Life Notes – Jan 20th

Good Morning Everyone!

We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day!

Here are the new updates:

–> Life Campus – Our Midweek Service Tonight @ 7pm in Rome
People of every age have really been enjoying the mid-week service, as well as the small group sessions (for all ages) that we have afterwards!

–> Outreach Offering to Haiti
We want to thank you all for your generous offering this past week, to reach out to the suffering people of Haiti.

We spoke to Pastor Brent (our Pastor friend from TN – who already has a church/school there in Haiti), and he gave us this report:

- All of their people have survived!
- All of their buildings are still in tact – one wall has structural damage
- They have organized themselves to be a “help center”
- They have over 400 people sleeping outside of their buildings
- A few days ago, they had already fed over 4,000 hungry people
- A few days ago, over 700 people had already given their lives to Christ!

We are so thankful to hear the eternal good that is coming, even in the midst of disaster!

100% of your offering will go directly to helping the people there, and we know that God will bless you richly for your generosity!

If you were unable to give on Sunday, or would like to make an additional donation, you can feel free to give it this week.

We will follow up with another report as soon as we receive one from Pastor Brent.

–> Special Birthday Lunch for Pastor Dan – This Sunday!
This Sunday we will be celebrating Pastor’s birthday with a special lunch directly after the service.

We have so many great cooks, and we are looking forward to sampling your favorite dish!

–> Marriage Enhancement Series – “Built to Last”
Our new marriage enhancement series will begin soon. We are giving couples a chance to sign up, so that we have an idea of how many couples we will have, and so that we can better plan for the couple’s get away that will follow the series. If you have not signed up yet, please send us a quick email, or sign up on the sign up sheet this week. We are REALLY looking forward to spending this time with the couples in our church, and know that God is going to do some amazing things during this time that we spend together!

This will be a 6 week course, and sessions will be on Thursday evenings @7pm – beginning on Feb the 4th.

–> February Convention in MD
February 16th, 17th, 18th (Tues-Thur)
Special Speakers – Tomas & Deborah Gibson
Pastor & Sister Nickles were thinking of possibly changing the format of their annual convention, however, they have decided to go ahead with the same open format this year. The services will
be Tues, Wed, & Thur evening @7pm – and Wed & Thur morning @ 10am. this year there will be no Friday morning breakfast.

As in every year, there will be rooms available at the church free of charge, however, they are on a first come first served basis. If you would like to stay at the church, please let us know as soon as
possible.

Some meals will also be provided free of charge. There is also a convenience store directly across the street, which carries several different options of fast food. There are also many different restaurants in town.

This will be the first year that they have had the Gibsons as special speakers. They have a multiethnic church & are very missions minded. Their slogan is… “We are not just a church, but a family of nations”! We look forward to hearing what God will share with us through them.

–> Praise Reports!!!
We are all continuing to praise God for the testimonies that we heard on Sunday! God is so wonderful to us!

Don’t forget Pastor Dan’s encouragement to keep a record of the good things that God has done! And… when you hear a testimony of God’s goodness, by all means, don’t keep it to yourself! Go share the good news with others! We are amazed at the stories that are already coming in, of how people shared a testimony with someone, and how it opened a door for them to minister to that person!

Also – remember to keep praying! Pray for health, pray for salvation, and pray for open doors to minister to others! Just a few of the “big needs” to remember in your prayers:
Sister Jaime’s father
Brother Mark’s father
Sister Judy’s brother

–> The Building
We have finally gotten the report from the insurance adjuster, about the damage to the back of the building, due to the water break several weeks ago. As you know, we have been praying for wisdom, about what steps to take to make the current building more usable for us. We will be sharing more of the details of what needs to be done, and the renovations will begin soon.

We would love to have any able bodied people, who are willing to put their hands into this task, to help us pull this project off!

Many have said… we are with you, just tell us what to do, we want to help, etc. This is a way that everyone can pull together and do something to help get things completed!

We are trusting God both for the resources that we need, and the help to get the job done. This is an exciting time!

We look forward to being with you, in God’s presence,

Pastors Dan & Pearl Sanborn

http://www.LifeChurchNY.com

Life Notes – Nov 17th

Good Afternoon Everyone!

God has blessed us with another gorgeous day!

Here are the exciting updates for this week & the coming season!

–> Thanksgiving Dinner – This Wednesday Nov 18th @ 5:45 We will be having our Special LifeChurch Thanksgiving dinner celebration!

