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NEWSLETTER EXTRAS
F.Y.I.
Every Sunday morning an elder is in the prayer room during worship praying for our church and those in worship. If you have any special prayer concerns you can leave them on the table in the prayer room. Please be discreet about your concerns.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
We have begun a couple of new things during Sunday School. One of them is “Bible Bucks.” We are focusing on the children becoming more comfortable with use of the Bible, so to encourage the kids to bring and use their Bibles, we use a reward system called “Bible Bucks.” They can earn “Bucks” by bringing their Bible, learning a verse, bringing a friend to Sunday School or some other accomplishment that is worthy. Periodically they get the opportunity to trade their bucks for small items.
The other new addition to our Sunday School program is the sponsorship of a child through Compassion International. Our child is a 6 year old boy from Brazil, his name is Miqueias De Sousa Barbosa, (Mikey to the kids). The kids seem to identify well with Mikey. They have learned background information and have also been able to send notes to Miqueias. We have a $500.00 goal for the year which the kids have already met the halfway point. The adult Sunday School class is involved with this also. Check out our poster at the downstairs entrance at the church.
Working with the Sunday School kids leads to many precious moments and we would like to share just a few with you –
When practicing for our Christmas program, we would yell out for our Joseph, who very kindly said, “Could you call me Joe, please?”
During our brief practice in the Chapel before the show, we were singing one of our songs and one sweet student is sliding back and forth on the pew. When asked if she had ants in her pants, she quickly replied, “We need to sway for this song.”
The children designed their own t-shirts for the performance and one young child came in and readily removed her sweater and skirt in the middle of the downstairs hall to put on her t-shirt, luckily she was clothed in tights and a camisole.
What a blessing they are!!!
A WORD OF THANKS
To all who have donated to the Heads At Ease Pillowcase Project in the past year, Thank You. Your fabrics have all been used and mailed out to Soldiers and Sailors around the world. The monetary donations have help offset the cost of postage. To date the ladies across the country have mailed out 20,000 pillowcases! If you would like to help by making pillowcases, donating fabric or with monetary donations please call the church office. And again THANK YOU to those who have helped.
ABITIBI RECYCLING
The Abitibi Recycling Bin has arrived and is located in our lower back parking lot. It is here on a six-month trial basis. Hopefully, we will make use of it and be able to benefit our mission fund through its profit. Remember – no cardboard, food boxes, fiberboard, chipboard, textbooks, hardcover books or phone books accepted! Hope to see you at the bin!!!
MONTHLY FINANCES AT A GLANCE
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General Fund December 2011
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Given for the year:
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$ 287,603.76
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Expenses for the year:
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$ 293,517.98
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Under for the year:
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$ 5,914.22
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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
The deadline for the February “News From the Mount” is February 15. Anyone needing to put an article in the newsletter for the month of March must turn the article in to the office no later than Wednesday morning, February 15.
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Winter church office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. until Noon.
CHANCEL NEWS
Chancel aides for the month of February are Bob and Carol F.
CONGREGATIONAL FORUM
If you are interested in contributing to the Newsletter with an article for publication please submit your notes to the office. Since this is a “forum” there might be some give and take if folks are interested. Also, good Christian book reports are greatly welcomed. The deadline is the 15th of the month except for December when it is the 10th.
MOVING?
If you are moving to a new address, please notify the church office as early as possible. When we receive a newsletter back from the post office, we are assessed a fee of $.61. Thank you for your consideration and assistance.
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