October 2016

Connecting to Christ through discovery, growth, and service.

The New NormalA message from Pastor Amanda Wagoner Meade

ItisfinallystartingtofeelalittlebitlikeFall,myfavoriteseasonoftheyear.Itisagoodreminderthattheworldisstillmovingonallaroundus,invitingustomoveforwardtoo,thoughtfully,enjoyingtheseasonyouareinrightnow. Autumnalsofeelssonormaltome,whichisagreatfeelingafteratoughandpainfulseasonformyself,thechurchleadershipandourchurchfamilyasawhole.Normalthisyearlooksdifferentthanlastyearbutstillfeelsgoodandmoreimportantlyhopeful. NormalnowmeansChadandIhavelearnedtoworktogetherasateam,relyingoneachother

inwaysweneverhavebeforeanddiscoveringwereallylikeit.Thenewnormalmeansmorelisteningandlesstalking,whichisachallengeforbothofus.Itmeansdiscovergiftsforareasofministrywehadnevertriedbefore.ChaddidhisfirstweddingthissummerandIwrotethreestewardshipsermons.WedidworshipplanningtogethersoweknowtheschedulethroughChristmas. Thenewnormalalsomeansseeingnewfacessteppingupandsharingministryatthechurchinnewplaces.AsGeorgeEllisstepsdownfromnearlyadecadeofvolunteeringtime,talentandtithetoourcommunicationsteam,hestepsuptoleadourRoadRunnersministryalongwithPhilHelm.JoiningMelanawillbeMichaelHillardhelpingwiththenewsletter,SusanProctorwiththebulletinandmediaroom,andtheLawheadswithourpostersandbrochures. DownstairsinJr.WorshipwehavefournewleadersincludingMcKenaAlford,BillyFulton,DeanHarrisandDannyNeedham.WealsostartedanewcurriculumcalledTheStory,withlessonprepbyStephanieDensfordandAddieWilliams.AtthesametimewearealsostartingtodreamaboutpreparingthatspaceforWorshipandWonderforthenewyear.

Isawnewnames,liketheTurk-Gagelsofferingtohelppackbackpacksthisyearandnewadditionalleadership,inLisaEllis,steponourhospitalityteam.Ihaveseenpeoplevolunteerintheofficeforstewardship.

Butallthatisnormalisn’tnew,thenormalalsoincludespreparingforsomeofourfavoriteandfuneventsoftheyearliketheTreatTrailforHalloween.WewillwelcomenewvisitorsatourregularConnectLuncheon.ItmeansinvitingbackfromsummerbreakintoourbuildingscoutsandSpecialOlympics,yogaandTriKappa.Itmeansournewnormalisbusyandasfaithfulasever.

OCTOBER 2016

A message from Chad Boseker, Youth Minister“The Charlies”

Egg Roulette

Oneofmyfavoritequotesisthis;“Inthebattlebetweentherockandthestream,thestreamwins,notthroughstrengthbutperseverance”

Idon’tconsidermyselfaparticularlystrongperson.IgotothegymandlikeagoodworkoutbutifIgowithJustinPadgetthewinsinthestrongdepartment.ButthereissomethingaboutperseverancethatIcando.IlovethispassageintheBiblefromHebrews12:1-3.

“Therefore,sincewearesurroundedbysuchagreatcloudofwitnesses,letusthrowoffeverythingthathindersandthesinthatsoeasilyentangles.Andletusrunwithperseverancetheracemarkedoutforus, fixingoureyesonJesus,thepioneerandperfecteroffaith.Forthejoysetbeforehimheenduredthecross,scorningitsshame,andsatdownattherighthandofthethroneofGod.Considerhimwhoenduredsuchoppositionfromsinners,sothatyouwillnotgrowwearyandloseheart.”

Torunwithperseverance.Itdoesn’tsaytorunfast.Interestingchoiceofwords.Godneverpromisesandeasyroadforhisfollowers.JustasJesusenduredweneedtoendure.Jesustookthecrosswhichwasasymbolofshameanddeathatthattime.Nowthecrosssymbolizessomethingcompletelyelse.Asksomeonewhowearsacrossnecklacewhatthecrossmeanstothem.Ihaveheardlove,resurrection,hopeandotherexamplesoftransformation.

