WHAT’S HAPPENING AT FCC

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Easter Sunday, April 24

7:00 Easter Sunrise Service
9:00 Traditional Worship Service
10:10 Easter Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt
11:10 Contemporary Worship Service
Monday, April 25
Easter Monday (office closed)
Tuesday, April 26
11:00 Sondra’s Lunch with Jr. High Students at the Jr. High
5:30 Final Vision Team Input Session
6:45 JuBELLation Rehearsal
Wednesday, April 27
11:00 High School Students Lunch served in Small Fellowship Hall
5:00 FCA Event for Youth
5:00 Financial Action Committee
6:45 Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, April 28
9:30 Unbinding the Gospel, Staff Small Group
11:00 Sondra’s Lunch with Jr. High Students at Jr. High
5:30 Contemporary Worship Rehearsal
Friday, April 29
12:00 CWU Friendship Day Luncheon at First Presbyterian Church
Sunday, May 1
First Sunday Food Drive
8:00 Blood Drive
9:00 Traditional Worship Service
10:10 Sunday School
11:10 Contemporary Worship Service
2:00 FCC Golf Classic
First Christian Church, Stillwater Senior Minister: Owen Cayton
411 W Mathews Interim Associate Minister: Don Gibson
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075 Pastoral Assistant: LeAnn Sapp
405.372.7722 Children & Youth Ministries Director: Sondra Ladd
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 First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Feel free to use this space to reflect on worship and the resurrection.
Contemporary Worship Service
Easter Sunday ● April 24, 2011 11:10am
The Congregation Gathers to Celebrate
This morning we will gather together in silence and darkness; Easter always
begins in the graveyard. Together we will hear the news of resurrection in art
and music, and we will respond in songs of praise.
Sharing of The Word
As a part our service today we will reflect on the connection between baptism
and resurrection. We will share stories and read scripture: Romans 6:3-11
and Matthew 28:1-10. There are some today who have chosen to be
baptized and we will celebrate with them.
Joys, Concerns and Pastoral Prayer
God’s heart is always open to God’s people and so we are called together to
lift celebrations and concerns in prayer. God joins us in our deepest moments
of pain and our greatest moments of joy…and everything in between. We
take this time to pray for ourselves, the church and the world in word and
song.
Sharing of Ourselves and God in Thanksgiving
At the table of God we offer ourselves and the work of our hands in service to
God and the church in the world. In thanksgiving we bring financial gifts as
well as gifts of time and energy and sometimes other gifts like food for the
food pantry. We also bring bread and cup to place on the table. Communion
is observed weekly. This is Christ’s table and all believers in Him are invited
to partake. If you wish to participate, please come forward at the invitation to
the table. Communion is served by intinction (dipping your bread in the
chalice).
The Congregation Scatters to Serve
At the closing of worship, all are invited to commit or recommit ourselves to
following Jesus. We are sent forth into the world in song charged to be
disciples in our daily lives.

Children are always welcome in the service. We do provide a nursery for

newborn - 3 years old for anyone who prefers to take their little ones there.