More About the Clarion Church of God...

When visiting our church, please fill out a Friendship & Communication card that is located in back of each pew; place it in the offering plate or hand it to an Usher.
Also, for those worshiping with us for the first time... we have a gift for you. Please stop @ the Welcome Center in the Narthex by the Main Entrance to pick it up.


Monday, February 3, 2014

Bulletin Announcements - February 2014


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.

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.

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  & February Special Events 
Be sure to check your email & the Church Blog!!

February 9 - end of Baby Bottle Boomerang AAA Life Center Fundraiser - We need your help!

February 14 from 6 to 10PM - Parents Night Out - Sign-up in the Welcome Center

February 14 - 15 - Becoming One - Join Jimmy & Karen Evans for the latest live simulcast from Marriage Today.  Cost is $30/couple & includes a catered dinner on Friday & all printed materials.  Registration locally @ Brookville Church of God or available online @ Eventbrite.com:BecomingOneBrookville.Evenbrite.com.  Deadline to regiester is February 9th.     Doors open Friday @ 6PM, dinner @ 6:30PM.  Saturday doors open @ 9AM, Simulcast from 10 - 12:30PM.  Host site:  Brookville Church of God 814-849 - 0923 pr www.BrookvilleChurchofGod.com.

February 16 Souper Sunday - Although the Super Bowl is past, it's not too late to enjoy the Youth Group's Souper Sunday Luncheon to raise funds for the International Youth Convention (IYC) in Nashville this summer.  Youth parents are asked to make a soup, salad, &/or dessert.  Sign-up in the church foyer or see Kim callendar or Jenny Bates to let us know what you can contribute.  We invite the church family to join us for Souper Sunday after Worship on the 16th.  Donations will be accepted for IYC.  Thank you for your support!


Ladies Prayer Retreat - February 22nd from 10AM - 1PM - plan to attend - the  sign-up sheet on the Welcome Table in the Narthex or see Judy Wilson - cost is $5.00.

February 23rd - Dominican Republic Presentation - Josh Wilson & Josie Davis will be here showing their DVD of their trip to the DR & will be presenting information on the upcoming Churches of God Mission Trip planned for October 2014.  We invite you to attend & bring a guest with you. 



March 2nd - April 21st? ... Spring Bible Studies.  Please sign up in the Welcome Center for childcare if needed.
His Needs/Her Needs:
Sundays 6-8PM @ the following locations:
Mark and Karen Hazlett’s home with Nancy Jeannerat leading
Joe and Bonnie Ferguson’s home with Joe and Bonnie leading
Pastor Bruce and Judy’s home with Pastor Bruce and Judy leading
or Wednesdays 6-8PM starting March 5th @ 6PM @ Whitehall (location to be determined) with Randy and Sue Evans leading.
**An alternative study: Real Relationships-From Bad to Better and Good to Great will be held Wednesdays from 6 - 8PM in the Church Fellowship Hall with Clyde and Trish Bish leading.
                                        
February 25th - Chocolate... Ladies Night Out Serving God,     Serving Others and on this evening we will be serving chocolate.
                                        
General Announcements:

Pasta Fundraiser for Jamaica - We have 10 people from Liberty Street going on a Mission trip to Jamaica in August.  We are having a "Pasta Fundraiser".  If you would like to place an order online go to www.funpastafundraising.com/shop/liberty-st-church-of-god.  Please note, if you order pasta online, you will need to pay shipping.  We recommend that you browse online & pick what you like & then give us your order @ the church so the shipping will be free.  We will be in the foyer again next Sunday.  The fundraiser closes on 2/17/14.

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.    To obtain the password, please contact the Church Office.  Once you enter the Church Directory, you can open the PDF file for 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.

If you are interested in being in a Women's Prayer Group, there is a sign-up sheet in the Welcome Center.

Are you looking for a Ministry to be involved in?? - We are in need of men & women that would be interested in transporting elderly to appointments occassionally.  Sometimes they may need to go to Pittsburgh.  Please let the Church Office know if you would consider being on a list of names for us to call when the need arises.



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


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!  We are asking that anyone willing to come out of retirement (teaching Sonshine Club) or looking for a new ministry (teaching Sonshine Club) , please see Hayley Jeannerat.  You can call her @ 764-5390 or the church office @ 226-8672 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.  What a blessing to see children learn of our wonderful Savior. 
3) Welcome Center Volunteers - Please see Tammy Lerch or call 226-9680 if you are interested.

Coming Up…

Liberty Street's Got Talent - Saturday, March 8 @ 7PM in the Sanctuary - we are blessed to have so many talented people in our congregation.  How fun would it be to have an evening where we got to enjoy all that talent at once!  Make plans to attend "Liberty Street's Got Talent" when all of us will get to enjoy the God-given talent of those in our church family.  Refreshments will be available & a love offering will be taken to help the team from our church going to Jamaica for a mission trip this sumer.  If you have a talent you'd like to share, please sign up @ the Welcome Center desk.  See Matt or Jenny Bates if you have questions.

Wii Bowling Tournament - March 16th - $5 to play... come & enjoy the fun & lots of food!!

You are invited to the Wedding Ceremony of Duane & Tiffany Troutman on April 12th @ 2:30PM @ the Whitehall Tabernacle w/Reception to follow.  A sign up sheet willbe inthe Welcome Center.  We need your RSVP by March 23rd.  THe couple requests your presence & no gifts please.

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





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