Millersburg Christian Church, 1858 – 2008
(Disciples of Christ)
Celebrating serving
Christ in the Millersburg area for 150 years
Have
you selected your committee yet?
Christian
Education promotes the Sunday School and recruits and supports
teachers. This committee also provides
other educational opportunities of the congregation, such as Vacation Bible
School, Lenten
discussions, and youth groups.
Membership and
Evangelism takes care of organizing fellowship dinners, works with the
newsletter, church web site, membership directory, and keeps the church records
up-to-date. They also follow up with
visitors and coordinate our roadside trash pick up.
Missions
helps keep the various outreach concerns of the congregation before us. It coordinates our involvement with Festival
of Sharing in Sedalia,
maintains our participation through Ecumenical Ministries with HAVEN House,
SERVE Food Pantry, Parish Nurses of Callaway County, and Kingdom Respite
Care. The committee also interprets the
“special day” offerings for the Disciples Mission Fund, and the Week of
Compassion offering for Church World Service.
Property
supervises the maintenance and upkeep of our building. It plans workdays and coordinates
repairs. It also discusses policies
related to the use of the building.
Stewardship and
Finance receives budget requests from the various committees and writes
the church budget. This committee is
also responsible for the annual stewardship campaign, and is involved in the
planning for any fundraising event. They
monitor income and expenses to make sure the budget remains in balance.
Worship
not only is responsible for the Sunday morning worship, but has involvement in
the special services, events, and programs around Christmas and Easter. This committee also takes care of the
banners, cloths, and other decorations used in the sanctuary, and plans for
other enhancements such as devotional books, candle lighting, and special
music.
Barbara Moran, Board
President
Reflections
From Rev. Barbara Gulick, Interim Minister
Life just
looks better when the sun is shining. As
I write this, it’s a bitterly cold January day, but the sun is shining. And life looks and feels altogether different
than in yesterday’s cloudy drizzle. The
sky is blue, the squirrels are romping through the trees in a frenzy of
playfulness and when the sun sets it will have moved just the slightest
distance to the north squeezing in a few more precious seconds of
daylight. In the dark winter days that I
know are yet to come, it will be the hope and certainty of spring that sustains
us.
As we
approach the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday on February 6th,
we are reminded that Easter in many ways is about the return of light into the
world. We await Easter in the certainty
of the resurrection. Yet Jesus
encountered much darkness on the road to Jerusalem. And it must have looked as if the light was
forever extinguished by the suffering of the cross.
We will
begin our Lenten journey with an Ash Wednesday Worship service on February 6th
at 7:00. The service will include scripture,
meditation, prayer, special music and the imposition of ashes for those who
choose to participate in this ancient and moving tradition. Come as you are and begin your personal
Lenten journey at Millersburg Christian Church.
During Lent we will continue our
Wednesday evening prayer group from 6:00
to 6:30 focusing on the
Seven Last Words of Christ. Sunday
Worship and Adult Sunday School will provide further opportunities to consider
the age old story of the passion of our Lord and Savior as we examine his words
from the cross and their amazing relevance to our new millennium. In worship and study, we will be guided by
the lectionary scripture. I look forward
to sharing this most holy of seasons with you.
My hope and prayer for coming weeks
is that the promise of spring will guide us through the winter doldrums; and
that the certainty of the resurrection will guide us on paths of renewal in our
personal lives and in the life of our congregation. Yours in the peace
and grace of Christ, Barbara
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A Child Is Born!
Actually, three new babies have joined the MCC family in the
past few weeks. Congratulations go out to the following families:
Alexzander Ray Mielke was born on December 22, 2007 to Samantha
Mielke. Dad, sister, Kali, and
grandparents, Gary and Patty Eggleston welcome him.
Brooke Elizabeth Czecshin was born December 27, 2007 to Jeremy
and Melanie Czeschin. Grandparents are
J.H. and Lois Long and Gary
and Deb Czeschin.
Alexander Tylander was
born on January 21, 2008 to Bryan and Jennifer Tylander of Alexandria, VA. Grandparents are Tom and Beth Haas.
CWF will meet at Carolyn Bethell’s home on Feb. 4th
at 6:30pm. Bring a salad to share. The program will center around ideas and
memories of MCC’s history in preparation for the Sesquicentennial Celebration
in August 2008
From the Sesquicentennial Committee:
We hope to have a book/DVD about MCC history prepared by May so that we can spend the summer focusing on the actual celebration on the weekend of
Aug 22. Come to the church youth-sponsored chili supper on Feb 16 and see some photos and historical artifacts.
Jeff Moran, Chair
From
the Pastoral Search Committee:
The Pastoral Search Committee, charged with the goal of finding a permanent pastor for Millersburg Christian Church, is getting back into gear with a meeting on Wed, Jan 23. We hope to continue a favorable relationship with Rev. Gulick as she guides us through the search process, which includes a congregational self-examination (remember those questionnaires from last October?). There may be other times in the coming
months when we ask the congregation for opinions about the goals and directions for MCC. If you have an opinion or idea or question about this
process, please contact me or one of the other members of the search committee.
