Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter April 1, 2014

Pastors Notes: Sunday night, I said several times that I was happy, happy, happy. What a great few weeks we have had. Our scheduled revival services were wonderful, the Lord is meeting needs, there are testimonies of people being healed, we just had 23 follow the Lord in believers baptism.. I am HAPPY!!!!! But I am not satisfied. There is more that God wants us to have. We also had an awesome prayer meeting Monday night. The presence of the Lord was so strong and those in attendance praised the Lord not only for what He has done but what He is going to do. The Holy Ghost gave out a message that said for us to keep on worshipping Him and He would pour out His glory. This is not the time to be as ease.this is the time to press. This is the time to continue to pray, fast, seek His face. If we seek Him, HE WILL BE FOUND. I want something that will affect every age group in our church. I want the glory to fall in every building on our property. I want His presence to fill every nook and cranny. I am hungry for more of Him. As I am writing this, I just got a text from someone saying .as I was praying and just meditating this morning, I felt like God wanted me to share this with you. Dont be anxious, but stand back and watch what I am about to do!. I receive that Word in the name of Jesus. God is on the edge of pouring Himself out in an unprecedented manner. Are you ready for it? Will you receive it when it comes? Are you in a place spiritually that you can receive it? I mentioned the baptisms earlier. We had 23 that were baptized Sunday night. We had young and older. We had male and female. We have people of various ethnicities. We had people that were from differing cultures. I kept thinking, this is what heaven is like. I thank God that He is helping us to have our church to be more like heaven.every people, tribe and nation. Please remember that we ALL are Gods creation and that Jesus died for ALL people. Lets do our part to make everyone feel at home and welcomed in the Lords House. Sunday morning, we will be presenting what 5N3 is all about. But let me give you a little heads up so you can be working on it already. Everything we are trying doing is In hopes that we can get unsaved and backslidden people right with God during the Easter Season. So start inviting your lost friends and family to these special events.

Mark your calendars..Joyful Sound from North Greenville College will be with us on April 6th in the PM service. Our very own Deanna Billings is part of that group. You dont want to miss it. Invite your friends to join us for a great night of worship.

April 13th Palm Sunday.. Palm Sunday night, we will be having Communion & Foot Washing Service. Please come prepared to join with us.bring a towel. Childrens Service on April 27th in the AM service We will also have a BABY DEDICATION SERVICE ON April 27th

The food pantry is a mission project that helps needy families in our community, we are getting low on some things. If you would like to donate can beans, fruit, meat, rice any non-perishable items please see Ms Donna. Thank you for all of your support and the love you have for our community. Ladies Lunch Bunch will be meeting next Wednesday, April 9th in the CLC at 11:30. Also, we are going to have a scarf swap, so please bring one if you would like to participate.

Thank you for the visits, the phone calls, the flowers, the food, and most of all your thoughts and prayers during this time. -Love the family of Mary Louis Anderson

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ITS A BOY!!!! Congratulations to big brother Caleb and Mom & Dad, Amy & Brian Arnold on the birth of baby Colton James Arnold. He was born on March 31st at 7:50 a.m. and weighed in at 8 lbs 9 oz. Proud grandparents are Phyllis Arnold and Larry & Debra Hagerman. We are so excited for you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Prayer List

AMERICA, Kim Roberson, Megan Laster, Tommy Wallace, Loretta Burdette, Brenda Cobb, Frank Patterson, Beatrice Granger, Arelene Hughes, The Smith Family, The Beck Family, The Nabors Family, Destiny Leonard, Shirley O'Shields, Heather Hammons, Jimmie Plemons, Melissa Pendley, Billy Bevill, Ed Huggins, Joyce Sloan, Vickie Wyatt, Judy Crowe, James Crow, Tonya Gibson, Rachel Stewart, Kelsea Williams, Judy Roddy, Jennifer, Ira Brown, Gary Brown, Curtis Wilson Family, Sammy Tallent, Patricia Price, Keith Seay, Jimmy Lever, Those needing jobs, Caregivers, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes

Here is a list of some upcoming fundraisers and ways you can get involved with our upcoming trip to Jamaica: 1. Gravatopia fundraiser from 6-8 on April 21st. We will receive 20 percent of all profits from that night when they mention WCOG. 2. Parents night out. Parents can drop the children off from 6-11pm on April 25th at the church. The cost will be 1 child $20, 2 children for $35, or 3 children for $45. -This will include pizza, games, and a movie -Sign- ups will be on the CLC check in table 3. Penny Wars will start on April 27th, so start saving them now. -This will involve every ministry department, we will have penny jars set up outside of the sanctuary of the church and they will be able to donate penny's in their departments jar and the winner will have the head of the department slime jason at our send off part July 6th after church. 4. T-shirts will be going on sale this Sunday for fundraising and we will be selling them until the end of June. The shirts will go as follows for prices *1 for $15 *2 for $25 *all 3 for $35

The choir will wear purple this Sunday. There are cards available in the foyer with information about our Easter Sunday morning presentation, "Because of Your Love". Please feel free to take some and pass them out!

