Author: Laura

Camden Avenue Church of Christ
2900 Camden Avenue, Parkersburg, WV 26101 304-428-0504
t Sunday AM Worship…………...9:30 Sunday PM Worship…………...6:00pm
i Sunday Bible Class…………...10:45 Wednesday Bible Study……...7:00pm
“Where you are always welcome!”

Volume 54 - Issue 52 - December 11, 2022

Elders:
Jim Galloway
304-481-5189
Clayton Huber
304-669-3357
Todd Kirk
304-991-4797
Paul Saunders
304-488-9457
Minister:
Doug Wells
330-231-8097
preacher_doug
@outlook.com
Family Counselor:
Rick Stanley
304-210-2367
Secretary:
Brandi Hescht
304-488-7696
brandihescht
@gmail.com
Office:
304-428-0504
office@cacoc.net
Fax:
304-428-0505
www.cacoc.net
Bible Call
304-420-2416 Recorded information on many Bible subjects

To Keep in Prayer

Church Family in Need of Prayers

Sarah Buckley
Linda Camp
Harvey Caplinger Sr.
Mary Caplinger
Carl Curtiss
Paula Franklin
Sandy Graham
Susan Haid
Carolyn Henry
Jon Hescht
Jim & Sallie Hinzman
Denny Keller
Bill Lemley
Gwen Lucas
Bill Mills
Linda Moncrief
Debby Nesselroad
Dave Nulter
Ray Peters
David Potts
Bill Porter
Summer Rich
Cotton Sayre
Eloise Smith
Theresa Steed
Dorothy Stevens
Jim Stoops
Darrell Vaught
Mike Wade
Patty Workman
Joyce Wright

Please Pray for Our Shut-ins

Bob Armstrong
Naomi Carr
Keith Cowdery
Richard Cozad
Patty Dawson
Chelsea Doonan
Lucille Hardman
Rosie Knox
Jo Langler
Kim Ledsome
Janet Looney
Michael Ludwig
Doris Newberry
Calvin, Jean Martin
Merilee Morgan
Ed & Lois Porter
Van Putnam
Jenny Reynolds
Ray & Bonnie Sams
Sue VanCamp
Dearll Vincent
Martha Whited

Prayer Request for Friends and Family

Morgan Amos (friend of the Wades)
Mark Berry
Jeff Bigler (Becky Inman’s father)
Leo Blair (Robin Anthony’s brother)
Delores Boyce (Jo Langler’s friend)
Kelly Boyce
Kevin Britton (Cody Hoover’s Cousin)
Lynn Casemon (Glen Snider’s Uncle)
Roy Clark
Megan Bailey Daugherty
Brian Decker (Ken Barnes’s coworker)
Justin Curd (Cindy Huxley’s nephew)
Betty Dunn (G-Grandma; Ryan Highman)
Daniel Epler (David Epler’s Son)
Jeff Fitcher (Ron Holleron’s son-in-law)
Kim Fought (Jo Goldsmith’s Brother)
Scott Gordon
Charles Gray (Steve Gray’s father)
Paul Guinn (Robin Anthony’s bro.-in-law)
Charles (Bill) Haid
Judy Hall
Steve Higginbotham
Mike Hill (friend Mike and Pam Bayer)
Jean Huber (Clayton Huber’s mother)
Mike Inman (bro; Paul, Stan, and Sonya)
Brenda Jones (friend, Rosemary Merrill)
Chennie Jonas (Sandy Hughes’s cousin)
Danny Keller (Denny Keller’s brother)
Greg Kirkbride (Paul Saunders’s friend)
Allison Kirkland (Gwen Johnson’s friend)
Mike Lucas
Helen May (Verna Huber’s mom)
Gavin Pfalzgraf (Kay Martin’s G-G.son)
Jane McGrew (Cindy Huxley’s niece)
Glen & Karen Morrell
(Linda Moncrief’s sister)
Dave Nicholson (friend of Hofmanns)
Patty Nolan (Paul Saunders’s cousin)
Michael Parsons (Billie Coe’s friend)
Kathy Plant
Dick Rhodes (Carolyn Henry’s brother)
Dave Rice (Ralph Fox’s friend)
John Rockhold III
Korbin Schaner (Eplers’ g-grandson)
Michele Scherer
Greg Smith (Keith & Eloise Smith’s son)
Mike Smith (Keith Smith’s nephew)
Elsie Smith (Hubers’ granddaughter)
Ronnie Smith (Keith Smith’s brother)
Mandy Townsend (Mary Daniel’s gr.dau.)
Charlie Tucker (Keith Smith’s nephew)
Shawn Stephens
Frank & Hazel Terry (fam., Eloise Smith)
Seth Waggoner
Sara White (Randy White’s Daughter)
Susan Williams
Joe Wilson (Sharon Wilson’s husband)

