Well, it is official: I have

been here at FCC Kent for 2

Months! My Family and I are

settling in and am happy to

report that Kent is home. For those of you who have

moved a lot, you know that

this is a really important step.

My wife and I have moved 5

times in the past 7 years.

Some places felt like home,

some did not. I’m happy that

all of us are settling in well. There are still plenty of

things to get acclimatized to.

Today, for the first time in

what seems like weeks, it is

raining, and I’m so glad it is.

The pollen has been knocked

out of the air! We got out our

rain coats (not umbrellas) and

look forward to opening the

windows tonight for a cool

evening. This place is different from

where we came from, yes, but

it is still the same. In Jesus’ time we might call

my previous experience

itinerancy; that is ministry that

moves from place to place as

called by the Spirit. One of the

great things about this

itinerancy that my family has

been doing is that my jokes

never get old! It is also a

reminder that there is only one

Church, one Body of Christ,

with many parts. But, what I

am valuing most about my

time before being called here

is the opportunity to learn in

many different situations and

congregations. I hope that

these experiences and lessons

will be of value to this ministry

here that we share in. I don’t want to concern

anyone, I think my itinerancy

is over, I’m not going

anywhere. I am planted and

invested in the future of our

ministry together.

Peace,

From the Pastor

JUNE 2019

OUR HEARTBEAT

First Christian Church of Kent

(Disciples of Christ)

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THE SAME DAY AS MONTHLY

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the Pastor ................1

Summer @ FCC .................2

General Info .......................3

Important Dates ...............4

Breakfast Fellowships .....4

Serving Schedule ..............5

Birthdays/Anniversaries ..5

Address Changes ..............5

Prayer Requests ...............6

Outreach/Staff News .......6

June Calendar ...................7

JOIN US FOR WORSHIP

SUNDAYS @ 10am

Nursery is Provided!

We will have the opportunity in

June to again assist with feeding

and housing the men involved in

the H.O.M.E. program.

Check your calendar and be

thinking about when you can

SUNDAY MORNINGS—

Beginning June 2 our children

kindergarten and up will be in

Worship with us.

A Nursery will still be available

for children birth to kindergarten

but they are welcome to stay in

Worship also.

The congregation is encouraged

to welcome these younger

worshipers. Their movement and

noise reminds us of the joy God

has in all creation.

SUMMER WEDNESDAY NIGHTS—

Homework Club will end June 19

for the Summer. We will begin

planning for next school year in

August.

ALL !N will continue throughout

the Summer, 6:30-7:30 pm. (Dinner

at 6:00 pm).

If you have not been able to join

us because you have had other

Wednesday activities we invite you

to come see what we do.

Families join us this summer!

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H.O.M.E.

June 2 at 5:00pm—in the

Sanctuary

This service offers a mix of times

of stillness, Scripture readings,

music, sacred reading (lectio

divina), communion and the

occasional guided meditation.

You are invited to come as you

are and enter into a place of rest,

prayer and reflection. We hope it

will help you find a deeper place

of spiritual attentiveness, a place

where you experience God.

We welcome guests from other

churches and faith traditions and

those who are unfamiliar with

traditional religious practices.

provide a meal and enjoy

conversation with these grateful

men of our community.

Watch for the sign up board in

the Narthex soon. Any questions

can be directed to Margaret Luke.

EvenSong is June 2 at 5 pm and

we would love to see you there!

Mary/Martha Quilting Group is

cancelled for the rest of April

through at least the end of May so

that Teri can rest and heal from

her surgery. Please check the

bulletin or Heartbeat for restart

date. Karin’s office hours will be changing

to Tuesday—Thursday, 9am—3pm.

Brenda will still be here on Mondays.

Last day of Choir group is May 22.

All-!n will run through the summer

months.

Homework Club last day is June 19.

H.O.M.E. (men’s shelter) is staying in the

church this month—June 1—30.

Kent HOPE (ladies’ shelter) is here for the

month of July.

Church Work Day is June 22.

The outreach team gathers at least

three times a year to disperse the

funds that you give to the

church. These funds help globally and

locally, and are in addition to the

Specific Week of Compassion Offering

that is offered up in February.

Over the past few days, severe

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Make a Note:

Your Outreach Gifts at Work

Wednesday Night Help Needed

scheduled through the first part of

May.

Tena Gifford is coordinating the

volunteers. She can be reached at

tenaruss@comcast.net or 206-643-

8800. If you would prefer to donate

money instead of cooking that

would be appreciated too.

Thank you, Tena

Looking for some way to support

the various Wednesday evening

groups that meet each week?

We have All in, choir, karate club

and homework club. To help these

groups, the church provides a light

supper at 6pm each Wednesday.

We are looking for volunteers to

cook and serve each week. We

currently have volunteers

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Nearly 40 people attended the WOW

Luncheon on April 8.

The Women’s Ministries team Invites

all Women of Wisdom to join us for the

next WOW Luncheon on Monday,

June 10, 2019 at 12pm.

If you need a ride please contact

Amie Jacot.

