PEMBROKE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Church Bulletin for Sunday, April 21st The Church Bulletin for April 21st is now available online as a PDF file.

Choir Practice on Tuesday The Choir will meet for practice Tuesday evening at 7 pm.

No Youth Group Meeting This Week The Wednesday night youth group will not meet this week.

Women’s Meeting At Higgins Place Our Women’s group will be going to Higgins Place on Thursday, May 2nd, at 6:30 pm for a Mother – Daughter celebration. We will have door prizes and enjoy an evening of fellowship. All the women of the Church are invited to come join us.

Camp Kicklighter Dates This year’s camp cost is $130 and the deadline for registration is May 13th. Camp forms and more information are available at our Facebook page and the Church web site.

Camp Kicklighter dates are:

• CYF Camp – June 2-7
• Chi Rho – June 9-14
• Junior Camp – June 16-21

Live Flower Cross We invite and encourage all church members to join us as we decorate our Live Flower Cross on Easter Sunday. As you arrive for our morning services, please place your live flowers in the cross located at the entrance to the Church. This live flower cross will be our way of celebrating our Risen Savior.

Pennies For The Youth Drive Our Pennies for the Youth jars are located at the back of the Church. Your loose change donations will be put into our Youth Group fund to help support activities for our youth.

Blanket Drive The blankets that the youth group collected during our Blanket Drive have been donated to the Bryan County Senior Citizen center. Thank you to all who donated!

10 AM Service Options Reminder that our 10 am service has two options. Sunday School classes are available for adults, birth to school age children, elementary school age children and middle and high school age children, all of which meet in the Bowers Center. And there is a Praise and Worship group, which meets in the Family Legacy Center.

Hunter Hagan Contact Info Hunter Hagan could use cards of encouragement as he completes his Coast Guard training. His address is:

Cancer Support Group The Cancer Support Group will meet the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Bowers Center.

Building Fund Sundays Reminder that the first Sunday of each month is Building Fund Sunday.

CWF Needs A Treasurer The CWF is looking for someone to fill their open position for Treasurer. If this is a place you would like to serve, please contact Martha Smith.

Large Print Bibles In honor of our fathers, the CWF will be making a donation for the purchase of large print Bibles for the Church.

Outreach Program Needs Donations As part of an outreach program, the CWF is asking for donations of backpacks, blankets, and small stuffed animals. These items will be given to the police department to be dispersed as needed to children.

Wednesday Night Youth Group We would like to invite all kids 11 and under to join our youth group that meets on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm in the Bowers Center.

Zach Rogers Mailing Address Please be in prayer for Zach Rogers (Kristie Gann’s oldest son). Zach has started his basic training at Paris Island. Here is his address if you would like to send him a note of encouragement:

• RCT Rogers, Zachary
• 1ST RTBN ALPHA CO PLT 1016 PO Box 16125
• Parris Island, SC 29905-6125

Wednesday Night Youth Group Volunteers Needed We are looking for volunteers to add to our 11 and under Wednesday night youth group rotation. We currently have four individuals in the rotation and are seeking a few more. If you would like to help, please see Jennie Adams.

Nursery Needs Volunteers We are looking for volunteers to join the Sunday Morning Nursery Rotation. If you would like to help out, please see Mavis Bacon.

Please Turn Off The Lights Just a reminder: when locking up the old and new social halls, please remember to turn off all the lights. Thank you!

Wednesday Night Supper Club Wednesday Night Supper Club will be a covered dish meal, beginning at 6 pm. Youth group and Prayer meeting and Bible study will begin at 7 pm.

Building Fund Sunday Reminder that the first Sunday of each month is BUILDING FUND SUNDAY! You can find Building Fund envelopes at the back of the church.

Wednesday Night Supper Club Changes Beginning in August, our Wednesday night Supper Club will now be as scheduled:

• 1st Wednesday – Covered Dish meal
• 2nd Wednesday – Covered Dish meal
• 3rd Wednesday – Andy & Martha Stallings
• 4th Wednesday – No meal

Pictures From The 2016 Biker Sunday The 2016 Biker Sunday was a great success! In case you were not able to attend, here are some pictures from the event. Click on any thumbnail to see the full size picture, or you can view a slideshow of the pictures.

Pork Steak Dinner Fundraiser This year’s pork steak dinner fundraiser was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who participated. Here are a couple of pictures of the dinner provided by Stephanie Morrison. Click on any thumbnail to see the full size picture, or you can view a slideshow of the pictures.

Vacation Bible School Vacation Bible School dates are Sunday, July 10 - Thursday, July 14.

Vacation Bible School This year’s Vacation Bible School will take place July 10 – July 14. We need lots of volunteers to help make this year successful. If you would like to help out, please see Jennie Adams or Lori Knight as soon as possible.

