NEWS & NOTES

Let’s Get Acquainted Luncheon
New members and guests are invited to join us for lunch TODAY after worship. This is a great opportunity to meet our elders, ministry staff and their families. 
 
SAMPACC
Our senior adults will meet tomorrow evening, April 14th in the atrium at 5 PM for a game night. Bring a finger food to share and come have some fun.
 
Grief Share for Women
A Recovery and Support group for women only meets on Saturdays from 10-12 noon in Room D. For registration and more information please contact Jeanette Maloney (940-902-5621) or Ashley Tharp (903-647-8529).
 
CASA Mission Trip, June 27-July 5
Register now at pacoc.net/casa for our family mission trip to Casa de la Esperanza. The cost is $300. Contact Basil if you have any questions. 
 
PAWS Volunteers
We are in need of volunteers to help prepare and serve with our PAWS meal on Wednesday nights. If you can help please contact Shelly Calvert at (972) 989-7025.
  
Youth Ministry

  • April 13th: Connect from 5-7:30pm. This will be our last session from “Live Differently”
  • April 27th: Connect Celebration! More details to come. 
  • April 30th: PAWS for a Cause and Park Avenue Youth Dessert Auction! Silent Auction starts at 5:30pm and Live auction at 6:10pm. If you would be willing to donate a homemade dessert please let Tyler Cope know!
  • May 4th: Senior Sunday! Lunch for the whole congregation will be at 11:30am in the Gym.

 
High School Seniors:
Our High School Seniors are: Justin Brandt, Beth Kirkbride, Drew Harrison, Alyson Milner, Kassidy Ross, Shelby Russell, Austin Reinsch, Jaylen Johnson, Brayden McAlister, Buckley Turner, Mathew Johnson. If we have missed someone please let Tyler know as soon as possible.
 
Get Registered!

  • May 25-30th: Boles Mission Trip
  • June 22-27: Horizon at OC
  • July 14-20: CTW


Park Avenue Wednesday Supper 
Join us this Wednesday for our PAWS meal at 5:15 PM. We are having Hamburgers & Hotdogs, Veggie Burgers, Salad Bar & Dessert. The meal will be prepared by Amyee McAlister and her team. Serving starts at 5:15 PM and stops promptly at 6:15 PM. 

 
This Week’s Daily Bible Readings:
April 13th: 1 Kings 3-5
April 14th: 1 Kings 6-7
April 15th: 1 Kings 8-11
April 16th: 1 Kings 12-14
April 17th: 1 Kings 15-17
April 18th: 1 Kings 18-20
April 19th: 1 Kings 21-22
April 20th: 2 Kings 1-3
 
Prayer Requests
Prayer List—Carol Coburn, Floyd Clark, Roy Galyon, Jim Scroggins, Eric Knipling, Peggy Porter, Connie Thompson
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Judy Odom, Patrick Mullins, Elizabeth Phillips, Waymon Hinson, Sandra Aynes, Che Che Smith, Arlene Joines, Jimmy Rosser
 
Homebound—Joyce Martin, Daisy Miller
 
Expectant Mothers—Abigail Brooks
 
Missions—Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe” Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, 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, former Director of orphanage in Mexico), Sara Softness (daughter-in-law of Bob & Linda Tollison)
 
Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for updates.
 
 
TODD’S TAKE
Good morning and welcome to our worship services. If you are a guest with us today, our prayer is that you are blessed by our time of worship. We invite you to talk with any of us about how God is working through the Park Avenue Church.
 
This morning in the sermon time I will wrap up our journey through 1 Thessalonians. I always enjoy preaching through a book in the Bible as it allows us to experience the whole tone of the letter. Too often I read passages in the Bible like I would look up an article in a reference book not appreciating the relationship between author and recipient and not recognizing the questions and struggles being addressed. When scripture is pulled from its context so much meaning and significance is missed. These letters in the New Testament are not a text book but real people writing to other real people who are seeking to be the people God has called us to be. In 1 Thessalonians we see Paul, Silas, and Timothy praising the church as a model church and encouraging them to continue and even grow in their spiritual influence in their outpost of the kingdom. So is the message to us—let’s continue to be a model church and press on to grow in our spiritual influence in Texoma.
 
Today is Daisy’s Little Red Wagon and this year she brought a friend. We will have two wagons for our kids to fill up with the coins that they have collected over the past months. This contribution is the beginning of our Grace Offering which is next Sunday. The two contributions combined all go towards supporting our outreach efforts here in Texoma and around the world. Our goal is $165,350, approximately 8 times our weekly budget, so we ask everyone to give generously as we answer the call to GO and make disciples of all nations. To see all the works supported by the Grace Offering go to pacoc.net/go or pick up a brochure at the information centers.
 
Next Sunday is Easter and just like we have two wagons we will have two services—one at 8:00 AM and another at 10:00 AM with a time of fellowship in between. Children's classes will be offered only at the 10:00 AM service.  Invite family and friends to join us in the celebration of the empty tomb.

 
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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