ProvidencePonderings

September/October 2017

Providence Christian Church4080 West 100 North

Bargersville, IN 46106(317) 422-9331

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Dr. Steven L. SorensenPastor

slspcc@embarqmail.comHome – (317) 422-5710

Emergency – (317) 270-4213

Hunter ChadwellStudent Pastor

Teresa ClarkAdministrative Assistant

Zach and Keri VaughtYouth Directors

Barry and Susan LutzkePreteen Youth Group Directors

Becky BolinChristian Education Director

Providence Christian Church invites you to attendour 179th Homecoming Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 24:

9 a.m. – Sunday School10 a.m. – Worship Service

11 a.m. – Music Program with “Three Handsome Gentlemen” Barbershop Quartet

11:45 a.m. – Homecoming Dinner featuring a hog roast.Please bring a side dish or a dessert to share.

Tenor – Steve Warner (Shelbyville) Lead – Marc Hagn (Franklin)Baritone – Rick Jackson (Greenwood) Bass – Ron Bailey (Franklin)

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Memorial contributionsMark Clem Memorial Fund

Mike and Connie Clark Norma Deer

Karol DoughertyKenny and Judy Eldridge

Andy FindleyBruce and Brook Findley

Martha Ann FindleyBill Hatchett

Mark and Linda HendersonCarma Kipfer

Eddie and Joyce MorrisDavid and Karen MorrisonRoger and Rhonda Rund

Cathy SledgeEddy and Judy SmithJohn and Helen Smith

Dr. Steven and LaVonne Sorensen

Louise SpicerLowell and Charlotte Stout

Alice Sutton and FamilyJoan Thompson

John and Jamie Zeilinga

Norman Findley Memorial FundFred and Janice Bullman

Pauline ClemMiguel Findley

Tim and Karen FindleyPayton and Karen Fulmer

Patricia GilletteCathy Sledge

Lowell and Charlotte StoutRandy and Gina ThompsonBrian and Deann Tomlinson

John and Jamie Zeilinga

Evelyn Kocher Memorial FundRobert and Joan Jewett

Jona Wainscott Memorial FundDavid and Karen Morrison

Providence Christian ChurchAutumn Revival Series

Sunday, Oct. 226 p.m. – Appetizers

7 p.m. – Pastor Ronn Oren

Sunday, Oct. 296 p.m. – Taco Bar

7 p.m. – Rev. Tracy M. Ross

Sunday, Nov. 55:30 p.m. – Chili Dinner

7 p.m. – Pastor Kris Sorensen

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PCC installs Blessing Box for local residentsPCC recently installed this Blessing Box near our parking lot to help lo-cal residents. The box is filled with toiletries and nonperishable foods. Anyone is invited to take what they need.

Thanks to Shelly Smith for coor-dinating this project, and thanks to Mitchell Smith for constructing and installing the box.

CWF to host Annual Craft Fair and Bake SaleFind some new ideas for holiday gift giving at our Annual Craft Fair and Bake Sale hosted by Christian Women’s Fellowship.

The sale will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This year we will be selling chili, hot dogs, hot chocolate, coffee, and other drinks in the Shelter House. The craft and baked items will be available in the Fellowship Hall. And vendors will be located in the north parking lot.

Some of our vendors will include Alford-able Creations, byTavi, Crazy Kissable Lips, Dragonfly De-signs, Jo’s Joy’s, Let It Be Boutique, LuLaRoe, Nerium, Paparzzi Jewer-ly, Pink Zebra, and Shade Garden Jewelry.

We need your donations! Sugges-tions include woodworking crafts, jewelry, flower arrangements, wreaths, holiday decorations, hand-made clothing, placemats, aprons, hand-stamped stationery, home-made canned goods, baked items, and anything else you can create!

Items can be brought to the church on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Friday, Oct. 6, from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please note a sug-gested price for each item.

