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Brad SeeversSenior Minister(740-550-9882)David Tingler

Associate MinisterGlen ShadyYouth Minister(740-438-5257)

The Christian Messenger June 14, 2011Fifth Avenue Church of Christ

115 W. Fifth Ave.

Lancaster, OH 43130

740-654-0626 e-mail: info@myfacc.com

www.myfacc.com

John 6:33-35

And Jesus said u nto them, I am the bread oflife: he that cometh to me shall neverhu nger; and he that believeth on m e shall never thirst.

Sunday Services1st Worship8:00 a.m.2nd Worship10:30 a.m.Bible School9:15 a.m.

Evening Worship6:00pm

Vacation Bible SchoolJune 2024, 2011

Meal at 5:00pmClasses5:308:15pm

FOOD FOR HAITIWe will bag food on June 23rd in the FellowshipHall. It will start at 4:30pm and continue until all 2pallets of food are bagged, boxed, and ready to go.

This is the same week as VBS. So from 6:00-7:30pmthe kids and workers from VBS will be joining theeffort to help get this done.

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SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (June 12, 2011)

Sunday School 88

1st Morning Worship 99

2nd Morning Worship 80

Total Morning Worship 179

Evening Worship 26

Family Reunion (06/08)

Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00

Budget Received $ 4,260.25

Van $ 10.00

Joplin $ 200.00

SERVING SCHEDULEJune 19, 2011

At the Table 1st Mike Cooper, Charlie May

Serving 1st

L. King, J. Hardwick,T. Huffman, B. Kelly

At the table 2nd

Mike Cooper, Tom Puckett

Serving 2nd

L. King, N. Tomlinson, R. TroutmanTaylor Dean, D. Taylor

Pastor of the Week Mike Cooper

PM Deacon Larry King

Offering Counters Team 1

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST Worship Don and Judy Gardner

2nd Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson

GREETERS

1ST Worship Dan and Janet Brown

2nd Worship Jim and Cindy Cox

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Shirley Marsh

2nd Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson

Preschool Helper Ruth AndrewsEarly Elementary Helper Norma Holtom

Upper Elementary Helper Marg Shumaker

6-8th Grade Helper Mike Cooper

Visitor Center 1st Worship Janet Brown

Visitor Center 2nd Worship Norma Holtom

SECURITY1st Worship Paul Alexander

Bible School Bill Kelly

2nd Worship George Lambert

Evening Worship Paul Hoagland

Shes having a little girl!All ladies are invited

to a baby showerfor Jessica Cox,

Saturday, June 25, 20113:00pm

in the fellowship hall of thechurch.

Jessica is registeredat Wal-Mart and Babies R UsBring a package of diapers anbe entered in a prize drawing.

R.S.V.P. to Cindy Cox(cell) 614-595-9714

Dorcas Society

Ladies PicnicTuesdayJune 21st

12 oclock noonat

LindaDaubenmires

home.

VBS Cut and Paste Night a SuccessWe would like to thank those individuals who came anparticipated in this ministry. They were Nick HinsoTracy Hinson, Patrick Hinson, Noah Hinson, PatricWersell, Laura Wersell, Esther Wersell, Eli Werse

Deborah Will, Valerie Francisco, Cameron Spangler, anTom Puckett. Special appreciation goes to Nick anTracy for vacuuming the floor and Patrick Wersell forunning the trash out to the dumpster.

Caught Being HelpfulA note of appreciation goes to Beverly and JimPuckett who organized the supplies in the nurserWednesday night for the team going to the tornadvictims in Joplin, Missouri.

Thank you to all those who sent food, went to thviewing and funeral, and those who sent cards sympathy after the passing of Mikes father. Aof your prayers and concern were greatappreciated. It is so good to have such goofriends in times of sorrow.

The Famil o Lorin Coo er

TIMETime passes quickly. We

cannot save it, we cannot buyit. There is nothing we can doabout it except to make good

use of it as it passes!

