Sunday, June 17, 2012 Elders Ronald Barker Mark Hillis Dick Holt Charles Mars Deacons Dan Amar Mike Barrios David Close Wayne Close Jim Hubbert Larry Knox Rhea Miller Mark Mitchell Osby Riley Ken Robison Jerry Thompson James Wilson Minister David South Youth Minister Titus Smith Minister of Songs & Praise Dennis Sangster Ministry Coordinator Philip Slate Missions African Missions Randy Judd Baxter Institute Fleming Tarpidu Institute, India Ukraine Missions Lynn Allison Tretiakova Benevolence AGAPE Children’s Homes: Pine Vale Sunnybrook Hope Works E-MAIL/WEB PAGE [email protected]www.woodlandhillschurch.com Bible Classes 9:00 a.m. AM Worship Svc. 10:00 a.m. PM Worship Svc. 5:00 p.m. Wed. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. (Attended Nursery at all svcs.) Phones: 901-755-7709 (office) 901-755-7214 (fax) Volume 56, Number 24 Kindness In describing the new life in the last half of Ephesians 4, Paul wrote, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (31-32). Avoiding the bad is not the end goal for the Christian. Yes, Christians ought to work hard to put off bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. But, the end goal is not empty character; it is good character. Christians are to be kind to one another. Kindness is such an important trait that people have developed different slogans to try to emphasize it. “You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.” “If you want to win the world, melt it rather than hammer it.” A kind word or a gentle gesture can have significant impact. Doesn't it make you feel good inside when you see someone hold the door open for another? Or to see someone with a cart overflowing with groceries allow the person behind them with one item go in from of them? Think about the difference: how do you feel when someone makes a snide remark about you or about your actions? Then, how do you feel when someone offers you a genuine compliment? The point? Get rid of the bitterness and the malice, and put in their place genuine kindness. Kindness shows up in the way you talk to and about others. Kindness shows up in the way you treat others. See you Sunday, full of kindness... --David
Happy Father's Day! Don't know what to give dad for father's day? Take a hint from Proverbs 10:1, “A wise
son makes a glad father.” The greatest gift a child can give dad is to live a righteous,
Christ-centered life.
In honor of Father's Day, I surfed the net to find quotes about fathers. Some are a little
funny, some honor fathers, and some challenge fathers to be what they ought to be. I
hope you find them enjoyable. --David
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“He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it” (Clarence Budington
Kelland).
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who
thinks he's wrong (Charles Wadsworth).
“What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by
posterity” (Jean Paul Richter).
“A man's children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the
growing season” (Unknown).
“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and
singers of songs” (Pam Brown).
“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and
say, 'You're tearing up the grass.' 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're
raising boys.'” (Harmon Killebrew).
“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope” (Bill Cosby).
“A father carries pictures where his money used to be” (Unknown).
“Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown” (Unknown).
You will find that if you really try to be a father, your child will meet you halfway”
(Robert Brault).
“It is much easier to become a father than to be one” (Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son:
Reflections on Becoming a Man, 1994).
THOSE WHO ARE ILL
(Please let the church office know of friends and family that you
would like to be remembered in this section and please remember
to let us know when their names need to be removed.)
Our Members who are ill or need prayers: Clemmie
Allison, Bill Barfield (#1447 Restorative Care – Bapt.
E.), Bill Byrd (Jewish Hm. for rehab), Sharon Close
(pending surgery), Julie Grantham, Ouida Holt, Joe
Horn, Madie Hunsucker, Mal Mauney, Jenny Mitchell,
James & Ruth Sain, Pat Slate, Jada Beth South, Peggy
Tines, Louise VanSickel, Debbie Westbrook, Jackie
Wilson
Our Friends/Relatives: Edd Marie Agnew, Max Betts, Scott Borders, Billy Brown, Frances Burks, Jan Burks (friend of Brenda Renner), Patricia Caldwell, Ramona Carter, Todd Collier, Sharon Davis, Brenda Driver, Jerry Dunaway, Pearl Dunn, Jim Edmonds, JoAnne Gutowsky, Martha Harris, Kristy Hearn, Lori Hodgin, Chris Kerstell, Pat Larder, Kathy Lawhon, Charity Lynn, Melissa Melton, Chris Mitchell, Faron Morgan, Roy Nichols, Marian Overton, Mark Paschal, Gena Pinckley, Fannie Pritchard, Danny Stallings, Diane Towe, Corey Turner, Dottie Vaughn, Abigail Weaver
In Assisted Living: Germantown Plantation, 9293
Poplar Ave., Germantown, TN 38138 : Essie
Brown, Apt. 315, Janice Doerflein, Apt. 107, Virginia
Holland – SomerOak Senior Living, 10790 Hwy 64,
Somerville, TN 38068-6062, 466-8886. (FYI: Anyone needing an address for our Sick/Home Bound
please call the church office)
deepest sympathy is extended to this family.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE: June 19
th 6:15 PM Field 3
Home: Pfizer; Visitor: WHCC June 19
th 7:15 PM Field 3
Home: Sons of Thunder; Visitor: WHCC
SERVING TODAY Song Leader Dennis Sangster Welcome&Announcements Ken Robison Opening Prayer Dick Bennett Prepare Communion Larry & Myrtice Knox Sermon David South Pick Up Cards: Noah Robison & Landon Norris Serve Communion: Aaron Anderson, Charlie Bryson, Dick Holt, Corbin Loveless, Max Maxwell, Tyler Robison, Bill Seward, James Wilson Closing Prayer Joe Horn AM Nursery Lisa & Erin Greer PM Nursery Donna Mars PM Opening Prayer Jerry Thompson PM Closing Prayer James Wilson
VBS BEGINS NEXT SUNDAY!
