EastPoint Christian Church Newsletter

11.18.11
In This Issue
Thanksgiving Baskets
Christmas Angel
Emergency Outerwear Drive
EP Worship Choir
Save the Date! Ladies Tea
Thanksgiving Celebration
EP Community Outreach Expo
Sermon Series
Parents Meeting Sunday
Young Adult Cafe

   

  If you signed up for a Thanksgiving basket for yourself or another person, please pick it up at the kiosk this Sunday. You must deliver any baskets you requested.

 

 

   

   

   

Christmas Angel

 

This Sunday we will have 75 names of inner-city Portland children who would appreciate a Christmas gift from you. You will find the names in the foyer.  

They will go very quickly!  

 

Please return your wrapped, donated gift to EastPoint by Sunday, December 4th and place it under our Christmas Angel Tree.

 

   

     
Winter Outerwear  

Available Sunday 

 

If you need warm winter clothing, please go to the foyer, near the café, and take a red ticket. When your number is called, we will welcome you into our "shopping area" where you will find all your winter weather necessities.


 

   

   

We will not meet for our regularly scheduled prayer meeting on Wednesday, November 23rd.

We will resume the following week.


   

   

  

   

NO FUSION THIS WEEKEND!

We hope you will join us for the Thanksgiving Celebration.   

   


        

EP Worship Choir Rehearsal       

 

Our last rehearsal will be on Sunday, November 21st at 6:30pm. 

 

Upcoming Events 

  

   

Christmas Eve Service We are excited to announce that this year, we will enjoy a Christmas Celebration Service together as one big EP family.  

 

Join us at the beautiful Westbrook Performing Arts Center on Saturday, December 24th at 6pm. Mark your calendars - more details to follow! T

 

here will be NO SERVICE on Christmas Day.

 


 

   

Save the Date!

 

Ladies Christmas Tea

Thursday, December 1st

 

FREE tickets are available  

this Sunday!

 

A special evening you wont want to miss for all EP ladies, their familiy & friends.

 

 

 

   

Baptism Sunday 

 

Our next Baptism Sunday will take place next Sunday, November 27th. If you would like to be baptized or just have more questions, contact Larry at larry@eastpointchristianchurch.com

 

 

    

Thanksgiving Celebration 

   

In addition to our regular Sunday services, join us on Sunday, November 20th at 5:30pm for a Thanksgiving celebration.  

 

We will take time for an open mic to be used for you to express your thankfulness for what God has done in our lives this past year. Please bring a casserole and dessert to share during our potluck. We will provide drinks and table service.  

 

We look forward to enjoying this time together as the body of Christ at EP.

 

 

 

      

  EP Community  

Outreach Expo

   Participants   

      

In case you missed them...

 

ABBA Women's Resource Center  

- Judy Cushing

"The ABBA ministry, through the power of the Holy Spirit, will reach out to those women in pregnancy related crisis in the Greater
Portland/Cumberland County area who seek help in their decision making process by providing life affirming, Christ centered solutions."

www.abbapregnancychoice.org

Judy@ABBAPregnancyChoice.org

 

The Navigators Christian Ministry  

- Rus & Jen Willette

"The Navigators® is an international, interdenominational Christian ministry established in 1933. Navigators are people who love Jesus Christ and desire to help others know and grow in Him as they 'navigate' through life."  www.navigators.org

coachrus@gmail.com

 

The Robbie Foundation - Lynn Gearie

"The mission of Robbie Foundation is to bring awareness regarding the special needs community and to raise funds to provide adaptive

equipment, assistive technology, therapy treatment or any necessary item not covered by insurance. The goal of RF is to improve the

quality of life for children with special needs. "  www.robbiefoundation.com  robbiefoundation@gmail.com

 

Straight Ahead Ministries - Ken Hawley

"To see Jesus Christ transform the lives of juvenile offenders."

www.straightahead.com
hispaintingservice@gmail.com

 

Portland Street Ministry (EastPoint)

"Our group comes together in Jesus' name to help meet the spiritual needs of those we encounter on the streets of Greater Portland."

Facebook: Portland Street Ministry

PortlandStreetMinistry@groups.facebook.com

   

Community Partnerships
for Protecting Children
 
 

"A partnership of parents, neighborhoods, schools, churches, social service providers, child welfare services, neighborhood associations and businesses working together to support and strengthen families and communities"

www.cppccumberland.org  

info@cppccumberland.org

  

Home Essentials Ministry (EastPoint)

"Striving to meet the needs of African refugees in the Greater Portland Area through by providing food, furniture, friendship and the love of God"

207.541.9992

boothb@securespeed.us

 

Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)

"The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) provides free and low-cost immigration information and legal assistance to low-income Maine residents. ILAP helps Maine's immigrants keep their families together, gain protection from persecution and domestic violence, attain residency and work authorization, and become proud U.S.
citizens. ILAP builds stable families and improved opportunities,
allowing Maine's immigrants to contribute to their communities for generations to come."

www.ILAPmaine.org

info@ilapmaine.org

 

The Root Cellar

"The Root Cellar is an interdenominational Christian mission with a goal of uniting churches in the common cause of satisfying the physical and spiritual needs of inner-city youth and their families."  www.therootcellar.org

kurt@therootcellar.org

 

Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA)

"We provide older adults and their families with information, guidance, education, and programs for their social, financial, and home care needs. Our services extend throughout Maine's York and Cumberland counties. "

www.smaaa.org

info@smaaa.org

 

More EP News 

   

   

This weekend, the kids from the EastPoint Children's Ministry will treat us all to some of their very own worship songs. They have worked hard to prepare for the "BIG STAGE!" We hope you will come and show your support for their efforts.

 

   

 

   

Our Current   

Sermon Series:    

Restoring the City   

 

This weekend:  

"The Committed Themselves to God" 

by Scott Taube   


Nehemiah 8:1-9

1 all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

2 So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. 3 He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

4 Ezra the teacher of the Law stood on a high wooden platform built for the occasion. Beside him on his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; and on his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.

5 Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. 6 Ezra praised the LORD, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, "Amen! Amen!" Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

7 The Levites-Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah-instructed the people in the Law while the people were standing there. 8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.

9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.


 

 

Growth Opportunities

   

   

We will hold a training and orientation for anyone interested in volunteering for this ministry. The meeting will take place on Saturday, December 3rd from 9am - 11:30am, right here at EP.

  

   

   

Young Adult Cafe   

 

YAC has begun meeting again on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM.  Café is a place where you can grow in your faith while you experience community.  The Café experience includes refreshments, music, prayer, and Bible discussion in a casual, relaxed atmosphere.

 

If you consider yourself a young adult, whether single or married, please join us for an awesome evening!

 

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