The Messenger

Easter Lillies
The lilies at the front of the auditorium are presented by Tanya Tesseyman in memory of her parents, Gerald & Barbara Locke.
 
Contact Information Update
J. D. Huffman has moved to Celebration Senior Living, at 5601 Woodlands Trail, Denison, TX 75020, Apt. # 206.  He would appreciate cards and visits.
 
Thank You
Words cannot express the love shown by our church family. Thank you for the food, cards, visits, flowers, prayers, beautiful service, and kind words of sympathy. Larry loved his church family and felt blessed when he was able to be there in person.  Love in Christ, The Long Family
 
New Babies
Congratulations to Lance & Lauren Claborn on the birth of their baby boy, Dawson Kelly Claborn on March 24.  Also to Quincy & Whitney Allison on the birth of their baby boy, Stratton Lee Allison on March 26.
 
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." Register today! Registration closes on Wednesday, April 5. The cost is $125 for overnight retreaters and $75 for day retreaters. A deposit of $50 reserves your place.  
 
Ladies Class
Thana Furr will be starting a new study on April 5 in Room C on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM. The study will be based on her book, The Amazing Power of a Woman.

New DMC
Are you ready to grow in your faith and have meaningful spiritual friendships? Join a new Disciple Making Community that will be hosted by Les & Kathy Hitchcock starting April 16th. You can join the group on the church app or at pacoc.net/groups
 
Wedding Shower
Join us TODAY from 1:30-3:00 in the atrium for a wedding shower honoring Kaydee Keene and Nathan Hackworth. Kaydee and Nathan are registered at Amazon and Walmart.
 
Pickleball
A group of young at heart women have recently started playing Pickleball on Monday mornings from 10:00-12:00 in the Ark. If you would like to play come join us!
 
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery is still accepting folks for the men’s step study at Joshua’s Crossing on Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30. Contact Paul Waggoner for more information.
 
Youth Ministry

 
Holy Week Devotional Activity
We want to make sure our kids know what the Easter holiday is all about! Pick up a Holy Week Devotional Activity for your family for guided devotionals from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Pick up will be at the back of the auditorium (center) on Sunday for our families with kids ages 4-12. 
 
Good Friday Community Service
Mount Olive Baptist Church in Denison is hosting a Community Wide Good Friday Worship Service on Friday, April 7, 2023 at 6 PM-7:30 PM. Join in with our community of faith in celebrating our common faith.
 
Park Avenue Wednesday Supper
Join us this Wednesday for our PAWS meal at 5:15PM. We will be having Spaghetti &  Meatballs, Meatless Spaghetti, Veggies, Salad, Rolls, & Dessert.  The meal will be prepared by Shelly Calvert and her team.
 

TODD'S TAKE

Good morning and welcome to our worship service. A special welcome to our guests. Let us know if you have any questions about what we are all about.

Today is Daisy’s Little Red Wagon! At the contribution time we will invite all our children to fill up the wagon with the coins they have been collecting over the year. This collection is the first fruits of our Grace Offering which will be next Sunday, April 9. Our financial goal is $156,100, almost 8 times our weekly budget. Please be prayerful about how you can support the PACOC outreach ministries.  For more details about the Grace Offering and information on our outreach ministries go to pacoc.net/go.
 
Speaking of Easter, we have available for you invitation cards that you can use to invite friends to our worship. Pick up a few and take the step to reach out to someone who needs to hear the good news!
 
We do normally have a large crowd for Easter, so we do ask our members to park in the outer lots or even on the grass (weather  permitting) to allow our guests parking spaces. Also, move up front in the pews and fill them up so guests can easily find a seat.
 
Today I will continue through 1 Corinthians 15  focusing on the resurrection body. There are a lot of unknowns about the nature of that  new body but Paul is confident that it will be unlike our perishable earthly bodies. It will be imperishable!
 

 

Prayer List—J.D. Huffman, Che Che Smith, Joyce Henshaw, Don Jones, Neal & Judy Odom, Dawn Karguth
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Shawn Landrum, Corky & Linda Armstrong, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Jim Scroggins, Roy Galyon, Patrick Mullins, Steve Black, Ronda Bigham
 
Homebound—Dewey & Joyce Martin
 
Expectant Mothers—Melanie Truxal
 
Missions—Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe”  Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga,  Colombia), Jhon & Deisy Gonzalez (Bogata, Colombia), Adrian & Gabriela Galvan (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), Cleve Rosser (brother of Jimmy & Shirley Rosser)