Tecumseh, OK May 24, 2020

Our Elders

Michael Kelsey (405) 403-6097

Eddy Parker (405) 598-2291

Pat Swafford (405) 765-9002

Our Deacons

• Brett Byrum

• Johnie Fredman

• Stacy Gingrich

• Robby Kinsey

• Jay Madden

• Keith Patterson

• Jeremy Pearman

• Gary Stapp

Our Ministers

Erick Henson (Pulpit)

(580) 677-1557

Dan Fredman (Associate)

(918) 855-2483

Philip Wolke (Youth)

(405) 317-4322

Elders’ Corner

Hello church! In some parts of Mexico, hot springs and cold springs are found side by side. And because of the convenience of this natural phenomenon, the women often bring their laundry and boil their clothes in the hot springs and then rinse them in the cold ones. A tourist, who was watching this procedure commented to his Mexican guide, “I imagine these women think God is pretty generous to supply such ample, clean hot and cold water here side by side for their free use.” The guide answered, “Not really. There’s a lot of grumbling because they have to bring their own soap!”

We are on the brink of return, and oh, the lessons we have had to learn. We are look-ing at learning how to stop grumbling on Sunday. How many times have you grumbled in the last couple of months? Would you be rich if you got a nickel for every grumble that came from your tongue over this virus period? Do you know why we are such great grumblers? We are great grumblers because we have great forgetters. One mo-ment, God has done something amazing for us and the next minute we are grumbling because we don’t have it as good as we think it ought to be. The Israelites were great at forgetting and they were great grumblers. One moment God is rescuing them from Egyptian slavery and in a heartbeat they are grumbling because the situation is not to their liking.

Steven Lee has some good things for us to remember. “Take a moment and look back on God’s fingerprints all over your life:

Remember how God has protected you from making shipwreck of your life.

Remember how God graciously let you grow up in a godly family.

Remember how God awakened you to the ugliness of your sin.

Remember how you walked away from that terrible car crash.

Remember how your wife, sister or mom survived breast cancer.

Remember how you had mentors and key friends guide you in your faith.

Remember how God sustained you during that season of unemployment.

Remember how God miraculously healed you.

Remember that impossible prayer request that God answered.

Remember how you had no money and an envelope just showed up in the mail with exactly the amount you needed.

Remember how the gospel came alive as it never had before.

Remember God.

5/24 On Line Services

5/25

5/26 Ladies Video Class @ 7:30p

5/27 Online Bible Class @ 6:30p

5/28 Men’s Conference Call @ 9p

5/31 Online Services

6/3 Summer Series Returns (Tentative)

6/7 Resume Regular Worship (Tentative)

6/15-18 Youth Float Trip

7/11-18 Huron Mission Trip

7/25 VBS

There’s a Great Day Coming

We continue to target reopening for semi-

normal services on Wednesday, June 3.

We are NOT encouraging anyone with

health concerns to put themselves at risk

by coming to services. We will continue to

offer online Bible classes and worship ser-

vices via YouTube livestreaming for those

that prefer to continue worshiping at

home for health reasons. For those that

attend in person, we need to be consider-

ate and give people space. We encourage

you to greet your brothers and sisters with

a holy smile! ☺

On Wednesday, June 3, we plan to kick-off

our adult class summer series with Philip

Johnson from Westside Church of Christ in

Norman. We plan to have a full slate of

children’s classes and our teens will be

having class in the Youth Room with Phil.

We plan to resume regular Sunday ser-

vices on June 7.

Please continue to pray that the COVID-19

pandemic will be over quickly, and will not

return. Stay tuned for more information

and details to come.

The day we are able to worship together

again is certainly going to be a great day!

Eddy, Michael, Pat

Colton

ingmire

Natalie

Smith Class of 2020

Cause me to know the way

in which I should

walk...teach me to do your

will, for You are my God.

Ps 8-10

Highland church of Christ

905 E Walnut

PO Box 129

Tecumseh, OK 74873-0129

Phone: (405) 598-3514

info@hcoct.com

Attendance Last Week:

Bible Class:

Daily Bible Readers:

Sun Worship:

Sun PM:

Schedule of Services

Sunday:

Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday:

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Health (Members): Kurt Shirey, on IV antibiotics for 5 wks;

James Moudy; Jim Willis; Jim Arnold; Jim Hayes; Ione Arnold;

Angie Sack, radiation treatment; Janice Carr; Don & Judy

Rousey; Dee Banta; Twila Carr; Tami Lawson.

