January 10, 2013

January 10, 2013

This Sunday - This is the second week in our series - Sabbath: Re-member.  This week we will be looking at the call to remember the sabbath in the Ten Words ("Commandments") in Exodus 20:8-11.

In addition, remember that next Sunday (the 20th) we will have a special potluck during which we will have a short presentation and question/answers about the sabbatical coming up this summer. If you have not yet read the sabbatical narrative, it will be a great way to get to know what's coming up in this exciting summer. Be sure to write down questions as you read!

Global Partnership Update - A few of us continue to interact on Facebook with our brothers and sisters at the Vida Abundante Church in Guatemala City. If you're on FB, we encourage you to join in here at the group page. An exciting post surfaced this week with a video greeting from the church. You  surely want to see the video below:


 Spanish Word of the Week - sabado, which means the "sabbath"

Fanny Crosby Senior Adult Gathering - The life of Fanny Crosby, who was blind from childhood, will be presented in the lower level of our sister church, the Wollaston Church of the Nazarene this Sunday, January 13th at 4:00 PM. The Rev. Ann Nelson (retired) will do this in the form of a monologue. Her husband, John is the co-presenter and narrator. We will sing about 10 of her songs. She wrote over 8,000 hymns, such as Blessed Assurance and To God Be the Glory. Anyone who enjoys singing hymns is invited. Sweet breads, tea, and coffee will be provided. An offering will be taken. You don’t want to miss this one! Loretta Fish has offered rides for those coming from Hingham.

ENC Revival - Next week, Dr. David Busic, President of our Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO, will be the speaker at ENC's Revival. Services are Wednesday and Friday at 10:25 AM and Wednesday through Friday at 7:00 PM. In lieu of our own regular Wednesday activities (dinner and discussion) on February 16, everyone is invited to go to the revival (which is on campus in the Wollaston Church of the Nazarene, 37 E. Elm Avenue, Quincy). Dr. Busic is a great preacher of the Word.

Community Retreat - There are just 27 more days until we travel north to Windsor Hills outside Hillsboro, NH for rest, relaxation, and growth in fellowship together. All the fine details are here on the church's website. If you are planning on going, please email Pastor Jeremy. We're really excited about this year and will again be practicing Acts 2 principles in "sharing the cost." We want all who want to go to be able to. See the website for more details. This year, the retreat is on the first weekend of Lent. As such, it makes a great way to make a great start on our Lenten and Easter emphases. Speaking of Lent and Easter...

Lent and Easter - When seeing those two words you might be thinking, "NO!!! It's too early!!!" But Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) is less than five weeks away. It is also the Wednesday just prior to our retreat. We will be returning to an emphasis we went through two years ago, but with a brand new book: Ashes to Fire. The daily devotional books will be $10 each. Email Christian Duncan if you would like one. The readings begin on February 13.
  • The annual celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr, sponsored by the Hingham Hull Religious Leaders' Association, will be headlined this year by well-known local story teller Jay O'Callahan. We will gather at the conference center at Glastonbury Abbey on Monday, Jan. 21 at 8:00 am for breakfast followed by Jay's stories of war and peace and hate and race. Children, grownups -- everyone -- will be charmed by Jay's stories.
  • Have anything to share here? Let Christina know.
Other Reminders:
Sunday, January 13th
Gathering to Worship (9:30 AM)
Sunday School (10:30 AM~)
Wednesday, January 9th
Revival Service at ENC (7:00 PM)

Upcoming Dates:
  • January Potluck with Sabbatical Q&A - Jan. 20th
  • Annual Retreat - Feb. 15th-18th
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