12.29.13
PRAYER CONCERNS
Ruth Jeffers (Tina Hayes’ mother) is doing well after suffering a stroke. Nancy Miller has bronchitis. Ken & Carol Frye are both home sick with the flu.
Please continue your prayers for those for whom prayer has been requested recently: Kate Bain, Gail Bigler (back surgery), Joe Bine (Pat Rice’s brother), Hobert Bunner (Chris’s dad, cancer), Donna Burghy (back), Gunner Dudzik (friend of Jodi Frye, 3 1/2 years old), Dr. Patrick Dunster (co-worker of Janet Lallathin, cancer), Martha Glasgow (Amber Hope’s grand mother, broken arm), Skip Gooch (upcoming back surgery), Harold Hudson, Kelly Hupp (friend of Kay Sowinski, surgery 12/27), Judy Hutson (recovering from surgery), Karen Jones (mother of Leslie Huffman’s co-worker, brain cancer), Scott Kalany (Kevin’s cousin, leukemia is in remission), Judy Kinemond (Mary Donna Wodarcyk’s daughter-in-law, cancer), Arlene Kopyar, Kaleb McDiffitt (concussion), Matthew Mead (John Burghy’s nephew), June Metcalf (Amy Games’ mother – dementia), Suzanne Matz O’Leary, (a friend of Jan Ehni, aneurism), Wayne Patton, Vera Perry, Albert “Sonny” Phillips, Amy Gray’s brother (Heartland Nursing Home), Mia Rathe, a 3-year old friend of the Dukes), Kristen Pierce-Rice (Bill Rice’s great niece, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma), Sarah (Atkinson) Shuman (stroke, waiting for heart transplant), Peg Spielvogel, Rick Sowinski (John’s brother), Colten Strauss (spleen injury), Jimmy Thrash (hearing), Angel Vilano, Jennifer Wheeler, and Sarah Zink (mono).
Please keep our expectant mother in your prayers: Jena Frye… (boy, May).
Please continue to pray and encourage those who are no longer able to worship with us…Evelyn Barker, Ella Bell, Bill & Sue Daley, Mae Deller, Wilda Freeland, Bertha Kettlewell, Bill Kopyar, Joyce Orzolek, Alice Shunk, Leon & June Smith, Jim Thrash, Marlene Trisolene and Joanne Wallner.
GUEST SPEAKER
We welcome Corey Powell from the Barnesville area as our guest speaker for this morning’s service.
ON VACATION
Brad is finishing up a week of prayer and rest. He plans to be back in the office on Monday
IN THE MILITARY
Please continue to pray for those who are serving in the military…C.J. Arnold (Eddie’s brother, Afghanistan), Jason Harris (Bill & Pat Rice’s son-in-law), Chad Huggins, Bill Randolph (Matt’s father), Nathan Rodak (Jay & Rhonda’s son, in California) and Joey Stenger (Joe & Karen’s son).
MID-WEEK DEVOTIONALS
The mid-week bible study and devotional this week will be on Thursday (Jan 2nd). Happy New Year!
SYMPATHY
We extend our sympathy to Nancy Miller and her family at the death of her sister, Ruth Ann Miller who passed away Dec. 25 after an 8 year battle with Parkinson’s. Viewing hours are Sunday 2-5; Memorial Service will be 11:00, Monday at Hartville church of Christ.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
There will be a brief congregational meeting next Sunday following the evening’s services, during which the budget for 2014 will be presented.
YOUTH LED WORSHIP
Please make plans to be with us for worship this evening. Our young men will be leading us. This is a great opportunity for their growth and for ours. Let’s support them as we worship together.
WINTERFEST
The teens will be headed to Gatlinburg, TN for Winterfest, February 14-16. All teens in grade 7 and up are encouraged to come. We will need chaperones as well. The deadline to register with Brad is Jan 5th.
NOVEMBER BUDGET
There are copies of the November budget report in the rack by the main door.
MEN’S BREAKFAST
All the men and boys are invited to the monthly breakfast at Eat ‘N Park this coming Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
MONTHLY FELLOWSHP
Next Sunday night, we will have our monthly fellowship dinner to honor those with birthdays and anniversaries in January . Care Group C is in charge of the set-up and clean-up.
IN SEARCH OF THE LORD’S WAY
We are all facing a fierce opponent who is after our souls. We must strengthen ourselves in the power that the Lord supplies so that on the evil day we may be able to stand strong. This lesson will teach us how.
Next week’s lesson by Phil Sanders is, “Stand Strong”. The program can be seen locally every Sunday, 7:30a.m. on WTRF-TV, Ch. 7.