A publication of First Christian Church (Disciples of

ww.firstchristianchurchwinchester.com

Church World Service and

52nd Greater Lexington (KY) CROP Hunger Walk,

October 3, 2021 CROP Hunger Walk

CROP = Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty

Sunday, August 22

All children and youth are

invited to bring their back-

packs for a blessing during

our 10:45 Worship Service.

We will offer prayers over the

new school year and for the

children, educators, and

others who are called to be

witnesses into schools from

Pre-K to graduate level.

First Day of School for

Clark Co. Students is

August 18

Donations

FCC will collect donations of

backpacks and monetary

gifts for Clark Co. students

through Monday, August 31.

August Missions

Each week, 10% of your

donations to the General

Fund operating expenses of

the church are set aside to

benefit the Mission Outreach

Funds.

During the month of August,

the Mission Outreach Funds

will be shared with: Church

World Service/CROP

Hunger Walk and Clark Co.

Schools FRYSC Back-to-

School / Backpack

Programs.

Greater Lexington (KY) CROP

Hunger Walk The Greater Lexington (KY) CROP Hunger

Walk registration is open!

In 2021, we will continue to fight against

the challenges of disease, disaster, dis-

placement, and other concerns that leave

people hungry. Join with us as we raise

funds to help neighbors near and far get

the meals they need for today and sustain-

able food security for tomorrow!

So far, we have raised $400 in online

donations and $361.41 in Facebook

donations or reported cash and checks!

Your generosity and fundraising will

make a world of difference:

$15 Chickens for a Family: Chickens

provide a constant supply of eggs

(protein), helping children become

stronger and healthier.

$30 Biosand Water Filter: Provide a

family with fresh, clean water for drinking,

washing and cooking.

$65 Two Months of Meals: Enough to

provide nearly two months of meals for a

family of four in the U.S. through the CWS

network of partner food banks.

CWS and CROP Hunger Walks: CROP

Hunger Walks are community-based walk

events held in cities and towns across the

United States, raising funds to support the

global mission of Church World Service,

a faith-based organization transforming

communities around the globe through just

and sustainable responses to hunger,

poverty, displacement and disaster.

25% of the funds raised are returned to

the host community to support local

hunger fighting efforts.

Background: The Crop Project was

organized in 1947 when farmers were

asked to donate food and seed crops to

our hungry neighbors in post-World War II

Europe and Asia, a program that soon

became known as the Christian Rural

Overseas Program - CROP. In 1969 in

Bismarck, North Dakota, and in 1970 in

York, Pennsylvania, the first walk events

were organized to raise funds to support

CROP. Since then, CROP Hunger Walk

events have been held in hundreds of

communities large and small raising

millions of dollars to eradicate hunger

and poverty.

Get Involved: Hunger is one of the

greatest injustices facing our world,

but it doesn’t have to be this way. Ending

hunger is possible, and it is possible in

our lifetime. You can help make it

happen. Register for your local CROP

Hunger Walk, raise funds, and take us

one step closer to ending hunger once

and for all. Join the movement!

Walking Together in Peace, Joy

and Love, Judy Maxson

To Learn More, You Are Invited

to Attend:

2021 CROP RALLY

6:30 PM 2nd Presbyterian Church

460 E. Main Street

Lexington KY 40507

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A publication of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Winchester, KY

August Missions: Church World Service/CROP Hunger Walk 2021

and Clark Co. Schools FRYSC Back-to-School / Backpack Programs

AUGUST 2021 volume 58 • number 8

https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2021/event/lexingtonky

https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2021/event/lexingtonky

https://cwsglobal.org/

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The COURIER volume 58 • number 8 • page 2

Through

the Eyes

of Faith

You may notice that when it comes

time for the Prayer of Confession in

worship, I either have my hymnal

open to #571 or I have it printed. I

cannot seem to commit the prayer to

memory. If I do not have it in front of

me I invariably get a line wrong or

out of place – and I am supposed to

be leading us.

I do not have that trouble with

hymns.

