March 18 Newsletter

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Mens Trap Shoot and Cookout

March 24th

at 4:00 PMIf you like to shoot guns then why not join us for our next

Mens Fraternity Event? We are shooting trap on March 24t

at 4:00 pm at Joe and Courtney Beiters home. They live at4090 Elder Road. We will accept donations toward the cost o

the supplies. Still join us even if you dont like to shoot

because there will be a cookout. We are asking our men whocome to bring either a pack of hotdogs, brats or hamburger so

we can enjoy some food as well. Bring a friend!

Love God and Love People

The Christian Messengerifth Avenue Church of Christ115 W. Fifth Ave.

Lancaster, OH 43130740-654-0626www.myfacc.come-mail [email protected]

Brad Seevers

Senior Minister(740-550-9882)

David TinglerAssociate Minister

Glen Shady

Youth Minister(740-438-5257)

Sunday Services

1st

Worship8:00 a.m.

2nd

Worship10:30 a.m.

Bible School

9:15 a.m.

Evening Worship

6:00 p.m.

March 18, 2012

Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012Sunday School at 8:45am

The cantata In Christ Alonewill be

presented at a combined 10:00am worship

service

Evening Worship at 6:00pm


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SPIRITUAL STATISTICSMarch 11, 2012

Sunday School 89

1st Morning Worship 89

2nd Morning Worship 84

Total Morning Worship 173

Evening Worship 44

Family Reunion (03/14) 48

Weekly Budget $ 4,633.00

Budget Received $ 4,667.07Book Nook $ 11.00

Catherine Later Memorial $ 65.00

SERVING SCHEDULEMarch 18, 2012

At the Table 1st Fred Griffith and Glen Shady

Serving 1st

Patrick Wersell, Jack Hardwick,Bill Kelly, Carmel Marsh

At the Table 2nd

Fred Griffith and Tom Puckett

Serving 2nd

Patrick Wersell, Ned Tomlinson,

Rod Troutman, Mike BusseyPastor of the week Fred Griffith

PM Deacon Patrick Wersell

COMMUNION PREPARATION1ST Worship Ray and Mary Alice Coats

2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire

GREETERS

1ST Worship Ray and Margie Ayers2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire & Norma Holtom

NURSERY

Sunday School Reta Conrad and Laura Wersell

2nd Worship Courtney Beiter and Cindy Cox

Sunday School Helper Ruth Andrews

VISITOR CENTER

1st Worship Janet Brown

2nd Worship Marie Huffman

SECURITY

1ST

Worship David WillBible School Ray Coats

2nd Worship Josh Czich

Evening Worship Jim Puckett

BITS FROM BRO. DAVE

KEENAGERS TRIP: Tuesday, March 20 is the date our Keenagers trip to the Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus. We will depart our parking lot at 8:50 AMThe cost is just $9, per person, for admission antransportation. Lunch will be at the MCL Cafeteria. Whave a full sign-up sheet. However, we always hasome cancellations, so I would still encourage you to si

on as stand-bys. If you must cancel, please give me much notice as possible. I would appreciate your paymeon Sunday.

APRIL EVENT: It is, again, time for the annuKeenagers Retreat at Round Lake Camp. This singday event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10. Look for announcement, elsewhere, in this Messenger. A sign-sheet is posted.

WEDNESDAYS: This week (3/21) Sue Tingler w

conclude her study on The Inter-Testament Period. Ttwo groups will not meet on March 28. I would encouraattendance at the Round Lake Informational meeting thevening.) Our 10:00 AM and 6:30 PM classes will resumon April 4 with a study of II and III John.

SUNDAY EVENINGS IN THE SANCTUARY: We havfor a number of weeks, been involved in an examination The Hard Sayings Of Paul. This week our passage isCorinthians 6:14 and the theme is Unequally Yoked. OMarch 25, the theme will be Who Is Worse Than A

Unbeliever?

