South Cobb
Church of Christ

Announcements – March 9, 2008

IN NEED OF PRAYER
•GEORGE AWULEY is mourning the loss of his fiance, Ama Boateng, who died an car accident in Africa as she was driving to the airport to come to America to marry him. He also recently lost another friend in New Jersey who too died in a car accident.
•AMBER BUICE will have to be fitted for hearing aids.
•SHEILA BUICE fell and hurt her leg, and she may require surgery.
•TIFFANY BUICE has been sick with the bug going around.
•PEGGY ESTES has pneumonia and is taking breathing treatments four times a day.
•DOROTHY FOWLER, Susan Jackson’s cousin, is now in hospice. Doctors have told her that they have done all they can to defeat the cancer.
•EDDIE GOUGH, son of Francis Gough, has been diagnosed with cancer. He has a tumor on his voice box and another in his back. He has been taking chemotherapy every three weeks, and the tumors have shrunk to one-fourth of their initial size.
•TOM HAEMAN, a friend of Dominic and Pat Commisso, is suffering from a brain aneurysm. He is not doing well.
•KATHERINE HESTER, a family friend of the Maupin’s, is awaiting a liver transplant.
•GAIL HOLBROOK is in Kennestone Hospital, Room 705 with a bacterial infection in her blood. The infection is on a valve in her heart now, and as soon as doctors can get some fluid off of her lungs, they plan to perform surgery to replace the valve and take care of a blockage in one of her arteries. She is in need of constant prayer.
•DAVID LUTZ, brother of Jackie Stubblefield, has been diagnosed with cancer in his bones, lungs, lymph nodes and throughout his body. He has had a difficult time with the chemotherapy treatments, but is doing much better.
•JENNIFER MILLS fell recently and sprained her right foot and tore some ligaments.
•Linda Nowon is mourning the passing of her mother, Maddie Kendrick, who passed away Thursday morning. Her body is at the Gus Thornhill Funeral Home in East Point. Her funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Drive in Atlanta.
•KALE RENFROE, Darlene Pirtle’s cousin’s 3-year-old son, may have cancer, and the family has asked for the congregation’s prayers.
•MARY ROSS, cousin of Buddy Maupin, is suffering from lung cancer.
•PAT SCHINALL, friend of Margie Gattis, is awaiting a liver transplant.
•ABBY SMITH, the 3-year-old daughter of friends of Michael and Nancy Walker, has a brain tumor and another tumor on her spine that is inoperable.
•JEAN STUBBLEFIELD, sister-in-law of Jackie Stubblefield and aunt to Larry and Jennie, is unable to get a kidney transplant and is now very sick.
•LARRY STUBBLEFIELD is in severe pain from the broken collarbone he suffered from his recent wreck. He had tests run this week to find out the extent of nerve damage.
•ROBIE TROUT, Linda Nixon’s father, is in the hospital in Paris, TN., with congestive heart failure. He is not doing well.
•GERALD WASHINGTON, Laurel Bierley’s father, had hip surgery and is now rehabilitating in the hospital in Lewiston, N.Y.

SERVING IN THE MILITARY
•LORENZO AWA has joined the Navy. His address is SR Awa, Lorenzo. MI Ship 5 Division 909, 3610 Illinois Street., Great Lakes, IL 60088-3118.
•ISHMAEL GORDON, Romeka Middleton’s fiancé, is serving in the Navy. His mailing address is AEAA Gordon, 3665 N.Princeton Ave., Oak Harbor, WA 98278. His phone number is (224) 619-2768. His new duty assignment will be at Pearl Harbor.
•KYLE HAMRICK, Tommy Tidwell’s niece’s husband, is in the Marine Corps in Fallujah, Iraq serving a one year deployment. His address is Cpl. Hamrick Jonathan, 9th Comm. BN I Mef HQ Co. Fwd. Mait. Plt. Cem., Unit 42570 FPO/AP 96426-2810.
•NATHAN KNOTTS has joined the Navy and reported to boot camp. His address is SR Knotts, R.N., Ship 5 Division 052, 3610 Illinois St., Great Lakes, IL. 60088-3118. Letters from Nathan are posted on the bulletin board.
•JOEY SHIPP, grandson of Charles & Glenda Shipp, has been deployed to Iraq in February. His mailing address while in Iraq is LCPL Joseph C. Shipp, MWSS 274 DET A HQCO, Unit 78107, FPO AE  09509-8107.
•MICHAEL SMITH is serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq. His address is PFC Smith, Michael J., HHC 41BCT 1ID, Unit #42529, APO AE 09361. His email address is michael.smith182@us.army.mil.
•AMANDA WALL, who formerly attended at South Cobb, is in Iraq serving in the Air Force.
•The congregation has been asked to write letters of encouragement Jerry Harding and his son Justin Harding who are both serving on the military. Their addresses are as follows: Major Jerry Harding, HHC/1-2 Activation Regiment, Unit #15008 Box 57, APO AP 96297-5008; and Justin Harding, Cco 2-508 PIR, FOB Warrior, APO AE 09354.

