The Messenger

 

Ladies Retreat
Our ladies will gather together for their annual retreat on April 21-23rd this year! We are so excited to share this time of fellowship and spiritual growth. Becky Brooks will be our speaker, on the theme of "Glory Just Around the Corner”. Registration begins TODAY! 
 
Youth Ministry

 
Ark Encounter Experience
Harold Porter is coordinating a trip to the Ark Encounter from April 24-28th. If you are interested in going on the trip or if you want to find out more information, you are invited to attend a short meeting on Sunday, March 5th immediately after church services in Room D. 
 
Teacher Needs
We are in great need of a teacher for the toddler class on Wednesday evenings during March, April and May. We are also in need of an assistant teacher on Wednesday nights during those months in the 4-6th grade class. Contact Rachel McClure for more information.
 
Sympathy
Our sympathy is with Roy Galyon and his family after the passing of his brother, Charles Ray Galyon, on February 17th. Services are currently pending.
 
New Disciple Making Community:  Eternal Identity
How to overcome fighting futility and flourish in life. Join a new DMC starting February 22nd in the atrium as Barry Chapman and Lantz Howard lead a deep dive study on the book of Ephesians. 
 
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 Chicken Spaghetti, Steamed Buttered Carrots, Cheese Toast, Salad & Desserts.  The meal will be prepared by Linda Heironimus 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:
 

Easter will be here before you know it (April 9)  and that means Daisy’s Little Red Wagon and our Grace Offering. At our house we have been collecting coins since last Easter and the container is filling up. The week after Daisy’s Little Red Wagon I always have a sinking feeling that we will never to be able to fill it up again. That first week it’s a little discouraging dropping coins into the container and hearing the hollowness echo back at me. Just this morning I dropped some coins in and that hollow sound has been replaced by the sound of coins rattling coins! Just goes to show that with regular discipline we make small daily progress that amounts to much more as time passes.

The slow but sure filling up of the coin container reminds me how important it is to continue the daily disciplines of prayer and reading and the weekly discipline of church attendance. Being here today may not seem like a lot but today    combined with regular weekly attendance is making a difference in your life. I pray that our time together this morning is a small but meaningful filling up for you.

Take note of the changes in the elder selection schedule. We continue to ask you to pray for wisdom through this process.
 

Lots of things happening here, so make sure you look over all the announcements. If you have any questions, give us a call!
 

Prayer List—Don Jones, Garland Nevil

Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Shawn Landrum, Larry Long, Corky & Linda  Armstrong, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter,  Jim Scroggins, Roy Galyon, Patrick Mullins, Vicki Ard, Joyce Henshaw, Steve Black, Ralph Stone, Daisy Miller

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