Family Lines @ West-Ark
October 16, 2011 
Family Fall Fest
Family Fall Fest
Sunday, October 30, 6:30 - 8:00 PM.
West-Ark Church of Christ Gym

Fun for all ages!

* Costumes welcome
* Third Annual Pie Making Contest
* Benefit chili supper for West-Ark Food Pantry and Laundry Love
Order of Worship
Worship Leader -- Andrew Todd
#103 -- He Has Made Me Glad

Welcome
#122 -- The Love of God (vs. 1, 3)
#622 -- Ring Out the Message (vs. 1, 2)
#290 -- Shine, Jesus, Shine (vs. 1, 2)

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

Table of the Lord -- Rick Odell
Offering
#694 -- Servant Song

Coins for Christ
No Children's Worship Today
Medley: Go Light your World/This Little Light of Mine

Message -- Chris Benjamin
Song for Responses
#828 -- Instruments of Your Peace (vs. 1, 2)

Shepherd's Prayer

Members & Guests: please fill out one of the colored cards and place it in the offering plate. 
Prayer List & Benefit Chili Supper
Prayers for Comfort and Healing
  • Karen Tygart will have breast cancer surgery October 14 at St. Edward Hospital.
  • Beverly Evans has bronchitis and has moved. Prayers for her health and adjustment to her new home are appreciated. Her address is: Brookfield Assisted Living, 2300 Fianna Oaks, #203, Fort Smith, AR 72908.  Her phone number is (479) 648-1127.
  • Praise! After some concern and testing, Britney & Zack Stormer have found out they will be having a healthy baby girl.
  • Connie Tanner, daughter of Barbara Miller, had pacemaker surgery on October 10.
  • Harper Bice had surgery on October 12 to reset her broken arm.
Sympathy & Prayers
  • Christy Pressley's father, Jim Jenkins, passed away on October 8.  His funeral was Tuesday at the National Cemetery.
  • Loretta Loudermilk's sister-in-law, Edna Smith, died October 9.  Her funeral was Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Pocola.
Missionary Prayers
  • Russ & Jean McConnell will be home this weekend!
  • Bob & Annette Whittaker are in Tanzania until mid-December.
Continued Prayers
  • Alice Jean Rogers
  • Allen Mobley
  • Ava Jones
  • Betty Williams
  • Bob & Loretta Loudermilk
  • Brian Robbins
  • Burnie Morris
  • Carlene Payne
  • Elmer Nye
  • Frieda Belote
  • John Fowler
  • Mary King
  • Mary Ann Scholle
  • Owen Forse
  • Pauline Reed
  • Phillip & Deanna White
  • Richard & Mary Broyles
  • Tom Randolph
  • Virginia Freeman
Benefit Chili Supper
for West-Ark Food Pantry
& Laundry Love Fort Smith

Where did you stay last night?  
Did you go to bed hungry?  
Did you put on clean clothes this morning?

There are 82 people who are sleeping under the stars on any given night for varied reasons. City officials say that as many as 700 people live on the streets or stay in a shelter every night.

Arkansas children are going without food more than any other state in the country according to a new report. Nearly a quarter of Arkansas' children don't know where their next meal will come from.

Back by popular demand -- Dinner Divas!
We will be cooking during the Fall Festival.  Your donations go to restock the food pantry and to supply Laundry Love.  We will accept either a cash donation or an item from the list below: 
  • dried beans
  • rice
  • canned tuna
  • canned veggies
  • powdered or shelf stable boxed milk
  • flour
  • sugar
  • Vienna Sausages
  • Spam
  • crackers
  • canned soup
  • canned fruit
  • peanut butter
  • macaroni & cheese
  • spaghetti
  • spaghetti sauce
  • granola bars
  • laundry detergent
  • dryer sheets
  • non-chlorine bleach
  • rolls of quarters  
This year's menu includes:
  • Southern Beans & Cornbread
  • Chef Andrew's "Wildman" Chili
  • 'Nawlins Shrimp Creole
  • Mimi's Chicken & Dumplins
**CAR CLINIC -- coming November 5th**
Mission News & Event, Blue Jeans Weekend and King's Kids
Mission News from Dr. Bob Whittaker
(Zambia, Swaziland & Tanzania)

I had a great time in Zambia, saw lots of patients and showed my PA student many medical cases she had not seen before.  The place is swamped by AIDS and as a result, there is a lot of TB. The Namwianga clinic is very nice and is run by Christians, but the wages are paid by the government. I preached six times, including three times at Sunday service and twice at the early morning devotionals at the chapel. In addition, I gave a lecture to the junior doctors in the government hospital nearby.

There is an opportunity for Annette, too, as the mission runs a number of schools, and they were interested to hear of Annette's remedial programs in math.

After five weeks, I transferred to Swaziland, meeting up with Annette in the airport at Johannesburg. There is a medical crisis so bad that Doctors Without Borders is there. They usually go only to disaster areas, but they said AIDS was so bad that they considered it an emergency.

