NEWS & NOTES

New Member
Please welcome to PACOC, Joe Dell Henry, Jr., the son of Bettye Henry.
 
Thank You
A big “thank you” to the kids for my beautiful handmade card; for thinking of me. Our youth group is awesome.  Love to all, Pamela Long
 
Fortify Family Retreat
Come have a fun weekend with your Park Avenue Family! Enjoy family worship time, s'mores, devotionals, family walk and talk, and more at a beautiful camp on Lake Texoma. This year Fortify will be November 16-17, from 10 AM Saturday to Sunday afternoon. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family. Register on the app today!
 
Transportation Available
If you need a ride to the polls Beverly Hatfield has offered to provide transportation if needed. Give her a call at (903) 821-3809 to arrange a day and time.
 
Budget Time
It’s time to start planning for our 2025 budget. If you coordinate a ministry that requires funding please submit any requests to the church office by Sunday, November 17.  When determining your budget for 2025, please consider keeping your amounts at or below last year's numbers.  Please talk with Blake Smith if you have any questions.
 
Operation Christmas Child
Thank you to everyone who picked up a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. Please return your filled boxes by next Sunday, November 10th.
 
Man Alive
Men, join us on Saturday November 9th at 8 a.m. in the Ark for breakfast, community and challenge.
 
Chili Cook Off Fund Raiser
Center Cross Homeless Ministries is having a fund raiser chili cook-off in the Ark on Friday, November 15th from 6:00-8:00 PM.  Tickets are $25 per person or $5 for kids under 12.  If you have any questions contact Basil or Alan Bernard at Center Cross Ministries, 903-814-4587. Please note that this is not PACOC’s traditional Chili & Soup Supper. This will be on Wednesday,  Nov. 20th– more information on this soon!
 
Coffee & Craft Night
The Women’s Ministry invites you to a coffee and craft night tomorrow night, Monday, November 4th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Ark. Childcare and supplies will be provided. We do ask that if you want to make a craft that you RSVP to Carri Wingard at 951-538-9564, to ensure we have enough craft supplies! 
 
New Bible Storybooks at Denison Public Library
We have some exciting news for the children in our local community! The generous contributions of individuals at Park Avenue have been used to purchase a variety of 50 new children’s Bible story books to place in circulation at the Denison Public Library. This is stage one to give greater opportunity for young readers to encounter the God of the Bible and Jesus, His only Son. If the new books proved to be popular and frequently borrowed, the library will welcome the purchase of more such books. (We already have money in reserve for a second stage of adding more books.) I encourage you to spread the word to friends and neighbors that the library has new book choices on their shelves in the children’s reading area!—Rachel McClure
 
Youth Ministry

  • Sun. Nov. 3rd: Connect in the Gym from 5-7:30pm. Dinner is Provided!
  • Jan. 17th-19th: Winterfest 2025! Mark your Calendars!

 
 
Park Avenue Wednesday Supper
Join us this Wednesday for our PAWS meal at  5:15 PM. We are having Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole, Salad Bar & Dessert. The meal will be prepared by Shelly Calvert and her team.  Serving starts at 5:15 PM and stops promptly at 6:15 PM. 
 
Prayer Requests
Prayer List—Keith House, Sylvia Batts, Carol McClure, Lisa Cobble, Debbie Black, Madison Francis, Che Che Smith, Waymon Hinson, Patrick Mullins, Arlene Joines, Roy Galyon, Floyd Clark, Rachel Sims, Kathy Reinsch
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Elizabeth Phillips, Kathy Pryor
 
Homebound—Dewey & Joyce Martin, Daisy Miller, Neal Odom
 
Expectant Mothers—Alissa Cope, Candsis Slaughter
 
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—Alan Bernard (Director of Center Cross Ministries), Rebekah Taylor, Nicholas Taylor (great niece & nephew of the Russell’s), Becky Sanchez (wife of Gil Sanchez, former 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), Ronny Thomas (brother of Tommy Thomas), Wayne Coble (brother-in-law of Laurie Coble)
 
Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for updates.
 
 
TODD’S TAKE
 
Good morning and welcome to our worship services this morning.
 
Today in our sermon time we will wrap up our study through the letter of James. Our text will be James 5:7-20 as James encourages a faith that patiently prays.
 
As we enter into the season of Thanksgiving I will begin a series of sermons next week encouraging us to count our many blessings.
 
One of those blessings is the many volunteers that made last Sunday’s Trunk ‘N Treat a huge success. Thanks so much for our trunk hosts and others who gave of their time to provide this event for our community.  There’s no telling exactly how many people showed up but I do know we served 600 hotdogs.
 
So glad you are with us today!
 
 
 

Sunday Schedule
Adult Bible Classes
9AM Room D & Youth Suite
9AM Sonshine Hour for kids 4 years old to 6th grade in ARK for parents attending Bible Class
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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