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Dan Lease's Adult Sunday school class will begin a new study on Sept. 7, it is a Bob Russell DVD lessons

Entitled "Promises, Promises".

Lessons Covers the life of Abraham

as seen in Genesis chapters 12 thru 22.

Lessons titles:

The Essentials of Faith

The Test of Riches

The Test of Patience

The Test of Judgment

The Test of Fear

The Test of Loyalty

Other important youth and children's events…

September 5th – Don’t forget about this Friday’s Game night at TS. We will have lots of games set up throughout the church as well as concessions. There is a $5 cover charge (which includes a free drink). This is a fundraiser for the teenagers.

Spread the word and encourage neighbors and friends to come and have a good time. We will be here at the church from 7-11pm. See you Friday!!!

September 7th – Sunday Night Live at RBC. We will meet at 5:45 in the chapel

September 13th - Car Wash to benefit the teen center and Indonesia trip from 9-12 at Bo jangles.
October 11th - Car Wash to benefit the teen center and Indonesia trip from 9-12 at Bo jangles.

October 17th – Amazing Race Lock-in
October 26th – Hobo fest
November 1st – Walk-a-thon to benefit teen center and Indonesia trip
November 21st – Hee Haw (Details to come!)

Other important info:
TEACHERS, TEACHERS, we need TEACHERS. As a growing congregation we are always in need of teachers and teacher assistants. If you think you might be interested but were not able to make last weeks meeting...FEAR NOT you can still get in on this ministry opportunity. Contact Jonathan Snoots or Mike Owney.

Youth Ministry

Tuesday Nights at 7:00 the Middle School C.O.R.E. group meets at the Snoots’ house. This is open to all 6^th-8^th graders.

Thursday Nights at 8:00 the High School C.O.R.E. group meets at the Snoots’ house. This is open to all 9^th-12^th graders.

Thanks guys for all your hard work!

Summer Attendance & Giving

The elders and staff are very encouraged and excited about the attendance and offering numbers this summer. We normally expect to see a little drop in attendance during the summer months to coincide with many members taking vacations. Even with the trips and vacations our numbers have remained good. This is a positive trend and just two ways to judge the health of a congregation. Keep inviting your friends, we have a ground swell of excitement that is building here.

Ministry Opportunities!

Are you plugged into the service aspect of your Christian walk? There are many opportunities for service here at Towne South, the Welcome ministry, Sound operators for the worship ministry, do you play an instrument? The Cleaning ministry, communion ministry, and these are just a few. If you are not currently in a service ministry see your flock leader or any elder or staff member and see where you might be able to fill a need at TSCC while fulfilling your desire to serve our Lord and Savior.

Children’s Ministry

Here comes another season of KIDMO!!!!!!

A BLAST OF WIND FOR THE HEART AND MIND! The story of Joshua’s imaginative leadership is the backdrop for discovering the PROMISE, PROTECTION,, PATHWAY,, PICTURE, and POWER, that God provides His people. Johnny Rogers and his imaginative radio-world cast includes Walt Whippersnapper,, Orson Notsowell and even Super-U! Pat’s The Prairie Dog, returns for encore performances along with many a Wandering Israelite! Get your Jericho groove on and join in the march around the wall as we “Plug into God’s power with a shout every hour!” Just IMAGINE what God can do in our lives as we begin to see ourselves as God created us to be: STRONG AND COURAGEOUS!

Promotion Sunday – August 24th is the day when students will move to their new, appropriate classrooms for Sunday School. Here is a list of the age/grade breakdowns and classrooms for each grade level.
        a. Nursery 0-24 Mo. Room 104
        b. Preschool 2-4 Years Room 103
        c. K-1st Grade 5-6 Years Room 101
        d. 2nd-4th Grade Room 208
        e. 5th-8th Grade Room 203
        f . 7th-9th Grade Girls Room 204
        g. 9-12th Grade Room 205

September 26th – K-5th grade lock-in
October 26th – Hobofest
November 14th – Movie Night

Youth Ministry

6th-12th Grades

2:42 and

Wednesday night

bible studies will NOT meet in August. We will pick back up in September!

