Weekly Update - 4/24

Patrick told us that he is starting a 7 week series on the 7 "I AM" sayings of Jesus.  Yesterday he spoke to us about "I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE", with the text taken from John 6:35-59.
HIS divine nature, HIS divine character, HIS mission is declaring that "I AM" something!
Jesus wants us to receive HIM ... Not for the gifts, but for what HE can be in our lives.
~~Focus on HIM  ~~Believe in HIM  ~~COME to HIM 
THIS is how you get eternal life!
The Bread of Life is a person, HE has power and HE has promises that will last forever!

SYMPATHY: 

• Continue to remember the family of long time member, Ken Love. He was laid to rest this past week. Please keep his family in your prayers.
• We've had 2 year old Kenzie Reese on our prayer lists for a long time.  She lost her battle with cancer last week.  Her services will be this Saturday.  Please keep her parents and little brother in your prayers.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• We were overjoyed to see Carl Melton, Cherry Walker, Wanda McFadden, Anita Roden and Ruth Ann Stallings at church yesterday morning.  They've all been out for health reasons!!
• Gail Kennedy had a heart cath procedure on Thursday morning.
• Webber Woodall's injections seem to be helping his migraines!!  The pressure is not as intense.
• Haley Bulls-Smith was a patient at PRMC last week.  (Daughter of the Bulls'.)
• Steve Glover had a heart procedure in Dallas last week. (Friend of the Bulls'.)
• Anita Roden asked that we continue to remember Helen Bonham, as she continues to have health problems.
• Molly's friends, Jason and Ericka Vickers' unborn baby has a neural tube defect.
• Missionaries all over the world!

THANK YOU:  To everyone that attended our Ladies Day yesterday.  We hope you were richly blessed. We had over 150 ladies from several different congregations attend. If you helped in any way from organizing, preparing food, decorating, babysitting, setting up or cleaning up or made the commitment to attend then you are much appreciated. Thank you for serving in a BIG way! Also a huge thanks for those that donated for a great cause in Haiti. 
Laurie Vanderpool's wonderful message will be on the church web page!

THANK YOU ALSO:  To Kim Hanley and Tanya Welch for making the showing of "WAR ROOM" possible!  It was wonderful 

IGLESIA de CRISTO:  We will be having an Open House and Building Dedication with our Hispanic brethren on May 22nd from 5PM to 7PM. We will gather and praise God in how He has blessed this congregation. Refreshments will be served. There will be no evening service at our building.

SENIOR SUNDAY:  We will be honoring our 2016 graduates and their families with breakfast before class on May 29th. If you would be willing to make a donation toward food or help serve, please see Carol Anderson.

WEDDING SHOWER:  Honoring Mackenna Jones and Caleb King will be on May 1st from 1:30PM to 3PM. Selections are at WalMart, Carriage House and Bed, Bath & Beyond.

SIMPLE SUPPER:  This weeks' entrée is CHILI DOGS.  Please donate $3 per person.

PANTRY NEEDS:  Canned soup with meat

RAINBOW ROOM ITEMS:  Teen girl clothes and bottled water.

KEEP THE DATE:
May 1st—M. Jones / King Wedding Shower
May 3rd—Men’s Breakfast
May 4th—Blood Drive
May 13th-15th—Jr. High Retreat @ Camp Deer Run
May 15th—Gage/Bueno Wedding Shower
May 22nd—Iglesia de Cristo Open House
May 29th—Senior Sunday
May 29th—5th Sunday Fellowship Meal
June 12th—Duren/McClure Wedding Shower
June 13th—16th—Camp Deer Run Day Camp
Aug. 9th—13th—Pictorial Directory (First Session)
Aug. 25th—27th—Pictorial Directory (Last Session)

Love you - Mean it!