May 11, 2016—Volume 46, Issue 16

GOOD NEWS Vacation Bible School is less than two weeks away! I hope you are excited about this year’s Vacation Bible School on May 22-25. Our theme this year is “Jesus Is Our Superhero.” The children are going to learn about some real heroes from the Bible each night. Have you invited your friends and neighbors yet? Please bring your children and their friends. More information on VBS is included on page two of this bulletin. 100% NIGHT Some of you who are new to our congregation may be wondering, “What is 100% Night?” This is a night where we try to get 100% of our teens and parents to meet and discuss the summer plans for our youth ministry. It is always an exciting night of fun and fellow-ship. This year 100% Night will be in our Fellowship Hall. If you are the parents of a current 6th grader who will be in the 7th grade this fall, you are invited too! MARK YOUR CALENDARS We have many exciting events and wonderful opportunities to learn more about God’s Word planned for 2016. I know that many of our members like to plan in advance, so here are the dates and events scheduled for 2016.

May 18 - 100% Night

May 21 - Delton Dyal Memorial Golf Tournament @ Ironwood

May 22-25 - Vacation Bible School

June 18 - Big South Fork Scenic Railway Excursion (YAH)

June 19-24 - Putnam County Bible Camp @ Short Mountain

June 26 - Guest preacher: Dr. Doug Burleson (FHU)

August 5-7 - Cultivate Youth Rally @ JA

September 11 - Bible Bowl @ TTU

September 22-26 - New York City Tour (Young at Heart)

September 24 - Men’s Day @ JA

September 25 - Guest preacher: Dr. Aubrey Johnson

October 14 - Annual Fall Fellowship / Cookout (Young at Heart)

October 23 - Super Sunday with Jeremy Hall

November 11 - Annual Holiday Lunch (Young at Heart)

November 20 - Thanksgiving Singing @ JA

December 11 - Guest preacher: Lonnie Jones

Buddy Johnson

Only 12 Days until VBS Sunday May 22- Wednesday May 25

5:30 pm until 7:30 pm each night See inside for more details!

This Week’s Lesson Sunday Morning Sermon Thy Kingdom Come - Matthew 6.9-13

Sunday Night Sermon John Nichols Preaching

Those Prayed for in April: Kathy Adams, Hugh Adams, Linda Alcorn, Ken-neth Allen, Tracy Anderson, Ronnie Anderson, Rosemary Andrews, Herman Bean, Becky Bean, Maggie Billingsley, Sherry Binkley, Dean Boles, Kaye Bowman, Layne Brown, Maggie Brown, Joy Carter, Nick Carter, Peggy Cooper, Matilda Craighead, Margaret Cunningham, Stan Doyle, Walter Drake, Amanda Dubree, Mary Dyer, Cathy Dyer, Bill Flatt, Jeremy Fortner, Kathleen Fortner, Burns Russell Fowler, Glasgow, Nadine Hall, Anthony Hammock, Wilma Hayes, Clay Hol-loway, Blake Houston, Tim Jennings, Glenda Johnson, Ann Judd, Tom Keller, Misty Lane, Ethan Lankford, Dave Leaf, Steve Leddy, Glenn Leddy, Angela Leffew, Carolyn Leslie, Rhett Massey, Sterling McCanless, Pat McCanless, Marian McDoniel, Leah Milton, Judy Phillips, Jan Shuster, Gladys Simmons, Claudine Smith, Marty Smith, Rosella Smith, Evelyn Solt, Cornelia Steakley, Lyda Taylor, Jordan Terry, Jackie Tid-well, Aletha Tino, Lisa Turner, Betty Jo Whiteak-er, Charles Williamson and Ruth Young

Only 12 Days until VBS Sunday May 22- Wednesday May 25

5:30 pm until 7:30 pm each night

We welcome all 2 year olds thru current 6th graders Experience the Excitement of our Pretend Superheroes,

Real Bible Superheros, and the Ultimate Superhero Jesus

Register now to get your free T shirt

Shirts in all sizes are available for sale as well $10

Calling all Teen and Adult Superheroes - We need you! Work (fun) days

May 18th, 19th and 20th from 5pm - 9pm Saturday May 21st - 8 am until we are done

Volunteers needed during VBS Games areas, teacher assistants, and puppets

What’s Different? The Wednesday Afternoon Bible Class will not meet May 25 All Adult and Teen classes on Wednesday May 25 will meet

in the Large Auditorium from 6:30 until 7:30 pm Handicap Parking and dropoff: The entrance and handicap parking near the office will be closed to cars Sunday thru Wednesday night to protect our

kids. Handicap parking beside the classroom entrance and in the front of the building is available.

