Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas to all and many blessings for the New Year!!

12/19/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Andy Overton--friend of Cathy Randle, has sclerosis of the liver and doesn't know God. Please pray for his heart and mind to be open.

Linda Booth--got a job offer from a tutoring service! Praise!

Trisha Lillard--as she continues to recover from surgery for pancreatic cancer and as she completes her chemo treatments.

Tom Alexander--back surgery today

Karen Shaw--her scan was rescheduled to Jan. 4th. She will meet with her Dr. on the 5th to get the results.

Allie Billops--appendicitis; having her appendix removed this afternoon at Baptist East.


ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, Dec. 26th--No classes will meet. We will have worship at 8:00 and 11:00.

Sunday, Jan. 9th--Parent/Teen Meeting in the MPAC at 9:30. Meeting regarding trip to Panama following this meeting during late service.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

Our parents panel was a great success. Since we ran out of time and have more to discuss, we are working on scheduling a follow up session in January. More details later!

Additional Prayer Requests

Please keep Tina and Mike (Gannon) on the prayer list. Tina wrote to me this week saying that they are "back to square one or worse, square zero."

Tim's parents, Don & Ruby Hannah. The Beardains were their best friends for 40+ years (talk on the phone every day kinda friends). Don has several health issues. He has been having mini strokes and I believe, based on the way he was acting at the memorial service, that he had one on the way to the church building Sunday afternoon. He can't walk well and stumbles/falls frequently. Tim's mom is recovering from a broke foot.

Also a friend of mine, Mark, has a blind-deaf-handicapped daughter, Abby. Having seizures is not uncommon but she has been having them more frequently lately and just like Anna Grace (Ann & Robert Smith's granddaughter) the Dr's have no answers. (Not sure if you know, but Anna Grace did have another seizure about a week or so ago.

~from Susan Hannah

12/12/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Andrew Griffy--friend of Jan Jones, had a brain tumor removed one week ago, doing OK, but has at least 2 weeks of PT at HealthSouth. He isn't able to move his left side and hasn't hear heard yet if it is cancer. Please pray for progress in PT and for good results.

Mary Reardon--co-worker's wife of Carol; struggling with cancer.

Larry Yandel and his wife Dawn--Carol's best friend; cancer is eating him up, no more trials available.

Barton Spencer--cancer

Tom Alexander--back surgery on Dec. 21st

Linda Booth--needs new job with daytime hours

Jacob Vaughn--boyfriend of Hillary Barwick; having valve replacement surgery on his heart this morning.

Chad Chapman & crew--traveling in bad weather conditions; please pray for safety

Millie Middleton--back surgery

Caden Caskey--recovering from surgery to remove cyst from his brain, now at home.

Barney Koestler family and Crawford family--Barney lost his battle with cancer yesterday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Sharon Cannon & family

Kids taking semester exams

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, December 19th--Holiday breakfast during class!! Bring your favorite dish to share!!

11/28/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

Toni Clymer and family--Toni's brother, Brandon Monroe, was tragically shot and killed very early this morning in North Little Rock, AR.

Dee Hill--Ginger Barwick's mother, having a heart cath this morning. She also needs to have a hip replacement but can't due to her heart issues. Please pray that the cath results will be good and that she will get relief from the pain she has in her hip.

Jacob Vaughn--Hillary Barwick's boyfriend, having heart valve replacement surgery on Dec. 13th.

Luke Marlin--doing well after having a seizure on Saturday; he will follow up with this nuerologist this week.

Karen Shaw--experiencing intense pain due to her radiation treatments. Good news--she has her last treatment on Thursday!

Regina Walker's dad--doing much better

Barton Spencer--returned this past week from MD Anderson; he will be continuing with the clinical trial drugs and return in January to have tests to see if the drugs are working.

Tom Alexander--having a spinal nerve block on Tuesday

Michelle Royster--hurt her back last week and has a ruptured disc. Also, she is applying for a new job this week. Please pray that doors will be opened if this is a good situation for her.

Shirley Peyton--Teri's mom; having surgery on Thursday. Please pray for her and for Teri to have safe travels to OK.

College kids--studying for finals before Christmas break

Larry Yandel--in a lot of pain from his cancer; searching for new treatment options

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Ornaments for Christmas tree--Please bring ornaments for our Polar Express Christmas tree by Wednesday. You can leave them in our classroom. Tree will be decorated on Saturday, Dec. 4th

Sunday, December 5th--Polar Express Pajama party to benefit Agape

Saturday, Dec. 11th--High School Reach--Boys & Girls Club Red & White Ball--details to follow

Sunday, Dec. 12th--

Middle School Reach--Serving lunch to our Senior Saints after second service

"The Camel Lot"--Children's Musical at 5:00 PM

POT's class--send your questions to Mark Hickman (mark@mkmgmt.net) for our panel discussion.

(Kayla Chapman's birthday!)

11/21/10 Prayer Requests and other News...

REQUESTS:

Ann Smith--Thanksgiving for good test results!

Dawn Wall's mom & family--loss of Dawn's aunt.

Kevin & Abby--friction due to Abby being around kids with different lifestyles from what Kevin and Christie are trying to teach her.

