Order of Worship

Song Leader: TBA

Welcome: Robert Craven

Prayer of Praise: David Sanchez

Communion Lead: John Burton

Assisting: Keith Chambliss, Bob Trip, Logan Dziubanek, Steve Cardinal, Joe Sidoti, Miguel Carmona

Kid’s Dismissal

Scripture Reading: Daniel Sanchez

Sermon: Dale Wells

Closing Prayer: Jack Brohamer

Spanish Translation: Norma Moreno

Greeters: Sultzer Family, Bonnie Norton

Usher: Pierre Ortiz ~ Closer: John Burton * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Sunday Services Sunday School: 9:15am ~ Worship Service: 10:15am

Wednesday Night Bible Study for all ages: 7:00pm

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Last Week:

Attendance: 170

Contribution: $4916 Kids for Kids: $130 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

78-135 Avenue 42 * Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14151 * Palm Desert, CA 92255

Phone 760.360.6595, Fax 760.360.6595 (please call first)

Email: office@pdcoc.com, prayerrequest@pdcoc.com

Website: www.pdcoc.com Office Hours: M-F 9am-2pm

Palm Desert Church of Christ We Are Christ’s Ambassadors

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Iglesia de Cristo Palm Desert Somos embajadores de Cristo

May 8, 2016

DON’T FORGET!: Today is Mother’s Day!!!

FOOD PANTRY:

The next PDCOC Food

Pantry will be Thursday,

May 12th. All volunteers are

asked to sign-up on the sheet

on the kitchen bulletin board;

and please meet here at the building

at 4:30p.m.

BOWLING FELLOWSHIP:

Sunday, May 15, 2016, will

be this month’s Bowling

Fellowship at Fantasy Lanes

from 3pm - 5pm.

KIDS FOR KIDS: Our children participate in

contributing funds for children

in the Philippines to purchase

goats. The goats provide milk

and a way for the children in

the Philippines to financially

help themselves and their families.

They’ve collected over $24k since 2012!

Series: Following Jesus Through the Gospel of Mark

Lesson 12: A Follower's Authority -

Mark 11:27-12:44

Scripture Reading: Mark 12:30

Causes and Community Events Sermon Notes

May Birthdays

*DIRECTORY CHANGES* Please be sure to let the office know if you have any

contact information changes or additions.

Bob & Cynthia Finnell 5/10

Ed & Joann Holmes 5/16

Russ & Carol Albright 5/22

Steve & Judy Woodroof 5/31

Tera Willis 5/3

Elaine Finch 5/3

Donna Averett 5/7

Tom Morris 5/8

May Kitagawa 5/9

Javada Chambliss 5/10

Kay Murcer 5/10

George Franks 5/11

Noemi Sanchez 5/13

Glen Dods 5/14

Joy Gabel 5/14

David Sanchez 5/15

Stephen Tucker 5/18

Mary Wells 5/19

Gabrielle Elliott 5/19

Calista Gervin 5/19

LaJuana Cross 5/23

Karen Barry 5/25

Kathryn Fallentine 5/25

Debbie Schlosser 5/25

Brittany McGuire 5/26

Andrea Stevenson 5/28

Kathy Brannon 5/28

Joseph Matich 5/29

Jackie Burton Ramirez 5/29

Kids 4

Kids Program

May Anniversaries

THURSDAY

Youth Connection

Outreach and Family Ministry

This team offers home bible studies, hospital and home visits, shut-ins

visits, baptisms, and any encouragement needs. This team also offers

general maintenance duties - such as minor home/yard work and heavy lifting.

Upcoming Events: - Every Wednesday Evening:

Dinner & Bible Study (7:00-8:00)

- May 15th: - VBS Super Hero Training Camp ALL STAFF (after Sunday service)

- PDCOC Youth & Families Bowling Fellowship- Fantasy Lanes (3pm-5pm)

- (Day 1) 30 Days of Prayer Kick-Off for VBS 2016

- May 29th: PDCOC Youth and Families Pool Party (TBA)

OUTREACH MINISTER: Doug Smith (c)(760) 797-5100

FAMILY MINISTER: John Rice (h)(760) 347-3928 (November - April)

Caleb Gervin (c)(760) 898-9776 (May - August)

Ministry Team Members: Jim Sultzer Bob Tripp

Rafael Rodriguez Nick Macias

Garry Sage Henry McNulty

Marco Aparicio

MEALS MINISTRY Please sign-up in the kitchen for the

Meals Ministry supporting The Ho-

dulik Family. Meals are only needed

on MON, WED, & FRI; delivered by

5:30pm. Their address is: 48103

Newport Bridge Pl., Indio; 760-775-4174.

UPDATE: Wanda Cappello has moved to a group home

for assisted living. You can call her on the

“house phone” at 760-777-7583 - she would

be happy to hear from you! For questions or

more information, please ask Doug Smith.

