August 24,
2022
Ø Jim
Blue: “Dear Lord,
I pray that each day you will help me to continue my faith and renew my
strength in your purpose for me. Amen.”
Ø
Debbie Cole:
“Update on my brother-in-law, Alan Beach: Jamie and I are in VA
helping support my sister. Alan continues intensive rehab and has
regained his mental abilities for the most part. Still
struggling with mobility problems. Thanks for continued prayers on their behalf
and also for Jamie and me, as we travel back home next week.” (Cards may
be sent to Alan and Joni Beach, 410 Wisteria Dr., Radford, VA 24141.)
Ø Lisa
Cooper:
“Please pray for my Aunt Bonna Whitten for relief of pain.”
Ø Ron
Graham:
“Prayers for peace and comfort for a co-worker whose wife passed away on
Friday.”
Ø Mike
Hammond:
“Pray for my grandma, Kaye. She has carotid surgery on Wednesday the 24th.”
Ø Carol
Kuhn:
“Please continue to pray for Bill as he will undergo a cardiac
catheterization on Tuesday. He is currently recovering from last week’s
insertation of a pacemaker. We are so grateful for those who are praying for
him.” (Update: Bill is doing well after having 1
stent inserted Tuesday for an 80% blocked artery.)
Ø John
Kuhn Family:
“Please continue to pray for grandpa (Bill Kuhn) as he recovers from
having a pacemaker put in this past Wednesday. Also please pray for Leslie
and Jason Waltz and their family in the untimely death
of their son, Valiante.”
Ø Nance
Family:
“Prayers for Hector Cortez (husband of Rachel, David Nance's
niece). Hector has multiple myeloma (a blood cancer). Aggressive
radiation and chemotherapy treatments were to begin Friday, August 19th.
Prayers and cards are welcome (but no calls, emails, or texts please). The
address for cards is: 1921 Spring Hill Road, Knoxville, TN 37914.”
Ø Please
pray for Tina Palmer’s father, Rodney Ellis. He had brain surgery
Monday, August 22nd.
Ø Update
on Regina Ralston: “Regina will start new treatment next week in Atlanta and our
prayer is that it will at least shrink the tumor that has developed on her
upper leg to relieve some of the pain. It is very painful for her. She has
other cancer spots on the outside of her leg above the amputation and is all
over the inside of her body as well. Continued prayer for peace, healing and
pain relief are greatly appreciated and strength for Russell
as he cares for her.”
Ø Jessica
Rikard:
“Please pray for my mom, Brenda Rikard. She has several health issues
and is now sick. Pray for fast healing! Thank you!”
Ø Donna
Roshell:
“Robert has been moved to a rehab facility. Please keep him and my
sister, Kelly, in prayer.”
Ø Brandon
and Rachel Sherrill:
“My dad, Steve Lamb, fell and hurt his back while working in Kentucky.
Please pray for his healing and the pain to go away. Also, please remember to
keep the families in Eastern Kentucky in your prayers. Many communities lost
everything they had and loved ones in the floods earlier this month.”
Ø
Unknown:
“Continued healing for Bill Kuhn.”
Ø Mothers-In-Waiting: Karin Bell (11/3), Marjie Nance (1/2/23), and Kat Nambo
(2/2023).
Ø
Our
Shut-ins: Amelia
Biser, Jamie Cole, Bill Kuhn, Ted Moore, Mary Etta Neiland, Fritz Nelson,
Sheril Townsley, and Trenise Washington
Ø
Our
Missionaries: Denisovs & Rahimovs (Tomsk, Russia),
Kishore Etwaroo Family (Port Kaituma, Guyana),
Carlos & Linda Eguizabal (Juayua & Salcoatitan, El Salvador) & YOU
(Huntsville Area)
Our sympathy is extended to the family of
our sweet sister, Dawn Long,
who passed away Monday morning, August 22nd. Her visitation will be Friday, August 26th,
from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. followed by her funeral at the Hazel Green Funeral Home.
Please continue to keep Mike
in your prayers.
THANK YOU
Thank
you for all the prayers and cards for Karen’s mother who had a mild stroke 2
weeks ago. She has recovered very well and is heading back to her home today
(Sunday, August 21).
Steve
and Karen Lowery
Thank you for your prayers for
Joshua. He received dialysis and is home doing much better. If you would like to send my son some encouragement,
I know it would lift his spirits. Please send to: Joshua Claspille, 6301 N.
