MOTHERS' DAV- SUNDAY, MAY 10 - Thank you to all the mothers and mother figures in our church, our community, and

our country. We truly appreciate each and every o ne of you for all you do.

MEMORIAL DAV- MONDAY, MAY 2S- This is a day to remember those loved ones who have passed and the soldiers who

gave their lives for our country. God bless America I Please remember those service men and women who are serving our

country, especially during this t ime of stress.

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MESSAGE FROM PASTOR ANDY - I remember not too long ago that I wrote a snippet for one of our previous newsletters

that featured all the exciting projects, groups, ministries, and events that we had planned in the upcoming months. Our after·

school program was going very well, and I was really looking forward to getting the kids out to camp laMoine on their half

day of school before Easter. In addition to that, we had many other exciting things planned. Back when I wrote that, it

seemed that there were some pretty exciting opportunities for ministry approaching. But then EVERYTHING got cancelled !!

It seemed sad that all the exciting things that were happening came to a screeching halt, and it seemed that perhaps the work

of God was maybe even hindered.

It reminded me of Paul when he had planned to visit Asia on a missionary journey but was prevented from doing so. In Acts

16 lt even says that God Himself forbid him to go. So, Paul had his plans, but God had other plans, and instead Paul was sent

to Macedonia.

We must be encouraged that the work of God is never hindered. Although this season looks very different than how we

anticipated, God ls working through new ways that we never would have imagined. We have our plans, but God directs our

steps. I encourage you to keep excitement and enthusiasm about our task of reaching our community and the nations for

Christ. Let's be excited for what God is still doing during this time at, and through, our church I

Pastor Andy

MESSAGE FROM THI! l!OITOR OF ntE NEWSLETTER: This church Is so biassed lo hovo Andy, Anna, nnd their chlldrcn as part of our conAr0Rnllon. Andy hns boon ospoclolly croollvo during tho limo thot tho church has been closed by offering onllne ,c1vlccs lrwolvlnH oldors nnd pianist Mnrlly11, Zoom "Meet and Groot", communion packets pickup, and a drive-by hello sosslon outside tho church. He olso comrnunlcotcs with members of tho congreHatlon by telephone, emall, textlng, and through Focoboo,k. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CARING /\BOUT USII

Plcnso let mo If you have ony nows obout fomlly or friends, community updates, updates for the prayer list, or Just what you hove boon doing. Plooso call mo nt 309-652-3648, text or cnll 309-337-8032, or mall at P.O. Box 235, Blandlnsvllle, IL 61420. I would like to heor whot Is happening In your llfe ond how you arc coping. Randy and I have kept busy cleaning the house nnd doing yord work. I enjoy roodlng. We have mode telephone and mall contact with famlly and friends. Some friends of ours called the other day when It was snowing by singing "Jlngle Bells!" I not Randy to play a game of Yatzhee the other day, but he soon became bored os ho only llkcs to play four-point pitch. So, as you can see, we keep busy doing unexciting things I I So, let me know what you are doing. Tell me something Interesting that has been happening with children, grandchildren, family, friends, and your furry pets I Let's have a llttlc fun by putting a smlle on someone's face and In their heart. Please be safe - practice social distancing, regular hand washing and surface cleaning, and wearing a face mask when necessary. God Bless One and All 11

Mary Kllllp, Newsletter Editor

l. RAY OANIElSON. so. Of Codlc?Ster, Lno.s. p.3SSed away on~ 12. 1020 He ~as prec~ tn death b) n 15 "', fe Jean He

is sur.i\~ b\ Nlt'O sons. \ ,a,\ (CaroJl o· Carthage. M cssoon and M"\e (Donna) Dan elsol'I ot Colchester ino..s '-le 15

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9-"7\i\led by "l\-e g:ra_.,dcn,...:ren. Ra) .. ~ for McDonough Tel~phone Cooper.ow for -lO ~-ears Rl\ s'lared h s kJ\e o ·

antique autemcl:res ~- ch J:m R~ ~ho v.-ould tra\-el with him to different sv.ap meets mllll l) th€ one in Hersht"Y

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CONNIE WOUBIUNK. 62, passed av.ay on Saturday, Apnl 18, 2020. She was preceded m death by h~r father la\-eme Bre\'.--ster

and 15 sen~ by her mothe~ Glona Brewster now of Carthage fonrully of 8 landinsvllle She is also survived by her husband.