For whatever curious reason my

brain works the way it does, I have

much of many of the hymns

memorized. The words of the

stanzas come back to me without

effort; which is wonderful, because

alongside the Psalms, hymns are my

“go to” when I need a spiritual boost.

During the worst of COVID, when

the church building felt so empty, the

hymn that was near to me so often

was,

“The church’s one foundation is

Jesus Christ our Lord; We are his

new creation by water and the

Word; From heaven he came and

sought us to be his holy bride;

With his own blood he bought us,

and for our life he died.”

The hymn that deeply speaks to my

spirit, and was the only hymn I had

to have included in my ordination

service was:

“Be thou my vision, O Lord of

my heart; naught be all else to me,

save that thou art. Thou my best

thought, by day or by night,

waking or sleeping, thy presence

my light.”

This morning as I think back on the

lives of those we have lost in the past

couple of months, the rise of the

Delta variant, and all the turmoil in our

world, this is the hymn that is remind-

ing me to stay steady and press on.

“On Christ the solid rock I stand,

All other ground is sinking sand,

All other ground is sinking sand.”

Which hymns speak to you? Music

and hymnody are so much a part of

our worship, so much a part of our

spiritual journey that they lift us when

we are down, assure us when we are

wavering, and remind us to rejoice.

Which hymns speak to you?

“Joyful, joyful, we adore You,

God of glory, Lord of love;

Hearts unfold like flow'rs before

You, Op'ning to the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;

Drive the dark of doubt away;

Giver of immortal gladness,

Fill us with the light of day!”

May the Lord indeed fill us with the

light of day.

Peace be with you,

Jerry

With Gratitude

To the Congregation of the

First Christian Church, Winchester:

Dear friends,

We cannot thank you enough for the

showering of cards and gifts we

received July 4 in recognition of our

thirteen years here at First Christian.

What a lovely, heartwarming surprise!

We are so happy to have found FCC -

thank you for letting us sing and play!

~ Mike & Nancy Dunn

Homecoming, September

26 Planning Team

Rev. Dr. Jerry has issued a call

for volunteers to help plan a

Homecoming Reunion with potluck

slated for Sunday, September 26.

If you are willing to help plan the

event, please contact Rev. Dr. Jerry

at the church.

Neighborhood Ice Cream

Social: Saturday, Aug 14

The Outreach Committee is planning

an ice cream social for 2:00 P.M.

Saturday, August 14 on the church

lawn. The congregation will be

actively inviting the community to

join us on the church lawn.

Contact Meredith Guy, Outreach

Committee Chair, for more details

and of ways you can help and

support.

“Meet Me in the Middle”

with First Baptist Church

August 22

The Outreach Committee is planning

a “Meet Me in the Middle Potluck”

on Sunday, August 22 with the

Rev. Tony Stang and the members

of First Baptist Church, Lexington

Ave. This will be an opportunity for

us to enjoy an outdoor cookout, and

to get to know the people of First

Baptist a little better.

Contact Meredith Guy, Outreach

Committee Chair, for more details

and of ways you can help and

support.

FCC to Lead Daniel Boone

Pioneer Festival Worship,

8:00 a.m. September 5

The Annual Daniel Boone Pioneer

Festival venue has been moved

from College Park to downtown

Winchester (to allow for better social

distancing). First Christian has been

invited to lead the annual worship

service this year. Service time will

begin at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 5

in front of the Courthouse. Planning

for this worship opportunity is in the

beginning stage. Please see

Dr. Jerry for more details and of

ways you can help and support.

Mark your calendars to join us

(bring a chair) for Pioneer Festival

Worship.

Rev. Dr. Jerry Johns, Jr. Senior Minister



Men’s Fellowship Lunch Returns!

11:45 Thursday, August 6

George Master’s Fish Fry & Scott

Mitchell’s Fixin’s

RSVP to the Church Office,

744-3181 / email [email protected]

Administrative Board Meeting

6:00 P.M. Tuesday, August

At the church.

Shawna Mitchell

Children’s Ministry Coordinator

I love it when I hear someone use my name.

