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Family
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**Order of
Worship**
Sunday, August
22
Worship Leader --
Brent Evans
Lord, I Lift Your Name On High (on screen)
#162 -- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (vs. 1, 3, 4)
#167 -- Hosanna (vs. 1, 2)
Welcome -- Shane
Hughes, Campus Minister
Here I Am to Worship (on screen)
How Great Is Our God (on screen)
How Great Thou Art (chorus only)
#156 -- I Believe In Jesus
Table of the Lord
-- Chris Benjamin, Minister
Offering
Coins for Christ
[Children remain on stage.]
#718 -- We Shall Assemble
Back to School
Blessing -- Dave Cogswell, Shepherd
#674 -- I Have Decided to Follow Jesus (vs. 1, 2, 3, 4)
During this song, all other students/teens are invited to the stage for a
prayer.
Back to School
Blessing -- Larry Todd, Shepherd
#474 -- Thank You, Lord
During this song, all college students, teachers, and school workers are invited
to the stage for a prayer.
Song for
Responses
#448 -- The Greatest Commands
Shepherd’s Closing
Prayer -- Bob Null
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**School Supply
Sunday**
Proverbs 14:31
tells us that God is honored when we help the needy. For the fourth year,
The Hope Chest is providing an opportunity for us to be blessed by giving school
supplies for children in our community. Sunday evening marks the end of
our school supply drive. Thank you for sharing God’s love in this very tangible
way!
The supplies most
needed are:
wide-rule notebook
paper
wide-rule single
subject notebooks
2-pocket folders
with brads
small school
boxes
pens - red, blue,
black
yellow
highlighters
glue sticks (big
& small)
washable
markers
Fiskar
scissors
personal
Thesaurus
Germ-X
Kleenex
3 hole pencil
pouches
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**Prayers for
Comfort and Healing**
• Aiden Blasdel (4
month old son of Ashley) has a mild case of pneumonia.
• Prayers are
requested for Aubry Hargrove, a friend of Azia Blasdel’s, who has extensive
injuries due to a car accident on 8/14/10. She is in Sparks Hospital
ICU.
• Praise! Betty
Williams, sister of Barbara Aldridge, received a good report from her scan last
week. She does not need any more chemotherapy treatments!
• Clayton Amos is
at Covington Court Rehab Center, room 123. He is in therapy much of the morning
but would enjoy brief visits after 2 PM.
• Frances
Strawhacker is back at Summit Hospital, room 251.
• Inez Hatfield is
having trouble breathing due to excess fluid around her heart. She
is receiving out-patient treatments at St. Edward
Hospital.
• John Gardenhire
was dismissed from the hospital and is with his parents, Warren &
Elizabeth.
• Sam Jenkins,
Kerry’s father, had surgery on 8/15/10. Please pray for complete
healing.
**Bereaved in
Prayer**
• Betty Moreton in
the death of her brother, Pete Barton on 8/12/10 in Hot Springs, AR.
• Tia Hayes in the
death of her aunt Shirley in North Carolina on 8/16/10.
• Friends of
Johnny Mahan (former minister of Midland Blvd. Church of Christ) who died last
week.
**Continued
Prayers**
Allen
Mobley
Caidan
Dockery
Clayton
Amos
Eddie
Harrell
Gerald & Joy
Benjamin
Grace
Peters
Harold
Gouty
Karen
Farris
Lela
Neal
Margaret
Stone
Marlin
Edens
Mary Ann
Scholle
Mary Frances
Jackson
Patty
Null
Phillip
White
Ray & Jewell
House
Richard
Broyles
Steve
Dunavin
Spencer
Eudaly
Tom
Everitt
Wallace
Farris
Wilma
Son
Windlene
Ewing
**Recent
Baptisms**
Autumn
Pistole
Jacob
Hollomon
Breckin
Horton
**Welcome, New
Members!**
Rick & Lorrie
Jones
Corey, Jordan,
Chelsie
10501 Castleton
Street
Fort Smith, AR
72908
Phone: 479
434-5113
**Sign-Up for Your
Church Photo**
We have LOTS more
photos to take, and our deadline is the end of September. This means we
need to double our productivity. Please stop and sign up at the table in
the foyer -- our volunteers will help you find a convenient time for your
photo!
**Coming
Soon!**
October 10,
2010
Blue Jeans
Sunday
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**Wedding
Invitation**
It is with joy
that we,
Stacie Ann Cook
and
Michael Heath
Browning
invite you to
share
in the celebration
of love
as we exchange our
marriage vows
on Saturday, the
twenty-eighth of August
at four o’clock in
the afternoon
West-Ark Church of
Christ
Fort Smith,
Arkansas
**Attention,
West-Ark Ladies!**
The opportunity
for Evening Bible Studies is now available for those who may be craving a time
to get deeply into God’s Word and for sweet fellowship with other sisters in
Christ.