WOW Luncheon

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

Early Birds at Shari’s ~ 8 am

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

Elders Meeting ~ 8 am

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

Reception for Graduates ~ 11 am

MONDAY, JUNE 10

WOW Luncheon ~ 12 pm

TUESDAY, JUNE 11

Program Cabinet ~ 7 pm

HEARTBEAT DEADLINE

SATURDAY, JUNE 15

Pinochle ~ 6 pm

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

Mary/Martha Quilting ~ 11 am

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

Last Day of Homework Club

SATURDAY, JUNE 22

Church Work Day

EVERY SUNDAY

Adult Bible Study - 8:45 am

Worship - 10:00 am

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Bible Study - 10:00 am

Supper - 6:00 pm

ALL !N

Karate

Homework Club

EVERY THURSDAY

Meditation Group - 7:00 pm

JUNE 2019

H.O.M.E. is here in June

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

Hand and Foot Group ~ 6 pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 2

EVENSONG ~ 5 pm

TUESDAY, JUNE 4

Women’s Breakfast at Shari’s ~ 9 am

Mary/Martha Quilting ~ 11 am

Page 4 OUR HEARTBEAT

The men of the church met on May 2 for

the Early Birds Breakfast. In attendance

were Larry Shepard, Bob Richardson, Jim

Osness, Ken Wiley, Ralph Osness, Colin

McRaney and Roy Smith.

All the men in the church are invited to

the next breakfast meeting on Thursday,

June 6 at the Lake Meridian Shari’s at 8

am.

Early Birds Men’s Breakfast

The following women were at the

breakfast on Tuesday, May 7: Roberta

Richardson, Karen Alliston, Brenda Barnes,

Amanda Norman, Laurie Eriks, Sharon

Penwell and Bev Riedler.

Join us on Tuesday, June 4 at Lake

Meridian Shari’s at 9 am for our next get-

together!

Women’s Breakfast

Important Dates

Address Changes Please Note:

If you have an address change or

phone number change, email the

church at fcckent@kentdisciples.org .

At that time let us know if you would

like to share the changes in the

Heartbeat as well.

Thanks!

Ross & Melissa Knapp

1615 W Smith St #G201

Kent WA 98032

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SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READERS

06/02 Phyllis Simpson

06/09 Roberta Richardson

06/16 Dana Laverty

06/23 Dean Jacot

06/30 Young Disciples

DIACONATE:

Stephanie Staylen, Chair

Portia McGuire

Mary Genna

Debbie Bondurant

SACRISTY:

Mary Berry

SUNDAY WORSHIP ELDERS:

06/02 Theresa Lee

06/09 Linda Elliott

06/16 Julie Delo

06/23 Nicole Lee

06/30

ELDERS BREAKFAST:

(JUNE 8)

Linda Elliott

Nicole Lee

Jason Lee

Thank You for Serving! Cheryl Lopez 06/04

Tom Medhurst 06/07

Trista Delo Dunford 06/09

Russell Gifford 06/10

Beverly Kramlich 06/14

Viola Fick 06/18

Ryan Gowin 06/18

Kameron Pope 06/18

Kayla Winger Noonan 06/18

Beverly Riedler 06/20

Ken Wiley 06/20

Margaret Harris 06/23

Ralph Osness 06/24

Alexis Santia 06/24

Kaelee Bolme 06/26

Elizabeth Ollum 06/27

Debbie Coder 06/29

Anniversaries Walter & Heidi Woodward 06/10

Ross & Melissa Knapp 06/12

Ronie & Jim Talkington 06/14

David & Stephanie Covey 06/18

Russell & Tena Gifford 06/23

Ron & Krystal Kistler 06/23

Birthdays

Our Homebound—Shirley Brunk, Vera Dean Domitz, Elaine Hinze,

Elsie Horner, Shirley (Rigg) Klein, Bev Kramlich, Zona McMahon,

Marie Neifert, Jeanne Pearson, and Pauline Painter.

Those Serving Our Country—Captain Ryan & Rachel Gifford,

1st Lt Eli McMeen, and Major Douglas & Deborah Shores.

And Don’t Forget—Our Church Leaders, Our Community, and Our

Friends.

Staff News

AND WE KEEP IN OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS: OUR MISSION

1. To invite people into

a loving relationship

with God through

Jesus Christ;

2. To care for each

other as children of

God;

3. To build believers

into disciples of

Jesus Christ;

4. To send disciples of

Jesus Christ into

ministry.

OUR CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Colin McRaney

Pastor

Kaelee Bolme

Director of Music Ministry

Dan Lenhart

Custodian

Karin Roney

Administrative Assistant

Jason Lee

Nursery Coordinator

First Christian Church of Kent 11717 SE 240th Street on Kent’s East Hill

PO BOX 5009, Kent Washington 98064

Kentdisciples.org (253) 852-1930

fcckent@kentdisciples.org

there with these congregations.

See www.weekofcompassion.org

for more information and

specifics.

What a joy to share His love

together!

Outreach (cont.)

Dan Lenhart, our custodian, along with his son Noah have headed to

Uganda with Harvest Vision Ministries (out of Sedro Woolley, WA) for a

10-day mission trip. They will be passing out Bibles and water filters to

people in several remote villages, along with talking to area coordinators

about their needs. During the trip, they will visit an orphanage and bring

them supplies. Dan has done the trip before, but it is Noah’s first time. Please pray

that their trip is safe and fruitful.

storms, tornadoes and

subsequent flooding have caused

widespread damage across the

Midwest and Texas. Several of

our congregations and local

communities have been

affected. Week of Compassion is

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