The Christian Builder July 7, 2016

A weekly publication of First Christian Church Midland Volume 60 No. 25

www.fccmidland.org ● 1301 W. Louisiana Ave., Midland, Texas 79701 ● 432.682.2541

Sunday, July 10

10am Sunday School 11am Combined Worship

Monday, July 11

9:30am Staff Meeting

Tuesday, July 12 9:30am Concerns 6pm SHARE Parent Quest 7:30pm Boy Scouts, Rm 105

Wednesday, July 13 7am Men’s Prayer Breakfast 5:30pm Breaking Bread

Friday, July 15

6pm SHARE

Sunday, July 17

10am Sunday School 11am Combined Worship

CHURCH CALENDAR

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Report of Disciples Food Pantry for June 2016 The Disciples Food Pantry continues to improve each week we operate, including moving it during Vacation Bible School. “Thank you!” to all the volunteers that helped during this month and especially those that worked during the extremely successful VBS.

During the five Wednesdays in June, the pantry served 379 families, or 1,586 people, for an average of 317 each week. Of the total served, 261 individuals were new. Fifty-one percent (818 people) who received food were 18 years or younger; thirty-eight percent (626) were ages 19 through 59; and eleven percent (159) were sixty or older.

Clients had choices of apples, cucumbers, plums, tomatoes, squash, desserts, bread, frozen meats and orange juice, plus fresh milk and other dairy in addition to dry commodities, canned goods, and miscellaneous items.

Total food cost from the West Texas Food Bank was $2,563.74 for 4,475 pounds. We continue to rejoice that resources for this ministry are available. Pounds of food donated from other sources were 809, including donations from VBS.

As summer continues, please consider volunteering on Tuesday and/or Wednesday to give our regulars time for vacations.

????? DID YOU KNOW ????? Since the food pantry moved in March, the West Texas Food Bank has delivered 50,254 pounds of groceries with a cost of $6,789 or 14¢ per pound. In 2015 the Food Pantry bought 167,708 pounds of food from the West Texas Food Bank with a cost of $23,194.90 or 7¢ per pound.

The pantry year ended June 30, 2016. During the last three months, the Disciples Food Pantry has served 1,238 families, or 5,254 individuals. These figures are similar to historical records for the last few years, as is the amount of food necessary for operations. Please continue to pray for and donate to this most worthy local mission of First Christian.

CLC 4th

of July Parade

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Prayer Room

7/3 Jake & Judy Spruell 7/5 Mark & Dana Ellis 7/7 Sammie & Dolores Hodges 7/10 Spencer & Becky Armour 7/18 Todd & Heather Wells 7/22 Mark & Sara Cranford 7/24 Leland & Anna Mae Franz 7/24 Clint & Mary Hurst 7/26 Bill & Lynda Terry 7/28 Tim & Ingrid Miller

7/7 Pat Bucy

7/7 Nadine Powell

7/8 Carol Cook

7/8 Betty Odom

7/9 Katie Hepfer

7/9 Kathe Hepfer

7/9 Dave Burgard

7/10 Peyton Best

7/11 Lily Erwin

7/11 Bob Rymal

7/13 Forest Woods

7/15 Bonnie McGehee

7/15 Tom Friday

7/17 Dustin Petraitis

7/17 Leslie Vines

7/18 Richard Smith

Prayers & Praises Those in need of prayer: June Jarrett Mary Ellis Doris Miller Sherry Ladd Sheila Crudgington Julie Stephenson Lastoka

George Cooper Bernice Varner

Bill Griffin Pat Howard Jerry Johnson Johnny Espino Doris Stewart Mary Mauldin Erlene Thomas George Head Bruce Stanley Bill & Char Womack Military: Joe Henderson - son of Holly Moore Nicky Miller - son of Vicki Miller Families/Friends beyond FCC: Meredith Greenwood-Brown– Sister of Liz Craven Dianna Dickey-cousin of Sherry Ladd Linda Odell-mother of Jeweli Flores Ted Price-cousin of Sandy Davis Cheri Humphries-sister of Vicky Miller Lesley Carter-nephew of Lori Mast Jessa Davis – grand daughter of Nell Coats Gail Pate – mother of Sara Cranford Louella Smith – aunt of Mark Cranford Herb Miller – Disciples Minister known to many Kimberly Smith & Family – Bea Lea Somerville Vickie Williams & Family – Bea Lea Somerville Anetta Arnett – mother of Garry Arnett Family of Kirby Collier – Jill Wright Bob Black Family – Janice Courtney Anderson Family – Janice Courtney Vark Family – Janice Courtney Martha Belden – granddaughter of Enid Davis Barbara Brown – Dolores Hodges sister Jay Zumwalt – brother-in-law of Stephen & Betty Forbes Trent Hawthorne- great-nephew of Austella Berry Dustin Davis – grandson of Nell Coats Donna McAdams – friend of Patty Walsh Richard Smith – son-in-law of Ray Stewart Marcia Chandler – friend of Ray Stewart Patrick Mauldin – son of Jim Mauldin Melissa Thompson – daughter-in-law of Gary & Carol Thompson Father of Sean McCarthy – co worker of Bob Rymal Pam Ruffin – friend of Mary Beth Corbett Dennis Blevins – friend of Mary Beth Corbett Ed Shelton – nephew of Scotty Alcorn Janice Smith – sister-in-law of Eveline Smith McCuan George Capps – cousin of Sara Cranford Randy Quimby – uncle of Lynda Terry Nieta Stephenson – mother of Mike Stephenson & Michelle Hepfer Joe Langford – father of Carol Cook Martha Pollock – friend of Sara Cranford Liz Hickerson – friend of Leslie Vines Abbye Irons – friend of Steve Vaughan Walker Hughes – grandson of Steve & Lucille Vaughan Brenda Bradshaw – friend of Lucille Vaughan Jo Smith – daughter-in-law of Donna Lathrop Tom Hewitt - brother of Anne Schwiening

Please inform the church office if you or a loved one are admitted into a hospital, so we may be there for you & your family.

For submission to prayer list contact any staff, submit

Special Notes:

Prayer list names are renewed every three weeks as we seek to

keep the list as current as possible and allow space for new requests. Our joys, concerns and

deepest needs are already on God’s heart long before we put

them to paper.

…for your Father knows what

you need before you ask him.

Matthew 6:8

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