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PRAYER CARDS ENHANCE OUR MINISTRY
Don't forget that there are prayer cards in our attendance folders - two kinds:
· One is a card you can list a prayer concern on. Our pastor will pray for your request, and, if you ask, we'll put it on our weekly prayer list.
· Another is a card you can write a quick note to someone for whom you have been praying. Slap a stamp on it and drop it in the mail, and your thoughtfulness will be a source of encouragement for them this week!
PRAYER REQUEST BOX NOW AT WELCOME CENTER
Our Prayer Team recently introduced a new way for you to share your prayer concerns and needs. At the Welcome Center you'll see our new Prayer Request Box, thanks to the talented woodworking skills of our own Lerland Fogwell! If you are aware of a need within our church family or would like the members of our Prayer Team, our Leadership Council and our staff to be praying for a concern, please note that on one of the prayer cards and drop it in the Prayer Request Box. We'll join you in casting that care upon the Lord and asking for His grace and power in that circumstance.
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PARENTS: Please visit avalonyouth.com and sign up to receive email from the Avalon Student Ministry. Also, you can check out the details for upcoming events, and download any forms that are need for upcoming trips.
HOT SPOT
Avalon's popular coffee service is available immediately following first service until announcements begin for second service, at approximately 10:50 and offers caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, hot tea and cocoa. Additionally, the bread goods donated by Panera are offered as a snack.
Donated loaves of day-old bread are available for families to take home following both services in the kitchen, free of charge.
WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
There is still time for anyone interested in playing women's softball to sign-up.. Contact Nancy Leming at 385-3000 or e-mail her at nleming@esarc.org. The games will be at Lawton Park and start in May. All games will be on Mondays at either 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
MEN'S SOFTBALL
Men's Softball begins May 6 and will be every Tuesday night at Sweeney Park. Anyone interested in playing men's softball contact Matt Littleford at 478-9222 or e-mail him at doubletrouble29@verizon.net.
DINNER FOR 8
Don't miss out on a great opportunity to get to know others here at Avalon over a wonderful dinner! Be sure to get your Dinner for 8 flyer turned in to Sarah Soares' mail folder. This ministry would like to get dinners started as soon as possible and we don't want to leave anyone out! Thanks!
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PENTECOST OFFERING
May 11 is an important day in the history of the church. Pentecost Sunday celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to empower believers. From that early start , the church has continued to grow. As a part of that growth, the Missionary Church intentionally plants churches. This year through gifts and prayer we can be involved in the start of new churches in Atlanta, GA, and Asheville, NC. There are prayer cards and offering envelopes on the Welcome Table. Envelopes can be placed in the offering plate through May 11.
VBS Volunteer Meeting
In just a few weeks we will kick our 2008 Vacation Bible School: "Power Lab?Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power!" VBS will be held nightly from 6:30-8:30 during the week of June 16-20th. We need lots of volunteers (teens and adults) to join our Power Lab Team! If you are at least 14 years old, love the Lord, love children, like to have fun, we want you to join us. Please sign up at the welcome center or at the children's Registration Station, then plan on joining us for our kick-off meeting on Tuesday, April 29th at 6:30 p.m. in Room 100. Questions? Contact Pastor Kerry at 747-1531!
Camp B.L.A.S.T. for Kids
Registration packets are now available for children who are going into grades 4-7 who would like to attend Camp B.L.A.S.T. this summer -July 21-25. Please stop by the Registration Station today to pick up your forms. For those who did not attend the meeting this past Monday evening, we are beginning some fundraising opportunities to help offset the price of camp. Please contact Pastor Kerry if you are interested in helping. Deadline for your initial registration and deposit is May 18th.
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May 9th - 5:00pm-10:00pm and May 10 - 10:00am-10:00pm - Jr. High Equip
Students will learn how to love and live in community with their Christian Friends, and will learn to love their non-Christian friends, and share their faith with them. Cost for this event is $35, and includes a workbook, and food during the event. This is one training that every Jr. High student should experience at least once. We will meet at the West Campus.
May 15th - YOUNG AT HEART - Young at Heart would like to invite everyone to their next outing on May 15th. They will be heading to Grabill at 10 a.m. and visiting Conrad Getz at the Bird Sanctuary on 14002 Schwartz Rd, then to lunch at Grabill Inn. Be sure to wear walking shoes! Contact Mildred Mabee at 432-2353.
May 17th - MISSIONARY CHURCH CUBS FAMILY DAY
Those who signed up for Cubs Family Day at Wrigley Field may pay for the tickets when you receive them. You will be contacted by the office when they come in. Have a great time!
May 17th - Avalon Work Day
Mark your calendar and plan to roll up your sleeves and help spruce up the church property for Spring! There is much work to be done both inside and out. Many hands make light work, so we need lots of folks (ladies and gentlemen). Work days in the past have always been a great time of fellowship along with knowing that you have been able to help the church in a hands on way. You are encouraged to bring outdoor tools to work in the yards. Also, we will be cleaning the chairs, so rags and buckets will be a great help.
