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Volume 57, Number 13 July 10, 2008
CHRISTIAN TRAINING SERIES
July 13 – 17, 2008
THE WONDERS OF HIS LOVE
· July 13: CTS Begins with Charles Cochran speaking at 5 p.m. at the Henderson Church of Christ
· Finger Food Fellowship after Evening Service to Welcome CTS Visitors -
Hosted by the Henderson Congregation
· July 14: Members Invited to Complimentary Breakfast at Home of President & Mrs. Joe Wiley at 7:15 a.m.
· Congregational Fee Has Been Paid for Adult Members to Attend All Sessions
GUYANA MEDICAL MISSION TEAM
JULY 5 – 13, 2008
Henderson Church Participants:
Courtney Barber
Mark Barber
Dexel Burns
Kacy Burns
Anthony Buttrum
Molly Carter
Sylvia Harris
Don Harrison
Barbara Hodges
Chris Hodges
Taylor Hodges
Linda Hodges
Emily Humphry
Todd Humphry
David Jackson
Chris Simmons
Anna Catherine Steele
Jessica Steele
Debbie Sweeney
Becky Thompson
Sherry Thompson
Bill Wade
Ann Woods
Others:
Drew Eason
Will Eason
Della Flatt
Mitch Irwin
Stacey Irwin
Bob Ketchum
Sandy Ketchum
Connie Pritchard
Jon Tatum
Tricia Thomas
Dale Woods
T.R. Woods
Mark Woods
Keith Young
Patricia Young
Rachel Young
From the Elders Barry Smith, Chairman
This is a busy time of year at the Henderson Church of Christ. We have just finished a really outstanding Vacation Bible School, and as always, we had a good percentage of the congregation to participate and work. Special thanks to Mark Barber, Kim Scott and Becky Welch for coordinating Vacation Bible School.
We had “Friends Day” last weekend and there was a good crowd with a lot of visitors. Thanks to those members that brought friends and food to the pot luck meal.
Our Guyana team is on their way to Guyana as I am writing this. We pray for their safety and their success.
Several of our youth group are attending Horizons and Youth Camp, and we are hopeful that all of them will take advantage of these opportunities.
This Saturday, July 12, we are having the first of our “Meat and Greet” events at Chickasaw, and on Sunday the 13th we will host a finger food fellowship, after the 5 p.m. service, for the visitors here for Christian Training Series. We have paid the congregational fee and any member at Henderson can attend CTS at no additional charge. This is a convenient event for our members, and hopefully several will take advantage of it.
You will start seeing one of the elders at the front of the congregation during the invitation. We have listened to suggestions and think this will be good opportunity to be more visible and helpful to our ministers.
STATISTICS
June 30
Bible Study 391
Sunday a.m. 545
Sunday p.m. 248
Wednesday 461
Contribution $ 13,958
July 6
Bible Study 432
Sunday a.m. 578
Sunday p.m. 330
Wednesday 412
Contribution $ 15,554
FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Feb. 2008)
Beginning Balance $23,616.09
February Deposits 64,024.04
February Expenditures (53,219.25)
Balance 2/29/08 $34,420.88
Funds Used:
Benevolence $1989.75
Buildings & Grounds 4969.34
Missions 13,806.98
General Miscellaneous 3460.97
Salaries 22,353.95
Office Supplies 801.11
Evangelism 520.28
Seniors 41.93
Payroll Taxes 1689.89
Education 485.00
Youth 3084.62
University 15.43
Total $53,219.25
FINANCIAL STATEMENT (March 2008)
Beginning Balance $34,420.88
March Deposits 54,933.81
March Expenditures (59,366.74)
Balance 3/31/08 $29,987.95
Funds Used:
Benevolence $831.74
Buildings & Grounds 4670.71
Missions 19,613.28
General Miscellaneous 2820.96
Salaries 21,357.82
Office Supplies 1564.22
Evangelism 1125.03
Seniors 975.94
Payroll Taxes 1606.95
Education 633.26
Youth 4078.64
University 88.19
Total $59.366.74
WORDS OF HOPE
FRIEND DAY: We had a great Friend Day a few weeks ago on June 29. Thank you for participating in this day by inviting your friends and bringing plenty of food for our fellowship meal. Special thanks go to all who helped set up and clean up the kitchen and Activity Center. This congregation is blessed to have so many people who are willing to serve wherever there is a need.
