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COMMUNITY UPDATES / UPCOMING EVENTS
ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY MEETING
There will be an Adopt-A-Highway safety meeting today right after ser-
vices in room 104. You must be safety trained if you want to participate
with the litter pick-up.
FOOD PANTRY HOURS
Due to the holiday this week, please note the following changes in food
pantry hours. The pantry will be open tomorrow, Mon., Nov. 25 from 11
a.m.—2 p.m. and from 5—7 p.m. The pantry will be closed on Tues.,
Nov. 26 and on Thurs., Nov. 28.
Ron’s Wednesday morning class will not be meeting this Wed., Nov. 27.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
The church will hold its annual Thanksgiving service on Wednesday,
November 27, at 7:00 p.m. Please plan to attend!
STEPPING STONES HOLIDAY DINNER AND AUCTION
You are cordially invited to attend the 14th annual Stepping Stones
Holiday Dinner and Auction on Saturday, December 7, at 6:00 p.m. in
the multi-purpose room. If you have an item or service you would con-
sider donating, all would be greatly appreciated. Come join us for a
fun evening in service to Christian education at Ohio Valley University.
For tickets, please contact Mary Miller or Carley Tewanger.
LOVE AND CARE
The 2013 schedule for Love and Care worship and Bible study is on the
bulletin boards in both office and carport hallways. The first scheduled
meeting times that the Belpre Church will be responsible for are
Sunday, Jan. 12 and Thursday, Jan. 16.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
~Psalm 100:4
Happy Thanksgiving!
STAFF
Jeff Stevenson - Preaching Minister
740.378.6632
Travis Williams - Family Life Minister
330.546.5620
Brett Hower - College Intern
717.471.3151
Ron Laughery - Preaching Minister, Emeritus
740.516.4038
Church Office
www.belprechurch.com
Phone: 740.423.7021 | Fax: 740.423.8333
SHEPHERDS
Dan Canada—304.588.4087
Bob Crum—740.516.5960
Marty Clark—740.551.2075
Mark Kaufman—740.678.8053
Jack Thorn—304.482.1933
To schedule an appointment to meet with our
shepherds, please call the church office.
MINISTRY LEADERS
Benevolence/Love in Action
Anita Vaughan
Caring & Sharing
Margaret Wentz
Children’s Education
Stephanie Miller & Jerry Brown
Connections
Tom Seers
Courage to Change
Mary Ann Thorn/Sonia Grimm
Media
Larry Hopkins
Missions
Mary Ann Thorn
Prayer
Jo Miller
World Bible School
Leslie Roby
November 24, 2013
COLLEGE/TEENS
PURSUIT is the revamped, refocused college ministry at the Belpre
Church led by Brett Hower. PURSUIT will not be meeting tonight or
Wednesday evening due to Thanksgiving break.
We will resume on Sun. evening, Dec. 1 at 6:00 p.m. at the
Stevenson’s home and again on Wed., Dec. 4 for our regular study.
TEENS will not be meeting this evening.
MINISTRY MEETINGS
Connections
Connections team members will meet today in the coffee room
following services.
Young At Heart
Due to a lack of participation, our trip to Cabela’s and to see the
Christmas lights in Wheeling on Dec. 5 has been cancelled.
Courage to Change
The room was packed. There were chairs around the walls and
people sitting in the hallway to listen to Wayne Smith the Service
Coordinator for the New Vision recovery program at Fairfield
Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. There were 34 in attendance
which included local law enforcement, mental health providers, the
media and members of the Parkersburg and Belpre communities.
Mr. Smith explained about the rehabilitation program that is offered
to people struggling with trying to get off drugs and or alcohol. He
explained there just needs to be four rooms with three nurses and
one doctor who are trained to deal with the effects of withdraw
symptoms and the process of healing those with one or more
addictions. Mr. Smith told his story of recovery and how it started
with just one police officer who said he had faith in him. He said it
wasn’t a preacher or friend, or a family member, but a policeman
that told him he was worth it and he had faith in him. He gave the
statistics of the amount of drug use in the United States and the
need for a facility to help addicts in the Marietta, Belpre,
Parkersburg area. Mr. Smith did a wonderful job of presenting the
facts about addiction, the struggle to recover, and the need for
more facilities, especially in our area, to help addicts recover from
their addictions, get clean and become contributing members of our
communities.