Jean--Toya's aunt; pray for Jean and the whole family as the decision is made to remove her from life support as she is ventilator dependant

Barton Spencer--at MD Anderson this week in Houston for his clinical trial

Barney Koestler--no longer a candidate for clinical trial and is now home with the Crawford family.

Sharon Cannon & family--continue to remember this family and the struggles they have.

Fred B.--Linda's brother; lawsuit against him is not going well and its causing problems in his relationship with his girlfriend.

Bolton kids and families involved in wreck--continue to remember these kids and their families as the deal with the death of Rachel and the injures to the other kids. Please also remember their friends and pray for them to be able to deal with the grief they are feeling.

Larry and Dawn--friends of Carol; Larry has severe melonoma in his spine and his conditioning is worsening.

Tina & Mike--friends of Susan Hannah; marriage is in bad trouble

Riley Hannah--currently in the Phillipines visiting a friend; please pray that he will not have any problems returning to the US next Tuesday

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

December 4th--Decorating our tree for the Polar Express Pajama Party to benefit a FIT family...(Time TBD)

December 11th--High School Reach; Boys & Girls Club Red & White Ball...detail to come

December 12th--Middle School Reach; Pot Luck dinner for Seniors

Coming in December in POTS class

Please send Mark (mark@mkmgmt.net) questions that you would like to have discussed with our child / parents panel. This session will take place on Sunday, December 12^th, beginning at 9:30. We want to start on time to give all the time available to these issues.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Cindy Griffiths………..continued prayers for health and possible new medications

Cooper McFall…….one month old baby that quit breathing, in hospital and doing ok now

Gene Vincent……upcoming surgery, recovery, and home relocation

Carolyn / Seth……Seth was born premature, 24 weeks old,

Sheila Sowell…….heart trouble, lung issues

Christina……..continued prayer for daily battles

Ann Smith…….Tuesday test

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Wednesday, Nov. 17th--Middle School Thanksgiving Devo in MPAC at 7:00. Come here our Middle School boys lead this service!!

Sunday, Nov. 21st--High School Reach Up; Pizza & Praise, 5:00-7:00 PM in MPAC. Boys bring a 2 liter drink; Girls bring desserts. We will be hosting teens from about 5 other church plants in Memphis!! Please encourage your teens to attend!!

Coming in December in POTS class

Please send Mark (mark@mkmgmt.net) questions that you would like to have discussed with our child / parents panel. This session will take place on Sunday, December 12^th, beginning at 9:30. We want to start on time to give all the time available to these issues.

11/7/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

PRAISES:

Austin Clymer--son of Kevin & Toni; was baptized into Christ on Sunday morning before church!!

Ethan Willis--son of Andy & Lori; was baptized into Christ on Wednesday!!

REQUESTS:

Carol Gardner's dad--one of his hip replacements has come loose; he is on pain meds now. Because of his heart problems and his age (90), surgery is not an option.

Terry Bennett Family--in the death of Terry after a battle with cancer; Please especially remember his wife, Aysen, who is not handling his death very well. She has always been dependant on him.

Cheryl Ingram--single mom who lost her job, broke her ankle in a fall, and is just really down. Please pray for her to find employment and have peace in her life.

Alexander Herbert--1 year old with sickle cell disease; back in St. Jude with 102 temp. Please also remember his mother, Keisha! Keisha has lost her way with God and thinks her son's illness is because of her.

Don Sawell--his wife has compounding health problems including lupus, heart problems, and now a cyst on her liver. Don is having a hard time dealing with all this. Please pray for her health and for Don as he cares for her.

Pat Check--cancer; now home on hospice. Please pray for peace.

Caden Caskey--infant son of Matt & Miranda; brain surgery is scheduled for Dec.7th.

Millie Middleton--will be having back surgery which will require her to be in a body cast for up to 4 months.

Diedre McLeod--continuing problems with cancer and other problems. She has had to stop all chemo.

Endie Lewis--gall bladder and liver problems

Macy Morgan--yearly check up at St. Jude this week.

David Morgan--knee surgery on Wednesday

Jeff King--Bartlett Fire Department Commander; cancer

Karen Shaw--continuing radiation treatments for breast cancer

Barney Koestler--cancer

Barton Spencer--cancer; did not get a great report from latest tests. Please pray that this new clinical trial will work!

Cannon family--as they continue to care for Sharon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, Nov. 14th--Continue class with John Kennedy!

Wednesday, Nov. 17th--Combined worship in the MPAC with Middle School boys leading the devotional!!

10/31/10 Prayer Requests

REQUESTS:

Alexander--1 year old friend of Toya's; is in St. Jude for bacteria in his blood; had a central line put in yesterday to be able to give him the antibiotics that he needs. Also, remember his mom, Keisha. She has a lot of bad relationships and really does not have any help.

Deidre McCleod--Stage 4 breast cancer that they believe has spread to her brain. She is seeing a neurologist on Tuesday, but until then, she has had to stop all chemo.

Terry Bennett--Carol's former boss; has pancreatic & liver cancer and is now home on hospice; please remember his wife who is not handling this well. She has always been dependent on Terry.

