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Family Lines Newsletter, March 26, 2009
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**Welcome Dr. Charles Siburt!**

 

Saturday, April 4 (Room 106)
• 10 AM -- What Makes Ministry Leaders Effective?
• 1 PM -- What Makes Churches Healthy? 
(Both sessions are open to every member of the West-Ark congregation.)

 

Sunday, April 5
• 9:30 AM Combined Adult Bible Class (Auditorium)
How to Behave As Christians: Promising To Be Mature
• 10:30 Worship
When You Feel Anxious About Church, Let God Be God

 

Charles Siburt is Vice President for Church Relations at Abilene Christian University and a professor of ministry in the College of Biblical Studies.  He is also a Licensed Professional Counselor and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  Charles is a respected consultant for congregations throughout the U.S. and Canada and director of ElderLink and Minister Support Network.  He adds over 20 years of full-time ministry work to his academic and professional training.

 

Charles has been a friend and consultant to the West-Ark church family.  He looks forward to his visits with us as much as we look forward to his preaching, teaching, and the resources he brings.  Charles is familiar with our congregation’s desire to be a church that makes disciples for Jesus who are eager to serve others, and he tailors his resources to be of the most benefit for us as we anticipate future growth and spiritual maturity.

 

Please plan to attend the workshops on Saturday and the class and worship on Sunday.

 

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Worship Leader --  Brent Evans
Welcome

 

#294 -- You’re the One! (vs. 1, 2, chorus; 3, 4, chorus; 5,6, chorus)
#290 -- Shine, Jesus, Shine (vs. 1, 2)
#162 -- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (vs. 1 - 4)
#962 -- Were You There? (vs. 1-5)

 

Lord’s Supper
Offering

 

#77 -- Glorify Thy Name
(vs. 1, 2, 3)

 

Children’s Worship
Blessed Be Your Name (on screen)

 

Sermon -- Shane Hughes
Song for Responses
#669 -- Take My Life, and Let It Be (vs. 1, 3)

 

Elder’s Prayer

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**Did You Know?
Our church’s website has a list of current e-mail addresses located at http://www.westark.org/email.htm. If someone on the prayer list has e-mail, it’s easy to select their name and send a note of encouragement.

 

**Remember in Prayer
• Members of our Youth Group on the work project in Mexico.
• Aiden Scott (daughter of Ashley & Randy Scott and granddaughter of Chris & Denise Campbell) was admitted Tuesday to St. Edward Hospital, room 4211. She is being treated for dehydration.
• Cecil Mathies is Fianna Hills Nursing Home, room 106.  He is under hospice care.
• Prayers are requested for the health of Kelly Brewer (relative of Van Basham). Kelly and her family are members of the Dayton Church of Christ.
• Jessie Moore was dismissed from the hospital on Tuesday.  Please remember his continued recovery in your prayers.
• Kathy Glidewell’s mother fell last week and broke her hip.  She had surgery on Friday (3/20/09) to stabilize it with pins, and hopefully, will not require replacement surgery.
• Wanda Braker requests prayers for her friend, Laura Autry, who has bone cancer.
• Louise Howard requests prayers for newborn twins, Madeline and Benjamin Reed, born on March 23 to her nephew and his wife. The babies have been transferred to the NICU at Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
• Trucilla Surratt (mother of Kathy Rosalez) is in room 206 of Ashton Place in Barling. She is having problems regulating her blood sugar.

 

**Special Request**
Retha Wood is in Sparks Hospital, room 697 and is taking chemotherapy treatments. Beginning Tuesday night (3/31/09), the Wood family will need people to sit with Retha through the night. This way Jay and the family can rest so that they can care for Retha during the day.  If you can assist with this need, please call Nancee Fox.

 

**Continue to Pray for . . .**
• Bernice McFarland (Wendell’s mother)
• Inez Hatfield
• Kathleen Taranto
• Kelly Bailey (Barbara Aldridge’s nephew)
• Larry Treat
• Lloyd Priester (Jim’s father)
• Louise Cline
• Margaret Stone
• Retha Wood
• Ruth Martin
• Sharon Faries
• Wilma Son
• Winnie Brown (Gary’s mother)

 

Prayer Pagers
• Jessie Moore, 441-2378
• Retha Wood, 441-1648

 

**Sympathy & Prayers**
Our love and sympathy is extended to the entire Dunavin family in the death of Roy’s mother, Frankie Dunavin (age 102). Funeral services were Wednesday in Amarillo, TX.

