December 26, 2010
MGBC
Rev Ron Lentine
ron lentine Greetings!

PASTOR'S REFLECTIONS ON 2010. . .

What a great year 2010 was for the Myrtle Grove family!


Looking back on 2010 my heart is filled with gratitude to God for His divine intervention, provision, and protection over our church.


  Some of the highlights of this past year are as follows:


Who can forget the tremendous response from our membership on the heels of our "40 Days of Prayer and Fasting?"  The funds that came in enabled us to provide additional ministries for our children, youth, and young adults.


In addition to those ministries, resources were available for the purchase of needed sound equipment as well as other important ministries.


Along with the financial blessing was the number of men and women who came to know Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.


Many of these individuals were added as new members into the church family.  Along with these salvation commitments was a number of new families (already Christians) who joined our church by statement and letter.


  Several of these new members have already plugged in to areas of service and ministry.


 


And who will ever forget the gift God provided by way of expanding our geographical territory?


After years of praying and asking, the Lord finally delivered into our hands the new adjacent property (three acres of land and buildings) located directly behind our church plant.


  This new property holds great potential for the possibility of new ministries down the road.


  Our Future Planning Committee is in the process of seeking God's direction for future usage. 


 

 Keep that committee in your prayers.


 


And lastly, I thank the Lord for the new ministry staff that he has sent our way this past year. 


 


 

 Jeremy and Jamie Phillips are certainly an answer to prayer for our students.


Already, in just a few month's time, they have endeared themselves to young and old alike here at Myrtle Grove.


In addition to these precious ones is our new part-time Contemporary Worship Leader, Christian Garabedian.


This young man is truly a God-sent servant that is filling the need in our contemporary worship service. 


 


For all of these things, let us give thanks to God for the year 2010; a wonderful year filled with God's grace and goodness for His people. 

 

With a grateful heart,

Pastor Ron Lentine

THANK YOU MGBC members for your generosity!
Notes & Dates


Tuesday:
 The food pantry and clothing room will be open on Dec 28th

Visitation will not be held until Jan 11th

 Wednesdays:

Prayer service & Bible study will be held on the 29th.

Supper resumes on Jan 5th

Deacon/Yokefellow meeting Monday - Jan 3rd

Keeagers meeting:
Tuesday - Jan 4th

Brotherhood Breakfast:
Sunday - Jan 16th

WOM
Thursday - Jan 18th



Business Meeting
Wednesday - Jan 19th

Homebound Meeting
Thursday - Jan 20th
candlelight Christmas Eve Service

Friday - Dec 24th (of course)

6:00 PM

Sanctuary

Chistmas Carols

Celebaration of the Lord's Supper

Message from Pastor Ron


jeremey This Sunday...Dec 26th


Pastor Ron will bring the message at both morning services.

Brother Chris will bring the message at the 6:00 PM service.  His focus will be on:

Colossians 3:12-17

reflections Some of the ways MGBC members met the needs of others at Christmas...

 

 

 

 



$8,936.55 given to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering    Our goal:  $12,000

35 families sponsoredthrough Christian Social Ministries


Christmas gifts delivered to the Shalom-Choctaw Indian Mission children


GOD BLESS YOU for being a GIVING church family
child at christmas Keenagers:

    Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 4th, 2011, at 10:00 AM in the fellowship hall.


Our program will be music by the "Joyful Sound."


We will celebrate birthdays and lunch will be provided by Lorna.


You do not need to bring any food for this meeting, however, you are requested to donate a little extra to go toward the cost of the meal.


For additional information, contact Neil Thorsen.


You will be able to sign up to go to Gulf Shores on Feb 7th, 2011, to see "The Kingston Trio."  The cost will be $24.00 per person; only three tickets available.


All seats on the bus are taken for the Jan 18th, New Orleans trip but you can contact Don Young and get your name on the cancelation list if you are interested in going.



stength1 Strength Team Meeting:

The "Strength Team" team (?) will meet for orientation and planning
purposes:



Date:   Sunday - Jan 2, 2011
Time:   4:00 PM
Location:  Fellowship Hall
Contacts:

During the time that the church offices are closed you may contact us by using the phone numbers provided on the printed announcements/bulletins.  Voice messages left at the church will also be checked on a regular basis.

No Home or cell numbers are printed in the emailed and online version of these announcements.

 If you can not locate a phone number email webmaster@myrtlegrovebaptist.org and it will be provided to you.

Ministers on Call:

Pastor Ron Lentine
Rev Dick Hamel
Rev Jeremy Phillips


MGBC Home Page

Closings:

The Church Office, Family Life Center, and Preschool Learning Center will be closed in observance of the holidays on the following dates:


 Thursday - Friday, December 23 - 24

                                                              
                                                               Monday - Friday, December 27 - 31


The Birth of Jesus
 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

 14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven,
   and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."


 

Luke 2: 1-14


...and that's what it's all about.   Merry Christmas!