Assignments Morning Worship* Announcements Song Leader Prayer Preside @ Table Assisting Assisting Assisting Prayer Evening Worship* Announcements Song Leader Prayer Communion/Prayer Midweek Bible Study * Announcements Song Leader Today Anthony, E Clubb Thompson, J Kent Marbury Neal, C Thompson, S Merritt Next Week Kowa Neal, C Porter Lake Thompson, J Wedge White Neal, M Anthony, E Clubb Thompson, J Thompson, S Kowa Neal, C Porter Lake Happy Birthday! January Skylar Medina 1 Peggy Shields 2 Dale Kowa 5 Sharon Lake 12 James Roberson 13 Timothy Roberson 16 Joey Ramos 22 Jody Medina 24 Kennetha Marbury 24 Eric Anthony 25 Allyson Clubb 29 Nancy Davis 31 WOODBRIDGE CHURCH OF CHRIST Happy Anniversary! January Anthony, E Kowa Clubb Neal, C Invitation Dennis Thompson, S Prayer Thompson, J Porter *** Brothers: If you are serving, please meet in the foyer five minutes prior to services. If you are not able to serve at a particular service contact Tim Wertz at 703-878-7695. Prepare Communion Lockup Special Days January Thompson Anthony February White Neal March Caples Maiwald Reminders Please take a moment each week to look over this list, to keep abreast of activities of the congregation. Palua Presentation Wed 1/5 7:30 pm Building Ladies’ Breakfast Sat 1/8 9:00 am OCB Qtrly Potluck Lunch Sun 1/9 12:00pm Building (Zone 1) Men’s Breakfast Sat 1/15 8:00 am OCB Elder/Deacon/Pr’cher Mtg Sat 1/15 9:30 am Building Helpful Email Addresses: Church: www.woodbridgechurchofchrist.com Minister: preacher@WoodbridgeChurchofChrist.com Bulletin: grace1faith2@msn.com Assignment scheduling changes: secmom3@comcast.net Tammy and Glenn Clubb 8 James and Suzette Roberson 8 Steve and Lynn Keen 20 Address for the Smiths We have an address for Jesse and Nina Smith in Florida. We will post a phone number as soon as that becomes available. 1293 North Hampton Drive Davenport, FL 33897 2011 A Thought for the New Year We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. Ellen Goodman Suggested Daily Bible Reading for 2011 Sunday Jan 2 Gen 4-7 Monday Jan3 Gen 8-11 Tuesday Jan4 Job 1-5 Wednesday Jan 5 Job 6-9 Thursday Jan 6 Job 10-13 Friday Jan 7 Job 14-16 Saturday Jan 8 Job 17-20 13815 Surrey Drive Woodbridge, VA 22191 703-494-5721 Jan. 2, 2011 Elders Eric Anthony Dale Kowa Michael Neal Charles Swabb Ed Wiggins Deacons Joe Dennis Steve Thompson Tim Wertz Minister Ernie Maiwald Services Sunday Morning Bible Study 9:30 am Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 pm The Woodbridge elders recommend the following Bible translations for our public worship and study: King James Version, New King James Version and American Standard Version, 1901 Welcome, Visitors! Thank you for coming to worship with us today. You are our honored guests. We are a Bible church with Bible aims relying on God’s word as our only authority We invite you to join us in worshipping through: o singing (Eph 5:19) o praying (I Tim 2:1-2) o studying (II Tim 4:2 ) o giving (I Cor 16:2) o remembering our Lord’s sacrifice through communion (Acts 20:7). We want to have a record of your visit. Please complete the visitor’s card that is in the pew before you and place it in the collection basket or hand it to one of our members. If we can be of service to you, in any way, please let us know. And please visit with us again soon. We look forward to seeing you. Potluck Next Sunday! Bring your favorite dish and plan to stay for the quarterly potluck next Sunday, following morning services. Zone 1 will set up but everyone is encouraged to plan to enjoy good food and fellowship. Invitation to all Katie and Niles Wedge are inviting any NFL Football fans over for a potluck on Saturday Jan 8th for Wildcard Weekend. See the Wedges for more information. For our Prayers-Jan 2, 2011 Continued Prayers: I can remember as child, a great phrase that was used time Tom Vogel (Triple by-pass) and time again during many different games that phrase was “I Scott Finch, Katherine Wertz’ son-in-law want my do over”. I used to play golf about once a week and Debbie Wiggins, Ed’s niece (cancer) would often reward myself with a mulligan, my do over. There OT Martin (Ernie’s dad) are many teachers who will have children do poorly on a test Jennie Cribb, Alwilda Merritt’s sister (pulmonary and polio and allow a do over. Do over’s are a very common thing in our syndrome) and Wayne Cribb, Alwilda’s nephew (Prostate society everybody wants it but not all will get it. cancer) Brethren, the opportunity to get a do over is both a great Lenny Skutnik (Crohn’s disease) blessing and a frightening challenge. It is truly a rare thing Adrienne Sweet, friend of Porters (breast cancer) when you get a do over in something that matters a great deal. Sarah Howell, Katherine Wertz’ sister (breast and back cancer) Esau was one that learned this through bitter experience (Heb Harry Sweet, friend of the Porter’s (aortic aneurysm surgery) 12:16-17). He truly wanted a do over with his birthright that he Our young adults in college/home and away sold for a simple bowl of food. Over time we come to learn that Kaitlyn Ramos Paul White Eric Wertz starting over will only involve things that can be changed and Trenda Maiwald Catie Wordham Chris Hoffman things that are under the control of your own will! So we may Philip Anthony (fireman training) ask what do over’s do I need or what can I get with my do over? Those who are protecting our country, serving in harm’s First we can learn that the forgiveness of God is an way, and the leaders of our nation and other nations, that a opportunity to start over. What God offers us in forgiveness is lasting peace and accord may be achieved throughout the world. beyond description! Each and every person in this world is Special Request: given the opportunity for a new life as a child of God. “Or do Remember those who are in need of prayer but do not you not know that as many of us were baptized into Christ Jesus wish to share their difficulties in a public way. Continued prayers for our members: were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Marjorie Kowa Bobbie Girard Will Davis Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised Alwilda Merritt Colleen Wertz Sue Bilbrey from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should Deb Neal Christine Liddell Steven Dalton walk in the newness of life” (Romans 6:3-4). The great thing is Peggy Shields Betty Perez Katherine Wertz that we can start over at any time (Revelation 22:17). This is the James Roberson Joe Bilbrey great gift of God. He allows each one of us to truly have a do over in this life. But also notice it does not stop there. From time to time we will sin and know that we need a do over with God to make things right. Does God tell us sorry you are out of do over’s only one mulligan in a life time? The answer is no God says that He will allow Christians an opportunity to start A Reminder from the Elders over when it is needed. This Wednesday we will have a guest speaker. When we sin we must renew are conscience, overcome Joey Treat, a church of Christ missionary to Palua, pride, and have the courage to ask God for forgiveness “If we will give us a presentation of his work among the confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). island’s people. Where are you right now? Do you need a “do over”? If so, take Brother Treat is married (wife Tammy). They have this opportunity to make yourself right with God, you will never three children, Noah, Nina and Jack. Everyone is regret using your do over. encouraged to come and hear about this work. Ernie GETTING A DO OVER