8/3/2012
On the Calendar August 2012 5…...Small Group Leader Luncheon 12p-2p RR 12….Adult Class preview 9:30a FC-fh ………KFC resumes ……...2nd Sunday Fellowship 12p FC 19….Small Groups resume 23…Preschool Tea Party 9:00a FC
Welcome! We extend a friendly greeting to all worshipers today. If you are
24…Preschool 1st Day of 2012-2013 School Term
visiting or if you have a prayer request, please complete a prayer/guest card provided on the back of the pew in front of you and place in the offering plate.
26...Baby Shower for Angela Latson Rives 1:30p-3p RR
August 5, 2012
27-31...Pictures for Pictorial Directory 2:30p-9p FC-5
Worship
Adult Classes
#23 Our God He is Alive........................... Eric Livingston, Associate Minister Welcome & Prayer We Have Come to Worship Him Magnificat Prayer for Peace ........................................................................... Jason Eifling
SUNDAY RECORDS
Sunday 9:30 a.m. June 3 - August 5 A Man after God's Own Heart: Life of David FC-1: Phillip Street, Jimmie Asbill FC-2: Ben Kerr, Lee Harrell FC-5: Darrell Jackson, Larry May, Ton Rietvelt
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Neuro Health - August 8 FC-fellowship hall: Ben Kerr Praise Team Rehearsal FC-6: Eric Livingston
July 2012 Attendance July 22 ...................................... 370 July 29 ...................................... 387 July avg. .................................... 360 Weekly Budget ...................... $17,481 Contribution July 22 .............................. $12,505 July 29 .............................. $13,262 July avg. ............................ $15,150 Foundations3 Goal ........... $300,000 Foundations3 Pledges........ $230,098 Foundations3 Gifts ............. $159,625 Remaining Pledge Amt. ........ $70,473
Meadowbrook Leadership
Word #770 Dear Lord and Father of Mankind “Expanding World” ................................................ Jerry Neill, Senior Minister #31 Be Still and Know Table Psalm 78:23-29 The Bread Has Been Broken Breaking the Bread ................................................................ Chuck Bearman Sharing the Cup Let Your Spirit Come Leaven
Elders:
Elders:
Staff:
Don Berryhill Tony Edwards Roy Kellum Jim Kopf Phil Lucas Bud Martin, July Chairman
Tom Reaves Jeff Richardson Ton Rietvelt Don Seago Blaine Totty Larry Whiting
Amanda Box, Children’s Minister Eric Livingston, Asso. Minister Belinda Melson, Admin. Asst. Jerry Neill, Senior Minister Michael Tolleson, Admin. Minister Jonathan Woods, Youth Minister
MEADOWBROOK CHURCH OF CHRIST 4261 I-55 N, Jackson, MS 39206 Ph 601.362.5374 · Fax 601.981.5777
www.meadowbrook.org
Seeing God in Africa ................................................................ Casey Edwards Offering ......................................................................................... Wade Smith #790 Lord, Take Control Commissioning of Teachers and Students We Are the Body of Christ Benediction ................................................................... Bud Martin, Shepherd Ou r M i s s i o n To be a Spirit-led community of believers who demonstrate the sacrificial love of Jesus to the world
Ou r V i s i o n To be the hands and feet of Jesus
Ou r V a l u e s Worship Spiritual Maturity Outreach Fellowship Giving Excellence
8/3/2012
Prayers___________________________________________ Mary Ellis Cravey - Diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). Cards and notes can be sent to: Blair Batson Hospital, 2500 North State Street, Mary Ellis Cravey, Room 351, Jackson, MS 39216 Mark Hayden - Cancerous tumor in his colon. Options will be discussed on Tuesday. Shirley Johnson - St. Dominic Hospital, room 3505. Call before you visit, 601.201.8059.