CONTINUE TO REMEMBER
TIFFANY and AMBER BUICE, MARY CAMPBELL, CLYDE CARSON, DORA COLE, BRENDA COX, BOB and JEAN DAVIS, FRANCES GOUGH, NELL HICKS, MABLE JONES, JENNIFER MILLS, MOTT PRINCE, PEARL SWEENEY, IVADELL TAYLOR, FLORA TIDWELL and SOPHIE WALKER.
 
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
•Everyone is encouraged to attend “Sunday Night for the Savior.” at 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday nights of the month. Come and help us as we visit and strive to do the work of the Lord.
•The Ladies’ Morning Bible Class meets on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. All ladies are invited to participate.
•A weight loss support group meets Tuesday at the building at 9:45 a.m. in the ladies’ Bible classroom. If you are interested, please come and see how everyone encourages one another.
•A member here at South Cobb has recently moved and needs a sofa, washer and dryer. Please let one of the elders or deacons know if you have any of these items you would like to donate or possibly sell.
•Romeka Middleton and Ishmael Gordon would like to invite everyone to celebrate with them at their wedding ceremony on June 28 at the Macland Road Church of Christ building at 3 p.m. Due to the capacity limits there will be a private reception for the family. They are registered at Target, Wal-Mart, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Macy’s.
•When planning an event for the congregation, please record it on the planning calendar in the foyer. If your event conflicts with another, please see Larry Stubblefield.

BENEVOLENCE
•Donations are still being accepted for Camp Inagehi’s “Heart of the Matter” fundraiser. All money collected will go toward physical camp improvements. If you can help, please see Jonathan Stroud. Envelopes are available on the tables in the foyer.

SOUTH COBB EVENTS
•March 9 — Sunday Night for the Savior
•March 13 — Seniors Luncheon
The luncheon will be held in the fellowship hall.
•March 23 — Sunday Night for the Savior
•March 28 — Friday Night Fellowship
Dwayne and Margaret Watson will host.
•April 27–30 — Gospel Meeting
Steve Blackmon will speak.

AREA EVENTS
•March 9–12 — Gospel Meeting
The New Hope Road Church of Christ in Dacula, Ga. is hosting the meeting. The theme is “Basic Bible Truths.”
•March 20 — Georgia School of Preaching
Spring quarter classes offered on Tuesday evenings include 1 Corinthians, Life and Work of the Preacher, The God Head, and Christian Evidences. On Thursday evenings, Bible Geography, Acts of the Apostles, 2 Corinthians and Psalms and Song of Solomon will be offered. Registration forms are on the table in the foyer.
•March 20 — WCCA Benefit with Jeff Foxworthy
The West Cobb Christian Academy will host a benefit comedy show with Jeff Foxworthy at the Macland Road Church of Christ building. at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 for the comedy show only, or $150 for premium seating, a post-show autograph and photo session with Jeff Foxworthy, and a catered dessert bar. Special discounts are also available; see Jonathan or Tami Stroud for details.

YOUTH

BIBLE SCHOOL READING
•March 2 Acts 2
•March 9 Acts 3
•March 16 Acts 4
•March 23 Acts 5
•March 30 Acts 6

BIBLE QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What king’s hand was "dried up" as he put it forth against a messenger of God?

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
What does God warn the Israelites about through Zephaniah?

ANSWER
the Lord's day of judging is near (Zephaniah 1:14)

ANNOUNCEMENTS
March Eric Johnson

SCRIPTURE READING
March 9 Randy Allen
March 16 Doug Pirtle
March 23 Jon Shipp
March 30 Jordan Stubblefield

PRESIDE
March 9 Bruce Stroud
March 16 Kevin Bierly
March 23 Ronnie Dorsey
March 30 Doug Pirtle

SERVING — LORD’S TABLE
1. Kevan Baker
2. Michael Walker
3. Hubert Grier
4. Larry Stubblefield
5. Jordan Stubblefield
6. Ed Singleton
7. Charles Shipp
8. Ronnie Dorsey

PREPARING LORD’S SUPPER
March Peggy Estes and Julie Maupin

NURSERY ATTENDANTS
March Linda Nowon

SUNDAY SONG LEADER
March 9 Chris Tidwell
March 16 Jonathan Stroud
March 23 Rob Stroud
March 30 Michael Walker

ATTENDANCE & CONTRIBUTION
March 2
Sunday Bible School: 112
Sunday Morning Worship: 151
Sunday Evening Worship: 93
Contribution: $4,051
Childcare: $40
Wednesday: 98




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