Thank You’s

Thank you for the outpouring of love and service shown us this past year during my cancer treatment. Your prayers for my healing, strength and peace have been wonderfully answered, praise God! Your sweet cards, calls and visits were so very uplifting. The food, meals and acts of service you provided over the months blessed us immensely. Dave and I are so grateful that God led us to be a part of this Park Avenue family – we love you all so much! Che Che & Dave Smith

We would like to thank everyone for the prayers, cards, beautiful plant and words of comfort during the loss of our beloved Curtis.  Mary & Pam Hendrickson

Family Promise

PACOC will be hosting and serving Family Promise from December 22–January 4th. This ministry supports those who are situationally homeless.

Birthday Celebration

You are invited to help Bill Crabtree celebrate his 80th birthday on Saturday, January 4th in the atrium between 2:00-4:00 PM.  

Area Wide Singing

Western Heights Church of Christ in Sherman is hosting an area wide singing event at Western Heights on Sunday, January 5th from 5:00-6:30 PM. There will be cookies, coffee and hot cocoa along with fellowship. Following the event, skaters of all ages are invited to join their youth group to go to Denison on Ice in downtown Denison.  For more information contact Mitch Wiggains at Western Heights.

Man Alive

Men, our next meeting will be on Saturday, January 11th at 8:00 AM in the ARK for breakfast, community and challenge. 

Candlelight Service

Join us this Tuesday, December 24th at 6:00 PM for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. 

SAMPACC

Our senior adult ministry will meet again on Monday, January 13th at 5:00 PM in the atrium for a game night.  Bring a finger food to share.

Ladies Retreat, April 25-27

Registration is now open for our annual Ladies Retreat at the Prothro Center on Lake Texoma. Becky Brooks will be returning as our speaker. The cost is $125 for overnight retreaters and $75 for day only retreaters. You can register at pacoc.net/ladies

Youth Ministry

  • Sunday, Dec. 22nd: We will have a modified Connect from 5:30-7:30pm in the gym.
  • Sunday, Dec. 29th: No Youth Group class.
  • Jan. 17th-19th: Winterfest! Sign up by January 8th!

Good morning and welcome to our worship services this morning.

Welcome to the last Sunday before Christmas. From the church office we wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We appreciate all of you so much and are blessed to serve here at the Park Avenue Church of Christ.

Here’s an adaption of 1 Corinthians 13 to remind us to keep the holiday on perspective.

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny ornaments, but do not show love to my family, I’m just a decorator.

If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another cook.

If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.

If I trim the tree with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir’s cantata but do not focus on my love for family, I have missed the point.

Love stops the cooking to hug the child. Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband. Love is kind, though harried and tired. Love doesn’t envy another’s home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn’t yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way. Love doesn’t give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices in giving to those who can’t.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the gift of love will endure.