KFC resumes Sunday, August 12, and is an important time of teaching God’s word that coordinates with Sunday and Wednesday classes. Children in the threes class through second grade will remain in class at 10:15. KFC volunteers will escort them to and from the KFC room. Parents will pick up children from their class rooms, not the KFC room, following assembly worship. Teacher Meeting - Wednesday, August 8, 5:30, Reception Room. Please R.S.V.P to
[email protected] for attendance and if you wish purchase dinner for $5.00.
Bonnie Stowe - Larry Stowe’s mother - hospice care in Atlanta. Hilary Morrow - Carol Beasley’s niece - receiving chemo for brain lesions
Teacher needed! The youth group is in need of an adult teacher for the fall classes on Sunday mornings. If you are willing to teach or co-teach, please let Jonathan know.
Bob Lentz - Improving at Manhattan Rehab, room 104 Continued prayers: Amanda Acy, Jerry & Joyce Acy’s daughter-in-law, Mary E. Scott - Michelle Vinson’s aunt, George Patterson - Joe Patterson’s brother, Linda Harcharik - Leann Harcharik’s mother-in-law, Kemmel & Lisa Dunham - Guatemala CONDOLENCES TO: David Thompson and family on the passing of David’s grandmother, Effie Akers Thompson, Saturday, July 28. A graveside service was held for her on Monday, July 30, in Louisiana.
Saturday, August 11: I cannot think of a better way to welcome in the school year than by going to Geyser Falls! We will leave the church parking lot at 9:30 and return at 6:30. Cost is $30 (plus money for one meal there). Please sign up on the Web site by August 8. Chaperones are needed! Sunday - Thursday, August 26-30: MYG Grace Revival - A time to learn about and discuss grace. More details to come.
BIG, BIG SUNDAY News______________________________________________ Small Group Leader Luncheon There will be a Small Group Leader Luncheon in the Reception Room today from 12:00 to 2:00. 2nd Sunday Fellowship Sunday, August 12, will be our 2nd Sunday Fellowship beginning at noon in the Family Center. Please bring potluck, enough for your family and guests. Adult Class Preview A preview of Adult Spiritual Growth classes that will be offered this fall will be previewed on Sunday, August 12, in the Family Center. Pictorial Update The first round of photographing for the new pictorial directory is behind us! Thanks to all the families who participated. If you have not signed up yet, there are still times available during our final week of photographing, Monday, August 27 through Friday, August 31. Sign-up sheets are available this morning on the table in the Auditorium foyer. You can also register online on Mondays - Saturdays at www.meadowbrook.org. Please call the church office if you have any questions. Remember, our Directory won’t be complete unless you are in it! Stewpot Food Drive - Christmas in July Please bring non-perishable food items to help replenish Stewpot’s food pantry by Sunday, August 19. Collection boxes are in the Family Center and in the church foyer under the stairs. Contact Ton Rietvelt, 601-316-3258, if you need more information.
Make plans to be here next Sunday, August 12, as we share what’s on the horizon this fall at Meadowbrook! To whet your spiritual appetite, we will start off in the Family Center with a preview of adult classes that will be offered beginning Sunday, August 19. Our new yearly theme will be revealed during worship assembly and, afterwards, we will share a potluck lunch to kick off our fall Small Group season. There are several more revelations for this special BIG Sunday that you won’t want to miss!
Sharing Congratulations Amanda Parsons continued her journey in the ways of Jesus by being baptized Tuesday, July 31. We celebrate her faith and pray for her as she prepares to begin law school at Yale this fall. Come Check Us Out! The new library is open for business. A huge thank-you to the more than 30 volunteers who helped box up, move, and unbox books and DVDs; who built and painted shelves; who tiled the cabinet and assembled the desk. We are in FC-7 in the Family Center - please come check us out! We have a wide selection of books and DVDs for adults and children, and we would love to show you our spacious new facility. Wednesday Night Supper August 8: Smoked chicken, sides, dessert, tea/coffee Adults $5, Children $3.
