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The Chalice

CONNECTIONA publication of First Christian Church of Edmond, OK

Vol. 2 No. 28 July 15, 2010

Do You Have the Time?by Rev. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister

ThisSunday

wewilllook

atthestory

aboutJesusvisitingthe

homeof

Maryand

Martha.We

allremember

thewaythatMarthareactedtoMarys

apparentlackofworkethic.Shewas

sittingaroundlisteningtoJesuswhenshe

couldbehelpingoutinthekitchen.Ican

understandherreaction.Dontweallget

alittleannoyedatthosefolkswhorefusetohelpout?Afterwitnessingallthework

thatgoesonaroundthischurch,Iknow

thatwehavemanywillingMarthashere

whocanpulloffamazingfeatsofworkon

aproject.Thanksgoouttoallofthose

folks.

Sowithalloftherespectwehavefor

theMarthasoftheworld,weareshocked

tohearJesussaythatMaryhaschosen

thebetterway.Whataboutallofthe

workthatneedstobedone,Jesus?TheGreekshadtwowordsfortime.

Chronosandkairos.Chronos(think

chronologically)isthepassageoftimeon

theclock,therushofday-to-dayexistence,

timemarkedbythecalendar.Kairosistime

measuredbyinsightandopportunity;time

notmeasuredbyastopwatch,butbythevalueoftheexperience.Withsomanyof

usmeasuringourtime,andourworth,by

theclock,kairostimecanbeabreathof

freshair.Whenwasthelasttimeyoutook

anafternoonofftorefreshyourself?What

aboutSabbath?Burnoutisarealdangerin

chronoshours.Kairosopportunitiescanbe

anantidotefortheburdenofbusyness.

Marthawasdoingvaluablework.Her

work(chronos)wasallowingothersto

dotheirjobsaswell.ButMarywasalsodoingvaluablework(kairos).Shewas

spendingtimewithJesus.Amidstthe

flutterofactivityinourlives,wemustspend

valuabletimewithGod,experiencingthe

Kingdominourmidst.Afterall,Jesustells

usrepeatedlythatthekingdomisamong

you.Perhapsthatiswhywearetoldto

cometothekingdomasachild.Ithink

theyhaveinsightintothatmagicaltimeof

kairosandtheKingdom.

Meanwhile,IllseeyouinthekitchenwithMartha,followedbyameaningful

conversationinthelivingroomwithMary.

Join us for

Summer SundaySchool for AdultsSunday mornings at 10 in the Chap

This Sunday, July 18 Rev. Dr. Jerry

Black will present The Story of a Re

luctant Servant as we continue our

Summer Sunday School sessions.

This summer we are exploring

story telling through the ages. We

are considering many stories from

scripture and how they affect our

lives and our theology. Is God for al

people or just those who are Christi

(or Jewish)? We have special guests

and storytellers, as well as some of

our own youth telling their story of

discovery. We will meet in the chap

from 10-11:00 every Sunday during th

summer.

Now Hiring: Nursery Coordinator0hrs/wk (Primarily Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings.)

We value each child and offer a safe environment where they will experience acceptance and Gods love. Caring Nurseryworkers help make this commitment a reality. The Nursery Coordinator, while primarily responsible for arranging Sundaymorning nursery care for children of infant and toddler ages, ultimately arranges care for children through age 10 duringany church functions. Application deadline: July 21, 2010 For more information visit fccedmond.org/jobs


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Children Parents

Teachers Sponsors

Join us from 11 to 1 in the Family Life

Center to have some fun & learn about

the exciting ways YOU can connect,

grow, serve and care through our

Childrens Ministry!

Enjoy a Bounce House, Pizza, and sign

up for an exciting prize giveaway!

Childrens Ministry T-ShirtsAvailable in THREE fun colors! Aquatic Blue,Orange Sherbet, or Lime Green. Place yourorder @ fccedmond.org/cmtshirt(Order submitted July 25, so dont delay!)