Shari Stark has donated one of her handmade quilts to CWF, and you can have a chance to own it! Do-nate $1 for one chance or receive six chances with a $5 donation. The quilt will be on display at Home-coming and during the Craft Fair and Bake Sale.

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BirthsCongratulations to Michael and Callie Spillmann who welcomed their son, Oliver Rudolph, on Wednesday, Aug. 23. He weighed 6 lbs., 1 oz. Oliver’s grandparents are Kevin and Jeri Thompson, and his great-grandmother is Joan Thompson.

SympathyPCC extends our sympathy to Bill and Linda Chadwell and family upon the death of Donald Morgan, Linda’s brother.

PCC extends our sympathy to the family of former PCC memberMartha Jean Hinkle upon her death.

PCC extends our sympathy to Sharon Clem and Pauline Clem and the entire Clem family upon the death of Mark Clem.

Congratulations!Congratulations to Beau Baker who received a first place ribbon in green beans, a first place ribbon in cucumbers, a Champion ribbon in cucumbers, a second place ribbon for crossbred hog, a first place ribbon for American class rooster pullet, and a first place ribbon for American class pullet chicken at the Johnson County Fair.

Congratulations to Kyra Baker who received a Champion ribbon in Mediterranean Overall Chicken, a first place ribbon in pullet chicken, a Champion ribbon and a first place ribbon for born and raised Duroc hog, a Champion ribbon for overall born and raised hog, a first place ribbon for duroc gilt, a Champion ribbon for freezer jam, and a first place ribbon recycled craft at the Johnson County Fair.

News from the congregationCongratulations to Beau Baker and his Powerhouse baseball team that finished in seventh place out of 104 teams. Beau and his team were undefeated going into bracket play. His team also finished in sec-ond place out of 104 teams in the around-the-horn skills challenge.

From the Membership CommitteeThe Membership Committee is collecting aluminum tab tops from pop cans, food, and pet products. Please rinse off your tabs and place them in the bucket under the Secret Angel table in the Sanctuary.

We still are collecting Box Tops for Education labels. Place your labels in the near the Secret Angel table.

Mary Plummer started a FREE greeting card donation area on the Secret Angel table. If you have an abundance of greeting cards that you don’t need, please feel free to donate them. Make sure there is an envelope with each card.

Administrative Assistant Teresa Clarkwill be out of the office

from Sept. 20 to 29.

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Thank you to everyone who has stood with us in prayer to see all of the support we need for the up-coming year come in. Many new

people have joined our team, and others jumped in with one-time gifts to help us reach our goal. It was incredible to see the majority of the support (more than $8,000) come in during the last two weeks!

Food 4 SoulsHelp us deliver Blessing Bags to the homeless in downtown Indianapo-lis from 1 to 4 p.m. on these dates:

Sunday, Oct. 29Sunday, Nov. 26Sunday, Dec. 17

For more information, see Barry or Susan Lutzke.

Silvia Balcazar – EcuadorSamuel Chung – China

Luis Jaime Duran Buendia – PeruMike Ginter – CSI

Krista Goff – GreeceMarggy Hensley – CSI

Sovann Keo – CambodiaRicardo Marquez – Ecuador

Duyen Nguyen – VietnamElva Novillo Quito – Ecuador

Elizabeth Nyakudanga – ZimbabweLeonor Solis – Ecuador

Yon Chesy Suarez Chavez – PeruDr. Mary Ruth Wise – Peru

Florentino Zarate – Peru

Christ Youth Bible ClubsFood 4 Souls

Interchurch Food Pantryof Johnson County

KIC-ITMultiplication Network

MinistriesSt. Thomas Free Clinic

Providence Christian ChurchMission Partners

Missions – Serving His worldChrist Youth Bible ClubsCYBC needs your help! Franklin Community Schools are looking for volunteers for their Christ Youth Bible Clubs.

The clubs need shepherds who help lead a small group of students at weekly club meetings. Shepherds spend less than one hour each week preparing for the club meeting then spend about an hour and a half at the meeting.

