Avg. 2009/2010 Last Week

73/72 Sunday School 76

116/118 Assembly 135

40/44 Wednesday

$3227/$2910

Contribution(~ $3650 meets our

Expenses & Commitments)

$2,427

718 (386) Web visitors—total (unique) 76(69)

Pantry NewsWe’re picking up 500 to 1000 pounds of

food at Second Harvest each week!

To supplement that great resource we

chronically need these items that are

always appreciated:

Peanut butter , small jars are fine Canned tuna fish Canned fruits Plastic grocery bags

Thanks for Caring!

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

Welcome Kevin Bibbee

Our God, He is Alive 23 The Lily of the Valley 548 Jesus, Let Us Come to Know You 768

Prayer Steve Killian

Tis Midnight 334Communion Bryan SteelmanOffering

On Jordan’s Stormy Banks 886“...who do you say I am?” Mark 829

Kevin Bibbee Nothing But the Blood 902 It is Well 490

Prayer Art Burkhalter

Pass Communion & Collection:

Dwight Howard, Kevin Boggs, Murray Davis, Randy Pannell

...to the Nursery Ty Stephenson

Megan/Morgan 9:30 Tonya Osborne & Kristi Stephenson10:30 Steve & Debbie Killian

Next week: Sabina & Keith Fox ][ Jennifer & Tori Steelman

Nursery Attendants: MaryNellCovalinskiandNancyBelville

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

“...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

9:30 Sunday classesAdults: auditorium Kevin BibbeeAdult ”Millennial Singles” (19-29) DVD & discussions, light

breakfast: house annex Ken Wright

Grades 7–12: education wing Nancy Posey & Margo Hull

Grades 4–6: education wing Bryan & Jennifer Steelman

Grades 2&3: education wing Sabina Fox

Ages 4–6: education wing Stephanie Howard

Ages 2&3: education wing Janet Stiles

Birth thru age 2 education wing Harriett Stephenson

we care for our special needs children at both hours

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Happy Birthday this week:Monday 9th Jane Mays

Tuesday 10th Missy Stroud

Friday 13th Art Burkhalter

Donna Davis

Ty Stephenson

Happy AnniversaryMonday 9th Randy & Barbara Pannell (8th)

Thursday 12th Randy & Kim Adcox (32nd)

The Hickory Churchloves to have

Visitors!Jean (Winters) Spencer

& about 30 more who did not leave a card – thanks,

Jeannie!

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, email addresses, etc.

AAAUGUSTUGUSTUGUST 8, 20108, 20108, 2010

† Mike Lipford † Zora Marley † Gary Mayhorn † GuyMartin † Kelly Crump McDaniel † Marsha McNeely †Cheryl Miller † Ellen Miller † Paul Moody † AdamMoore † Warren Newberry † Mary Jane Patton †Catherine Peake † James Michael Pearman † PaulettePerkins † Ashlyn Pope † Martha Plott † Clarence Posey† Judy Price † Daniel Reid † Shane Richardson &Derick Sweet, US Marines † June Robinson † CharlotteRogers † Grian Rucker’s dad † Brigham Sapp † MarkSchmidt † Sue Sexton † Mary Sexton’s son † RogerShanks † Rose Mary Shepherd † Boyd Sigmon † LukeWesley Sigmon † Richard Sigmon † Joel & MichelleSmith † Gwen Smith † Michael Smith † Mary Smith †Steve Smith † Tony Smith † Nate Steele † Tim Stroud† Jim Teague & family † Joyce Thompson † MerleTownsend † Nancy Tucker † Jim Valentine † IsaacWalker † Jack Warner † Ben Watson † Diane White †Melissa Johnson-White † Bobby Whitt † Faye JeanWiggins † Ed Wilfong † Danny Willis † Helen & PhyllisWinters † Joyce Wright

Do you have news, comments, pictures for the bulletin or the website?

