Sunday, November 28, 2010

Weekly Update - 11/28 - 7:52pm

What a wonderful picture of words that Patrick painted for us this morning.  "The Road To Emmaus" was a beautiful story of hope and faith. (Luke 24:18-24) 
Thank you Richard Logan for leading the beautiful song service!  (And thank you for singing my favorite..."Sing and Be Happy)
  • Charles Wampler's Mom passed away this past week and was buried on Friday in Tom Ball. 
  • Please remember Ed Bullard and his family as they are dealing with the death of his brother-in-law, Ralph Auldridge.  Also, Ed will be dismissed from the hospital on Monday morning, after MANY weeks in the hospital!
  • Grace Francis continues to be in PRMC/S - Room 721 with pneumonia.
  • Wayne Tolbert was finally release from the hospital on Friday after months in the hospital.
  • Larry Ballard's brother, Orval Ballard, is in ICU on life support.
  • Renee Crews sent this message this afternoon:  "Mike and his family need prayers lifted up for his Aunt Elizabeth Melton. She has been sick for over a month now and the doctors said that she has an unknown organism in her lung and she would be in the hospital for another three weeks and then in rehab. Liz has never been sick before and she and the family are really scared... PLEASE PLEASE keep them in prayer. She is in St. Michaels hospital in Texarkana."
  • Lesa Bulls asked that we keep Bobby and Monica Richardson and her family in our prayers.  They lost their home to a fire on Friday night.  Monica is a teacher at North Lamar.
  • A friend of mine, from Cooper, Regina Glossup Meadows, has just been diagnosed with stomach cancer.  (She is Donna Wilkerson's sister.)
  • Michelle Anderson's friend, Cheryl Townsdin (assistant choir director at North Lamar), lost her Dad last night.  Cheryl has also been very sick herself.
  • Anna Zant asked for prayers for her Mom, Chris Mashburn, that she will heal and get stronger.
  • Tammy Huffman is applying for the position as Lamar County Tax Assessor-Collector!!!  Good luck to you!
KFC Christmas Party will be this Saturday night in the OutReach Bldg. at 7:30pm.  Please bring a gift for "Toys For Tots" and a sack of groceries for the pantry.

JANUARY 2011:
Starting in January we will be starting the process of reaffirming our Elders and selecting new ones.
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: The topic "Making it Through The Holidays" will be discussed on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm in the Elders Conference Room. (The dates are Dec 1-8-15.) Invite anyone that you think might benefit from this group. Dr. Mike Bishop & Patrick Cannon will facilitate.

H.A.L.O. and Ladies Ornament Exchange: December 9th at 6pm. Bring your favorite finger food and a wrapped $5-7 Christmas ornament to play/fight over! We are combining these 2 ladies events this year, due to the busyness of the holiday season. Our H.A.L.O. project for this month is a food pantry item.

SECRET SISTERS: We will have the revealing on December 12 at 3pm in Room 6, we'll reveal our identities to each other! Please bring your final gift for your current Secret Sister.

HOLIDAY FOOD BASKETS: Gina Chilcoat, has once again, agreed to head up the Holiday Food Basket drive during December. There are forms on a table in the foyer. Think of someone you know that could benefit from a Christmas Basket and fill out the form for them. Once the form is complete, put in the box next to the forms. If you have any questions, please give Gina a call at 580-320-5495.  There will also be an announcement this next week regarding ways you can help fund this project.

PANTRY NEEDS:
EVERYTHING!

SIMPLE SUPPER: This week’s entree will be Breakfast. If you didn't get the chance to sign up on Sunday morning, you still have the chance to come and eat with us by calling the church office by noon on Tuesday. Still only $2 per plate.

KEEP THE DATE:
Dec 4: KFC (K-5th) Christmas Party at 7:30pm in the OutReach Bldg.
Dec 7: Rudolph Party (preschool) at 6:30pm (details later)
Dec 9: H.A.L.O. and Ladies Ornament Exchange at 6pm
Dec 12: Secret Sister Revealing
Jan 9: Faithful Readers
Jan 14-16: WinterFest

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