March 9, 2014 Sunday: 9:30 am Bible Classes 10:30 am Morning Worship 5:00 pm Evening Worship Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible Study: Our current topic is “Overcoming Evil with Good” Leading Communion for March: Scott Ervin Servants for March: Communion Table Preparation and Greeters: Kaye Dodge and Kerri Hodgsen Daylight Savings Time: hopefully everyone remembered to set their clocks ahead by one hour last night or early this morning. Birthday Fellowship for March; we will get together on March 16th to celebrate the March birthdays. This month we are planning something a little different. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 5:00 p.m. for evening services and the potluck, all in one building. Hope to see everyone there. Men’s Business Meeting: Today, March 9th at 4:00 p.m. All men, please attend. 2014 T-Shirt Design Contest! Friends of YBC is having a T-shirt design contest for artists in grades K-12. The winner receives a camp scholarship and has their design printed on the official camp T-shirt. See details on the bulletin board. Deadline to enter is April 1st. Ripon Church of Christ – “RECHARGE” is the title of the conference that will be presented on the beach in Monterey, CA. The dates of the event are March 11-‐14. This will be an excellent workshop designed to recharge everyone involved in the work of the church. A flier with more information is posted on the bulletin board. Cole Ranch Campout – We need to make plans for the campout soon. The dates are Friday, March 21st and Saturday, March 22nd. The signup sheet is on the bulletin board in the hallway. Please let us know when you will be arriving. The Coles will be up at the ranch for the week, starting Tuesday, March 18th in case anyone wants to come early. Additional Ladies Days in the area: Hughson Church of Christ will host their Ladies Day on April 26th. Information is on the bulletin board. Morro Bay Family Retreat – Morro Bay Church of Christ will hold their annual family retreat this year, the week of June 22 thru 27. The theme for the event will be, “The Great Commission.” Friday Night Singing The next gathering will take place in Porterville on the last Friday in March. Address updates for the Directory: please make changes accordingly in your copy of the directory. Mark and Donna Lane 860 E. Grangeville Blvd. Hanford, CA 93230 Alex and Hannah Hubble 1713 McKinley Ave. Apt. B Hanford, CA 93230 Rachel and Michael McSpadden 8234 “C” Argos Rd. Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 If you have any address changes to mention, or bulletin information, please notify Donna Case. 924-‐7821 The family of Paul Wilkinson: Paul had been a friend of Vernon’s father and he was a preacher for many years. He passed away Friday, Feb. Mary Rhoads –Mary has returned home from 28th. the hospital and plans to resume her chemo Paul Keithly, from Hanford, going through therapy in Los Angeles soon. She is experiencing cancer treatment. He is also a candidate for a a great deal of pain and is very tired. bone marrow transplant. Vernon Garretson – medical testing. Jeanne Keithly, from Hanford; health concerns. Mark Lane – will be having thyroid surgery soon. Jennifer Dew – receiving second series of Doctors say his prognosis is good. chemotherapy, with treatments every 3 weeks. Armando Garcia injured his hand in a work She has been doing well and has not had to stay related accident. His hand and fingers are in the hospital in more than a month. broken and he had surgery. He will need to be Gary Beene from Madera has completed cancer off work for quite some time. treatment and is now cancer free and doing Michael Clay – home from the hospital and better. doing better, after having been in the hospital Faye Marquez with numerous complications, following surgery. Doug Standridge Bob Manry – Alice Fall’s brother, will continue Ukraine: Please pray for this country in their with medical testing. time of distress. The main part of the church is Wally Rice, an uncle of Donna Lane; medical in an area where Russian troops may be sent. tests have determined he has a spot on his Those that are suffering spiritually – Please keep kidney. those that are struggling, or that have lost their Herminio Gutierrez-‐ medical testing to way, in your prayers. determine a diagnosis and treatment plan for Please keep those that are ill with colds and flu abdominal pain. The results are expected to be in your prayers. There are several that are not available in a couple of weeks. feeling well enough to attend service. Bev King from Riverdale is in serious condition. Let us all be thankful for the rain! Brian Tischmacher has been ill for more than a Our Mission Work week and has been diagnosed with Valley *City of Children Fever. *Our preachers in Nicaragua Kenny, an uncle of the Radcliff family has been *Agape Village diagnosed with cancer. *Crossover Ministry Manuel Santana, a friend of the Case’s, is in the *Manuelito Children’s Home hospital with a serious infection of unknown *Church of Christ in Branson, MO origin. Medical tests are being performed to *Church of Christ in Oregon determine the cause. He is in serious condition. Isaiah 58:8 Then your light will break Aliah Navarro – 10 year old granddaughter of forth like the dawn, and your Cheryl Lambert, battling a rare form of bone healing will quickly appear; then cancer. your righteousness will go before Karen Radcliff, Garth’s mother, health issues, not doing well. you, and the glory of the Lord will be Mark Cooper-‐ recently completed your rear guard. radiationtherapy Jim Hammond – has been improving and is still going through cancer treatment . Prayer List