THE CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday Nights Are Back! AT … · 9/3/2020  · eginning this Sunday, September 6, we will resume our Sunday night services at 5:00pm. Please use these times

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST AT SYCAMORE 1144 Crescent Dr.

Cookeville, TN 38501 Telephone: (931) 526-5427 Care-Line: (931) 526-1454

Website: www.sycamorecoc.com Email: [email protected]

Worship with us at any of our services:

Sunday Worship ......... 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sunday Bible Study .. 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study ................. 7:00 p.m.

ELDERS

Randy DeBord ........................ 931-400-1892 Dale Garrett............................ 615-347-9531 Bobby Pruett .......................... 931-510-9626 Donnie Roberson ................... 931-267-1595 Charles Vaughn ..................... 931-261-9413

DEACONS

Barry Daniel * Jeremy Fox Meiklejohn McKenzie * John Allison

Bob Pharris * Casey Fox John Meadows * James Gravelle

Jesse Gilliam * Tommy Lee * Kevin James Jimmy Loftis * Garrett Shepherd * Victor Kline

Ryan Mattson * Steve Tillman Bryan Street * Wayne Moss

Tim Chambers * Randy Thompson

PULPIT MINISTER

Steve Reeder……………………..319-4432 YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTER

Kevin Daughrity…………………..261-4889 CAMPUS EVANGELIST

Scott Jefcoat ................................ 252-7671

WIFI INFORMATION

Login……………………….Sycamore Guest Password……………….welcomesycamore

Schedule of Elders’ Meetings September 9………………….Charles Vaughn September 16………………...Randy DeBord September 23…………………….Dale Garrett If you ever have any needs, questions, desire to be a part of the church family, or just need prayers, the elders would be glad to meet with you. Call the elder above who will be the chairman of that meeting. Phone #’s are listed above.

Volume 32 September 3, 2020 Issue 36

Sunday Nights Are Back! Beginning this Sunday, September 6, we will resume our Sunday night services at 5:00pm. Please use these times as another time to worship and fellowship with your church family!

Another Opportunity to Serve We are another step closer to using the classrooms in the new addi-tion. On Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:00pm, we will be moving items from the current classrooms, and items in the multi-purpose room to the new classrooms in the addition. If you teach the primary age group or are involved in the teacher workroom, we especially need you to be here for this move. We will need 30-40 men to move furniture and classroom materi-als. Please bring a dolly if you have one. Items that are not needed in the classrooms or need to remain in the building will be available to purchase via a donation/bid. There will be more to come regarding these items after the move is complete. We appreciate all the volunteers we have had on this project for the last two years. We also appreciate Ryan Mattson for organizing all these efforts. Let’s finish strong and put this building to use to glorify God!

Bible Bowl Virtual Saturday, September 12, we will have our Bible Bowl virtual. We will watch the questions via video in our auditorium. Be there at 8:00am. Lunch will be provided. We should conclude by 12:00. See Deanna Ap-ple about your t-shirts. We appreciate all those who have taken on this great task of diligently studying II Kings!

Marriage Retreat This annual retreat to enrich our marriages is November 13-15. The place is the gorgeous Winshape Retreat in Mount Berry, GA. The cost is $400 per couple, which includes lodging and ten meals. A $50 deposit is due to reserve your spot. The rooms are limited, so first-come first-serve. See Kevin for questions.

Ministry Leaders Meeting There will be an important meeting for all Ministry Leaders on Sunday, September 13, 4:00pm. It will be held in the small fellowship room next to the new kitchen in the new building. First of all, we need to see if there are any changes that need to be made to the Ministry Book. Sec-ondly, the new members have filled out their Involvement Forms and will be at the meeting to sign up for various ministries. We would like our leaders to meet them and get them plugged in to the work. Please let me know if you cannot be there.

Kevin

Weekly Offerings

We thank you again for making that extra effort to either mail or bring in your offering each week. This week we collected $15,857. Much work is still being done by the church in our efforts to teach and minister to the needs of our members and the community. Your money is still needed. Your giving is a part of your worship, and we ap-preciate you keeping it a priority. It was great to see you last Sunday for worship service. There were 305 in attendance. We hope to see you and others this week!

Information About Worship Services

• We are having our worship services at 9:00am on Sunday mornings, Sunday night services at 5:00pm, and a Prayer Service on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. We are currently not having Bible classes. Worship ser-vices and Bible classes will continue to be live streamed for those who are still unable to attend. Simply go to YouTube and search Sycamore Church of Christ at 9:00am on Sunday mornings or go to our website sycamorecoc.com.

