THE CHURCH OF CHRIST AT SYCAMORE 1144 Crescent Dr.

Cookeville, TN 38501 Telephone: (931) 526-5427 Care-Line: (931) 526-1454

Website: www.sycamorecoc.com Email: office@sycamorecoc.com

Worship with us at any of our services:

Sunday Worship ......... 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sunday Bible Study .. 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study ................. 7:00 p.m.

ELDERS

Randy DeBord ........................ 931-400-1892 Dale Garrett............................ 615-347-9531 Bobby Pruett .......................... 931-510-9626 Donnie Roberson ................... 931-267-1595 Charles Vaughn ..................... 931-261-9413

DEACONS

Barry Daniel * Jim Hazleton Meiklejohn McKenzie * John Allison

Casey Fox *Jeremy Fox James Gravelle * Jesse Gilliam

Tommy Lee * Kevin James Jimmy Loftis * Garrett Shepherd

Victor Kline * Ryan Mattson Bryan Street * Wayne Moss * Matt Donegan

Tim Chambers * Randy Thompson

PULPIT MINISTER

Steve Reeder……………………..319-4432 YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTER

Kevin Daughrity…………………..261-4889 YOUTH MINISTER

Elijah Anderson…………………..310-7307 CAMPUS EVANGELIST

Scott Jefcoat ................................ 252-7671

WIFI INFORMATION

Login……………………….Sycamore Guest Password……………….welcomesycamore

Schedule of Elders’ Meetings October 6……………………..Charles Vaughn October 13……………………..Randy DeBord October 20……………………….Bobby Pruett If you ever have any needs, questions, desire to be a part of the church family, or just need prayers, the elders would be glad to meet with you. Call the elder above who will be the chairman of that meeting. Phone #’s are listed above.

Volume 33 September 30, 2021 Issue 39

New Classes for Fall Quarter “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart,” Heb. 4:12. What better promo could there be for our Bible classes! What better way to challenge your faith! Hope to see you there!

Adult Classes

Sunday Morning Topic Teacher Location Harmony of Gospels Randy Thompson Fellowship Room (8am) Introduction to NT Sam Masters Rear Auditorium Introduction to NT Barry Daniel Room 221 (young adults & parents) Introduction to NT Ryan Mattson Room 222 (adults)

Wednesday Night Topic Teacher Location Purpose -Driven Life Kevin Daughrity Rear Auditorium Heart Diseases & Cure Kevin Rush Room 221 (men’s class) TBA Linzi Vetter Room 222 (ladies’ class)

Children’s Classes

Sunday Morning Teacher Class Donna Fox Cradle Roll Missy Daniel, Amanda Street 2 & 3 Year Old's Sherry Bean, Emily Rich, Jamie Fox, Big Class DeShawn Mattson Peggy Medlin, Sandra Allen 3rd & 4th Grade Rob Gaw 5th & 6th Grade

Wednesday Night Teacher Class Onda Jackson Cradle Roll Cindy Rush, Courtney Dyer 2 & 3 Year Old's Emisha Gay, Courtney Jefcoat 4 & 5 Year Old’s-Kdg. Jennifer Daughrity, Thesa Saylor 1st-2nd Grade Rhonda Hazelton, Kerri Reeder 3rd-4th Grade John Allison 5th-6th Grade

Sycamore Ladies Day Our Ladies Day is scheduled at Sycamore for November 6 from 10am to 1pm. Our theme is “Walking In Son-light”. Our speakers will be Tina Yokley and Shanna Mathis Anderson. Lunch will be provided. Please sign up on the bulletin board by October 31 if you will be able to attend. If you can help with food or have questions, please contact Tracy Mabry.

Sycamore Marriage Retreat Sycamore will host it’s annual Marriage Retreat at Lake Cumberland State Park in Jamestown, KY, on November 12-14. The cost is $128 for a queen bed and $198 for a king bed. You will pay for your own meals. The

deadline to sign up is October 3. See me for any questions. Kevin

*Dale Garrett is at Skyline Medical Center. *Mary Lou Joseph, mother of DeShawn Mattson, is un-dergoing chemo treatments. *James Gore has been released from the hospital. *Gary Lee, son of Mable Lee, has begun the process of stem cell transplant at Vanderbilt for treatment of cancer. *Horace Burks is consulting with doctors concerning his heart issues. *Cathy Birdwell has been diagnosed with Covid. *Donnell Allen, friend of Joe Moceri, has a none operable brain cancer. *Mike Sullivan, relative of Joel Cowan, has throat cancer. *Kevin Gentry, son of Judia Gentry, is recovering from surgery **Those with ongoing health issues are: Bill Pippin, C.D. Robinson, Bobbie Locke, Anna Burgess, Judy Chambers, Cathy Cantrell, Maggie Dyer, Rita Grissom (Cedar Hill’s Health Care), Lane Spivey, James Gore (Bethesda Health Care), Janice Holland (Cedar Hill’s Health Care), Johnny & Juanita Fletcher, Ruth Phipps, Keith Street (father of Bry-an Street), Lane Spivey, Anita Jennings, Dean Gardner

