Sympathy Our sympathy is with Bruce Hottel and his family after the passing of his sister, Peggy Strom, in Norman, OK last Sunday.

Fifth Sunday

Today is a fifth Sunday. We will have a second contribution that will go toward the debt reduction in the Ark.

Barnabas Center

Harry’s Pantry is in need of Mayonnaise and Peanut Butter. Please leave your items on the cart behind the information center next to the church office.

Baby Shower It’s a girl! Join us for a baby shower in honor of Briana Reinert next Sunday, November 5, at 2 PM in the Atrium. Briana is registered at Target, Buy Buy Baby and Babylist.com

Grace Offering 2018

On Sunday, November 5, there will be a meeting of the outreach deacons and ministry leaders in the Atrium at 1 pm to discuss items for the upcoming 2018 Grace Offering budget. The Grace Offering will be on Sunday, April 1.

News and Notes

For The Record - October 22, 2017

Bible Class

170

Worship

392

Wednesday

191

Contributions

Giving Goal

$16,796

Received $14,692

Thank you for your support of the Park Avenue Church of

Christ.

B a s i l ’ s B e a t O u t r e a c h &

I n v o l v e m e n t

Budget 2018 All deacons and ministry leaders are asked to submit their requests for 2018 by November 12. Submit requests in writing to the church office.

Operation Christmas Child

Filled shoe boxes can be placed under the coat racks in the main hallways. Deadline for returned shoe boxes is to-day.

Fall Festival Tonight All youth group students are invited to help us serve at the Fall Festival tonight. I’m asking for students to be available for at least one of the two hours from 5-7pm tonight. Those of you who need to record service hours may count tonight’s efforts. Feel free to dress up in a fun costume for the evening! Parent Forum: How and Why to Create a Family

Technology Plan This morning we had part 1 of our forum. If you missed it I want you to know you are still welcome to attend part 2 next week. We want families to feel confident in having conversations about technology, boundaries, and the like. I can easily make the information presented this morning available to you should you desire to see it. Much of what was discussed is based on the work of Tony Bianco that was presented by him at the D6 conference a few weeks ago. You can learn more about him and his ministry at www.familytechnologyplan.com. Part 2: On the evening of November 5th from 6-8pm we invite parents and students to come back together for a workshop where we will develop a tech plan with families. Please make sure to eat dinner before you come.

Children’s Ministry Rachel’s Review

Park Avenue Wednesday Supper

Join us this Wednesday, November 1, at 5:30 PM.

Baked Potatoes, Salad Bar & Homemade Desserts

The meal will be hosted by the Charla Hinson Team

Fall Festival The Park Avenue Community Fall Festival is today from 5-7 PM in the Ark. In an effort to try some new ideas and increase participation among all ages, we have a few new offerings this year. In addition to the game stations, we will have a display of handmade quilts sewn by our Park Avenue Quilters. The display will be in the Youth Suite, so be sure to pass through and enjoy the beautiful handwork produced by our talented women.

Another exciting feature is the Homemade Pie Contest. We encourage bakers of all ages to try out their culinary skills and enter the contest. Anyone can partner with an older or younger person to work together on a tasty creation. The age categories are: 10 and under, 11-16 years, 17 years and up.

Flight 56 Flight 56 will not meet tonight due to the Fall Festival but will resume next Sunday, Novem-ber 5.

2017 Men's Conference December 8-9

Mark Your Calendars

2018 Ladies’ Retreat

April 27-29

Prothro Center

Registration begins in January

TODAY

5-7 PM

in the ARK

COME & ENJOY

Nachos

Bounce House & Games

Homemade Pie Contest

Handmade Quilts Display

Candy Donations We appreciate bags of wrapped candy for the Fall Festival. Recepta-cles are located on top of the coat racks in the main hallways.

Homemade Pie Contest More detailed instructions for the

Fall Festival Pie Contest are availa-ble at the Infor-mation centers.

Hal Runkel is a world renowned expert on help-ing people courageously face their conflict and create the kinds of relation-ships they’ve always craved. Join us this December for our Men’s Conference, Trivial Pursuits: Choos-ing Well—The Intentional Life of Faith. It is a choice you won’t regret! More information is available at the information centers.

Meeting Times

Sunday Bible Class

All Ages

9:00 AM

Sunday AM Worship

10:00 AM (Nursery provided for

newborns to age 3)

Sunday PM

Small Groups

Wednesday Ladies

Mary Martha

10:00 AM

Wednesday Night

All Ages

Classes 7:00 PM

Celebrate Recovery

Tuesday 5:45-8 PM

Upcoming Events

Fifth Sunday Today

Fall Festival

Today

Family Retreat November 10-12

Leadership Retreat

November 16-18

3000 S. Park Avenue Denison, TX 75020

903-465-1288 office@parkavenuechurch.com www.parkavenuechurch.com

The Messenger October 29, 2017, Number 44

Prayer List Patti Morgan, Kaile Norris, Gracie Gardner, Nell Caddell, Lou Rasco, Tina Harvey, Jim Shelton, Robert Batts, Sherrill Sessions

