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First Federated ChurchSunday, March 9, 2008
4801 Franklin avenue Des Moines, iowa 50310 515.255.2122
www
.FirstFeDerateD.
org
WelcomeGuests!
Please
see page two
 or important inormationabout today’s service andhow to get the most out o your visit with us.
Volm 9 Nmb 42
M whp M opp
By Joe Lightoot, Pastor o Adult Ministries
Starting two new, entirely dierent worshipservices is exciting to many and may also bechallenging to some. It will certainly challengeus to step outside o our normal routine. Thisis what Todd Rhodes wrote about in his recentMondayMorningInsight.com newsletter underthe title o 
The Comfort Zone: Stepping Out todo Extraordinary Things.
He said:“I love it when I hear o churches and organiza-tions that are stepping out in aith to achieve thingsthat most people would think were impossible.In the last couple o weeks, I’ve ound numerousexamples o people jumping way out o the ‘com-ort zone’ to attempt huge things or the Kingdom.Here are just a couple that come to mind.“Liberty University recently announced aninitiative to plant 500 new churches in the nextve years. Imagine… 500 brand new churches,with resh vitality and resh vision or reaching adying world!“In a totally dierent part o the country,Pastor John Bishop and Living Hope Church inVancouver, WA recently announced plans to startsix brand new campuses ON EASTER. That’s sixbrand new churches starting in just one Sunday!(Living Hope already maxes out SEVEN weekendservices at their main campus). This God-sizedvision will become a reality next month… and theresult will be many people coming to aith!“What have you done that caused you to stepout o your comort zone lately? I love this quoterom Perry Noble: ‘God couldn’t give a RIP aboutyour comort–He simply wants you to be obedi-ent…and at times that means acing things head onthat scare you and completely take you out o yourcomort zone.’Maybe God has given you a dream that scares youto death. Perhaps you’ve been staying in your comortzone ar too long. Maybe God doesn’t want you tostart 500 churches in ve years; or six new campusesin one day… but what DOES he want you to do?”The announcement o new targeted worshipservices at First Federated Church opens up thepossibility o several exciting opportunities. Ser-vices will oer dierent worship styles, environ-ments/settings, and elements such as drama, video,dialogues, and much more. Multiple service stylesgive you the opportunity to invite your co-work-ers, neighbors, riends, and amily members to achurch that will allow them to be open to placingtheir trust in Jesus or eternal lie.Multiple services also oer increased opportu-nities or you to make a contribution to ministryright here on Sunday morning. What DOES Godwant you to do? Additional services give us theopening to engage more people in taking an activerole in many important ministries on Sundaymorning. Essentially, we are immediately doublingour volunteer ministry beginning April 6. And weare doubling the opportunity available or you touse your God-given gits and experiences to pro-vide excellent worship experiences or our guests.Depending on which time you choose to attend,here are a number o ways you can join in helpingus oer God-honoring worship services:
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A passionate part o our connection to Godcomes through our worship experiences. Addyour vocal and musical skills, drama and artisticabilities, and creative media talents to help othersconnect to God. Put your artistic talent behindimproving our impact in communicating to thoseinfuenced by our ministry.
Cmp spp
We have over 240,000 square eet o acilities,not to mention our grounds and parking lots. Manyhands make light work, and you can use your skillsand elbow grease to keep our operation runningsmoothly.
Chd & Yh
We place a high value and signicant ministryresources in partnering with parents raising chil-dren and youth in a godly manner. From our tiniestbabies to our graduating high school seniors, weoer a variety o tremendously rewarding ways oryou to invest in the uture.
G sc
Help make all o our guests eel important whenthey join us. By providing directions, inormationabout us and our activities, or helping them meetothers, you can help our guests eel at home.You can indicate your desire to help FFC reachmore people on the Care & Communication Cardor by calling Julie at 255.2122, x116.
 
First Federated ChurchSunday, March 9, 2008
Welcome to First Federated church!
H Q?
I you have any questions, simply ask someone wearing aname tag with “Here to Help” on it or visit the Welcome Centerin the auditorium Foyer.