The church has a plan to convert three large classrooms into a clinic, so we did a feasability study and made surprisingly good progress. At a final meeting with the church, they said they would go ahead and make applications to the government for permission to operate the clinic. The church hall is ideally situated in the middle of a large informal housing project where there is no medical service. Annette explored the possibility of using her remedial math materials, but they wanted her to teach the students at the Bible College.

Anyway, we are well and God has blessed our travels so far. We go on to work at a clinic for the church in the north of the country in two days.
    
    Your servants for Christ,
    Bob and Annette Whittaker (10.12.11)

Mark your calendar!  
Mission Prayer Brunch
October 29th, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the West-Ark church building.

Blue Jeans Weekend
October 15-16

Projects for Saturday, October 15  (All projects start at 8:00 AM!)
* Carlene Payne's House
* Karen Carter's House
* CURE Service Project

Don't forget to bring your blue jeans for The Hope Chest!

Projects for Sunday, October 16
Projects begin after lunch! Sunday lunch is provided in the FLC (gym) for all those signed up to work on a Saturday or Sunday project.

* Crisis Intervention Center
* Sebastian County Humane Society
* Community Clearinghouse Backpack Program
* John & Hazel Richards' House
* Esther Home
* West-Ark's Nursery (painters)
* Hope Chest (jeans)

Assembly at 6:00 PM!
We'll meet in the gym for a devotional, a recap of the weekend's projects and supper together (it is provided).  All who can, please bring desserts!

King's Kids Calendar
  • Blue Jean Weekend - October 15-16 (NOTE: Children's Worship; Jump!, Jump, Jr!; and B56 will NOT meet this week.)
  • Fall Fest - Sunday, October 30 (NOTE: Jump!, Jump, Jr! and B56  -- Sunday night only -- will NOT meet this week.)
  • Family Outback Adventure - Sunday, Nov. 13
Pick up a Mission Calendar today to help give our kids a tangible way to relate to those in physical need and real ways to help.  (These calendars are available online right here or a larger version is available on the missions tables in the foyer.)
WAYG, Birthdays & Attendance
West-Ark Youth Group / News

Inner City Lunch at Hope Park, Saturday, October 15, 10:45 AM-12:30 PM
Join in on this outreach and service project to the homeless of Fort Smith.  We anticipate a lot of people to feed so we'll need as many WAYGers as possible.  Come be the hands and feet of Jesus. (Driver-Dave Cogswell, Driver-Blake Frost)

Blue Jean Weekend - Saturday & Sunday, October 15 & 16, 2011
We want to encourage the ENTIRE WAYG to get involved in Blue Jean Weekend. We still need a lot of workers on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16th. On Saturday, there are projects in Van Buren and Greenwood. On Sunday, the projects are in Fort Smith. We would like to get all age groups involved. Sign up NOW at the tables in the foyer.

Youth Group - Sunday, October 16, 2011, 9:30-10:30 AM
We had a fantastic study and discussion about some of the barriers that keep people from following Christ. Don't miss this week as we continue to find what God has planned in advance for all of us to do!

Family Clusters CANCELLED- Sunday, October 16, 6-8 PM
We are going to cancel this month's WAYG Family Clusters, to allow everyone to participate fully in the Blue Jean Weekend, and be a part of the fellowship dinner at the building at 6PM.  Have fun serving this weekend!

Youth Group - Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 7-8 PM
We will continue a special series of messages about what the calling that God has given us as Christians looks like in YOUR world!  Let me encourage EVERYONE to take a break in the middle of the week... set aside the busyness of homework, extracurricular activities, etc and come join God's family and be refreshed! Bring yourself, a Bible and a friend!

No WAYG Activity- Sunday, October 23

Fall Fest - Sunday, October 30, 2011
Stay tuned for more details about this fun event, sponsored by our Children's Ministry!

MOVE Advance - Friday-Sunday, November 11-13, 2011
Look for applications for our annual "retreat" coming soon... except we call it an Advance!  Mark your calendars for this weekend... we will have nearly ALL of our WAYGers in attendance!  We are still in need of 2 people to help with Saturday night dinner at the church building and we are still in need of 6 host homes.  Please let Rick or Rachel know ASAP if you can help.

Happy Birthday

October 16
Richard Adams
Jerry Glidewell

October 17
Kristine Gooden
Becky Grist
Kristi Odell
John Wilson

October 18
Shelly Robbins

October 19
Steve Allen
Janice Prater
Mark Willis

October 21
Karen Benjamin
Rick Williams

October 22
Al Roller
Leslie Ziegler

Attendance and Contribution Count
Bible Classes ............ 323    
Sunday AM Attendance 534
Sunday PM Attendance N/A
Contribution ...   $16,680.86
Children's Homes .. $244.00
Coins For Christ ...   $43.36
WAY.............................  N/A

Lao Worship
Attendance ...................30
Contribution ............   $160

Iglesia de Cristo
Attendance ..................73
Contribution ............  $209

 

Debbie Belote
(479) 452-1240
Debbie@westark.org
West-Ark Church of Christ | 900 N. Waldron Road | Fort Smith | AR | 72903