it. She has brought the
prerequisite gifts of organization, administration and computer skills.
But she has also brought wonderful personality gifts of flexibility,
patience, compassion and empathy. She has made me look way more
organized than I am by prompting me well in advance about those
executional details that otherwise wouldn’t occur to me until it was too late.
Vickie takes care of a myriad of behind the scenes details including everything from
recruiting front desk volunteers to coordinating building schedules to preparing the
projection files for worship to handling all of our publicity. She never stands in the
lime light or calls attention to herself but has played an important role in practically
everything that happens at our church.
I’ve appreciated Vickie’s loyalty, her friendship and her support throughout the years
of my pastorate here at FCC and am grateful for all that she has done to serve our church well.
Even though Vickie isn’t a member of our congregation, she has become an important part of our
church family and we will miss her. I know that you join me in wishing her well as she moves on
to the next adventures in her life.
In January, JAIMIE FALES-BROWN will be taking over the position of office
administrator. Jaimie is relatively new to our faith community but has been
actively engaged in church work throughout her life. She brings exciting gifts
in marketing and publicity that can help us share the good news of what is
happening here at FCCBC with people in our community that we want to reach
and she is well versed in using web sites and social media as communication
tools. Jaimie is passionate about the opportunities we have to reach people
who are looking for a progressive faith community that is willing to host their
questions honestly and engage the complexities of faithful life with integrity.
She came into our church through the Koinonia community and will be a great asset to our
ministry team. Vickie will be helping to orient Jaimie to the position during the month of
December and Jaimie will take over full office responsibilities at the beginning of the New Year.
The position will remain 28 hours a week with the schedule to be determined once Jaimie gets
settled into the rhythm of the work. During the weeks ahead, sure to reach out and help make
Jaimie feel welcome as she joins our staff ministry team here at FCCBC.
Tom Ott
PLEASE HELP US BECOME FRAGRANCE FREE!
It’s hard to believe something as innocent as scented perfume could cause a person
to have health issues, but fragrance sensitivity — an allergic reaction or irritation to
chemicals in certain products — is very real and, depending on the severity, can
become problematic.
In an effort to ensure a quality worship experience for ALL who want to attend our church , we are
asking everyone - men and women - to please refrain from wearing “fragrances” to church.
Your help is greatly appreciated – thank you!
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Here it is! 2015, hot dog! A new year. A new beginning. I have an idea...
One of the things I love about our church is the deep and abiding
commitment we share to ongoing faith formation. This is a community of
faith that values spiritual exploration, learning, education, contemplation,
devotion and meditation. Many of us believe that the key ingredient to a
successful spiritual life is to keep seeking, to never stop asking questions, to
keep fresh the fruits of the spirit by deepening our study of them. We
believe in the power of disciplined discipleship!
Last year the Women’s Writing Group decided to join a worldwide
movement called OneWord365. It was a grassroots group of seekers,
connected by the internet, who wanted to be in community with others
around a simple discipline: holding one word all year long. Holding how?-you ask. Well, that was up to us to decide. Some people prayed with their
word every morning. Some people found book titles that had to do with
their word and started reading. Some people journaled on their word, or
took relevant pictures. Others simply paid attention to what their day to day world seemed to be
saying about the word they chose. OneWord365 is genius in its simplicity but also in its lack of
specificity. You choose the word. You choose the kind of exploration you do. All they do is
provide the inspiration. The Women’s Writing Group ran with it and we are so very, very glad
we did.
Which brings me to my idea. Why don’t you join OneWord365 too? Wouldn’t it be cool if a
bunch of us at FCCBC/Koinonia decided to focus our spiritual journeys with intentionality in
2015? I think we’d see incredible results. So consider this your official pastoral invitation.
Please ask God, in your prayer life, to reveal what word is best for you right now. Then pay
attention to recurring themes: topics in conversation that keep coming up, struggles you’re
having at home, work, etc., something you’ve always wanted to study/learn more about but
haven’t given yourself permission and your desire is stronger than ever. Then after asking God
for guidance, paying attention to recurring themes and deciding on word, start your journey
however feels best to you. If you’re a cerebral type: study. If you’re an artist: create. If you’re an
extrovert: host conversations on your word. If you’re a contemplative: chant your word. The sky
is the limit when it comes to the process of holding a word for a year. But I do think it’s
important to cater your process to your individual style of exercising spirituality.
I’ve chosen the word “humility” for 2015. My guess is that I’m going to learn some stuff about
being comfortable with failure. But I also think I am going to be surprised by how little I figure
out given my experience from last year with the word “mercy.” It was one of the best spiritual
explorations I’ve embarked on in my life. And here’s what I learned after 365 days of studying
mercy intentionally: it’s exactly what I need and I have no idea what it is. God has such a
beautiful and wicked sense of humor.
