Decatur Church of Christ May 28, 2017

W E L C O M E We are so glad you chose to be with

us today. Join us in our calling to unite people in our community and

around the globe to pursue the mission of God. For more

information on our family, check us out on the web at

www.decaturchurchofchrist.com

#535 Glory-Land Way

Welcome & Prayer

#446 Hear, O Israel #555 Seek Ye First

COMMUNION THOUGHTS

COMMUNION

#559 The Joy of the Lord (Offering)

Cornerstone

Message: “Jude: Take A Sad Song and Make it Better”

#538 My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Shepherd’s Prayer

WORSHIP BIBLE CLASSES LIFEGROUP SUNDAYS 10 am SUNDAYS 9 am SUNDAYS WEDNESDAYS 7 pm September - May

Y O U T H UPLIFT REGISTRATION DEADLINE TODAY—Uplift is June 24-29th and

registration must be completed by TODAY. Directions for registration can be found under the youth board in the YAC. ROOTS REMINDERS—Committed Juniors and Seniors leave this Tuesday at 11 am and will be back on Thursday about 5 pm. Updated 2017 consent forms required. Bring your bible, swim clothes (shorts & shirt), play clothes and clothes for eating out. DECATUR COMMUNITY MOBILE PANTRY—Youth Volunteers aged 16 or older are needed to help distribute free food to needy families this Saturday, June 3rd. It will be located at the Decatur ISD Administration Building at 307 S. Cates. Sign up as a ”Shopper Helper” on the sheet in the back of the auditorium. Volunteers must wear close-toed shoes. SONFLOWER DAYCAMP FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES--We will be assisting with this camp for kids with disabilities on June 8-10. Register as a “Volunteer” at www.sonflowercamp.com FORTRESS YOUTH MISSION TRIP—This mission trip to the inner-city children of Fort Worth is on July 16-20. The cost is $105. T-shirt size, payments & forms (In the YAC) due by July 2nd.

Jude: Take a Sad Song and Make it

Better

The Doxology

1. We bless God because He is able to

____________ us from

____________.

2. We bless God because he is

able to

____________ us before His

__________

____________.

3. We bless God because He is the only

____________ and

____________.

Two Truths

1. The bible is, first and

foremost, a

____________ about

____________.

2. Life is about __________ __________.

"Children's Church Quiet Bags" are for children to have during worship time. After worship service please return the bags with everything in them, except the coloring pages, to the baskets under the tables. The church nursery during worship is only for babies through 2-years-old. If your child is 3 and up, please pick up a "Children's Church Quiet Bag" in the foyer. Also, there is a Training

Room on the south side in back of the auditorium.

C H I L D R E N

LifeGroups is the name of our small group

ministry that meets on

Sundays. We encourage you to contact a leader to

confirm group details. Join a

LifeGroup today!

H.L. Ross had vascular surgery on his leg

Wednesday, which was not successful. He is taking medication to help with the problem and will return to the doctor in a couple of weeks.

Patsy Howell fell, but has no broken bones. She is at Senior Care for rehab., Room 317.

Lonnie Niblett, Don Niblett’s brother, had surgery Wednesday to remove a cancerous tumor from his lung. The surgery went well and the doctors are optimistic.

Betty Atkins – Kellye Baker - Judd Bonham - Tom Dunn - Garland Lipsey - Patti Tax - Greely Webb - Mary Wright –

Marilyn Cutaiar, Jim & Guinett Lewis’s daughter - Janet Dwyer, Joan Morgan’s sister - Benny Maben, Vallye Brooks’s father - Wayne Niblett, Don Niblett’s brother - Patsy Shirley, Joan Lowe’s sister - Donna Vincent, Amber Moenning’s mother - Darin Whitlock, Randy Moon’s brother-in-law - Cheryl Wilson, James & Mary Wright’s daughter - Christy Zemmin - our shut-ins & those in nursing homes. Pete Garcia, son-in-law of Doyle & Penni Green, Army, Saudi Arabia.

Offerin

R E Q U E S T I N G P R A Y E R

C O N T I N U E D P R A Y E R

P R A Y E R S P O T L I G H T Expectant Mothers – Missionaries — Cancer Treatment

O P P O R T U N I T I E S Decatur Church of Christ 2601 S FM 51 & Preskitt Rd. Offices: 801 E. Preskitt Rd.