WhenIthinkofrunningthisracethathasbeenmarkedoutIhaveanimageofasteadyrunner,smoothstridesandsomeonethatlooksconfidentthattheyareaccomplishingwhattheysentouttodo.Idon’tseeworriesonthefaceofthisrunner.Idon’tseeanyworriesofthetimeitistakingthemtorunthisraceorconcernedbywhatanyoneisdoingaroundthem.Iseethemfocusedstraightahead.

Iwanttobethisrunner.Nothinginlifeisaccomplishedthroughquittingsowehavetolearntopersevere.Noonedoesthisalone,ittakesawholelotofpeople(witnesses)forustobethisrunner.Ittakesencouragement,love,understandingandgraceshowntousaswegetreadyforthisrace.Thatiswhatyouallareamazingatdoingforeachother.FCCcanbethisrunnerandfranklyIthinkwearethisrunner.Wearebeginningtoseewhatthisnewracethatwearerunninglookslike.WemaystumbleattimesalongthewayjustaswewillinourownlivesbutwecanhelpeachotherandhelpthisplacetokeeprunningandtofocusonJesusaswedo.

The Green TeamThisisagoingtobeanewteamhereatFCC.WhatistheGreenTeamyouask?ThisisateamthatisgoingtopracticebeingstewardsofcreationbyfindingwaystotakecareoftheresourcesthatGodprovidedus.Inotherwords,wewanttosavetheenvironment.TheDisciplesChurchhasaGreenChaliceProgramthatwecanbeapartoftobeaGreenChaliceMinistry.Youmayaskwhataresomeofthethingswecoulddoandtheanswerisawholebunchofthings.Wecouldstartrecycling,findwaystosavewaterandelectricity,eliminatewaste,startagardenevenbringinanalternateenergysourcelikewindorsolar.WearegoingtoformateamtoseewhatcanwedohereatFCCtobebetterstewardsofourresources.Currentlywehave2individualinterestedinhelping,RickLovettandMaggieGreggandwewouldwelcomeanyoneelsethatwouldbeinterested.ContactChadifyouareinterested.WearelookingathaveourfirstmeetingatsomepointinNovember.Weareexcitedtostartthisnewjourneyinstewardship.

Come enjoy fellowship time, something to drink and donuts,

fruit & other goodiesthe 2nd Sunday of each month

9:45 am until 10:25 am

SKY WATCHby Mike Callahan

Welcomeback!DidyoulookatthefirstimagesfromJuno?TherewillbeplentymoreimagesandexcitingannouncementsoverthenextupcomingmonthsfromNASAaboutJupiter.Staytuned.Octoberistypicallyagoodmonthforstargazing.TheSunissettingaminuteortwoearliereachnight.Atthebeginningofthemonth,sunsetinLouisvilleis6:25(standardtime)butattheendofthemonthitbacksoffto5:44.Theearliestthesunsetsduringtheentireyearisat5:23soyoucanseeyoudon’tgetmuchmoreeveningtimeinNovemberandDecember.Also,averagetemperaturesintheeveningarestillquitewarm,soyoudon’thavetobundleupasmuchasyoudolater.Finally,Octoberisusuallyadrymonthsocloudynightsarenotasbigaproblem.Therewillbeaweakmeteorshowerwhichpeaksonthenightofthe7th,theDraconids.ThesearecausedwhentheEarthpassesthroughthetailofacomet,21PGiacobini-Zinner,whichwasdiscoveredin1900.Theseusuallyonlygiveabout10meteorsperhourandthisyearthelightfromafirstquartermoonwillblockthefaintermeteorsuntilitsetsaround11PM.OnethingtheDraconidshaveintheirfavoristhatunlikeothershowers,theypeakintheeveninghoursinsteadofaftermidnight.Soifyouarenotanightowl,theseshowersareforyou.Asalways,findthedarkestspotyoucanseeandliedown,gettingcomfortable.LookawayfromtheMoonandpatiencemightrewardyou.Ifyouknowsomeonewithagoodtelescope,theeveningofOctober15isthebesttimeduringtheyeartoviewtheplanetUranus.ItwillbeinoppositionwhichmeansthatitwillbeclosesttotheEarthandfullyilluminatedbytheSun.Itshouldappearasablue-greendot.CheckouttheprogramsoftheLouisvilleAstronomicalSocietyandseeiftheyareschedulinganypublicviewings.ThenextnightiscalledtheFullHuntersMoonbecausethenativesusedfallenleavestotrackthefattenedgamethistimeofyear.Thiswillalsobethefirst“supermoon”of2016.Remember,supermoonsarefullmoonsthatareabitlargerthanaregularfullmoonandoccurwhentheMoonisclosertotheEarth.Despitewhatyouhearontheinternet,theyarequitecommonandarenocauseforalarm.Finally,ontheweehoursofthe21st,abettermeteorshowerwillbeatitspeak,theOrionids.ThisshoweriscausedbythedustleftoverfromHalley’scomet.Usually,onecanseeupto20meteorsperhour.However,asecondquartermoonwillblockoutsomeofthedimmermeteorsafterrisingaround10PM,butOrionidshaveatendencytobebright.Sothismonth,takesometimeagiveyourselfatreatandcheckoutsomemeteors.Hopefully,theweatherwon’ttrickus.Untilnextmonth,mayyouhavedarkskies.