(I Timothy 5:8). I invite you to join us fthese 6:00 PM services each week. (Communion available.)

SENIOR SAINTS IN THE SMOKIES: We had set tdates of May 28-June 1 as the time we might attend SeniSaints In The Smokies. For those not familiar with thactivity, I describe it as summer camp for those age 55 anup. At this point, I need to know if there are thointerested in attending, so that plans can be made. (We dnot attend last year.) If you are interested, please let m

hear from you!

FINAL THOUGHT: Swallow your pride occasionalIts nonfattening.

The Easter offering will be designated forIDES (International Disaster EmergencyService) for relief for the recent tornadovictims. You can read more about the

work of IDES at www. IDES.org.

In Christ Alone

Just a reminder for all those participating in

the Cantata that practices begin at 7:00 pm

each Sunday evening, and that there will be a

practice at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 31s


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Mark Your Calendar ..

Wednesday, March 21st

Elders Meeting, 7:30pm

Saturday, March 24th

Mens Trap Shoot at Beiters

Sunday, March 25th

Food Pantry Sunday

Tuesday, March 27th

Dorcas Society Meeting

(note date change)

Ron Ogden Sharon Britch Esther Messerknecht Rocco Wellman

Liz Reed Roger Davis Ed and Norma George George Andrews

Jan Foss Earl Chambers Clarence Alexander George MillerOur Troops Stacy Byers Dorothy Herman Wanda Dickson

Brady Bell Don Taylor Joanna Cooper Teresa William

PrayerRequests

Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012

Sunrise Service7:00am

Easter Breakfast8:00am

Sunday School9:15am

Morning Worship10:30am

Evening Worship6:00pm

Round Lake Christian Camp

Spring Keenagers RetreatTuesday, April 10, 2012

Retreat Cost: $26

Faithful in Every Generation

Speaker: Mark Taylor,Publisher and Editor, Christian Standard

Music: Sounds of Eden(Bob & Jamie Krob and Jim Blackledge)

Workshops: From Generation to Generation:In Church Planting, In Christian Camping, In Seniors Ministry

8:30-9:50 - Check-In and Continental Breakfast

4:45 - Retreat Ends with a Banquet


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SERVING SCHEDULEMarch 25, 2012

At the Table 1st Ralph Conrad and Dave Tingler

Serving 1st

Larry King, Dick Shumaker,Don Taylor, Hank Wellman

At the Table 2nd

Mike Cooper & Ned Tomlinson

Serving 2nd

Larry King, Nick Hinson,George Lambert, Tom Puckett

Pastor of the week Mike Cooper

PM Deacon Larry King

COMMUNION PREPARATION1ST Worship Ray and Mary Alice Coats

2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire

GREETERS

1ST Worship Nancy Speakman & Lori Highfield2nd Worship Neal Rudolph

NURSERY

Sunday School Thea Kallenberg & Shirley Marsh

2nd Worship Samantha Hendricks & Jean Azbell

Sunday School Helper Judy Gardner

VISITOR CENTER

1st Worship Shirley Marsh

2nd Worship Deb Cooper

SECURITY

1ST Worship Dan Brown

Bible School Carmel Marsh

2nd Worship Jim Puckett

Evening Worship George Lambert

Round Lake Christian Camp NightWednesday, March 28, 2012

Meal starts at 6:00pmPresentation starts at 6:30pm

We have a representative from RLCC visitingus to present to our families and kids about

camp options this summer. For anyoneinterested, the church has a policy of paying

half of the costs for any FACC kids that attendRound Lake. Anyone attending is asked toplease bring at dish for the meal at 6:00.

The Book Nook

The next meeting of the Book

Nook will be Monday, March26th at 6:30 p.m. The book

to be discussed is "TheCaptive Heart" by Dale

Cramer. The book for theApril 23rd meeting is

"Promise Me This" by CathyGohlke. All are welcome at

the Book Nook!