Katie Shearer--was on her first hunting trip this week; afraid she may be disconnecting from church

Continue to remember--

Karen Shaw--continuing her radiation treatments

Tricia Lillard--began chemo last week

Barney Koestler--in a clinical trial at Vanderbilt for his cancer

Barton Spencer--trying to get in a clinical trial at MD Anderson

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

"The Wiz" at Arlington High School--with Ronny Bird; playing Nov. 4-8th; Reserve tickets here: AHSMECtheatre@gmail.com.

"The Wiz" at Bartlett Performing Arts Center--with Elizabeth Booth, and Camryn Pitts; playing Nov. 18-21. Tickets are $7.50 and may be purchased at BPAC. Mention one of the performers' names' and they will get credit towards some nice prizes.

Family Reunion--In town youth group retreat; Nov. 12-14th; deadline for applications is next Sunday, Nov. 7th. Cost is $20. You can get applications here: http://sycamoreview.org/assets/1147/reach_weekend_application.pdf

Sunday, Nov. 7th--Continue messages from John Kennedy

10/17/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Kevin Myers--prayers for strength to overcome the obstacles Satan is putting in his path

Tricia Lillard--for her appetite to continue to improve; She had a good visit today with her oncologist, she will begin chemo next week.

Elijah McDowell--stomach cancer; please pray for comfort for him and the family as the end of his life on this earth nears

Kelly LaMae--surgery on Tuesday

Karen Shaw--for her radiation treatments that she will continue to tolerate them and that they will kill any remaining cancer cells

Barton Spencer--trying to get into clinical trial at MD Anderson to treat his cancer

Barney Koestler--will begin a clinical trial at Vanderbilt for cancer

Doug Hoven(?)--possible liver cancer

Sandra Logan--diagnosed with cancer

Cindy Griffiths--struggling with dealing with patients who have died or having to give bad diagnosis..stress and burnout with her job

Kayla, friend of Kinzie Alexander,--throat cancer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

October 23rd--
Middle School Reach In--Hayride at the Inmons! Transportation leaves SV at 5:00 or meet at the Inmons @ 5:30. Chaperones needed especially to drive! Cost is $5.

Agape Heatlight Gala--"Home Field Advantage" at Autozone Park! See Tom Alexander for more information.

October 24th--Special Missions Contribution!

October 28th--High School Reach Out (Thursday night) Fall Festival/Haunted House at Streets Ministry. Meet at SV at 5:00PM and return at 8:30. Bring your scary faces!!

Upcoming Dates to Remember & Prayer Requests

Agape Heartlight 2010 -Saturday, Oct. 23; Autozone Park 6:30 - 9:00PM "Home Field Advantage" See Tom Alexander for more information.

MS Reach In, Saturday, Oct. 23 – Hayride @ the Inmons – Join us for a night of great on the farm! We’ll have a bonfire, hayride, and supper together. Bring $5 and a camping chair. Either meet at the Inmons (1200 Highway 193 – near Macon Rd and 385) at 6:00 or ride a van from SVCC at 5:30. We conclude at 9:00; vans will return to SVCC at 9:30.

HS Reach Out, Thursday, Oct. 28 – Fall Festival at Streets Ministries – We’ll be hosting a fall festival for the junior high students at Streets. Leave from SVCC at 5:00, return at 8:30

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Tricia Lillard--continued recovery from her surgery and positive results from her scans

Karen Shaw--good results as she begins radiation treatments for breast cancer

Barton Spencer--good results from the cyberknife treatments on his brain tumor; tumors in his lungs and to get good results from the upcoming clinical trial

Don Litton--recovering at home from stents put in his heart and also from light stroke.

Prayers for the Randle Family

Ed Randle’s Dad’s twin brother, Harris Randle, is being taken off all Life Support as we speak. He is not breathing on his own, his kidney’s have totally shut down, the repair surgeries for his Renal Cancer have broken down and he has gotten septic. They expect him to pass within the next 12 – 36 hours. Ed’s dad will be devastated, as you can imagine. He has a wife, Ginger; a daughter Ed’s age, Carrie; and a son, Phillip.
We anticipate his funeral being the first part of next week.
Ed will be going to Little Rock tomorrow afternoon and the girls and I will go sometime over the weekend and for the funeral next week.
Pray for everyone that will be traveling as Carrie’s husband and children are in Reno, NV (she has been in Little Rock since Sat.) and we will be going back and forth...

9/26/10 Prayer Requests and other news

THANKSGIVING!

Thank you all so much for the generous donation for Michelle and her kids!! The total amount raised was $1,790!! That will cover her deposit, her first month's rent plus money to get her the rest of the items she needs for the house!

REQUESTS:

Ginger Barwick & family--Please remember Ginger and her family as they are going through a tough time with her nephew and his care while his dad is in PA.

Commander Jeff King--of the Bartlett Fire Dept., has inoperable cancer of the spine and blood.

Families of Hospital Wing--that crashed 6 months ago

Diedre McCleod--having complications from breast cancer. She has had to stop chemo and may be having surgery again today.

Brian Massingale--his brother was in a major auto accident and is now in the Med. His girlfriend was also in the wreck.

Soldiers--serving in active duty in Afganistan

Students in Natasha Langford's class--One is being neglected by his family; the other has emotional issues and parents are in denial.