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A Note from brAd.I am really excited and proud that we have six

individuals in Joplin, Missouri right now on a

mission trip serving the Lord. Their hands on

approach to missions will benefit numerous

families that are struggling to find someone to

hope in. They arrived late Sunday evening at

Ozark Christian College and began working earlyMonday morning at the local distribution site

located on the campus of College Heights

Christian Church. Some of the team worked out

on location clearing debris that is still prevalent

in the city. Please pray daily for Mike & Debbie

Cooper, Kim Seevers, Nancy Speakman, Lori

Highfield and Chris Crook. I also want to say a

BIG THANK YOU to all those who contributed

financially and to those who donated suppliesthat filled up the trailer. Great job church! If

you would like to keep up with how the College

Heights Christian Church is impacting its

community, go to

http://www.chcchurch.org/the-storm.

I want to remind our church family that I am

beginning a new class for adults this Wednesday

night entitled, HALF TIME! We will meet from

6:30-7:30 p.m. This class is open to all adults.Please join us.

I want to congratulate Andrew Brown for his

decision to make Jesus the Lord of his life. He

was baptized at the conclusion of our second

service. Please pray for Andrew in the upcoming

days that God will surround him with

encouraging people who will be a help to him in

his decision.

Quote of the week: Church isnt where you

meet. Church isnt a building. Church is what you

do. Church is who you are. Church is the human

outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Lets

not go to Church, lets be the Church. I hope

this Summer we will look for opportunities to be

Jesus Christ to others.Have a great week,

Brad Seevers, Eph. 3:20-21

Sunday, June 26, 2011 will bepromotion day.

Children being promoted will bethose entering Kindergarten, 3rd

grade, 6th grade and 9th grade. Thiswill be held in the Hosanna Room

101 in the upper basement.

All are welcome.

Our Lord Added

1We welcome Andrew Brown,

348 Sheridan Drive, Lancaster,Ohio 43130, who was baptizedat the close of 2ndWorship last

Sunday.

Attention parents and

grandparents! DuringVBS, Brad will be

leading a class entitled:Value-Packed

Parenting, by Dr.Kevin Leman. The

class will meet from6:30-7:30pm. If you

have questions, contactBrad at 740-550-9882.

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Two new books have been added to thelibrary. Her Mothers Hope by

Francine Rivers, a New York Times Best-Selling Author, and The Lords Prayer

by Richard Jesse Watson withcommentary by Rick Warren. Stop in

and check out all the new books that arein the library. You might just find onethat you would like to take home and

spend some time with!!

Jack Bowers Jim Hoff Bev Puckett Diane Sparks Pat BrownSharon Bloom Thelma Mathias Jen Oehrtman Lois Wilson Mike SoudersDon Gardner Tim Wykle Leann Perdue Bessie Shumaker Dorothy HermanLaQuita Davis Judy Smith (Crestview) Daniel Queen Mark Miller, Jr. Unspoken

Wanda Dickson Joplin Tornado victims Barbara Benadum Our Troops Volunteers in Joplin

Our Prayer Requests

Security MeetingWednesday

June 22nd - 7:30pm

VBS WORKERS DINNERThis is for those who are helping

with Vacation Bible School.

Immediately following 2

nd

Servicein the fellowship hall

DECORATING FOR V.B.S.

Saturday, June 18th

at the church

8:00am until ????

Facility Management Ministry Meeting

Monday, June 27th

at 7:00pm

Sunday, June 26thyou can bring non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies, paper

products, etc., to the church to be delivered toMaywood Mission for their food pantry.

When God measures a

man he puts the tapearound his heart, not hishead.

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BITS FROM BRO DAVE

GREENVILLE, OHIO: As of this writingwe have 1 vacancy left for the Wednesday,June 29 trip. Departure time is 7:00am. InGreenville, we will tour the KitchenAid plantand visit their outlet store. (The plant tourrequires that all participants wear shoes that

cover the entire foot. No open toes or heels.)We will, also, visit the Garst Museum whichfeatures the Annie Oakley and LowellThomas collections, as well as other historicitems. Cost for travel and admission is just$14 per person. Lunch will be extra. (If youare paying by check, please make it payableto the church.) A sign-up sheet is posted. Istill encourage those interested to sign on as

stand-bys as circumstances do change. Iwould appreciate your payment by Sunday,June 19.

