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August 2, 2011

Fifth AvenueChurch of Christ115 W. Fifth Ave.

Lancaster, OH43130

740-654-0626

The Christian

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 Worship

6:00pm

Hike and Picnic

Cookoutat Mike & Deb Coopers

Saturday, August 6

Meet at Cantwell Cliffs at3:00pm for the hike. If youdont want to go hiking, youcan go to the Coopers at5:00pm for the cook-out.Meat will be provided. Bring aside dish or dessert,your favorite beverage andtable service and your lawn

chairs.New Sunday School Elective

beginning August 14th!

"Higher Love:Discovering God's Design

for your Marriage!"

This six week elective classwill be led by Brad Seevers

and will help you better handle

unrealistic expectations

becoming a spiritual tea

understanding yourspouse's feelings;

the ups and downs of yrelationship.

Strengthen your faith


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SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (July 31, 2011)

Sunday School 69

1st Morning Worship 75

2nd Morning Worship 79

Total Morning Worship 154

Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00

Budget Received $ 4,123.10

Air Conditioner $ 50.00

Keenagers $ 512.00

SERVING SCHEDULE August 7, 2011

At the Table 1st Fred Griffith, Ralph Conrad

Serving 1stG. Lambert, T. Huffman

B. Kelly, C. Marsh

At the Table 2nd Fred Griffith, N. Hinson

Serving

2ndG. Lambert, P. Hinson, N. Rudolph

D. Taylor, D. Thornton

Pastor of the week Fred Griffith

PM Deacon George Lamber

Offering Counters Team 3COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST Worship Wib & Betty Sparks

2nd Worship George & Alberta Ellis

GREETERS

1ST Worship Ray & Mary Alice Coats

2nd Worship Larry & Phyllis Bussey

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Shirley Marsh

2nd Worship Courtney Beiter, Cindy Cox

Sunday School Helper Carolyn May

Visitor Center 1st Worship Janet BrownVisitor Center 2nd Worship Julie Stuck

SECURITY

1ST Worship Dan Brown

Bible School Bill Kellynd Worship Mike Cooper

Evening Worship Paul Hoagland

Congratulations to Ryan and Jessica Coxon the birth of their daughter, Delayna

Ryan Cox, born Wednesday, July 27. Sheweighed 5 lbs, 15 oz and is 20 incheslong. Proud grandparents are Jim and

Cindy Cox.

My family and I would like to thank thechurch for their thoughts prayers and cardson the passing of my father, Jack Bowers.

Delores Payne

MEETINGS

Elders MeetingThursday, August 11th at 6:00pm

Carriage Court Service

Sunday, August 14th at 2:00pm

Oversight Meeting

Sunday, August 14th at 7:00pm

Jr/Sr High

End of Summer party

Watch for details!!


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BITS FROM BRO DAVE

THE WILDS: We had a final total of 26 make trip and we returned with the same number!

AUGUST EVENT: August 24, we will be visithe American Whistle Corporation plantColumbus. This is the only manufacturer of m

whistles in the United States. Cost for admissiontravel is just $6.50 per person. Lunch will be on yown at the MCL Cafeteria. Departure will b8:30am and we will return in early afternoonsign-up sheet is posted. If you are paying by chmake the check payable to Fifth Avenue ChurcChrist.

COMING KEENAGER EVENTS;September 13 New Horizons Retreat

Zanesville: We have attended this exceinspirational event for the past several yRegistration is just $20, per person, if paidAugust 15. Many of you have, already, receregistration materials. Registration forms and sup sheet are posted. Please make checks payablNTCofC New Horizon Retreat and give yregistrations to me.

October 13 LaComedia Dinner Theatre: Wescheduled to enjoy Church Basement LadieSecond Helping. The Theatre provides a great sand an excellent buffet dinner. We have reserfront row seats for 28 people. If you are interescontact me as soon as possible. We will be postisign-up sheet very soon. Cost, per person, is $43This includes your admission and transportaPayment must be made by September 1.

WEDNESDAYS: Watch for announcemregarding the resumption of our 10:00am

6:30pm studies in September.

SUNDAY EVENINGS: In August we wilhaving a series of Mystery Speakes. In SeptemI will return to this evening slot. NOCommunion is available at these evening gatheri

SERVING SCHEDULE August 14, 2011

At the Table 1st Mike Cooper, Charlie May

Serving

1stD. Rose, D. Shumaker

R. Ayers, J. Baker

At the Table 2nd Mike Cooper, Tom Puckett

Serving

2ndD. Rose, N. Hinson, P. Hinson

N. Tomlinson, R. Troutman

Pastor of the week Mike Cooper

PM Deacon Dale Rose

Offering Counters Team 4

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST Worship

2nd Worship George and Alberta Ellis

GREETERS

1ST Worship Don & Judy Gardner

2nd Worship Jim and Cindy Cox

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Thea Kallenberg

2nd Worship Marie Huffman, Kim Seevers

Sunday School Helper Norma HoltomVisitor Center 1st Worship Shirley Marsh

Visitor Center 2nd Worship Norma Holtom

SECURITY

1ST Worship David Will

Bible School Ray Coats

2nd Worship Jim Puckett

Evening Worship Dick Shumaker

Blood pressure check-ups willbe taken this Sunday, August

7th, .

