Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter October 29, 2013

Pastors Notes: October has been designated nationally as Pastor/Clergy Appreciation month. I fully understand that what makes the church function is her weekly volunteer force. Each one of those people are just as dedicated and just as called as those we refer to as clergy. Yet there are men & women with definite calls of God on their lives and they devote themselves to that call of God. Woodruff Church of God is blessed to have a wonderful ministerial staff. I wanted, on behalf of the Woodruff Church of God, to express our love and appreciation to each one of them.
James & Wanda Shealy - Pastor Shealy is our Pastor Emeritus & Senior Adult Pastor. We have been blessed to have him pour into our congregation now for close to 30 years. What a blessing and honor it has been to have him lead us, teach us, preach to us and love us. I personally am thankful for all he has done for me and I know each one of you feel the same. He and his wife are doing an excellent job leading our Senior Adult ministry and Woodruff Church of God wants them to know that we love and appreciate them so much. Jason, Stephanie, Savannah & Tanner Fowler - Pastor Jason or "PJ" does a wonderful job leading ACTS Student Ministries. They have a genuine love and compassion for the youth of our church & community and actively engage them in living a disciplined Christ like life. Jason has picked up many other "hats" to wear in ministry as well. He also serves as our Christian Education Director as well as helping out with our website. He also was instrumental in helping us get our church services streamed online. Words cannot express our love and appreciation to Pastor Jason and his wonderful family. Donna, Garren, Faith & Cole Burdette - Pastor Donna has lived in Woodruff all her life. She is a Woodruff Church of God product. She's faithfully volunteered and helped out anywhere she could, all the time loving on children. It is no surprise that the Lord called her to become a Children's Pastor. She and her family are doing a wonderful job leading our children. The Extreme Kidz Children's ministry has experience great growth under their leadership. She has a passion to see children's lives be changed and for them to have a personal encounter with God. We are so blessed to have Pastor Donna and her family as part of our ministerial team. We love and appreciate you. Buster & Betty Ball - Who does not know Buster Ball? The fact is, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone around here that does not know him or has not heard about him. That is a great testimony as to the outreach & visiting Rev. Ball does. There are not many homes in Woodruff that Buster has not been in. And when someone needs prayer, they know who to call....Buster Ball. Bro. Buster's ministry includes bus/van ministry, outreach & visitation, Meals on Wheels, Prayer leader on

Wednesday morning and I'm sure other things as well. Sis. Betty is a huge part of Bro. Buster's ministry but has her own ministry as well. Sis. Betty was among the 1st to have a burden and desire to see children be fed a meal because they were coming to church hungry. Kidz Kafe has been a huge blessing and we are thankful for her burden. Woodruff Church of God is blessed to say that Buster & Betty Ball belong to us. We love and appreciate you and your ministries. Todd, Vickie, Katie, Chas & Genevieve Porter - We are blessed to say we have the best if not among the best musical program anywhere around. Yes we have wonderful musicians and the best singers around. But without sensitive, qualified and anointed leadership, we'd be making a bunch of sounds but not touching the heart of God. Todd & Vickie are sensitive to the leading of the Spirit, seek the face of God for what to do in each service and are gifted in what they do. They spend countless hours listening to music to find new songs, countless hours in arranging and planning....all before ever coming onto the church grounds. They also have to deal with scheduling of singers, finding replacements, filling in holes... Woodruff Church of God is blessed to have the Porter's leading us in music ministry and we want them to know how much we love and appreciate them and their ministry. Sergio, Mayra, Emelio & Noel Burgos - Our newest ministry at Woodruff is our Hispanic Ministry. We were blessed when Pastor Sergio & his family began attending but were doubly blessed when he felt the call to lead our Hispanic ministry. For over 10 years, we had been praying that God would allow us to have a Hispanic ministry again. When the timing was right and when the leadership was in place, God answered that prayer. For over a year, Pastor Sergio & his wife have been working and serving the Iglesia de Dios here in Woodruff. We are so proud of them and want to show our appreciation for their ministry. We love you. I also want to thank Andrea Hyman. She may not hold credentials, but she certainly is part of our ministry team. She is here Monday through Friday and is usually the first voice you hear or the first face you see. She has been a blessing to us and has taken on many other "hats" as well. We are thankful that she is part of our team and want her to know that love and appreciate her. We love her husband Ray and 2 boys, Mason & Colt. Thank you!!!

