NEWS & NOTES

Christian Theater Workshop
Join us for the final performance of Get in the Boat this afternoon at 4 p.m. 
 
Grief Share
We will begin a new 13-week program of Grief Share. This is a recovery and support program for those grieving the death of a family member or friend. They will meet on Saturdays from 10AM-12 noon in Room D, beginning on July 27th.  You can sign up on the app or contact Stewart Bolerjack for more information.
 
Wedding Shower
Join us for a wedding shower honoring Caroline Farish & Easton Kirkbride on Sunday, August 4 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the atrium. Easton and Caroline are registered at Amazon, Target, Anthropologie, Williams Sonoma, Crate & Barrell.
 
Youth Ministry

  • Sunday, July 21st: No Connect this Sunday due to CTW shows.
  • Wednesday, July 24th: Intern Going away Party from 6-9 in the gym. (Class time from 6:30-7:30).

 
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
 
Teachers Needed
The Children’s Ministry is in need of teachers and assistants on Wednesday nights for the month of August. If you are looking for ways to serve contact Rachel McClure at 903-624-6156.
 
Barnabas Center Volunteers Needed
The Barnabas Center is in need of volunteers for their inhouse shopping on the first and third Wednesday and Thursday of each month.  Volunteer positions needed are: Assisting in unloading food once a week, Organizing and Stocking shelves, Checking food expiration dates, Organizing refrigeration units, Redistributing excess items to other agencies, Communication through scheduling, newsletters, and thank you notes.  Contact Karen Elmore at 903-816-0121 or Jimmy Elmore at 903-815-4480 for more information.
 
Bridges To Life Ministry (Prison Ministry)
Bridges to Life, a ministry for healing crime victims and rehabilitating offenders, will begin the next session at the Buster Cole and Choice Moore units in Bonham on August 13th. In the last session individuals were traveling from as far as Irving each week to support the ministry.  More information regarding the ministry is available at www.bridgestolife.org/. If you are interested in participating in this ministry please contact Paul Waggoner (903) 821-0113.
 
Park Avenue Wednesday Suppers
We are in need of leaders and helpers to prepare our Park Avenue Wednesday Suppers. If you can help and are willing to serve in this way contact Shelly Calvert.
 
This Wednesday Night
PAWS is back this Wednesday, July 24th at 5:15 PM.  We are having Hamburgers and Hotdogs prepared by Amyee  McAlister and her team.  This will be followed by The God Who Speaks series in the Atrium at 6:30 p.m.
 
Prayer Requests
Prayer List—Debbie Black, Peggy  Porter, Che Che Smith, Waymon Hinson, Patrick Mullins, Neal & Judy Odom, Kathy Hitchcock, Arlene Joines
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Elizabeth Phillips, Floyd Clark, Lisa Cobble
Homebound—Daisy Miller, Dewey & Joyce Martin
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, Misty Pryor (sister-in-law of David Pryor)
 
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.
 
It’s been a great week here at PACOC with our annual Christian Theater Workshop, or as we know it CTW. CTW started way back in 1999 as an alternative to a traditional Vacation Bible School. It began as a rather small production and has grown over the years to where we now have 140 children participating. This past week the Family Life Center (or as we know it, The Ark) has been bustling with activity from 9:00 am—3:00 pm with the kids learning songs, hearing Bible stories, playing games, assembling crafts, and practicing for this year’s play Get in the Boat. Our older kids and volunteers have also put in extra hours at night practices this week and last week. In addition to the 140 children, we have had over 50 volunteers help put this all together! If you haven't caught a performance make sure to be here this afternoon at 4 pm.
 
The story of Noah continues to help us understand who God is and who we are. In our sermon time I will help us see how this story continues to speak to us.
 
Join us this Wednesday and next, July 24th & 31st for our PAWS meal at 5:15 p.m. followed by a documentary called The God Who Speaks in the Atrium at 6:30 p.m. There is a war raging around us—in society, in our churches, and in our homes. It is a battle for the truth.  Is God real? Does He speak, and if so, how would we know? While many churches are faithfully proclaiming the truths found in Scripture, others have lost confidence in the Bible’s divine authorship. This film traces the evidence of the Bible’s authority through interviews with some of the world’s most respected Biblical scholar and answers common objections about the Bible’s reliability and equips believers to confidently base their lives on the power of God’s Word.
 
This is the last week for our youth ministry interns, Julie and Jonathan. Thanks so much to them for helping us out on another busy and fruitful summer with our kids. They have done a great job and we wish them the very best as they continue to serve in the kingdom. Thanks also to Tyler who so faithfully and ably invests in our youth. A great summer for sure! Give all three of them a big thanks if you see them today!
 
 
   

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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