The Newark Christian
Serving God's Transformation of Licking County
January 9, 2013
Volume LXXIV
Issue 1
Summer 2013 Camp Schedule
Registration for summer programs will be available early in 2013
Grandparents Camp - For Children in grades 1 & 2 and a Grandparent
Held at Camp Christian, May 31 - June 1
Otter Junior Camp - For youth in grades 3, 4, & 5
Held at Camp Christian, June 16 - 22
Chi Rho Camps - For youth in grades 6, 7, & 8
All Chi Rho Camps are held at Camp Christian
Hocking June 9 - 15 | Portahoga
July 7 - 13 | Maumee
July 14 - 20 | Miami
August 4 - 10 |
CYF Conferences - For youth in grades 9, 10, 11, & 12
All CYF Conferences are held at Camp Christian
Hiram
June 23 - 29 | Phyo
June 30 - July 6 | Lakeside
July 21 - 27 | Wilmington
July 28 - August 3 |
Adult Ministries - For adults of all ages
Held at Northwest Christian Church, Columbus, June 17 – 21
Adventure Camp - For adults of all ages and high school age youth
Location TBA, June 28 – 31
Advance Ministries Summer Conference - For young adults ages 19 - 29
(at least one year out of high school)
Held at Camp Christian, August 11 - 18
General Board Meeting
All elders, deacons, deaconesses, trustees, department chairs and fellowship group presidents are reminded of their right and responsibility to attend the board meeting January 16 at 7:00 pm.
Caroling was a Success!
Many thanks to all who came out to carol around the neighborhood in December. We ended up with around 30 people and received good response all the way down Jefferson Road, around the corner to Woods, and back up to the church on Rugg Avenue. Many folks came out to hear and received an invitation to our Living Nativity and our worship services. Thanks, also, to Carol Thompson, who provided refreshments for all of us.
Youth Sub Sale 2013
The youth of Central Christian Church will be making subs for Super Bowl Sunday February 3, 2013. All proceeds will go to SCOOP (Special Concerns Ohio Outreach Program). This year the youth will offer Italian and turkey subs (lettuce and mild banana peppers will be offered on the side). Each sub is $5.00 and you can pay cash or write a check to Central Christian Church and write "subs" in the memo line. Please turn in all money and orders by Sunday, Jan. 27 to Harry Cline or Samantha Frizzell. The goal is 175 subs and $800 to send to SCOOP. Thanks again for your continued support!
Youth All Christian Skate Night
On Monday, January 21, all youth should meet at the church from 6:15-8:15pm. Skating admission is free, thanks to Betty Lou and Larry Iden, In line skates are $1.00 and any money needed at the concession stand. We will have devotions at 7:30 at the skating rink. Until then get ready to play the number game!
Planning Event
Christian Education will be having their annual planning meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the church on January 15. Please send any ideas for events to Kim Halter at kmhalter7@hotmail.com
Book Club
On January 20, the Book Club will meet in the parlor after the 10:30 service. Lunch will be provided. The book for Jan 20 is That's Why I'm Here, the story of Chris and Stefanie Spielman. Come join the discussion.
Please Remember
The parking lot on the North side of the church, near the elevator, is intended for handicap parking only.
2013 Board & Program Cabinet schedule
(all meetings of the general board are at 7:00 pm on the ground floor)
Wed., Jan. 16
Wed., March 20 (after the Lenten dinner)
Wed. May 15
Wed., July 17
Wed., Sept. 18
Wed., Nov. 20
The meetings of the Program Cabinet, made up of team leaders & committee chairpeople, will be on third Monday nights as follows at 6:30 pm:
Mon., Feb. 18
Mon., Apr. 15
Mon., Aug. 19
Mon., Oct. 21
Notes From My Knapsack
We're barely into the new year of 2013, and what's the parson talking about but: Lent!
That's right, Lent. The season of prayer and preparation to approach Easter will begin February 13th, and 40 days plus Sundays, on towards March 31st.
We have a long-standing tradition at Newark Central of Wednesday night Lenten dinners, following an Ash Wednesday service which will be Feb. 13th at 6:00 pm, then the dinner programs in Fellowship Hall on Feb. 20 and 27, Mar. 6, 13, and 20. Stay tuned for our guest presenters and meal preparers for these simple soup & sandwich suppers.
During Lent, with those 40 days, I have a proposal. We will have some commitment cards in the bulletin the next couple of Sundays, and they will be for you to make a commitment to yourself, not to the pastor or the church. Mainly between you and God.
There are 260 chapters in the New Testament, Matthew's Gospel to John's Revelation, all 27 books. If you were to read seven chapters a day, with Saturdays off and a skip day or two just to give you some flexibility, you could read the whole New Testament (7 chapters a day!) by Easter morning right down to Revelation 22.
