The Messenger, January 31, 2016

News and Notes
Happy Birthday
Congratulations to Lacy Harber
who turned 80 years old
yesterday. Happy Birthday Lacy!
Fifth Sunday
Today is a fifth Sunday. We will
have a second contribution
for our debt reduction.
Men’s Breakfast & Work Day
This Saturday, February 6, at 8 AM
the men will have breakfast in the
Ark and then go serve in two
locations until noon. We will need
some chainsaws, lawn equipment,
paint brushes and rollers. Please
sign up on your communication
card this morning if you will be
participating and what tools you
will bring.
Celebration of Marriage
On Sunday, February 14 we will
be honoring those couples
celebrating anniversaries ending
in “0” and “5” (those who were
married in years ending with a “1”
or “6”). If you could like to participate in this celebration please
get your pictures to us by no later
than next Sunday, February 7.
We need one wedding picture
and one more recent picture.
You can email your pictures to
[email protected].
SAMPACC
SAMPACC
will
meet
on
Thursday, February 11 at the
church at 6 PM for a Valentine
party. Be sure to get your pictures to Kirleen Hiett as soon as
possible. You can email them to
Kirleen at [email protected].
The barbeque will be provided so
everyone should bring sides to
go with the brisket and some
deserts. Sign up sheets will be at
the information centers.
Small Groups
Small groups are now underway.
Information is available at the
Welcome Centers.
Pantry
We are in need of Mayonnaise.
Please leave your items by the
pantry door.
Collection Cans
Our coin collection is scheduled
for Sunday, March 20—the week
before Easter and our Grace
Offering. To help you set aside
for this contribution, Young at Art
ministry has collected and
decorated collection cans that
you can take home. They are
available at the
Information
Centers. All proceeds will go
toward our Grace
Offering.
Ladies Retreat
The Ladies Retreat Committee is
happy to announce that the
ladies retreat, this year, will be
held from April 29– May 1 at the
Prothro Center in Pottsboro.
Participants should arrive on
Friday late afternoon and return
early afternoon on Sunday. The
cost is $150. There is a total of
75 places available. In addition,
there is also a few spaces
available for those who are
unable to spend the night. The
cost for day attendance is $75.
We will start taking reservations
next Sunday, February 7.
Park Avenue Wednesday Supper
PAWS
This Wednesday,
February 3
Children’s C orner
Titus Project 2016
Grades 5-12
Join us for the Titus Project today
from 5-7:30 PM in the Family Life
Center.
Bible Times Model
The Bible times model project,
constructed by the 3rd/4th graders,
is currently on display in the
Atrium. On Wednesday nights
these students, lead by Janaga
Trotter, have studied life during the
period of time the Bible describes,
such as housing, geography, and
plant life. They will continue their
investigations into occupations,
weapons and warfare, spinning,
weaving and cloth dyeing. All 3rd
and 4th graders are welcome!
PAWS & Kid’s Cafe
Chicken Spaghetti
& Salad Bar
Join us at 5:30 PM in the Ark
For The Record - Jan.24, 2016
Bible Class
300
Contributions
Giving
Goal
$16,586
Received
$14,266
Worship
505
Wednesday
215
Thank you for your support of
the Park Avenue Church of
Christ.
Super Bowl Sunday
Sunday February 7th is Super Bowl
Sunday and we will still be having
our Titus project. We won’t eat a
meal and we will move up our time to
3-5pm. Please make note of this and
make adjustments as necessary. We
have an incredible 82 students who
have signed up for Titus this year
and I want to again invite you to be
as consistent as you are able in
attending.
Sweetheart Banquet
Our annual sweetheart banquet is
approaching. It will be February 14th
right on Valentine’s Day. We want to
invite all members age 60 and up to
join us for a meal and a time of
fellowship with some of our finest
youth group students. Parents, as
always I would love to have as
many volunteers as are willing to
serve. More details to come in the
future!
