MNISTERS

Family Minister BJ McMichael ................................ 338-5569 Director of Campus Ministry Monty Daffern ................................. 372-5682 Youth Minister Derrick Tharp ....................... 918-207-7299 Campus Minister Matt Mills ......................................... 762-0461 College Women’s Ministry Coordinator Elyse Tharp ........................... 918-230-2609 Children’s Ministry Coordinator Karen Strande ................................. 612-6225 Benevolence Minister Sid Davis ......................................... 880-6587 STAFF

Office Manager Ann Brumley.................................... 372-7439 Office Secretary Elaine Chaney ................................. 372-7439 Facilities Manager Jeff Littau ......................................... 742-6162

Missionaries Ricky Gootam .......................Kakinada, India Kye Courtright .............. Chemnitz, Germany

SHEPHERDS

John Anders ........................ 624-1336

Doyce Brumley .................... 714-0845

Bob Johnson ....................... 372-5589

Gary Johnson ...................... 372-6760

John Kirkpatrick ................... 612-8170

Kent Sampson ..................... 372-0092

Cecil Strande ....................... 612-9803

September 2, 2016

Sunday Bible Classes ........................... 204

Sunday AM Worship ............................ 360

Wednesday Bible Classes ..................... 281

Contribution ..................................... $8346

Order of Worship October 2, 2016

#15 - Step By Step -Tylerr Ropp

Call to Worship - BJ McMichael

Hosanna in the Highest

As the Deer

Shepherd's Prayer - Cecil Strande

#287 - There is a Redeemer

Communion - Russell Quirey

#366 - By Christ Redeemed

Contribution - William Estep

Announcements-Shane Robinson

Dismiss Children

#449 - Thy Word

Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

Jesus, the Son of God - Matt Mills

#943 - Do you Know My Jesus

#959 - A Little Talk with Jesus

Closing Prayer- Jesse Bale

TONIGHT

Big Group @ the Building @ 5:00 p.m.

Small Groups will meet in various homes and times

Welcome to our Visitors We invite all of our visitors to stop by

the Visitor Center and pick up a

loaf of bread as our appreciation for

your worshipping with us today!

UNIVERSITY CENTER

SEEKING SERVICE PROJECTS

The UC is looking for service projects that will connect them with peo-

ple in our church family and community. They have listed things like

outside work, organizing, outreach or specify what your need is. Please

keep the time limit to 2 hour intervals. Forms are available at the Sign-

Up Desk in the foyer.

Will Rogers Elementary

Clothing Drive - October 9, 2016

Will Rogers Elementary School is in need of some good, clean used

clothing for boys and girls. The specific need

is for grades 2 through 5 which is also ap-

proximately sizes 6x through 12. As you

transition through the seasons and are sorting

through your children’s wardrobe, please

consider how you can help the needy children

at Will Rogers. A collection box will be in

the church foyer on Sunday, Oct. 9th.

NOV 2

AUG 23

OCT

2

TODAY

Christian Villa

Oklahoma Christian Lectureship Begins Tonight

OCTOBER 6

Food Bank

OOCTOBER 9

Clothing Drive/Will Rogers

OCTOBER 12

Goodtimer’s Lunch

OCTOBER 16

Mission Collection

OCTOBER 18

Mission of Hope

OCTOBER 30

Fall Festival

QUOTE of the WEEK

“The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, no coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.”

John Stott

Do you see Jesus when you look in the mirror? This

year’s theme at the All Church Retreat is “The Likeness

of Christ.” Along with having lots of fun, we will ex-

plore how we can live and work together and encourage

the pursuit of the likeness of Christ.

To help us consider this theme, we have asked Cliff

Barbarick, a professor in the Bible Dept. at ACU to join

us as a speaker. We have also invited Cliff’s wife, Tali,

to prepare lessons for our children on the same theme.

Tali is a 4th grade teacher in Abilene.

This retreat is for all ages and family types. Private

rooms, great food, go-karts and games, great fellow-

ship…everything you need for a terrific weekend. Cost

is $100 for two and $125 for 3 or more. Sign up online

or at the sign-up area today.

ALL CHURCH RETREAT November 4-6, 2016

Mission Awareness Month

Each October our congregation focuses on the places around the world that we are engaged in showing Gods love and teaching the Good News. We are reminded that Jesus commanded us to go into all the world (Mat 28:18-20). We review the places God has called us to work, then re-commit to continuing prayers, encouragement and giving. Pledge cards are available to assist in planning allocating support.

Programs, people and places supported this past year:

Nairobi Great Commission School, Nairobi, Kenya Ricky Gootam, Kakinada, India Namwianga, Zambia Water Projects World Bible School Kye Courtright, Chemnitz, Germany International Ministry, conversational English and Bible classes Ivan Tesic, Croatia

Short Term Missions:

Family Spring Break to Medina, TX University Center Impact Work, Houston, Tx Summer Mission Team to Chemnitz, Germany Flood Relief in Chenai, India

NURSERY AVAILABLE: For those with small babies or toddlers, attended nurseries are available. Ages birth to 24 months will be in the nursery at the end of the east hallway. Attendants are Sharbee & Wes Horne. All two and three-year-olds will be in room 208. Attendants are Brooke Phipps and Hannah Osburn. FOOD BANK: Tuesday, October4, 9:15 a.m. unload grocer ies at the church building; Wednesday, October 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m. sack groceries; Thursday, October 6, 8:15 a.m. sack frozen food; 10:15-noon carry-out. New workers are welcome. LOST & FOUND: Many items have collected at the Lost & Found in the north foyer. Please check to see if any of these things are yours. They will be taken away tonight!