BOWLING FOR FUN3rd Wednesday of the Month

2:00 pmAll Skill Levels are Welcome!

Eastern Bowling Lanes825 Eastern Blvd - Clarksville

Contact: Stan Growe

Come enjoy fellowship time, knit, crochet, sew, needlepoint, be crafty

then check this group out!meets the 2nd and 4th Friday of

the day month at 6:30 pm

Contact: Laura Brewer

KnitwitsKNITWITS

SEWING • KNITTING • CROCHETING • QUILTING • CROSS STICHING • CRA

FTS“Knitwits”

An FCC Women’s Fellowship

Meetsthe2ndTuesdayofeachmonthat6:30pm

atKayHayes’house.Contacts:

MariaWorthington&KayHayesOctoberSelection:“TheLifeWeBury”byAllenEskens

HaydenandCraigsquaringoffatTennis

Sammi (#10), having a word with Emily during a volleyball match Alayna,Nicole,Jenna,Carley&Adley

JeffVolleyball

Colby,Bradley,Gerrin,Trey&JakeJeffwonoverSilverCreek

butJakewonoverGerrin&Colby

Youth Devotion Night

Here & There!

Meets on Mondays6:15pm Classroom 213 & 214

$10 /sessionContact: LaVerne Gunther

YOGA

Mac & Cheese, Cerals, Saltines

Canned Meats & Stews & Soups,

Peanut Butter & Jelly.

“Acapella Sunday”Stephanie, Rosy, Mike, Don

Chancel Choir

What a Way to Build Relationships

An Open House celebrating Bill Scott’s birthday will be held on

Sunday, October 9th from 2 –4pm in the GRACE Center.

Stop by and say “Hi”. Have a bite of cake and some punch.

If you desire, bring one canned good for the Center for Lay Ministries.

CallingallVolunteers!

Wearecurrentlylookingfor321Readvolunteersforthe2016/2017schoolyear.Ifyouhaveanhouraweek,youcanmakeahugeimpactonthelifeofachild!Sadly,thenumberof321volunteershasdeclinedinrecentyears,soweneedvolunteersnowmorethanever.Itisafantasticprogramandwereallywanttokeepitgoingstrong,soifyouareinterestedinbecomingavolunteer,pleasecontacttheCISofficeat812-280-0028.

Have you turned in your committment card for

2017?

TheFinanceTeamwillbeginworkingonthe2017budgetsoonandweneedtoknowamountofourfinancial

contributionstobeabletocoverourMinistryNeeds

andPrograms.

PleasecontactMelanaatthechurchofficewithquesitons.

I am a Hoosier, born in Indiana. I graduated from Columbus East High School, IVTC, and IU. I was raised by wonderful, loving, and church based parents; my mother still lives in the family home in Columbus. I have three younger siblings, all married to wonderful spouses. Known as Aunt M to the older nieces and nephews, the younger ones call me Aunt Meme, One great-nephew who turns two in December complete my family.

I got the love of sports from my Papaw, he liked sports; he usually had two, or three, games going on the TV and a couple of radios. My favorite sports, though, are football and baseball. I loved playing league softball, volleyball, and bowling. I am a Jeffersonville Red Devils fan now, however it is tough not to root for those Olympians. I have been a fan of the IU Hoosiers for a long time, but admit I like University of Cincinnati Bearcats and Thomas More Saints. It can get a little exciting at my house during football season since Drew and I are Colts fans, Kaitlyn cheers for the Steelers and Luke is a Bengals fan.

My first job was cleaning spark plugs for my father when he worked on his old cars or at his service station. I got my love for old cars from him; my ideal car would be a 34 Ford 3 window coupe in candy apple red with a 302 Ford motor.

Other jobs I had when I was still in school were corn detasseling, cleaning out school buses, working at a Stuckey’s. I also worked at a retirement center, cleaned houses and office duties. After college I worked for a General Surgeon; then I got the opportunity to work with in a Neurology group and was there ten years. I trained in Biofeedback for pain management and also helped get a Multiple Sclerosis support group established. Before working at the church I also worked in Ophthalmology, Kent Feed, a medical supply store, and a pharmacy.

In 1988 I went to a high school friend’s hog roast. I talked with an interesting guy ~ he liked music and the Hoosiers. The next weekend he called me and we dated for two years and then were married. I was now a Jeffersonville resident. Our daughter, Kaitlyn, was born five years later.

Drew grew up at First Christian Church until about the time FCC moved to its present location from downtown Jeffersonville. His father, Norman, became the choir director at Howard Park Christian church in Clarksville, where we attended. After my father-in-law’s death we decided to look for a new church home.

Ray and Edith Brownfield became instrumental in us visiting FCC (Drew had grown up with their son, Chuck.) We, yes me too, joined the choir and the Bell choir. Rosy Callahan got me involved in the Membership committee, and I also was on the Evangelism committee with Linda Kemper. I got involved in VBS, first because of Kaitlyn, but now because I love it. I have also spent lots of hours in the FCC kitchen with Lorie Nevils. I have been on a lot of FCC teams ~ I love my church!

About six years ago I had a conversation with Gary Straub about the church office needing help until a replacement could be found for Lorna, as she was retiring. I said I could help out some if needed. I am still here. I have found my medical background to be handy as I have taken numerous blood pressure checks and given Vitamin B12 injections.

I have a few hobbies, gardening, cooking, and reading. I like Fiesta ware dishes, and also have a love of all things Wizard of Oz, if you didn’t know that. My favorite play is “Wicked”. I surprised everyone by not naming our daughter Dorothy Gale. Kaitlyn is grateful that her dad named her!!

I own my own pair of ruby red slippers. I have met several of the original Munchkins and Jerry Maren (one of the Lollipop Guild members) signed a picture for me.

Do you like to play Monopoly or UNO? I have the best versions ~ Wizard of Oz, of course. My cookie jar is the friendly Lion. A quilt, a flying monkey (not real, of course), and a hot air balloon are also in my collection.

I love rainbows ~ God’s promises are the best!!

Melana Fischer

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Bill ScottKevin KirchgessnerMike CoxFamily of Mike O’Brien (Michael O’Brien)Connie Farrell (Luke Farrell’s grandmother)Family of Linda Stinson (Kyrstin Sutton-Davis’ aunt)Irene Long (Jean Tucker’s mother)Kellee Traylor (Diane Applegate’s daughter)Doug ChinnLovel Bryant (Melanie Davis’ father)Doris Whitefield (Don Allen’s aunt)Sean DemsharWilliam Schlesing (Joan Schlesing’s great nephew)Jerry Woods (Joyce New’s brother) Kay HayesJim McGowan (Bev Lane’s brother)Eva Juneja (daughter of Fahar & Jamie (Bauer) Juneja) Rosy CallahanReda YorkJeff Edds (Peggy & Jerry Metzger’s grandson)Lana Boes (Marvin Scales daughter)

We want in our directory!Forchurchmembersandregularvisitors.

Lifetouchwillbehere:Nov.9th–11th2:30am–9:00pmNov12th10:00am–4:30pmCallthechurchofficeat812-282-1278,speaktoMelanaandbookatime.

Wewouldliketobook25perday.Youwillgetacomplimentary8x10andafreedirectorywithyourbooking.Yourpictureswillbereadyinjustafewweeks,justintimeforChristmasgiftsorChristmascards.Wehavepricelistsavailableforyoutoplanwhattypeofpackageyoumightbeinterestedin.Lifetouchisalsogivinga20%discountoffanyportraitpackage.Bringinacangoodandgetanadditional$5.00off.Newdirectorieswillbeoutanddeliveredbythefirstoftheyear.