Christmas Party - Sat. Dec 10th

Wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming Christmas Party this Sat., Dec 10th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM at the Youth Room. Please send me an email if you are planning to attend and especially if you need childcare so we can plan accordingly.

Sides:
Peters - Potatoes
Hands - Green Beans
Roughleys
Flynts - Corn Casserole

Dessert:
Bartmiers - Bread Pudding
Ames
Langfords

Prayer Requests - 12.4.11

*Please pray for the choir and orchestra as they head to Varner Prison this weekend.

Meals for Colleys

Below is a list of meal dates for the Colleys, please let me know if you would like to sign up to take a meal to them:

Tues., 11/15: Roughleys
Thurs., 11/17: Chastains
Sat., 11/19
Mon., 11/21: Langfords
Wed., 11/23: Flynts
Fri., 11/25
Sun., 11/27
Tues., 11/29: Ingrahams

Prayer Requests - 11.13.11

Hands - Praise/Prayer - their adoption of Eelon is scheduled for this Wednesday at 3:00 PM. Pray everything goes as planned.

Progressive Dinner - Sat. 11/19

Below is the sign ups for our class Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner on Hailey Dr. in Centerton. Please let me know if there is something that you want to sign up for and I will get it added. The dinner starts at 5:00 PM

Appetizers (Wingards House):
Hands - spinach artichoke dip
Davis' - Little Smokies
Bartmiers - Sausage Balls
Wingards
Ingrahams - Meatballs
Klamms

Main Course (Gaydusek's House):
Bartmiers - Brisket
Wingards - Twice Baked Potato Casserole
Gayduseks
Ames
Tidwells - Crockpot Turkey
Pauls - Sweet Potatoes
J&D Simpson - Green Beans

Dessert (Hand's House):
Hands - Harvest Pound Cake
Gayduseks - Cinnamon Rolls
Ames
Simpson
Ingrahams - Oreo Magical Goodness

Breakfast Signup - Nov/Dec

Nov:
13th: Peters
20th: Bartmiers
27th:

Dec:
4th: Wingards/Gayduseks
11th: Simpsons
18th: Hands
25th: A Simpson

Prayer Requests - 11.6.11

Hands - There are a lot of people with some sort of damage from the earthquakes in OK close to where they are from. Please pray for them.

Gayduseks - Shelly's aunt, Pam, healing from brain tumor.

Cheyenne Simpson is here!

Cheyenne arrived Thursday, Oct. 27th weighing 7lbs 2ozs and 19". Mom and baby are doing well.

Prayer Requests - 10.23.11

Wingards - Pray for Kelly's dad to find a job quickly.

Gayduseks - Shelly's aunt Pam has been diagnosed with a large brain tumor.

J&A Simpson - Athena goes in on Thursday to have Cheyenne and Jared comes home Thursday night as well. Pray all goes smooth.

Directions to Hayride/Cookout

From Church:
Turn Left on Hwy 102
Turn Right on Hwy 279 and go to Hiwasse
Turn Left on Hwy 72
Turn Right on Bear Springs (will have orange streamers on the sign)
Follow road until you get to barn/lake, etc.

Fall Fest

Below are the sign-ups for Fall Fest games for our class:

Plinko:
5:30 - 6:00: Tidwells
6:00 - 6:30: J&D Simpson
6:30 - 7:00: Jen Davis / Shelly Gaydusek
7:00 - 7:30: Karen & Tashina
7:30 - 8:00: Jonathan Cooley
8:00 - 8:30 (clean-up):

Inflatables:
5:30 - 6:00: church
6:00 - 6:30: Misty / Emily
6:30 - 7:00: Wingards
7:00 - 7:30: Peters
7:30 - 8:00: Brad / Shaun
8:00 - 8:30 (clean-up):

Prayer Requests - 10.16.11

Roughleys - Continue to pray for Ryan's dad, James, as he recovers from heart surgery. Pray for a quick and easy recovery.

Davis' - Please pray for God's plan for them for additional finances.

