Key Announcements for Mar. 1, 2008

Several key announcements are below. Please remember that it is assumed you are reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.

PRAYER FOCUS With health concerns we remember two-year-old Jane with pneumonia (Betty Lang’s granddaughter), Edith Jarschke (Annette Siver’s mother), Scott Handel (a friend of Darla Stong), Ethel Jensen (recovering from Thursday’s surgery) and their families. We also remember the concerns in the foyer prayer book.

CARDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT are on the table in the foyer. Sign them and brighten the life of a church family friend. Also sign a card for student missionary Jesse Malin. Ministry of Nurture

WELCOME GUESTS! Following the 11:00 a.m. worship service today we invite you to our all-church dinner in the Fellowship Hall. Church family, please bring soup and sandwiches or relishes (carrots, celery, olives, tomatoes, etc) and dessert. No one will be in the kitchen during the worship services, so bring your items ready to serve. The Davis/Trott Sabbath School class will host next week’s dinner. Thanks, Jane

AUC MUSIC DEPARTMENT These events will be held in the Red Room of Thayer Conservatory. Please call 978.368.2130 for details.
Ø Kristjon Imperio, pianist, will present his senior music major recital on tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., playing works by Bach, Bartok, Brahms, and Chopin. No admission charge.

PRAYING FOR OUR CHILDREN will meet this Tuesday from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel.

COME TO OUR HOME for SupperTime this Friday at 6:00 p.m. We always enjoy wonderful food and fellowship. Pastor “Mo” & Jane

Key Announcements for Feb. 23, 2008

Several key announcements are below. Please remember that it is assumed you are reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.

PRAYER FOCUS With health concerns we remember two-year-old Jane with pneumonia (Betty Lang’s granddaughter), Edith Jarschke (Annette Siver’s mother), Scott Handel (a friend of Darla Stong), Ethel Jensen and their families. We also remember the concerns in the foyer prayer book.

In bereavement we remember with sadness the passing of Nathan, Lillian O’Handley’s grandson and the nephew of Christine & Bill Bachant. We prayed for Nathan’s little daughter Lillian (Lily) with health concerns a while back. She’s nearing the end of her treatments. Please remember this family in your prayers.

WELCOME GUESTS! Following the 11:00 a.m. worship service today we invite you to our dinner in the Fellowship Hall, hosted by the Sanctuary/Left Side & Spanish Sabbath School classes. Next week is our all-church planned dinner. Please bring soup and dessert or relishes (carrots, celery, olives, tomatoes, etc) and dessert. No one will be in the kitchen during the worship services, so bring your items ready to serve. Thanks, Jane

THE OLT is seeking volunteers to participate in the planning of one of many evangelism campaign series. There are several committees that are being organized. You have an opportunity to make a difference in reaching our community. If you want to know about these series before making a commitment, come to today’s OLT meeting in the Junior Room at 2:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!

“NO FRILLS” GAME NIGHT is tonight at 6:00 in the Fellowship Hall. Hope you’ll come and enjoy a wonderful time with your church family. Bring a snack to share, wear suitable shoes for ping-pong and bring your table games. You may just want to watch or visit and that’s part of the evening. There’s something for everyone! Church Social Committee

SLA/BROWNING
Ø International Food Festival: At the SLA Gym tonight from 6:30–9:30 p.m. For a good cause, please come and enjoy the food and fellowship—and take some to share! Sponsored by the SLA Junior Class. If you’d like to help, but can’t be there, please call Katie Sassone @ 978.235.4345.
Ø Constituency Meeting: The next Constituency Meeting is this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the SLA Multipurpose Room.

AUC MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Ø Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., the Thayer Chamber Players will present a concert in the Red Room at the Thayer Performing Arts Center at AUC. The performers in this new group are Amy Rawstron, violin; Peter Sulski, viola; Karin Thompson, violoncello; and Roy Imperio, piano. They will perform works by Mozart, Mahler, and Schumann. Donations graciously accepted.

THE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP resumes this Monday at 5:00 p.m. in the Junior Room. If you’ve never been you are welcome and encouraged to join those who found such support in the group. Dr. Lenora Follett, Atlantic Union College Nursing Department Chair person will facilitate the group. Questions? See Jane

Key Announcements for Dec. 15, 2008

Several key announcements are below. Please remember that it is assumed you are reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.

