The Messenger

NEWS & NOTES

• Sunday Feb. 6: Connect from 5:30-7:30pm in the gym. Dinner is provided! 
• Sunday Feb. 13: Sweetheart Banquet! Teens will be serving and parents we still need more help preparing the food! 
• Sunday Feb. 13: Super Bowl Party in the Youth Suite at 5:00pm! Bring a snack food to share! 
• Spring Break Plans-March 14: Service Day! March 16: Lock-in @ Group Dynamix (Will need volunteers!) 
• Camp Registration: is open! CampOC.org Zenith is for going into 9-12 and Cornerstone is for going into 7-8. For a discount use code: 22PARKAVE1
• High School Seniors: Below is a list of our seniors this year. We will honor them on Sunday, May 15.  If we have missed anyone please let us know by no later than March 6.

Thana Furr, Jim Scroggins, Mike Hardy, Jesse Sims, Kim Pendergrass, Patrick Mullins, Bettye Henry, June Washburn, Denise McAlister, Ray & Jannie Bellows
 
Ongoing Needs
Shawn Landrum, Larry Long, Corky Armstrong, Dewey Martin, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Kaile Williams (Norris), Linda Bell,  Roy Galyon, Mike Foltermann, Karen Brode
 
Homebound
Ray & Marsha Jones, Chris Keene, JD Huffman
 
Expectant Mothers
Abigail Brooks, Jordan Honeycutt, Gabby Waller
 
Missions
Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe” Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
 
Friends of Park Avenue
Craig Dennis (former member), Rebekah Taylor (great niece of the Russell’s), Becky Sanchez (wife of Gil Sanchez, Director of orphanage in Mexico), Kathy Hill (friend of Chris & Candsis Slaughter), Maxine Fulenchek (mother of Joe Fulenchek), Jane Bearden (sister of June Washburn), Jackie Cline (friend of Joyce Merworth), Minnie Gonzalez (friend of PACOC, Melba Ballou (former member)


TODD'S TAKE
Good morning and welcome to our worship. It is good to have everyone with us in person today and we are glad to have those of you who are joining us online.

Today is Covenant Sunday, an annual tradition here at PACOC since 2016 to call us to recommit ourselves to the Lord and to serving him as a member of this body of Christ. I went back through time to remind myself of the themes of each Covenant Sunday. Here they are:
 

 
Today’s theme is “SERVE” and our theme verse is Mark 10:45 where Jesus says, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.” Jesus left us an example of servant leadership and calls all his disciples to follow in his steps.  Jesus clearly teaches that a life of value and greatness is found in embracing the role of servant. He has also entrusted to us, his church, the privilege and responsibility to continue his work which involves all us using our spiritual gifts to carry that out.
 
The church has several ministries that depend on the involvement of our members. Last week we highlighted the Park Avenue Wednesday Supper (PAWS) ministry and called our members to both participate in that fellowship activity and volunteer to help make those meals happen. Throughout the year we will highlight ministries of the church and ask you to consider serving in one of those ministries.  Go to pacoc.net/serve to keep up to date with what’s going on at PACOC. The Lord is doing so much through us and continues to open doors of ministry to us as we continually seek to be his presence in this world.
 
In addition to serving through the church we encourage all of us to serve in all the places we live, work, and play. May our heart’s desire be for God to “make me a servant, Lord, make me like you.”