Sunday Worship 10:30 AM 6:00 PM Bible Study Sunday 9:30 AM Wednesday 7:00 PM

505 San Angelo Street, Midland, Texas 79701 (432) 682-8653

website: nachurch.org e-mail: northa@nts-online.net

Vol. 23, No. 34, August 20, 2017

ELDERS

Lyn Fite

Jimmie Rhoads

Less Roland

DEACONS

Jim Gray

Greg McClellan

Glenn Neimeyer

MINISTER

Greg Fleming

MISSION

Lalo & Jamie Rocha

MEXICO CITY

Paul Dowell

SIBI

SECRETARIES

Tammy Porter

Betty Smith

Operation Pick-up, a monthly offering in

support of local benevolence and

3rd Sunday each month.

CLINTON DAVIS WILL BE 90 YEARS

OLD AUGUST 26TH!

LET’S HELP CELEBRATE BY SENDING A CARD!!!

His address:

1121 Patricia Dr., Sherman, TX 75090

PRAYER UPDATES

Helen Jackson released from MMH last week

Margarito Arteaga eye surgery last Friday in Mexico City

Sam Hershey, former NA member, passed away on August 4

Vickie Viera, daughter of Norma Jean McKim,

in an Arlington hospital with severe hyperthyroidism

Elaine Ferguson, mother of Chris Ferguson, back problems

Mary Alice Hubbart, friend of Joann Fleming, gallbladder surgery; went well

Richard Snow, friend of Joann Fleming, cancer

We are collecting Little Debbie snacks for Monday Lunch.

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Food Contact August

Pat Langlitz

Elder Contact August

Less Roland

An encourager may encourage another in important ways and yet

be completely unaware of the significance of his/her actions. In other

words, our capacity to encourage may be much larger than our

awareness of what is actually happening in the relationship.

GODHUNGRY.ORG 1 Thessalonians 5:11

The August prayer list, printed on White

paper, is available in the foyer.

Jim Martin

Midland Christian School, which began at this congregation in 1957, resumed classes on August 14. Classes at Midland Independent School District begin on Monday, August 28. Universal compulsory education, the idea that every child ought to receive an education, no matter how rich or poor their family of origin, no matter their social standing or where their parents came from, is rooted in the Christian religion. Churches have promoted general education, and literacy in particular, for centuries. We owe much to Martin Luther, the 16th Century German priest whose "protests" against the Roman Catholicism helped to trigger the Protestant Reformation. Luther contended for universal education and for translating the Bible into "the language of the people" so that each person could read Scripture for themselves.

I thought of the Christian roots of compulsory universal education when it came to my attention this past week that our congregation had received a check for $1,000.00 from the Movelda E. Rhine Scholarship Trust. Though Tammy Porter discovered that we have received checks from this trust (not always in this large) every year since 1998, it took more digging to discover what Paul Harvey calls "the rest of the story."

An internet search revealed that in 1941 Miss Rhine directed the U.I.L. typewriting and shorthand competition in Maverick County (Eagle Pass), Texas, and that she was teaching business courses in Corsicana, Texas in 1944 (the photo of her is from the 1944 CHS yearbook). North "A" records indicate that Miss Movelda E. Rhine placed membership in 1953, having previously lived in San Antonio. Thus, she seems to have at some point moved on to San Antonio and then to Midland High School, likely teaching business classes in both communities.

I also discovered the obituary of Movelda E. Rhine on the internet. Born in Decatur, Texas, in 1915, she graduated from Decatur Junior College, the University of North Texas, and Texas Women's University. She taught school for 38 years. At her passing, on July 3, 1997, she was a member of the Pearl Street Church of Christ in Denton, Texas. Organizations that she was a member of included the North Texas and Texas Women's Ex-student Association, Denton area Retired Teachers Association, and the Department of Denton Woman's Shakespeare Club. At her passing Movelda Rhine's only surviving relative was a cousin in Fort Worth. So apparently this good woman, who as a single woman clearly lived a full and productive life as a disciple of our Lord, decided to leave a legacy that would bless many others by creating from her estate a scholarship trust. Based on what I have found online, her trust every year distributes thousands of dollars to be used for education purposes.

August 23 … Paul Shero, San Angelo … Returning Judge

August 30 … Larry Roberts, Eastland … Resurrection of the Body

Don’t miss the final two Wednesday night speakers!!

Kid’s Essentials Clothing Warehouse

August 26, 9-11 AM

Open

Movelda E.

Rhine

order of worship August 27, 2017

If you are unable to serve, please call the church office (682-8653) or e-mail

northa@nts-online.net

MORNING SERVICE

ANNOUNCEMENTS Lyn Fite

PRAYER Jim Gray

CLOSING PRAYER Jesse Langlitz

SONG LEADER Wesley Meeks

COMMUNION MEDITATION & PRAYERS

Greg Fleming

COMMUNION

WEST EAST

Less Roland Jimmie Rhoads

Arnulfo Zarate Jesse Langlitz

USHER

Glenn Neimeyer

GREETERS

Nita Holland and Pat Langlitz

PPT

Joann Fleming

RESPONSES

Less Roland

SHUT-IN COMMUNION Jim Gray

CONTRIBUTION Less Roland

Joe Connally

OPEN/CLOSE BUILDING Homer Jackson

FOYER MONITOR Jimmie Foster

RECORD - August 13, 2017

Bible Class n/c Morning Worship 65

Evening Worship n/c

Contribution $4644.00

Average Contribution $5025.95 Encouragement Cards 164

order of worship August 20, 2017

welcome & prayer Greg Fleming

scripture stand Isaiah 52:7-10 Lyn Fite congregational reading

100 Come, Thou Almighty King Jon Willson

977 The Battle Belongs to the Lord

prayer Jim Eakin

scripture stand Isaiah 53:6-8 Lyn Fite congregational reading

484 O Sacred Head vss 1 & 3

301 I Will Sing the Wondrous Story vss 1-3

sermon Your God Reigns Greg Fleming

482 O Listen to Our Wondrous Story

shepherd Jimmie Rhoads

communion

meditation reading Acts 8:32-35 Jimmie Rhoads congregational reading

384 Lead Me to Calvary

prayers & distribution of bread & cup

Lyn Fite R.T. Haile

Arnulfo Zarate Joe Connally

offering & operation pick-up

announcements Greg Fleming

scripture stand 1 Peter 2:21-25 Greg Fleming congregational reading

5 gray book

There Is a Redeemer

prayer Joe Connally

foyer monitor Jim Gray

usher Homer Jackson

greeters Jeanette Porter & Regina Jackson

shut-in communion Less Roland

contribution Lyn Fite & R.T. Haile

PPT Joann Fleming

PM service announcements Greg Fleming song leader Jon Willson opening prayer Lyn Fite scripture reading Glenn Neimeyer closing prayer Jimmie Rhoads

communion Less Roland

FAMILY DAY

No evening worship

at North A