October 9, 2013 KCC Online Newsletter This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 (NIV) Phone: 830-257-1900 Fax: 830-257-1907 www.kerrvillechurch.com [email protected] Office Hours: Mon - Th 8 - 4 Friday 8 - 12 noon 1900 Loop 534 Kerrville, TX 78028 Coming Events Saturday, October 12 CSI Day Sunday, October 13 Youth Group Family Groups Meet Sundays, Oct 13 & 20 Money Tree Gifting Coryl & Derak Gilbert Monday, October 15 Columbus Day Office Closed Saturday, November 9 CONNECT Team Speed-Friending Event Fri-Sun, November 25-27 Weekend to Remember Last Week In Review Sunday, October 6 Bible Class: 174 AM Worship Service: 390 Community Groups: 103 Want to see something really neat? Check out the bulletin board in the upstairs children’s hall. It is filled sweet thank you cards and pictures for Operation Denim from Arms of Hope . ************ Notes of Thanks James and Deloris Brown would like to thank the church for your love and concern for us. Thank you for the prayers, calls and cards. In Christian Love, James and Deloris Brown Dear Church Friends, Thank you so much for partnering with us again this year as we both strive to bring more people to a deep relationship with Christ. As we study the book of Matthew this year, our BSF theme is “Called to come, Commanded to go.” We look forward to an exciting year! Abundant blessings, the Leaders, Ladies, and Little Ones of BSF #442 (KCC Note: Women’s Bible Study Fellowship meets at our building every Monday night during the school year. They are a vibrant community of women and their children from our community coming together to study the word of God.) Money Tree Gifting Coryl Derby and Derak Gilbert were married August 24, 2013 in a private family ceremony. KCC will honor them with a Money Tree Gifting. The money tree will be available in the foyer October 13 and October 20. Coryl is the daughter of Elayne & JD Derby. CSI Day - October 12 CSI has one project this year. Larry and Patty Chandler will lead a group of 12 KCC members and Chad Warner will lead a group of 30 KCC & MCH youth as they help build an 800’ Prayer Pathway to the summit surrounding The Empty Cross. Trunk or Treat 6:00 PM Wednesday, October 30 Arms of Hope - Medina Campus KCC can help ~ * Decorate your car trunk for the event * Donate candy * Attend the event Sign up now at the table in the Foyer. Let’s all go out together and scare the devil away from the AOH campus with Christian joy, love and fellowship. No Bible classes will be at the church building the evening of the 30th so our families can attend. Christian Assistance Ministry A shopping list of items for CAM is available in the foyer. Thanks for your generous support. Prayer List Jean Honganen - significantly improved in Univ. Hospital in San Antonio; Polly McClure - SPH after surgery for broken hip (No visitors, please). Recovering From Surgery Jack Pratt; Chase Brown; Betty Burton; James Brown; Jeanne Mitchel; Bill Anderson Ongoing Health Concerns James Houston; Dale Irby; Jimmy Thomas Homebound Members Gene & Polly Helm; Mary Henderson; Tom Hipps; Lucille Hope; Evelyn Homesley; Jane Murray; Polly McClure; Leona & Homer West Family & Friends Mike Stehling’s mother, Laverne, in in SPH with pneumonia. She also suffers with Alzheimer's and has been placed on palliative care; Patsy Liken, Stehling family friend, has cancer that has spread to her bones and she has limited treatment options; Susan Wise; Danny Abel; Ann Crain; Chelsey Sawyer’s son, Payton Phillips; Gary Millikan; Theresa Dyer; Pat New’s sister and husband, Sylvia & Edward Bishop; James Houston’s brother-in-law, James McDaniel; Pat Burn’s sister, Susan Baxter Missionary Update ~ We heard reports from several of our missionaries over the past summer. Chris and Tonya Fikes compared their work building relationships and teaching the gospel among the Buddhist population in Thailand to the practice in India of patiently training rubber tree roots to cross rivers and gorges, forming living bridges. Scott Stork related his experience teaching in a China university while using evening hours to teach English with the Bible as text, and then having additional classes for those interested in further study of the gospel. They form house churches, but must limit each one to less than 20 people. Jerry Thornton told us about the current status of the Bazua Christian Academy and nearby churches in Northern Ghana. Facilities now allow for pre-kindergarten thru Junior High, and the first class will complete their studies and graduate this coming summer. Garrett and Stacy East stopped by KCC as they were making final preparations for their mission in Tabora, Tanzania, which began in September. Our congregation is blessed and privileged to be able to participate with these and other missionaries in God’s mission throughout the world. - John Knight