Fifth Avenue

The Christian Church of

Christ
Messenger 115 W. Fifth Ave.
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-654-0626 – e-mail:
info@myfacc.com
www.myfacc.com

May 10, 2011

Brad Seevers
Senior Minister
(740-550-9882)
David Tingler
Associate Minister
MAY 15-FRIENDS DAY AT FACC
Glen Shady This Sunday, May 15th, you are encouraged to invite
Youth Minister your friends for a special morning service. Brad will
(740-438-5257) preach a positive message about friendships. So, if
you know anyone that needs a good church home,
Sunday Services please invite them to come with you this Sunday.

1st Worship
8:00 a.m.
2nd Worship
10:30 a.m.
May 22- If you are new to FACC, you are
Bible School invited to a special reception immediately
9:15 a.m. following the 10:30 service. We will meet in room
208 which is connected to our main lobby for 15
Evening Worship minutes. This is a great opportunity to meet our
6:00pm staff and ask questions about the church. We will
serve cookies and drinks. Please join us.
 SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (May 8, 2011) BITS FROM BRO. DAVE
Sunday School 94
A REMINDER: I want to affirm, once
1st Morning Worship 75
2nd Morning Worship 103 more, that my basic work days are Sundays,
Total Morning Worship 178 Mondays and Wednesdays. However, I
Evening Worship 21 remain flexible with regard to special needs
Family Reunion (05/04) 48 and emergencies.
Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00
Budget Received $ 5,677.90 JUNE EVENT: Wednesday, June 29, will
Youth CIY $ 167.00 be the date for our visiting sites in
SERVING SCHEDULE – May 15, 2011 Greenville, Ohio. This will include a tour of
the KitchenAid plant, a visit in their store
At the Table 1st Fred Griffith and Glen Shady and a stop at the Garst Museum. The
George Lambert, Ralph Conrad museum features the Annie Oakley and
Serving 1st
Jack Hardwick, Bill Kelly Lowell Thomas collections, as well as other
At the table 2nd Fred Griffith and Jim Cox items of historical interest. The cost for
nd
Serving 2 George Lambert, Nick Hinson, Patrick travel and admissions will be $14 per
Hinson, Neal Rudolph, Don Taylor
Pastor of the Week Fred Griffith
person. Lunch will be extra. We will be
PM Deacon George Lambert departing at 7:00 a.m. and returning by early
evening. A sign-up sheet has been posted.
Offering Counters Team 1
THE WILDS: It is our plan that we visit this
COMMUNION PREPARATION wild animal exhibit on July 27.
1ST Worship Brenda Hines
2nd Worship Sue Tingler WEDNESDAYS: We are continuing our
study of I Corinthians each week at
GREETERS 10:00am or 6:30pm.
1ST Worship Don and Judy Gardner
2nd Worship Jim and Bev Puckett
SUNDAY EVENINGS: On May 15, we will
NURSERY
Sunday School Laura Wersell and Courtney Beiter
complete our series from Proverbs with
2nd Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson “Life’s Most Dangerous Word” as found in
Preschool Helper Debbie Cooper Proverbs 27:1. On May 22, the message is
Early Elementary Helper Nancye Rose “Our Joyous Faith”, based on Romans 5:1-
Upper Elementary Helper Larry King 11. May 29 will mark the beginning of a
6-8th Grade Helper Mike Cooper new series from the book of Psalms. (The
Visitor Center 1st Worship Mary Alice Coats Lord’s Supper is available at this 6:00pm
nd
Visitor Center 2 Worship Cindy Cox
service.)

SECURITY FINAL THOUGHT: A reputation, once

1st Worship Dan Brown broken, may possibly be repaired, but the
Bible School Paul Hoagland world will always keep its eye on the spot
2nd Worship Jim Puckett
where the crack was.
Evening Worship Dick Shumaker

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

May 12 – Elders Meeting, 6:00pm
May 16 - Facility Management , 7:00pm
 BOOK NOOK NEWS
Book Nook will meet on
Monday, May 23 at
6:30pm.The book to be
discussed is “Medical
Error” by Richard Mabry.
This book is available for
purchase for $12.00 in the
church office.
“Get Real” Life Group will meet
at Tim & Marie Huffman’s home
this Sunday, May 15th at 6:00pm.
The study is from 1 John.
Please join us to celebrate the
graduation of
library. If anyone would like to have one
Joe Hoagland
Saturday, June 4, 2011
3:00 – 5:30pm.
In the fellowship hall of the
church.
Movie Night
at the
church
Friday, May
13th
7:00pm
Bring your favorite drink & snacks.
Popcorn will be furnished.
2011 WOMEN’S RETREAT
The Women’s Sunday School
class is planning an overnight
retreat to Round Lake Christian
Camp on May 13 & 14. Any
questions, contact Beverly
Puckett, 654-4472. Please join us
for this time of fellowship with
other Christian women.
There are several “leftover” books from
the Book Nook ministry in the church
of them, they can be purchased for a
donation of $3.00 each. The donated
money will be used to purchase more
books for the library. Stop in and check
them out!
 SERVING SCHEDULE – May 22, 2011
At the Table 1st Mike Cooper, Ralph Conrad
Serving 1st D. Rose, D. Shumaker, J. Baker, R. Coats
At the table 2nd Mike Cooper, Fred Griffith
Serving 2nd D. Rose, D. Thornton, N. Tomlinson
We are, currently, in need of an additional R. Troutman, Nick Hinson
adult classroom on our main floor. Pastor of the Week Mike Cooper
Therefore, we plan to relocate most of the PM Deacon Dale Rose
material that has accumulated in the old
Offering Counters Team 2
“choir room”, in order to make use of it as
a class room. The choir robes, hand bells, COMMUNION PREPARATION
some cantata books and some music will 1ST Worship Brenda Hines
be moved to another area. However, 2nd Worship Sue Tingler
much of the old musical material is
GREETERS
outdated and will be eliminated. There is, 1ST Worship Carmel & Shirley Marsh
also, a piano we would be glad to give to 2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire, Norma
anyone willing to move it. If you would Holtom
like any of the old sheet music or the NURSERY
piano, contact Don Taylor, Dave Tingler Sunday School Shirley Marsh
2nd Worship Courtney Beiter
or Brad Seevers. You have until May 15 Preschool Helper Ruth Andrews
to claim any of the items. Early Elementary Helper Norma Holtom
Upper Elementary Helper Marg Shumaker
6-8th Grade Helper Mike Cooper
Visitor Center 1st Worship Shirley Alexander
Visitor Center 2nd Worship Kim Seevers

