Notations

Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter August 9, 2011

Pastors Notes Monday morning in our staff meeting, I read from John 6, where Jesus performed the miracle of feeding of the 5000 men. He only had 5 barley loaves and 2 small fish. But from that little bit of food, Jesus fed 5000 men, not to mention all the women and children as well. Several things caught my attention: 1) Jesus asked Phillip where they could buy bread, but Jesus already knew what He was going to. 2) the people ate until they were filled 3) Jesus insisted that they gather up the leftovers so that nothing would be wasted. The thing that originally got on my mind was, wonder what they did with the leftovers? Some say Jesus gave them to the boy, other say maybe the disciples took them or they were given to the poor. We dont really know because it doesnt say. Maybe the collection of leftovers was mentioned, not so that we would worry about where they went, but so that we would know that our God doesnt just do enough..He provides enough and THEN SOME!!!!! Our God doesnt do things halfway. He shows up and shows out!!!!! I also thought about how that the people didnt eat a little..they ate until they were full. They were satisfied. Thats my God! He is more than able to supply and satisfy anything we had need of. THANK YOU JESUS! Lastly, I wanted to point out that He always knows what Hes going to do. Sometimes what He asks us to do may not make any sense, but HE KNOWS what He is trying to bring to pass. I just want to speak a word of encouragement today. Our God knows exactly what He wants to do you each of our lives. He has an endless supply. And if for some reason, there doesnt appear to be an answer for your situation, He can take bread and fish and make a miracle. It will not be a little mamby pamby miracle. It will be enough AND THEN SOME!!!!! Get ready.God is about to show up in your situation. Receive it in Jesus name!!!!
Sunday Morning, we began our yearly Stewardship Series entitled A Plenty. We learn Sunday morning that God owns it all..Hes just looking for us to acknowledge that its His and take our hands off. The law of the 1st is so important for us to understand. Once we know that the 1st belongs to Him and we are obedient to Him, we start to become blessed!!!! OBEDIENCE = BLESSING. I hope youll be here Sunday for the 2nd part of A Plenty.

The Open Hand is WORKING!!!!!! God promised that He would continue to bless if we would OPEN THE HAND. For over 2 months now, we have tried our best to be obedient in that area. We almost broke a tithe record in July, weve had a nibble from a prospective buyer for our church building, clothes and shoes have been donated to the Kids Clothes Closet, our toy box for Christmas toys is running over, a large freezer was donated today for Kidz KafeGOD IS TRUE TO HIS WORD!!!!!! August 21st, Missionaries Jack & Nancy Terry, will be with us in the morning service. You might notice the similar last name to mine. This is my Aunt & Uncle. You might remember me telling the story of my aunt getting saved at Brownsville Revival and anointing everything my uncle touched, believing for the Lord to save Him. Well, God saved him and now they live in Honduras and do missions work. They are in the states for a short time and I wanted them to come and share. Ill be going to Honduras in February and wanted you to have an opportunity to see a little bit of what God is doing around the world. Hes moving in Jamaica and Honduras, too!!!!!
Wanted to give a shout out to 2 of our youth who participated in International Teen Talent last week. Katie Porter play in the Piano Solo category. Beth Arnold has a piece of her art work placed in the Art Category. We were so blessed to have these two represent Woodruff Church of God and South Carolina at Teen Talent held in Cleveland Tennessee. Congratulations Katie & Beth!!!!!!!

AUGUST WEDNESDAYS. All services in the Sanctuary will be led by Pastor James Shealy. What a treat!!!!! We will be blessed by his ministry of the Word. You cant afford to miss these services. Please make your plans to be here and invite others to come and hear.

