WEDNESDAY EVENING FUNDRAISER
MEALS (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM)
The youth serve meals every Wednesday evening, funds raised go to
help support the Youth Winterfest trip. Cost of the meal is $5 for
adults, $3 for children but no family will pay more than $20.
MENU FOR JANUARY
1/25/12 TACO SALAD AND LENTIL SOUP
VALENTINE’S DINNER
THEATER @ LIFE CHURCH – FEB 11TH
Life Players and LSO will team up to bring you the most spectacular
evening of great food and entertainment as they present “Buoys
and Gales”. You don’t want to miss out so get your tickets
this week. Cost is $16 per person and will available in the foyer
this Sunday. The menu includes: Minestrone Vegetable Soup, Garden
Salad with Italian dressing, Meat Lasagna, Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo,
Garlic Bread Sticks, Chocolate Cake, Red Velvet Cake & Carrot
Cupcakes. Please see Laura Martin to make your reservation.
THIS WEEK AT LIFE CHURCH
Monday
Intercessory Prayer 6:30 pm
Council Meeting 6:30 pm
Bible Study 7:30 pm
Tuesday
Valentine Dinner Theater Rehearsals @ 6:45 pm
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Wednesday
Dinner Served @ 5:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal 7 pm
Adult Bible Study 7 pm
Youth & Children 7 pm
Thursday
Valentine Dinner Theater Rehearsals 6:45 pm
Friday
Saturday
Prayer Walk 8:00 am @ Life Church
Private Bridal Shower
Hispanic Ministries Dinner 6:30 pm
Sunday
Sunday School 9:30 am
10:30 AM Worship
Hispanic Worship 1 pm
WHO’S ON DUTY THIS WEEK
Deacon of The Week
Donald Hughes 704-824-3984
Wednesday
Christina Michael
Saturday
Cleaning – Maintenance Staff
Chair Set Up – Roland/Belk
Sunday
Nursery – Carol Crane
SATURDAY NIGHT ALIVE FOR YOUNG ADULTS
The young adults will begin meeting twice a month for their Saturday
evening worship and fellowship beginning in February. Anyone between
the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to join Jeff and Karen Padgett on
Sat, Feb 4th at 6:30 pm for this special night of worship. Childcare
will be provided. Contact Jeff Padgett for more details 980-722-3055.
JOURNEY WITH JESUS LADIES
BREAKFAST – SAT, FEB 18TH
The ladies breakfast will change to Sat, Feb 18th to allow the drama
team time to set up for the Valentine’s Dinner on Feb 11th.
Janice Hartness will be our speaker for February. She is dynamic and
a real woman of God with a story. Janice also works at Carolinas Counseling
as Office manager. Don’t miss this important time of sharing
and be sure to invite a friend to join you.
Come Join The B.L.A.S.T.
Believing, Living and Surviving Together
Kindergartners – 5th Graders (10:30 am)
Jr. B.L.A.S.T. for 3 year olds – Rising Kindergarteners (10:30
am)
Jr. B.L.A.S.T. and B.L.A.S.T. Connection each Wednesday Night at 7:00
p.m.
LIFE STUDENT OUTREACH
FOR INFORMATION ON YOUTH EVENTS VISIT:
http://www.wix.com/lifeyouth/lso or
email: justin@lifechurchmail.org
SUNDAY AFTERNOON YOUTH
ACTIVITIES
Youth Dance Rehearsal -
Sundays 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Youth Band Rehearsal - Sundays 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Youth Small Groups - Every other Sunday 7:00 pm
For information concerning youth small groups, events, and our dance
and music team please contact, Youth Pastor, Justin White 704-860-6663
or justin@lifechurchmail.org. Youth Services are held weekly on Wednesdays
at 7 pm in the main auditorium, dance team, worship team, and small
groups meet on various Sunday evenings.
