EIGHTH AND HARRISON CHURCH OF CHRIST

801 E. Harrison Harlingen, Texas

(956) 423-3353

Christian Family Information

May 13, 2012

Welcome, Visitors! We would like to have a record of your visit on one of the attendance cards. All are reminded that a nursery is provided near the northeast exit of the building for children from birth up to age three.

Wednesday Fellowship Meal: The menu for this Wednesday will be Taco Stack-up with all the trimmings. Please indicate on your attendance card how many will be attending. Visitors are always welcome. You are encouraged to help with the cost of the meal, at least $4 per person up to $10 per family. Remember that any “excess” contributions on the third Wednesday go to the Neighborhood Food Pantry.

Care Group’s All-Together Pot Luck Dinner will take place next Sunday, May 20, in the Multipurpose Building right after Sunday morning worship assembly. We will use the Great Occasion to also honor all of our graduates from Kindergarten through University and Advanced Degrees.

Bibles for the Ukraine. Total contributions to EEM to place Bibles and related materials in the public schools of Rivne and Poltava, Ukraine, from this congregation now total $11,000!

We remind you of the following members who are confined to their places of residence or have other needs: Mary Bishop, Alice Flowers (Atrium Place), Florene Burkham (Golden Palms), Mryl Newhouse (Retama Manor), Fay Young (Golden Palms), Rodney Cramer (Audie Murphy in San Antonio), Starlin May, Linda Scott, Dorothy Hukill.

SonShine Christian Youth Camp will take place June 3-9. Campers can still register to go. Cost is now $205. Application forms are available from the office or online.

Singing School at ACU takes place from Sunday, July 15, through Friday, July 20. We would really like to take several from this congregation. They offer some 20 different classes for various levels of expertise and experience including music theory, song leading, worship assembly development, etc. Several partial scholarships are available. Check with Jake for more information and/or the web site at singingschool.org.

Softball. Our men will be playing this Friday night beginning at 10 PM. Come out and cheer them on.

EWES NEWS

Memorial Weekend Service. EWES are coordinating a special time for our service on Sunday, May 27 to honor the men and women who have served to protect the freedom of our country in the armed forces. If you or someone in your family (who are or were members of this congregation) has served please contact Teleshia Vincent for more information on this memorial.

Mark Your Calendar.  On Wednesday evenings from June 27 through August 22 we will work our way through “Stuck,” a DVD Bible Study by Jennie Allen. Study guide will cost $8.  Contact Catherine Rochell to register or for more information.

VBS Planning Meeting. Everyone is encouraged to join in as we meet to discuss our Vacation Bible School set for July 16-20. Courage in Captivity is the theme for this year’s VBS centered on Daniel in Babylon. There are jobs to fit everyone’s talent-- tribe leader, decorator, shopkeeper, drama leader, playground staff, music leader, supply coordinator, snack coordinator, publicity coordinator and assistants in all areas. We will meet on Sunday, May 20, at 4PM before evening assembly.

Teachers are needed for the Summer Quarter for Children's Bible classes. If you have a friend you would like to team up with to share/split the summer quarter so that you each agree to teach half of the quarter in order to accommodate your summer travel plans this can be negotiated. Please notify Mary Nabours if you can teach a class or have a friend you have agreed to team up with to share the teaching of the summer quarter with.

FOCUS STATEMENT

Turning friends into FAMILY through the love of Jesus Christ.

Faith-building Fellowship

Adoration of our Lord Jesus Christ

Ministering and Evangelizing

Involving people to glorify God

Loving one another as Christ loves us

You

Come and be a part of the FAMILY.

The elders will be meeting soon with deacons and other ministry leaders to help determine how the vision statement will be incorporated into the various ministries of the congregation.

All-together Care Group

Next Sunday, May 20, we will have our traditional, all-together, end-of-season, Care Group Pot-luck Dinner, right after the morning Worship Assembly. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall to set out and then pick up our food. Tables will be provided in the fellowship hall and chapel area for eating. We will use the special time together also to celebrate the accomplishments of all of our graduates from kindergarten up through university level and beyond, with graduate degrees and at least one doctorate.

We are asking Noon Group 1 to prepare the drinks and Noon Group 2 to do the general Set Up. Each other Care Group is asked to provide a couple of people for Clean Up.

Congratulations to our Graduates!

Last Sunday we honored our High School Graduates--Kaitlin Fox, Tyler Godfrey and Iliana Gonzalez. In addition several more from our family are graduating this spring in other contexts such as preschools, kindergartens, junior highs, etc. Also several university and post graduate degrees. The others that we know about are as follows.

ê Michael Arellano from Texas A&M Corpus Christi with a degree in Athletic Training.

ê Krista Hlozek from Texas A&M Galveston with a degree in Marine Biology (She appreciates our prayers in her search for a job).

ê Shane Henken from Texas State University San Marcos with a degree in Photography.

ê Heather Smith with a Masters of Nursing—Family Nurse Practitioner degree from University of Texas Pan American.

ê Dennis Amstutz with a Doctorate in Education Leadership from Texas A&M Kingsville.

ê Brandon Guillen (son of Jennifer Shinsato) is graduating from civilian life to enter Basic Training in Special Warfare at Great Lakes Naval Base, IL.

Let us know in the office if there are others that we may have overlooked.

Order of Worship

May 13, 2012

Song Leader: Daniel Perkins

Blessed Assurance (480)

Call to Worship

From 2 Peter 1

We Praise Thee, O God (2)

O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink (540)

My Faith Looks Up to Thee (586)

Prayers of the People led by Reagan Florence

We Saw Thee Not (342)

The Lord’s Supper

Prayers led by Joel Vincent

Our Offering

Prayer led by Joel Vincent

We Saw Thee Not (342)

Children’s Worship (age 3 – 3^rd Grade) dismissed

Team Leader this week: Judy Sparks

(Next week’s leader: Rebecca & Jaime Reyna)

From the Word: Colossians 2:6-9

Read By Ian Collins

Faithful Love (18)

Sermon: Focus Statement: Faith-Building Fellowship

By Jacob Vincent

Living By Faith (560)

Prayer led by Benjy Vincent

Living By Faith (560)

Schedule of Assemblies

Sunday

10:20 AM – Worship Assembly

9:15 AM – Bible Classes

5:00 PM – Worship Assembly

Tuesday

10:00 AM – Ladies’ Bible Class (September – May)

Wednesday

6:00 PM – Fellowship Meal

7:00 PM – Classes for All

Nursery Attendants This Morning:

Silvia Gonzalez and Andrea Hooper

The nursery is available for newborns through three years of age, located near the northeast exit.

Greeters for the Month of May:

Doug & Charlotte Smith Lobby - South

Rosemarie Swinney Auditorium

Jim Nabours Auditorium

Catherine Rochell Auditorium

Our Record for the Week of

May 6, 2012

Bible Classes = 117

AM Worship = 190, PM Worship = n/a

Wednesday Evening = n/a

Weekly Budget = $5,523.19

Regular Contribution = $7,984.91

Those who are willing to serve

Lead Singing Tonight: Reuben Britten

Lead Prayer Tonight: Joey Albritton and Don Kretz

Serve Communion Tonight: Ian Collins

Wednesday Fellowship Meal at 6 PM

All Classes Meet at 7 PM on Wednesday

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