**Those battling cancer are: Jim Ashley, Mable Lee; Elma Allison; Mary Lou Joseph, mother of DeShawn Mattson; Kristen Garrett, daughter-in-law of Dale Garrett; Gary Lee, son of Mable Lee; Beatrice Greenwood; J.E. Davis, friend of Peggy Brittingham; Jerry McKenzie, brother-in-law of Dean Gardner

Thank You Cards

“Dear Kevin and the Elders at Sycamore, Thank you for the meaningful prayer service. There was a closeness to God with every song, scripture and prayer.” Love and ap-preciate you, Jacky Burks

Trunk or Treat & Odyssey House

Mark Your Calendar! Trunk or Treat is scheduled for Octo-ber 30. It will take place in our parking lot. We will also have an Odyssey House, which will be a spiritual journey through our building. A meal will also be provided in our gym. All activities are 6:00-8:00pm. See Matt Donegan if you are interested in doing a trunk and see Kevin Daugh-rity if you are interested in being a part of the Odyssey House. The school and congregation is invited to attend!

Vision Basketball Sign-ups You will need to contact one of the board members ASAP if you still want to play this season. The cost is $45. The Kick-off will be at Sycamore’s auditorium on Thursday night, October 28, 6:00pm. If you have any questions, see myself, Greg Rector, Jeremy Fox, Randy Risher, or Deanna Apple. Help spread the word about Vision!

Ladies Brunch for SOC Young Ladies

The Sycamore Ladies will have a brunch for the SOC Young Ladies on October 2nd beginning at 10:00am. See Tracy Mabry for questions.

Meals for Grant & Taylor James

If you would like to take food to Grant and Taylor James, to celebrate the birth of their daughter, please go to: www.takethemameal.com. The usernames is James. The password is Sycamore. If you have any questions, see DeShawn Mattson.

Wedding Gift Card

Our SOC Intern, Kalib Graves and Jennifer Beckham of Mt Juliet, were married on Oct 2nd. To congratulate them on their recent marriage, Robin James and Kris-ten Reeves will be collecting money for the gift card through October 20th.

Pound & Pray

All women are welcome to this workout class, which is to help support Women’s Health of all ages and is KID FRIENDLY. We use a portion of the time for a devotion and prayer also with a workout. All you need for the class is a Yoga mat. Asia will provide the sticks. We will meet in the multipurpose room or in the Kid Zone area if the multipurpose room is not available. We meet on MWF at 5:30am and on T & TH at 5:30pm. If you have questions, please contact Asia Hill at 931-260-1353.

Church Email & Phone Messages

The church office is sending out daily emails of our Careline to all our members so you can pray for these on our sick list. If you are not receiving these, please let the church office know. We do send out periodic phone messages. If you have never received these, let the church office know as well. We may have the wrong email addresses and phone numbers in our sys-tems. Thank you!

Mentoring Ministry

There is a need for one more male mentor. See Kevin if you are interested.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

5 Jimmy Smith 8 Peggy Brittingham 6 Phyllis Haney 8 Jill DeBord 6 Brandon Shaw 8 Connie Maynard 7 Dennis Matthews 10 Kerri Reeder 7 Joriel Shepherd 11 Louella Gentry 7 Betty Smith 11 Carlie McCowan

Servants of Christ

“...joined & knit together by what every joint supplies…”

Oct 5—The meal will be Breakfast. If you would like to help, sign the list on the bulletin board and see June Gar-rett with any questions. Oct 5—REFUEL-Our speaker will be Weston Sharpe Oct 7— We will have a split Bible discussion at 7:00pm. Guys will meet at the Sycamore building and the Girls will meet at the SOC House. Oct 13—Singing after class from 8:10pm-8:40pm.

Mark Your Calendar!! Oct 2—Sycamore and SOC Ladies Brunch—beginning at 10:00am Oct 22-24—Fall Retreat at Camp Leatherwood—The cost is $30. You will need to sign up by October 6 in order to get a shirt. Theme: Christocurrency: Have you bought in?