Harris Randle--diagnosed with renal cancer and is experiencing complications from surgeries

Tricia Lillard--Mom's having a good day so far. Her white count's down again (almost back to normal!). A little while ago she said, "I'm getting bored with all this." I think that's probably a good sign. :-) (update from Callie today)

Continue to remember:

Karen Shaw
Barton Spencer
Kenneth Ramsey

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Oct. 2nd--Community Carnival
Oct. 3rd--Continue with Sermon on the Mount study
Oct. 23rd--Agape's Heartlight at Autozone Park! For more info: http://agapeheartlight.com/

Oct. 24th--Special Missions contribution!

High School Reach In--UPDATED INFO

Unfortunately, there aren't any appropriate movies showing at the Drive-In this Saturday, so we've changed our plans. We still need you to bring $7. But now, we're going to eat dinner and go to the "cheap" Malco. Here are the details:

Meet at Milano's (Bartlett Blvd.) at 6:15 for supper.

Then we'll vote on a movie and head next door to the Malco.

We'll be done around 9:00 or 9:30.

Bring a friend!

9/5/10 Prayer Requests and Other Anouncements

THANKSGIVING:

Deairio Rockamore--Praise God for Deairio's baptism on Sunday! Please remember He and Toya as they will be married in February!

Abby Myers--got a part in Peter Pan at Playhouse on the Square!! Performances will be Nov-Jan.

REQUESTS:

Middle School Great Outdoors Weekend--Please remember all our kids and adults who will be enjoying time camping out this weekend.

Rick & Benita Taylor--safety on their motorcycle trip this weekend.

Charles Cozzens--Has a new staph (or strep) infection in his leg. If they are able to treat with meds, his leg may have to be amputated.

Karen Shaw--last chemo treatment on Thursday!!

Wilma Dwyer--in the hospital at Methodist Germantown; doing better, please pray for her continued recovery

Larry Yandell--Carol's friend, melanoma--new places coming up a lot; he is now in a clinical trial to help

Tricia Lillard--pancreatic cancer; she will be having surgery within the next couple of weeks. Please pray that all cancer will be removed.

Hayden Anderson--looking for work; please pray for positive influences in his life

T. J. & Rachel Hannah and baby Jax--pray for their family while TJ is deployed.

Angie--Tim's cousin; dealing with issues where she fabricates stories and her family is having a hard time dealing with with her and know the right things to say and do

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, September 12--Continue study on Sermon on the Mount

Saturday, Sept. 18th-- High School Reach Night (more details to follow)

8/29/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

TRICIA LILLARD--Tricia will be getting the results from her biopsy today!! Please be in prayer for her today and for this to be something that can easily be fixed!!

Chad Chapman--traveling this week and working in Detroit.

Keisha--Toya's friend whose 11 month old baby has sickle cell disease and has spent much of her life in the hospital. The baby now has an enlarged spleen which will have to be removed. Her mom is really having a hard time with this, please pray for her.

Toya's Aunt Jean--her lungs have become ventilator dependant; she is not responding to therapy. Please pray for her lungs to begin working on there own.

Madison Hill family--Kevin South's uncle who died suddenly

Daughter of Carla's plastic surgeon--she collapsed while running; not sure what happened

Delores--Dawn's aunt; having surgery for breast cancer

Abby Myers--waiting on news from her first Playhouse on the Square audition

Robin Peak--had back surgery and now has infection in her incision

Pat--diagnosed with ovarian cancer

Collin--South's friend; is now home and seems to be doing well. Please continue to pray for him to make good choices.

Teens--always remember our teens and the struggles they face

Rachel Geller--she is now living on her own, but has no job and is not going to school. She doesn't seem to want any guidance from anyone...pray for her to have good influences in her life.

Jim Coleman--beginning dialysis for his kidneys

Paul Foree--recovering from triple bypass surgery

Karen Shaw--continue to remember Karen and her family as she completes her chemo--just one more treatment to go! Please pray for her pain to be minimal and for her to feel well after her treatments.

Barton Spencer--continue to remember Barton and his family as they begin new treatments for his cancer

Carol Gardner--thanksgiving for being able to celebrate her dad's 90th birthday

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, Sept. 5th--Deadline for the Great Outdoors Retreat for Middle Schoolers. You can get an application with all the detail here:

http://sycamoreview.org/assets/1147/msgow_10.pdf

September 10-12--Great Outdoors Retreat

September 18th--High School Reach In--Drive In Movie

September 25th--Middle School Reach Out--Caritas Game Night/Movie in the MPAC

8/22/10 Prayer Requests

REQUESTS:

Carla Pitts--having out-patient surgery on Wednesday morning

Barton Spencer--continue to pray for his recovery and complete healing

Cody Clymer--leaving for college this Friday, August 27th

Caleb Alexander--back at Lipscomb and starting a new semester

Stephen Alexander--starting University of Memphis and for him to make good decisions

Cindy Griffiths--parenting older kids; teens

Kenny Bird--Ken & Rhonda's son; having issues with his legs

Cory Chapman--to find answers with his stomach issues

Paul Foree--recovering from triple-bypass

Karen Shaw--continued prayers for strength during chemo treatments--physical & emotional

Cosimini family--family from Bartlett that was burned out of their house and lost everything

Fred Buenrostro--Linda Booth's brother; please continue to remember Fred and the legal issues he is facing.

