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Today Parents and kids, last chance to sign-up for LTC!!!
Bible Land Tours Meeting for Bible Land Tours will be after evening services in north west class room.
Mens choir meet after evening services.
Baby Gift Certificate Alice Morgan & Dana Roe are taking up money for Larry Stillwell’s new grandson, Jackson, parents are Chris & Kristen.
There is a sheet to sign in the annex to welcome Corey Shelburne back to the states. This will be displayed for him to see when he gets states side.
This Week Joy Singers will meet this Tuesday at 6pm
Craft Encouragement Lunch Operation Will meet this Thursday at 12pm Ladies Day This Saturday at 10am-2pm!!! Bring a friend and salad. Guest speaker is Sharla Marcum from Quito, Ecuador.
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November 16, 2003 Vol XXIV # 45 Teens Will have an activity!! Upcoming
Kids In The Kingdom Will meet in the annex after morning services, Sunday Nov. 23, will need to bring a canned food for gift making craft for the Thanksgiving Baskets. Barbeque will be provided, bring side dishes & dessert. THANKSGIVING BASKETS For $20 we can provide a turkey and full meal to families in need. If you know of a family to help, please turn in written name and address to the office. You may give any amount toward a baskets or baskets to Cliff C or Darrell R. On Sunday, Nov 23, we will package and deliver baskets. More details later – but we MUST have a great deal of help!!
Buck’s Annual Party Dec.6th at 6:00pm Finger Foods and Dirty Santa Gifts. (Pick-up extra Christmas money: Need baby sitters, if interested let Janie know.)
Church Holiday Party Dec. 16th at 6:00pm in annex. Dan’s Barbeque will cater, $7.00ea. Babysitting will be provided. Let Gary Smith know my Dec. 14th if you’re coming.
NEWS
Adoption??? Lucille Ernst and the doctors she works with in Croatia are working to place babies- birth to one year – in adoptive homes. If you know of someone who might be interested contact Lucille at 1-580-323-1259 or E-mail lernst@SBCGlobal.net
We have a New Ladies Food Ministry that will help at times of our funerals and illness. We would like to up date our helping list. If you are interested in helping with food, serving or monetary, please sign up on list foyer table.
THANK YOU Our thank you this week goes to Mark Smith for donating two wheel chairs.
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Remember in Your Prayers Susan Douglas is doing well, short visits or phone calls are fine. Joy Mize, Jobeth Parson’s mother having complications from back surgery, still in hospital. Matthew Estes was diagnosed after test with aid reflux, taking 2 medications at this time. Elizabeth Holdings, Trish Rackley’s mother passed away last Sunday, her funeral was last Wed. in Chickasha. Dak Stephens, Wayne & Nadine’s grandson had an appendectomy, last Wednesday, doing well. Jennifer & Keith Garrison are needing prayers for personal reasons. Bob Kotts had an arteriogram test, will will have a stint put in Dec. Michael Austin has been readmitted with liver problems. Eddy Morris, Marsha Rowley’s brother will have a cat scan, found a shadow on lung. Methel Haslam went into University to find out aboutinfection. Walter Cartwright will have hand surgery this Tuesday.
Small Group Serendipity (Pleasant Surprises)
Two weeks ago we listed here 3 serendipities that churches with well-planned small groups have experienced: A) Deeper Fellowship than ever thought possible (with more people), B) the Power of Christian Hospitality - people want to have people come over, C) Leadership Development as leaders grow and new leaders emerge. Consider these positive aspects also: D) Flexibility - A uniform program of teaching for meeting on Sundays will be used for all groups, but logistically, there is almost unlimited flexibility. For each group, there will be choice of meeting times and places. Group activities, involvements, and ministries can be chosen and focused by the interests, schedules, and abilities of each group. E) Integration of New Members - Whether a new Christian or someone moving to the Northridge Family, groups are the ideal way to rapidly and efficiently introduce someone to a circle of friends and involvements. New members are more quickly aware of service opportunities at the group level. F) Outreach Ownership - More Christians take on more responsibility to invite new people to the church through their group. They experience the joy of watching someone transform. Oftentimes, persons invited "to church" will more likely go with an acquaintance to a small group than to enter a full church assembly. G) More Connectedness to Leaders - With each elder responsible to just two groups, more real shepherding possibilities can occur. Group co-leaders (Facilitators) will have a "go-to" leader to approach with the personal concerns of the group. The whole church is "boiled down" to more manageable connections and accountability.
Think of some of the reasons why small groups deliver positive results. It takes on real aspects of the first century church. That is, instead of our religion being so much building centered, it necessarily becomes more people centered, one another centered. Instead of being so Sunday centered, religion becomes more daily centered, connecting to the lives of several special people. Instead of being so preacher-sermon-lesson centered (and critiquing the same), groups allow more applied-in-real-life thinking, member centered. Instead of elders shepherding by lists and being "over areas," more informative and face to face knowledge of people can occur. Instead of staff hired to do church work, staff gets to multiply itself in training, equipping, and involving - more needs and works are heard by more people on a personal appeal level. "Getting bigger by thinking smaller" becomes a real possibility. Cliff Craig
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