Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter May 22, 2012

Pastors Notes: This coming weekend, our church will celebrate two very important things. The first is MEMORIAL DAY. The actual date of Memorial Day is May 30 and is celebrated on Monday, May 28th. Every year, we try to, in some form or fashion, pay tribute to those men & women who gave the ultimate sacrifice of the giving of their life. We owe a tremendous debt to these men and women and the least we can to do is remember them and their great sacrifice. During the service we will be paying tribute to these fallen soldiers. Secondly, is that of PENTECOST. 50 days following the Passover came the fest of Pentecost. It was on the day of Pentecost that the outpouring of the Holy Ghost came. The church has never been the same since. Although I slightly deviated from the series The Holy WHO? this past Sunday, I will complete the series this Sunday morning. Please make your plans to be with us for worship as we celebrate these two great days!!! DISTRICT PENTECOST RALLY this coming Sunday night, we will be having our 3rd Annual District Pentecost Rally. We will be meeting at our church (Woodruff) and the service time is 6:00. Rev. Danny Murray from the Living Way Church will be bringing the message. There will be congregational singing as well as special singing from other churches. It will be a great time of fellowship and worship. DO NOT LET ANYTHING KEEP YOU FROM BEING IN ATTENDANCE!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to our graduates of 2012: Jamie Bishop, Patrick Brown, Hannah Kennedy, Shayne Nelson, Daniel Richards, and Caleb Weathers ACTS Student Ministries & Pastor Jason Fowler did an OUTSTANDING JOB this past Sunday night. The Spirit of the Lord filled the place and many people responding to the altars in seeking God for help. I want to thank them for sharing their gifts and talents with us and for being obedient and sensitive to the Holy Spirit. THANK YOU!!!!! The Band of Brothers went to Hope Community Church of God in Barnwell, SC this past Friday and Saturday and did some work to help a Sister Church. Nine of our men removed windows, installed new windows, including casing them out and putting metal on the outside. They also put in a photo cell and repaired a church sign and installed a new motion detection light. It is estimated that the Band of

Brothers saved Hope Community Church $1125.00. If you are not involved with the Band of Brothers, you need to see Jason Hayes. There are many factions to this ministry. We meet for fellowship and the Word 1 time a month. We are also working on the Resolution from the movie Courageous and will be doing a special ceremony on Fathers Day. Then there are the opportunities we have to help locally and statewide with special projects. Our goal is to also become global and get involved in short term Foreign Mission work projects. As you can see, there is a place for EVERY MAN, so all we need is for you to get involved with us.

Removing the old windows

Framing in the window

Band of Brothers Barnwell Team Completed windowjust need paint Extreme Kidz Childrens Ministry had a great KIDZ JAM on Friday night. Five or six churches came together for a great night of worship and the Word. Our own praise band Consumed played the praise & worship and Pastor Jason Fowler brought the Word. Many kidz were in the altars seeking God. Special thanks to Donna & Garren Burdette and their great ministry team for all that was done to make this night successful!!!!!!!!

This coming Sunday is Membership Sunday. If you would like more information on what is required to join the church, please join with Pastor Terry Sunday morning at 9:30 AM. Come to the Christian Life Center (CLC.across the street from the Sanctuary) and come into the door marked STAFF. Go to the room directly in front of you. If you know that you are born again and wanting to find a place where you can help build the kingdom of God, meet us Sunday. Thank you for considering us to be your family!!!!!!!

The Woodruff Ministerial Association and area churches are working together on a project to aid District 4 students and parents with school supplies for next school year. This project is called GREAT START WOODRUFF. District 4 is allowing us to hold this event on their campus but in doing so, we must provide for all students. This is a mammoth undertaking, yet God has already begun working miracles. 2000 back packs have been donated to this cause!!!!! Several church are put together to work on a few of the items. Our items are: 1) packs of #2 pencils, 2) pencil sharpeners with covers, 3) pencil pouches with 3 holes, 4) pens (blue/black). Ive asked our ministries to be involved but I want you to be involved as well. There will be a box in the lobby for you to place your items in. Together, we can make this event a huge success. On that day, there will be free haircuts given, a prayer tent to provide prayer for any person or family that wants prayer. Each book bag will also have a copy of the Word of God in it. This is a huge opportunity for our churches in Woodruff to impact our community. Please help us in this endeavor!!! Thank You June 3rd is our next baby dedication. As usual, you need to call the church office and give us the name of your child so we can prepare the things we use for that. We are going to begin something new in our baby dedications. We are asking the parents to provide us 3 photos. As we call you forward for your babys dedication, we want to show the 3 photos of your child. We will need this by Wednesday, May 30th. You can bring them by the office to be scanned or you can email us the pictures at wcog@woodruffcog.org. Thank you for allowing us the privilege of dedicating your children to the Lord.

RELAY for Life is June 1st from 6:00 PM- Midnight. The WCOG team is continuing to sell luminaries for $10 in memory or in honor of a loved one. See Kay Trotter or Annette Richards if you are interested in walking or buying a luminary.