• For those who are unable to attend services, Lord’s Supper cups/bread can still be picked up at the church office foyer during normal office hours. The exterior doors will be open.

• On Wednesday nights the devotionals online will continue. Several men will be teaching an adult Bible class as well. You can receive this any-time after 6:00pm on Wednesdays.

• If you have any physical, emotional, or spiritual needs, or just need pray-er, please call one of the elders on the list on the front of the bulletin.

• We now have online giving. Simply go to our website and click on the icon as pictured here. You may also mail your checks for the offering to the church office or drop them off at the office. Office hours are 8:00am-4:00pm.

Online Directory

We now have 252 families in our online directory. Did you know that you can upload a new photo and submit family information changes via the app? Members who provide an email address have full access to the app and website. If you see a member listed without their email, try to get that to Ryan Mattson, and he can get them fully functional.

Secret Sister Reveal Party

The Secret Sister Reveal Party is scheduled for Sept 13, in the Teen Center beginning at 3:00pm. If you have any questions please see or contact Jackie Perry.

Meals

Anita Jennings will have wrist surgery on the 9th. If you would like to take her a meal following her surgery, please contact Mary Alice Thomas.

Wedding Gift Card

Money is being collected for a wedding gift card for Nichole Thomas and Hunter Jones. If you would like to give toward this card, please see Rose Roberson or Te-resa Pruett before September 13th, or mail to the church office.

Upcoming Wedding Gift Card

We would like to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Donavan Brittingham and Erica Smith by showering them with a gift card. Donations may be given to Robin James or Brittany Allison by Sunday, September 20th. Money may also be left in the office, but please make sure to indicate who it is for.

Polishing the Pulpit Media Library

Sycamore has purchased an online resource that is ac-cessible to the whole congregation. Go to watch.polishingthepulpit.com and you can view dozens of lessons from the most renown speakers in the brotherhood. Many of these are taken from past years of this annual lectureship in Pigeon Forge. It is a tre-mendous resource that is available to all our members. Please take advantage of these lessons that can teach great biblical principles and challenge your faith.

Thank You Cards

“Dear Church Family, Thanks for all the pretty cards I get from so many of you nice ladies. I miss church so much. Hopefully we can all be back together soon. I watch our services every Sunday. My health is good and my daughters take me to the doctor, do my shop-ping and take me where ever I need to go. I love all of you.” In Christian love, Glendora Casteel. “Sycamore Family, Thank you so much for your overly generous wedding gift. Madelyn and I truly miss you all and our time at Tennessee Tech would not have been as special without you or the SOC. We love you all and hope to visit back frequently and often!” With Christian love, Blake & Madelyn Fulton “Dear Sycamore, Thank you for all the cards, visits, calls and especially your prayers during my recent sur-gery and recovery.” Love you, Connie Vaughn

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!

8 Craig Breen 11 Rex Ledbetter 8 Charity Zoodsma 11 Lloyd Steele 9 Shelia Barker 13 Bart Cagle 9 Clara Holloway 13 Gary Fox 11 Alberta Hall

Servants of Christ

Service Wednesdays

This week we will be moving items in the Youth Cen-ter. Bring $7 for Chick-fil as we will eat at the building.

Fall Kick-off Packets

See me for your packet of calendar, brochure, directo-ry, forms, etc. Please turn your forms in by Sept. 16.

Bible Bowl Virtual

We will not be meeting at Tech this year, but Syca-more will come together on our own to watch the questions being done by video on September 12. You will need to sign-up in the foyer by team or by individ-ual. The book is II Kings.

Teens for Christ at Sparta Drive-in

On Sunday night Sept. 20, area teens will meet at 5:00pm at the Sparta Drive-in. We will eat at 5:30pm, have devotional at 6:30, and watch the movie at 7:30. Bring $4 & a lawn chair. Everyone will meet there.

Fall Retreat

The date is Sept. 25-27. The place is Fall Creeks Falls State Park. The theme is “Faith Over Fear”. The speak-er is Lonnie Jones. The cost is $60, which includes lodg-ing, 4 meals, t-shirt & ropes course. Sept. 13 is the

deadline to pay. Kevin

“...joined & knit together by what every joint supplies…”

With SOC getting started back up with the Fall Se-mester, we will be following new TTU guidelines about events held on and off-campus. You will need to wear masks if you are inside our buildings and also use doors that are specifically for ENTER and EXIT only. Sept. 7—Monday Night Refuel will be at the SOC House beginning at 7:30pm. September 18th—Tuesday Lunch from 11:00am—1:00pm—Menu will be hamburgers. Sign the list on the bulletin board or contact/see June Garrett if you would like to help. September 9th—Singing after class from 8:15-8:45pm. September 10th—Game Night

September 12th—Fresh Getaway 2.0 from 2:00-6:00pm.

