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The Christian MessengerFifth Avenue Church of Christ115 W. Fifth Ave.Lancaster, OH 43130740-654-0626e-mail: [email protected]

July 5, 2011Youth Worker and Servant and Other things Recruitment

Luncheon Extravaganza

ATTENTION! On July 10 we will be having a lunch for allcurrent and prospective workers in the children's and youthministries. This lunch will take place right after second service andthe food will be provided. During this lunch a vision for these

ministries will be outlined as we approach this fall. Also, there willbe a time in which detailed explanations will be offered for areaswhere servants are needed to help. While there will be a lot tocover, it will be our goal to end this time by 1:30pm. Please RSVPto this by calling the church office, emailing Glen [email protected], or through Facebook. If you think there isone chance in a million that God wants you serving with the kidsor teens, you need to be at this lunch.

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

Glen ShadyYouth Minister(740-438-5257)Sunday Services

1st Worship8:00 a.m.2nd Worship10:30 a.m.Bible School9:15 a.m.

Evening Worship6:00pm

Joplin Mission ReportJuly 17, 6PM

Come hear how God used 6 people to impactthe families of Joplin, Missouri.

They will share a slideshow of the destructionand stories of those who survived it.

A time of fellowship will follow downstairs. Please bringwatermelon or cookies for everyone to enjoy!
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Psalms 31:1

In You, O LORD,I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed

Deliver me in Your righteousness.

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (July 3, 2011)

Sunday School 87

1st Morning Worship 92

2nd Morning Worship 85

Total Morning Worship 177

Evening Worship 28

Family Reunion (06/29) 6

Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00Budget Received $ 5,565.50

Elders $ 27.00Maywood Mission $ 5.00

Reds Tickets $ 120.00

Van Fund $ 55.00

SERVING SCHEDULEJuly 10, 2011At the Table 1

st Fred Griffith, Patrick Wersell

Serving 1st

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

At the table 2nd

Fred Griffith, Jim Cox

Serving 2nd

L. King, N. Rudolph, N. Hinson,P. Hinson, D. Thornton

Pastor of the week Fred GriffithPM Deacon Larry King

Offering Counters Team 4

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST Worship Ray & Mary Alice Coats

2nd

Worship Linda Daubenmire

GREETERS

1ST Worship Ruth Andrews, Jeanne Noble

2nd Worship Jim and Beverly Puckett

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Courtney Beiter

2nd Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson

Sunday School Helper Norma Holtom

Visitor Center 1st

Worship Shirley Alexander

Visitor Center 2nd

Worship Cindy Cox

SECURITY

1ST Worship Dan Brown

Bible School Bill Kelly

2nd

Worship Jim Puckett

Evening Worship Dick Shumaker

FAMILY REUNION FIVE WEEK STUDY

Brad is leading a new elective oWednesday nights at 6:30 for adults entitledHalf-Time. This encouraging studteaches that no matter what the first half oyour life has entailed, you can finis

strong during the second half. The claswill not meet this week as Brad is attendin

the North American Christian Convention.

Our Lord Added.1We welcome Katie Uhl, 909 W Hubert AvenueLancaster, OH 43130, who was baptized at th

close of 2nd

worship last Sunday.

UPCOMING MEETINGSCarriage Court ServiceSunday, July 10th2:00pm

Oversight MeetingSunday, July 10th7:00pmElders MeetingThursday, July 14th6:30pm

Sharon Britch Tenley Oehrtman Jim Wheeler Allen Ours Alice DeLongGladys McCoy Adam Wyman Mary Marsh Ed George Karen YoungWanda Dickson Jim Hoff Norma George Ron Young Jean Venrick

Barbara Benadum Judy Smith (Crestview) Mark Miller Jr Our Troops Dorothy Herman

Our Pra er Requests


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BITS FROM BRO DAVE

THE WILDS: Wednesday, July 27 is the date for thisKeenAgers outing. Arrangements for our visit requirethat we depart the church parking lot at 6:30am. Cost,per person, will be $21, excluding lunch. We will planto have lunch, in Zanesville, after our tour. A sign-upsheet is posted. Please get your payments in early. Ifyou are paying by check, make the check payable toFifth Avenue Church of Christ.

WEDNESDAYS: Just a reminder that we are,currently, in our summer vacation mode. Our10:00am and 6:30pm studies will return in September.In the meantime, be aware that Brad has some specialstudies scheduled on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm.I urge you to participate in these.

SUNDAY EVENINGS:We are continuing our seriesfrom the Psalms through July. Watch for some special

surprise programs in August.7/10Meeting and Defeating Fear (Ps. 27)7/17A special presentation by the Joplin team7/24Scope of Forgiveness (Ps. 32)7/31When Being Good Doesnt Seem to Pay-Ps 37NOTE: Communion is available at these eveninggatherings.

SERVING SCHEDULEJuly 17, 2011

At the Table 1st Mike Cooper, Glen Sha

Serving 1st

G. Lambert, T. HuffmB. Kelly, C. Mar

At the table 2nd

Mike Cooper, Fred Griffi

Serving

2nd

G. Lambert, N. Tomlinson, R. TroutmD. Taylor, T. De

Pastor of the Week Mike Coop

PM Deacon George Lambe

Offering Counters Team

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST

Worship Ray & Mary Alice Coa

2nd

Worship Linda Daubenmi

GREETERS

1ST

Worship Brenda Hines, Virginia Wen

2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire, Norma Holto

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Shirley Mar

2nd

Worship Courtney Beiter, Cindy Co

Sunday School Helper Ruth Andrew

Visitor Center 1st Worship Sue Tingl

Visitor Center 2nd Worship Kim Seeve

SECURITY1

stWorship Dick Shumak

Bible School Carmel Mar

2nd

Worship Jim PuckEvening Worship Dick Shumak

Our Prayer Chain MinistryThere is a new policy forour prayer chain. We willsend "prayer needs" outonly once per day, and notuntil 3 p.m. That way wewill not be making multiplecalls during the day. Pleasebe understandingin this matter! We want to thank our church family foyour prayers, phone calls and cards fo Jim at the time of his surgery. Thanks Dave Tingler, Brad Seevers and TomPuckett for your visits. Your concerns ankindness is much appreciated.