Happy New Year, Beloved Church.
JONAH's tenth annual Prayer Breakfast will be held on Saturday, January 17, from 9:00
- 11:00 a.m. at First Congregational Church, 145 Capital Avenue, NE, Battle Creek. Tickets are
$15 and can be purchased from any of the JONAH member churches or
our host church, First Congregational. Included in the price of a ticket is
a delicious a hot breakfast buffet. For more information, please contact
Sheri Harris, President of JONAH, for more information via email at
sheriharrismi@gmail.com or cell: 269-832-3670.
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Deepening Your Engagement with Scripture
Are you ready to commit to a serious Bible Study? Make this New Year a time for deepening your
own spiritual life by engaging the word of God in scripture.
This month we have three opportunities to be in conversation with other people of faith through
Covenant Bible Study groups. The groups will be using the resource: Living The Covenant. It is
an eight week program that is part of the outstanding Covenant Bible Study series. Living the
Covenant focuses on how the faith community lives out it’s covenant in faithful love and how our
covenant with God applies to actual relationships in everyday life.
The Covenant Bible study series engages participants in daily bible reading and weekly small
group conversations to explore the learnings and consider the applications for our own lives.
Each weekly group meeting features a 20 minute video conversation with an outstanding Bible
scholar to help us understand the background and historical context of the scriptures we engage.
Choose a group that suits your schedule. The dates and times of the meetings are:
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Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00PM starting on January 13th facilitated by Mike Conklin
Wednesday morning from 9:00 to 10:30AM starting on January 14th facilitated by Tom Ott
Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00PM starting on January 14th
facilitated by Jaimie Fales-Brown
You don’t need any prior background in Bible Study to participate.
The only resources we use are a good study bible (like The Common
English Study Bible, The Harper Collins Study Bible, or the New
Oxford Annotated) and the Covenant Bible Study: Living The
Covenant Participant Guide (order on line at
covenantbiblestudy.com/shop).
Come and join the conversation as we deepen our faith through our
engagement with scripture. Sign-up sheets are at the information desk
or you contact the church office to sign up (965-1225 or
office@fccbc.org).
On the Journey
When We Learn More...We Do Better
One of my learning experiences
over the past many years has
been
about
housing
discrimination for African
Americans and the impact on
their lack of economic viability today. I spent
my growing up years I totally white
neighborhoods. I really never thought about
why neighborhoods were segregated. As my
girls were growing up it became evident that
their black school acquaintances didn’t live in
the areas we did. Ok I thought, if we could have
10% of the homes occupied by black families or
even one or two black families, then that would
be fairer. REALLY! So only a couple of black
families get to live in my nice neighborhood!?
What kind of thinking was that? So here are a
few things I have “learned” in my trying to “do
better.”
After the civil war, may black Americans
became tenant farmers or sharecroppers. That
meant they were still under the thumb of the
white landlords. These landlords determined
the return on the crops and were able to deem
exactly what kind of debt the black farmers were
in by that power. Tools, etc. were advanced
against the crop return and if a black person
protested this arrangement of determining crop
return, they did so at the risk of injury or death.
“Losses mounted and as sharecroppers, families
saw their wages treated as the landlord’s slush
fund.” And so the cycle began.
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As black families moved north and found jobs,
many felt that they had become true citizens.
One thing was missing, a home which was the
badge of entry into the American middle class.
After WWII, loans were readily available for
returning GI’s, that is, if you were a white
returning GI. From the 1930’s through the
1060’s, black people across the country were
largely cut out of the legitimate home mortgage
market through means both legal and
extralegal. In Chicago, for example, “whites
employed every measure from restrictive
covenants to bombing to keep their
neighborhoods segregated.” What homes black
families could buy were bought on contract
which gave the families all the responsibilities of
home ownership but all the disadvantages of
renting. Homes were sold to black families at
inflated prices and then when the family could
not pay, they were evicted and the realtor kept
not only the down payment but all the
installments made on the house.
These efforts were condoned by our federal
government in various ways. In the 1930’s the
Federal Housing Administration underwrote
private housing loans so that people could buy a
home with only 10% down The FHA manual
encouraged developers to include “whites only”
covenants in their deeds. This not only resulted
in black people being excluded from most
legitimate means of obtaining a mortgage but
encouraged redlining (withholding home-loan
funds or insurance from neighborhoods
considered poor economic risks). Thus, black
families lacked the opportunity for wealth
accumulation, asset accumulation. We have to
understand that housing determines access to
transportation, green spaces, decent food,
decent jobs, and decent services. Housing
affects being robbed and shot as well. Fighting
these unfair practices was like hitting one’s head
against a brick wall. The result today is that in
Chicago for example, “the average per capita
income of white neighborhoods is almost three
times that of its black neighborhoods.”
