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Kimball’s Weekly News
February 15, 2015
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK
SUNDAY-FEBRUARY 15– TRANSFIGURATION OF
OUR LORD & FIRST COMMUNION
8:30 am
Contemporary Ensemble
9:45 am
Sunday School for all
9:45 am
Confirmation/HS-MS Sunday School
11:00 am
Traditional Worship
12:30 pm
Potluck Meal & More-Commons
4:00 pm
Shepherd Ministry-Library
MONDAY-FEBRUARY 16-CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
6:30 pm
Preschool Board Meeting-Library
TUESDAY-FEBRUARY 17
5:45 pm
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
6:00 pm
Girl Scouts-KAC
WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY 18-ASH WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm
Worship Service w/ Ashes
12:30 pm
JOY Soup & Sandwich Lunch
(Open to others who attend worship)
NO Kingdom Kids
NO
Handbells
6:00 pm
Wednesday Night Live Simple Supper
7:00 pm
Ash Wednesday Worship Service
7:45pm
Chancel Choir
THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 19
9:45 am
Preschool Chapel
6:00 pm
Samaritan’s Table
6:00 pm
Prayer Group
7:00 pm
Contemporary Ensemble
FRIDAY-FEBRUARY 20-NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
SATURDAY-FEBRUARY 21
9-2pm
Carolina Value Vet-KAC
5:30 pm
Theology on Tap @ Pastor Scott
and Kim’s Home
SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 22-FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
4th Sunday Food Collection
8:30 am
Contemporary Ensemble
9:45 am
Sunday School for all
9:45 am
Confirmation/HS-MS Sunday School
11:00 am
Traditional Worship
Today we are celebrating First Communion for a
number of people at the 8:30 and 11:00 services.
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Please join us today at approximately 12:15 pm for a
Celebration of Ministry Potluck Meal and More!
If you know of a member of the congregation who is
sick, hospitalized or has special needs, contact the
church office at 704-933-4101 or Rev. Scott Swix @
616-826-3917
Christian Sympathy to the Family of Herb Rivers,
upon his death on Sunday, February 8, 2015.
Wednesday Night Live for February 18th
Simple Suppers are from 6:00-6:50 with late arrival &
take out orders available. Please sign up by Monday
morning prior to the Wednesday meal (and mark the
late arrival or take out section, if applicable). Sign up
sheets are outside the Youth Room and in the hallway
outside the Narthex (by the Flower Chart)
Cost of the meals are: $5.00 adult, $3.00 third grade &
under, maximum $15 per family
Menu: Potato Soup and Deli Meat Sandwiches
Followed by a 7:00 pm Ash Wednesday service in the
Sanctuary
Kimball is responsible for the Night Shelter from Feb.
22-28. If you are interested in helping, please contact
Joe Gribble @ 704-932-3228
Shrove Tuesday
Please plan to attend the annual pancake supper on
Shrove Tuesday, February 17, 2015. We will begin
serving pancakes and sausage at 5:45 pm. A freewill
offering will be accepted with all proceeds to benefit
the Youth mission trip. We look forward to seeing you
and serving you on the 17th.
-The Shrove Tuesday Team
There will be a Congregational Meeting in the
Sanctuary about our HVAC (Heating and Air
Conditioning) on Sunday, March 1 @ 10:00 am All
are encouraged to attend.
Kimball will be joining Covenant Presbyterian,
Bethpage Presbyterian USA, and Gilwood
Presbyterian to observe World Day of Prayer on
March 6th at 7pm. The World Day of Prayer is a
movement initiated and carried out by women in more
than 170 countries which brings together many races,
cultures and traditions in a closer fellowship and
understanding. Please mark your calendar. Meet at
6:30pm and carpool to Gilwood. All are
invited. Much prayer for the world is needed.
Weekly Prayer Concerns
New Notice: All names will remain
on the prayer list for 2 weeks only
unless resubmitted.