In Christian Love,Jim and Pat Wheeler


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A Note from brAdWhat do you worry about? The Bible says that Worry does not add one day

your life. Rather we are assured that If God cares for the birds of the air, He w

surely take care of you. Oswald Chambers once wrote: Worrying always resu

in sin. We tend to think that a little anxiety and worry are simply an indication

how wise we really are, yet it is actually a much better indication of just ho

wicked we are. Fretting rises from our determination to have our own way. O

Lord never worried and was never anxious, because His purpose was never

accomplish His own plans but to fulfill Gods plans. Fretting is wickedness for

child of God.

Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with the idea that yo

circumstances are too much for God to handle? Set all your opinions an

speculations aside and abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91:1

Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about whatever concerns you. All ofretting and worrying is caused by planning without God.

This week, I pray that if life gets a little worrisome, you will remember that God

watching over you.

This week I will be at the North American Christian Convention in Cincinnati. Th

will be a great opportunity for us to be encouraged and refreshed. If there a

any emergencies, you can call Dave.

My Wednesday night class will not meet this week, but well resume on July 13 th.

Cya Sunday!

Brad, Eph. 3:20-21

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 theseneeds, contact Brad at 740.550.9882.
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One Piece: An Analogy (Part 1)By Glen Shady

You may or may not know this, but I am a total nerd. I like dabblingwith computers and still enjoy video games. I am into sci-fi and kungfu movies, and I never check books out of the fiction section at thelibrary. Probably the biggest thing that makes me a nerd, though, is mylove for Japanese Anime shows and movies. These are basically

Japanese cartoons that are usually targeted at a young teen audience.So in order for you to get to know me better and for me to encourageyou, I am going to share with you about an anime show I am currentlywatching consistently: One Piece.One Piece is a show about a world where there are basically twodominant powers: pirates and the Navy. The common folk of theworld are caught in between their battles. The main character of theshow, Luffy, is a pirate. The funny thing about Luffy, though, is thathe does not really fit in line with the stereotypes of a pirate. He doesnot steal from people or take over others boats. In fact he does much

more helping of people and loves forming new connections with them

in new places. Because Luffy has branded himself a pirate, though,much of the world still thinks he is a bad guy and wants to see himarrested or worse. Despite this, Luffy sees his life as a life based on thefreedom to live how he thinks he is supposed to. So he does not careabout his branding by or accusations from others, he just does what hethinks is right.There are many groups of believers who are no longer callingthemselves Christians, because the name carries negative overtones forso many people. Many carrying that name have been unloving andsinfully judgmental toward othersor worse. So the world is cryingout against the whole group associated with the name. I encourage you

to not be flustered, though. There is only one true type of Christian;that is somebody saved by Jesus who lives faithfully. So lets learnfrom Luffy. It does not matter what people brand us or associate withus as Christians because with Jesus we have the freedom to live outevery aspect of our life for Gods glory. In the end, we will find whatLuffy finds in episode after episode. If we are willing to stick to ourbeliefs and care about people while forming relationships with them,we will win over many people; not only as allies, but as brothers andsisters in Christ. Everyone is looking for treasure. Since we knowJesus, we know how to help them find it.

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

Prayer Concerns That God would raise

up workers from within

the church who are

passionate about

working with young

people Gods blessing of

summer activities

Upcoming Events

July 9, 6:00-9:00pm

Uno Tournament

Bring a snack or drink and

you can enter for the grand

prize. Junior/Senior High

and Family.

August 17

Back to School Carnival.

Details coming soon!


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DISC GOLF AND DONUTSEvery 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 gosomewhere in town to get some donuts. Everyone wanting a

donut needs to bring $1.00. Questions, contact Glen.

DORCAS SOCIETY LADIESSUMMER ACTIVITYTUESDAY, JULY 19

TH

Watch for details

Thursday, July 21st

7:00pm

at the home of

Mary Alice Coats

Devotions and special music

by

Cassie BullThis is for ALL LADIES!

Bring a dozen cookies to share

and a white elephant gift for

the gift exchange. Get in the real

Christmas spiritdress up like it

is really Christmasand be sure

to bring your lawn chair.

BOOK NOOK NEWS

The next meeting of the Book

Nook will be Monday,

September 26th at 6:00pm.

The book for this meeting is

While Were Far Apart by

Lynn Austin. If you would like

to purchase this book fromthe church, please call the

office by August 1st. Only

books that have been pre-

ordered will be purchased by

the church.

SUMMER MID-WEEK MADNESS

Wednesday Worship for YouthYour summer weeks will be incomplete

without this mid-week activity.From July 6 through August 10,

elementary students will meet everyWednesday from 6-7:30pm

for singing, games,and inter-active Bible lessons

Congratulations to Tracy and Jen Oehrtman on thebirth of their daughter, Tenley Rian, on Saturday,July 2nd. She weighed in at 6lbs and 14 oz. Proud

grandparents are Terry and Sue Oehrtman.

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