FAMILY DAY: The last Sunday of this month, July 27, has been designated Family Day. This will be a great opportunity for you to invite any family members who live nearby to worship with you on that day, as the worship service that morning will be centered on the idea of family. If you don’t have any family members in this area to invite, that’s okay, too. Even those of us whose families can’t join us on that Sunday can enjoy the blessing of worshipping our Father with our church family—a blessing we enjoy each and every Lord’s Day.
NEW MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT:
We are excited to welcome Todd and Brittany Lewis into our church family. Todd grew up in St. Charles, Missouri, and Brittany grew up here in Henderson with her parents, Johny and Donna Farris. Todd and Brittany met at Freed-Hardeman and will celebrate their first wedding anniversary this July 21. At the end of August they are expecting their first child, a baby boy named Hudson. Todd and Brittany recently moved here from O’Fallon, Missouri, where they had lived for almost a year. At the end of this month Todd will begin working as a P.E. teacher at Caywood Elementary in Lexington. With baby Hudson on his way, Brittany plans to be a domestic engineer (AKA, full-time mom). You may be interested to know that Todd and Brittany enjoy going to the lake. They also enjoy watching sports, which can sometimes get interesting since he is an Alabama fan and she is a Tennessee fan. Look for Todd and Brittany’s picture on the screen before service and be sure to give them a warm Henderson welcome!
Daniel Hope
INSIDE OUT
MEAT & GREET
Don’t forget: our Meat & Greet cookouts begin this Saturday (7/12) with the Young Professionals, Prime Time, Auditorium, and Annex classes gathering at Chickasaw’s Pavilion 3 (on the lake by the restaurant) at 11 am. The Young Married class will gather at the same time and place on July 19.
We’ll provide the food; you bring the guests. And don’t be shy—make an effort to get to know someone you haven’t met. Be praying that our guests will see Jesus more clearly as they spend time around His body.
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
“Continue to remember the poor” (Galatians 2:10)
Beginning Wednesday the 16th, we’ll be collecting school supplies to help needy families in Chester County. This will be a simple way for you to show the love of Christ to the people of this community.
Just check your worship bulletin this Sunday for a list of needed supplies and purchase as many as you can. Drop off your donations in the Commons or at the church office any time between this Wednesday, July 16th and Wednesday, July 30th.
Also, we’ll need help getting the supplies to the right place for the children who need them. If you can volunteer to help sort and distribute the supplies, contact the church office at 989-5161.
This church’s giving spirit has inspired me before, and I’m confident it will happen again. I can’t wait to see the fruits of Henderson’s generosity and the smiles on these families’ faces.
Justin Gerhardt
MOUTH OF THE SOUTH
If Paul were to write a letter, and somewhere in that letter mention your name, what sort of description would follow your moniker? Would Paul spend a few sentences detailing your spiritual nature, your hospitality, your kindness, and your devotion; or would he use his ink to warn others of your behavior?
Paul’s first letter to the church in Thessalonica begins with Paul letting the church know that he thanks God for them and always prays for them (I Thessalonians 1:2). He mentions their constant work of faith and love, and their unwavering hope in Christ (I Thessalonians 1:3). Whatever it was they did when Paul visited them, they did it right. Paul got a chance to see this church in action, and it’s easy to see that he was pleased with their work.
If Paul came to church with you, what would he write? More importantly, what would he write about you? Hopefully, he would be able to say the same things, or at least similar things, as he said about the Thessalonians. This church will forever be remembered as a church that was enamored with their labor of faith and love, and as a church with an unwavering hope in Christ. You may not have a letter written about you, or at least one that will be read two thousand years from now, but you will leave behind a legacy. Will it be like the one the Thessalonians left behind—or will it be something else?
Chuck South
NEWS AND NOTES
Our Prayer List
Please call the office (989-5161) with your requests for prayer.