“The income gap between black and white
households is roughly the same today as it was
in 1970. Four percent of whites and 62 percent
of blacks across America were raised in poor
neighborhoods as determined by a study of
children born from 1955 to 1970. A generation
later, the same study showed virtually nothing
had changed.” “White households are worth
roughly 20 times as much as black households,
and that whereas only 15 percent of whites have
zero or negative wealth, more than a third of
blacks do. Effectively, the black family in
America is working without a safety net.” In
2009 typical black households had just
$5,677.00in wealth (assets minus debts) while a
typical white household had $113,149.00 in
wealth.
What I learned was that black families have
been prevented by policies both legal and illegal
from accumulating the types of assets brought
about by home buying that have enabled white
Americans to live in decent neighborhoods and
to provide a secure future for their children. We
need to think about the consequences of this for
young black children today and in the future.
“When we learn more, we do better” and I pray
that I have “learned more” about this subject
and I pray that understanding this information
will help me “do better.”
Sandy Wehling
Information from The Case for Reparations in
The Atlantic by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Direct quotes
are in quotation marks.
Are you ‘Waking Up White’?
Are you ‘Waking Up White’? I have been gripped by the book ‘Waking Up
White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race’ by Debby Irving. Her
personal stories illustrate bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance that I
didn’t realize before. If you are interested in understanding the impact of
being white in our society today, a group will be meeting on Wednesday
evenings starting January 7th at the church from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. We
are looking into a bulk purchase of books and rental through Willard
Library. There is also more information about her book and topics at
debbyirving.com. .
—Jeanne Reid
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Are you looking for a new “New Year's Resolution”???
How about "making a joyful noise"???
Come join the choir and do just that! Rehearsals are Thursday
evenings:
Bells (6:30-7:30 pm) and Choir (7:30 - 9:00 pm)
No audition necessary, just a passion for music and fun.
Contact Jim Miller or Lucy Lower for further information.
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MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Sunday Afternoon Live on January 11, 2015 at 4 p.m.
The Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus (MOTCC), led by Michigan Opera Theatre
Chorus Master Suzanne Mallare Acton, is a permanent children’s ensemble for
metropolitan Detroit youth. The chorus performs as a separate ensemble as well as with
international opera stars in Michigan Opera Theatre main stage productions. Now in its
8th year, the MOTCC presents an annual holiday concert at the Detroit Opera House in
December and produces its own fully staged children’s opera every spring.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON LIVE ON JANUARY 25, 2015 AT 4 P.M.
America¹s Premier 19th Century
Brass Band, THE DODWORTH
SAXHORN BAND, will bring
America’s musical past to life in a
presentation of Song that Made a
Nation: The American Civil War.
The 17 member band, dressed in
period costumes, plays music of the
19th century on authentic period
instruments. Be prepared to hear
old favorites such as Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp; When Johnny Comes
marching Home, and The Battle
Hymn of the Republic.
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…saying Goodbye is never easy...that being said, I am leaving the
First Congregational Church the end of this year and embarking
on a new journey. I began at FCC not knowing what the future
held for me. My (our) plan was to work for a couple years and
then retire with my husband somewhere warmer. God has a way
of changing plans in a heartbeat, as I well learned. Seven years
have passed and as I reflect back, it has been an exciting, not without a few stressful moments,
seven years. I have been with you through many, many changes; some good, some not so good but
we have survived together and grown stronger as individuals and as a community. Getting to know
and love the people at FCC has truly been a blessing and I will miss the daily encounters with my
FCC family. I am excited about moving on and looking forward to experiencing the new
adventures that await me. It’s time to start writing the next chapter of my life and I know that your
thoughts and prayers go with me. I’m also excited because I feel I am leaving you in capable hands
with Jaimie Fales-Brown. I have been helping Jaimie transition into her new role, and I find her to
be all-encompassing, extremely computer literate and genuinely concerned for the welfare and
future of FCC and it’s people. She is approachable and I hope that you will take the opportunity to
stop by and welcome her with open arms. Jaimie’s exuberance for her new role will help light the
pathways to new and exciting things at FCC. I appreciate all of your well wishes and words of
encouragement and I promise the relationships and bonds I have formed over these past seven
years will remain true. My favorite quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson says it all...“This is my wish for
you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds,
laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your
eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when
you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your
life.” Stay true, stay strong and most of all “believe”; in yourself and in your faith community.