Are you like that? When I am out and about,

walking through a parking lot, and someone

hollers my name out of a car across the parking

lot, I love it. I love it when I’m talking to someone, and they say

my name. I love to hear my name spoken over a loudspeaker

in accolades or written in print in a publication. I have always

loved hearing my name.

In the world of the classroom, we are encouraged to use

children’s names when we speak to them. Particularly in the

beginning weeks of the year when the transitions are new. The students,

moved up into their new grade, with a new teacher, often feel out of sorts

in that new environment. They see the teacher as their one and only ally.

We they hear their name spoken, in positive overtones, a sense of

community and inclusion is created. The student feels welcomed and

ultimately feels at home.

This isn’t a child focused phenomenon either. Studies show, that saying

one’s name creates serotonin and oxytocin (feel good brain chemicals)

in the brain. Just the same as seeing a familiar face in a lonely crowd

or realizing that a friend is present in a room full of strangers, the act

of someone saying your name pulls you closer into belonging within

that space.

I am so looking forward to incorporating this more in the youth group

setting this fall. We have some great programming planned that balances

Meditative Cognitions with Biblical lessons, Outreach Missions with Social

gatherings, and Outings with just old school fun. The Youth Group on

Sundays at 4:00 p.m. (to 6:00 p.m.) is BACK! One Wednesday Mission

events each month are BACK! FCC Outings are BACK! We are back!

I can’t even contain my happiness with it all.

Let’s join in together and make these moments count, once again. Let us

use each other’s names and create beautiful memories. Let us fill our cups

up with love and fill other’s cups up with feel good brain chemicals. Let us

fill each other with the love of Jesus and doing good for our neighbor and

our world. Children, Youth, Families and First Christian Church... we are

calling each of you, by name, back to be with us! Welcome home!

*P.S... when you see me from far away, feel free to “holla’ my name

loudly!!” It makes my WHOLE day!

You are loved! Shawna

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FCC— Receive updates on First Christian by joining us on the REMIND texts. REMIND is

a private mobile messaging platform that aims to help teachers, parents, students, and administrators to communicate

with everyone at once. You may opt-out at any time by texting STOP to 81010. Text the following code or codes to

81010 for:

All-Church Churchwide announcements: @fccall

Book Club with

Lisa Johns: @fccbook

Children Ages 0-5 / Nursery and Children's Worship & Wonder: @fccnurs

Children, Grades K - 5th / CCF (Christian Children's Fellowship), JYF (Junior Youth Fellowship): @fcckid

Youth Grades 6th - 8th / Chi-Rho: @fcc-xp

Youth Grades 9th - 12th / CYF (Christian Youth Fellowship): @fcc-cyf

Friends Day Out, Tuesday, July 27 To: Mt. Sterling Water Slide Park


volume 58 • number 8 • page 4 The COURIER

Plant A Row for the Hungry

Continues

If you have overflow vegetables in

your garden, please consider

donating them to Plant A Row for the

Hungry. Each week food baskets

from Community Services feed

hundreds of Clark Co. residents. If

you take them directly to the Center,

please ask to have them weighed

and noted from FCC. If needed,

please call Rev. Dr. Jerry to have

your veggies picked up, or you are

welcome to bring your donations

to the church Monday—Thursday.

Thanks for your support of this

meaningful ministry.

Tithing during Summer

Thank you in advance for your gifts

to support the ministries of the First

Christian Church. The summer

months are upon us. As you make

plans, please prayerfully remember

your giving. The General Fund, the

monies which pay for day to day op-

erations of the church, continues to

need your support.

Budget 2022 Planning

Begins in August

Plans for the 2022 Church Budget

commences in August. Committee

chairs should schedule a meeting

and/or submit budget requests to

Rev. Dr. Jerry by August 24.

