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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Volume 60 Number 39 October 29, 2014
Serving Next Sunday November 2
In our adult Bible study class yesterday morning it was brought up that Christmas is not less than two months away. Thanksgiving will be here in a month and rush to the end of the year seems to travel faster than the speed of light. With that thought in mind, and the knowledge that the holidays can be a time of grief and depression for many, I would like to share this article I wrote this time two years ago. The Power of Positive Thinking
In 1952 Norman Vincent Peale published his now famous book The Power of Positive Thinking. The book became one of the seminal works of Peale and is considered his primary accomplishment by many in the world. The Power of Positive Thinking set out to help people understand that we Flowers: Dr. Wes and Patsy Lucas often hold ourselves back by the way we look at situations. It goes beyond the rhetorical question of the glass being half empty or half full and invites in honor of the reader to change their entire outlook on life, in other worlds, to think Their 23rd Anniversary more positively. Acolytes: Libby Skaggs Hayden Skaggs
Driver: Vernon Stricker
Greeters: Ryan & Karen Roach Alison Collier Mary Ann Thomas Children’s House: Anh Boren Deacon Captain: Kevin Dixon Deacons: Todd Benton* Shelly Bogdahn Nick Boren Mary Hamilton Troy & Milissa Sturgill Carl & Deanna Nielsen Mona Schmitz Alan Case II* Amelia Williamson
*Preparing Communion A/V Technician: Shawn Blaich
The booked was panned by mental health experts as taking a simplistic approach toward mental illness and encouraging people to not seek appropriate treatment. It was equally disparaged by some faith communities as depersonalizing religion by focusing on our ability to change the way we view the world without relying in a relationship with the divine. On the other hand many famous ministers, including Billy Graham and Robert Schuler praised Peale. I would never say that positive thinking is the cure for all of the world’s ills but I have noticed that people who are able to look at a situation positively tend to have a happier outlook on life. There is a type of counseling called Solution Focused therapy that asks the client to think about what is working in their particular situation. The idea is that if we emphasize what is working and de-emphasize what is not working the solution begins to overcome the problem. Personally, I know that when I focus on what is not working I tend to become more negative, frustrated and not as easy to get along with. What would our community look like if we started to focus on what is right instead of what is wrong? I am not saying that positive thinking will cure the ills of the world but instead saying that focusing on what we are doing well has a way of helping us find feasible solutions for the things that hold us back. As we work our way toward the joy of Christmas may your days be filled with hope and the power of positive thinking. Glad to Be Your Pastor,
Yo uth N e w s Youth Mission Trip Lunch Fundraiser and Live Auction!
It’s never too early to start raising funds for next summer’s Youth Mission Trip! The youth program would like to invite you to their “Youth Mission Trip Mashed Potato Bar Lunch Fundraiser“ and “Bake Goods Live Auction” where we will be auctioning off delicious goodies! Our mashed potato bar lunch fundraiser is FREE, but donations are always welcome. Our lunch fundraiser and live auction will be this Sunday, November 2nd, immediately following church service in Clayton Hall. Please don’t forget, this Sunday, November 2nd, is Daylight Savings Time so remember to set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed Saturday night!
Thanks and Appreciation!
Tremendous thanks and appreciation to Stacy Reynolds, Shawn Blaich, Russ Brittain, Alison Collier, and Laura Culp for helping out with Youth Sunday! As well, thanks to everyone who came out to support the youth during Youth Sunday!
Youth Group!
Youth Group will meet this Sunday, November 2nd, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM!
JAM!
JAM continues to meet on Tuesday afternoons from 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM.
Teen Talk!
Teen Talk continues to meet on Wednesday nights on the youth floor from 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM. Teen Talk participants are always encouraged to bring their Bibles.
Annual Youth Thanksgiving Dinner!
It’s right around the corner and it will be here before we know it. What is it? It’s our annual youth Thanksgiving dinner where the youth, who act as waiters and waitresses, serve our church family, friends, and neighbors a very delicious and tasty Thanksgiving meal! This year’s youth Thanksgiving dinner will be held on Sunday, November 23rd, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM in Clayton Hall. Take-out orders will be available.
Thanks and Appreciation!
I, Troy, would like to thank my church family for the generous and blessed gift that was handed to me during church service 2 weeks ago. You know me well and I give God the glory for such a very thoughtful and kind gift, amen. Thank you!!