SECURITY
1st Worship Paul Alexander
Bible School Carmel Marsh
2nd Worship George Lambert
Evening Worship Paul Hoagland

Potluck dinner
Food Pantry Sunday Wednesday, May 25th
May 29, 2011 Meal at 5:45pm
Donations can be left at either entrance. Classes at 6:30pm
 “A Note from brAd….”
Allow me to say thanks for all the ladies who worked hard on the Mother/Daughter
banquet. It appeared all had a great time. A special thanks to all the men who either
cooked or helped with serving the food. You guys did a great job!

I am excited about this Sunday, May 15th, being “Friend’s Day”. You are being encouraged
to invite your co-workers, friends, relatives and your long lost puppy dog named “Bogie”.
Well maybe not Bogie, but I think you get the idea. We will have two special drawings for
giveaways, one during each service. The way they will be entered in the contest is by
getting them to our visitor booth before the service and having them fill out one of our
visitor cards. The lucky guests will be awarded their prize at the conclusion of each
service.

Anyone interested in going to the Reds vs. Cubs game on June 8th needs to buy their
ticket on May 22nd in the main lobby. I will order tickets on the 23rd. We are hoping to
get tickets that will not exceed $24.00 per person. The game begins at 12:30 so we meet
at the church by 9:00 A.M. All children will need to be accompanied by a parent or
guardian.

I wanted to leave you today with this note. There is a movement right now stating that the
Lord is going to return on May 21st. At this point, those who are believers are going to be
“Raptured”. As you can see, I have activities planned for May 22nd at FACC. I am not
trying to poke fun at those who make these types of claims. I do however want to remind
you that the scriptures teach that “No man knows the day or the hour, not even the Son
(Jesus) himself.” (Mark 13:32) If Scripture is true, and it is, then I am going to stick with
it. I choose to live each day as if it could be my last. I hope you will do the same. Seek to
live right with your God and look forward to the day “He returns.”

In His Service,
Brad Seevers, (Eph. 3:20-21)

Our Prayer Requests

Angie Payne John Hoy Frances Trimmer Judy Smith Barbara Benadum
John Swartz Elanor Adrion’s family Norma George Joe Lockhart Wilma Wilson
Bob Black Wanda Dickson (Crestview) Lois Wilson Mark Miller, Jr. Millie Hoy
Dorothy Herman Jeane Goldfarb (home) Our Troops Pete & Markele Kandra Unspoken

Proverbs 25:14
Whoever falsely boasts of giving is like clouds
and wind without rain.
 Children of God... "Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it." -- Proverbs 22:6

A Lesson To Children
Upcoming
This past Sunday the lesson that I taught to the children during Events
our Hosanna Worship second service was on honoring their May 22
parents. This seemed a suitable lesson for mother’s day and we Graduation Sunday
all had a great time learning about this together. As to whether or
not the lesson stuck…well, you’ll have to talk to the parents next
Seniors in High School
Sunday. will be recognized
during the church
I did have a few lingering thoughts about the points that I made services.
to the children and about how they should be made to my life.
Three of the points that I taught the kids were as follows:
June 20-24
1. Your parents care about you and your needs. This is why Vacation Bible School
they sometimes say yes and why they sometimes say no. 5:00pm – Meal
2. Your parents sacrifice a lot for you so it is really rude 5:25-8:00pm
when you disobey them or whine to them about the little Programming
things they ask you to do.
3. Even when your parents are not with you, you always
Prayer Concerns
have a chance to honor them. You can do this by  Vacation Bible
respecting teachers at school or church or babysitters. School Planning
Such an easy, obvious lesson to teach to children, but one I need  Seniors in High
to learn as well. I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and School as they are
cares for me, and yet I sometimes want my own answers to about to move on
prayer instead of his. He sacrificed everything for me with His with some big
Son on the cross, and yet I sometimes tire or maybe even whine
changes in their
with the little chores in life that he expects from me. Finally,
even though I know that I am to honor him at all times, I only lives.
remember to do it sometimes when I know he is around (and  That God would
sometimes not even then.) raise up workers
from within the
This is where the miracle of parenting comes in. Even though I
do all this to him, he still only loves me back. Does he church who are
sometimes punish me? Sure, and I am thankful for the discipline, passionate about
but his greatest attributes are grace and forgiveness. I am working with
thankful to be his child, because He is such an awesome God. young people