Pastor’s Notes:

This coming Friday will mark

the 238th

birthday of the

freedom of our country. Fifty

six men signed the Declaration of Independence.

But declaring our freedom was only part of it. John Adams wrote his wife and told her that he

was aware that “toil and blood and treasures it will cost to maintain this declaration”. John

Adams was right. Five of the signers were captures and tortured before their deaths. Twelve had

their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost sons in battles. Nine fought and died from wounds

received. Many were wealthy farmers, lawyers or businessmen, yet the majority of the founding

fathers wound up bankrupt and destitute. Independence cost them everything. I, for one, am

thankful for the great price that these men and their families paid so that we could be a free

nation. How much are we willing to pay to remain free? The least we can do as Christians is to

continue to pray for this country and her leaders. Whether we agree with their policy or the

handling of this lands affairs, they are still our leaders and we need to pray for them. So this

Friday, July 4th

, please take time to be thankful for your freedom and to pray that God would

continue to bless us with freedom. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!

Sunday night, I told you 3 things that we could be confident in: 1) Confident that God cares –

the measure of God’s caring is not how free you are from troubles & trials. The measure of

God’s caring is in what He has said in His Word. “Cast all your care upon Him for HE CARES

FOR YOU!” That settles it!!!! 2) Confident that God is in control – If he can speak the world

into existence and put all the planets and stars in place without them crashing into each

other….don’t you know that God will take care of you and is able to control the affairs and

issues of your life? 3) Confident that Christ is coming again – Once more, the measure of truth

is based on what He said. John 14:3 – If I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME

AGAIN, and receive you unto myself that where I am, there ye may be also. Whatever you do or

whatever you face, do not forget that you can have confidence in our great God!

FINAL CALL!!!!!!!!!!! - I am still looking for 1 or 2 people willing to work the Community

Clothes Closet on July 19th

. This is a Saturday and the time is from 9-1. We, as a church, have

been a part of working the Clothes Closet 1 month out of the year for many years now. What an

awesome opportunity for our church to be involved in the community and to meet people who

may need the love of Jesus. The great thing about working the Clothes Closet is that you have

the opportunity to promote Jesus and to promote your church. I still believe this is a great

opportunity for Ministries in our church to be involved. If you would be willing to work on

Saturday, July 19th

from 9-1, please contact Pastor Terry at the church office, 864-476-2977.

Thank you!!!!!

Woodruff Church of God e-Edition Newsletter

July 1, 2014

The Church of God General Assembly will be held this year in Orlando Florida, July 28-Aug 1.

Often, members of the Church of God are interested in what will be discussed in the business

sessions of the Assembly. You can go online to www.churchofgod.org and click on the big blue

banner that says “International General Council Agenda”. You then choose whether you want to

view the agenda or download the agenda. We just wanted to make that information available to

you should you have a desire to read through that and see what will be discussed.

The next two Wednesday nights will be the last 2 nights of our intensive study on “Covenants”.

This coming Wednesday, we will deal with the Davidic Covenant. The following Wednesday

night, we will deal with the final and complete covenant which is the NEW COVENANT! I

hope you will be present for these two Wednesday nights as we conclude this study. For those in

the sanctuary, we will be receiving communion as a part of our final study on the New Covenant.

Make your plans to join with us.

The church office will be closed Friday, July 4th

in observance of Independence Day.

Someone will be on call should something arise.

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Great Start Woodruff is a community-wide effort to provide District 4 students with the school

supplies they need to have a great start to their school year! WCOG needs to collect the

following before Sunday, July 27th

:

*150 packs of college rule paper,

*200 packs of black or blue pens, and

*300 1 1/2" 3-ring binders

Please place your donations into the designated box in the church lobby.

On August 4, students who stop by the District 4 Activity Center from 8:00am to 10:00am will

receive a backpack filled with the school supplies they need for their grade level and a Bible.

This is a great opportunity for us to show and share the love of Jesus with the parents and

students of District 4!

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Ladies Munch Bunch- We will be meeting at Turtle Parfait at 9:00 AM, Next

Wednesday, July 9th

. Any and all Ladies are welcome to join us. See you there!

Exercise classes with Ashley Oglesby will be starting Thursday, July 17th in the gym at 6 pm.

The classes will last about 1 hour and is open to anyone who would like to come.

Women Walking in Victory Home Group will be held at the Nemitz Home, 1478 Price House

Road, Roebuck (phone 476-2819) at 6:30pm on Friday, July 11, at 6:30pm. It will help if we

know approximately how many gals will be attending. Please bring a finger food to share, and

come casual -- don't forget your "shoes."