G rcp
I you are visiting with us or the rst time or have justrecently started attending First Federated Church, we cordiallyinvite you to a reception in the Foyer immediately ollowing theservice. We would love to have the opportunity to meet you, getto know you better, and answer any questions you may have.
F o h C & Cmmc Cd
I you have never completed a Care and Communication Card,please take a moment to do so. This allows us, as a church amily,to better know your needs and how we can serve you. The Careand Communication Card is located inside this newspaper. Just llout the card completely and leave at the end o your pew, give to anusher, or hand it in at the Visitors’ Table located in the oyer.Thank you or taking the time to visit First Federated Church.I you are not presently a member o a Bible teaching church, weinvite you to join our church amily.
i Y H Chd v h Chd’My rg s
Trust your children to the care o our dedicated, lovingChildren’s Ministry sta. Our children’s programs provide qual-ity care and learning or kids o all ages.I your child has not already been enrolled in our Children’sMinistry, a quick visit to the Children’s Ministry RegistrationStation will provide you with temporary security tags and give usthe inormation we need to eectively minister to your child.
i & Pch Chd
Childcare and teaching are available during the 9:00 hour and 10:30 worship servicein the Nursery and Preschool Departments.
kdg–4h Gd
During the 9:00 hour,
K–4th graders
meet in graded classroom groups or Biblelearning and un.
K–2nd graders
attend the rst part o the 10:30 worship service with their amiliesand then are dismissed through the large black doors at the ront o the auditoriumto attend their own age-appropriate children’s church, called KZ Church. Parents, weencourage you to go with your children the rst time they visit KZ Church.
3rd & 4th graders
attend the worship service to listen and learn with their amilies.
Xm aM (5h & 6h Gd)
Our preteens meet in their own Xtreme spot, Room 205, at 9:00 or a time o Xtremelearning, Xtreme prayer and Xtreme relationship-building, then join their amilies orthe 10:30 worship service.
Yh (Gd 7–12) & ad
Grp fr adults
and activities or
Youth
begin at 9:00
am
. Stop bythe Welcome Center to nd out about each o the groups and how to get there.
th y  chg  hp h  h mg!
WelcomeCenterChildren’sRegistrationStation
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ParishNurse
GuestReceptionResourceCenter
 
First Federated ChurchSunday, March 9, 2008
Fy Y d  wd ap
sm-d t
Submitted by Helen Storey, charter member o W.O.C. Class
In the 1940s FFC’s young-married class was called “Workerso Christ.” Among those class members were Gilmer (Gib) &Irene Dylho and Loren and Marilyn Abuhl. Their children bothwere riends in Sunday school and youth group activities throughthe years.Twenty-some years later, Dylho’s daughter, Dorothy, at-tended Wheaton College, majoring in the language and cultureo Germany. During her senior year, she enrolled in Wheaton’sGerman summer program, and took time out to be rereshed ata Christian-campus retreat and remained in Germany. Thereshe met and later married Peter Baumgarten. (Among FrauBaumgarten’s activities or the coming years was teachingEnglish to German students.)Twenty-some years later, Sarah Baumgarten ollowedMother’s example: She attended Wheaton College in the USA,met and later married a “oreigner”, David Abuhl, grandson o Loren and Marilyn! They now reside in South Carolina.Both widows, Irene Dylho now resides in a care center inWest Chicago near her son, Phil; Marilyn Abuhl has remained inAnkeny.
wh d Ph nreallY d?
inomtonl mtng Mc 137:00-8:45
pm
|
room 118
With the exciting announcement o ad-vancing to 3 services, the Parish Nurse teamo First Federated Church will have moreopportunities to serve!This meeting is to inorm nurses, clergy, sta and any otherinterested persons about the ministry o Parish Nursing. All areinvited to attend.It will be approved by the Iowa Board o Nursing providerCNU #114 or .15 Nursing CEU’s—FREE!!Sign up on the Care & Communication Card or call the churchoce, 255.2122, so we can have sucient handouts available.
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