Financial Stewardship Updates 02/08/15
General Fund
General Fund Weekly Receipts
$ 6,131.00
Direct Deposit Receipts
1,065.00
General Fund Weekly Receipt Total
$ 7,196.00
Gail Anderson
R.V. Asbury
Bag Lady Retreat
Margie Barlow
Pastor’s Discretionary Fund
100.00
Family of Dean Bostian
Sunday School
32.00
Bryan Bradley
World Hunger
10.00
Brad Brothers
Kairos Prison Ministry
20.00
Brenda Brown
Youth
Fund
1,801.00
Glenda Christie
Continued Military
Renovation/Building Fund
Family of Susan Critz
Sunday
Receipts
$ 1,030.00
Dawn Elwood
Direct Deposit Receipts
230.00
Dwight & Sylvia Harrington
Steve Hollander
Ren./Bldg. Fund Weekly Receipt Total
$ 1,260.00
Kelly Johnson
Paula Kimrey & Her Children:
Building/Renovation Funds on Hand
$ 58,658.46
Kaitlin, Christin, Cameron
Jamie Laws
YTD General Receipts
40,269.10
Sue Long
YTD Bldg. & Ren. Rec. 10,887.00
Bobby Lyerly
Total YTD General Rec. 51,156.10
Steve Lynch
Sherry Massey
2015 Approved Budget 582,876.00
Ollene McCombs
Needed weekly 11,209.16
Gertie McDaniel
Received
8,456.00
Parker
Patti’s Family
Ernie Price Family
MILITARY: Andy Ballard, Ben Ballard, Sean Parker,
February 8, 2015
Bubba Puntch
Robert Busteed, Jr. (Norfolk, VA), Tanner Triece
8:30 am
80
Ray Rivers
(Georgia), Kemp Thompson (Virginia), Andrew Smith
11:00 am
70
Devon Scott
(Arizona), Chris Kirshner (Utah), Ben Kirshner
Silent Request
(Arkansas/Afghanistan), Zachary Hill (California),
Lynette Stoker
Qudar Goldsmith (Georgia), Devon Scott (Washington),
Bryan Snipes
Vance Parker
Jim St. John
Lynette Stoker
Frances Turner
Gary Yount
Kimball Staff
Reverend Scott Swix, Senior Pastor-pastor@kimballchurch.org
Liz Fisher, Minister of Faith Formation-youth@kimballchurch.org
Gail Mosher, Office Manager-churchoffice@kimballchurch.org
Joel Everett, Organist & Accompanist-organ@kimballchurch.org
Sarah Brick, Preschool Director-preschool@kimballchurch.org
KMLC Youth and Family Ministry
1st Communion Class CELEBRATION
TODAY we are celebrating our 1st Communion
Milestone! Please join with me and welcome our new
communicants to the Table! We will be celebrating
that in both services!
Confirmation Info: If you were not at the
confirmation meeting, please see Liz for the
information and the schedule for Camp, which will be
April 24-26th at Lutheridge. We expect all to attend!
Joy Group
We will be meeting THIS WEDNESDAY after the Ash
Wednesday service for Soup and Sandwiches. If you
have not signed up, please do so TODAY.
We will start talking about the May Retreat to Kure
Beach which will be May 18th-21st. More info to
come! We hope that you can join us!!
Theology on Tap
Feb 21st @ 5:30pm at the home of Rev. Scott &
Kim Swix, 278 Arrow Point Lane-Davidson, NC
28036. We will meet for discussion and appetizers.
Friends are always welcome and you can bring your
kids too! Cost is $5.00 per couple to help with cost
of the Sitter. Please bring a dish to share and a
beverage of your choice.
Food for Friends Pantry
Food for Friends Pantry will pick up this week. If you
are able, please bring canned food and non
perishables to church anytime, as they are running
low. Our next Food Sunday is NEXT Sunday,
Feb 22nd.
LYO Assembly for MS/HS Group
Feb 27th-Mar 1st
Medical Releases are DUE TODAY Please see Liz
to get them, along with payments. The cost to the
families is $60.00 which can be put into the
offering plate and earmarked LYO. We need all
paperwork back by TODAY. Looking forward to a
great trip!
