• Teens are having an SoS today right after church, we will be meeting until about 1:00 p.m.
• I would like to know how each station is coming along; if you are in charge of a station, just check in with me or shoot me an email through the church’s website.

I want to thank everyone who is helping to support the Great Fall Festival and who is ensuring a success for our kids this October 24^th!

• Sign-up on the volunteer sheets in the foyer.  We depend upon volunteers to help decorate, to clean-up afterwards, to bring food, to set out and organize the food, to organize and “man” the stations, and also to bring supplies.  Please sign-up, and if you have further questions, ask me or one of the ladies involved.
• Invite friends and family, and get the word out into the community.  You’ll also find invitations in the foyer.  There is no better purpose for this event than to introduce non-members to the church.  Get busy inviting friends and family.
• Remember, encourage your kids to wear a costume.  Although this is the day after Halloween, the kids are still encouraged to wear costumes.  We’ll have our second annual costume contest.
• Plan to enjoy the Fall Festival.  Overall, the event is about one thing:  family.  We’re able to relax and fellowship with our spiritual family.  I’ve never walked away from the Fall Festival regretting the day.  It has always been an uplifting experience.
• Finally, prepare yourself for the Great Pumpkin Man.  He’s scheduled to come.

This year Ashville Road has collected many school supplies for the needy children of Leeds elementary. Over the past month many crayons, scissors, markers, pencils, notebooks, folders, and much more, have been donated for the give-a-way. We’re excited to help those in need and also to let the community know about the Lord’s church in their area.

Saturday, August 9th, many of the school children and their parents will come to the church building to pick up their supplies. The first full week of school for Leeds will begin on Monday, August 11th. This opportunity will give them enough time to collect their supplies and use them throughout the year. Thank you to all those who participated in this program.

An average day will go as follows. First thing every morning we’ll have a morning devotional and make preparations for the Neighborhood Bible Schools. Next, we’ll conduct the first Neighborhood Bible School of the day. A NBS is much like a Vacation Bible School, except that everything we do is done in the actual inner city neighborhoods of Chattanooga. We’ll canvass the neighborhood for children and then meet in a centralized location. Our group will then sing, have a lesson, play games, do crafts, and so on. We’ll have as many as 2-4 NBS going on at once throughout the city of Chattanooga. Then, following lunch we’ll conduct our second NBS of the day. Our group will then head to the hotel for rest, clean-up, and then supper. At 7:00 pm each evening we’ll enjoy a gospel meeting conducted by the preacher of the Inner City Church of Christ. Each day will conclude on a high-note with a devotional on Chattanooga’s Riverfront.

We’ll certainly have a very busy but effective campaign next week. Please pray for our safety, but, more importantly, for our work. Our hope is that many souls will be strengthened through our efforts. And, that many lost souls will be brought to Christ.