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By Mark Buchholz
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08/18/08 |
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 We wanted to get some details out about our upcoming Harvest Walk. We have made arrangements to do our Service and the Harvest Walk at Franklin Park in Boston. The American Red Cross will be on site showing their support as well. Here are the times:
10:30 Arrival & Registration
11:00 Worship Service at Schoolmaster Hill
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Harvest 5K
Here are copies of the brochure in both English and Spanish, a FAQ, Directions to Franklin Park and Map of Franklin ParK. sos_english_brochure, sos_spanish_brochure, sos_faq, directions_to_franklin_park and franklin_park_map. We also wanted to get some information out about fundraising. We have set up a generic fundraising website for the church as a whole at http://www.firstgiving.com/Harvestwalk that anyone can use to donate to Hope WorldWide for this event. You can also set up your own personal website that you can use to do your own personal fund raising by going to http://www.firstgiving.com/ and simply following the easy to use instructions. When you select your charity, search on Hope WorldWide and choose the one with the EIN of 04-312989. Last year we used this service and everyone I spoke to who used it thought it was great.
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Teens Give $7,000 for Missions |
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By Michael Lamb
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09/27/08 |
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 And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 2 Corinthians 8:1-4
Taking inspiration from their first century heroes, the teenagers of the Northwest Region of the Boston Church of Christ set out to sacrifice like never before for the IMS Missions Contribution this year. While many of their peers complain about what they don’t have, these teens “pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints” of Europe and New England. In 2007 the ministry had a goal of $2007. They rejoiced as they met their goal by giving $2013.
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U Conn’s First Official Service Entitled, “God Chose – You Follow!” |
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By Jimmy Allen
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09/24/08 |
 On September 21, 2008, history was made. Though somewhat small in size and not noticed by many world-wide, a ministry officially began at the University of Connecticut at Storrs which will reach out to the 25,000+ college students and hundreds of marrieds, singles and teens in northeastern Connecticut.
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From Chaos to Clarity, My Visit to Portland |
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By Douglas Arthur
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09/21/08 |
 The mountains quake before him
and the hills melt away.
The earth trembles at his presence
Nahum 1:5 I walked in the door expecting to find a relatively tranquil setting. I had traveled thousands of miles to see old friends and talk to some mature leaders about plans for the future. As I opened the door, the Johnsons’ house was filled with people of all ages. The women were studying in the basement and the men were upstairs as they counted the cost with a young couple who had decided to become Christians.
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Godly Perspective on Goals |
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By Mark Buchholz
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09/14/08 |
 At our recent Family Group Leader's meeting Doug shared a lesson on "A Godly Perspective of Goals". He shared that just as 'the Sabbath was made for man' and not the reverse, goals are to be used by us as a tool and not to rule us. Click HERE to listen to the message or click on A Godly Perspective on Goals to download a PDF of the lesson. Take the time to study this out for yourself to get a conviction on this important topic.
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