The Messenger

Coffee & Donut Fellowship
Come early on Sunday mornings to enjoy coffee, donuts, and fellowship, starting at 9:15 AM in the Atrium.
 
Youth Ministry

 
Men’s Conference, December 2-3
Register now for the early bird price of $35. Offer expires October 30. Online registration is at  riseuptexoma.com
 
Trunk ‘n Treat 
Join us on Sunday, October 30 from 5-7 PM for a Trunk ‘n Treat. We still need lots of candy! If you are able to bring candy please place wrapped candy in the bins at the front entrances. We are also still looking for 9 more trunks! If you would like to participate please sign up at pacoc.net/tnt
 
Operation Christmas Child
Pick up a shoebox from the front of the auditorium, pack a box, and bless a child with the gift of the gospel this Christmas. Remember to also pick up a backpack made by our sewing ministry to place in your shoebox. Please return your filled box to the main entrance ways by no later than November 6.

Fortify Family Retreat
Families with kids of all ages: come have a fun weekend with our Park Avenue family! Enjoy family worship time, bonfire, s’mores, devotionals, family walk and talk, and parent rap sessions at a beautiful camp on Lake Texoma. The retreat will be November 12 and 13. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family. We will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, stay overnight, and conclude on Sunday afternoon. Register now at pacoc.net/fortify 

Park Avenue Wednesday Supper
This week we are having Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Veggie Burgers, Salad, Chips & Dessert. The meal will be prepared by Amyee McAlister and her team.  Sign up on your communication card Sunday morning to let us know if you plan to attend so we can plan accordingly! 

TODD'S TAKE
Good morning and welcome to our worship service. A special welcome to our guests. If you have any questions about Park Avenue or Christianity in general, feel free to track one of our ministers or elders down or contact us any time.
 
This morning we will continue the series, The  Bible—Wonderful Words of Life. One goal of this series is to help us all fall in love with the Word of God and make reading it a daily discipline in our lives. In the Bible we have the words of life from the very One who created us!

This and That
I’m writing this on Wednesday since I will be with the other ministers and elders at our annual leadership retreat the rest of this week. Thanks for your prayers as we gather together to discern God’s will for us and the church. Just a little advance notice—in the first quarter of 2023 we will go through the elder selection process, so be in prayer for that as well. As a reminder, we do this every three years.

Thanks to Lantz and his leadership in our men's mentoring ministry. This is our second year and we have another nine men who have committed to this spiritual growth community. This ministry has the potential to impact generations of men, families, and churches.

I want to give a shout out to our security team. Each Sunday we have a team of volunteers keeping watch over us as they monitor the security cameras and maintain a vigilant eye for anything out of the ordinary. If you’d like to serve in this capacity see Jim Russell or contact the church office.

Sundays at PACOC are great, but so are Wednesdays. Our PAWS meals have been well attended and we have several disciple making communities meeting as well as all our children and youth classes. It’s always encouraging to me to wander over to the Ark after class and see all the kids and families. Give it a try some Wednesday and see for yourself. Earlier on Wednesdays we have a group of 30+ women studying, fellowshipping, and serving up here at the building. If you’re not a Wednesday regular, come on by and you will find a place to belong. If you’re not sure what’s happening, contact a minister and we will share with you all the good things going on.
 
 
PRAYER LIST
Prayer List—Debbie Black, Floyd Clark
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Shawn Landrum, Larry Long, Corky & Linda  Armstrong, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Kaile Williams (Norris), Jim Scroggins, Roy Galyon, Ernie & Kathy Sturch, Patrick Mullins, Vicki Ard, Joyce Henshaw
 
Homebound—JD Huffman, Dewey & Joyce Martin
 
Expectant Mothers—Brittni Calvert, Alissa Cope
 
Missions—Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe”  Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
 
Friends of Park Avenue—Rebekah Taylor (great niece of the Russell’s), Becky Sanchez (wife of Gil Sanchez, Director of orphanage in Mexico), Greg Oliver (father of Karee Earnhart), Nan Farmer (friend of Joyce Merworth)

 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