September 21, 2014

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ

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

Brad Seevers
Senior Minister
(740-550-9882)

David Tingler
Associate Minister

Sunday Services

Bible School
8:45 a.m.

Worship
10:00 a.m.

Evening Worship
6:00 p.m.

Coming October 3rd, we will enjoy a
night of laughter as we watch a new dvd
from Christian Comedian Tim Hawkins.
You wont want to miss this. We will
make popcorn and have drinks so all you
need to do is show up. Why not bring a
friend? We will start at 7 p.m. This
event is for our entire church family.


THOUGHTS FROM BRAD

I want to begin my article by saying, Thank you to Tim &
Marie Huffman for hosting our fall bonfire last Sunday night.
Everyone had a great time sharing the evening together and
connecting with one another. Our next evening of fellowship
is schedule for Friday night, October 3
rd
as we enjoy the
comedy of Tim Hawkins. Check out the details on the front
page of todays newsletter. We hope you and some friends
join us.

Our new elective entitled, Respectable Sins, has been
challenging to say the least. Seven of us make up this group
but there is always room for others. Its not too late to start
participating and you can still pick up a copy of our text book
from Brad today. We meet in the fellowship hall at 6:15 every
Wednesday night.

Today we continue on in our Bold series on the theme:
Bold prayers. It is my prayer that through this series, we
move away from timidity and be BOLD as His disciples in
prayer, example, life, speech and obedience. Lets amaze
the world with our boldness that is born out of belief!

Today I want to take a moment to encourage some of you
who do not tithe at the church to begin doing so. If you
remember when Jesus was approached by the Rich young
ruler he was adamant that he had kept all the
commandments and he wanted badly to inherit eternal life.
So Jesus told him There is still one thing you have not done.
Sell all your possessions and give to the poor and you will
have treasure in Heaven. Then come follow me. The Bible
says after those words were spoken, the man walked away
very sad because he was rich. Many today struggle with this
same sin problem. You see, many today think what they
have is theirs because they believe they have amassed what
they have on their own. Jesus ended that story as he
responded to his disciples who had given much by saying, I
assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or
brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom
of God will be repaid many times over in this life, and will
have eternal life in the world to come.

Now, our motivation for giving is not Im buying my way into
Heaven because we cant do that. It is only by Gods grace
we have eternal life. But, Jesus used this story as a means to
show his demand that He is either Lord of all, or not Lord at
all. Trust him with your finances and I assure you that You
cannot out give Him. God is good!

Brad





BITS FROM BRO. DAVE

PERSONAL NOTE: I just want to pass along
my personal appreciation to all of you who are
so faithful in your participation here at Fifth
Avenue. It is encouraging that so many of you
are lending your talents in many areas. Let me
challenge all of us to take a look at volunteer
needs and see if we might be able to lend a
hand in one of the several areas of need.

MI DWEEK BI BLE STUDI ES: Our two
study groups are continuing each Wednesday.
Our morning group meets at 10:00 am and the
evening session is at 6:30. I invite any who
are interested to join us for our current Brief
Survey of Old Testament History. Study
outlines are available. It is not too late to join
either of the groups. (This week we continued
our examination of the creation and the flood.)

OCTOBER EVENT: Thursday, October 16,
is the date for our trip to Amish Country and
the David Warther Museum. David Warther
is a skilled craftsman following in the
footsteps of his very talented father and
grandfather. Davids specialty is the carving
of miniature ships, from ancient to more
modern. A feature article, on his work,
appeared in the September 14 issue of
Country Living. After our museum tour,
we will have lunch at the Dutch Valley
Restaurant and visit our favorite cheese shops
in the afternoon. The cost, for travel and
museum admission, will be $15 per person.
We will depart at 7:30 am and return in late
afternoon. A sign-up sheet is posted.
Payment is due at signup.

FUTURE EVENTS: In November, I am
encouraging all of our seniors to participate in
our churchs annual Thanksgiving dinner, on
November 16. Our friend, Tom Shelton, will
be providing entertainment. On December 11,
we are planning a special catered lunch for our
Keenagers and friends.

FI NAL THOUGHT: Life expectancy is
increasing. You can expect about anything
these days.

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS September 14, 2014

Sunday School n/c
Morning Worship 129
Evening Worship 32
Wednesday (9/17) 33
Weekly Budget $ 4,790.00
Budget Received $ 4,321.50
Missions $ 500.00
Van Fund $ 40.00
Building Fund $ 10.00

SERVING SCHEDULE September 21, 2014

At the Table Patrick Wersell and Hank Wellman
Serving
Dale Rose, Larry King,
George Lambert, Carmel Marsh
Pastor of the week
PM Deacon Dale Rose

COMMUNION Denise Baird

GREETERS Don and Judy Gardner

NURSERY
Sunday School Shirley Marsh
Worship Volunteer Needed

VISITOR CENTER Sue Tingler

SECURITY
Bible School Carmel Marsh
Worship Jeff Crook
Evening Worship Jim Puckett

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, September 24
th

Seniors Bible Study, 10am/6:30pm
Respectable Sins Bible Study, 6:15pm
Elders/Deacons Meeting, 7:30pm

Sunday, September 28
th

Food Pantry Sunday

Wednesday, October 1
st

Seniors Bible Study, 10am/6:30pm
Respectable Sins Bible Study, 6:15pm

Thursday, October 2
nd

Self-Defense Class, 6pm

Friday, October 3
rd

Comedy Night, 7pm

Saturday, October 4
th

Craft Corner, 9-noon
Jane King Mark McGee Naressa Allen Marianna Gall Camille Stiverson
Millie Hoy Our Troops Jeane Goldfarb Mark Seevers Amy Culbertson
Carter Alberta Ellis Judy Fricker Norma Bullock Kenneth Dusthimer
John Hill Damon Blake Turner Betty Sparks Jim Hoff