ANNOUCEMENTS:

High School Retreat to HUT--leaves Saturday at 7:30AM

Sunday, August 29th--back to our study of Sermon on the Mount

Congratulations to the Hannahs!!

Almost forgot to post this great news:

T. J. & Rachel Hannah are the proud parents of a baby boy born early Sunday morning.

Tim Leon Hannah, III (Jax) was born weighing 7.5 lbs and 19 3/4" long! All are doing well.

Proud grandparents are Tim & Susan Hannah. Proud Uncles are Riley & Nathan!!

8/15/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Barney Koestler--brother in law of Reggie & Tony Crawford; will be undergoing more surgery for the additional brain tumors next Friday, August 20th. Barney is home right now and not doing well. Please remember his family, Tina, Ben, James & Ginger.

Karen Shaw--finished her 6th round of chemo on Thursday; dealing with a lot of pain in her bones and joints.

Barton Spencer--continue to remember Barton and his family as they make decisions concerning his care.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Saturday, August 21st--Middle School Reach Out--TAG--Meet in MPAC at 5:00PM. We will be going into the community to "TAG" others, then return to SV for pizza. Parents are needed to drive/guide their car with a TAG team. contact Cathy Randle or LeAn Ramsey for details. (Parents are always welcome at MS events!)

Sunday, August 22nd--Guest Speaker in PoT's class!!! Don't miss it!!

Sunday, August 22nd--High School Reach Out--TAG--Leave after 9:36 for lunch at Cici's Pizza, then we will divide into groups and "Tag" our community. Cost is $10; Parents are needed to drive a TAG team in their car. Contact Kim Chapman at 336-2492 or kimc33@comcast.net or Ginger Barwick at 270-5914 or gingerbarwick@comcast.net

8/8/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Justin Ponder--friend of the Birds, will not be finishing his senior year of school and will be joining the Army as soon as he turns 17. This is after a lot of family problems, gang activity, etc.

Jerry & Tammy Williams--recently separated for the 4th time due to Jerry's drug use. He is now in the Lighthouse Mission for rehab. Please pray for his strength and for Tammy's wisdom to know the right thing to do.

Grace Cleveland--Cindy's aunt; surgery on Thursday for a spot on her shoulder; prayers of safe travels for Cindy as she goes to be with her on Wednesday night.

Cathy Randle--recovering from pnuemonia

Delores--Dawn's aunt; diagnosed with breast cancer

Sylvia--Dawn's aunt; health issues

Brandon--Dawn's nephew; getting his life back together

Seth--Nathan Hannah's friend; has asberger syndrome and will be starting middle school. This is the first time he has been to school where his mom is not a teacher. Please pray for him to do well and for his mom to be comfortable.

Jamie Brooks--friend of the Booths; recently just got married and his wife has been diagnosed with Chrones disease.

Kate & Mario Vasquez--friends of Toya's; would appreciate prayers as they have been trying to have a baby for some time now.

Brad--Linda Booth's brother; being charged with illegal activities from being in a high position in CA government.

Collin--South's friend; has been at Serenity and is making progress.

Brandon Monroe--Toni's brother; was released from jail this week. Please pray for him to find work and put his life back together.

Karen Shaw--continuing with chemo treatments; the new drugs she's on make her hurt very badly and the recovery time with this was 10 days til she felt better.

Barton Spencer--continue to remember Barton & his family as they search for treatment and answers to his cancer


THANKSGIVING:

Rhonda Bird--Praises that whatever was in the scar tissue in October is now GONE!

Shane & Regina--Thankful that they will be in Memphis for 3 more years so that Derek can finish school.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, August 15th--
Parent/Teen Meeting with Jim Hinkle in the MPAC during class. (POTS class will NOT meet.)
Ice Cream/Cobbler Supper--5:00 in the gym.

Sunday, August 22nd--
Guest speaker in PoTs class!! You don't want to miss it!!!
Deadline for applications for HUT. (High School only)) Trip is August 28-29.

8/1/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

T. J. & Rachel Hannah--Their baby is due at anytime. Please pray for a safe delivery and good health for Rachel and baby Jax.

Dedria McCleod--struggling with stage 4 breast cancer; not doing well.

LaVelle Family--in the death of Liz.

Wright Family--as they deal with the death of Lorenzen and all the circumstances around his death.

Kate Garner--doing better, but still in a lot of pain. pain needs to be manageable before she can go home. She is facing several more surgeries to heal her leg.

LeAn Ramsey--having an MRI on Wednesday; please pray for good results!

Carol Gardner--Praises as Will saw his dad for the 1st time in 8 years this past week and the meeting went well!!

Joe (Papa Joe) Rogers--in Methodist North undergoing tests to determine the cause of the weakness in his legs.

CC & Jim Warren--have been caring for her sister's children for the last 11 years due to drug use and instability with their mother; They were allowed to go visit their mother and she has not returned them and is filing for custody and accusing the Warrens of abuse. Please pray for this whole situation.

Nathan Hannah--will begin a new online private school this year! Please pray this will help get him up to the grade level he needs to be on.

