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On the Calendar October 2012 21...Ladies Day Luncheon 12p FC-fh 26-28...Discover Youth Rally Monroe, LA 29...Preschool Fall Fundraiser 6p - 8p FC-fh 31...Trunk-n-Treat 5:30p - 7:30p
November 2012
Welcome! We extend a friendly greeting to all worshipers today. If you
02…Sweet Aroma Café 03...Meadowbrook Hayride 4p @ Myerses’ 07...Women’s Circle 10:30a @ K. Tumlison’s
are 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.
Adult Classes Sunday 9:30 a.m.
S UNDAY R ECORDS
The Reason for God FC-1: Blaine Totty, Jr.
October 14, 2012
Grace: Greater Than We Imagined FC-2: Philip Street/Jerry Neill
Attendance .................................... 340
You Lost Me 2 FC-5: Sam Beasley, Blaine Totty, III
Weekly Budget ...................... $17,885
Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Contribution........................... $22,103
A Recipe for Peace FC-1: Rebecca Long
Foundations3 Goal............ $300,000 Foundations3 Pledges ........$241,723
The Cultivation of Virtue FC-2: Jerry Neill
Foundations3 Gifts .............$174,775
Praise Team Rehearsal FC-6: Eric Livingston
Remaining Pledge Amt.......... $66,948
Small Groups Discussion guide sheet in Auditorium foyer or download from Web site
http://meadowbrook.org/ministries/small-groups/
Meadowbrook Leadership Elders:
Elders:
Staff:
Don Berryhill Tony Edwards Roy Kellum Jim Kopf Phil Lucas Bud Martin
Tom Reaves Jeff Richardson Ton Rietvelt Don Seago October Chairman 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
October 21, 2012 Gathering in Praise Shout Hallelujah...................................................... Eric Livingston, Associate Minister #74 Praise the Lord Welcome & Prayer A Reading from Psalm 104 Let God Arise No Other Gods #226 Come Thou Fount Prayer for Peace ...................................................................................... Randy Sanders The Ongoing Story Ezekiel 43:1-5 Let Your Glory Fall “Overflow: Deeper Water”.....................................................Jerry Neill, Senior Minister All to Us Deeper Water #626 Christ for the World We Sing Overflow The Table of the Lamb Beautiful Lamb Breaking the Bread ..................................................................................... John Nisbett Behold the Lamb Sharing the Cup Behold the Lamb Going with God Offering ........................................................................................................ Jeff Fletcher #139 In Heavenly Love Abiding Never Once Benediction ........................................................................................... Chuck Bearman 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
10/19/2012
Prayers___________________________________________ Shirley Johnson - chemo begins Friday, Oct. 26. Sue Creel - walking pneumonia. Estelle Allen, Belinda Melson’s mother - home and doing well after surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Continued prayers: Scott Bradley - Kay Martin’s brother, Elizabeth Estes - Ken Estes’ mother, Mark Hayden, Daun Hale, Mary Ellis Cravey, Ida Lambert, Ann Mixon - Butch’s mother, Linda Harcharik - Leann Harcharik’s mother-in-law, Kemmel & Lisa Dunham - Guatemala
News______________________________________________ Pledge Cards Please remember to be prayerful about your pledge of generosity. All pledge cards should be returned by Sunday, Oct. 28. Picture Update If you were unable to have your picture made for the upcoming directory but would like to be included, you may email a family picture to
[email protected] or you may call the office and schedule a time to have it taken. Deadline, Sunday, Oct. 28. Preschool Fall Fundraiser Everyone is invited to the Meadowbrook Preschool Fall Festival fundraiser on Monday, Oct. 29, from 6:00 to 8:00, in the Family Center. Enjoy dinner from the Cherokee Inn, games, prizes, raffles, and many more fun fall activities. Ticket price includes dinner from the Cherokee Inn and all games; adults $8, children $10. Women’s Circle The Women's Circle will meet Wednesday, Nov. 7, 10:30, in the home of Kathy Tumlison. Soup, dessert, and drinks will be provided. Please RSVP to either Kathy or Karla Patterson if you plan to attend. If you prepared a salad or dessert for the preschool luncheon last May, please bring a copy of your recipe to the Circle meeting. Veterans Night Program Meadowbrook will be hosting its 13th Annual Salute to Veterans Program on Sunday, Nov. 11, beginning at 6:00, in the Family Center-fellowship hall. This year our guest speaker will be Madison’s own CJ Stewart, who has a powerful testimony of faith, courage, and recovery in the wake of a devastating injury while serving as a U.S. Army combat medic in Southern Afghanistan in 2010. If you are a veteran and have not filled out a Veterans Survey Form, please see Chuck Bearman or call the church office. Mission Mississippi Soldier Ben Neely, along with Cub Pack 85 of Florence, MS, is collecting non-perishable items that will be bundled into shoeboxes and shipped overseas to Mississippi service men and women. A drop-off box for collections is located in the Family Center foyer through Sunday, Nov. 11. For more information, please go to www.cubpack85.com. Women’s Book Club The Women’s Book Club will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 6:30, at the home of Neddie Joye Tolleson. The book that will be discussed is Edge of Eternity by Randy Alcorn.
We need more trunks for Trunk-n-Treat: Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 5:30. Please sign up in the foyer or contact Amanda at
[email protected]. Bible class lesson KFC and K-6th grade: Timothy and Paul. Memory verse: “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live.” I Timothy 4:12a. Bible class lesson 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s: David and Goliath. Memory verse: “We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!” II Chronicles 32:8. Bible lesson Cradle Roll and Ones: God is always with you. Children’s Bulletin available in the foyer. Go to the Children’s Ministry page at www.meadowbrook.org for the answer key.
Today/Tonight: SNL tonight from 5:30-7:00 in the Teen Center. Bring $3 and a friend. See you then! Discover Youth Rally, October 26-28: Parents of those attending Discover - Please let me know if you did not receive the informational email that included the schedule and packing list. All information for the trip can be found online. Paintball, Saturday, November 10: Mark your calendars for another fall session of MYG Paintball! MYG will leave Meadowbrook at 9:00 to play paintball at Action Pursuit Games in Canton for $35 per person, returning to Meadowbrook at 3:00. Lunch is provided! Waiver and sign-ups are online. Deadline is Nov. 4. Sweet Aroma Café: In case you did not know, this event has moved to Friday, Nov. 2, 9:00-11:00, in the Teen Center.
Sharing___________________________________________ New Baby: Congratulations to Ricky & Angela Rives and big sister, Kennedy, on the birth of Richard Truman Rives, Jr., Tuesday, Oct. 16. Congratulations, also, to the extended Rives and Latson families on the new addition. New Members: Meadowbrook welcomes Joe and Becky Blalock who placed membership on Sunday, Oct. 14. The Blalocks have one child, Mason, 10 months old. You can reach the Blalocks at 407 Ryan Drive, Brandon, MS 39047; 601.672.0994 (Joe) and 601.672.1303 (Becky). Red Beans and Rice: The “Red Beans and Rice” Festival is one of Stewpot’s annual fundraisers, and it will be held at Trustmark Park on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 11:00 to 5:00. Advance tickets will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 4-10); at the gate the tickets will be $12 for adults and $5 for children. Please see Ton Rietvelt (601.316.3258) for tickets or more information. Nuptials: Destini Dunn/Jason Dill, Saturday, Oct. 27, 6:00, MS Museum of Art Wed. Night Supper, Oct. 24: Bar-b-q sausage on bun or hot dogs, sides, dessert, tea/ coffee. Adults $5, Children $3
