The Christian Messenger
Fifth Avenue Church of Christ 115 W. Fifth Ave. Lancaster, OH 43130 740-654-0626 e-mail: info@myfacc.com www.myfacc.com
JULY 26, 2011
Brad Seevers Senior Minister c (740-550-9882) David Tingler Associate Minister Glen Shady Youth Minister (740-438-5257)
Sunday Services 1st Worship 8:00 a.m. 2nd Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible School 9:15 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00pm
Hike and Picnic Cookout
at Mike & Deb Coopers Saturday, August 6 Meet at Cantwell Cliffs at 3:00pm for the hike. If you dont want to go hiking, you can go to the Coopers at 5:00pm for the cook-out. Meat will be provided. Bring a side dish or dessert, your favorite beverage and table service and your lawn chairs.
Matthew 28:5 But the angel answered and said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
New Sunday School Elective beginning August 14th! "Higher Love: Discovering God's Design for your Marriage!" This six week elective class will be led by Brad Seevers and will help you better handle: unrealistic expectations; becoming a spiritual team understanding your spouse's feelings; the ups and downs of your relationship.
SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (July 24, 2011)
Sunday School 1st Morning Worship 2nd Morning Worship Total Morning Worship Weekly Budget Budget Received Van Fund Elders Organ Repair At the Table 1st 74 86 67 153 $ 4,471.00 $ 3,064.50 $ 20.00 $ 27.00 $ 500.00
Dear Friends of Faith, I am home from Crestview and recovering well. I want to thank all of you for your calls, cards, and most of all your prayers. Special thank you to Pastors Brad and Dave. Your many visits and prayers were very comforting and healing. Thanks, also, to the elders who brought Communion each Sunday. Lastly, thank you for the support you gave Thea during this hard time. With Christian love, Judith Smith ****************** Once again the Lord has seen me through another attack on my respiratory system. I now have just 30% lung capacity, this will not improve. I need to adjust my life so that I can save my strength so I can breathe. I have a nurse one day a week and also health aides three days a week. It is very difficult to change my life and let others do for me. Thank you for all your prayers and cards and phone calls. Thanks to Dave, Brad and Fred for visiting me in the hospital. Please continue to keep me in your prayers. As soon as I am strong enough I will see you in church. God bless you all. Jeane Goldfarb
SERVING SCHEDULE July 31, 2011
Tom Puckett, Dick Shumaker L King, R. Conrad, Serving 1st D. Gardner, J. Hardwick Tom Puckett, Patrick Hinson At the Table 2nd L. King, N. Tomlinson, R. Troutman Serving 2nd Taylor Dean, Nick Hinson Tom Puckett Pastor of the week Larry King PM Deacon Team 2 Offering Counters COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Ray & Mary Alice Coats 2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire GREETERS 1ST Worship Jack & Evelyn Hardwick nd 2 Worship Dick & Marg Shumaker NURSERY Sunday School Laura Wersell, Courtney Beiter nd 2 Worship Nick & Tracy Hinson Sunday School Helper Larry King Visitor Center 1st Worship Geri Jaynes Visitor Center 2nd Worship Debbi Hoagland , SECURITY 1ST Worship David Will Bible School Paul Hoagland 2nd Worship George Lambert Evening Worship Jim Puckett
Sunday nights in August! Mystery Speakers or Special Programs.
Food Pantry Sunday, July 31st Non-perishable food, paper products, etc. will be collected to help supply Maywood Mission Food Pantry.
A Note from brAd
Tolkiens classic The Lord of the Rings trilogy came to life in recent years on film. In the second epic story, the hero, Frodo, reached a point of despair and wearily confided to his friend, I cant do this, Sam. As a good friend, Sam gave a rousing speech: Its like in the great stories . . . . Full of darkness and danger they were. . . . Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didnt. They kept going, because they were holding on to something. Which prompted Frodo to ask: What are we holding on to, Sam? Its a significant question, one that we all need to ask ourselves. Living in a fallen, broken world, its no wonder that sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the powers of darkness. When we are at the point of despair, ready to throw in the towel, we do well to follow Pauls advice to Timothy: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life (1 Tim. 6:12). In lifes battles, lets hold on to the fact that good will triumph over evil in the end, that one day we will see our Master and Leader face-to-face, and we will reign with Him forever. You can be part of this great story, knowing that if you have trusted Jesus for salvation you are guaranteed a victorious ending! Though weak and helpless in lifes fray, Gods mighty power shall be my stay; Without, within, He gives to me The strength to gain the victory. D. De Haan The trials of earth are small compared with the triumphs of heaven. (Joseph Stowell)
I am looking forward to being back this Sunday to share with our friends at Fifth Avenue. My family has been enjoying a few days together the past few days. I want to thank Dave for filling in this past Sunday. I was glad to hear that many of you did not allow a little heat in the building to keep you from worshipping your God.