Gc!en_ hi?r sons Aron \\o!lbnru. of Qumcy and Ryan Wollbrini(. of Hamilton, and tv.o grandchildren She leaves beh nd three

s.:."bl:ngs _ l'ollC) Goetz of c.arthage, IC.athy Nudds of Nashville, TenncSSee, Rusty Brewster of The Villages, Rob Brewster of

Plansfield a.,d Ronnie Brewster of .lacxsonville, Florida

NEWS AND EVENTS IN AND ABOUT THE OfURCH AND THE COM M UNITY

OfUROf BENEVOlENT FUNDS AVAILABLE - Please contact Randy or Mary Killip (309-652-3648) if you know of someone who

might need assistance to buy groceries, pay a bilJ, or buy medicine. We can provide help in most cases_

NEW BABY - Kelsey (Boyer) and Devin Reeder welcomed baby girl Greta Jean into the world on March 26, 2020, weighing 8

oounds. one ounce.. She was born in Galesburg. Illinois. Rick and Laurie Boyer of Blandinsville are the proud grandparents.

WEST PRAIRIE GIRLS WIN THREE TOURNAMENTS - Ashlyn Kelley, Alyvia Barkley, Layla Katile, and Brooklyn Lyles (known as

the Arc Ange!s) partidoated in three-on-three basketball tournaments during the months of February and March. These

West Prairie girls won three tournaments - one each in Aledo, Monmouth, and Knoxville. CONGRATULATIONS-GO GIRLS !!

GENESIS GARDEN - This organization has been •providing a new network of food support for our community that is safe,

efficient. and that allows vulnerable community members to stay in their homes as much as possible: They also have a house

that is available fur homeless families. Through the church's Benevolent Fund, we have given a donation to help support this

organization. lndividuals wishing more information about Genesis Garden can contact John Curtis, Executive Director, at 309-

33-3224. The address is Genesis Garden, 307 East Carroll Street, Macomb, IL 61455.

BLANDINSVILLE STORM DRAIN PROJECT is well underway. Streets have been blocked off to enable workers to complete the

job, so watch for detours.

LAMOINE OfRlSTIAN SERVICE CAMP has moved the camp schedule forward by two weeks. Our churcn is responsible for

providing ten cans of regu lar coffee. Coffee cans can be left on Pat Hainline's patio, or they can be left on the front steps of

the churm We are also responsible for the project of deaning the lights at the Retreat Center and cleaning the walk-in

cooler. A date to do this project will be planned sometime in May. Please contact Pat Hainline at 309-652-3283 or 309-333-

3637 if you are interested in helping.

BLANDINSVrLLE BUSINESSES AND SERVICES that remain open are: Tinks (curb-side service}, the drive-up bank (hours 8:00

a_m.-2-iXl p.m .}, Country Companies insurance office, Old School Body Shop, the post office, the mini mart, Peale Printing has

[united hours (drop box is available for collecting water bill payments), and MPC Energy. The Sweet Shack has reopened for

the summer and is opened most days from 3:00-7:00 p.m. The Library is closed, but Sherry is there some days working in the

bUt1ding if you need to contact her - 652-3166.

BLANDINSVILLE-HIRE PARK CLOSED - Due to the coronavirus, the city park has been closed to prevent large groups from

assembling.. Plus, it is not possible to keep park equipment, shelter house, etc., properly sanitized to prevent the spread of

disease. The park will remain closed until the end of May and beyond if necessary.

CITY-WIDE YARD SALES AND CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE has been cancelled due to the Coronavl rus. This may be rescheduled

sometime in the near future, but no date has been established.

CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS - Those who are able and will ing to continue their giving to the church during this t ime of

uncertainty can do so by sending their contribut ions directly to the church at P.O. Box 140, Blandinsville, IL 61420- OR they

can be sent to Pat Hainline {who makes the church deposits) at SOS West Adams, Blandinsville, IL 61420. Thank you for your

support.

CINDY HAGMEIER - Cindy is working 40 hours a week at Heartland In Macomb with several changes in her work environment

- no visitors- no volunteers - no group activities. She indicated that dementia residents do not understand why they cannot

see family. All the staff has to wear face masks 100% of the time when in the building, except for eating where only two

people can be in the break room at one time. Cindy stated that each worker was given only one "single-use" face mask and

told to put his or her name on it as it was theirs to use over and over. In response to this need, her mother-, Lorraine, has

been sewing cloth face masks for individuals at Heartland which t hey can launder nightly.

LORRAINE HAGMEIER - As mentioned above, Lorraine has been making cloth face masks for Heartland as well as the Elms

Nursing Home. She Is starting a batch for the La Harpe Nursing Home. To date, she has made over 150 masks - THANK YOU

FOR THIS SERVICE. Lorraine indicated that she has not left the house since March 1. Cindy has been doing her shopping and

picking up her mail.

NEIL WELSH has been transferred from LaMoine Care Center to Heartland for extensive therapy that is not available at

LaMoine.

ANNA JAMES is an academic advisor for the WIU College of Business and Technology and has been working ten-hour days

assisting students with registration for the next academic year.

LYREN HANEY traveled to Israel on January 7, 2020, with her niece, Sarah Wanek. This quote from Lyren came from the

Spring 2020 Wesley Village Newsletter: "I didn' t leave with any expectations of my trip or any anxiousness. I really felt at

peace. I was excited to be able to go and very thankful that it was happening ..... We never know where God is going to take

us."

NEWS FROM JEAN DOUGHERTY -- My goal when I retired was to research and compile family histories for both sides

of my family {Painter and Elder) and Lynn's family (Dougherty and Curry). I started over 20 years ago. During that time, I

also wrote my late mother's life story and my father's. By the time I got to Lynn's mother's side of the family, I was burned

out. I had initially done some Curry research and then stopped. I decided to put our "quarantine" time to good use. l picked

up the Curry history I had started and completed it. Lynn always thought he was half Irish (Dougherty) and half English

because his mother's family came from England. Surprise I The Curry name originated in Scotland and migrated to Ireland,

England, and Wales. Now he's claiming to be 100% Irish!

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~ THE FIRST EDITION NEWSLETTER - MAY 2020 - BLANDINSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

BIRTHDAYS

1 - Curt Little

4 - Craig Fugate

Linda McPeak

Elizabeth Jones

Randy Twaddle

6-EdHunt

Jan Thompson

7 - Donna Bunch Jones

Tre Blankenship

9- Pat Boyer

10 - Ben Campbell

Carolyn Thompson

11-Debbie Hunt

12 - Josh Johnson

Kaila Mason

13 - Lloyd Little

Mary Sandstrom

14 - Zachary Caywood

Steven James

GOD NEVER SENDS YOU INTO A SITUATION ALONE.

GOD DOES BHORE YOU. HE STANDS BESIDE YOU. HE WAL HS BEHIND YOU.

WHATEVER SITUATION YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW,

BE CONFIDENT.

:: WITHYOU! ~ GODIS

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16 - Greg James

Kimberly Harrison

Tiffany Jones

17 - Kathy Driskell

18 - Marilyn Moore

Brandon Butterfield

Rita Grate Larson

19 - Clint Wisslead

20 - Dennis Icenogle

Karen Bierman

Layton Bunch

Mike Oblinger

21 - Katie Wisslead

Lora Calvert

Lily Gabriel

23 - Allison Icenogle

24 - Cal Melvin

26 - Kody Bowman

Roxanne Mason

27 - Meg Welsh

Dustin Moore

28 - Carolyn Kempher (90th)

Jerry Thrapp

Joshua Welsh

30 - Kurt Rhodes

Taylor Carson

ANNIVERSARIES 1- Kurt and Paula Rhodes

31- Luke and Jenna James

DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS, ALL SERVICES WILL BE ONLINE AS THE GOVERNOR HAS EXTENDED THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER UNTIL THE END OF MAY. Visit the church website at fccbville.com for further information.

