Notes: Sunday Celebration! February 1, 2015 9:00 & 10:30 am Prelude Worship Songs You’ll Come Your Name Welcome & Prayer Scripture Reading: Hebrews 3:1-19 Offertory There is a Fountain Message: Pastor Kitchen Communion “… Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” Hebrews 3:6 Healing Benediction Postlude 4460 Stow Rd. Stow, OH 44224 • 330.688.7433 www.stowalliance.org • [email protected] Welcome We’re glad you’re here to worship with us today! A welcome packet for guests is available on the information table in the lobby by the sanctuary. Please remember food and beverages should not be brought into the sanctuary. Please take a moment to silence all cell phones! Like to Hear it Again? Audio CD’s & Video DVD’s of the morning messages are available from the Media room on-line at www.stowalliance.org. Today 9:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 6:00 pm New Members Class Church Potluck Annual Meeting Youth Super Bowl Bash This Week MONDAY 7:00 pm Ordinary Guys Bible Study TUESDAY 1:00 pm Loving Hands 7:00 pm Trustees Meeting WEDNESDAY 5:00 pm Iron Men Small Group 5:30 pm Youth Cafe 7:00 pm Adult Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm Worship Choir 7:00 pm Ladies Bible Study 7:00 pm Awana 7:00 pm Sr. High Youth Group 7:00 pm Jr. High Small Groups THURSDAY 8:00 am Men’s Bible Study 9:30 am Ladies Bible Study FRIDAY 6:30 am Men's Bible Study SATURDAY 7:30 am Men’s Gathering 9:00 am Men’s Basketball 7:00 pm Co-Ed Volleyball Announcements Church Potluck & Annual Meeting TODAY! Our Annual Meeting will take place TODAY after we gather in the gym for a time of fellowship over a pot luck lunch following our morning services. We will then transition to the sanctuary for the meeting. All members will want to be present for the election of servant-leaders and approval of the 2015 budget. LIFE Groups will not meet tonight or Friday, February 6th. Super Bowl Bash All Jr. & Sr. High and 4:12 students are invited to join us TONIGHT at 6:00pm for our Super Bowl Bash. Please bring $5 and a snack or dessert to share with everyone. Sportsman’s Night Dinner On Saturday, February 28, 2015 we will host our 12th annual Sportsman’s Night Dinner outreach. Tickets are available in the lobby TODAY or throughout the week in the church office from 8:00am-4:30pm. Please pray about whom you can invite and how you can be involved! We are also in need of donations of wild game including deer, moose, elk, caribou, duck, pheasant, rabbit, and squirrel. If you have questions or something to contribute, please contact Bill Crowe at 330-697-9187 or Bill Azzarello at 330688-7433. Cookie Bakers Needed Do you like to bake? We need your help! If you would like to help us bake 3 dozen chocolate chip, peanut butter, snicker doodle, or oatmeal cookies that are 2-3 inches in size for the Sportsman’s Night Dinner, please sign up at the table in the lobby. Please deliver cookies to the church on Friday, February 27th. JH Believe Conference Men’s Gathering Men of all ages are invited to join us for breakfast and fellowship this Saturday, February 7th at 7:30 am in the Seasons Room. Baptism Class Have you followed the Lord in baptism? If you have trusted Jesus Christ as Savior and He is your Lord, then in obedience to His command, you should be baptized. A baptism preparation class will be held on February 8th at 9:00am in room 216. Baptisms will be on February 22nd. Please sign the back of the Communication Card if you are planning to attend.  Check Communication Card Sweetheart Banquet Mark your calendars and ask that special someone to accompany you to the annual Sweetheart Banquet on Friday, February 13th from 6:008:30pm in the Seasons Room. You’ll enjoy wonderful cuisine followed by the Youth Talent Show. Cost is $15 per person, or $25 per couple. The last day to sign up is Sunday, February 8th. All proceeds from this event will help send our teens to Mexico in July. Childcare will be available. Easter Choir Interested in singing in the Worship Choir for Easter morning on Sunday, April 5th? Anyone 18 years old and older is welcome to join! Please contact Julie Kitchen if you are interested in joining or for more information about the rehearsal schedule. We will start midFebruary. One of the best Junior High events in the country is coming to the Cincinnati area February 20th-21st. Great speakers, artists, music, a visit to the Creation Museum, and more combine to make this an amazing weekend for the Junior High students! Cost is $70 per person. The deadline to sign up is February 11th. Please mark your calendars for our upcoming parents meeting on February 8th. See Michael Ray or Pastor Delroy with any qu esti ons o r als o c heck o ut www.ciy.com/believe. Women’s Retreat All women are invited to join us for a weekend full of fun, fellowship, relaxation, and encouragement at the Bertram Inn in Aurora on March 13th & 14th. Please see the information table in the lobby to pick up a flyer and to sign up. The last day to register is Sunday, February 15th. You must be paid in full by Friday, March 8th. Questions? Please contact Sharon Eleo at [email protected] or 330-9297888. PRAISE Plan - Parking Lot Project Please prayerfully consider partnering with SAF to support the PRAISE Plan. All 2015 donations to “Building Fund” will be applied to the parking lot portion of the PRAISE Plan. Goal Received to Date $400,000 $320,697 Our Giving Last Sunday Tithes & Offerings Great Commission Fund Praise Plan Building Fund $12,724 $2,943 $1,226 Stow Alliance Fellowship Staff John Kitchen, Senior Pastor John Cervone, Associate Pastor Delroy Simpson, Youth Pastor Don Miller, Pastor of Discipleship Ministries Julie Kitchen, Director of Worship Ministries Ryan Steedly, Director of Children’s Ministries Jeanne Crowe, Preschool Administrator Karie Gilley, Office Administrator Michelle Davis, Financial Administrator Bill Azzarello, Facilities Manager