The Chalice

CONNECTION

A publication of First Christian Church of Edmond, OK Vol. 2 No. 25 June 24, 2010

Storm Response

by Rev. Dr. Jerry Black, Associate Minister

Order YOUR Children’s Ministry T-Shirts!

Available in THREE fun colors! Aquatic Blue, Orange Sherbet, or LimeGreen. Order online atfccedmond.org/cmtshirt or on Sunday mornings in the Rotunda.

Nursery Workers Needed!

To apply, pick up an application from the Nursery Coordinator’s Mail-box in our workroom or log on tofccedmond.org/jobsand download the application.

Questions?

Contact Erin Robertson at 341-3544, ext. 14 orerobertson@fccedmond.org

VBS Photos Online

Thanks to Frank Gresh for fantastic pics! Check them out at

fccedmond.org/vbspics

Celebrating Freedom! July 3rd and 4th

Join us for FREEDOM FEST 2010 on Saturday July 3. We will share free hotdogs, chips, water, balloons and watermelon with Edmond’s parade goers. Then on Independence Dayitself, we will gather for one 9:30am Sunday School hour

(individual classes and Summer Sunday School as preferred)

followed by a Combined Worship at 10:30am and a church wide indoor/outdoor picnic at 11:30am Worship will feature a blend of praise, thanksgiving,and patriotic music. Dress for the day is casual red, white, and blue. Sign-up to volunteer ordonate, this Sunday at church or online at

fccedmond.org/freedomweekend

Your Membership, Worship, and Evangelism Teams

A thunderstorm.No big deal. Thisis Oklahoma.We have lots of them. And onlythose with thepotential for atornado cause usconcern, or those with softball size hail. But just a thunderstorm—nah. We like rain. Butthen, it keeps on raining—and raining—andraining. Now it’s pouring. What started as aninnocent thunderstorm is a proverbial frogstrangler—a Noah moment with flooding.I know. I was right in the middle of it withmy small (and getter smaller by the minute)fun, frugal, and functional Hyundai—tryingto get to the church. Thankfully, I madeit—two and one half hours into the process,but I made it.Once again, I was amongst the blessed. I was safe. My car was safe. And my neigh-borhood was spared. But for many, it was adifferent story. Homes were flooded. Livesendangered. Furniture ruined. Carpetsdestroyed. Appliances damaged. And wallssoaked—up to five feet in some cases.Such was Monday, June 14, 2010. Atleast one of those homes damaged by theflooding belongs to a church family—Jimand Lisa Turner. Another belongs to the Altdoerffers, dear friends of another churchfamily and neighbors of another. Here, onlythe heroic efforts of a grandson saved the livesof physically impaired and frail grandparents. As of this date, the First Christian Churchfamily is set to receive $1500 from Weekof Compassion for these two families to goalong with another $2500 from our ownuncommitted Outreach funds. We are alsotrying to line up work crews for repairs if and when needed. Perhaps you wouldlike to help—financially and/or manu-ally. Simply make your donations to FirstChristian Church identifying them for FloodRelief. Designate that donation if it is forany one particular family. Should you wishto volunteer labor and/or repair equipment,call me at the church or email me at

jblack@fccedmond.org

We come to God as children caring forGod’s children (Luke 9:48).

Jerry

Altdoerffer Flood Relief,First Fidelity Bank, 725 W. Covell Rd.Edmond, 73003Donations of furniture, appliances, andtoys for all ood victims may be takento Life Church at West Edmond Road andPenn. Trucks open 8-5, Monday - Friday.