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Family
Lines Newsletter, November 3,
2002
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**A Unique Day At A Unique Time**
By David
Chadwell
Several have asked about the schedule of assemblies for
Missions Sunday on November 10. Below is a schedule of gatherings for that
Sunday:
Bible classes -- 9:30 a.m.
All adult classes are requested to meet in the auditorium for
a combined class at 9:30 a.m. that morning. Classes for the teens and all
children's classes will meet as usual in their class rooms. We encourage
all adults to assemble in the auditorium that morning.
Worship -- 10:30 a.m.
The worship assembly will begin at its usual time that Sunday
morning. Steve DeLoach will be our song leader during our praise and
glorification of God. Monte Cox will share with us. He is a former
missionary to Kenya, Africa, and is now a part of the Bible staff at Harding
University. He is quite insightful and stimulating.
11:30 a.m. (or immediately after worship): Old Fashioned
Pot Luck Meal
This will NOT be a meal prepared by Curtis McDonald and his
crew. The NOT is no commentary on their fine meals! It is to alert
everyone that the Sunday noon meal on November 10 truly will be a pot luck
meal. Curtis and his crew will prepare the banquet meal Friday
evening. It is simply too much to ask these folks to prepare two meals for
one weekend! Everyone, you have two weeks notice to think about and
prepare for the pot luck meal. Plan and prepare ahead!
12:45 Afternoon Assembly
After the meal and a time for visiting, we will gather in the
auditorium for a celebration of missions. Those who have spent time in the
mission field will share with us some of their experiences. We will also spend
time in song and prayer. We hope to announce the amount contributed and
pledged toward our missions outreach in 2003. After this assembly, we will
dismiss for the day. Hopefully, by knowing this schedule, you can arrange
your personal schedule accordingly.
We know and understand the economy is weak. We know and
understand that many feel forms of economic stress now they have not experienced
in years. We also know and understand that the need is enormous.
Rather than decreasing our financial needs in missions, we have increased
them. You helped make the decision to place Oscar Nolasco and his family
here in a Hispanic outreach. No one expects you to do what you cannot
do. We only ask you to do what you are able to do.
2 Corinthians 8:12 -- For if the readiness is present, it is
acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he does not
have.
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**LTC Announcements**
Those involved in Internet meet at
the church Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Bring your Bibles and ideas. -- Hank
Watlington
Chorus practice for grades 3-6 is canceled for November
3rd.
All LTC practices are canceled for November 10 due to Missions
Weekend.
Banners will meet Sunday, November 3rd, at 6 p.m. upstairs
near the KFC rooms. This is the first meeting for this category. Please be there
so you will have input for what the banner will look like. -- Gina
Williams
**Gateway Announcement**
Remember this Sunday is our Super
Slide Pizza Party for all of your hard work over the last few months. Be sure to
come for all of the fun from 12 noon to 2 p.m. in the FLC. See you
there.
**Gateway Workers Needed**
We are looking for special
people to serve our children. The positions that are open now are:
*
Coordinator for "The Word" workshop.
* Four or 5 shepherds are needed. (This
is an ideal job for grandmothers and grandfathers.)
* We need 5 teacher
helpers.
* Several teachers are needed for various 5 week
rotations.
For more information or to volunteer, see Carolyn Harrell or
Gary Brown.
**Car Clinic**
It is time to get your antifreeze checked!
The Car Clinic will be held at the Annex, Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 to 11 a.m.
**Widows/Widowers**
We will be having a soup lunch in the
Family Life Center, Saturday, November 2, at noon. Afterwards we will take a
scenic drive to see the fall foliage. Call Mary, Janice or Bobbie if you need
transportation to the building.
**Family Devotional Night **
Friday, November
22, in the Family Life Center for Grades 6 and down
6:15 - 7:00
Devotional
7:00 - 8:00 Parent Meeting
Parents: At our meeting we will
discuss the various programs
for our children and how we can be more
effective.
Please mark your calendars and plan to be a part of the
discussion.
**David's Sermons**
Morning: Fresh Insights From An Old
Story
Evening: May the Joy Shine!
Peak of the Week Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the
FLC
November 6, Worship: In His Image
**Schedule for Missions Weekend 2002**
Jesus gave It all
... What can you give?
Friday, November 8
Missions Banquet - 7 p.m.
Monty Cox,
Speaker
Saturday, November 9
Prayer Breakfast - 8:30 a.m.
Home
of Gary & Rochelle Brown
Sunday, November 10
Combined Adult Bible Class
in the
Auditorium at 9:30 a.m.
Various Mission Updates
Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Monty Cox, Speaker
Special Contribution
Goal of $181,000
Potluck Luncheon at 11:30 a.m.
Afternoon Worship at 12:45 p.m.
**Happy Birthday**
November 10
Angie Hines
Eugene
Smith
Sarah Smith
November 12
Tyler Dunavin
Sara Neal
November 13
Curtis Jackson
Dalton Stancil
November 14
Dennis Anderson
Bill Dickey
Don
Neal
Grayson Cogswell
November 15
Steven Breedlove
Richard Bullard
Kaitlyn
Burk
Ruth Choate
Autumn Pistole
November 16
Rebecca Holloway
Kathy Rosalez
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**Remember
in Prayer**
* Pauline Alberty is in St. Edward Hospital, room 4525 with
breathing problems.