Announcements

VISITORS - We are so glad that you are here today! Please fill out an attendance card from the pew in front of you and place it in the baskets on the communion table up front.
CHRISTMAS CARDS - Boxes for Christmas Cards are available in the back hallway. Be sure to check them for some holiday cheer.
FELLOWSHIP MEAL - Care Group 1 will host the fellowship meal TODAY following morning Bible Classes.
LADIES’ GIFT EXCHANGE - All Ladies are invited to “A Cup of Holiday Cheer” gift exchange on December 15 at 5:30 in the multipurpose room. Please bring snack foods and a gift wrapped coffee cup if you would like to participate in the gift exchange. This will be in lieu of the usual ornament exchange. ‘Tis the season of love and giving!
*There will also be an ugly sweater contest. If you would like
to participate, wear your best ugly Christmas sweater!*
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA - Saturday, December 17 at 9am. There are sign-up sheets available in the foyer.
CAROLING - Saturday, December 17. We will meet at the building at 5pm.
MEN’S MEETING - next Sunday, December 18 at 4 pm in the multipurpose room.
TRAVELING YOUTH GROUP - next Sunday, December 18 at Rosemar church of Christ at 4 pm. This will be a week early due to the fourth Sunday falling on Christmas Day this year.
Updates to the Prayer List:
Jean Huber (Clayton Huber’s mother) is out of the hospital and is now at Ohio Valley Health Care for rehab.

Denny Keller’s back surgery last Wednesday went well.

Sympathy
We extend our deepest sympathy to Debbie Inman and her family in the passing of her stepfather, Norman Leach. Visitation will be Monday from 5-8 pm and the funeral will be Tuesday at 11 am. Both will be held at Hillview Terrace church of Christ in Moundsville.

Deacons:
Ken Barnes
Membership
Kevin Cochran
Youth: Teens
Marion Goldsmith
Transportation
& Grounds
Doug Hershman
Financial
Jon Hescht
Technology
Ryan Highman
Building
Maintenance
Chris Hofmann
Building
Maintenance
Bill Hoover
Worship
Cody Hoover
Education
Rob Hoover
Health &
Safety /Security
Kevin Inman
Youth:
Lads to Leaders
Kyle Inman
Youth: K-5
Scott Johnson
Evangelism
Jeff Taberner
Benevolence

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Doug’s Discussion

Fifteen Good? Years
In 2 Kings 20, King Hezekiah becomes ill and is told by Isaiah that his life is coming to an end. Hezekiah was one of those rare, good kings. No, he wasn’t perfect, but he tried hard to serve the Lord in many ways. But the king found his fairly early impending death very hard to accept – and so he weeps and prays: “Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes” (2 Kings 20:3).
God hears the prayer of a righteous man. In this case, God decides to suspend the end of the king’s life by fifteen years because Hezekiah asked him not to die so fervently. That’s quite the gift, isn’t it? I’m trying to imagine going from having a few days to live to having another decade and a half – and certainly, it would be a very emotional turnaround. However . . . one interesting thing to think about here is whether or not this was a good thing.
Hezekiah was an Old Testament servant of God. If he dies, he goes to be with the Lord. So, there’s that. There’s also an incident with envoys from Babylon, who hear about Hezekiah’s illness. They come and see everything that’s in the treasury and in the kingdom. Isaiah warns: “The time will surely come with everything in your palace, and all that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon” (2 Kings 20:17). Maybe not related to getting to preview the goodies . . . but who knows? There’s one more thing, though, that I’m sure was a big difference. Three years after Hezekiah’s life was extended by fifteen years, his son Manasseh was born. Oh, that’s nice, right? Well . . . no. For much of his life, Manasseh was pretty much Judah’s version of Hitler. He is said to have filled the streets of Jerusalem with innocent blood. We can only wonder how things might have been different with a different son or relative on the throne following righteous Hezekiah.
I think the ultimate takeaway here is that God knows best. Perhaps the right thing for Hezekiah to say when Isaiah told him, “You will not recover,” should have been, “The Lord’s will be done.” Why? Because the Lord is extremely generous and compassionate! Sometimes, His will is to give gifts that the recipient asks for but may be better off without. Seek the Lord’s will first and be careful what you ask for.

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Sermon Notes

Seven Steps Down and Seven Steps Up
“_________ are those _________ whom the _______, when he ______, will find __________.
Assuredly, I say to you that he will ______ himself and have them sit down to eat,
and will come and _______ them. And if he should come in the _______ ______,
or come in the ______ ______, and find them so, _________ are those __________.
But know this, that if the _______ of the house had known what hour the ______ would come,
he would have _________ and not allowed his house to be _______ ______. Therefore
you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an ______ you do not ________.”
Luke 12:37-40
Notes:
Pm Sermon: Behold the Man
Rick Stanley
John 19:1-5

Book of the Month

November - Zechariah
Congratulations to everyone that read Zechariah in November!

