NEWS & NOTES


Sympathy
Our sympathy is with Stewart Bolerjack and his family after the passing of Jane Bolerjack on Thursday, April 28. A memorial service will be held at Park Avenue Church in the near future.

Mother's Day Coffee Bar
Next Sunday, May 8 we will honor our mothers with a coffee bar in the atrium from 9-10 AM.

Youth Ministry
  • May 1: Connect Celebration! Leaving at 3:45PM and returning by 8:30PM. Cost is $10 and please register with Tyler!
  • May 18: Our Summer Interns Trevor Schwiethale and Hannah Alexander will arrive! We are needing host homes for them. Please talk to Tyler if you are interested. 
  • May 29-June 3: Boles Mission Trip! Sign-up at pacoc.net/youth
  • Summer Camps: Camp dates and registration are online at pacoc.net/youth

High School Seniors
This is our final list of graduates this year: Simeon Banks, Cord Cruce, Christian Landrum, Houston McClure, Caroline (Paschal) Riggins, Ty (Paschal) Riggins, Lane Tharp, Grace Trotter. We will honor our graduates on Sunday, May 15.
 
Emotionally Healthy Relationships Community
Are your most meaningful relationships struggling to thrive? Are you anxious? Do you feel pressure to keep it all together on the outside? Our world feels like it is hanging on a cliff and this chaos is impacting our emotional and relational health. Join this DMC for the next few weeks and learn how to experience lasting transformation with others seeking to live in a deeper rhythm of life. We will meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM and run through May 25 in classroom B. Hosted by Lantz Howard.

Uncharted - Help & Hope for Parents
Parenting is tough, and no one understands that better than other parents. Are you a single parent, a new parent, or find yourself in uncharted waters? Park Avenue is pleased to present the Uncharted DMC to offer parenting strategies and hope-filled insights. The group meets weekly in stand-alone session discussions. You do not have to attend Park Avenue to attend the group.
  • 6:30 PM on Wednesdays in the Middle School Room of the Family Life Center and will run through May 25.
  • Children welcome! We have classes for children 2+ and you are welcome to bring younger children to the group.
  • Come at 5:30 PM and join us for supper at the church.
  • For more information, Contact Barry or Jennifer Chapman, 903-818-9246.
Park Avenue Wednesday Supper
This Wednesday the menu is: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Toast, Salad & Dessert
 
  
PRAYER LIST

Debbie Black, Caleb Robbs, Floydene Puryear, Kim Pendergrass,  Patrick Mullins, Ernest Sturch, Ken Bell, Marsha Jones
 
Ongoing Needs
Chris Reinsch, Mike Hardy, Denise McAlister, Jane Smith-Williams, Shawn Landrum, Larry Long, Corky & Linda Armstrong, Dewey Martin, Sandra Aynes, Bobby & Peggy Slaughter, Kaile Williams (Norris), Linda Bell,  Roy Galyon, Neal Odom, Karen Brode, Bob Gower, Jim Scroggins
 
Homebound
Ray & Marsha Jones, Chris Keene, JD Huffman

Expectant Mothers
Ashley Briscoe

Missions
Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe” Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
 
Friends of Park Avenue
Craig Dennis (former member), Rebekah Taylor (great niece of the Russell’s), Becky Sanchez (wife of Gil Sanchez, Director of orphanage in Mexico), Kathy Hill (friend of Chris & Candsis Slaughter),  Melba Ballou (former member), Christina Hall (daughter of Paul Waggoner), Charlotte Edwards (sister of David Pryor), Jack & Reba Sims (relatives of Betty Clark), Austin Nixon (son of Bob & Linda Tollison), Greg Oliver (father of Karee Earnhart)


TODD'S TAKE
Good morning and a warm welcome to all our church family and our guests. We ask everyone to complete our communication card so we can have a record of your attendance.  That can be accessed through the church app or by scanning the QR code below.

This Thursday, May 5, is the National Day of Prayer and you are invited to join our time of prayer and fellowship at noon Thursday at Parkside Baptist Church. We will meet outside and enjoy lunch together followed by a time of prayer.  We will conclude by 1 pm.

The ministerial staff was blessed this past week to attend the Church Leaders Conference at Watermark Church in Dallas. We were all fed spiritually and enjoyed spending time together reflecting on the work here at PACOC.

Today in the sermon time we will continue our journey through Exodus this week stopping at Mount Sinai as God gives his people the Ten Commandments. It is quite a spectacle as the people gather together at the foot of the mountain while Moses and Aaron ascend to hear from God. God is preparing his people to fulfill their role as a nation of priests exhibiting to the nations what it looks like to be in  covenant with God. A theme verse today will be Exodus 19:5—Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.

God expects obedience and uses the obedient life to shine his love and mercy through us into the lives of others. Although the Law has been fulfilled in Christ, obedience is still expected of us today as disciples. What areas of your life are not being lived in obedience to God?

 Sunday Schedule

Adult Bible Class - 9AM Atrium

Worship - 10:00 AM

Children Dismissed to Bible Classes at - 10:45-11:30AM
2 & 3 Year Olds—Nursery Area
Pre K-6th Grade—Family Life Center

Youth Group Activities - 5:30-7:30PM

 Discipleship Making Communities (DMC’s)
Meet at various times and locations. Contact Lantz Howard for more information, or sign up at pacoc.net/groups

 Park Avenue Church of Christ
3000 S. Park Avenue,
Denison, TX 75020
903-465-1288 
office@parkavenuechurch.com 
www.parkavenuechurch.com

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