A Word From Wes: Park Avenue Family Ministry

New Members A.J. & Whitney Vogl

110 W. Elm, Gainesville, TX 76240. Congratulations to A.J. & Whitney who were married yesterday. Please welcome them and their son, Hunter, to our church family.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Seth & Ashlie Foltermann on the birth of their baby boy, Hudsnn Foltermann, born Tuesday, October 13. Congratula-tions also to grandparents, Mike & Marsha Foltermann.

Hunter Ball & Abby Clark were married on October 9, 2015 at Rustic Grace Estate in Van Alstyne. Hunter is the son of Stacy and Amy Ball.

Congratulations also to Ty Kirkbride who was baptized into Christ last Sunday. We rejoice with Ty and the Kirkbride family.

Pantry We are in need of Canned Fruit, 10 oz Canned Soup, Large Mayon-naise and Jelly. Please leave your items by the pantry door.

SAMPACC Trip

The SAMPACC trip is this Saturday, October 24. The group is taking the church bus to Whitesboro for a 50’s music concert and Barbecue dinner catered by The Smoke House of Lindsay, Texas. We will leave the church building at 5 p.m.

On Sunday evening, November 1 from 6-8 p.m., SAMPACC will be hosting an intergenerational party in the Ark for the 6th through 12 graders. Pizza and drinks will be provided. SAMPACC members please bring brownies or cookies for dessert.

Men’s Class Service Project

This Saturday, October 24 the Wednesday evening men’s class will be doing some painting at Irene Hullet’s house. Anyone willing to help is welcome to join us! If you

News and Notes

Children’s C orner

Family Flight Night TODAY we will have a Family Flight Night for all Flight 56 students and their parents from 6-8 p.m. in the ARK. Please RSVP to Rachel McClure.

Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child part-ners with churches worldwide to reach boys and girls with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Please take a shoe box and fill with gifts and return your box to a location under the coat racks in the main hallway. Deadline is next Sunday, October 25.

are interested and would like to be involved in this project please contact Phil Landrum or Todd Catteau.

Families in Need We are in need of 2 dressers, 2 full size beds, 1 queen size bed with mattress, living room chairs. If you can help please contact Robert Pope at 972-322-0426.

Needed for a single mom—any and all items including baby bed and carrier for newborn son, due in December. If you can help, please contact Jane Bolerjack, 903-416-9202.

Flu Shots Flu shots will be administered on October 25th after worship service by Mary Lynn Foster. If you are interested in having your vaccina-tion, please sign one of the sheets at the visitors center. You will find a consent form there also. Please pick one of those up and have it filled out when you have your vaccination.

Budget Requests We are preparing the budget for 2016. If you have a budget request please contact the church office by no later than November 1.

Candy Donations Boxes are available under the coat racks for candy donations for the Fall Festival on October 31.

Childcare We are in need of two childcare volunteers for Celebrate Recovery. If you are interested, please contact Judy Odom, 903-327-8450.

Small Group Change For tonight, the Rosser family will be hosting our High School small group. All other details are the same.

Homecoming Sarah spent this past weekend at Abilene Christian University’s homecoming with several friends whom she met at school and some who are still there finishing their degrees. It’s a pretty common thing, homecoming. We have it for high schools and colleges alike. We have reunions with former classmates. I have been out of high school for just

over 5 years now (shocked?) and it is amazing to me how much change has taken place in myself, my fami-ly, my peers. I love looking back, just for a time, to see the way that God has worked, to see growth and to see the way my path through life has been forged. I also love looking forward. When I started at Frisco Liberty in 2006, we had no one to come home because we opened the high school. Our first big fall event, dance, and football game, was called forthcoming. We got to set the traditions. In many ways this

was and is as much fun as coming home. Here’s to charting new courses together!

