SICK AND IN NEED OF PRAYERS
•EVELYN TINNEY ADAMS is in Cobb Hospital, room 487, for a light stroke. She attended church here at South Cobb a few years ago.
•BARRY BROADWAY was diagnosed with lymphoma, and went to Emory Wednesday. He received good news – doctors will keep a check on his platelets and white blood count, and if they stay normal, he will not have to receive treatments.
•KAY CAMACHO, a daughter of Randy and Marice Allen’s neighbor, is suffering from kidney failure.
•PAT COMMISSO is sick at home with sore throat and a cough.
•EDDIE GOUGH, son of Francis Gough, has been diagnosed with cancer. He has a tumor on his thymus gland and one in his back. He has been taking chemotherapy every three weeks, and the tumors have shrunk down to ¼ of their size. He will have further tests to see how things are.
•KATHERINE HESTER, a family friend of the Maupin’s is awaiting a liver transplant.
•GAIL HOLBROOK had open heart surgery to replace a valve and do a bypass on Friday, March 14. She was moved to Brian Care Center in Austell last Friday for rehab, and is having to go to the doctor for wound care. She is in room 112. Her address is Brian Care Nursing Care, 2130 Anderson Mill Rd, room 112, Austell, GA 30106
•DAVID JACKSON will have tests run on his bladder on April 29th at Kennestone Hospital.
•BRUCE LEFEVER, a friend of Jerry Anderson, had a stroke and is paralyzed on his right side, and cannot speak.
•DAVID LUTZ, brother of Jackie Stubblefield, has been diagnosed with cancer in his bones, lungs, lymph nodes and over his body. He is having trouble with his chemotherapy, and is not doing very well at this time.
•MARY ROSS, cousin of Buddy Maupin, is suffering from lung cancer.
•PAT SCHINALL, friend of Margie Gattis, is awaiting a liver transplant. She is having further tests at Emory University at this time.
•JOE SHINHOLSTER, Melba’s husband, is suffering from pneumonia. He is in Kennestone Hospital Green Tower, room 755. Doctors will do a biopsy sometime this week.
•ABBY SMITH, 3 year old friend of Michael and Nancy Walker, has a brain tumor and a tumor in her spine that is inoperable.
•JEAN STUBBLEFIELD, sister in law to Jackie Stubblefield and aunt to Larry and Jennie, is unable to get the needed kidney transplant, and is now very sick.
•DAWN STUBBLEFIELD has Graves Disease. Doctors will give her radioactive iodine to kill her thyroid gland, and then she will have to take hormones the rest of her life.
•LARRY STUBBLEFIELD continues in pain from the broken collarbone he suffered in a wreck recently. Doctors found that the bone has not knitted together, and there is a ½ inch gap between the bones. All that is holding it together is the rod they put it, and this is why he is still suffering pain.
•ROBIE TROUT, Linda Nixon’s father, is in the hospital in Camden, TN after having had a stroke and a major heart attack. His heart is functioning at 20%, and he has an infection. Gulliam and Linda are in Tennessee with him.

CONTINUE TO REMEMBER
•TIFFANY AND AMBER BUICE – genetic metabolic problems
•MARY CAMPBELL – leukemia
•CLYDE CARSON – cancer
•BRENDA COX – dialysis
•BOB AND JEAN DAVIS – Cancer and lung problems
•CHASE ELSNER – Denise Shipp’s nephew
•SARAH HARMON - Marice Allen’s mother
•KIRK HENDERSON – colon cancer (Barry Broadway’s nephew)
•TIFFANY KING – lupus (daughter in law of Linda King)
•IRENE LINDSEY - osteoporosis and arthritis.
•BRUCE STROUD – heart problems
•SOPHIE WALKER – spina bifida

IN NURSING HOMES
•FRANCES GOUGH –Brian Care Center, Austell
•NELL HICKS – Brian Care Center, Powder Springs
•MOTT PRINCE – Brian Care Center, Austell
•PEARL SWEENEY – Roswell
•IVADELL TAYLOR – with her daughter Gail Smilie
•FLORA TIDWELL – Presbyterian Village

IN THE MILITARY
•LORENZO AWA is now in the Navy. His address is SR Awa, Lorenzo. MI Ship 5 Division 909, 3610 Illinois St., Great Lakes, IL 60088-3118.
•NATHAN KNOTTS reported to Navy Boot Camp November 19. His address is SR Knotts, R.N., Ship 5 Division 052, 3610 Illinois St., Great Lakes, IL. 60088-3118.
•JOEY SHIPP, grandson of Charles & Glenda Shipp, is now in Iraq. His new address is as follows: LCPL Joseph C. Shipp MWSS 274 DET A HQCO. Unit 78107 FPO AE 09509-8107. His e mail address is stnt101@yahoo.com.
•MICHAEL SMITH is in now back in the United States. He has finished his tour of duty in Iraq, and will be stationed in Kansas for the time being. His email address is michael.smith182@us.army.mil.
•KYLE HAMRICK, Tommy’s niece’s husband, is in the USMC in Fallujah, IRAQ for deployment for 1 year. His address is as follows: Cpl. Hamrick Jonathan, 9th Comm. BN I Mef HQ Co. Fwd. Mait. Plt. Cem. Unit 42570 FPO/AP 96426-2810
•The congregation has been asked to write letters of encouragement to a group of soldiers serving in the U.S. Army. Heather Harding would like the congregation to write to her husband, Major Jerry Harding and the men under his command. Please send your letters of encouragement to the following address: Major Jerry Harding, HHC/1-2 Activation Regiment, Unit #15008 Box 57, APO AP 96297-5008. There is a note on the bulletin board from Major Harding.
•ISHMAEL GORDON, Romeka Middleton’s fiancé, is in the Navy and is assigned to Pearl Harbor. His phone number is 224-619-2768
•AMANDA KNIGHTEN (formerly Amanda Wall) is in Iraq serving the Air Force. Her mailing address is SRA Amanda Knighten, 447 ESFS/FP, APO AE 09321. Her e mail address is amanda.knighten@bdab.centaf.af.mil
•Our 4- 6th Grade class is collecting items for our military. The box is in the foyer in the back – please stop by the box and see what they need, and help out in giving some goodies from home for our service people overseas.