Please contact
Dena Jenkins or Melinda Yowell for more information.
**On the
Calendar**
August 21,
JOY BUNCH, 6 PM in the FLC.
August 29 --
Elders, Deacons, Ministry Leaders’ Meeting, 4:00-5:30 PM, room
203
August 29 -- 6:00
PM Family meeting and fellowship meal
**On the Bulletin
Board**
Thank you note
from Jon & Liz Huff and family
**Welcome, Blessed
Babies**
• Chad and Sherry
Wyninger and big sister Aliya, welcomed Jaxon Josiah, born August
12. Jaxon weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Gerald and Cindy Jones are the proud grandparents.
• Congratulations
to Harvey & Sue George on the arrival of a grandson. Connor Joseph George
was born August 2 to Chris & Amy George. Connor weighed 6 lbs., 2
oz.
**Baby
Shower**
A “Pretty in Pink”
Baby Shower is planned for Averi Martin, daughter of Todd & Adriane Martin,
on August 29, 2-3:30 PM in the Annex. The Martins are registered at
Wal-Mart and Target.
**King's
Kids**
Back to School
Blessing, Sunday, August 22 -- No Children’s Worship
Bridge 56 Party -
Saturday, September 18, 5-7 PM (keep watching for more
details!)
Ready to LEAP into
fall? Mark your calendars for Sunday night, September 19 -- our kickoff for
Jump! and Jump, Jr!
-Kids, get
ready for this fun time challenging us to live out our faith everyday,
everywhere ... in front of everyone!
-Grownups,
if you would like to help with Jump! (Kindergarten - 4th grade) or Jump, Jr.! (2
year olds through Pre-K) please contact Dena Jenkins.
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**Youth Group //
News**
Inner City
Lunch @ Hope Park
Saturday, August
21, 10:45 AM-12:30 PM
Join in on this
outreach and service project to the homeless of Fort Smith. Last month, we
had over 30 show up to help feed nearly 80 people. Come be the hands and
feet of Jesus.
WAYG Class
Sunday, August 22,
9:30-10:30 AM
Don’t miss out as
we begin a brand new series in both the Jr. High and High School classes! Bring
your Bible!
Youth Group
Parent/Family/Sponsor Devo & Meeting
Sunday, August 22,
6-7 PM
Bring your
iPhones, Blackberries, smartphones, iPads and old school printed
calendars. We’ll be having a devotional along with sign-ups for the WAYG
events for the fall semester. This is for ALL Youth Group parents and any
other interested adult sponsors.
The
Journey
Wednesday, August,
18, 7-8 PM
Don’t miss out as
we lift our praises to God and share a message from His Word every
Wednesday. Bring a Bible and bring a friend!
JumpStart
August
27-29
We will leave the
building at 4:30 p.m. sharp on Friday, August 27th. Eat dinner before we
leave or bring it with you. We will return on Sunday, August 29th, around
12:00 p.m. You won’t need very much extra money for this trip. If
you have committed to going, but have not yet completed all forms for this
event, please see Rick to get a copy of the appropriate
paperwork.
Sunday Night
Live (SNL) @ West-Ark
Sunday, September
12, 6-8 PM
GREAT NEWS!
We get to host the FIRST SNL of the year!
**Happy
Birthday**
August
22
Gary
Nolasco
Deborah
Wilson
August
24
Emily
Combs
Robin
Harper
Betty
Summers
August
25
Jack
Ferrell
Nicole
Wilson
August
27
Greg
Dockery
Melissa
Walker
August
28
Sandra
Anderson
Jackson
Keller
**Nursery
Helpers**
Morning
Berniece
Rogers
Sharon
Faries
Kelsey
Spickes
Evening
Denise
Lusby
**Attendance and
Contribution Count**
Bible
Classes...………... 315
Sunday AM
Attendance. 542
Sunday PM
................... N/C
Wednesday
Classes….. N/C
Contribution……….
$17,662
Children’s
Homes……. $215
Coins For
Christ.............$35
Lao
Worship
Attendance……………....
21
Contribution…………..
$151
Iglesia de
Cristo
Attendance………………
59
Contribution……………
$216
Office Phone (479)
452-1240
Fax (479)
452-5767
office@westarkchurchofchrist.org
www.westark.org
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"Making disciples
for Jesus who are eager to serve others."
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