September 6 Newsletter

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The Christian Messenge

Now Faith isbeing sure ofwhat we hope

for, and certainof things we do

not see.

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ115 W. Fifth Ave.

Lancaster, OH 43130740-654-0626

e-mail: [email protected] September 6, 2011

Brad SeeversSenior Minister(740-550-9882)

David TinglerAssociate Minister

Glen ShadyYouth Minister(740-438-5257)

Sunday Services1st Worship8:00 a.m.

2nd Worship10:30 a.m.

Bible School9:15am

Evening Worship6:00pm

Nominating CommitteeIt is time for the election of officers. Those serving on the

Nominating Committee are: Mike Cooper, Larry King, Don Taylor,Marg Shumaker and Norma Holtom. All names for consideration

must be submitted to these individuals no later than September 16

All Church Picnic Sunday, September 11, 2011

Rising Park - Large Pavilion (Follow road to the right)

4:30pm Games ** 5:00pm Supper

Punch, Ice and coffee provided Please bring food to share and your own tableware.

6:00pm - Devotions and Lords Supper 7:00 10:00pm

Charlie Mays happy keyboard Fellowship

Climb the mountain Smores Bring firewood Bring a game to share

Bring a comfortable lawn chair NOTE: You can come for ALL or PART of the picnic. Please see

Kathr n Albertson with uestions .
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SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (September 4, 2011) Sunday School 1041st Morning Worship 992nd Morning Worship 102Total Morning Worship 201Evening Worship 33Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00

Budget Received $ 5,256.40Van $ 55.00Building Fund $ 5.00

SERVING SCHEDULE September 11, 2011At the Table 1 st Mike Cooper, Dick Shumaker

Serving 1 st Larry King, Ray Ayers

Jerry Baker, Dan BrownAt the Table 2 nd Mike Cooper. Dick ShumakerServing 2 nd L. King, D. Taylor, D. Thornton

N. Tomlinson, R. Troutman

Pastor of the week Mike CooperPM Deacon Larry KingCOMMUNION PREPARATION1ST Worship Peggy Elkins2nd Worship Geri JaynesGREETERS1ST Worship Larry and Jane King2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire, Norma HoltomNURSERYSunday School Hannah Ross, Courtney Beiter2nd Worship Nick and Tracy HinsonSunday School Helper Norma HoltomVisitor Center 1 st Worship Judy GardnerVisitor Center 2 nd Worship Kim SeeversSECURITY1ST Worship Paul AlexanderBible School Ray Coats2nd Worship Tom PuckettEvening Worship Paul Hoagland

MISSIONS SPEAKER

Sunday, September 25 th Rich Teske, Director of

Reach Out On Campus, atOhio University will be here

to s eak at all services.

Would Anyone Like To Bowl????The Church Bowling League is in need of menand women, ages 16 to 100, who would like to

join them in fun and fellowship at Tiki BowlingLanes each Tuesday at 6:30pm, starting on

September 13 th . For more information, see orcall LeRoy Shaner, 653-9084 or Dale

Thornton, 653-5176.

WorshipWhat should worship look like? What is good worship? It is truly amazing that in the old testament,there are very detailed step by step instructions for each of the feasts, festivals and sacrifices. Yet in thenew testament we are not given an example of the ideal worship service. In fact most of what we haveis correction when we miss the point. The picture is very similar to Adam and Eve in the garden before

the fall. Genesis 2:16-17 says But the Lord God warned him , you may freely eat the fruit of every treein the garden - except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit you are sure to die.In much the same way, we have freedom in worship within certain boundaries. In John 4 Jesus tells the

samaritan woman that those who worship God must worship in spirit and in truth. In I Corinthians, asPaul corrects improper attitudes in worship he states that worship must be done decently and in order.

In the coming weeks we will look at these ideas in detail, and see how they should inform how we

worship today. Lord, lead us to seek your will and to bless you in our worship. Amen


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Looking Ahead!

Womens Prayer Breakfast Saturday, October 8 th ** 9:00am

Hear a presentation by two sisters, MaryRogers and Stephanie Van Horn tell about

their mother, Sallie Durret Farmer who was anArmy nurse.

Mark this date on your calendar and plan toattend. Watch for further information closer to

the date.