Other Announcements

On-Going Events

SUNDAY MORNING:

Bible Classes at 9:15a.m. with Worship Service to follow - we offer classes for all

ages. Donuts and coffee are provided in the kitchen before and after class. We also

have headsets for Spanish translations during Worship Service.

CHILDRENS BIBLE HOUR:

Bible Hour for young children is located in the large classroom next to the kitchen.

An announcement will be made to dismiss the children to the classroom.

SUNDAY EVENING SMALL GROUP STUDY:

Please see the insert for our “In the Word” Sunday Evening/Afternoon Bible Study

locations. Group leaders are available for more information.

LADIES’ TUESDAY BIBLE CLASS:

The current study is on the video series “Gideon” by Priscilla Shirer, every Tuesday

morning from 10-11:30am.

MEN’S WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER:

Wednesdays at 7:30a.m., the men meet at the church building for prayer and then go

out for breakfast.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY:

Wednesday night at 7:00p.m., here at the building. There’s also a Ladies Bible study

on the video series by Beth Moore entitled “Believing God”.

SKY VALLEY WORSHIP & BIBLE STUDY:

4pm starts the combined Worship Service/In The Word Bible Study for the DHS/Sky

Valley areas. See Nick Macias for more info and carpooling from PDCOC.

NEW DIRECTORIES: New directories are available. Please visit the information table in the kitchen.

“For nine months a child is sheltered in a warm, safe, cozy place. It’s the

most secure life ever gets! The day the child meets Dad is the worst day of his

life! He has to squeeze through the birth canal until he looks like a conehead.

Then someone spanks him to make him cry. Talk about a rotten day! But then the

child decides he may survive when someone hands him back to Mom and he is

able to nurse. Again, he is close and secure.” ~Cope, Mike, One Holy Hunger,

Sweet Publishing, 1993, p. 35.

No wonder Mom gets all the good presents! God is referred to as “Father”,

but have you considered that he is also referred to as a “Mother”? God is de-

scribed as a mother hen gathering her chicks, a mother bear, a lioness, a mother

eagle and as giving birth. In God we are “close and secure”.

“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted

over Jerusalem.” – Isaiah 66:13

Mike Cope says that “the day the child meets Dad is the worst day of his

life!” I think that many women might say that the day they met their child was the

worst day of their life. I have often thought that we should celebrate mom on

birthdays and not the child, especially after I witnessed the birth of our twins.

Could God say that the day he birthed the church through the blood of Jesus, was

his worst day? But when Mom holds that baby, it turns into the best day. When

we become God’s children, the angels rejoice. I’ll bet God rejoices right there

with the angels.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Just Pondering

Paul’s Ponders

No sé si alguna vez hayas usado esta frase: de seguro estaban hablando de mi; hab-

lando del rey de Roma....después entra la duda bien o mal será que también nosotros caemos

en la trampa de la intriga, la crítica, o el chisme. Es cierto que todos cometemos muchos er-

rores. Pero, si tan solo pudiéramos dominar la lengua, seríamos perfectos, capaces de con-

trolarnos en todo sentido a nosotros mismos.

Podemos hacer que un caballo vaya adonde queramos si le ponemos un pequeño freno

en la boca. También un pequeño timón hace que un enorme barco gire adonde desee el

capitán, por fuertes que sean los vientos. De la misma manera, la lengua es algo tan pequeño

que pronuncia grandes discursos.

Así también una sola chispa puede incendiar todo un bosque. De todas las partes

del cuerpo, la lengua es una llama de fuego. Es un mundo entero de maldad que corrompe

todo el cuerpo. Puede incendiar toda la vida, porque el infierno mismo la enciende. Una

palabra mal intencionada destruye tu vida, si es que no mueres en el incendió. Porque te

cuento todo esto? JESUS DE NAZARET él desea que hables de el;

Hechos 26:16 Levántate, porque me he aparecido ante ti para nombrarte como uno de

mis servidores. Quiero que anuncies lo que ahora sabes de mí, y también lo que sabrás

después.

Si hablaste mal solo arrepiéntete y pide perdón.

Yo soy tu hermano Gilberto.........

Aveces Pienso

Youth Minister:

Caleb Gervin and Ashley Gervin Caleb: youthminister@pdcoc.com

(c) 760-898-9776

Ashley: gervin@usc.edu

(c) 760-625-6935

Youth Connection: *Wednesday Bible Study

*Sunday Morning Bible School

*Children’s Church (during Sermon): Ages 9 and under

Upcoming Youth and Family Activities: - Every Wednesday Evening: Dinner-Then-Bible Class (7:00-8:00)

- May 15th: - VBS Super Hero Training Camp ALL STAFF (after Sunday service)

- PDCOC Youth & Families Bowling Fellowship- Fantasy Lanes (3pm-5pm)

- (Day 1) 30 Days of Prayer Kick-Off for VBS 2016

- May 29th: PDCOC Youth and Families Pool Party (TBA)

College & Young Adult Connection