THE CHURCH WINDOW

Volume 130 Number 4 April 2017

DeKalb Christian Church 816-685-3450 dekalbchristian@bbwi.net

Inside This Issue….

Thoughts from David Page 2

Prayer Corner Page 3

April Activities Page 4

Lingering with Lawania Page 5

Volunteers Page 6

“GOOD MORNING FAMILY” …..thoughts from DAVID

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Two deacons cut church to go fishing one Sunday. About noon the guilt began to sink in. One commented, "I guess we should have gone to church this morning." He companion replied lazily, "Oh no, I couldn't have gone. My wife is home sick in bed." Excuses. We've all heard them. When it comes to church attendance, I've heard them all. There's the "I stayed out too late last night (Saturday) and I was too tired to go to church" excuse. And then there's the "we had company" excuse. Personally, my favorite is the "we had some things we had to get done and since we didn't have time during the week because of our jobs to do them, we decided to do them on Sunday" excuse. Excuses. We've all given them (at one time or another). I ought to know about excuses because I'm the King of Excuses. It's very easy for me to absolve myself from responsibility and blame the traffic, the alarm clock, my schedule, my wife and kids, or someone/something else. But, in reality, I know deep inside that I am responsible for me. I have no one to blame but myself when I don't do what I should do or do what I shouldn't. Let's face the fact. The excuses that we use for missing worship services or not doing what we should as a Christian wouldn't go over very well if we tried to use them at work or school, would they? Our employers and teachers expect a lot out of us. How can we give any less to God? If WE know that our excuses are really hollow attempts to justify our actions, and if we know that OTHERS can see through these attempts to justify our actions, then we know that GOD, who knows our thoughts even before we think them, sees through them, also. My intentions are to never make you feel guilty. That's not my job. My job is to help you become the best family members. My job (and my intentions) are to encourage you and to challenge you to live faithfully for God. Only God knows your heart, but everyone sees your actions. If our actions don't match what we profess, then something is out of whack. I know that church attendance is not everything there is to the Christian life, but it IS an important part of the Christian life. Coming to church is not all about us. It is about God. It is about God's people. Let's stop making excuses and make what God wants a priority. See you in worship.

Keep Looking Up!

David Jordan

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P R A Y E R C O R N E R

These were the prayer requests brought forward for the month of March:

OTHER CONCERNS

McKynlee Hall Jeff Sampson John Farrell

Carolyn Waller Carla Martens Becky Castro

Pray for our Minister, Missionaries, Deacons & Elders…

Remember to lift up Our President, Servicemen

& Nation In Prayer….

Sandy McClurg

Heart Attack

Josh Searcy

Heat Transplant

Charlie Berry

Cancer

John Kepler

Pneumonia

Stacy Dreier

Broken Bones in Car Accident

Diane Silvey

Foot Surgery

Sandy Verdi

Surgery @ KU

Gene & Joan Crockett

Health Issues

Cynthia Delk

Another Brain Tumor

Michelle Steele

Recovering from Broken Leg

Carol McDevitt

Successful Surgery

Bill Miller

Surgery on Infected Leg

Lanny Frakes

Triple Bypass Surgery

Kevin Jones

Hospitalized—In a lot of Pain

CANCER

Joan Crockett Lisa Anders Paige Lollar

Barton Mingee Kevin Jones Cynthia Delk

Mickey Admire Vickie Whitsell Marly Heim

Carolyn Browne Cindy Gunter Anita Pottorff

Dennis Kovac Holly Admire Ron Hardy

Alan Hughes Will White Doug Evans

James DeLong Jean Moore Sonya Tannheimer

Lola Dragoo Wendy Buzzanga Mary Ann Dreier

Charlie Berry Deanna White Annette Lane

Brian Sharp

April Activities

THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

10:00 am

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

Saturday Mornings 7:30 am

BOARD MEETING

Sunday, April 9

(2nd Sunday of the Month instead of the 3rd because of Easter)

Immediately after Sunday School

APRIL 9

5:00 pm

(Note new Date & Time)

It’s our annual Easter Egg Hunt

for the kids (pre-k—through 6th grades)

and Cookout

for Everyone...It’s always lots of fun to watch the kids do their hunting” (thanks to those

who stuffed all those eggs and to all who have donated candy

or money.)