TIME CHANGE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT...... turn your clocks back 1 hour. Hey, you get an extra hour of sleep. So Sunday should be NO EXCUSES SUNDAY!!!!!

Mark your calendar.....November 24 in the AM service will be Baby Dedication. If you have a baby or child that needs to be dedicated, please call the church office and leave the necessary information. Remember, that dedication is as much about the parent/guardian as it is the child. Therefore at least one of the parents/guardians needs to be a born again Christian.

The week of Thanksgiving, we always move our service to Tuesday night to give our families more time with their family. This year, I've been asked to speak at the Community Service that will be held at Cavins Baptist Church. Therefore, we'll be moving our service on Tuesday, November 26th Extreme Kidz closet will open this Saturday November 2 from 9-12, if you know of a family in need of clothes please let them know about this, if you have any questions please see Alyssa Hayes or Ms Donna.

Thank you for every kindness shown us during the sickness and death of our sister. The pastors could not have treated us better and the ladies who served the meal were all a great comfort to us. ~The Family of Kay Brandenburg

We are very appreciative of the love shown to us in one of our darkest hours. We are forever grateful for the great meal and the continued prayers. ~With Love, The Johnson family

Prayer List

AMERICA, Curtis Culpepper, Robin Erwin, Raymond Lowman, Kim Roberson, Mary Ann Cox, Rhonda Rhodes, Ashley Layton, Tammy Pierson, Alicia Landurm, Megan Laster, Judy Mary Roddy, Rick & Angie James, Etta Mitchell, Darryl Crowe, Michael Edmond, McKailey Smith, Beth Clary Family, Wayne Hudson, Shirley Rochester Downing, The Smith Family, Paula Beck & Family, Jerry Bragg, Ellen Wood, Carolyn Conway, Dana Cobb, Dianne Brown, Garry Gregg & Family, Candace Jackson, Pauline Wilson, Gerald Wilson Sr., Michael Young, Keith Littlefield , Debbie Waddell, Gene Hall, Juanita Simpson, John Painter, Kathy Gillespie, Adriane & TJ McCall, Daniel Becky & Her Son, Unspoken, Trudy, Kayla Lister, Those needing jobs, Caregivers, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes

This year, the music department is sponsoring a community outreach project called "Miracle on Poole Street" on Saturday, Dec. 7. We hope to feed up to 400 unchurched, needy people from

the surrounding community. The choir will be singing for them, but will also be serving them that night. We are in need of lots of donations. We are grateful for the donations and support we have already received. If you would like to volunteer to serve in some way, or if you have any questions, please let Todd or Vickie know! Here's a list of some of the things we need: 100 lbs. of precooked ham (7) 5-6 Ft. Christmas Trees (We have 1 tree donated so far! We need 7 more!) 8 Storage Bins 6 families or groups to adopt a Christmas tree (Two groups have already adopted a tree - Thanks Life Matters SS and Kidz Kafe! We need 6 more!) Lotion, shampoo, shower gel, etc. for 150 gift bags Work gloves, small flashlight, tape measure, etc. for 150 gift bags 150 coloring books/crayons Lots of Christmas candy Other items that can be given away in a drawing(TV, pocket book, gift cards, bicycle, anything that can be donated) In addition to "Miracle on Poole Street", the choir will be presenting "The Best of His Story" on Sunday night, December 8 at 6 pm in the Sanctuary. This will be a unique opportunity to hear about some of the great things that have happened as a result of our "His Story" program over the last many years. We will be singing some of your favorite songs! We are looking forward to a great night! The choir will wear FALL COLORS this Sunday!

