The Messenger

 

Yellow Roses
The yellow roses at the welcome centers are presented by Mark & Evelyn Ewig in memory of their daughter, Katherine Ewig.
 
Sympathy
Our sympathy is with Donna Hander and her family after the passing of her mother, Carolyn McNeil, on February 7.  A private graveside service for family will be held at a later date.

Sweetheart Banquet
The sweetheart banquet is today. If you are over 60 you are invited to stay after church  for a meal served by our youth group. 
 
Ladies Retreat
Mark your calendars for our annual ladies retreat that will be held at the Prothro Center from April 21-23.  Registration opens next Sunday, February 19.

Youth Ministry

Ark Encounter
Harold Porter is coordinating a trip to the Ark Encounter from April 10-14. Contact Harold for more information.
 
Grace Offering
Grace Offering is our annual contribution to support the outreach ministries of Park Avenue Church. Grace Offering will be on Easter Sunday, April 9th! On Sunday, our kids and families picked up cans to collect coins to get ready for their Daisy’s Little Red Wagon offering on April 2nd.
 
2023 Graduating Seniors
Our 2023 high school seniors this year are: BrentieLu Smith, Hattie Gardner, Mollie Rangel, Kylee McAlister, Maddison Hall, Abigail Encalade, Preslee Powell, Ty Kirkbride, Sadie Banks, Anabelle Levacy, Aarron Schafer, Riley Hines, Logan Ross,  Mallory Whiten, Emily Shackelford, Chandler Turner, Zane  Bellows.  Please let Tyler know ASAP if we have missed anyone. 
 
Park Avenue Wednesday Supper
Join us this Wednesday for our PAWS meal at 5:15PM. We will be having Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Veggie Burgers, Salad, Chips, & Dessert. The meal will be prepared by Amyee McAlister and her team.  After our meal we meet in our Discipleship Communities. Talk to Lantz about what communities are available.  Classes for our children are also available for kids of all ages.
 
 
TODD'S TAKE

Good morning and welcome to our worship service. What a blessing to be able to gather together in the name of Christ with our brothers and sisters. A special welcome to our guests.

This morning in the sermon time I will continue our thoughts from our Covenant Sunday scripture Proverbs 3:5-6:
 

Today is Celebration of Marriage where we recognize PACOC couples celebrating multiple-of-5 anniversaries. Today we have six couples celebrating anniversaries of 50 or more years—Harold and Peggy Porter (50), George and Beverly Hatfield (55), Leslie and Christy Jones (55), Don and Kay Skelton (60), Tommy & Sandra Thomas (60) and Harold and Dorothy Armstrong (70). Congratulations to all.

As we celebrate marriage we also recognize that good marriages that reflect the love of God do not happen by accident. We need to be intentional in nurturing this relationship and, when needed, invest in counseling. Knowing this, we are excited that 40 couples are attending this year’s Marriage Get-A-Way in a couple of weeks. If you missed this year, think about attending next year. We also occasionally offer Disciple Making Communities for couples and also provide a counseling service at no or reduced cost. Information on the counseling ministry is on the website or feel free to call one of our ministers for that information.

Today is also Super Bowl Sunday and one of the draws of the Super Bowl are the commercials. If you’re watching the game take note of a couple of spots that will highlight someone you know well—Jesus! The He Gets Us organization will air two commercials that are designed to introduce a relevant Jesus to those who don’t know Him or have drifted away from Christianity.  “Jesus understands what it’s like to be human as he faced many of the emotions and struggles that we go through every day,” explains Jordan Carson, spokesperson and director of communication for He Gets Us. “We want to raise the respect for Jesus in the eyes of those who may feel marginalized, or even hurt by the church because we believe that Jesus is for everyone.” This may be just the opportunity you need to initiate spiritual conversations with friends and family.

Please continue to be in prayer as we continue the process of Elder selection. Blake Smith, one of our Shepherds, will give us an update this morning during the Shepherd's Prayer time at the end of service.

We are glad to be here this morning. I invite everyone ...
 

to sing boldly
to pray thoughtfully
to commune reflectively
to give generously
to fellowship joyfully, and
to listen mindfully.
 

 

Prayer List—Steve Black, Ralph Stone

Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Shawn Landrum, Larry Long, Corky & Linda  Armstrong, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Kaile Williams (Norris),  Jim Scroggins, Roy Galyon, Patrick Mullins, Vicki Ard, Joyce Henshaw

Homebound—JD Huffman, Dewey & Joyce Martin

Expectant Mothers—Lauren Claborn, Whitney Allison, Melanie Truxal

Missions—Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe”  Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, Colombia), Gonzalez Family (Bogata, Colombia), Paraiso, Monterrey

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), Ray & Marsha Jones (former members), Robert Lawrence (co-worker of David Pryor)

 

 

 Sunday Schedule

 

 

Babies -Nursery Area

2 & 3 Year Olds—Nursery Area

Pre K-6th Grade—Family Life Center

 

 

 Discipleship Making Communities (DMC’s)

Meet at various times and locations. Contact Lantz Howard for more information, or sign up at pacoc.net/groups