Library SundayApril 1st

Preschool thru 5th Grade

Please meet in the classroom area for a Kids SongCelebration. If you wish, come prepared with aninstrument or a favorite song! We will then travelto the Children's Library (located on the stage -

Room 116), to enjoy the bookEaster is for Me!a story about the true meaning of Eastera specialtime when Jesus died and rose again! We will also

have a craft time. Parents are welcome.

For the future, please mark your calendar .... Kids

Library Sunday, every other month, on the firstSunday of the month. The next Library Sunday

will be June 3rd.

Hope to see you there!

Neighborhood Flyer DayMarch 27th, 10:00 A.M.

If you would like to passout flyers with us, contact

Brad at 740.550.9882


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A Letter to the Congregation from Glen Shady

Dear Fifth Avenue,

Back in December and January, it was announced at both of the congregational meetings that my family andI would be leaving Fifth Avenue by June. We have been feeling for some time that God was nudging us tomove onto a new chapter in our lives, but we have not been sure of what that chapter would be until

recently. A few weeks ago we decided that we are going to move our family to Cincinnati so that I canattend Cincinnati Bible Seminary and study for a 4-year Master of Divinity degree. I am also hoping to finda part-time preaching position during these four years.

In order for this to even be possible, we knew I would have to take on the role of full-time dad along withfull-time student, and Jessica would need to find a job that could support us. Thinking that this was a talltask, especially in this job market, we decided to have Jessica send out resumes at the beginning of March.We could not have imagined that within a week she would receive multiple interview requests, within twoweeks she would have second interviews for two very good jobs, and at exactly two weeks she wouldreceive job offers from both. Perhaps we could not have fathomed that getting a job that would support ourfamily would be quick and easy, but that is exactly what has happened. So on April 2, Jessica will be

starting as an Administrative Assistant at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital.

Due to these events transpiring so quickly, we will not be able to stay at FACC until June as we hadoriginally hoped. Since we have the girls to take care of, I have to move down to Cincinnati as well whenJessica starts work. Given this abrupt and unusual situation, the elders have graciously come up with thefollowing plan:

I will work full-time as the youth minister until Sunday, April 1, after which our family will movedown to Cincinnati.

I will be brought on as a part-time youth minister starting April 2 and will remain so until Sunday,April 22. During this time I will still teach on Wednesdays and Sundays.

On April 21-22, I will attend the CIY: Believe conference for our Middle School students and thiswill be my last act of service for Fifth Avenue Church of Christ. After this we will have officiallyparted with Fifth Avenue and the elders will be looking for a replacement as soon after that date aspossible.

We look forward to serving FACC in this last month and leaving the childrens and youth ministries in the

best situation possible for all of you to strongly continue on without us. This city and this church have trulybecome our home, and it is with great sadness that we leave. Even in the midst of this sorrow we leave with

great hope; hope that God is truly leading us to make this move and hope that Fifth Avenue will continue togrow to have a strong and faithful presence in the Kingdom.

Thank you to all of you for supporting our family and loving us dearly. Thank you for giving us thisopportunity to start our lifelong careers as a ministry family. Thank you for truly being an extension of ourfamily and forever our brothers and sisters in Christ. We love this church and each of you dearly.

Sincerely,

Glen ShadyYouth Minister


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Sunday School Classes for All AgesClasses at 9:15 unless noted

Nursery (Birth through 3 years old)Jesus Loves Me

Room 102Courtney Beiter, Coordinator

Young Children (Ages 4 through 2nd Grade)

Who is Jesus?Room 101

Deborah Will, Teacher

Middle Elementary (3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades)Be Wise and Trust God in His Power

Room 106Sheri Puckett, Teacher

Junior and Senior HighActs of the Apostles

Room 301

Nick Hinson, Teacher

Young Ladies Class (8:00 a.m.)GenesisRoom 214

Cassie Bull, Teacher

Ladies ClassSermon on the Mount:

Returning Gods Love with Our LifeRoom 209

Beverly Puckett, Teacher

Mens ClassThe Names of God

Room 205Tom Puckett, Teacher

Adult ClassCurious 202Fellowship Hall

Brad Seevers, Teacher

Harmony Adult ClassGod Establishes a Faithful People

Room 204Dave Tingler, Teacher

Philothean Adult ClassParablesRoom 108

Jim Love, Teacher

Adult ClassApologetics

Room 214Glen Shady, Teacher

WELCOME TO FIFTH AVENUE!At FACC, we focus on loving God,

loving people, and turning the worldupside down.

We are happy you chose to worship withus today. We hope you return next

week and bring your friends with you. Ifyou would please take a few minutes tofill out a Silent Roll Call Card, located

on the back of the pew, you can thenplace it in the offering plate as it is

passed. Thank you. For moreinformation about our great church,contact our minister, Brad Seevers at

[email protected] or call him at740.550.9882. Have a great week and

may God bless your life.

Life Groups

Forgotten GodEvery Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Led by Brad Seevers

Location:Tim & Marie Huffman's

1900 Lake Road

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Joy InChristA Bible-study on the Book of Philippians

Every Monday at 1:30 p.m.Led by Scott Brown

Location:Larry & Phyllis Busseys

150 King Street

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Mens FraternityWhat Men Need to Hear

Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.Led by Brad Seevers

Location:

FACC Fellowship Hall
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Core Values...Values central to the life, mission and vision of Fifth

Avenue Church of Christ are:

Christ-Centered WorshipWe make it a priority every Sunday to celebrate Jesus

through our music. (Romans 11:36-12:1-2). We focus oJesus through grace-based preaching and teaching &

understand the Bible is our authority (2 Timothy 3:16)

Church Health and Biblical BalanceChurch health becomes reality when God's people seek

harmony & live consistently. We expect every member protect the unity of Christ's Church. (Romans 12:16; 1

Peter 3:8)

Global EvangelismWe are constant to our founding call to worldwide

evangelism, proclaiming to all that Jesus Christ is the

Savior, Healer, and Soon-Coming King (Acts 20:27).

Fellowship and MinistryAfter people begin their journey with Jesus, we will

equip them to find a ministry based upon their strengthWe want everyone to serve in some capacity. (1

Corinthians 12:12-27) We also want His church to be thliving evidence of His love and power to the world.

DiscipleshipWe do not want you to "get religion" here at Fifth

Avenue Church of Christ in Lancaster. We are all abouteaching you that Jesus seeks a daily relationship withHim through a life of obedience. In other words, wewant to see the things you are taught actually change

your lifestyle & your daily decisions.

Social ConscienceWe place high value on the sanctity of human life, of

Biblical marriage and morality, and we welcome ethnidiversity (Isaiah 56:7; Philippians 2:15-16).

Pastor of the WeekFred Griffith

The Power of PatienceJames 5:7-12

Brad Seevers preaching

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How Can I respond today?At FACC we look to the Bible for guidance on all

issues. We believe that Gods Word is clear

concerning what a person must do to become a

Christian.

Trust that Jesus can bring you tosalvation.

Turn (repent) from the sin in your life. Confess your desire to make Jesus the

Lord of your life.

Be baptized (immersed) in water for theforgiveness of sins and to receive the

Holy Spirit into your life.

To make this life decision for Christ, we ask that

youcomeforward during our commitment song at

the conclusion of the Sunday message. Baptized

believers are welcome to become members at

FACC by coming forward on Sunday morning or

by seeing our Senior Minister to discuss this

further. We ask that you complete a series of

Curious classes to help you better understand

what you are committing to as a member.

OUR PURPOSE

WE EXIST TO

Exalt Gods Greatness; Evangelize Gods Work Equip Gods People Express Gods Love through Jesus Christ

OUR MISSION

To Love God and Love People!

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