Members: Brandi Holloway, Jerra Leek, Ann Guinn, Laura Hill, Susan Kimpel, Marilynn Tollerson, Angie Burns, Kenny McLeod
Relatives: Susan Laird, Ken Cargile (Ouida Reeves), Laura Thomas Hall (David Thomas), Joe Miller (Kathy Neal), Laurie Alexander (Tex Alexander), Edna Morgan (Jerra Leek), Edward J. Adams, Dudley Humphry, Cindy Culver, Opal Marsh (Anita Burton), Bill Cole (Angie Burns), Leon Lofton, Jeannine Donahue (Mike Bolton), Woody Underwood (Junie Gilliam), Jack Harrison (Lynne Golson), Henry Shelley (Billie Noles), Bobby Wellburn (Phyllis Culver), Nita McAdoo (Trina Greer), Cheryl Tims & Don Newman (Betsy Beshires & Bobbie Newman), Martha Talley (Sherrye Holley), Susan Butler (Sarah Ellis), Robert Boyett (Bonnie King), Lyman & Sharon Patterson and Fauntella Cook (Sherry Taylor), Ann Brannon (Don Parchman), Jean Wallace (Carol Hendrix), Linda Berry (Steelmans), Ronnie Reid (Jeff & Ellen Record), Vickie Kennedy (Ann Lowe), Matthew Butterfield, Ed Conner (Joan Brown), Jean-Marie Frerot, Wayne Parsons (Buddy Parsons), Steve Carpenter (Kay Butterfield)
Shut In Members: Hazel Brickel, Annie Maude Brown, Hallie Byrom, Velma Carter, Florene Cherry, Gladys Colbert, Ernestine Gardner, Allie Highers, Christine Holley, Lennie Johnson, Carlton & Rubye Morton, Ken Pierce, Audra Rodden, Edith Stone, Virginia Wamble, Lillie Mae Weaver, Louise Whittle, Pauline Naylor.
Others: Myrna Clifton, Marcella Trevathan, Joe Kelly, Carmen Van Buren, Dorothy Hinson, Evelyn Griffin, Don Neeley, Mary Simmons, Eddie Cherry, Lonnie Robinson, Eileen Anderson, Temple Anderson, Parker Russell, Chris Barker, Betty Cloyd, Al Cary, Eric Talbott, Garrett Hearn, Diana McConnell, Jo Alice Casey, Dona Grantham
Military: Justin Richardson, Garrett Newman, Christopher Pirtle, Kyle Kimpel, Ross Foster
In Iraq: Tommy Carter, Tom Carver, Ryan Gary, Matthew Smith, Adam Bowles, Tim Segerson (Work)
Baptized: Shone Boatwright
Placed Membership: Todd & Brittany Lewis
Requested Prayers: Melissa Bolton, Kevin Roeder, Anthony Harrison
NURSERY ATTENDANTS FOR JULY
July 13: 9:30 a.m. – Susan & Emily Humphry; 5 p.m. – Amy Kerr & Lynzie Haywood; July 20: 9:30 a.m. – Trina Greer & Rhonda Woodham; 5 p.m. – Beverly Hardin & Judy Beaver; July 27: 9:30 a.m. – Nicole Scott & Bethany Oldham; 5 p.m. – Donna Farris & Sherry Thompson
SYMPATHY
We extend sympathy to Chris Simmons since the death of his uncle, Bryan Simmons; to Bill and Elwanda Steelman since the death of their daughter, Linda Berry; and to Bobby Bush since the death of his mother, Grace Bush.
THANK YOU NOTES
Thank you notes have been posted on the bulletin board in the Commons from the members of the Church of Christ in Ufa, Russia, and from Cindy Culver.
DONATION
A donation has been made to the Guyana Mission Fund in honor of Chris and Linda Hodges.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Gary and Rosemary McKnight on the birth of grandson Andrew Lee McKnight, born June 25 to Jason and Jennie McKnight. Andrew weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. Walker and Louise Whittle are the great-grandparents. Congratulations to David and Sherry Thomas on the birth of grandson Kaleb McCaskill, born June 28, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. We congratulate Kimberlie Helton on placing second at the WYN West Tennessee Idol competition on June 29th.
BABY SHOWER
You are invited to a baby shower to honor Todd and Brittany Farris Lewis Sunday, July 13, 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the Commons.
WEDDING GIFT CARD BASKET
There will be a wedding gift card basket in the Commons July 13 to honor Ryan and Lauren Malecha, who were married June 21st in Covington, TN.
WEDDING GIFT TEA
You are invited to a wedding gift tea to honor Brian and Angel Tucker Sunday, August 10th, 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the Commons. Brian is the son of Charles and Ann Tucker.
SUMMER GREETERS SCHEDULE
July Schedule: 8 a.m. Greeters to work all services all month. July 13: Week 2/ 8 a.m. Greeters all 3 services
ESTES VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
FACTS OF ACTS, July 20-23, VBS at Estes Church of Christ. Learning Centers, Adult Classes, Crafts, Puppets, Preschool Program, Refreshments. Sunday Night: 5 – 6:40; Monday – Wednesday Nights: 7 – 8:40
WEDDING INVITATION
Mr. & Mrs. Rex Phillips and Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bowen invite you to share in the joy of the marriage of their children, Jillian Blair and Seth Thomas, on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at two o’clock in the afternoon, Estes Church of Christ.
NEW ADDRESS
Ann Hearn
310 University # 503
Heritage Towers