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.