Andrew Willis--was baptized while in Honduras by his dad, Andy!!! Praise God!! Also, the trip to Honduras went very well.

Emily Sullivan, Josh Willis, & Justin Sims--our wonderful youth interns who will be leaving next Sunday. What a blessing they have been to our kids!!!

Continue to remember:

Karen Shaw--She is on new chemo drugs that make her hurt very badly in her bones.

Barton Spencer--treatment he will be receiving for the possible tumor in his brain. Pray for complete healing for him.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, August 8th--Mission Review Sunday--Remind your kids to wear their "Love to Serve" shirts. Adult sponsors should wear their shirts as well.

August 28-29th--High School Retreat to "HUT"--Kids will simulate living in a Third world mission field. Applications can be found here: http://sycamoreview.org/assets/1147/application.pdf Deadline is August 22nd.

Additional Prayer Requests & Updates

Andy & Lori Willis--Please continue to remember the Willis family and the families in Honduras that they are working with. The house has been completed and the family is very happy with it!!

Barton Spencer update--

Here is the latest update from Barton. A decision should be made today about surgery or radiation on the brain lesion. If you would like to send Barton an email, the hospital will print it and deliver it to his room. You can click on the hompage for Forrest General Hospital below. When you get to the homepage, under featured links, click on "Email a patient". His room number is 6612. It's very encouraging for patients to receive these notes brought to their room. Thanks for all of your prayers!

http://www.forrestgeneral.com/homepage.cfm

Kate Garner info-- there is a Caring Bridge website set up for Kate. All the latest information on her injuries can be found here:

www.caringbridge.org/visit/kategarner

Family is requesting no visitors at this time.

Craig & Merschon Hutson...Ireland Support

We want to thank you for all your advocacy, encouragement and prayer on behalf of our upcoming mission to Dublin, Ireland. God has brought us to an exciting moment in our preparations and we are almost ready to move to Dublin!

The sale of our home should be completed soon and we are now finalizing our travel and relocation arrangements in hopes of a mid-August departure for Ireland. On Sunday, July 11th, we shared a wonderful covenant service with our sending congregation, the University Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa, AL and have their blessing to get to the mission field as soon as possible.

The only remaining obstacle is collecting the rest of our monthly financial support...and we are SO close

To complete our funding we need 40 people that will pledge $50 per month.

(Of course, no pledge is too small and if you are able to pledge more than $50 per month we will rejoice in that too.)

Hopefully you have received the mission information and donation materials in the mail over the past few months. If you have not or have misplaced it, we are happy to provide you with anything that will be helpful. We have attached to this email a copy of our support request letter. Just mail in the bottom portion of that letter with any contribution to designate the specifics of your support.

Please prayerfully consider your support and feel no obligation, only an opportunity to partner with us in God' s mission to the lost in Ireland.

Thank you for your time, prayers and support!

In Christ alone,

Craig and Merschon Hutson

You can mail any donations to the address below:

University Church of Christ
1200 Julia Tutwiler Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

Be sure to list Craig & Merschon Hutson in the memo line!

You can get much more information and donate online by following the link below:

http://teamdublin.weebly.com/partnership.html

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7/25/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Larry Lawhon--LeAn Ramsey's brother; has an eye test tomorrow; if he doesn't pass, his career with the railroad will be over. Please pray!!

Christ's Church Elementary School Kids--dealing with lots of teacher changes and several family deaths

Barton Spencer--did not get good news from MD Anderson; also, he had a seizure this morning in church, apparently the cancer is back in his brain...very sad news!! Please pray for Barton and Sarah!!

Barney Kessler--brother in law of Reggie; additional tumors have been found in his brain and lungs.

Carol Gardner--lots of changes are going on at work; please pray for her to have peace through the uncertainty.

Karen Shaw--continuing with treatments for breast cancer

Rachel Galbreath--got good news from her Dr. ... No Cancer! Praise God!!

Carla Pitts--doing great; went back to work this past week!

Kate Garner--daughter of Ken & Brenda Garner and niece of Carla Ward; was in a very serious car accident this weekend. She is now at Methodist in Memphis with severe injuries. The family requests no visitors at this time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congratulations to the Arlington High School Trap Team who was named National Champions this weekend!!!

(shameless plug, I know)

7/18/10 Prayer Requests

Trekkers--please remember all those on Trek this week! Also, pray that any problems they were having with the van will be resolved.

Mrs. Lawhon--LeAn's mom, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and isn't doing well.

Toya's Aunt Jean--going through the process of getting of the ventilator and being placed in a step-down unit this week!

Bill & Mary Jenkins--moving to Kansas for Bill to teach and where they will nearer family; also lots of traveling while they are trying to close on their house here; Ben going to Rowanda; their daughter is moving to NY for grad school. Please pray for everything to go smoothly.

Cathy--friend of Linda Shearer; lost her father and is having a very hard time dealing with this.

Barton Spencer--goes to MD Anderson this week for consultation for further treatment for his cancer.

7/11/10 Prayer Requests

Meghan Ramsey--injured her foot Monday at soccer camp; she had an MRI today and is waiting for the results. Please pray for no broken bones so that she can go on trek on Friday.

Karen Shaw--4th round of chemo on Thursday, which will probably be her hardest yet.