Vickie
Articles for the FEBRUARY 2015 CONGREGATIONALIST are
due Thursday, January 15th!
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January 2015
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GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
You are invited to attend the Grief Support Group on
Saturday, January 3
at the home of Claire Ott.
There will be coffee and conversation at 9 :00 am
with the group taking place at 9:30—10:30 am.
Please call 968-9934 for directions.
Glenn Shultz, a valued member of our congregation, passed
away Monday, December 15, 2014. Glenn joined First
Congregational Church on April 13, 1975
GLENN H. “BIG G” SCHULZ
We want to express of deepest appreciation to our church family and friends
who journeyed with us during these past few weeks while Glenn was hospitalized
and when he was in Hospice. We appreciated your generous gifts of food and
cards but mostly your visits, thoughts and prayers. Glenn loved his church
family and looked forward to the times he could spend with all of you. We know
that he will be missed by not only his loving immediate family but by his loving
“extended” family. Your warm, caring thoughts and expressions of sympathy
will guide us through our darkest days as we process our grief.
Cathy and family
5th
David & Jennifer Laughlin (30th)
14th
James & Jennifer Bassler
15th
John & Barbara Melangton
21st
Greg & Colleen Miner
21st
Jared “Oz” and Nikki Rinckey
26th
Jeff & Lara VanDis
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Marijayne Dumont
Shelley Herrm
Nicholas Philipps
Joel Simons
Susan Case
Joscelyn Labrecque
Stephanie Campbell
Karen Keese
Karen Keese
Victoria Millsap
Gary Skidmore
Justin Gower
Matthew Gower
Alexandria Nemeth
Kathleen Griffin
Travis Lankerd
Karen Noble
David Robinson
Adam Wheaton
Janis Bailey
Jennifer Bassler
James Bauer
Carole Bishop
Szenoria Smith
Melissa Bivens
Patricia Payson
Joyce Seifert
Missy Sprouse Staib
Julie Bush
Dana Knight
Maggie Rossman
Samantha Varalli
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Dale Edwards
Pat Horton
Sue Edmond
Jason Lee
Greg Weis
Fred Aebli
Rebecca Bachman
Jeffrey Van Dis
Jin Dart-Gerard
Jared Knight
Cassie McDonald
Andrew Bachman
Caroline Conway
Larry Corkwell
Constance McFee
Scott Schulz
Jeanne Mahoney
Deborah Upston
Sue Higgs
Carroll Sawyer
Daniel Grajek
Conner Grosteffon
Marilyn Sherman
Madeline Staib
Gayla Nelson
David Varalli
Julie McGinnis
Robert Sackrider
Patricia Snyder
Marilyn Van Dis
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Denise Jones
Janice O'Brien
Alexander Wright
Alex Welsch
Sue Larke
Mickayla SimpsonBarron
Ronald Sootsman
Nicholas Young
Steven Kindy
Emma Kukuk
Wayne Kukuk
Ethan Parr
Sandra Peck
Lauren Thompson
Lydia Drikakis
Emily Fowler
Rose Gawart
Donna Sparks
Carly Wickens
Trevor Ehredt
Elaine Forrest
Geordn Myers
Candice Smith
Abram Fowler
David Keniston
David Squires
Rhonda Turner
Todd Wilson
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Rhizomatic reh
Choir reh
Worship
Confirmand Group Mtg
Fellowship
Koinonia Worship
8:00
9:15
10:00
10:00
11:00
11:45
Rhizomatic reh
Choir reh
Worship
Confirmand Group Mtg
Fellowship
Koinonia Worship
4:00 Sunday Afternoon Live
5:00 SAL Reception
8:00 Rhizomatic reh
10:00 Worship
10:00 Confirmand Group Mtg
11:00 Fellowship
11:45 Koinonia Worship
8:00
9:15
10:00
10:00
11:00
11:45
4:00 Sunday Afternoon Live
5:00 SAL Reception
Confirm and Retreat
Rhizomatic reh
Choir reh
Worship
Fellowship
Koinonia Worship
8:30
9:00
9:15
10:00
11:00
11:45
COMMUNION
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5:00
GOD’S KITCHEN
FCC OFFICES
CLOSED
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12:30 Winslow/Vore
7:00 23rd Circle
FCC OFFICES
CLOSED
5:00
GOD’S KITCHEN
5:00
GOD’S KITCHEN
FCC OFFICES
CLOSED
5:00
GOD’S KITCHEN
FCC OFFICES
CLOSED
5:15 Strong Bodies Workout
6:30 Covenant Bible Study
10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
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10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