CYBC also needs cash donations to purchase snacks to provide to the students who attend club meetings. If you can help, contact Samantha Trueblood at (317) 502-2328.

Krista GoffI have returned to Greece with a fresh vision and renewed belief for God to do a new thing in this new season against all odds. August marked the beginning of my third year in Greece. The honeymoon season is over, and the challeng-es before us are clear in sight. I’d be lying to say that it doesn’t get overwhelming at times, but I have set my heart to remember God is with me and longs for the children of Greece to know Him even more than me.

KIC-ITA year in review...2016 was filled with positive changes and new beginnings. We have continued to provide services in our drop-in center located behind the Frank-lin Community Schools admin-istration building…In 2016 we assisted 123 unduplicated clients, 156 unduplicated households, and 379 unduplicated members in the household. We also provided more than $35,000 in assistance…

New case management standards implemented over the past year increased our clients’ accountability for the monetary assistance, emer-gency housing, and gas cards they receive. Prayers are welcome as we pursue grants for an exciting new program to assist at-risk and home-less youth with transitional housing opportunities in Johnson County…

New this year is our KIC-IT Hol-iday Craft and Vendor Fair on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Franklin Com-munity Middle School…We hope to see you, your family, and your friends there!

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Prayer concerns• Maggie (Michaela Smith’s team-

mate) – Car accident• Kevin Albright – Burns• Vince Barr – Heart• Laura Beck – Leukemia• Pauline Clem – Neurological• David Deer – Recuperation• Pam Deer – Seizures• Ed Denman – Cancer• Brad Dillion – Cancer• Zach Eckert – Motorcycle acci-

dent• Christopher Eldridge – Heart• Connie Facemire – Liver cancer• Mark Findley – Cancer• Gary Francis – Heart• Bill Hatchett – Cancer• Patti Heldman – Liver• Bob Hoagland – Cancer, stroke

• Donald Julian – Stroke rehab• Helen Klem – Kidney cancer• Gary Lawton – Heart• Doris Leslie – Recuperation• Barry Lutzke – Hearing loss• Frank Marshall – Heart• Elizabeth McDonald – Seizures• Sandra McNicholas – Infection• Billy Mickler – Recuperation• Bryan Page – Melanoma• Michael Parkhurst – Remission• Michael Parkhurst – Health

issues• Phil Parkhurst – Recuperation• Andrea Parsley – Health con-

cerns• Julie Pottorff – Seizures• Cindy Quevdo – Dialysis, kid-

ney infection

• Nicole Richards – Cancer• Becky Ritter – Cancer• Eric Sample – Doctor care• Betty Sedam – Recuperation• Susan Sloop – Cancer remission• Josh Speidel – Brain injury• Pam Spicer – Cancer• Jaxon Stark – Health issues• Tim Stearns – Vision• Garvin Stewart – Home• Judy Stewart – Esophageal

surgery• Kelli Street – Multiple sclerosis• Emma Stumpf – Brain tumor• Melanie Sublett – Cancer• Helen Wheatley – Healing• Kasie White – Possible tumor• Max Wise – Juvenile diabetes

Twenty-three people attended the Church Board meeting on Sunday, Aug. 13. Here is a brief recap of the business discussed at the meeting:

Finance Committee – Mike Clark presented the Finance Committee report. He noted that budgeted income and expenses are down this quarter, but the deficit has been made up.

Education Committee – Stephanie Hunter reported that she now is sharing Children’s Church respon-sibilities with Becky Bolin to allow both of them to attend Worship Services. If anyone is interested in joining the Children’s Church lead-er rotation, see Stephanie.

Church Board meeting highlightsOutreach Committee – Barry Lutzke reported that ucoming activities include Operation Christ-mas Child shoeboxes, a food drive, care packages for missionaries and college students, and the Annual Johnson County Harvest Walk.

