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Pastor’s Notes: October has been designated

nationally as Pastor/Clergy

Appreciation month. I fully

understand that what makes the

church function is her weekly volunteer force.

Each one of those people are just as dedicated and just as called as those we refer to as clergy. Yet

there are men & women with definite calls of God on their lives and they devote themselves to that

call of God. Woodruff Church of God is blessed to have a wonderful ministerial staff. I wanted, on

behalf of the Woodruff Church of God, to express our love and appreciation to each one of them.

James & Wanda Shealy - Pastor Shealy is our Pastor Emeritus & Senior Adult Pastor. We have been

blessed to have him pour into our congregation now for close to 30 years. What a blessing and

honor it has been to have him lead us, teach us, preach to us and love us. I personally am thankful

for all he has done for me and I know each one of you feel the same. He and his wife are doing an

excellent job leading our Senior Adult ministry and Woodruff Church of God wants them to know

that we love and appreciate them so much.

Jason, Stephanie, Savannah & Tanner Fowler - Pastor Jason or "PJ" does a wonderful job leading

ACTS Student Ministries. They have a genuine love and compassion for the youth of our church &

community and actively engage them in living a disciplined Christ like life. Jason has picked up

many other "hats" to wear in ministry as well. He also serves as our Christian Education Director as

well as helping out with our website. He also was instrumental in helping us get our church services

streamed online. Words cannot express our love and appreciation to Pastor Jason and his

wonderful family.

Donna, Garren, Faith & Cole Burdette - Pastor Donna has lived in Woodruff all her life. She is a

Woodruff Church of God product. She's faithfully volunteered and helped out anywhere she could,

all the time loving on children. It is no surprise that the Lord called her to become a Children's

Pastor. She and her family are doing a wonderful job leading our children. The Extreme Kidz

Children's ministry has experience great growth under their leadership. She has a passion to see

children's lives be changed and for them to have a personal encounter with God. We are so blessedto have Pastor Donna and her family as part of our ministerial team. We love and appreciate you.

Buster & Betty Ball - Who does not know Buster Ball? The fact is, you'll be hard pressed to find

anyone around here that does not know him or has not heard about him. That is a great testimony

as to the outreach & visiting Rev. Ball does. There are not many homes in Woodruff that Buster has

not been in. And when someone needs prayer, they know who to call....Buster Ball. Bro. Buster's

ministry includes bus/van ministry, outreach & visitation, Meals on Wheels, Prayer leader on

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Wednesday morning and I'm sure other things as well. Sis. Betty is a huge part of Bro. Buster's

ministry but has her own ministry as well. Sis. Betty was among the 1st to have a burden and desire

to see children be fed a meal because they were coming to church hungry. Kidz Kafe has been a

huge blessing and we are thankful for her burden. Woodruff Church of God is blessed to say that

Buster & Betty Ball belong to us. We love and appreciate you and your ministries.

Todd, Vickie, Katie, Chas & Genevieve Porter - We are blessed to say we have the best if not among

the best musical program anywhere around. Yes we have wonderful musicians and the best singers

around. But without sensitive, qualified and anointed leadership, we'd be making a bunch of

sounds but not touching the heart of God. Todd & Vickie are sensitive to the leading of the Spirit,

seek the face of God for what to do in each service and are gifted in what they do. They spend

countless hours listening to music to find new songs, countless hours in arranging and planning....all

before ever coming onto the church grounds. They also have to deal with scheduling of singers,

finding replacements, filling in holes... Woodruff Church of God is blessed to have the Porter's

leading us in music ministry and we want them to know how much we love and appreciate them

and their ministry.

Sergio, Mayra, Emelio & Noel Burgos - Our newest ministry at Woodruff is our Hispanic Ministry.

We were blessed when Pastor Sergio & his family began attending but were doubly blessed when

he felt the call to lead our Hispanic ministry. For over 10 years, we had been praying that God

would allow us to have a Hispanic ministry again. When the timing was right and when the

leadership was in place, God answered that prayer. For over a year, Pastor Sergio & his wife have

been working and serving the Iglesia de Dios here in Woodruff. We are so proud of them and want

to show our appreciation for their ministry. We love you.

