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Volume 12, Issue 3 March, 2017
October the
Community Christian Church
Love Notes INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Tim's Tidbits Elderly Expressions Ministry Moments Birthdays & Anniversaries
Tim's Tidbits
By Tim Grasham
Stuff happens! That's what we're talking about over the next several weeks at Community. Good stuff happens. Bad stuff happens. And it happens to all of us! The question is...How do we respond to the stuff? Are we looking for how God might be working in the stuff?
Friends, Fellowship & Food
Community Christian Church exists to invite people to experience a real life of joy, freedom, and grace through a real faith in God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, and lived out in a real community with the love, support, and encouragement of others on life's journey.
Community Christian Church P. O. Box 491
Paul wrote in Romans 8:28, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." God wants good stuff to happen IN us and not just TO us. As a parent, I understand this principle. I want good stuff to happen to my boys. However, I want good stuff to happen IN them even more. I want them to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. And that means that sometimes I have to discipline my kids so that they become men of character. Friends, God wants good things to happen IN you!! He wants you to become a fully devoted follower of Jesus. He wants you to be available to him each and every day, willing to go where he sends you. Bad stuff may happen to you, but through that, God can sometimes develop good stuff IN you! On another note, my prayer for each of us is that, as we enter the Lenten season heading toward Easter, is that we would seek God in a more personal way. Maybe rather than subtracting something from our lives, we need to add a bit more of God. Let's be looking for God in our everyday life more and more. "How can I show God's love to the person I'm with at this moment?" "How is God working in my circumstances to develop his character within me?" Let's add more of God to our lives!!
Frankfort, IN 46041 Office 765-654-9260
See you Sunday!
www.frankfortccc.com
In His steps,
Tim Grasham, Minister
Tim
Brenda Kingsolver, Children's Ministry Coordinator Mason Morrison, Teen Ministry Coordinator
FROM THE EDITOR If you are receiving Love Notes via e-mail, I would like to thank you. This saves both the church and myself. It saves the church money for printing, paper, copier maintenance, and postage. It saves me time which like the rest of you I never seem to have enough of. If you would like to receive Love Notes via e-mail, please send me your e-mail address to [email protected]. Your address will not be shared as Love Notes are sent out as a blind copy. 1
UPCOMING EVENTS March 4 Spring Fling for our Children - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. 5 Donuts and Discussion 9:30 a.m. 11 Men to Americus to eat fish - be at the church at 10:30 a.m. 11 Daylight Savings time begins tomorrow. Set your clocks 1 hour AHEAD before going to bed tonight! 16 Food, Fellowship, and Fun will meet at The Other Pub in Lafayette 6:30 p.m.
Elderly Expressions Steve Woods Why did Jesus cry “My God, my God” from the cross? He was made “sin for us, who knew no sin”(2 Corinthians 5:21). God separated Himself from Him, and as a result God the Father, the Son were divided at that moment when the Son was made sin. I think it’s highly appropriate that He said, “My God,” and not “My Father” at a time like that, because sin puts you and me in the position today where we are not sons of God. We are not sons of God until we come to Christ and receive Him as Savior. Now, a savior is a savior from something. What’s He a savior from? He’s a savior from sin! He’s a savior from the penalty of sin, a Savior from the presence of sin, and he’s a Savior from the power of sin. I didn’t give it in chronological order. He saved us from the penalty of sin by His death over 2000 years ago, He can save us today from the power of sin by the Holy Spirit, and He’s going to save us someday from the presence of sin when He takes us to a place where there is no sin. And if He gets us there, the sin question is sure going to have to be settled in our hearts and in our lives, because we’re told that no sin is going to enter into that city. (excerpted from Dr. McGee answer more Q&A’s) Steve Woods, Elder
27 Family Fellowship Meeting at 6:00 p.m. 27 Sound Booth Training and Information Session - 7:00 p.m.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!! Daylight Savings Time begins on March 12th. That means before you go to bed on the 11th, you need to set your clocks AHEAD one hour so you won't
THERE ARE WOMEN'S WEEKLY BIBLE STUDIES ON TUESDAY. A GROUP MEETS IN THE MORNING (SEE JOAN TARKINGTON) OR EVENING (SEE FRAN LANUM)
be late to church on the 12th!!!
