Clarion Church of God: July 2013

If you are new to Liberty Street C.O. G. (in your mailbox is a blue sheet with needed family information). Please place these in the secretary's mailbox. The church mailboxes are located in the Narthex & arranged alphabetically. Please check your mailboxes for information we may have placed in there. If you are unsure if you have a mailbox, or you do not have a mailbox & want one, call Tammy @ 814 - 226 - 8672. You are important to us & we need to keep you updated on all activities!

For all that have a computer... go to the Church Blog for your August Newsletter. You can find us @ www.clarionchurchofgod.blogspot.com. Subscribe to the church blog, & all posts/updates will be delivered right to your email address.

Also, we have Sunday School classes for all ages. Nursery , Preschool, K-2nd, 3rd - 5th, Jr. Youth, Sr. Youth & 3 Adult classes... check us out today!

We are offering a "Live Worship Telecast" in the Fellowship Hall to help accommodate the seating needs of our growing church! Praise the Lord! Anyone is welcome to check it out & share in this new Worship extension. With video recording of the service in this way, we will also be able to improve our outreach to our shut-ins by giving them our worship on DVD. Finally, if you are absent from church on Sunday & would like a copy of any of our Sunday morning sermons, please call the church office. We would be happy to send you one.

WWCH Channel 1300 on AM Broadcasting @ 11AM every Sunday... The first Sunday if every month a pre-recorded service from Liberty Street Church of God with Pastor Bruce will be heard. If you are unable to attend church on any Sunday morning, tune in to AM 1300.

Come to Prayer Meeting!! Taking a summer break - restarting after September 4th.
Update: Prayer Meetings -- the first Wednesday night of each month.
As a church body, we have just finished studying the Holy Spirit, & what the role of the Spirit should be in our church & in our lives. Jim Cymbala, the author of When God's Spirit Moves, says "The power of the Holy Spirit comes when people pray."
We have an opportunity now to put this into practice corporately at our monthly prayer meetings on Wednesday nights @ 7PM here @ Liberty Street.
Let us seek together His will for us, His healing, His hope, & His power. As Cymbala encouraged us, "God's not dead; he's still alive. And what he's done through the centuries when people have prayed, he can still do today. Let's ask the Holy Spirit to come & grant us a new spirit in our churches, in our small groups, & in our individual lives." "In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people..." Acts 2:17 "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us..." Romans 8:26

Saturday Nite "LIVE" Worship @ 6PM - If you have unchurched friends or relatives, please invite them to our brand new worship service that started Saturday, October 13th. Nursery will be provided & we hope to have Sonshine Club. This is also an alternative for those who work shift work or who are unable to attend Sunday Morning Worship.

Fellowship Opportunities
Vacation is a relaxing time for year, but don't forget about the Church. The Church doesn't take a vacation & we will miss you while you are away!! Check your email & the Church Blog!!

Burnside Camp Meeting (Church of God Campground) Rt. 219 Burnside, PA
July 26 - August 2
Services: 10:30am - 2:30pm - 7:00pm
Evangelist - Robbie Spencer
Children & Youth Programs
You are invited to attend services each day & learn more about Jesus and His Word.

August 2nd from 10 - 12PM .... Seniors: Nifty Sixty Baby Boomer Expo

Rep. Donna Onberlander will hold her fourth annual Expo. The event is free of charge & will feature a wide variety of vendors & services that can improve your life. Seniors are encouraged to attend this informational event.

August 2nd (Friday) Aaron Shust Concert @ 7PM
WPA Ministries and Whitehall Camp and Conference Center have joined together to bring Aaron Shust to the auditorium at Whitehall in Emlenton, Pa.
Please note that tickets will only be sold on www.itickets.com/aaronshust.html or purchase @ the door. Doors open @ 6PM.

WPA Campmeeting - August 3 - 11 @ Whitehall Camp & Conference Center
Speaker - Dr. Robert Brink
Worship Leader - Brock Barnhouse
During the service, quality child care will be provided. The nursery care is for infant thru age 2. Kid's Korner - mornings Monday - Friday with Progrtam Saturday morning
Youth - Morning Devotions, Afternoon Activities, & Evening Services @ the barn - activities after service
Young Adults - Morning Devotions, River Tubing, Afternoon Conference, Cafe after evening service with live music

General Announcements:

Tithing Envelopes - If you are in need of tithing envelopes please see Diane Gross or call the Church Office @ 814-226-8672.

Group Activities:
Men’s Group - Off for the Summer & re-starting in the Fall.
Ladies Nite Out - the last Tuesday of the month from 6-8PM. Watch for details!
Youth Group - 7-12th grade... every Sunday night @6PM

Jr. Youth Group - 4-6th grade... every Sunday night @ 6PM

VBS WAS A SUCCESS --- Praise the Lord!! We had close to 100 children & adults attend. Thank you to all who helped make this years VBS a great experience. Lives were touched & memories made. God is good! See you all next year..... VBS Staff

SonShine Club --- We are asking that anyone willing to come out of retirement (teaching Sonshine Club) or looking for a new ministry (teaching Sonshine Club) contact Hayley Jeannerat @ 764-5390 or the church office 226-8672. We can use more teachers and helpers. What a blessing to see children learn of our wonderful Savior.

