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The Church of Christ at Sycamore

Meets together at 1144 Crescent Dr., Cookeville, TN 38501

Telephone: (931) 526-5427 Care-Line: (931) 526-1454

Fax: (931) 525-1004 Website: www.sycamorecoc.com

Worship with us at any of our services: Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Bible Study 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Our services are video taped and presented: On Cable Channel 6—Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

ELDERS

Dale Garrett (858-4844) Sam Masters (498-2121) Bobby Pruett (528-8724) Donnie Roberson (528-1665) Randy Thompson (526-3887) Charles Vaughn (498-2803)

DEACONS

Tracey Barker - Tim Chambers - Barry Daniel Randy DeBord - Casey Fox - Hulon Fox - Jeremy Fox

Jesse Gilliam - Tommy Lee - Jimmy Loftis - Ryan Mattson - John Meadows - Wayne Moss - Bob Pharris

Casey Rich - Marc Robinson - Tim Saylor - Jon Sharp - Garrett Shepherd - Mike Venters - Brad Whitson

Ministers

Pulpit Minister Jason Hart (349-8226) Youth Minister Kevin Daughrity (432-6515) Associate Youth Brandon Pruett (510-8777) Campus Evangelist Scott Jefcoat (601-955-9913) Counseling Mark Loftis / Mike Palk (528-9399)

Opportunities for November 28, 2010

For The Record - November 14, 2010

A.M. WORSHIP — 477

P.M. WORSHIP — 288

A.M. BIBLE CLASS — 348 CONTRIBUTION— $10,533.00

WEDNESDAY BIBLE CLASS— 330

Morning Worship If you are unable to serve, please contact Randy DeBord 528-9082

Call to Worship Sam Masters

Opening Prayer Jerry Maynard

Lead Singing Horace Burks

Read Scripture Kevin Maynard

Announcements Tim Saylor

Closing Prayer Jim Perry

Presiding Over Communion: Gary Medley

Serving Lord’s Supper: Carlie McCowan, Mark

McCowan, Paul A. Meadows, Johnny Moss, Michael Rawdon,

Bob Rich, Matthew McCloud, John Meadows, Casey Rich,

Toby Roberts, C.D. Robinson, Neil Robinson, Jordan Robin-

son

Evening Worship If you are unable to serve, please contact Jimmy Loftis at 528-3265

Announcements Tim Saylor

Lead Singing Marc Robinson

Read Scripture Robin Meadows

Opening Prayer Danny Ransom

Closing Prayer Bob Pharris

Presiding Over Lord’s Supper: Wayne Moss

Assist: Nathaniel Rector & Matt Reeves

Taking Lord’s Supper to Shut-Ins Nov. 28, 2010 If you are unable to serve, please contact the alternate

Anna & Joey Brown (311 Polly Dr) - Charles Vaughn & Ja-

son Vaughn

James Shoemake, Elise Ellison & Juanita Grider (Masters

Health Care) - Bobby & Brandon Pruett

Bill Bowman & Sarah Eldridge (NHC) - Randy Thompson

& Rick Brittingham

Sally Bilbrey (1725 N. Womack) & Emma Burchett (905

Watauga) - Phil Thomas and Robert Lynn

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 If you are unable to serve, please contact Casey Rich at 528-3633

Announcements Tim Saylor

Devotional Alan Thrasher

Lead Singing Marc Robinson

Prayer C.J. Medlin

NOVEMBER VAN DRIVERS

Sunday Morning - Kevin Daughrity - 432-6515

Sunday Evening - John Cleghorn - 629-5437

Wed. Evening - Marc Robinson - 644-4030

Issue 45 November 12 2010 Volume 21

Asking For Prayers One of our teenagers, Colin Floyd, came asking for prayers Wednesday night. We truly appreciate his desire to make things right in his life. Please pray for Colin, and offer your encouraging words.

***Three Wonderful Opportunities To Give*** 1. Christmas Goodie Bags For Shut-ins

It’s that time of year to begin bringing items for Christmas “Goodie” Bags for the shut-ins and those in need. Items needed are toiletries, Kleenex, hand and body lotions, etc. There will be a box on the counter in the vestibule for you to place the PRE-WRAPPED items in. Please label the item for man or woman. If it is for either, please write on the gift what the item is. You can also donate money for items to be purchased. If you have any questions, please see Betty Jett or Mary Alice Thomas. The date to put the bags together will be Dec. 7. Meet at Horace & Jackie Burks home at 6:30pm. The meal will be pot-luck.

2. Care Ministry’s Thanksgiving Meals Jesse Gilliam needs volunteers to help with delivery of Thanksgiving meals to the sick and shut-ins. Meals will be fixed and ready for you to pick up and deliver on Wednesday, Nov. 24, between 3:30 and 4:00 pm. We need help to deliver around 40 meals. See Jesse if have any questions. There is a sign-up sheet on the large bulletin board. Thank you!!!

