Wednesday, June 29, 2011

June 26th Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1.  There will be NO lifegroups this Sunday due to the July 4th holiday weekend.  Services will be held at HAFBC at 9:30 and 10:50 a.m.

2.  Aid Sudan has requested all of our mailing addresses for a special invitation.  Can you please email yours to Jenna at jnhc99@yahoo.com?

PRAYER REQUESTS:


1.  Paul S. asked for prayer for his health as he as started to not feel well.

2.  Dustin started his new job this week which is a praise that needs prayer.

3.  Praise - Dustin & Jenna's best friends, Sarah and Tommy Ferguson, welcomed a healthy baby boy last Friday and are getting adjusted to life as new parents.

4.  Praise - Greenfield's close on their new house on Thursday and they requested prayer as they need to sell their old house.

5.  Josh Foster injured his back and has been slowly recovering.

6.  Praise - Kristen's brother (Matthew) has been granted his sentence modification. He will spend the rest of this sentence in a work re-entry facility. Huge answer to prayers! He does need prayer though to keep "in-line".

7.  Chris and Kristen Willis requested prayer for their upcoming trip to Europe. Kristen's recovery is going well but needs continued recovery for their trip.

8.  Drew requested prayer for his friend's marriage.

9.  Elise requested prayer for her cousin who is staying with them all summer. She may not know the Lord and Elise asks for prayer that God would speak to her through the Spratlen's.

10.  Yajaira requested prayer as she goes to see a specialist for her eyes this week, especially as there is a potential for surgery.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

June 19th Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS:


  • Real Life Discipleship Study is this Wed at the Coughlin's house at 6:30pm.
  • HAFBC Mini Marriage Retreat is this Friday, June 24th, 7-10pm.  Childcare by reservation only.
  • GNO! is June 27th at 7pm at Panera Bread in Atascocita.  Tessa will be giving her couponing tips!
  • Ladies Fall 2011 Retreat is Oct 21-22.  Early registration in the lobby on June 12, 19, and 26.  For registration questions contact Lynn Hertzberg at lhertzberg@petrohawk.com
 
PRAYER REQUESTS:
  • Praise!  Michael Coughlin received new hours with his job.  He will be working M-F now.
  • Tessa and Joey will be traveling to Alabama this week.
  • Pray for the Greenfields and the process of selling their house and moving into their new one.
  • Praise!  33 kids were saved last week in VBS.
  • Pray for everyone traveling.
  • Pray for everyone affected by the extreme heat and wildfires.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

June 12th Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1.  MEN's BREAKFAST is this Saturday, 8/18 @ 8 a.m. at Humble City Cafe.  Be sure and RSVP to Dustin at dustincchilders@yahoo.com (new email address since he is changing jobs).

2.  GNO!  Is June 27th @ 7 p.m. at Panera Bread in Atascocita.  We'll be eating plenty of delicious food and learning coupon tips from the Coupon Queen herself, Tessa!  RSVP to sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net

3.  Real Life Discipleship Study continues this Wednesday evening at The Coughlin's house.  Stacy will send out the details this week.  Remember to have weeks 3 & 4 completed before you arrive.

4.  VBS is going strong at HAFBC this week.  Don't forget to take your snacks if you signed up to provide any for the teachers/volunteers.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1.  PRAISE!  Kristen W's surgery went very well and Chris considers the post-op report a complete miracle.  Praise God!

2.  Jenna requests prayer for 15 yr old Luke P.  He had kidney surgery last week and is now home.

3.  Elise got her teaching position back!  Praise God!

4.  Praise!  Kristen J's. brother has been granted his hearing and that is one step closer to the ultimate goal.  Please keep praying for God's will.

5.  Yajaira requests prayer for her brother Ed.  He is a contract worker in Iraq and based on communication back to his family he is doing really well.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

May 29th Announcements & Prayer Requests

PRAYER REQUESTS:


1.Drew's grandmother had surgery for skin cancer and may need more treatment.

2. Ginger's maternal grandfather is being treated for melanoma.

3. Ginger's grandmother just passed away and the family needs prayers for this difficult time.

4. Kristen Willis has surgery scheduled on June 3.

5. Greenfield's move to a new house.

6. Kristen Jones' blood pressure is rising and swelling is starting. I am also having contractions possibly due to dehydration. Pray that Baby Kyle stay put as long as possible.

7. Alex J. is being asked to switch jobs into a challenging situation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1.  Monthly Men's Breakfast:  Meet the guys on 6/18 at 8 a.m. for breakfast at Humble City Cafe.

2.  This Sunday our class is hosting a baby shower for Kristen Jones and sweet baby Kyle at 4 p.m.  If you haven't received the Evite then please email Sabrina at sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net

3.  LIFEGROUP BIBLE STUDY:  The Real Life Discipleship study will begin this coming Wednesday, June 8th @ 6:30 p.m. at Dustin & Jenna's home.  Please have the first two weeks of study complete before the meeting.  We will continue meeting every other week until the study is complete.  Everyone is welcome, including all children and the books are available in the HAFBC bookstore.

4.  Cookies and other goodies are needed for VBS. Each year our LifeGroups contribute toward providing snacks for our VBS. This year we are looking your way again. For the next few weeks a sign-up sheet will be in your LifeGroup folder. Please distribute it each week and place it back in your folder. Your class contribution will be a great help.

5.  Prayer cards for Peru and India. This week in your LifeGroup folder will be prayer cards for the participants to India and Peru. Please distribute them to your class and have them write a prayer note and place them in the mission mailbox in the lobby. These cards are a great encouragement to those on the mission field. Two prayer journals are available. One is inserted in the bulletin and a more detail journal is provided in the lobby. Please encourage everyone to be praying!

6.  PrimeTime with Pastor Barry. The summer schedule for Prime Time is each Wednesday from June 22 through July 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the student building. This is a great time of teaching by our Pastor. If you haven't come yet, please do... you will be blessed.

7.  Class Book Challenge: Remember to allow as many class members as possible to read Real-Life Discipleshipand Truth that Sticks between now and August 1. Write the name of your class inside each book and have everyone that has read it to sign their name in the book(s). On August 1, I will ask you to share with me the names of everyone that has signed your books. The class with the most names and the class with the highest percentage of readers based on average attendance will be given $50 per name to be contributed toward a mission, missionary or ministry of your choice. The bottom-line is that your class will be catching the vision of your potential to become a disciple-making class with the incentive to bless someone.

8. Library is looking for volunteers. If you would be interested in serving in our library/bookstore, please contact Lendi Stuber.