1 The Hillsider Hillside Christian Church _ 8330 East Douglas Avenue _ Wichita, Kansas 67206 Volume XXVIII Number 7 _ July 21, 2010 Phone: 316-683-6577 Fax: 316-682-8302 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.hillsidecc.org Church Office Hours: 8 to 5 Monday - Friday & 9 to 11:30 Saturday mornings Bill McConnell, Sr. Minister, Debbie Elwick, Assoc. Minister, Josh Cole, Dir. of Family Ministries ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] BLANKET SUNDAY IS AUGUST 22 ND Yes, here we are in the middle of summer and I want to talk about Blankets+ Sunday. Blankets+ (formerly called Tools and Blankets) is a special mission opportunity that can involve all ages. Your contributions provide the means to transform lives and communities when they are faced with an emergency or simply struggling to put food on the table. For over 60 years, Church World Service has worked in partnership with local communities to identify their needs and access the resources they need to build the foundation for a more viable future, including: blankets, tents, food and other emergency supplies in the wake of a disaster; tools and seeds for refugees returning home to replant their fields; wells for families living in drought prone areas to provide clean, safe water to drink and to irrigate crops and gardens; literacy training and microcredit for women struggling to realize their potential. CWS Blankets+ ... it’s about blankets and so much more! The 3 Commandment rd Part 4 Exodus 20:7 The third prong of “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God....” It is supposed that, having taken Jehovah for their God, they would make mention of his name; For thus all people will walk every one in the name of his God; This command gives a needful caution not to mention it in vain, and it is still as needful as ever. We take God's name in vain, by hypocrisy, making a profession of God's name, but not living up to that profession. Those that name the name of Christ, but do not depart from iniquity, as that name binds them to do, name it in vain; their worship is vain (Matt 15:7-9), their oblations are vain (Isa 1:11,13), their religion is vain, James 1:26. By covenant-breaking; if we make promises to God, binding our souls with those bonds to that which is good, and yet perform not to the Lord our vows, we take his name in vain (Matt 5:33), it is folly, and God has no pleasure in fools (Eccl 5:4), nor will he be mocked, Gal 6:7. If we call ourselves Christian, then we commit ourselves to “be like Christ.” The Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes the name of God in vain. The sinner may perhaps hold himself guiltless, and think there is no harm in it, and that God will never call him to an account for it. To obviate this suggestion, the threatening is thus expressed, God will not hold him guiltless, as he hopes he will; but more is implied, namely, that God will himself be the avenger of those that take his name in vain, and they will find it a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. [email protected] Sermons from Dr. William H. McConnell: August 1 “Wise Up” Luke 12:13-21 August 8 “The Gift of the Kingdom” Luke 12:32-40 August 15 “Fire!” Luke 12:49-56 August 22, Lynn Scott will bring us the message: “First Things First” Matthew 6:25-34 & 7:7-12 August 29, Linda Hill will bring us the message: “A Life Worth Living” Luke 14: 1 & 7-14 To those of you who receive “The Hillsider” electronically, you may go to www.hillsidecc.org to view the monthly calendar.
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The HillsiderHillside Christian Church _ 8330 East Douglas Avenue _ Wichita, Kansas 67206
Volume XXVIII Number 7 _ July 21, 2010
Phone: 316-683-6577 � Fax: 316-682-8302
E-Mail: [email protected] � Website: www.hillsidecc.org
Church Office Hours: 8 to 5 Monday - Friday & 9 to 11:30 Saturday mornings
Bill McConnell, Sr. Minister, Debbie Elwick, Assoc. Minister, Josh Cole, Dir. of Family Ministries
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BLANKET SUNDAY IS AUGUST 22ND
Yes, here we are in the middle of summer and I want to talk about Blankets+ Sunday.
Blankets+ (formerly called Tools and Blankets) is a special mission opportunity that can involve all ages. Yourcontributions provide the means to transform lives and communities when they are faced with an emergency or simplystruggling to put food on the table. For over 60 years, Church World Service has worked in partnership with localcommunities to identify their needs and access the resources they need to build the foundation for a more viable future,including: blankets, tents, food and other emergency supplies in the wake of a disaster; tools and seeds for refugeesreturning home to replant their fields; wells for families living in drought prone areas to provide clean, safe water to drinkand to irrigate crops and gardens; literacy training and microcredit for women struggling to realize their potential.
CWS Blankets+ ... it’s about blankets and so much more!
The 3 Commandmentrd
Part 4Exodus 20:7
The third prong of “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God....” It is supposed that, having taken Jehovahfor their God, they would make mention of his name; For thus all people will walk every one in the name of his God; This commandgives a needful caution not to mention it in vain, and it is still as needful as ever. We take God's name in vain, by hypocrisy,making a profession of God's name, but not living up to that profession.
