June 28, 2011

The Christian Messenger

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ 115 W. Fifth Ave. Lancaster, OH 43130 740-654-0626 e-mail: info@myfacc.com www.myfacc.com

Brad Seevers Senior Minister (740-550-9882)

Families At The Park

When: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:30pm 7:00pm Where: Rising Park, Rising Shelter House (up on the hill) Food: Please bring a covered dish to share for the meal What: This will be a fun time of eating and playing. This is focused toward our elementary students, families, and workers, but all are invited.

David Tingler Associate Minister Glen Shady Youth Minister (740-438-5257 Sunday Services 1st Worship 8:00 a.m. 2nd Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible School 9:15 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00pm
Cheerfulness, like spring, opens all the blossoms of the inward man. (copied)

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 or more of these needs, contact Brad at 740.550.9882.

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (June 26, 2011)

We welcome Anna Hendricks, 520 Shasta Drive, daughter of Mark and Samantha Hendricks, who was baptized at the close of 2nd worship last Sunday by her father.

Our Lord Added.1

Sunday School 1st Morning Worship 2nd Morning Worship Total Morning Worship Evening Worship Family Reunion (06/22) Weekly Budget Budget Received

87 98 94 192 25 6 $ 4,471.00 $4,070.25

SERVING SCHEDULE July 3, 2011

At the Table 1st Serving 1
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At the table 2nd Serving 2nd Pastor of the Week PM Deacon Offering Counters

Tom Puckett, Dick Shumaker D. Rose, J. Baker D. Brown, R. Coats Tom Puckett, Patrick Hinson D. Rose, D. Thornton, T. Dean, N. Tomlinson, R. Troutman Tom Puckett Dale Rose Team 3

COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Ray and Mary Alice Coats 2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire GREETERS 1ST Worship 2nd Worship NURSERY Sunday School 2nd Worship Preschool Helper Early Elementary Helper Upper Elementary Helper 6-8th Grade Helper Visitor Center 1st Worship Visitor Center 2nd Worship SECURITY 1st Worship Bible School 2nd Worship Evening Worship

Nancy Speakman, Lori Highfield Don Taylor, Dorothy Henderly Laura Wersell, T. Kallenberg Marie Huffman, Kim Seevers Carolyn May Thea Kallenberg Becky Hoagland Delores Payne Mary Alice Coats Deb Cooper

Thursday, July 21st 7:00pm at the home of Mary Alice Coats Devotions and special music by Cassie Bull This is for ALL LADIES! Bring a dozen cookies to share and a white elelphant gift for the gift exchange. Get in the real Christmas spirit dress up like it is really Christmas and be sure to bring your lawn chair.

David Will Paul Hoagland George Lambert Jim Puckett

BITS FROM BRO DAVE

SERVING SCHEDULE July 10, 2011
At the Table 1st Serving 1st At the table 2nd Serving 2nd

Fred Griffith, Patrick Wersell

L. King, R. Conrad, D. Gardner, J.Hardwick

KEENAGERS TRIP: The trip to Greenville, Ohio departs at 7:00am on June 29. THE WILDS: Our Keenagers trip to this exotic wild animal park is set for Wednesday, July 27. Due to restricted tour hours, our departure, for this trip, will be 6:30am. Cost per person will be $21, excluding lunch. We will plan to have lunch, in Zanesville, after our tour. A sign-up sheet is being posted this week. WEDNESDAYS: We are, currently, taking our summer break from our 10:00am and 6:30pm sessions. Watch for announcements about our new classes which will resume in September. Do note that Brad has a special class that is meeting in the evening time slot. SUNDAY EVENINGS: Our current series, from the book of Psalms, will continue through the month of July. 7/03 Knowing Who You Are (Ps. 23) 7/10 Meeting and Defeating Fear (Ps. 27) 7/17 Special Presentation by the Joplin Team 7/24 Scope of Forgiveness (Ps. 32) 7/31 When Being Good Doesnt Seem to Pay (Ps. 37) NOTE: Communion is available at these evening gatherings.

Fred Griffith, Jim Cox

L. King, N. Rudolph, N.Hinson, P. Hinson, D. Thornton Fred Griffith Larry King Team 4

Pastor of the Week PM Deacon Offering Counters

COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship 2nd Worship GREETERS 1ST Worship 2nd Worship NURSERY Sunday School 2nd Worship Sunday School Helper Visitor Center 1st Worship Visitor Center 2nd Worship SECURITY 1st Worship Bible School 2nd Worship Evening Worship

Ray & Mary Alice Coats Linda Daubenmire

Ruth Andrews, Jeanne Noble Jim and Beverly Puckett Laura Wersell, Courtney Beiter Nick and Tracy Hinson Judy Gardner Shirley Alexander Cindy Cox

Dan Brown Bill Kelly Jim Puckett Dick Shumaker

America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood, From sea to shining sea!

