Due to the latest increase in numbers for COVID 19, the board has chosen to continue our service as ONLINEONLYatthistime.
They are looking ahead to plan an outdoor service and fellowship time possibly in September if the weather cools down.
From our Children’s Education Leader – Weekly Online Materials
NEW!WeeklyActivitiesforYouth
Parents, we’re creating weekly materials tied into that Sunday’s sermon for our younger ones! Please check the weekly Thursday email for either a pdf or a link for those materials. Pleasescrollallthewaydownforanyattachments!
If you have other ideas for activities, please let me know. Thanks, Carol Y.
Children’s Moment for All Ages
Last Sunday, Pastor Troy shared the scripture about one body in 1 Corinthians 12: 2-19. Draw an outline of a body and cut it apart in pieces. Does it look like a whole body? Can it work as one body? Tape it back together, even use bandaids to hold it together! Now it has all its parts unless you forgot one! God never forgets a part of the body – ours or the Body of Christ! God has a place for each one of us and a job or gifts for each one of us. We need to work together with our gifts to be what God made us be and we need to work with others with the gifts God has given them. There are times when we don’t feel like we are a part of God’s plan but God heals us and helps us. Many times others do not feel like they belong. When we show God’s kindness, we show others that we value them as part of the body of Christ. Kindness heals others! It can cause a complete and drastic change! That means it is revolutionary, just like the song by Josh Williams, “Revolutionary”. by Carol Y.
Theyconfessedthattheywerestrangersandforeignersontheearth, forpeoplewhospeakinthiswaymakeitclearthattheyareseekingahomeland.Iftheyhadbeenthinkingofthelandthattheyhadleftbehind,theywouldhavehad an opportunitytoreturn.Butasitis,theydesireabettercountry,thatis,aheavenlyone.ThereforeGodisnotashamedtobecalledtheirGod;indeed,hehasprepared acityforthem. Hebrews 11:13-16
DeepappreciationtoourReopeningTaskForce’sworkinpreparingpoliciesandprocedurestoensureweminimizeriskwhenwereenterthebuildingforSundayworship.SpecialthanksaswelltoourEldersandDeaconsfortheirworkinbeingtrainedtoimplementthoseprocedures.TheworkofbothgroupsservedusingoodsteadfortheJuly17memorialserviceforDonPhillips. Iam gratefulto allwhoresponded to our surveyofworshippreferences andforthe feedback andalternateideasgeneratedfromthatsurveyforotheroptionslookingintothefuture.Thankyoutoeachandallforyourpatience,understanding,ongoingprayers,andsustainingfinancialsupportaswecontinuefollowingGod’sleadintothenewspacewefindourselvesin.
Hereare the resultsoftheworshipsurvey.Wehadforty-threerespondents.Thefirstquestionasked,“Asyouconsideryourhealthandthehealthoflovedones,doyouplantojoinin-buildingworshipwhenourbuildingreopens?Twentysaid “Yes” and twenty-threesaid“No.”Thesecondquestionasked,“IfanAMbroadcastoptionwasavailablethatallowedyoutolistentotheservicelivewhilestayinginyourvehicle,wouldyoupreferthatoptiontoin-buildingworship?”Twelvesaid“Yes”andthirtysaid “No.”The thirdquestionasked,“If neitherthein-buildingworshipnorAMbroadcastoptionisyourpreference,wewillhavealatermidweekpostingoftheSundayservice.Isthatyourpreference?”Twenty-threesaid“Yes”and nineteensaid “No.”
Finally,Iwantto thank ourvolunteerteams,leaders,andstafffortheirflexibilityandadaptabilityaswecontinuedevelopingwaystoconnect,support,andencourageoneanotherinthedays,weeks,andmonthsahead.Wearelearningnewskillsandtryingnewapproachestoembody God’slovefor one another, our community,and the largerworld.Asapeopleweknowwecannotreturntothelandweleftbehind,butareseekingabetterhomeland.Iamprofoundlygratefultobeon thatjourneywithyou.
Giving Thanks: Reach Out Lakota and Faith Alliance Food Drive
Thank you so much to everybody who donated to my food drive last week! We were able to give more than 150 pounds of food to Reach Out
Lakota and Faith Alliance! I decided to organize this food drive because more and more people are facing food insecurity because of COVID-19, so donations are very important to help food pantries meet demands
and continue serving the community. If you missed the food drive, you could still bring food to Faith Alliance and Reach Out Lakota or donate online, as these organizations are always accepting donations. Thank you all very much for your support!
Sarah L.
REACH OUT LAKOTA is accepting donations of backpacks for Lakota students in need. Backpacks can be dropped off at 6561 Station Rd, West Chester, on Friday 7/24 from 10 am – 12 pm, or by calling to make other arrangements (513-779-7515). Any and all backpacks are greatly appreciated!! The biggest need, however, is for backpacks with a padded section to protect laptops for 7th-12th grade students.
Please be sure to indicate your church affiliation!