* Marceil Stevens was dismissed from the hospital Tuesday
evening.
* Helen Branum has been in the Mayo Clinic in Florida for evaluation
and tests.
* Ruth Edwards has been in the hospital with a broken leg. She is
now home.
* Effie Roper (Larry Roper's mother) is very ill in West Monroe,
Louisiana.
* Rose Daniels is now living at a special facility in Fayetteville
called Generations.
*Continue to pray for Anita Maxwell, Erma Beshears, Sandy
Berger, Marceil Stevens, Kathy Bauer, and Vicki Varvel in their treatments for
cancer.
**Baptism**
Robert White
River Walk Terrace
5900 Kinkead Ave., Apt. 360
Fort Smith, AR
72903
Cell phone: 479-561-7084
Robert is married and has a 7-month old
daughter. He is a friend of the Belote Family. Anyone who can, please mail
Robert a card. It will be a great welcome and encouragement to him!
**Life Group Leader Training**
Anyone interested in
becoming a LIFE group leader can attend training Sunday, November 24, from 3 - 5
p.m. in room 203.
**Notes of Thanks**
Dear West-Ark Family,
Thank you so much for the many cards
you sent our family following the death of my father and Mark's mother. It has
meant so much to Mark and I to have your prayers comforting us during this time.
Although we have been gone for six years now, we still feel very close to all of
you. The friendships we share with West-Ark mean a great deal to us, and we love
you very much.
In Christian love,
Mark and Kathy Howell
Thank you for your prayers, the family dinner and flowers for
our mother. She'll be missed by all.
The Family of Robbie Kilmer
Carroll,
Candice, Stuart, & Leinani
**From the Elders**
Chuck Combs has resigned his position
as coordinator of our song ministry. Chuck plans to use his talents with the
Business Management Team and Kids for Christ. We appreciate the time and talent
Chuck gave to directing our song ministry.
James Anderson has graciously consented to coordinate our song
ministry.
**Birth Announcement**
Congratulations to Bill and Sandra
Wiggins on the birth of a grandson, Brooks Bolinger. Brooks weighed 10 lbs., 4
ozs. and is 22 inches long. He is the son of Zack and Wendy Wiggins of
Springdale.
**Caring for our Shut-in and Homebound Members**
Being
homebound or in a nursing home can become quite lonely. This week make a visit,
a phone call, or send a card to someone on the list.
* Madine Rose, 8000 Thayer, #4, Fort Smith, AR 72908
*
Bobby Harp, Crawford County Health Care & Rehab Center, 2010 Main, #52, Van
Buren, AR 72956, Phone: 474-6885.
* Ruby Upchurch, Covington
Court, 4500 Old Greenwood Road, Fort Smith, AR 72903, Phone:
646-5700.
**Golden Wedding Anniversaries**
Larry & Janice Prater
would like to invite everyone to
their 50th Wedding Celebration, Saturday,
November 9th,
from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Old Rock School
on Hiway 162
in Cedarville.
No gifts please, just your presence is gift
enough.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Congratulations to Lewis and Anetia
Livesay
who celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary
on October
22nd!
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**Family Life Ministry**
By Brad Pistole
Let me begin by saying THANK YOU to all of the teens that have
allowed me to put my recent energy into a project that has made me somewhat
unavailable to them. Thats right! The past three weeks have been committed
almost solely to completing the results from the Congregational Needs Analysis
that we took October 6th - 16th.
I know the teens understand the importance of this survey and
what it will mean to the future ministry of this congregation. With the help of
the office staff, I have read and logged the results to all of the surveys that
were turned in by October 16. The information and statistics have been compiled
in several different ways, and the elders have been reviewing the results for
about two weeks now.
We had 499 people between the ages of 13 - adult fill out a
survey. When you consider our current Sunday morning attendance and subtract
visitors, infants, and elementary aged students, it reveals that
approximately 87% of our teens and adults took the time to fill out a survey.
Thats fantastic!
Of the 499 people that filled out a survey, 41 were teens, 209
were adult males, and 290 were adult females. This information has already
proved to be very helpful to the leadership and it will continue to bless us
long into the future.
This Saturday, November 2, your leadership will spend the day
discussing the results of the C.N.A. and how this information will affect
planning for West-Ark in the near future. Please pray for us as we strive to
know you better and lead you closer to Christ.
**In the Nursery**
Infants: Paula May, Sandi Pippin,
Melissa Walker
Toddlers: Dena Jenkins, Irene Willis
P.M. Nursery: Dixie
Burkhart, Gina Williams
**Schedule of Services**
Sunday Worship (10:30)............... 654
Sunday Classes
(9:30) ................ 476
Sunday Evening
(6:00)...................298
Laotian Attendance........................
40
The Way (4:00) ..............................45
Iglesia de Cristo
........................... 24
Wednesday Worship (7:00)..........
N/C
Sunday Contribution ...............$16,461
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