To be fair, I know there's a goodly number of you who've read the whole New Testament (hat tip to y'all!), and I also know there's more than a few who really, really have meant to get around to doing that . . . so this is the Lent to get it done!
And even if you're already taken the full tour through what God has to say in the "Apostolic literature," here's a new suggestion. Frank Viola, a Bible teacher & preacher, has proposed a sort of chronological order of the books of the New Testament. As most of you know, we have the library of the NT organized with four gospels, a bunch of letters, most from Paul, a few from others, then the closing prophetic vision of Revelation. It's not chronologically organized, and your reading of it "straight through" can cause a fair amount of back-flipping and flip-backing.
Viola offers this sequence, not in order of events, but in the order they were (possibly) written, to help you feel the development of Christian thought & belief:
Joys and Concerns
· Lucille Peoples, Sue Lynn, Monica Broceus and June Harman Butts
Daily Scripture Readings
Jan 9 Revelation 21:1-7
10 Genesis 1:26-28
11 I Corinthians 3:5-11
12 I Corinthians 13:1-7
13 Colossians3:1-4
14 2 Corin 6:1-2
15 Matthew 5:38-48
16 Psalm 103:8-13
17 Matthew 25:31-46
18 2 Corin 4:6-12
19 Psalm 32:6-11
20 I Corin 12:12-27
21 Psalm 139:1-18
22 Matthew 18:10-14
23 I Corin 9:24-27
24 Titus 3:3-7
25 Genesis 39:1-23
(Taken from The Upper Room)
Looking Ahead
January 13 –
Why we do what we do: Baptism
Matthew 3:13-17
January 20 –
WWDWWD: Communion
I Corinthians 11:23-26
January 27 –
WWDWWD: Hymns
Ephesians 5:15-20
February 3 –
WWDWWD: Elders & Deacons
Titus 2:1-15
February 10 –
WWDWWD: Discipleship
II Timothy 3:10 – 4:5
Wed., February 13 Ash Wednesday, Lent begins
Thank You and You're Welcome!
First, we would like to thank everyone who came to celebrate Mom's 90th birthday. It was wonderful to see so many of our church family there to honor her. Second, we would like to thank Linda Hurst, Susie Morris and Jeff Gill for their help with the party. Third, we would like to thank Steve Crothers, Ron Thompson, Earl Stevenson, Dave Engle, Rick Crothers and Cooper Leibas for putting in our ramp. It really makes it easier getting Mom in and out. Thanks to all. The Kohlers
Hello my friends at Central Christian Church. You certainly outdid yourselves. Thank you for your more than generous donation for the homeless. Just got another family off the streets and your donation paid for the stove and refrigerator and 2 beds. I praise God for you all and I ask Him to favor you and your church with His mighty blessings! Again, thanks and God will bless. Love, Effie Enman, "My Corner and Beyond"
Thank you for all the concern shown to me after my hospital stay in the way of cards, calls and visits from members and Jeff. It is wonderful to have a caring church family. Jean McDonald
I just wanted to drop a little note to say thanks for the cards, phones calls, and special visits from Rev. Jeff Gill and a very good friend, Carol Van Winkle, while I spent some time in the hospital. Also would like to thank the elders who filled in for me in church services. For all you have done, we are blessed for a great church and such leadership. There is a God in the mountain and a God in the valley. I have been both places and He is real. He said I will never leave thee or forsake thee. James Green
Adrian and I would like to say "Thank You" to our Central family! We have been shown such incredible support through all of our journeys. The generosity we have been shown is overwhelming as well! Thank you for the prayers, diapers, monetary gifts, etc. We are so blessed! Katie Leibas
Greetings from First Christian Church, Tuscaloosa, AL!
To my church family, Happy Holidays! Thank you for your thoughtfulness following my recent hip surgery. I so enjoyed the cards and visits at the nursing home. A special thanks for those taking time to bring me communion at home. I still can't drive and am having eye problems but look forward to a speedy recovery so I can get back to church again. A special thanks to the Medical Loan Closet for their hard work. I still use my walker and the shower chair. Hope to be on my own soon. Happy New Year everyone, Margaret Kreager
I hope all is going well with all of you. I want to tell you again how much we appreciate all you did to help restore our community while you were here. I really need to get back to some of the areas that DV worked on, but haven't done a very good job of getting it done.
I have copied some photos (which are hanging on the narthex bulletin board) of some of the businesses that have been rebuilt and are operational. There is still a lot of new building going on in our city and there is s still a lot of repairing going on as well. There is still a lot to go, though. I hope that you will have an opportunity to come back to see the progress that has been made.
Merry Christmas! "And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory." John 1:14
Kathy Mason, FCC Tuscaloosa
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