Love in Action
We will be having "Undie Sunday's" on December 1 and 8. Please
see the enclosed insert today for more details on this. We are still
in need of instant potatoes for the BAM holiday boxes. This past
week we also made a monetary donation to "Healing Hands" to
assist with the help in the Phillipines. Our pantry shelves continue
to overflow with God's blessings. We are certain all of this will be
beneficial during the holiday season. We hope to give clothing this
year from "Undie Sunday" to each of our W/E children along with at
least one gift. If you know of others who are in need of assistance,
we will take a few more names. More details on this next week.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our church family! We are so greatly
blessed by our mighty God! Christ has told us in Matt 10:42 that "
Whoever gives a cup of cold water to the little ones....will not loose
his reward." Thank you all for sharing a cup of water and more to
those in need. We pray we will glorify God through this ministry.
SPECIAL INVITATION
Please join us Sunday, December 1, from 12— 2:00 p.m. in room
102-103 for a “come and go wedding reception” for Kyla Haynes.
Kyla was united in marriage on Saturday, November 16 in Nashville,
TN to Taylor Jones. Light refreshments will be served at the recep-
tion.
Thank you, Mark and Kim Haynes
WELCOME!
Welcome to the Belpre Church of Christ! We’re glad that you’ve joined in gathering to worship our Heavenly Father. The
Belpre Church is made up of sinners who’ve been saved by God’s grace. We’re fellow strugglers in life’s journey, helping
each other with daily challenges. If this is your first time as a guest at the Belpre Church, we’d love to talk with you about
Jesus Christ and his church here. If you’re looking for a church home, you may have found it. Welcome and please come back!
Haddie Williams, is recovering at home from the procedures she had this week
at Akron Children’s to revise her shunt.
Louise Fletcher, (mother of Mary Ann Laughery), is now home.
Ted Nelson, is recovering at home.
Nina D. Robinson, mother of Carl Crislip, is in Heartland Nursing Home in Devola,
Room 112. She is requesting our prayers and cards would be appreciated. You
may send cards to Nina at Heartland Nursing Home, 5001 State Rt. 60, Marietta,
Ohio 45750.
Fredia Davis, Brenda Floding’s mother, had surgery this past Monday and is
doing well.
Jeff Hopkins had surgery this past Wed. in Marietta Memorial Hospital.
Military Personnel
Kyle Crislip, Stephen Crislip, Isaac Feathers, Chris Lovano, Jesse Riley, Seth
Wellspring, Brad Gibbs, BJ Whited
Continued Prayer List
Fredia Davis, Judy Rader, Betty Campbell, Nat Horton, Betty Westbrook,
Dave & Michelle Swick, Janice Conner, Mike Welch, Nell Delancey, Ted Nelson,
Norris Metz , Connie McKain, Debbie Brookover, Bonar family, Norris Metz,
Mallory Sheppard, Rick Seay, Angie Bussey , Phyllis Blazer
FOR THE RECORD
Contribution Last Week - $ 9451.00
Children’s Offering - $ 60.00
Budget - $7,788.00
Bible Class - 185
Sunday A.M. Worship - 344
Sunday P.M./Small Groups - 71
Wednesday classes - 169
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CONNECTIONS
TODAY Team 2
COMMUNION SERVERS
Carport Office
Luther Williamson Bill Baker
Phil Stanley Rolland Thompson
Scott Miller Bob Caldwell
Steve Kibble Jeff Metz
Doug Reeder Ernie Lowers
PUBLIC SERVERS
Prayer Communion
TODAY Youth Rally Participants
NURSERY WORKERS
TODAY Kay Grose and Jo Ellen Canada
WORSHIP ORDER November 24, 2013
We welcome Andy Hadley and Jake Keefer this
morning as they lead our hearts and voices in
worship and praise of our awesome God. Andy
and Jake are both students at OVU.