 

Elizabeth Hogan, the mother of LaReeca Herndon died last week.  Funeral services for Mrs. Hogan were Saturday in Oklahoma. If you would like to send LaReeca a card, the address is:
    LaReeca Herndon
    2600 NW 60
    Oklahoma City, OK 73112

 

**Notes of Thanks**
Dear ones:
What a family you are!! Thank you so very much for all the care and concern you have given us since Russ’s knee surgery! We’ve never been involved with such a large Christian family before. Most of the Christian families we have been in, until coming here, have been very small congregations. We love and appreciate you!  We love you with the love of the Lord. We see in you the beauty of our King  and we love you with the love of the Lord.
Russ & Jean McConnell

 

Dear West-Ark Family,
We really appreciate the prayers for all during the illness and passing of our brother-in-law, Joel Prigge. Thank you for all the calls, cards, and concerns for the past three years. We are so thankful for our West-Ark Family!
    Love,
    Louise & Wilburn Howard

 

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**Welcome, Blessed Baby!**
Gene & Kathy Monk have a new granddaughter!  Rachel Elizabeth was born March 20th to Jeremy & Karen (Monk) Garner. She weighed 6 lbs., 13 ozs. and is 20 inches long.  Congratulations to all!

 

**West-Ark Online Calendar!**
... is located at http://www.westark.org/calendar.htm.  Printed copies are on tables outside the Auditorium and also in the Information Center. 

 

**Sunday Night **
6:00 PM Family Meeting and then a fellowship meal in the Family Life Center.
All who can, please bring desserts!

 

**Special Tignor Life Group Event**
Sunday, April 5, 5-7PM
Canfield Home (2 Chestnut Ct., Fort Smith)
5 PM Burgers/Fellowship
6 PM Devotional/Report on Ethiopia from John Ed Clark
Any who are interested are invited to attend.
Please RSVP to the Tignors, Canfields or Wilsons.

 

**Hope Chest Work Day **
Monday, March 30th
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM 
There will be a job for everyone. 
Please join us as we restock for spring and summer.

 

**Bridal Shower and Brunch for Callie Walker**
Saturday, March 28, 10 AM to 12 noon
In the home of Danna Turpin.

 

**The Uniqueness of God**
A new study by David Chadwell will begin on Easter Sunday, April 12.  The curriculum is available in participating classrooms beginning Sunday, March 29.
The series is also available online at
http://www.westark.org/chadwell/uniqueness

 

**CAR CLINIC**
Sat., April 4, Annex, 8 - 11 AM

 

**Widows/Widowers**
We will leave for our annual excursion to Parks Brothers Nursery after a “gourmet” brown bag lunch in the Annex at 11:30 AM.  Call Bobbie, Mary or Janice if you need transportation to the building.  Come join us for the meal even if you do not plan to go to the nursery.

 

**Room 203 on Wednesday Night**
Beginning April 1st, Jerry Canfield will lead the class in a discussion of the Acts of the Apostles.

 

**Evangelism **
Niketa Stinchcomb recently studied with three young women who wished to be baptized. Please be praying for Danna, Kolby & Courtney as they begin a new walk in Christ.

 

**Happy Birthday**

 

March 29
Hope Evans
Forrest Hickey

 

March 30
Alyssia Beneux
Daniel Tignor

 

March 31
Chuck Combs
Jarek Davidson
Harold Gouty
Lauren Hankins
Ken Hollomon
Trenton Schien

 

April 4
Helen Blackman
Sandy Chavis
Wade Pressley

 

Morning Nursery
Cristy Pressley
Kay Pressley
Louise Howard
Maddie Pressley
Cami Stancil
Hannah Pressley

 

Evening Nursery
Robertta Moses

 

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**Youth Group // News**

 

SOUL QUEST APPLICATIONS ARE READY!
June 14-20  //  Applications for this new camp are in the hanging file next to the new youth group bulletin board in the foyer. The first 25 turned in will receive a $25 discount. Turn yours in today!

 

CHURCH FAMILY MEETING  //  Sunday, March 29
We will join in on the Family Meeting instead of having Youth Worship. Meet in the Auditorium at 6 PM.

 

LTC PREPARATION PRESENTATIONS
Sunday, April 5  //  Family Life Center  //  5-7 PM
We will meet in the Family Life Center to watch the LTC participants rehearse what they have prepared. (No Youth Worship)

 

 

 

SKILLET & DISCIPLE CONCERT  //  Tuesday, April 14  //  Alma Performing Arts Center  //  7 PM
The cost is $22 - due by April 1st. Turn in money and registration sheet to Rick as soon as possible. Registration sheets are available in the hanging file next to the bulletin board.

 

LTC AWARDS LUNCH  //  Sunday, April 19  //  FLC
There will be an awards luncheon in the Family Life Center for LTC participants following morning service.

 

SNL AT BENTONVILLE  //  Sunday, April 19
Vans will leave at 4:30 p.m. and  return around 9:45 p.m. No Youth Worship

 

[The youth group bulletin board has moved! It is now closer to the main entrance in the foyer.]

 

Sun. AM: John
JR - “TV Room”
SR - Youth Rm

 

Wed. PM: Christian Community
JR & SR - Youth Rm

 

Sun. PM: Promises
JR & SR - Youth Rm

 

*New classes start April 5

 

**Attendance and Contribution Count**
Bible Classes...………...…352   
Sunday AM Worship.….....504
Sunday PM Worship……..180
Wednesday Classes……..263
Contribution……….….......N/A
Children’s Homes……....$206

 

Lao Worship & Iglesia de Cristo
counts not available this week.