Those that name the name of Christ, but do not depart from iniquity, as that name binds them to do, name it in vain; theirworship is vain (Matt 15:7-9), their oblations are vain (Isa 1:11,13), their religion is vain, James 1:26.
By covenant-breaking; if we make promises to God, binding our souls with those bonds to that which is good, and yetperform not to the Lord our vows, we take his name in vain (Matt 5:33), it is folly, and God has no pleasure in fools (Eccl 5:4), norwill he be mocked, Gal 6:7. If we call ourselves Christian, then we commit ourselves to “be like Christ.”
The Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes the name of God in vain. The sinner may perhaps hold himself guiltless,and think there is no harm in it, and that God will never call him to an account for it. To obviate this suggestion, the threatening isthus expressed, God will not hold him guiltless, as he hopes he will; but more is implied, namely, that God will himself be theavenger of those that take his name in vain, and they will find it a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Sermons from Dr. William H. McConnell:August 1 “Wise Up” Luke 12:13-21August 8 “The Gift of the Kingdom” Luke 12:32-40August 15 “Fire!” Luke 12:49-56
August 22, Lynn Scott will bring us the message: “First Things First” Matthew 6:25-34 & 7:7-12August 29, Linda Hill will bring us the message: “A Life Worth Living” Luke 14: 1 & 7-14
To those of you who receive “The Hillsider” electronically, you may go to www.hillsidecc.org to view the monthly calendar.
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AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
1: Stephanie Nixon
2: Michelle Christ
3: Regina Cannon, Jo Freeman, Jim Huddleston,
Jennifer McMullen, Russell Larson, Wyatt Ehrsam,
Billy Griffith, Johnny Smith
4: Tari Ernst
5: Jay Farias, Jessica Oakley, Kate West, Jim Maynard, Grace Siyu
Reich
6: Jim Culbertson
7: Penny Quick, Michelle Graham, Patrick Ioerger, Christopher
Ioerger, Scott Agnew
8: Codie Iorio, Joshua Meliza, Jamie Snider, Grace Duffey
9: Mary Hufford, Dawn Spradlin, Vera Spencer, Mal Elliott
10: Erik Ramsey, Linda Hickman
11: Cathy Wilcox, Nathan Nuzum, Galen Webb
12: Beverly Clute, Trudy Ehrsam
13: Cheryl Busada, Ericka Nuzum, Glenda Purcell, Scott Ehrsam
14: Delani Agnew, Henry Morgan, Montanna Forcum, Tyler Sperry
15: Brandt Beeman, Al Miller, Judy Haglund
16: Alec Morris, Robby Clausel, Matthew Carpenter, Joshi Hilary
17: Jennifer Jessup, Lonny Hardy
18: Ethan Seaton, Vince Lewis
19: Kurt Howell, Tom Purcell
21: Samuel Brittain
22: Pepper Garcia, Gloria Kilian, Mary Roblin, Brian Quick
23: Ken Robbins, Jake Kasten
25: Nathanael Lawton, Corrigan Bartlett, Jaymie Faust, Tom
Thomason, Gay Spradlin, Mike Tseng
26: Steve Anderson
27: Elizabeth Servis, Bill Spencer, Gil Shockey, Melissa Scribner
28: JD Conley, Ken Dillehay, Linda Strange, Steve Zielke, Jennifer
Bauer
29: James Oliver, Ron Wetzel, Tyler Thomas, Scott Jones
30: Carson Smith, Trey Sampson
31: Tom Raum, Tom Richardson, Don Reed
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
1: Teresa & David Raehpour, Pat & Dennis Swartz
2: Bonnie & Walt Thompson
3: Christy Conley-Anderson & Steve Anderson, Jenney & Milt
Balzer
4: Cynthia & Doyle Cripe, Amy & Jeff Arnhold
7: Linda & Lynn Scott, Pat & Don Dean, Evelyn & Fred Paradies
8: Jan & Bill Boyle, Ann & Dave Aldag
11: Denise & Vince Lewis, Jeanne & Bill Griffith
12: Samantha & Jon Schwarz
14: Kathryn & Tom Adams, Melissa & Kent Scribner
15: Barbara & Barry Barlow
16: Stephanie & David Sauls
17: Gloria & Brad Watkins, Denise & Bill Kearney
20: Gloria & Darryl Neighbor (50 - Congratulations!)th
21: Margaret & Tom Dixon, Joyce & R Tom Hall, Leah & Roger
Kasten
22: Prue & Ross Scott
23: Susie & Jim Carter
28: Lee Ann & Eric Underwood
29: Robyn & Bill Hicks, Sandra Sagerty-Crenshaw & Stephen
Crenshaw, Paulette & Don Holzhauser
31: Marilyn & Dale Richmond
O Meetings at Hillside, Monday, August 9th:
Pastor’s Cabinet 6:30 PM
Church Board 7:00 PM
Disciples Bible Study in the Fall, will be “Disciple:Remember Who You Are.” Participants will committhemselves to a 32 week study of the major and minor OTprophets, and the 13 letters traditionally attributed to Paul. For more info, contact Debbie Elwick at the church.
