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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

The Christian MessengerMay 24, 2011

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ115 W. Fifth Ave.

Lancaster, OH 43130

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

www.myfacc.com

Food PantryThis Sunday, May 29, 2011

Donations can be left ateither entrance.

Potluck dinnerWednesday, May 25

th

Meal at 5:45pmClasses at 6:30pm

On June 15th, we will begin a new elective on Wednesday nightsfor adults entitled: Half Time. This encouraging study teaches

that no matter what the first half of your life has entailed, you canfinish strong during the second half. This five week series willchallenge you to answer questions like: What do I do now that I

have grown up? Is this all there is to life? Why am I sorestless? What can I do to find meaning and significance? We

look forward to seeing you in this group.

FAMILY REUNIONFIVE WEEK STUDY
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SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (May 22, 2011)

Sunday School 80

1st

Morning Worship 77

2nd Morning Worship 107

Total Morning Worship 184

Evening Worship 33

Family Reunion (05/18) 18

Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00

Budget Received $ 4,340.21VBS $ 30.00

Reach Out on Campus $ 100.00

SERVING SCHEDULEMay 29, 2011

At the Table 1st David Riggenbach, Larry Bussey

Serving 1st

L. King, D. Gardner,T. Huffman, C. Marsh

At the table 2nd

David Riggenbach, Larry Bussey

Serving 2nd

L. King, P. Hinson. N. Rudolph

D. Taylor, D. ThorntonPastor of the Week David Riggenbach

PM Deacon Larry King

Offering Counters Team 3

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST

Worship Brenda Hines

2nd

Worship Sue Tingler

GREETERS

1ST

Worship Ed & Norma George2

ndWorship Neal Rudolph

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Reta Conrad

2nd

Worship Marie Huffman

Preschool Helper Judy Gardner

Early Elementary Helper Brenda Hines

Upper Elementary Helper Cindy Cox

6-8th

Grade Helper Mike Cooper

Visitor Center 1st

Worship Sue Tingler

Visitor Center 2nd

Worship Bev Puckett

SECURITY1

stWorship Dan Brown

Bible School Bill Kelly

2nd Worship Jim Puckett

Evening Worship Dick Shumaker

BITS FROM. BRO. DAVE

KITCHEN-AID TOUR: On WednesdayJune 29, our KeenAgers will be traveling toGreenville, Ohio. This trip will feature a tourof the KitchenAid plant and a visit to theiroutlet store. (The plant tour requires that all

participants wear shoes that cover the entirefoot. No open toes or heels.) Also, featuredis a visit to the Annie Oakley and LowelThomas collections, as well as other historicitems. The cost for travel and admissionswill be $14 per person. (If you are paying bycheck, please make it payable to the church.)Lunch will be extra. We will be departing at7:00 am and returning by about 7:00 pm. A

sign-up sheet is posted. Payments may bemade any time.

THE WILDS: It is our plan that we visit thiswild animal exhibit on July 27. Due torestricted tour hours, our departure, for thistrip will be 6:30 am. The cost per person willbe $21, excluding lunch. There will be moredetails available next month.

WEDNESDAYS: This week, May 25, wewill complete our examination of chapter 14of I Corinthians. These weekly sessions, at10:00 am and 6:30 pm will continue throughJune 8. At that point we will take a briefsummer break.

SUNDAY EVENINGSOn May 29, we will begin a series of

messages based in the book of Psalms.5/29Is Happiness A Dream? (Psalm 1)6/05Why The Worlds Falling Apart(Ps.2)6/12Its Tough Being Human (Ps. 8)6/19Dealing With Discouragement(Ps.11)6/26Where Are The Answers? (Ps. 19)*Do note that communion is available atthese evening gatherings.


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A Note from brAd.

Don Gardner Daniel Queen Jen Oehrtman Mike Souders Pat BrownLaQuita Davis Tim Wykle Leann Perdue Joe Lockhart Jeanne Noble

Myrtle Campbell Judy Smith (Crestview) Peggy Elkins Mark Miller, Jr. Barbara Benadum Angie Payne Wanda Dickson (Crestview) John Hoy Pete & Markele Kandra Wilma WilsonJohn Swartz Jeane Goldfarb (home) Our Troops Gladys McCoy Millie Hoy

Dorothy Herman Carolyn Grubbs family Matthew Engler Tornado victims Unspoken

Our Prayer Requests

This past weekend many things were celebrated at Fifth Avenue. We rejoiced that we have a

relationship with Jesus Christ. We rejoiced with our graduates that all their hard work paid off.

We rejoiced that Nathan Hawkes accepted Christ through baptism. Many rejoiced that they

completed our latest elective on Discovering their spiritual gifts because God is revealing to

them ways they can better live for Him. We rejoiced as we had four of our newest familiesattend our reception to help them become better connected to FACC. God is so good!

As we look toward the Summer months, I want to challenge each of our families to resolve that

they will be committed to attend weekly. I do not want you to miss out on the numerous reasons

for rejoicing. Typically many churches regret the Summer months because they are not known

for numerical growth. But I hope you will help our church to become the exception to the rule.

Many great things are beginning to happen here and we need your help to continue. Dont let up!

Keep on keeping on! As our church grows, we are in need of more servants to help us accomplish

all that we have to do.

Jesus once said, For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life

as a ransom for many. Some of you may read that to mean that God doesnt want my service.

God doesnt need me. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are called to serve God.

Find your niche. Dave, Glen and I were hired to perform certain tasks, but that does not mean

that we should not lay aside our professional hats at times and assist in taking care of needs. It

would be easy for us to say, Thats not my job! But if we did, it sure wouldnt sound like Jesus

now would it? Each of us find ways to meet a need beyond our calling. Now we are asking you to

do the same. Step up to the plate.