Eloise Smith
Charlene Donahue
Barbara Cramlet
Joyce Wright
Bill Mills
Kay Mills
Rosemary Werrill
Bill Davis
Delmas Carr
Naomi Carr
Dave Nulter
John Rockhold
Keith Smith
Robin Anthony
Steve Gray
Linda Gray
Donna Tice

The book of the month for December is Malachi.
Please sign the sheet on the bulletin board
when you have completed the reading.
Happy reading everyone!

Minute of Meditation
Heard on FM 96.9
Having moved not too long ago, I can say from experience that you really don’t know what you’re going to see when you open the back of the U-Haul. Some roads cause your possessions to do the Hokey Pokey. You’ve got a piece of shelf there, and the top board there, the rest of it’s… where? And you shake it all about! Truly, my worldly goods did not come out of that truck looking like they did when they went in the truck. It was a little sad, but it was okay. None of those things were my treasure.
Jesus says, “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 5:20-21). I also suspect that heavenly U-Hauls cause no destruction. And so, I see no point in putting all my efforts into collecting things that I cannot keep. I would much rather follow Jesus’s instructions and make permanent investments in heaven. Where do you store your treasure?
I am Doug Wells with a minute of meditation from the Camden Avenue church of Christ, where you are always welcome.

Upcoming Events

DECEMBER
11 Fellowship Meal - 12pm - TODAY
Hosted by care group 1.
Ladies’ Gift Exchange - 5:30 pm
“A Cup of Holiday Cheer”
Bring snack foods and a wrapped coffee cup (if participating in the gift exchange)
There will be an ugly sweater contest.
Breakfast with Santa - 9am
Sign-up sheets are in the foyer
Caroling - 5pm
18 Men’s Meeting - 4pm
multipurpose room
Traveling Youth Group - 4 pm
Rosemar church of Christ
30 New Year’s Eve Get-Together
7 - 10:30 pm

JANUARY
27 - 29 Ohio Winter Lectures
“The Shadow King”
Fishinger Road church of Christ
Teen Winter Lectures Fri & Sat
Housing available upon request.

MARCH
25 Lubeck Youth Rally

Address Additions/Corrections

Susan Anderson
1943 Red Hill Road
Parkersburg, WV 26104
Greg and Cassie Hennen
and family
2414 Morningside Ave
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Aidan Klingler
(name misspelled)
Gala Miller
(name misspelled)
Dylan Muncy
259 Raintree Drive
Davisville, WV 26142
Cotton and Patty Sayre
1947 Lost Pavement Road
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Randy White
1443 Brenda Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Patty Workman
(formerly Patty Alton)

Serving in Worship
Dec 18, 2022
Elder in Charge
Todd Kirk
Deacon in Charge
Ken Barnes
Song Leader
AM - Kyle Inman
PM - Aidan Klingler
Scripture
AM - Brandon Sheppard
PM - Steve Gray
Prayer
9:30 AM - Dennis Keller
Close - Josh Hall
6:00 PM - David Epler
Close - Jon Hescht
Communion
AM - Chris Tallman
PM - Jimmy Galloway
Welcome Center
AM - Stan Inman
PM - Terry Hofmann
PA System - Jim Galloway
Projector - Ryan Highman
Security - Clayton Huber

Food Pantry
December Needs
Care group 1 - apple sauce cups
Care group 2 - canned sweet potatoes
Care group 3 - instant oatmeal packets
Care group 4 - shelf stable milk
Items can be placed on the table in the food pantry.

A Cup of Holiday Cheer
Ladies’ Gift Exchange
Thursday, December 15
5:30 pm Multipurpose Room
Bring snack food and a gift wrapped coffee cup if you would like to participate in the gift exchange.
*There will be an ugly sweater contest.*
If participating, wear your best ugly sweater!

Facts and Figures
November 27, 2022
Sunday AM Worship…………....196
Sunday Bible Class………...……143
Sunday PM Worship……...…….136
Wednesday PM……………………128
Wednesday AM…………………..…17
Contribution……………………$8,643
Membership 2022
Baptisms…………...………………..….7
Restored/Req. Prayer………………1

In Search of the Lord’s Way
Sunday morning
7:30 on WTAP
December 11
“Your Attitude Matters”

Daily Bible Reading
Dec 19: Rev 8 & Obadiah
Dec 20: Rev 9 & Jonah
Dec 21: Rev 10-11 & Micah 1-4
Dec 22: Rev 12 & Micah 5-7
Dec 23: Rev 13 & Nahum
Dec 24: Rev 14 & Habakkuk
Dec 25: Rev 15-16 & Zephaniah

We are dedicated to seeking the lost while edifying each other in order that we may all enter the eternal home promised for the faithful.