Avg. 2009/2010 Last Week

73/73 Sunday School 77

116/118 Assembly 110

40/44 Wednesday 54

$3227/$2816

Contribution(~ $3650 meets our

Expenses & Commitments)

$2,775

718 (386) Web visitors—total (unique) 146(119)

“Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs” David Jernigan(“PB” designates our Praise Book)

Welcome Kevin Bibbee I Love You Lord 779 Hallelujah Praise Jehovah 3 As the Deer 71

Prayer Foyle Perkins Why Did My Savior Come to Earth 382

Communion Dick PoseyOffering

Ring Out 622

“ The Pursuit of Holiness” 1 Peter 115, 16

Kevin Bibbee Hark the Gentle Voice 907 To Canaan’s Land 867

Prayer Jerry Burton

Pass Communion & Collection Plates:

Randy Adcox, Kevin Boggs, Tony Lipford, Joey Osborne

...to the Nursery Ty Stephenson

Megan/Morgan 9:30: Nancy Belville & Nancy Boggs10:30: Ron & Ann Henry

Next week: Tonya O. & Kristi S.][ Steve & Debbie Killian

Nursery:

9:30 Sunday

Adults (Luke): auditorium Scott Stephenson

Adults (James): lower level Kevin Bibbee

“Roaring Twenties” Young Adults (19-29)

church office building Joe Hall

Grades 7–12: education wing Foyle & Tracie Perkins

Grades 4–6: education wing Bryan & Jennifer Steelman

Grades 1–3: education wing Barbara Eckard

Ages 4–5: education wing Kim Adcox

Ages 2&3: education wing Johnnie & Tammy Breland

Birth thru age 2 education wing Mary Nell Covalinski

(& we care for special needs children at both hours)

7:00 Wednesday

Adults: lower level Kevin Bibbee

“Teens”: education wing Missy Stroud

LTL: education wing Cole/Margo Hull

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Happy Birthday this week:Today, 7th Amanda Farris & Schell Rice

Monday, 8th Mark Farris

Tuesday, 9th Myra Hill

Wednesday, 10th Barbara Eckard, Zackary Query

& Lucille Woodrum

Thursday, 11th Trevor Burkhalter

Friday, 12th Jerry Burton

Saturday, 13th Gayle Jaschob

Happy Anniversary:Today, 7th Bob & Atina Graham

“...let him call the elders of the church…” James 514

Jim Valentine 328-6446 Ron Henry 256-8437 Steve Killian 256-9142 Keith Fox 322-2121 Bob Belville 221-0356

Sunday School 9:30 A.M.; Assembly 10:30; Wed. 7:00 P.M.Pantry: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 4:30-7:00

1218 Fairgrove Church, Road Hickory 28602www.hickorychurch.org

Kevin Bibbee, EvangelistOffice: 464 4983 Cell: 228-1641

Office Hours: 9 A.M.–3 P.M.Monday through Thursday.

Wireless receivers for hearing impaired are available in the mail room – ask a greeter

The Hickory Churchloves to have

Visitors!Dante Rogers MorgantonDave & Marianna Olson Anchorage AK

There are cards in the back of the pews.

Please encourage visitors to fill one out!

And use the cards also for prayer requests, address changes,

Thank you so much for your

prayers, cards, and visits - God

Bless You All,

Phyllis & Helen Winters

Think about it…

T he greatest proof of Christianity for others

is not how far a man can logically

analyze his reasons for believing, but how far

in practice he will stake his life on his belief.

T. S. Eliot

T he tragedy of life and of the world is not

that men do not know God; the tragedy is

that, knowing Him, they still insist on going

their own way.

