The Christian Messenger

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ

115 W. Fifth Ave. Lancaster, OH 43130
740-654-0626 www.myfacc.com e-mail info@myfacc.com

Womens Prayer Breakfast

Saturday, April 28th at 9:00 a.m. Dorothy Henderly will be speaking on Remembrances of Grandma
There is a sign-up sheet on the Womens Ministry Bulletin Board

April 22, 2012

Brad Seevers Senior Minister (740-550-9882) David Tingler Associate Minister Glen Shady Youth Minister (740-438-5257) Sunday Services 1st Worship 8:00 a.m. 2nd Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible School 9:15 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

May 19th Charity Golf Scramble at Pleasant Valley Golf Course

All the fun begins at 9:00 A.M. We are asking all those who like to golf to please save this date for a worthy cause. All proceeds will be donated to our local Foundation Shelter. Look for a sign-up sheet this Sunday on the bulletin board outside our nursery. We need several volunteers that day at the church and at the course. Please see Brad for how you might serve during this event. We need many donations of cans of soda and bottled water between now and May 19th, so we are asking our congregation to begin donating these products to help defray our expenses. We want to keep our expenses minimal so we can raise as much support as possible for our local Foundation Shelter. Please place all donations at our nursery door entryway. If you have any questions see Brad.

Love God and Love People

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS April 15, 2012

Sunday School 1st Morning Worship 2nd Morning Worship Total Morning Worship Evening Worship Family Reunion (04/18) Weekly Budget Budget Received Easter Van Fund Building Fund 72 91 83 174 43 31 4,633.00 3,948.65 90.00 40.00 21.00

BITS FROM BRO. DAVE

SENIOR SAINTS IN THE SMOKIES: There is still time to register for this truly outstanding senior event. It is a tremendously inspirational and relaxing experience set in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains. Our departure date is May 28 and we return on June 1. As of this writing, we have submitted 9 registration brochures. WEDNESDAYS: This week (4/25) we will begin a study of the book of Galatians. This will, like most of our Bible studies, be a chapter by chapter adventure. I invite you to join us for either the 10:00AM or 6:30PM sessions. SUNDAY EVENINGS IN THE SANCTUARY: This evening, April 22, our topic will be Should Everyone Speak In Tongues? and the text is found in I Corinthians 14:5. On April 29 and May 6, we will be having special guest speakers. On May 13, I will return with Wine For The Stomach based on I Timothy 1:12-13. Why not be a part of these 6:00 PM worship services each week. (Communion is available.) GIANT PRINT BIBLES: I still have a few of the giant print, soft cover, NIV Bibles on hand. If you would like one, you may see me or stop by the church office. The cost is just $12.50 each. FINAL THOUGHT: Any faucet can turn water on, but after a few years, only a good faucet will turn it off. The same thing applies to human tongues.

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SERVING SCHEDULE April 22, 2012

At the Table 1st Larry Bussey & Ralph Conrad Larry King, Dick Shumaker, Serving 1st Don Gardner, Bill Kelly nd Mike Cooper and Tom Puckett At the Table 2 Larry King, Neal Rudolph, Serving 2nd Dale Thornton, Ned Tomlinson Mike Cooper Pastor of the week Larry King PM Deacon COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship 2nd Worship GREETERS 1ST Worship 2nd Worship Larry King Fred Griffith Ernestine Cox Neal Rudolph

NURSERY Margie Ayers and Hannah Ross Sunday School nd Samantha Hendricks and Jean Azbell 2 Worship Sunday School Helper VISITOR CENTER 1st Worship 2nd Worship SECURITY 1ST Worship Bible School 2nd Worship Evening Worship Judy Gardner Sue Tingler Kelly Maffit

Dorcas Society
Dan Brown Bill Kelly Jeff Crook Dick Shumaker

The Dorcas Ladies will be meeting at Cindy Bradens home on April 26th at 11:00 a.m. Meet at the church at 10:30 to carpool to Baltimore. There will be no meeting on April 17th. The Dorcas Ladies will be taking reservations on April 29th and May 6th for the Mother-Daughter Banquet, which will be held on Saturday, May 12th at 6:00 p.m.

Welcome to the church family Josh and Michelle Czich, 1248 Sheridan Drive, Apt. O, Lancaster, who placed their membership at Fifth Avenue at the close of 2nd Worship on Sunday, April 15th.

SERVING SCHEDULE April 29, 2012

At the Table 1st Serving 1st At the Table 2nd Serving 2nd Wib Sparks & Dick Shumaker Tim Huffman, Jerry Baker, Hank Wellman, Dan Brown
Dave Riggenbach & Fred Griffith

The Book Nook

The Book Nook meets tomorrow, Monday, April 23rd at 6:30 p.m. The book to be discussed is "Promise Me This" by Cathy Gohlke. All are welcome at the Book Nook!

