August Events

8-7-10 Jason and Sarah had a wonderful wedding!
Jason's dad got a heart transplant the week of the wedding, Sarah's mom won an all-inclusive honeymoon package and we were able to help with the decorations, tables, chairs and tent. It was a fabulous time!


8-8-10
We had 49 in church today, 50 last week (8/1), and 63 (7/25) the week before. We had Elizabeth, Keeley and Kade Pollard and Mary Lynn's friend Philip as visitors. New members that joined on August 8th include Tony and Kelly Maxedon, Carlee Garrison and Mary Lynn Stephens. The Godman's Pig Roast was a wonderful time. The weather was wonderful and the turnout was great! And thanks to Rachel Carr for playing piano!
Thanks to Rob Braun for the lettering on the van and to Steve and Dawn Wood for putting them on.

July 24, 25th and Upcoming Events!

Thanks to Steve and Dawn Wood who organized the trash pick-up on Morgan Four Oaks Rd. on Saturday. Our crew included Buddy, Connie, Kelly, Tony, Carlee, Ken, April, Courtney, Josie, Steve, Lois, Mason, Josh and David. Thanks also to Randy for the equipment support. We spent about an hour and a half picking up trash, and about two hours afterwards visiting and eating pizza. In church we recognized our first two female elders: Gloria Vaughn and Kathie Moreland! We also installed Buddy Hannah, Connie Hannah and Lois Work as new deacons. It was exciting seeing more than 60 people in worship. On Sunday afternoon we enjoyed the Disciples Annual Picnic. 3-4-1 and Kelly, Micah and David brought the music. Charlie brought "Hillbilly golf" and April organized the badminton games. It was a fun time.

7/31 Skateboard ministry trip to Grove City/ Baby Shower in the Fellowship Hall (Alex and Brandi in charge)
8/7 Jason and Sarah's Wedding 3:30pm
8/8 Meeting after church, then pig roast at the Godman's
8/9 Canoe Trip - $15 a person see David for more info

Wade in the Water

We celebrated the baptism of Alexis Work, Mason Wood, Donnie Dedden and Dwayne Hensley today in the South Licking River. There are more pics at our Morgan Christian Church Facebook group.

Thanks to Mary Lynn Stephens for playing the piano this Sunday!

It was so good to see Ed Salerno, the Croley's and others this Sunday.

Homecoming Sunday

Morgan Christian Homecoming 2010 from David Wu on Vimeo.

What a wonderful day! We had 88 people in worship. Former minister Ed Salerno brought the pastoral prayer. Jason and Sarah brought the special music. We watched a video on Morgan's past year. We had sooo much good food. And the dulcimer group gave an afternoon concert.
Congratulations to Sarah and Jason who will be married at Morgan in August!

Homecoming Hayride...

...and petting zoo, pony rides, wiener roast, shaving cream whiffle ball, guitar music, sack races and spectacular fireworks! What a time! Thanks to the Ammermans, Wilms, Godmans, and everyone who contributed! We had 29 on the hayride and an additional 20 or so meet at the Godman's Bottoms.

Record Attendance plus other Morgan Matters

On June 13th we had 60 people in worship! We have been praying for 60 in worship over the last year and that prayer has been answered! On June 20th we had 58 in worship. Remember to invite someone to this weekend's homecoming. Dawn, Faye, April, Charlotte, Pat and Kevin gave the church basement a deep cleaning and redecorated our space. It is looking terrific for homecoming. We will be selling Morgan Christian shirts for our homecoming. Thanks to Alex and Kathie for a wonderful Father's Day presentation. Also thanks to Estille in his work getting the spiral staircase approved for the new baptistry.
Last week we welcomed Buddy and Connie Hannah as our newest members.
Here is one of Buddy's many cake creations -- an anniversary cake for Charlie and Charlotte Whaley's 53rd!
Carlee, Alexis, Mickayli, Joey, Shelby, Aaron, CJ, Micah and Josh enjoyed hide and seek, Rock Band, swimming, skateboarding, meals together, singing and prayer on the recent youth trip to Lexington. Everyone got along well and enjoyed the new van. Thank you to our anonymous donor who paid for the gas.

