Lafayee Church of Christ 115 New Ballwin Road Ballwin, MO 63021 636.391.6697 offi[email protected] lafayeechurch.org Gatherings Sunday mornings 9:00am Worship Gathering 10:30am Bible Classes Wednesday evenings 7:00pm The Middle (classes for all) Shepherds Les Keim Greg Malcom Jackie Roland Dan Roper Jim Zeller Stats, November 19/26, 2017 Worship 224/195 Class 110/0 Weekly offering $5,651/$8,076 2017 weekly goal $8,600.00 2017 avg. weekly offering $8,642.23 2017 YTD variaon vs goal $2,026.98 Ghana missions for November $190.80 Ministry Staff Mike Brown, Youth Minister [email protected] Bob Clark, Preaching Minister 636.346.2795 [email protected] Kyle Johnson, Neighborhood Interacon [email protected] Becki Pulley, Church Secretary [email protected] Lafayee Chrisan Preschool Anna Weaver, Director [email protected] Judy Cooper is recovering from surgery on a broken hip with rehab at Mercy. Ed Tritschler will have a cornea transplant on December 4. Briany Grentz is recovering from a concussion suffered in a car accident. Diane Weber has been released from Delmar and is recovering at home. Mark Huddleston is mourning the death of his mother who passed away on November 21. Kathy Velloff is mourning the death of her mother, Christeene Moore. Jack Coffey was able to be with us last Sunday. Hospice: Carol Schreiner (former member). Cancer treatment: Doe Belden, Deb Leahy (will begin new treatment in January), Barbara McKeel, and Terry Pulley. Preparing for marriage Jackie Roland and Carol Glenn; Dion Shaffer and Kirsten Sneed; Jordan Noyes and Kendra Stevenson; Luke Uebelein and Julianne Bigham; Rochelle Aston and Josuě Rubio Munoz . Assisted living, rehab, and homebound Delmar Gardens at Meramec Valley: Steve Velloff 412; Delmar on the Green: Calvin Uhls 338 and Velma Barfield (Pat Beach’s mother; hospice care) 228; Gambrill Gardens: Fern Orme, 312E; Home: Judy Cooper. Internaonal missions Burkina Faso: Pray the people receive food to help them through drought and poor crops. Cambodia: Pray Cambodia might have peace, and that the polical acons will impede neither the work of the missionaries there nor the spread of the gospel message. Asia: Pray for good closure in Lile Rock with the church, work, and people. —Logan Students Azusa Pacific: Jared Pudiwitr; Chamberlain College of Nursing: Anna Crawford; Crowley’s Ridge: Donovan Tritschler; Harding: Samuel Anderson, Eli Andrews (London), Mariana Andrews, Maleah Brown, Michalie Brown, Blake Buehrer, Grant Buehrer, Peyton Buehrer, Emma deSambourg, Gabe deSambourg, Emma Fields, Ausn Gray, Brendon Noyes, Kaci Noyes, Abby Rezentes, Jeffrey Simmons, Caleb Uebelein, Luke Uebelein, Mary Joy Uebelein, Rachel Uebelein; Jefferson: Briany Grentz, Danielle Simmons; LaunchCode: Jacob Pudiwitr; Lipscomb: Karl Aston, Aaron Thompson; Maryville: Laci Johnson, Lynda Oppong; Missouri: Ryan Shepherd; Missouri St: Emily Fritz, Emily Shepherd, Olivia Turney; Paul Mitchell School: Alexandra Wren; Rochester Instute of Technology: Marcus Clark; St. Louis CC: Tyler Pudiwitr, Jordan Roland; Truman: Brendan Wren; UMSL: Trent Ruckman, Troy Ruckman, Emma Schwada, Ben Smith; Wash U: Bailey Hall, MaryKate Riffle; Wildwood CC: Makenzie Gray; Wyoming: Reed Brack Prayer list Additional prayer requests are in Lafayette Connection Singing......................................................................................................... Craig Anderson When we sing from our hearts and minds we praise God and encourage each other. Hosanna, You’re My King* Your Name* The First Noel #999 Shepherd’s welcome ............................................................................................. Les Keim We welcome and accept one another as Jesus welcomes and accepts each of us. Lord, Be There* 10,000 Reasons* Fairest Lord Jesus #288 Communion .................................................................................................... Rich Limburg All followers of Jesus are invited to parcipate as we remember and proclaim Jesus in the Lord’s Supper. The bread is the body of Christ. The juice is the blood of Christ. Gluten free bread is available in the kitchen. Highest Place #155 Offering ........................................................................................................... Rich Limburg We worship God by giving God the first fruits of our income to express both thanks and trust. We seek to honor God as we give joyfully, generously, sacrificially, and dependably. Reading of Isaiah 64:1-9 .................................................................................. John Haynes We invite God to shape us as we listen aenvely to God’s Word. Our God, He Is Alive #23 Message: Tear Open The Heavens .......................................................................Bob Clark Preaching is a me of worship: God is revealed and we respond with our hearts and lives. Salvaon Belongs To Our God* Sing Hallelujah* Prayer opportunity ................................................................................Les and Carol Keim If you would like to pray, exit the back of the worship center, turn leſt, and you will find the prayer room on the right just past the kitchen. Child care .....................................................................Karen Andrews and Anna Crawford To drop off children (up to their third birthday), exit the back of the worship center into the foyer, turn leſt, and you will find the nursery at the end of the hall. Children may stay in the nursery to aend the cradle roll/toddler class following the worship gathering. #Songs of Faith and Praise Songbook *Song sheets - available at the Welcome Center Worship Gathering December 3, 2017