Card-Making ClassSaturday, November 12 th

Led by Diane Miller

Christmas TeaSunday, December 4 th ** 2:00pm

Womens Bible Study Wednesday, September 14 th 6:30pm

Led by Norma HoltomPeople came to HIM. They came at night,they touched Him as He walked down thestreet, they followed Him around the sea,they invited Him into their homes, they placed their children at His feet. WHY? Because He chose to be approachable and

visible. He knew if people could see and knowHim, they would also see and know God.

Christmas in SeptemberWednesday, September 7 th at 6:30pm

at Mary Alice Coats home. Devotion/Special music by Cassie Bull.

Bring a dozen cookies to share and awhite elephant gift to exchange.

Bring your lawn chair!

ALL LADIES WELCOME!

DORCAS OUTING IN SEPTEMBER

The Dorcas Ladies would like toinvite ALL LADIES to join them for

lunch at 1:00pm on Thursday,September 22 nd at Bob Evans

Restaurant. Be sure to get a flyer totake with you and 15% of all sales

that day will go to Olivedale. Sign-upsheet and flyer will be on the bulletinboard. See Juanita Harmon to get a

copy of the flyer.

The Book NookThe next meeting of

the Book Nook will beMonday, September26 th at 6:00 pm. We

will be discussing thebook While Were Far

Apart by Lynn Austin.At each meeting we

discuss our book of the

month--and anythingelse that comes tomind! New membersare always welcome!

Come and join thefellowship!


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SERVING SCHEDULE September 18, 2011At the Table 1 st D. Riggenbach, P. Wersell

Serving 1 st G. Lambert, R. Coats,

R. Conrad, D. Gardner At the Table 2 nd D. Riggenbach, N. TomlinsonServing 2 nd B. Lambert, N. Hinson, P. Hinson

N. Rudolph, D. TaylorPastor of the week David RiggenbachPM Deacon George LambertCOMMUNION PREPARATION1ST Worship Peggy Elkins2nd Worship Geri JaynesGREETERS1ST Worship Dan & Janet Brown2nd Worship Neal RudolphNURSERYSunday School Laura Wersell, Thea Kallenberg2nd Worship Courtney Beiter, Cindy CoxSunday School Helper Ruth AndrewsVisitor Center 1 st Worship Geri JaynesVisitor Center 2 nd Worship Bev PuckettSECURITY1ST Worship Dan BrownBible School Carmel Marsh2nd Worship Mike CooperEvening Worship Dick Shumaker

BITS FROM BRO DAVE

PERSONAL: In last week's Messenger you readof the departure of Martha Kelly, our long-timeChurch Secretary. I want to use a part of myspace, th is week, to say "thanks" to my goodfriend and co-worker for her many years of faithfuland diligent service. I have been privileged to

work with Mrs. Kelly for about 26 of her 37 years.(Have known her since 1981.) She has alwaysbeen a great source of support and hercommitment to the church family has beenobvious. I've always had confidence that any taskassigned to her would be well done. I do wish her

joy and contentment in her retirement but willmiss her presence in our office.

NEW HORIZONS RETREAT: It appears our finaltotal for this event will be 16. I would remind thoseregistered that we depart the church at 7:30 amon Tuesday, September 13.

LaCOMEDIA DINNER THEATRE: As of thiwriting, we still have seats available for thismatinee performance of "Church Basement Ladies: A Second Helping", on Thursday, October13. We will be departing at 8:20 on that morningand returning in the late afternoon. The cost is

just $43 per person and this includestransportation, dinner and the show. (We havecontracted for 28 front row seats.) The absolute

final date for payment is September 11. Makechecks payable to "Fifth Avenue Church ofChrist".

WEDNESDAYS: My 10:00 am and 6 :30 pmclasses will resume on September 14. We will befollowing up on last year's study as we examine IICorinthians. Why not join us for one of theseinformal study groups?

SUNDAY EVENINGS: This year, I am calling ourseries, "Sunday Evenings in the Sanctuary". Wewill, actually resume on September 18. I will becontinuing a series from the Psalms, which webegan in the Spring. I want to follow up this serieswith some studies on the "Hard Sayings ofJesus". Be thinking about this as I will be askingfor your suggestions for texts. NOTE:Communion is available at these eveninggatherings.