ELDERS MEETINGS
Please make a note of the change in the dates of
the upcoming Elders meetings:
Wednesday, September 24
th
7:30pm
(Elders/Deacons meeting)
Wednesday, October 22
nd
7:30pm
(Elders only)

MAYWOOD MISSION FOOD PANTRY

Maywood Mission provides a food pantry for
community members in need. Donations can be
left at the nursery door entrance on Sunday,
September 28
th
. Items needed for the pantry:
Rice Beef Stew Tuna
Navy beans Tuna helper Cake mix
Noodles Spaghetti Sauce Spaghetti
Cereal Brownie Mix Cornbread Mix
Canned Fruit Canned Vegetables Canned Soup
Prayer Requests


SERVING SCHEDULE September 28, 2014

At the Table Dave Tingler and Dave Riggenbach
Serving
Josh Czich, Dick Shumaker,
Ned Tomlinson, Hank Wellman
Pastor of the week Dave Tingler
PM Deacon Josh Czich

COMMUNION Denise Baird

GREETERS Shirley Alexander

NURSERY
Sunday School Volunteer Needed
Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson

VISITOR CENTER Sue Tingler

SECURITY
Bible School Ray Coats
Worship George Lambert
Evening Worship George Lambert


A nominating committee, for church
officers for 2015, has been appointed.
If you have suggestions for any
candidate you may pass them to Fred
Griffith, Beverly Puckett, Carol Craft,
Tim Huffman, or Bob Neff.
Current Officers

Elders:
Fred Griffith (term expires 2015)
Dave Tingler (term expires 2014)
Patrick Wersell (term expires 2015)

Deacons:
Josh Czich (term expires 2014)
Tim Huffman (term expires 2015)
Bob Neff (term expires 2015)
Dale Rose (term expires 2014)
Lowell Trimmer (term expires 2015)

Trustees:
John Baird (term expires 2014)
Dan Brown (term expires 2014)
Tim Huffman (term expires 2015)
Larry King (term expires 2014)
George Lambert (term expires 2014)
David Riggenbach (term expires 2015)

Special Officers
(elected each year to a one-year term):
Sunday School Superintendent
Marg Shumaker, Financial Secretary
Jean Azbell, Financial Treasurer
Julie Stuck, Assistant to the Treasurer
Patrick Wersell, Missions Secretary-Treasurer
From your Mission Committee: Each month we will be featuring a
mission we support. We want you to know about them and be glad
about the good they do. This month we are featuring IDES.

IDES stands for International Disaster Emergency Service. It is not
a ministry unto itself. It is a ministry that partners with Christian
Churches/Churches of Christ in the United States and their
missionaries overseas. All their projects touch on caring for the
poor, the sick, the hungry, and the homeless. Their other objective
is that those they help hear the Good News about Jesus. In the
month of September they will have distributed $181,374.50. (This
total is down). It will go to parts of the world affected by some
disaster like: India, Kenya, Thailand, Haiti, Pakistan, Panama,
Philippines, and Myanmar. We send them $150.00 each month.

Im hungry Im scared: We hear these words from our families
from time to time. But true hunger or terror is not something we
know much about. I used to hear the phrase our poorest people
are better off than the poor in the world. I didnt comprehend what
that meant, but one only has to follow the news to hear and see
what real hunger and terror mean. Thank God we can help them!


Thanksgiving Banquet
Sunday, November 16
th
at 5:00 pm
Tom Shelton in Concert

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

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.
Sunday School Classes for All Ages

Classes at 8:45 unless noted

Nursery (Birth through 3 years old)
Jesus Loves Me
Room 102

Preschool (Ages 3-6)
Bible Friends
Room 105
Marie Huffman, Teacher

Early Elementary (Kindergarten 3
rd
Grade)
Jesus, Our Example
Room 101
Deborah Will, Teacher

Upper Elementary Class (4
th
6
th
Grade)
Jesus, Our Example
Room 106
Larry King, Teacher

Junior/Senior High
Jesus and My Life
Room 308
Nick Barrell, Teacher

Ladies Class
The Storm Inside
Room 209
Beverly Puckett, Teacher

Adult Class
Room 214
Brad Seevers, Teacher

Harmony Adult Class
Sustaining Hope
Room 204
Dave Tingler, Teacher

Philothean Adult Class
Parables
Room 108
Jim Love, Teacher
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are in serious need of volunteers in every area of
our congregations life. If you will lend your talents in
any of the areas listed below, contact the
person/persons named.

Officers/Leaders Contact any member of the
Nominating Committee

Sunday School Teachers Contact one of our Elders

Security Contact Ray Coats

Nursery Care Contact Patrick Wersell

Operation of Sound/Visual Contact Fred Griffith

Any Other Contact one of our Elders

Communion Prep Denise Baird
CRAFT CORNER
Saturday, October 4
th
~ 9-noon

Delores Payne will be teaching a class on how to make a
crocheted or knitted sky cap. Anyone interested in
participating in this project will need to bring 1 skein of
Red Heart variegated worsted weight yarn, a size 6 14-
inch knitting needle or a size G or H crochet hook, and a
yarn needle to sew a seam. The sky cap is a simple tube
shape with a bit of decrease at the crown. The variegated
color makes a very interesting pattern.

If you do not wish to make the sky cap, please bring any
craft you are already working on and spend the morning
in fellowship with other crafters!


Core Values...

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

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).

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.

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!
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. If you would like to take a Curious class,
please indicate this on your Silent Roll Call Card.
Bold Prayers
Acts 4
Brad Seevers preaching

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