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Join us for Sunday Worship, October 29 at 10:00 a.m.• 10:00 a.m. - Service (w/Sunday School) • After Service - Who Stole the Cookies?
- A sweet mystery and lunch• 5:30p.m.-StoneSoupSupper (prepat3:30)
CalledtoServeElders: David Sisson, Christy WrightHomeCommunion: Susan LathamPreparingDeacons: Bob Young,
Sherry Sisson ServingDeacons: Linda Stinson, Jim Stinson,
Myron McMahan, Janet Chenard*CoffeeCartandSnack: Neil and Cherie
ReynoldsFlowers: Linda and Jim StinsonGreeter:Vera RushSundayWorshipAccessibilityHearingassistancedevices,largeprint bulletins and hymnals are available. SermonsOnlinehttp://heartofcorvallis.org/recent-sermons/
StoneSoupMealCountTuesday, 10/17 - 118Saturday, 10/21 - 110Sunday, 10/22 - 102
StaffRev. Matt Gordon ..................... Senior MinisterMatthew Clark ............................Choir Director Eric Qian ............................................... PianistJill Shinkawa ...........Communications ManagerKevin Weaver ....................................... PaladinLucas Teeter ..DisciplesHouseResidentAdvisorChrista Schmeder ..... Director of Youth Ministry
October 24, 2017 vol. 18,issue35
Happy Retirement Charlene!
Top three: Charlene was soaking up the love and working the room. Above: Oh yes, then there was the deli-cious lunch - honey-glazed chicken, cole slaw, “heart attack” roll, a plate-sized chocolate chip cookie, and a pat of butter
just in case you wanted more butter on your heart attack. Above right: We filled the room with warm wishes for Charlene on her well-deserved retirement.
Relying on the spirit and story of the gospels, First Christian Church is supported primarily by donations. There is no charge for any event. We rely on freely given offerings to support our various minis-tries and opportunities.
Your contributions and gifts allow us to continue to be a radically inclusive, justice-driven community of faith every day of the week. Thank you in advance for your gifts.
Matt’s Minute
Rev.MattGordonSeniorMinister Churchphone:541-753.2671 Email: [email protected]
OpenOfficeHours:Mondays:9:00a.m.-1:00p.m. Tuesdays:1:00p.m.--4:00p.m.
From Charlene…I am feeling overjoyed, over-whelmed, humbled and very grate-ful for the wonderful “send off” into retirement! Thanks so much for the outpouring of love and sup-port and the many cards, gifts and well wishes. It has been my pleasure to have served as your church sec-retary and I am truly going to miss it. Thanks again for everything.Love to all,Charlene
Harvest Dinner RSVPsOur annual Harvest Dinner meal takes place on Sunday, November 19 following worship. RSVP to the church office, with the number of family and friends (in-cluding yourself) that plan to come. We also need your help with serving (during meal), clean-up (after meal), and monetary contributions to offset expenses. If you can help, please contact Pastor Matt via email or phone. Sign up sheets are also available on Sunday.
Thankyou,CharleneThank you so much to everyone who celebrated Charlene last week—35 of you showed up at a retirement lunch. I will admit that it was a little odd to walk into the office this morning and not see Charlene in the main office. She was the “face” of First Christian Church for many years and for that we owe her thanksgiving. We love you, Charlene!
OfficeManagerWe are currently looking for a new of-fice manager. The personnel commit-tee approved a job description and it will go before the church board for ap-proval. In the meantime, we will have a temporary employee in the front office from 9 – 2, Tuesday – Thursdays. We hope to hire someone permanently before the end of the year.
CraftFairResults are in! Well, preliminary re-sults are in. Based on our projections
of income and expense, we expect to profit about $8500 for Craft Fair. Some final number crunching is still expect-ed, but we hope to get a check to Jack-son Street Youth Services soon. Thank you to all who made this happen!
