Immediate Prayer request

We've just heard from Gayle and Damian has been admitted to the hospital for double pneumonia. He's here at Northside Forsyth, but we don't have a room number yet. He's on antibiotics and oxygen.

Gayle sounds pretty congested herself so a prayer or two for her is also in order. She's been at the hospital all day and is exhausted.

We will share more information as it becomes available. Please pray for our brother and sister in Christ. They are a lovely couple and a big part of Castle.

Thanks all.

Important Announcement

Every time we come together as a church to worship and praise our Lord and Savior, it is a special time. We must celebrate and recognize how fortunate we are to live in a place where we are able to honor our God freely. This approaching Sunday, however, should prove to be an event in our church unique to our normal time together.

Bill has gone through the steps to become ordained into the ministry of the Christian Church. Even though the Christian Church was created not to carry the tag of a denomination, over the decades of its existence, it has evolved into one. It is a wonderful commitment for Bill to ask for this ordination and through the leadership of our church as witnessed by the congregation, Bill's desire will come to fruition this Sunday during our normal worship time.

To further set aside this Sunday from our normal time together, Marcie's brother, Jack and his companion, Marsha have agreed to play the music that day. With both being music teachers it should be inspiring and moving as their music compliments our service this Sunday.

We hope you will plan on attending this exceptional day of praise and worship.

Prayer request

Kathie Copeland's younger brother, Mark Mayberry, has cancer and is awaiting further test results. Please remember him in your prayers.

Also, Mike Earhart is having issues with his pancreas and will have to undergo an MRI. Please remember him in your prayers as well.

Concerning our service Wednesday at The Place

From Michael Foster:

Just a quick reminder, we serve at the Place this Wednesday. Feel free to bring all non food items and food that does not need to be refrigerated to church on Sunday morning. I will be at McDonalds funeral home on Tuesday at 5pm. If you plan to meet me there, please let me know you are coming. You can also bring it by the house on Tuesday. Our address is 4220 Ridgebrook Road. Thank you so much for all you do to make this happen.

Michael

404-218-5863

Christmas Eve Service

Don't forget that we will celebrate Christmas with our traditional candlelight service on Sunday, 12/23/18 at 5:00 pm. There will be no morning service this week.

If you'd like, you may bring a memorial candle to honor loved ones that have passed. Hope to see you then.

Cookies for Heroes

Don't forget, this Saturday, 12/15/18, will we meet at Judy Ware's office at 10am and assemble and then deliver the cookie baskets for our local fire stations.

You are asked to bring enough cookies to accommodate 13 different stations. If you're unable to be at the actual event, but want to participate by donating cookies, let Ben Abernathy know @ 770-354-0872 or 770-889-1526 to make arrangements to get your items there on Saturday morning.

It's a good time to say, "thank you" to the men and women that serve us daily. Hope to see you there.

Church tomorrow and an Important reminder

Due to the threat of inclement weather tonight in our area, the leadership has decided it would be best to cancel services tomorrow. That doesn't mean you shouldn't take time to worship and pray to our Lord some time during the day.

Everyone be safe and we'll resume our services next Sunday.

Also, don't forget that this Saturday is our Cookies for Heroes day. Please be prepared to get your offering of cookies or candies to Judy Ware's office by 10 am and please supply enough goodies to share between 13 local fire stations.

Remember those on our prayer list:

Prayer Concerns

V  Our church leaders & mission; our country and political leaders

V  Unspoken prayer requests

V  Damien Darragh – remember Christians worldwide

V  V  Barbara Chapman- health; friend with breast cancer

V  Marcie’s Mother – Surgery recovery; Dementia

V  Bill Ford – Aunt Francis - cancer

V  Susan Eichler – Sister; Brother-in-Law, Everett

V  The Hightowers –Dennis Barnes – cancer; Kathy Quimby; friend suffering from cerebral trauma; Former minister lost house to fires in California.

V  Judy Ware – Andy; Friend going through a divorce:

V  Cathy Schmidle’s brother, Craig; cousin, Donna-cancer

V  Michael Foster – Mike, Jr.; co-worker, Angela; Helena Cochran; Liz Mayo -brain aneurysm; Brian Blemas – cancer; Sandy – broken wrist

V  Kathie Copeland: Sister; Kathy Umberger; friend, Kathy - brain tumor 

V  Earharts: Mike’s jail ministry; Steve (homeless); tent communities: Prayer for our children, for the obstacles in their path causing separation, to be removed; Jack & Joyce McClure. Trish’s stepfather; Brother-in-law – heart blood clot; Mikie – college

V  The Lizottes – Sherry and her father; Pete Charles – COPD; Roger’s kids

V  Pat Little: sister and family, Ashley & Donna; Phil Morgan; Michelle & her mother, Marie Schultz; Jean Lamb – Parkinson’s

V  Debbie Whigham: Mother, Belle Scaffe; Amber – Chron’s disease; Karen Ramsey; Daughter, Deborah – health; Chris Hicks; Linda & Jacky Stowers – health; Stowers’ daughter, Susie – cancer; house sell; nephew – deployment; Jeremiah Hicks

V  Lorie Morris – cousin, Eddie Washburn

V  The Abernathys - Bill Turner, Colton, & 3-year-old Maddie – cancer; Marie Witkay; Jan – severe stomach issues & anemia.