SEBRING PARKWAY CHURCH OF CHRIST

January 16th, 2005 3800 Sebring Parkway   -   Sebring, FL 33870   -   Phone: (863) 385-7443

Dear folks,
            I was asked to put together a team for Sri Lanka tsunami disaster relief. This all came together within the past two days. We depart Saturday morning the Jan. 8th and return on the 18th.

            We have permission from the Sri Lankan government to work in a mobile clinic in the tsunami disaster area along Sri Lanka’s southern coast. We are taking medicines and hope to receive a shipment of supplies sent by USAid through the US government. The organization Healing Hands International, a relief agency affiliated with the churches of Christ (www.hhi-aid.org) has purchased our airline tickets ($7000) and bought medicines for us to distribute ($5000). The Estes church of Christ advanced us ($8000) for supplies and expenses.

            The total needed for this trip so far is $20,000. You may make contributions to reimburse Healing Hands International or the Estes church of Christ:

Healing Hands International                     Estes church of Christ
455 McNally Drive                                       3503 Highway 45 South
Nashville, TN  37211                                    Henderson, TN  38340

Memo the checks to Sri Lanka relief/Mark Hooper fund.

Remember us in your prayers and thank you for any help you can give.

Mark R. Hooper
Director of Missions
Freed-Hardeman University
Dear friend, 
            Thank you so much for your concern in helping the needy people of India in such a desperate time.  We have a personal Indian missionary, Bro Robert Hall, that has been working with Ron Clayton in the Indian area for many years now.  They are already set up to help the many people in Indian and adjoining areas with relief..

            Tanner Church of Christ is sponsoring a relief effort through our mission work in India with them.  The following information will assist you in making your donation.

            All donations given will be used for aiding our Indian brothers and sisters in recovering from the effects of the devastating tsunami. None of the funds will be used for administrative cost whatsoever.

            As you must be aware, that almost every family in the area of the disaster has been effected with this in one way or another. Most have lost their loved ones, homes, belongings, food sources, and clean water.

            If you can make a donation to this cause, please make your check payable to: Tanner Church of Christ and earmark it "Indian Disaster Relief" on the note line of your check.

Then mail it to: 

Tanner Church of Christ
19925 Huntsville Brownsferry Rd.
Tanner, AL .35671

 

WELCOME VISITORS:

     We are so glad you decided to be here today!  We have been praying that God would allow us to meet today and worship together.  You are an answer to our prayers and an encouragement to our service.

FOR THE CHILDREN:

     Attended Nursery for infants through age two. Parents may leave their children in the nursery before the worship service begins.

     A Training Room for parents to use anytime during the worship service is also provided across the hall from the attended nursery.

OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW:

     We have free Home Bible Correspondence Courses, Video Bible Courses, and offer a personal Bible Study with one of our elders and our evangelist.  Anyone who would like to learn more about the Bible or about the church of Christ, please feel free to ask.

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE:

   Hearing aid devices are available and may be received from the attendant in the sound room at the rear of the auditorium.

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We are receiving information daily on the suffering of Christian brothers and sisters by Tsunami Tidal Waves the following two emails have been received from Carl Adkins and The Barbers.  The Barbers know Bonthu and the work being done in that area.  Please keep all the relief efforts for those affected in your prayers.

 

Thank you for your inquiry concerning the sending of aid to Southeast Asia.  We do plan to send aid.   

            Healing Hands International (HHI) has been in contact with church of Christ missionaries and contacts in Thailand and India.  Attempts to reach contacts in Sri Lanka have thus far been unsuccessful.  A representative of ours, who happen to have been in Cambodia, is going to Sri Lanka and Indonesia.  Contacts have been requested to project needs within their locale, both immediate and from a period six weeks out. 

