Looking Ahead…

FEB 3 Ladies’ Lunch @ Payne’s Pizza at noon

FEB 4 Ladies’ Small Group – 12:10 pm

Jr/Sr Bible Study – 7:00 pm

FEB 7 Bible School – 9:00 am

Worship Service – 10:00 am

Small Group – 5:30 pm (MVA)

Super Bowl Party at Montgomery’s

Adult Choir – 7:00 pm

FEB 8 Healing Hearts – 12:00 pm

FEB 9 Small Group @ Miller’s – 6:30 pm

FEB 11 Ladies’ Small Group – 12:10 pm

Jr/Sr Bible Study – 7:00 pm

Small Group @ Cluff’s – 7:00 pm

FEB 13 Valentine’s Banquet 6:00 pm

FEB 14 Bible School – 9:00 am

Worship Service – 10:00 am

LIFT – 5:00 pm

Youth Groups – 6:00 pm

Adult Choir – 6:00 pm

FEB 15 Ladies’ Fellowship 7:00 pm

Help Wanted

We need a couple of volunteers to learn to run the sound system here at the church. Tim Fisher and Tom Snyder currently run the system and would love to train you! If you are interested please see Tim Fisher or let the office know.

Church-Wide Camp Out

Tom B. is once again putting together a camping trip for any church member who would like to attend. The date is July 30 – August 1 and will be held at the Cardinal Center Camp. Camp sites, primitive sites and cabins are available for rent. Please make your own reservation by calling 419-253-0800. Mention Tom’s name so you will be in the same section. Let Tom know if you make a reservation. Any questions, call Tom.

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Thursday Nights = Finding God in Modern Literature

Every Thursday night from February through April we’ll be looking at J.R.R. Tolkien’s Epic adventure; The Lord of the Rings. He was a man of faith and it’s evident when you pay some close attention to the movies. It’s even more evident in the books and the histories he wrote regarding the world of Middle-Earth. Did you know that he had a creation story that sounds much like the one we believe in? There were angels. There were multiple retellings of the sacrifice of Christ. And there was a huge overarching theme of temptation and struggle in the midst of a war between good and evil. If you know where to look it is pretty amazing how well the professor wove his faith into his stories; and it’s not too awfully surprising since we know he brought a man named C.S. Lewis to Christianity!

If you are a JR/SR Higher or are just really interested in Tolkien’s writings – feel free to join us at my house on Thursday nights from 7 – 8:30. We’ll sip English tea and coffee in true literary fashion! We’ll be watching about an hour of the movie each night; along with corresponding excerpts from the book that show an understanding of Christian truth. Then we’ll end with discussing some of the Scriptures that may have inspired Tolkien to write what he did.

If you want to get the most out of this class, you can purchase these books and read along each week: The Lord of the Rings; The Hobbit; and (If you’re really adventurous) The Silmarillion. I can order these for you if you’ll let me know.

Parents please note that the movies are rated PG-13 for some scary scenes (big, hairy spiders and dragons and such).

Lyle

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OUR MISSION

We, the people of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Church of Christ,
exist to be the extension of Jesus Christ.
To:Evangelize the lost,
Edify the saved,
Minister to the needy,
and
Be the conscience of the community.