Prayer List- Lucy Polson, Mertice Whitmore , Richard Royce, James Wesley Owens, Doris Hoyt, Mrs. "Smith", Beth Wiley, Shirley Pearson, Larry Patterson, Sharon Simmons, Jerry Lynch, Larry Trotter, Larry Elliot, Harold Dean Hembree, Brooke Tumblin, Sherry, Todd & Brianna Smith, Tammy Morrow, Houston & Brenda Cobb, Mike Cobb, Nicholas Cobb, Crystal & J.J. Mitchell, Kathleen Phillips, Buster Lawson, Sharon Black, Mrs. Guy, Roger & Shirley Cartee, Tiffany Cartee, George Owens, Gerald Wilson, Billy Brotherton & Family, William Cantrell, Don Prosser, Tracy Grant, Candace Jackson, Debra Childress, Shut Ins and Those in Nursing

Teacher Preference Voting will take place this Sunday. Please be in prayer and listen for God's direction for our Christian Education department. Sunday School and FTH is an important part of this church. We want excellent classes and teaching. Be open to what God wants you to do! Christian Education appreciation meal is scheduled for August 25 at 6:30pm. You must RSVP for this meal. This appreciation meal is for all CE workers from 2010/2011 church year, as well as, 2011/2012 CE workers. This meal will be open to worker and spouse. Child care will be provided.
Homes Our family cannot begin to express how much all of you mean to our family. All of the prayers, food, and kind words through our loss was wonderful. Our Mother loved Jesus and she loved this church. Thank you so much for everything. ~~Pansy Brown Family

Band of Brothers August 19 - Greenville Drive Game. Wednesday August 10 is the last day to sign up. We'll leave the church on the 19th at 5:30. The game starts at 7:00. Come join us for some good fellowship and hopefully a great baseball game. August 20 - Maintenance Day at the church. We'll be working at the church to take care of some maintenance projects. We have a long list and can use all of the help that we can get. September 1 - Monthly Band of Brothers meeting at 6:00 in the CLC dining hall.
Music Notes

Colors for this Sunday are Black/White/Pink. Anyone interested in joining the choir during the month of August, please see Todd or Vickie as soon as possible! The first Community choir rehearsal will be Sept. 10th at 10:00 am in the sanctuary. All music, media and sound volunteers please set aside Sept. 10th at 12:00 noon for an appreciation/kick off lunch!

Ladies----We need more and more toys to be donated. A complete toy list is located in the lobby and on the Ladies Bulletin board. Thanks again for all who have donated so far. Ladies---Pick up your dishes from the last Comforting Hearts Meal. Dishes are in the cloak room. Thank you for your dedication to this ministry.

Saturday August 13 Extreme Kidz Back to School Bash 11-1 in CLC. Praise and Worship Practice at 4:45Drama at 5:00 for ages 6-12 Extreme Kidz are selling Carolina Girl t-shirts! If you would like to buy one see Donna or Garren Burdette. August 27 Extreme Kidz will deliver lunch to the needy in the community. If you would like to donate sandwich meat, chips, sandwich bags or cookies please see Donna Burdette. Thank you for all your support. We start packing the lunches at 8:30 and deliver them at 10:30! Upcoming Events: September 10 Extreme Kidz fun day at Frankies Fun Park September 24 Lunch to the Community

Youth Prayer August 15 @ 7pm! Youth Leadership Summit is scheduled for August 27 from 10am - 4pm. This Summit is for all youth that is interested in leadership or on a ministry team(drama & praise team), Ambassador Leaders, and Adult Volunteers. We will have a session of P&W, Guest Speaker and Lunch. After lunch we will be going to do some service work in the area. Please make yourself available for this time of Ministry.

Greeters - John & Jeanne Nemitz Sunday School Greeter - Robert Sloan CLC Greeter - Paul Lundberg Head Ushers - Charles OShields and Bobby Brown Finance Committee- Ryan Ballard and Walter Housand Usher Team #3 - Tracy Grant, Buddy Arnold, Lamar Crowe, Clint Letourneau, Marion Simmons, & Houston Cobb Wednesday Night Van: Garren Burdette Deanna Burgess Tim and June Vassey Kiddie Church 2-5 yr old: Ramona and Clint Letoureau Kiddie Church 6-12 yr old: Donna & Garren Burdette Nursery Wednesday : Pylllis Arnold Nursery AM: Ann Knight and Lynette Tucker Nursery PM: Heather Bridges Music - Wednesday - Jeanne Nemitz Sunday AM - Amy Arnold Sunday PM - Pam Garrett Praise Team - Gold **Additional copies of the mail-out bulletin are available in the church lobby.**