Please let the church office know when you, or a
family member, are admitted to a hospital, so we can pray
for you and the ministers can visit.
IN THE HOSPITAl: LaVerne Longacre (Catholic Care 401-A), Ron
Wetzel (Wesley 4-733), Lois Jean Perry (St Francis MICU 4), Son
of Prue & Ross Scott (KU Med Center), Bill Boyle (St Francis)
AT HOME, Judy Baker, Mary Beals, Dorothy Bellew, Scott Bellew,
Ardith Blue, John Bribiesca, Nathan Buss, Bob & Beth Cade,
Dorene & W.C. Carter, Linda Chance, Sharon Delyria, Debbie
Dorsey, Charles Edens, Mal Elliott, Mariah Gillespie, Connie
Friend, Joe Hannon, Martin Hawkins, Linda Hill, Judy Keene-Smith,
Ann Maynard, Kathleen Neudecker, Marguerite Nivison, Tom
Raum, Jennifer Reust, Marge Rielley, Mike Rudd, Yoshie Sagerty,
Pauline Scott, Ryan Stateler, Courtney Strange, Helen Thomason,
Brittney Warren, Jamie Wooley Snider
HILLSIDE MILITARY DEPLOYED Geoff Swisher
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR AUGUST
1 - Isaiah 1-4 17 - Jer 11-14
2 - Isaiah 5-9 18 - Jer 15-18
3 - Isaiah 10-14 19 - Jer 19-22
4 - Isaiah 15-21 20 - Jer 23-25
5 - Isaiah 22-26 21 - Jer 26-28
6 - Isaiah 27-31 22 - Jer 29-31
7 - Isaiah 32-37 23 - Jer 32-33
8 - Isaiah 38-42 24 - Jer 34-36
9 - Isaiah 43-46 25 - Jer 37-40
10 - Isaiah 47-51 26 - Jer 41-44
11 - Isaiah 52-57 27 - Jer 45-48
12 - Isaiah 58-63 28 - Jer 49-50
13 - Isaiah 64-66 29 - Jer 51-52
14 - Jer 1-3 30 - Lam 1 - 2
15 - Jer 4-6 31 - Lam 3 - 5
16 - Jer 7-10
Condolences are offered to thefamily of Carolyn Dodd. Her memorial was inthe chapel on July 3 .rd
Condolences are offered to the Bradburyfamily, upon the death of Donna Bradbury. Her funeral wasin Eureka on July 3 . rd
Condolences are offered to the family and friends ofAmy Luallen-Mentis, who died on July 2. Services were heldat College Hill UMC on July 5 . th
OFFICERS, COMMITTEE CHAIRS,
ELDERS & DIACONATE,
PLEASE CHECK YOUR MAIL BOXES.
CONGRATULATIONSGeorge Puckett is the proud
grandfather to Brinley Kate Puckett, whowas born on July 1, 2010, to Sean andAndra Puckett. Congratulations to thewhole family!
Braden (L) 7 yrs, new sister Brinley & Blake ® 5 yrs.(Count stands at: George 3 - Mark 1)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !LaRena & Dave Goldak are proud
first time grandparents of Cameron Joseph,who was born on Saturday, July 10 to Danielth
& Ashley Goldak. Congratulations to uncle Tyler & aunt
Lisa, too!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Brenda & Ken Kistler are the proud grandparents ofRiley Talbot Sperry who was born on July 22 to Reed &nd
Hailey Sperry. He weighed in at 8 pounds 13 ounces. Proudaunts are Kaci and Mia.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
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8:15 & 10:45 AMServing Sunday, August 1
8:15 Layreader: Bill Naden10:45 Layreader: Larry StawarHospital Communion: Shar WrightElder Assignments8:15 AM Communion Prayer: Bill Naden8:15 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Shar Wright10:45 AM Communion Prayer: Linda Watson10:45 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Darryl Neighbor10:45 AM Hall Monitor/Greeter: Ken Morrison6:30 PM Opening/Greeting: Mary Leistiko6:30 PM Closing Benediction: Kathy Allen
Diaconate Schedule8:15 AM Prepare/Cleanup/Service: Charlotte & Bob Loveland10:45 AM Service: Harvesters10:45 AM Cleanup: N Morrison, W Phillips, S Sampson, M Thompson
Visitation/Home CommunionKathy Hannah & Paula Savage (Route 2)Katy Dickenson, Sarah Sanford, Ed Dirks, Beth Cade, Marge Mitchell,Gordon Perry, Tom Raum, Jeanette ReesSusan Winn & Lynda Deck (Route 1)Joanie Edwards, Charles Cline, Ben Landwehr, Galen Webb, CathyDuguid, Ron & Ethel Wetzel, Ed Barker
Ushers: 8:15 (Team 4) 10:45 (Team 3)
Van Driver: Barry Barlow (684-4025) Passengers should call thedriver by Saturday evening if they are riding Sunday morning.
