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Family Lines Newsletter, November 6, 2008
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**Missions Weekend at West-Ark**
November 8-9, 2008
Guest Speaker: Dr. Bob Lawrence

 

Bob Lawrence is a Family Practice physician with the Indian Health Service in Nome, Alaska.  He is an experienced educator, published author, private pilot, and Christian minister with a heart for serving the poor worldwide.  He is married to Laura, also an “Alaskan bush pilot,” and has four children.  Bob graduated from Harding University in 1993 and served as the minister for the Turnagain Church of Christ in Anchorage, Alaska, until he returned to medical school at the University of Washington in 1999.  For the last three years he has worked in northwest Alaska providing care to the Native Alaskan peoples of that region.

 

Saturday, November 8
 9:30AM fellowship and breakfast snacks in the foyer
 10 AM - 12 noon  “HERE TO DO GOOD” (two-part series meets in room 100)
  1st hour --  “Real Problems in the World”
          2nd hour -- “Real Solutions to These Problems”

 

Saturday Evening (for senior high school students, LFCs, and 20-somethings)
 4:30 - 7:00 PM at Michael & Jeannie Coles’ Home
   “WHEN GOD SAYS WAIT  --  How does a follower of Christ prepare for life’s work?”
 
Sunday, November 9
 9:30 AM Combined Adult Class in the Auditorium
   “FISH OUT OF WATER --  How to breathe as a follower of Christ in a modern world.”

 

 10:30 AM Worship
  “PLAYING MONOPOLY JESUS STYLE”

 

**Our special contribution for West-Ark Missions will be next Sunday, November 16.**

 

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**In Our Thoughts & Prayers**
• Burnie Morris is in St. Edward Hospital, room 4524.  
• Dotty Saegert (Niketa Stinchcomb’s mother) is  scheduled for surgery Thursday in St. Louis (postponed from yesterday).
• Lloyd Summers was dismissed from the hospital on Tuesday.

 

**Continued Prayers**
• Bill Brazelton
• Chase Turpin
• Inez Hatfield
• Jeff Borden (Connie Hixson’s brother)
• Jewell King (Barbara Miller’s mother)
• Jim Hannah (former West-Ark member)
• Joel Prigge (Louise Howard’s brother-in-law)
• Kathleen Taranto
• Larry Treat
• Lloyd Priester
• Louise Cline
• Margaret Stone
• Richard Branum
• Wilma Son

 

**Bereaved**
Our love and sympathy is extended to Bill & Donna Miller in the death of Bill’s brother, John Miller (age 67), on Sunday night.  His funeral service is Thursday (11/06/08), 2 PM at Parks Baptist Church in Parks, AR.

 

Our love and sympathy is also extended to Jewell House in the death of her sister, George Ann Gist (age 62), on Sunday morning in Danville, AR. The funeral  service was Wednesday (11/5/08) at  Mount George Church of Christ.

 

**Missionaries in Prayer**
• Our missionary families in Vietnam and Laos.
• John Paul & Ruby Lee Hundley in France and Belgium.
• Evangelists and their families with whom we work in Ethiopia and Nigeria.

 

**Pray for Our Soldiers**
• James & Megan Johnson
• Jeremy Grist
• John Clark
• John Lemley
• Lance Hurst
• Michael Priester
• Mitchell Bryant
• Ryan Almond
• Shawn Curtis
• Will Domer

 

**Prayer Pagers**
• Ashton Stein,  784-7490
• Dotty Saegert, 441-2378
• ALL Pagers, 441-2395

 

**New Arrival**
Congratulations to Travis and Denise Hill on the birth of a son, Jensen Rhett, born October 13, and weighing 7 lbs., 11 ozs. Jensen’s happy big sisters are Ashland and Logan.

 

**Notes of Thanks**

 

 

 

 

**Van Drivers Needed**
Additional van drivers are needed on the seniors route. Contact Rod Jones if you can help with this good work.

 

**Coordinator Needed**
For the last 8 years (since 2000), some West-Ark members who do not have families coming for Thanksgiving have pooled their meals and enjoyed food, fun, fellowship, and games in the FLC on Thanksgiving Day. This year, we need someone NEW to step up to the challenge and joy of coordinating this get-together.  The Pratt Family or Berger Family, who have been past coordinators, will be happy to share “how they did it.”  Please call the office if you can help.

 

**LTC Sign Language **
All participants and their parents, please meet at the front of the Auditorium after morning worship for a short meeting.  If you have questions, see Lynn Dickey or Melody Priester.

 

**Attention Ladies!**
Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 15th.  We’re planning a Ladies’ Prayer Breakfast at 10 AM in the FLC. Bring a breakfast casserole, sweet rolls or beverage, and your prayer list. See Melody Priester if you have questions or would like to help.

 

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**Hope Chest Announcements**

 

“Batteries ARE Included”
Remember the phrase, “batteries are NOT included”  in Christmas toy catalogs? Well, for toys at the Hope Chest, batteries ARE included!  This Sunday, Nov. 9th, we will be taking up contributions to help buy batteries for the toys given to children at the Hope Chest Toy Giveaway.  The goal is for all toys to be in great shape and ready to work on Christmas morning!  Some of our teens will be in the foyer after Sunday morning service to collect donations -- or you may give your money to Farrell or Lucille Graves. Thanks so much for your continued help in this project.  ~~ Connye Neal

 

Coats Needed
We need coats for everyone -- all sizes.   Cold weather is coming! Please check your closet and put your donations in the large container outside the Library.

 

“Dress A Doll”
This Hope Chest project ends this Sunday, November 9th. Please return your doll in her new finery to the designated box in the foyer.