2021 FALL / WINTER

PROGRAMMING

Beginning September 12: SUNDAY MORNINGS

9:00 “How Would You Preach This?” with Shawna Dillon

9:30 Adult Fellowship Class with Dr. Bill Nesmith

9:45 Breakfast & “Who’s Who of the Bible”

10:30 Acolyte / Live Stream / Sound Crew / CWW Greeters & Storytellers

10:45 Worship Service

11:00 Children’s Moment on the steps

11:10 Children’s Worship & Wonder (upstairs) 3-year-olds - 2nd

grade

11:10 Children’s Sunday School (downstairs) 3rd

grade & up

12:00 Cleanup & Depart

Beginning August 15: SUNDAY NIGHTS LIVE! (All Ages)

(*) Denotes Special Events

August 15, 22*, 29

September 12, 19, 26*

October 1 - 3 (WKDH Retreat), 10, 17, 24*

November 7, 14*, 21

December 5, 19*

Sunday Nights Live! from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

4:00 Large Group Mingle & Games Locations TBA each month

4:45 Large Group Mission Focus

5:00 Small Group Sessions (Children’s K - 5 & Youth 6 - 12)

5:30 Large Group Meal

6:00 Cleanup & Depart

Beginning August 25: ONE WEDNESDAYS (All Ages)

5:15 - 7:30 p.m. Locations TBA each month

Aug 25 / Sept 29 / Oct 27 / Nov 17 / Dec 15

5:15 Large Group Meal – For All Ages ($-$$)

6:00 Local Mission Work Site Focus

7:30 Return to FCC Winchester

*FALL/WINTER 2021 SUNDAY SPECIAL EVENTS (All Ages)

August 22 U.K. Women’s Soccer @ 5:00 p.m.

September 5 Pioneer Festival Booth & Pool Party @ TBA.

September 26 FCC All-Church Homecoming Reunion & Potluck

October 1 - 3 WKDH Fall Retreat @ TBA

October 24 Trunk or Treat @ TBA

November 14 U.K. Volleyball Game @ 2:00 p.m.

November 28 All-Church Advent Potluck (AM)

December 19 Christmas Program (AM) AND Live Nativity @ 5:00 p.m.


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Will Dykeman Ruth Patton

10th Sunday after Pentecost

2:45 Brooks Place Worship

2

R.J. Pedigo, Jr Charles Richtarsic

9:45 Exercise

3

Fred & Mary Farris Anv

4

Barbara Hall Paula Masters Peggy Moody 9:45 Exercise

5

Danny Muncie Sarah Tierney Rebecca Richtarsic Scott & Shawna Mitchell Anv

11:45 Men’s Lunch - George Master’s Fish Fry - RSVP to Church Office

6

Missy Sheffield Bill & Lee Quisenberry Anv

9:45 Exercise

7

Bruce Barnett Bill Dykeman

8

Sherry Babineaux Amanda Richardson Emil & Elizabeth David


10:45 Celebration of the Life of Mary Buckner

9

Vanessa Farris Martha Jackson

9:45 Exercise

10

Suzy Smith Hampton Taylor John & Lauren Baldwin Anv 11:30 WCCAC

11

Brittany Neely Adam & Shelby Crosson Anv 9:45 Exercise

12

Destinee Bosley Melanie Dykes

13 9:45 Exercise

14 Elyse Baker Susie Shearer Collin & Kasey Moore Anv

15

Kelly Johns Hunt Rogers, Jr


4 to 6 PM Return of Sunday Nights Live!

16

Brooklyn Lutes Eric & Bennett Hastie Anv George & Paula Masters Anv Ed & Brenda Mastrean Anv

9:45 Exercise

7:00 PM Book Club with Lisa Johns

17 OPENING DAY STAFF ONLY

11:00 Newsletter Deadline

18 FIRST DAY STUDENTS 9:45 Exercise

19

Faye Ecton Chandler Cowden Shane & Erin Lucas Anv

11 AM Friendship Bunch Outing: The Stave/Frankfort

7 to 9 PM DOWNTOWN SIP & STROLL

20

Megan Akers Lindsey Fields Tom Muncie Kamryn Richardson

9:45 Exercise

21

Tate Richardson

22

Beth Akers Greg Grau Joshua Johnston Dave King Rex & Janna Smith Anv


Backpack Blessing

“Meet Me In The Middle”

5:00 UK Women’s Soccer Outing

23 9:45 Exercise

24

Noah Keene

25 9:45 Exercise

10:30 Newsletter Mailed @ Church Volunteers Needed 12:00 District 9 - Crestwood Xn Rev Dr Don Gillett, Jr.

