June 1, 2022
We welcome Ashley Norville,
wife of Jeff, who met with the elders and stated that she would like to
work and fellowship with us at Central. Please get to know and encourage The
Jeff Norville Family.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Ø Lorraine Baker: “God bless, Clyde. Please pray for all my children.”
Ø Jim Blue: “Times move on, and people come and go. Let us always remember
those who follow the ways of Jesus. I will pattern myself after these people. Clyde
Jones is one that I will remember and mimic my life after!! Amen.”
Ø Deborah Brown: “Please keep my mother in your prayers. She was taken to the
hospital by ambulance Friday morning, May 27th. She has a
compression fracture. They gave her morphine, sent her home, and referred her
to an orthopedic doctor. She will be 92 next month.
Thank you!”
Ø Juanita Crittenden: “Please keep my
aunt, Irene Middlebrooks, in your prayers, as she recovers from her
surgery May 27th. (Update: Surgery went well and is now recuperating
at her daughter’s home.)
Ø Dittos: “Pray for families who have brought children (adopted,
fostered, other) into their homes to raise.”
Ø Melanie Gipson: “Pray for my sister, Kim, for healing. Also pray for Celia
and Alan Moore and family for the loss of Celia’s dad. Pray for His
Way and all of the people making a change in their lives.”
Ø John Kuhn Family: “Please continue to pray for our friend, Mindy Simms,
as she struggles with cancer. Also please continue to keep Rose and
her team in prayer as they work in Peru.”
Ø Dana Mercier: “Condolences to all the Jones Family on the passing of a very special man. My hero, Clyde Jones.”
Ø Jim and Tracy Phillips: “Prayer for Regina Ralston for comfort and peace.”
Ø Tom Reynolds: “Please continue to pray for Regina Ralston’s strength
in battling cancer. Pray that her clinical trial will help. Pray for Russell
and her family as they serve her.”
Ø Please continue to keep Herb Underwood in your prayers as
he had hip replacement surgery Thursday, May 26th. (Update: Herb
is recuperating at home and doing well.)
Ø Mothers-In-Waiting: Mishaella Ryans (7/7), Breanna Baucum (7/13), and Karin Bell (11/3).
Ø
Our
Shut-ins: Amelia
Biser, Jamie Cole, Ted Moore, Mary Etta Neiland, Sheril Townsley, and Herb
Underwood
Ø
Our
Missionaries: Denisovs
& Rahimovs (Tomsk, Russia), Kishore Etwaroo Family (Port Kaituma, Guyana), Carlos & Linda Eguizabal
(Juayua & Salcoatitan, El Salvador) & YOU (Huntsville Area)
SYMPATHY
Our sympathy is extended to the family of our
sweet brother, Clyde Jones, Jr., who passed away early Thursday morning,
May 26th. His funeral was Sunday, May 29th.
ELEMENTARY
SUMMER PROGRAM
To all those who have will
complete 1st grade through 5th
grade and their teachers, get ready to have a great time in Central’s
Elementary Summer Program. It will begin next Wednesday, June 8th.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH
Make
your plans now to join us Sunday, June 5th, at 5:30 p.m. as
we share a meal together (along with those churches going to our HandsFree
Work Camp). We will be celebrating the time we spent together during our Prayer
and Fasting and look forward to seeing what God has in store for us. We
will stop serving food by 6:30 p.m. in time for our devotional with the campers
at 7:00 p.m.
WORKCAMP HELPERS NEEDED
Workcamp
is right around the corner – June 5 – 10,
and we need your help to make it happen!
Please contact the office or Rodney
if you can help in the following areas:
1. Preparing food (in kitchen with Graham Ray
coordinating – See article below.)
2. Driving church vans daily (8:30 a.m. – 2:00
p.m.)
3. Staying on campus at UAH with students in the
evening
If your LIFE Talk would like to
assist one evening with food or help prepare morning or evening meals, contact Graham
Ray.
Thank you for making Workcamp
such a wonderful experience!
HANDS
FREE 2022 KITCHEN HELP
If you would like to volunteer to
help in the kitchen during our Work Camp, please contact Graham Ray
for helping to prepare/serve Monday – Thursday (June 6 – 9) or Pat
Canterbury for helping to serve Sunday (June 5).
WORKCAMP
NEEDS
5 toasters
are needed for WorkCamp. If you have one that they can borrow for the
week, please contact Graham Ray (256-677-8511).
THE ETWAROOS ARE COMING
THIS SUMMER!
Cheryl and Kishore Etwaroo, our
missionaries in Guyana, South America, plan to arrive the evening of June 13th
and depart on July 5th. A “Sign-Up” calendar is posted in the
fellowship area. For more information, contact Ed Ditto.
SUNDAY ASSEMBLY LESSONS
June 5 – Practicing Spiritual Disciplines – David
Nance
June 12 – Handsfree Workcamp: Afterward –
Rodney Keeton
June 19 – Guyana Missions – Kishore Etwaroo
SUNDAY ADULT CLASS OPTIONS
May 29 through June 19
1. General Bible Class (Family Life Center)
Through
June 19, the general Bible class will have a new topic each week. The topic for
June 5 is “Understanding, Encouraging, and Practicing Prayer” (Teacher: Ed
Ditto). The format will be small groups organized around a handout that will be
provided prior to the beginning of class.
