November 2, 2008 by admin.

WELCOME TO LEOMINSTER ASSEMBLY OF GOD

• Welcome Center ~ Just inside our main entrance you will find friendly assistance, maps, and literature about LAOG.
• Bulletin ~ Our weekly bulletin provides up-to-date information about what is happening at LAOG.
• Web site ~ Check out www.laog.org for up-to-date information about ministries and staff, bulletin, calendar, sermon notes, etc.
• LifeLine TV ~ Sunday services are aired on local access TV. Schedules are available at the Welcome Center.
• LifeLine ~ WFGL 960 AM (1:15/6:00 AM, 5:15/9:00 PM, M-F)
• Van Service ~ Call 978.534.1190 x19 for a ride to the Sunday morning services. Please call no later than Thursday.

NOVEMBER 2, 2008 - MISSIONS CONVENTION

• WORSHIP and THE WORD at 8:30 and 11:00 AM
  • Nursery, 4s and 5s, Kids 4 Christ (Youth Chapel)
  • The monthly Missions Offering will be taken.
  • Special Guests: Rev. Charles and Ramona Crabtree
  • Missions Faith Promises will be received this morning.
  • Please be in prayer for what the Lord would have you give.
• CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, 10:00 AM, Classrooms & JA School
  • Overview of Fall 2008 classes is located at the Welcome Center.
• CHRISTMAS CHOIR REHEARSAL, 2:00 PM, Sanctuary
  • Choir meets at 2:00 PM; Band meets at 3:30 PM
• INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR FESTIVAL at 4:30 PM
  • Join us in the Fellowship Hall as we share finger foods from the many cultures represented at Leominster Assembly and enjoy fellowship with one another.
• MISSIONS CONVENTION SERVICE at 6:30 PM
  • Rev. Charles Crabtree, the president of Zion Bible College, will minister again in the closing service of our Missions Convention.
  • Please Note that Sunday Night Discipleship will resume next Sunday night at 6:15 with lesson 2 in the new book focusing on “How To Grow in Christ’s Character.”

THIS WEEK

• MONDAY
  • 7:00 PM   Prayer (Prayer Room)
• TUESDAY
  • 6:30 PM   Prayer (Prayer Room)
  • 6:30 PM   English for All Nations
  • 7:30 PM   Christian 12-Step (Room 205)
• WEDNESDAY
  • 6:30 PM   Family Night
  • Rainbows (girls & boys, 3 up to K)
  • Girls Ministries (grades K-8)
  • Royal Rangers (boys’ clubs, K-12)
  • School of the Word & Spirit (SOWS)
  • New Series: Growing a Thankful Spirit
• THURSDAY
  • 9:30 AM A Place to Grow (Fellowship Hall)
  • The Power of a Praying Woman
  • 6:30 PM   A Place to Grow (Fellowship Hall)
  • The Power of a Praying Woman
  • Fresh Start Divorce Recovery Group
  • 7:00 PM   Worship Practice (Sanctuary)
• SATURDAY
  • 4:00 PM   African Fellowship (Onos’ home)
  • 7:00 PM   Prayer (Prayer Room)

UP & COMING

• MIHN Volunteer Training (Today). A policy and procedures training will be held at 1:00 this afternoon for all volunteers—past, present, and future—at Faith United Church, 820 Main Street, Fitchburg. Come and brush up on your hosting and communication skills for the homeless families that we serve at the Interfaith Hospitality Network.
• Election Day (November 4). Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, and be an informed voter. Presidential and state representative voter guides are located at the Welcome Center.
• New Series Begins (November 5). At the School of the Word and Spirit on Wednesday nights at 6:30, a new one-month series will begin: “Growing a Thankful Spirit.” This week we will take a look at Psalm 103 as Pastor Dave teaches on “Forget Not.” Come on out and join us!
• Holy Land Trip Informational Meeting (November 14). If you are going on the trip to Israel or would like more info (there’s still time to sign up), you need to be at this Friday night meeting, 7:00-9:00, in the sanctuary. The trip dates are February 23-March 4, 2009.
• Child Dedication Service (November 23). If you want to have your child dedicated during the 11:00 AM service, please fill out a yellow application card (located at the Welcome Center) and turn it in. You will be contacted by the office with specifics.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Angel Tree. This year we will again have the opportunity to give Christmas gifts to children who have a parent who is incarcerated. During the next couple of weeks, we will have the names of the children and some information. David and Maria Litalien are the coordinators.
• ESL Helper Needed. Please call Rita or the church office if you are interested in being an aide/helper for the ESL school on Tuesday nights.
• Baker Needed for ESL. Someone is needed to bake a sheet cake every month as the school celebrates the ESL students’ birthdays. All supplies would be paid for by ESL. If you can help, please call Rita or the church office.

SMALL GROUPS

• HOMETEAMS
  • Fliers for HomeTeams, home discipleship small groups, are located at the Welcome Center (directions included).
  • Seekers of Light—men (every other Sunday, 3:00 PM—Nov. 2).
  • In Line with the Word (Tuesdays, 6:30 PM). Led by Sally Dyer, Lunenburg.
  • Christians in Action (Tuesdays, 7:00 PM).
  • Branches of Messiah (Wednesdays, 6:30 PM).
  • Women of Faith (Fridays, 10:00 AM).
• THE TRUTH PROJECT
  • Jim and Ginny Sullivan are hosting this DVD series at their Leominster home on Thursday nights.
• WOMEN ~ A Place To Grow
  • The Power of a Praying Woman (every Thursday except third, 9:30 AM and 6:30 PM). DVD series, Fellowship Hall.
  • Fresh Start Divorce Recovery (every Thursday except third, 6:30 PM). Led by Charline Crocker, Fellowship Hall.
  • Koinonia (third Thursday of the month, 9:30 AM, 6:30 PM). Potluck brunch or dinner, Fellowship Hall.
• ONCE-A-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS
  • Ministry of Joy (first Saturday of the month, 12:00-2:30 PM).
  • African Fellowship (first Saturday of the month, 4:00 PM).   Led by Manny and Beatrice Onos, Fitchburg.

TAKE THE LAND UPDATE

• Original Loan Amount:  $600,000
• Paid Down from Church Budget:  72,757
• Total Offerings, 6/07 - 10/08:  104,838
• Current Loan Balance:  422,405
• Average Monthly Offerings:  6,167
• At an average $9500 extra applied each month, the loan should be paid off by August 2011.

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November 2, 2008 by PastorMark.

For many people, “missions” conjures up images of faraway places and special people who are called to go there. What did mission mean to Jesus? At the last prayer meeting before the Crucifixion, Jesus prayed, “I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do” (John 17:4). The mission globally (“Go into all the world”) must translate into the mission personally. God doesn’t just send others to carry His message around the world. If you are His child, He has called you to carry His light and message to your everyday world. You and I are created with a purpose: to glorify God by completing His mission for our lives.

Pastor Mark Boucher

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