8:15 & 10:45 AMServing Sunday, August 8
8:15 Layreader: Kathy Allen10:45 Layreader: Mary LeistikoHospital Communion: Bill HicksElder Assignments8:15 AM Communion Prayer: Kathy Allen8:15 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Bill Hicks10:45 AM Communion Prayer: Stan Rogers10:45 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Pamela Buss10:45 AM Hall Monitor/Greeter: Judy Quick6:30 PM Opening/Greeting: Walt Thompson6:30 PM Closing Benediction: Shar Wright
Diaconate Schedule8:15 AM Prepare/Cleanup/Service: John & Barbara Farrington10:45 AM Service: Paul’s Disciples10:45 AM Cleanup: S Leistiko, A Stateler, B Leistiko, L Rader
Visitation/Home CommunionKen Morrison & Evelyn Johnson (Route 4)Al St John, Hazel Crouse, Bill Swisher, Ramona Foster, Isabel Gates, Bill& Wanda Spencer, Ann Maynard, Ruth PirnerBob Winn & Anna Cha (Route 3)Bonnie Reed Beaman, Rosie Maupin, Dorothy Bellew, Yoshie Sagerty
Ushers: 8:15 (Team 4) 10:45 (Team 3)
Van Driver: Lowell Bowling (683-4915) Passengers should call thedriver by Saturday evening if they are riding Sunday morning.
8:15 & 10:45 AMServing Sunday, August 15
8:15 Layreader: Mary Leistiko10:45 Layreader: Mary K. ThelmanHospital Communion: Gloria MartinElder Assignments8:15 AM Communion Prayer: Mary Leistiko8:15 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Gloria Martin10:45 AM Communion Prayer: Susan Winn10:45 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Darryl Neighbor10:45 AM Hall Monitor/Greeter: Walt Thompson6:30 PM Opening/Greeting: Bill Hicks6:30 PM Closing Benediction: Gloria Martin
Diaconate Schedule8:15 AM Prepare/Cleanup/Service: Theresa Leistiko & Barbara Barlow10:45 AM Service: Celestial Angels10:45 AM Cleanup: K Kistler, E Richmond, C Richmond, B Thompson
Visitation/Home CommunionGary Keeny & Jill Skaggs-Keeny (Route 1)Joanie Edwards, Charles Cline, Ben Landwehr, Galen Webb, LaVerne Longacre, Cathy Duguid, Ron & Ethel Wetzel, Ed BarkerJudy Briggs & Jeff Keeny (Route 2)
Katy Dickenson, Sarah Sanford, Ed Dirks, Beth Cade, Marge Mitchell,Gordon Perry, Tom Raum, Jeanette Rees
Ushers: 8:15 (Team 4) 10:45 (Team 3)
Van Driver: Lowell Bowling (683-4915) Passengers should call thedriver by Saturday evening if they are riding Sunday morning.
8:15 & 10:45 AMServing Sunday, August 22
8:15 Layreader: Shar Wright10:45 Layreader: Malachi CalhounHospital Communion: Gary KeenyElder Assignments8:15 AM Communion Prayer: Shar Wright8:15 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Gary Keeny10:45 AM Communion Prayer: Bob Winn10:45 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Susan Winn10:45 AM Hall Monitor/Greeter: Bill Hicks6:30 PM Opening/Greeting: Keith Sanborn6:30 PM Closing Benediction: Darryl Neighbor
Diaconate Schedule8:15 AM Prepare/Cleanup/Service: Ann Aldag & Paulette Holzhauser10:45 AM Service: JC’s10:45 AM Cleanup: K Munley, K Swisher, D Deck, H Garcia
Visitation/Home CommunionBill Hicks & Ginny Rogers (Route 3)Bonnie Reed Beaman, Rosie Maupin, Dorothy Bellew, Yoshie SagertyLinda Watson & Shelley McIntyre (Route 4)Al St John, Hazel Crouse, Bill Swisher, Ramona Foster, Isabel Gates, Bill &Wanda Spencer, Ann Maynard, Ruth Pirner
Ushers: 8:15 (Team 4) 10:45 (Team 3)
Van Driver: Darryl Neighbor (689-0822) Passengers should call thedriver by Saturday evening if they are riding Sunday morning.