5:15 ONE WEDNESDAY

26

Dee Birkes Al & Sherry Babineaux Anv

6:30 - 8 PM CROP Rally, 2nd Pres Lexington

27

Coleman Stephenson

9:45 Exercise

28

Nelda Codell

29

Christy Greeman Greg Herringshaw Cole Smith Andy & Scarlett Ryan Anv Tyler & Lindsey Fields Anv


30

Jimi Castle Claudia Hamilton Jimi & Shelly Castle Anv 9:45 Exercise

31

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

MISSIONS: Church World Service/CROP Hunger Walk and

Clark Co. Schools FRYSC Back-to-School Backpack Program

6:00 BOARD MEETING Aug. 11-16 Teacher Professional Development

SUNDAYS 8:30 Early Worship 9:00 How Would You Preach This? 9:30 Adult Fellowship Class 9:45 Breakfast/Who’s Who of the Bible 10:30 Acolyte/Live Stream/Sound Crew CWW Greeters & Storytellers 10:45 Worship Service 11:10 Children’s Worship &Wonder and Youth Church 12:00 Cleanup & Depart Beginning August 15: 4:00 Sunday Nights Live!

2:00 PM Neighborhood

Ice Cream Social

9:30 AM Disciples Women

Fellowship @ Gaunce’s



Daily Devotions Year B Mark, John, Job—Ezekiel,

I & II Corinthians

Palm for the Week: 81:5b-16 Sun. Aug. 1, I Cor. 4:1-13 Mon. Aug. 2, I Cor. 4:14-21 Tue. Aug. 3, I Cor. 5:1-13 Wed. Aug. 4, I Cor. 6:1-11 Thu. Aug. 5, I Cor. 6:12-20 Fri. Aug. 6, I Cor. 7:1-24 Sat. Aug. 7, I Cor. 7:25-40

Psalm for Week: 23 Sun. Aug. 8, John 10:11-21 Mon. Aug. 9, John 10:22-42 Tue. Aug. 10, John 11:1-16 Wed. Aug. 11, John 11:17-27 Thu. Aug. 12, John 11:28-37 Fri. Aug. 13, John 11:38-44 Sat. Aug. 14, John 11:45-57

Palm for the Week: 86 Sun. Aug. 15, I Cor. 8:1-13 Mon. Aug. 16, I Cor. 9:1-27 Tue. Aug. 17, I Cor. 10:1-22 Wed. Aug. 18, I Cor. 10:23-11:1 Thu. Aug. 19, I Cor. 11:2-22 Fri. Aug. 20, I Cor. 11:23-26 Sat. Aug. 21, I Cor. 11:27-34

Palm for the Week: 22:25-31 Sun. Aug. 22, John 12:1-11 Mon. Aug. 23, John 12:12-19 Tue. Aug. 24, John 12:20-26 Wed. Aug. 25, John 12:27-36a Thu. Aug. 26, John 12:36b-43 Fri. Aug. 27, John 12:44-50 Sat. Aug. 28, John 13:1-11

Palm for the Week: 88 Sun. Aug. 29, I Cor. 12:1-11 Mon. Aug. 30, I Cor. 12:12-26 Tue. Aug. 31, I Cor. 12:27-31 Wed. Sept. 1, I Cor. 13:1-13 Thu. Sept. 2, I Cor. 14:1-25 Fri. Sept. 3, I Cor. 14:26-40 Sat. Sept. 4, I Cor. 15:1-11

Palm for the Week: 19 Sun. Sept. 5, John 13:12-19 Mon. Sept. 6, John 13:20 Tue. Sept. 7, John 13:21-30 Wed. Sept. 8, John 13:31-35 Thu. Sept. 9, John 13:36-38 Fri. Sept. 10, John 14:1-7 Sat. Sept. 11, John 14:8-14

Celebrations & Prayer Concerns (*) Denotes new request & bold updated requests.