Thursday night was our monthly Joy Club meeting and we had a great meal and some great fellowship. We are seeing new people almost every month and if you are not presently involved with us you have a special invitation to do so at our very next meeting which will be November 21. Please note the change. Since Thanksgiving falls on our regular meeting date, we always move our meeting a week up, so mark your calendar. This will be a pot-luck and we will talk about it later. By the time you get this newsletter, our Travel Club will be in Amish Country Pa. and I can assure you that we are having a ball and wish you were here. Hope to see all of you in church this Sunday.

Toy Closet items for this week:Lotion/Body Wash packages Belk Charity Sale is Nov. 9. Get your tickets from Judy Crocker. The Ladies are selling Tupperware. All proceeds will go toward helping a worthy cause. All money and orders are due Nov. 6.

That's right, Band Of Brothers now has "A Man Cave". We have been in the process of renovating the area under the main sanctuary ( formerly known as the prophet's chambers) and will begin holding our monthly meetings in ( now known as ) "The Man Cave" for the month of November and every month to come. Guys, you will be proud of YOUR area for ministry. If anyone would like to donate to the Band Of Brothers, we need approximately two couches, two love seats and two recliner/rockers, they don't have to be new but we do want them to be in good shape for our use. Sectionals will work great!!! All money donations would be greatly appreciated as well and can be turned in to the church office.

P&W Practice at 5:45pm Wednesday Night. Drama Practice Sunday at 4:45pm

Drama practice for 6-12 year old Sunday @ 5:00.

Christmas Play Practice @ 6:00 for ages 2-12 Extreme Kidz shirts will be ordered by the end of this month. If you would to order one please contact Ms Donna with the size you need. The cost of the shirt is $10.00 and will be ordered on October 31st. We will not order shirts again before Junior Talent. Please place your order if you need a shirt, to make sure you get the size you need ;). Upcoming Events: October 30: Trunk or Treat- this is a church wide event. We would like to invite you to either park your car in a parking place or you can put chairs out in the parking place to hand out candy. We would the parking lot of the CLC parking lot to be filled with cars handing out candy to the Kids and fellowship with their parents. Please see Ms. Donna to Reserve your parking pace! Thank you for your support to the Extreme Kidz. November 16: Thanksgiving Meal to the community... If you would like to donate green beans, dressing, mac and cheese, or rolls please see Ms Donna. We will take out 300 plates to the needy in the community! If you would like to help in anyway please see Ms Donna or Mr Garren. November 23: Extreme Kidz Skating

A big thank you to everyone, that came out and joined us Sunday morning for our first building fund benefit. I hope everyone enjoyed the food, I know I did. I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Thank you and God Bless. Spotlight: Happy 17th Birthday to Autumn Brown Love, your family Ministry Leaders for This Week Greeters- Pat Chappell & Robbie Gwinn Sunday School Greeter Robert D. Sloan CLC Greeter Paul Lundberg Crossing Guard- David Hoyt Head Ushers Charles OShields & Bobby Brown Finance Committee Ryan Ballard & Bobby Brown Usher Team #2 Ryan Ballard, Sam Garrett, Walter Housand, Paul Lundberg, John Nemitz, Paul Nichols, & Phillip Pruitt Wednesday Bus Pickup: Phillip Pruitt Bus Take Home: Clint and Donna Van 1 Pickup: Tabitha and Brian Van 2 Pickup: Richard and Buster

Van 1 Take home: Deanna and Gina Van 2 Take home: Tim and June Wednesday Night Late Workers: Lynette & Patsy NurseryAM Ann Knight & Tanya Tumblin PM: Stephanie Fowler Youth workers for Extreme Kidz Church: Alison, Faith, Josh, Zack Music- AM-Brantley Burnett PM-Mike Peeler Praise Team- Maroon Computer Chas Guitar Korey, Duck, & Greg