William Barclay

Hunnicutt † Allison Hunt † Dennis Jaschob † Ken Jernigan † Glenda Johnson † Deidre Keller † Sam Kenyon † R.E. Killian† Debbie Lawing † Serenity Lawrence † Adam Lewis † George Lindberg † Tracy Linton † Robert Link † Mike Lipford †Zora Marley † Guy Martin † Marsha McNeely † Cheryl Miller † Ellen Miller † Paul Moody † Adam Moore † WarrenNewberry † Mary Jane Patton † Catherine Peake † James Michael Pearman † Frances Phillips † Ashlyn Pope † MarthaPlott † Clarence Posey † Judy Price † Daniel Reid † Shane Richardson & Derick Sweet, US Marines † Charlotte Rogers †The St. Paul MN Youth Ministry † Brigham Sapp † Mark Schmidt † Sue Sexton † Mary Sexton’s son † Roger Shanks †Rose Mary Shepherd † Alice Sigmon † Boyd Sigmon † Luke Wesley Sigmon † Richard Sigmon † Joel & Michelle Smith †Gwen Smith † Michael Smith † Mary Smith † Steve Smith † Tony Smith † Nate Steele † Tim Stroud † Jim Teague &family † Joyce Thompson † Merle Townsend † Nancy Tucker † Jim Valentine † Isaac Walker † Jack Warner † BenWatson † Diane White † Melissa Johnson-White † Bobby Whitt † Faye Jean Wiggins † Marvin Wilfong † Ted Wilfong †Sam Wilfong † Danny Willis † Helen & Phyllis Winters † Joyce Wright

(Post your prayer requestsor download our currentprayer list @www.hickorychurch.org oruse the back of a visitorcard. Requests in writingare very helpful. Thebulletin editor has a poormemory and is spelling

challenged!)

...pray for one another, so that you may behealed. The prayer of the righteous ispowerful and effective. James 5 16

Sympathy:

Please keep Andrea and 4 year old KendaBumgarner in your prayers as they deal with thedeath of their husband and father. BrianBumgarner passed away Thursday, 11/4. He hadhad heart surgery Monday. (The Bumgarners are friends

of Janet Stiles’ co-worker, Estelita, who asked us to pray!)

Special Prayers This Week:

Lois Nesbitt – Kristi’s mother underwent surgery Fridayafter learning she has an aggressive form of cancer. Kristihas been in Georgia since midweek to be with her. Theprognosis is not great and our prayers are requested.

Hester Burkhalter – is suffering from shingles and a virus.

Emily & Aaron Holmes – Barbara Gnann’s daughter andhubby are praying about their opportunity to becomefoster parents. The agency has offered them FOURsiblings, all preschool age!

We’re praying for safety for all the Bibbees while Kamy istraveling to Oklahoma for her college class homecoming/reunion leaving Kevin and the girls to hold down the fort.

George Lindberg – Nancy Belville’s dad is in the hospitalin Worcester Massachusetts. Doctors now think it mightbe “C Diff” Clostridium_difficile) perhaps brought on byantibiotics prescribed by his dentist! George will turn 90next June.

Jessica & Chris Koneig – have suffered a 3rd short termmiscarriage. Our Amanda Farris is praying for thedaughter of her co-worker and her husband as theystruggle with another disappointing loss.

Chuck & Beverly Stiles – Janet’s in-laws who live inTexas are asking for prayers. Mr. Stiles has had lung andbreathing problems for several years.

Barbara Eckard – will be having hip replacement surgeryon Thursday, November 11, at Frye.

Tony Lipford's aunt has been diagnosed with cancer.

Bobbi Henson is praying for several members of herextended family: Jeff Watson, hospice care; RebeccaBurns for a full term pregnancy after miscarriage(s); herdad who needs more heart surgery; and her brother whohas surgery scheduled November 13.

Chester Rainwater is praying for David Pittman who is inWFUBMC with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Prayers requested at HCOC Website:

From “Linda”: I come to you asking you to lift Dewey andme (Linda) up in prayer. We've had a tough year.Dewey was diagnosed with throat cancer in February. Hewent through 6 weeks of radiation. He was out of workfor 3 months. He went back to work in June and then hiscompany downsized in August and he got some hourscut. Dewey’s having problems with his blood pressurehas been going high and he is hoarse. He was also puton thyroid medication due to the radiation. Pray Deweyis cancer free and the Lord touches his body and healshim of these complications from the radiation. Lift me(Linda) up and prayer also I have some health issues.Pray the Lord gives us a financial blessing.