PRAYER LIST

Heath Richards, Jim & Heidi King, Darrell & Cindy Cooper, Sheila Walker, Derreck Cooper, Tiffany Crocker, Randy Greene, Gail Wood, Heather Boyd, Toby Skaja, Melissa Lida, Jack West, Steve Lida, Carol Hopsin, Phyllis Arnold, Annette Durham, Hannah Jolley, Sherry Smith & Family, Paula Beck & Family, Wayne & Patsy Thompson, Nicholas Cobb, Chad Cobb, Andrea Pearson, Ron Pruitt, Pamela Harmon, Kaye Brandenburg, Ronnie Cooper Jr, Chris Knighton, Duece West, Brandy Cobb Family, Candice Willis, George "Buddy" Owens, Kenny Brooks, Gene Knight, Lori Turpin, Amy Tillman, Mary L. Key, Wanda Williams, The McGee Family, Mike Garcia, Larry Trotter, Bryson Campbell, Pam Kelley, Lisa Martin, Jakob Huey, Linda Lida, Joyce Sloan, Atha Cooper, Dave Sayre, Roy Clenenger, Jane Millwood, Paula Jackson & Baby Willow, Kay Brandenburg, Justin Cordoba, Cora Brown, Those needing jobs, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes.

Our monthly JOY CLUB meeting will be held this Thursday at 6:30 PM at the CLC. Larry and Kay Trotter and their support team have planned a very exciting time for all of us. The sign-up sheet will be on the SAM Bulletin Board until this Wednesday night for those who have not yet signed up to attend. Don't forget, we will be voting on our officers at this meeting, so make this a matter of sincere prayer. Our Annual SENIOR ADULT RETREAT will be held this Friday and Saturday on the Camp Grounds in Mauldin. If you have paid your registration fee, you are already signed up. All you have to do is pick up your packet when you get there. The Retreat begins at 1 PM on Friday. There will be no group transportation so if you need directions please see Pastor Shealy. This is always a great time of fellowship and fun. If this is your first time to attend get set for a great experience.

Father's Day Bulletin: For $1.00 you can honor or remember a special Dad in our Father's Day Bulletin. Sign-up at the Information Table in the lobby.

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 darrylcrowe@charter.net

Men of Resolution Below are the dates for our remaining Men of Resolution meetings and make-up meetings. If you cannot attend one of the meetings or make-up meetings please see Jason Hayes. Remember you must have attended all 5 of the sessions in order to participate in the Men of Resolution ceremony on June 17. Some of the dates below have been changed. Please make note on your calendars. May 19 4th session 9:00 a.m. May 26 Make-up for the 3rd session 3:00 p.m. June 2 5th Session 9:00 a.m. June 3 Make-up for the 4th session 4:00 p.m. June 16 Meeting of every one participating in the Resolution Ceremony 9:00 a.m. Make-up for the 5th session will be after the conclusion of this meeting June 17 Fathers Day and Resolution Ceremony during the morning worship service *All meetings will be in the CLC dining room.* June 7 - We will have our next monthly Band of Brothers meeting at 6:00 in the CLC dining room. Come join us for this great time of fellowship, food, and devotion. If you have not been meeting with us monthly this would be a great time to begin. We will continue studying the

book Point Man as we look at how God is calling men to be the point men for our families at a time when we are desperately needed. Band of Brothers is selling t-shirts with our logo on them. The cost of the t-shirts are $10. Please see Jason Hayes if you are interested in purchasing one.

Events To Look Forward To: June 7th - Campus Missionary Training- 12:00 PM June 8-9 Codova, Alabama Kids cruisade June 15th Youth Night at Campmeeting June 16th Rock the Park at 8:00 AM

Sunday, May 27th Praise and Worship 5:00 Drama 5:15 THANK YOU again to all those who helped with Kidz Jam. Friday was an amazing time of worship with the Kidz. Thank you to all those who donated food and handed out food to the needy families in the community. Saturday May 26 Derby car race. This is our first church race, we look forward to seeing the kids race the cars they have been building. Registration starts promply at 9am with racing immediately after, If you are a child our teacher who have been building a car we look forward to seeing you there. There will be trophies and awards for each participant. Ongoing Fundraiser: Extreme Kidz are still collecting alumuium cans. If you would like to donate your cans to the Extreme Kidz please Donna or Garren Burdette. Thank you for all your support. Carowinds Trip for the Extreme Kidz will be June 2. Cost is $30.00 and lunch and supper will be provided. Ticket Money due May 30. If you have any question please see Ms Donna or Mr Garren.

Kidz Jam Tshirts on sale for $5.00. We had some tshirts left over. The profit off the tshirt sales will go to the Extreme Kidz Ministry. Upcoming Events: Vacation Bible School Meeting June 3, Everyone who is involved will need to attend this meeting for important information. Vacation Bible School July 16-20.

Spotlight:

Ministry Leaders for This Week Greeters Jeanette Bragg & Kathy Simmons Sunday School Greeter - Robert Sloan CLC Greeter - Paul Lundberg Head Ushers - Charles OShields and Bobby Brown Finance Committee - Ryan Ballard & Charles OShields Usher Team #2 Walter Housand, Ryan ballard, Sam Garrett, John Nemitz, Paul Lundberg, Phillip Pruitt Wednesday Bus Ministry: Bus: Phillip Pruitt and Gina Arnold Van 1: Tabitha and Brian Hellams Van 2: Tim and June Vassey Nursery-- Wednesday Amy Wallace Sunday AM - Ann Knight and Ashton Garrett Sunday PM Ann Knight Kiddie Church 2-5 yr old: Jolleen Priester and Gina Arnold Kiddie Church 6-12 yr old: Stacy Henry and Craig Blackwell Music Wednesday Tiffany Burnett Sunday AM Brad Burnett Sunday PM Lisa Terry Praise Team Gold Computer Alexis Lyda

**Additional copies of the printed weekly bulletin are available in the church lobby