A member has expressed a calling to write to men and women deployed in the armed forces.  Members of the church can go to our SECURE Page for additional information; or call the church office.

General Message Points
 
Love Your Kids is a statewide project sponsored by more than 100 Arizona businesses, hospitals, non-profit and community-based organizations, faith-based groups and schools to provide KidsCare enrollment assistance to families of uninsured children. 

Approximately 130,000 children in Arizona are eligible for the plan but are not enrolled.
KidsCare is a low-cost state-sponsored program that provides medical, dental and vision coverage to eligible children ages 18 and younger. Parents pay a monthly premium for this cost-sharing health insurance program. Premiums for the program cost no more than $25 a month for one child and no more than $35 a month for multiple children. 

Only one-third of Arizona’s uninsured children who are eligible for KidsCare are actually enrolled in the program.
Families must select a health plan on the application, which is available online at www.azkidscare.gov.
·         Families can apply for KidsCare if their child is:
o        18 years or younger
o        A resident of Arizona
o        A U.S. citizen or a qualified non-citizen – regardless of the status of the parents
o        Not currently covered by other health insurance
o        Does not qualify for coverage through a state agency employee
o        Is a member of a household that meets the KidsCare income guidelines and is willing to pay a monthly premium
·        Love Your Kids was held on Thursday, Feb. 14 at approximately 75 locations statewide. Check for future dates.
·        For a complete list of event sites, log onto www.loveyourkidsaz.org
·        or call 1-800-352-3792 or 602-263-8856.

Companioning the grieving is about bearing witness to the struggles of others; it is not about directing those struggles. 

You don’t heal from the loss of a loved one because time passes; you heal because of what you do with the time.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” 

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad in all our days.    Psalm 90:14

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

The world of the generous gets larger and larger. . .The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.
Proverbs 11:24-25

One way to think of yourself is that you are the sum total of all that you have experienced in your life so far.

The essence of finding meaning in the future is not to forget my past, as I have been told, but instead to embrace my past.  For it is in listening to the music of the past that I can sing in the present and dance into the future.  We see those we love in every sunrise and in every sunset, in every tree and in every flower.

May you be given more and more of God’s kindness, peace, and love. Jude 1:2

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.

“A faithful friend is the medicine for life.”  
The Apocrypha

What a splendid way to move through the world…to bring our blessings to all that we touch.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope.   Romans 15:13 

 Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to an all-knowing God.

Go slowly and be patient with yourself.

What you are is God’s gift to you. What you do with what you are is your gift to God.

Teach me, Lord, to value each day, to live, to love, to laugh, to play.

Tuck this thought into your heart today. Treasure it. Your Parent God cares about your daily concerns.

What a splendid way to move through the world…to bring our blessings to all that we
touch.

Each tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the
handle of faith.

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.

Giving encouragement to others is a most welcome gift, for the results of it are lifted spirits, increased self-worth, and a hopeful future.

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”
Helen Keller

Loss provides an opportunity to take inventory of our lives, to reconsider priorities, and to determine new directions.

Grieving is as natural as breathing, for it we have lived and loved, surely we will grieve.

Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

To honor your grief is not self-destructive or harmful, it is self-sustaining and life giving!.

What a splendid way to move through the world…to bring our blessing to all that we touch.

Hope in grief is heart-based, not head-based.

Tomorrow is the promise that there is still much to celebrate!

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Companioning the grieving is about bearing witness to the struggles of others; it is not about directing those struggles.

Companioning the grieving is about discovering the gifts of sacred silence; it is not about filling every painful moment with words.

Companioning the grieving is about listening with the heart; it is not about analyzing with the head.

Companioning the grieving is about honoring the spirit; it is not about focusing on the intellect.

Companioning the grieving is about being present to another’s pain; it is not about taking away the pain.

Companioning the grieving is about going to the wilderness of the soul with another human being; it is not about thinking you are responsible for finding the way out.

Companioning the grieving is about being still; it is not about frantic movement forward.

Companioning the grieving is about respecting disorder and confusion; it is not about imposing order.

Companioning the grieving is about walking alongside; it is not about leading.

Come Join Our New Outreach Ministry with Children in an After-School Enrichment Program 

For Whom? Children of Pueblo Elementary School, near the church.
What? An after school enrichment program in which FCC members
tutor children (in reading and math) and provide nurturing
programs (through arts, crafts, music, games and yes, snacks!) 

Where? At church (A Driver will pick up kids from Pueblo Elementary School) When? 2-4 hours on Tuesdays (2 PM to 5:30 PM)
Goal to begin: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 

Why? This is for children who can not afford after school programs.
Parents will pick them up at our church. 

Qualifications for On-site Volunteers:
1. Love Children
2. Give 2-4 hours a week
3. Get fingerprinted for background check
4. Take the training Dec 4, 6:00-8:00 p.m. 

Ways You Could Help:
Pray that Christ is revealed to all involved
Tutor in reading and/or math
Teach an art project and/or help kids do project
Provide/Serve snack
Clean-up and set-up
Drive van (between age 25 and 70)

Contact Judy Stall at 480-951-7090 or the church office 480-948-5636

Prayer Shawl Ministry is an important part of our Outreach Ministries.  Click HERE to read more.

WHEAT is located at 4000 N. 7th Street in Phoenix  - Phone 602-955-5076.

FAMILY FREE FOURTH FRIDAYS
How about a Date Night?

From 6:30 to 10:30 PM, we’ll be offering childcare every fourth Friday of the month here at the church. You may bring children up to 6th grade for part or all of the time period. We don’t have a set charge for the childcare, but donations will be accepted.

Each month, we’ll plan a joint activity for any of the parents and/or
couples who would like to participate in a group date activity. However,
if you just need a private date night, you are still welcome to utilize the childcare.
Following is the planned activities for September through February:

February 22nd - Gilligan's Island Musical, at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theater (4720 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale,AZ 85251) start time is 7:30pm and cost will be $22 per person. Take a fateful trip down memory lane. This is a hilarious musical version of one of America's favorite sitcoms

The children will have quality care as well as some activity for the
evening. We recommend that they eat dinner before they come. You
may use the childcare for all or part of the allotted time.

First Christian Church - 7405 E. McDonald Drive - Scottsdale, AZ  85250
480-948-5636  CHURCH OFFICE
480-991-3659    FAX
e-mail:  office@firstccscott.com

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