The Chalice

CONNECTION
A publication of First Christian Church of Edmond, OK

Vol. 2 No. 28 July 15, 2010

Do You Have the Time?

by Rev. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister
This Sunday
we will look
at the story
about Jesus
visiting the
home of
Mary and
Martha. We
all remember
the way that Martha reacted to Mary’s
apparent lack of work ethic. She was
sitting around listening to Jesus when she
could be helping out in the kitchen. I can
understand her reaction. Don’t we all get
a little annoyed at those folks who refuse
to help out? After witnessing all the work
that goes on around this church, I know
that we have many willing Marthas here
who can pull off amazing feats of work on
a project. Thanks go out to all of those
folks.
So with all of the respect we have for
the Marthas of the world, we are shocked
to hear Jesus say that Mary has chosen
the better way. What about all of the
work that needs to be done, Jesus?
The Greeks had two words for time.
Chronos and kairos. Chronos (think
chronologically) is the passage of time on
the clock, the rush of day-to-day existence,
time marked by the calendar. Kairos is time
measured by insight and opportunity; time
not measured by a stopwatch, but by the
value of the experience. With so many of
us measuring our time, and our worth, by
the clock, kairos time can be a breath of
fresh air. When was the last time you took
an afternoon off to refresh yourself? What
about Sabbath? Burnout is a real danger in
chronos hours. Kairos opportunities can be
an antidote for the burden of busyness.
Martha was doing valuable work. Her
work (chronos) was allowing others to
do their jobs as well. But Mary was also
doing valuable work (kairos). She was
spending time with Jesus. Amidst the
flutter of activity in our lives, we must spend
valuable time with God, experiencing the
Kingdom in our midst. After all, Jesus tells
us repeatedly that “the kingdom is among
you.” Perhaps that is why we are told to
come to the kingdom as a child. I think
they have insight into that magical time of
kairos and the Kingdom.
Meanwhile, I’ll see you in the kitchen
with Martha, followed by a meaningful
conversation in the living room with Mary.
Join us for
Summer Sunday
School for Adults
Sunday mornings at 10 in the Chapel
This Sunday, July 18 Rev. Dr. Jerry
Black will present “The Story of a Re-
luctant Servant” as we continue our
Summer Sunday School sessions.
This summer we are exploring
story telling through the ages. We
are considering many stories from
scripture and how they affect our
lives and our theology. Is God for all
people or just those who are Christian
(or Jewish)? We have special guests
and storytellers, as well as some of
our own youth telling their story of
discovery. We will meet in the chapel
from 10-11:00 every Sunday during the
summer.

Now Hiring: Nursery Coordinator

10hrs/wk (Primarily Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings.)
We value each child and offer a safe environment where they will experience acceptance and God’s love. Caring Nursery
workers help make this commitment a reality. The Nursery Coordinator, while primarily responsible for arranging Sunday
morning nursery care for children of infant and toddler ages, ultimately arranges care for children through age 10 during
any church functions. Application deadline: July 21, 2010 For more information visit fccedmond.org/jobs
 Children Parents
Teachers Sponsors
Join us from 11 to 1 in the Family Life
Center to have some fun & learn about
the exciting ways YOU can connect,
grow, serve and care through our
Children’s Ministry!

Enjoy a Bounce House, Pizza, and sign

up for an exciting prize giveaway!

Children’s Ministry T-Shirts

Available in THREE fun colors! Aquatic Blue,
Orange Sherbet, or Lime Green. Place your
order @ fccedmond.org/cmtshirt
(Order submitted July 25, so don’t delay!)
 Prayers of the People Happy Birthday!
7/18 Randy Clough, Roger Cole,
OUR PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL Beverly Pearce
Chuck Hague (Suzanne Allison’s brother), VA Hospital 7/19 Hayden Dilg, Courtney
Mathews, Miles Young
OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER Arleather Rice, Dean Shipley, Shirley Strasburg, Gary 7/20 Gary Engel, Grace Helms,
Cauthen, Les Lee, John & Lois Street (Madelynn Bartley’s parents), Eric Koegel, Mike Knox, Carly Myrick,
Haynes Phillips (Anna Lisa Stanley’s dad), Jeanne Larimore, Ed Brumback (Ron Beverly Terry
Brumback’s dad), Garry Sloan (former FCC minister of music), Bart & Jennifer 7/21 Becky Garrett, Becky Goza,
Rodr, Kathryn Stephens (Jeff Stephens’ sister), Lorelle Watts, Sharon Luton (Susan Gabriel Robertson
Black’s cousin), Dennis Ward (friend of John & Dot Hammond), Ed Berry, Taylor 7/22 Bennett Fuller, Greg Hunt,
Wheeler, Hank Thomas (Randy Thomas’ brother) Dan McNickle, Caroline
Medley, Mike Prince

