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115 W. Fifth Ave. Lancaster, OH 43130

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September 9, 2012

Brad Seevers Senior Minister (740-550-9882) David Tingler Associate Minister Scott Brown Worship & Outreach Minister Sunday Services 1st Worship 8:00 a.m. 2nd Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible School 9:15 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Starting September 10th Life Group: Joy in Christ! (No book to purchase. Just bring your Bible) Meeting each Monday at 1:30 pm at the Busseys. Starting September 12th Life Group: Not a Fan! (Cost $5) Meeting each Wednesday at 6:30 pm in the Prayer Room. This study moves you toward becoming a Follower of Jesus; not just a fan. Starting September 16th Life Group: Unquenchable Faith! (No book to purchase. Just bring your Bible) Meeting each Sunday at 6:00 pm at Dan & Janet Browns. This study will help you develop your passion for God and provide spiritual nourishment for your soul.

Special Congregational Meeting

A special congregational meeting will be held at the end of each morning worship service on Sunday, September 16th for the purpose of following our Elders recommendation regarding the hiring of Hannah Martin as our part-time Director of Childrens Ministries. There is an opportunity today to get to know Hannah from 2-3pm in the Fellowship Hall. This is open to the entire congregation.

THOUGHTS FROM BRAD

I want to take this opportunity to say thanks to all who attended our Sunday night Songfest. We had a great time singing your favorite hymns and especially loved all the special music. We have a very talented bunch of people at FACC. I look forward to the next time we plan one of these evenings. I want to encourage each of you to join us this afternoon as we hold a reception from 2-3 p.m. for Hannah Martin. We are looking to bring Hannah on staff to oversee our Childrens Ministry, which includes birth-fifth grades. We have asked Hannah to be here so you can have an opportunity to meet the person the Elders and I found worthy for hire. If you havent already, be sure to read the biographical information we gave you last week about Hannah that was inserted in your bulletin. This reception is open to ALL our church families, not just those who have children. Please join us! On September 16th, I will begin a sermon series entitled: Not a Fan. Whether you choose to participate in the weekly Life group or not, this series will challenge each of us to consider our relationship to Jesus. I do hope you will commit to being here throughout the entirety of this series. In His Service, Brad Seevers

BITS FROM BRO. DAVE

NEW HORIZONS RETREAT: This will be the final word about the annual New Horizons Retreat, in Zanesville. The event is this week (TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11). Our group will be departing at 7:30 AM. Participants should be reminded that a continental breakfast is provided by the folks at North Terrace Church of Christ. If you have registered, but cannot attend, please let me hear from you before Tuesday.
SUNDAY EVENINGS IN THE SANCTUARY:

Tonight, September 9, this program returns. We are, tonight, kicking off a series of lessons in the book of II Corinthians. The first message, in the new series, will be Living Comfortably (II Corinthians 1:1-11). If you are not involved in a small group, on Sunday evenings, I encourage you to join us. WEDNESDAYS: Our 10:00 am & 6:30 pm study groups will be returning on September 12. Our topic, for the first several weeks, will be The Church Through The Centuries. This will be a condensed look at the birth and development of the church through the 20th century. I do hope you will plan to join us. COMING IN OCTOBER: Watch for details, and sign-up sheet for our proposed trip to Bob Evans Farm Days on October 12.
FINAL THOUGHT: The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

SCOTTS THOUGHTS
James 4:7-8 says Humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. The more time we spend in the scriptures, in prayer, involved in ministry and in fellowship alongside other believers, the more opportunity we have for spiritual growth and development. These things are wonderful ways to draw near to God and resist the evil one and his temptations and all of this is critical to a lifestyle of worship. Another valuable tool is worship music. Whatever style of worship music you prefer, there are godly artists producing quality music shaped by, and in many cases taken directly from scripture. Many of the passages of scripture that I have had memorized for years I am able to remember because they are set to music. Music can also become a backdrop for your daily activities and enable a life of ceaseless prayer and praise even as we go about our other activities. I know God has used the Holy Spirit on hundreds of occasions to convict me of sin or warn me against it through music that I had in the background or at times came bursting forth from my wife or children in the next room. Lord help us to live our lives bathed in your presence through the music we choose and help that music to guard our hearts against the enemy.

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS September 2, 2012

Sunday School 1st Morning Worship 2nd Morning Worship Total Morning Worship Evening Worship Weekly Budget Budget Received Keenagers Youth Lowells Crosses Van Fund 84 92 83 175 62 4,633.00 4,297.00 100.00 5.00 20.00 50.00

$ $ $ $ $ $

It is time for the election of officers. Those serving on the Nominating Committee are: Larry Bussey, Lowell Trimmer, Tim Huffman, Sheri Puckett, and Ralph Conrad. All names for consideration must be submitted to these individuals no later than September 16th.