The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal; it will not desist until the Most High responds. Ecc. 35:11

Christian sympathies are extended to the families & friends of:

James “Jim” Gregg Criggall Mary Dean Callaway Buckner

G. Bruce Miller, Jr. ~ William G. Walter, Sr. Gerald “Bud” Keller* ~ Mr. Terry Raney Mr. Tracy Smith ~ Carolyn Gay McCann

Mrs. Lake S. McCarty

Weddings:

Jeanine Lister & Bill McCann, 8/1.

Engagements:

Laura Stingily & Dr. Christopher Muncie, 3/19/22.

Pregnancies:

Morgan & B.J. Denny are expecting a boy, 8/12

Langdon & Preston Worley are expecting a boy.

College Students: Colby Birkes (U of L Brandeis

School of Law), Dallas Johns (UK Graduate Architecture

School), Hunter Mitchell (UK), Megan Akers & Pearce

Nisbet (Transy), Austin Stephenson (UK Department of

Physician Assistant Studies).

Members: Brendan/Destinee Bosley & Kingston ~

Shyla/Mark Barber & Arialynne ~ Bruce Barnett &

Quinn ~ Al/Mary Jo Bonds & Scott Stephenson ~

Bob Cowen* & Family ~ Todd /Roni-Anne Denham

Shawna/Shawn Dillon ~ Wyatt Dorsey ~ Stratton

Everman & Strode ~ Fred/Mary Farris ~ Sarah/Reece

Glenn & Family* ~ Barbara Hall ~ Bennett/Eric Hastie

Charles/Lucinda Hougland ~ Melody*/Ron Jackson,

Maria & Wyatt ~ Ben/Carol Jefferson ~

Lisa Johns/Meredith & Clarke Hall, & Maggie ~

Dr. Jerry, Kelly & Dallas Johns ~ Jim Little ~

Mary Lynn Martin/Pamela Dening ~

Stephanie, Will & Madison Marsillett &

Family* ~ Bill (Jeanine Lister) McCann &

Family ~ Steve/Deanna McCary ~ Brenda/

Don McMurry Audra Q. Miller ~ BG Taylor Miller, III, Melissa (Alex) Miller, Annie (DJ)

Gabbard, John (Janis) Allen, Zackary, Justin, &

Andrew, Nancy (Fielding) Turner & Henry ~ Terry

Minter ~ Shawna/Scott Mitchell, Lainie & Scotty ~

Lisa/Danny Muncie, Christopher, Sarah/Patrick

Tierney & Family ~ Kelley, Pearce, Elizabeth Ann

Nisbet ~ James Nisbet ~ Bill/Lee Quisenberry ~ JoEllen

Reed ~ Jerry/Judy Riddell ~ David Rogers ~ Sterling

Saunders ~ Betty Snowden ~ Steele Family ~ Bobbin

Strode, Kitty Strode, Shelby Crosson ~ Nancy Strosnider

& Family ~ Graham Wiggins (Matthew/Crystal,

Catherine/Sean Witz, & Richie) ~ Flood Victims

(Regional & Local) ~ First Responders & Caregivers ~

Rev. Dr. Donald K. Gillett, II, new Regional Minister,

Christian Church In Kentucky begins Aug. 1

’21 Functioning Committees: Worship, Christian Ed,

Property, Membership/Evangelism, Outreach/Missions

Finance/Stewardship, Communication/Public Relations,

Pastoral Relations, and Personnel.

’21 Administrative Board: Will Glasscock, Chair;

Mollye Raney, Vice-Chair; Ketsy Fields & Susan

Hubbard Co-Secretary; Anne Baldwin, Treasurer.

Elders: Jerry Riddell ’21, James Nisbet ’21, Ketsy Fields

’21, Anne Baldwin ’22, Susie Shearer ’23, JoEllen Reed

’23. Deacons: Kathy Martin ‘21, Will Glasscock ‘21,

Shawna Dillon ‘21, Mollye Raney ‘22, Terry Minter ‘23,

Susan Hubbard ‘23. At Large: Lainie Mitchell ‘21

(Youth Rep), Shane Lucas ‘21, Mason Guy ‘21, and

Linda Ormsby ‘22. August Missions: Church World Service/CROP

Hunger Walk and Clark Co. Schools FRYSC Back-to-

School/Backpack Program.

