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Mission
Statement:
SCC exists to:
Worship
God
Witness
For Christ
Walk
In Step with the Holy Spirit

Suburban Christian Church
20290 Wood
Howell Road Bristol, VA 24202 276-669-0591
Rich Pannell Minister

Time for a little honesty, sometimes the church can be pretty ugly place. The Bible describes the church as the bride of Christ, but every so often the bride is not too beautiful and, regretfully, the church gets a bad reputation. Often people on the outside identify Christians with words like: hypocrites, judgmental, and self-righteous. There’s only one reason the church suffers such criticism, it’s infected with humans. Imperfect people fill God’s church and because of that there will always be problems in God’s church.
I heard a story about a minister who left the ministry to begin a new career as a mortician. About a year later, he crossed paths with a former church member. He asked his former preacher how the new career was going. The man replied, “Great. When I was in the ministry I would work to get people straightened out and before long they were back to their old habits. Now when I straighten people out, they stay straightened out.”
One would have to be unbelievably naïve to deny the church has problems. You name it, and we can disagree on it. We can disagree on important matters like theology and doctrine, but most of the time it’s the little stuff that gets in our way. Some church people seem to be professionals at arguing over what color to paint the walls, what type of music to sing, how the grass is going to get mowed, how to arrange the tables in the fellowship hall, and a legion of other trivial details that do nothing but distract us from the ultimate calling of reaching the lost.
Despite our arguing and fighting with one another, we are still the church. We are still God’s church, holy, unblemished, and righteous before God. This is the way God sees the church and this is the way the church should be seen.
At the risk of being simplistic, the answer to the problem is relatively easy. People’s flaws seem to diminish the more you love them. Your family makes mistakes and is imperfect like everyone else; however, those flaws are less noticeable because they are covered by love. The more you love, the less you see of another’s faults. The Bible puts it this way, Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)
The cure for the problems you see in others, is for you to love them more.

For up to date information, please visit the website at: www.suburbanchristian.org

SCC
June
Newsletter
2018

SCC Newsletter
December
2012

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Meditation
3 Ray Woods
10 Herb Wilkie
17 Tony Riffe
24 Cecil Anders

Elder
3 Ernie Blankenship
10 Jerry Musick
17 Bobby Church
24 Sonny Scott

Greeters
3 Fay Williams
10 Jerry & Karen Cole
17 Ray & Dotty Woods
24 Sonny & Libby Scott

Communion Prep
3 Ray Woods
10 Bill Duncan
17 Judith Schuler
24 Cindy Eastridge
Projector Operator
Jerry Schuler

June 2: Yard Sale
Our annual yard sale will be on Saturday, June 2. The proceeds will be used to sponsor retreats, events, TCTC, and other youth/young adult events. Please begin bringing your used treasures to donate. We will be collecting items and placing them in the parsonage garage over the next month. If you need help, please feel free to contact Rich Pannell or Charity Dowell
June 6, 7:00 a.m.: Men’s Breakfast
On the first Wednesday of each month, the men of the church meet for breakfast, good food, conversation, and fellowship. Consider waking a little earlier before work and meet at IHOP (Exit 7). We’ll see you there!
foods, etc.
June 17: Father’s Day
I hope you’re hungry, or at least will be on Sunday, June 17 for a whole hog barbecue! Plan on staying after church for an unbelievable barbecue you will not want to miss. If the weather is good, we will have the church service outside and it will be a wonderful day of worship to our Father and thanksgiving for an incredible barbeque with all the fixings. Come hungry.
June 19, Seniors’ Trip
June 19, 6:00 p.m.: Elders’ Meeting
Please keep the elders in your prayers as they continue to research and learn about what we need to do as a church body to grow in the Lord.
June 21-23 Family Trip
SCC is planning a family trip to Kentucky to visit the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum. The Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. The state-of-the art Creation Museum allows you to venture through biblical history, stunning exhibits, botanical gardens, planetarium, petting zoo, and much more. Please speak with Dotty Woods, Charity Roberts, or Rich Pannell with any questions.
June 26, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Food Box Giveaway
We will be giving out food boxes to anyone in need at the church from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This Month’s Events

