Dear Brothers and Sisters at Ashville Road,
The lazy months of 2010 are officially over. March and April are full of special events and opportunities, so pay attention. You won’t want to miss out on the action!
First, some news regarding our sick:
• Virginia Guthrie was discharged from Saint Vincent’s East last Friday and is now at home
• Allison Odom was discharged from UAB Monday
• Millie Layton is slowly coming back from pneumonia
• Carolyn Braden had her first chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Monday
• Floyd Johnston will have an operation on his heart April 14
Please pray for our sick through the week. If I missed somebody, please email that information to the office so that we can get it in our prayer list for tomorrow night.
Speaking of Wednesday night, tomorrow night is our Quarterly Singing. We’re trying something new this year with these singings. Instead of taking requests, we are building a service around a theme that employs Scripture reading, prayer, and song. Tomorrow night’s theme is “God’s Love.” I still need some volunteers to make this work, so if you can participate, please send me an email letting me know if you want to read scripture, lead a prayer, or lead a song.
This weekend is the Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes Convention in Atlanta. Our kids have been working very hard to prepare for this event, and we are very proud of them. Don’t forget that if you’re riding the van, it will leave the church parking lot no later than 6:30 Friday morning. The group plans to come back Sunday morning from the convention to be at Ashville Road in time for Bible class. Please pray for our youngsters as they go on this trip, and be sure to tell them what a good job they are doing.
Sunday night the teens will have a devotional at Richard and Maliea Box’s house. Listen to the announcements Sunday for more details.
Our Gospel Meeting starts in less than two weeks (April 11-14). We appreciate everyone who showed up at the work day last Saturday to prepare the building. Our guest is Steve Higginbotham, who preaches for the Karns church in Knoxville, TN. Steve is a great communicator of the gospel, and we are looking forward to his coming. This is a great opportunity to introduce friends to the gospel. Now’s the time to start sending out invitations. Let’s work hard to make this another great gospel meeting.
On the Sunday of the meeting, April 11, we will have a fellowship meal directly following our morning services and then have an early 1:00 p.m. service in lieu of our usual 6:00 p.m. service. We’ve used this formula several times in the past on Fifth Sundays. Due to this arrangement, there will be no care group meetings for the month of April, nor will there be a Care and Share fellowship that night. We’ll pick back up with our visitation meetings in May. Group leaders, this means you may need to evaluate your group’s needs outside of the meetings. Don’t forget that all meals for those in need are now being coordinated through these groups.
For Monday through Wednesday night, I’m looking for volunteers who will have Steve into their home for supper prior to the services for each night. Please let me know if you’re interested.
I have a new set of Truth for Today Commentaries. These are scholarly but accessible commentaries on biblical books written by brethren. This time it’s Job by Don Shackelford. If you are interested in a copy, they are $30 a piece. Make checks payable to the Ashville Rd. Church of Christ.
I promise I will not ask this again: I’m still looking for folks who will open their homes up to some brethren from Kentucky who will be here April 24-25. Please let me know if you can do this. I still need beds for four guys.
See you Wednesday night!
Drew