Announcement Bulletin for April 11, 2020
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Announcement Bulletin for April 11, 2020
20200411announcements (191.73 KB)SABBATH ANNOUNCEMENTS
& REMINDERS
North Canton & Youngstown, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Wheeling, WV Congregations
United Church of God, an International Association
SABBATH, April 11, 2020
12 Noon (EDT) – local webcast sermon by Keith Wilson
https://www.ucg.org/congregations/north-canton-oh/webcast
*DUE TO PRECAUTIONS RELATING TO PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
THE UCG ADMINISTRATION FROM THE HOME OFFICE IN CINCINNATI HAS CANCELLED PHYSICAL SERVICES FOR THE TIME BEING.
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NEXT WEEK and NEXT SABBATH
(may be subject to change)
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Last Day of Unleavened Bread, Wednesday April 15 |
Local Holyday Messages – 12:00 Noon Split sermons: John Miller and Randy Stiver |
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Sabbath, April 18 |
Local Sabbath sermon – 12:00 Noon – John Miller |
Pastor’s contact information: PO Box 1474, Massillon, OH 44648. Home phone: 330-809-0566, cell phone: 740-739-7248. Email addresses: randy_stiver@ucg.org or rpstiver@gmail.com(both come to the same location). For emails regarding scheduling (church events, visits or counseling), please copy my wife Linda ldstiver@gmail.com. Announcements should be sent to my email and copied to our daughter Amanda at anstiver@gmail.com as she helps process them each week.
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1. LOCAL PRAYER REQUESTS and UPDATES
(If you notice that your prayer request needs updating, please drop us an email or a call with an update. Thank you!)
- Please pray fervently for the national and international emergency we are facing with the Coronavirus. Pray that God protect His people and that He extends mercy to our nation and to all nations as they face this health and financial crisis.
- Please also pray that our freedoms to assemble and to worship are restored as soon as is safely possible. We have long been able to take those for granted, but now is the time to treasure them. Also pray that the financial impact globally, nationally, and individually is mitigated through God’s mercy.
- Nancy Bair (Youngstown) – Nancy has been exposed to the COVID-19 coronavirus at her workplace and is now in isolation at home and showing symptoms. She’s been tested, but the results aren’t back yet. Prayers for God’s healing are very much needed.
- John Williamson (Columbus) – Louis and Carol Petit in the North Canton church and their daughter Lisa in Columbus request your prayers of healing for Lisa's husband John Williamson in the Columbus area. He has been fighting serious cancer for now two years and it appears that may be returning again. Please include in your prayers a request for encouragement and peace of mind for both John and Lisa during this trying time. Louis and Carol in particular appreciate your faithful prayers.
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- Debbie Booth (Wheeling) – At home, recovering from a hospital visit to address several blood clots in the lungs and legs. Medication is helping, but prayers are appreciated in guiding physicians to the cause of the clots.
- Carol Donston (Wheeling) – Recovering at home following treatment for a broken elbow. She will see a specialist soon about the fracture. Your prayers for guidance in that process and healing are greatly appreciated.
- Joe Szymkowiak (North Canton) – Recovering at home and feeling much better after being at the hospital to stabilize an erratic heartbeat and low blood pressure. Thank you for your prayers!
Ongoing:
- Steve Richmond (Cambridge) –Steve continues to battle cancer. Your prayers are greatly appreciated.
2. HOLY DAY OFFERING Information
Send by Mail
For those who choose to mail their Holy Day offerings, please use the green Holy Day offering envelopes which were mailed to you earlier. Please use a separate check and envelope for each Holy Day offering. You will then need to place these envelopes into another carrier envelope and mail to the following address:
United Church of God – HDO, P.O. Box 541027, Cincinnati, OH 45254-1027
For digital transfers of offerings, please see the details in this link:
https://www.ucg.org/members/news/us-holy-day-offerings-for-2020-days-of-unleavened-bread
-Ministerial and Member Services
3. FEAST REGISTRATION BEGINS– this week!
Although the Passover is next week, we need to address some Feast of Tabernacles items. Over the next couple of weeks, members should begin receiving the Festival Planning Brochure in the mail. For an advance look, the Festival Planning Brochure is now posted online at feast.ucg.org.
Here are some key dates coming up over the next month:
April 12 (Sunday): Online Festival registration begins (except for Puerto Vallarta); Early housing begins (except for Panama City Beach, Lake Junaluska).
April 14 (Tuesday): Early housing begins at Panama City Beach and Lake Junaluska.
April 19 (Sunday): General housing begins for U.S. & Canada (except for Panama City Beach and Lake Junaluska).
April 21 (Tuesday): General housing begins at Panama City Beach and Lake Junaluska.
May 3 (Sunday): Online Festival registration begins for Puerto Vallarta at 11 a.m. EDT.
Please note that Puerto Vallarta is traditionally a popular site, but registration for that site is now delayed until May 3.
--Charles Melear
4. COVID-19 Coronavirus Crisis Links and Resources:
National: https://www.coronavirus.gov/
Ohio: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/
Pennsylvania:https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
West Virginia: https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx
UCG home office: https://www.ucg.org/members/news/united-church-of-god-coronavirus-updates
In addition is a local contribution to fighting the epidemic with a direct connection to the church. Here is the link to a New York Times story covering the contribution of Stitches USA LLC., operated by John Miller, in the effort to supply medical professionals with vital equipment:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/amish-coronavirus-ohio.html
5. PROVERBS READING PROJECT – From now till Pentecost, May 31
From now until Pentecost we’ll be reading through the books of Proverbs, following the schedule below.
BOOK OF PROVERBS READING SCHEDULE
Week Dates Chapter(s)
1 Jan 12-18 1
2 Jan 19-25 2
3 Jan/Feb 26-1 3
4 Feb 2-8 4
5 Feb 9-15 5
6 Feb 16-22 6-7
7 Feb 23-29 8-9
8 Mar 1-7 10-11
9 Mar 8-14 12-13
10 Mar 15-21 14-15
11 Mar 22-28 16-17
12 Mar/Apr 29-4 18-19
13 Apr 5-11 20-21
14 Apr 12-18 22-23
15 Apr 19-25 24-25
16 Apr/May 26-2 26-27
17 May 3-9 28
18 May 10-16 29
19 May 17-32 30
20 May 24-30 31
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