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13

Youth Worker and Servant and Other things Recruitment Luncheon Extravaganza ATTENTION! On July 10 we will be having a lunch for all current and prospective workers in the children's and youth ministries. This lunch will take place right after second service and the food will be provided. During this lunch a vision for these ministries will be outlined as we approach this fall. Also, there will be a time in which detailed explanations will be offered for areas where servants are needed to help. While there will be a lot to cover, it will be our goal to end this time by 1:30pm. Please RSVP to this by calling the church office, emailing Glen at glenshady@live.com, or through Facebook. If you think there is one chance in a million that God wants you serving with the kids or teens, you need to be at this lunch.

Jr/Sr High Pizza and Movie Night Friday, July 22nd 6:00 10:00pm

Blood pressure check-ups will be taken this Sunday.

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Carriage Court Service Sunday, July 10th 2:00pm Oversight Meeting Sunday, July 10th 7:00pm Elders Meeting Thursday, July 14th 6:30pm

Our Prayer Chain Ministry There is a new policy for our prayer chain. We will send "prayer needs" out only once per day, and not until 3 p.m. That way we will not be making multiple calls during the day. Please be understanding in this matter!

A Note from brAd

God is doing BIG THINGS through Fifth Avenue. In the past few weeks, we have had a group travel to Missouri to help with disaster relief that served thousands. During VBS, God used many servants to bag food which would provide a meal to over 28,000 children in Haiti. Three have given their lives to the Lord through Christian baptism in the last month, most recently Sunday as Anna Hendricks was immersed. God is rising up new faces to be a part of ministry in this place. Many people are discovering FACC and during this first month of summer, we had over 190 in attendance three out of four Sundays. The fruit of everyones labor is coming to fruition, all because God is good! With growth, that means new opportunity for more involvement and service. We have many needs at FACC for volunteers. Have you found your niche? If not contact Brad for a listing of possible ministry you might perform. We currently have a need for more Sunday school classes but the need is great for good teachers. I know we have capable disciples who can teach. We have a need for a 20-30 year old class and a 31-49 year old class. Please begin praying to the Lord of the Harvest that this need will be met this summer. This past Sunday I spoke on the theme of DREAM. I asked you to recognize that you are NEVER TO OLD TO DREAM. No matter what your age, you still have something to offer. What can you dream up for FACC? Think about it! Pray about it! Why not join us on Wednesday nights as we learn about Making the rest of your life the best of your life? This week, I will speak on the theme of ADAPT. Everyone seems to be transitioning their way through life and life can be rather unsettling. I cant wait to share with you about how to deal with these moments in life. Allow me to leave you with this scripture. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. I pray that you will daily seek Gods direction for your life. He has a plan! In His Service, Brad Seevers, Eph. 3:20-21.

Our Prayer Requests

Gladys McCoy Sandy Shover Jack Bowers Sharon Bloom Wanda Dickson Barbara Benadum Adam Wyman Vivian Miller Jim Hoff Thelma Mathias Tim Wykle Judy Smith (Crestview) Jim Wheeler Mary Marsh Norma George Don Gardner Leann Perdue Sharon Britch Ed George Ron Young Diane Sparks Lois Wilson Bessie Shumaker Our Troops Alice DeLong Karen Young Jean Venrick Mike Souders Dorothy Herman Unspoken

DISC GOLF AND DONUTS

Every Thursday morning meet at the church at 9:00am for a round of disc golf. Never played disc golf or dont want to? Still come along and hang out with us! Afterwards we will go somewhere in town to get some donuts. Everyone wanting a donut needs to bring $1.00. Expect this to last until 11:00am.

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
A Wonderful Week of VBS

Prayer Concerns

This past week we had Vacation Bible School at the church and it was an absolute blast. God blessed us with 41 different kids throughout the week, and an average of 28 per night. Much more importantly, we got to see night in and night out that the kids were excited to learn about the Bible. They can now tell you what gratitude, compassion, forgiveness, grace, and faithfulness mean. Each of them can explain that a parable is an "earthly story with a Heavenly meaning." We challenged the kids to not only learn their Bible stories, but to bring friends and a Bible every night and they responded amazingly. All in all, this group of kids blew us away with their wonderful behavior, positive attitudes, and willingness to be taught. The kids were not the only factors in making the week great. I would like to thank every person who helped with VBS this year, whether it was kitchen duty, singing, teaching, or just sitting in with the kids and having fun with them. The week went incredibly smoothly, and it was not by accident that the kids were responding so well to what we were doing. Each of you should be proud of how our church was represented through these servants. Our desire with VBS is that it is not just one week a year that we will see many kids. We hope to see this week lead to seeing new kids every single Sunday and Wednesday at the church. In order to effectively follow-up with these kids and families and draw them into our church, we are still praying for more workers who are excited to share Jesus' love and truth with these little ones. If you think that we are praying for you in this regard, please schedule a time to talk with me at the church. -Glen Shady

That God would raise up workers with a heart for children and teens.

UNO TOURNAMENT JR/SR HIGH

YOUTH - YOUTH SUMMER MID-WEEK MADNESS (Beginning June 29) Wednesday Worship: Your summer weeks will be incomplete without this mid-week activity. From July 6 through August 10, elementary students will meet every Wednesday from 67:30pm for singing, games, and inter-active Bible lessons.

Saturday, July 9th 7:00 10:00pm