Cya Sunday, Brad, Eph. 3:20-21
Jim Nagle Allen Ours Wanda Dickson Barbara Benadum
P Jeane Goldfarb (home) Requests Sharon Bloom Prayer Jim Hoff Mary Marsh Judy Requests Smith (home) Mark Miller Jr
Gladys McCoy Unspoken
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Debbie Bradford Our Troops Dorothy Herman Ed George Joanne Ellyson Diane Campbell Ron Young Norma George
BITS FROM BRO DAVE
SPECIAL THANKS: I want to express my personal thanks to all those folk who pitched in on Sunday to make a difficult situation more bearable. The necessity of our moving the worship services to the basement required the cooperation of a great many people. All things considered, I thought it went very smoothly. In fear that I might miss someone, I am saying thanks to all those who contributed. AUGUST EVENT: August 24, we will be traveling to Columbus to tour the American Whistle Corporation plant. This is the only manufacturer of metal whistles in the United States. Cost for admission and travel is just $6 per person. Lunch will be on your own at the MCL Cafeteria. Departure will be at 8:30am and we will return in early afternoon. A signup sheet will be posted next week. If you are paying by check, make the check payable to Fifth Avenue Church of Christ. COMING KEENAGER EVENTS: September 13 New Horizons Retreat in Zanesville October 13 LaComedia Dinner Theatre WEDNESDAYS: Watch for announcements regarding the resumption of our 10:00am and 6:30pm studies in September. SUNDAY EVENINGS: Our studies in the Psalms will be completed Sunday evening, July 31. The theme is the Scope of forgiveness (Psalm 32). Next week (August 7), we will begin a month long series of Mystery Speakers/Programs. NOTE: Communion is available at these evening gatherings.
SERVING SCHEDULE August 7, 2011 Fred Griffith, Ralph Conrad At the Table 1st G. Lambert, T. Huffman, Serving 1st B. Kelly, C. Marsh nd Fred Griffith, N. Hinson At the Table 2 nd G. Lambert, P. Hinson, N. Rudolph Serving 2 D. Taylor, D. Thornton Fred Griffith Pastor of the week George Lambert PM Deacon Team 3 Offering Counters COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Wib & Betty Sparks 2nd Worship George & Alberta Ellis GREETERS 1ST Worship Ray & Mary Alice Coats 2nd Worship Larry & Phyllis Bussey NURSERY Sunday School Laura Wersell, Shirley Marsh nd 2 Worship Courtney Beiter, Cindy Cox Sunday School Helper Carolyn May st Visitor Center 1 Worship Janet Brown nd Visitor Center 2 Worship Julie Stuck SECURITY 1ST Worship Dan Brown Bible School Bill Kelly nd Worship Mike Cooper Evening Worship Paul Hoagland
Discipleship class for Recently Baptized Members Brad is leading a class for those recently baptized. The class will meet on July 31 and August 7 in room 209 during the Sunday School hour. Purpose of the class is to help each one get started on their journey with the Lord.
Children of God...
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." -- Proverbs 22:6
Prayer Concerns
That God would raise up workers from within the church who are passionate about working with young people Gods blessing of summer activities
Back-To-School Carnival
Wednesday August 17, 2011 6:00pm 7:30pm PreK 5th Grade Students Invited
This will be an evening of prizes, games, and fun. Every child in attendance will receive a package of school supplies. Please call or email Glen to RSVP for your child 740.438.5257 glenshady@live.com
Jr/Sr High End of Summer party Saturday, August 20 Watch for details!!
BOOK NOOK NEWS
The next meeting of the Book Nook will be Monday, September 26th at 6:00pm. The book for this meeting is While Were Far Apart by Lynn Austin. If you would like to purchase this book
from the church, please call the office by August 1st. Only books that have been preordered will be purchased by the church.
Pizza and Movie Night
FAMILY REUNION - FIVE WEEK STUDY
Brad is leading an elective on Wednesday nights at 6:30 for adults entitled: Half-Time. This class will not meet on Wednesday, July 27th.
Jr/Sr High July 29 here at the church 6:00pm
Planning Way Ahead!!!! all church picnic Sunday September 11, 2011 Rising Shelter at Rising Park 4:30 pm
Ladies Movie Night at the church. Friday, August 19 7:00pm
Blood pressure checkups will be taken on Sunday, August 7th between the services.