Þ Feb 15th
9:45am Sunday School for ALL
9:45am HS/MS Confirmation/Faith Formation
Þ Feb 16th
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
6:30pm Preschool Board Meeting
Þ Feb 17th
5:45-7:00pm Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper HS/MS
meeting to eat at 6:00pm
6-8pm Girl Scouts in the KAC
Þ Feb 18th
ASH WEDNESDAY
12noon Ash Wednesday Service Joy Lunch after
NO Kingdom Kids Faith Formation
6:00pm Wednesday Night Live
7:00pm Ash Wednesday Service
Þ Feb 21st
5:30pm Theology on Tap @ Swix’s
Þ Feb 22nd
9:45 Sunday School for ALL
9:45am HS/MS Faith Formation/Confirmation
Þ Feb 24th
10-12pm Youth and Family meeting at NC Synod
Office
6-8pm Girl Scouts in the KAC
Þ Feb 25th
5:45pm Kingdom Kids Faith Formation
6:00pm Wednesday Night Live
Þ Feb 27th-March 1st
4pm LYO Assembly @ Embassy Suites in Greensboro
Service Saturdays for the Entire Congregation
The Youth and Family/Faith Formation Team would
like to host a Service Saturday in March. We would
be doing 8-10 projects, some at the church and some
out in our community. If you have a need, please
contact Liz. More info to come!!
2015 ELCA Youth Gathering
We have paid our deposit for travel and for the Gathering.
We started in Feb collecting $$ for food. The cost for
food is $240.00 and can be paid each month to help
spread it out.
If you pay $40.00 per month until June, then you have
your account full! You can put checks in the offering
plate earmarked Youth gathering and the child attending.
If you have not paid the registration fee, please do so as
soon as possible.
Adverse Weather Closings
Whether rain, snow, sleet or shine Kimball normally expects to gather for worship. However, if
particularly unsafe weather conditions requires us to cancel worship services or other events we will
endeavor to inform folks via TV, internet and phone. Kimball will publicly announce the cancellation via:
email, our website (www.kimballchurch.org), and WSOC TV (channel 9, www.wsoctv.com).
Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County
The Interlude Music Program presents “Integrative Healing and Therapeutic Music in Hospice Care”
March 7, 2015
8:30 am-3:00 pm
McKinnon Hospice Center 5003 Hospice Lane Kannapolis, NC 28081
704-935-9434
Sermon Schedule – Feb/March 2015
Our Prayer series continues. Then, toward mid month, we enter Lent. Here’s the sermon plan for the
month and a bit more
Feb 1: Pitfalls in Prayer (a)
Feb 8: Pitfalls in Prayer (b)
Feb 15: Stewards of the Story
Feb 22: Discipleship 1: Jesus Invites, Come and See
Mar 1: Discipleship 2: Jesus Invites, Follow Me
Mar 8: Discipleship 3: Jesus Invites, Come Fishing
Mar 15: Discipleship 4: Jesus Invites, Deny Yourself
Mar 22: Discipleship 5: Jesus Invites, Receive the Spirit
Kimball Lutheran Church Child
Development Center February Wish
List
Paper towels, staplers, scotch tape,
school glue, googly eyes, latex-free
gloves and cotton balls.
The Women of the ELCA will be
sponsoring a soup luncheon on
March 1. They will serve after
Sunday School and after the 11:00
service. All proceeds will go toward
the "Renovation Fund".
Kimball Youth and Family
Ministry Groups
Kingdom Kids (0-2nd Grade), 3-5
ALIVE (3-5th Grades), MS Youth
(6-8th Grades), HS Youth (9-12
Grades), Youth Adult (College
Age), J.O.Y Group (Just Older
Youth)
Devotionals for all ages are on the
black table in the Commons.
CALENDAR OF CAUSES
FEBRUARY
Kairos Prison
Ministry—Cookies
We can only have store bought cookies,
individually packaged. Nabisco Oreo Chocolate
Sandwich Cookies (2oz., 30 pk/box), Famous Amos
Chocolate Chip (2 oz., 36 pk/box), Nabisco Lorna
Doone Shortbread Cookies (30 pk/box), or MoonPie
Chocolate Double Decker MoonPies (24 pk/box) are
available at Sam’s Club by the box.
(Jim Daugherty, Mike McCombs, contacts)
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FOOD FOR FRIENDS
Needs:
Non-perishable food items, canned vegetables, boxed
mixes.
YOU MAY ALSO CONTRIBUTE MONETARILY
TO EACH CAUSE THROUGH YOUR OFFERINGS
TO KIMBALL