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Brenda Kingsolver
KINGS KIDS, PINT SIZE PRAISES AND NURSERY SCHEDULE March 5 12 19 26
Pint Size Praises Deb/Skye Seward Deb/Skye Seward Deb/Skye Seward Deb/Skye Seward
King's Kids Brenda Kingsolver/Ericka Kelly Alice Seward/Ericka Kelly Alice Seward/Ericka Kelly Brenda Kingsolver/Ericka Kelly
Nursery Stacey/Kaylee Keiser Susan Grasham Jennifer Olehy Tabitha Searles
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2yrs-. 5thFling for March 4, 2017 here at the Church for 2 years through 5th grade. Time is from 6-8p.m. There Spring grade. will be dancing, pictures, crafts, food and fun! Time 68p.m. Will be dancing , Family Fellowship pictures ,crafts ,food Brenda Dunham and fun! To all church family!!! Are you missing that favorite pan, pie plate, Tupperware container, cup, drinking glass, or bowl??? Well, we may have found it. Come Sunday and check out the church's kitchen and claim your container!!! Mark your calendars for our next event which will be Palm Sunday, April 9th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. There will be a Family Fellowship meeting on March 27th at 6:00 p.m. to finalize plans.
Men's Group by Bill Cleaver
There will NOT be a men's breakfast on March11. Instead we will be partaking in a great lunch at Americus for a fish fry, chicken, hog fries and French fries on that day. Interested men should meet at the church at10:30am. If enough show up, we will take IKE. The meal starts at 12 noon. This is all you can eat! Don't forget Donuts and Discussion before church on March 5th beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Missions Kelsey Dunham One of our own will be going on a mission this summer. Please read her letter to Community.
Dear Community Christian Family, At the beginning of the summer, I will be heading to Nicaragua for 8 days with the Nicaragua Resource Network (NRN). I will be going with a group of 20 members of the Purdue Co-op Houses. The co-op houses at
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Purdue are a large community of scholars who live and grow together as students. Of the 12 houses, many are represented on this trip and there is no other group I would rather go with on my first mission trip. Our team will be going to a large village outside Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, called Los Brasilles. We will be helping NRN to build a new school in the community. Also, we will be distributing food, necessities, and donated supplies to the local impoverished community. I am in charge of organizing food distribution, team fundraising, and capturing all of the memories from this trip as the team photographer. On a more personal note, I am currently in my last semester of classes at Purdue University before moving on to student teaching during the fall semester. I will be graduating in December with a degree in Elementary and Special Education. Last summer I was blessed to work as a camp counselor at McAllister Recreation Center and will be doing so again this summer. When I can, I also attend Community Christian Church in Frankfort, where I have been blessed with an incredible church family who has greatly supported me throughout my journey. This trip costs $1300, which goes to support the construction of the school, as well as the food and supply distribution. I would greatly appreciate your support through prayer and also financial help. I am very excited and cannot wait to see what God has in store for our team as we venture down to Nicaragua. Thank you all and God bless! A special love offering will be collected for Kelsey on March 5, during the close of our worship time. If you are unable to attend on the 5th and would like to support Kelsey financially, please make your check out to Community Christian Church and put Kelsey Dunham Nicaragua in the memo line.
MARCH IS ALSO PEANUT BUTTER MONTH! The church will be collecting peanut butter to send to Haiti through Life Line Missions. Any style or brand of peanut butter is appreciated. The 16 ounce size is the best size to donate. There will be a box by the Welcome Center. Our goal last year was 100 jars and we surpassed it. Let's see if we can do even better this year!
Teen Ministry Mason Morrison, Coordinator
No news from the Teen's this month!
