Thank You
I want to thank each and every one of you for caring for others including me and my family.  I am thankful for all your prayers following the loss of Bob.  I know that I will get through with God’s strength.  Thank you again for everything.  Much love to all of you, Nancy Richard
 
Grief Share
It is not too late to join 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, from now through October. 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 next 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 28th: Summer Connect From 5:30-7:30pm.

 
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. 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 still 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.
 
Back to School Prayers
It’s getting close to school time again and we want to lift up our schools and students in prayer. There will be two opportunities to do this. There will be a community prayer gathering on Sunday, August 11 at 7:00 pm beginning at Heritage Park in downtown Denison and then dispersing to the individual school campuses. Then our Wednesday night August 14 meeting at 6:30 PM here at PACOC will be dedicated to offering prayers for our schools and students. Join us either or both of these events.
 
This Wednesday Night
Join us for our PAWS meal at  5:15 PM.  We are having Hot Ham & Cheese Sliders, Coleslaw, Chips & Cookies prepared by  Shelly Calvert and her team.  This will be followed by second part of 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 KareeEarnhart), 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.
 
Today in the sermon time I will take on a Parishioner's Pick. Today we will look at a passage in Romans 2 that may suggest that salvation can be attained by simply being a good person rather than by faith in Jesus Christ. It’s not uncommon to hear the sentiment that if a person is generally moral and hasn’t committed any egregious sin then certainly that person will be welcomed into the eternal kingdom of heaven. In fact, the thought goes that God would be pretty unjust not to welcome an upstanding citizen through the pearly gates. So, is it true? Can a generally good person who has followed their conscience and is recognized by all as a moral exemplar be saved? We will see what Paul says in that passage in Romans 2 as well as what his argument is throughout the rest of the letter of Romans.
 
We will continue with the second half of the film The God Who Speaks this Wednesday at 6:30. If you missed this last Wednesday, the video is available on YouTube. Just search “The God Who Speaks”.
 
PRESSING ON
Next Saturday the elders and ministers will be meeting with Dr. Barry Stephens of the Siburt Institute to work through the data gathered from the Focus Groups and Church Health Assessment Survey that many of you were involved in back in the spring. Continue to lift us up in prayer through this process as we identify strengths and weaknesses of the church and seek God’s ongoing vision for the Park Avenue Church of Christ. We truly want to be the church God has called us to be. Barry will be staying over for Sunday and will briefly address the church. Thanks for your input and all you do as we work together to encourage each other in our faith and reach out to others the wonderful message of Christ.
 
    

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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