Announcements - March 7, 2010
PRAYER UNDER THE CROSS:
Elders will gather immediately after the service under the cross at the front of the church to pray with anyone who wants to call on the Lord Jesus for His amazing grace, mercy, and love to work His miracles in your life. “…call for the elders of the church, and let them pray…in the name of the Lord…pray for one another…the effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” …James 5:14-16
FELLOWSHIP TIME AFTER THE WORSHIP SERVICE:
Today, everyone in the congregation is invited to a fellowship time of coffee and treats following the Worship Service, in the “fellowship hall” (the far right side of the sanctuary). The hostess today will be Sandra McElveen.
CAC, YAC, CARE GROUP DATES FOR MARCH – MAY:
March 7, 14, 21; April 11, 18, 25; May 2, 16, 23. We will not meet on April 4 (Easter) or May 9 (Mother’s Day), ‘Fourth Sunday’ Fellowship Suppers or Praise Worship at 6:00PM is scheduled for March 28.
WEDNESDAY WORSHIP:
Come join us at 6:00PM for Food and Fellowship followed by Praise & Prayers and our Bible Study on the book of Nehemiah.
CALLING ALL MISSIONARIES!
If you hear God’s call to join us in Dalton Georgia this summer…..NOW is the time to fill out your application and return it to the youth office door. Trip open to rising 9th graders and older.
ITEMS FOR LIFE CARE PREGNANCY:
Women in the Church are collecting these items for Life Care Pregnancy in the month of February: Hats, Socks, Blankets, Baby Wipes, Diapers-Newborn, Size 1 & 2. There is a box in the foyer for these donations.
SARAH GYORI’S Bridal Shower:
New Day for SARAH GYORI’S Bridal Shower is TODAY, 2:00-4:00 PM.
OFFICER ELECTIONS:
We will have a congregational meeting after our Worship Service March 21st to elect officers. The nominee for deacon is Steve Bowyer and the nominees for elder are Jeff Wiggs and Mike Larsen. We will be voting for one deacon slot and for two elder slots.
CHANGE HUNGER:
Don’t forget to bring your Change Hunger can each week! We will be collecting money for World Vision to help fight world hunger until the end of March. Be sure to take your can back home with you and watch the status chart to see how our money is growing! We have so afar collected about $32.
ELDERS’ MEETINGS:
- Business: Wednesday March 10th.
- Prayer/Study: Wednesday March 17th.
We are grateful for your prayers.
MEN’S PRAYER/STUDY:
Men’s Prayer/Study meetings will be twice a month on Saturdays, 7-8:15AM. Next meeting is tentatively March 20th.
WOMEN IN THE CHURCH ACTIVITIES:
- The Lunch Bunch will meet March 17th at Captain Stanley’s at 12:45, Falls of Neuse at Sutton Square.
- Women in the Church are collecting these items for Life Care Pregnancy in the month of February: Hats, Socks, Blankets, Baby Wipes, Diapers-Newborn, Size 1 & 2. There is a box in the foyer for these donations.
YOUTH AT CALVARY ACTIVITIES:
- Youth Sunday seems right around the corner. This year we will be celebrating our graduates on May 30th. Be thinking now about possible topics and speakers.
- Sign up on the youth office door now to participate in 30-Hour Famine on March 19-20. If you are going to invite a friend…now is the time to be asking!
- YAC - Mark Your Calendar…
- Springmoor Vesper’s Service… TODAY March 7
- 30-Hour Famine…March 19-20
- Creek Clean-up…May 1st 1-4:00PM
- Youth Sunday Rehearsal…May 29th 1-3:00PM
- Youth Sunday and Picnic…May 30th
Don’t allow cost to keep you from participating in youth activities. See Tom or Lisa Gyori for scholarship help.
CHILDREN AT CALVARY CORNER:
- March Birthdays: We want to wish a very Happy Birthday to Anna Dusenbury and Emily Lukhard, who are celebrating birthdays in March!
- Monthly Bible Verse Challenge: The CAC have been challenged to memorize a verse of scripture each month. The verse for February is: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
- Mark Your Calendars for July 12-16 for VBS at Calvary! We’re Going to Boot Camp! Kids begin inviting you friends to come join us for a wonderful week of learning how to battle Satan through games, crafts, snacks, and bible stories. Youth and Adults we need lots of volunteers! Prayerfully consider where the Lord might lead you to serve.
CHRISTIAN LIBRARY INT’L
....has over 250 inmates participating in a Leadership Bible Study. It is about leading others to Christ. We usually ask them how we can pray for them. These Christian inmates long for prayer. They are in Satan’s territory and they are well aware of the strongholds that have taken root in heads and hearts. They want to stand firm in Christ and be good witnesses. If your heart is stirred to pray for an individual inmate, please email Martha Carpenter, mcarpenter@cli-nc.org, to receive a name. Thank you!
MINISTRIES:
Let us pray this week for Ken and Carmen Guynn and their sons Gabe and Eric as the Guynns serve the Lord with The Navigators by making disciples among the Hispanic Community in Raleigh.
MISSIONS:
Let us pray this week Ilya and Pnina Lizorkin and their children Lana, Oren, and Moshe as they serve the Lord with Jerusalem Gateway Partnership in Israel, making disciples of both Jews and Arabs.
HELP FOR HAITI:
If you would like to support World Relief’s current relief work in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, you can write a check to Calvary and note that it is for Haiti.
THE PCA:
Pray for Paul Kooistra as he provides wonderful leadership for our denomination’s Missions Ministries around the world, which is called ‘Mission to the World.’
PCA CHURCH & PASTOR:
Let us pray this week for Christ our Redeemer in Apex and their pastor Eddie Brown and his wife Gail and children Katie and Alan.
UNREACHED PEOPLE:
Let us pray for the 80,000 Oromo people in Kenya.
PRAYING FOR THE POOR:
Let us pray for the 17 million of Chile where approximately 30% of the population are extremely poor .
PERSECUTED CHURCH – Pakistan:
In the wake of an attack this week by 150 armed Muslims on a Christian colony in this city in Sindh Province, police have filed a false First Information Report (FIR) against 40 unnamed Christians and arrested five, Christian leaders said. They said the 40 unnamed Christians in the FIR are accused without basis with beating Muslim men, abusing Muslim women and girls, ransacking Muslim homes and looting expensive items from Muslim homes. The false FIR is designed only to harass the Christian community, they said, adding that the five arrested Christians were visitors to the area – the only ones on the street available for police to summarily round up as they were unaware of the FIR. Some150 armed Muslims assaulted the Christian colony of Pahar Ganj in North Nazimabad, Karachi, on Sunday (Feb. 21), damaging two churches, shooting at houses, beating Christians and burning shops and vehicles after a fruit stand vendor attacked a Christian boy for touching his merchandise. Christian leaders said Muslim extremists helped gather and inflame the assailants, but they said the fruit stand vendor upset with the 14-year-old boy initially instigated the attack. The Rev. Edward Joseph of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi said the furious Muslim mob attacked homes and St. Mary’s Church of Pakistan and the Interdenominational Calvary Church. Sources told Compass that local politicians and clergymen from both sides were trying to broker a truce.
SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION: Philippians 1:21
‘For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.’