Key Announcements for Oct 31, 2009

This Sabbath's bulletin is ready for viewing at <http://www.thecollegechurch.com/ann_bul_cal.html>. Several key announcements are below. Please note that they are written as if you are reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.

PRAYER FOCUS: 

• Health Concerns: Sharon Olejniczak, Cliff Pope, Elle Robinson (friend of Joan Lufkin's), Francesca Mercurio (Paula's daughter), Michael Hayes (Phyllis Crand's son-in-law), Eugene Hernandez (Denbigh's brother), Rena Romero (Virginia Livermore's step-sister), Suzie Ruiz (Danny Sierra's cousin), Thor Montgomery, Jayne Baccus-Hurley, Neal Peisley (Kathy Grellman's father), Amanda Bailey, B.J. Behrens, Peggy Day, Laura Lee Williams. 

WELCOME, GUESTS! Please join us downstairs for an all-church soup & sandwich dinner after church today. Members: if you attend, make sure to bring plenty of food. The Robertson Sabbath School class will sponsor next week's dinner. 

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

• Today we also go out to pick up the bags we distributed last week. Please meet in the Chapel at 2:00 p.m. 
• We need donations of cash and food staples to help 200 families. You could purchase one portion of a meal for 15 families for $45.00. Any gift is truly appreciated, but if you can sponsor 50 ($150) or 100 ($300) we could make a huge difference. Why not gather your family, take it to the Lord in prayer, and ask Him what He would have you do. Please mark your tithe envelope "Food Drive Fund" and/or bring food items to the Fellowship Hall (note location change) now through Nov. 14. Thank you!

FROM PASTOR HEATHER: For more info, contact me at 978-368-2133.

• Children's Fall Festival! Join us tonight for a children's fall festival. Bring your favorite ingredient for fruit salad, and enjoy food, fun, and games. 6:30–8:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall.

"FALL BACK" Remember to set your clocks back one hour tonight as we return to standard time. 

SCRAPBOOKERS: New and experienced scrapbookers get together on the 1st and/or 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00–10:00 p.m. at Tamara Terry's house. For information and directions: (978) 333-1801 or ycscmc@comcast.net.

IN OUR RECALIBRATION DISCUSSIONS we have seen Jesus begin to turn toward the cross. This week (Wednesday 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.) He will be one step away from a huge moment in that journey. You may participate well if you read Matthew 17:22–18:35, Mark 9:30–50, and Luke 9:43–50 before you come.

SUPPERTIME FRIDAY: Join us at Pam & Bill Weisher's home in Princeton at 6:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Hope to see you there this Friday! Bring your favorite dish to share. 

COLLEGE STUDENT SERVICE: Next Sabbath at 1:30 p.m. (This announcement failed to make it into the printed bulletin. 


Have a blessed Sabbath,

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Ed Collins                | office@thecollegechurch.com

The College Church of SDA | www.thecollegechurch.com

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Key Announcements for Oct 24, 2009

Several key announcements are below. They are written as if you are
reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important
announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.

PRAYER FOCUS: Health Concerns: Elle Robinson (friend of Joan
Lufkin's), Francesca Mercurio (Paula's daughter), Sharon Olejniczak,
Michael Hayes (Phyllis Crand's son-in-law), Eugene Hernandez
(Denbigh's brother), Rena Romero (Virginia Livermore's step-sister),
Suzie Ruiz (Danny Sierra's cousin), Thor Montgomery, Jayne Baccus-
Hurley, Neal Peisley (Kathy Grellman's father), Cliff Pope, Amanda
Bailey, B.J. Behrens, Peggy Day, Laura Lee Williams.

WELCOME, GUESTS! Please join us downstairs for dinner after church
today, sponsored by the Davis/Trott class. Members: if you attend,
make sure to bring plenty of food. Next week we will have an all-
church soup & sandwich dinner.

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE: Today at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel we will organize
to disperse 1,500 empty bags to homes and next Sabbath afternoon we
will go out again to collect the filled bags and deliver them to our
food drive work site. We need you! We need you to drive and/or to drop
off bags and to pick them up next Sabbath. Please join us at 2:00 p.m.
to begin the work that will make a huge difference for families in our
community.

CHURCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY: Today is the last day to make an
appointment at the tables in the foyer. Every participating family/
person receives a free directory and 8x10 portrait. The dates for
photography and portrait viewing are Nov. 9, 10, 17 and 30 from 3:00
p.m. to 9:20 p.m. If you have questions contact Darla Stong at
978-582-0252.

PATHFINDER HIKE: Meet here at the church tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. to go
hike Mount Mondanock. We are planning to be back at 4:00 p.m.

CANCER SUPPORT: Monday at 5:00 p.m.

DUE TO THE PASTOR'S APPOINTMENTS at Pine Tree Academy in Maine every
morning this week, we will only be having an evening Recalibration
meeting on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. We will be looking at a massively
important event for the history of Christianity found in Matthew 16:13–
28, Mark 8:27–38, and Luke 9:22–27.

Key Announcements for Oct 17, 2009

Several key announcements are below. They are written as if you are reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.

PRAYER FOCUS: 

• Health Concerns: Francesca Mercurio (Paula's daughter), Sharon Olejniczak, Michael Hayes (Phyllis Crand's son-in-law), Eugene Hernandez (Denbigh's brother), Rena Romero (Virginia Livermore's step-sister), Suzie Ruiz (Danny Sierra's cousin), Thor Montgomery, Joan Lufkin, Jayne Baccus-Hurley, Neal Peisley (Kathy Grellman's father), Cliff Pope, Amanda Bailey, B.J. Behrens, Peggy Day, Laura Lee Williams. 
• Bereavement: Head elder Ralph Dawkins' father, whose name was also Ralph, passed away this Wednesday. Please remember the family in prayer. 

WELCOME, GUESTS! Please join us downstairs for dinner after church today, sponsored by the Merriman team. Members: if you attend, make sure to bring plenty of food. The Davis/Trott class will sponsor next week's dinner. 

CLUB MEETINGS: Today at 1:15 p.m. in the Primary room. Little Lambs, Eager Beavers and Adventurers will separate into groups afterwards.

COMMUNITY CAFÉ: College Church members are needed to provide and serve food at the café tomorrow from 4:00–6:30 p.m. Please call Barbara King at 978-368-8419 if interested. 

PATHFINDERS: Registration is tomorrow at 6:00 p.m., followed by a meeting that runs until 8:00. Questions? Please email Mike Daum at mrdaum@comcast.net. 

WOMENS' NIGHT OUT: 6:30 p.m. this Monday in the College Town Inn tea room, with a potluck dinner and fellowship. Directions will be available on the information post. Please enter through the guest entrance on Old Common Rd.

FINANCE COMMITTEE & CHURCH BOARD meet this Monday and Tuesday, respectively, at 7:00 p.m. 

IN OUR LAST RECALIBRATION we saw Jesus begin to draw a line in the sand for discipleship.  Let's now (Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.) observe how this changes His ministry as we spend time with Matthew 15:21–16:12 and Mark 7:24–8:26.

STERLING HEALTHCARE MINISTRY: This Friday at 10:00 a.m. To participate, contact Michelle Lee Williams at 508-728-6495.

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE: 

• Be part of the Impact Lancaster holiday food basket team. Obviously, the economy makes this ministry more important this year than ever before.  This afternoon at 3:00 p.m. (in the Chapel) we'll be organizing anyone who can be part of this effort over the next few weeks.  We need you!  First we'll need drivers and volunteers to distribute about 1,500 empty bags to the community on Sabbath, Oct 24. On Sabbath, Oct 31 we return to collect the filled bags and deliver them to the our work site. (SLA and AUC students get community service credit for this project.) The more workers we have the more families we can help. 
• Next Sabbath we begin to touch the community for the community.  At 2:00 p.m. (in the Youth Chapel) we will organize to disperse 1,500 empty bags to homes and next Sabbath afternoon we will go out again to collect the filled bags and deliver them to our food drive work site.  We need you!  We need you to drive and/or to drop off bags and to pick them up next Sabbath.  Please join us at 2:00 p.m. to begin the work that will make a huge difference for families in our community. 
• Last year our holiday food drive provided many meals for 155 families in our community.  Can we touch 200 this year?  We need your help (in donations of cash or food staples) to make such a dent.  One portion of a meal could be purchased for 15 families for $45.00.  If you could sponsor 50 ($150) or 100 ($300) we could make a huge difference in our community.  (Of course, any gift will be truly appreciated even if you are limited in your ability to donate.)  Cash gifts or checks may go in tithe envelopes as "Food Drive Fund" and our treasurers will let our leadership team know the amount of money they have to spend in purchases.  You may also choose to bring food items (to the Youth Chapel) any Sabbath from Oct 31 to Nov 14.  Thank you!

