Sunday, November 9, 2008

We had a great day of ministry this past Tuesday during the national General Election process. The photos show the various people involved from our church who worked the polls, gave out food and snacks, and some of us ended up working the parking lot to keep traffic moving smoothly. The weather was wonderful, and by the end of the day there were a lot of tired folks, but it was all very rewarding. Thank you to all who volunteered to help that day.

Last Sunday evening was a blessing as we participated in the ordinance of Communion and welcomed seven new members into our church. There are a few other new members who could not be there, but we hope to add them this week. Some need to be baptized by immersion, so I will be holding that class this Sunday at 4:00 pm with the actual baptism service taking place the following Sunday evening, November 16. This service should really be a blessing, don't miss it.

This Sunday we continue with all our services, including four Adult classes at 9:30 AM. In addition to our other ABF's, the Discipleship ABF with Lila started well last Sunday. It is not too late to join if you would like to give it a try. All our Sunday school classes for kids and teens will meet as usual.

At 10:45 AM we have some great worship songs that will help lift our hearts to God. I will continue and hopefully conclude our study about "How God Has and Does Deal with Us" (dispensations and covenants of God.) We will look at the times of the Tribulation and Kingdom and see how the Davidic, Palestinian, and New Covenants fit with these. Several passages in the book of Revelation will be considered along with 2 Samuel 7, Deuteronomy 30, and Jeremiah 31 which all relate to the covenants. As we see how God will deal with mankind during this time, we will be challenged with what we need to be doing in our lives NOW because we are responsible to God during this time in which we live.

In our evening ministries at 6:00 PM our AWANA kids will be having "Military Appreciation Night" so don't forget to bring items for "encouragement packages" to Kurtis and Justin from our church, both in the Marines. Also, the AWANA kids recently kicked off their annual Food Drive for the local food pantry in town, please help by bringing non perishable items and place the on the lobby table. Our teens will begin a new study about the life of Peter, "A Fragile Stone", which is the video series our adults viewed earlier this fall. This will be a good preparation for those planning to minister on the short term missions trip to Japan next summer. And our Adults will gather for fellowship and a continued study from Matthew 6:1 - 18 where we will continue to check our spiritual attitudes to be sure they are in line with Jesus' desires for us.

This Monday is our Women's Ministry Craft Night meeting at 7:00 PM here at church. This special event will cost $5.00 for supplies, but promises to be a fun time together. There is a sign up sheet to plan, so please use it this Sunday.

For our Senior Adults there will be the monthly OASIS (Older Adults Sharing In Streetsboro) meeting, this time at Rosemary Scott's home. It will meet on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 11:00 AM to about 1:00 PM.

We plan to have a list of proposed officers and budget for 2009 posted soon on the bulletin board in preparation for the Annual Business meeting here on Wednesday, December 3 at 7:00 PM. Please look there for it and plan to attend this important meeting. There are many other opportunities for concerts, seminars, and other items for your spiritual growth and encouragement posted on the board, please take a look and attend what you can.

The past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster weatherwise! I hope you have been able to enjoy the recent warm weather and get your outdoor "wrap up" work done. Some in our family enjoyed great days for "pumpkin hunting" out in Oregon (Jon and Hannah) and trick or treating to friend's homes as "Boots", who is Dora the Explorer's friend (Nicholas, mommy, and daddy.) I understand our Joshua has been doing some side work on a buffalo farm in PA (interesting) and Leah has been busy at college planning and executing a Community Service day which took place this past week. She has also been fairly busy texting with her phone, which is reflected in our recent bill. How are things going with YOUR family during this season? Send me an email or comment below.

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Pray for all our ministries this Sunday. We appreciate God's work in and through our church in recent weeks, and I hope everyone reading this has been experiencing the same. May this Sunday be a blessing and bring glory to God in all we do!

Pastor Don Workman

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