Colley Baby Shower

The 20-Somethings class is throwing Jessica Colley a baby shower for Ellis Kathryn on Sunday, Oct. 23rd from 1:30 - 3:30 PM at the Colley house on 650 Napa Ave. Centerton. She is registered at Target

Sunday, Oct. 9th

Just wanted to remind everyone that we will have a joint Sunday School class time on Sunday the 9th in the sanctuary. So, please do not come to our regular classroom as no one will be in there.

Hayride/Cookout

We are having our annual Hayride/Cookout on Sat., 10/22 starting at 3:00 PM. There will be fishing, hayride, and of course food. The first hayride will start around 4:00 PM. The cost is $10/family, so please plan to bring this on Sunday and give to Misty if you are planning attend.

Hands
Wingards
Tidwells
Ingrahams
Cannadays
Gayduseks
Flynts
Swarengins
Roughleys
Langfords
Bartmiers
J&D Simpsons

Supper Club

Below are the Supper Club groups for Oct - Dec.

Group 1:
Hands
Ingrahams

Group 2:
Roughleys
Tidwells

Group 3:
Flynts
Wingards

Prayer Request - 10.2.11

Gayduseks - Please continue to pray for Warren as he is dealing with his mom being gone.

October Breakfast

2nd: J&D Simpson

16th: Flynts

23rd: Hands

30th: Addingtons

Athena's Baby Shower

We will have Athena's baby shower on Mon., Oct. 10th from 6-8 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

Cake: Gaydusek

Punch: Ingrahams

Finger Foods: Flynt, Bartmier, Simpson

Fruit: Hand, Wingard

Mints/Nuts: Cannaday

Prayer Requests - 9.25.11

Colleys - Please be in prayer for Jessica and Ellis over the next month or so. Jessica was having preterm labor this weekend, and doesn't want her to come early. Please pray she will continue to have a safe pregnancy and not have to go on bedrest.

Hands - Pray for Derek's brother and wife, as they care for a newborn on such short notice.

Freezer Meals - Simpsons

Below is what people have signed up to bring to me for Athena and Uriah while Jared is gone. If you can have me your dinner by Wed., Sept 28th, I will make sure it gets to Athena.

Flynts - Beef Enchiladas
Bartmiers - Chicken Tettrizini
Nyhofs - Individual Burrito Wraps
Hands - Taco Soup
Addingtons - Poppyseed Chicken
Ingrahams - Caviatelli
Cannadays - Mexican Casserole
J&D Simpson - Lasgana
Peters - Soup
Boyers - Spaghetti Pie
Langfords - Chili
Colleys - Baked Ziti
Klamms - BBQ Chicken
Wingards - Chicken Tacos
Gayduseks - Not sure

Again just make sure it is ready to freeze and preferably a dish that does not have to be returned so she can eat them at her leisure.

Prayer Requests - 9.18.11

Wingards - Please keep Kelly's family in your thoughts and prayers, her grandma passed away this weekend. Pray for comfort during this time. The funeral is on Wednesday.

J&A Simpson - Jared leaves for FBI Academy this week, pray for all of them during this time.

Hands - Derek's brother and wife are having trouble getting pregnant. They had a procedure a couple of weeks ago, and it failed. Pray for peace that God's Will will happen.

Prayer Requests - 9.13.11

Davis': They have a family friend named Savannah.. A few years back she was diagnosed with Melanoma cancer, and has been traveling back and forth from Maryland for experimental treatments for the past few years. Recently she has taken a turn for the worse and the cancer has spread to her lymph notes and lungs.. The experimental treatment she is on at the time is making her violantly sick, she cant keep any food down and is admitted back into the hospital. She was recently told they were going to try and get her back to keeping food down and then send her home because there was nothing else they could do, nothing is working. Her mom is asking for prayers that her BRAF mutation test comes back POSITIVE.. (i dont know what this is/means but its what her mom is asking that we pray specifically for.) Savannah is a christian and she is only 21 years old.
if anyone would like to read through the blog her mom has been writing to keep all her friends and family up to date.. the blog is www.lowdownslowdown.blogspot.com
please also pray for this family. They are wonderful christian people that love the Lord going through a rough time right now.

