| First Christian Church 11950 East Reno Ave Midwest City, OK 73130 405-769-2717 A Pastor’s Perspective….. This Sunday’s worship experience will be new to us! March 15th was our last in-person service here at FCC. Since then, an amazing group of people have been faithfully planning, recording, and editing video and other media to bring us worship each week. We started out using a simple video camera, and then progressed to our new video system. This Sunday, we will move from recording our services to live-streaming them! Instead of recording in segments and editing, our service will be “live” and streamed to our YouTube channel. This is a big change, but one that our technology will allow us to do. There is a learning curve to this, and we look forward to meeting the challenge head-on. Our streaming service will begin at 10 am this Sunday! If you can’t be with us then, It will be available to view later, and I hope everyone will join us. You can access our YouTube channel to view this and other previous services, along with special Music Notes videos featuring Mark Johnson, Garry Dowell and others at: https://www.youtube.com/user/FirstCCMWCOK The big question for us all is when will we return to in-person worship? The best answer to that question is; “When we can gather together safely.” As we move forward, we will do so with caution. My goal in all of this is to not have anyone catch Covid-19 here. We are in the process of forming a task group together to make plans for the day we get back together in person. These plans will include proper distancing and other mitigation procedures, following CDC guidelines and the recommendations of respected medical experts.  The electronic sign at the corner of our property reads “We can’t wait to worship in person! But not yet.” As we seek to worship God and to love our neighbor in the face of a continuing pandemic, we hope to seek a balance between wanting to gather together in our worship space and preventing the spread of the virus to each other. Until that happens, I am thankful for those who continue to make meaningful worship experiences for us! As we enter into a new method of worshiping together this Sunday, thank you for being in worship with us; thank you for your continued faithful giving; and thank you for your amazing support in this difficult time! Be safe and healthy! Gary ——————————— YOUTH NEWS… Last week the youth gathered for a social distancing campfire and enjoyed a quiet evening together. We are looking forward to our mission trip this summer. Please continue your prayers for our students as we navigate this distance ministry. With Love, Shauna Becker Join us this Sunday morning at 10:00 for our first live stream service! https://www.youtube.com/user/FirstCCMWCOK ——————————- | |
 May 31, 2020 ——————————– Giving Through 5/20/2020 Annual Budget…$401,551 Weekly Budget…$7,722 General Budget & Acct 107…$7,755 Diff to Budget…$33 Capital Fund…$780 Other (not Budget)…$579 Total Weekly Giving…$9,114 ——————————-  Cleaning your closets and cabinets these past few months? Please consider donating your gently used items to Christmas For Others: Household Items Winter Clothing – All Sizes Children’s Toys Please place in a box and mark each one with it’s contents. We have a CFO 2020 yellow label to go on the outside of the box. Call the church office and bring them to the JCAC for storage. Please note they are not taking shoes and only need WINTER clothing. Thank you! ———————————- MEMORIALS To the Memorial Fund in memory of Kenneth King – From Hank & Susie Martin – From Tom & Pat Padgham – From Jim & Connie Sharp – From Pairs & Spares Class ——————————- Here are ways to continue to give your offering during this time of suspended services and activities: To Give online: Log into MyFCC at: fccmwc.org/my-fcc Select Give from the dropdown menu on the top left. Follow the instructions to set up a recurring gift or send a one time gift If you have questions, please watch this video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/170043827 To mail your check to the church: First Christian Church of Midwest City 11950 E Reno Ave Midwest City, OK 73130 You can also drop your giving envelope in the church mailbox. It is a secure, locked dropbox and is checked daily throughout the week. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS! ———————————– FOLLOW US AND STAY CONNECTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK Search name: First Christian Church MWC INSTAGRAM Search name: FCC Midwest City YOUTUBE Search name: First Christian Church Midwest City Also go to: fccmwc.org Check out the church’s new and improved website! ———————————- |  First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 11950 E Reno Ave Midwest City OK 73130 405.769.2717 Senior Minister: Rev. Gary Mitchell Office Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9 am – 4 pm Friday: 9 am – noon Disciples Around The Web www.disciples.org www.okdisciples.org www.weekofcompassion.org Disciples News Service |
| This week we remember Tom Hall on his birthday, June 1st. Tom is the husband of Nancy Hall. ————————————- All church services and group activities are suspended until further notice. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or needs. Church Office: 769-2717 email: [email protected] Rev. Gary Mitchell cell: 245-8678 email: [email protected] For Youth related events Shauna Becker cell: 820-3178 email: [email protected] For Choir related events Mark Johnson cell: 903-312-3827 email: [email protected] Please contact the church office with new prayer concerns and with updates on those who are listed. Thank you! ————————————– PRAYER CONCERNS Debra Philips (Mamie’s daughter); Wilma Wylie (Jim’s mother); Julie Avants; Paul Pettigrew; Bev Rubino; Kristy Lowry; Nancy Hall; Mario Castro (Moler); Malik Givens (J Avants); Shirley Niehoff; Ralph Seabaugh (McKinney); Karen Holland; Faye Miller; Katy Givens; Becky Long; Doug Egerer (M Holt); Tom Jamison; Rev. Lee Nirschl; Lori Lange; Michael DeGennaro (Camp); Angela Bruning (Martin-Davis); Jim Gladney (Moler); Wayne Haney (Moler); Sue Crumrine (Gambill); Sandy Lees; Lori Zang (M Holt); Nancy Williams; Blair Lanning (Avants) *NEW ADDITION Congregation Long-Term Prayer List: Nellis Adams; Julie Avants; Barbara Benge; Katie Benge; Ashley Dean; Gene Gilbert; Tanni Jamison; Lloyd Kitchell; Richard Layman; Lloyd family; Mary Nirschl; George Pettigrew; Kristyn Reid; Vicki Richey; Lane Ross; Millie Sawyer; Wanda Williams; Jim Wylie. Shut-In Prayer List Lola Jean Ashford; Virginia Douthitt; Ken Foust; Dona Harris; Betty Martin; Dr. Gifford McBride; Bill & Robbie McGruder; Bertha Owen; Cole Padgham; Harold Powers; Margaret Scears; Ray & Joyce Shirley; Shirley Tharp; Renata Thomas; Barbara Wilson; Julia Wingate. Family/Friends Long Term Prayer List: Tom Acree (Acree); Jim & Bonnie Brooks (Lloyd); Lori Bonnewell (Bonnewell); Debbie Broome (Philips); Jacob Burkhart (Avants); Jerry Calcote (McGruder); Lisa Coffman (Stanfill); Coleen Crow (Lange); Adrienne DiCarlo (Northcutt); Barbara Fretwell (Reid); JoAnn Fritz (S Updegraff); Jennifer Fulton (Lewis); Johnna Harvey (S Updegraff); Tom Henthorn (Albee); Leo Hickman (Gambill); Betsy Hormel (Wakely); Rev. Lawrence & Mary Howard (M Howard); Sam Howard (Howard); Jim Johnson (Greffin); Rita King; (Brubaker); Gary LaVigna (S Updegraff); Amber Leamy (Niehoff); Misty Leeper (Jamison); Evelyn & Norman Lees (Lees); Rod & Cathy Lees (Lees); Leisinger Family (English); Don Martin (Spradley); Cathy Martinez (Moler); Sue McCormick (Brubaker); David & Diane McEvoy (Walters); Annis Hickman Miller (Gambill); Cathy Miller (Reid); Jordan Mitchell (Miller); Michael Niehoff (Niehoff); Emily Richey (Moler); Kyndra Slechta (Brubaker); Susannah Smith (Lees); Judy Soltis (Lewis); Joel & Jeff Staggs (Walters); Michael & Debbie Stevens (McGruder); Rosa Stock (M Holt); Jim & Betty Temple (Williams); Alton Ray Tidwell (Niehoff); Austin Traylor (Traylor); Lucille Williams (N Williams); Cindy Winkle (Fennell). |