Ongoing Missions/Ministries: Habitat for Humanity

Clark & Madison Counties Thrivent Build ~ New

Beginnings of Winchester ~ Beacon of Hope Emergency

Homeless Shelter ~ BCTC Health Initiative, Winchester

Campus ~ Clark Co. Animal Shelter ~ Cane Ridge

Shrine ~ Greenhouse 17 ~ Anna’s House for Women

Vets (Lady Veterans Connect) Winchester ~ Clark Co.

Homeless Coalition ~ Salvation Army Local Service Unit

Operation Happiness ~ KY Refugee Ministries ~ Clark

Co. Schools FRYSC Winter Coat Programs ~ Clark Co.

Community Services Center (Beat the Heat & Utility

Assist Programs) ~ FRYSC Weekend Backpack Food

Program Baker Intermediate/Conkwright Elementary ~

Disciples Mission Funds: (Easter/Pentecost/

Thanksgiving/Christmas/Reconciliation/Week of

Compassion) ~ Christian Men Fellowship ~ Disciples

Women Fellowship Book Club Kroger Rewards ~

Amazon Smile Rewards.

Homebound Members: Beverly Baruth ~ Dorothy

Epperson (Gary) ~ Bill Fugett ~ Gay Nolan ~ Ruth

Patton* ~ Allen/Billie Jean Quisenberry ~ Vanessa

Rogers ~ Dorothy Sipple ~ Dianne Tubb.

Homebound Family/Friends of Members: Marian

Boone ~ Marshall DeShields ~ Ethel Jo

Stone Gibson ~ Carolyn Hunter ~ Russell

Lotts ~ Sister Mary Rose Murray ~ Glenn

Nesmith ~ Carol Tucker.

In the Military: Markus Barber (son of

Mark & Shyla) Ft. Sill, OK ~ Will Henry ~

Max Hodges (Beth & Chipper’s nephew),

US Army flight school, (2nd LT William

Maxwell Hodges Fort Rucker

102 Tumbleweed Dr. Enterprise AL 36330 ~ Steven A.

Richardson (Linda & Dean Elam’s grandson) Christo-

pher King (Dave & Sylvia’s son) ~ Will Toy.

