Our Services

Sunday

Worship Service Traditional with Organ & Piano 8:00 A.M.

Sunday School Classes for all ages 9:00 A.M.

Worship Service Contemporary 10:00 A.M.

Evening Worship 6:00 P.M.

Tuesday

Taco Tuesday During school year 10:49 A.M.

Wednesday

Family Night Sep-Nov. & Jan.-March 5:45 P.M.

Classes for all ages Sep-Nov. & Jan.-March 6:30 P.M.

Thursday

Holy Grounds: 6th-8th grade During school year 3:15 - 4:30 P.M.

April 1, 2012

Stewardship

General $12,432.67

Missions 8,148.00

Push to Freedom 6,194.00

Total Offering: $26,774.67

Last week’s attendance

Morning Worship 468

8 - 98 10 - 370

Sunday School 235

Evening Worship 124

Family Night (3/28/12) 170

March 25, 2012 Attendance & Offering

Upcoming Events:

Worship Services 8 & 10 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Kids Ignite 6:00 p.m. Silver Ring Thing 6:00 p.m. MPR & East Basement Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Sanctuary Monday, April 2

Mary Circle 6:00 p.m. Fern Atwood’s Tuesday, April 3

Taco Tuesday 10:59 a.m. MPR Thursday, April 5

Prepare Bulletin 9:30 a.m. Library Ladies Quilting 5:00 p.m. Room 306 Ladies Book Club 6:00 p.m. Library Friday, April 6 GOOD FRIDAY

Office Closed Good Friday Services 7:00 p.m. MPR Sunday, April 8 HAPPY EASTER!

Sunrise Service & breakfast 6:30 a.m. MPR Combined Worship Service 9:00 a.m. MPR Evening services dismissed

Golden Bowl - Harrisburg Tornado recovery

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As in years past, we will be displaying lilies in memory/honor of family members or friends on Easter Sunday. The cost for each lily is $12 (make checks payable to FCC). If you would like to purchase flowers to be displayed, please pick up an envelope marked “Memorial Flowers” at one of the greeter stations. Fill in the information on the outside of the envelope, add your check or cash and return it to the church office by April 1April 1April 1April 1. Order will be placed with the flower shop on Monday, April 2. Again, you will have the option of having your flower delivered to a shut-in. Please indicate your desire on the envelope.

BACKGROUND CHECK WEBSITE

The website address for the Background Check form is www.ministryopportunities.org/fccfairfield. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Mary Circle April 2 6:00 pm

Fern Atwood’s (300 S E 3rd)

Martha Circle April 12 9:30 am East Basement

Rebekah Circle April 12 6:30 pm

Library

Hannah Circle April 29 6:30 pm

Family Picnic

Ladies Circle Meetings

OIL BELT LADIES DAY 2012

APRIL 21st

Cost is $15 (includes light breakfast & lunch)

Message from Julie Gariss of Joplin, MO Music with Teresa McCloy & Friends

Sign-up forms are in the foyer (TODAY is the deadline) Make checks to: Oil Belt Camp

Volunteers Needed

We have invited the families of our Backpack Program to be our guests at a luncheon following our combined Easter service on April 8th. In order to see this happen, we are asking for volunteers for Saturday (April 7) & Sunday (April 8).

Saturday’s need is for 4-5 volunteers to assist with food preparation. Please plan to be at the church about 9 am.

Sunday’s need is for 8-10 people to assist with serving and clean-up. We will ask that you go to the East Basement immediately following the worship to begin serving our families who receive backpacks. If you can help with only one area (serving or clean-up, but not both) on Sunday, we have made it possible for you to indicate that on the sign-up form.

Sign-up forms are on the registration table in the foyer.

THANK YOU Thank you for your prayers, cards, and words of encouragement as well as the food you brought after the death of my sister, Betty Phillips. Thank you also to the congregation for sending the peace lily to us in her memory.

Your many expressions of kindness made a difficult week less so.

Fond regards, Chuck Griswold

Southern Illinois Seniors Luncheon Thursday, April 19 @ 11:30 am FCC-Salem $7.00 per person

Speaker: David Upchurch Music: For Heaven’s Sake You may pay at the door but you

MUST register by April 15 Sign-up sheet is available in the foyer or your Sunday School class

K i d s I g n i t e S u n d a y N i g h t s!

