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

 

East Gadsden Encourager

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September 23, 2007
Volume 7, Number 38

 

MINISTER

Tom Hodge

 547-4375  

SECRETARY

Pam Jackson

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ASSIGNMENTS
SUNDAY AM

Ed Lewis....…………………......…ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kerry Gott………..…………...………...LEAD SINGING
Pat Lambert….…...…………...…...OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge.……..….....……………………...SPEAKER
Heath Blair…….….......……………CLOSING PRAYER
Chad West & Michael Statom……………GREETERS
Pat & Cheryl Lambert..…………......HALL MONITORS

LORD'S TABLE
Jack Jackson, Shon Pendley, Kip Jones
Chad West, Jimmy Fazekas, LaMont Hollis

Michael Statom……………………...SERVE NURSERY
Heath & Kyle Blair…....….....PREPARE COMMUNION
Stephanie Bly....….....….BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Sandy Statom...……….CLEAN COMMUNION TRAYS

PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
The Fazekas Family

COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Steve Livingston, Kip Jones, Kerry Gott, Ed Lewis

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Ed Lewis....…………...………..ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jeff Dickson...………..……………...LEAD SINGING
James Pendley…...…….……..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge.………...……..………………SPEAKER
Michael Long….....………..…...CLOSING PRAYER
Chad West & Michael Statom....………GREETERS
Fred Duke…..….…......………….LORD'S SUPPER

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Ed Lewis..…………...…..……..ANNOUNCEMENTS
Heath Blair.…..........…….………….LEAD SINGING
Michael Statom.......…...........……..………..PRAYER
Pat Lambert…..…….....…….….…...…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….....................69
Worship…….....................103
Sunday Evening.................80
Wednesday Night …........n/a

 

Benevolence

Food Pantry: macaroni & cheese and crackers

Clothes Closet: good, clean clothing & hangers

 

News and Notes

New Brother
Matthew Rosenbaum was baptized into Christ Sunday night after Bible studies with Joe White and Tom Hodge. Matthew is a good friend of the White family and has been attending for several weeks. We welcome Matthew and pray for his growth as a new Christian. His address is 1446 Keener Gap Road, Attalla, AL 35954. His phone number is 547-9754.

Cheer Group
Thanks to all of our children who worked on a Cheer Group project last Sunday afternoon. We appreciate Kim Gott organizing this effort as they try to encourage and cheer up those of our members who are sick and shut-in.

Ladies’ Bible Class
The Ladies Bible Class meets at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday morning. Charis Dickson is the teacher for this quarter. We encourage all of our ladies to attend if possible.

Work Day
We will have another “Work Day” here at the building this Saturday, Sept. 22nd at 9:00 a.m. Much was accomplished last Saturday but we need to do more work inside our building. Thanks to Ed Lewis; Joe White; Jack and Pam Jackson; Kip, Kelly, Vanessa and Hunter Jones; James, Deana and Shon Pendley; Kris Bly; Heath, Kyle and Dylan Blair and Jaime Fazekas for all of their hard work last week. Make your plans to be here this coming Saturday to help us spruce up for our Family and Friends Day!

Benevolence
If you have any names of those who would need a box of food at Thanksgiving, please give these to Pat Lambert as soon as possible.

Visitation
Our Visitation meeting is this Thursday night at 6:30 p.m.


 

In The Area
 

Outreach Meeting
Sunday, September 30th
After evening services

Joint Worship
Gadsden Area Churches of Christ
Location: East Gadsden’s building
Sunday, October 14th at 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: David Shannon

A Cappella Singing
Colvin St. Church of Christ in Anniston
September 21st beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The Truth About Origins Seminar
Jacksonville Church of Christ
Sept. 23 – 26, Sunday evening at 6 p.m.
 Weeknights at 7 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Brad Harrub

Ladies’ Day
Talladega Church of Christ
Saturday, Sept. 29 at 9:00 a.m.
Speaker: Sonja Jarrett from Florence, AL
Theme: “Contentment”
Lunch will be provided


 

 

 

 


 

 

Family and Friends Day

Sunday, September 23rd
at
East Gadsden
Church of Christ
Speaker: Tom Hodge
Bible Class at 9:30 a.m.
Worship at 10:25 a.m.
Noon Fellowship Meal

After our noon meal we will have a time of cleanup and then assemble back in the auditorium for an afternoon service. There will be no evening service.


 In Our Prayers

Updates: Peggy St. John and Mattie Peace are sick at home. Jan Ragsdale is recovering from gall bladder surgery on Sept. 18. Katie Pendley is in Gadsden Regional Room 729. She has pneumonia. Remember all of these in your prayers.

Shut In: At Home- Frances Wesson, Martha Phillips and Ruby Brown

Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone –Rm 208

Meadowood Retirement-Walter Thompson Rm 107

Gadsden Healthcare –Floyd Hollis- Rm 513

Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Katie Pendley; Floyd Hollis; Janice James; Shelia Stansell; William & Ruby Brown; Ottey Simon-young girl from Guyana with an eye tumor; Amy Stigers and Anna Sanders and their families as Robert and Gary are in Iraq; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s father, needs a lung transplant; Terry Word, father of Dana White, has serious health problems; Peggy St. John-severe back pain; Martha Phillips; James Bullard, son in law of Audrey Talbot, has a malignancy around a heart artery; Jan Ragsdale and Kevin Edmondson; Pat Lambert is having tests

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, Gary Sanders, Robert Stigers, Danny Moss and Josh Jones


Happy Birthday

Sept. 23 – Kim Gott
Sept. 23 – LaMont Hollis
Sept. 26 – Rachel Gowens
Sept. 27 – William Brown
Sept. 27 – Ruby Brown
 

 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

 

GOD’S WORD

Hebrews 5:12-14 NKJV

12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.

14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

WHAT IS A GRANDPARENT?
(from papers written by a class of eight year olds)

Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no children of their own. They like other people’s.

Grandparents don’t have to do anything except be there when we come to see them. They are so old they shouldn’t play hard or run.

When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars. They don’t say “hurry up.”

Usually Grandmothers are fat but not too fat to tie your shoes.

They wear glasses and funny underwear. They can take their teeth and gums out.

Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don’t have television because they are the only grown ups who like to spend time with us.

They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers with us every time and kiss us even when we’ve acted bad.

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY!

*Editor’s note: Grandparents Day was last week, but we wanted to share this with you anyway.



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