We are already starting to hear the buzz about the different guests that have said they were coming! Some have even asked people from church… “are you having that great dinner again this year, because I want to come!”

This is what we are asking each person to do:

1. Think of 3-5 people that you can invite to the dinner

2. Call them up to give them a personal invitation

3. Offer to meet so they can ride with you – or follow you there
(people hate to walk into a place where they don’t know anyone)

4. Call those that agreed to come the night before to confirm

5. When you bring them in, introduce them to your LifeChurch family, to help set them at ease for the evening.

* Bonus #6 – We know that you will be bringing your favorite special recipe, so be sure to make enough extra to help feed the extra guests as well!

This is our full blown traditional Thanksgiving dinner, so items that would be good to bring would be:

- Stuffing
- Mashed Potatoes
- Turkey Gravy
- Vegetables
- Casseroles
- Dinner rolls
- Desserts such as pumpkin & apple pie, brownies, cookies, etc.

The church will provide:
- punch
- cranberry sauce
- butter
- turkeys & turkey bags for people to cook

Be thinking about what you would like to bring. We know whatever it is… it’s going to be wonderful!

–> Mark The Date – Nov. 28th
Right after Thanksgiving comes the Christmas Season, and we would like to jump right in with our decorations, so that we can enjoy them for the whole season!

This year, we will be decorating on Nov 28th the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We will meet at 9am & finish by 11am. It will only take a few hours, and we would love for you to come out & share in this time of fellowship with us!

–> Reaching Out
This year, we want to serve Christ, by touching the lives of others during this holiday season. We know that many of you have ideas about how you can do that within your own families, and we are
excited to hear the different testimonies that will come out of that.

For the church as a whole, we have a few ways that we would like to serve this year. We know that this is the timing of the Lord, because so many are feeling God place His finger on their hearts in the area of service to Him.

Thanksgiving:

As Pastor said a few weeks ago, we have learned that Rome currently has more homeless people than the city of Utica! In speaking with Shirley Caldwell over at the Rome Rescue Mission, she shared with us some of the biggest needs that they currently have.

- Because they are feeding & caring for more and more people, their pantry is quite low. They could use non-perishables to help fill the shelves & provide food baskets for those in need.

- Being currently “filled to capacity” (double bunking & even putting some in between beds right now), they are in “dire” need of things such as; toilet paper, napkins, dish soap, laundry soap.

- Winter is coming & they have many homeless men who don’t even have a coat. They come in to try to get out of the cold, but are going to be facing the snow pretty soon. She is requesting winter coats – especially in sizes 2X & 3X.

Christmas:

We have 2 families in the church with relatives that have been deployed overseas, and we would like to send them a special Christmas care package from LifeChurch. We would like to bless them in such a way, that there is way more than they need for themselves, so they can share with the others serving with them!

In order for the packages to arrive on time, we need to send them out by December 1st.

1. Loraine Tebo’s granddaughter
Mercedes Armstrong – Marines
She is serving on a ship out to sea, and although she has the ability to buy items, they are VERY expensive! Ideas – socks, slippers, pjs (M) would be nice… and she loves purple make up

2. Dave & Judy Bergstrom’s son-in-law
MSgt Donald Huston – Air Force
He will be responsible for preparing his own food, and could use staples such as; nuts, crackers, slim jims, etc. He will be serving in Korea, where the winters are VERY cold! You might think of gifts like sweetshirt (XL), or comfy bottoms (L). He is also a golf lover – and a Steelers fan

During his 12 month tour of duty in Korea, he will also be living near an orphanage, in which some of the men volunteer. Don is really looking forward to serving these children while he is there on duty. As soon as we have the details of the children living there, we can come up with some ideas to help them as well!

Here are the types of things that will be very useful to them both. Just think “everyday items”:

* We would like smaller sizes for ease of shipping, and so they can share them with the others serving with them.

tooth paste, tooth brushes, dental floss
powder
deodorant
shaving cream
lotion
chap stick
shampoo & conditioner
soap
individually wrapped candy
laundry soap
etc.

Sister Debbie will have a poster in the lobby, and a box to start collecting items to be packaged up & sent out. You can also see her for more ideas.

Samaritan’s Purse – Operation Christmas Child

We have had some requests to participate in the Operation Christmas Child shoe box giveaway. After doing some research, and learning all of the details about the program, we are very excited to participate! We also think that this is a wonderful way to reach out to orphans & needy children around
the world with the gospel message of Jesus Christ!

