Family News

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Sunday Morning:
Bible Class ... 9:00
Worship ... 10:00

Sunday Evening:
Worship ... 5:30

Tuesday Morning:
Ladies B/C ... 10:00

Wed. Evening:
Bible Study ... 7:00

Welcome to the Holden Avenue Church
of Christ.   We are especially glad that
you are here. We hope you enjoy your time
with us and come back to visit real soon.
It is our hope that you will find your time
here encouraging and beneficial. If you have
any comments, questions, or prayer requests,
please share those with us. We are here to
minister to you and your family.

The youth are doing the care packages to our troops this summer. The next mail date is Wednesday, June 20. Items needed are homemade cookies, lip balm, eye wash, peanuts, trail mix, beef jerky and dryer sheets. Please get your goodies or postage money turned in before then!! See Ryan for more details!

An incredible event took place at the Barcelona Olympics of 1992. A runner from Britain, Derek Redmond, had trained for and worked toward and dreamed about winning a gold medal in the 400-meter race. The starting gun sounded in the semifinals and his aspiration seemed attainable. As he ran the race of his life, he could see the finish line as he rounded the turn into the backstretch. Suddenly, Derek felt a sharp pain go up the back of his leg. He ran with difficulty for a few steps and then began to stumble. His father, watching from the stands, became keenly alert to his son's difficulty. As you and I press on through life, we grow weak and we struggle and we, too, often stumble badly, and our difficulties do not escape the attention of our Father.

Derek was struggling, and his father was watching from the stands. The pain in Derek's leg was the result of a torn right hamstring. He tried to run, but stumbled and fell face first onto the track. As help was approaching, Derek fought to his feet and began hopping toward the finish line in a desperate effort to finish the race. But he had fallen, and was now far behind. Suddenly, his father came out of the stands, brushed aside the security guard and ran to Derek. Putting his arms around his injured son, he helped him stay on his feet. In our weakness, we often stumble; but in that very moment, our Father is there to help.

Derek's father came to his side and spoke kindly. "You don't have to do this," he told his weeping son. "Yes, I do," Derek said, through clenched teeth. "Then," said his father, "we're going to finish this together." And the two of them pressed on; sometimes Derek's head was buried in his father's shoulder, but they stayed in his lane all the way to the finish line. When you are overwhelmed by the hard happenings of life, you will never face them alone. You have the Father by your side.

• June 20    -    Movie Night after Bible Class
• June 22    -    Splashdown @ Wild River Country
  (in Little Rock (6th-12th grades only))
• June 23-28    -    Second session of Uplift
• July 1-7    -    4th Session of Camp
  (SLCC in Batesville, MS)
• July 15-19    -    Vacation Bible School

Young
Adult
Class!!

Please call the office for any updates to the prayer list.

Birthdays
June 17 - Narvel Proffitt
June 19 - Bruce Manning
June 19 - Evelyn Linvell
June 20 - Jonita Darling
June 20 - Bonita Eddington
June 20 - Joel Watson
June 20 - Loys Rutledge
June 21 - Luke Brownd
June 22 - Julie Bledsoe
June 22 - Mary Ford

Anniversaries
June 20 - Charles & Mary McKee
June 22 - Ed & Brenda Jones

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule.
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green
That’s no offence; it’s a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God’s name is prohibited by the state.

We’re allowed to curse and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They’ve outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

It’s scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school’s a mess.
So lord, this silent plea I make
Should I be shot, my soul please take!

Amen

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Sunday Evening, June 17
Communion:   O. L. Riley & Justin Rutledge
Announcements:   Roger Bowman
Closing Prayer:   John Clark

Wednesday Evening, June 20
Announcements:   Alcobra Hall
Closing Prayer:   Cody Hall
Devotional:   Ryan Wilson

Sunday Evening, June 24
Communion:   Stan McKee & Guy Dale Adams
Announcements:   David May
Closing Prayer:   Bob Stiger

Wednesday Evening, June 27
Announcements:   J. C. McMinn
Closing Prayer:   Linsell Hutson
Devotional:   Ryan Wilson