The Messenger

Sympathy
Our sympathy is with Corky Armstrong after the passing of Linda Armstrong on Sunday, June 4th.  A memorial service will be held at Park Avenue Church this Thursday, June 15th at 2 p.m. Family visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 14th at Fisher Funeral Home.
 
New Baby
Vivian Violet Levacy was born Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 6:38pm, weighing 7lbs. 2oz and 20 3/4" long.  She is the daughter of Annabelle Levacy, granddaughter of Leslie Cooksey, and great granddaughter of Jerry & Jeannie Gregory. Thank you for all the kindness and love given to me all my life, and the baby shower and baby gifts, as well as the graduation celebration, gifts and the special Bible. Love, Annabelle Levacy 
 
Baby Bottle Campaign
Thank you to all who picked up a bottle for True Options Pregnancy Center in Sherman. Please return your filled bottles to the church office by next Sunday, Father’s Day, June 18. 
 
Youth Ministry

 
Christian Theater Workshop
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Father’s Day
We will honor our dads next Sunday, June 18th with craft sodas and breakfast burritos from 9:00 a.m. in the courtyard. We will also have a photo booth. Bring your dad and come hang out before worship! 
 
Wednesday Summer Nights
Beginning this Wednesday, June 14th and for the following 4 Wednesdays, we will meet in the Atrium for small group discussions on "Life Changing Stories from Genesis." We will also be serving some ice cream treats. Ice cream snacks start at 6:15 p.m.  Children's classes will be provided during those 5 weeks and will start at 6:30 p.m.
 
 

TODD'S TAKE
Good morning. What a blessing it is to worship together as the body of Christ! Welcome to all our church family and to our guests.
 
Do you ever have those times when you have to change plans out of necessity? You’ve become accustomed to doing things a certain way and have been happy with the results, but now circumstances demand a change.
 
That’s how I felt with Church on the Lake. For over 20 years the plan has been on the first Wednesday of June for the church to gather at picturesque Waterloo Lake Park, cook some burgers, and enjoy the company of brothers and sisters in Christ. Aside from the few years where weather disrupted our plans, all had been going so well. We had no plans of fixing something that wasn’t broke.
 
So, this year when we heard that construction at Waterloo Lake made the venue unavailable we began to scramble for a new location. Honestly, I was a little perturbed that our tradition was at stake. I like tradition. I like doing things the same way year in and year out. I don’t like change, but this time I was forced.
 
We settled on Munson Park, north of downtown. It was a location that I was only vaguely familiar with, and I suspected most of the church was unfamiliar with as well. I worried it wouldn't work. I worried the Munson Park would be confused with Munson Stadium. I worried that the lack of scenic views of Waterloo Lake would ruin it all. “Church at the Park” didn’t have the ring to it like “Church on the Lake.” I braced myself for an epic fail. Change had ruined the tradition.
 
Well, was I wrong! “Church at the Park” was spectacular. We had an amazing crowd. The park proved to offer even more than the lake. We all came into the office the next day raving about the event.
 
Do you ever have those times when you have to change plans out of necessity? Maybe I need more of those. Maybe I need to be more receptive to change and less suspicious. Maybe there are experiences and joys and successes out there that my devotion to tradition is keeping me from. Change is scary but even more scary is imagining what I might be missing out on.
 
 

This Week on The Crown
1 Samuel 16
 

After Saul is rejected as king Samuel is sent on another king-seeking mission. This time to the town of Bethlehem and the house of Jesse. Jesse has plenty of candidates as he parades seven of his sons before the prophet, but none of them are the one chosen by God. Samuel asks if Jesse has any more sons and, sure enough, he does. The youngest, David, is out tending to the sheep. Jesse calls him in from the fields and Samuel immediately identifies him as the successor to the throne. It’s the least obvious and least impressive that God has called. God sees in David what others cannot, for he looks not at outward appearance but at the heart.
 
 
PRAYER REQUESTS

Prayer List—Linda Martindale, Kathy Pryor, Corky Armstrong, Patrick Mullins, Dawn Karguth, Daisy Miller, Keith House, Dave Smith
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Bettye Henry, Shawn Landrum, Neal & Judy Odoem, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Jim Scroggins, Roy Galyon, Steve Black, Che Che Smith
 
Homebound—Dewey & Joyce Martin, J.D. Huffman, Joyce Henshaw
 
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), Sarah Thompson (daughter of Judy Black)