Socials Update

Sept. 10th: Ladies Tea (Theme is Joy) - 11:00 - 1:00 - need to know who is interested in going from our class
Sept. 17th: Game night @ church (childcare will be $5/child) - 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Oct. 8th: Parents Night Out ($7/child) - 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM - will start sign ups next month
Oct. 22nd: Hayride/cookout @ Simpson's Farm ($10/family) - 3:00 - ?
Nov. 19th: Progressive Dinner (have to find own childcare) - 5:00 PM - ?
Dec. 10th: Christmas Party @ church (childcare will be $5/child) - our class mission this year will be the church Food Pantry

Prayer Requests - 8.29.11

Davis' - Please help them pray for guidance in what Jen needs to do work wise. Her photography business is doing great, but it still doesn't bring in enough income for whats needed for finances for our family. She quit my full time job of 8 years to stay home with Kellen and just take pictures, but is needing to either find a good part time job or to find a great full time opportunity, either one. She has been praying for several months now, but feels they could use the extra help in prayer on this issue as she have been spinning wheels and keep coming up short and frustration is starting to kick in.

Wingards - Pray for Kelly's sister, Erin, she is about 15 weeks pregnant and her blood work came back that the baby might have Downs. They are going to do an ultrasound some point to determine if it was false positive or if they need to do an amnio test. This is their first child, and as you can imagine they are on an emotional rollar coster. Please keep them in your prayers.

Class - The past few weeks there have been several prayer requests made, please just pray for our class daily and their families. We are all going through tough times in one way or another.

Breakfast - Aug/Sept

Aug:
14th: J&D Simpson
21st: Shelly & Kelly
28th: J&A Simpson

Sept:
4th: Peters
11th: Cannadays
18th: Bartmiers
25th: Ingrahams

Prayer Requests - 8.14.11

Bartmiers - Smooth start to school, especially with babysitter and Sarah starting part-time @ BHS.

Wingards - Continue to pray for Halle's health that she will continue to heal and stay well.

J&A Simpson - Jared scheduled to attend FBI Academy SEpt. 25th. Pray for all involved with that.

Visitation/Funeral Information

Visitation is on Thurs., Aug 4th from 5-7, and the funeral is on Friday at 2:00 PM. Both services will be at Callison-Lough funeral home in Bentonville off of Central. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Prayer Request

Wanted to let everyone know that Warren's mother, Janet, passed away this morning. Please keep them in your prayers as they deal with everything moving forward, and I will keep you all posted on anything else that I get from them.

Meals for Ingrahams

Sun., 7/24: Cannadays

Tues., 7/26: Tidwells

Thurs., 7/28: J&D Simpsons

Sat., 7/30: Bush

Mon., 8/1: addingtons

Wed., 8/3: Flynts

Fri., 8/5:

Sun., 8/7: Swarengins

Address is: 320 Sienna Dr., Centerton and Phone is: 841-0575

Prayer Requests - 7.24.11

Hands - Praise/Prayer!!! They are expecting, due end of Jan/first of Feb. Pray for a healthy pregnancy and delivery. Also, pray for Eelon's adoption that it will start to progress so they can stay on target for the September 7th adoption date.

Gayduseks - Continue to pray for Warren's mother and the decisions they will have to make in coming days.

Directions to Klamm's house

Take Hwy 279 south to Hwy 12. Turn left on hwy 12. You will pass a gas station on right, and several new houses are being built on right about a 1/2 mile past it. Turn right on Osage and at stop sign turn right on brush and their house is there

Alex Ingraham has arrived!

Brad and Tashina had Alex today, July 19th. He weighed 8lbs 1oz and was 20" long.

Kinsley Anne Klamm has Arrived!!!

Kinsley arrived Wednesday, July 13th at 7:35 AM. She weighed 6lbs 14ozs and was 20" long. Mom and baby are doing well.

Prayer request

Please pray for warrens mom. She is in ICU right now. She is having possible heart and kidney failure. Her lungs r not working properly and she has water around the heart. She is on a ventilater and they have put in a central line in her chest. As of now the doctors do not know what is causing this.