May 18th - CONNECTING POINT LUNCHEON
If you're new to Avalon, you're invited to join us for our first Connecting Point Luncheon. Following the service on Sunday, May 18th we'll treat you to a light lunch, give you the opportunity to meet folks from our church and share some information about next steps in getting involved here at our church. Following the lunch, tours of our campus will be available for those who are interested. If you've started attending worship here over the last several months, we want to give you the opportunity to meet some of our folks as well as our leaders and pastoral staff. We'll need to know that you're coming so that we can plan for enough food. For more information or to reserve a spot for yourself or your family, please call our Connections Ministry team leader Frances Brooks at 672-9311.
June 6th - 7th - DON'T MISS THE VISION WORKSHOP!
Mark your calendars for June 6-7 to ensure that you don't miss out on a very important piece of planning for Avalon's future. We'll be holding a Vision Workshop for the ENTIRE CHURCH on the first Friday and Saturday of June. During this time, we'll have presentations of information related to our church and to our community. We'll have guided discussion times as we seek the direction of the Holy Spirit for Avalon's future. And we want YOU there! Our consultant, Dr. Tom Murphy, will lead us through sessions on Friday evening (6:30-9:00 p.m.) and Saturday morning (8:30 a.m. - noon) as we dream together for Avalon's next few years. In the coming weeks you'll receive more information about the weekend, but we wanted to get it on your calendars and let you know that it's very important that you be here.
June 16th-20th - Vacation Bible School. Each night, children will come to the Power Lab to discover Jesus' miraculous power. We will meet every night from 6:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m. We hope you'll make this a priority for your family and invite all your friends and neighbors!
July 21-25 - Camp B.L.A.S.T. for children going into 4th grade - children going into seventh grade (fall of 2008). Camp is held at Camp Michindoh in Hillsdale, MI. It's an awesome week and we hope as many as possible from Avalon will attend.
July 27th Avalon Day at the Wizards - Take part in Avalon Missionary Church Day with the Wizards at 2 p.m. July 27. You can watch the game, enjoy fellowship, hear Avalon kids sing the National Anthem and participate in on-field games. Kids get to run the bases after the game and fans can get player autographs. Tickets are $8 and a portion of the ticket price goes to support Upward and Avalon children's ministries. Deadline to order tickets is July 7. Tickets will be available starting next week at the Welcome Table, through Pastor Kerry or by calling or e-mailing Terri Richardson at 456-1176 or terri94@ msn.com.
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PRAYER CARDS ENHANCE OUR MINISTRY
Don't forget that there are prayer cards in our attendance folders - two kinds:
- One is a card you can list a prayer concern on. Our pastor will pray for your request, and, if you ask, we'll put it on our weekly prayer list.
- Another is a card you can write a quick note to someone for whom you have been praying. Slap a stamp on it and drop it in the mail, and your thoughtfulness will be a source of encouragement for them this week!
PRAY FOR A PRESCHOOLER
Each year we distribute prayer cards with the names of the students in our preschool. We ask you to commit to pray regularly for that child by name over the course of the school year. A number of you have taken these cards for this year, but there are still names that need someone from Avalon to "adopt" them as a prayer privilege for the year. Stop by the Welcome Center to pick up a card and begin the awesome journey of praying for a child in our school. Here's a chance to really make an eternal difference in their life!
PRAYER NEEDS: Each week the church office prepares a prayer request list for the Wednesday evening Bible study with Pastor Keith. Copies of this list are available in the Welcome table in the foyer.
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May 11th- Jello or Pudding cups
Thank you for your continued generosity. The "item of the week" helps us keep our food pantry stocked. For this and all the other support you provide, we are very grateful. Avalon is able to serve our own families as well as the people in our community by meeting one of their most basic needs - food. The pantry is looking for someone to help with updating their data base. If you have thought about helping at the Food Pantry but because of the time schedule were unable to this would be a great opportunity. Contact Ginny Bilby at 639-3874.
USE YOUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CARD!
Thank you to all those who use your Hall's Restaurant Card that benefits the Food Pantry. Hall's will be opening all their restaurants on Easter Sunday. This would be a great opportunity to use your card!
If you do not have a card and would like to get involved, stop by the Welcome Center after Sunday School and before second service TODAY. There will also be a listing of all the restaurants and the phone numbers?they recommend reservations.
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THANK YOU
To our Avalon family,
Thank you so much for all of your prayers during the long hospital stay for my brother Dale. Although his healing didn't come as we thought , we know he is with his Lord and Savior. Your support during his home going has truly blessed our family.
Don and Sharon Connally
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MAIL FOLDERS
If you are interested In getting prayer sheets, the monthly Connection, and other information about the church, you are very welcome to have a mail folder. The folders are located in the foyer, next to the drinking fountains. Just take a moment to fill out the tear-off with your name and check under OPPORTUNITIES that you would like a mail folder. Then place it in the offering plate.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON OUR E-MAIL LIST - If you have e-mail and haven't put your address on our e-mail list, please take the time to do that this week. An e-mail blast is one of the best ways we can get information to the Avalon church family very quickly. To get your address on the list, simply click on "Site Mailing List" at the bottom of the page.
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