Announcements: June 29, 2008

Class News

• Thanks Jeremy, for a wonderful lesson this morning. I hope that all of us pay attention to the ministry opportunities the Lord places in front of us this week. Like Saul in today's lesson, I hope we can be committed to Christ and show it to others through our actions. The title of next week's lesson is Peter: Openness. The background passage for the lesson is Acts 9:32-11:18. The lesson passage for next week is Acts 11:4-18.
• Happy (belated) Birthday to Joy Tripp on June 24th!
• Happy Anniversary to Nathan and Ashlee on Tuesday, July 1st!
• Happy Birthday to Greg Pearman on Wednesday, July 2nd!
• July 13th UPDATE: To make sure that there will be enough food for everyone at the luncheon, please sign up to bring three dishes and a 2 liter drink. We will have access to the refrigerator and oven in the Fellowship Hall Kitchen if you need to use either appliance for your food. If you have not signed up yet or you would like to add another dish to the list please let Matt or Melissa know! Click here to see the updated food sign-up list. Please continue to pray that God will use this event to reach out to other couples in our church that are in our age group and are not yet involved in a LJG. **Child care will be provided**
• Upcoming Dates: 

1. Fourth of July: Jeremy and Misty have opened up their home for a Fourth of July cook out! (Thanks guys!) Dinner will be at 6:00 pm and then we will go watch fireworks in the parking lot off of Wendover and Green Valley Road (near Friendly Center). Jeremy and Misty will provide hamburgers and hot dogs and ask that you bring a side dish or dessert. Please contact Misty no later than Thursday evening to let her know if you plan to attend and what side dish you will bring. Their address is 6407 Woodmont Rd. in Jamestown (27282). Misty's contact info is: 404-3077 & mhood15@gmail.com. *Bring lawn chairs to watch the fireworks!*
2. July 12th: BOWLING SOCIAL!!! Please join us for our next LJG social. We will enjoy a night of bowling at Triad Lanes on Wendover at 7 pm!
3. July 13th: 'Outreach Lunch' in the Fellowship Hall!

Promoter News

Church-wide Picnic: Sunday, July 6th at Bur-Mil Park. Activities begin at 3:30 pm. Dinner will be served at 5:30 and the pool will be open from 7-9 pm. The church will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, chips and condiments. We are asking that you bring a side dish or dessert. Please also bring drinks for your family only, including any cups and ice that you may need. The church will not be providing these.

Married Adults

Young Couples Lunch: July 13 following the 10:45 service. The "Finding Common Ground" LJG will host a luncheon for couples in their 20's.

Operation Outreach: July 13th at 4 pm in room 216.

Marriage 301 (Partnership for the Journey): Saturday, July 19 from 9 am - Noon in the Chapel. Learn to better understand how to work together as a team.

Activities

Upward Flag Football: Coaches and referees are needed for the season beginning July 28th. If you are interested please call the church office 288-3824.

Women's Enrichment Ministry

MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers has begun registering for next fall. There are limited spots available, so if you would like to join other moms on the third Tuesday morning of every month from September to May, please call Kyra Houser, coordinator at 288-8488 or j.houser@earthlink.net.

Food Sign-Up: July 13th

The following is the current sign-up list for our Outreach Lunch on July 13th. Thanks to everyone who has already signed up! There will be informational cards in the LJG this Sunday for you to pass out to friends, neighbors and co-workers! To make sure that we have enough food for anyone and everyone who comes, please sign up to bring 3 dishes and a 2 liter drink!

