WHATS HAPPENING AT FCC A complete calendar is available at fcc-stillwater.org.

Sunday, August 14 9:00 Traditional Worship Service 10:10 Sunday School 11:10 Contemporary Worship Service Wednesday, August 17 6:45 Contemporary Worship Rehearsal 7:00 Trustees meeting Thursday, August 18 9:30 Ministerial Staff Meeting Saturday, August 20 8:00 Workday Sunday, August 21 8:00 Blood Drive 9:00 Traditional Worship Service 10:10 Sunday School 11:10 Contemporary Worship Service COMING UP! Aug 21-Oct 2 Harvest Home at FCC Aug 28 Luau Sept 7 Wednesday Night Fellowship Returns:Hometown Nazareth

The flowers in the chancel area are from Mary Alice Foster in memory of Lance S. Foster

First Christian Church, Stillwater 411 W. Mathews Stillwater, OK 74075 405.372.7722 www.fcc-stillwater.org www.facebook.com/fccstillwater

Senior Minister: Owen Cayton Pastoral Assistant: LeAnn Sapp Children & Youth Director: Sondra Ladd Contemporary Music Director: Chris Firey

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Contemporary Worship Service Ninth Sunday after Pentecost August 14, 2011 11:10am

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The Congregation Gathers Worship begins with songs and the sharing of Christs peace. Sharing the Word As part of our service today, we will share stories and read scripture. Todays message is from Owen Cayton is, The Way of Redemption based on Genesis 45:1-15 and Matthew 15:21-28. Joys, Concerns and Pastoral Prayer Gods heart is always open to Gods people and so we are called together to life celebrations and concerns in prayer. God joins us in our deepest moments of pain and our greatest moments of joy...and everything in between. We take this time to pray for ourselves, the church, and the world in word and song. Sharing of Ourselves and God in Thanksgiving At the table of God, we offer ourselves and the work of our hands in service to God and the church in the world. In thanksgiving, we bring financial gifts as well as gifts of time and energy and sometimes other gifts like food for the food panty. We also bring bread and cup to place on the table. Communion is observed weekly. This is Christ table and all believers in Him are invited partake. If you with to participate, please come forward at the invitation to the table. Communion is served by intinction (dipping your bread in the chalice). The Congregation Scatters to Serve At the closing of worship, all are invited to commit or recommit ourselves to following Jesus. We are sent forth into the world in song, charged to be disciples in our daily lives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Childrens Worship: Children will begin worship with us in the Sanctuary. After the scripture reading, the children are dismissed to the Youth Room for Childrens Worship. They will watch a bible story video and have a snack. Then they will return to the Sanctuary before Communion.