Fall Retreat Sign ups are now available for our annual Fall Retreat. I am asking for $50 from students who want to attend. Reminder that we are retreating from December 4th to December 6th. This should avoid conflicts with holidays, athletic schedules, and the like. If you are interested in sending your student with us or volunteering to chaperone and assist, let me know!

For The Record - Oct. 11, 2015

Bible Class

238

Worship

456

Wednesday

N/A

Contributions

Giving Goal

$15,485

Received $15,564

Thank you for your support of the Park Avenue Church of

Christ.

Good morning Church! So glad you’re with us today. I look forward to worshiping with you. Reminder: after worship the Clay Shepherding Group will meet in the Ark. Here’s a list of the remaining meetings.

Remaining Shepherding Group Schedule Clay Shepherding Group - Today

Skelton Shepherding Group - October 25 Sturch Shepherding Group - November 8

Hatifield Shepherding Group - November 8 Todd Shepherding Group - November 15

Howerton Shepherding Group - November 15 Kirkbride Shepherding Group - November 22

This evening is our Family Flight Night for all Flight 56 Students (5th and 6th graders) and their parents. It will take place at the Ark from 6-8pm. I’m really looking forward to this great time together!

We had a terrific Bringing Up Girls Study the past 4 weeks. Thanks to everyone who participated. A special thanks to Debbie and James Hawk, Denise McAlister, and Wynn Rosser who provided childcare for our study.

Our Bringing Up Boys Study will begin next Sunday evening and run for four weeks. If you have questions catch myself or Steve Taylor.

What a treat to have Dovene and Sarah

Afakule and their two children with us this morning.

Dovene and Sarah work as full-time missionaries in

Vogan, Togo, West Africa alongside of Hammer

and Dela Afakule, Dovene’s parents. The

Afakule’s help with the Togo Christian School

which is on adjacent property to the church. I was

blessed to be present when they had the ground

breaking for the school. Dovene will share with us

this morning how God is moving in the country of

Togo and how they are planting churches in areas

where Satan worship and voodoo are common

practice.

Thank you for your prayers and support for

my mission trip to Atibaia, Brazil. I wish I could

bottle up the joyful experience that I had with the 54

missionaries and the 14 team members who went

to minister. It was a life-changing experience for

many and I believe renewed these missionaries in a

most vital way and breathed new life into them

personally. Marriages have been fortified and

workers given new tools and new friendships and

connections that let them know they are not alone

in the Kingdom work in South America.

B a s i l ’ s B e a t O u t r e a c h &

I n v o l v e m e n t

This Wednesday, Oct.21

PAWS & Kids’s Cafe

Super Nachos & Refried Beans,

Homemade Desserts

Join us at 5:30 p.m. in the ARK.

Good morning and wel-come to our services. Glad you are here to hear the word and to

be strengthened by our common faith. I ask for all of your prayers as the elders and ministers take our annual retreat this week. It's always a great time of reflecting on what God has done this past year and a time of seeking His vision for the future of the body of believers that call Park Avenue home. As we have done in the past we will report to you what comes out of this time together, but in the meantime we covet your prayers for wisdom, guidance, and vision. Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no vision, the people per-ish." (KJV) We've been blessed the last few weeks to have a few families place their membership here at Park Ave-nue. Make sure you welcome these people to our church family. It's great to see the church growing. There are lots of opportunities to put your faith into action. Look through the Messenger and take action as we serve our church and our community all in the name of our Lord Jesus. Thanks to all of you for your service and hard work.