Thank You! Our sincere thanks to Diane Davis and Flooring Con-
cepts for donating over half of the tile needed to re-tile
7/23

Dee Ann Anderson, Nina
Daylor, Norma Kirsch,
our main church kitchen. It really looks wonderful! We appreciate all the ways her Lauren VanOsdol
crew was accommodating to the needs of both the church and our Child Care Cen- 7/24 Janet Shepard, Katie Taylor
7/25 Emily Adams, Stewart
ter during the renovation process.
Beasley, Darcy Biby, Zachary
Thank you also to the Child Care Center staff for being flexible and great to work
Rodr, Dollie Smith,
with, all while being unable to work in the kitchen for four and one half days.
Elaine Warner
-Karla Mahan, Business Administrator, Jeff Williams, Property Manager,
Terry Kerr, Property Committee Moderator

At 6:00 AM on Sunday, July 18 33 high school

students and 8 sponsors will be
leaving to spend a week in Estes Park, Colorado
on our summer mission trip. It is not a “normal”
mission trip. The participants will not be build-
ing houses or helping the needy, rather they will
spend the week in prayer, study, worship and
hiking the beautiful Rocky Mountains. This year’s
mission trip is anything but “normal.” It is a spiri-
Pediatric First Aid/
tual mission where the participants will be focus- CPR Certification Class
ing on their relationship with God. Please pray
for these participants in the coming week as they Saturday, July 31 8am-2pm
spend the week Encountering God:
Cost: $40 per person
Addy Bowers, Ally Nash, Allyson Cain,
Alyssa Baker, Andrew Cummings, Aubrey For more information contact
Hammond, Beth Anne Kinnaird, Caitlin Aust, Child Care Center Director
Camille Caldwell, Dylan Cummings, Emily Adams, Haley Greenfield, Jake Theobald, Christina Wodarski
Jamie Jekel, Jared Allison, Jordan Thomas, Josh Biby, Katie Taylor, Kelsey Gable,
cwodarski@fccedmond.org
Kinsey Winters, Lucas Peterson,Lyndsay Parks, Mac Mecoy, Madi Snow, Mary Kate
or 341-2626
Heath, Mitch Holliman, Sarah McCall, Taylor Grant, Trevor Gibson, Tyler Gibson,
Will Shirley, Zach Hanson, David Penland, Greg Bunton, Kaci Taylor, Linda Wilmoth,
Mark Taylor, Rachel Parks, Ryan Bowers, Sarah Douthitt
 An Update from the
Worship Finance Committee
Through the first half of the year, our General
at First Christian 8:15, Fund Revenues are 96.9% of Year To Date
9 & 11am Budget and our General Fund Expenses are 98.1% of Year To Date Budget.
2010 General Fund Revenues are slightly less than 2009 General Fund
July 18, 2010
Revenues, but 2010 General Fund Expenses are $46,853.14 greater than 2009
Message: Rev. Chris Shorow
General Fund Expenses, a 10% increase in Expenses. 2010 Building Fund Revenues are
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
down 15% from 2009. The Year to Date (YTD) Revenue and Expenses are shown below.

July 25, 2010 General Fund Building Fund

Message: Rev. Chris Shorow YTD Actual YTD Actual
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13 Revenue $503,091.70 $123,497.78
Expenses $509,231.36 $136,375.68
Excess/(Shortfall) ($6,144.66) ($12,877.90)
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