News and Notes
A New Brother
William Dowdy is scheduled to be baptized at Etowah
Detention Center today (Tuesday) at 1:00 p.m. by Heath Blair.
Several others will be baptized at the same time. Let’s pray for
this new brother and also for his wife and 2 young daughters.
Guest Speakers
The Hodges will be out of town for a few days moving Amy and
Katie back to Texas. Chris Dowdy will speak next Sunday morning;
Rodney Whitson will speak Sunday night; Kerry Gott will teach
the adult Bible classes on Sunday and Wednesday. Many thanks to
these men for their willingness to speak.
Honoring Our Fall Graduates
We will honor our Fall Graduates, Kacie Jackson and Kelly
Jones, this Sunday, January 13th after our morning worship with
a fellowship meal. Kacie graduated from Auburn University on
December 17th and Kelly graduated from Gadsden State Community
College on December 20th. Make your plans to bring your favorite
dishes as we enjoy a meal together and honor two of our fine
young ladies.
Ladies’ Bible Class
All of our ladies are encouraged to attend the Ladies’
Wednesday Morning Bible Class. The class meets each week at
10:00 a.m. Kim Gott is the teacher.
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Men’s
Leadership Meeting
The next Men’s Meeting will be Sunday, January 20th at 3:00 p.m.
James Pendley will preside.
Third Sunday Night Singing
Our next Sunday Night Singing will be January 20th at 5:00 p.m.
Outreach Meeting
We will have an Outreach Meeting on Sunday, January 27th after
evening services. We invite everyone to attend these meetings as
we try to reach out and encourage others.
Beacons of Light
The next meeting for the Beacons of Light will be Sunday,
February 10th after the evening services. We encourage our
members 50 and over to participate in the work of this group.
Area Events
Gospel Singing
Ashville Church of Christ
Friday, January 18, 2008
Beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments to follow
Gospel Singing
Berea Church of Christ
Friday, February 8, 2008
Starting at 6:00 PM CST
Refreshments will be served
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In Our Prayers
Sick at home:
Peggy St. John, Mattie Peace, Dawn Blair and Dot Miller
In the Hospital: Lois Knight, Joan Cornelius’ aunt, is in ICU at
Riverview Medical Center; H. K. Dowdy, Chris’ dad, is in Riverview
Medical Center Room 608
Shut In:
At Home- Frances Wesson, Martha Phillips, Katie Pendley and Ruby
Brown
Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone –Rm 208
Meadowood -Walter Thompson -Rm 107
Gadsden Health Care – Johnny Watson – Rm 506
Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Katie Pendley; William & Ruby
Brown; Amy Stigers and Anna Sanders and their families as Robert and
Gary are in Iraq; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s father, needs a lung transplant;
Peggy St. John; Martha Phillips; Dot Miller; Missy Lambert, sis-in-law
of Pat, has cancer; Matthew Rosenbaum; Susan Easterling, friend of the
Bly’s, has lupus and has double pneumonia; Holli Walden, friend of Sonya
White; Clint Snell, grandfather of Stephanie Bly, has cancer; Malcolm
Edge will have a radiation patch attached to the back of his eye on Feb.
1st ; Kenneth Densmore –job loss; Tim Chumney – job loss; family of
Georgia Parnell; family of Rita Hamilton; Marshall Hall’s sister will
have eye surgery on Jan. 15th; Melinda Hall’s Aunt Marie has a
respiratory infection
In the Military- Gary Sanders, Robert Stigers (will be home from
Iraq soon), Danny Moss, Josh Jones and Gary Brown (he is a contractor in
Iraq )
Thank You
Dearest Brethren,
Thank you so much for the kindness and concern expressed surrounding the
death of my grandmother, Georgia Parnell. Mama loved the Lord and His
church and particularly her church family. She believed strongly in
traditional hospitality and expressions of sympathy. Because of this,
your flowers, fellowship, food and faithful prayers are even more
earnestly appreciated. I am proud to be a member of the East Gadsden
Church of Christ as was Georgia. Jacob, Luke and I love you and are
grateful for you.
-Chris Dowdy
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God’s Word
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 NKJV
1 Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to
hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not
know that they do evil.
2 Do not be rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words be few.
3 For a dream comes through much activity,
And a fool's voice is known by his many words.
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed--
5 Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the
messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at
your excuse and destroy the work of your hands?
7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also
vanity. But fear God.
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
Jerry Jenkins -
Thursday at 7 PM
Channel 5
Earl Barnett - Sunday at 6 AM
Channels 4 & 9
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Happy Birthday
Jan. 16 – Dylan Blair
Jan. 19 – Sandra Gowens
Jan. 19 – Joe White
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