            We look to wire funds to address immediate needs in those areas where supplies are readily available.  We are trying to arrange for shipping via air to assist in providing immediate needs in areas where supplies are unavailable.  However, we must also look at the longer term.  Relief supplies sent via cargo ship will take a minimum of six weeks to get there.  These might be in the form of medical supplies/medicines, food/water and/or building supplies. 

            Distribution of all relief supplies will be done through the local church of Christ.  The amount and duration dependent on amount of funding assistance we receive.  We look for this to become a long-term project.

Again, thank you for your inquiry.

Gerald Hurst
Executive Director

 

Healing Hands International
455 McNally Dr.
Nashville, TN  37211

New Year Greetings to you all. 

          Wires and Telephone calls have been receiving from the members of Churches of Christ that suffered by the Tsunami Tidal Waves in our neighboring State known as Tamilnadu.  I, Dhanaraju Bonthu was well known to all the southern States in India through the T.V. telecast program that sponsored by one of the Elders of Columbus Church of Christ, Columbus, Miss., Bro. Barry Sanford for a period of two and half years.  Now the members of Churches of Christ have known to me that sent an appeal through by wires and through telephone calls if we can do some kind of assistance by providing blankets, clothes, utensils, food rice, medicines and rebuilding their collapsed houses and Churches that situated in the sea coast line cities, Caddalore and Nagapatnam that located very closer to Chennai ( Madras). 

          I, Dhanaraju Bonthu can speak the neighboring  State language known as Tamil since I have worked in Chennai (Madras) capital some several years back while I was in the Government service.  Hence it is an opportunity for me to do some service at least to our Christian brethren and Sisters who suffered by Tsunami Tidal Waves.  I therefore request the brethren and Sisters in U.S.A. and in Canada for joining with me where we can do some kind of help as much as we can. 

          The nature is under God’s control and we cannot change any disaster that comes upon the people in any part of the world.

           Bro. John Tucker one of the elders of our present sponsoring Church in Plainwell Church of Christ, 911 James St., Plainwell, Michigan-49080, U.S.A. who was scheduled to go over to India for three weeks from February 17th, 2005 with his team Bro. David Cushman and his daughter Jaimi Cushman and who can over see the flood relief work if the contributors can gives an instructions for a survey of the Tsunami affected areas will be very fine. Bro. John Tucker Telephone No. 269-382-5091 and his Cell No. 269-998-8566.

            Thank you very much for praying and for  inquiring the situation of the affected flood victims in India.

Yours in Christian Love,

 (Dhanaraju Bonthu).

What’s Happening This Week!!

Tonight at 6:00 pm, Evening Services.

Tuesday, Ladies Class at 10:00, Evelyn Parnett will be speaking this Tuesday from Leading Ladies, Willing Hearts, Willing Hands. Tuesdays lesson is entitled An Age-Old Tug-of-War.  If you would like to teach one of the lessons please see Teresa.  More ladies class books have arrived.  See Teresa if you need a book.  Ladies, remember this Tuesday to bring a sack lunch and plan to stay after class to help finish the craft projects for ladies day.

Wednesday at 7:00 pm, Mid-week services.

Thursday 9:00 – 11:00 am, Clothing Give-away. Thank you to all who help us with the clothing/household give-away.  This outreach only works because of loving and caring individuals like you.  This is such a rewarding opportunity, please sign up or come the day of the give away if you would like to help.  There are plenty of things to do.

Friday at 5:30 pm, the CEO will be eating at Chicanes.  The January Schedule is posted on the back bulletin board.

Wanted!!

The talent/no talent night scheduled for this past Saturday has been postponed.  If you would like to perform for this fun night please see Don Gunter a.s.a.p.  Once we have the talent/no talent lined up, we will reschedule this event.  Please see Don today and let him know what you would like to do. 

Thank You!!

Thank you to all the men who helped put the roof on the new building.  Special thanks to BJ and Doc for working on Thursday and drying the roof in making it possible to put the metal on Saturday.  Also thank you for cleaning out the building and hauling off the debris from around the building and grounds.  Thank you to those who cut down and cleaned up the trees that had been damaged from the recent storms.