Bring your favorite sides or desserts to go along with the hamburgers and hot dogs provided by DCC.

WIFI at DCC

Password All GUEST Networks:

Dekalbchristian

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EASTER Sunrise Service

7:00 am Begin the beautiful day with

a service to reflect the meaning of this day...Then…..

Enjoy a wonderful breakfast prepared by the men and be

a part of this fellowship.

Worship Services begin at 9:00 am, so bring your family

and friends and be a part of this important event at DCC!!

No Sunday School on this day….

MOWING SCHEDULE for DCC

The Summer Schedule is now ready for you to sign up for each

week beginning in April thru September. See the sheet on the Information Center in the

North Lobby or call the office and we will sign you up with your choice

of dates.

MISSION LAKE

The camp is having another Paper Goods Drive this year.

The items needed for April are: Paper Towels Toilet Paper

Styrofoam Plates (8 5/8in) Styrofoam Cups ( 8 oz)

Please bring these to the church.

SAVE THE DATE 95th DeKalb-Rushville

Alumni Banquet May 13

Please call Nina Bouge @ 816-238-1551 for more Info or Reservations…….

Lingering with Lawania

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Linda Campbell submitted this and it was too good to not share….. Don’t worry though... “Lawania” has lots of “thoughts” for us next month.

We watch our kids and grandkids working hard in school and taking all kinds of tests…..But this is a test for us “older

kids.” The answers will be on the tip of your tongue but you just can’t quite remember the correct answer! So have some fun…...my sharp witted friends! The answers won’t be printed until next month so don’t look for them here!

1. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, “Who was that masked man?” Invariably someone would answer, “I don’t know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind? ______________________________ 2. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on what The ____ ______________ Show. 3. ‘Get your kicks, _____ ____________ ____________.’ 4. ‘The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ____________ ______ ____________.’ 5. ‘In the jungle, the mighty jungle, __________ __________ ____________ ______________. 6. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we ‘danced’ under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the ‘_______________.’ 7. Nestle’s makes the very best _________________________. 8. Satchmo was America’s ‘Ambassador of Goodwill.’ Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was ______________ ___________________________. 9. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _________________________________ 10. Red Skelton’s hobo character was named __________________ ______ _________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, ‘Good Night, and ‘______________ ________________.’ 11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their __________ _____________. 12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? _______________ and _______________. 13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about ‘the day the music died.’ This was a tribute to ____________ _____________________. 14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called __________________. 15. One of the big fads of the late 50‘s and 60’s was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the ____________ _____________. 16. Remember LS/MFT ___________ ___________/ ___________ ___________ ____________? 17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It’s _______________ _______________ ___________! 18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? Only The _______________ Knows! 19. There was a song that came out in the 60’s that was ‘a graveyard smash.’ It’s name was the __________ _______! 20. Alka Seltzer used a “boy with a tablet on his head” as its Logo/Representative. What was the boy’s name? ________________

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OFFICE: 685-3450

email:dekalbchristian@bbwi.net

SENIOR MINISTER

David Jordan

Cell # 816-294-9029

email: dalijor@gmail.com er

SECRETARY:

Linda Prejean 685-3212

ELDERS:

David Brant 685-3228

Alan Crockett 685-3273

Gerald Eastbourn 685-3216

Rick Hartman 390-4282

Nursery

Greeters

Wee Worship

April 2 Leslie Crockett Rylee Crockett

April 2 Kellie Hartman

April 2 Erica Phillips

April 9 Katie Crockett Hunter Crockett

April 9 Kellie Hartman

April 9 Mark & Marlene Pierce

April 16 Diane Searcy Chelsey Jackson

April 16 Estella Ferguson Sierra Matthews Amber Wagner

April 16 Cindy & Randy Prindle

April 23 Gale Grable Kellie Hartman

April 23 Estella Ferguson Sierra Matthews Amber Wagner

April 23 Sierra & Aaron Matthews

April 30 Karen Stobbs April 30 Stacy Downing April 30 Paula Pummell