If you would like to speak with me about your giftedness, or about how you feel God might be

able to use your skill set at Fifth Avenue, please call me at 740.550.9882. I know God can use

you to accomplish something great for the Kingdom.

I want to leave you with this scripture today from Jude 1:20. It says: You, dear friends, must

continue to build your lives on the foundation of your holy faith.

In His Service,

Brad Seevers


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SERVING SCHEDULEJune 5, 2011

At the Table 1st Tom Puckett, Dick Shumake

Serving 1st G. Lambert, R. Ayers, J. Baker, D. Brow

At the table 2nd

Tom Puckett, Nick Hinso

Serving 2nd

G. Lambert, N. Tomlinson, R. TroutmaTaylor Dean, N. Rudolp

Pastor of the Week Tom Pucke

PM Deacon George Lambe

Offering Counters Team

COMMUNION PREPARATION

1ST

Worship Don and Judy Gardne

2nd

Worship Nick and Tracy Hinso

GREETERS

1ST

Worship Thea Kallenberg, Judy Smit

2nd

Worship Dick & Marg Shumake

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell, Reta Conra

2nd

Worship Nick and Tracy Hinso

Preschool Helper Carolyn Ma

Early Elementary Helper Thea Kallenber

Upper Elementary Helper Becky Hoaglan

6-8th

Grade Helper Delores Payn

Visitor Center 1st

Worship Judy Gardne

Visitor Center 2nd

Worship Debbi Hoaglan

SECURITY1st Worship David Wi

Bible School Paul Hoaglan

2nd Worship Mike Coope

Evening Worship Jim Pucke

VAN OPERATIONS POLICY

For insurance reasons we are

asking that the church vans and

trailer only be used for church

activities that have been

publicized and scheduled through

the church office. Any requests

outside of this standard should be

cleared through the church

trustees.

Our Lord Added1Welcome Nathan Hawkes, 237 Oak Street(P O Box 475) Amanda, Ohio 43102, Phon730-215-095, son of Bob & Penny Hawkes.Nathan was baptized at the close of 2nd

worship last Sunday.

Get Real Life Group will meet

at the church this Wednesday,

May 25th following the potluck

dinner.

The Lookout, The ChristianStandard , and TheRestoration Herald are

available in the parlor forpickup. These can be used for

your personal Bible study,devotions and

encouragement.

July 5-8, 2011 North American

Christian Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

We will announce very soon the specific

date the church plans to take a van. You will

have opportunity to sign up to reserve your

seat. Watch for moreinformation.


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Bagging Food for Haiti

God really blessed the effort to raise money to sendfood to Haiti last month with our Easter offering in April.This effort is not yet finished, though. We are going toactually bag the food ourselves and send it off to Haitithrough Lifeline Christian Mission. Lifeline will bring all

the supplies here, we just need to provide the workers.

The food bagging is going to be taking place on June23rd in the Fellowship Hall. It will start at 4:30pm andcontinue until all 2 pallets of food are bagged, boxed, andready to go. This is the same week as VBS week, and weare doing this because Lifeline will be our VBSmissionaries and we want to give the kids an opportunityto take part in an amazing act of service. So from 6:00-

7:30pm the kids and workers from VBS will be joiningthe effort to help get this done.

Do not be intimidated by this project. It will be hardwork, but if enough people come that will allow the workto go faster and give people the opportunities to takebreaks.

VBS Helpers Still NeededVBS is quickly approaching and many people have stepped up already to teach classes, preparfood, do crafts, and accomplish the many other things that need to be done for this awesomweek. Now we need people to fill in the gaps. Our major need is for classroom helpers. Outeachers for VBS are awesome at what they do and cumulatively they are bringing over 75 yearof experience to the table. Even so, their ability to be effective can be greatly increased witexcited and helpful adult volunteers. So if you think you can hang out with some crazy kids for week, do the activities they are doing, and help keep them focused, then we need you to steforward to make our Vacation Bible School the best it can be. Please call the church office in thcoming weeks to let us know if you are able to help in this way.

Prayer Concerns 75 kids at VBS! Glen and Jessica

in Europe

That God wouldprovide the

workers so that

we can get the

food sent to Haiti

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

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ( JUNE 20-24)

Come to Main Street, where everyone is a little inside out and upside down as we learn about theparables of Jesus. Every night there will be a meal starting at 5:00pm, with the programming

going from 5:30pm to 8:15pm.


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Congratulations to Jordan and

Sarah Ellis on the birth of their

son, Ian Michael, on Sunday, May

15th. Ian weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. Proud

great grandparents (for the first

time) are George and Alberta Ellis. Our deepest sympathy is extended to NancSpeakman and family on the death of Nancy

sister, Carolyn Grubb. Our thought and

prayers are with you and your families.

Hymn Books Available

In clearing out the old choir room, we havediscovered a number of old hymn books. Thesehave been placed in the parlor. If you would like

one, or more, for use, or as a souvenir, please takeas many as you choose.They will be available

for the next couple of weeks.

Please join us to celebrate thegraduation ofJoe HoaglandSaturday,

June 4, 20113:00 5:30pm.

In the fellowship hall of the church.AlsoPlease join us to celebrate thegraduation ofJenna Thompson

Sunday,June 5th, 20114:30 8:00pm

In the fellowship hall of the church.AlsoPlease join us to celebrate thegraduation ofPatrick Hinson

Saturday,June 11, 20112:00 5:00pm

In the fellowship hall of the church.

There are several leftover books from the Book

Nook ministry in the church library. If anyonewould like to have one of them, they can bepurchased for a donation of $3.00 each. The

donated money will be used to purchase morebooks for the library. Stop in and check them out!

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