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Praise
& Harmony Worship Seminar
West-Ark Church
of Christ
November 18 -
20
Keith Lancaster
& John Bynum
Friday,
Nov 18, 7:00-8:30 PM
Keith
LancasterDuring
this session, Keith will lead the assembly in
worship and song and also spend a few minutes
talking about the history of a cappella music,
shape notes, and light musical theory.
Saturday,
Nov 19, 1:00-5:30 PM
John
BynumDuring
this afternoon session, John will lead the
assembly in both contemporary and traditional
songs. He will also spend some time
discussing the function of music in worship.
Additionally, John will advise prayer and
communion leaders on the basics of
worship
flow, encouraging them in ways to make worship
more dynamic.
Sunday,
Nov 20, 9:30 AM
John
Bynum
- 9:30
AM - All adult classes will be combined in the
auditorium.
- 10:30
AM - Worship with John Bynum and Chris Benjamin
- Lunch
in the Family Life Center after worship
- Afternoon
- Singing with requests from hymn books
- [Note:
There will be no 6 PM assembly in auditorium on
Nov. 20]
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Order
of Worship
Worship
Leader -- Brent Evans
180 - Jesus Is Lord
(vs. 1, 2, 3)
Welcome
#63 -- I Will Call
Upon the Lord
(vs. 1, 2)
#171 -- Above All
Else
Mighty to Save (on screen)
He Is
Wonderful (All Praises Be)
#62 -- I Exalt
Thee
#358 -- Jesus Is
Lord of All
(vs. 1, 2, 3)
Table of the
Lord
Offering
#273 -- More Precious than
Silver
Special Missions Offering for
2012
Coins for Christ
Children's
Worship
Day's of Elijah (on
screen)
Message -- Chris Benjamin
Song
for Responses
Come to the Feast (on screen)
Shepherd's Prayer
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Daylight
Savings Time Ends Nov. 6 -- enjoy the extra hour
Sunday morning!
In Our
Prayers
- The
McConnells request prayers for Bruce Carson (and
family) of Concord, NH. He was recently
diagnosed with cancer. It has progressed
rapidly, and he has about a year to live.
- Charley
Douglas was admitted to the hospital last
weekend for kidney stones, and is now back at
home.
- Deanna
White continues to steadily improve at home
following her surgery to restore the use of her
arm. Please continue to pray for complete
healing.
- Marquetta
Walker's stepfather, Jack Sanders, is in
intensive care with complications from a staph
infection and the family is facing difficult
decisions.
- Sam
Jenkins, father of Kerry, is now home from the
hospital.
Sympathy
Virginia
Freeman, cousin of Danna Turpin, died Wednesday
morning after a long illness with cancer. Remember
Danna and her family in your prayers.
Added
to Military Prayer List
- Alex Tomlin will report for military duty in
February.
- Shawn Payne, son of Vince and Gretta Payne,
is a naval corpsman who provides medical service
to front line troops and was deployed recently
for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Please
pray for safety for Shawn and others now
serving.
Continued
Prayers
- Ava Jones
- Bob & Loretta Loudermilk
- Burnie Morris
- Owen Forse
- Richard & Mary Broyles
- Travis Pearson
Baby
Shower
A baby shower honoring Genoa
McDonald Price (daughter of Curtis & Bea
McDonald) is planned for Sunday, November 13, from
2:00 - 3:30 PM in the Annex. Genoa &
Jeremy are registered at Walmart and Target.
It's a boy!
Baptism
Congratulations
to Craig Johnson on his baptism last Sunday
morning!
Notes
of Thanks
Thank you so very much to
those who enabled us to make our mission trip to
New England this year. The brethren we met with
there were very thankful for Peter's messages (I
and II Peter) which encouraged them to keep on
keeping on. Without your help and prayers we would
have been unable to go. We love all of
you!
Russ and Jean
McConnell
Dear
West-Ark,
Thank you for the donation
to the library in memory of my sister, Margie
Jafari. She loved to read, so this donation was
very fitting! I appreciate the cards, notes,
Facebook messages and kind words the members of
this church have sent to me. This is a very loving
congregation.
Diane
Arnold
Dear Family,
I
have no way to describe how grateful I am to have
been blessed by the efforts of Blue Jeans Weekend.
