by Jennifer Collins on February 24, 2009
It is time to start planning for Vacation Bible School for the Summer of 2009 and we need your help. Every year we need people who are willing to help with the different parts of VBS: Decorating, Story Time, Snacks, Recreation, Discovery Time, Assembly Time, Music, Crafts and Publicity. We also need volunteers to bring items for us to borrow during VBS to decorate the church. This year’s theme is “Camp E.D.G.E.: Exploring and Discovering God Everywhere”. So, this year we are looking for items to borrow to create a camping environment, such as: green artificial Christmas trees (without the lights), tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, canteens or water bottles, camping equipment, camp chairs, etc. Whether or not you have helped out with VBS before, if you are willing and able to help this year in whatever way, please let Pastor Jenny know at [email protected], or at (620) 251-3240. Thanks in advance for your support of this fun summer adventure! More details to come soon.
by John Collins on February 20, 2009
This coming Sunday, February 22, 2009, I’ll be preaching on the Transfiguration, Mark 9.2-9. Or at least that’s the plan at present.
*To the right is the new pulpit for the sanctuary, made by Tracy and Iris Alban.
by John Collins on February 19, 2009
We’ll observe Ash Wednesday with a service including the imposition of ashes at 7:15 pm in the chapel (this coming Wednesday, February 25, 2009).
by John Collins on February 18, 2009
We’re very happy to welcome Mary Conn to the staff of Coffeyville First as the new nursery attendant. Mary will be providing childcare in the nursery from 9:30 to 12:00 on Sunday mornings.
by John Collins on February 17, 2009
We received a thank you certificate from the Annual Conference for paying 100% of our apportionments in 2008. At the conference Council on Finance and Administration I was able to see some figures that showed that Coffeyville First has been paying apportionments at 100% since 1993 (a total of sixteen straight years).
by John Collins on February 17, 2009
Community Lenten Luncheons sponsored by the Coffeyville Ministerial Alliance will begin on March 4, 2009. Food Service will begin at 11:30 am and a short devotional service will follow. Schedules for preaching and food service appear below. The First Baptist Church at 9th and Elm will be hosting this year.
Preaching:
Ben Nguyen — March 4, 2009
Gary Stevens — March 11, 2009
Diane Massey — March 18, 2009
Nathan Smith — March 25, 2009
Steve Griffith — April 1, 2009
Lunches:
Grace Fellowship — March 4, 2009
First Baptist — March 11, 2009
First Presbyterian — March 18, 2009
First Christian — March 25, 2009
First United Methodist — April 1, 2009
by John Collins on February 16, 2009
The church office is closed today in observance of President’s Day.
by John Collins on February 14, 2009
So far, all the feedback we have received about the sermons on CD (and online) has been positive. The quality of the recording is much better than it was with our previous system and we’re working on the technical and legal aspects of including more of the service with the sermon (some anthems, introits, preludes, postludes, and hymns are under copyright). While this program was initially impelemented for shut-ins, copies of the sermon on CD are available for free to anyone who might have missed a sermon, wants to keep a copy of a favorite sermon, or just wants one for any reason. If you have internet access (and if you’re reading this that would seem to be a very good possibility) you also have the option of downloading them from the podcasts page of the church website. You are our quality control team so let us know if there are any problems.
by John Collins on February 13, 2009
We’ve been having some problems with the RSS feed for blog readers (If you don’t know what that means, consider yourself blessed and ignore this post). If you subscribe to this site you’ll want to make sure you’re reader is pointed to http://www.revcollins.com/feed in order to continue to receive updates..
by John Collins on February 13, 2009
Yesterday I attended my first meeting of the Kanas East Conference Council on Finance and Administration (a.k.a. CFA). CFA funcions like the finance committee in a local church. I was elected secretary (the above picture is from the conference website, but it is not an accurate depiction of my mood). I think serving on this board in this capacity will be an excellent opportunity to learn and to advocate for Coffeyville First and churches in similar situations.
This is the professional blog of John and Jennifer Collins. We are ordained clergy members of the Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church and are currently appointed as pastors of Coffeyville First.
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