September 4, 2019 Volume 57, Number 10

First Christian Church 3501 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903

Office: (479) 783-1139

Office Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday

Church Staff

Rev. Dr. Jarrett Banks Senior Minister 252-414-9229 jarrett@fccdoc.org Dianna Jackson Director of Music Ministry Mary Beth Oliver Organist Barbara Brown Secretary Pam Shelby Financial Secretary Randy Alexander Custodian Patience Hudlow Nursery Coordinator Lesley Fleming Nursery Attendant Rev. Howard Marshall Pastor Emeritus Rev. Randy Jay Pastor Emeritus

Mission Statement

The mission of First Christian Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas is to lift up Jesus the Christ by: ●Enabling spiritual growth and deepened commitment, both individually and corporately; ●Developing a church family/community that is accepting and encouraging; ●Serving our community and the world through spiritual, physical, and emotional support; and, ●Reaching out in His name to the unchurched in our community.

Wednesday Night Study Begins September 11

On Wednesday night, September 11, we are going to begin a 12-week study to help us discover God’s plan for the future of First Christian Church. Bring some takeout to Disciples Hall at 5:30 pm, and join us for the study from 6:00 pm to 6:50 pm.

First, we will study the subject of hope itself by looking at an article by Walter Bruggemann enti-tled: The Company of the Unafraid. You can find the entire article here: https://sojo.net/magazine/july-2019/company-unafraid.

Then, we will study a book called Shift: Three Big Moves for the 21st Century Church by Mark Tidsworth. The book can be ordered here: https://www.amazon.com/Shift-Three-Moves-Century-Church/dp/1517694337. There is a small group curriculum that accompanies this book that we will be using. There’s at least one copy in our church’s Library.

FCC Annual Ice Cream Social

Dust off those ice cream freezers and make your specialty “flavor” to share with your family at FCC on Sunday evening, September 8, at 5:00 pm! We hope to have “extra” to share on Monday with our “extended family” at Hope Campus, so please sign up on the sheets in the Narthex indicating that you will bring ice cream and/or cookies, brownies, or cup-cakes. Membership Ministry is counting on

all of you to help us kick off the new year! Ginger Hamm

Youth Fellowship

Youth Fellowship will resume Sunday, September 8, at 5:00 pm. We will have a short meeting and then will enjoy ice cream. Jubilation Bells rehearsal will resume on September 15 at 5:00 pm.

Again this year we are asking for volunteers to provide a small snack meal for the youth. Please contact John Mundy at 479-222-3401 or Marilyn Maxey at 479-883-0229 if you can help.

BREAD BAKING CLASS

Please join Trish Allen for a bread making class on Saturday, September 14, at 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall kitchen. All the bread baked will be given to Hope Campus. The cost is free, and all you will need to bring is a stand mixer. If you don’t have a stand mixer, come anyway. We can always share. In order to have enough ingredients, reservations will need to be made by calling the church office no later than Wednesday, September 11. Also, let the office know if you will be bringing a mixer. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity for fellowship and providing for the homeless in our community.

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Worship and Education Opportunities

Dianna’s Notes

Disciples Bells will meet at 9:00 am in the Sanctuary to rehearse

“How Can I Keep from Singing” for the Offertory Response.

Music Schedule

September 8 Disciples Bells September 15 Disciples Bells Quintet September 22 Prime Time Bells September 29 Children’s Chimes

Jubilation Bells rehearsal resumes Sunday, September 15, at 5:00 pm.

September 8

Rev. Dr. Banks

Elders Kristi Williamson and Hardie Jefferies Deacon Barbara Lynch Prepare Communion

Ginger Hamm Greeters Floyd Hamm, Ginger Hamm, Stacey Riggs Worship Leader

Kristi Williamson

Elder on Call Nina Abernathy—479-650-9114

FCC Book Club Resumes Soon

FCC Book Club will start meeting again in September. It will meet on Tuesday, September 17, at 10:00 am in the Barton Stone Room. We will discuss the book Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. There is a copy in the Church Library.

Concern of the Community

Mattie “Boo” Robinson, Ashton Rehab, 318 Strozier Lane, Barling, AR 72923, Room 545

Church Calendar

Sunday, September 8 8:30 am Worship (Chapel) 9:00 am Mission Café 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am Worship (Sanctuary) 5:00 pm Ice Cream Social 5:00—7:00 pm Youth Fellowship 6:00 pm Cabinet Meeting 6:45 pm Ministry Teams Meeting Monday, September 9 9:30 am—12:30 pm Hope Campus Tuesday, September 10 9:00 am Staff Meeting 10:00 am Group 1 (Parlor) 11:30 am Lunch Bunch Hideaway Pizza Corner of Phoenix and Massard 1:00 pm Group 2 (Parlor) 6:00 pm Group 3 (Parlor) Wednesday, September 11 10:00 am Prime Time Bells 3:30 pm Butterfield Worship 4:15 pm Children’s Chimes 5:30 pm Wednesday Night Study 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Saturday, September 14 11:00 am Bread Making Class Disciples Hall Kitchen

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Mission Express O Café

The café opens at 9am each Sunday morn-ing. All the proceeds support the Mission trips. Setup begins at 8:30am Sunday. Come join us for fellowship, a cup of coffee and doughnuts.

Cabinet & Ministries

Sunday, September 8

6 pm: Cabinet (in the Chapel, Administration Building)

6:45 pm: Ministries (in various rooms)

Chairs: Please contact your people and let them know where /when

your Ministry will meet.