Prayers 10 31 2010
*Welcome to our annual All-Church Worship on Pledge Sunday!
*Welcome to the first time worshiping in the YMCA gym; this is the partnership that we have developed with the Y for the next 30 years; See the plaque that is posted in he back; Our prayerful hope is to be able to utilize this gym space to expand our ministries such as adding another Sunday morning service;
*More improvements are coming in the gym: new lighting and PA system will be installed in the next 3 weeks
*Introduce YMCA Director Kari Lee
*WMO; You have been very generous to support overseas missions; We are only $500 from our goal; Envelopes are in the back for you to make another gift today
*Pledge Sunday is an invitation to submit your pledges for 2011 in support of the work of FCBC next year; Information has been sent to you in the mail, you can access this information on the church’s website or coming over to the church office to get a hard copy; We invite you to make a commitment—it has never been about how large the gift is but always the faithful decision that you do give.
*Forum with Rev. Steve Bils, Saturday, Antioch Baptist Church in San Jose to explore the possibility of affiliating with the ABC of Oregon; Everyone is invited to attend especially if you have questions
*Inside Out announcement by Nate Lee
*Other announcements for you to read in the bulletin: Gift Planning Sunday, Fall Clean-Up Day, Senior Center, Thanksgiving Luncheon and Seniors Appreciation
*Happy Halloween—this holiday has historic religious roots;
In the Celtic celebration, it is believed that during this time when the weather is colder and the days are shorter, the boundary between the dead and the living wore especially thin. When we wear costumes, we hide from the spirits. But in the 7th century, Pope Boniface IV declared Nov. 1st as All Saints Day to honor all those who have lived faithfully in the Lord. When we learn about what these saints have done, we want to be like them. So wearing a costume is dressing up to appear to be somebody else—Iron Man, Spiderman, a Disney princess, etc. God wants us to grow into better people, not in fear, but because God loves us.
Benediction
Look around you and see your neighbors.
Hurry home, for Jesus Christ wants to stay at your house today.
For the Lord we worship gets down low
to be with our neighbors and with us where we are
Today salvation has come to this church.
Today our neighborhoods are being blessed by Christ’s presence.
Amen.
Prayer Concerns
*John Tom recovering from a minor stroke on Thursday; happy to see him here today
*Carol Mann, Rev. Jerry Mann’s wife passed on Saturday morning after a terrible fall that caused bleeding in the brain; she was also fighting liver cancer; her son, mother and other family members were able to be there before she passed; funeral services will be on Friday, Nov. 5th at First Baptist, San Francisco; Prayers for Sunset Ministry at this time of great mourning
*Jane Wong’s mother passed after a 5-year battle with leukemia; funeral services on Nov. 13th
*Search Committee meeting on Tuesday night to select candidates for interviews
*Steven Ng and Kenley Mew on missions to Vietnam