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President’s Ponderings
Our
functional committees are the backbone, heart, liver, lungs, etc. of
Millersburg Christian Church. You get
the idea – the committees are essential to our life together, working as the
Body of Christ. Together, we make
ministry happen.
Each member
of our fellowship has important gifts to be shared and talents that are
needed. We all have ideas and
suggestions that are useful and important.
Please select the committee with which you would like to serve during
2008.
A phrase
from one of Rev. Gulick’s fine sermons has stuck with me: “Be faithful to divine
prodding…” What does God want me to
do? What is God prodding you to do
now? God will equip us for the task at
hand.
Lord, thank
you for the opportunity to serve, Barbara
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The Calendar is Back!
Luella has added the newsletter back to the calendar. To keep the number of birthdays and
anniversaries manageable, she will only list the information of active
participants in our congregation or members.
Please let Luella know of any corrections to the calendar data. Thanks!
Open Cabinet Meeting
Tuesday, February 12th
at 7:00 P.M.
Congregation Invited
Q: What is an Open Cabinet Meeting and how is it like an
open kitchen cupboard?
A: Both have open doors that can reveal neatly arranged necessities,
- some
things that need to be kept and some that can be discarded
- overstuffed
shelves that need to be cleaned out and carefully re-sorted before the
ructure becomes overburdened.
Sooo--- you are invited to join
Rev. Gulick on Tuesday, February 12th at 7:00 to take a look at the inner workings of
our church. It will be a time for
sharing new ideas, affirming old ideas, prioritizing both old and new, and
considering ways to “work smarter” for the on-going mission of Millersburg
Christian Church. And as the old song
says, we will “accentuate the positive…eliminate the negative (and don’t mess
with Mr. In-between!)” In all that we do
we will continue to seek God’s will for us as we continue to minister in Jesus
name. Come join us for this important
meeting. The door is open!
with fixin’s,
drink, and dessert.
$7.00 adults, $3.00 age 6-12,
Free age 5 and under.
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Saturday,
February 16
Millersburg Christian Church
Youth Fundraiser -
Money goes
toward church camp and other youth activities.
Historical photos and items will be on display.
Millersburg Christian Church,
1858 – 2008
Celebrating
serving Christ for 150 years in downtown Millersburg.
From the frontier to the
future...
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YOUR COMMITTEE MET YET?**********************
We have begun a new year, with a new board and new committee
chairs. It’s important that all the
committees meet soon so we can begin
planning for all of the new activities
of the new year.
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Secretary Notes-I would like to extend my gratitude to the
congregation
for the opportunity
to have served as your new secretary. I thank you for
your patience
as each of you have contributed to my
training.
Hopefully, attitude
has outweighed ability in my case, thus far.
I look forward to improving my skills this year . I have set aside my
Christmas bonus to save for a class that will improve my computer/graphic
skills. I would also like to thank each
of you for the warm and loving welcome you extended to me when I began
attending this wonderful church. I see that same warm welcome given to my
friend and neighbor who has attended worship the past two weeks. God has truly worked in my life these past
six months in some wonderful ways.
God Bless To All,
Luella Randolph
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ATTENDANCE SERVE ITEMS
January 6-32 FOR
January 13-30 FEB.
January 20- 34 ARE
January 27-28
Soup & Crackers
The Church received
a
Thank you card from our custodian, Oletha Baumgartner, thanking us for
her Christmas bonus. We, in turn
,
want to thank Oletha for the
continued good work she does in the church.
Her efforts have helped increase our pride and commitment to our church. God Bless You, MCC congregation
Members
of the Millerburg Christian Church
A SPECIAL ASH WEDNESDAY SERIVCE WILL BE HELD ON
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Feb.6
at
7pm.
DIACONATE FOR FEBRUARY
ELDERS: Lois Long
& Lynn Reynolds
USHER: Elaine
Long
COMM. PREP: Patty
Eggleston
BREAD:
February 3rd-Lisa Bright
February 10th-Vicki
Fritz
February 17th-Elaine
Long
February 24th-Lynn
Reynolds
J.O.Y.
CHOIR WINTER/SPRING
SCHEDULE
February 6-“Calvery”
February 10-“It Is Well With My Soul
February 17-“Songof Redemption”
March 2-“Someone Is Waiting”
March 1`6-“Sing Hosanna in the
Highest” Highest”
(PALM SUNDAY)
March23-“Easter Hymn of Praise)
(EASTER)
April 6-“Shout to the Lord”
April 20-:As
We Come Together”
May 4-“People Need The Lord”
May 18-Music
Sunday
Childrens Church
February 3rd-Kim Loyd
February 10th-Carol Cox
February 17th-Marcia Loyd
February 24th-Carolyn Bethell