Timothy Class

The Timothy Class will not be meeting this afternoon at 4:30 as originally scheduled due to Winter Camp.  They will meet next Sunday at 4:30 pm.  Those who will be speaking should use the extra week to prepare their lessons.

Mount Dora

During the week of February 14-16 Mount Dora will be making its semi-annual run for food and supplies.  If you would like to help there is a list of items needed on the bulletin board in the hall way.  There will be a box placed in the foyer under each table for Mount Dora’s food and supply needs.  Please place your items in these boxes before Feb. 13th.   If you would like to help but want someone to do the shopping for you please see Teresa.  If you have change cans you would like to turn in please turn those in to the office before Feb. 13th.  If you would like a change can please see Teresa.  the love, prayers and support shared by so many Christians across the state continue to help Mount Dora meet the daily needs of hurting and lonely children.   

HEAR

But He said, "More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
      (Luke 11: 28).

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they
      believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a
      preacher? (Romans 10: 14).

BELIEVE

"He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be
      condemned (Mark 16: 16).

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written
      in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
      of God, and that believing you may have life in His name (John 20: 30).

REPENT

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of
      Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”
     (Acts 2: 38).

"…but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region
      of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works
      befitting repentance (Acts 26: 20).

CONFESS

"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father
      who is in heaven" (Matthew 10: 32).

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the
     word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and
     believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved"
     (Romans 10: 8 - 9).

BE BAPTIZED

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven
     and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the
     name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
     things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the
     age." Amen (Matthew 28: 18 - 20).

"And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling
     on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22: 16).

Sebring Parkway

Church of Christ

3800 Sebring Parkway

Sebring, FL 33870

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Sunday Morning Bible Study

9:00 AM

Sunday Morning Worship

10:00 AM

Sunday Evening Service

6:00 PM

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

7:00 PM

SHEPHERDS

Dave Marcum...... 385-8899

(Treasurer/ Administration/ Membership Directory)

Olin Shinholser..... 382-1060

(Worship Services/ Education)

Paul Talbert.......... 385-3756

(Building & Grounds/ Benevolence/ Membership Services/ Directory)

EVANGELIST

Bryan Naugle....... 382-6799

DEACONS

Chris Fowler......... 386-4661

(Youth Director/ Services Director/ Substitute Teacher Assignments)

Roger Gurganus... 453-3939

(Building & Grounds Maintenance (Outside)/  Transportation/ Communion)

Teles Oregon........ 386-0966

(Spanish Ministry/ Timothy Class)

Tracey Stalter....... 471-9736

(Building Maintenance (Inside)/ Membership Directory/ Pews)

Phone: (863) 385-7443

Website: http://www.sebringcoc.com

General Email: sebringparkway@sebringcoc.com

Secretary's Email: secretary@sebringcoc.com

Preacher's Email: preacher@sebringcoc.com

The Sebring Parkway Church of Christ is a group of non-denominational Christian believers dedicated to the restoration of simple New Testament Christianity

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Our Record January 9th

Bible Study

Sunday Morning Worship

Sunday Evening Worship

Contribution

Wednesday Evening Study

Building Fund

142

215

126

$3373

144

$50

Visitors January 9th

Ruth Whitesell

Riley Carroll

Wayne Strasser

Joe & Virginia Woodruff

George & Linda Henderson

Pauline Wiggins

Please remember to invite others to our services.  There are cards available in the foyer to help you invite others.

Upcoming Birthdays

David Parson

Delbert Mason

Beverly Stagg

Graham Harris

Helen Underwood

Ruby Blain

Clark Gannon

Wendell Harris

Clyde Bush

1/18

1/20

1/22

1/23

1/25

1/26

1/26

1/27

1/30

Upcoming Anniversaries

Carl & Della Martin

Bob & Ruth Maire

1/17/58

1/27/51

With Sympathy

We express our deepest sympathy Dan and Margie Vandivor. The Vandivor’s traveled to Kentucky to the funeral of Margie’s sister’s son-in-law.  He was killed in a 4 wheeler accident recently.

