Bulletin Announcements - December 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 September 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 Inbox.

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 of 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.

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.  

Group Activities:

Men’s Group - every Monday night @ Joe's Gym

Ladies Nite Out - the last Tuesday of the month from 6-8PM

Youth Group - 7-12th grade... every Sunday night @6PM - Youth Kick-Off Sept. 29th

Jr. Youth Group - 4- 6th grade... Sunday nights @ 6PM
Parent's Night Out - 3rd Friday of the month from 6 - 10PM

Fellowship Opportunities - Be sure to check your email & the Church Blog!!

December- Special Events

December 1 (Sunday morning) - Flutist David Konstantopoulous in concert - what a wonderful way to start off the Christmas Season.  Invite a friend to attend.

December 6 & 7 in the Clarion Memorial Park -  Live Nativity –  6:00-8:00 pm. (Do not forget to sign up in the Welcome Center - we have a place for you!!)

And the Angel said unto them, Fear not, for behold, I bring unto you good titing of great joy,        which shall be to all people.  For unto you this day is born in the city of Bethlehem, a Savior,        which is Christ the Lord.  And this shall be a sign unto you; you shall find a babe wrapped in    swaddling clothes lying in a manger.  And suddenly there was with the Angel, a multitude of theheavenly host, praising God, saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good willtoward men”.   Luke 2:10-11

December 8th @ 7:30PM - The Clarion Community Choir & the First Methodist Church are [resenting the 39th Annual Christmas Concert & Organ Recital.  Guest Organist: Christopher Long & Guest Singers: Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity of Clarion University. 

December 14th  - Over 50’s Christmas Fellowship - In the Fellowship Hall - For details see Jim & Joann Switzer.

December 14th - Salvation Army Kettle - sign up today to help

December 17th - Ladies NIght Out will be a cookie exchange - more details to follow.  We will also be revealing our Secret Sisters!

December 20 - Parent's Night Out - 6:00-10:00 p.m.

Sign-up in the Welcome Center

December 21 - last Saturday Night LIVE Worship; we're cancelling our LIVE Saturday night worship service

December 21 - The Youth will behaving a Progressive Dinner.  We need Sr. Youth @ the Church by 5PM to leave to go to the first house.  We'll be back @ the Church by 8PM.  We need to know for sure if your child is going to attend.  Please email judywilson466@yahoo.com by Wed. Dec. 18th, so we can let those preparing food at their homes know how many to prepare for.

Sunday, December 22 - Our Youth willl be providing donuts, muffins, & fruit before Sunday School & Church for a donation that will go towards IYC.  Plan on breakfast & fellowship w/your Church family!  Christ Birthday Offering to be taken - look for envelopes in your bulletin.

December 24th - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service  @ 7:00 pm. -- Jesus is the real gift of Christmas.

General Announcements:

Pick up your Advent Journal in the Welcome Center today (Dec. 1).

Salvation Army -  is looking for folks to ring a bell @ WalMart for an hour on the following dates in December 12,13, 20, 23, & 24.  These are the days in which no organization or church has been able to fill.  If you can give an hour, please call Rev. Clara Belloit @ 814-227-2673 or email her @ mamabelloit@hotmail.com.  Thank You!!

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

How to go Online to see the Church Directory....

To see the Church Directory online you have to go through this blog because the directory is a PDF file. Click on the link   http://directory.instantchurchdirectory.com/73945862/churchdirectory.pdf.   The Password is "church" (all in lower case letters).  That should open the PDF file for your viewing.  You may also load a free App for your smartphone.  In the App Store... search  instantchurchdirectory & follow the instructions to download.  If you wish to have a printed hard copy, contact Tammy in the Church Office @ 226 - 8672.  There are also some available in the Welcome Center.  This is an ongoing process as we add new families weekly.  Please let us know of any updates or corrections.

The Library has a lot if duplicate books.  If you would like to check the book truck in the Library to see if there are any you want, please help yourself.  More will be put out over the winter.

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.  Attention: Teachers, Nursery Workers & Volunteers -  If you have received your Child Abuse Clearance in the mail, please bring it to the church office ASAP. 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. 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. Coming Up… Mission Trip to Jamaica 2014 It’s time to start planning for Jamaica!   If you would like an opportunity to serve God on the mission field and are ready for a life-changing adventure, we invite you on a one-week mission trip to Harmons, Jamaica.  We’re working with an organization called Won by One to Jamaica to plan a trip for our church August 10-17, 2014.  Anyone age 13 and over is welcome. Harmons is a small mountain village of 3,000 people in south central Jamaica.  It’s an impoverished community with around 75% unemployment.  Quality medical treatment is lacking and money for basic needs is limited.  One practical objective of our trip will be to help alleviate some of the physical hardships the citizens of Harmons experience every day. Our jobs there may include tasks such as: *constructing houses *carrying marl (basic ingredient for making concrete)       *helping at “Blessings In Store,” a second-hand store created by the Won by One ministry, now run by local Jamaicans *repairing homes *assisting school teachers Now is the time to make a commitment to going on the trip.  If you are interested, please see Matt & Jenny Bates at the table in the church foyer.  A $100 per person deposit will be required to secure your spot.  Each team member must raise an additional $1,350 to cover trip expenses (airfare, ground transportation, meals/accommodations, etc.)  Passport not included.  The deposit will be due September 15.  If you have questions, contact Matt & Jenny Bates at 814-764-6056 or at - mrbates_2000@yahoo.com.