"REAL PEOPLE...... Making a REAL DIFFERENCE...... In a REAL WORLD...... Led by a REAL CHRIST."

 

 

 

Sunday
September 2, 2010

 


WORSHIP SERVICE
11:00 am  and 6:00 pm

 

 

Sermon Title

"Spiritual Sabotage"

 

Scripture

Luke 14:25-33 

 

Fellowship Cafe

Please join us downstairs for a light snack and fellowship after each service.
 
ALL ARE  WELCOME!

 

Forever, I will sing of your love, Your love of rainbow voices, of all people the whole world over.

   

 

 

Our Life Together

 

 




ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

         

MCC Winston-Salem's Sweet Sixteen 

She's not a little girl anymore.  MCC Winston-Salem celebrates its Sixteenth Anniversary on Sunday, September 12.  Join us for this Sweet Sixteen celebration with a special Anniversary Message during worship and an Anniversary Reception following both of our services.

  

Call for Applications

 The Board of Directors is now receiving applications for those wishing to run for the Board of Directors and/or as Lay Delegate/Alternate Lay Delegate.  These positions will be elected at our annual Congregational Meeting scheduled for October 31.  If you are interested in running for one of these positions, please see Pastor Ron or any other member of the Board for an application, or send an email to info@mccws.org requesting an application.

  

Mid-Week Groups 

Now that the Treasure Hunt small groups are wrapping up, our Wednesday night Friends on the Road and Thursday night Shepherds Group are meeting again.  See the information below for details about both of these small groups.

 

Evening Worship Changes Ahead

On Sunday, September 12, we will debut a new evening worship format designed to provide you with a more spontaneous and authentic worship experience.  Come and check it out.

  

What's Happening In Our Fellowship?

 We do our best to keep you informed about what's going on at MCC Winston-Salem, but are you being kept up-to-date on what is happening throughout our denomination?  If not, you can change that now by joining MCC Churches' email list.  Get information about what our Fellowship is doing, what's happening at other churches, how we are responding to events in the world, and more.  Click here to add your address to the list and stay informed.

 

MCCWS Farmers' Market Now Open

 Our Farmers' Market is open for business.  How does the Farmers' Market work?  It's simple: If you have a garden which yields more food than your household can eat, simply bring it to the church to share.  After worship, all are invited to stop by the Farmers' Market table to 'purchase' donated produce.  The purchase price is entirely up to you.  Simply make what you think is an appropriate donation for the items you take.  All proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, one of the premier agencies fighting hunger in our community.

  

    

 

Treasure Hunt Library 

Treasure Hunt: Discovering Riches, Greatness, & Power is a new program of congregational discernment at MCCWS.  If you are not yet familiar with Treasure Hunt, check out these documents in the Treasure Hunt Library: 

    

v Pastor Ron's Sermon laying the biblical, spiritual, and theological foundations of Treasure Hunt

v  Program Overview offers an extensive look at the program: what we're doing, why we're doing it, and what it will look like

v  Invitation to Leadership provides detailed information for those who want to use their spiritual gifts to help lead this important program

   

  SUNDAY MORNING PRAISE TEAM:  Meets on Sunday mornings at 10 AM to rehearse.  Come lift your voice and help lead Dynamic Praise & Worship.  For more information, email David @ dcalford80@yahoo.com.

 

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Sanctuary Choir sings weekly in 6 pm worship celebration.

Rehearsals are held on Sunday at 5 pm in the sanctuary.

For more information contact Gray King at organwerks@yahoo.com

  

 

 

Birthdays and Anniversaries


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BIRTHDAYS

  

Ana Tampanna 9/3, BA Keener 9/17, Laura Longino 9/17, Tom Bailey 9/19, Karl Boing 9/22, Mel Longinotti 9/25, Angela VanKatwyk 9/25, Susan/Stevie Casey 9/27

 

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ANNIVERSARIES

 

Thurber/Rudy Schmidt 9/9,

Charmain Austin/Merri Byrd 9/24

 

   

 

 Sanctuary Choir sings weekly in the 6 pm worship celebration.  Rehearsals are held on Sundays at 5pm in the sanctuary.

For more information contact Gray King at
organwerks@yahoo.com.

  
 

 

 


Generosity In Giving


When we think of generosity, we might look at the size of the gift or the nobility of the cause. But Jesus measured generosity by a radically new standard: the condition of the giver's heart. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21).

So, giving is more than an obligation for followers of Christ; it is an exciting opportunity to lay up treasure that will last for all eternity. "The Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive' " (Acts 20:35b).

Statistics show that during the Great Depression, Christians gave more, in proportion to their income, than we do now. So, when giving, first open your heart, then your purse.
 
If you haven't been able to make it to church lately and would like to mail your offering in, please mail to:
MCC Winston-Salem, 4105 Patsy Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27107
 

IT ALL BELONGS TO GOD

NOT JUST  10%

 

Fellowship Cafe


Volunteers Needed Each Week To Bring Snacks, etc...

Volunteers are needed each week to bring snacks for both the morning and evening  "fellowship cafe" after the services.