StewardshipSeasonIt is that time of year again…drum roll please…stewardship season! Over the next few weeks, we will be focusing on stewardship. You should receive a letter soon, along with an estimate of giving card. These estimates are a covenant between you and the com-munity that help us budget for next year. All names kept confidential and only known by our financial secretary. Dollar amounts are shared with our finance team for planning purposes. You may also wish to make an anony-mous pledge. Thank you in advancing for thinking about how you can give to the church. Our stewardship theme for the year is “Seeing a Different World.” I hope that your giving of time, talent, and treasure to our church is inspired by your vision for the future. We humbly ask, O God, that all these gifts of time, talent and treasure be multiplied to share your good news in this church, in our community, and around the world. Amen.Peace and love, Pastor Matt
Who Stole the Cookies?We are hosting an all church and friends luncheon and deliciously sweet mystery right after church on October 29. McLean Hall will be transformed into a library, where all sorts of book characters meet to dine and dish out clues. Can you figure out who stole the cookies before everyone else? For this event, you have a couple options. You can join for the lunch and be the “audience”. If you want to come dressed as a character and help distribute clues, we have many disguises to choose from. Please contact Beth Crawford, Dow Yeh, Christa Schmeder, or Christy Wright if you would like to sign up to be a character.
In Our PrayersGeorgann TaylorMarcene StuartVicki Young Jim Stinson Doris MontgomeryPrill’s mother, Betty Teanna McMahan and her family Margaret Coon Roger Weaver and his familyLynnie Evans and familyJoyce Miller For all affected by the fires in CaliforniaFor all the victims of the Las Vegas shootingAll those affected by the earth-quake in MexicoPuerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and all affected by hurricanesOur world, our country and our leaders
Corvallis Youth Collective (CYC) EventsThe Corvallis Youth Collective is a collaboration between our church, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Grace Lutheran, and First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC). It is a won-derful opportunity for our young folks to meet other youth group students in Corvallis. October 29 and November 12, 4-6
p.m. - Clay night at CHS ceramics studio. For middle and high school students.
November 17, Tween and Teen Movie Night at First Presbyterian - Goonies (PG). Doors open at 5:30, movie starts at 6 p.m. I believe this one is open for 5th - 12th graders. I will double check as it gets closer!
And more… stay tuned.
Advent BookletChristmas memories can be joyous but they can be sad as well. Memories con-taining loved ones that are now absent from our lives, memories of hopes and dreams never quite living up to the reality of the season much less our lives can haunt our reflections of Advent. Sometimes we must create new memories and traditions. Advent reflections can inspire us to new understandings of what it means to wait for Jesus. The theme this year is “In this house, sacred spaces and places.” Your reflection may be the very idea that breaths life into someone else. Submission deadline is November 12. Send submissions to Teresa at: [email protected]
2017 Thanksgiving Special OfferingFrom the very beginnings of the move-ment, Disciples have founded institu-tions of higher learning, encouraging students in their intellectual pursuits. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is still committed to higher education. Currently, over 50,000 students attend our fourteen Disciples related colleges and universities or seven seminaries and divinity houses. And in the past twelve months, over 12,000 students have graduated from these fine schools. On November 12 and 19, Disciples churches across the US and Canada will collect the Thanksgiving offering. Your gift to the Thanksgiving offer-ing helps to support the work of our institutions of higher learning in many ways: financially supporting Disciples related schools, providing undergradu-
ate scholarships and support for spiri-tual life offices, and providing scholar-ships and support for those pursuing theological education. This November, please give generously to this year’s Thanksgiving offering. Your gifts make a world of difference as Disciples continue our legacy of supporting education and our institu-tions of higher learning.
What’s Happening…WhoStoletheCookies?We are hosting an all church and friends luncheon and deliciously sweet mys-tery, after church on October 29. Can you figure out who stole the cookies before everyone else? Join us for the lunch and be the “audience” or you could come dressed as a character and help distribute clues. Contact Beth Crawford, Dow Yeh, Christa Schmeder, or Christy Wright if you would like to be a character.
Group4MeetsinNovemberGroup 4 will be meeting in the small room at Fireworks on Sunday night, No-vember 5, at 5:30 p.m. Please let Kathy Crawford ([email protected]) or Pat Malone ([email protected]) know if you are able to attend. All are welcome. A link to the menu appears below. http://www.fireworkspub.com/menu.html
Announcements… CorvallisHighSchoolVolunteerOpportunity!Do you love to read? Are you interested in volunteering at CHS? Our English Workshop needs reading partners on Mondays and/or Wednesdays from 9:45 until 10:30. The work is easy—we match you with one of our students and you read back and forth to one another, stopping to discuss what is happening in the book as needed. If interested, please contact [email protected].
LiturgistSign-UpsI hope to develop a schedule of worship liturgists for Sunday and special worship services. A worship liturgist would be reading a call to worship, call to offering and prayer after the offering is received. To sign-up to be a liturgist, you can give me a call or sign up here: https://goo.gl/bx51Q7
Around Town… TheChancelChoirConcertThe Chancel Choir of the First Presbyterian Church will present a concert of the music it sang in Berlin, Germany for the 500 Year Anniversary of the Reforma-tion. The concert will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 29 in the church sanctuary. Free!