Key Announcements for

Several key announcements are below. They are written as if you are
reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important
announcements in Sabbath's bulletin.

PRAYER FOCUS: Health Concerns: Sharon Olejniczak, Michael Hayes
(Phyllis Crand's son-in-law), Eugene Hernandez (Denbigh's brother),
Rena Romero (Virginia Livermore's step-sister), Suzie Ruiz (Danny
Sierra's cousin), Thor Montgomery, Joan Lufkin, Jayne Baccus-Hurley,
Neal Peisley (Kathy Grellman's father), Cliff Pope, Amanda Bailey,
B.J. Behrens, Peggy Day, Laura Lee Williams.

WAS JESUS ALWAYS GENTLE? This week's Recalibration (Wednesday 10:00
a.m. and 7:00 p.m.) may surprise you as we reconsider Matthew 14:34–
15:20, Mark 6:53–7:23 and John 6:22–71.

"THIS WEEK, MY FEET IN JERUSALEM.." You are invited to our first 3rd
Friday event of the school year this Friday at 7:00 p.m. We're going
to "visit" Jerusalem to capture both its pulse and its 3,000 year old
significance.

Key Announcements for Oct. 3, 2009

This Sabbath's bulletin is ready for viewing at <http://www.thecollegechurch.com/ann_bul_cal.html>. Several key announcements are below. They are written as if you are reading them Sabbath morning. There will be additional important announcements in Sabbath's bulletin. 

Please Note: The sermon title was inadvertently left out of the printed bulletin. The title is "Slaying the Final Dragon." Also, the following announcement was received too late to be included in the print version, but it is in the online version: 

THIS AFTERNOON at 1:30 we will be hosting the first "Third Service" or "Alpha Service"—we haven't yet decided what to call it. It will have a decidedly different flavor from Responsa and our traditional 11:00 a.m. service.

PRAYER FOCUS: Health Concerns: Sharon Olejniczak, Michael Hayes (Phyllis Crand's son-in-law), Eugene Hernandez (Denbigh's brother), Rena Romero (Virginia Livermore's step-sister), Suzie Ruiz (Danny Sierra's cousin), Thor Montgomery, Joan Lufkin, Jayne Baccus-Hurley, Neal Peisley (Kathy Grellman's father), Cliff Pope, Amanda Bailey, B.J. Behrens, Peggy Day, Laura Lee Williams. 

WELCOME, GUESTS! Today we resume our indoor fellowship dinners with an all-church haystack dinner. The church provides the rice, beans and chips, so bring plenty of your favorite toppings—lettuce, tomatoes, olives, salsa, etc. Next week there is no dinner due to SLA alumni weekend. 

COMMUNITY HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: Today at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel. We need young & old, rich & poor, handicapped & able-bodied to set up teams to coordinate the project. There's a part for everyone who wants to get involved. Please come—we need your energy, ideas & talents. Call Jackie Nosek if you have questions. 978-365-4466 home, 978-660-5342 mobile. 

WILLIAM NESS IN RECITAL: The Organ Sings: Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. with choir and congregation participating. St Joseph's Church, Charlton MA. Music by Bach, Harbach, Ferguson, Reger, Peeters, Langlais, Rachmaninoff, and Vierne.

VERY FEW EPISODES are recorded in all four gospels. In Recalibration this week (Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.) we'll see one of those unique episodes as we peruse Matthew 14:13–25, Mark 6:30–48, Luke 9:12–17 and John 6:1–19.

SLA ALUMNI VESPERS: Join with the alumni of South Lancaster Academy as they return for the annual homecoming weekend. This Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.