Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter September 18, 2012

Pastors Notes: I want to thank every person who took a Missions bag this past Sunday. From now until sometime in February, we will be working on saving our money in those missions bags. We plan to work on 4 important areas in the Western Territory of Honduras. #1 Education Many of the pastors cannot read nor write. This puts them at a great disadvantage. The ability to read and write will help them in their study of Gods Word and preaching the Gospel. It will also help them attract educated people to their church, who will then bring more resources into the church. The ability to read and write will lead them to teach others in their church to read & write. They also will have more opportunities for jobs that will help them to feed their families, help the families in the church and bring resources to the church. #2 Living Conditions Many of the Church of God parsonages do not have floors or sufficient roofs. This causes several health issues for the people. We want to do what we can to pour concrete floors in these homes and help to replace roofs. #3 Food many of these pastor & families have very little to eat. They are in rural areas, where they survive on nature. They do have land nor resources to purchase seeds to plant. We want to provide seeds, fertilizer and tools to empower the people to grow their own crops and to become self sufficient. #4 Health As stated earlier, many of the people have health issues, some because of their living conditions. Some need medical attention but have no resources to get help. We will be sending some money in October that will help 15 pastors and 6 of their wives get medical attention. A little bit goes a long ways there. Over the next 6 months, pray for these 4 areas and put money in the missions bag to help support these areas. Last year, our missions offering was $10,300 (more donations brought this total even higher). I would love for us to go FAR AND BEYOND that amount this year. We can do it if EVERYONE will do their part. Can we count on you to do your part? Here are a couple of pictures of the roofs we saw..

BABY DEDICATION October 7 in the AM Service. If you have a child that needs to be dedicated to the Lord, please call the church office and give us your childs name. Remember, Baby Dedication is as much about the parents as the child. At least one of the parents needs to be a born again believer. Dedication is about offering the child back to the Lord and committing that you will do everything within your power to lead that child to the Lord at the earliest possible age.

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Our annual FALLFEST date is Saturday October 13 from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM. This is always a great time of fellowship for us as well as a reminder of our vision to have our church relocated to that property. There will be free bounceys for the kids, hayride, train ride, food, goodie baskets to bid on and hopefully some silent auction items to bid on as well. If you would like to be involved in any way, please call and leave your name and number.

someone will contact you. Then on Sunday afternoon, we will move our service from the church to the new property for an afternoon singing. We always bring a VISION offering to leave at the rock altar. We Prayer Walk the property and then come back by the altar and leave a financial VISION gift for the building fund. Please prayerfully consider what you could give in that offering. The Sunday afternoon service time is at 4:00 PM. Bring your lawn chairs both days. Bring some money to spend ( ) and lets have a great time of fellowship together!!!!!

CHURCH TRIP TO HONDURAS April 1-6. If you would be interesting in finding out information about this trip, please meet Pastor Terry on Tuesday night, October 16th at 7:00 PM. Details of the trip will be shared, cost, and a packet of information of things youll need to begin to accumulate. Well be serving Honduran coffee and showing some additional pictures that we were not able to share on Sunday. Mark Oct. 16th on the calendar and the dates of April 1-6 too.

PRAYER LIST

AMERICA, Heath Richards, Kathleen Phillips, Diane Arnold, John Stankus, Dwayne Tillman, Bryson Campbell, Josh Barrineau, Marie Terry, Nicholas Cobb, Hunter Perez, Lisa Culbertson, Patrick Teague, Sonia and David Hughes, Clint Letourneau, Ricky Fortenberry, Joe & Melissa Curton, Cathy Emmanuel, Darryl Crowe, Mike Simmons, Harold Grubbs, Phyllis Arnold, Caroline Price, Daisy & Lee Young, William Thompson, Jerry Thackston, Lisa Westmoreland, Tish York, Jeremy York, Josh Cline, Leon Freeman, Nicole Nelson, Danny Cooper, Dr. Sovenhazy's Patients, Wayne Marlowe, Marli Peeler, Marvin Melton, Derrick Cooper, Larry Trotter, Cole Godfrey, Chris Greene, Ken Freeman, Ralph Longshore, Sunny Fold, Kenny Barnett, Those needing jobs, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes

Prison Outreach You can make a difference in someone's life! On the bulletin board in the hall is a PRISON OUTREACH flyer that holds the names of several people who are incarcerated. These names have been submitted by the people in our church. Would you be willing to take a moment to 1) pray and 2) send them a note or a card of encouragement? The inmates so appreciate receiving mail. We are entering the holiday season - won't you take a moment to remember them! Thank you. CE Workers Appreciation Meal - September 20 @ 6:30. If you worked with Christian Education on Sunday or Wednesday in 2012 or will serve in a new role in 2013, you are invited to a workers appreciation meal. Please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the hallway.