Women's Ministry Fran Lanum The ladies Tuesday night Bible study has a companion book "A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23" by Phillip Keller. This 14 week class includes questions for focus and also a "ponderings" section. Extra books have been ordered and we always have an empty chair we would love for you to fill. Our scrapbook/quilting event on
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February 18th was so much fun and several projects were either started or finished. Our net profit for the day was $120 with $70 going to the Delphi girls fund for funeral expenses and the $50 will be spent for a camp Emmaus scholarship. Many thanks to Jennifer Durbin and her friend Cyndy for providing food and quilting instruction.
TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORSHIP TEAM Matt Burke Have you ever wondered what it's like up in the sound booth? On March 27th, at 7:00 pm, we'll have a training session where we show you what it's like up there. Feel free to come if you want to help out or if you're just curious. COMMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY Some of our kids (and yes they are our kids) are active in the community. If you see any of our kids (however young or old), please send me a picture at [email protected].
Riley Grasham (#13) participated on the Hot Dog Freshman Basketball team. In case you missed it, he has a wicked 3 point shot.
Susan and Tim Grasham flank Isaac at Senior Night at the final home basketball game.
Ericka Kelly (in the turquoise tutu) performed with the Las Diosas de Baile dance team at the final home basketball game
My husband says that I am still a kid at heart! I work the bench for both girls and boys basketball games
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Fun, Fellowship, Food
2017 Outings - Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant - All adults are welcome! March 16 - The Other Pub - Lafayette
August 17 - O'Charley's Lafayette
April 20 - Stone Creek Dining - on 421 near Zionsville
September 21- Famous Dave's on 421
May 18 - 9 Irish Brothers - Lafayette
October 19- Romano's Macaroni Grill - 86th Street Indy
June 15- Cheddars - Lafayette
November 16 - Monical's Pizza - Delphi
July 20 - Longhorn Steakhouse on 86th Street - Indy
December 14- Mountain Jacks
The Thursday night Fun, Fellowship, and Food will meet on March 16 at The Other Pub on 9th Street in Lafayette. Please let Joan Tarkington or Susan Davis know if you are planning on attending by the Sunday before so the proper number of reservations can be made. These evenings are adults only. Community Christian Church PO Box 491 Frankfort, IN 46041
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October the
Community Christian Church
Love Notes INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Tim's Tidbits Elderly Expressions Ministry Moments Birthdays & Anniversaries
Tim's Tidbits
By Tim Grasham
Stuff happens! That's what we're talking about over the next several weeks at Community. Good stuff happens. Bad stuff happens. And it happens to all of us! The question is...How do we respond to the stuff? Are we looking for how God might be working in the stuff?
Friends, Fellowship & Food
Community Christian Church exists to invite people to experience a real life of joy, freedom, and grace through a real faith in God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, and lived out in a real community with the love, support, and encouragement of others on life's journey.
Community Christian Church P. O. Box 491
Paul wrote in Romans 8:28, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." God wants good stuff to happen IN us and not just TO us. As a parent, I understand this principle. I want good stuff to happen to my boys. However, I want good stuff to happen IN them even more. I want them to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. And that means that sometimes I have to discipline my kids so that they become men of character. Friends, God wants good things to happen IN you!! He wants you to become a fully devoted follower of Jesus. He wants you to be available to him each and every day, willing to go where he sends you. Bad stuff may happen to you, but through that, God can sometimes develop good stuff IN you! On another note, my prayer for each of us is that, as we enter the Lenten season heading toward Easter, is that we would seek God in a more personal way. Maybe rather than subtracting something from our lives, we need to add a bit more of God. Let's be looking for God in our everyday life more and more. "How can I show God's love to the person I'm with at this moment?" "How is God working in my circumstances to develop his character within me?" Let's add more of God to our lives!!