SOUTH COBB NEWS
•Ladies Bible Class – The ladies will continue at 10:30 AM each Tuesday.
•There is a weight loss support group meeting every Tuesday here at the building at 9:45 AM. The ladies meet in the Ladies Bible class room to encourage one another in their weight loss goals.
•PRAY FOR RAIN – and PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST SOME JOBS RECENTLY! PRAY PRAY PRAY!

UPCOMING EVENTS
•APRIL 26th – Door knocking in preparation for the gospel meeting with Steve Blackmon.
•APRIL 25th – Prayer meeting at the building for the meeting and other things.
•APRIL 27 – APRIL 30 GOSPEL MEETING AT SOUTH COBB WITH STEVE BLACKMON. PRAY ABOUT THIS FERVENTLY – for Steve as he prepares to be here and for us as we strive to use this opportunity to win souls to the Lord. Here are the topics:
oBible School: To Whom Shall We Go John 6:53-58
oSunday Morning: Water Reflection of Jesus’ Cross Titus 3:3-7
oSunday Evening: Membership In Jesus’ Family Romans 12:4-13
oMonday Evening: The Changing of the Hard Jonah 3:9,10
oTuesday Evening: Strength, Diet, and Exercise Ephesians 1:18-21
oWednesday Evening: Heal Me, Cure Me, Fix Me John 13:3-6
•MAY 8th Seniors Luncheon at Howards Restaurant in Smyrna at 12:00
•THE SUMMER SERIES FOR 2008 IS COMING UPON US. The Theme for this year’s Summer Series is on the CHURCH.
•JUNE 22-28 BIBLE CAMP AT CAMP INAGEHI!
•JUNE 28 – Romeka Middleton and Ishmael Gordon’s wedding at the Macland Rd Church of Christ at 3:00 pm. They are registered at Target, Wal-Mart, Bed, Bath and Beyond and Macy’s. Due to capacity limits there will be a private reception for the family.

AREA EVENTS
•April 20-24 – GOSPEL MEETING AT THE LITHIA SPRINGS CHURCH OF CHRIST. Philip Brannon will be speaking on HOPE . . . FOR THE FUTURE, CHANGE . . . FOR TODAY!
•MAY 3- 7 GOSPEL MEETINGS AT THE VILLA RICA CHURCH OF CHRIST. Tyler Young will be teaching lessons geared toward youth, and as information to ALL members concerning the way our culture is heading.
•MAY 10th – YOUTH RALLY AT BREMEN. Theme – TEXT MESSAGES. Speakers include James Jones, Loren Barchett, Greg Nash, and Justin Paschall.

BIBLE READINGS FOR SUNDAY BIBLE CLASS.
•APRIL 20 – GENESIS 10-11 TOWER OF BABEL
•APRIL 27—GENESIS 12 ABRAM TRAVELED TO CANAAN

SERVING THIS MONTH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
April Dwayne Watson

PRESIDE
Apr 20 Mark Orler
Apr 27 Larry Stubblefield

SCRIPTURE READING
Apr 20 Fred Campbell
Apr 27 Dwayne Watson

SONG LEADERS
Apr 20 Jon Stroud
Apr 27 Mark Orler

SERVING — LORD’S TABLE:
1. Kevin Bierley
2 Mark Orler
3 Buddy Maupin
4 Fred Campbell
5 Eric Johnson
6 Josh Shipp
7 John Shipp
8 Dominic Commisso

DOOR GREETERS
Apr 13 and Apr 20 Ed and Betty Singleton
Apr 27 and May 4 Bruce and Ann Stroud

PREPARING LORD’S SUPPER:
Apr Larry and Dawn Stubblefield

NURSERY ATTENDANTS
Apr Fred and Joanna Campbell

ATTENDANCE AND CONTRIBUTION
APRIL 13, 2008
SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY 96
SUNDAY AM WORSHIP 152
SUNDAY PM WORSHIP 101
WED BIBLE STUDY 4/16 n/c
CONTRIBUTION
Budget 4500.00
Contribution 5005.00
Difference +505.00
YTD -2161.00
Child Care $104.00