Tim Huffman, Rod Troutman, Mike Bussey, Josh Czich Dave Riggenbach Pastor of the week Tim Huffman PM Deacon COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship 2nd Worship GREETERS 1ST Worship 2nd Worship NURSERY Sunday School 2nd Worship VISITOR CENTER 1st Worship 2nd Worship SECURITY 1ST Worship Bible School 2nd Worship Evening Worship Larry King Fred Griffith

Jack and Evelyn Hardwick Dick and Marg Shumaker

Reta Conrad and Laura Wersell Nick and Tracy Hinson

Sunday School Helper

Larry King Judy Gardner Marie Huffman Paul Alexander Carmel Marsh Mike Bussey Jim Puckett

COMMUNITY CPR DAY

On Saturday, May 19th, Fairfield Medical Center will be having CPR training at various locations in the community. This training will be free of charge, but requires prior registration. There will also be a class on using the portable AED. You may register by calling 689-6893 or online at fmchealth.org. The goal of Community CPR Day is to teach as many community members as possible in CPR in order to save lives. It will be time well spent. Any questions, call Beverly Puckett at 654-4472.

For Miranda and Haylea Knoellinger

Baby Shower!

Today at 2:00 p.m.

In the church fellowship hall. All ladies are invited to attend!
Ron Ogden Liz Reed Our Troops Stacy Byers Mike Kelly Don Taylor Sharon Britch Wib Sparks Barbara Kerr Wanda Dickson Kellen Haris George Miller

If you are interested in helping with communion preparation, please contact Denise Baird at 653-5692.
Ed and Norma George Dorothy Herman Christopher Russell George Andrews Samantha Hendricks brother Clarence Alexander Holly Lynn Ayers Mark Hartman Jeane Goldfarb Michael Dougherty Zelphia Barnharts Paul Alexander Rocco Wellman

Prayer Requests

In a community musical celebration of our heritage, Lancaster Chorale presents A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA! Joined by Lancaster-Fairfield Youth Choir and Lancaster Community band, they offer an afternoon of patriotic and beloved folk music thats guaranteed to stir your pride in our great nation! Mark down the date, Sunday, May 6, 3:30 PM, at Faith Memorial Church, 2610 W. Fair Avenue, and be thrilled by this heartwarming, inspiring program that concludes with Chorale joining Community Band, performing one of the greatest patriotic Men & Womens Softball Team arrangements of all time, Carmen Dragons This year we are forming a coed softball America the Beautiful! For ticket information, team that will play in the local church call 687-5855 or online at league. We are currently in need of more www.lancasterchorale.com. players. If you have a love for the game and would like to participate, contact (Eli and Sam Maffit are members of the Brandon Knoellinger at 974-4456 or Brad Lancaster Community Band) Seevers to get signed up. You must be at least 14 to participate.

If you will be graduating from High School or College this Spring, please let the church office know.

A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA!

New phone number for Tim and Marie Huffman 740-777-1459

Our military hero for April is Mark Conrad, the grandson of Ralph and Reta Conrad. Marks address is: Conrad, Mark A. 838th AEAG-SF Shindand, Air Base APO AE 09382 Please send a card or a note to encourage Mark and thank him for his service to our country. Also, there is a list of supplies for a care package to send to Mark on the bulletin board by the sanctuary. The supplies can be placed in the basket in Room 214.

Dear Servants of Christ, It is an exciting honor to remind you that Vacation Bible School is just around the corner, and we need your help. This year VBS will take place from Monday, June 11 Friday, June 15. Each night there will be a meal from 5:00-5:25pm. The programming for the evening will take place from 5:30-8:00pm. This year we are incredibly excited to see the church transformed into Promise Island, where kids discover Gods lifesaving love through Gods promises offered throughout scripture. Workers in Hawaiian shirts, kids greeted with a lei at the door, a song comparing the sweetness of Gods love to bananas, papayas, and mangos; this is going to be awesome, and we do not want you to miss out! If you are interested in serving, we have two simple options for signing up. You could simply tear off the small form at the bottom of this page and place it in the offering or stick it in the box hanging outside of the secretarys office. The other way that you can sign up to volunteer is by going to www.vacationbibleschool.com/fifthavenue. The volunteer sign-up page will take less than 5 minutes for you to fill out but will be a world of blessing for organizing this week. Either way you use, you do not need to know where you want to serve. We will follow up with you to talk about opportunities. No matter your skill set, we will find a comfortable place for you. For all of you wonderful people who are able to help serve these kids, we are going to have a big VBS meeting right after second service on Sunday, April 29. We will all gather together for a carry-in meal, so please bring a hot dish, salad, or dessert to share. The VBS organizers will share their plan and vision for the week, inform you on any types of preparation or service opportunities that are still available, and will answer any question you may have. If you have any questions about serving or about VBS in general, you can contact Tracy Hinson (thinson1@columbus.rr.com) or Jean Azbell (jazbell@columbus.rr.com). Please sign up to volunteer by Sunday, April 22. Every year Vacation Bible School blesses the lives of the workers just as much as the students, and we encourage you to step out and sign up to be a part of this wonderful experience. Thank You, FACC VBS Team

