The Christian Messenger

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ

115 W. Fifth Ave. Lancaster, OH 43130

740-654-0626 www.myfacc.com

e-mail – info@myfacc.com

May 25, 2014

Brad Seevers Senior Minister (740-550-9882)

David Tingler

Associate Minister

Sunday Services

Bible School 8:45 a.m.

Worship

10:00 a.m.

Evening Worship

6:00 p.m.

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY LUNCH Sunday, June 1, 2014

The family of Dorothy Henderly is inviting our church to share a birthday lunch, in

Dorothy’s honor, on Sunday, June 1. It will be held in the fellowship area and will

convene at noon, following our morning worship service. The family is providing

meat, beverages and cake. You are asked to bring veggie dishes, etc. Mark the

date and come join in this tribute to our oldest active member and dear friend.

Please, no gifts! Cards only!

BITS FROM BRO. DAVE

SENIOR SAINTS IN THE SMOKIES: A

final reminder that we depart at 5:59 a.m. on

Monday, May 26 and return on May 30.

UPCOMING KEENAGER TRIP: Our next

adventure will take place on Wednesday,

June 25. On that day, we will be traveling to

New Concord to visit the National Road Zane

Grey Museum and the John Glenn Home.

From there, we will motor on to Cambridge

for lunch and a visit to the Hopalong Cassidy

Museum, which is housed in the Scotts

Antique Mall. Our departure time is 8:00

AM. The cost for admission and travel is

$13.00 per person. Lunch will be on your

own. A sign-up sheet is posted. I will

appreciate your payment when you sign up.

(Our new policy is that if you have paid and

find you cannot make a trip, we will refund

any admission fees but cannot return gas

money. We figure that amount too close for

refunds!)

MIDWEEK BIBLE STUDIES: This week,

May 28, our two study groups (10:00 am &

6:30 pm) will not be meeting as I will be

attending Senior Saints in the Smokies. We

will resume on June 4 with chapter 3 of II

Timothy.

FINAL THOUGHT: To handle yourself, use

your head; to handle others, use your heart.

THOUGHTS FROM BRAD …

I want to thank all who assisted in the planning of our “Unleashed for the Unreached” weekend. Our team consisted of: Kim Seevers, Ray & Mary Alice Coats, Trina Barrell, Mitch Shell, Bob & Natalie Neff, Mark & Samantha Hendricks & family, and Janet Brown. Your faithfulness in prayer and service were greatly appreciated. I also want to thank Jeff & Christine Crook, Nathan Crook, Bob Neff and Jean Azbell for preparing the prayer breakfast. The meal was wonderful! I also thank my wife Kim, who planned our “Prayer Walk” this past weekend for our families to enjoy.

If you did not participate in either event over the weekend, it is truly your loss. Ray Linn & Keith Dimbath did an excellent job as our guest speakers. They are wonderful servants of God.

I want to thank our church partners in ministry who participated in this event and who committed to praying daily for the lost people groups and tribes of this world. We had a total of 34 countries and/or tribes chosen by you. I can’t wait to see how God answers our prayers. Below are a few suggestions to assist you with your daily commitment.

1) Pray daily for your tribe (1 Timothy 2:1-4).

2) Pray daily that God sends messengers to

your tribe or people group (Luke 10:12).

3) Pray for doors to open in your country

(Colossians 4:2-4).

4) Pray for boldness (Ephesians 6:18-20) that

God might help you share your faith.

5) Pray that other churches may adopt

“Unreached people groups”.

6) Pray that God might use you to go to the

mission field (Mt. 28:19-20).

7) Pray that God would help all the countries

of His world, to be open to Jesus and His

followers because THE DAY is coming

(Philippians 2:9-11).

In His Service, Brad Seevers

Next Sunday, June 1, we will recognize our 2014 graduates at our worship service.

Tyler Call – Lancaster High School

Tyler Hendricks – Lancaster High School Jacob Pendleton. – Dartmouth College

Jenna Thompson – Ohio University-Lancaster

Congratulations, graduates!

SERVING SCHEDULE May 25, 2014

At the Table Patrick Wersell and Dick Shumaker

Serving Tim Huffman, Dan Brown,

Ray Coats, Ralph Conrad

Pastor of the week Patrick Wersell

PM Deacon Tim Huffman

COMMUNION Brenda Hines

GREETERS Ray and Mary Alice Coats

NURSERY

Sunday School Volunteer Needed

Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson

VISITOR CENTER Judy Gardner

SECURITY

Bible School Carmel Marsh

Worship David Will

Evening Worship George Lambert

Prayer Requests

Jane King Quenten Locke Naressa Allen Marianna Gall Millie Hoy Our Troops Jeane Goldfarb Carter

Kenneth Dusthimer Jeff and Jodi Milligan BJ Whitehead Jayden Spires Judy Fricker

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS – May 18, 2014

Sunday School 82

Morning Worship 124

Evening Worship 33

Weekly Budget $ 4,790.00

Budget Received $ 3,409.00

Van Fund $ 30.00

Senior Trip to Adena $ 142.25

Ladies Pinterest Night

Do you go to yard sales? Do you

have extra standard-sized

pillowcases that you don't ever

use? We are collecting new or

nearly new pillow cases to make

some dresses for our Pinterest

Night which is Friday, July 25th.