SCOTT

Men’s Breakfast

All men are invited to Sycamore’s fellowship room 6:30-8:30am on Fridays for breakfast and fellowship. See Jimmy Daniel if you have any questions.

Good Samaritan Ministry

It is a ministry that helps our shut-ins, and those in our church and community who need some work done around their home. If you know of someone who needs help, please let Randy Risher or Jeremy Fox know. If you would like to help with these projects on a rotating basis, please sign the list on the bulletin board. Please sign-up today!

Men’s Ministry: Chicken & Cornhole

Men’s cornhole and fellowship is every Monday night. The new time is 6:00pm in our multipurpose room. Contact Randy Risher (828-736-8493) if you have ques-tions.

Service Wednesday

Service Wednesday activities will resume on Wednes-day, October 20. Enjoy your Fall Break from school!

ERUPT Youth Rally

This is a weekend trip full of worship and fellowship held at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Oct 22-24. I can’t wait to hear the singing! Please sign the sign-up sheet in the Youth Center if you plan to attend.

Trunk or Treat / Odyssey House

This event will be held here at Sycamore on Saturday, October 30. There will be skits and much more! If you can help out, please contact me or Kevin.

Early Bird Rate Deadlines

Evangelism University (High School only): First 15 to sign up and pay by October 24, the cost is only $30. After this, the cost is $50. Inspire Youth Conference: If you pay a $50 deposit by November 1, the total cost is only $95. If you miss the deadline, the cost is $125.

Have a great week!! Elijah

Building Usage

Members, please remember that, in order to reserve one or more rooms of the building, you must go to our website at www.sycamorecoc.com. Go to members, click on announcement/request form and fill in the in-formation and submit. Contact Ryan Mattson if you have any questions.

Doors Locked For Security

Doors will be locked at 9:05am and 5:05pm on Sunday’s for security purposes. If you are running late for ser-vices, you will need to use the entrance on Ellis Avenue across from Sycamore School. The Eldership

Did you show kindness today?

Sunday, October 3, 2021 Morning Worship

If you are unable to serve, please contact : Bruce Bean-528-7570

Call to Worship Charles Vaughn Lead Singing Josh Gravelle Read Scripture Parker Ray Closing Prayer Greg Smith

Presiding Over Communion: Bart Cagle

Evening Worship If you are unable to serve, please contact Bruce Bean - 528-7570

Announcements Barry Daniel Lead Singing Will Pigg Read Scripture Robert Woodard Opening Prayer John Zoodsma Closing Prayer Jason Vaughn

Presiding Over Lord’s Supper: Paul Zoodsma Jim Ashley

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Announcements Barry Daniel Devotional Sam Masters Lead Singing James Gravelle Prayer Hunter Vetter

For The Record

September 26, 2021 A.M. Worship 334 P.M. Worship 215

Wed. Bible Class 230 Contribution $22,529

Sunday, October 10, 2021 Morning Worship

If you are unable to serve, please contact : Bruce Bean-528-7570

Call to Worship Randy DeBord Lead Singing Parker Lusk Read Scripture John Allison Closing Prayer Tim Chambers

Presiding Over Communion: Joel Cowan

Evening Worship If you are unable to serve, please contact Bruce Bean - 528-7570

Announcements Tim Saylor Lead Singing Elijah Anderson Read Scripture Joey Cross Opening Prayer Jimmy Daniel Closing Prayer Cameron Drake

Presiding Over Lord’s Supper: Don Fox Kevin Daughrity

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Announcements Tim Saylor Devotional Wayne Moss Lead Singing Matt Donegan Prayer Casey Fox

Sunday Morning Order of Service Private Announcements, Public Announcements &

Opening Prayer (Elder) Scripture Reading (STAND FOR THE READING)

Song Song

Prayer for the Offering Song

Prayer for the Bread Prayer for the Fruit of the Vine

Song Sermon

Invitation Song Closing Song

Closing Prayer

Sunday Night Order of Service Announcements

Song Song

Opening Prayer Song

Scripture Reading (STAND FOR THE READING) Sermon

Invitation Song Song to Dismiss those taking Lord’s Supper

Closing Song Closing Prayer

Wednesday Night Order of Service

Announcements Devotional Thought

Invitation Song Closing Prayer

(Dismissed to Bible Classes)

First Aide - September 2021 If you cannot serve call Vicki Young - 644-3199

4 - Vicki Young

12 - Kristen Reeves 18 - Charity Zoodsma 25 - Brittany Allison