Frankfort, IN 46041 Office 765-654-9260
See you Sunday!
www.frankfortccc.com
In His steps,
Tim Grasham, Minister
Tim
Brenda Kingsolver, Children's Ministry Coordinator Mason Morrison, Teen Ministry Coordinator
FROM THE EDITOR If you are receiving Love Notes via e-mail, I would like to thank you. This saves both the church and myself. It saves the church money for printing, paper, copier maintenance, and postage. It saves me time which like the rest of you I never seem to have enough of. If you would like to receive Love Notes via e-mail, please send me your e-mail address to [email protected]. Your address will not be shared as Love Notes are sent out as a blind copy. 1
UPCOMING EVENTS March 4 Spring Fling for our Children - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. 5 Donuts and Discussion 9:30 a.m. 11 Men to Americus to eat fish - be at the church at 10:30 a.m. 11 Daylight Savings time begins tomorrow. Set your clocks 1 hour AHEAD before going to bed tonight! 16 Food, Fellowship, and Fun will meet at The Other Pub in Lafayette 6:30 p.m.
Elderly Expressions Steve Woods Why did Jesus cry “My God, my God” from the cross? He was made “sin for us, who knew no sin”(2 Corinthians 5:21). God separated Himself from Him, and as a result God the Father, the Son were divided at that moment when the Son was made sin. I think it’s highly appropriate that He said, “My God,” and not “My Father” at a time like that, because sin puts you and me in the position today where we are not sons of God. We are not sons of God until we come to Christ and receive Him as Savior. Now, a savior is a savior from something. What’s He a savior from? He’s a savior from sin! He’s a savior from the penalty of sin, a Savior from the presence of sin, and he’s a Savior from the power of sin. I didn’t give it in chronological order. He saved us from the penalty of sin by His death over 2000 years ago, He can save us today from the power of sin by the Holy Spirit, and He’s going to save us someday from the presence of sin when He takes us to a place where there is no sin. And if He gets us there, the sin question is sure going to have to be settled in our hearts and in our lives, because we’re told that no sin is going to enter into that city. (excerpted from Dr. McGee answer more Q&A’s) Steve Woods, Elder
27 Family Fellowship Meeting at 6:00 p.m. 27 Sound Booth Training and Information Session - 7:00 p.m.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!! Daylight Savings Time begins on March 12th. That means before you go to bed on the 11th, you need to set your clocks AHEAD one hour so you won't
THERE ARE WOMEN'S WEEKLY BIBLE STUDIES ON TUESDAY. A GROUP MEETS IN THE MORNING (SEE JOAN TARKINGTON) OR EVENING (SEE FRAN LANUM)
be late to church on the 12th!!!
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Brenda Kingsolver
KINGS KIDS, PINT SIZE PRAISES AND NURSERY SCHEDULE March 5 12 19 26
Pint Size Praises Deb/Skye Seward Deb/Skye Seward Deb/Skye Seward Deb/Skye Seward
King's Kids Brenda Kingsolver/Ericka Kelly Alice Seward/Ericka Kelly Alice Seward/Ericka Kelly Brenda Kingsolver/Ericka Kelly
Nursery Stacey/Kaylee Keiser Susan Grasham Jennifer Olehy Tabitha Searles
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2yrs-. 5thFling for March 4, 2017 here at the Church for 2 years through 5th grade. Time is from 6-8p.m. There Spring grade. will be dancing, pictures, crafts, food and fun! Time 68p.m. Will be dancing , Family Fellowship pictures ,crafts ,food Brenda Dunham and fun! To all church family!!! Are you missing that favorite pan, pie plate, Tupperware container, cup, drinking glass, or bowl??? Well, we may have found it. Come Sunday and check out the church's kitchen and claim your container!!! Mark your calendars for our next event which will be Palm Sunday, April 9th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. There will be a Family Fellowship meeting on March 27th at 6:00 p.m. to finalize plans.
Men's Group by Bill Cleaver
There will NOT be a men's breakfast on March11. Instead we will be partaking in a great lunch at Americus for a fish fry, chicken, hog fries and French fries on that day. Interested men should meet at the church at10:30am. If enough show up, we will take IKE. The meal starts at 12 noon. This is all you can eat! Don't forget Donuts and Discussion before church on March 5th beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Missions Kelsey Dunham One of our own will be going on a mission this summer. Please read her letter to Community.
