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Rejoicing in this wonderful day,

The Leadership Team of First Assembly

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

10/6 Announcements

WM Leadership Team Meeting
There will be a meeting for the WM Leadership team on Wednesday, October 7 at 5:45 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

Deacons Meeting
The deacons meeting is Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 PM in Pastor Rusty’s conference room.

Revolve Camping Discipleship Retreat
Instead of Youth Convention this year, we are having our own Revolve Camping Discipleship Retreat at Village Creek! Woo Hoo! This retreat takes place Friday, October 23rd-Sunday, October 25th. We will be leaving from the church on Friday at 5:00 pm and will be returning to the church Sunday at 11:45 am. Those who are involved in band or football on Friday night may still come when you can. We will work towards having a group meet at the church after the game, if needed. This weekend costs only $25 per person. (Free for the winning team in Blitz!) The retreat consists of tent camping, worship around the bonfire, smores, various sporting games, discipleship classes, fishing, walking trails, and loads of awesomeness!
If you are planning on attending, be sure to sign up at the table in the gym. Sign-ups and the $25 are due no later than Wednesday, October 7th!
You do not want to miss this event!

Beth Moore Conference at the FedEx Forum
Beth Moore will be at the FedEx Forum on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10.You may purchase tickets on-line at www.lifeway.com. If you would like to carpool, please meet at the church Friday at 6:00 PM and Saturday at 7:30 AM. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Adams.

Young at Heart Bake Sale
The Young at Heart will have a Bake Sale at the Crawfordsville Fall Festival on Saturday, October 10. The festival will open at 9:00 AM. If you are not able to bring your baked good to the festival, please drop it off at the Fellowship Hall on Friday, October 9 at 5:00 PM.

Homecoming Weekend
Please join us Saturday, October 10-Sunday, October 11 for a Homecoming Weekend! Saturday, we will have a reception from 4:00-6:00 PM in the Family Life Center in honor of our former pastors and staff. Sunday, there will not be an 8:00 AM service, Sunday School will begin at 9:30 AM followed with our 10:30 AM service in the Family Life Center. Our special guests will be former pastor Randy Helms, Karen, and their youngest son, Jonathan. Following the service we will have an Ole’ Time Potluck lunch at the Eugene Woods Civic Center. The church will provide the meat, rolls and drinks. If your last name begins with A-L, please bring a vegetable dish and dessert and M-Z is asked to bring a salad and dessert.

Angel Food Orders
October Angel Food menus are available at each entrance or you may go on-line to www.angelfoodministries.com to place your order. On-line orders are due Sunday, October 11 and walk-in orders are due Monday, October 12 by 3:00 PM.

Cedar Hills Family Day
The 40 & Below Ladies group would like to invite all families to Cedar Hills Farm for a Family Day on Saturday, October 17. If you would like to attend, please contact LeeAnn Sturch by Sunday, October 11 at 901-626-9129. The cost is $8 per person plus a sack lunch. We will leave the church at 12:00 PM.

Wedding Shower
We will honor Brad Marotti and Natalie Snyder with a wedding shower on Monday, October 12 at 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. They are registered at The Gift Cottage, The Pitchfork, Wal-Mart, Target and Macy’s.

Thanksgiving Community Outreach
This year we would like to help out families in our community during the Thanksgiving holiday with a food basket that is available through Angel Food Ministries for $36.
The basket includes a roasting hen, boneless netted ham, frozen diced sweet potatoes, frozen corn cobbetts, frozen cranberries, ready to cook cornbread dressing, heat and serve dinner rolls, brown gravy mix and a dessert item.
The three ways to purchase one for a family in need are:
Order on-line at www.angelfoodministries.com to pay with a debit or credit card. (Please call the church office to notify us you have ordered one to give out.)
Come by the office to pay by cash or check.
Put money in the offering basket. (Please mark your envelope the money is for a Thanksgiving basket.)The deadline to order a basket is Wednesday, October 28 by 3:00 PM.

Revolve Youth Fish Fry Fundraiser
The youth are hosting a Fish Fry on Saturday, November 7 from 4:30-6:30 PM in the Family Life Center. An adult plate is $10 and a child’s plate is $5. You may substitute chicken for the fish. Buy your tickets today from any Revolve student. Thanks for supporting us and Speed the Light!

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