I love what one man said… “giving a child a gift is a way to open up the heart of a child, because it’s the practical application of the “gift of Jesus.”

What is Operation Christmas Child?

You simply fill a shoe box with small gifts for a boy or a girl, wrap the lid & box seperately, wrap a rubber band around both ends, then we take them to the drop off location. After being sent to the headquarters, they are filled with a book about the gift of Jesus, then they are sent out around the world.

The deadline to receive boxes is Sunday November 22nd.

Because we are just learning about this outreach & didn’t realize how early the deadline is, we only have a week & a half to gather boxes… but we still want to do what we can this year! Next year we will know more & be able to start way earlier.

Here is the link to the how-to instructions & the label that you can print off to tape to the top of your box:

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/pdf/PackABoxwithLabels.pdf

–> Many have made comments about how they like the changes going on in the loby. This is just the beginning! We want to showcase different talents of those in the church, and look forward to enjoying them each week!

The loby carpet will be cleaned this week… which we are VERY excited about

* Apostle Nickles was in prayer for us recently, and God gave him this scripture for us & LifeChurch. We wanted to share it with you, as it is VERY encouraging! God is so good!

Isa 43:19
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. NLT

Can you feel it!!!

Pastors Dan & Pearl
http://www.LifeChurchNY.com

Life Notes – Aug 18th

Good Afternoon ~

A what a beautiful day we have been blessed with!

Camden Campus – Wed 7pm
Special Guests are coming to visit, fellowship, and see what God is doing with our Camden Campus! They are some of our new pastor friends – who are also bringing some of their youth with them. Please plan to come out & enjoy the presence of God in our midweek service!
Coming Up – Generation Conference Nov 5, 6, 7th
We are dividing the conference dues into 2 parts to try to help make things as easy as possible financially. 

1. The entrance fee itself – $48 due by Sunday Aug 30th
2. The $55 hotel fee for those who will be staying at the hotel will be due in mid Oct.

Everyone who goes to the conference will need to pay the $48 entrance fee, because unlike past years, there will be no “open seating” – due to space limitations.
Special Guest Speaker Sunday Sept 6th (first Sunday)
We are looking forward to having Pastor Robbie Hilton as our guest speaker! Mark your calendars!
 

Happy Anniversary!

** Today a BIG Happy Anniversary goes out to Pastor Jonnie & Sister Debbie! **

Ed & Sombot (Brother Ed from the Worship Team) – Aug 21st
Sheri & Wayne Schwartz – Aug 31st
Happy Birthday!

Deanne Suits -  Aug 14th
Christian Schwartz – Aug 18th
Brittany Westcott – Aug 22nd
Casey Sanborn – Aug 23rd
Donna Zacek – Aug 31st
Current Series: “Journey Towards Surrender”

Highlights

Main Passage - Acts Chapter 9

Mat 11:28-30
”Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
He doesn’t promise an end to all of our labor – but surrendering to God’s yoke will change the meaningless, wearisome toil into spiritual productivity and purpose.
 

BECAUSE – when we surrender (or turn in) our old yoke & take on the yoke of Christ, we are actually partnering with Christ in life! It’s now a shared yoke – resting on someone’s shoulders that are bigger than ours! Someone with more pulling power!

We look forward to worshiping with you tomorrow night!
Pastors Dan & Pearl Sanborn

Life Church |  Churches in Rome NY

Summer Fest 09

This year we are again looking forward to a wonderful time in Elkton, MD
at the annual Summer Fest!

Ricky Hilton will be coming all the way from East TN to be the guest speaker!
You will love his enthusiastic methods of sharing the gospel message, as well
as the amazing zeal he shares in his worship.

The dates for Summer Fest are – Aug 5th, 6th, 7th, and we will be returning home
on the 8th.

We are planning to rent a couple of large vans to bring everyone down with us,
and we will be sharing all of the event details during our services.

For those seeing this information through the web, please see this page from
the church in Elkton, MD for further details.

You will need to fill out a registration form “only” if you plan to stay at the
church for the entire camp. To download & fill out your form,
please go to this page: Summer Fest

If you are a facebook”er”, you can go to the event page here:
Summer Fest Facebook Event Page

 

 

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In Remembrance of Brother Gordy

Dance on Brother Gordy… until we meet again…

* Thank you Brother Mark – for making this video & taking
the time to post it for us.

Life Notes – March 7th

Life Notes – Feb 11th

I know that we have been announcing the upcoming class both in church & through these email updates, but I was recently given even more information to share with everyone.

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