This week's VOICE of Washington Street

Mon 09/24/2012 13:00:00.60


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God bless,

Jim Black

An exciting Sunday coming up!

Special "5^th Sunday" next Sunday… Fellowship & Special Offering

A special thanks to Darryl Willis for being with us last Sunday and for bringing a wonderful message and talking with us about his work with Eastern European Missions!  Just as he was visiting with old friends here at Washington Street, Celeste and I (and the family) used the occasion to visit with friends and family in Chattanooga.  While it was good to be away and renew old friendships, it is also good to be back and I am very much looking forward to a terrific Sunday here at Washington Street next Sunday!  It is the fourth of our "fifth Sundays" this year which means we will be having a special offering to towards our building debt.  It is currently below $50,000 and it is very much within reach to completely pay off our building debt by the end of the year!  Praise God for that!  Again we want to challenge the church to give upwards of $20,000 in special giving this week.  I know we can do it and I am SO looking forward to our fifth Sunday in December and getting this loan paid off once and for all.  Please join me this week in considering how you might give "over and above".

Also, this next Sunday we will be receiving our Magi boxes!  I've challenged our young people to be putting together these gift boxes to be sent to Honduras and to bring them to church on Sunday.  I want to make a big stack on the pulpit area with all of the boxes we receive.  Carlos and Marla have requested about 140 boxes this year, so we know that whatever we can provide will go to great use in the kingdom!  This is often the only Christmas gift some of these precious children will receive, so make your box a good one.  Again, small toys, t-shirts, toiletries, school supplies and candy are all great items to include.  The children went home with brochures with all of the information a couple of weeks ago, or they can be found online at www.hhi.org.  Just click on "Magi Project" for a video and all of the details.

Pot-Luck Fellowship

Also, don't forget to stay and enjoy a great pot-luck fellowship meal after our combined adult Bible Class in the Fellowship hall to celebrate another great "fifth Sunday."  Bring something to share with the rest and plan to have a great meal together.

-Jim

Good Monday,

Special Guest Speaker This Sunday, Darryl Willis

Darryl Willis will be with us on Sunday to bring a message and to speak to us about his work with Eastern European Missions.  Darryl served as our youth minister for a number of years and we look forward to every opportunity for him to come back and visit with us.  For the last year he has been working with EEM and has many great stories of God at work to share.  We invite all of the adult Bible classes to stay in the auditorium during the class hour to hear his special presentation. 

Don’t forget about Sunday, Sept. 30, the fourth “fifth Sunday” of the year!

We’ll have a special schedule that day as well with a combined adult Bible class in the auditorium followed by a congregational pot-luck fellowship.  There will be no Share Group meetings or evening assembly that night.

 

Magi Boxes

I challenged our young people on Sunday to begin putting together their Magi boxes this year!  Our missionary family in Honduras, Carlos and Marla, have requested 140 boxes for their outreach program this Christmas and we’ve been challenged to rise to the meet that need!  Our brothers and sisters at the Gallatin church have volunteered to put together seventy and I know we can do the same!  You can check the website at www.hhi.org to download a brochure with the specific instructions, but basically what we need is this:  Each box should be filled full with special gift items (small toys, t-shirts, toiletries, stationary, school supplies, candy, etc.) wrapped (with the lid wrapped separately), labeled appropriately (nino or nina!) and brought back to the church with a rubber band around it and $7 inside of it (for shipping.)  If individuals would like to help us with shipping, you may just donate towards that cost as well.  On Sunday, Sept. 30^th, we’ll have a grand presentation of the boxes as I will invite each of our young people to bring them to the front of the auditorium, ready for delivery!

There are a number of other opportunities to serve right now including…

• The TN Children’s Home is conducting their annual Fall Food drive.  Their truck will be here on Oct. 16^th to pickup any donations.  Please bring items by the church office on or before that date.  They would also appreciate any monetary donations.
• Our own food pantry is in desperate need of re-stocking!  If you could help us with this, it would also be much appreciated.  We like to have a ready supply of canned goods, pastas, boxed foods, etc.  Remember to check the date on any items you donate!  We can’t give away anything that is out-of-date.
• Sign-up in your Bible classes or Share Groups for a spot on a Wednesday Night Meal Team!  Our deacons are in the process of re-assigning duties and hoping to have enough volunteers commit to this ministry to restart it very soon.  If you haven’t signed up, see one of our Elders or deacons for more info or to get your name on the list!  This ministry is a great opportunity to encourage our families on Wednesday nights to participate in our Bible study time each week.

-Jim

This week's VOICE of Washington Street

Mon 09/17/2012 13:02:08.93


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God bless,

Jim Black