The help provided to wash my log house and cut the
dead trees was so wonderful. What a blessing the
crew was to me. Thank you to them, to the Elders
for their guidance, and to the entire church
family for their support.
Karen Carter
Laundry
Love Gives Thanks
Thank you so much
for your donations to and support of Laundry Love
Ft. Smith. In October, we provided 16 individuals
with 33 loads of clean laundry! We appreciate your
support and ask for continued prayer that His
Kingdom be glorified through this outreach
project. Our next Laundry Love will be on Friday,
December 2.
Missions
Offering
The second offering on Sunday
morning is to fund our Missions Program in 2012.
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HO!!
HO!! HO!!
The 2011 Hope Chest Toy
Giveaway is drawing near!
The 2011
Giveaway will be held again in the Family Life
Center on December 10 from 10:00 AM until 1:00
PM. Last year over 400 people were able to
choose Christmas gifts for their children. The
Lord was blessed by your efforts, and it was great
fun working together toward a common goal.
Thanks to all who participated.
The
Giveaway enables the West-Ark congregation to use
our varied talents to show a servant's heart to
our community. There are many ways to
contribute. Everyone has a "spot" here!!
Following is a time line of the events leading to
the Toy Giveaway.
November 20 to
Dec. 4
Dress a Doll -- Members can take
a doll that needs a little TLC and make it pretty
again.
Dec. 4
-- Youth Group works on goodie bags and other
projects at the CURE warehouse.
Friday, Dec. 9,
10 AM to 6 PM
Help put out the toys at
the Family Life Center
Friday, Dec.
9 -- Bring cookies to the Family Life
Center from 10 AM until 6 PM to feed the shoppers.
Dec. 10, 9:30
AM -- Participate in devotional for
West-Ark workers.
Dec. 10, 10:00
AM to 1:00 PM --- Hope Chest Toy Giveaway
begins and people are needed to assist and check
out shoppers. In past years, all ages have
joined together to offer help and lots of
Christmas spirit.
Dec. 10, 1:00
PM-? -- Clean up Family Life Center after
the event. Many workers make for a fast
clean up, and we were finished by 2:00 last year.
The Giveaway grows each year because of
the great folks at West-Ark. So whether by
fussing over a doll, baking cookies, working on
toys, helping shoppers, or your prayers, your
participation is vital to its success.
Hope
Chest Appreciation Dinner Hope
Chest volunteers and their spouses are invited to
dinner on Thursday, November 17, at 6:30 PM in the
Family Life Center (gym). Please sign the list in
the foyer if you can attend. Divorce
Care
Surviving
the Holidays Facilitator:
Shanna Davis, Room 211 6:30 - 8:00 PM
- November 16, Part 1 -- "Emotional
Survival"
- November 30, Part 2 -- "Financial
Survival" (Christmas for 4 on $50)
Joy
BunchPlease join us for the regular
monthly Joy Bunch meeting on Saturday, November
19, at 6 PM in the FLC for Thanksgiving
Dinner. Deep-fried turkeys will be
provided. Bring other appropriate sides of
your choice. SHS
Madrigal Dinner TicketsJOY (Just Older
Youth) BUNCH: Join us in a magical evening
of Renaissance pomp and splendor by invitation of
the King & Queen from the Kingdom of Southside
High. The royal evening with be Thursday,
December 8, 2011 for the paltry sum of $15 per
person. One must pay when reserving
attendance at this festive event. Reservations can
be secured through Winston & Danna Turpin,
Charles & Carolyn Hankins, and Genneil
Nye on or before Monday, November 14, 2011. No
refunds after November 14. Parking is limited, so
meet at the church at 6:00 PM to board the "Royal
Westark Carriages." Our return to the building
will be approximately 9:30-10:00 PM. King's
Kids CalendarFamily
Outback Adventure - Sunday,
Nov. 13Fun event! There's something for
every member of your family! Families with
kids in Kindergarten through 6th grade. DEADLINE
TO REGISTER is NOVEMBER 9! Register today at
www.westarkkids.org. November
20, 23, and 27Jump!, Jump, Jr! and
B56 -- Sunday nights-- will NOT meet.
Wednesday night, Nov. 23, classes will not meet.
