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Heart to Heart 
A Weekly Guide to Worship and Ministry at
Middletown Church of Christ
January
21, 2007
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Prayer
Concerns
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Joann
Campbell is currently suffering from shingles. |
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Darlene
Crask continues to
recover at home. Calls, visits, and letters of encouragement are
welcome.
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The family
of Lucy Green continues to
mourn her death. The funeral was Tuesday.
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Betty Hale, former member, pulled her
shoulder and will be having shoulder surgery again.
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The family of Linda Hillerich, Jennifer
Collins’s friend, is mourning her death.
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Barbara McClellan, Peg Clark’s friend,
has had lung cancer for seven years; she is starting a new
chemotherapy treatment this week.
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Sondra McCutchen, former member, spent
time in the ER this week due to severe pain. A CAT scan showed some
type of blockage, and she is currently in Jewish Hospital.
Sondra is danger of losing her new colon.
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Pamela Morris has a benign mass on her
thyroid that will probably have to be removed soon.
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Michael Mundell, Amanda
Friend’s friend, was recently killed in Iraq.
He left behind a wife and four children.
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Diana
Collins’s sister, Sandra
Rederick, is trying to
find stability for her son, Anthony, who struggles with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Rebecca
Thompson, Margaret
Green’s granddaughter, recently had a full body scan that showed no
signs of cancer.
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Dennis
Trusty, Mike
Evans’s friend, recently had surgery on his back.
Doctors are concerned about his lymphatic system.
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Continue
to pray for these people, as well: Natalie Burgess, Lysa
Clark, Madison Cornwell, Jim
Davis, Charles Ferrell,
Adam Hoskins, Bobby Hughett, Lynn
Johnson, Cecil Murdock,
Barbara Pearce, Mark Posey, Harrison
Risk,
Virginia Woodward, and James White.
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Upcoming
Events (see monthly calendar)
See
the bulletin board for further details.
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Sunday
Night: Please
join us tonight at 6:00 for our monthly singing.
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New
Beginnings:
On the bulletin board, there are signup slots available for 2007.
Today is the drop-off day for January.
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Crusade for
Christ: West Broadway Church
of Christ will be hosting a number of events at the end of January.
Please see the bulletin board for more information about the following:
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January 24-26
(7:00PM) –Evangelism Workshop (featuring Kenneth E. Jackson
III, Minister of the Lewis Street Church of Christ in Little Rock,
Arkansas)
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January 27
(5:30PM) – Crusade for Christ Songfest (featuring the
National Crusade for Christ Mass Chorus)
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January 28
(2:00PM) – Crusade for Christ Rally (fund raiser) |
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Wednesday
Night Class:
On January 31 and February 7, Earl Collins will be teaching the
Peak of the Week class. The
class will only meet in the evening these two weeks.
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Office
Closed: The church
office will be closed January 25 – February 1 while the Benfers are in
Texas. If you need anything during this time, please contact Chester or
Earl. (Dan Isenberg will
teach and preach on January 28.) The office will also be closed February
6-8 while Kent recovers from getting his wisdom teeth pulled.
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last Sunday’s initial meeting, the date for the fortieth anniversary,
a homecoming celebration, has been set!
Please mark your calendar for August 4-5 and begin telling your
friends. More details will
follow.
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Announcements
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Lockup,
Greeter, and Communion:
The 2007 signup sheet is available in the foyer.
There are still slots available for February, so please sign up
if you are willing to serve.
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Handouts:
The following
handouts are available in the foyer:
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Budget:
There are final copies of the 2006 budget for those who want one.
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Directory Updates:
Please find the packet with your name on it and take it home
today!
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Ladies of the Month 2007: Ladies, please pick up a copy if you are scheduled.
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Life
Line Screening:
There are pink flyers with more details about the community-wide
health screening service that the church will be hosting on Thursday,
February 22.
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Nursery
Schedule: If you
cannot serve your assigned Sunday, please find a replacement.
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Phone
Tree Lists:
Group leaders, these have been updated.
Please find the packet with your name on it, and take it home
today.
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Worship
Service Assignments:
Men, please take a copy if you’re scheduled.
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Baptist
East: We are still
collecting individually-wrapped snacks for the patients at Baptist East.
There is a letter of appreciation for past snacks posted on the
bulletin board.
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If you need a receipt of your 2006 contribution offerings for tax
purposes, please see Dan Isenberg.
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Peak of the Week Bible Study
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11:00AM or 7:00PM for our Peak of the Week class in the fellowship hall
as Kent continues to lead us through a study of Acts.
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Upcoming
Birthdays
& Anniversaries
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Cory Young – January 28 |
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Jane Douglas-Foote – January 30 |
Ladies of the Month
 | Lou Sturgill |
 | Becky Walker
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Bible
Class Locations
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Nursery – Infant-4-years-old
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Room #2 – Kindergarten-2nd grade
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Room #3 – 3rd grade-5th
grade
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Library – Middle School class
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Room #4 – High School class
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Auditorium – Adult class
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Attended
Nursery
We have a Cradle Roll
Class available for any children under three years old. They will be
dismissed to the nursery at the rear of the auditorium after the Lord’s
Supper.
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Morning Attendant:
Debbie Fields
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Sunday Evening Attendant: Debbie
Fields
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Order
of Worship:
Worship Leader: Ken Isenberg
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We Praise Thee, O God |
Song 2
(v. 1,2,5) |
| Welcome |
Kent Benfer |
| We Will Glorify |
Song 578 |
| Praise the Name of Jesus |
Song 579 |
| How Beautiful |
Song 365 |
| Communion & Offering |
Chester Ambrose |
| Scripture – Nehemiah
8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 |
Earl Collins |
| Prayer |
Earl Collins |
| It Is Well with My Soul |
Song 490 |
| “Why Do You Go to Church?”
Jeremiah 7:1-15 |
Kent Benfer |
| Nothing But the Blood |
Song 902 |
| Closing Prayer |
Dennis Carson |
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