Family of Members: Thelma Adams ~ Karen/Richard

Johns Family ~ Trisha Babineaux ~ Wanda Beach ~

Braxton Bender ~ Sunny Buckner/John Buckner* ~

Alyson/David Codell ~ Angela Conley ~ Brenda Conley

Criggall Family* ~ Calvin*/Harriett Denham ~

Kay Flora ~ Lowell/Janis Goins ~ Dr. Chip Griffith ~

Larry/Nancy Grimes ~ Handziak Family ~ Sarah Q

Hyden ~ Alex Jerman ~ Gerald Johns ~ Keller Family*

Herbert Kief ~ Jeff King ~ Colleen/Tom Lively ~ Long

Family ~ Selbie, Morgan & Zach Means ~ Nancy/

Darren Milliner Rick/Michelle Mitchell ~ McCann Fami-

ly* ~ Tara McCoy & Family ~ Christopher McCoy Family

~ McDonald/Tye Families ~ Ron/Pam Minter ~ Kolbi

Mitchell & Lillimae ~ Cathy Murray ~ Kathleen Murray ~

Roger Pollack ~ Clark/Sharon Quisenberry ~ Ross Rea-

sor ~ Elizabeth Marie Smith ~ Harry/Libby Sipple ~

Snowden/Staton/Smith Families ~ Margaret Swanner ~



Neal/Dreama Terry ~ Declan Thompson ~ Emma

Turley ~ Jeff/Kim Walson ~ Russell Whisman ~ Lynn/

Charley Woodall ~ Anna Worthington & Family Griffin &

Sarah Van Meter & Family/Julie & Ron Morgan, Sarah

& Elizabeth* ~ Heather Yaste, Sean Micallef, Stephanie

Blinn (Christopher). Friends & Extended Family: Dot

Abbott ~ Phyllis Abbott ~ Andy Blau ~ Fr. Frank Brawner

Clint Bumgardner ~ Larry Cain ~ DeVarius Chenault ~

Betsy/Jason Clark ~ Chris/Sherrie Clem ~ David Clokey

Hunter Cooper ~ Jessica Cottrell ~ David/Melissa Dean

Haden DeShields ~ Greg Earwood ~ Frank/Brenda

Elam ~ Susan Epperson ~ JuaNita/Dickie & Wanda

Everman ~ Fred/Michelle Fowler ~ Franklin/Linda

Franklin ~ Arlene/Bob Fraraccio ~ Keith/Debbie Futrell ~

Robert Gayheart ~ Matt Gross ~ Mary Lou Hampton ~

Rick Harris ~ Wilma Harrison ~ Miss Charley

Hendricks ~ Horn Family ~ Lance Johnson ~ Mallory

Jones ~ Prentice “Penny” Hollon ~ Cheri Jones ~ Megan

Kay McDaniel & Family ~ Lucas McFarland ~ Ed/Jean

Logsdon ~ Family of Hadleigh Jean Means ~ Truitt

Miller ~ Lincoln Moore ~ Jaclyn Morgan ~

Garry/Andrea Morris ~ Carol Ann/Doug Oliver ~ Adam

O’Neill & Alexa ~ Greg/Susan Osborne ~ DeLinda

Pelphrey ~ Ernst “Buzz” Phillips ~ Charlie Pitts ~

Magdalena/Tom Quisenberry ~ Raad Family ~ Cody

Raney & Family* ~ Ratliff Family (House Fire) ~ Betty

Q. Reister ~ Janie Rose* ~ Tammy White Schneider ~

Connie Shrout Family in GA ~ Tish Shupe ~ Cynthia/

Sam VanMeter & Keith/Evangeline Smith Families* ~

Bobby/Wendy Summers ~ Charlene/Robert Summers ~

Billy/Pam Vanieck ~ Kathy/Ronnie Vincent ~ Grady

(Melissa Kirtley) Walter & Family* ~ Wetzel Family ~

Winebrenner Family ~ Brenda, Darrell & Dallas Wingert

Woestman Family ~ Audra Young.

August Book Club with Lisa

“When Crickets Cry” by Charles Martin

7:00 PM Monday, Aug. 17

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Lisa Johns’ Book Club gatherings! Lisa invites

everyone to participate! Please email Lisa to

confirm your participation! Happy reading!

~ Lisa

Email: [email protected]

September: Iron Lake by William Kruger Kent

October: Whiter Than Snow by Sandra Dallas

Friendship Bunch Outing

11:00 Thursday, Aug. 19

The Stave, 5711 McCracken Pike

Frankfort KY 40601

RSPV to the Church Office,

744-3181 / email [email protected]

2:00 PM

Clark Co. Schools FRYSC

Back-to-School / Backpack

Programs

The 2021-22 school year is upon us and

the Family Resource and Youth Service

Centers of the Clark Public Schools with

share in our Monthly Missions Emphasis

for August.

Due to the advanced planning required

for Readifest, which would have started

back in February, the school system

determined the best way to reach those

families in need will be through each

school’s open house when classes start.

The 2021 Backpack funds raised will be

shared with all 8 Resource Centers for

the purchase of backpacks, shoes and

clothing this year.

Eva Miller, Willis Justice Elementary

FRYSC Coordinator:

[email protected].

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Statement of Identity We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As part of the one body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us. If we are who we profess to be, then we must do as the Lord directs. Matthew 22:9 says “Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.” There is room at the Lord’s Table for all God’s children. Let us come together to celebrate the bread of heaven.

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Please donate any old glasses, hearing aids,

old cell phones (including chargers) and ink

cartridges. The cell phones are for the Clark

County Attorney's Office of Domestic Violence

for use by victims of domestic violence.

Please continue to drop items into the box

labeled "Winchester Lions Club" in Fellowship

Hall. Many thanks to June Tompkins, of the

Boonesboro Lioness Club, for picking up your

donations. The Lions Club thanks you for your

continued support of this important mission!

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