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Laurelwood Church of Christ On-line Bulletin
Volume 1, Issue 2
Call to Worship
Bless the Lord, O my soul;
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases;
Who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love;
Who satisfies you with good as long as you live.
Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
his servants that do his will!
Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion!
Bless the Lord, O my soul! Amen.
Announcements
 MBM Very Important Meeting!
All the Men of the congregation are encourage to attend this very important meeting tomorrow night @ 7:30 PM. Will be discussing and making some decisions that will effect the coming year. Make ever effort!
Make your mark!
Please check your information on the directory and the phone list to make sure everything is correct. Place a check by your name on both sheets if it is fine. Make any necessary corrections if not. Also, if you have an e-mail address without a block on it, please add it to the list.
Barbara Howlett has taken on the responsibility to oversee the Elementary Education program. She will be in contact with those involved with the program. If you have any ques- tions, concerns, or input, please see Barbara.
The Prayer committee met last Sunday with good progress in direction and purpose of the committee . Please send prayer request to either the website www.laurelwoodchurch.org or Tracy Porter.
We are still looking for someone to prepare communion for June, August, September and November.
The Profaizer have finally moved into their house. Their phone number is 508-883-9878
All in the Family
 Prayer Requests
Bill Peoples who is in the Lady of Lords Hospital room 550 with a pinch nerve in his right back. His phone # is 856-756-2051.
Kim & Jerry McIntosh who are facing a few tribulations in their life at this moment.
Leah Rinne, She is home. Her antibody test came back positive which means she does have Auto Immune Neutorpenia. See John or Brenda for more information.
The Vision Committee, as they seek God's will for Laurelwood.
Listening Hearts at Laurelwood:
You can now email your prayer requests to church staff; write to listeninghearts@laurelwoodchurch.org
Your request will be kept confidential and NOT be published in the bulletin unless you specify otherwise.
1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, ... I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and thanksgivings be made for all ...
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Family Gatherings
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1-5-03
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Family Finances
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1-5-03
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Sunday Bible Study:
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40
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Last Week:
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$1,988
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Sunday AM Worship:
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53
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Last Month’s Average:
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$1,478
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Sunday PM Worship:
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cans.
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Budget Goal:
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$1,692
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Wednesday:
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19
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Know Him, Love Him, Share Him
Know Him...
Encouragement from John and Brenda. Thought for your journey:
To the world you may be one person,
but to one person you may be the world.
Love Him...
Pint-Sized Pulpit
The third ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge that night in his bedchamber was the ghost of Christmas present.
The ghost of Christmas present is the shortest lived of all the ghosts. The ghost of the past and future represent eons of time. The ghost of Christmas present passes before our eyes. In the millennia of human history, so too our present will fade away. The ghost of Christmas present is the most realistic. It pushes away the nostalgia and sorrow of the past, and keeps away the inevitable daydreams of the future, looking only far enough ahead to keep steering a straight course. The present is eminently practical. The first message of the ghost of Giving present is that what God asks of us is not simply an attitude, but actions. God does not demand elaborate worship or expensive displays of ostentation. He isn’t impressed by rituals or vast amounts of offerings.
1. God has shown us what is Good.
2. He requires us to DO justice to LOVE kindness and to WALK humbly with Him.
God does not require stained glass or pipe organs. He does not ask that the communion wine be French or minister’s vestments Armani (Big and Tall). And he does not ask for you to sacrifice your children for the sins of your past. The ghost of Christmas present does not preach so much as show. He shows Scrooge the house of his employee, Bob Cratchet. He shows Scrooge a nephew who loves a grouchy, miserable old man for the sake of his dead mother. And while the ghost of Christmas present does get preachy about the plight of England’s lower class, his sermon moves not with a word, but a vision. The ghost takes Scrooge’s head and turns it where it should have been looking all along—toward his fellow man, and away from a world of commerce in which people are little more than animals for labor; fuel for the fire of consumption which devours the commodities on the world’s markets. He reminds him of what is good. We see the goodness of the family in their meager meal, but their love and happiness and thankfulness even in their suffering. He contrasts that with Scrooge’s own experience in life. The ghost does not ask Scrooge to begin an orphanage or find a cure for the ambulatory challenged. What is required of him? To do justice to his employee. To love kindness and to walk humbly. The final message of the ghost of Christmas present is a warning. If the family that needs his help and care does not receive it, Tiny Tim will be dead in a year. But the future is not yet decided...and neither is yours.
But the future is not yet decided...and neither is yours.
'Til next Sunday, Daniel
Serve Him...
Communion:
January: Tammy Cerquoni February: Diane Peoples
Nursery
Jan. 12: Benja Ringler Jan. 19: Tammy Cerquoni
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not menEph 6:7
Laurelwood Times
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Sunday
Bible Study: 9:30am
Worship: 10:30am
Evening Worship: 6:00pm
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Wednesday
Mom’s Group: 10:00am-12:00pm
Mid-week Service: 7:00pm
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Refrigerator Reminders
Upcoming Events:
1/26/03 - Potluck
1/28/03 Men’s integrity group. Meeting at the church building @7:45.
TEENS
1/31/2003 “Come Play in the Snow ” at Shawnee Mountain Youth Trip
See Daniel for details.
2/15/2003 Winter Youth Rally
at Camp Manatawny. See Daniel for details
Contacts:
Office: 856.782.1100
Emergency: In the event of an emergency, contact Rick Boyle 856.662.2742 856.986.4876
Minister: Daniel Oden 856.419.4004
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