Klamm Meals

We will start meals on Monday, July 18th, please let me know if you would like to sign up but were not in class this week. I will get address and info after the baby comes.

Mon., 7/18: Tidwells

Wed., 7/20: Church (Laura will deliver)

Fri., 7/22: Cooleys

Sun., 7/24: Colleys

Tues., 7/26:

Thurs., 7/28: Flynts

Sat., 7/30: Hands

Mon., 8/1:

Prayer Requests - 7.10.11

Hands - The boys surgeries went well. Continue to pray for Jaxon as he continues to heal and is still in pain at times.

Pray for VBS this week, for all the kids and workers!!!

Supper Club Groups - July - Sept

Group 1: Gayduseks & Rings
Group 2: Bartmiers & Tidwells
Group 3: Roughleys, Hands and Flynts

July Breakfast

3rd: Simpsons
10th: Cannadays
17th: Addingtons
24th: Cooleys
31st: Roughleys

Prayer Requests - 6.26.11

Hands - Jaxon and Eelon both are having surgery on Friday. Jaxon is having a tube put in and his tonsils and adenoids out. Eelon is having tubes put in. Pray for everything to go smoothly and for a quick recovery.

Gayduseks - Shelly's papa is declining rapidly from his dementia. Pray for him and the family.

Summer Teaching Schedule

July 26th: Warren Gaydusek
July 3rd: Chris Flynt
July 10th: Tim Wingard
July 17th: Chris Taylor
July 24th: Jason Tidwell
July 31st: Nick Bartmier

Bartmier Meals

Below are the people who have signed up for the Bartmier Meals.

Sat., 6/18: Swarengins
Mon., 6/20: Cannadays
Wed., 6/22: J&D Simpson
Fri., 6/24: Roughleys
Sun., 6/26: Peters
Tues., 6/28: Flynts
Thurs., 6/30: Addingtons
Sat., 7/2:

Prayer Requests - 6.19.11

Peters - Please continue to pray for Jennifer's sister.

Macie Ann Bartmier is here!!!

Macie was born at 5:37 PM weighing 7lbs 7ozs. Mom and baby are well.

PNO Sign ups

Below is who I have signed up for PNO. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to be added, and don't forget I need your money by Sunday.

Colleys - 1
Peters - 2 (pd)
Obermeyers - 2
Cannadays - 1 (pd)
Ingrahams - 1
Wingards - 2 (pd)
Tidwells - 1

Prayer Requests - 6.12.11

Hands - Taking both boys to ENT on Monday. Praise! Adoption hearing for Eelon is set for September 7th.

Prayer Requests - 6.5.11

Hands - Court on Wednesday to change Eelon's goal of his case from re-unification to adoption.

Peters - Sister (Avery) on mission trip, pray for safety!!

Breakfast - June

5th: Hands

12th: Flynts

19th: Ingrahams

26th: Tidwells

Naturals Game - Fri., June 17th

Our class social for June is the Naturals game on Friday, June 17th. Please send me an email and let me know if you are planning to go so I know how many tickets to get, etc.

Roughleys (4)
Tidwells (3)
Hands (3)
Cooleys (3)
Peters (4)
Flynts (5)
J&A Simpson (2)
Addingtons (4)
Rings (4)

Klamm Baby Shower

We will have a baby shower for Tara Klamm on Monday, June 13th from 6-8 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Let me know if you want me to sign you up for something.

Cake: Kelly & Shelly

Punch: Laura

Finger Foods: Misty, Karen, Jennifer

Fruit: Sarah

Mints/Nuts: Crissy

Prayer Requests - 5.22.11

Hands - Pray for Jaxon and Eelon who both are dealing with ear infections and not feeling good. They go to the ENT on June 13th to see about tubes for both and taking Jaxon's tonsils/adenoids out.

Liam Swarengin has arrived!

