Good News Jan. 4, 2018

The Good News January 4, 2018

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Worship at 9:30 am with Celebration of the Lord's Supper

Sermon - "Light Contact"

Scripture - John 1:19-51

Happy 2018! Fellowship Luncheon

Come to Trinity Hall following worship this Sunday. The Fellowship Team is providing fried and baked chicken and rolls. Please bring sides, salads, or desserts OR JUST COME and enjoy the fellowship and lunch!

Sunday School Classes Resume on January 14

Please plan to join one of our Adult Classes!

Christian Thought led by Larry Frazier is considering writings by Andy Crouch and John Calvin. Meets in Trinity Hall 106
Digging Deeper taught by Beau Sullivan is studying the Gospel of John. Meets in the Sanctuary
Faith in Life led by Shelley Kral and Daniel Bond is reviewing “12 Christian Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy: Relief from False Assumptions” by Drs. Cloud & Townsend. Meets in Trinity Hall 107
The Gospel Project led by Leonard Wiley continues this Bible survey course. Meets in Carlton room in sanctuary building

Be an Ally for Buckner

Read More Here

WANT TO LEARN MORE? Attend on of their informational meetings on January 9th, at either 11:30 am or 6:00 pm at the Family Hope Center location on 1014 S. High St., in Longview.

Food Box Needs Help

Happy New Year!

Many of you may have heard that we now have a relationship with the Walmart on 4 ^th Street to receive their surplus groceries, including frozen and perishable items. We are required to pick up those groceries at the store 4 days a week for transport to our food pantry down town.

We are currently in need of some able-bodied volunteers to help with these pickups on either Mondays and/or Thursdays. It would require the volunteers to meet our driver at the 4 ^th Street Walmart at 8 am to help load the truck and then travel to our building on 2 ^nd Street to help unload. We expect this to take approximately 1 hour plus travel time, with the volunteers being done by 9 am.

Please communicate our needs to your congregation as we require two to three helpers for each of those days. Anyone needing further information can call or email me or our Food Services Director Doug Buck ( lcmprogram@cablelynx.com).

Fred Ayres, Director of Development, Longview Community Ministries

903-753-3561 ext. 208

Prayer Concerns:

Current Need : Ralph Diamond

Continued Need : Dick Carlberg ,

Dick Bass, John Dalton, Barbara Steinbach, Katie Grace Carlisle

Happy Birthday!

1/4: Jo Salmon

1/5: Kenneth Bledsoe, June Jordan,

Buck Otis

1/6: Pat Taylor

1/7: Kitty Booth, Stephanie Glaze

1/8: Mary Armstrong, Tammy Moyes

1/9: Brenner Ratzlaff

1/10: Glenda Bays

1/11: Christian Sullivan,

Edwyna Testerman

1/13: Bob Linthicum

1/14: Liz Johnson, John Wrather

1/16: Madison Bickham, Jim Brun,

Wren Knapp, Leslie Konvalin

1/17: Sidney Allen

1/18: Sheri Burlingame,

Dorothy Horne, Stephen Jayakar

Our Retired Community:

Heritage Place- Ann and Bill Howell

Hawkins Creek- Felicia Grubbs

At Home- Betty Rader, Frances Sample, Jean Knight

Gilmer- Charlotte Poole

Buckner- Byron Horne, Martha Ellis, Dorothy Chandler, Elaine Beckett, Ruth Warner, Lanette Yancey

Colonial Village- A. J. Luna,

Jennie Swafford

Treviso- LaVerne Byrd

Wesley House, Lindale-

Dotty Rawlins

Azalea Place, Henderson-

Bob Bement

Henderson - Marjorie Davis

Austin- Kitty Booth

Austin- Laverne Dennis

Please submit your prayer concern requests or any other information to prayerteam@epclongview.org.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:

Sunday, Jan. 14 - Youth Fellowship begins

Wednesday, Jan. 17 - Pioneer Clubs and Youth Bible Studies resume

Friday, Jan. 19 - MOM to MOM

Sunday, January 28 - Ordination and installation of new church officers during worship

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MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Jan. 4 - 9:15 pm at PT PACE;

Jan. 11 - Bye,

Jan. 18 - 8:00 pm at PT PACE

QUICK LINKS:

Youth - Sunday Classes - Directory - Sermons - Prayer - Children's Ministry - Serve-Missions - Staff - Giving and more at www.longviewepc.org

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