Mission Trip 2009:

OK we have finally nailed down the 2009 mission trip. We will be going to Indonesia to work with Linda Joyner and the mission over there. The tentative date is June 23^rd-July 7^th. We can take 15 people total, so the sooner you get your NON-REFUNDABLE $100.00 deposit in to me, the sooner your spot is secured. The deadline to commit to this trip is October 26^th. Lots more details to come!!

Fireproof Your Marriage & Fortify Your Family

There are so many pressures on the marriage and family these days. Financial pressure, the stress of parenting, misunderstandings about the differences between men and women, boredom, temptation – it’s enough to scorch our marriages and break down the family. Marriage and the family is one of the primary areas that people are hurting in our society. But God offers help and hope through His Word for those who are hurting.

As a church we want to "Connect the Heart of God to the Hurt of Man." That’s why the theme for our fall sermon series and programming is Fireproof Your Marriage and Fortify Your Family. In addition to the sermon series, we will have a Sunday School class on Parenting Your Teen (video curriculum by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott) facilitated by David Brothers and Ronnie Woolard. On Sunday night, we will offer two SALT talks on this same theme – Making the Most of Your Marriage taught by Bill Griffin and Figuring Out Your Finances taught by David Sawyers. There will be other SALT talks offered as well. This will all kick off on Sunday, September 14th.

Towne South will host a marriage seminar Living the Promise led by Keith and Pat Lewis from West Park Church of Christ in Portsmouth, Virginia on Saturday, September 20th from 8:30-12:00. The seminar is free and child care will be provided. Please sign up at table in back of the auditorium if you plan to attend.

With all of this going on, we have a great opportunity to reach out to our community and invite them to discover God’s help and hope for marriages and families. We’re sending out 3,500 post cards to the surrounding community informing them of our ministries and inviting them to come check us out. But the best advertisement we have is you. Think about friends, family members, coworkers and neighbors who could use some encouragement in this area and invite them to attend. It all begins September 14th. [Brad Giffin]

During the congregational meeting the elders recommend David Brothers, Mike Owney and Bill Griffin to serve Towne South in the position of elder. The elders have meet with each of these men and believe they would be good additions to the leadership team. You are encouraged to "test" these men, get to know them, ask them questions. There will be a vote of confidence for the elder's recommendation held on September 7th following the morning service. Ronnie Woolard will be stepping down as an elder on August 31st, after serving nearly 20 years.

Bob Smith: email:rws@roanokebible.edu phone:333-1483(H) 334-2018 (W)

Lee Fields: email:lmf@roanokebible.edu

phone: 331-7032 (H) 334-2080 (W)

Glenn McGinnis: email:manwithharley@roadrunner.com cell: 252-331-7501

Ronnie Woolard: email:rjw@roanokebible.edu phone: 338-6383 (H) 334-2017(W)

Towne South Church of Christ shirts and other apparel are available by seeing Jonathan or any of the high school students in the 2:42 group. We are working together with "Embroider On" owned and operated by Bill and Trish Griffin, members of Towne South, to get Towne South's name out in the public as well as raise money for the teen center. You can also visit their webpage to see what is available at www.EmbroiderOn.com and click on the suggestions tab.

Did you Know Brad's sermons are recorded?

The Audio Visual Ministry Team records Brad's Sunday morning sermons. They are posted on the Towne South website each week in mp3 format and can be heard online. If you are unable to listen to them online and would prefer to have an audio CD or would like to give one to someone you are talking to about Jesus, contact Glenn McGinnis. CDs are provided at no cost however donations to defray cost are gladly accepted, a donation of $3.00 per CD is recommend.

Towne South Prayer List:

Jill Malo's father passed away this week. Keep her and the family in your prayers.
Darlene Twine's sister, Deanna Sawyer has lung and lymph node cancer.
Matt Malo's sister Cheryl is PREGNANT!!! This will be the 5th pregnancy in 2 years and 1 failed adoption. Please keep her and Andy in you prayers that the baby will continue to thrive and grow and be healthy.
Please keep Carrie Scott in your prayers .
Joe Simpson, Coast Guard friend of Glenn who has cancer.
Pray for Sandy Geddie's brother Mr. Coopersmith he is not dong well and in Ahoskie
Pray the Art and Myrtle Thompson sell their house here so that she can join Art in Florida.
Sam and Marlys Loveall request prayer for the sale of their house here in Nixonton.