Morning Nursery
(Birth to 3 years)
3 Mildred Sobotka &
Jordyn Simerly
10 Cynthia Hagy &
Dotty Woods
17 Hannah Eastridge &
Tuesday Dowell
24 Nerina McKenna &
TBA

Thanks to all who gave to the CCYC camp program. Monies were sent to Preston Riffe to obtain needed supplies for his week of camp.
Our Outreach partner for June is Josh and Ruth Barron in Kenya.
Josh reports: Christ’s Kingdom in Kenya is continuing to expand and deepen in so many exciting ways! Josh and Ruth are heavily involved in work with the Community Christian Bible Training Institute and the Discipleship Training Institute, curriculum development for the Community Christian churches of Kenya, teaching in the fields of discipleship and leadership development, Sunday School teacher training and classes for Turkana and Maasai elders and pastors. They serve as mentors for church leaders and young couples and lead discipleship groups that meet in their home. They also assist The Bible Society of Kenya with the correction of the Maa Bible translation.
Keep the Barron’s in your prayers as they continue their work in Kenya.
Website is joshuaruthbarron.cmfmissionary.org

Children’s Class
(4 years to 3rd grade)
3 Lynn Pannell &
Madison Clark
10 Toby Cook &
Jordyn Simerly
17 Connie Azure &
Madison Clark
24 Family Sunday

Outreach (Continued)

Thanks for being a “generous” church family as we support our community and the world. Pray for each Outreach need daily!
Visit and a Meal will resume in August. Thanks to all that have participated in this program. This program is a very rewarding one to the people we visit.
Haven of Rest – June 24 –Jerry and Jeffery Musick’s Team

June Birthdays

5 Will Pannell
8 Faith Goodson
10 Jeanette Anders
11 Linda Kegley
12 Patsy Prater
Carol Wilkie
15 Alice Stroad
22 Stacy Bowers
25 Cynthia Riffe
26 Jim Horton
27 John Ray Wagner
29 Oscar Widner

Prayer List
Ray Woods
Yvonne Stallard
Jeanette Anders
Sue Tiker
Roger Beasley
Randall Parris
Susan Woods
Brent Fiedler
Angi O’Quinn
Kristen Harlow
Betty Nave
Vickie Fleenor
Danny Crowe
Flora Looney
The birth of Delylah to Waylan & Jana
Ruth Tester
Eddie Ball
Leonard Smith
Alice Hagy
Helen McKenna
John Kegley
Jocelyn Matusevich
Landon Bowers
Bill Cook
Eric Eastridge
Faye Abernathy
Mabel Bowman
Jerry Musick
Darrell & Jennifer Shelly
Norma Reeves
Cheryl Atkins & daughter
Ona Burress
Tony & Elizabeth Childress
Lillian Worley
Albert & Katherine Owens
Emma Worley
George & Marlene Mitchell
Jonnie Gilliam
Herman & Katherine Goodson
Francis Roberts
Walter Keller
Gary Shortt

Prayer Time

Mason Cogar
Pam Blackburn
Mildred Sobotka
Pauline Grant
Connie Heflin
Orville White
Evelyn Baker
Kim Rife
Peggy Beasley
Sympathies, the families of:
Edna Mays
Zachary Crum
Gayle Melton
Military
Corey Edwards
Preston Fulton
Gary Cooper
Jeremy O’Quinn
Ryan Blankenship
Ethan Smith
Zac Rife

June Prayer Focus

This month as we begin our busy summer schedules and celebrate our earthly fathers let us remember to keep our heavenly Father first.
*Let us remember to pray for our earthly fathers as they seek to lead their families.
*Pray that our faith will be strengthened as we visit the Creation Museum and the Ark.
*Pray that we will be strengthened as a church family as we fellowship and enjoy our activities together.

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