The Forest City Community Church

Pastor: Tom Guengerich

fcccpastor@grics.net

 

PO Box 31

Forest City, IL 61532

 

Office: 309-597-2111

Home: 309-968-7942

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Peace in Prayer

In every time of struggle

There is peace in quiet prayer,

For the Lord is always waiting

To uplift us from despair.

Does not matter, place or moment,

He will always hear the prayers

That call out to Him, in earnest,

For His grace of love and care,

With tender touch of mercy,

He will brush away our tears

And becalm the swelling passions

That engulf a heart in fears,

For He is the Master Healer

Of all wounds and grief's we bear

And our Comforter and Savior,

In the peace of quiet prayer.

–Michael Dubina

 

Sunday School Promotion Day

Sunday School Promotion Day will be on August 24, 2008 at 9:30 AM. If you are going into 1st, 3rd, 6th, or high school, you will be promoted to the next class at this time. Perfect Attendance Awards will also be given out on this Sunday. We will meet in the sanctuary for all presentations at 9:30 AM following our regular classes. We hope all may attend on this special day.

 

Church Picnic

This summer our annual church picnic will be held in the pavilion at Memorial Park in Manito on Sunday, July 27, 2008. The picnic will be from 4:30 - ??? and we will eat at 5:00 PM.

 

Next Newsletter

JUST A  NOTE: We will be combining our July and August newsletter, since it is a slower time of year for church news. Be sure to compile all news from both months when you turn in your articles. The next Newsletter Deadline will be Sunday, June 29, 2008.

 

Please Note

Be sure to check your newsletter to see if you are a Greeter, Usher, Candle Lighter or serve in Kid’s Church or Jr. Church.

 

If you cannot serve on your appointed Sunday, trade with someone or call the church office.

 

Annual Meeting and

Honor the Lord Day

This year the Annual Church Meeting will be held on September 21, 2008 after the worship service. This year the Men’s Fellowship and the Women’s Activity Group will be purchasing the meat for the meal. We just ask that all attendees bring a dish to share.

 

The Honor the Lord Day will be held on October 19, 2008. After the morning service, the Women’s Activity Group will be serving a delicious chicken & noodle lunch for a mere $5.00 per person.

 

 

 

Worship Services

 

Sunday School          9:00 AM

Worship Service     10:00 AM

 

Envelopes and EFT’s

The church has offering envelopes and will is able to offer Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) to help you track your giving, if you so desire. If this is something that interests you, please see Pastor Tom, Gerry Schneider, or Donna Kennedy.

 

Vacation Bible School

VBS “Power Lab” 2008 Vacation Bible School was a blast! We had an excellent week. We had 49 children registered with 31 teachers & helpers. We donated our offering of $104.06 to “Project Kids” that is headed up by Lavonne Dawson. They provide school supplies to children in need within our school district.

 

We had a wonderful group of children that learned of God’s power to help us be: thankful, helpful, brave, to have eternal life, and to tell others about God. The children were challenged each day to go home and put into action what they had learned each day.

 

We can spread God’s love and message,  not only with the Gospel, but by the actions and interactions we share with each other every day. Thanks to everyone who shared their time or donations this past week to make VBS so successful. 

 

Emmanuel’s Warehouse

I would first like to thank all those who helped this past month for their participation. We could have NOT done it without you. I know you may think it is a little premature to be mentioning our next date, but this will give you significant time to put it on your calendar. Our next food pick-up will be in Peoria on October 15, 2008 at 11:30 AM. The actual food distribution for Emmanuel’s Warehouse will be on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 5:00 PM. I know statistically only 10% of the church goers do 90% of the work … but it would be refreshing to see some new faces helping this October.

 

Annex Roof Update

The material is in and the roofers are ready to start. They are just waiting for our monsoon season to end and to get a decent stretch of dry weather before starting the project.

 

 

Servers

July 6, 2008

Greeters:

Tom Knuppel

Linda Knuppel

Ushers:

Tom Knuppel

John Meredith

Mike Kish

Paul Riviere

Communion:

Mary Meredith

Candles:

Blake Herrman

Cory Herrman

Kid's Church:

 

Jr. Church:

Jacque Whitaker

July 13, 2008

Greeters:

Steve Singley

Kim Singley

Ushers:

Kim Singley

Ruth Meredith

Julie Nelson

Anne Schneider

Candles:

Bo Nelson

Kirstin Altman

Kid's Church:

Marcia Whitehouse

Eric Whitehouse

Jr. Church:

Anne Schneider

July 20, 2008

Greeters:

Sr. Youth Group

Ushers:

Sr. Youth Group

Candles:

Katie Bortell

Lexus Bortell

Kid's Church:

Ruth Meredith

Jr. Church:

Norma Jean Hilst

July 27, 2008

Greeters:

Duane Chaney

Karen Chaney

Ushers:

Duane Chaney

Keith Himmel

Virgil Dawson

Owen Meredith

Candles:

Shelby Garman

Abbie Miller

Kid's Church:

JoAnn Miller

Jr. Church:

Becky Switzer

August 3, 2008

Greeters:

Eldon Bortell

Sharon Bortell

Communion:Mary Meredith

Ushers:

Eldon Bortell

Jerry Munter

Carl Armbrust

Eric Whitehouse

Candles:

Jill Berg

Jesse Friend

Kid's Church:

Amy Kammerer

Jr. Church:

JoAnne Miller

August 10, 2008

Greeters:

Eric Whitehouse

Marcia Whitehouse

Ushers:

Marcia Whitehouse

Judi Kammerer

Judy Tisdale

Heidi Irwin

Candles:

Makenzie Rendleman

Abigail Bailey

Kid's Church:

Margaret Hoerr

Jr. Church:

Julie Nelson

August 17, 2008

Greeters:

Sr. Youth Group

Ushers:

Sr. Youth Group

Candles:

Adam Kish

Rachel Whitaker

Kid's Church:

Karen Kish

Jr. Church:

Donna Kennedy

August 24, 2008

Greeters:

Mark Neff

Sherry Neff

Ushers:

Larry Kennedy

Allen Forsythe

Dwight Whitaker

Doug Whitaker

Candles:

Stephanie Miller

Sidney Blair

Kid's Church:

Emily Whitaker

Sarah Whitaker

Jr. Church:

Julie Berg

August 31, 2008

Greeters:

Margie Richardson

Darlene Richardson

Ushers:

Dessie Forsythe

JoAnn Miller

Jacque Whitaker

Marilyn VanOrman

Candles:

Noah Whitehouse

Jonathan Kammerer

Kid's Church:

Monica Garman

Jr. Church:

Lynn Guengerich

 

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