Liam arrived yesterday (Sat.) 5/21/11 at 12:20PM weighing 8lbs 13ozs and 21" long. Below are the signups for meals:

Mon., May 23rd: Cannadays

Wed., May 25th: Roughleys/Gayduseks

Fri., May 27th: Flynts

Sun., May 29th: Bartmiers

Tues., May 31st: Evans/Boyers

Thurs., Jun 2nd: Hands

Sat., June 4th: Peters

Mon., June 6th: Addingtons/Wingards

Cooley Meals

Fri., May 20th: Tidwells

Sun., May 22nd: Addingtons

Tues., May 24th: Rings

Thurs., May 26th: Cannadays

Sat., May 28th: Roughleys/Hands

Mon., May 30th: Davis'

Wed., Jun 1st: Flynts/Peters

Fri., Jun 3rd: Klamms

1305 North 30th Street.
To get here from the church go east on 102. Turn right onto Walton. Turn left onto 28th.Continue over the bridge to the 4 way stop at olive and 34th. Go on through the stop sign and take the first left. That will be 30th street. Turn left onto HemlockHemlock curves to the right and becomes 31st.Go straight on 31 to the stop sign. Turn right onto bishop. Bishop curves to the left and becomes 30th. Our house is the last house on the right.

Jonathan's number is: 479-381-8384

Raiden Cooley has arrived!!

Raiden Tobias Cooley
Born 05/17/2011 at 4:41pm. He weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 1/2." We will start meals soon!

Prayer Requests - 5.1.11

Rings - Pray for Jennifer's dad, he is having more chest pain and getting another heart cater done on Wednesday.

Gayduseks - Pray for my grandfather who has dimensia and needs 24/7 care. The family has asked Shelly's mom and dad to take care of them.

Hands - Court for Eelon on May 13th. Pray for all involved and the case and the decisions being made.

Breakfast - May

1st: Davis'

8th: Roughleys

15th: Wingards/Gayduseks

22nd: Addingtons

29th: Rings

Prayer Requests - 4.17.11

Pauls: Colin Yaworski - 2 weeks old has a life threatening blood clot on his brain. Don't know the extent of damage yet or if he will survive. He is in a Children's Hospital. He is the first baby of Chris' colleague, Ryan Yaworski. Pray for this family and this sweet child!

Class Socials

Here is a list of our upcoming class socials with dates so you all can mark your calendars. Please let me know if you have any questions or ideas. We are trying to come up with new and different things to do, so any ideas are welcome.

April 29-30th: Men's Campout
May 7th: Devils Den
June 17th: Naturals Game
July 2nd: 4th of July Cookout
Aug 27th: Fastlane
Sept. 17th: Game Night @ church
Oct: Hayride Cookout & Fall Fest
Nov. 19th: Progressive Dinner
Dec. 10th: Christmas Party

Easter Egg Hunt - Sat., April 16th

We will have our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sat., April 16th starting at 4:00 at the Flynts House (14024 Noah Rd). You will need to bring a dozen eggs per child, chairs or blankets, and $10 for food/drinks. Here is who I have signed up, let me know if you plan on attending so I can plan for food:

Flynts
Pauls
Rings
Davis'
J&A Simpson
Peters
Bartmiers
Roughleys
Tidwells
Swarengins
Boyers

Directions: (from church)
Turn LEFT on Hwy 102
Turn RIGHT on Hwy 279
Take the first LEFT dirt road, our house is less than a mile down the road on the RIGHT

Prayer Requests - 4.3.11

Davis - Please preay for baby Mara, a little girl Jen was taking pictures of on Saturday. She fell off the back of the park bench, landing in mud head first. She seems fine, but just want to pray for her safety and health.

New Supper Club Groups

Group 1:
Colleys
Roughleys
Addingtons

Group 2:
Bartmiers
Gayduseks

Group 3:
Wingards
Peters

Group 4:
Flynts
Ingrahams
Swarengins

Prayer Requests - 3.27.11

Peters - Please remember the Stone family Ingrahams - Continue to remember their friends the Furrow Family. Brennen was born at 26 wks and will be in Little Rock for several weeks. He is doing well and breathing on his own, but still has a ways to go.

Breakfast - April

3rd: Hands
10th: Peters
17th: Roughleys
24th: Flynts

Breakfasts - March

13th: J&A Simpson
20th: J&D Simpson
27th: Bartmiers
April 3rd: Hands

Prayer Requests - 3.6.11

Gayduseks - Pray for Warren - He is working on his National Boards and he has a lot of work to do and submit by the end of the month.

