October 24th Announcements

Welcome to our newest visitors; Matt & Jaclyn, Andrew & Tara, Michael & Stacy, and Aaron & Elise. It was wonderful to have you each visit our life group and we hope to see you back next week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Make sure you all receive a Hunters’ Harvest Brochure. "Hunt and fish for a higher purpose." Hunters' Harvest is an organization that takes meat donations and delivers it to a ministry feeding the hungry.

2. Family Fall Festival, Saturday, October 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Please continue to enlist volunteers in your LifeGroup to sign up for a booth timeslot and to bring candy donations.

3. "Stories at Starbucks" each Wednesday from 6:45-7:45 p.m. It is designed to provide a place for adults who doesn't have a place to go during all of our student and children activities. Next Wednesday's topic (10/27): Extreme Spouse. Doug & Cathy Rucker will share their real-time life experience of how they survived a marriage with extreme circumstances.

4. October: Better Together in Sharing - October will provide you and your class many

opportunities to share a blessing. Here are some of them...

• Saturday, October 30, 11 to 2 is our annual Fall Festival at the church.

• Sunday, October 31 all groceries sacks will be placed at the alter during services. EXTRA: The service will be emphasizing Orphan Sunday.

5. Wednesday, November 3 will be a special treat: Our Men's monthly Momentum meeting at 6:30 in the student building will feature Pastor Barry Jeffries as our speaker for the night. Women, Stories @ Starbuck's will be a ladies only event, featuring Gay Jeffries. Both events will be a blessing for all who attend.

6. Sunday, November 7th is Better Together with our Senior Pastor: This will be your opportunity to invite everyone to your LifeGroup; have great snacks; prepare your best lesson... all in celebration of Pastor Barry Jeffries and his family's arrival.

7. October 29^th – Annual Fall Playgroup hosted by Kim, Madison and Katelyn D.

8. October 29^th – Lifegroup social hosted by the Jones’. It is a fall theme and the kiddos are invited. Costumes will make the night even better if you wanna dress up yourself or your kiddos. Potluck. Let us know if you need an Evite.

9. October 25^th – GNO! Girls night holiday craft at Stefanie C.’s house. Everyone needs to bring 4 glass plates (available at Dollar Tree and Walmart) and a snack to share. Let us know if you need an Evite.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Please lift up our new pastor Barry Jeffries. His family will be moving here and he begins work Nov 1st. Also lift up Central Baptist Church in Livingston as they search for a senior pastor.

2. Please pray for Drew & Yajaira as they have had some minor foundation issues with their house.

3. Please pray for Jenna C. and her two kiddos as they are all battling a cold.

4. Please pray for Dustin's brother, Brandon. He made it safely home from Afghanistan yesterday and has a doctor's appt. today.