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Sunday
March 7, 2010

WORSHIP SERVICES
11:00 am and 6:00 pm
Sermon Title
"From Temptation to Deliverance"
Scripture
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
and
Isaiah 55:1-3a, 6-9

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

No Green Beer, But...
Join us for a St. Patrick's Day Celebration!
When? Saturday, March 13, 6:00PM.
Where? At the church!
What? Food, Fun, and Foolishness!
Become an honorary Irishman (Irishperson?) for the evening!
Who Was Jesus?
Our historical study of Jesus continues this coming Wednesday, March 10,
at 7:00P as we discuss the Second Coming of Christ. The Second Coming
is perhaps one of the most confusing and controversial beliefs of the
Church. It is often used as a way of separating 'true believers' from
'heretics.' Don't just accept what somebody else told you about this
subject. Instead, come to gain information which will help you
understand it for yourself. (Please note: our regular Wednesday and
Thursday night groups are taking a short break to enable more people to
attend this workshop series.)
New Members' Class
Have you ever wondered what membership at MCC Winston-Salem means? What
it entails? What additional privileges and responsibilities members
have? The best way to get answers to these questions is to attend our
New Members' Class on Tuesday, March 23, at 6:30PM. A light dinner will
be provided.
During this class we will look at the history of our local church and
our larger denomination and explore all that membership means. Coming
to the class does not obligate you to join. In fact, the class is set
up to help you discern whether or not membership is right for you. For
more information, or to reserve your place, please see Sue or Pastor
Ron.
Lenten Mission Project
Throughout
the season of Lent we are collecting donations for Senior Services,
Inc., a local agency that meets the needs of senior citizens in our
community. Senior Services, Inc. serves about 2,600 hundred senior
adults in need each year. A majority of their clients are at or below
poverty level. Following is a list of items they can use right away to
give to their clients:
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Adult diapers: large and extra-large
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Incontinence pads
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Blue underpads
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Diaper ointment
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Nutritional supplements such as Boost and Ensure
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Large Ace bandages
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Smoke detectors with batteries
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Wipes
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Latex gloves
Want
to help out but don't have enough money? Maybe you can participate by
providing supplies for their Williams Adult Day Center with purchases
that can be made at the Dollar Store. Particular items the Day Center
needs include:
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Napkins (160) in a pack
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Straws (180) in a pack, unwrapped
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Small size dessert plates
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Cereal bowls
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Styrofoam cups - 8 oz.
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Hand sanitizer
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Hand soap
Please
bring your donations to church any Sunday between now and Easter and
place them in the giant Easter Basket. Let us come together to help
care for some of the more vulnerable people of our community.
Call for By-laws Amendments
At the request of some of our members, the Board of Directors (BOD) has
called a Special Congregational Meeting for Sunday, April 25, at 12:30PM
for the purpose of considering By-laws amendments. All members are
welcome to submit proposed amendments for consideration at the meeting.
Proposed amendments must be submitted to the BOD no later than March
28. To receive a copy of the procedures for submitting an amendment, or
if you would like a copy of our current By-laws, please see Pastor Ron
or any other member of the BOD.
Faith and Fairness - A Town Hall Meeting
The
Faith and Fairness Town Hall meeting, sponsored by the Human Rights
Campaign, is an opportunity for people from various faith communities to
come together and talk about how faith intersects with the issues
surrounding sexual orientation. The event will be held on Thursday,
March 18, at First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, 617 N. Elm
Street. There will be a reception from 5:00-6:00PM and a panel
discussion from 6:00-8:00PM. All are invited.

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.

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Birthdays and Anniversaries

BIRTHDAYS
Fernando
Delgadillo 3/1, Gaye Hodges 3/2, Danny
Frost 3/6, Tammy Shumate 3/7, Jason
Collett 3/12, Teena Wall 3/19, Nikki Ash
3/19, Mark Hilton 3/21, Geneal Wade
3/23, Charmain Austin 3/24, Angie
Stevenson 3/26, Paul Lawrence, Sam
Lawrence 3/30.

ANNIVERSARIES
David Alford and Mark Hilton 3/23




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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.
Julie has agreed to coordinate
the evening fellowship cafe.
Contact Julie
glasjulz55@yahoo.com to
volunteer to help with the
evening 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.
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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.

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See Julie or contact her at
glasjulz55@yahoo.com
to place your order for
a
MCC-WS T-shirt!


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%
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"Friends on the Road...".
The regular Wednesday night group is
taking a short break as they attend
Pastor Ron's workshop series, "Who was
Jesus?" See the announcement above to
learn more about this series
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 regular Thursday night group is taking a
short break as they attend Pastor Ron's workshop
series, "Who was Jesus?" See the announcement
above to learn more about this series."

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

Ministers: All of Us
Pastor:
Rev. Ron
LaRocque
Lay
Minster:
- Gaye Hodges
Board of Directors:
Sandy M. [Vice-Moderator]
Merri Byrd,
Jerry Hawks [Treasurer],
Jean Middleswarth,
Danny Frost [church cleck]
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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