MENS BIBLE STUDY: The Men’s Bible Study Tuesday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. They are studying Romans.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Ladies Bible Study Tuesday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. They are studying Romans. Child Care provided.

LTC SIGN-UP: It is time to begin thinking about Leadership Training for Christ. LTC registration forms are available from Derrick Tharp or Debbie Thomas. Completed forms are due Sunday, October 16. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Susan Lalman continues to heal from surgery and wishes to be remembered in prayer as she waits for tests results.

Remember all our families who have recently lost loved ones. Pray for strength, courage, and peace as they go through the grieving process. Let’s be there for them.

Continue prayers Joy Long, Rick Hays, and Jerry Curtis who are struggling with cancer, also, prayers for Ted Criswell, John Criswell, and the Sutton family, and the Bigger family.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

The Bridge @ UC Library

Monty Daffern

Praise Service @ the University Center Matt Mills

International Bible Class - Room #206

Sylvia Duncan

WEDNESDAY VIDEO SERIES

"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, There Is:

OCTOBER 5 “Transformation” - Jim McGuiggan

OCTOBER 12

“Community” - Tim Lewis

WEDNESDAY CLASSES for ADULTS

Science & the Bible

LESSON FIVE/OCTOBER 5 Archaeology, History, and the Bible

LESSON SIX/OCTOBER 12

“Speak to the earth, and it will teach you…” (Job 12:7-9)

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW BABY GIRL!

Congratulations to

Ricky & Sudeepa

Gootam on the

birth of their

daughter, Roselyn

Joanna.

BAPTISM

Let’s rejoice with

Timbre Bradley who

put her Lord on in

baptism Wednesday

night following

Praise Service. Tim-

bre is has been at-

tending the University Center this fall

and appreciates the fellowship with other

Christians.

SHEPHERD’S CORNER

Your shepherds met last Thursday evening and discussed a variety of current issues involv-ing the church family. We had a prayer for those of our church family, friends and loved ones who have a special need for God's healing, comfort and peace. Some have lost loved ones, others are battling health problems, while we all have a need for the Father's love, grace, and mercy.

We have listed below a few of the issues we discussed:

We know the preacher selection process is very important to the church family and we are making progress. We know the Spirit is guiding us in this process and we are pleased with where we are, even though the process has taken longer than we would have liked.

This year's Holiday Schedule of Services is as follows:

On October 30 our evening Fall Festival activities will serve as our Sunday evening service. Communion will be provided inside the church building to those who need to partake.

An all-church devotional is planned for Wednesday evening November 23rd.

Sunday December 25th: no morning Bible classes and no evening service. A morn-ing worship devotional is planned at our normal time of 10:15 am.

Wednesday evening December 28th: an all-church devotional is planned.

Sunday January 1st: no morning Bible classes and no evening service. A morning worship devotional is planned for our normal time of 10:15 am.

We are pleased to announce that Joy Ambrose and Marie Clark will share Children's Min-istry responsibilities starting in October. Job duties have been discussed and a job de-scription has been developed that focuses on each of their abundant talents. Please wel-come them in their new role. Karen Strande will assist them in this transition period.

Due to a number of requests the elders are considering an adjustment in the Wednesday

evening time of service. We will be surveying the congregation in the near future as to whether you would like to meet earlier or remain the same as it is now. We encourage each member to participate in the survey and plan on attending Wednesday evening ser-vices which ever time is decided upon. More info later.

If you have questions regarding any of these issues or any other issue please ask one of your shepherds.

October Birthdays Claire Poe ........................................... 04

Toni Bloomer ..................................... 05

Sandy Onley ....................................... 06

Zac Bloomer ....................................... 09

Ed Onley ............................................ 10

Randy Wilson ..................................... 10

Trevor Grace ...................................... 12

Sue Knight .......................................... 12

Wes Long ........................................... 12

Brian Olson ........................................ 14

Elyse Tharp ........................................ 14

Cara Pence .......................................... 15

Rosetta Rose ....................................... 15

Kenneth Wiley ................................... 15

Danielle Hannabass ............................ 16

Joy Long ............................................. 16

Denver Norwood ................................ 16

Gene Evans ........................................ 17

LaDonna Fuchs .................................. 18

Carolyn Martin ................................... 18

Benjamin Hannabass .......................... 19

Ella Robinson ..................................... 19

Viviana Cox ....................................... 21

Sid Davis ............................................ 23

Trent Hawkins .................................... 23

Gary Johnson ...................................... 23

Suzanne Perry .................................... 23

Marianne Bulard................................. 24

Caleb Cox ........................................... 25

Jack Long ........................................... 26

Jeff Littau ........................................... 27

Jim Short ............................................ 27

Amelia Hamm .................................... 28

Elaine Chaney .................................... 29

Greg Dilbeck ...................................... 30

Mike Houts ......................................... 30

Bob Johnson ....................................... 30

Monty Daffern .................................... 31

October Anniversaries

David & Susan Lalman ...................... 06

Keith & Erica Cook ............................ 09

Chris & Mandie Harris ....................... 16

Wednesday, October 5

At the University Center