8:15 & 10:45 AMServing Sunday, August 29
8:15 Layreader: Mary Leistiko10:45 Layreader: Bill BaumHospital Communion: Ken MorrisonElder Assignments8:15 AM Communion Prayer: Mary Leistiko8:15 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Ken Morrison10:45 AM Communion Prayer: Dale Richmond10:45 AM Offering/Parlor Prayer: Linda Watson10:45 AM Hall Monitor/Greeter: Stan Rogers6:30 PM Opening/Greeting: Mary Leistiko6:30 PM Closing Benediction: Bill Naden
Diaconate Schedule8:15 AM Prepare/Cleanup/Service: Charlotte & Bob Loveland10:45 AM Service: Harvesters10:45 AM Cleanup: L Deck, J Lambert, P Savage, L Miskell
Visitation/Home CommunionKathy Hannah & Warren Phillips (Route 2)Katy Dickenson, Sarah Sanford, Ed Dirks, Beth Cade, Marge Mitchell,Gordon Perry, Tom Raum, Jeanette ReesDale Richmond & Nancy Morrison (Route 1)Joanie Edwards, Charles Cline, Ben Landwehr, Galen Webb, CathyDuguid, Ron & Ethel Wetzel, Ed Barker
Ushers: 8:15 (Team 4) 10:45 (Team 3)
Van Driver: Lowell Bowling (683-4915) Passengers should call thedriver by Saturday evening if they are riding Sunday morning.
DILLONS CERTIFICATES
Thank you for the great support of our DillonsCertificates program. All the profit from the sales goes tomissions. Oh, and remember, the certificates spend just likecash!
The Hillside Disciples Women
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• The deadline for the blue announcement page in the
weekly bulletin is 9 AM Wednesdays.
• The deadline for “The Hillsider” is 9 AM on the third
Wednesday of each month.
TABS FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
Do you know what tabs for Ronald McDonald house are,
or why we collect them? Ronald McDonald House houses families
who need shelter while a family member is in the hospital. Last
year $4,000 was collected to help.
SAVE your tabs and place them in the container at the
courtyard entrance.
A BIG thank you to Dr. McConnell, Rev.Elwick, Josh Cole and my church family. Mythanks to all for the prayers, cards, visits, andphone calls.
This surgery takes time to recover from, and HomeHealth has been at my side.
Love to all. Wanda Jacoby
My family and I would like to thank Dr. McConnell,Debbie Elwick, Ken Morrison, and the Hillside members fortheir visits, prayers, calls, and cards during my recent kneesurgery. Your support and concern lifted my spirits and isstill blessing me during my recovery.
In Christ’s Love,Judy & Waylan Wade & Edith Gugenheim
I wanted to send a special thanks to my churchfamily at Hillside for the beautiful flowers you all sent on April25 for my installation at Norwalk Christian Church. It was ath
great day, and I was thankful to know you all were with me inspirit on that day. You all were instrumental in raising me tobe the person I am today. It was really wonderful to have alittle piece of home with me. Thank You! Peace & BlessingsRev. Kara (Deck) Courtney
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTIONS
JULY 12, 2010
• approved staff salary increases for 2011 and will be
recommending to Stewardship Committee and the Board
• chair of board had comprised “Light the Way” committee,
comprising of:
Larry Stawar
Bill Schell
Bill Leistiko
Bill Hicks
JoAnn Briles-Klein
Carol Schell
Roger Kasten
Ex officio: Bryce Miskell, Board Chair
Bob Drechsler, Board Vice Chair
Bob Martin, Board Treasurer
Gunther Purins, Chair of Grounds
Jeff Keeny, Chair of Property
Ken Kistler, Chair of Stewardship
Dale Richmond, Long Range Planning
Bill McConnell
You Are Invited to the 85 Birthday Reception for Reginath
Cannon on Sunday, August 8 in the Community Roomth
(A3/4) from 2 to 4 PM. Your presence and your cardswill be very much appreciated! (No presents, please.)
RACHEL LAWTON - IN THE NEWS
We wanted to share Rachel’sexciting news. Her story was selected asthe KPTS (PBS) first grade, first placewinner for the Young Writers andIllustrators’ contest!
You can hear her read her storyon YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcInX9F2sQs
You can also read her story and see the pagesenlarged at: http://www.kpts.org/HappyBirthdayCloud.pdf
(This is a large file and takes a few minutes to download.)
Congratulations Rachel! We are proud of you!!!
Love to all, Tim & Brenda Lawton
Mary Hufford August 9
PO Box 503
Anthony, KS 67003-0503 620-842-3425
Galen Webb August 11
6700 E 45 St Nth
Catholic Care Center
Bel Aire, KS 67226-8817 316-744-2020
Bill Spencer August 27
408 E Central Ave #B 31
The Fountains at Andover
Andover, KS 67002-8566 316-529-7031
Ron Wetzel August 29
7373 E 29 St N #W417th
Larksfield Place
Wichita, KS 67226-3426 316-630-8064
Tom Raum August 31
3149 Keywest Ct
Wichita, KS 67204-2327 316-838-2740
COMMITTEE REQUESTS CHURCH PARTICIPATION INGENERAL MINISTER AND PRESIDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Disciples are invited to participate in an onlinequestionnaire that evaluates the ministry of General Ministerand President Sharon Watkins, as well as seeks informationabout the Church’s hopes and goals for the next six years.
