The March 2009 edition of The Parish Visitor, the church’s newsletter, is available on the downloads page.
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February 2009
It is time to start planning for Vacation Bible School for the Summer of 2009 and we need your help. Every year we need people who are willing to help with the different parts of VBS: Decorating, Story Time, Snacks, Recreation, Discovery Time, Assembly Time, Music, Crafts and Publicity. We also need volunteers to bring items for us to borrow during VBS to decorate the church. This year’s theme is “Camp E.D.G.E.: Exploring and Discovering God Everywhere”. So, this year we are looking for items to borrow to create a camping environment, such as: green artificial Christmas trees (without the lights), tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, canteens or water bottles, camping equipment, camp chairs, etc. Whether or not you have helped out with VBS before, if you are willing and able to help this year in whatever way, please let Pastor Jenny know at johnandjenny@revcollins.com, or at (620) 251-3240. Thanks in advance for your support of this fun summer adventure! More details to come soon.
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Sermon of February 22, 2009
By John R. Collins
Title: “What God Has Joined Together, Let No One Separate”
Text: Mark 9.2-9
Bulletin and Scripture Insert
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For what I think has been about a year we’ve been serving communion by both intinction (taking the bread and dipping it in large cup) and in little cups. Last time everyone present in both services opted to receive communion by intinction (except for Henry Millen, the organist, who had it taken to him in little cups). For this reason we’re going to begin offering only intinction. If you would like the little cups to again be made available please let us know, they can be brought back.
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This coming Sunday, February 22, 2009, I’ll be preaching on the Transfiguration, Mark 9.2-9. Or at least that’s the plan at present.
*To the right is the new pulpit for the sanctuary, made by Tracy and Iris Alban.
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We’ll observe Ash Wednesday with a service including the imposition of ashes at 7:15 pm in the chapel (this coming Wednesday, February 25, 2009)
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We’re very happy to welcome Mary Conn to the staff of Coffeyville First as the new nursery attendant. Mary will be providing childcare in the nursery from 9:30 to 12:00 on Sunday mornings.
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We received a thank you certificate from the Annual Conference for paying 100% of our apportionments in 2008. At the conference Council on Finance and Administration I was able to see some figures that showed that Coffeyville First has been paying apportionments at 100% since 1993 (a total of sixteen straight years).
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Community Lenten Luncheons sponsored by the Coffeyville Ministerial Alliance will begin on March 4, 2009. Food Service will begin at 11:30 am and a short devotional service will follow. Schedules for preaching and food service appear below. The First Baptist Church at 9th and Elm will be hosting this year.
Preaching:
Ben Nguyen — March 4, 2009
Gary Stevens — March 11, 2009
Diane Massey — March 18, 2009
Nathan Smith — March 25, 2009
Steve Griffith — April 1, 2009
Lunches:
Grace Fellowship — March 4, 2009
First Baptist — March 11, 2009
First Presbyterian — March 18, 2009
First Christian — March 25, 2009
First United Methodist — April 1, 2009
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The church office is closed today in observance of President’s Day.
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