The Bulletin

Weekly Announcements from First Christian Church

February 7, 2010

Please be in prayer for the following people:

Prayers for the

Elders of First Christian; Barbara Dean, Corrie Brite and DebMurphy and Phyllis Dunlap

recovering from recent surgery

; Mary Lou Cain

and

Barbara Dean

as they deal with shoulder issues; for

Steve and Rebecca Haney

as they begin the task of starting a new church in Rochester, MN; for S

kipWolverton’s

Mom; for

Elaine Tucker

in her last weeks of pregnancy; travelingmercies for

Garry Hesser

, and

Steve and Amy Dunlop, Sandy Morgan andBobbie Hall

;

Mark Carlson

and others dealing with unemployment.We continue to remember the people of

Haiti

and their relatives here in the States

You can find out about the many ministries and missionaries to lift up in prayer bygoing towww.globalministries.org.We pray for the following churches in our Region:

Capitol Hill Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa; First Christian Church,Minneapolis, Minnesota;Plymouth Creek Christian Church, Plymouth, Minnesota

We also pray for

Week of Compassion

, the channel of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) forproviding a compassionate response to severe human distress caused by naturaldisaster or political or economic crisis.If you have a prayer request or would like to join our online prayer team, pleasecontact either Pastor Bob Brite atpastor@fccminneapolis.orgor Associate PastorDennis Sanders atassociatepastor@fccminneapolis.org. You can also leave amessage by phone by calling the church office at 612-870-1868.

Ministry Team

All Members of the CongregationRobert Brite,

Interim Minister

Dennis Sanders

, Minister of Diversity andMission

Chris Wogaman,

Office Manager

Bill Stump,

Director of Music

Rick Bowman

, Building Manager

James Barnett,

Pianist

Serena Carlson

, Nursery Attendant

Martha Harris,

Courier Editor Telephone: 612.870.1868www.fccminneapolis.org Twitter: www.twitter.com/fccminneapolisFacebook:www.facebook.com/fccminneapolisE-mail:office@fccminneapolis.org Fax: 612.870.1860

A Thoughtful Church in theHeart of theCities.

The Bulletin-Page Four February 7, 2010

“Ask the Pastor” Response

If you wanted to read the questions and responses to last week’s “Ask thePastor,” you can find it in the latest Courier being mailed to you, or online atthe church website atwww.fccminneapolis.org.

“Fat Sunday” Worship

February 14 is the last Sunday before Lent, so we are having our Second “FatSunday” worship service with the Dixieland Jazz Band the Mouldy Figs.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Let the good times roll!)

Anniversary Dinner

We will celebrate FCC’s 133rd birthday on Sunday, Feb. 14, with worship inthe Fellowship Hall followed by a potluck dinner honoring the people whohave been members of our congregation for 50 years or more as well as thenew members of our congregation. An entree, rolls and beverage will beprovided for $5 per person or a maximum of $15 per family. Everyone isasked to bring his or her fa-vorite vegetable, salad, or dessert to share. Forthose unable to bring food, a contribution of $8 per person is suggested.

Reservations must be made by Noon on Monday, Feb. 8.

Please makeyour reservations by indicating the number for dinner in the attendance bookat worship on Sunday morning Jan. 31 or Feb. 7 or by calling the ChurchOffice.

“Thin Places, Sacred Spaces Exhibit

Beginning next Sunday and throughout Lent, First Christian will beshowcasing the photography of our own Deb Murphy. Her works, “ThinPlaces, Sacred Spaces” was part of an installation at United Seminary lastfall. Stop by after worship in the West Hall to look and stay tuned to how it’