The Messenger

Thank You
We want to give our heartfelt thanks for the prayers, phone calls, cards, beautiful plant, and all of the love during this difficult time. Thank you to all who helped make Steve's memorial service so wonderful. The meal for our family was delicious and so appreciated.  The Steve Bryant Family
 
Youth Ministry

 
Christian Theatre Workshop
Registration is still open for CTW.  Day camp is July 18-22 from 9AM-3PM. The cost is $50. Performances will be on Saturday, July 23 at 12 noon and 7 PM and Sunday, July 24 at 4 PM. Register at pacoc.net/ctw
 
Christian Theatre Workshop—Volunteers Needed
Any adults wanting to volunteer during the week of CTW, please contact Janaga Trotter 903-624-4466 or Kathy Pryor 903-821-4606.  Volunteer areas are—Crafts, Games, Kitchen, Sewing, Nightly Dinners for HS students, and Backstage Help During Performances. Come and be a blessing and be  blessed all at the same time!

Father’s Day
Today we want to honor all our dads at Park Avenue! We will be set up in the courtyard (between the main building and the ARK) from 9:15 AM with breakfast burritos, craft sodas, and a photo booth. Bring your dad and come hang out before worship!
 
The Chosen
Join us during the summer on Wednesday nights for Season 2 episodes of "The Chosen." We will meet in the Atrium at 6:30 PM. All ages are welcome, and desserts will be served.
 
Children Learn to be Cheerful Givers!
There will be an opportunity for children to give an offering each Sunday as they exit for Bible class. A receptacle will be standing by the East Atrium Doors.
 
 

PRAYER LIST
Prayer List—Mike & Barbara Hardy, Debbie Black, Kim Pendergrass, Peggy Clark
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Shawn Landrum, Larry Long, Corky & Linda  Armstrong, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Kaile Williams (Norris),Roy Galyon,  Neal Odom, Karen Brode, Bob Gower, Jim Scroggins, Ernest Sturch, Patrick Mullins, Ken Bell, Kathy Sturch
 
Homebound—Ray & Marsha Jones, JD Huffman, Dewey & Joyce Martin
 
Expectant Mothers—Ashley Briscoe, Brittni Calvert
 
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), Melba Ballou (former member), Christina Hall (daughter of Paul Waggoner), Greg Oliver (father of Karee Earnhart), Bill & Wanda Young (friends of Corky & Linda Armstrong)
 
Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for updates to the prayer list.


TODD'S TAKE
Good morning and welcome to our worship. To all our guests, we are glad to have you with us and if you have any questions please feel free to find a minister or elder and we’d be more than happy to help. Members and guests, please complete a digital communication card that can be accessed on the church app or by scanning the QR code below.

Today I will be continuing the series “Cries of Desperation.”  This morning we will look at the cry of some of the opponents of Jesus—a cry that reveals their misunderstanding of who Jesus is, who God is, what the Gospel is, and who we are.

Over the next three weeks we will have groups traveling to Oklahoma Christian, Abilene Christian, and Anahuac, Mexico. The first two trips are our youth attending summer camps on the campuses of those universities. The last is our family mission trip to Casa de la Esperanza to minister to the children housed there. Please be in prayer for safe travels and spiritual growth among all those who will be participating. Special thanks to all our adult sponsors for helping make these trips happen. Over the last couple of weeks we have also had several of our youth attending Camp Deer Run in east Texas. We are so grateful for our children’s  and youth ministries and the leadership of those ministries by Rachel and Tyler (and our two summer interns, Trevor and Hannah).

Today we will be bringing something new to PACOC. As our kids exit to their classes they will have an opportunity to give to the Lord. Since the pandemic we have stopped passing the plate and, even though our adults continue to give generously, it is not as observable to our kids. So we are giving them a chance to participate in the offering. A box will be stationed in the atrium for the kids to make their offering to the Lord. We hope to use this to teach our kids generosity and God’s call to financially invest in the Kingdom.
 

Happy Father’s Day to all our dads here today. We are so blessed to have faithful men serving and leading their families. You are making a difference in you children’s lives and impacting not only their lives but generations to come.
 

 

 Sunday Schedule

Worship - 10:00 AM

Children Dismissed to Bible Classes at - 10:45-11:30AM
Babies -Nursery Area
2 & 3 Year Olds—Nursery Area
Pre K-6th Grade—Family Life Center

Youth Group Activities - 5:30-7:30PM

 Discipleship Making Communities (DMC’s)
Meet at various times and locations. Contact Lantz Howard for more information, or sign up at pacoc.net/groups