Email the editor: rbelville@hickorychurch.org

The bulletin doesn’t go to the printer until Saturday morning –

late breaking news and prayer list updates are most welcome.

"...heartfelt thanks to all whotook part in preparing andserving the meal for the Denniefamily...During a time ofsorrow it's a blessing to havesuch a caring and lovingchurch family to give ofthemselves."Susan (Eddins) and Andy Bisulca

(Post your prayer requests ordownload our current prayer list@ www.hickorychurch.org oruse the back of a visitor card.Requests in writing are veryhelpful. The bulletin editor has apoor memory and is spelling

challenged!)

...pray for one another, sothat you may be healed. The prayer of therighteous is powerful and effective. James 5 16

We’re thanking God:

Stephanie Howard is praising God that her cousinJerica from Atlanta who was with her a fewSundays ago was baptized, along with her mom, 2brothers, and another cousin last Sunday! Stephieis thanking all who reached out to her when shevisited us. (She was touched by our pantryministry!)

Wednesday POW is about prayers

Jean Hadden – Bobbi Henson's mother.Terre (Mrs. Dennis) Conner – the prognosis is now

that she’ll be “going home” to her Lord soon.Pinecrest – over 30 of residents have contracted a

severe strain of flu. Pray for this vulnerable groupand the Barnes.

Ashley Fleshman – Tracie's daughter left Friday forSt. George’s University School of VeterinaryMedicine, Grenada. It is a three year program.

Barbara Lawrence, Cynthia Lipford's sister-in-law ison life support. The family has to make the toughdecision.

Cynthia Lipford – is praying for a friend in abusiverelationship, and praying that she can grow to dealwith difficult situations with the attitude of Jesus.

Special concerns this week:Sam Wilfong – Mike’s nephew, was in a bad wreck

last Sunday. At press time Anita reports: "He ispretty much the same. He is unconscious andhas head trauma. He has been running a fever,Thursday night it went back up to 102 deg He is inthe ICU at CMC. Please continue to pray for himand the family." (Sam’s dad is Mike’s brother,David.)

Atina Graham – continues to suffer severely, mostlikely from allergies. She has to be off meds for aweek prior to seeing a specialist this Friday. Pleasepray that the cause of her illness is detected soon.

Atina asks that we pray for Bob who is her patientcaregiver.

Donna Banks – the Perkins’ neighbor is battlingcancer in her mouth/tongue. We’re praying thatthe surgeons were able to get all the malignancyand that the skin grafts heal quickly.

Judy Price – the last two chemo treatments wereunsuccessful and more cancer has been found.

Susan Hunnicutt – Dick Posey’s sister. Thesurgeons in Houston found that the tumors in herliver were inoperable. The Poseys are praying thatthe chemo regiment and all our prayers willrestore Susan’s health.

Ry Darby – Nancy Posey is praying for the nephewof her friend Debbie. He had surgery in Arkansasfor testicular cancer, he is a young man in his 20's

Our “shut-ins” are not out of mind or our prayers:

Georgia AdcoxBill & Debbie Barnes – have to work on Sundays.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 remain in our prayers(consult our archived bulletins at www.hickorychurch.org for details):

Danielle Abee † Anita Agnew † Casey Allen † JohnAlwran † Dan Anderson † Lynn Anderson † David &Sherry Ard † Bob Barker † James Belcher † PaulBerton † Chuck Bibbee † Megan & Morgan Bibbee †Madeline Blau † Michael Boggs † Mary Bolch † Eric &Carrie Bowen † Evelyn Brown † Jennifer Brown † PaulBrown † Eloise & Jerry Burton † Donna Calipari †Frances Cannon † Jane Cannon † Jones Carr † MildredCarroll † Bart Clements † Karen Cloninger † Terre(Mrs. Dennis) Conner † Marsha Cooper † Allie Croft †Tonya Croy † Kevin Dill † Tina Duncan † Ruby Ferrell† Hugh Fields † Curtis Forbes † Marie Forrester †Tammy Fox † Kathy Gamble† Audra Gibson †Ernestine Gibson† Thelma Gibson † Patsy Green †Marla Greer † Cathy Hall † Paul Headrick † JenniferHeavener † Elizabeth Herman † Ellen Hill † DianaHinds † Jeannine Howard † Susan Hunnicutt † KenJernigan † Glenda Johnson † Deidre Keller † SamKenyon † Debbie Lawing † Serenity Lawrence † AdamLewis † George Lindberg † Tracy Linton † Robert Link