 

Hope Chest Appreciation Dinner
Hope Chest volunteers and their spouses are invited to dinner on Monday, November 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center.  Please sign the list in the foyer if you can attend. 

 

**Poinsettias as Memorials**

Poinsettia orders will continue through November 30th. To place your order, see Karen Carter at the table in the foyer. The cost is $5.00 per plant. The following memorials were given last Sunday, November 2. 

 

In Memory of:          Donated by: 

 

Lester Walker by Duane & Marquetta Walker 
Jewel York by Jack Alexander   (4 plants)
Carl Nichols by Ruby Nichols  (4 plants)
LeRoy Null by Bob & Patty Null 
Lois Null by Bob & Patty Null 
Lona Schenk by Bob & Patty Null 
Walter Mollett by Bob & Patty Null 
Hazel Naylor by Donna & John Lindgren 
Susie Cogburn by Donna & John Lindgren 
Phillip Cooper by Donna & John Lindgren 
Baby Daws by The Family 
Helen Branum by Richard Branum 
Jim Carter by Karen Carter 
Paul A. & Zoe Sidler by Doyle & Judy Wright 
Jesse & Odessa Wright by Doyle & Judy Wright 
Bula Faries by Bob & Sharon Faries 
Edwin Rogers by Bob & Sharon Faries 
A. W. Chism by Ronnie Galloway  
Richard Miller by Barbara Miller 
Polly King by Barbara Miller 
Bill Flippo by Myra Flippo-Puckett 
Paul Flippo by Myra Flippo-Puckett 
Jack Remler by Richard & Mary Broyles 
A. W. Chism by Richard & Mary Broyles 
Larry Neisler by Don & Billie Neisler
Thelma Bowd by Melinda Griffin 
Waymon Griffin by Melinda Griffin 
Odell Bryan by Karan Tygart  (2 plants)
Gabriel Hesslen by The Hesslen Family
Eddie Lile by Marie Lile 
Oneta Love by Marie Lile 
Lucille Yancey by Arenda & Jack Yancey 
Florence Hayes by Marcia Dye 
Robert, Erma, & Brandon Beshears by Patti Anderson  (2 plants)
Floyd & Orbra Douthit by John & Anna Holley 
Ray & Esther Holley by John & Anna Holley 
Claude Dalton by Milton & Debbie Hendrix 
Curtis Hendrix by Milton & Debbie Hendrix 
Floyd Cook by F.E. & Anita Cook 
Kathleen Yother (Mama) by Shirley Bullard 
Lee Burns by David & Annona Burns 
Jeremy Harper by Roy & Joyce Dunavin 
Jodie & Evelyn Carson by Louise Hamilton 
Kaye Jansen by John & Nelda Fowler 
   
In Honor of:  Donated by:

 

The Elders by Bob Fisher 
The Deacons by Bob Fisher 
The Ministry Leaders by Bob Fisher  

 

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**youth group // news**
 
Devotional at the Coles' // This Saturday, November 8
Michael and Jeannie Cole have invited the Senior High students (10-12th grade), 20-somethings and LFCs over to their house this Saturday from 4:30 to 7:00.
Dr. Bob Lawrence (our Missions Sunday speaker) will lead a Bible study, "WHEN GOD SAYS WAIT -- How does a follower of Christ prepare for life's work?"  Dr. Cole heard him present this topic at a seminar a couple of years ago.  He says those who come will be truly blessed.
We'll start in their courtyard at 4:30, eat around 5, and start the Bible study in the house before dark.  Everything will wrap up by 7:00.
 
There is a map to the Coles' house (7410 Oxford Place) at www.theColeFamily.com/colemap.gif
**We will not have transportation from the church. Please plan to meet at the Coles' house at 4:30 PM this Saturday.**
If you are planning to attend, please let the Coles or Jackie Sofio know; that way they know how much food to prepare.
 
SNL at Johnson Church of Christ // This Sunday, November 9
The vans will leave the church at 4:40 p.m. and return around 9:30 p.m. Sign up on the youth board in the foyer!
If you aren’t able to go to SNL, there will be a class in the youth room at 6:00 PM.

 

Home Devotionals
Sunday, November 16
JR High – Hesslens
SR High – Frosts
If you need a ride, vans will leave the church at 5:00 PM and will return around 8:00 PM. There will not be class in the youth room.

WHAT TO BRING:
JR High Girls –  Drinks   JR High Boys – Chips
SR High Girls –  Drinks  SR High Boys –  Dessert
 
Congratulations
John Kamp, Liz Ludlow, Tori Sweatman and Lindsey Yowell were selected for the West-Central All Region Choir. Way to go!

 

**Happy Birthday**
November 9
Sandy Berger
Charlotte Botteicher
Jordan Wear

 

November 10
Angie Hines
Sarah Smith

 

November 13
Dalton Stancil

 

November 14
Dennis Anderson
Grayson Cogswell
Bill Dickey
Don Neal

 

November 15
Richard Bullard
Kaitlynn Burk
Cooper Hogeland
Dean Hogeland

 

**Morning Nursery**
Trish Carson
Dwonne Cogswell
Vicki Anderson

 

**Evening Nursery**
Terri Jones
Marquetta Walker

 

**Attendance and Contribution Count**
Bible Classes...……….........418  
Sunday AM Worship.………607
Sunday PM Worship……….151
Wednesday Classes…….…285
Contribution………..$20,402.36
Children’s Homes….....$309.84
 
Lao Worship
Attendance……………….….37
Contribution……………....$200

 

Iglesia de Cristo
Attendance…………………..59
Contribution……………….$246