For this year’s Relay for Life event scheduled for Friday night, August 6^th, and Saturday morning, August 7^th, at the Todd County Park, the Relay committee is sponsoring a Country Store as a fund-raising activity.  Items including jams, jellies, canned vegetables, pickles, and baked goods will be sold.  If you would like to contribute one or more items to the Country Store, please bring the items to West Side, and Ruth Sawyers will take those items to Relay.

Thanks to …

We’d like to express our gratitude to the following teachers for their efforts teaching the summer quarter.  Please express your personal ‘kudos’ to Sue Rose, Janet Watkins, Leslie McGhee, Jessica Marchetti, Stacey Boley, Vicki Marchetti, Bobby Parmley, Danny Bruce McGhee, Bruce Holt, April Holt, Alice Sawyers, Sandy McGhee, and Jacky Moore for their efforts with the Sunday morning and Wednesday night classes.  A ‘thank you’ is also extended to Diana Walton, Sue Rose, Anna Jo Parmley, and Carolyn Wells for their efforts teaching the ladies’ class on Wednesday nights.

Todd County Relay for Life Information Request

Carolyn Farmer has asked that cancer survivors please email her with their names when possible.  Also, if you know of cancer survivors who do not have email, she asks that their names be emailed as well.  She will then forward those names to the chairperson of the Survivor Committee. Todd County’s Relay for Life is scheduled for Friday, August 6^th, and Saturday, August 7th, at the Todd County Park in Elkton. The event begins at 6:00 PM on Friday night and is scheduled to conclude at 6:00 AM on Saturday morning. Please show your support for this event by contributing in any way that you possibly can.  We have all had family members, friends, and acquaintances touched by this disease – let’s show our support for this effort to raise money to find a cure. Carolyn Farmer’s email address is ceeceefarmer@gmail.com.

Potter Children’s Home Collection

We are appreciative of the many people who contributed to Potter’s.  The items were picked up earlier this week.

 School Supplies’ Collection

West Side is collecting school supplies to be distributed to the four county schools; please bring pencils, paper, folders, and other related school items by Sunday, August 15^th. 

Congratulations

West Side wants to congratulate Shane Pickerill, former member and former youth minister of West Side, for his selection as principal of Crofton Elementary School in Christian County. Shane is the son of Bob and Donna Shumate Pickerill of Hopkinsville.

Annual Church of Christ Report

According to the Annual Church of Christ Report from the New Life Behavior Ministries of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the calendar year of 2009, West Side baptized 20 individuals, had six prayer requests, taught 1100 lessons, distributed 100 tracts, and distributed 100 Bibles through its work with the Detention Center Ministry.  “Thanks” is also extended to the many volunteers who contribute much effort and time to this work.

Congratulations

We would like to congratulate Courtney Greenfield Calvert, daughter of Susie and Terry Greenfield and granddaughter of Tony and Jane Camp,  on her acceptance of a teaching job at Eastern Elementary and North Jackson Elementary in Glasgow, KY.

Please Note:  If you would like to add or return someone to the list, please email Bruce or write his or her name on a piece of paper and give it to Bruce.  While we are honored to have folks listed, we also want to keep our list up-to-date.

The Family of Janice Berry, The Family of Helen Blake Noe, Dora Alder (two-year old relative of Wayne Alder with a rare blood disorder), Tony Collins (has inoperable brain tumor; is friend of Allison Russell, former West Side member), Jerry Edwards (recent spider bite, possible surgery), Bob Wilson (brother of Stan Wilson in Tilton, Illinois; has cancer), Owen Banton (father of Kathy B. Smith and Kim B. Wofford, hospitalized in serious condition), Connell Rust (diagnosed with pre-leukemia), Dilly Turner (now at home), Helen Rogel (wife of Dan Rogel, has had knee replacement), Cindy Hinton (Johnnie Fletcher’s daughter-in-law; will have additional tests in Nashville soon), Nat Penick (recent illness, has improved), Franklin Powell (injured soldier from Todd County), Caroline Wolff (lung cancer and broken hip), Jim Deaton (former member of West Side, hospitalized recently in VA Hospital), Lori Teague (has shown some improvement in recent days), G. A. Church (will have back surgery in the near future), Carol Kirkman (recovering from knee replacement, retired educator), Kaye Harrell (Vicki Ashcraft’s sister who has had a stroke), Marilyn Fletcher (recent back surgery; now having PT rehab in Bowling Green), Nathaniel Forshee (brain tumor), Lydia Kell (has bleeding ulcers, grandmother of April Holt), Edna Jones (paternal grandmother of April Holt), Jewell Boyd, Frank Shumate (brother-in-law of Mrs. Ann Shumate), Samuel Wiles (great-grandson of the late Ms. Gayle Ricchuite), Chad Dukes (brain cancer), Glendolene Alder, Larry Bagwell (friend of Doug Boley with cancer), Effie Benton (sister of John England), Dorothy Boyer (Phyllis Casebolt’s mother), Judy Boyle (sister of James McKinney), Adam Bryant (cancer), Danny Byler, Smith and Nancy Chastain, Stevie Clinard (friend of Jacky Moore), Oscar Cox (Wanda Simmons’ brother-in-law), John England, Forrest Evans (Beverly Moberly’s father), Keith Flick (injured Afghan soldier), Ricky Garrett, Mallory Guthrie (6-yr old with cancer), Dustin Higgins (21 yr. old paralyzed grandson of Clarence Sharp), Rita Huling (Wayne Alder’s niece), Bill Humphreys, Jonathan Hurt (recurring personal problems), John Hyde, JoNell Justice (Wanda Simmons’ sister), Kris Kanter (friend of Tommy Moore with cancer), Carl Mabry (friend of Beverly Fowler with IPF, an incurable lung disease),   Raford McCrary (friend of Doug Boley with lung cancer), Scott Miller (Ruth Sawyers’ nephew), Tommy Moore, Pam Alder Morris, Debbie Perry (cousin of Paulette Greenfield with cancer), Melanie Phillips, Tom Poole (cousin of Doug Boley with cancer), Ronnie Potter, Judy Powell, Elizabeth Rager, Ms. Ruth Reagan (Keysburg congregation), Ann Shumate, Arlene Smith (stroke), James Morris Standard, Adam Stead (army pilot shot in Middle East; his wife is a co-worker of Beverly Fowler), Martha Rager (Lilburn Rager’s sister with cancer), William Thompson, Mrs. Mamie Utley (Paulette Greenfield’s aunt in Hearthstone), Gail White (Stacey Boley’s mother), Aimee Woody 

Local Devotionals ~ A sign-up sheet is located on the teen board in the foyer area for those who would like to host our monthly local devotionals.

Pizza Party ~ We are thankful for those who organized and assisted with the ‘pizza party’ held this past Saturday night, July 24th.  Your efforts in behalf of the youth of West Side are very much appreciated!

Bruce Holt

E-mail Address: Bruce Holt

Bruce Holt has been the minister at West Side since November of 2006.  Bruce is originally from Florence, AL.  He is a graduate of Freed-Hardeman University, earning his B.S. in Bible in 1993 and Masters in Ministry in 2002.  Bruce has worked in full-time ministry since 1994, serving in Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, and now Kentucky.  Bruce has been married to his wife April for more than 15 years and has two pre-school sons, David and Caleb.

E-Mail: David Watkins

E-Mail: Lilburn Rager

E-Mail: Larry Ross

Rocky Rager

Wife: Julie

E-mail Address: Rocky Rager

E-Mail: Danny Bruce McGhee

E-Mail: Wilmon Moore