Prayer Concerns The Congregation & the Skaggs Family Troy & the Youth Children’s House Day Care Leaders of our Church, Community, State, & Country Military Personnel & Families Nursing Homes & Shut-Ins
Tra Snider Wallace Howard Dick Crocker Kathy Hughes Maxine Culp Lori Waddle Lydie Hambaker David Rogers Gisell Mora Abigail Johnson
Financial Report October 26th
General Fund Monthly Budget Needs: $25,896.00 Receipts Month-to-Date: $19,129.39
Visitors October 26th
Clint Rutledge Sam Sides Tommy Scott Billie Scott Roberto Cruz Dalissa E. Cruz Juan Fuentes Jennifer Lowery Gabrielle Cepero Ethan Miller Wilbur & Sharon Smith
THIS SUNDAY PHOTO TO THE OUR CHURCH VETERAN’S DAY
IS THE CHURCH FAMILY DURING
Fa m i ly N ig h t Me nu
for this Wednesday
October 29th Ghostly Stew Cornbread Apples Goblin Goop Punch Candy
DEADLINE TO PROVIDE A OFFICE OF A VETERAN FROM FOR OUR OBSERVATION OF WORSHIP ON NOVEMBER 9TH
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1316 Ninth Street Woodward, OK 73801
NoNON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE
PAID Permit #14 Woodward, OK 73801
Return service requested
Church Office - (580) 256-7896 Fax (580) 256-3966 Children’s House - (580) 254-3374 www.fccwoodward.org [email protected] Rev. Jeremy Skaggs..................................Senior Minister Troy Hartley..................................................Youth Minister David Mudd............................................Music Director Tai Hunter............................Christian Day Care Director DeAnna Benn........................................................... Pianist Kathy Hughes...................................................... Organist Laura Culp...................................Administrative Assistant Ginger Boren.......................................Financial Secretary Jennifer Fletcher................................Building Superintendant Office Angels: Juanita Schmidt, Della Stump, Dixie Beeman, Shirley Allison, Mary Ann Thomas, Susie Voelzke, Vicki Case
Attendance October 26th
WORSHIP:
142
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 76 Nursery: Pre-K - 1st: 2nd - 3rd: 4th - 5th: 6th - 8th: 9th - 12th: Disciples: Bible Study: Church Builders:
2 3 6 5 7 17 10 8 18
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Volume 60 Number 39 October 29, 2014
Serving Next Sunday November 2
In our adult Bible study class yesterday morning it was brought up that Christmas is not less than two months away. Thanksgiving will be here in a month and rush to the end of the year seems to travel faster than the speed of light. With that thought in mind, and the knowledge that the holidays can be a time of grief and depression for many, I would like to share this article I wrote this time two years ago. The Power of Positive Thinking
In 1952 Norman Vincent Peale published his now famous book The Power of Positive Thinking. The book became one of the seminal works of Peale and is considered his primary accomplishment by many in the world. The Power of Positive Thinking set out to help people understand that we Flowers: Dr. Wes and Patsy Lucas often hold ourselves back by the way we look at situations. It goes beyond the rhetorical question of the glass being half empty or half full and invites in honor of the reader to change their entire outlook on life, in other worlds, to think Their 23rd Anniversary more positively. Acolytes: Libby Skaggs Hayden Skaggs
Driver: Vernon Stricker
Greeters: Ryan & Karen Roach Alison Collier Mary Ann Thomas Children’s House: Anh Boren Deacon Captain: Kevin Dixon Deacons: Todd Benton* Shelly Bogdahn Nick Boren Mary Hamilton Troy & Milissa Sturgill Carl & Deanna Nielsen Mona Schmitz Alan Case II* Amelia Williamson
*Preparing Communion A/V Technician: Shawn Blaich
The booked was panned by mental health experts as taking a simplistic approach toward mental illness and encouraging people to not seek appropriate treatment. It was equally disparaged by some faith communities as depersonalizing religion by focusing on our ability to change the way we view the world without relying in a relationship with the divine. On the other hand many famous ministers, including Billy Graham and Robert Schuler praised Peale. I would never say that positive thinking is the cure for all of the world’s ills but I have noticed that people who are able to look at a situation positively tend to have a happier outlook on life. There is a type of counseling called Solution Focused therapy that asks the client to think about what is working in their particular situation. The idea is that if we emphasize what is working and de-emphasize what is not working the solution begins to overcome the problem. Personally, I know that when I focus on what is not working I tend to become more negative, frustrated and not as easy to get along with. What would our community look like if we started to focus on what is right instead of what is wrong? I am not saying that positive thinking will cure the ills of the world but instead saying that focusing on what we are doing well has a way of helping us find feasible solutions for the things that hold us back. As we work our way toward the joy of Christmas may your days be filled with hope and the power of positive thinking. Glad to Be Your Pastor,
Yo uth N e w s Youth Mission Trip Lunch Fundraiser and Live Auction!