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Happy Birthday!7/18 Randy Clough, Roger Cole,

Beverly Pearce7/19 Hayden Dilg, Courtney

Mathews, Miles Young

7/20 Gary Engel, Grace Helms,

Mike Knox, Carly Myrick,

Beverly Terry

7/21 Becky Garrett, Becky Goza,

Gabriel Robertson

7/22 Bennett Fuller, Greg Hunt,

Dan McNickle, Caroline

Medley, Mike Prince

7/23 Dee Ann Anderson, NinaDaylor, Norma Kirsch,

Lauren VanOsdol

7/24 Janet Shepard, Katie Taylor

7/25 Emily Adams, Stewart

Beasley, Darcy Biby, Zachary

Rodr, Dollie Smith,

Elaine Warner

Prayers of the People

OUR PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN THE HOSPITALChuck Hague (Suzanne Allisons brother), VA Hospital

OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER Arleather Rice, Dean Shipley, Shirley Strasburg, Gary

Cauthen, Les Lee, John & Lois Street (Madelynn Bartleys parents), Eric Koegel,

Haynes Phillips (Anna Lisa Stanleys dad), Jeanne Larimore, Ed Brumback (Ron

Brumbacks dad), Garry Sloan (former FCC minister of music), Bart & Jennifer

Rodr, Kathryn Stephens (Jeff Stephens sister), Lorelle Watts, Sharon Luton (Susan

Blacks cousin), Dennis Ward (friend of John & Dot Hammond), Ed Berry, Taylor

Wheeler, Hank Thomas (Randy Thomas brother)

Pediatric First Aid/CPR Certication Class

Saturday, July 31 8am-2pmCost: $40 per person

For more information contactChild Care Center DirectorChristina [email protected] 341-2626

OursincerethankstoDianeDavisandFlooringCon-

ceptsfordonatingoverhalfofthetileneededtore-tile

ourmainchurchkitchen.Itreallylookswonderful!Weappreciateallthewaysher

crewwasaccommodatingtotheneedsofboththechurchandourChildCareCen-

erduringtherenovationprocess.

ThankyoualsototheChildCareCenterstaffforbeingflexibleandgreattowork

with,allwhilebeingunabletoworkinthekitchenforfourandonehalfdays.

-Karla Mahan, Business Administrator, Jeff Williams, Property Manager,

Terry Kerr, Property Committee Moderator

At6:00AMonSunday,July1833highschoolstudentsand8sponsorswillbe

leavingtospendaweekinEstesPark,Colorado

onoursummermissiontrip.Itisnotanormal

missiontrip.Theparticipantswillnotbebuild-

inghousesorhelpingtheneedy,rathertheywill

spendtheweekinprayer,study,worshipand

hikingthebeautifulRockyMountains.Thisyears

missiontripisanythingbutnormal.Itisaspiri-

tualmissionwheretheparticipantswillbefocus-

ingontheirrelationshipwithGod.Pleasepray

fortheseparticipantsinthecomingweekastheyspendtheweekEncounteringGod:

AddyBowers,AllyNash,AllysonCain,

AlyssaBaker,AndrewCummings,Aubrey

Hammond,BethAnneKinnaird,CaitlinAust,

CamilleCaldwell,DylanCummings,EmilyAdams,HaleyGreenfield,JakeTheobald,

JamieJekel,JaredAllison,JordanThomas,JoshBiby,KatieTaylor,KelseyGable,

KinseyWinters,LucasPeterson,LyndsayParks,MacMecoy,MadiSnow,MaryKate

Heath,MitchHolliman,SarahMcCall,TaylorGrant,TrevorGibson,TylerGibson,

WillShirley,ZachHanson,DavidPenland,GregBunton,KaciTaylor,LindaWilmoth,

MarkTaylor,RachelParks,RyanBowers,SarahDouthitt

Thank You!


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Worshipat First Christian 8:15,9 & 11am

July 18, 2010Message: Rev. Chris ShorowScripture: Luke 10:38-42

July 25, 2010Message: Rev. Chris ShorowScripture: Luke 11:1-13

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An Update from theFinance CommitteeThroughthefirsthalfoftheyear,ourGeneral

FundRevenuesare96.9%ofYearToDate

BudgetandourGeneralFundExpensesare98.1%ofYearToDateBudget.

2010GeneralFundRevenuesareslightlylessthan2009GeneralFundRevenues,but2010GeneralFundExpensesare$46,853.14greaterthan2009

GeneralFundExpenses,a10%increaseinExpenses.2010BuildingFundRevenuesare

down15%from2009.TheYeartoDate(YTD)RevenueandExpensesareshownbelow

General Fund Building Fund

YTD Actual YTD Actual

Revenue $503,091.70 $123,497.78

Expenses $509,231.36 $136,375.68

Excess/(Shortfall) ($6,144.66) ($12,877.90)

Please remember to note onyour checks or envelopes to which church accounts you want yourcontribution credited.

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