2012 Vacation Bible School Volunteer Sign-Up

Name: __________________________ Have you served during VBS before Y/N

Phone:___________________________

Do you know where you want to serve Y/N If Yes: __________________________ Do you have a background check on file in the office? Y/N

Email: ____________________________

WELCOME TO FIFTH AVENUE! At FACC, we focus on loving God, loving people, and turning the world upside down.

Sunday School Classes for All Ages

Classes at 9:15 unless noted Nursery (Birth through 3 years old) Jesus Loves Me Room 102 Courtney Beiter, Coordinator Young Children (Ages 4 through 2nd Grade) Who is Jesus? Room 101 Deborah Will, Teacher Middle Elementary (3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades) Be Wise and Trust God in His Power Room 106 Sheri Puckett, Teacher Junior and Senior High Acts of the Apostles Room 301 Nick Hinson, Teacher Young Ladies Class (8:00 a.m.) Genesis Room 214 Cassie Bull, Teacher Ladies Class Women of the Bible Room 209 Beverly Puckett, Teacher Mens Class The Names of God Room 205 Tom Puckett, Teacher Adult Class Fellowship Hall Brad Seevers, Teacher Harmony Adult Class God Establishes a Faithful People Room 204 Dave Tingler, Teacher Philothean Adult Class Parables Room 108 Jim Love, Teacher

We are happy you chose to worship with us today. We hope you return next week and bring your friends with you. If you would please take a few minutes to fill out a Silent Roll Call Card, located on the back of the pew, you can then place it in the offering plate as it is passed. Thank you. For more information about our great church, contact our minister, Brad Seevers at Brad@new-churches.org or call him at 740.550.9882. Have a great week and may God bless your life.

Joy In Christ
A Bible-study on the Book of Philippians

Every Monday at 1:30 p.m.

Led by Scott Brown Location: Larry & Phyllis Busseys 150 King Street

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Mens Fraternity
Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Led by Brad Seevers Location: FACC Fellowship Hall

Pastor of the Week Mike Cooper

Core Values...
Values central to the life, mission and vision of Fifth Avenue Church of Christ are:

Hope for the Fallen Acts 15:36-41

Brad Seevers preaching

Christ-Centered Worship
We make it a priority every Sunday to celebrate Jesus through our music. (Romans 11:36-12:1-2). We focus on Jesus through grace-based preaching and teaching & understand the Bible is our authority (2 Timothy 3:16).

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Church Health and Biblical Balance

Church health becomes reality when God's people seek harmony & live consistently. We expect every member to protect the unity of Christ's Church. (Romans 12:16; 1 Peter 3:8)

Global Evangelism
We are constant to our founding call to worldwide evangelism, proclaiming to all that Jesus Christ is the Savior, Healer, and Soon-Coming King (Acts 20:27).

Fellowship and Ministry

After people begin their journey with Jesus, we will equip them to find a ministry based upon their strengths. We want everyone to serve in some capacity. (1 Corinthians 12:12-27) We also want His church to be the living evidence of His love and power to the world.

How Can I respond today?

At FACC we look to the Bible for guidance on all issues. We believe that Gods Word is clear concerning what a person must do to become a Christian. Trust that Jesus can bring you to salvation. Turn (repent) from the sin in your life. Confess your desire to make Jesus the Lord of your life. Be baptized (immersed) in water for the forgiveness of sins and to receive the Holy Spirit into your life. To make this life decision for Christ, we ask that you come forward during our commitment song at the conclusion of the Sunday message. Baptized believers are welcome to become members at FACC by coming forward on Sunday morning or by seeing our Senior Minister to discuss this further. We ask that you complete a series of Curious classes to help you better understand what you are committing to as a member.

Discipleship
We do not want you to "get religion" here at Fifth Avenue Church of Christ in Lancaster. We are all about teaching you that Jesus seeks a daily relationship with Him through a life of obedience. In other words, we want to see the things you are taught actually change your lifestyle & your daily decisions.

Social Conscience
We place high value on the sanctity of human life, of Biblical marriage and morality, and we welcome ethnic diversity (Isaiah 56:7; Philippians 2:15-16).

OUR PURPOSE WE EXIST TO

Exalt Gods Greatness; Evangelize Gods Work Equip Gods People Express Gods Love through Jesus Christ

OUR MISSION

To Love God and Love People!