Please visit www.disciples.org and click onReview/Search and Call Committee to take the questionnaire. During the 2010 General Board meeting in April, GMPWatkins outlined her desire to serve another six-year term,which would run from July 2011 to July 2017. The committeeis looking for candid responses to assist in itsrecommendation to the Administrative Committee which willmeet in October. Your response will remain confidential,limited to only a few members of the Review/Search and CallCommittee. No personal data will be shared with GMPWatkins or the Administrative Committee; it will only be usedfor statistical and follow-up purposes.
You are encouraged to complete the onlinequestionnaire, however, you may also print the questionnaireand mail it to: Review/Search and Call Committee; PO Box162327; Memphis, TN 38186-2327.
August 2 is the last date to submit your input. Please share this information with your regional,congregational, Facebook, Twitter and other contacts toensure a large response.
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Josh Cole, Director of Family Ministries email: [email protected] Bible Study - 6:30 PM
Sunday Youth Groups 5:15 PM
We Appreciate You!
There have been so many blessings that have been poured out in
our youth ministry at Hillside. After spending countless hours
talking with other youth workers from different churches and
denominations, I am constantly reminded of just how blessed we
are as a youth group. Few churches have the facilities, budget,
fund raising capabilities, youth involvement in worship and
leadership of the church, or student leadership programs that we
do. We also have some of the best behaved teens in the region,
and you should be proud of our teens as I have received many
compliments about how well they have represented themselves
and the church. But the truth, is none of this would be possible
without your continued support of our youth ministry programs. It
was by your support that we were able to fund raise over 75% of
the total per person cost for the mission trip. It was your prayers
that have helped make this summer ministry spectacular. And the
youth group just wants to say thank you and please keep
supporting the future of our church like you do now.
Youth News
Is summer already almost over? It seems like just yesterday the
teens were piling out of school for the summer. But August is still
going to be a very busy month. We have water wars the first week
of August, Youth Sponsors Retreat, Student Leadership Retreat
(YEC), South Central District Back to School Bash at Hillside, and
most importantly we are launching a new Bible study yet to be
named on Monday Nights. This promises to be an exciting new
endeavor which will teach the teens what it means to be a Godly
man or woman in a world that would quickly forget those values.
We will be meeting at two separate homes, one for the guys and
one for the girls. For more information, please contact Pastor Josh.
All Summer Dates
1. August 1-8 - Water Wars! Have you been waiting all summer for
this drenching event? Well, wait no further. Welcome to the week
of Water Wars! Every day all of the teens will be worth points and
one person from our congregation will be worth mega-points. This
is a fun filled event for all youth in the church.
2. Applications for YEC (Student Leadership) are DUE
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4 ! We will vote for YEC on Sunday,th
August 8 . YEC mandatory retreat for the 2010/2011 YEC teamth
will be August 20-22. For an application form or more information,
see Pastor Josh.
3. August 13-14 - Youth Sponsor Retreat. Are you interested in, or
already working with youth? Would you like to have a retreat that is
just for you, a chance to relax and learn more about working in
youth ministry? Then see Pastor Josh to sign up for this retreat.
4. August 28 - South Central District Back to School Bash, from 6-
10 PM! Come join us as we celebrate going back to school with a
cookout, games, live band, and all your friends. Cost is free for
Hillside Youth, $7 for anyone else.
For more information: go to www.hillsidecc.org/youth.
College/Young Adult News
Are you a College Student, Young Adult, or just simply young at
heart? Do you enjoy darts, ping pong, and a good discussion?
Then you don’t want to miss our exciting College Chat! We will be
meeting every Wednesday night at 8 PM in Room A1 for our
College Chat series. Even though it’s called College Chat, it is
open to all young adults and those that are young at heart. Look
forward to seeing you there. We will provide food and drinks for a
time of fellowship. We will also be doing other fun events designed
specifically for College age students and Young Adults.
SALT (Senior Adults Living Today) News
This fall we have an exciting line up of trips and luncheons for you
to enjoy. Don’t forget that every 1 Thursday of the month we takest
a day trip to some place wondrous and new. Sometimes these
locations are in Wichita, and sometimes they take us outside of
Wichita. This month our Day Trip is on August 5, where we will be
traveling to the Marland Estate in Ponca City, OK, and eating at the
Daily Grind. We’ll leave the church parking lot at 9 AM. You’ll need
$15 for the Estate, and extra money for lunch.
We also want to remind you that on the 3 Thursday of every monthrd
we have a SALT Luncheon where we meet for games, lunch and a
program. The lunch starts at noon with a program to follow, but you
can always come early and enjoy fellowship and games. This
months luncheon is August 19 and features Ken Spurgeon ath
teacher, filmmaker and historian who will talk to us about some
interesting facts of colonial history.