YOUTH WINTERFEST TRIP –
KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE MARCH 9-11, 2012
Balances for the trip are due now. If you are unsure at this time
how much you owe please see Dawna Upton. Total trip cost is $250
IMPORTANT DATES
Jan 28 Gym Reserved for
Wedding Shower ‘til 5:30 pm
Hispanic Dinner – 6:30 pm
Feb 04 Life 4 Kidz Training
– Choir Room 8 am ‘til 11 am
Gym Rerserved for Birthday Party ‘til 4 pm
Saturday Night Alive @ 6:30 pm
Feb 05 ALMS Sunday (Special Offering for Union Road COG Food Bank)
Feb 11 Valentine’s
Dinner Theater @ Life Church
Feb 14 Valentine’s
Day
Feb 18 Journey With Jesus
– Ladies Breakfast 9:30 am
Saturday Night Alive 6:30 pm
Feb 25 Gym Reserved for
Birthday Party ‘til 6 pm
SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS & PRAISE REPORTS
Requests will remain on
the list for one month unless otherwise specified. If you currently
have a prayer request on our list and have not given an update recently
please contact Kelly Wright to do so. Email kelly@lifechurchmail.org
or call the church office 704-824-4286. If you would like to join
our Intercessory prayer team please attend Monday evenings in the
choir room at 6:30 pm, Saturday mornings in the church parking lot
at 8:00 am and during worship services every Sunday morning in the
choir room.
Please note that request
given on the communication cards are not added to the Slice of Life
list unless specifically indicated. Those requests go out to Pastor
Sammy and our prayer team.
Purple denotes new requests
and updates to previous requests.
Lindsey Morgan –
Diagnosed with Systemic Lupus. 01/18/2012
Roger Hinson’s family
– Angela Holladay’s brother, Roger, passed away on Fri,
Jan 20th. Please remember this family.
David & Denise Watson
– Continue to remember this family as they lost their daughter
last week.
Amberly Isaacs - Two of
her friends were hit by a car. One is on a breathing machine and one
of them has a bad concussion. 02/15/2012
Melissa Buchannon – The 24 yr old daughter of Cindy Stafford’s
close friend was recently diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer, she’s
underwent surgery at John Hopkins (1/17/2012)
Stephanie Guenther –
Recovering from spinal column surgery on Jan 17th
Ashtyn Wright – Continue
to pray that the medication and the increase in salt intake will keep
her Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia under control. This is a problem
with her heart rate increasing drastically when she goes from sitting
to standing. She has been doing great and has been released to play
sports again. 01/17/2012
Dan Flood – Suffering
from back pain for the past several weeks due to a pinched nerve.
Rev. Mike Forrester –
Pastor of Brea Baptist Church was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
He will undergo chemo this week. Submitted by Glenda Parker (1/10/12)
Bob Tindall – Dawna Upton’s father is still in serious
condition but gradually improving. He fell and suffered a brain bleed
the week of Christmas. He has shown some responsiveness by squeezing
fingers, wiggling toes and answering simple questions. As he becomes
well enough if will be moved to a rehab facility. Dawna has been out
of town with him in Greenville.
Dawn White – Stage 4 malignant melanoma. Please lift Dawn and
her family up in prayer. She’s continuing to believe for healing
and ask that we as her church family keep praying and relying on God
to touch her.
Aretha Rogers – Recovering
from surgery to repair a broken ankle. (12/20/2011)
Austin Ucman – 15
yr old son of Steve and Sarah Barnes & grandson of Bill and Brenda
Barnes. Pray for healing and salvation. Due to insurance reasons and
changes in the treatment facility he was at, he had to return home
early. His mom doesn’t believe he was ready to return home.
He still has a lot of work to do when it comes to his sobriety as
well as his emotions. The family is praying that he will be placed
in the right facility, and placement will happen very soon. He requires
24/7 care so please remember the family as they juggle their work
and school schedules.
Kelly Wright – Various unspoken needs.
* Doug Bowen – Suffering from Pneumonia and COPD. Doctors had
only given him a few months to live back in July. He currently has
40 pounds of fluid on his body - had to be catheterized because he
is unable to release it - Doctors cannot drain the fluid in his lungs
because they would have to sedate him and he cannot be sedated. Updated
11/08/2011
Thurman Bryant – Admitted to Belaire Health Care Center.10/10/2011
Tim Michael – Still in a great deal of pain from his neck to
his lower back. Surgery is not an option and none of the medications
are working. He is having trouble sleeping and has not been able to
make it to church in several months.
Skylar * – Judy Carver’s great granddaughter was diagnosed
with a rare condition called Williams Syndrome which causes narrowing
in the aorta and in the pulmonary arteries.