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Youth
Group / News
Youth Group -
Sunday, November 6, 2011, 9:30-10:30
AM
We will continue our study from Acts
17 this week as we look at the importance &
necessity of seeking God constantly. Bring
your Bible and a friend!
Home Devo -
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Mark your
calendar for a great night of fellowship, food,
and praise together as a youth group (all 7th-12th
graders!). We'll leave from the building at
6 PM sharp and be back by 9 PM. We'll be at
the Benjamin's home in Fort Smith. PLEASE
bring $3 to help cover food costs, bring your
Bible and a friend! (Host Home-Benjamin,
Provide Food-Shannon Horton, Provide Food-Dwonne
Cogswell, Provide Food-Aimee Hill, Driver-Brent
Evans, Carol Evans, Shelley Robbins)
Harding
Reception - Monday, November 7, 6:30
PM
All Juniors and Seniors are invited
to meet with Brandon Higgins, admissions counselor
from Harding for a free meal at Olive
Garden. Any other family members will have
to pay their own meal. If you want to go,
please email bhiggins@harding.edu IMMEDIATELY to
RSVP.
Youth Group -
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 7-8 PM
Wow.
We had a FANTASTIC start to our study of
"Roadblocks to Making A Difference" last week as
we talked about procrastination and forgetting
"who we are" on the inside as followers of
Christ. 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!
MOVE Advance -
Friday-Sunday, November 11-13, 2011 (APPLICATIONS
DUE TODAY!)
Applications have been
handed out in class, emailed, Facebooked and are
in the hanging files next to the WAYG bulletin
board in the lobby for our annual "retreat" coming
next week... except we call it an Advance!
Mark your calendars for this weekend... we will
have nearly ALL of our WAYGers in
attendance! (Friday night snacks - James,
Horton, Saturday lunch-Howard, Risley, Thompson ,
Saturday dinner-Yowell, Neals. We are still in
need of 4 host homes... Host homes - Rachelle
Pratt, Robbins, Cogswell, Snider, Owen, Baggett,
Speaker Host Home-Hesslen). Please let Rick or
Rachel know ASAP if you can help.
Inner City
Lunch @ Hope Park - Saturday, November 19, 10:45
AM-12:30 PM
Join in on this outreach and
service project to the homeless of Fort Smith,
especially during this time of Thanksgiving and
cold weather. We have been having over 30
show up to help feed over 100 people. Come
be the hands and feet of Jesus.
No WAYG
Activity - November 20 or 27,
2011
Honduras
(Spring Break Mission Trip) Meeting, December 4,
2011, 12:15 AM-1:15 PM
Please be
prepared to turn in a copy of your passport (both
pages), your notarized Parental Permission form
(if you are under 18 and even if your parent is
going) and a letter explaining WHY you want to go
to Honduras at this next meeting. If you
have NOT received the notes from the last class,
please let Rick or Rachel know immediately and we
will email to you. Also, see Rick if you
have questions about this trip.
Bulgaria
(Summer Mission Trip) Meeting, December 4, 2011,
1:15 AM-2 PM
Please be prepared to turn
in a copy of your passport (both pages), your
fund-raising mailing list ("Christmas card" list),
and your fund-raising letter. If you have
NOT received the notes from the last class, please
let Rick or Rachel know immediately and we will
email to you. Also, see Rick if you have
questions about this trip.
Happy
Birthday
November
6
Warren Gardenhire
Aubrey
Ziegler
November
7
Ron Belote
Betty
Hatcher
November
8
Brenda Beckloff
Dana
Pruitt
November
9
Sandy Berger
November
10
Cruz Coatney
Angie
Hines
November
12
Jabin Huff
Nursery
Workers
Morning
Melissa
Walker
Suzi Jennemann
Abbey
Jenkins
Attendance
and Contribution Count
Bible Classes
............ 335
Sunday AM
Attendance 590
Sunday PM Attendance
N/A
Contribution ...
$15,908.07
Children's Homes .. $217.04
Coins
For Christ ...
$39.36
WAY.............................
N/A
Lao
Worship
Attendance ...............
N/A
Contribution ............
N/A
Iglesia
de Cristo
Attendance
..................86
Contribution
............ $207
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Debbie Belote
Debbie@westark.org
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