Our next JOY CLUB meeting will be help on Sept. 27, Thursday evening at 6:30 PM. Our Team Leader for this meeting is Sandra Tucker and she has a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. Please go by and sign up this week. Also, you need to sign up on the food list as well. We look forward to seeing you on Sept. 27 for a great time of fellowship together.

The choir will wear robes this Sunday, September 23rd. Rehearsal for Community choir will be 9/22 at 10 am at WCOG.

Toy Closet item for this week Cars/Trucks/Any Vehicle It is exciting to see all of the toys come in this year. May God Bless you for helping us with this project. The Resolution for Women" Class Dates: October 9 November 6 November 13

Make-up Sessions: October 15 November 12 November 19

September 23 The men will be filling in for the ladies who run the Kids Kaf. We will be preparing breakfast and serving the children on this morning. If you are interested in helping out please let Jason Hayes or Danny Knight know. October 4 Monthly Band of Brothers meeting at 6:00 in the CLC dining room. You are encouraged to bring a friend with you to this meeting. For every friend that you bring with you, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card. How to see you all there for food, fellowship, and devotion. Men of Resolution - 9:00 in the CLC Session 2 Session 3 October 20 Session 4 November 17 Session 5 December 15 Makeup Sessions- at 4:00 in the CLC Makeup September 30 Makeup November 4 Makeup December 2 Makeup December 30

Saturday September 22nd we will be going whitewater rafting down the Natahala River in NC. The cost per person is $25-$32 per person and will need to be paid by August 12th. There is a sign-up sheet in the hallway at church along with a waiver that will need to be filled out. The church van will leave the church at 8am and return around 7pm.

Youth Service - Sunday, September 23 @ 6pm

The Extreme Kidz Department is in need of two or three good qualtity TV's and VCR's. If you have one these and would like to donate it to the Extreme Kidz Department please see Donna Burdette. Thank you in advance for your donation. Extreme Kidz 2-5 yr old will be going to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday September 22. We will have lunch at 11:30 in CLC (Menu: Pizza, dessert and drink) then we will leave to go to the Pumpkin Patch at 12:30. If you are parent and would like to go, we welcome you too! If you have any questions please see Ms Donna. No praise and worship practice or drama practice this Sunday, September 16th Sunday, September 23rd - Children's Board Meeting @4:30 CLC October 27 is Truck or Treat - if you would like to decorate your car and give out candy, please see Ms Donna. This year again the cars will be judged and prizes will be awarded. We would like to have both parking lots full of cars, we have a lot of visitors from the community to come and join us, and this is a perfect time for you to display your ministry and let people know what ministries are available at Woodruff Church of God. We will also have a free hotdog supper for all who attend.

Upcoming Events: September 30: Childrens Board Meeting October 6: Frankies Fun Park- ages 6-12 October 26: Trunk or Treat Extreme Kidz Fundraiser: Please continue to save your aluminum cans for the Extreme Kidz. We will use this money on upcoming events. Thank you for your support

WEIGH TO GO is a Christian Weight Loss Support group. WEIGH TO GO is a place where we as Christians come together to encourage each other and to explore what GOD and His word says about weight loss and weight related issues. Our bodies are sanctuaries and temples of GOD and we should treat them accordingly. WEIGH TO GO is open to all diets, eating disorders, and food addictions. So come and join us in this life changing journey. WEIGH TO GO meets every Tuesday at 6pm for optional weigh in and meeting to follow at 6:30pm. We meet in the classrooms underneath the main sanctuary. The entrance to the classrooms is located in the alley between the main church and youth building. So come and join us in our journey to improve our health and GOD'S Holy temples. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!! If you want to know more about this group, please contact Darryl Crowe at 864-6709305or [email protected] Spotlight: Happy 17th Birthday to McKailley Smith Love, Jamma, Papa, and Nate

Ministry Leaders for This Week Greeters Todd & Karen Rhodes Sunday School Greeter - Robert Sloan CLC Greeter - Paul Lundberg Head Ushers - Charles OShields and Bobby Brown Finance Committee - Ryan Ballard & Marion Simmons Usher Team # 1 Robert D. Sloan, Larry Young, Michael Brown, Dennis Crocker, Brian Arnold, Rick Priester, & Harold Chesney Wednesday Night Bus: Phillip Pruitt and Daniel Johnson Van 1: Deanna Burgess and Craig Blackwell Van 2: Tim and June Vassey Kiddie Church 2-5 yr old: Ramona and Clint Letourneau Kiddie Church 6-12 yr old: in big church NurseryWednesday- Amy Wallace

Sunday AM Ann Knight & Faith Burdette Sunday PM Ann Knight & Isabel Nichols Music Wednesday- Jeanne Nemitz Sunday AM Brantley Burnett Sunday PM Youth Service Praise Team Maroon Computer Patrick Brown **Additional copies of the printed weekly bulletin are available in the church lobby.