SERVING SCHEDULE September 9, 2012

At the Table 1st Serving 1st At the Table 2nd Serving 2nd Pastor of the week PM Deacon Ralph Conrad and Dick Shumaker Larry King, Hank Wellman, Richard Boyer, Don Gardner Mike Cooper and Nick Hinson Larry King, Dale Thornton, Ned Tomlinson, Rod Troutman Mike Cooper Larry King

COMMUNION PREPARATION 1st and 2nd Worship GREETERS 1ST Worship 2nd Worship NURSERY Sunday School 2nd Worship

Sue Tingler

Ray and Margie Ayers Neal Rudolph

Laura Wersell and Thea Kallenberg Samantha Hendricks and Jean Azbell

VISITOR CENTER 1st Worship 2nd Worship SECURITY 1ST Worship Bible School 2nd Worship Evening Worship

Becky Wellman Deb Cooper

Paul Alexander Bill Kelly Mike Bussey George Lambert

The September military hero of the month is ROTC Cadet Thomas Grabaskas who is entering his junior year at Virginia Tech, one of six senior military U.S. Colleges. Cadet Grabaskas is a member of Virginia Techs Corp of Cadets and will be returning this fall as a member of the Corps Cadre, teaching freshmen members the basic corp skills for seven weeks. Cadet Grabaskas was a member of Virginia Techs 2011 Army 10-miler team that competed in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Air Assault School, Fort Benning, GA, in July 2012. Cadet Grabaskas is majoring in Business Management and will be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army upon graduation. He is the grandson of Richard and Bertha Boyer. ROTC Thomas R. Grabaskas 233 RASCHE Blacksburg, VA 24060-0002

SERVING SCHEDULE September 16, 2012

At the Table 1st Dave Tingler and Patraick Wersell Tim Huffman, Carmel Marsh, Serving 1st Ray Ayers, Dan Brown At the Table 2nd Dave Riggenbach & Ned Tomlinson Tim Huffman, Mike Bussey, Serving 2nd Josh Czich, Nick Hinson Dave Tingler Pastor of the week Tim Huffman PM Deacon COMMUNION PREPARATION 1st and 2nd Worship GREETERS 1ST Worship 2nd Worship NURSERY Sunday School 2nd Worship VISITOR CENTER 1st Worship 2nd Worship SECURITY 1ST Worship Bible School 2nd Worship Evening Worship

Fall Party Kindergarten-8th grade Sunday, September 23rd 5:30 7:00 pm.

Sue Tingler

Nancy Speakman and Lori Highfield Linda Daubenmire and Norma Holtom

Shirley Marsh and Margie Ayers Nick and Tracy Hinson

Sue Tingler Kim Seevers

Dick Shumaker Carmel Marsh Josh Czich Dick Shumaker

Dorcas Society
The Dorcas Society will be taking a trip to Westerville on Tuesday, September 18. A signup sheet is posted on the bulletin board. All ladies are welcome. If there are any questions, contact Juanita Harmon at 654-2965.

The Blackhand Gorge Trail Hike has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 15. We will be meeting at the church building at 8 am. If you were not signed up to participate but would like to join us, please contact Scott Brown at (740) 475-7721. We are asking for $30 to offset the registration fee, which will benefit the National Council for Children and Families, and a canned food item to bless a local food pantry. The hike can be as short as you would like or up to 8.6 miles. Come and enjoy the fellowship and the beauty of Gods creation and bless people in need all at the same time.

Prayer Requests
Ron Ogden Wib Sparks Our Troops Don Taylor Paul Ely Karen Hines Irene Shelt Sharon Britch Wanda Dickson Wahneta Barnes Leona Stokes Ashley Cates Mike Swartz Sherry Rauch Ed and Norma George Dorothy Herman Clifford Shelt Brooke Evans Bruno Depietrio Eileen Raymers Family Nathan Grabaskas Jeane Goldfarb Barbara Kerr Naressa Allen Sharon Swartz Susanne Sullivan Martha Holbrook Bonnie Aultman Jane King Gene Mattin DJ Cates Todd Logan Peggy Krieger John Swartz Roger Wolfe

Sunday School Classes for All Ages Classes at 9:15 unless noted
Nursery (Birth through 3 years old) Jesus Loves Me Room 102 Courtney Beiter, Coordinator

L adies H oliday Extravaganza 2012 Saturday, O ctober 6th 9am 1:30pm C ontinental breakfast, workshops, catered luncheon, and a presentation of opportunities to serve in W omens M inistries. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in the church parlor before Sunday School on September 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd. A ladies are welcome and ll encouraged to attend this gathering. Mark Your Calendar .
Wednesday, September 19th Elders Meeting, 7:30pm Sunday, September 23rd 80th Birthday Party (Open Reception) for Rita Balser Hewitt, 2-4pm in the Fellowship Hall Monday, September 24th Book Nook, 6:30pm Facility Management Meeting, 7pm Thursday, September 27th Missions Ministry Meeting, 5:30pm Sunday, September 30th Food Pantry Sunday

Young Children (Ages 4 through 2nd Grade) Shaping Hearts With Gods Word Room 101 Deborah Will, Teacher Middle Elementary (3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades) Be Wise and Trust God in His Power Room 106 Becky Hoagland, Teacher Junior and Senior High Acts of the Apostles Room 301 Nick Hinson, Teacher Young Ladies Class (8:00 a.m.) The Lies Women/Young Women Believe Room 214 Cassie Bull, Teacher Ladies Class Women of the Bible Room 209 Beverly Puckett, Teacher Mens Class Hearing Gods Word Room 205 Tom Puckett, Teacher Adult Class 1st Peter Room 214 Brad Seevers, Teacher Harmony Adult Class God Establishes a Faithful People Room 204 Dave Tingler, Teacher Philothean Adult Class Parables Room 108 Jim Love, Teacher

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.

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

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.

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!