Things have been going so well at Morgan. The Psalmist says, "My cup overflows" or "runneth over", we at Morgan have been brimming with a period of joy and happiness. Let us be mindful that it will take extra effort, attention and investment to care for a group of 60 in comparison to a group of 20 which is where we were at just 2 years ago. May God's Spirit continue to provide and may we trust and love in faith.

Victor Moore

Our condolences go out to the Moore family with the passing of Vic Moore. He touched many people with his kindness and sense of humor. Visitation is 5-8pm Fri at Woodheads and the funeral is 11am Saturday.

June/July Events

June 20-22 Youth Trip to Lexington
June 26th 5pm Hayride, wiener roast, music, petting zoo, fireworks
June 27th 9:45 Coffee, doughnuts, intergenerational Sunday Schoo1, 11am Worship, 12pm potluck, 1pm corn hole, 2pm, Sarah/Jason, 3pm Dulcimer Group
July 3 Family Fun Night at Steve and Lois Work's 118 Eagleview
July 4 Baptism of Alexis Work and Donnie Dedden in the river
July 11th Guest Minister Bob Jones and the Side Porch Gang
July 18 Wayne Keith
July 25 Area Disciples Picnic 2:30 Wool Fest Grounds. Brings drinks, fishing rods, bikes, etc.

T-Shirts are in! $15, proceeds go to the van. The artwork is above -- thanks to April and Courtney LeCrone for doing the artwork.

June 13 We had a record attendance of 60 people!

The Relay for Life Survivor's Dinner

Congratulations Jennifer and Cole Robinson!

Upcoming events for May/June

May 30th 5th Sunday Gathering at Falmouth Christian Church. 5pm potliuck, presentation at 7pm.
June 5th Boyd Methodist Benefit for a new heating system 9-4pm
June 11th Relay for Life (we are providing the survivor's dinner)
June 13th Meeting (final homecoming meeting)
June 26th Hayride, wiener roast
June 27th Homecoming Guest musicians Jason and Sarah and the Dulcimer group.

New Elders

Steve Wood and Duke Wilms are our newest elders. This Sunday we recognized senior Alex Carson with a Bible and blessing as he prepares to graduate from high school. Thanks to Steve Wood for bringing his grill for this Sunday's men's cookout. Also thanks to Penny and Michele for the beautiful music. And thanks to Buddy and Connie Hannah for hosting the family fun night. We were filled up with chili and pimento cheese sandwiches. Faye Godman won the ever competitive dominoes game that evening and there were several good rounds of Euchre.

Message from Casey Croley

There were a total of 13 people who walked with us on Saturday... We
ended up having great weather and avoided the rain.
We saw a lot of people with t-shirts and posters that showed the reason
they were walking. It was sad to see the ones that were : "in memory
of."
Matt and I walked proud knowing that, after a hard year, we made it! We
are the lucky ones....

We thank each and every one of you for your donation.

March of Dimes

Here is some information about the March of Dimes from the Woods:

Visit my team Web page at

http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1433439

Would you like to see what March for Babies is and why I'm walking?
Click the link to see the video.

If you would like to learn more about March for Babies, visit the Web site at
www.marchforbabies.org.

The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Thanks! Dawn Wood

Record Attendance

It has been exciting watching our attendance rise over the past few months. It is rare to have more people in church the Sunday after Easter. We had 49 on Easter Sunday, 51 people on Sunday the 11th and 54 on Sunday the 18th! Sharing the joy of Christ is something that the people at Morgan Christian Church seem to understand well. Thanks to Marvin Wright who hosted the supper/pool/Euchre and Dominos night.

3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

First Baptist Church of Falmouth hosted the tournament to benefit their mission work in Honduras. It was a fun time. There were about 20 teams registered. Who knows when the last time was that Morgan fielded a basketball team? Derrick Myers, Mason Wood, Michael Shaw and Korey Workman represented us well. They had a 3rd place finish and won some close games against some tough competition.

Easter Sunday

After a wonderful potluck breakfast we had an Easter egg hunt for the children's Sunday School class. In the service we enjoyed the presence of 49 worshippers.

Palm Sunday

Party at the Woods

Great food, great company, basketball, cornhole and great weather made for a great time.