TCC MESSENGER
February 2012
SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY TEAMS
At the January Board Meeting the following leaders were elected
and/or approved for 2012:
Board Officers:
Paul Ward, Chairman
Pete Hoffman, Vice-Chairman
Phyllis Brown - Secretary
Dru Cross – Treasurer
Barbara Henry – Assistant Treasurer
TCC Ministry Leaders:
Administration Ministry – Phyllis Brown
Christian Education & Youth Ministry – Dianne Bunn
Deacons Ministry – Jeff Rollins
Fellowship Ministry – Barbara Henry
Missions Ministry – Sondra Martin
Worship Ministry – Shirley Rose
Outreach Ministry – Cheryl Ward
Shepherding Ministry – Pete Hoffman
Stewardship Ministry – Paul Ward
Our Ministry Teams are already hard at work making plans for the
year. Why not contact one or more and volunteer to join their team or offer to
help when needed. A reminder, below is the rest of the TCC Leadership:
Elders:
Jerry Henry
Pete Hoffman
Paul Ward
Elder Emeritus:
Dana Brown
Minister:
Mike Grooms
Deacons:
Jack King
Tom Nesbitt
Jeff Rollins
Financial Secretary
Dru Cross
Trustees
Dianne Bunn
Barbara Henry
Paul Ward
NEW
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS!
A
special 12 week Sunday School class begins February 23
in the downstairs “Conference Classroom.”
Ed Kemp and Mike Blewett will share the
teaching responsibility as they look at the basics of our Christian
religion. The text is the famous
“Training for Service.” Subjects covered
include things like how we got our Bible, people of the Old and New Testament,
and the life of Christ. It’ll be taught
on an adult level.
Consider
this your invitation to come! We’d like
you to attend. Even if you’re well
acquainted with Scripture, this class will be a good refresher. It’s also intended to teach you how to teach
others about the Bible. It is
important. Ask the teachers or the preacher
for more information.
2012 SHEPHERDING
GROUPS
As we begin 2012 we all need to
carefully consider which Elder’s Shepherding Flock we would like to be in. The
Elders are responsible for assisting us in our spiritual growth, so you need to
make sure you pick an Elder that you feel comfortable talking to. The Elders
for this year are: Jerry Henry, Pete Hoffman and Paul Ward. After prayer and
consideration, if you have decided on a specific group, please contact the
Elder that you have chosen and let them know to put your name to their list.
JUST A REMINDER
As you know NETWORKs is up and
functioning again, so I thought that we should remind everyone of this. Also I
thought that now might be a good time to remind everyone that should someone,
member or not, approach you with a financial need that you should refer them to
the Elders. Pete Hoffman is currently acting as the point man for this. There
are two reasons for doing this. First, with a single point of contact, Pete in
our case, who is developing an understanding of when we should send people to
NETWORKs or use our own benevolent funds to provide assistance.
Secondly, this single contact person can better distinguish between those who
are genuinely in need of assistance and those who are repeatedly in “need”. It
will also reduce the situation where someone may approach you on one side of
the building then go to the other side and approach someone else.
Serving an Awesome God,
Paul Ward
SAVE THESE DATES!
The
theme has been picked and the dates have been set for this year’s
VBS Volunteer Lunch and Information Meeting – June 10
VBS Prayer Breakfast – July 14
VBS – July 16 through 20
VBS Closing Program – July 22
LADIES MINISTRY MEETING
The
Ladies Ministry will meet on Monday, February 6 at 7:00 PM in the BRIM. All
ladies are urged to be there. Other meetings this year will take place on May
7, August 6 and November 5. Please mark those dates on your calendars.
OUTREACH MINISTRY MEETING
The Outreach Ministry team will meet
on Tuesday, February 7 at Chick-Fil-A in Tucker. Come
early if you wish to eat. The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM. It’s a great time
to get involved with this ministry which focuses on reaching out to the
community. See Cheryl Ward if you have questions.
“GOOD GROOMING”
I heard
a famous preacher teach that a person is like an onion. His concern was for
those who buy into the popular idea that a person has to look within himself to
really know himself. This pop psychology
approach to life is highly overrated.
The preacher’s point is that a person who looks to the inside to find
meaning and significance will find what an onion would find. After going down layer after layer,
eventually you end up with nothing.
Before a
person meets Jesus, he is like an onion.
All pleasure and accomplishment is temporary and incomplete. Such a person can enjoy life well-enough, I
suppose, but anyone who lives simply for his own purposes and advancement will
find only shallowness. Family and
friends can fill the void, but there will always be something missing. The “inside” of such a person is just the
same “stuff.”