3. Toys of Joy Banquet Don and Donna Fox have done a super job with this banquet every year for over fifteen years now. We have a devotional time, a nice catered meal, en-tertainment, and, of course, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. The purpose of this banquet has always been to reach out to families of our community that are in need physically or spiritually. Many of the families invited are part of our Join Together For Kids Mentoring Ministry. Our teens become their “big brother” or “big sister” as we plan activities every month with these children. Others are invited from the community who have requested gifts for Christ-mas. We need your help buying gifts. Due to the outreach nature of this event, we are asking those who purchase the gifts to be present for the ban-quet if at all possible. Please keep in mind that some may have more financial needs than others, but they all need the Lord in their life. Our ultimate goal is for our Sycamore families to become acquainted with our guests, and invite them to be a part of our church family. This event is Saturday, December 11. Our teen mentors will get their child’s gifts. We need the congregation to purchase gifts for their siblings and others from the community. Beginning Sunday, November 21, these children’s names and their wish lists will be posted on the bulletin board in the back of the auditorium. Please sign out a child’s name and take their wish list from the board. If you would like to eat with your family, the meal is $6 per person and must be deposited in the wooden box in the back of the auditorium by December 8. To keep gifts balanced, please purchase three or four gifts valuing $50-$75. Please write your child’s name on the gift along with your name and bring them to the fellowship room no later than 5:00pm on November 21. This event is a great opportunity to discover the true joy of giving! It’s what this season is all about. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Kevin

G.R.O.W. Nights When we look to see how the congre-gation needs to grow, we must first look to see how we, as individuals, must grow. Ephesians 4:15,16 plainly tells us that if the body is going to ex-perience growth, every part must do their share. Are you doing your part? On November 22, 6:30pm, the Syca-more Servants of the main auditorium class will meet to visit. GROW will take a break during the holiday season, and will resume after the first of the year.

Annual Thanksgiving Singing This year Willow Avenue Church of Christ will be the host of the Annual Thanksgiving Singing on Sunday, No-vember 21, at 6:00pm. There will be no evening services at Sycamore on the 21st. Don’t miss this heart-warming time of worship with our sister congre-gations!

Special Tuesday Night Service It is a special time we enjoy every year as we reflect on the blessings God has given us. As we traditionally do, our mid-week Bible study during Thanksgiv-ing week will be moved to Tuesday night, November 23. This change makes it more convenient for those who travel for the holidays. There will be no Bible classes. Meet in the main auditorium for a special service of sing-ing praises to God, thoughts of scrip-ture, and prayers. Join us for this up-lifting time together!

Attendance Cards Please take a few moments to fill out your attendance cards each week. The GROW Ministry is totally dependant on the information they get from these cards. Please help us keep these re-cords accurate so this ministry can run as efficiently as possible. Thank you!

Service Wednesdays There will be NO service project and meal for the

teens on Nov. 24. Our mid-week Bible study will be

changed to Tuesday, Nov. 23, for a special congrega-

tional service at 7:00pm. We will resume on Decem-

ber 1 as we’ll help WBS & eat at Chik-Fil-A & Fazolis.

Toys of Joy Banquet The date is December 11. The time is 6:00-8:00pm.

The place is Sycamore’s fellowship room. Mentors will

get the names of their mentee, but we need other

teens to take the names of their siblings. We also

have names from the community. You can get a name

& their wish list from the bulletin board in the back of

the auditorium beginning Sunday, November 21.

Please sign out their name by putting down your

name & phone number. Gifts should be brought to

the fellowship room by 5:00pm on that Saturday. If

you would like to eat the meal with your family, the

cost is $6 per person & must be deposited in the

wooden box in the back of the auditorium by Decem-

ber 8. Please make this night a priority!

Bible Class Quizzes The quiz for Sunday morning lessons #1 through #8

will be Sunday, Nov. 28, during class time. The quiz

for Wednesday night lessons #1 through #10 is

Wednesday night, Dec. 15. All lessons with questions

& answers are in the cabinet in the youth center.

Encounter We will be going to the Master’s home for our next

Sunday night devotional time on December 5.

Summer Mission Trip We will be going to Yadkinville Church of Christ in

Yadkinville, North Carolina, on July 8-15. The details

& costs of the trip will be posted in the coming weeks,

along with a sign-up sheet.

Inspire Early-Bird Special Inspire is our summer youth conference at Faulkner

University in Montgomery, AL. It is one of our biggest

spiritual events of the year. The date next summer is

June 3-9. We will offer a discount for those who pay

early. The cost is $100 if you pay a $50 deposit

by Nov. 28 & balance paid by April 24. Everyone

else will pay $140. Kevin

II Cor. 9:6-15 says, “He who sows sparingly will also

reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also

reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes

in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God

loves a cheerful giver.” How we give to God and to

others will determine the seeds we plant. The seeds

we plant will determine the fruit we produce. Paul

goes on to say in this text if we freely give as we are

blessed, God will do more with it. “Now may He who

supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, sup-

ply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase

the fruits of your righteousness, while you are en-

riched in everything for all liberality, which causes

thanksgiving through us to God.” God will multiply

the seed and increase the fruit. Thanksgiving is a

time we can look at how truly blessed we are. It is

also a time we should look at how we are blessing

others. God has promised us that He will truly bless

those who bless others. Certainly, our motivation

should not be to give so we can get, but, it should be

to glorify God. And when we do, He will bless us im-

measurably! So before you eat that turkey, echo the

words of Paul, “Thanks be to God for His indescrib-

able gift!” Kevin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! Michael Lewis 12/1 Kelly Fletcher 12/5 Gail Steward 12/1 Teresa Shipley 12/5 Tabitha Davidson 12/3 Robert Pharris 12/6 Ruth Pippin 12/4 Paul Zoodsma Sr. 12/6

PRAYER LIST --Tommy George, father of Tonya Lee, is recovering from sur-

gery at Centennial Hospital in Nashville.