P.O. Box 328 / Decatur, TX 76234 Phone: 940-627-1912 / Fax: 940-627-5275

www.decaturchurchofchrist.com

STAFF: Rick Ross – Minister

Jacob Baker – Youth & Family Minister Joy Hussey – Secretary

Kim McCurdy – Secretarial Assistant

SHEPHERDS: Roger Armstrong 627-7382

Randy Davis 433-0132 Mark Duncum 627-6432

Donny Edwards 627-8083 Russ Hamilton 393-1094

Ron Hess 399-7822 Craig Jordan 393-8857

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Sunday Class

SUMMER SUNDAY AFTERNOONS: LifeGroups have ended for the summer. So, join with others of all ages in the Family Room at 1:00, beginning June 4th, for an afternoon service. SUMMER QUARTER ADULT SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASSES: Beginning next Sunday, June 4, Auditorium, Rick Ross, Elijah - Library, Denver McMurry, “Grow Up Already” Personal & Church Maturity” - Family Room, Mark Duncum & Russ Hamilton, Starting Point, a video series - College Class, room 210, Donny Edwards. DONATIONS ARE NEEDED! We will be assisting Hacienda of Hope School with a plumbing project and we are in need of funding for this project. Please make checks payable to Decatur Church of Christ and in the memo write: Ecuador plumbing project HOH. We will need all donations by June 4. Please give checks to Joy Hussey or Shelly Reeves. HACIENDA OF HOPE NOTE CARDS will be available for purchase ($20) this coming Sunday, May 28th, in the north foyer. Make checks to Decatur Church of Christ with memo HoH plumbing. BLOOD DRIVE: Carter Blood Care will be here on June 11 with the bus set up in the parking lot in front of the YAC from 11:30 am - 6 pm. All donors will receive a custom T-shirt and a BOGO for the Texas Rangers. A signup sheet is on the counter in the north foyer at the Welcome Center. CAMP DEER RUN TRANSPORTATION – If your child/childen will be attending Camp Deer Run first session on June 4-9, please contact Jacob to let him know by TODAY. SIGN UP to receive text message announcements: In a text message, type @decaturcoc and send it to 81010. DECATUR COMMUNITY MOBILE PANTRY—Volunteers are needed to help distribute free food to needy families on Saturday, June 3rd. It will be located at the Decatur ISD Administration Building at 307 S. Cates. Descriptions of jobs and number of volunteers needed are listed on the signup in the back of the auditorium. Volunteers must wear close-toed shoes. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATING SENIORS—Avery Bonham - Luke Cobb - Kylie Cole - Kaetlyn Flavin - Laikyn Fry - Kooper Joplin - Justin Kellogg - Cason Lowe - Maclaine Lowery - Lyndi Luttrull - Graham Moon - Whitney Renfro - Holden Walker.

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C E L E B R A T I O N S

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

5/28 Diana Brooks 5/30 Luke Mosley 5/28 Mike Walton 5/30 Chancey Yates 5/30 Hudson Moore 6/1 Helen Maldonado

ANNIVERSARY

5/28 Ron & Darla Cole 5/28 Jeremy & Amie Thompson 6/1 Ron & Kathy Hess 6/2 Jody & Rachel Adams

F A M I L Y M A T T E R S

Communion Focus: 6/4 Caleb Thompson – 6/11 Daniel McCurdy – 6/18 Ben Edwards. Nursery attendants next Sunday, June 4, are Tera Davis & Sheila Kellogg. Attendants today are Jennifer Barrow & TBA. The Hills Nursing Center: Cary Young & Doyle Lowe will lead the service on Sunday, June 4.

Casey Duncum - Patsy Brown, Sheila Kellogg’s mother – Jeanie Deringer, co-worker of Coy Stephens - Candy Drake, Heidi Stapp’s mother - Judy Dunlap, Joyce Yates’s sister - Lonnie Fuller, Michelle Mesler’s stepfather (has been placed in Hospice care) - Jeannie Garner, Phil Doss’s cousin - Camaron Garrett, co-worker of Lisa Hicks – Janice Harms, Joy Hussey’s cousin - Donna Kirk, Velda Walker’s niece – Lonnie Niblett, Don Niblett’s brother - Donna Sherman, Randy Davis’s aunt – Rosemary Watson, Faye Whitaker’s niece - Janice Wylie, Jake Wylie’s mother.

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