NEWS & NOTES

Thank You
Thank you for all the cards, thoughts, food, and prayers for healing during my foot surgery and recovery. How blessed we are in the Church of Christ. In Christian love, Sandy Pate
 
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Today is the deadline for our Thanksgiving Food Drive. Thank you to everyone who participated. This will provide much-needed food baskets to those in our community over the Thanksgiving holiday.
 
Wedding Shower
Join us today, Sunday, September 28th for a shower honoring Suellen Long & Canaan Farley from 1:30-3:00 in the atrium. They are registered at Amazon.
 
Lady Jacket Breakfasts
Please note the dates for our upcoming breakfasts this fall—Oct. 3, 24, 31, Nov.  7, 14. Sign up to help at pacoc.net/ladyjackets. Contact Tyler or Sam for more details.
 
Family Ministry
Mark your calendar for our Fortify Family Retreat on December 13-14 at Texoma Christian Camp. Registration will open October 5.  Be on the lookout for more events to come! 
 
90th Birthday Party
Join us in the Atrium on Saturday, October 11th from 10am-1pm to celebrate Bettye Henry’s 90th birthday.  Cards in lieu of gifts please.
 
Trunk ‘n Treat
Mark your calendar for our annual Trunk ‘n Treat on Sunday, October 26 from 5-7 PM. Register your trunk at pacoc.net/tnt
 
Youth Ministry
· Sunday, September 28: Connect (5:00-7:30)
· October 4-5: Fall Retreat. Registration is open.
· Saturday, October 25: Haunted Forest @ The Ervin's Land.
 
Bible Study and Fellowship Opportunities
 
Mary Martha Class—The Mary Martha Class meets on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 AM in the Atrium.  The theme this year is Cultivating Inward Beauty Through the Word. The class will be led by Judith Nevil. 
 
Men’s Bible Study—Join in for a weekly Bible study led by Anthony Bryant on Thursdays from 10-11 AM up here at the building in Room A.
 
NT Bible Reading DMC—New Testament DMC meets in the High School Room of the Ark on Wednesday nights. See Tyler for more information.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Operation Christmas Child
October 12-November 9
 
Trunk ’n Treat
October 26
 
Fortify Family Retreat
December 13-14
 
This Week’s Daily Bible Readings:
September 28th: Matthew 5-7
September 29th: Matthew 8-10
September 30th: Matthew 11-12
October 1st: Matthew 13-14
October 2nd: Matthew 15-17
October 3rd: Matthew 18-19
October 4th: Matthew 20-21
October 5th: Matthew 22-23
 
Prayer Requests
Prayer List
Kyle McAlister, Howard Veasley, Carol Coburn, Max Williams, Tom Coble, Patrick Mullins, Kathy Reinsch, Chris Reinsch, Peggy Porter, Elizabeth Phillips, Waymon Hinson, Floyd Clark, Lisa Cobble, Brian Karguth, Mike Foltermann
 
Homebound—Joyce Martin, Daisy Miller, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Jim Scroggins, Arlene Joines, Tommy Todd
 
Missions—Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe” Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia),Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, Colombia), Adrian & Gabriela Galvan (Paraiso, Monterrey), Rio Branco (Brazil)
 
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), Grady Cobble (father of Mickey Cobble)
 
Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for updates.
 
TODD’S TAKE
Welcome to worship! What a joy it is to gather together as a church family. To our guests joining us today, we'd love the opportunity to connect with you.
 
In our sermon time we will continue our journey through 1 John as the beloved apostle encourages believers to acknowledge the goodness of God and encourages them to seek Him. Our text today will be 1 John 1:5-2:2.
 
We have moved our Ministers' Cookoff from late August to early October this year in an attempt to avoid the hot weather we typically have in August. So, make plans to join us this Wednesday, October 1st from 6-7 PM in the courtyard for hamburgers and hotdogs. No need to bring anything but a lawn chair and your appetite—we will provide everything else! Please note that regular classes and Disciple Making Communities are canceled that evening.
 
 
Ministry Focus
A few weeks ago, when we recognized our Deacons and Ministry Leaders, you saw the many ways PACOC serves our community. Today, let's focus on one of our most significant outreach efforts—the Barnabas Center.
 
The Barnabas Center provides two vital community services. First, our food pantry provides groceries to families in need twice monthly and relies on volunteers to help with preparation and distribution.
 
Second, we provide Weekend To Go Bags for approximately 450 children in Denison ISD. These bags ensure students have nutritious food over the weekends when school meals aren't available. This rapidly expanding ministry needs volunteers for multiple roles: driving, picking up supplies, unloading, sorting, distributing, restocking, and preparing the weekend food bags.
 
Ready to get involved? You can volunteer for either the Food Pantry Ministry or the Weekend To Go Bags program through the PACOC app, by visiting www.barnabascenter.org, or by scanning the QR code.
 
  
 

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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