Prayers Needed

Wendell Harris, Marvin McElwain, Flavil Miller, Jesse Underwood, brother of Robert Underwood, Floyd Nickerson, friend of Wayne Welsh, Sara Sturgeon’s father, Martha Simpson, friend of Reta Roff, and Wayne Strasser are undergoing treatment for cancer.

            Several members are battling colds and virus.   

Prayers Needed-Continued

            Rod Stalter, Tracey Stalter’s father, and Joann White, neighbor of Betty Abrams are both recovering at home from triple bypass.

            Mary Welsh, under Dr.’s care for Crohn’s disease. 

            Wayne Welsh, awaiting surgery on arm. 

            Dwain Chambers, awaiting more surgeries on his back.          

            June Garcia, will enter Lakeland Hospital for procedure on her lungs.

            Robert Charron, Nancy Stalter’s grandfather, has a spot on his lung and is in a lot of pain.

            Teresa Naugle, platelet count dropped a little this past week.  She will have more blood work this week and return to the dr.

            Joy Van Horn and children Nicholas and Molly, daughter and grandchildren of the Barber’s.  Joy is experiencing several problems in her life.

            Timothy Tejpaul, ear surgery. 

            Chuck Anderson, has cancer.  He lost his wife a year ago to cancer.  Parents are very depressed.

            Richard Wheeler, son of Dickie and Belinda Wheeler, diagnoised with M.S. 

            Cornelia Lowe, has moved into the Crossings in Franklin, TN.  Her new address is

Cornelia Lowe

Legacy Crossing

910 Murfreesboro Rd. Apt. 205

Franklin, TN  37064

            Sewell Lowe, moved into a nursing home.

            Emily Wilcox, new great grandbaby of the Parnett’s, back in the hospital and not doing well.

            Bill Luke, Amy’s Horton’s brother and son of Ellen Luke, health concerns.

            Becky Hansberger, recovery from appendicitis surgery.  Becky is at home. 

            Elizabeth Tubbs, recovery from recovery from gallbladder surgery.  At Highlands Regional Hospital room 258. 

            Bobby Farmer, Wayne Welsh’s Uncle, in hospital with pneumonia. 

            Charlie McCraken, recently diagnosed with Bells palsy. 

                        Please remember the Lazzell and Shinholser families as they have family members serving overseas.

                        Remember Graham Harris, Florene Aldridge, mother of Ed Robson , Jean Neel, Frank and Shirley Henry and others needing our prayers.

SCHEDULED TO SERVE

REMINDER:

THIS SUNDAY 1/16

Prepare Communion:

Patty Massey & Barb Cole

Greeters:

Ron Horton

Robert Capps

Bill Sweeton

Rachel Capps

Pick Up Cards:

Forest Ritenour & Austin Ritenour

Control Room:

Bill Benton

Announcements:

Tracey Stalter

Pick Up Communion Cups:

Troy Talbert & Nicholas Stalter

Secure Building Next Week:

Bill Benton

 

Song Leader:

Mike Tubbs

Opening Prayer:

Wayne Anderson

Lord’s Supper:

Preside:

Harlen Drew

Serve:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Clyde Bush

Robert Adams

Robert Capps

Cliff Blain

5.

6.

7.

8.

Don Yost

John Burton

Allen Barber

Bill Cole

Closing Prayer:

Carl Adkins

 

Sunday Evening

Song Leader:

Opening Prayer:

Mike Tubbs

Dale Naugle

Lord’s Supper:

Closing Prayer:

Harlen Drew

Al Overfield

 

Wednesday Evening 1/19

Song Leader:

Invitation: