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Lafayette Church of Christ 115 New Ballwin Road Ballwin, MO 63021 636.391.6697 [email protected] lafayettechurch.org
Gatherings Sunday mornings 9:00am Worship Gathering 10:30am Bible Classes Wednesday evenings 7:00pm The Middle (classes for all)
Shepherds Les Keim Greg Malcom Jackie Roland Dan Roper Jim Zeller
Stats, December 10, 2017 Worship 192 Class 84 Weekly worship offering $9,596.00 2017 weekly goal $8,600.00 2017 avg. weekly offering $8,640.70 2017 YTD variation vs goal $2,034.98 Ghana missions for December $119.50
Ministry Staff Mike Brown, Youth Minister [email protected] Bob Clark, Preaching Minister 636.346.2795 [email protected] Kyle Johnson, Neighborhood Interaction [email protected] Becki Pulley, Church Secretary [email protected]
Lafayette Christian Preschool Anna Weaver, Director [email protected]
Chronic disease and pain: pray for those who day after day, year after year, face the pain of chronic conditions. Pray for their bodies, their minds, and their spirits. Mental health: pray for those being tested and treated for mental health disease. As a church we support (without shame) those dealing with mental and physical disease. Addiction: Pray for those suffering from addiction and their loved ones. Quentin Crowe (Evelyn Lundy’s father) had another procedure last week. Hospice: Carol Schreiner (former member). Cancer treatment: Dottie Belden, Deb Leahy (will begin new treatment in January), Barbara McKeel, and Terry Pulley. Preparing for marriage Jordan Noyes and Kendra Stevenson; Luke Uebelein and Julianne Bigham; Rochelle Aston and Josuě Rubio Munoz.
Assisted living, rehab, and homebound Delmar Gardens at Meramec Valley: Steve Velloff 412; Delmar on the Green: Calvin Uhls 338 and Velma Barfield (Pat Beach’s mother; hospice care) 228; Gambrill Gardens: Fern Orme, 312E; Home: Judy Cooper, Phil Wilhelm.
Neighborhood interaction Give thanks for Mike Hitchcock, a Ballwin PD officer and brother in Christ, who has helped open many doors for Lafayette.
International missions Burkina Faso: Pray for Baby Mo who returned to his family in Burkina Faso only to develop respiratory distress and be evacuated back to the USA. Asia: Praise God for moving five of our couples on the field already. — Logan
Students Please remember the students during this time of exams, projects, and travel. Azusa Pacific: Jared Pudiwitr; Chamberlain College of Nursing: Anna Crawford; Crowley’s Ridge: Donovan Tritschler; Harding: Samuel Anderson, Eli Andrews, Mariana Andrews, Maleah Brown, Blake Buehrer, Grant Buehrer, Peyton Buehrer, Emma deSambourg, Gabe deSambourg, Emma Fields, Austin Gray, Brendon Noyes, Kaci Noyes, Abby Rezentes, Jeffrey Simmons, Caleb Uebelein, Luke Uebelein, Mary Joy Uebelein, Rachel Uebelein; Jefferson: Brittany Grentz, Danielle Simmons; LaunchCode: Jacob Pudiwitr; Lipscomb: Karl Aston, Aaron Thompson; Maryville: Laci Johnson, Lynda Oppong; Missouri: Ryan Shepherd; Missouri St: Emily Fritz, Emily Shepherd, Olivia Turney; Paul Mitchell School: Alexandra Wren; Rochester Institute of Technology: Marcus Clark; St. Louis CC: Tyler Pudiwitr, Jordan Roland; Truman: Brendan Wren; UMSL: Trent Ruckman, Troy Ruckman, Emma Schwada, Ben Smith; Wash U: MaryKate Riffle; Wildwood CC: Makenzie Gray; Wyoming: Reed Brack
Prayer list Additional prayer requests are in Lafayette Connection
Singing .................................................................................................................. Ken Ware When we sing from our hearts and minds we praise God and encourage each other. All Hail The Power Of Jesus’ Name #162 Shepherd’s welcome .......................................................................................... Dan Roper We welcome and accept one another as Jesus welcomes and accepts each of us. Angels We Have Heard On High #1002 O Little Town of Bethlehem #996 Silent Night! Holy Night! #1003 Jesus, Name Above All Names #221 Communion ..................................................................................................... Jim Atkinson All followers of Jesus are invited to participate as we remember and proclaim Jesus in the Lord’s Supper. The bread is the body of Christ. The juice is the blood of Christ. Gluten free bread is available in the kitchen. Love Divine #140 Offering ............................................................................................................ Jim Atkinson We worship God by giving God the first fruits of our income to express both thanks and trust. We seek to honor God as we give joyfully, generously, sacrificially, and dependably. Reading of 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 .................................................................Joe Johnson We invite God to shape us as we listen attentively to God’s Word. Message: Faithful ................................................................................................. Bob Clark Preaching is a time of worship: God is revealed and we respond with our hearts and lives. Hosanna #167 Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee #202 Prayer opportunity ........................................................................... Dan and Donna Roper If you would like to pray, exit the back of the worship center, turn left, and you will find the prayer room on the right just past the kitchen. Child care ................................................................................ Jan Johnson and Molly Alter To drop off children (up to their third birthday), exit the back of the worship center into the foyer, turn left, and you will find the nursery at the end of the hall. Children may stay in the nursery to attend the cradle roll/toddler class following the worship gathering.
#Songs of Faith and Praise Songbook *Song sheets - available at the Welcome Center
Worship Gathering December 17, 2017
Whether you are a first-time guest or have been gathering with us for some time, we are glad you are with us today. We are a family of Jesus-followers who gather each week to worship God and scatter each week to reflect God. Thanks so much for worshipping with us. Please join us in reflecting God throughout the week.
Please complete a blue guest card from the back of the worship center seats and place it in the offering tray as it passes you. We would love to be able to contact you to say hello. If you would like to know more about being a Jesus-follower, being baptized, or becoming a part of Lafayette, you are invited to meet with those in the prayer room just after the sermon. Turn left as you exit the back of the worship center; the prayer room is on the right just past the kitchen.
1 Cider Sunday Following our worship gathering this morning, all are invited to stick around and enjoy hot cider, coffee, and breakfast foods. This is a great time slow down and take a moment to visit.
2 Angel Tree Thanks to all who have taken angels from the Angel Tree in the foyer. Did you remember to bring your wrapped gift today? If not, please make arrangements today with Sally Blackburn. These gifts will bless students selected by counselors at Selvidge Middle School, Woerther Elementary School, and Ballwin Elementary School.
3 Lamenting With God Studying the Bible is important to us at Lafayette. We are taking a break from classes for the next couple of weeks. Our classes will resume on January 7. We are in the home stretch of our class on the lament psalms. The Sundays in January will focus on lamenting during times of life disappointments, illness, and conflict. And for those wondering, the panel will tackle those disturbing imprecatory psalms.
4 Prayer emphasis Prayer is an important part of life at Lafayette. Thanks to all who have participated in our prayer emphasis over the last several weeks—the day of prayer, the prayer huddles, and the 24 hours of prayer. All are encouraged to continue praying the Prayer of the Week that is published weekly in The Scattering and using the prayer list on page 4 of this bulletin as resources for daily prayer.
5 Small groups Small goup ministry has been an important ministry at Lafayette for many years. We want to hear from you about your small group preferences for January-May 2018. If you have not yet turned in your small groups preference listening tool, please do so today.
It’s like we step onto a time warp on November and are tossed out of it in January. The days just fly by. We have shopping to do and so we wade into crowded retail stores or we sit in our recliners and shop online. We have office parties and school parties and neighborhood parties and church parties. Lines are longer than normal. Traffic is heavier. Where do the weeks go? In all the hustle and bustle we have to slow down long enough to remember Jesus. After all, the purpose of this season is to remember the incarnation. — Bob Clark
Welcome to Lafayette
Reflections
5 Things to know this week
Dec 17 Cider Sunday after worship gathering Dec 17 Neighborhood Interaction Angel Tree gifts due Dec 24 Holiday schedule: Christmas Eve Worship, 9:00am, no classes Dec 27 Holiday schedule: no activities on campus Dec 30 Superset New Year's Eve "Noon Day" Party at Carol Glenn’s house
Dec 31 Holiday schedule: New Year’s Eve Worship, 9:00am, no classes Thanks to ministry leaders, deacons, and parachurch leaders for submitting items to be included in the 2018 calendars for Lafayette and area events. The first edition of the 2018 calendars will be available next Sunday.
Holiday reminders
Area events
Dec 25 West Central Community Christmas Luncheon, 11:00am-1:00pm
Lafayette calendar
Reminders for the holiday season This season from Thanksgiving through the new year can be a most joyful time for many people. But no matter how joyful we might be, we need to remember that for some this season is full of heartache and pain.
Some families are heading into the holidays without a loved one who has died. Some are facing situations that can best be labeled as toxic and are missing estranged family members. Some families are dealing with members who are suffering from mental health issues that can be exacerbated during the holidays. Still other families experience tension because one or more family members suffer with addiction to alcohol or drugs. Additionally, there are families that are going through financial difficulties that can cause severe strain on family relationships. And let’s not forget that there are some people who are lonely and wish they had some family, even a dysfunctional one, to be with during this season.
So please remember those who may be hurting during the holidays. Take time to listen. Make a phone call. And by all means. Take time to pray for those who have dreaded the approach of the holidays and are now just trying to hang on until this difficult time passes. Holiday schedule Don’t forget that meeting times and office hours vary from the norm during this holiday season. Please remember that if you experience a crisis, you are welcome to call your church leaders at any time, even during the holidays.