Ongoing Needs Terry Waggoner, Sandra Thomas, Che Che Smith, Luke Nall, Bobbie Baldwin, Lisa Cobble, Easton Kirkbride (military), Mary Smith,

Delmas Northcutt, Barbara Corbett, Valdene Huffman, Jim & Jane Scroggins, Ronda Bigham, Ray & Marsha Jones

Missions Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Dovene & Sara Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe” Torres & David Cardenas (Monterrey, Mexico)

Friends of Park Avenue Robbie Parks (daughter of Stan & Melba Ballou), Jean Dusek Coake (cousin of Che Che Smith), Patricia Pryor (mother of David Pryor), Cheryl Todd (friend of Valerie Pryor), Kimberly Bones (daughter of Scott & Joyce Mahaffey), Wanda Hall (mother of Mary Lynn Foster), Ricky Wheeler (friend of Rick Fawcett), Chris Harralson (son of Ken Harralson), Lori Thompson (daughter of J.W. & Connie Thompson),

Lisa Peace (sister of David Kirkbride)

Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for up-dates to the prayer list. If no update is received, prayer requests will be retired after 30 days

Please join us in lifting these people up in prayer

I Will Call Upon the Lord #63

Shout Hallelujah

Father God

Opening Prayer—Matthew Hogan

Step by Step #15

What the Lord Has Done in Me #44 Magnify

Lord’s Supper—Stanley Thomas The Lord’s Supper is open to all who have gathered to honor Jesus

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross #315

Communication Cards

Please fill out a card and place it in the contribution trays

Offering—Stanley Thomas

Over flowing With Thankfulness #34 Magnify

Fifth Sunday Contribution

Break My Heart

Kingdom Kids Dismissed (a worship program for 4 year olds to first grade)

Scripture Reading—Jeremiah 29:10-14—Ty Kirkbride

Theme Prayer—Gary Calvert

Sermon: Jeremiah—Authentic Prayer— Basil McClure

I Need Thee Every Hour #837

Shepherd’s Prayer—Kevin Dale

Surround Us, Lord #9 Glorify

(Two elders will be available by the church office after the communion service to receive prayer requests.)

Order of Worship

Communion Servers—Jeff Barnett, Rick

Beene, Terry Beal, Jerry Gregory, Ty Kirkbride,

Doug Owens, Jeff Park, Woody Reding, Jacob

Tesney, Frank Lowing, David Waller, Max

Williams

Greeters—Joyce Merworth, Geneva Gilbreath,

Gary & Shelly Calvert

Ushers—Roy Galyon, Lyndon Nix, Howard

Veasley

Nursery—Sue Lain Harrington, Christy Reding,

Kendalyn Reding, Candsis Slaughter

Communion to Shut–Ins—Lyndon Nix, David

Waller

Shepherds Greg Clay—580.920.6648 Kevin Dale—580.916.1470

George Hatfield—903.357.3563 David Howerton—903.271.8678 David Kirkbride—903.436.7283 Billy Martindale—903.815.1394

Don Skelton—903.821.8411 Blake Smith—214.549.9544 Galen Smith—580.380.9055

Staff Todd Catteau—903.624.9395 todd@parkavenuechurch.com

Chris Heflin—903.624.1002 chris@parkavenuechurch.com

Basil McClure—903.624.1726 basil@parkavenuechurch.com

Rachel McClure—903.624.6156 rachel@parkavenuechurch.com

Sunday Servants

Serving Park Avenue

Sermon Notes

We are honored to have you with us this morning. A warm welcome to all our members — how good and pleasant it is for us to worship together! And a special welcome to our guests! Please take a few minutes to visit with us

after services. Stop by the welcome centers in the main hallways for more information and a free gift from us. Let us know how we can serve you.

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Welcome to our worship services.

Henriann and I are off to Missouri this morning

for a family wedding. Thanks to Basil for bringing the Word to you this morning.

This is the last Sunday in October, and being a fifth Sunday, we will have a second contribution to apply to the mortgage of the family life cen-ter. This month marks seven years since the dedication of the Ark on 10/10/10. My how time has flown.

Speaking of time flying, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Armstrong Avenue Church of Christ making the move to our current location. To commemorate this mile-stone, we’re putting together a list of current members who were here when the move was made 30 years ago. Please let me know if you were one of the original members of the Park Avenue Church of Christ.

We are so indebted to those who worked countless hours planning and working and giving to make it possible for us to have this great facility at this great location.

You might recognize a face or two in the picture to the right of the ground-breaking that appeared in the Denison Herald back in November of 1986.

Todd’s Take

Excerpts from the Armstrong

Avenue Messenger

January 2, 1987—Things look good

for the Armstrong Avenue Family in

1987. Probably the most exciting

prospect is the completion of the new

building. May God help us as we

prepare to enter this exciting ministry

at the corner of Park Avenue and

Highland Park.

April 10, 1987—Have you seen the

new building lately? It certainly is an

impressive sight. Seeing that building

go up is a great testimony to the faith

of the members of this congregation.

But most of all it is a testimony to the

power of God working through His

people.