Women's Prayer Group...
The Women's Prayer Ministry (Prayer Trios) are reorganizing. The groups will be meeting bi-weekly, here @ the church in the prayer room. We have 5 different options for you. They are:
Sunday @ 6PM w/Leader Karen Hazlett - Monday @ 3:30PM w/Leader Wendy Ferguson - Wednesday @ 10AM w/Leader Laura Burford - Wednesday @ 6PM w/Leader Jenny Bates or Friday @ 10AM w/Leader Judy WIlson. Please sign up in the Welcome Center by March 24th or call Judy Wilson @ 814-227-8910.

Parents: Do you have some "gently used " kid's clothing taking up space in closets or drawers that your children have out grown? The Baker Street Church of God in Rimersburg offers a Kid's Closet ministry where families in need are able to receive free clothes for their children. This ministry is held every other month with the next Kid's Closet to be held in March. They are especially in need of sizes infant to children's size 12. Please, consider this ministry and .bring any children's clothes donations to church by March 3rd. Your donations will be greatly appreciated.

Attention: Teachers, Nursery Workers & Volunteers - If you have received your Child Abuse Clearance in the mail, please bring it to the church office ASAP.

We are in need of additional:

1) Nursery Workers - We are so blessed with lots of babies that we need more adult help. Please see Michelle Aites if you are interested in helping w/Sunday School Nursery or Worship Nursery.

2) SonShine Club Workers - We are being blessed with more children in our Sonshine Club Ministry! If you would llike to spend som time with a bunch of great kids, please see Hayley Jeannerat or email her @ hayleydj@windstream.net. There are 2 groups - Younger (3yr. - Kind.) & Older (1st - 3rd gr.). Because of age, helpers are placed with the younger group. No need to worry about preparing a lengthy lesson. Hayley makes a 6 month rotation schedule & currently teachers are teaching every 5 - 6 wks., but if there were more volunteers you would teach less often.

3) Welcome Center Volunteers - Please see Tammy Lerch or call 226-9680 if you are interested.

The Counseling Center is in need of a small couch or love seat that is gently used - anyone who can help them, please contact Tracy Miller @ 814 - 223 - 4717.

Watch fort updates & events on the Church's or Youth Group's Facebook page http:www.facebook.com/groups/173856376044348 -- Liberty Street Church of God Youth Group.

Check out these exciting stories on Clarion Sports Zone - posting by Dave McClaine
(http://www.clarionsportszone.com/)

WEATHER CANCELLATION - if we have bad weather or if it is calling for bad weather, please go to radio station WCCR 1300 AM for church cancellations. We will also put out cancellations by email.

Coming Up…

Our Women's Bible Study for the fall will be Truewoman 101. It is a study to get us to recognize God's plan for the woman and her role. We invite you to attend. The cost for the workbook will be $15.00 and you can pay the leader at the bible study. I also encourage those with teenage daughters you may want to invite them to come with you.

If you would like to check out the study, you can go to truewoman101.com and check out the overview.

We are offering 2 different places for the study. This year it will be held Sunday evening @ 6:30 P.M. at the home of Laura Burford and she will be leading this study, starting on Sunday, September 22nd. Wednesday evening September 25th @ 6:30 P.M. at the church led by Samantha Ferguson, and Wednesday evening September 25th @ 6:30 P.M at the home of Tammy Cloak, led by Jill Henry.

There is a sign up sheet in the narthex on the welcome table. Please sign up if you plan to attend so that we can order the book in time for the bible study to start on time

Women of Faith - October 4-5 in PGH @ Peterson Events Center - Sign up in the Welcome Center if you are interested in going.

Mission Trip to Jamaica 2014

Have you ever wanted to go on a mission trip but have never had the opportunity? This may be your chance! Matt & Jenny Bates are working with an organization called Won by One to Jamaica to plan a trip for our church to the town of Harmons, Jamaica during the summer of 2014. Anyone age 13 and over is welcome on the trip. If you have questions, contact Matt & Jen at 814-764-6056 or at mrbates_2000@yahoo.co

Dear Friends,

I guess we are in the dog days of summer! It’s hard to believe that we are here already. I hope that many of you have been refreshed and have been able to relax some. I know that many or you have been on vacations and that is a great time for meditation and reflection.

As you all know that even in the midst of the vacationing and the time of refreshing, the work of the Kingdom continues on.

In the writing of this article, I can’t help but think about Jesus and His teachings about the Gospel message, the value of souls and the value of the Kingdom of God. They all coincide with one another so that when one surrenders to the Lord, they also inherit the Kingdom and all the benefits that go along with being a Christian.

Jesus said, “…..From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. (Luke 12:48 NIV) There is no doubt that we, as a congregation, have been given much in the way of resources and abilities to do the work God requires of us. God has entrusted us with a task for this community and that is to reach out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have been given the ability to do that, we have been given the resources to do that so we need to be encouraged to know that God is requiring more of us.

If ever there is a time in our history where people need to see the love of God in Christians it is in our world. Please continue to labor on. Please remember the challenge we have before us that God wants each one of us to reach one person for the Lord by Easter 2014. We are well on our way to that date and I hope you are well on your way to praying for someone specific, asking God to open the door for you to share the GOOD NEWS. Souls are hanging in the balance and it is up to us to be concerned and do something about it.

God bless you as our congregation continues to plow the fields.

Pastor Bruce

Clarion Church of God

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