NEWS & NOTES

New Members
Please welcome Kylar & Sarah Christison and Zoe to Park Avenue.
 
Thank You’s
Thank you to everyone for the prayers, cards, well wishes, and support during my recent surgery and recovery. It has meant so much to me. I am still recovering but doing well.  Mark Ewig
 
We appreciate your love, prayers, and support during this difficult time. It’s very hard to put into words how much each and every one of you mean to us. A special thank you to Todd for leading the service and bringing the message that touched so many hearts, to Bradley for leading the singing, the praise team and their beautiful voices, the ladies that prepared and served the delicious meal, Cina and Tyler who ran the slide show and operated the audio visual system, and everyone that came to mom’s celebration of life. Psalms 147:3 tells us, “He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds”. We count you, your prayers, and your support as blessings from our Lord and Savior! I am so thankful for my church family! In Christian love, Joyce Milton (Susie), Patty, & Bonnie (the Henshaw Family)
 
PACOC 101
We will be offering an introductory class the first three Sundays of April (7, 14, 21) called PACOC 101.  We will meet at 9 a.m. in Room C at the west end of the main building. We will look in deeper detail what Park Avenue is all about. If you are new to PACOC, join us today, April 7.
 
Man Alive
Men, join us this Saturday, April 13 in the ARK at 8 a.m. for breakfast, community and challenge.
 
Casa Mission Trip, June 28-July 6
Registration is open online.  The cost is $250 per person. Contact Basil if you have any questions.
 
Women’s Retreat
Sweet Retreaters! The retreat is just around the corner. Today, Sunday, April 7 is the final day for registration. The numbers are needed for t-shirts and meal count for Prothro. Lots of moving parts and final details to work out! We are so excited! We have some fun surprises this year. And as always it is a perfect time for reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. Register today to reserve your spot!
 
Neighbor Fun Day
Join us for a Neighbor Fun Day on Sunday April 21 and invite your friends and neighbors.  We will have worship service at 10 a.m. followed by a BBQ lunch and outdoor activities on the grounds. There will be games and prizes and a bounce house.
 
Mother’s Day
Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 12. Coffee will be provided by Revolution coffee for our mothers in the atrium at 9 a.m.
 
Youth Ministry

  • Sunday, April 7th: Connect from 5-7:30pm in the Ark! Dinner will be provided.
  • Sunday, April 28th Connect Celebration! More details to come!
  • Sunday, May 5th: Senior Sunday!
  • May 26th-31st: Boles Mission Trip!
  • June 23rd-28th: Camp Horizon!

 
High School Seniors
Below is our updated list of High School Seniors. If we have missed anyone please contact Tyler or the church office. The seniors are—Zane Allen, Darrah Borah, Erin Handle, Josh Owens, Ava Sims, Emily Thompson, Kamryn Geesling, Ella Winslett, Matt Rangel, Carter Hayes, Hannah Pettigrew 
 
Park Avenue Wednesday Supper
Join us this Wednesday for our PAWS meal at 5:15PM. We will be having Poppy Seed Chicken, Rice, Green Bean Casserole, Vegetarian Option and PB&J for kids, Fruit Salad, Salad Bar & Dessert.  The meal will be prepared by Kathy Hitchcock and her team.  Serving starts at 5:15 PM and stops promptly at 6:15 PM. 
 
Prayer Requests
Prayer List—Linda Martindale, Doug Beam, Che Che Smith, Celia Thomas, Waymon Hinson, Patrick Mullins,  Neal & Judy Odom, Lisa Cobble
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Sue Lain Harrington, Elizabeth Phillips, Vicki Ard, Floyd Clark, Houston McClure, Keith House, Mark Ewig
 
Homebound—Dewey & Joyce Martin, Daisy Miller, Sandra Aynes
 
Expectant Mothers—Sydney Singley, Megan Douglas
 
Missions—Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe” Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, Colombia), Jhon & Deisy Gonzalez (Bogota, Colombia), Adrian & Gabriela Galvan (Paraiso, Monterrey)
 
Friends of Park Avenue—Rebekah Taylor, Nicholas Taylor (great niece & nephew of the Russell’s), Becky Sanchez (wife of Gil Sanchez, Director of  orphanage in Mexico), Greg Oliver (father of Karee Earnhart), Marsha Jones (former member), Charlotte Harris (great niece of Steve & Donna Hodge)
 
Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for updates.
 
TODD’S TAKE
Good morning and welcome to our worship service. If you are a guest with us this morning we welcome you and invite you to join in with us as we honor our Creator and Savior.

I want to encourage everyone to make plans to be with us on Sunday, April 21 for our Neighbor Fun Day. After worship we will gather out on the lawn for food, games, and fellowship. We want all of you to enjoy this, but we especially want you to use this event as an opportunity to invite friends, neighbors, and family to church and then to stick around for the event.

Every church needs to be an inviting church looking for opportunities, and even making opportunities, to introduce people to Jesus. I’ll be talking more about that in the sermon time today. So, think of someone to invite and take the initiative to reach out to them. To plan as well as we can, we are asking everyone to register so we can have enough food. Sign up on the app or the website or give the office a call at 903-465-1288 to RSVP.

We had a great crowd on Easter and a great Grace Offering. We are nearing our goal but are still a little short. If you weren’t here Sunday to contribute to the Grace Offering you can still add to the amount. If you give online the best way to make sure your gift goes to the Grace Offering is to choose “Grace Offering” as the fund you are contributing to. Or, you can give your gift directly to an elder or the church office. Thanks to everyone for your generosity as we all answer the call to GO and teach and make disciples.

No doubt you have seen and heard the projections of significant growth here in Texoma over the next decade and beyond. As a church we want to be ready for that growth by preparing ourselves to be a body of Christ that is faithful to reaching our community. In regard to that, George Hatfield (one of our elders) will be making an announcement today about an initiative we are taking to envision God’s future for PACOC. As God has always led us in the past, we are confident of his continued leadership as we Press On!
 

  

Sunday Schedule
Adult Bible Class
9AM Room D
Worship
10:00 AM
Children Dismissed to Bible Classes at
10:45-11:30AM
0 - 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.

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