We are also asking for donations of

thread and extra-wide, double-fold

bias tape, as we will be sewing these

dresses for some little girls in

another country. You can leave your

donations by the ladies ministry

room, downstairs in the fellowship

hall. More information about our

Pinterest Night will be given soon.

Check out the display of a sample of

a pillowcase dress in the church

library!

Mark your calendar!

Annual Church Picnic Sunday, August 3

rd

Ladies Pinterest Night

Do you go to yard sales? Do you

have extra standard-sized

pillowcases that you don't ever

use? We are collecting new or

nearly new pillow cases to make

some dresses for our Pinterest

Night which is Friday, July 25th.

We are also asking for donations of

thread and extra-wide, double-fold

bias tape, as we will be sewing these

dresses for some little girls in

another country. You can leave your

donations by the ladies ministry

room, downstairs in the fellowship

hall. More information about our

Pinterest Night will be given soon.

Check out the display of a sample of

a pillowcase dress in the church

library!

Mark your calendar!

Annual Church Picnic Sunday, August 3

rd

SERVING SCHEDULE June 1, 2014

At the Table Mike Cooper and Ralph Conrad

Serving Dale Rose, Don Gardner,

Bill Kelly

Pastor of the week Mike Cooper

PM Deacon Dale Rose

COMMUNION Judy Gardner

GREETERS Dick and Marg Shumaker

NURSERY

Sunday School Shirley Marsh

Worship Marie Huffman

VISITOR CENTER Janet Brown

SECURITY

Bible School Bill Kelly

Worship Bob Neff

Evening Worship Dick Shumaker

Upcoming Events

Sunday, June 1st Graduation Sunday

Birthday lunch for Dorothy Henderly, noon Prayer Team, 5:30pm

Wednesday, June 4th

Bible Study, 10am/6:30pm

Thursday, June 5th Self-Defense Class, 6pm

Sunday, June 8th

Carriage Court Service, 2pm VBS Meeting, 2-3pm

Hendricks/Call Graduation Party, 2-5pm Prayer Team, 5:30pm

Wednesday, June 11th

Bible Study, 10am/6:30pm

Thursday, June 12th

Missions Meeting at Wersells, 5pm

Sally Snail here …..

Rolling out a reminder of the upcoming VBS meeting

Who should attend: ALL VBS volunteers and potential volunteers

When: June 8

Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

(after the meeting we can all go to the Hendricks/Call graduation party!!)

Where: Parlor area – we will probably take one of the classrooms

NOTE: Bring your supply request

Needs: Volunteers :

4th & 5th grade teacher and assistant

Recreation teacher and assistance (only two days)

Craft Assistants (Monday and Wednesday)

Registration – time 5:30 – 6:00

Snack and Supply listing will be posted after the meeting.

WELCOME TO FIFTH AVENUE! At FACC, we focus on loving God,

loving people, and turning the world upside down.

We are happy you chose to worship with us today. We hope you return next week and bring your friends with you. If you would

please take a few minutes to fill out a “Silent Roll Call Card”, located on the back

of the pew, you can then place it in the offering plate as it is passed. Thank you.

For more information about our great church, contact our minister, Brad Seevers at Brad@new-churches.org or call him at

740.550.9882. Have a great week and may God bless your life.

Vacation Bible

School

June 23rd – 27th

6-8pm

Graduation Party! For Tyler Hendricks and Tyler Call

Sunday, June 8th 2-5pm

Church Fellowship Hall

Come and wish them God-speed for their new journeys ahead.

Sunday School Classes for All Ages

Classes at 8:45 unless noted

Nursery (Birth through 3 years old) “Jesus Loves Me”

Room 102

Preschool (Ages 3-6) “Bible Friends”

Room 105 Marie Huffman, Teacher

Early Elementary (Kindergarten through 3rd Grade)

“Jesus, Our Example” Room 101

Deborah Will, Teacher

Upper Elementary Class (4th – 6th Grade) “Jesus, Our Example”

Room 106 Becky Hoagland, Teacher

Junior/Senior High

“Jesus and My Life” Room 308

Nick Barrell, Teacher

Ladies’ Class “The Christian Athiest”

Room 209 Beverly Puckett, Teacher

Men’s Class

“Hearing God’s Word” Room 205

Adult Class

“Extreme Faith” Room 214

Brad Seevers, Teacher

Harmony Adult Class “Jesus and the Just Reign of God”

Room 204 Dave Tingler, Teacher

Philothean Adult Class

“Parables” Room 108

Jim Love, Teacher

Core Values...