Meat

Fried Chicken - Tripp

Chicken Salad Sandwiches - Gardner

Meatloaf - McManus

Fruit

Fruit Salad - Pearman

Casserole

Chicken Casserole - McManus

Veggies

Smashed Potatoes - McManus

Green Beans - Pearman

Corn on the Cob - Wallace

Corn Dip & Chips - Gardner

Baked Beans & Sausage - Powles

Salad

Oriental Salad/Slaw - Gardner

Moroccan Salad - Tripp

Bread

Rolls- Wallace

Bread - Scott

Pasta

Pasta Salad - Hood

Pasta Entree - Wallace

Pasta Entree - Hood

Dessert

Cookies - Hood

Cake - Tripp

Brownies - Scott

Oreo Cake - Powles

Announcements: June 15, 2008

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

Class News

• Thanks David, for a great lesson this morning! The title of next week's lesson is Philip: Consistency. The background passage for the lesson is Acts 8:4-40. The lesson passages are Acts 8:4-13, 29-31, 35-38.
• ATTENTION LADIES!!! All ladies are invited to lunch tomorrow (Monday) at McAllister's at 1:00. We will meet at the McAllister's at The Palladium in Jamestown (between Wendover and Highway 68). Hope to see you there!
• Be praying about friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. that you can invite to our "Outreach lunch" on July 13th. 
• July 13th: Please keep this date on your calendar! Our Life Journey Group will be sponsoring an 'outreach lunch' Sunday after church in the Fellowship Hall. This lunch will be for any and all married/engaged couples who are 20-29(ish). The church will begin advertising this event soon to let people know about it. We're praying God will use this event to reach out to other couples in our church that are in our age group and are not yet involved in a LJG. The sign up sheet will be posted soon!

Promoter News

Preschool/Children

Outrigger Island Summer Wednesdays: Beginning June 25, 6:15-7:15 pm for babies - grade 5 in the children's suite. Our VBS teachers will continue the fun and learning of VBS.

Students

Scholarships: Scholarships are needed for the upcoming summer camps and mission trip. If you can help financially, please designate the finds "Youth Scholarship" on the memo and place in the offering plate or turn in to the church office.

Married Adults

Operation Outreach: July 13th at 4 pm in room 216.

Marriage 301 (Partnership for the Journey): Saturday, July 19 from 9 am - Noon in the Chapel. Learn to better understand how to work together as a team.

Activities

Church-wide Picnic: Sunday, July 6 at Bur-Mil Park. Activities begin at 3:30 pm. Dinner will be served at 5:30 and the pool will be open from 7-9 pm. Church will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, chips and condiments. We are asking that you bring a side dish or dessert. Please also bring drinks for your family only, including any cups and ice that you may need. The church will not be providing these.

Upward Flag Football: Coaches are referees are needed for the season beginning July 28th. Please contact Patty Ghering at 288-3824 if you are able to help!

Women's Enrichment Ministry

MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers has begun registering for next fall. There are limited spots available, so if you would like to join other moms on the third Tuesday morning of every month from September to May, please call Kyra Houser, coordinator at 288-8488 or j.houser@earthlink.net.

Announcements: June 8, 2008

Matt and I are either really on the ball about taking pictures, or we forget cameras even exist! Can you tell which one was true about or Luau last night? We can't seem to find a happy medium when it comes to picture taking! Oh well, I'm sure everyone has plenty of mental images of water balloons, volleyball, beads of sweat running down everyone's forehead, more ground beef than anyone could imagine, the men's frightening knowledge of male heart throbs during the "80's Outburst" game, and the fun and fellowship that took place at the "Aloha Luau!" Thanks to everyone who came!

Class News

• Thanks Jeremy, for the wonderful lesson this morning! The title of next week's lesson is Stephen: Boldness. The background passage for the lesson is Acts 6:1-8:3. The lesson passages are Acts 6:8-15; 7:51-60.
• Welcome Mike and Danielle Rusher! We enjoyed having you with us this morning.
• Happy Anniversary to Marc and Lauren Holbrook on Saturday, June 14th!
• If you would like your name and phone number to be added to our blog directory please let Matt or Melissa know.
• If you ever have comments or suggestions about our class blog page please let us know! Also, if you would ever like to post your thoughts, comments, questions, etc. let Matt or Melissa know.
• Upcoming Dates:

1. June 14: Baby shower honoring Misty Hood. Chick out the blog post titled "Misty's Shower" for all the details and updated food lists. If you would like to attend and have not yet signed up please let Lauren or Melissa know.
2. July 13: Outreach lunch: We mentioned this briefly during the Life Journey Group this morning... Our LJG will hold a lunch after church on Sunday, July 13th for any and all married couples who are 20-29(ish). The church will begin advertising this event soon to let people know about it. A sign up sheet will be available in the class and on the blog page soon. We're praying God will use this event to reach out to other couples in our church that are in our age group and are not yet involved in a LJG.