Its come to our attention thatitems are being stored in the

library. Please help us keep thisroom for books.


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A Note from

I want to begin by saying thank you for your patience the past two weeks as we hav

been without air conditioning in the building. As of this writing, I can report tha

the parts are still on their way from Tennessee being brought in by horseback

Haha! Fairfield Air seems hopeful that they should arrive anytime and have our uni

rebuilt by this Sunday. Pray hard! Of course if you do not have breathing issues,

know our people will be present because they are tough individuals who would no

allow a little heat to keep them from worship. Right?

I am really excited about a new class being offered at FACC. It is called "Highe

Love" and it will be offered for six weeks at 9:15 on Sunday mornings. I will b

offering this class for a couple reasons. For one, we have a need for additional adulclasses on Sunday morning. Secondly, Christian marriages are eroding as fast as th

worlds marriages today. If you would like more information about this class then ca

me at 740.550.9882. If you are ready to commit, a sign up sheet is on my offic

door. I hope you join us.

This Saturday, if you want to go hiking with us at Cantwell Cliffs, you can catch

ride with us at the church at 2:20 PM. If you prefer to drive then join us at th

park at 3:00 PM for the hike. Otherwise, we plan to eat at the Cooper's at 5:00 PMParking will be limited so please carpool with others. You are asked to bring

lawnchair, side dish, plasticware and drinks. The Cooper's are providing the meat an

buns.

This Sunday night, we will have a "mystery speaker" at 6:00 PM. Please join us!

Cya Sunday

Brad, Eph. 3:20-21

JoanneEllyson

Tenley Oehrtman SharonBloom

DebbieBradford

JoanneEllyson

Jim Nagle Jeane Goldfarb Mary Marsh Our Troops DianeCampbell

Allen Ours Jim Hoff Mark MillerJr

DorothyHerman

Ron Young


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Back-To-School Carnival

WednesdayAugust 18, 20116:00 7:30pm

PreK 5th

Grade Students

InvitedThere will be a supper served at

6:00pm..This will be an evening of prizes,

games, and fun. Every child inattendance will receive a package

of school supplies.Please call or email Glen to

RSVPfor your child740.438.5257

[email protected]

A REMINDER:

We are still in need of someschool supplies. Lists of needed

items are available on the table inthe parlor.

You can bring items

and leave them in the parlor.

BOOK NOOK NEWS

The book for this meeting

While Were Far Apart by L

Austin. Next meeting of the B

Nook will be Monday, Septem

26th at 6:00pm. If you would

to purchase this book from church, please call the office

August 7. Only books that hbeen preordered will be purcha

by the church.

Planning Ahead!!!!

all church picnicSunday, September 11, 2011Rising Shelter at Rising Park

4:30 pm

Ladies Movie

Nightat the church.

Friday, August 197:00pm

The freezer that was in thebasement has quit workingand has been destroyed. If

anyone has an uprightfreezer that they arentusing and would like to

donate to the church, pleasecontact Don Taylor or one

of the trustees.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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White FangBy Glen Shady

This week I read the classic novel by Jack London, White Fang. This story revolves around a wolf/donamed White Fang that must survive the world. Life is hard on him, and he learns to live by a code thabest benefits him. This code is simple. Meat is important; it is everything. Pain is bad. Power is to bobeyed. The most powerful force that White Fang comes into contact with is humanity. From his simpwolf mind, humans are gods with the power to do many things; most importantly the power to givmeat or give pain. So White Fang learns this system, but the gods that he is bowing to are not kin

They are self-serving and White Fang is merely a tool to them. This situation eventually turns WhitFang into a hate-filled dog that seeks nothing more than to get his claws around the throat of anythinpossible and any given time to kill. This is White Fangs whole purpose in life.Then White Fang is rescued by a different god. This man does not use a club, and sees White Fang amore than a tool. He sees him as a dog worthy of a second chance in life. Even when White Fang ripopen his hand, the man still comes back to White Fang with compassion and patience. He earns WhitFangs trust. Eventually he changes White Fangs heart. He may still have scars from the past, but he isnew animal thanks to this man.With these changes in his life White Fang changes his code. Meat is no longer everything. Given thchoice of hunting through the woods and waiting for his master to return, he chooses to wait hungryWhite Fang raided the chicken coop and killed 50 chickens. This is his nature, but upon learning that hi

master does not approve of this behavior, those chickens were never safer with any dog as they werwith White Fang. He would even protect them now as his masters property. When an evil man with gun (a tool that White Fang knows and fears greatly) sneaks into the house, White Fang does not run. Htakes three bullets to protect his master.It is interesting to me how Jack London chooses to describe this man that took White Fang in. In the eyeof White Fang, he is the love-god. Is it not wonderful that we get to experience such a relationshiwith a Love-God. His patience and love with us is overwhelming, even when we nip at his hand. If wlearn to trust him, our heart will be changed. Our lives will no longer be filled with bitterness and hatebut with joy. We will even change our code of selfishness and learn that there is more to live for than oumeasly existence. Romans 6:4 speaks on this transformation: We were therefore buried with him througbaptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Fathe

we too may live a new life. So I encourage you to allow yourself to be rescued from the self-serving godof this world. There is but one true God, and he is a Love-God.

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

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

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