AriosoChamberPlayerSaturday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1115 28th Ave. SW, Albany. Sunday, October 29 at 3:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, Cor-vallis. Adults - $12, seniors and students - $10, youth (0-17) - free. Tickets sold at the door and at www.ariosonw.org
MakeaJoyfulNoise–AChoralCelebrationSunday, November 5 at 3:00 p.m. Featuring choirs and ensembles from Mid-Val-ley churches and partnering congregations. First United Methodist Church, 1165 NW Monroe. Free will offering in support of United Campus Ministry at OSU.
InterfaithPotluckWe would like to invite everyone for the Interfaith Potluck on Sunday, November 19, at 5:00 p.m. in the Upper Social Hall of St. Mary’s Church, hosted by the St. Vincent dePaul Society Thrift Shop. The Upper Social Hall is adjacent to the first parking lot on 25th Street just North of the sanctuary.
Looking AheadOctober29• Afterworship-Who Stole the Cookies?
Luncheon and Mystery-solving GameNovember5• DaylightSavingTimeends-Fallback
one hour• 5:30pm-Group4meetsatFireworks
Pub and PizzaNovember16• 7:00pm-Women’sGroupmeetsattheLasaters’
November19• Afterservice-HarvestDinnerDecember2• HangingoftheGreensDecember3• FirstdayofAdventDecember10• ChoirVespers(Duringservice)December12• 1:00p.m.-Women’slunchatDelicias
Valley Cafe December17• Duringservice-ChristmasPageant• 5:00pm-AdventLanternMeditation
Walk December24• 10:00am-Sundayworship• 4:00pm-Folkservice• 7:00pm-Traditionalservice
Happy Birthdays!10/2 - Mildred Evans10/7 - Karen Griswold10/8 - Lexi Carrillo, John Evans10/15-MarcChenard10/20 - Richard Cooley, Jill Shinkawa10/21 - Ruth Chadwick10/26-BillThayer,PrillZobel10/27-CherylZobel10/28 - Jeanette MaierHappy Anniversaries10/1 - Beth Crawford and Dow Yeh10/6-VickiandBobYoung
229am-Bible Study10am-FolkWor-ship,noSundaySchool5:30pm-Stone SoupSupper
23 245:30pm-Stone SoupSupper(3:30pmprep)
2510:00am-Bible Study7:00pm-Choir Rehearsal
26 27 2810am-Stone SoupBreakfast
2910am-Worship,w/Sunday SchoolAfterworship-Who Stole the Cookies? 5:30pm-Stone SoupSupper
30 315:30pm-Stone SoupSupper(3:30pmprep)
1November10:00am-Bible Study7:00pm-Choir Rehearsal
2 3 410am-Stone SoupBreakfast
5DaylightSavingTimeEnds9am-Bible Study10am-Worship,w/Sunday School5:30pm-Stone SoupSupper
6 73:30pm-FCC’sturntoprep/serveStoneSoup5:30pm-Stone SoupSupper(3:30pmprep)
810:00am-Bible Study7:00pm-Choir Rehearsal
9 10 1110am-Stone SoupBreakfast
129am-Bible Study10am-Worship,w/Sunday School5:30pm-Group4meetsatFireworks5:30pm-Stone SoupSupper
137:00pm-FinanceCabinet
145:30pm-Stone SoupSupper(3:30pmprep)
1510:00am-Bible Study7:00pm-Choir Rehearsal
167:00pm-Women’sGroupmeet at the Lasaters’
17 1810am-Stone SoupBreakfast
199am-Bible Study10am-Worship,w/Sunday School5:30pm-Stone SoupSupper
207:00pm-Program Cabinet
215:30pm-Stone SoupSupper(3:30pmprep)
2210:00am-Bible Study7:00pm-Choir Rehearsal
23 24 2510am-Stone SoupBreakfast
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Our VisionThe First Christian Church of Corvallis is a diverse inclusive community providing a living witness to the compassionate Christ. From our central location in the heart of Corvallis, we seek out, develop, and support ministries to meet the human needs for physical and spiritual wholeness. On the basis of our Disciple heritage, we embrace the ecumenical movement, develop lay leadership, and promote intellectual freedom in the pursuit of truth. All are welcome to participate. Inclusivity is one of our most important values.