THE WILDS: On Wednesday, July 27, wewill journey to visit this wild animal exhibit.Due to restricted tour hours, our departure, forthis trip, will be 6:30am. Cost per person willbe $21, excluding lunch. Watch for sign-upsheet in early July.

WEDNESDAYS: We are, currently, takingour summer break from our 10:00am and6:30pm sessions. Watch for announcementsabout our new classes which will resume inSeptember.

SUNDAY EVENINGS: Our current series,from the book of Psalms, will continuethrough the month of July.

6/19Dealing with Discouragement (Ps.11)6/26Where Are the Answers (Ps. 19)7/03Knowing Who You Are (Ps. 23)7/10Meeting and Defeating Fear (Ps. 27)7/17Scope of Forgiveness (Ps. 32)

NOTE: Communion is available at theseevening gatherings.

YOUTH - YOUTH

SUMMER MID-WEEK

MADNESS

(Beginning June 29)Wednesday Worship:

Your summer weeks will beincomplete without this mid-week

activity.

From July 6 through August 10,elementary students will meet

every Wednesday from 6-7:30pmfor singing, games, and inter-active

Bible lessons.

WANT TO SERVE?We are looking for the following

servants:

Sound booth PowerPoint for worship Nursery helpers Flower Ministry Director Guest Ministry Director

If you would like to assist with one ormore of these needs, contact Brad at

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Now faith is being sure of whatwe hope for and certain of what

we do not see.-Hebrews 11:1

DISC GOLF AND DONUTS

(Beginning Thursday, June 16th)Every Thursday morning meet atthe church at 9:00am for a roundof disc golf. Never played disc

golf or dont want to? Still comealong and hang out with us!

Afterwards we will gosomewhere in town to get some

donuts. Everyone wanting adonut needs to bring $1.00.

Expect this to last until 11:00am.

Our Time In EuropeIt is absolutely great for Jessica and me to be home, but wedefinitely had a wonderful time in Europe. From May 26 June10 we were visiting the countries of Germany, Belgium, andAustria. This trip was organized through Kontakt Mission and we

were able to visit many different churches, missionaries, and otherkingdom works over this 2 week period. The situation in Europe isdefinitely dire. Each of these three countries averages less than2.5% evangelical Christianity. In Germany there are more peopleinvolved in the state churches (Lutheran and Catholic), but onemissionary shared with us that only 20% of priests with thesechurches profess a belief in the virgin birth (as an example to theiroverall theology). So these institutions have become so liberal thatit is difficult to have confidence that they are adding to thekingdom. In Belgium and Austria it is the same story, only theonly presence there is the Catholic Church. Second to the statechurches in all of these countries is Islam. So Islam has a strongerfoothold than Evangelical Christianity right now in Europe. All inall, the harvest seems to be less than ripe, but this continent needsworkers to till the soil, plant seeds, and water what is growing. Weas a family are still at a point in which we need to digest and prayabout everything that we experienced over these couple of weeks,but we are confident that God will make it clear over the comingmonth as to his will for our lives concerning Europe. We ask foryou to do two things concerning Europe. One is to learn fromthem. Our country and churches are continually trending towardthe situation that they are experiencing. Try to think about whatthe church needs to look like in America to stop such dwindling ofthe kingdom. The second is to pray for revival in Europe and forstrength for the missionaries there. They have taken on a difficultcalling, but we know that God is ready to bless their efforts.

Prayer Concerns

Vacation Bible School That we would have

enough workers for the

food bagging on

Thursday, June 23

That God would raise upworkers with a heart for

children and teens

Children of God...Train a child in the way he should go andwhen he is old he will not turn from it.Proverbs 22:6

A smile takes but a moment, but thememory of it sometimes lasts forever.