Nothing extravagant needs to be done for fellowship cafe. Donuts, sandwiches, chips and dip, coffee, soda etc. will do just fine.

Contact Roger or Danny at 969-1804 or e-mail Roger at roger2000_28640@yahoo.com or Danny at dfrost2556@windstream.net if interested in helping with the morning service fellowship cafe.


 





 

CLEANING MINISTRY

To assist with cleaning the church on Saturdays please sign up on the list posted downstairs by the social hall.

 

 

 

Sanctuary Choir sings weekly in the 6 pm worship celebration.
Rehearsals are held on Sundays at 5pm in the sanctuary.

 For more information contact Gray King at
organwerks@yahoo.com.

 

 

 

 

 

See Julie or contact her at glasjulz55@yahoo.com to place your order for

a MCC-WS T-shirt!

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

"Connections" is a prayer group which meets monthly on the 1st Wednesday of each month in the fellowship hall, 7:00-9:00P.  Connections is open to all who are interested in learning about different prayer practices, actually praying not just for ourselves and our community but also globally, and developing one's own personal prayer practices.

 Connections: A way of connecting through fellowship, learning, and prayer!

 

 

 

 

Friends On The Road

Friends on the Road is meeting again and has resumed its study of If Grace is True: Why God Will Save Every Person.  In this book, two pastors present their controversial belief in eternal salvation for all through God's perfect grace.  Long disturbed by the church's struggle between offering both love and rejection, they discover what God wants from us and for us: grace for everyone.  Come for what is sure to be an interesting and eye-opening discussion.

Friends on the Road meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month in the fellowship hall of the church.  Contact Alisa Dowell adowell@yadtel.net or Terry Brown tbkayaks@yadtel.net for more information.

 

 

 

 

"Out of the mouths of babes"

 

Thursday Shepherd Group

The Thursday night Shepherds Group will begin meeting again tonight, September 2, and will spend their time together preparing for a labyrinth walk on September 9.  On September 9, the group will meet at 7P at Shallowford Presbyterian Church, 1200 Lewisville Clemmons Road, Lewisville, NC to visit their labyrinth and participate in this special prayer practice.  All are invited to participate.

 The Shepherds Group meets every Thursday at 7P.  For more information, contact Sue Carter or Sandy MacRae at sandymac4@triad.rr.com (home number: 336-650-0122; Sue's cell: 336-829-6166; Sandy's cell: 336-829-6167) or Erica Davis at davise@gcsnc.com

 

 

 

  

 
 

 

 

Connections. Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month.

Wednesday Night Group. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Contact Alisa Dowell adowell@yadtel.net or

 Terry Brown tbkayaks@yadtel.net for more information. 

The Thursday Shepherd Group meets on Thursday nights at 7.00 pm. 

Praise Choir sings in the 11 am worship celebration once a month.  For more information contact David Alford at dcalford80@yahoo.com 

Sanctuary Choir sings weekly in the 6 pm worship celebration.  Rehearsals are held on Sundays at 5pm in the sanctuary.  For more information contact Gray King at organwerks@yahoo.com.

Weekly Newsletter Inclusion Deadline: Everyone please have your updated Church and Group information in by 6pm Weds. evenings for inclusion in that weeks E-News. MCCWSeditor@aol.com

 

Our Core Values

* Being open to the Presence of God, and the movement of the Holy Spirit
* Being Christ-centered
*Accepting. Encouraging and Valuing Every Person
*Every Person Is Called To Ministry
*Embracing a Variety of Faith Expressions
* Authenticity and the Freedom to Be Real

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE:  The submission deadline for the weekly E-newsletter and Worship Bulletin is Tuesday.  Please submit to Sandra M. at smac05012003@yahoo.com

 

 

This Week at MCC Winston Salem

 

Sunday - 11:00 a.m. – Worship

 Sunday -5:00 p.m. – Choir Rehearsal (sanctuary)

 Sunday - 6:00 p.m. - Worship

Pastor’s Office Hours;

Monday - OFF

Tuesday - 1:00-5:30 p.m.

Wednesday - 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Thursday - 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Friday - Sermon Work Day

Saturday - OFF

Wednesday Shepherd Group

Second and Fourth Wednesday in Social Hall

Second Tuesday each month at 7:00 p.m. – Board of Directors meeting

Thursday - 7:00 p.m. – Thursday Shepherd Group, Social Hall

 

 

Office Hours  

Tuesday:

1:00pm -5:00pm

 Wednesday and Thursday:

 10:00am -4:00pm

Fridays:

Serm0n Workday

 
To Contact the Pastor, please call:

336-784-8009

or email:

pastor@mccws.org

(Mondays and Saturdays are designated Days Off)

 

MinistersAll of Us

Pastor:

Rev. Ron LaRocque

Board of Directors

Sandy M. [Vice-Moderator]

  Merri Byrd,

Jerry Hawks [Treasurer],

Danny Frost [church clerk]

Andy Hagler

Lay Delegate Greg McBride

 

      Praise & Worship Leader:  David Alford  

Choir Director:  Gray King

         Sound Ministry: Todd Brinkley, Rod Beverly, CeeCee Royer     

  Pianist: David Alford    


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