Lindberg Blvd. Lot 38, Hazelwood, MO 63042. Jim and Tracy Phillips
IT’S A BOY
JOIN US FOR A BABY SHOWER
HONORING
Garrett and
Karin Bell
Sunday, September 11
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Central Church of Christ
Family Life Center
Registered
at: Amazon & Target
“Bring any
size diapers to enter diaper raffle.”
TUESDAY A.M. WOMEN'S STUDY
Join our ladies Tuesday,
September 6, 10:00 AM, to meet the author of the book we
studied last semester, Human AND Holy! Michelle J. Goff is also
the founder of Iron Rose Sister Ministries (IronRoseSister.com), a women's
ministry resource that equips women to connect to God and one another more
deeply in English, Spanish, and now Portuguese! She will be traveling on her
way to their first English/Portuguese bilingual event in South Florida, but looks forward to sharing birthday cake after a
lesson and a few "God stories" on September 6th as the
ministry celebrates its 10th Year Tour!
WEDNESDAY ADULT GATHERINGS (7:00 PM)
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)
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86363371603?pwd=cjM1bmFxZ0kyTU5SR1VQUlN2QlpOZz09
Please Note: This class is being recorded. You
can access it by going to the centralfamily.org website and it will be under the
"Media" tab.
2. Practicing Personal Bible Study
(Library; Facilitator: Gregg Rigney)
3. Overflow Praise and Worship Gathering
(Room 200; Coordinators: Daniel Alavi, Gerry Binford, and Rodney Keeton)
SUNDAY ADULT
CLASS OPTIONS (9:00 AM)
Summer
Term: June 26 through August 28
1. Spiritual Vision for Life (Family Life
Center)
2. Women’s Ministry (Library; Coordinators: Sue
Underwood and Kim Story)
SUNDAY
ADULT CLASS ON SEPTEMBER 4 (9:00 AM)
During Sunday class time in the
Family Life Center, Robert Wade will be teaching on “Into and Out of
Egypt: From Joseph Through the Golden Calf.” The Bible accounts explored in
this lesson (Genesis 37 through Exodus 34) will provide context for small-group
classes that are planned for the weeks that follow. The women’s ministry group
will continue to meet in the Library.
SUNDAY
MORNING ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 4 (10:15 A.M.)
Sunday
morning, September 4th, Jameson Sarratt will be sharing about
his life after dying to self and living for God. Jameson is a graduate
of His Way and is currently a student of ministry at Lipscomb University
in Nashville, TN. Hope you will be able to come and hear his moving testimony.
SUNDAY ASSEMBLY (10:15 AM)
“Spiritual Vision for
Life”: June 26 through August 28
As Christians, we are called to “live by faith, not by sight” and
to “regard no one from a worldly point of view” (2 Corinthians 5:7,
16). So, do we see things the way the world sees them, or do we see things from
a spiritual point of view? In this series, speakers will present lessons on
several topics to help us think spiritually and see spiritually.
|
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
10 |
August 28 |
Spiritual Vision for Our Total Life |
Tom Reynolds |
NEW
SERIES TITLE: THE
CHARACTER OF GOD –
BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 11TH
If you’ve ever tried to
describe what God is like, it can be difficult or even daunting. What do you say? Where do you start? What will
you include or exclude in your answer?
When the people who wrote
the Bible pondered the mystery of God, they consistently described God’s
character in this way: “YHWH, YHWH, (that’s God’s name) a God who is compassionate and gracious, slow
to anger, overflowing with loyal love and faithfulness.”
First introduced in Exodus
34, this description of God is repeated over twenty times in the Old
Testament! The goal of this series is to explore and understand the
nature (or character) of God as depicted in this powerful and repeated statement.
For 8 weeks (September 11 – October 30), we’ll unpack how each of those
characteristics not only shape the story of the scriptures but also the story
of our lives.
ELEMENTARY SUMMER
PROGRAM PRESENTATION
Everyone is invited to come
and see the Elementary Summer
Program Presentation Wednesday night, August
31st, during our class time at 7:00 p.m. in the old auditorium.
Please come and encourage all these young people who have worked so hard to
memorize Bible verses and learn how to be more like Jesus. You may even find
out what S.A.L.T. means!
Story of Ukrainian Family the West Family Housed and Missionary Help
Jamie Burns has been keeping up some with Robert West
(former member).
I
promised a little information regarding the Ukrainians that have come through
Bratislava. Here is a very condensed version. Feel free to share it with anyone
you like at Central.