Health (Others): Leona Walker, undergoing tests; Pam Keith

(Delmer’s daughter-in-law) and Carl; Kenneth Dunn’s family

(friends of Kim Simms); Selene Williams (Bob McKnight’s

granddaughter) breast cancer; Tycen Edwards (Clendon &

Sue’s great nephew) lung cancer; David Miller (Bill Miller’s

son) pneumonia; Bob & Mary (Dick & Peg Walton’s daughter

& family); Ed Ernst (Louie Hatler’s FIL); Nona Sue Sheerer

(Jennifer McKnight’s mother) mini-strokes; Michele Cooper

(Mica Byrum’s cousin) pneumonia; Jack (Flossie Jorgenson’s

oldest brother) ALS; Mandy Dodd (Lora Sprowls’ daughter);

Mindy Wyatt (Renee Hinson’s sister) breast cancer; Kaden

Gee (Vickie’s grandson); Pat Gee (Angie Sack’s dad) cancer;

Waldo Carpenter; Chuck Austin (Tom’s brother) praying for

liver transplant; Randall Motley (Donna McLin’s nephew)

stroke; Jim Arnold’s sister, cancer; Remy Bullis’ grandmother,

heart; Mike Fuller (FFA friend) hospice; Debbie (Burlison)

Sehon (Gina Fredman’s aunt) ALS; Sue Wright; Mary Jones

(mother of friend of Kacy Kinsey); Verlie’s sister-in-law; Bill

Blochowiak (Billy’s dad); Carrie Bourlon (Steve’s mother);

Tom (Jerry Griffin’s friend); Jimmy Stokes; Don & Sandra Staf-

ford (Jimmie Young’s family); Debbie Seaton (Claudia’s

friend); Kent Taylor (Kristy Swafford’s brother); Byron Holt’s

SIL; Hugo Ortiz (Betty Limas’ uncle); Charles Elmore (Mica’s

Dad); Mark Miener (Verlie’s friend); Rusty McCart (Verlie’s

nephew); Jim Perry & LaDonna (Verlie’s friend); Grandma

Gladys (Lori Brown’s GM); Xavier & Ray Grimmett Jr.

Our shut-ins: Retha Barnes; Mary Littleton; Connie Mack

Stubbs; Rosie Brightwell; James & Sheila Moudy; Audrey Sa-

vory; Mildred Boone; Ellen Childers, Rosie Brightwell.

Other: Ladies at Mabel Bassett, our country and military,

especially our homegrown heroes: Emi lee Grochow, Ryan

Willis, Andrew & Austin Sack, Joshua & Caleb Kelsey, Caleb

Dahle and Haden Burlison.

Announcements

We can make our online con-

tributions 2 ways now

GivePlus+ Mobile

Available in app stores

or a link is on HCOCT.com

Please continue to turn in

info sheets to office.

We’ll have another drive-in worship service this evening at 5pm, weather permitting. Please park as directed in the north parking lot and stay in your cars. Bathrooms will be open but only one at a time may

enter the building.

Regular services have been suspended in the building until Wednesday night, June 3rd, (tentative) to comply with directives of social distancing and to keep us all safe. Until we are able to meet together, here are some reminders you might find helpful. Services and classes will be streamed online during their regular times at https://www.youtube.com. Search for Highland Church of Christ and look for our building.

Men’s Conference Calls are every Thursday from 9-9:30p. The number for the call is (605) 313-5096. The code will be texted.

Ladies Video Bible Study has been coordinated on Zoom on Tuesday nights at 7:30p. Please send your email address to Mica Byrum at micabyrum123@gmail.com so she can send you the meeting ID and password.

Youth Video Bible Class on Wednesday nights begins with a YouTube live video and is followed by a teleconference on Zoom to discuss the class. Please contact Phil for details.

Individual communion sets are available in the lobby. Call or stop by to get yours for this time we are partaking during streaming services at home.

Giving may be mailed to PO Box 129 or given online thru link at top right of www.hcoct.com. Or, go to the App Store or Google Play and search for “GivePlus Church”.

Online directory is located at https://servantkeeper.com/directory/hcoct/login (call office or reply to email for password). If you need anything or have prayer requests, please call or text the elders at elders@hcoct.com. If you have announcements for our bulletin, please call the office (598-3514) or your BK leaders. Stay safe and please check up on each other.

Books of the Month

for May are

1st & 2nd Timothy

and 1st & 2nd Peter.

We hope to begin our return to

normal worship practices on

June 3rd with our Summer Series.

Various speakers have been

scheduled. Youth and elementary

-aged children will have their own classes. More

information will follow as events unfold.

A youth float trip is set for June 15th-

18th. All teens and their families are invit-

ed. The cost is $115 per person. If you’re

interested, please let Phil know as soon as

possible (this week).

Our Huron mission trip will be July

11th-18th. The cost is $130. Our impact

to this congregation will depend on

who is able to go so please consider

it prayerfully. Contact Phil as soon as

possible so preparations may be made.

On Wednesday nights, the youth have begun a live

video class on YouTube and then will join a Zoom

meeting to discuss the class. Please talk to Phil if

you’d like to participate.

We found it necessary to re-think our VBS

plans this year due to COVID-19 con-

cerns. We’re planning a one-day VBS for

July 25th but need your help. Please check

with Phil to see how you can answer the