I also want to thank Andrea Hyman. She may not hold credentials, but she certainly is part of our

ministry team. She is here Monday through Friday and is usually the first voice you hear or the first

face you see. She has been a blessing to us and has taken on many other "hats" as well. We arethankful that she is part of our team and want her to know that love and appreciate her. We love

her husband Ray and 2 boys, Mason & Colt. Thank you!!!

TIME CHANGE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT...... turn your clocks back 1 hour.

Hey, you get an extra hour of sleep. So Sunday should be NO EXCUSES

SUNDAY!!!!!

Mark your calendar.....November 24 in the AM service will beBaby Dedication. If you have a baby or child that needs to be

dedicated, please call the church office and leave the necessary

information. Remember, that dedication is as much about the

parent/guardian as it is the child. Therefore at least one of the

parents/guardians needs to be a born again Christian.

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The week of Thanksgiving, we always move our service to Tuesday night to give our families

more time with their family. This year, I've been asked to speak at the Community Service that

will be held at Cavins Baptist Church. Therefore, we'll be moving our service on Tuesday,

November 26th

Extreme Kidz closet will open this Saturday November 2 from 9-12, if you know of a family inneed of clothes please let them know about this, if you have any questions please see Alyssa

Hayes or Ms Donna.

Thank you for every kindness shown us during the sickness and death of our sister.

The pastors could not have treated us better and the ladies who served the meal were

all a great comfort to us. ~The Family of Kay Brandenburg

We are very appreciative of the love shown to us in one of our darkest hours. We are forever

grateful for the great meal and the continued prayers. ~With Love, The Johnson family

Prayer List

AMERICA, Curtis Culpepper, Robin Erwin, Raymond Lowman, Kim Roberson, Mary Ann Cox,

Rhonda Rhodes, Ashley Layton, Tammy Pierson, Alicia Landurm, Megan Laster, Judy Mary

Roddy, Rick & Angie James, Etta Mitchell, Darryl Crowe, Michael Edmond, McKailey Smith, Beth

Clary Family, Wayne Hudson, Shirley Rochester Downing, The Smith Family, Paula Beck & Family,

Jerry Bragg, Ellen Wood, Carolyn Conway, Dana Cobb, Dianne Brown, Garry Gregg & Family,

Candace Jackson, Pauline Wilson, Gerald Wilson Sr., Michael Young, Keith Littlefield , Debbie

Waddell, Gene Hall, Juanita Simpson, John Painter, Kathy Gillespie, Adriane & TJ McCall, Daniel

Becky & Her Son, Unspoken, Trudy, Kayla Lister, Those needing jobs, Caregivers, Shut-Ins, &

Those in nursing homes

This year, the music department is sponsoring a community outreach project called "Miracle on

Poole Street" on Saturday, Dec. 7. We hope to feed up to 400 unchurched, needy people from

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the surrounding community. The choir will be singing for them, but will also be serving them

that night. We are in need of lots of donations. We are grateful for the donations and support

we have already received. If you would like to volunteer to serve in some way, or if you have

any questions, please let Todd or Vickie know! Here's a list of some of the things we need:

100 lbs. of precooked ham(7) 5-6 Ft. Christmas Trees

(We have 1 tree donated so far! We need 7 more!)

8 Storage Bins

6 families or groups to adopt a Christmas tree

(Two groups have already adopted a tree - Thanks Life Matters SS and Kidz Kafe!

We need 6 more!)

Lotion, shampoo, shower gel, etc. for 150 gift bags

Work gloves, small flashlight, tape measure, etc. for 150 gift bags

150 coloring books/crayons

Lots of Christmas candy

Other items that can be given away in a drawing(TV, pocket book, gift cards, bicycle, anything

that can be donated)

In addition to "Miracle on Poole Street", the choir will be presenting "The Best of His Story" on

Sunday night, December 8 at 6 pm in the Sanctuary. This will be a unique opportunity to hear

about some of the great things that have happened as a result of our "His Story" program over

the last many years. We will be singing some of your favorite songs! We are looking forward to

a great night!