Second Harvest this week: Tuesday 10:30.Sabina Fox is scheduled as the lead shopper.

Senior Friends: our August luncheon will beTuesday, Aug. 10, 11 A.M., at the Golden Corralon Lenoir Rhyne Blvd. Please feel free to invitefriends and relatives, and please try to let Rettaknow by 5:00 P.M., Monday, 8/9. We'll lookforward to good food and fellowship.

Hickory Action Team please reserve next Sunday, August 15, forour monthly gathering. Hosts this month are Rob and SusanSingleton. Details to follow.

There are fresh copies of our directory in the foyer. Forcomputer users, the best way to keep your directorycurrent is to get it from the website. Non-computer folksshould have first dibs on the “hard” copies.

All In the Family...

ATTENTION!!BIBLE CLASS TEACHERS

CURRENT TEACHERS: Please plan to teach through Labor Day, September

5th.

NEW TEACHERS: Please plan to begin teaching Sunday, September 12th.

This first day will be a shortened class time. More details at the teacher

workday!

E * V * E * R * Y * O * N * E * !E * V * E * R * Y * O * N * E * !

Please review the teaching schedule for next year as it has

“changed slightly” again as we have fine tuned it!!

If there is a place you would like to fill in or help out, please let

Kristi Stephenson know. We’d love to have you working in

our Children’s Ministry!

TEACHER

WORKDAYSaturday, August 21

8:30 A.M. until 1:30 P.M.

Lunch will be provided so please RSVP!!

Krististephenson@charter.net 994-0791 cell 404-966-3898

AGENDA:

Pray for this ministry

Pray for our children

Clean rooms

Organize supplies

New curriculum

Share ideas

This workday is for present and future teachers. It is also for

anyone who is creative or has a passion to help with this ministry!!!

Please come!

Hickory Church of ChristSunday Bible Class Program Wednesday Bible Class Program

FALL/WINTER WINTER/SPRING SUMMER FALL/WINTER WINTER/SPRING SUMMER

Sept 12, 2010 -

Jan 16, 2011

Jan 23, 2011 -

May 23, 2011

May29, 2011 - Sept 4,

2011

Sept ? - Jan ? Jan ? - May ? May? - Sept ?

Cradle Roll

under 2

Mary Nell

Covalinski

Harriett

StephensonTBA

1's-4's

Nursery

2's & 3'sJohnnie &

Tammy BrelandPatsy Yoder Barbara Gnann

Kindergarten -

6th GradeMargo & Cole Janet & Kristi

Teens w/adult helpers (Missy, Carl Henry,

Scott Stephenson)

4's, 5's,

KindergartenKim Adcox

Rob & Susan

SingletonDebbie Killian Teens Missy Stroud Missy Stroud Work w/ kids

1st, 2nd, &

3rd GradesBarbara Eckard

Stephanie

HowardJames Stanley

4th, 5th, &

6th Grades

Bryan & Jennifer

SteelmanNancy Boggs Bob & Atina Graham

SUB LIST:

Tonya OsborneAnn Henry - 3rd &

4th grade

Teens 7th-

12th Grades

Foyle & Tracie

Perkins

Kevin & Kamy

BibbeeNancy Posey Nancy Belville Joe Hall

Millennial

Singles

Ken & Paige

Wright

Ken & Paige

WrightKen & Paige Wright