Hands - Eelon is feeling much better. They have a meeting this week with the caseworker, parents, attorneys. Pray that the meeting will go smoothly.

Ingrahams - Pray for Debra, Tashina's step-mother, appendix had cancerous tumor. They are testing for more cancer this week.

Wingards - 4th grader at Apple Glen has cancer. Going through chemo with horrible side effects. Pray for remission and that he gets to come home.

Prayer Requests 2.20.11

Wingards - Pray for their nephew, Samuel, who is in the hospital with RSV and pnemonia. Also, Kelly's Nanny, June, is having surgery today (Tuesday) to have a lymphnode taken out. She has had lymphomia for several years. They are also putting in a port for future cancer treatments. She is not in the best health, so I would ask that we pray that the surgery goes well and that everything will go as planned.

Simpsons - Jared's grandmother (Dorothy) health is declining. Pray for comfort for her and peace for the family. Also, Jared's co-worker, Vanessa, was diagnosed with a serious health condition. Likely will need a heart transplant.

Lifeway - Parents NIght Out

Lifeway Athletic Department is doing a parents night out on March 11th from 5:30-10 at the school. If you register your child/children before March 11th it is $10/kid ($30 family max) and if you register at the door it is $15/kid ($45 family max). They will have games/activities setup for the kids to play (gender/age specific). If you are interestsed please contact Lifeway School at 795-9322.

Prayer Requests - 2.6.11

Hands - Eelon will start visits again soon. Pray that the Lord will have His hand over everything and that His Will be done.

Gayduseks - Warren's mom is having an ankle replacement in April. They will be taking care of Warren's Grandma during his mom's recovery in rehab.

Valentines Dinner - Sat., Feb 19th

We will be doing a Valentines Dinner on Sat., Feb 19th at Colton's in Rogers. We will get a special menu prepared for us. It will be $10/person and that will include entree and drink, etc. Please let me know by email if you are planning or wanting to be added to list so we can get a head count to manager at Coltons.

Roughleys
Gayduseks
Tidwells
J&D Simpson
Hands

Prayer Requests - 1.30.11

Rings - Pray for Anna, she has the flu. She is recovering well, please continue to pray for recovery.

Pray for all the sickness. Lifeway has many students and families out of school due to illness. And I am sure other schools have the same issue.

Breakfast - Feb.

Feb 6th: Roughleys

Feb. 13th: Peters

Feb 20th: Gayduseks/Wingards

Feb. 27th: Ingrahams

Prayer Requests - 1.23.11

Swarengins - Nicole and Graham both have the flu, pray for quick healing.

Wingards - Pray for Kelly's sister and brother-in-law, Erin and Kris, as they begin the foster to adopt program.

Hands - Pray for Derek, he is leaving Wed., and will be gone through Sunday. Pray for Emily as she is busy at work, and will have both kids.

Celebration Shower for Boyers

Since we never got a chance to throw a baby shower for the Boyers for Cole, we are going to throw them a Celebration Shower on Thurs., Jan 27th from 6-8PM in the Student Center. This is going to be a Diapers, Wipes, and Gift card shower. They will need size 5 diapers (any brand).

Cake: Misty/Emily

Punch: Jennifer R.

Finger Foods: Nicole, Crissy, Sarah B, Dana Simpson, Amber

Fruit: Tidwells

Mints/Nuts: Jennifer P.

Let me know if you would like to sign up for something.

Prayer Requests - 1.9.11

Hands - Court this week. Pray for wisdom for the judge, DHS, and attorneys that they will do what is best for Eelon.

Supper Club Groups

Here are the groups for Jan - Mar:

Group 1:
Tidwells
Gayduseks

Group 2:
Wingards
Ingrahams

Group 3:
J&A Simpson
Colleys

January Social

We are planning to go to The Great Day Skate Place on Sun., Jan 23rd to roller skate for those that are interested. Sunday is Christian music day, and you get a discount if you bring the bulletin from your church. We will skate from 2-4. Hope everyone can make it.