The Blue Star Mothers (Lancaster chapter)received a government grant to help with apurchase of a house for use by homelessveterans. It will house 8 veterans for a 2 yeartime period. They are in need of anything

HOUSEHOLD related to furnish the house.They are working in conjunction withLutheran Social Services also. If you are"house cleaning" or "downsizing" and havethings (small household items) you coulddonate to this cause, there will be a donationbox at the nursery entrance. If there are anyquestions, contact Sue Oehrtman. Thanks.


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A Note From Brad.

Robert Boyer Helen Puckett Estella Cornell Dorothy HenderlyStacy Byers Willard Venatter Jim Evans Clayton HewittRon Young Wanda Dickson Ron Ogden Dorothy Herman

Jeane Goldfarb Our Troops Sharon Britch Autumn Nagle

Prayer List ..

Today I want to highlight a very special night for our church. On Saturday,September, 17 th , we will have a special night of praise and worship at FACCfrom 7-8 P.M. The intent of this worship is for those who are fasting to cometogether to celebrate what God is doing in their lives and we are seeking to gainstrength through Him as we give Jesus our praise.

We are asking our church body to fast from noon Saturday to noon onSunday. We realize that many cannot go without food for that amount of time due toDiabetes and other health considerations, but we want to encourage you to fast thenfrom something else. Could you possibly give up your phone or TV for that timeperiod? Just what would you be willing to give up for the 24 hour period?

As always, in place of this sacrifice, we are asking you to spend a great deal of time inprayer for our church. This Sunday we will have an insert in our bulletin which willlayout specifics of what we are asking you to fast and pray for. I do hope you willseriously consider joining us in this season of fasting and praying and I certainly hopeyou will join us for our hour of praise and worship on Saturday night.

I want to also remind you that this Sunday we will pay tribute to Martha Kellyfor her 37 years of service to the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ. Martha will berecognized during the first worship hour only so if you want to be a part of thiscelebration and you normally attend second service, you may want to join us this week at our 8:00 A.M worship.

Dont forget the following upcoming times of study September 14 - Family Reunion electives begin @ 6:30 P.M.

o Three options for adults: Brad Various studies, worship, films, small group (Fellowship Hall) Dave 2 Corinthians (Room 208) Norma Colossians (Women s Bible Study) - (Room 214)

September 18- Life Group @ Dan Browns (Not a Fan study -6:00) September 20- Life Group @ Fellowship Hall (Forgotten God-6:30)

In His Service,Brad Seevers, Eph. 3:20-21


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Children of God..."Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." --

Proverbs 22:6

Baby Steps By Glen Shady

This past week during Hosanna (second hour childrens worship) we looked at the story of Nicodemus visiting Jesus. Within this story you have Jesus teaching Nicodemus that we allmust be born again. Now we are always so quick to point out that this is not talking about a

physical rebirth, but we should be careful to not use that as an excuse to dismiss this wholeidea. Perhaps this is a spiritual rebirth, but as a believer in God and the Bible I view thespiritual world as just as real (if not more so) than the physical world.

Given this idea of people starting in the faith as spiritual babies, the Apostle Paul views it as areality as he talks about giving the people of Corinth spiritual milk instead of solid food. Hedid this because he cared for that church. If you give a newborn solid food instead of milk, youare likely going to kill that baby one way or another. Similarly, if you refuse to give a growingchild solid food, but only milk, we should expect that child to starve and die.

What necessarily constitutes milk versus solid food in the church is admittedly difficult todifferentiate. I am sure of one thing, though: we are expected to grow. I am not talkingnumbers, I am talking maturity. The key to this maturity has to be spiritual habits. Biblereading and memorizing, praying, fellowshipping (not meals), fasting, etc. These are the toolsfor growth that God has given us and has commanded us to do. The beautiful thing is that theydo not work on our own power, but these practices allow Gods power to take over in our lives.How comforting this is!

On September 17-18 we are going to be doing a church-wide 24 hour fast. Perhaps this isforeign territory for you. Thats okay. We have to remember that no growth happens without

first going through baby steps. You see, nothing can happen without going through the babystep process. We run away from this process, though, because like real babies it is awkward,scary, and dangerous. The problem is that if we do risk taking baby steps, we will never learnhow to walk.

Also like a real baby, we have a loving father who is willing to catch us when we fall. So Iencourage you to take a step of faith and prepare yourself for the spiritual growth that God willbring into your life. He is there, watching and waiting, wanting us to develop. Excited over theidea. We just have to trust him and push forward together.

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