For
four months, we had the opportunity to house a mother and her teenage daughter
in our home. They are from the Sumy region, near the Russian border. They were very grateful and positive and became permanent members of
our congregation. Tanya, the mother, and Dasha, the daughter, had left their
husband/father Sergey with his parents in a small town in that region and for a
while, we were concerned that he would not receive much needed medications and
care for diabetes. There was also a concern regarding Dasha's schooling. She,
nearing the end of high school, a master of the saxophone,
had planned to go to Kyiv for music school, but now, the war had thrown those
plans out the window and her father couldn't continue his work as a truck
driver.
It
seemed rather hopeless, but they were very grateful
for a place to stay and always seemed to give more than they were taking,
whether it be nice gifts to our little boy, William, or cleaning around the
house. Eventually, two great opportunities came. I know a concert pianist in
Bratislava from Vietnam. He's played for us a few times at our church Christmas
parties. I contacted him regarding Dasha, he took her to a concert and to the
university, and now she is a full-time enrolled student, already playing in
concerts. We saw her play last month at a concert in a park in Bratislava. It
seemed quite clear that this was not without God's guidance and care for this
family.
Also,
there is a nice restaurant near us. We really like the food there and thought, 'why
not see if they would be willing to take, Tanya as an order there?" We
tried, and they took her! It was great, because Tanya would take food home
every day, and sometimes we would all just eat the food she got for dinner.
We
miss having them in our home, despite the difficulties of having another small
family living with you. Today, Dasha is continuing in the school and staying at
the apartment of another member of our congregation. The father eventually
found his way out of Ukraine because of his medical condition and is currently
driving through German and Poland with an occasional visit here. The mother is
currently with him. So, we ask for prayers for them to find some solution for
all of them to be together. Also, Tanya's brother has been called into military
service.
Our
little church of only tens of people also housed other Ukrainians. One
college-aged girl and her brother were of great benefit to the church's work,
especially to our Slovak preacher/missionary/ pastor, who, with his American
wife, taught Slovak courses for Ukrainians and provided them food.
I
could tell more, but you don't have so much time, I would guess. But that's the
jest of it.
I
also had a request and was wondering if Central of some individuals could help.
There is an American-Polish couple who have moved to Huntsville only a month
and a half ago. They served the church in Poland for just over a decade. The
American wife's father is an elder at the Farley congregation in North
Huntsville, and they are in fairly desperate need of support financially,
legally, and educationally. The husband will have to leave the US in December,
as I understand it, unless they can get all their documentation together (due
to a complicated history) in order for him to stay. They have three kids, whom
they want to home school.
May I
pass his email, or rather, your email on to him? (See cells and emails below.)
I
miss you all and the Central Family.
Thanks
for your interest. I give my warmest regards to Jan and the kids.
Robert
The
husband is (256) 791-0529 (Lukash) and his wife (256) 791 0528
Their emails are lukasz.kondracki1@gmail.com and Nicole.Kondracki@gmail.com
COLLEGE – Friday Night Live
There is a sign-up
list posted in the kitchen for those who would like to prepare food for our
Campus Ministry’s FNL. If your family or LIFE Talk is preparing the meal
for any of the weeks, they invite you to join them for the entire evening if
you can and get to know our college students.
COMMUNION PREPARATION NEEDS HELP
If you could prepare
the communion for one of these months (October, November, or December), please
sign the list in the kitchen. Contact Jim
Phillips for more
information.
CONGRATULATIONS
Our
congratulations to Herb and Sue
Underwood, who will be celebrated
their 68th wedding anniversary Wednesday, August 17th. Thank
you for your example to all of us.
MEN
TO SERVE – AUGUST
Chair
Set-Up
– Garrett Bell’s Team
Counting
– Matt McCauley’s Team
Ushering
– Ryan Bell’s Team
MEN
TO SERVE – SEPTEMBER
Chair
Set-Up
– Tony Callins’ Team
Counting
– Alan Moore’s Team
Ushering
– James Ryans’ Team
ACTIVITIES
|
Aug |
26 |
College – FNL (6:30 pm) |
|
|
31 |
Elementary Summer Program Presentation
(7:00 pm See article.) |
|
Sept |
2 |
College – FNL (6:30 pm) |
|
|
9 |
College – FNL (6:30 pm) |
|
|
11 |
Baby Boy Shower Honoring
Garrett and Karin Bell (2:00-3:30 pm See invitation.) |
|
Sept |
23 |
College – FNL (6:30 pm) |
|
|
30 |
College – FNL (6:30 pm) |
|
Oct |
14-16 |
College Retreat |
|
|
21-23 |
Teen Retreat |