New! Church Hymn Index A new page was added to the web site this week: a Church Hymn Index. This page shows the hymns that the Pembroke Christian Church has sung since the fall of 2009, as listed in the Church bulletins. Links are provided to the church bulletin for the date each hymn was sung.

You can find this page by looking for the “HYMN INDEX” link under the picture of the Church at the top of this page.

The page will be updated weekly. We hope you enjoy it!

Check The Box All Deacons and Elders are asked to check mailboxes in Bowers Center weekly for important paperwork.

Wednesday Night Supper Club Join us on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 6:00 for our Supper Club. Wednesday services begin at 7:00 with our Pioneer Club for Kids and Bible Study for Adults.

Pioneer Club Meets On Wednesdays Reminder that the Pioneer Club will be meeting on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting To Change Nights The Board of Director’s meeting has been moved to the 3rd Thursday of the month, starting in September.

Wednesday Night Meals Starting in July we have added a 3rd Wednesday night meal to the month. 1st Wednesday: covered dish meal; 2nd Wednesday: Mike and Donita Crosby; 3rd Wednesday: Andy and Martha Stallings.

Pioneer Club Meets Wednesday Nights Reminder that the Pioneer Club will be meeting on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m.

Pembroke Christian Church on Facebook Find Pembroke Christian Church on Facebook! Kim Morrison has set up a Facebook account for us to post upcoming events. Go to Facebook and search for "Pembroke Christian Church", or use your phone to scan this QR barcode.

The Facebook account has been set up for several years now. Please “friend” us!

New Church Officers for 2015 At last week’s Church service, the new officers for the 2015 calendar year were elected. They are:

• Chairman: Mikell Foxworth
• Vice Chairman: Noah Covington
• Secretary: Becky Crowe
• Treasurer: Brenda Morgan
• At Large: Mavis Bacon
• Sunday School Superintendent: OPEN
• CWF: Paula Rogerson (chosen by CWF)

Christmas Program Copies Available If you would like to have a copy of the Youth’s Christmas Program, please see Andy Stallings.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Etna Byrd! Mr. Ernie passed along these pictures of Mrs. Etna Byrd’s 89th birthday party. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Byrd! Click on any thumbnail to see the full size picture, or you can view a slideshow of the pictures.

James “Jim” Hite Passes Away The Pembroke Christian Church lost another familiar face this week when James "Jim" Hite passed away at age 79. Mr. Hite and his family attended the Church for several years. He worked for the Pembroke Telephone Company and was the football coach at Bryan County High School. His funeral will be held on Sunday, September 8th, at 3:00 pm in Millen, Georgia at the Millen Baptist Church.

The Church has a cross dedicated to Mr. Hite’s father, Joseph Hite, just above the glass doors at the entrance of the sanctuary, as shown in this picture.

Kent Hughes College Address Kent Hughes has a new mailing address:

• 7435 Monticello Road, Box 309
• Columbia, SC 29203

Crowe Takes Third Place In Faster Pastor Race Congratulations to Mark Crowe, who represented the Pembroke Christian Church in the Faster Pastor Race at Oglethorpe Sepeedway on August 2nd. Mark came in third place! Great job, Mark!

Biker Sunday 2013 Pictures Here are some pictures from the Biker Sunday service. Click on any thumbnail to see the full size picture, or you can view a slideshow of the pictures.

Letter from the Floyd Family THANK YOU! To everyone who sent food, flowers and helped in any way during the death of Mr. Colen. It meant a lot to us. Bob and Debbie Floyd and Family.

pembrokechristian.com Renewed The www.pembrokechristian.com URL has been renewed for two more years. This URL will take you to the same web site as the www.pembrokechristian.org address.

From late October of 2009 through May 18th of 2012, the Church web site has had 2007 visits from 1010 different visitors. These visitors have come from forty-six states, the District of Columbia, and forty-one other countries, including the U.K., Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, and Russia. Four thousand, seven hundred and ninety-two pages have been viewed.

Former Pastor Joe Shryock Moves To Missouri Joe and Susan Shryock’s new address is

• 151 Hwy. H H Willow Springs
• MO 65793

and the phone number is 417-469-0540.

Susan’s email address is sshryock@georgiasouthern.edu.

Church parsonage burns On Saturday night on April 9th, 2011, the Church parsonage caught fire and burned. In a bizarre coincidence, I had just found the following news article a few hours earlier that day while researching the Church history in the newspaper archives at the University of Georgia in preparation for the upcoming web site relaunch at the end of the month. This article, from the October 29, 1964 issue of the old Pembroke Journal newspaper, described the dedication ceremony that was held for the parsonage at its opening.

pembrokechristian.com is active! You can now visit the Church web site by going to www.pembrokechristian.com. This URL will take you to the same web site as the older www.pembrokechristian.org address. Both addresses will remain active.

From late October of 2009 through May 16th of 2010, the Church web site has had 452 visits from 132 different visitors. These visitors have come from twenty-six states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and England. One thousand, one hundred and forty-two pages have been viewed.