NOLA NEWS
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18th November 2008

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God is good!!!
 
We are at the beginning of a thing of grandeur and importance here; we are part of a church that grows, both in numbers, faith and ideas - and we are part of a new movement that has sprung up across the country; on Saturday, outside the civil courts 500 people turned out to make their insistence clear - that LGBT people are people and demand, deserve and expect equality of treatment in all areas of life, especially marriage! The following day we came just shy of 60 people in church - which for our church is a wonderful token of it's recovery and a testimony to the presence of God amongst us week by week. Numbers matter, they matter for practical, human reasons - they matter in order to create momentum and enthusiasm, to bind people into a movement and to make the wider world sit up and take notice. Individual decisions to come to church faithfully, and to attend and support rallies that are striving for YOUR rights matter. Without those individuals making those decisions everything falls back into futility and failure. There will be more opportunities to take action, I for one am getting kind of fed up of checking my marriage into left luggage every time I arrive at New Orleans airport - people in Louisiana deserve this basic tool to 'pursue happiness' just as much as folk in England or California. Lets meet this coming week in church and witness to God's powerful movement of The Spirit amongst us.

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Big Easy MCC Grand Raffle 2008

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In today's economic climate few of us can afford $3000 for an original Alwyn Crawshaw Oil Painting - but we can probably afford $10 for a raffle ticket!!
 
We are privileged to be able to offer an original 12" by 16" framed oil painting titled 'Royal Street, New Orleans' for raffle. So far we have allocated $6500 worth of raffle tickets, but still have hundreds to give out and hundreds to sell!
 
We also have tickets available for Baton Rouge's cruise raffle, so that those who are not art lovers still have a means of winning something they want and helping out with our fundraising.
 
'Royal Street New Orleans' is on display at 'Estate Treasures', 2014 Magazine Street, NOLA 70130 until our draw on December 7th. If you would like to buy raffle tickets, or want to help us out by selling some, then contact me (Rev Clinton) on 504 214 4340 or email me at revcrawshaw@yahoo.com. Alternatively, tickets can be secured online through paypal - Buy Now
More details at www.bigeasymcc.com/fundraiser.html
 
 Remember! Whoever sells the most tickets wins a Giclee (canvas gallery wrap) print of the above painting!
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Paris White

Bible Study with Paris!

Paris will be here teaching Bible Study this week!!!  
Last week our topic was 'stepping out of the boat' join us at 7.30 this Wednesday at 1333 S. Carrollton Ave. to find out what it is this week.
 
 - see you there!!
 
 
  

 

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praise team

 Music Ministry
Many thanks to Ken, Russ, Vivian and the Worship Team for last Sunday! There is rehearsal at 7.00pm this Thursday, and Ken is working on some new pieces! We now have a couple of condenser mikes as well, so the efforts of the Worship Team can be heard properly! Come along and join - no preconditions, and you may surprise yourself!
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 univac                                                           ONLINE NEWS + GIVING

Our website has been updated again, and has some new features!
 
Overall this year the website has had 54058 hits (not including robots and spiders) and our Youtube site (user name 'bigeasymcc') now has 51 videos uploaded, and those videos have been viewed by 6,484 people.
Our giving was @$1400 last week (we need at least $1300 weekly). Attendance is now averaging 50-60 - let's build on our momentum!
Remember, you can give online to our church and ministry here Donate [processed in $10 multiples], or go to the website and donate your chosen amount by clicking on the PayPal link on the homepage - you do not need a paypal account and can pay with visa or mastercard. All donations receive a tax statement when the time of the year come around.
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O miracle
Of divine goodness!
O fire! O flame of zeal, and love, and joy!
Ev'n for our earthly bodies, hast thou created all things.
All things material, visible, sensible;
Animals, Vegetables, Minerals,
Bodies celestial, Bodies terrestrial,
The four elements, Volatile spirits, Trees, herbs, and flowers,
The influences of heaven,
Clouds, vapours, wind, Dew, rain, hail and snow,
Light and darkness, night and day,
The seasons of the year.
Springs, rivers, fountains, oceans,
Gold, silver, and precious stones.
Corn, wine, and oil,
The sun, moon, and stars,
Cities, nations, kingdoms.
And the bodies of men, the greatest treasures of all,
For each other.
What then, O Lord, hast thou intended for our
Souls, who givest to our bodies such glorious things!

Thomas Traherne
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 FOR PRAYER..
 
Precious God, Father and Mother of us all - lift up our desires, and dreams, and fear, and enfold them in Your Purpose - Your Spirit. We trust always in You, no matter what we have to face it is nothing as long as we are with You. We pray for all who are sick and lonely, and all who have no one to pray for them, give them we pray some measure of the blessings we feel in Your Presence. We pray for Lillian, Bill, Warren, R, Margaret, James, Will, Robert, Richard, Dorothy and many many more whose name are unknown to us. We also pray for the Worldwide movement for Equality. Be there for these souls as we feel You here for us. In Jesus Name. Amen.
revcrawshaw@yahoo.com
 
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Contact Information

504 214 4340
 
pastor@bigeasymcc.com
www.bigeasymcc.com
www.thebigeasymccblog.blogspot.com
 
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