The weekly update is up and running again after missing a week or two. Plenty of good stuff happening at MORE. Read on.

April has been declared Reentry month by the federal and state government. At MORE, we will participate by having a large can in the foyer for people to donate. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Reentry in Amarillo, who we will be working with, is asking for donations of new socks and new or gently used dress and work shoes. Men’s and women’s are needed. These donations will be used to help inmates getting out of prison to get back on their feet, so to speak. 

The April First Fruits Offering, which we collect all month long, will benefit Hope Choice Pregnancy Center and Mentoring in Amarillo. They began in 1999 to help women facing unplanned pregnancy. Later, they began helping women in crisis with encouragement and practical support. Mentoring programs were added, too. They now minister to a thousand clients each month, providing sonograms, educational classes, post-abortion support and material goods. The mentoring programs now reach more than 24,000 students on 90-plus campuses each month.

Our Wednesday services continue through May 22. Join us 6:30-8:00 p.m. each week for youth/children/nursery, prayer and worship in the sanctuary and for healing and prophetic rooms.

For those who are interested in how to recognize human trafficking, MORE will host a free anti-trafficking educational seminar, 2-3 p.m., May 4. The leadership and employees of MORE will be taking the training but we want to open it up to our members and attendees as well. It’s free. There is no childcare. For more information, contact Joy Conner at joy@actscommunity.org.

Thanks to each of you who support the church financially every month. We could not operate without you. For those who would like to give, there are several ways. In addition to checks, cash and money order, you can give by text (84321), use your credit card at the church or by going online to our website, www.ilovemore.org. The most efficient way for the church is for people to give by bank draft. If that interests you, please contact Pastor Wendy.

Community Groups:

• Creator’s Space, hosted by Joy Conner at Acts Community-Downtown, 816 S. Van Buren, 3 p.m., the first Saturday of each month.  This group is for adults only. Bring projects, ideas and artistic/creative friends to make things you love. This is a place for you to make things and for creators to create. For more information, contact Joy Conner at joy.conner@yahoo.comor 806-683-5054.
• Women’s prayer and worship, led by Jennifer Martin, 9 a.m. each Tuesday at MORE. No childcare.
• Jennifer Martin and Debi Jeter lead a group that meets 8:45-9:45 a.m. each Sunday at the church. This is a time of praise, reflection and prayer before the main service. This is a time, open to all, who want to spend some intimate time with the Lord before the Sunday service. Childcare will be available. 
• Going Up, a community group for people who have attained age 50 and above, meets once a month. The next fellowship will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday, April 13 at the home of Lyndal and Becky Waldrip, 9151 Arena Dr. Contact Keith and Sherry Moore for more information. Keith can be reached at 382-3780 and Sherry at 382-6654.
• James and Paula Butler lead a service every Sunday afternoon at Acts Community Resource Center on 2^ndand Louisiana for the people in San Jacinto. Contact the Butlers if you would like to be a part of this.
• Mark Wolfe leads a men’s group. He is in the middle of reconfiguring when and where the group will meet. We will advertise the group again once it is settled. For more information, contact Mark at 806-674-1050. 
• Ben and Caitlin Standish lead “Sabre in the Spirit,” a prayer meeting with live music and rooted in the Bible. They meet at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Saturday of every month at the Standish home, 5721 Andover Dr. For more information, contact Ben at 418-0692 or Caitlin at 670-5344.
• The MORE Recovery group meets at 5:30-6:30 p.m. each Monday at the church. This meeting is open to the public. Childcare is available for birth-3^rdgrade.
• Pastor Lyndal leads the Crump Church service at 6:45-8:00 p.m. each Monday at the church. This is a smaller, more intimate gathering of worship and ministry for those who may not feel comfortable in a regular church setting. This is open to the public. Childcare is available for birth-3^rdgrade.
• Pastor Kathryn Roach leads a young women’s group called Grow Together! The group will take a break for a few months for the birth of her new child. The group is open to women 18-35 and focuses on growth in relationship with the Lord and others. In a chill atmosphere, there is a short worship time, small devotional and discussion. For more information, contact Pastor Kathryn at 690-5144.

Our Sunday morning sermon is available live each Sunday around 10:45-10:50 a.m. on our Facebook page or later it will be posted to our website and YouTube. For additional information on MORE, please check the calendar below or look us up at our website, www.ilovemore.org, our Facebook page or YouTube (MORE Church Amarillo). 

April Schedule:

• April 21 – Water baptism (Pastor Lyndal)

May Schedule:

• May 4 – Human Trafficking awareness training at MORE, 10-11 a.m.
• May 22 – Final Wednesday services until August
• May 19 – Water baptism (Pastor Lyndal)
• May 27 – Memorial Day

Weekly Schedule:

• Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m., Alpha Class
• Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m., Prayer/Praise/Reflection
• Sunday: 10:00 a.m., Sunday service
• Sunday: 10:00 a.m., Children’s church
• Sunday: After worship, service for 6^th-12th graders
• Monday: 5:30-6:30 p.m. – MORE Recovery group
• Monday: 6:45-8:00 p.m., Crump Church at MORE
• Tuesday: 9:00-10:30 a.m., women’s prayer and worship
• Wednesday: 6:30-8:00 p.m. – Wednesday services

Praises and Testimonies:

• Congratulations to Landry and Chloe Waldrip on the birth of their fourth child. Shep Oliver Waldrip was born April 3 and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Mom and baby are doing great. Other MORE relatives include uncle Logan Waldrip and grandparents Lyndal and Becky Waldrip.
• Congratulations to Chris Czosnek’s son, Phillip, who has beaten cancer. He has one more body scan to go before he gets the all clear.
• Aileen Andrews had successful surgery Tuesday to remove her gall bladder and one kidney. All went well and she is healing.

Prayer Requests:

• Pray for Mike Adkins, father of PREP graduates Anna and Angela Adkins. He had part of a leg removed a couple of years ago and it became infected again. Doctors have the infection under control but before leaving the hospital he had a heart issue. He now needs a pacemaker.
• Pray for Jaime Stoll who had major wrist surgery last Friday. She will be down for several weeks.
• Pray for Madeline Lane, wife of Scott Hensley, who has been diagnosed with stage 3 cirrhosis of the liver.
• Pray for Kerri Clemens. Doctors found lesions on her liver and L3 spine. She had a biopsy March 27 at M.D. Anderson in Houston and is awaiting results. She also had a PET Scan last week.
• Pray for those with long-term health ailments: Barbara DeWitt, mother of Wendy Roach, (chemo treatments); Elaine Standish (convalescent care); Shelly Wood (bowel surgery/chemotherapy); Eddie Gonzalez (internal issues); and Mike Miller (kidney dialysis, cancerous cyst in his mouth). 
• Pray for family and friends in our congregation who are struggling with meth, alcohol and other addictions.
• In addition, please pray for all of our military personnel, leaders, president and cabinet members. 

MORE Money:

Sunday offering for 03/31/24 was $15,753.78. Sunday offering for 04/07/24 was $14,017.91. Total giving so far this year is $169,947.43. Attendance on Easter Sunday was 370. Attendance last Sunday was 213.

Thought for the week: 

Not very spiritual but here we go: “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” (Mark Twain)

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Sorry, no jokes this week. My wonderful file is under lock and key.

That’s all, folks. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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