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The Christian Messenger F ifth Avenue Church of Christ

115 W. F ifth Ave.Lancaster, OH 43130

740-654-0626 e-mail: [email protected]

www.myfacc.com

ugust 23, 2011

B rad Seevers. Senior Minist(740-550-9882)

David Tingler Associate Minister

Glen Shady Youth Minister (740-438-5257)

Sunday Services

1st Worship 8:00 a.m.

2 nd Worship 10:30 a.m.

B ible School

Evening Worship 6:00pm

When we speak of worship, we often are talking about the

Sunday morning song service at church. We say things like: ´our church meets for worship at 10:30.µ Or ´Worship starts at 8am.µ Sometimes we are talking about the style of music. We

tend to compartmentalize this part of our walk with Jesus in a way that Paul would find frustrating. In Romans 12:1 Paul

writes: ´I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,

holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.µ Last week we talked about worship as a response to God, who

He is and what He has done. Paul tells us the acceptableresponse to God, in view of His mercies toward us is to

surrender our lives as a living sacrifice. Paul defines this as spiritual worship. It is not about an hour on Sunday, or

hymns, praise choruses, contemporary, or any other category.It is about seeing God and in response, unconditionally

surrendering to serve Him forever.Worship is not a music style. It is a lifestyle.

Lord, lead us to the cross, where we may again lay down our

lives, and take up a life lived in worship to you. Amen



SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (August 21, 2011) Sunday School 8

1st Morning Worship 7

2nd Morning Worship 8

Total Morning Worship 16

Evening Worship 4

Weekly Budget $ 4,471.0

Budget Received $ 3,865.0

Van $ 20.0School Supplies $ 50.0

SERVING SCHEDULE ± August 28, 2011

At the Table 1st Tom Puckett, Larry Busse

Serving 1st

G. Lambert, D. GardneJ. Hardwick, T. Huffma

At the Table 2nd

Tom Puckett, Patrick Hinso

Serving 2nd

G. Lambert, D. Taylor, D. Thornto N. Tomlinson, R. Troutma

Pastor of the week Tom Pucke

PM Deacon George LambeOffering Counters Team

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST Worship Denise Bair

2nd Worship George and Alberta Ell

GREETERS

1ST Worship Ed & Norma Georg

2nd Worship Don Taylor, Dorothy Henderl

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Thea Kallenber

2n Worship Courtney Beiter, Cindy Co

Sunday School Helper Judy Gardne

Visitor Center 1st Worship Shirley Alexand

Visitor Center 2nd Worship Deb Coope

SECURITY

1ST Worship Dick Shumake

Bible School Paul Hoaglan

2nd Worship Jim Pucke

Evening Worship Mike Coop

We welcome Brad, Kim and Jessica Seevers as they placed

their membership here on Thursday, August 4th .

Christmas in September Wednesday, September 7th

6:30pm

at Mary Alice Coats home.

Women·s Bible Study Wednesday, September 14th ² 6:30pm

This book is such a tribute to the power and glory of Christ ² yet some

Christians needed to be reminded that Christ·s power comes from WHO

you know ² not WHAT you know.

Book Nook News: The Book Nook will meet

Monday, September 26 at 6:00pm.

If you ordered a book you can stop by the office and pick it up. Cost is $10.00 and is to bere-imbursed to the church.

³Cast your care on Jesus today,Leave your worry and fear;

Burdens are lifted at Calvary,Jesus is very near!´

´Take my yoke upon you and learn from me«and you will find rest for your

souls.µ Matthew 11:29



´A Note rom Brad«.µ

WillardVenatter

MyrtleCampbell

DorothyHenderly

Family friend of Hendricksfamily

Ron Ogde

Kenny Palmer Stacy Byers Sharon Bloom John Swartz Roger SargenSharon Britch Jeane Goldfarb Mary Marsh Our Troops Diane Campbe

Joanne Jim Hoff Unspoken Dorothy Herman Ron Young

Fall is rapidly approaching. School has now started and kids are back to learning and Friday nightfootball will bring you to cheering on your favorite team. What an exciting time its going to be.