The choir will wear FALL COLORS this Sunday!

Thursday night was our monthly Joy Club meeting and we had a great meal and some great

fellowship. We are seeing new people almost every month and if you are not presently involved

with us you have a special invitation to do so at our very next meeting which will be November

21. Please note the change. Since Thanksgiving falls on our regular meeting date, we always

move our meeting a week up, so mark your calendar. This will be a pot-luck and we will talkabout it later.

By the time you get this newsletter, our Travel Club will be in Amish Country Pa . and I can

assure you that we are having a ball and wish you were here. Hope to see all of you in church

this Sunday.

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Toy Closet items for this week:Lotion/Body Wash packages

Belk Charity Sale is Nov. 9. Get your tickets from Judy Crocker.

The Ladies are selling Tupperware. All proceeds will go toward helping a worthy cause. All

money and orders are due Nov. 6.

That's right, Band Of Brothers now has "A Man Cave". We have been in the process of renovating the area under the main sanctuary ( formerly known as the prophet's chambers) and

will begin holding our monthly meetings in ( now known as ) "The Man Cave" for the month of

November and every month to come. Guys, you will be proud of YOUR area for ministry.

If anyone would like to donate to the Band Of Brothers, we need approximately two couches,

two love seats and two recliner/rockers, they don't have to be new but we do want them to be

in good shape for our use. Sectionals will work great!!! All money donations would be greatly

appreciated as well and can be turned in to the church office.

P&W Practice at 5:45pm Wednesday Night.

Drama Practice Sunday at 4:45pm

Drama practice for 6-12 year old Sunday @ 5:00.

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Christmas Play Practice @ 6:00 for ages 2-12

Extreme Kidz shirts will be ordered by the end of this month. If you would to order one please

contact Ms Donna with the size you need. The cost of the shirt is $10.00 and will be ordered on

October 31st

. We will not order shirts again before Junior Talent. Please place your order if you

need a shirt, to make sure you get the size you need ;).

Upcoming Events:

October 30: Trunk or Treat- this is a church wide event. We would like

to invite you to either park your car in a parking place or you can put

chairs out in the parking place to hand out candy. We would the

parking lot of the CLC parking lot to be filled with cars handing out

candy to the Kids and fellowship with their parents. Please see Ms.

Donna to Reserve your parking pace! Thank you for your support to the Extreme Kidz.

November 16: Thanksgiving Meal to the community... If you would like to donate green

beans, dressing, mac and cheese, or rolls please see Ms Donna. We will take out 300 platesto the needy in the community! If you would like to help in anyway please see Ms Donna or

Mr Garren.

November 23: Extreme Kidz Skating

A big thank you to everyone, that came out and joined us Sunday morning for our first “building

fund benefit”. I hope everyone enjoyed the food, I know I did. I hope everyone has a wonderful

week. Thank you and God Bless.

Spotlight: Happy 17th Birthday to Autumn Brown

Love, your family

Ministry Leaders for This Week

Greeters- Pat Chappell & Robbie Gwinn

Sunday School Greeter – Robert D. Sloan

CLC Greeter – Paul Lundberg

Crossing Guard- David Hoyt

Head Ushers – Charles O’Shields & Bobby Brown Finance Committee – Ryan Ballard & Bobby Brown

Usher Team #2 – Ryan Ballard, Sam Garrett, Walter Housand,

Paul Lundberg, John Nemitz, Paul Nichols, & Phillip Pruitt

Wednesday Bus Pickup: Phillip Pruitt

Bus Take Home: Clint and Donna

Van 1 Pickup: Tabitha and Brian

Van 2 Pickup: Richard and Buster

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Van 1 Take home: Deanna and Gina

Van 2 Take home: Tim and June

Wednesday Night Late Workers: Lynette & Patsy

Nursery—AM –Ann Knight & Tanya Tumblin PM: Stephanie Fowler

Youth workers for Extreme Kidz Church: Alison, Faith, Josh, Zack

Music- AM-Brantley Burnett PM-Mike PeelerPraise Team- Maroon Computer –Chas Guitar – Korey, Duck, & Greg

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