Remember, you may sign up for the SALT Events on the
attendance pads on Sunday mornings, or call the church office and
we’ll be glad to put your name on the list.
Disciples Men’s Ministry
Men of Hillside, we call on you to join us on our quest for
spiritual discipleship and growth. On Friday, August 27 ,th
we will have our Men’s Luncheon at the Watermark Café at
11:30 AM. Look forward to an exciting devotional just for men.
DISCIPLES YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE
Recharting Our Faith
Do our perceptions of the world still work when it comes to the
church, or are we still using outdated “maps” to guide us? Do our
churches’ views on racism, sexism, sexualtiy, politics and culture in
general still have relevance, or do we need to revisit and renew
these topics in order to relate to an ever changing world? All young
adults are invited to come together and discuss these topics and
more at the first ever Disciples Young Adult Conference this Fall in
Las Vegas, NV - the “Capitol of Second Chances.” For more
information contact Tod Iseminger
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
Hillside is participating in a School Supply Drive to
support children from low income families at Cloud
Elementary School. Our own Lynda Deck is a teacher
at Cloud and suggests the following items: small
plastic pencil/school supply boxes, expo dry erase
markers, and class sets (25+) of matching cheap solar
calculators. We also can use the usual: backpacks, crayons,
pencils, scissors, markers, folders and paper. Boxes will be located
in the Narthex and by the Courtyard Door until school begins in
August. Please be generous - if we receive too much for Cloud
we’ll be sending supplies to Woodman Elementary, another low
income school with Hillside ties. Christian Social Action Committee
KDW RETREAT - October 6-8 or October 8-10, 2010 Service Project
In keeping with the theme for this year’s retreat, “The Servant’s
Hands,” the service project that the retreat committee has proposed
is to make up Hygiene Kits for Church World Service. Items that will
be needed for these kits are:
•One hand towel measuring approx. 16x28"
•one washcloth
•one wide-tooth comb
•one nail clipper
•one bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
•one toothbrush (in original packaging)
•six standard size Band-Aids
These items will be placed in one gallon Ziploc bags which we
already have available to us. You may bring a whole kit or several
of the same item to be put with other items that are brought to the
retreat to make up kits. We will then use our “hands” to get these
kits ready to be sent to CWS. Be watching for more information on
other workshops and free time activities.
Remember, the registration form for the retreat is available on the
regional website. Register early.
DISCIPLES CENTER GALA DONATIONS NEEDED
Donations of auction items, appetizers and desserts are needed for
this year’s Gala/Auction to benefit Disciples Center at Tawakoni on
November 13, 2010. Anyone interested in making a donation or
any group wanting to support this fun event should contact
Stephanie Switzky. [email protected] as soon as possible.
Also, it is not to soon to make your reservations for tables of eight
so you can be part of this great event to support the region’s
outdoor ministry program. Your support will make a huge difference
for the great children and youth who attend camp each year.
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Do You Receive The Kansas Messenger?
The Kansas Messenger is made available, withoutcharge, to all Kansas residents who are members of theChristian Church (Disciples of Christ). We try to keep ourlisting up to date, but with so many people preferring to readit online instead of being mailed to them, we may havemissed someone. If you are not receiving it or reading itonline, please contact the church office, 683-6577, and letthem know that you would like to be placed on the mailinglist. It’s a great way to find out what is going on in theChristian Church (Disciples of Christ) at the District,Regional, and State level. World Outreach Committee
DO YOU HAVE A CALLING FOR MINISTRY?Do you feel God’s leading to do Church work?
Think you would like to do pulpit supply? How aboutteaching a class, leading a group or ministering to the sickand dying?
If you answered yes, you might want to considerEFM. Education For Ministry! It is a class of study thattakes four years of group study. There are several classesoffered in the Wichita community. One class will be taughthere at Hillside, starting Tuesday, September 7, 2010. EFMclasses will be held at Hillside, every Tuesday evening at 6PM in Room 28.
If this sounds like something you would beinterested in, please call the Church Office, and we would beglad to talk with you about it.
REGIONAL ASSEMBLY
OCTOBER 22 & 23ND RD
“Naming, Claiming, and Proclaiming” is thetheme of this fall’s Regional Assembly. The event will beheld in Salina, with most events taking place at the RamadaInn.
Early Bird Registration of $45.00 (due by September 20 )th
includes the All Assembly Banquet on Friday evening. Youthregistration is $30.00. After September 20 the registrationfees will be $55.00 for adults and $40.00 for youth. ChristianChurch in Kansas has set aside a block of rooms at theRamada ($77.00) but you must mention Regional Assemblyof the Christian Church Disciples to get that rate. Reservations on rooms should be made prior to October 1,2010.
Many interesting workshops have been planned and for acomplete list of those you may stop by the information tableby the courtyard door or contact the church office. Registration forms are also available in the church office orat the table by the courtyard door.