The Belpre Youth Rally is blessed again this year
to have Billy McGuiggan as the keynote speaker.
Since 2003, Billy has been preaching for the
Natick Church of Christ in Natick,
Massachussetts. We are grateful for his open
heart and sweet spirit. In the final lesson of the
rally, he will share What To Do With Wonder?
WHAT TO DO WITH WONDER? Luke 17:11-19
This Week’s Events - Nov. 24 - Nov. 30
Sunday Small Groups at various times
Monday Food Pantry Open - 11 a.m - 2 p.m. and 5 - 7 p.m.
Tuesday Food Pantry - Closed
Wednesday Ron’s class will not meet. today.
Evening Meal - Hearty Rotel Soup
Evening Bible Study - 7 p.m.
H.O.P.E. - 6:30-8:30, p. m., room 105
Thursday Office Closed - Thanksgiving Holiday
Food Pantry - Closed Due to Holiday
Courage to Change will not meet due to Holiday.
H.O.P.E. - will not meet due to Holiday
Friday Office Closed - Thanksgiving Holiday
SYMPATHY
We wish to extend our sympathy to Ron Laughery, Wanda Langford and their
families at the loss of their aunt Frances Coffman. Frances’ husband, “Ike”, was
the youngest brother of Ron and Wanda’s mother. Services were held at the Fifth
St. Church of Christ on Thurs., Nov. 21.
CARD SHOWER
Jerry Page, mother of Martha Delancey and sister to Jo Lamp, will have her
86th birthday on Dec. 1. You may send cards to Jerry at Eagle Pointe Nursing
Home, Room 334, Parkersburg, WV.
NEW ADDRESS
Please make the following change in your directory: Lucille Burgess, 704 O’Neal
Street, Belpre, OH 45714
BELPRE FAMILY SMALL GROUPS We welcome you to attend any of our small groups.
For further information about meeting times and /or locations of
the groups, please call contact number listed.
B.J.’s Buddies - “ Behold Your God”, Sunday @ 5:00 p.m. - Contact
Sharon McClead or Anita Vaughan - 740/350-6304
Ron’s Class - “The Christian and the Judgment”, Sunday @ 5:00
p.m. - MPR - Contact Ron Laughery - 740/516-4038
Miller Group - Sunday following services. Contact Scott or Mary
Miller - 740/423-6608
Crum Group - Sunday following services. Contact Bob Crum -
740/516-5960
Williamson/Haynes - . Contact Mike Williamson - 304/481-4711
Pfalzgraf Group - Sunday following services - Contact Betty
Pfalzgraf - 304/863-5586
Bortell Group - Contact Dan or Amy Bortell - 304/481-5944
Lallathin/Metz Group - Contact Nathan Teawanger - 740/213-
1011
Teens– Sunday @ 6:00 - Contact Travis Williams - 330/546-5620
PURSUIT - College - Sunday @ 6:00 - Stevenson home - Contact
Brett Hower - 717/471-3151
Hello and Welcome,
We are so glad that you have joined us today for the finale of the Belpre Youth Rally. First off, if you are visiting just for today, we are so glad that you are here and hope you will come back again.
To those that have attended this rally, thanks for joining us and we hope that you and your teens have been blessed. Our goal this year was for you to experience the wonder of God in our main sessions and to learn about the "ones" of Ephesians 4 in our classes that unite us in Christ. We pray that you all will have a safe trip home.
For our members, thanks for all of the ways you support this rally. Thank you for your donations, time, and most importantly your prayers. God has always and will continue to work through this event. We serve a wonderful God!
Now, if you are reading this during services, put down the bulletin and join us in worship!
Thanks again! -Travis and the Belpre Youth Rally Planning Team-
Sermon Notes:
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along
between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a
village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a
distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them
he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the
priests.” And as they went they were cleansed.
Then one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, praising God with a loud
voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving
him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus
answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are
the nine? Was no one found to return and give
praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said
to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has
made you well.”
~Luke 17:11-19
