The Visitor » 2011 » October

Here and There
by Wes Price
We are pleased to have Doyle and Barbara Kee with us this morning for our morning worship. Wherever the French language is spoken, these two have been active in spreading the gospel, both by personal appearances and by literature. Most recently, Doyle has been in the Congo where he helped dedicate the new classroom and dormitory for the preachers school there. We are glad that we were able to participate in that good work. Please welcome them warmly.
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We are glad that our first attempt at a radically different place to worship in the Sunday services was successful. Now, we do not ignore the fact that some were not as comfortable with the new arrangement, we are pleased that everything went smoothly at the morning worship. It was especially noticeable at the time of the Lord’s Supper when a completely different arrangement of seating made it difficult to make sure that all were served. But, to our good pleasure, everything went smoothly, even taking into account that we had two new men serving at the table who have never done this before anywhere to my knowledge. We compliment all who served.
Please share your constructive criticisms with us so that we don’t overlook anything that will further enhance our efforts at this new place of worship.
We are still making rearrangements in the Community Room, so that we can have more chairs available as we need them. Alma Faye has been rearranging the books in the library so that we can find room to put the Card Catalog files in them.
We have on hand a number of secular books, including quite a number of the Readers Digest Condensed Books that we need to dispose of. If you have loaned books for others to borrow and want them back, we would appreciate it if you would look through the bookshelf on the east wall of the Community Room and remove yours. We will wait for a couple of weeks before we repeat this announcement and all will have time to retrieve their books. Thanks for your help.
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PLEASE REMEMBER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: Following the afternoon worship service, we will honor our dear sister Fay Hartsell on the occasion of her 97th birthday with a “sack supper” in her honor. We will have a special meal prepared for her and also she will have the honor of making the first cut on her birthday cake. Come one and all and help us say “happy birthday” to Fay.
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Join Phil Sanders for his message on “The Cross” next Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. on Channel 27, KDFI-TV.
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A MEETING WITH A KING
When Herbert Hoover was President, he, Mrs. Hoover, and an official group stopped one beautiful Lord’s Day morning at a little church building in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Most of the members were out for a drive that day and didn’t even give a passing thought to the importance of assembling for worship. Only thirteen people were present when Hoover arrived. Afterwards the absent members said, “If we had known that the President would be there we would have gone to church.” True Christians do not miss a President when they fail to attend services–they miss the King of Kings!!!
Bulletin Digest

PRAYER LIST

Keep the Owen’s granddaughters, McKenna and Morgan in your prayers.
Rita Harrison is back at Silverado, Room 401.
Tom Duvall is back at Laurenwood Rehab, Room 612.
Muriel McMillan – results of her last tests were good.
Wanda Maloy is to have surgery at Baylor Hospital October 26.

Larry Armstrong; Jack and Oleta Armstrong; Addie Bennett; Elaine Birkhead; Charlie and Nadine Brown; David and Mary Jean Calvert; Betty Choate; Dr. “J” Coats; Jim and Ada Couch; Ruby Faas; Virginia Flanagan; Doris Henry; Bill Hinton; Ed Horn; Becky Howe, Jacob’s niece; Mary Catherine Jayroe; Nancy Lindley; Mark Locke; Sylvia McMillion; Daselle Mitchell; Billie Morgan; James and Ann Schoolfield; Bobbie and Vince Muirhead; Lula Murray; Vernon and Mary Ruth Percival; Rick Ramsey; Dan Sherbit; Elvira Solis; Nancy Spurgeon; Treva Traylor; Rick Wallace; Stan White; Fran Womelsdorff; Marie Works.

Prayer List – Military
David Mutranowski, great-nephew of Betty Thornton, (David in danger in Afghanistan);
Kevin Bruce, great-nephew of Rita Wood, stationed in Afghanistan.
List of service men in Agnes Nelson’s family.
Cpl. Gray, Timothy C.; A1C Meredith, Ryan S.
PFC Vincent, Nathan
(Addresses of the service men listed on the Prayer List are on the bulletin board in the foyer.)
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Vital Signs October 2, 2011
Offering: $3,938.01 Budget: $2,864.42
Bible Class 43 Morning Worship 64
Afternoon Worship 36 Wed, 9/28/11 32
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SYMPATHY: We again want to offer our much love and sympathy to Cookie Rowe. Her sister-in-law, Donna Ware, passed away. The funeral was Friday here at the church building.

“Looking Forward”
Well, this beautiful fall weather is finally here, and isn’t it something? Nice cool mornings and warm afternoons, the only thing lacking is some good rain, and we pray the Lord will see fit to give it to us, of course, we know if it be his will!
We all had a great time after services last Sunday evening thanks to Charlie and Nadine and their family we had some great eats and a fine time of great fellowship. I think we had 40+ to show up for the get-together.
Bro. Wes had a fine lesson on Sunday afternoon , of course they are all good, but this one just seemed extra special to Oleta and me.
Let’s not forget that on October 8 Rick and Rhonda Ramsey (two of our special friends) will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary at an open house at their new home: 2526 Axminster Dr., Grand Prairie, TX 75050., from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. I don’t know of anyone who works harder than Rick Ramsey for this congregation, and no couple that are loved more.
We haven’t heard from our dear friends, Cloyce and Kay Jurecka, for a while and we sure pray they are doing well. Come see us when you are able.
We had a good turn out on 10/2 in the Community Room, only had a few empty chairs. We had several visitors, and sure hope they return.
It was mentioned in the last Visitor that we should give Ann Tomaszewski a special commendation for the work she does in the World Bible School, but I would like to go further and say she is one of the hardest working ladies in the church that I know. She gives in so many ways behind the scenes that lots of folks don’t know about. Ann we all want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all you do, and for the fine Christian example you set for us all.
Semper Fidelis
(Always Faithful)