Promoter News

Preschool/Children

Nicaragua Mission Needs: Items are being collected for an upcoming mission trip to Nicaragua. Items include school supplies, jump ropes, hair bows & brushes, small toys, Spanish & English Bibles, or cash to sponsor a child. Give money to Arvil and leave other items in the designated boxes at the Children's Welcome Desk.

GA & RA Recognition Service: TONIGHT at 6:15 pm. Come encourage these boys and girls!

Students

Scholarships: Scholarships are needed for the upcoming summer camps and mission trip. If you can help financially, please designate the funds "Youth Scholarship" on the memo and place in the offering plate or turn in to the church office.

Married Adults

VBS Needs: Sweet and non sweet treats are needed for the teacher's break room for VBS. Nut free snacks are desired, due to allergies. Bring items to the Fellowship Hall kitchen on Sunday, June 15 or anytime early in the VBS week, June 16-20. Good snacks provide a great way to show appreciation to our VBS staff of some 150 teachers and leaders.

• Paper towel tubes are also needed. There is a box downstairs labeled for you to place the tubes in.

Activities

Atlanta Braves Weekend: September 6-7. Spend an incredible weekend in Atlanta with the family and watch the Washington Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves. Cost is $97 per person, double occupancy, includes on night's lodging and one baseball game. Meals are extra. Transportation will be your own vehicle. Only 25 tickets are available! Registration deadline is Sunday, July 27th.

Family Movie Night: Saturday, June 14 at 7 pm. We will be showing "Alvin and the Chipmunks" in the CLC. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. This is a FREE event!

Church-wide Picnic: Sunday, July 6 at Bur-Mil Park. More details soon.

Mark Your Calendar

New York Trip: November 26-29. Take a Motorcoach bus and enjoy the Macy's Thanksgiving day Parade, a Broadway Play, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park and Christmas shopping in the city! Cost is $499 per person, double occupancy. The rate is adjusted for single, triple and quad rooms. Lodging will be at the Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. Information and registration brochures will be available soon in the church office.

ALS Walk: In remembrance of Keith Wood, Keith's Krew will be participating in the Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday, June 14 at Center City Park. Register online at www.catfishchapter.org or in the lobby at Keith's Krew Tables. You can support the team in several ways by doing one of these things or all three:

1. Wear your Keiths' Krew T-shirt
2. Collect donations
3. Walk on June 14th

Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center: Pick up a baby bottle on Sunday and fill it with change, cash or check. This money will help make a difference in the lives of young mothers and fathers facing unplanned pregnancy. Bring it back to church on Father's Day, June 15. Bottles can be picked up from both first and second floor lobbies and in the Worship Center lobby.

Announcements: June 1, 2008

Before we get started on actual announcements, I wanted to post something David passed out during class on Sunday. The words really hit me and I think it's a great reminder to all of us who received it Sunday and it's too good to be missed by those who were unable to join us...

Fellowship of the Unashamed

(The last words of an African martyr)

I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed.

The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line.

The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.

I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure.

I'm finished and done with low living, sight-walking, small planning,

smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, cheap

giving, and dwarfed goals.

My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my

way is rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear.

I won't give up, back up, let up, or shut up until I've preached up, prayed

up, paid up, stored up and stayed up for the cause of Christ.

I must go until He returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and

work until He comes.

And when He comes, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors

will be clear. "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ."