Scott

Daily Bible Readers Club

We still have 92 of our members who are reading through the Bible in 2020! You are to be commended! If you are still reading and on pace, great job! If you are behind, don’t get discouraged! If you have not tak-en this challenge, it’s not too late to begin reading the Bible every day. “Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You,” Ps. 119:11. God’s Word will no doubt enhance your relationship with God and keep you from sin and trouble in your life. Give it a try and see the changes!

Audio Visual Volunteers Needed

We need help running the new sound and video sys-tem for worship services. At every service we will need one person running the projector, one person running the sound system, and probably another person starting and ending the live stream. Please let Kevin Rush know if you would be willing to help with this!

Mowing & Landscaping

We need several men to be on the landscaping list for the building. Ideally every week, 3 or more men would oversee the landscaping; which will include mowing, trim-ming, blowing off sidewalks and the parking lots and litter removal. At this time, this job may not require three men, but as the building process nears completion, 3 would be a good number. Weather permitting, we would like to see this done on Fridays or Saturdays. Please sign up on the attached link or see Kevin Rush if you have any ques-tions. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sk8RkLQUylYB0L5rG2bvUTFoniQuQAffcbccWXoXVYM/edit?usp=sharing

**Butch Glasscock has been released from the hospital.

**Cheri Flatt is at home recovering from Covid.

**Anita Jennings will have wrist surgery on the 9th.

**Elma Allison will have more tests and then will begin radiation and chemo treatments for lung cancer.

**Clayton Walker, uncle of Joe Moceri, is in ICU at CRMC being treated for Covid and pneumonia. He attends McCo-insville Church of Christ.

**Juanita Brown, mother of Melinda Brown, has been released from the hospital.

**Tim Chambers, Anna Burgess and Charlotte Pierce have shingles.

**Judy Chambers is taking medication for a bacterial infection.

**James Loftis, father of Jimmy Loftis, brother of Barbara Loftis, and grandfather of Hannah Cross, is at Specialty Hos-pital in Nashville.

**Chris Dial, son-in-law of Larry & Patsy Copeland has lymphoma cancer. He has other health issues as well and will be undergoing gallbladder surgery soon.

**Scott Turney, son of Dennis Turney, is at home recovering from knee surgery.

Those with ongoing health issues are: Vernon and Bobbie Locke, Anna Burgess, Judy Chambers, Mary Judd, Cathy Cantrell, Maggie Dyer, Rita Grissom, Lane Spivey, Donald Pierce, Debbie Cumby.

Those battling cancer are: April Jones, Mable Lee, Fred & Pauline Birdwell, parents of Andrea Fox, Jerry Johnston, father of Jenny Whitson, Sheila Pippin, sister of Larry Copeland, Elma Allison, Lynn Smith, friend of Bruce Bean, Ty-ler Ford (nephew of Tracy Mabry), Jim Ashley, Wayne Wilborn (brother of Patsy Copeland), Samuel Grandell (2 year-old nephew of Sara Scoles), Khristine Garrett, daughter-in-law of Dale Garrett, Paul Cagle (father of Bart Cagle), Doris Castell (niece of Glendora Castell), Bobby Randolph (friend of Joe Moceri), Loran Breckinridge (cousin of Peggy Brit-tingham & nephew of Glendora Castell), Glenda Copeland (mother of Larry Copeland), Lakelan Barham, cousin of Joe Moceri, Penny Sells, granddaughter of Louise Goodwin,

Sympathy

We extend sympathy to Jennifer Daughrity and Cindy Smith and their families in the passing of their aunt, Eulene Holmes. Her funeral was on the 2nd.

Sunday, September 6, 2020 Morning Worship

Elder Call To Worship………............Bobby Pruett

Scripture Reading…………….…….…...Grant James

Offering/Lord’s Supper………….………...Jim Perry

Closing Prayer……………….…………...Jim Hazelton

Song Leader………………...…..….......Josh Gravelle

Sunday, September 13, 2020 Morning Worship

Elder Call To Worship……….....Donnie Roberson

Scripture Reading…………….…….Tucker Masters

Offering/Lord’s Supper………….………..Shane Ray

Closing Prayer……………….……………..Jackson Ray

Song Leader………………...…..….....Marc Robinson