I hope you are just as excited about growing as a disciple this fall. Each week you can grow in your

faith by being committed to Sunday morning worship and Adult Bible Fellowship hour. You cancontinue to grow your faith in one of our Life groups or elective studies as well. Just so you knowwhat all we are offering, here is a sampling. Next week we will highlight other options!

Family Reunion will begin on September 14th @ 6:30 P.M. Each Wednesdayevening will be different through out the month. Each night, will either be a time of worship and prayer, a Christian film, small group, or Bible study. This will be a great opportunity to get to meet new friends in a relaxed atmosphere. I do hope you will

join us!

Starting September 18th, we will offer a LIFE GROUP at Dan & Janet Brownshome. This exciting study is based on the DVD series entitled: Not A Fan. Theylive at 924 Valley View Dr., Lancaster. The cost per person is $10 to cover the cost of the group resources. The goal of this study is to move you from being a fanof Jesus to an authentic follower. Led by Brad each Sunday night @ 6 P.M.

Starting September 20th, we will offer an exciting new study by Frances Chancalled FORGOTTEN GOD. This DVD driven study on the Holy Spirit and his role inyour life will challenge you to stop living by your own strength and to begin livingunder His direction. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall and will begin at 6:30 P.M.The cost per person is $8.00. This group will be led by Brad.

Cya Sunday,

Brad Seevers, Eph. 3:20-21



BITS FROM BRO DAVE

NEW HORIZO NS R ET R E AT: There is still time toregister for this excellent senior gathering inZanesville. This event is held at the North TerraceChurch of Christ on September 13. After August 15,registration is $25 per person. (This includes acontinental breakfast and lunch.) So far, we haveseventeen folk planning to attend. Simply complete a

registration form and get it to me for mailing as soon as possible. (Total attendance is limited to the first 300registrations.) Registration forms and sign-up sheet are posted. Please make checks payable to NTCoC NewHorizon Retreat´.

LaC OM ED IA D I NNE R T H E AT R E ± We havereserved 28 front row seats for the noon matinee onThursday, October 13. We will be seeing the sequel tothe show we saw last year. It is ³The Church BasementLadies: A Second Helping´. This Dayton theatre offers

an outstanding buffet and great show. We depart at8:20am and return by early evening. Cost is $43.00 per person. This includes your admission, dinner andtransportation but not a gratuity. A sign-up sheet is posted. The absolute final date for payment isSeptember 10, but I would appreciate receiving itsooner, if possible. Make checks payable to ³FifthAvenue Church of Christ´.

WEDNESD AY S: Our 10:00am and 6:30pm sessionswill return on September 14. We will follow up on lastyear¶s study as we examine II Corinthians.

SUND AY EVEN I NGS: In August, we are continuing aseries of ³Mystery Speakers´. On September 11, I willreturn to this evening slot and resume the series fromPsalms. N OTE : Communion is available at theseevening gatherings.

SERVING SCHEDULE ± September 4, 2011At the Table 1

st Fred Griffith, Charlie Ma

Serving 1st

D. Rose, B. KelC. Marsh, D. Shumak

At the Table 2nd

Fred Griffith, Jim Co

Serving 2nd

D. Rose, T. Dean, N. HinsoP. Hinson, N. Rudolp

Pastor of the week Fred Griffi

PM Deacon Dale Ro

Offering Counters Team

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST Worship Peggy Elkin

2n Worship Geri Jayn

GREETERS

1ST Worship Thea Kallenberg, Judy Smi

2nd Worship Jim & Beverly Pucke

NURSERY

Sunday School Shirley Marsh, Reta Conra

2nd Worship Marie Huffman, Kim Seeve

Sunday School Helper Carolyn MaVisitor Center 1st Worship Sue Tingl

Visitor Center 2n Worship Cindy Co

SECURITY

1ST Worship Dan Brow

Bible School Bill Kel

2nd Worship George Lambe

Evening Worship Jim Pucke

Jean and I want to say THANK YOU for all thekindnesses shown to us while Jean was in the