Not to switch gears completely... but Matt and I have to share this with you all. It may not be as intellectually profound as the above words that David shared with us but it is definitely worth watching. It is a combination of precious, sweet, hilarious, innocent and down right adorable! Click on the following link and ENJOY! The Lord's Prayer

Class News

• Thanks David for another great lesson! The title of next week's lesson is Empowered to Help. The background passage for the lesson is Acts 3:1-5:42. The lesson passages are Acts 4:5-10, 12-13, 18-20, 31-35. The new edition of the lesson books are in the LJG room if you need one.
• Happy (belated) Anniversary to Jeff & Kathy Scott on Sunday, June 1st!
• Be in prayer for Jason and Ashley as they enter into marriage this Saturday, June 7th. CONGRATULATIONS!
• Upcoming Dates:

1. June 5: Chick-fil-A night (The Village - Pisgah Church) from 5:00-8:00 pm. Please join Keith's Krew to raise money to support ALS! Be sure to drop your receipt in the bag at the registers! That is how donations are counted!
2. June 7: "Aloha" Luau for the Nettles, Vaughns & Holbrooks. Check out the blog post titled "Aloha Luau" for all of the details and updated food lists. If you would like to come and have not yet signed up please let Matt or Melissa know. **Please bring your own lawn chairs and come dressed for a Hawaiian Luau!**
3. June 14: Baby shower honoring Misty Hood. Check out the blog post titled "Misty's Shower!" for all the details and updated food lists. If you would like to come and have not yet signed up please let Melissa know.
4. July 13: Outreach lunch (more to come, but please keep this date on your calendar!)

Promoter News

Preschool/Children

VBS: 2008 Vacation Bible School- Outrigger Island! Plan to join us June 16-20! 9 am - Noon, ages 4 - completed 8th grade. Sign up forms are available at all welcome desks.

Nicaragua Mission Needs: Items are being collected for an upcoming mission trip to Nicaragua. Items include school supplies, jump ropes, hair bows & brushes, small toys, Spanish & English Bibles, or cash to sponsor a child. Give money to Arvil and leave other items in the designated boxes at the Children's Welcome Desk.

GA & RA Recognition Service: Sunday, June 8 at 6:15 pm. Come encourage these boys and girls!

Students

Scholarships: Scholarships are needed for the upcoming summer camps & mission trip. If you can help financially, please designate the funds "Youth Scholarship" on the memo and place in the offering plate or turn in to the church office.

Married Adults

Parenting 101: The Journey with Preschoolers: (ages birth through 4) on Friday, June 6 from 6:30-9:30 pm in the Chapel.

Activities

Atlanta Braves Weekend: September 6-7. Spend an incredible weekend in Atlanta with the family and watch the Washington Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves. Cost is $97 per person, double occupancy, includes one night's lodging and one baseball game. meals are extra. Transportation will be your own vehicle. Only 25 tickets are available! Registration deadline is Sunday July 27.

Family Night: Saturday, June 14 at 7 pm. We will be showing "Alvin & the Chipmunks" in the CLC. Popcorn & drinks will be provided. This is a FREE event!

Church-wide Picnic: Sunday July 6 at Bur-Mil Park. More details coming soon.

Mark Your Calendar

New York Trip: November 26-29. Take a Motorcoach bus and enjoy the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a Broadway Play, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park and Christmas shopping in the city! Cost is $499 per person, double occupancy. The rate is adjusted for single, triple and quad rooms. Lodging will be at the Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. Information and registration brochures will be available soon in the church office.

ALS Walk: In remembrance of Keith Wood, Keith's Krew will be participating in the Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday, June 14 at Center City Park. Register online at www.catfishchapter.org or in the lobby at Keith's Krew Tables. You can support the team in several ways by doing one of these things or all three:

1. Wear your Keith's Krew T-shirt
2. Collect donations
3. Walk on June 14th

Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center: Pick up a baby bottle on Sunday and fill it with change, cash or check. This money will help make a difference in the lives of young mothers and fathers facing unplanned pregnancy. Bring it back to church on Father's Day, June 15. Bottles can be picked up from both first and second floor lobbies, and the Worship Center lobby.