Prayer List

AMERICA, Kim Roberson, Megan Laster, Tommy Wallace, Brenda Cobb, Frank Patterson,

Beatrice Granger, Tonya Gibson, Judy Smith, Jason Ball, James Tillman, Kay Simmons, Larry

Buchannan , Ashley Anders, Curtis Thackston, Gail & Aurther Harris, Brenda Brittian, Albert

Godfrey, Wayne Hudson, Sonya Stephens Family, Larry Lee, Linda Murphy, Francis Caldwell,

The Pendley Family, Patrick Teague, Ammie Wyatt, Danny Lanford, Cindy Taylor, The Beck

Family, Brianna Smith, Drew Nabors, Amanda Scott, Greg Williams, Haily Tillman, Destiny

Leonard, Thomas Cannon, Sylvia, Daniel, Carol Hopson, Amy Tillman, Rhonda Kay Arnold,

Those needing jobs, Caregivers, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes

Jamaica Missions Send-off Party- THIS SUNDAY NIGHT, July 6th. We will be announcing the winner of our Penny Wars Fundraiser. The department head of the winning group will get to Pie Jason! Free Ice Cream will be served! We hope everyone will be there!

The choir will wear Yellow on Sunday! Choir practice on Wednesday at 6:30

ARM N ARM-------Your dollars are really blessing the young men in Honduras. It is feeding them and sustaining some of them. Some of them live at the church because they have nothing else. Thank you. Cleaning/Organizing Day--------Next Tuesday, July 8 a group of ladies is spending the day at the church to clean, clean out and organize specific areas of our church. We will meet at 9:00 am. Anyone is welcome to come and join us. Lunch will be provided.

Hope this short note finds all y’all blessed of the Lord. Just wanted to remind each of you that due to the July 4th weekend, our monthly meeting time has been changed to next Thursday which is July 10th at 6:30 in the man cave. At every meeting we have awesome food because the team of cooks we have for Band Of Brothers really know what they are doing in the kitchen. The fellowship will be second to none because our brothers are the best in the state. You do not need to miss this gathering men!!! Our lesson will be true Discipleship and what it really means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. So guys, I want you to start now by doing a bit or research on this subject. I challenge each of you to read about it, look it up for yourself and bring your findings with you to the meeting and let's toss ideas around amongst ourselves. Let the sparks fly as "Iron Sharpens iron". For you fellers that have taken the courageous classes and have your certificate hanging on the wall, we as your brothers hold you accountable to come and help us become the men of God that we all need to be. So, Who will be there for us and help us ? I Will !!! I Will !!!

Mainstream Ministries will be having a corn hole tournament on Friday July 11th at 6:00 in the CLC. There will be turkey legs and sides for dinner and then we will get down to drawing for teams and have double elimination until we have a winning team. The cost is $5 per person and there is a sign-up sheet in the hallway at church on our bulletin board. Please sign-up by the 9th and bring some friends!

Youth Summer Events

Saturday, July 26 - Skating trip, stay tuned for times.

Saturday, August 23 - Carowinds

Stay Tuned for More Announcements…………..

Extreme Kidz would like to thank each of you who participated in the cold water challenge. So far this challenge has made $495.00. Thank you for all your support to the Extreme Kidz ministry. This FUNdraiser is what it says.. IT has been FUN from the youngest to the oldest. Again thank you for all your support! We are in need of anything Camouflage and 2 POP UP TENTS that we could BORROW for our Vacation Bible School. Everything will be returned. If you have ANYTHING we could use, please see Mrs. Donna or Mr. Garren. Thank you so much! The Extreme Kidz Praise and worship team has been ask to led praise and worship in a Crusade in Belton SC, July 7-9. We will meet at the church at 5:15 each night. If you have any questions please see Ms Donna. Upcoming Events: July 18 and 19- 1st-6th Boys Club camping trip to camp croft more details to follow, and 1st-3rd grade girls a sleepover in the gym, details will soon follow. July 20-Last VBS Meeting- Everyone involved needs to be at this meeting to pick up worker packets and t-shirts. July 28-August 1- Boot Camp Vacation Bible School! (Mark your Calendars) If anyone would like to volunteer to help at VBS please sign up with Ms Donna. August 23 Workers Banquet

Ministry Leaders for This Week Sunday Greeters-Pat Chappell & Robbie Gwinn Sunday School Greeter – Robert D. Sloan CLC Greeter – Paul Lundberg Crossing Guard- David Hoyt Head Ushers – Charles O’Shields & Bobby Brown Finance Committee – Ryan Ballard & Danny Knight Usher Team #3– Brian Arnold, Michael Brown, Harold Chesney,

Dennis Crocker, Rick Priester, & Kenny Waddell Wednesday Bus Pickup: Phillip and Rob Take Home: Clint and Rob

Van 1 Pickup: Richard and Buster Van 2 Pickup: Tabitha and Brian Van 1 Take home: Garren and Thomas Van 2 Take home: Tim and June

Wednesday Late Night: Donna and Kim Nursery—Wednesday- TBA AM –Ann Knight & Alison Arnold PM- Ann Knight Sunday PM Kiddie Church- Nancy & Tony Gentry Music- Wednesday-Kathy Arellano AM-Lisa Terry PM-Jamaica Team Praise Team-Gold Guitar- Korey, Duck, John