All this
changes when you become a Christian. You have a new agenda. Instead of living just for yourself, you now
have an important, new direction. You
will have an actual purpose in life that is eternal in nature.
This
will automatically affect the way you look at others. You will see them as people made in the image
of God; your relationship with them will suddenly deepen. For those who are Christians, the fact that
you share Jesus will bring you closer together. For those who are not, your
concern for their soul and their real needs will grow.
I
suppose a certain amount of introspection is healthy, but my advice is to seek
God first, and then worry about yourself. In this way you can truly live up to your
potential, instead of being like a disassembled onion.
Mike
SERMON SCHEDULE
February 5
Simon The
Magi
Acts 8:9-24
February 12
Cornelius
Acts 10 and 11
February 19
Elijah at
1 Kings 18:16-45
February 26
A Still, Small Voice
1 Kings 19:9-18
March 4
1 Kings 20
FLOWERS FOR THE WORSHIP SERVICE
If anyone would like to reserve dates
to place flowers on The Lord’s Table for a Sunday Morning Worship, be sure to
contact Norma Nesbitt at 770-491-0839 (home) or email her at nesbittn@nsc.org.
You may place them in honor of or in memory of someone. The price is
$25.
WORSHIP LEADERS
Below is the list of Worship Leaders
for the next few Sundays. Be sure to let Pete Hoffman know if you will be
unable to participate so someone else can be scheduled. Also, let Pete know if
you are not listed and would like to help in this area. Thanks for your
willingness to serve in this way. Pete’s email is jpeteh@comcast.net.
FEBRUARY 5
Morning Prayer- Pete Hoffman
At the Table- Jerry Henry and Shirley Rose
Offering Prayer- Aaron Rose
February 12
Morning Prayer- Jeff Rollins
At the Table- Pete Hoffman and Jack King
Offering Prayer- Derrell Roberts
February 19
Morning Prayer- Shirley Rose
At the Table- Jim Conner and Jerry Henry
Offering Prayer- Ed Kemp
February 26
Morning Prayer- Jim Conner
At the Table- Pete Hoffman and Jack King
Offering Prayer- Derrell Roberts
March 4
Morning Prayer-Jeff Rollins
At the Table-Jack King & Jim Conner
Offering Prayer- Paul Ward
A REMINDER OF TCC’S INCLEMENT
WEATHER POLICY
During inclement weather, TCC will
hold regularly scheduled services at normal times for those who are able to
attend. Church van pickups may be suspended based on road conditions. Travel
and weather conditions can vary, so each family is encouraged to assess
conditions and use their personal judgment to determine if it is safe to
travel.
EVENTS ON THE CHURCH CALENDAR
(as of 2-1-2012)
The
ministry teams are already hard at work making plans for this year. Below is a
list of TCC’s special events on the Church Calendar so far for 2011. Please be
sure to mark these dates on your calendar and plan to support these events. If
you have an event to add to the church calendar, be sure to let Phyllis Brown
know about it at bphyllis@bellsouth.net.
February 6 – Ladies Ministry Meeting
February 26 – Choir at
April 7 – Easter Egg
Hunt
April 21 – BRIM reserved for GA Christian
Women’s Retreat Committee Meeting, 10:30 AM
April 22 – Friend Day
April 29 – Missions Sunday
April 29 – TCC Board Meeting, 2 PM
May 5 – Fellowship Ministry Ladies
Lunch
May 7 – Ladies Ministry Meeting
June 10 – VBS Volunteer Lunch and
Information Meeting
July 14 – VBS Prayer Breakfast
July 16 through 20 – VBS
July 22 – VBS Closing
July 29 – Missions Sunday
August 6 – Ladies Ministry Meeting
September 30 – Missions Sunday
November 5 – Ladies Ministry Meeting
December 2 – Christmas Dinner
December 12 – Live Nativity
December 30 – Missions Sunday
BIRTHDAYS
Michael
Blewett – February 2
Nahid Mahsouri – February 4
Jane
Wingate – February 8
Adrian
Hill – February 11
Brendan
Bunn – February 12
Lori
Bunn – February 13
Emma
Nesbitt – February 13
Marie
Blewett – February 19
Jack
Mize – February 20
Stephanie
Synowsky – February 21
Patricia
Adams – February 28
Romone Boglin – February 29
ANNIVERSARIES
Allan and Annie Wang – February 10
Tucker Christian Church
Tucker GA 30085-0687
770-938-6038
Mike Grooms, Senior Minister