Hillside is entitled to 7 non-clergy voting delegates. If youwould like to be a delegate, please contact Dr. McConnell.
DISCIPLES WOMEN LUNCHEON NEWSJoanna Circle will once again host the September
luncheon and decorate with school supplies for a low-incomeschool in Wichita. Your contribution to this effort will be mostwelcome and we will see that they are delivered promptly.
And guess what?!? Many local businesses are nowcompeting for your charity dollars, so go out and load up anddon’t forget where you stored them while waiting for ourluncheon on September 8.
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
“Steps of Faith”
What is Stewardship? Webster defines it as thecareful and responsible management of something entrustedto ones care.
“Follow Me,” Jesus’ simple command to theApostles and they did. It is the same call made to us in thistime. But how do we do that? We try to live our lives as hedid, the perfect steward. Stewardship is discipleship. It is thecare and use of all of God’s gifts to us and is often expressedin terms of time, talent and treasure. Why? Because theseare the things God has given each of us.
We are all blessed with different God given talents,even some we may not know exist. We find them in ourpersonalities, interests and skills. People skilled in trades orthose with professional abilities are gifted with valuabletalents. Those who interact well with others also haveincredible talents. Sharing personal talents for the work ofGod can be one of the most fulfilling opportunities of alifetime.
Modern society is overwhelmed with material goods. These treasures are gifts and also burdens. Enjoying theluxuries of life is not wrong. However, we should alsoconsider the needs of others. To some, food, housing,medical care and other needs are barely, if even, attainable. There are many uses for charitable giving in support of God’swork on earth.
Time is one of the biggest of God’s gifts. But wedon’t know how much time we have. Our days are dividedinto work, rest and other pursuits. At church, at home, atwork and at play, we are responsible for presenting the faithto this and future generations. How we spend our time canshowcase a faith based road map for those with whom wehave influence on how to lead a Christ centered life.
What to give, time, talent, treasure? The answer isdifferent for all. But our gifts should be based on what wehave been given, what we have decided in our hearts, forGod loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11.
Bill Leistiko, Stewardship Committee
NEW MEMBERS
Andrew Godbey transferred hismembership to HillsideChristian on July 4, 2010. He residesat 1001 W. Mentorin Wichita, KS 67213. He is in CaringCluster 31.
Joshi Hilary,Solomon Mitra,Shipra Deori, SanjibMitra, & Samantha Mitra, alljoined Hillside
Christian Church on Sunday, July 11, 2010. They reside at902 North Gatewood Street, Wichita, Kansas 67206. Phone:665-7766 Shipra & Sanjib have two children: Solomon, 9th
grade at East High, and Samantha, 7 grade at Robinson. th
Joshi is their nephew from Bangladesh and he is staying withthem while he is attending Bethel University, where he is asophomore.
Notes from Mark... Calling all Singers of Hillside!!!! Our annual Chancel Choir Kick-Off will be held on Wednesday,
August 18 at 6:30. We will have a potluck of food, fellowship, and preview new music for the fall and the upcoming year! This is a
GREAT time to join the choir as you would be welcomed by our present members and there will be others joining that night as well.
So, get out of your pew and join an exciting ministry of music as we prepare for presenting music each and every week for our
worship services. You will not be disappointed and we would welcome you!!!!
Chancel Bells: We are looking for one or two more ringers for our bell choir to perform more expansive music. Choir membership is not
necessary, just the knowledge of reading music and rhythms. Call me if you are interested in joining in August. Mark Walker's cell---706-6389.
Call or text soon.....
Hillside Pops Concert goes BROADWAY!!! More details coming soon, but, initial plans are for the most exciting Pops Concert/Dessert Auction
since I have been at Hillside. Each table will be represented by a choir member, and will have a theme from a Broadway Show!!! So, you could sit
at Les Miserables table, or the Cats table, or maybe even Wicked's table. This one will be so exciting with Broadway entertainment through the
evening. SO,,,,,Mark your calendars and look for further details on getting your tickets early this year, as this one will sell out. The date will be
SATURDAY, November 6 at 6 p.m. More details next month!!!!!!!! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!
New Robes for the choir??? Yes, the robes we have are breaking down more than ever and are quite worn. Our choir ministry is such an integral
part of our worship and appearance each Sunday and the choir deserves new robes. So.....look for more info in coming newsletters on how you
can help in this campaign for new choir robes.
Personal Note: I am still very excited to be the Director of Music at Hillside and look forward each week to leading you in worship. May we
continue to open our hearts up in music each week and volunteer to participate some way for all parts of our worship experiences. See you this
Sunday ready to sing!!!
In August, we will begin sending out, via email only, a small weekly newsletter to those who areinterested. The information in the weekly newsletter will be the same as what is included on the “bluesheet” in each week’s Sunday bulletin. Email Janice at [email protected] to let her know if youare interested in receiving this weekly newsletter by email.
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