Please contact Linda Flatt, if you will need additional assistance.

News, Prayers & Announcements

New Class: David Chaney is now teaching a class every Monday on How to Manage Adversity. The class meets at 12:00 noon in Room 115. Everyone is welcome.

Bridal Tea: May 15 for Savannah Keaney, Bride Elect of Bret Vetter, from 1:30 to 3:00, in the Fellowship Hall. They are registered at Borden’s, Kohls and Amazon.

MAGI: Items for May: single subject spiral notebooks, play-doh and dolls. Work night is Monday, May 16th,

from 5-8 p.m. in Room 115. Dinner is provided so let Lisa Rhodes or Paula Kelly know if you are coming.

Delton Dyal Memorial Golf Tournament:

May 21 @ 8:00 a.m. ■ Ironwood Golf Course

4 person scramble ■ $50.00 entry fee

Donuts and coffee for breakfast ■ Strouds BBQ for lunch All proceeds fund the Delton Dyal Memorial Scholarship at TTU. Sign up sheet is posted on the Family Board. Call Bobby Lane 510-4263 or Valerie Loftis 303-3111.

Young-At-Heart: June 18 Event - We will be going to Stearns, Kentucky to ride the Big South Railway to the old mining town of Blue Heron. Blue Heron, or Mine 18, is an abandoned coal mining town. It was a part of the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company’s past operation in what today is the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service. We will leave at 8:30am. The cost of the trip will be $40.00 per person. This includes dinner (gratuity included) at the Harrow Road Café in the Old English Colony located in Rugby, Tn. Lunch will be on your own at McDonald’s in Oneida, Tn. Give your money to Larry Harkleroad no later than Sunday, May 22! Sign up sheet is on the YAH Board. Call Larry with any questions (931-526-6542).

Nancy Gaw, mother of Jack Gaw, suffered a stroke Monday and is now in room #320 at Cookeville Regional.

Chris Bell had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands and his left elbow last Friday. He is now recuperating at his home.

Mackenzie Bowman request our prayers.

Chris Bohannon, father of Mason & Parker Bohannon, is now in Overton County Rehabilitation and Nursing Home for rehab.

Jackie Tidwell continues to recover at her home.

Hugh Adams will be going back to his doctor on Wednesday for his hearing device to be turned on.

Karma Carter will have a biopsy on her lung Thursday.

Ronnie Anderson, brother of Donald Anderson, has been dismissed from Cookeville Regional and is now in room #111 at NHC, for therapy.

Rebecca Bean remains at her home with hospice.

Sympathy to Jennifer McLearran in the loss ofher sis-ter who passed away Sunday in Florida.

Sympathy to Donald Anderson in the loss of his cousin, Marilyn Underwood, who passed away Satur-day. Her funeral was held Monday.

THANK YOU! On behalf of our senior members and all of those who at-tended the GOLDEN SIXTIES BANQUET last Friday night I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved with the event. To our Youth Group, thank you for the elegant service you provided and for “dressing the part”. To the mu-sicians and our own Irish Quartet (Jann Cupp, Brian Carver, John Rhodes & Steve Leddy), thank you for the elegant at-mosphere and for entertaining us during the event. To Lisa Rhodes, Paula Kelly and everyone who helped prepare the meal, thank you for the delicious meal. To Leah Milton and everyone who helped prepare the desserts, thank you.......we do love our chocolate! To Cindy Mackie and Anna Gilbert, thank you for the decorations and lovely setup so fitting to the theme. And finally to David and Laura Fox, thank you for your planning, coordination and making it hap-pen! The slide show was informative, revealing and enter-taining. It was a very special evening and we thank all of you for it. If you were unable or chose not to attend I am truly sorry that you missed this very special event.

Donnie Westbrooks

Dear Church Family, thank you for your outpouring of love during our father/grandfather, Glenn Leddy’s illness and passing. We appreciate all the thoughts, prayers, cards, calls, emails, food and visits. The meal provided after the funeral was delicious and thanks to all that helped prepare the food and serve our family. Thank you for your caring and love during this difficult time. We love you!

Steve Leddy & Family

To My Church Family, thanks for the cars, visits, food and phone calls during my recent surgery. I thank you most of all for the prayers. My every need was met. I love all of you. Betty Jo Whiteaker

Thanks so much for your prayers, cards and visits while I was ill. This is a wonderful congregation. Love, Ruth Young

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College Graduates: Please send your graduation information (name, school and degree) to the church office by this Friday for the bulletin next week.