Giving Thanks: Juneteenth
We appreciate all those who participated in our first Juneteenth event Thank you to those who joined us from the community: Organized and hosted our first Juneteenth celebration by partnering with Faith Alliance, Caring Community Collaborative, and the Ohio Poor People’s Campaign. We welcomed remarks from them as well as three local civic leaders of Mason & West Chester, three sister DOC churches in District 12, three Faith Alliance congregations, the Islamic Center, three youth from different faith communities, and CCC member Diane Andow to share their powerful stories. It was an excellent and timely event given our current moment. Special thanks to Sally Engle, Susan Hartman, and Steve Seitz for their support in making this possible. Also, to Dave Diehl for the gift of the banner. There were 102 in attendance, plus a praise group from Body of Christ CC.
A Note of Appreciation from Kim Hollon of Faith Alliance
To: Members of CCC who have served on our SteppingForward team.
We miss seeing you! We hope this finds you spiritually and physically healthy. I want to thank you for your generous monetary support during this very interesting time. Your donations help to continue to provide meals to our community in need. The meals are served as taking out but this gives us the opportunity to have one on one interaction, conversation, and prayer with each family as they come through. Even masked up, we pray that the gleam in our eyes shows folks how welcome they are and how willing we are to walk with them at a different time. Thank you for your investment in our community! We are blessed to walk with you as a family in the Body of Christ.
Love, Kim Hollon, and the Faith Alliance Stepping Forward Team.
Thank You!
Thank you, Rev. Dr. Perry M., for stepping up to be the chair of our Elder committee.
Thank you to all who supported the food drive!
Thank you for your continued support to CCC during this unique time in the history of the church.
Helping Hands: Reach Out to Our Neighbors
Have you talked with the person you usually sit near at church? Have you sent a note to someone who is homebound to let them know you are praying for them? Have you taken a meal to someone who cannot get out but would love to have a Wendy’s sandwich? Is there someone who needs yard work done in this terrible heat but cannot do themselves? Yes, as the body of Christ we can reach out in simple ways to our neighbors at our home address or our neighbors from the church. We would love to share how you and your family were able to reach out during this unusual year and bless those around us.
Helping Hands: Queen City Kitchen Bottled Water Drive!
Both locations are currently open for limited services
At Walnut Hills – pre-packaged groceries are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 1 pm and a hot meal is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12 pm to 1 pm.
At Walnut Hills – Weekend meal services available Saturdays from 3 pm to 4 pm and Sundays from 5 pm to 6 pm.
At OTR – Weekend meal services available Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Weekend Warriors given option to come in to serve or postpone or donate in lieu of service.
We are not serving at this time at OTR. We are hoping to assist the other groups by collecting water for them. Startyour shoppingfordeals oncasesofwater.Theofficewillbeopen onMondayandWednesday9–1foranydeliveries.
Please check our website for a telephone log-in or for additional information at www.nami-bc.org. You may also contact Bernie Murray, NAMI Program Director at bmurray@nami-bc.org.
Book Discussion
StartsWed.Aug.12,6p.m.
Our next book will be Carolyn B. Helsel’s “Anxious to Talk About It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism.” Order a copy today from Chalice and support our denominational publisher. The date we are looking at is Aug. 12th @ 6 p.m.
Father’s Day Gifts
Contributions to CWS Tools mean Church World Service will be ready to help people around the world gain the resources and develop the skills necessary to sustain themselves and their families and to build viable communities.
Gifts are given in Honor of Fathers:
RANDELL CALDWELL given by Jesse Carver, Cloe Caldwell; BILL DAGUE & BOB DAILEY given by Lyle & Laura Dailey; LYLE DAILEY given by Laura Dailey; BILL DIEHL by Dave & Lee Ann Diehl; Carol
& Rick Yarborough; BILL LANDERS & SCOTT FERGUSON given by Perry & Maureen Mattern; KEN PERDUE & JEFFREY S PERDUE given by Marlene Perdue; BRENTEN D JARRETT & DAVID JARRETT
given by Marlene Perdue; JEFF NEAL & JOE RICHTER is given by Marlene Perdue; DEVON STRIBLING by Deci, Elora, Leo, Ty & Alanna Stribling; EUGENE SYBRANT & GREGORY DONNENWERTH given by Amy Donnenwerth, Troy & Abbey Sybrant; TROY SYBRANT is given by Amy Donnenwerth, Abbey Sybrant; Rick Yarborough gave by Jeanne Stribling, Jenne Caldwell, Jenae McKnight, C J Yarborough
Gifts are given in Memory of Fathers:
CHALMERS A MATTERN & CHARLES C EARLY, JR. given by Perry & Maureen Mattern; DON MILBURN given by Milburn & Nolte Families; HOBART H PERDUE, EMERY J SMITH & JOSEPH H PERDUE given by Marlene Perdue; BUFORD DURBIN & IVAN WOOD given by Wilma Wood.
Don Phillips
December 15, 1936 – July 9, 2020
Our heartfelt condolences to and prayers for Ruth, Laura, Bob, Missy, John, Sue, Scott, Emily, Tim, Carrie, Sarah, Jackson, Sydney, Amanda, and Desmond.