--Craig & Julie Breen are at home doing well.

--Ann Dyer, sister of Donald Cantrell, is under the care of

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland. She has pneumonia.

--Onda Jackson will continue her radiation treatments for a few

more weeks.

--Gail Steward, mother of Chris Sharp, will have surgery on the

22nd at Cookeville Regional.

--Jack Gardner, husband of Dean Gardner, was in a 4-wheeler

accident. He will have surgery on his broken writs on Monday

in Lebanon.

—Jackie Rice is at home recovering from her surgery.

--Gene Hill is having some heart issues.

--Bill Pippin is at home recovering from an accident while cut-

ting down a tree.

--Liddie Moore, cousin of Peggy Brittingham, has recently

been diagnosed with breast cancer.

--Ella Mae York, mother of Louella Gentry, is at NHC. She has

several health issues.

--Jay Flatt and Kenneth Nelson continue their battle with can-

cer.

LADIES’ MINISTRY

Ladies with the last names beginning with G-J are asked to

bring individual snacks for CRMC Intensive Care Unit waiting

room this week.

LADIES’ SPRING RETREAT PLANNING

Any ladies wanting to help plan the Spring Ladies Retreat

pleases sign the list on the Ladies Bulletin Board by December

1st!!!! See Angie Robinson if you have any questions.

NEEDS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Please bring small empty boxes, (example, pop tart, snack size

cereal, large pudding or jell-o boxes). If you can bring some in,

please place them in the box in the vestibule.

SCREEN HELPERS NEEDED

We will soon be making a new service calendar for the men

that will be working the screen on Sunday morning and Sunday

evening. Anyone interested in this work contact Randy

DeBord.

2011 ROUTE BUS DRIVERS NEEDED

Anyone interested in driving the bus in 2011, please see Ryan

Mattson. We would like to have enough volunteers so that each

driver will only have to drive the route one month of the year.

SYMPATHY

Sympathy is extended to Sharon Reid and her family in the

passing of her mother, Kathleen Gordon.

MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY!!!!

We will meet on Tuesday evening this week for our Mid-week

Bible Study. This change is due to the holiday. Bible study

will resume on Wednesday the following week.

LADIES TUESDAY MORNING CLASS

The Ladies Tuesday Morning Bible Class will not meet this

week the 23rd, due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. The class will

resume next Tuesday.

THANK YOU

“Dear Sycamore, Thank you to all of our Sycamore family. We

appreciated the cards, visits, and food in our families time of

sorrow. Thank you to the ladies for fixing the food for us at the

church.” In Christian love, McCloud, Randolph and Yoder

family

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to Regina Mayberry and her family in the birth

of her granddaughter, Sunny Raquel Mayberry. She was born

on Nov. 11. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces. The excited par-

ents are Aubrey & Camille Mayberry. All are doing well.

LADIES MINISTRY

Any lady that would like to take snacks to Cookeville Regional

ICU, please sign the list on the ladies bulletin board in the back

of the auditorium. Dates are posted, so you can pick a date that

is convenient for you. See Angie Robinson if you have any

questions.

SYCAMORE SENIORS

The Sycamore Senior Ministry will meet on Wednesday after-

noon from 3:30pm until 5pm in the fellowship room to help

World Bible School stuff envelopes. Please come and help for

any amount of time that you can spare.

MEALS NEEDED

If you would like to take a meal to Bill & Joan Hufstedler

please see Mary Alice Thomas.

BIRTHDAY LIST CORRECTION

I made a mistake on the birthday list a couple weeks ago.

Brenda Cumby’s birthday is 11/29 and not 11/8. Thank you,

Jill

Refuel” meets on TTU campus

in the Nursing Building, room

260, every Thursday at 7 pm.

Everyone is welcome!

“Connections” meet tonight after worship service in the SOC

building for a Thanksgiving meal. It’s not too late to let Matt

Reeves know that you would like to bring a dish.

“Refuel” we will not meet on the 25th, due to Thanksgiving

Holiday. Also, December 23rd through Jan 6th we will not

meet, due to Christmas Break.

“$2 Tuesday Meal”….The last one of 2010 will be on De-

cember 6.

“Refuel Christmas Dinner and Tacky Sweater Party” will

be on December 16th at 7pm at the SOC House!!!!!

“Connections” will be at the home of Dale & June Garrett on

Dec. 21st. GOD BLESS, SCOTT