Values central to the life, mission and vision of Fifth Avenue Church of Christ are:

Christ-Centered Worship We make it a priority every Sunday to celebrate Jesus through our music. (Romans 11:36-12:1-2). We focus on Jesus through grace-

based preaching and teaching & understand the Bible is our authority (2 Timothy 3:16).

Church Health and Biblical Balance Church health becomes reality when God's people seek harmony &

live consistently. We expect every member to protect the unity of Christ's Church. (Romans 12:16; 1 Peter 3:8)

Global Evangelism We are constant to our founding call to worldwide evangelism,

proclaiming to all that Jesus Christ is the Savior, Healer, and Soon-Coming King (Acts 20:27).

Fellowship and Ministry After people begin their journey with Jesus, we will equip them to find a ministry based upon their strengths. We want everyone to

serve in some capacity. (1 Corinthians 12:12-27) We also want His church to be the living evidence of His love and power to the world.

Discipleship We do not want you to "get religion" here at Fifth Avenue Church of Christ in Lancaster. We are all about teaching you that Jesus seeks

a daily relationship with Him through a life of obedience. In other words, we want to see the things you are taught actually change

your lifestyle & your daily decisions.

Social Conscience We place high value on the sanctity of human life, of Biblical

marriage and morality, and we welcome ethnic diversity (Isaiah 56:7; Philippians 2:15-16).

Brad Seevers preaching

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How Can I Respond Today?

At FACC we look to the Bible for guidance on all

issues. We believe that God’s Word is clear

concerning what a person must do to become a

Christian.

Trust that Jesus can bring you to salvation.

Turn (repent) from the sin in your life.

Confess your desire to make Jesus the Lord

of your life.

Be baptized (immersed) in water for the

forgiveness of sins and to receive the Holy

Spirit into your life.

To make this life decision for Christ, we ask that you

come forward during our commitment song at the

conclusion of the Sunday message. Baptized believers

are welcome to become members at FACC by coming

forward on Sunday morning or by seeing our Senior

Minister to discuss this further. We ask that you

complete a series of Curious classes to help you

better understand what you are committing to as a

member. If you would like to take a Curious class,

please indicate this on your Silent Roll Call Card.

OUR PURPOSE

WE EXIST TO …

Exalt God’s Greatness; Evangelize God’s Work

Equip God’s People Express God’s Love through Jesus Christ

OUR MISSION

“To Love God and Love People!”

Library Spotlight

Battle for Cannibal Island, book #8 in the Focus on the Family’s “The Imagination Station” series is a book for

young readers ages 7 and up.

Join cousins Patrick and Beth in the Imagination Station as

they travel to Fiji in the 1850s. Patrick hopes it’s for a

tropical vacation – instead he finds out that cannibals are

alive and well on the islands. In truth, the cannibals are

burning down every Christian village they can find. When

Patrick and a sailor named Nettleton get knocked

overboard, the cousins are separated. Patrick must fend

off escaped convicts and a terrible storm – even worse, he

finds the cannibal king without even trying! Meanwhile,

Beth follows missionary James Calvert as he searches for

Patrick. But Calvert’s greater mission is to find the king of

the cannibals and tell him about the Bible. Is Calvert

leading Beth away from danger or straight toward it?

Unspoken (written about Bathsheba) by Francine Rivers is

in our adult library. The scandalous affair of David and

Bathsheba did not end in one night. Unspoken is the story

of one woman’s journey from innocence to despair – and of

the God who restored her. To many, her name means

seduction and sin. Yet God called Bathsheba His own,

worthy of the legacy of His Son.

Stop by the church library and

check out a good book! If you have

any questions about the library,

contact Delores Payne.

June 2014 1

Graduation Sunday

Birthday Lunch Celebration

for Dorothy Henderly, noon

Prayer Team, 5:30pm

2 3 4

Bible Study,

10am/6:30pm

5

Self-Defense

Class, 6pm

6 7

8

Carriage Court Service, 2pm

VBS Meeting, 2-3cpm

Hendricks/Call Graduation

Party, 2-5pm

Prayer Team, 5:30pm

9 10 11

Bible Study,

10am/6:30pm

Craft Corner, 3-6:30pm

12

Mission Meeting at

Wersells, 5pm

13 14

15

Father’s Day

Prayer Team, 5:30pm

16

Facility

Management,

6:30pm

Book Nook,

6:30pm

17

Deacons

Meeting, 6:30pm

18

Bible Study,

10am/6:30pm

Elders Meeting,

7:30pm

19

Clippers Game,

12:05pm

20 21

VBS Work Day

22

VBS Set-Up

Prayer Team, 5:30pm

23 24 25

Keenagers Trip to New

Concord/Cambridge

26 27 28

29

Food Pantry Sunday

Prayer Team,

5:30pm

30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5

The birthday list for June is on the bulletin board in the coat room.

Vacation Bible School ~ 6-8pm

Mission Trip to Grundy Mountain Mission ~ June 29 – July 3