Park Committee – George Burton reported that members of the Park Committee poured the concrete pad for the new gazebo, installed the gazebo, assisted with the new landscaping, and moved statues and benches from the Prayer Garden to the new gazebo.

Trustees – John Zeilinga report-ed that the Trustees repaired the downstairs restroom.

Elders – Judy Eldridge reported that the Elders will meet to review employees’ performances.

Hope House of Central Illinois – Randy and Gina Thomp-son are involved with this organi-zation. Julie Burton made a motion to send a $250 donation. Connie Clark seconded the motion. Mike Clark suggested making the dona-tion in memory of Gene Thomp-son, then Connie suggested adding Danny Thompson to the in memo-riam. The motion passed.

The next Church Board meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The Annual Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 19, after the Worship Service.

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September 20Ian BriskeyHayden ChadwellMagan Short

September 21Lindsey AbercrombieFrank MarshallVince SpicerGarvin StewartKevin Thompson

September 23Jackie Jones

September 24Dee Parker

September 27David SandlinMichaela Smith

September 28Kathy CragenSteven Sorensen

September 30Gayle MasseyJeff Spicer

October 1Savannah Miles

October 2Matt Legan

October 3Jennifer Stearns

October 4Megan Ellet

October 5Mary Plummer

Happy birthday!October 29Cory NuetzmannCarla Sutton

October 30Jess FindleyJaxon Stark

October 31Mary FordMickey Rodriguez

November 1Shannon NewZander Sledge

November 3Steve Miller

November 6Mike MilesZach Vaught

November 7Jeri Thompson

November 8Darryl Haggard

November 9Sam Hoagland Sr.Lana JochimAngela Sledge

November 10Mike ClarkTom MathenaCallie Spillman

November 11Jeannine SonsDana HaggardLinda Tabeling

November 13Janna Miles

October 6Ben Shoffner

October 8Edna EldridgeSamantha Love

October 9Alma Shaul

October 10Connie Clark

October 11Carma Kipfer

October 12Cara Baker

October 15Lynn McGuire

October 21Roxane Chadwell

October 22Mitchell McGuire

October 23Connor Tomlinson

October 24Carline Andros

October 25Gary BolinDave BroshearsKaylee HoaglandLinda Sandlin

October 27William Zell-Allen

October 28Nickolas DavisMike Parkhurst

November 14Becky BolinBrett FindleyKatie Sparks

November 15Mike BoydMarion Spriggs

November 16Evan BurtonKarley Hoagland

November 17Mack Marlin

November 18Raymond CragenRuth Ann Henderson

November 20Caden ClarkMartha Ann Findley

November 22Kieryn Boehnlein

November 23Jeff OrtLaVonne SorensenJeanne WebbHolly Zeilinga

November 24Teresa ClarkJoyce Potter

November 27Sam Boyd

November 29Brody Sparks

November 30Steven Brown

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Providence Christian Church4080 West Road 100 NorthBargersville, IN 46106-9772

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Providence Christian Church calendarSunday, Sept. 24179th Homecoming9 a.m. – Sunday School10 a.m. – Worship Service11 a.m. – Music Program11:45 a.m. – Homecoming Dinner

Monday, Sept. 25Christian Women’s Fellowship Work Day10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday, Oct. 1Annual Johnson County Harvest Walk2 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin

Saturday, Oct. 7CWF Craft Fair and Bake Sale8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Monday, Oct. 9Christian Women’s Fellowship6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Wednesday, Oct. 18Double Nickel Weiner Roast6:30 p.m. at Eddy and Judy Smith’s

Sunday, Oct. 22Autumn Revival Series with Pastor Ronn OrenAppetizers at 6 p.m. Service at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 29Autumn Revival Series with Rev. Tracy M. RossTaco bar at 6 p.m. Service at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 29Children’s Costume Party3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Sundays9 a.m. – Sunday School

10 a.m. – Worship

Tuesdays6 p.m. – Zumba

Wednesdays3:30 p.m. – Bible study