Dear Community Christian Family, At the beginning of the summer, I will be heading to Nicaragua for 8 days with the Nicaragua Resource Network (NRN). I will be going with a group of 20 members of the Purdue Co-op Houses. The co-op houses at
3
Purdue are a large community of scholars who live and grow together as students. Of the 12 houses, many are represented on this trip and there is no other group I would rather go with on my first mission trip. Our team will be going to a large village outside Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, called Los Brasilles. We will be helping NRN to build a new school in the community. Also, we will be distributing food, necessities, and donated supplies to the local impoverished community. I am in charge of organizing food distribution, team fundraising, and capturing all of the memories from this trip as the team photographer. On a more personal note, I am currently in my last semester of classes at Purdue University before moving on to student teaching during the fall semester. I will be graduating in December with a degree in Elementary and Special Education. Last summer I was blessed to work as a camp counselor at McAllister Recreation Center and will be doing so again this summer. When I can, I also attend Community Christian Church in Frankfort, where I have been blessed with an incredible church family who has greatly supported me throughout my journey. This trip costs $1300, which goes to support the construction of the school, as well as the food and supply distribution. I would greatly appreciate your support through prayer and also financial help. I am very excited and cannot wait to see what God has in store for our team as we venture down to Nicaragua. Thank you all and God bless! A special love offering will be collected for Kelsey on March 5, during the close of our worship time. If you are unable to attend on the 5th and would like to support Kelsey financially, please make your check out to Community Christian Church and put Kelsey Dunham Nicaragua in the memo line.
MARCH IS ALSO PEANUT BUTTER MONTH! The church will be collecting peanut butter to send to Haiti through Life Line Missions. Any style or brand of peanut butter is appreciated. The 16 ounce size is the best size to donate. There will be a box by the Welcome Center. Our goal last year was 100 jars and we surpassed it. Let's see if we can do even better this year!
Teen Ministry Mason Morrison, Coordinator
No news from the Teen's this month!
Women's Ministry Fran Lanum The ladies Tuesday night Bible study has a companion book "A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23" by Phillip Keller. This 14 week class includes questions for focus and also a "ponderings" section. Extra books have been ordered and we always have an empty chair we would love for you to fill. Our scrapbook/quilting event on
4
February 18th was so much fun and several projects were either started or finished. Our net profit for the day was $120 with $70 going to the Delphi girls fund for funeral expenses and the $50 will be spent for a camp Emmaus scholarship. Many thanks to Jennifer Durbin and her friend Cyndy for providing food and quilting instruction.
TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORSHIP TEAM Matt Burke Have you ever wondered what it's like up in the sound booth? On March 27th, at 7:00 pm, we'll have a training session where we show you what it's like up there. Feel free to come if you want to help out or if you're just curious. COMMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY Some of our kids (and yes they are our kids) are active in the community. If you see any of our kids (however young or old), please send me a picture at [email protected].
Riley Grasham (#13) participated on the Hot Dog Freshman Basketball team. In case you missed it, he has a wicked 3 point shot.
Susan and Tim Grasham flank Isaac at Senior Night at the final home basketball game.
Ericka Kelly (in the turquoise tutu) performed with the Las Diosas de Baile dance team at the final home basketball game
My husband says that I am still a kid at heart! I work the bench for both girls and boys basketball games
5
Fun, Fellowship, Food
2017 Outings - Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant - All adults are welcome! March 16 - The Other Pub - Lafayette
August 17 - O'Charley's Lafayette
April 20 - Stone Creek Dining - on 421 near Zionsville
September 21- Famous Dave's on 421
May 18 - 9 Irish Brothers - Lafayette
October 19- Romano's Macaroni Grill - 86th Street Indy
June 15- Cheddars - Lafayette
November 16 - Monical's Pizza - Delphi
July 20 - Longhorn Steakhouse on 86th Street - Indy
December 14- Mountain Jacks
The Thursday night Fun, Fellowship, and Food will meet on March 16 at The Other Pub on 9th Street in Lafayette. Please let Joan Tarkington or Susan Davis know if you are planning on attending by the Sunday before so the proper number of reservations can be made. These evenings are adults only. Community Christian Church PO Box 491 Frankfort, IN 46041
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