DATE ELDERS DEACONS MUSIC OVERHEAD Meditation/Prayer

5/3/20

5/10/20

5/17/20

5/24/20

5/31/20 Church in Park Cancelled

DATE WORSHIP LEADER GREETERS NURSERY COMMUNION

5/3/20

5/10/20

5/17/20

5/24/ 20

5/31/30

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHURCH SERVICES -- Online If not able to meet at church.

Prayer Meeting - Online if not able to meet at church - to be announced.

Bible Study - Cancelled until further notice.

Coffee/Donuts - Sunday - CANCELLED FOR MAY

Coffee/Devotion/Worship Committee/Christian Fellowship - Cancelled unless notified otherwise.

After School Program - CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

ELDERS' MEETING (6:30 p.m.) AND BOARD MEETING (7:00 p.m.) -Wednesday, May 13 -- ??

PRAYERS - Please be in prayer for Jerry Johnson, Gene Icenogle, Dennis Icenogle, Darrell Badord, Larry Mason, Carolyn and

Dean Moore, Laurie Locke, Joe Noe, Ruellene Howerton (Marlena Goodlaxson's sister who lives in the state of Oregon and

has stage 4 cancer), Sara Lee Moore, Jeff Kurtz, Alan and Kathy Driskell, Doug McPeak, James Humphrey, Neil Bennett and

family ,Kerry and Beth Gebhardt, Vicki Petticrew Lovejoy, Ellen Poulter, Kenny McPeak, Ronnie Runner, and Neil Welsh. Be

with ALL our nursing home residents and provide them comfort as they are separated from their loved ones. Pray that

farmers keep safe during harvest. Please be In prayer for the families and friends of those have lost loved ones and help them

as they mourn not only the lost of their loved ones, but the inability to welcome family and friends to mourn with them.

Remember those who are working to keep our country functioning - health care workers, caretakers, first responders, the

men and women working in essential need businesses (restaurants, supply stores, city utilities, grocery stores, etc.}, and the

businesses and services that have to be closed due to the virus. Pray for Anna, Andy, Jackson, Olivia, and baby Joshua - ask

for a safe delivery and a healthy baby.

PRAYERS - Ellen Poulter fell and is in Heartland for rehabilitation. Vicki Lovejoy is undergoing chemo t reat ments. Kenny

McPeak is in Quincy in t he hospital with some serious health issues. Remember Katie Ruebush, Mike and Amy Hofmeister,

and Cindy Hagmeier who are individuals from our church and community working in high risk areas - hospital and nursing

home. Kerry Gebhardt (Beth's husband) had emergency gall bladder surgery on Tuesday, April 7. Beth was not allowed in

the hospital due to quarantine restrictions. Neil Bennett, a former LaHarpe resident, who has COVID-19, has been in the

hospital for six weeks and will be transferred to long-term acute care In Davenport with the goal to wean him off the

venti lator. Ronnie Runner was seriously injured in an ATV accident. His family is requesting prayers for a successful

reco,very and alleviation of the pain he is experiencing.

IN REMEMBERANCE

CHARLES ALAN BEAN, 65, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Colchester, Illinois, passed away on March 14, 2020. He is survived

by his wife Erika Cady and three stepsons. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara (Dorothy).

LYLE B. WEBB, 96, of Bushnell, Illinois, passed away on April 12, 2020. He was preceded in death by Virginia (his first wife),

and Geraldine (his second wife). He is survived by two sons, Gary Webb of Sacramento, California, and Terry (Linda) Webb

of Bushnell, Illinois. He is also survived by three grandchildren -- Katie (Alex) Ruebush of Colchester, Melissa Webb of Bushnell,

and Nathan Webb of Bushnell, plus five greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Lyle farmed in the Bushnell area,

remaining active in this business by farming with his son Terry and grandson Nathan until the age of 92.