See the Ladies Bulletin Board for information on the State Ladies Retreat. The cost is $55 and that will include supper on Friday night. Last year it was awesome and I and still hanging on some of the messages spoken to us. Comforting Hearts Meals - We would like some help from all who prepare dishes. Please put your food item in a throw away pan or a plastic container. The glass dishes are very heavy for the ladies who carry in the meal. Please, no crock-pots because they are also too heavy and too hot for the ladies who carry in the meal. Also prepare a large portion of food. This also makes it easier on the families we serve. Thank you for all you do as you serve in this ministry.

Hey yall. Hope your week is off to a great start! I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the "Real Men" who were at March Madness this past Saturday. The breakfast AWESOME and the low country boil for lunch/supper was a "slam dunk"! If you were not there you really missed a great time of team work, fellowship, food, and fun. Band Of Brothers were all over the WCOG campus installing a flood light, nursery door, cleaning behind the stage of the CLC, pressure washing the youth/Hispanic church building, painting, checking a hot water heater, etc. We really have an amazing and hard working group of men. Well done Brothers!

This coming Thursday we will have our monthly Band Of Brothers Meeting in the mancave at 6:30. Brother Phil Pruitt is our projects coordinator and he has invited our special guests. Patton Butts and a few of the men who are with Men Of Action in the Church Of God will be talking to us about the projects they have and the missions projects that we may want to help with. Brothers, Let's make sure that we represent our church well and our ministry well by attending this very special meeting. Brother Wayne Bishop will be preparing our meal so you do not want to miss this event.

Special thanks to all those who worked so hard to make our meeting last week a great success. If we did not have our largest attendance, it came close to it. We deeply appreciate all the support the Seniors are giving the SAM Ministry. Anyone 50 or over or who is a grandparent, is welcome to be part of this ministry. You're missing a great opportunity for fellowship and fun. This past Thursday evening one of our helpers said that he was 46 years old and in just 4 more years he could join our group. He was excited about that and I just want Tim to know that he is already a valuable part of our team. Come join us on April 24 at 6:30 PM. 2014 SENIOR ADULT RETREAT: The annual Senior Adult Retreat will take place May 23-24 on the Camp Grounds in Mauldin. We will follow the same guidelines this year as we have the past two. You must pay your registration fee of $30.00 when you sign up. If you attend the meeting your fee will be returned. The deadline for registration is May 1. Anyone registering after that will have to pay $32.00 to attend. Please see Pastor Shealy if you plan to go with us.

Mainstream Ministries will be having a bon fire at the new church property on Friday April 25th. The menu will include grilled chicken sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, chips, and smores. Please bring lawn chairs, the kids, and some friends to enjoy Christian fellowship and good food. Please sign-up on the bulletin board in the church hallway by Wednesday the 23rd. The cost is $5 per person.

This SUNDAY- Youth Drama- 4:45

Children Board's meeting has been postponed until April 27th at 5:00 No practice for praise and worship Drama Team will practice at 5:00 (2-12 yr olds) Family Picnic and Easter Egg Hunt April 19 on new church property. ALL you need to bring is a picnic lunch for you and your family and a blanket to sit on. We will supply the fun and games. For more detail see Ms Donna. Upcoming Events: May 23-25 - Look UP Lodge July 28-August 1- Boot Camp Vacation Bible School! (Mark your Calendars) If anyone would like to volunteer to help at VBS please sign up with Ms Donna.

Ministry Leaders for This Week Sunday Greeters- John & Jeanne Nemitz Sunday School Greeter Robert D. Sloan CLC Greeter Paul Lundberg Crossing Guard- David Hoyt Head Ushers Charles OShields & Bobby Brown Finance Committee Ryan Ballard & Sam Garrett Usher Team #3 Buddy Arnold, Freddie Bright, Lamar Crowe, Tracy Grant, Clint Letourneau, & Marion Simmons Wednesday Bus Pickup: Garren and Rob Bus Take Home: Clint and Rob Van 1 Pick Up: Tabitha and Brian Van 2 Pick Up: Richard and Buster Van 1 Take Home: Garren and Thomas Van 2 Take Home: Tim and June Wednesday Late night Workers: Donna & Kim NurseryWednesday-Izzy Nichols AM Ann Knight & Ashton Garrett PM: Ann Knight Kiddie Church Sunday Night: Anita Eubanks & Denise Coffey Music- Wednesday- Brad Burnett AM- Adam & Brooke Jones Praise Team-Maroon Guitar- Korey, Duck, Greg

PM-Joyful Sound