Mrs. Bobbitt--Marie's mom, going downhill mentally. Please pray for her and the family as they care for her.

Ken Mitchell--Amy Bellamy's dad, had heart cath on Monday. Please pray that whatever issues that are found can be easily remedied.

Steve Clary--friend of Randy Lillard's, indicted by the Fed. Govt. for mail fraud after a time of financial problems. Please pray for this to be resovled.

Toya's Aunt Jean-- will probably not recover from latest setback. Please pray for wisdom for her children as they will have to make some really tough decisions.

T.J. Hannah--will be deployed sometime this summer; his baby is also due very soon. Please pray for him and Rachel as they wait for their baby's arrival and also for T.J. to still be here for the birth.

Kathy Dana and Newquest children--having bad family issues

Collin--teen neighbor of the Souths; dealing with consequences of some very bad decisions. Please also remember his parents, Mark & Katy, to have the wisdom they need to deal with him.

Praise team--leaving Friday for mission trip to Colorado.

Jrs. & Srs.--leaving Friday for Trek!

6/28/10 Prayer Requests

REQUESTS:

Jimmy Walls--Travis' brother; having tests for spots on his lungs, thankfully tests showed no cancer.

Lee Brown--passed his tests to get in to Southwest. Now waiting on financial aid.

Deidre McCleod--has breast cancer; chemo starts this week.

Toni Clymer--great-grandfather died; also her brother will be getting out of jail in August, please pray for him to get a job!

Harris Randle--uncle of Ed; had kidney and 6" of his colon removed. Please pray for his recovery.

Heather Cook--friend of Hannah's; was in auto accident and has lots of broken bones; please pray for her recovery and for no hidden injuries

Barton Spencer--please pray for his upcoming appointment at M.D. Anderson

South's neighbors--Their son is making bad decisions. Please pray for them to seek God for guidance and also for Kevin & Brenda to have wisdom when talking with them.

Tina Conner--friend of Shearer's; spots found on her thyroid & andrenal glands.

Benita Taylor--having surgery on Tuesday, July 6th.

Lori-friend of LeAn, cancer has returned to her liver

Joe & Jayne Curtis--loss of their granddaughter, Grace. Please also remember Joey & Brea in the loss of their baby girl.

Cory Chapman--having some health issues. We are waiting on blood tests results to see which direction to go.

Shaw family--at the loss of Terry's nephew, Officer Craig Shaw, who was killed responding to a disturbance call in Dallas. Please also continue to remember Karen and her battle with breast cancer.

MISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Andy & Lori Willis and Diana Dickey--leaving today for Honduras; please pray for their safe travels; for the families they will be working with and for them to have everything they need to build two houses while they are there.

You can keep up with the Willis' at northcoastmissions.blogspot.com or their number will be 011-504-9630-9707.

Craig & Mershon Hutson--leaving to be missionaries in Ireland this summer. They are still in need of about $1500/month for their support. You can become a monthly supporter, annual supporter, or just make a one time gift. Please make checks payable to University Church of Christ, write "Dublin" or "Ireland" in the memo line. Checks can be mailed to Univeristy Church of Christ, 1200 Julia Tutwiler Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.

6/13/10 Prayer Requests and other news

REQUESTS:

Ed Randle--is HOME! He has been in the hospital for a gastric issue that started with a reaction to medicine he was taking. Dr. appt this week for further results. Please pray that he continues to recover.

Toni Clymer--lost her grandfather last week and her great-grandfather is in the hospital

Charles Cozzens--is not doing well; seems he is losing heart after all the surgeries and sickness.

Carla Pitts--surgery for breast cancer on Thursday.

AR families who lost lives in the flooding

Marrisa Walls--had her wisdom teeth removed this week.

Family of Kevin Lewis--41 year old employee of Ben Smith's at EMS who was killed in an auto accident. He leaves a 17 year old daughter. Please pray for the opportunities for ministry in this situation.

Karen Shaw & family--as she goes through her breast cancer treatments

Those traveling--Crawfords, Booths, Hannahs, etc.


ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Kid's Club continues every Wednesday at 5:00!! Come serve the kids!!

Sunday, June 20th--MS Mission Memphis!

Meals for the Shaws:
There is a meal schedule set up for the Shaws to help while Karen is undergoing chemo and radiation. You can sign up to take them a meal here:

www.takethemameal.com
Last Name: Shaw
Password: 1234

5/23/10 Prayer Requests

REQUESTS

Summer--all the kids and families activities

High School Mission Trip to Chicago--please pray for our safety while traveling and while we are there; Pray for Jesus to shine through us.

Ed Randle--having a terrible time with a sinus infection; please pray that it clears up soon

Ruth Gouge--Teri's aunt; found out that she had a stroke during her triple by-pass surgery, she is now having panic attacks. Please pray for her complete healing.

Tommie--Co-worker of Rhonda's; has a brother who is dying with cancer

Toya's aunt--still on vent as her lungs are inflamed; kidneys are doing ok, but it is still day to day

Shaw family--Karen is still in a lot of pain. She has some infection in the surgery site and will have to put off chemo until the infection is gone. She and Terry are still meeting with the oncologist on Wednesday for a consult on the chemo regimen. Please remember Terry also as he is trying to care for his family; has a new boss at work; and is also battling a sinus infection.