Steve Whitaker is having swelling in his legs and feet andfeels it's heart related. He goes to the cardiologist thisweek. He's also got a knot behind his ear the doctorthinks is skin cancer. Pray for the Lord's healing touch.

Roger Whitaker needs to be lifted up in prayer. He had amassive heart attack and congestive heart failure due tohis diabetes. He had bypass surgery and only has 20%of his heart working after the bypass surgery. Pray forthe Lord's healing touch.

Betty Whitaker needs to be lifted up in prayer. She hasdiabetes and COPD. Pray for the Lord's healing touch.

Terri Amerson needs your prayers. She was in remissionfrom having liver cancer a few years ago. The livercancer has come back. Terri is very ill. Pray for theLord's healing touch.

Our shut-ins are not out of our mind or our prayers:Kathleen KirbyRobert Rutan

God bless those serving in distant lands:Robert & Regina Lewis – Chemitz, Germany.Craig, Teresa & Anna Phillips – Mumbai, India.Yens Nima – Ilo, Peru.

Friends & Family remain in our prayersAnita Agnew † Casey Allen † John Alwran † DanAnderson † Lynn Anderson † Donna Banks † Bob Barker† Roger Bass † James Belcher † Paul Berton † ChuckBibbee † Megan & Morgan Bibbee † Madeline Blau †Michael Boggs † Mary Bolch † Eric & Carrie Bowen †Evelyn Brown † Jennifer Brown † Paul Brown † Eloise &Jerry Burton † Donna Calipari † Frances Cannon † JaneCannon † Jones Carr † Mildred Carroll † Bart Clements †Karen Cloninger † Octavia Cook † Marsha Cooper † KellyCope † Allie Croft † Tonya Croy † Ry Darby † Kevin Dill †Tina Duncan † Ruby Ferrell † Hugh Fields † AshleyFleshman † Curtis Forbes † Marie Forrester † TammyFox † Kathy Gamble† Audra Gibson † Ernestine Gibson†Thelma Gibson † Atina Graham † Norma Jean Green †Patsy Green † Marla Greer † Cathy Hall † Paul Headrick †Jennifer Heavener † Elizabeth Herman † Ellen Hill †Diana Hinds † Jeannine Howard † Retta Hughes † Susan

Bob Belville is the lead shopper at Second Harvest this week, Tuesday, 10:00. We could

really use few more volunteers to help on the evenings we dispense groceries or to bag

groceries in preparation. If you’d like to experience a great sense of how blessed it is to give,

see Sabina Fox who can explain the team effort on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Thanks for caring!

This evening, 5:30-9:00 LIFT!

Tuesday November 9, 11:00 Senior Friends Luncheon; Harbor Inn Seafood,

Fairgrove Church Road. You are welcome to invite friends and relatives if you wish. Please let

Retta Hughes know by 5:00 the prior evening if you are attending.

Action Team fellowships:

Saturday, November 13, 5:30: Northeast Catawba Action Team. Kevin &

Nancy Boggs' home. Dress very casual/comfortable.

Sunday, November 14, 5:00 P.M.: South Catawba/Lincoln Action Team.

Foyle & Tracie Perkins’ home.

Sunday November 21, 5:00: Burke/Caldwell Action Team meets at the

Belville home.

Sunday, December 5: Jack & Jill Luncheon/Shower for newly weds David & Julie

Jernigan! (Please note date change!)

Saturday December 11, 5:30: HCoC Christmas party, Moore’s Ferry Club House. Details

later, save the date!

February 18-20, Winterfest 2011: Registration is now open. For all who plan to attend,

there is a sign-up sheet posted on the bulletin board in the lobby. The registration fee is

$27. T-shirts are available at $10 each ($12 for XL sizes). Fee payments are to be made on or

before Dec. 19th. Please make checks payable to the church. Visit winterfest.org for more

details.

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” We’re considering adding an in

depth, “seminar” style, adult Bible class. If you think you might be interested in studying a

book or a topic in a small class setting, let Bob Belville know.

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