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8/3/2019 November 28 Newsletter
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The Christian MessengerFifth Avenue Church of Christ
115 W. Fifth Ave.Lancaster, OH 43130
740-654-0626e-mail: [email protected]
November 28, 2011
Brad SeeversSenior Minister (740-550-9882)
David Tingler Associate Minister
Glen Shady Youth Minister (740-438-5257)
Sunday Services
1st Worship8:00 a.m.
2nd
Worship10:30 a.m.
Bible School9:15am
Evening Worship6:00pm
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
A congregational meeting will be held Sunday, December 4, 2011following each morning worship hour. The purpose of the meeting
is to elect officers and approve the budget for 2012.
Elder: Larry Bussey, Dave TinglerDeacon: Scott Brown, Tim Huffman, Lowell Trimmer,
Patrick WersellTrustee: Bill KellyFinancial Treasurer: Deb CooperFinancial Secretary: Marg ShumakerSunday School Superintendent: Kathryn AlbertsonMissions Secretary/Treasurer: Debbi Hoagland
The Giving Tree
Please stop by the parlor on Sunday and pickup an ornament from the Giving Tree to help a
needy family this Christmas season. All gifts
need to be delivered by Sunday, December
18th. See Glen’s article on the back page of
the newsletter for more information.
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SPIRITUAL STATISTICS -November 27, 2011
Sunday School n/c1st Morning Worship 81
2nd Morning Worship 75Total Morning Worship 156Evening Worship 39
Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00
Budget Received $ 4,259.25Thanksgiving $ 195.00Missions $ 60.00
Youth $ 7.00
BITS FROM BRO. DAVE
KEENAGERS’ TRIP : As of this writing, we hav34 folk making the trip to Zanesville.
WEDNESDAYS: The two study groups resumthis week (11/30) at 10:00 am and 6:30 pm. Wwill be examining chapter 9 of II Corinthians.
“SUNDAY EVENINGS IN THE SANCTUARY
Our special series on “The Hard Sayings of Jesus
continues through December. This week (12/4), wwill focus on Jesus’ words of Mark 15:34 Matthew 27:46 where He says, “ My God, my Go
why have you forsaken me?” On Sunday eveninDecember 13, our study will deal with Jesus’ worof Mark 10:25 where He speaks of the difficulty the rich entering the Kingdom.
FINAL THOUGHT : If it’s very painful to criticizyour friends, you’re safe in doing it. But if yotake the slightest pleasure in it, that’s the time hold your tongue.
SERVING SCHEDULE – December 4, 2011
At the Table 1st Mike Cooper and Dick Shumaker
Serving 1st
Larry King, Ray Coats, Ralph Conrad,Don Gardner
At the Table 2nd
Mike Cooper and Dick Shumaker
Serving 2nd
Larry King, Nick Hinson,
Patrick Hinson, Neal RudolphPastor of the week Mike Cooper
PM Deacon Larry King
COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Dan and Janet Brown
2nd Worship Fred Griffith
GREETERS
1ST Worship Thea Kallenberg and Judy Smith
2nd Worship Jim and Cindy Cox
NURSERY
Sunday School Hannah Ross and Courtney Beiter
2nd Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson
Sunday School Helper Carolyn May
Visitor Center 1st Worship Shirley AlexanderVisitor Center 2nd Worship Norma Holtom
SECURITY
1ST Worship Paul Alexander
Bible School Ray Coats2nd Worship George Lambert
Evening Worship Jim Puckett
Upcoming Events ….
Sunday, December 4 th Blood Pressure Checks (in outer office)
Destination Unknown for Jr./Sr. High 6-9pm
Tuesday, December 6 th
Movie and Game Night for Jr./Sr. High 6-9pm
(at the Shady’s)
Thursday, December 8 th
Elders Meeting, 6pm
Sunday, December 11 th
Carriage Court Service, 2pm
Oversight Meeting, 7pm
Friday, December 16 th
Movie Night for K-5th Grade 6-9pm
(at the Shady’s)
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We just want to express our gratitude foryour overwhelming kindness to our family.Thank you for allowing yourselves tobecome an instrument of blessing in Christ’s
name. In Him ~ The Brown Family
PRAYER CHAIN
In the future, all prayer request
brought to the attention of th
church office will be relayed to th
members of the prayer chai
through the automated phone treeEach member of the prayer chai
will receive the same message, s
you will no longer need to contac
anyone else with the praye
request. If you have an
questions, please contact th
church office.
Thank You … .
5 th
Ave – I appreciate all your prayers you have
offered in my behalf. I have been put on the
liver transplant list. I have a cough and they
continue to do more testing. On December 20 th I have cancer surgery scheduled for a place on my
nose, at the hospital. I love you all and think of
you so often. God Bless you and keep you safe
in His care. Fifth Ave folks, you are the best
examples of how Christians should live their
lives. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Much love
and thanks.
~ Sharon Britch
Dorcas Christmas
Luncheon
at Golden Corral
Tuesday, December 20th
11:30 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to join
the Dorcas Ladies for a
great time of
fellowshipping. A sign-up
sheet is on the bulletin
board.
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Library Sunday – December 4th Preschool thru 5th Grade
Please meet in the classroom area for a Kids Song Celebration. If you wish, come prepared with aninstrument or a favorite song! We will then travel to the Children's Library (located on the stage - Room
116), for a Bible story and Craft Time. Parents are welcome.
For the future, please mark your calendar ....Kids Library Sunday, every other month, on the first Sundaof the month. The next Library Sunday will be February 5th.
Hope to see you there!
SERVING SCHEDULE – December 11, 2011
At the Table 1st Dave Riggenbach & Ralph Conrad
Serving 1st
George Lambert, Jack Hardwick, TimHuffman, Bill Kelly
At the Table 2nd
Dave Riggenbach and Nick Hinson
Serving 2
nd
George Lambert, Dale Thornton, NedTomlinson, Rod Troutman
Pastor of the week Dave Riggenbach
PM Deacon George Lambert
COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Dan and Janet Brown2nd Worship Fred Griffith
GREETERS
1ST Worship Larry and Jane King
2nd Worship George and Alberta Ellis
NURSERY
Sunday School Laura Wersell and Thea Kallenberg
2nd Worship Tracy Eldridge and Marie Huffman
Sunday School Helper Norma Holtom
Visitor Center 1st Worship Sue Tingler
Visitor Center 2nd Worship Marie Huffman
SECURITY
1ST Worship Dan BrownBible School Paul Hoagland
2nd Worship Jim Puckett
Evening Worship Jim Puckett
Lancaster Community Band and theCelebration Singers Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2:00 p.m
Faith Memorial Church
Heartfelt sympathy is extended toBecky and Hank Wellman on the death
of Becky’s father, Adam Wentzel, onWednesday, November 23rd. You are in
our thoughts and prayers.
December 24th, Christmas Eve Service, 7pmDecember 25th, Christmas Day, one morning service
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I want to begin today by saying thanks for your wonderful response to our “Take God at His Wordseries. Many said the book and sermons were a real help to you and gave you a better understandinof tithing. What has made this memorable is how God used your time together as a family to share thinward growth that has taken place IN YOUR HEART. Continue this practice and watch how God drawyou closer to one another and to Him.
Remember your commitment to the Lord. Many of you responded favorably to this series by sayinthat you already tithe, but would expand your generosity here weekly. Many of you indicated yowould begin to give a particular dollar amount each week. Many others said that they have not tithebefore, but they would begin. Glory to God for all who have listened to His Word proclaimed and aracting upon it as you begin to “Test the Lord in this” aspect of your life.
This week I will preach about “Leadership” as we use Sunday for a brief congregational meeting afte
each service and vote on those who seek to be officers at Fifth Avenue. To prepare your heart for thdecision, please read the following passages prior to Sunday: 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9, Hebrew13:7, Acts 6:1-6. Pray for these men and ask God to give you wisdom in this decision as to who is besto serve.
Allow me to turn our attention now to a specific prayer request. On Wednesday, Elisha Brown, who five, will have major surgery at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. Scott and Sarah Brown covet youprayers during this difficult time. Their family will be in Pittsburgh for at least two weeks after thsurgery. In case you did not know, Scott leads our second worship hour at Fifth.
A Note from Brad
Prayer
Requests
Ron Ogden Dorothy Herman Ed and Norma George Jeane GoldfarbLiz Reed Sharon Britch Pam Dykes Wanda DicksonRon Young Erik Koteles David Grimm Joe GrabaskasAnne Watson Rita Balser Hewitt Richard E. Boyer Stacy ByersJan Foss Debbie Wright Brenda Adams Our TroopsPam Brewer Elisha Brown Bruno Dipietrio Mark ConradDavid Will Becky Wellman and Family
I hope you had a great time of Thanksgiving with your families. As
you begin to make plans for Christmas day, we plan to have oneservice that morning. Look soon for more details.
I leave you with this final thought from Scripture: “Pleasant words
are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”
Now let’s go and be pleasant as we live out our faith.
In His Service,
Brad Seevers, Eph. 3:20-21
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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
Giving Tree 2011
What is the Giving Tree?The giving tree is a wonderful opportunity to spread joy and love on Christmas morning bybuying a present for a child in a needy family. These are all local families that we are
sponsoring through Job and Family Services.
How Can I Help?If you would like to take part in this, please take an ornament from the Giving Tree in theparlor. Each ornament has the name of a child on it. Attached to the ornaments will bebusiness cards that have instructions for giving gifts through this program and informationabout the child and gift needed.
What Kinds of Gifts Are Needed?We are sponsoring 15 children in 6 different families. The ornaments break down as follows:
30 ornaments (2/child) are for clothing for the children
15 ornaments (1/child) are for “wish list” items such as toys, dolls, or small electronics
6 ornaments (1/family) are for a grocery or gas card that will go to the parents
Job and family services are also in need of wrapping paper. If you leave a roll of wrappingpaper by the tree, it will be delivered with the gifts.
What do I do with the gifts?Please do not wrap the presents in paper; they will be unwrapped
before delivery if you do. Every gift associated with an ornamentshould be placed in a gift bag with no tissue paper. The ornamentshould be attached to the bag. The bag should be left under the
Giving Tree. All gifts need to be delivered by Sunday,
December 18.
If you have any questions, please contact Debbi Hoagland
or Glen Shady at the church office.