It’s never too early to start raising funds for next summer’s Youth Mission Trip! The youth program would like to invite you to their “Youth Mission Trip Mashed Potato Bar Lunch Fundraiser“ and “Bake Goods Live Auction” where we will be auctioning off delicious goodies! Our mashed potato bar lunch fundraiser is FREE, but donations are always welcome. Our lunch fundraiser and live auction will be this Sunday, November 2nd, immediately following church service in Clayton Hall. Please don’t forget, this Sunday, November 2nd, is Daylight Savings Time so remember to set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed Saturday night!
Thanks and Appreciation!
Tremendous thanks and appreciation to Stacy Reynolds, Shawn Blaich, Russ Brittain, Alison Collier, and Laura Culp for helping out with Youth Sunday! As well, thanks to everyone who came out to support the youth during Youth Sunday!
Youth Group!
Youth Group will meet this Sunday, November 2nd, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM!
JAM!
JAM continues to meet on Tuesday afternoons from 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM.
Teen Talk!
Teen Talk continues to meet on Wednesday nights on the youth floor from 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM. Teen Talk participants are always encouraged to bring their Bibles.
Annual Youth Thanksgiving Dinner!
It’s right around the corner and it will be here before we know it. What is it? It’s our annual youth Thanksgiving dinner where the youth, who act as waiters and waitresses, serve our church family, friends, and neighbors a very delicious and tasty Thanksgiving meal! This year’s youth Thanksgiving dinner will be held on Sunday, November 23rd, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM in Clayton Hall. Take-out orders will be available.
Thanks and Appreciation!
I, Troy, would like to thank my church family for the generous and blessed gift that was handed to me during church service 2 weeks ago. You know me well and I give God the glory for such a very thoughtful and kind gift, amen. Thank you!!
Prayer Concerns The Congregation & the Skaggs Family Troy & the Youth Children’s House Day Care Leaders of our Church, Community, State, & Country Military Personnel & Families Nursing Homes & Shut-Ins
Tra Snider Wallace Howard Dick Crocker Kathy Hughes Maxine Culp Lori Waddle Lydie Hambaker David Rogers Gisell Mora Abigail Johnson
Financial Report October 26th
General Fund Monthly Budget Needs: $25,896.00 Receipts Month-to-Date: $19,129.39
Visitors October 26th
Clint Rutledge Sam Sides Tommy Scott Billie Scott Roberto Cruz Dalissa E. Cruz Juan Fuentes Jennifer Lowery Gabrielle Cepero Ethan Miller Wilbur & Sharon Smith
THIS SUNDAY PHOTO TO THE OUR CHURCH VETERAN’S DAY
IS THE CHURCH FAMILY DURING
Fa m i ly N ig h t Me nu
for this Wednesday
October 29th Ghostly Stew Cornbread Apples Goblin Goop Punch Candy
DEADLINE TO PROVIDE A OFFICE OF A VETERAN FROM FOR OUR OBSERVATION OF WORSHIP ON NOVEMBER 9TH
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1316 Ninth Street Woodward, OK 73801
NoNON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE
PAID Permit #14 Woodward, OK 73801
Return service requested
Church Office - (580) 256-7896 Fax (580) 256-3966 Children’s House - (580) 254-3374 www.fccwoodward.org [email protected] Rev. Jeremy Skaggs..................................Senior Minister Troy Hartley..................................................Youth Minister David Mudd............................................Music Director Tai Hunter............................Christian Day Care Director DeAnna Benn........................................................... Pianist Kathy Hughes...................................................... Organist Laura Culp...................................Administrative Assistant Ginger Boren.......................................Financial Secretary Jennifer Fletcher................................Building Superintendant Office Angels: Juanita Schmidt, Della Stump, Dixie Beeman, Shirley Allison, Mary Ann Thomas, Susie Voelzke, Vicki Case
Attendance October 26th
WORSHIP:
142
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 76 Nursery: Pre-K - 1st: 2nd - 3rd: 4th - 5th: 6th - 8th: 9th - 12th: Disciples: Bible Study: Church Builders:
2 3 6 5 7 17 10 8 18
