East Gadsden Encourager
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…” Matt. 6:33

January 14, 2007  Volume 7, Number 2

 ASSIGNMENTS

SUNDAY AM

Pat Lambert…………………….…ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eric Gott….……………………………LEAD SINGING
Michael Long….........……………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge….…..….....……………………...SPEAKER
Jack Jackson.......…..………………CLOSING PRAYER
Tom Hodge & Jeff Dickson…...…...……….GREETERS
Kip & Kelly Jones…...……..…….... HALL MONITORS

LORD'S TABLE
James Pendley, Michael Statom, Chad West
Jeff Dickson, Bob Freeman, Ed Lewis

Shon Pendley……...……......……….SERVE NURSERY
Jack & Pam Jackson…...……PREPARE COMMUNION
Nancy Phillips.…..…..…BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Stephanie Bly...….....CLEAN LORD'S SUPPER TRAYS
 

PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
Hunter & Vanessa Jones
Sandra, Rachel & Kayla Gowens

COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Heath Blair, Jeff Dickson, Pat Lambert, James Pendley

SUNDAY PM

Pat Lambert…………..…….…..…ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kerry Gott……………………………...LEAD SINGING
Jimmy Fazekas..….………………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge.……..………….………………...SPEAKER
Eric Gott…...….………..………….CLOSING PRAYER
Tom Hodge & Jeff Dickson…...……………GREETERS
Rodney Whitson…..…………….…….LORD'S SUPPER

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Pat Lambert………........………….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kip Jones...……….….………………...LEAD SINGING
Kerry Gott…..…....…..…...…………..………..PRAYER
James Pendley…....…...…………………..INVITATION

Schedule of Services

Sunday

Bible Study…………………... 9:30 AM

Worship…………………….. 10:25 AM

Evening Worship…………….. 5:00 PM

Wednesday

Bible Study…………………… 6:30 PM

Attendance Record

Bible Class…....…............76
Worship…………............98
 Sunday Evening..................60
 Wednesday Night …….....N/A

 

News and Notes
 

Annual Progressive Dinner
Thanks to Jimmy and Jaime Fazekas, Kerry and Kim Gott and Kris and Stephanie Bly for hosting the Progressive Dinner last Saturday.  Over 30 of our members and former members enjoyed the good food and great time of fellowship together.   Everyone agreed that Fred Duke and Nancy Phillips chose the “best gifts” during the “Dirty Santa” game.  Thanks to all who prepared the delicious food for each part of the meal. 

 

Remember in Your Prayers
Gary Sanders will be deployed to Iraq on Thursday, Jan. 11^th.  Remember him and Anna in your prayers as well as Robert and Amy Stigers and their families as they deal with this time of separation and concern for their safety.

 

Elder Nominations
There is a box on the table in the foyer for your nominations for those to serve as elders at East Gadsden.  This box will remain out until January 21.  

 

School Supplies Needed
We are collecting school supplies such as paper, pencils, pens, notebooks, crayons, etc. to ship to Robert Stigers in Iraq.  He will give these items to the children there in Iraq.  We need these supplies as soon as possible. 

 

Ladies  Bible Class
The Ladies Bible Class meets every Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM.  Kim Gott is the teacher for this quarter. 

 

 

Outreach Meeting
The next Outreach Meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 16th at 7:00 PM. We encourage those who haven’t participated before to attend this meeting.

 

Good Used Clothing and Medical Supplies
Needed for Guyana Mission Trip
Please bring any good used summer clothing, shoes or flip flops to the building and place in the small nursery for the church in Guyana. Also, we are collecting over the counter medicine such as Tylenol, Band-Aids, allergy/cold-sinus, antacids-Tums, reading glasses with magnification of 1x – 1.5x, pens, pencils and notepads. There will be a plastic container near the small nursery for you to place the medical supplies. These items will be used for the upcoming mission trip to Guyana. See Pat Lambert if you have any questions.

 

 

Area Gospel Singing
Ashville Church of Christ
Friday, Jan. 19 beginning at 7:00 PM

 

 

Men’s Meeting
The next Men’s Meeting will be January 21 at 3:00 PM with Bob Freeman presiding. All men of the congregation are encouraged and expected to attend if at all possible.

 

 

Third Sunday Night Singing
Our next Singing night will be Jan. 21 at 5:00 PM. Afterwards we will have a finger food fellowship meal. Make your plans to be here as we sing praises to God and afterwards enjoy a meal and a time of fellowship together.

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 In Our Prayers

Updates:  Martha Kirby- recovering from back surgery;  Brad Dickson- back problems; Luke Dowdy- leg pain and swelling; Georgia Parnell was not feeling well last Sunday and Vangie Baker has the flu; Martha Dowdy has been recovering from pneumonia – she was back at services last Sunday.

 

Shut In: At Home- Frances Wesson and Ruby Brown; Floyd Hollis is at his daughter’s home and Katie Pendley is at Wanda’s home

Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone – Room 208

Meadowood Retirement-Walter Thompson - Rm 107

Gadsden Health & Rehab-Betty Lankford – Rm 10 and Martha Phillips – Rm 505

 

Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Betty Lankford;  Doyle and Betty May; Frances Messer;  Amanda Davis;  Melissa Telfrey; Katie Pendley; Russell Horton;  Floyd Hollis; Marvin Wing; Larry Phillips, kidney transplant soon; Janice James; Harvey Sheppard;  Ed Turner; Shelia Stansell; Ruby Brown; Frank Payne, colon cancer;  Ken Pylant, friend of the Hodges, has prostate cancer; Jan Ragsdale will have stomach ulcer surgery soon; Martha Kirby-back surgery recovery; Brad Dickson-back problems; Ottey Simon-a little girl from Guyana with an eye tumor which is inoperable; Gary Sanders will be deployed to Iraq this week-remember him and Anna in your prayers as well as Robert and Amy Stigers; Sara Murphy- 7 yr old girl who is seriously ill- her father is a doctor of Mike Mitchell who preaches in Centre

 

In the Military- Mack Johnson, William Gregory, Jared Jacobs, Jeff Brewster, Steven Whitehead, Randy Brown, Johnny Matherne, Jeff Erwin, Bill McCarver, Stan Gunter, Kevin Latta, Allen Yancey, Nathan Silvey, Gary Sanders and  Robert Stigers

God’s Word

2 Tim 2:1-7  NKJV

“You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

 3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.

5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

6 The hard-working farmer must be first to partake of the crops.

7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.”

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Weekly Programs

Radio:  Sun. at 8 AM - WAAX/570
With Ronny Johnson

TV:  "In Search of the Lord's Way"
with Mack Lyon
Sunday at 7:30 AM - Channel 11

"Preaching the Gospel" with James Watkins
Sunday at 7 AM - Channel 11

“Dayspring” with James Segars
Mondays at 9:30 a.m. on Channels 8 & 14

 Jerry Jenkins - Thursday at 7 PM - Channel 5

Earl Barnett - Sunday at 6 AM- Channels 4 & 9