Lisa Clark--friend of Cindy Griffiths'; has an anuerysm in her brain and will be having a procedure this week for that

Carla Pitts--diagnosed with breast cancer and will be undergoing a masectomy; time not determined.

Sandy Massey--had a bone marrow transplant; please pray that everything goes well with this.

PRAISES:

Happy Anniversary to Ed and Cathy Randle!! 26 years today!

5/23/10 Prayer

5/16/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Harding 8th grade trip to DC--Please pray for safety traveling and for all to have a great time!

Ruth--Teri's aunt, had a triple bypass last week. She's doing well, please pray for her continued recovery

Sandy Massey--going thru chemo and prep for her bone marrow transplant

Betty Shegog--Toya's aunt; in ICU with pneumonia and recovering from kidney transplant; please pray for her kidney to continue to work while they are treating the pneumonia.

Rosa, 2 year old at Little Hands Big Hearts in Honduras, her mom is making really bad choices regarding Rosa's care.

Saliba Family--friends of Michelle Taylor, dealing with losing their son & brother to suicide

Karen Shaw--had remaining tube removed this week, will begin chemo/radiation soon.

Honduras trip--please be prayerful about the mission trip this summer where two houses will be built for families of handicapped children. Anyone who would like to go to Honduras should contact Andy or Lori Willis.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

MS Reach--Waterpark trip on Saturday, May 22nd. Vans leave at 7:30 and return at 5:30. Deadline to sign up is WEDNESDAY!!

Prayer Requests for the week of 5/9/10

Prayer request!

Tim Cobb – brother to Kim Stevens, wife of Al Stevens baseball coach at Harding has cancer, will be undergoing treatment for throat cancer

Karen Shaw-praise God for surgery and continued recuperation

Andrea-Tom Griffiths daughter, has viral meningitis in Baptist East Hospital

Larry Lawhon- had eye surgery and is having trouble with recovery

Family – son committed suicide, second son to commit suicide in this family

Jordan Brown – teenager who died this week

Flood victims in general…….Mike Sasseen, Lauren, his daughter

Military families at Navy base

Lisa Hickman-test

Praise God moments!

Andy Willis and his travels to Honduras and the work that’ll take place there over the summer

Tom Griffiths son Tom Jr, baptized his own daughter today, she is 15

Jonathan, Jeff and Kristy’s son, graduated from Lipscomb this past weekend. Please keep him in your prayers as he moves on with his future. Surround him with those who can be a Christian example to him.

One more update

Karen Shaw has a blog where she will be recording her journey through breast cancer. You can find the blog here:

http://bcupdates.blogspot.com/

I will also link her blog to ours so you can find it in the upper right hand corner.

4/18/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Poverty Plunge--Friday night around 20 teens and adults will participate in Poverty Plunge which will simulate living in poverty. Please keep us in your prayers!

Karen Shaw--will be having surgery on May 4th for breast cancer.

Debbie DeBerry--received bad news regarding her cancer; she has 2 boys and no other family to take over for her when things get bad. Please pray for God to raise up someone to help care for her boys and for her to have peace.

Marriages and Families--Please pray for Satan to stay away from our marriages and families!!

Lisa Hickman--Lisa is feeling much better; please continue to remember her as she will be having more tests next week.

Sharon Cannon and family--continue to remember Sharon and her family and her mom, Mrs. Strickland. Sharon has been in the hospital with pneumonia and fever.

Tracey Pruitt--lost her mom on Friday about a year after losing her husband.

Cindy Griffiths--has not been feeling well, had to have 2 units of blood transfused last week.

Andy & Lori Willis--remember Andy, Lori, their boys and others who are going to Honduras this summer to build 2 houses for families with handicapped children. If you would like to help in this work, please contact Andy @ 581-1704. They really need your support!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Thursday, April 22nd--Middle School Girl's Bible Study at the home of Kayla Chapman 6:30-8:30.

Sunday, April 25th--Summary of our class on 10 Commandments

High School Reach--Worship with the Raleigh Community Church (joining the group returning from Poverty Plunge)
Leave SV at 8:30 and return at 2:00; bring $3.00 for lunch.
Parents are welcome to join us!!

4/11/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Lisa Hickman--Lisa is now home and doing better.

Karen Shaw--diagnosed with breast cancer; she will be having surgery on May 4th.

Allie Marlin--having surgery next Tuesday for facial reconstruction; jaw will be banded shut for 4-5 weeks. Please pray for the surgery to go well and a quick recovery.

Family of Ian Babb--Harding student who lost his life suddenly last week.

Drew Walker--Harding student who lost his dad suddenly.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, April 18th--Continue 10 Commandments..#10 (Please let Tom, Mark, or Stoney know if you have any ideas of what you would like to study next.)

Sunday, April 18th--Everyone is invited to Toya Rockamore's 30th birthday party at Incredible Pizza after church. Please let Toya know by Saturday if you plan to attend. Her email address is toyashavon@yahoo.com

Sunday, April 25th--High School Reach UP--Worship with Raleigh Community Church and hear Poverty Plunge testimonies. More info to come.