New Kind of Summer Trip
We are already looking forward to
this coming Summer. High school
students please mark July 10th
through 16th on your calendars as
we plan on going to Arkansas with a
Basil’s Beat
O u t re a c h &
I n vo l ve m e n t
Men, mark your calendars for Saturday,
February 6 from 8 a.m. to noon for
MEN’S BREAKFAST & WORK DAY
We will have a full breakfast (eggs, biscuits, gravy,
sausage, bacon and fruit) at 8 a.m. We will then
have two work groups going to different sites for
three hours to serve. We will be cutting firewood,
mowing, weed eating and doing some clean-up at
one location. At the other location we will be
getting a house ready for sale by painting, possible
flooring and clean up around the property. The
proceeds to the sale of this house will go to Taking
It to the Streets, a ministry to the homeless in
Grayson County. A friend of mine, Camille
Snider, started this ministry and uses volunteers to
bless others. Sabrina Edwards has been helping
faithfully in this ministry to the homeless by
delivering food, blankets, sleeping bags and other
necessities whenever needed. It’s an honor to be
able to serve to bless those around us. Fathers,
bring your sons to help us. We’d like to see all ages
of men, young and old working together on this
Saturday morning. It’s three hours of service.
Make plans to be there! I’m looking forward to
serving together.
group called LeaderTreks. This
Chicago based company works with
churches to plan mission trips and
wilderness trips that are focused on
developing Christian leaders. I spent
some time with them as a student in
high school and I am very excited to
partner with them on the other side of
youth ministry as well. I will be asking
students to commit to this in February
as LT does expect a serious level of
involvement from their participants. I
hope you are excited as we plan to
navigate parts of the Buffalo National
River and grow in Christ together.
A Word From Wes:
Park Avenue Family Ministry
Good morning, Church. First, thanks to all those who
have expressed concern and said prayers for our Avery.
She is preparing for a minor procedure tomorrow, and
we expect will be back at full speed very soon. It is so
good to be surrounded by a body of believers who love
and care for my family. Thank you.
Did you know we had 300 people in Bible Class last
Sunday morning? I think that’s fantastic. The study,
conversation, and growth that is taking place in these
classes, in our Wednesday Night classes, and in our
small groups is such a remarkable testament to the
commitment we’ve made toward our own spiritual
growth in 2016.
Speaking of small groups: last Sunday Night a handful of
us met and kicked off The Reason For God study. I am
entirely impressed with this series of conversations
Keller has with a group of skeptics, unbelievers, and
seekers. If you would like to improve your ability to
converse on difficult topics, if you'd like a safe place to
voice your uncertainties or skepticisms, or if you'd like
to have your faith reinforced by applied science and
reason - I want to encourage you to join us tonight,
from 6:00-7:30 in the Atrium. Please contact me if you
have any questions.
I look forward to worshiping with you this morning!
Order of Worship
Sunday Servants
Call to Worship Scripture Reading
Praise the Lord #74
I Sing the Mighty Power of God #75
How Great Thou Art #76
Holy Lord
Opening Prayer—Kyle McAlister
Cornerstone
Come to the Table #38 Glorify
Lord’s Supper—Wesley Encalade
Communion Servers—Jeff Barnett, Justin
Briscoe, Andrew Cassady, Bao Catteau, Sammy
Earnhart, Jack Gott, Jim McClure, Darrell
Hamner, Shane Haddock, Doug Owens,
Woody Reding, Chris Slaughter
The Lord’s Supper is open to all who have gathered to honor Jesus.
Feel the Nails #10 Magnify
Communication Cards
Please fill out a card and place it in the contribution trays
Offering—Wesley Encalade
We Are An Offering #668
5th Sunday Contribution-Billy Martindale
Give Thanks to the Lord #11 Magnify
Kingdom Kids Dismissed (a worship program for 4 year olds to first grade)
Scripture Reading—Romans 12:3-9—Mark Ewig
Theme Prayer—Rick Fawcett
Sermon: Being Stewards—Todd Catteau
Freely, Freely #635
Shepherd’s Prayer—Galen Smith
Blessed Be Your Name #44 Glorify
(Two elders will be available in the alcoves of the atrium
after the sermon to receive prayer requests.)
Sermon Notes
"I covenant to live out my discipleship by..."
Being faithful stewards of our resources
I pledge to actively give of my resources of time, energy, and
money in accordance with God's will.