It's almost here! Our VBS begins next
Sunday evening. You may register your children
online or there are registration forms on the table
in the lobby. If you can help in any way, please
see Titus Smith or Renee Barrios. A lot of
planning, organization and work has already taken
place and a special thanks goes to Titus Smith,
Renee Barrios, Robi Seward, Gaythel Fisher, Dee
Close, Sharon Close and others. Don't forget that
we need cookies! Our hats are off to those who
will help prepare the food for the market place
next week and to the teens who will help with the
skits, puppets, etc. It is really a whole
congregational effort and we appreciate everyone
who helps in any manner and of course those who
attend.
Our adults will have classes this year
taught by Keith Loveless, Philip Slate, Ron Hinton
and Bill Estes. Don't miss it!
FELLOWSHIP MEAL TODAY
Today is our regular 3rd
Sunday fellowship
meal. Milano's is catering our meal. If you do not
have tickets and would like to stay, please see
Larry Knox. The cost is six dollars for those six
and up and three dollars for children through age
five.
We will have a brief devotional period to
follow the meal and then our evening services will
be canceled.
WHYG CALENDAR June 17-23: Work Week Preparing for VBS
June 24-27: VBS at Woodland Hills
June 28: La Fiesta!
VBS REGISTRATION Registration is now open! Please fill out a registration
form in the lobby and deposit it in the box marked "VBS
2012". If you would like to register online, log on to
woodlandhillschurch.com and look under the tab that says
"News." Click on "VBS Registration" and follow the
instructions on your computer.
VBS COOKIES VBS is one week away! That means we need
cookies. Please bring cookies to the building and leave
Margie Johnson, passed from this life on Sunday, June
3rd
. Many of us knew and loved Mrs Johnson. Her
funeral service was held on Saturday, June 9th, at
Columbus, MS at the 7th Street Church of Christ where
she and her husband worked and worshiped for many
years. If you would like to send cards to the family, the
address is:4974 Glacier Dr., Columbus, GA 31907-
1700.
SMALL GROUP PARTICIPATION Three weeks ago we made an oral announcement about our small groups. Today it is important for every member to get a copy of the document. “Woodland Hills Small Groups in a Nutshell,” read it, and decide whether you will participate in this meaningful and satisfying activity. Follow the brief directions on the document if you plan
to participate. Philip Slate
Happy Father's Day!
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES 17 - Chris Rivers 24 - Julie & Steve Grantham 20 - Barbara Mathis 24 - Morgan & Clint Smith 20 - Jenny Miller 25 - Ella Anderson 20 - Julie Randleman 25 - Max Maxwell 20 - Jackie Wilson 26 - Elinor Westbrook 20 - Pat & Philip Slate 27 - Jessica Gaither 21 - Jane Nolen 27 - Kaeden Whartenby 21 - Janice Nolen 29 - Robi & Bill Seward 24 - Marti Patchell 30 - Clint Smith
VBS Begins Next Sunday
Sunday – Wednesday
7:00 – 8:45 PM
Skits, Crafts, Puppets, Songs,
Market Place, Blow-up Fun Slide
THANK YOU
Thanks to all of you that sent cards, food, visits and phone calls. They were all greatly appreciated. I hope to be back full time before too long. A special thanks to Donna Mars for the cards from our Wednesday night class. It meant so much to me. In Christian Love, Ouida Holt
SUMMER SERIES CONTINUES
Our Wednesday Night Summer Series
continues each Wednesday evening with guest speakers.
Our topic this year is “Practical Suggestions for
Christian Living”. Don't miss a single lesson! This
week our speaker will be Earl Edwards. The week of