6-7 pm

Nursery - Kindergarten

1st-6th grade 1st-3rd grade meet in

Room #303

4th-6th grade meet in Room #304

Preschool - 6th grade students

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TACO TUESDAY HS LUNCH HOURS

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BIG OVERNIGHTER

APRIL 13-14

OIL BELT CAMP

GRADES 3-5

Cost: $20

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7th - 12th grade students

BELIEVE 2012

“The Word Tour”

APRIL 21-22

GRADES 6-8

COST IS $30

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JR HIGH ROOM OR

HOLY GROUNDS

Deadline is TODAY!

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VBS

“ADVENTURES ON

PROMISE ISLAND”

JULY 29-AUGUST 3

SAVE THE DATE!!

This Week’s Prayer List Updated 3/29/12

Those Shut In

Delpha Anderson Leona Blackford Vera Lee Cox Estaleda Griffith

Bob Humphrey Ruth Knavel Anna Massie June Rister

Faye Rose Steve Warren Mildred Wilborn Bernice Wood

Cancer

Bob Boyles

Morris Burkett

Cathy Clevenger

Kathy Feider

Rafe Gonzalez

David Green

Chris Kirkwoood

Denis Lambrich

Vicky Lemons

Lisa Meritt

Wilma Myers

Trish Naney

Ike Warren

Cathy York

Steve Carman

Dolores Clemmons

Viril & Genevieve Cunningham

Emma Fleenor

Jonah Goodman

Dawn Johnston

Kim Lingafelter

Bernadine Obrecht

Nita Seaman

Cara Harper Stemm

LaVergne Tade

Steve Warren

Health Concerns

Family of

Joseph Ryan Anderson Casey Gwaltney

Keaton Mewes Elizabeth “Betty” Phillips

Jerry Wylie

Focus on Missions Please include these missions in your prayers this week.

Heartland Evangelistic Association Chilean Christian Mission (Carreno)

Johnson Bible College Christ Reaching Asia Mission (Kim)

St. Louis Christian College Ghana Christian Mission (Nyador)

General Requests

Chip Bredfield - deployed Jeremy Puckett - deployed Josh Smith - deployed

Church Leadership Military & Families Alyssa Hagler

For our guests: The Greeters at each entrance will be glad to provide you with printed information about our church. If you are visiting today, please stop by and receive a gift as a token of our appreciation for your visit. You are welcome to call the church office at 842-4311, if you have questions or need additional information. We hope that you find our worship service meaningful and an encouragement to you.

Attendance Pads are located at the end of each row. Please complete the form and pass it to the person seated next to you.

Prayer Requests & Praises can be written on the cards found in the pews or attendance pads. Requests received by Thursday morning will be included the following Sunday.

Children at First Christian are lovingly cared for by adults. Infants (birth-12months) Room # 210

Toddlers (13-24 months) Room # 209

Toddlers (25-42 months) Room # 211

Nursing Mothers may find comfort and privacy in Room # 208 near the nursery.

Junior Church is a worship experience especially for children aged 3 years - 4th grade. A greeter will be glad to direct your child to this service. 3 yr. olds—Kindergarten meet in the west basement, during the 10:00 adult worship service. Children 1st -4th grade meet in the 3rd floor youth room (Holy Grounds) except on the last Sunday of the month when they will be with their parents. 5th & 6th graders will go to the multipurpose room with their parents for the 10:00 a.m. service. Kids bulletins are available from the mailbox located near the main entrance of the mpr.

The Lord’s Supper, or communion, is celebrated weekly at the invitation of Christ, who said “Do this in remembrance of Me”. All followers of Christ are welcome to share with us. We partake of communion individually as the trays are passed.

The Offering is one way that we give back to God part of what He has given to us. Our offerings help finance programs within our congregation, and also support community and worldwide mission efforts. Guests are not expected to be prepared to give today.

Bible School classes are available for children and adults, along with Nursery and Toddler care, at 9:00 a.m. If you weren’t able to attend today, please take the opportunity on your next visit to study God’s Word with other Christians. More information about Bible School is available from the greeters at each entrance.

Hearing Assistance Devices are available for use in the sanctuary. The greeters at each door will be glad to assist you.

For the consideration of those around you, please turn off all cell phones and

Meet Our Staff

Craig Scott, Senior Minister craig@fccfairfield.com

Laura Ethridge, Children’s Minister laura@fccfairfield.com

Jeff Lyon, Worship Minister jeff@fccfairfield.com

Office: fcc@fccfairfield.com

Craig is in charge of

Jr. High Athletes Week July 8-13

Laura is in charge of

Footprints 1 June 8-9