Today’s key thoughts:
 We are stewards, not owners
 How can my resources be used for kingdom efforts
Today’s key Scriptures:
 Romans 12:6-8; Luke 16:1-12; 1 Peter 4:10
The Messenger
January 31, 2016, Number 5
3000 S. Park Avenue
Denison, TX 75020
903-465-1288
[email protected]
www.parkavenuechurch.com
Greeters—Sam & Sheila Knipling, Peggy
Parkey, Billie Robinson, Sherla Black, Brenda
Chapman, Stewart & Jane Bolerjack
Ushers—Roy Galyon, Doug Garland, Bill
Heironimus
Nursery—Brenda Chapman, Adrienne Powell,
Kim Cole, Cindy Truxal, Christy Reding
Communion to Shut–Ins—Lyndon Nix, David
Waller
Serving Park Avenue
Shepherds
Greg Clay—580.920.6648
Kevin Dale—580.916.1470
George Hatfield—903.357.3563
David Howerton—903.271.8678
David Kirkbride—903.436.7283
Billy Martindale—903.815.1394
Don Skelton—903.463.2299
Galen Smith—580.380.9055
Ernie Sturch—580.924.3389
Tommy Todd—903.464.0772
Staff
Todd Catteau—903.624.9395
[email protected]
Wesley Encalade—903.624.9265
[email protected]
Chris Heflin—903.624.1002
[email protected]
Basil McClure—903.624.1726
[email protected]
Rachel McClure—903.624.6156
[email protected]
Please join us in lifting these people up in prayer
Prayer List
Hunter Ball, Carol McClure, Sandra Thomas, Peggy Slaughter, Carolyn Riggins, Ronda Bigham, Donnett Smith, Marsha Jones
Ongoing Needs
Easton Kirkbride (military), Jim & Jane Scroggins, Bobby Slaughter, Kaile Norris, Chris Keene, Mary Smith, Nell Caddell, Delmas Northcutt,
Terry Waggoner, Jean Woodley, Barbara Corbett, Judith Waldene Nevil, Billie McGuire, Tina Harvey
Friends & Family of PA
David Phillips (father of Devry Smith), Rebecca Taylor (great niece of Jim Russell), Marjorie Dusek (mother of Che Che Smith),
Gil Sanchez (Director of CASA de la Esperanza), Lisa Peace (sister of David Kirkbride), Gentry McGarry (friend of Galen & Penni Smith),
Wanda Hall (mother of Mary Lynn Foster), Rachel Ramer (Teacher at Scott Middle School), Doyle Chapman (sister-in-law of Brenda
Chapman), William Dixon (Nephew of Bob & Nancy Richard)
Please notify the church office at [email protected] for up-dates to the prayer list. If no update is received, prayer requests will be retired after 30 days.
Todd’s Take
Good morning and welcome to our gathering.
We’re so glad you have
joined us.
This morning I will continue a
series on each one of the seven
pledges you were asked to take on
Covenant Sunday. Today we will
talk about Being Faithful Stewards
of Our Resources.
This morning we will have a
second contribution as is our custom
on fifth Sundays. The second
contribution will be directly applied to
the mortgage on the Family Life
Center (a.k.a. Ark). This morning we
will hear an update on how this
contribution is accelerating the payoff
of the loan as well as saving us
significant dollars in interest. Your
generosity continues to reap many
rewards.
The elders have begun to pray
through the entire membership in
2016. They and the minsters typically meet two Wednesday evenings a
month after class and will include a
time of specific prayer for every
member by name though the year.
Know that you are in their hearts and
minds and are there for you.
I want to continue to encourage
you to move in and move up to
make room for everyone. We don’t
want anyone to feel unwelcomed as
they make their way into the worship
center. FYI, the church leadership is
looking into additional parking to
accommodate the growing numbers
we are experiencing.
Our hope and prayer is that our
time together this morning will bring
you closer both to one another and
closer to our loving God. Take a
moment to welcome someone—
especially someone you may not
know well.
Online Sermon Studio Updated
We have recently updated and improved our
online sermon site to make it easier to catch up
on missed sermons or to have another listen.
You can link to our sermon studio through our
website
(www.parkaveneuchruch.com),
our
church app, or go directly to the sermon studio at pacoc.sermon.net. As well as
being able to listen to the most recent sermons you can also find sermons arranged by series from the last several years. If you have any trouble navigating
the site, feel free to contact the church office.
We are honored to have you with us this morning. A warm welcome
to all our members — how good and pleasant it is for us to worship
together! And a special welcome to our guests! Please take a few
minutes to visit with us after services. Stop by the welcome centers in the main hallways for more
information and a free gift from us. Let us know how we can serve you.
Meeting Times
Sunday Bible Class
All Ages
9:00 AM
Sunday AM Worship
10:00 AM
(Nursery provided for
newborns to age 3)
Sunday PM
Small Groups
Wednesday Night
All Ages
Classes 7:00 PM
Celebrate Recovery
Tuesday 5:45-8 PM
Upcoming
Events
Fifth Sunday
Today
Men’s Breakfast and
Service Day
Sat, February 6
SAMPACC
February 11
Celebration of
Marriage
February 14
Sweetheart Banquet
February 14