Todd’s Take

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

Meeting Times

Sunday Bible Class

9:00 AM

Sunday AM Worship

10:00 AM

Sunday PM

Small Groups

Wednesday Night

Classes 7:00 PM

Celebrate Recovery

Tuesday Night 5:45-8 PM

Upcoming

Events

Elders/Minister

Retreat October 22-24

Community Fall

Festival October 31

Let’s Get Acquainted

Luncheon November 1

3000 S. Park Avenue Denison, TX 75020

903-465-1288 office@parkavenuechurch.com www.parkavenuechurch.com

The Messenger October 18, 2015, Number 42

Communion Servers—Jeff Barnett, Jason

Andrews, Jacob Brown, Jason Brown, Gary

Calvert, Mike Foltermann, Doug Garland, Jack

Gott, Josh Hysmith, Kyle McAlister, Jim

McClure, Chris Slaughter

Greeters—Jack & Janet Gott, Bill & Linda

Heironimus, Bruce & Carol Hottel, Clint & Anne

Kirkpatrick

Ushers—Stan Ballou, Bruce Holley, Joe

Chapman

Nursery—Dianna Dale, Jenna Barton, Jordan

Honeycutt, Vivian Taylor

Communion to Shut–Ins—Gary & Shelly

Calvert

Prayer List J.D. Massengale, Donnett Smith, Ken Harralson, Marsha Jones, Jannie Bellows

Ongoing Needs Easton Kirkbride (military), Jim & Jane Scroggins, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Ronda Bigham, Kaile Norris, Chris Keene, Mary Smith,

Nell Caddell, Carolyn Riggins, Delmas Northcutt, Terry Waggoner, Jean Woodley, Barbara Corbett, Judith Waldene Nevil, Billie McGuire

Friends & Family of PA 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), Harold Keene (son of Chris Keene), Gentry McGarry (friend of Galen & Penni Smith), Hal Oliver (brother of Greg Oliver), Wanda Hall (mother of Mary Lynn Foster) Lenda Thompson (sister-in-law of J.W. Thompson), David Phillips

(father of Devry Smith) Mini Gonzales (friend of Park Avenue), Family of Charles Butler, Joanie Williams (friend of Sue Lain Harrington)

Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for up-dates to the prayer list. If no update is received, prayer requests will be retired after 30 days.

Please join us in lifting these people up in prayer

Shepherds Greg Clay—580.920.6648 Kevin Dale—580.916.1470

George Hatfield—903.357.3563 David Howerton—903.271.8678 David Kirkbride—903.327.6257 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 todd@parkavenuechurch.com

Wesley Encalade—903.624.9265 wesley@parkavenuechurch.com

Chris Heflin—903.624.1002 chris@parkavenuechurch.com

Basil McClure—903.624.1726 basil@parkavenuechurch.com

Rachel McClure—903.624.6156 rachel@parkavenuechurch.com

Mighty to Save

10,000 Reasons

Listen to Our Hearts #810

Opening Prayer—Chris Heflin

Introduction of Dovene Afakule

What the Lord Has Done in Me

Lord’s Supper—Craig Dennis The Lord’s Supper is open to all who have gathered to honor Jesus.

I Love the Lord #359

Communication Cards Please fill out a card and place it in the contribution trays

Offering—Craig Dennis

Ancient Words #19 Glorify

Kingdom Kids Dismissed

Theme Prayer—Brett Moore

Scripture Reading—Micah 7:18-20

Sermon: Micah - Todd Catteau

Before the Throne of God #24 Glorify

Shepherd’s Prayer—Billy Martindale

Find Us Faithful

(Two elders will be available in the alcoves of the atrium after the sermon to receive prayer requests.)

Order of Worship Sunday Servants

Serving Park Avenue

Sermon Notes

Micah Micah 6:8

And what does the Lord require of you?

To _________ justly

and to _________ mercy

and to _________ humbly with your God.

Did you know this was in Micah? “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” (Micah 5:2)

Over 700 years later Matthew would quote this verse in fulfillment of the birthplace of Jesus. John would also allude to this verse in John 7:42

Did you know Bethlehem means “house of bread” in Hebrew?

Did you know Micah means “who is like Yahweh” in Hebrew.

Did you know Micah was a contempo-rary of the great prophet Isaiah?

Upcoming Messages

Today Todd leads us in a lesson from Micah.

Next week, October 25, Wes will be preaching from Nahum.

Read ahead for each Sunday’s message for the most impact.