1:00 Nursing Clinic Mobile
Unit
1:00 Food Give-away
5:15 Strong Bodies Workout
5:15 Preschool Board Mtg
5:30 Supper Club
6:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry
6:30 Covenant Bible Study
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10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
10:30 Women’s Fellowship
11:30 CAN Council Meeting
3:00 Prostitution Abatement
5:15 Strong Bodies Workout
6:30 Covenant Bible Study
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5:15 Strong Bodies Workout
10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
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1st Wednesday Group
Staff Meeting
Dinner
Girl Scouts
Centerpoint
Waking Up White
1:30
5:00
5:00
6:00
6:30
6:30
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Staff Meeting
Dinner
Girl Scouts
Centerpoint
ANNUAL Budget Meeting
Waking Up White
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North Pointe Woods
Disability Justice Ministry
Dinner
Girl Scouts
Centerpoint
Lion’s Board Meeting
Covenant Bible Study
Waking Up White
Neighborhood Plng
9:00 Covenant Bible Study
1:30
3:00
5:00
5:00
6:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
7:00
9:00 Covenant Bible Study
1:30 Staff Meeting
5:00 Dinner
5:00 Girl Scouts
6:00 Centerpoint
6:30 Covenant Bible Study
6:30 Waking Up White
9:00 Covenant Bible Study
12:00
1:30
5:00
5:00
6:00
6:30
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WINTER HOURS — BUILDING HOURS: 8 AM - 5PM (TUESDAY - THURSDAY) AND 8 AM - 1 PM (FRIDAY)
CLOSED ON MONDAY’S
SUNDAY
THURSDAY
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God’s Kitchen Prep
FULL Staff Meeting
Strong Bodies Workout
Handbell reh
Choir Practice
Rhizomatic reh
2:00
5:15
6:30
7:30
7:30
God’s Kitchen Prep
Strong Bodies Workout
Handbell reh
Choir Practice
Rhizomatic reh
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10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
10:00 Elementary Enrichment Proj
10:00 $2 Book Club
2:00
3:45
5:15
6:30
7:30
7:30
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10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
10:00 Elementary Enrichment Proj
10:00 $2 Book Club
Congregationalist Articles Due
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10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
10:00 Elementary Enrichment Proj
10:00 $2 Book Club
10:30 Parish Care
12:00 Mary Daniels Circle
12:00 Pastoral Parish Relations
2:00 God’s Kitchen Prep
5:15 Strong Bodies Workout
6:30 Handbell reh
6:10 HR Team Meeting
7:00 BTCU
7:30 Choir Practice
7:30 Rhizomatic reh
7:30- Book Group
10:00 Behavioral Health Svcs
10:00 Elementary Enrichment Proj
10:00 $2 Book Club
12:00 1st Thursday Sew Lunch
2:00 God’s Kitchen Prep
5:15 Strong Bodies Workout
6:30 Handbell reh
7:30 Choir Practice
7:30 Rhizomatic reh
JANUARY 2015
3:30 Rhizomatic reh
8:00 SPROUT
5:30 Date Night
3:30 Rhizomatic reh
8:00 SPROUT
3:30 Rhizomatic reh
8:00 SPROUT
11:00 Kitchen Reserved for
MLK Catering
3:30 Rhizomatic reh
8:00 SPROUT
FCC OFFICES
CLOSED
FRIDAY
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9:30 MLK Breakfast
(JONAH)
9:00 Grief Support
SATURDAY
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Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
First Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
145 Capital Avenue NE
Battle Creek, Michigan 49017
Phone: (269) 965-1225
Fax ( 269) 965-1228
www. fccbc.org
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Battle Creek, MI
Church Staff
TOM OTT
Senior Pastor
(tom@fccbc.org)
EMILY JOYE MCGAUGHY-REYNOLDS
Associate Pastor
(emilyjoye@fccbc.org)
TOM RYBERG
Associate Pastor
(tr@fccbc.org)
ED BAUMAN
Bookkeeper
(ed@fccbc.org)
LUCY LOWER
Associate Music Director
(JLLower364@aol.com)
DALE EDWARDS
Head Custodian
(dale@fccbc.org)
JIM MILLER
Associate Music Director
(jim@fccbc.org)
JAIMIE FALES-BROWN
Office Administration
(jaimie@fccbc.org)
BRENT REID
Tech & Comm. Specialist
(brent@fccbc.org)
LEON KEMP
Part-time Custodian
MARCELLUS WYNNE
Part-time Custodian