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Sunday, Feb 24it ti Week of Compassion ends Red Cross Blood Drive 9:00 Traditional Worship Service 10:10 Sunday School 11:10 Contemporary Worship Service 4:00 Pastors Class 5:00 Youth Meeting Monday, Feb 25 12:00 Be The Church Planning Meeting 5:30 HR Dept Meeting Tuesday, Feb 26 6:30 JuBELLation rehearsal Wednesday, Feb 27 11:00 High School Lunch 6:00 WNF: Thrive! Thursday, Feb 28 9:30 All Staff Meeting 7:30 Official Board Meeting Friday, March 1 1:00 Stritzke Memorial Service Saturday, March 2 8:00 Pie Assembly Sunday, March 3 First Sunday Food Drive 9:00 Traditional Worship Service 10:10 Sunday School 11:10 Contemporary Worship Service 12:00 Apple Pies Ready for Pick Up 4:00 Pastors Class 5:00 Youth Meeting

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Mark Your Calendars! March 3 Apple Pie Day March 31 Easter April 20-28 Be The Church 2013

First Christian Church, Stillwater 411 W. Mathews Stillwater, OK 74075 405.372.7722 www.fcc-stillwater.org www.facebook.com/fccstillwater

Senior Minister: Owen Cayton Children & Youth Director: Sondra Ladd

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Contemporary Worship Service Second Sunday in Lent February 24, 2013 11:10am
The Congregation Gathers Worship begins with songs and the sharing of Christs peace. Sharing of the Word
As a part our service today, we will share stories and read scripture. Todays message from Owen Cayton is Dancing in the Darkness: Fighting Fairly based on Luke 13:31-35 and Philippians 3:14-4:1.

Official Board Meeting This Thursday@ 7:30! Due to the weather, the board meeting scheduled for 2/21/13 was moved to this Thursday 2/28/13. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend our board meetings. Please come and participate! Dancing in the Darkness, Lent 2013 Our Lenten series is entitled Dancing in the Darkness. The season of Lent is not marked by sadness, but by disciplined reflection on our lives all of our lives and how they are made new in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. So dancing in the darkness is about, on the one hand, recognizing the tough, sad, sometimes shameful, hurts, and all around bad parts of life. If we begin to name those, the joy we understand at Easter may begin to make sense. On the other hand, even the Sundays in Lent are mini-Easters. So they are in some way celebrations hence the dancing. Many times our pains and difficulties dont go away quickly or easily, but God joins us in our journey to help us find ways of dancing in the darkness.

Joys, Concerns and Pastoral Prayer

Gods heart is always open to Gods people and so we are called together to lift celebrations and concerns in prayer. God joins us in our deepest moments of pain and our greatest moments of joy...and everything in between. We take this time to pray for ourselves, the church, and the world in word and song.

The Great Thanksgiving

The Table of God is a celebration of gifts; our gifts and Gods gifts. During the song, hold up high your gifts of food for the food panty and the children will gather them. Deacons will pass baskets to receive your financial gifts and offerings. All of these gifts will be brought forward and placed on the table, along with the bread and cup and the childrens feast. After the Prayer of Thanksgiving, everyone is invited to come forward to receive Gods gifts in communion. As you receive communion, you are invited to move to the front of the sanctuary where we all stand together and sing John 3:16. If you are not comfortable with your children taking communion prior to baptism, they are invited to receive the childrens feast at the front of the sanctuary at the same time.

The Congregation Scatters to Serve

It is the desire of our elders to be available for spiritual care. If you have a need with which the elders may be of assistance, please complete this card, tear it out, and place it in the provided box in the Narthex.

Congregational Care Request Card

At the close of worship, all are invited to commit or recommit ourselves to following Jesus. We are sent forth into the world in song, charged to be disciples in our daily lives.

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Nursery: Children are always welcome in the service. We do provide a nursery for newborn - 3 years old for anyone who prefers to take their little ones there. Worship and Wonder: In room 117, the children will hear Bible stories and learn about God while experiencing the presence of God. Children ages 3 to 10 are invited to participate during the service. They will gather in the narthex during the passing of Christs peace and go together.

Name:______________________________________ Contact Info: _______________________________________

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