PRAYER FOCUS With health concerns we remember Edith Jarschke (Annette Siver’s mother), Scott Handel (a friend of Darla Stong), Ethel Jensen and their families. We also remember the concerns in the foyer prayer book.

Special  Offering for  AUC  Next  Sabbath  
Next Sabbath, February 23, there will be a special  offering for Atlantic Union College throughout the entire Atlantic Union  Conference. This will be in addition to the designated offering for the SNEC  budget.  

Supporting  the new direction Atlantic Union College is taking enables AUC to make it  through this transition period, to create innovative and vibrant new  programs and services, and to continue to offer an excellent Christian  education to students both now and in the  future. Support from alumni and constituents like you will make this future brighter and stronger for generations of  Atlantic Union College students. Thank you for your prayerful consideration  of our request and for your support next Sabbath.


WELCOME GUESTS! Following the 11:00 a.m. worship service today we invite you to our haystack luncheon in the Fellowship Hall. Church family: please bring toppings and a dessert. The Sanctuary/Left Side & Spanish Sabbath School classes will host next week’s dinner. Church family: remember you’re welcome, but please bring food. Please bring your food ready to serve or in microwave containers so that no one needs to be working in the kitchen during the service. Thanks, Jane

OLT HAS A SPECIAL PLACE for all College Church members who are looking for a way to Share Him. This afternoon you are invited to attend the planning meeting for our first (of many to come) evangelism campaign. There is something everyone can do to make this a success. If you are not sure and have questions, come join us and have your questions answered. We would love to see you this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the Junior Room.

PASTOR “MO’S” PANCAKE BREAKFAST & BABY WELCOME is tomorrow at our home from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Come and enjoy the babies—Calvin Perryman, Steve & Roselyn’s son and Noah Malin, Jeremy & Kristen’s son. Bring them a little something if you would like. Pastor “Mo” & Jane

COMMUNITY CAFÉ College Church members are needed to provide and serve food at the café tomorrow from 4:00–6:30 p.m. Please contact Barbara King at 978.368.8419 if interested.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE will meet this Monday at 7:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S NIGHT OUT is this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at my home. Come for delicious food and delightful conversation. Jane

THE CHURCH BOARD will meet this Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

Playtime, Musikgarten and Afternoon Choirs Cancelled

Because of today's storm, these events are cancelled for today. See
you next week!

Key Announcements for Feb. 9, 2008

Several key announcements are below. Please remember that they are written from the perspective of  Sabbath morning. There will be additional important announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.


PRAYER FOCUS With health concerns we remember Raymond Dow, Scott Handel (a friend of Darla Stong), Ethel Jensen and their families. We also remember the concerns in the foyer prayer book.

TODAY’S OFFERING helps provide essential outreach funds for It Is Written, Faith for Today, and Breath of Life. As these ministries labor to touch lives and change hearts, let’s each lend support to our church’s media voices. Please mark your offering envelope for Adventist Television Ministries.

WELCOME GUESTS! Following the 11:00 a.m. worship service today we invite you to dinner in the Fellowship Hall, hosted by the Broderick/Hernandez team. Next week is our haystack luncheon. Church family: please bring toppings and a dessert.

GAME NIGHT Come tonight at 6:00. It’s a “no frills” event—just bring your games, wear your tennis shoes, put your snack out on the table and enjoy the evening. Social Committee

LOVE AUC STUDENTS! Please bring “an abundance” of homemade cookies to be bagged and distributed to the students. Bring your cookies by this Monday morning at 9:00 to the church kitchen. If you’d like to help bag them at that time it would be great! Jane

THIS TUESDAY IS A HISTORIC DAY. For the first time in a generation, a representative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will testify before Congress in support of the rights of Sabbath keepers and other people of faith in the workplace. It is a tremendous opportunity—but to capitalize on it, we ask that you lift us up in prayer on this day, as well as send letters to your representatives and senators in Congress. To send letters, visit the North American Religious Liberty Association Web page at www.religiousliberty.info.