hospital due to her fall resulting in a broken

hip, June 12. The elders and other folk in the

congregation made Jean's six week stay at Crestview Rehab Facility filled with smiles and

encouragement with their visits. Our church

family at Fifth Avenue is most appreciated.Jean just wrapped up her third week of Out-

Patient physical therapy and is now "on her

own" as she continues the exercises the

physical therapists put her through during her

stay at Crestview.

THANKS AGAIN for all your cards and visits.

JEAN and BILL VENRICK

Sunday EveningAugust 28th

6:00pmBrad will beshowing the

Christian filmentitled

³Most´.



´All Church Picnicµ

Sunday, September 11, 2011 Rising Park - Large Pavilion

(Follow road to the right) 4:30pm ² Games 5:00pm ²Supper

Punch, Ice and coffee provided 6:00pm Please bring food to share and your own tableware.

6:00pm - Devotions and Lord·s Supper 7:00 ² 10:00pm

Charlie May·s ´happy keyboardµ Fellowship

Climb the mountain?? Smores?? ² Bring firewood

Bring a gameto share

NOTE: You can come for ALL or PART of the picnic.Please see Kathryn Albertson with questions .

Food Pantry SundayAugust 28th

We will collect donations of non- perishable foods for Maywood Mission

Food Pantry. You can leave them at

either entrance.

It¶s that time of year again«.new studentsmoving in and gearing up for life on our OhioUniversity Campus. If you would like to make

and donate cookies here is how they ask that wedo it. Place 3 or 4 average cookies in a zip lock bag. Cookie bars work great, also. (Regular

sandwich bags tend to spill and don¶t keep thecookies fresh and we want to keep handling to aminimum. Mix and match or have them all the

same kind.) Cookie deadline isTuesday, August 30, 2011

Higher Love«Sunday School Class taught byBrad is meeting in the Fellowship

Hall at 9:15am.

The Women·s Sunday School Class that meets at

9:15am each Sunday is held in Room 209.

Bring a comfortablelawn chair.



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 Concernsy That God would raise

up workers from within

the church who are passionate about

working with young

people

y God¶s blessing of

summer activities

Some Items of Business«By Glen Shady

y If you are looking for a new Sunday school class, there are a couple

of options for you to consider. A wild and zany option for you

would be to join our middle school/high school class. Just like any

class, it would be an opportunity to learn from the Bible. Unlike

other classes you would have the opportunity to connect with some

awesome teens and it would open up natural opportunities for

service.

y Another great option would be the new Sunday school class

starting the first Sunday in October. I am excited to be teaching

this class and am hopeful that young adults who are not currently

involved in Sunday school will consider this class an option.

y For all elementary students, Wednesday night classes will be

meeting every week starting this next week. The age group for this

class is preschool ± 5th

grade. The class will be from 6:30-7:30 and

there will not be a meal.

y If you are looking for opportunities of service, we have multiple

needs in the youth ministry from nursery all the way through high

school. Even if you cannot help with something every week, does

not mean you cannot be a strong, positive influence in the life of a

child or teen. We ask you to pray about whether or not God wants

to use you in this way.

FACC DIRECTORIES

In the new

FACC Addr ess Dir ectories that were

assembled and p assed

out with the p ictorial

directories, p lease

change the p hone number f or P eggy E lkins to

654-1213.

If there are other

corrections, p lease

notify the church office.

MI SS IO NS SPE AK E R

Sunday, September 25, 2011Rich Teske, from Reach Out On Campus

at Ohio UniversityWill be here to speak at all services.

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