A
new series called “Spiritual Vision for Life” is planned to begin on June 26,
which will be conducted alongside a sermon series addressing the same topics
each week. More information will be provided in coming weeks.
2. Women’s Ministry (Library; Coordinators: Sue Underwood and Kim
Story)
This
class provides Bible-based content in a LIFE Talk setting and is set up to
minister to women who are the head of their household and women whose husbands
are not Christians. Women of all ages and situations are welcome who wish to
participate in this ministry. The class is generally
organized to alternate between Old Testament and New Testament books,
topics, and ideas. However, prayer and sharing are also integral parts of the
class. As participants begin to apply the teaching to their own lives, they are
invited to openly share burdens with one another. This is so that others who
have walked that path previously can share their own experience and wisdom in
how to face that situation faithfully. While two ladies provide the principal
oversight for the class, a number of ladies from within the class will be
encouraged to lead individual sessions, usually a week or two at a time.
WEDNESDAY ADULT GATHERINGS
June 1
The
Bible classes that met during the spring in the Family Life Center and the
Library have completed and will not meet tonight. If you are able, please make
plans to support the Overflow Praise and Worship Gathering in person in Room
200 tonight at 7:00 pm.
Handsfree
Workcamp: Combined Teen and Adult
Wednesday Night Class on June 8
The
Handsfree Workcamp is not only a teen-oriented service week but also a camp
designed to teach missionary and discipleship skills. These lessons can be
beneficial to all ages and our speakers have been selected to share those
messages and their experiences on the theme of “Glimmer” (reflecting the light
of Christ to the world). Adults can participate in Workcamp by coming and
serving alongside the teens. The teens are working with a wide variety of
local organizations and charities. This is beneficial and educational for all
ages.
Another
way to participate is through fellowship and worship. The activity on
Wednesday, June 8 will include both teens and adults in the old auditorium
from 7-8 pm. The lesson will be presented by Coleman Yoakum, Executive Director
of Micah 6 Community in Pontiac, Michigan. Please plan to participate in
person.
Summer Term: June 15
through August 24
1. Designed for Happiness – The Beatitudes: An Introduction to the
Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12) (Family Life Center; Teacher: Allen
Wright)
“A
Christian shouldn’t be concerned with happiness,” the man said. “He should only
be concerned with Christian joy,” he continued with a sour look on his face. Why
is it that Christians are accused of being miserable? If we are free from sin,
if we are saved from punishment, if we are at peace with God and loved by him,
it would follow that we would be happy people. My question as we look at the Sermon
on the Mount is, “Just how happy are you?” If you struggle with happiness and you
are more comfortable with anxiety and fear, then this study is for you. In 11
weeks, we will only have time to cover the first 12
verses of chapter 5 of Matthew but what goldmine there is in these verses! There
is a slight possibility that we might get into being “Salt and Light” (5:14-16)
but no promises.
2. Practicing Personal Bible Study (Library; Facilitator: Gregg
Rigney)
As
a follow-up to last quarter’s inductive Bible Study class, we will be meeting
this summer to engage in either a Biblical book or topical study of the group’s
choosing. The format is anticipated to be mostly class-participatory, rather
than a teacher-led lecture. Participants will want to do reading and study
during the week to contribute to their own and the group’s learning. Attendance
of the inductive study class will be helpful, but not necessary.
3. Overflow Praise and Worship Gathering (Room 200; Coordinators:
Daniel Alavi, Gerry Binford, and Rodney Keeton)
An
optional gathering is offered during the 7:00 pm class time. This gathering is
intended to be both outreach and encouragement focused. It is designed to reach
new members, “Covid” displaced members, visitors, and anyone seeking a time of
praise and worship on a Wednesday evening. In an effort to be sensitive to
younger families who cannot stay late on Wednesdays, this gathering will start
promptly at 7:00 pm and finish at 7:30 pm. Anyone wishing to stay until 8:00 pm
can do so and fellowship with one another.
During
this time, there will be singing, prayer and Scripture reading centered around
spiritual disciplines. All are welcome to attend!
If
you already attend a bible class or small group on Wednesday evenings, please
continue to do so! If not, feel free to join us in Room 200.
CONGRATULATIONS
Our
congratulations to Jim and LaVonne
Norville, who will be celebrating their 54th anniversary Wednesday, June
1st. Thank you for your example to all of us.
PRAYER AND
FASTING
Be
looking for your email Sunday morning as to what Psalm we will be reading.
MEN TO SERVE – JUNE
Chair
Set-Up – Steve Lowery’s Team
Counting
– Alan Moore’s Team
Ushering
– Ronald Graham’s Team
ACTIVITIES
|
June |
5-10 |
Handsfree
Workcamp (See article.) |
|
|
5 |
Central Meal Together
(5:30pm See article.) |
|
|
8 |
Elementary Summer Program
Begins (See article.) |
|
|
13-5 |
Etwaroo
Visits at Central (See article.) |
|
|
17-20 |
Jr. High
Impact |
|
|
20-25 |
Sr. High
Impact |
|
|
21 |
Jr. High Higher Grounds |
|
|
28 |
Teens’ Higher Grounds |
|
July |
3 |
Meal Together |