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Week of November 20, 2022 |
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THE BACKSLIDER’S CALENDAR
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The backslider’s calendar is a result of the many excuses some members give for not attending the worship services of the church. Our Lord had to deal with folks who gave Him some lame excuses as well (Matthew 8:18-22; Luke 9:57-62; Luke 14:15-20). Sad to say, people haven’t changed too much since then.
January — I hereby resolve to start attending worship regularly. Gotta get over the holidays first though.
February — Weather is terrible. I’ll start when it gets a bit warmer. My blood is too thin this time of year.
March — Lots of sickness just now. Got to stay in and keep away from those “bugs.”
April — Big crowds — Easter. They won’t miss me.
May — I’ve been holed up all winter, and now that the weather is getting better, it’s time for us to have reunions.
June — I’ll wait until the baby is older. How on earth do some folks take their babies out when they are just a few weeks old and never miss a service!
July — Boy! The heat is terrific! That air conditioning in the church building gives me a chill. Anyway, we’ve got the cabin and the boat for Sundays.
August — Preacher is on vacation. He’ll never know that I’ve missed. I never like those guest preachers anyway. When the preacher gets back …..
September — School has started. Vacation threw me behind in my work. Got to make one last visit to relatives before the snow flies.
October — Leaves are beautiful this time of year. I can worship God outdoors anyway. Kids will be cooped up all winter.
November — Getting colder. Can’t stand the warm church building with so many people. I’ll start back after Thanksgiving.
December — Christmas! I don’t have time for church now. Roads are dangerous. Anyway, next month is January, and I’ll resolve to start back with the New Year.
Brethren and friends, if we have any excuses, let’s dispose of them, and do what the Lord said do regarding faithful attendance with the saints (Hebrews 10:23-26; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; cf. Acts 2:42-47).
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Elders
Leon Cort
Mark Craigwell
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Minister
Mark Craigwell
Assistant Minister
Denver Simmons
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Deacons
Raleigh Gallington
Anthony Johnson
Gregory Johnson
Carlfred Malcolm
Albert Martin, Jr.
Walter Maxwell
Richard Meuse
Barry Person
Jason Reid
James Wade, Sr.
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Sermon for Sunday, November 20, 2022
The Essential Attitudes for Spiritual Growth
1 Peter 5:5-7
Speaker: Denver Simmons
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DON'T FORGET YOUR MASK!
Remember that masks are required at all of our in-person events, including services, classes, and meetings. Please also remember to bring your mask with you. We have a limited supply of masks available for those who do not have them.
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November Men’s & Women’s Classes: Our 4th Sunday Men’s & Women’s Classes for November are canceled so that we can all attend the City-Wide Evening Service on Sunday, November 27th at 5:00 p.m. See Metropolitan Evening Worship Service below.
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2022 Thanksgiving Outreach |
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City-Wide Evening Worship Service |
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We will continue to offer two Sunday morning worship services to accommodate in-person attendees
The first service begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs until approximately 9:45 a.m.; the second service begins at 11:00 a.m. The auditorium is sanitized between services. The weekly 10:30 a.m. devotional/adult Bible class will continue as scheduled. The usual sign-up rules and COVID protocols remain in effect. When you access the online sign up form, you will be required to specify which service you would like to attend. Once capacity has been reached for a particular time slot, the form will no longer accept new registrations for that time slot. We will continue to livestream the 11:00 service on our YouTube channel, and we encourage members to utilize e-giving, even when attending in person.
PLEASE NOTE: THE LINK BELOW IS FOR NEXT WEEK'S SERVICE
In-Person Worship Sign-up
Please also note that there is a new registration link each week.
E-giving link
Livestream link
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Don't Miss Out! Scroll On... |
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Don't Miss Out! Please scroll through the entire e-bulletin each week to be certain not to miss any important announcements or links. Many items are repeated each week, but there are also new announcements that you'll miss if you don't scroll through the entire bulletin.
See the following sections for new/updated announcements.
- News & Notes
- City-Wide Evening Worship Service, Sunday, Nov. 27th, 5 p.m. @ Florian Hall
- CPR/First Aid Class, Saturday, December 3rd, noon-2 p.m. @ church building
- Worship & Class Schedule - Links to Services & Classes; link to worship attendance registration form for next week.
- Latest on COVID-19
- Vaccine available for ages 6 months and up. Booster shots available for J&J, Moderna, and Pfizer. Walk in appointments available at many clinics.
TextAlertz: If you are signed up to receive church text blasts via textalertz, but have stopped receiving the blasts, please email Sis. Gallington at ggallington@gmail.com so she can troubleshoot the issue.
Please keep us updated: Please keep us apprised of any changes to your address, phone number and email address so that we can maintain an accurate database of member information. Please notify Sis Nagarajah at enagarajah@gmail.com or Sis Gallington at ggallington@gmail.com of any changes to your contact information.
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Current & Upcoming Events |
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Our November monthly grocery distribution outreach will be replaced by our annual Thanksgiving Outreach on Saturday, November 19th. The completed Thanksgiving Gift Bags will be delivered to Madison Park Community Development at 12 noon on that date. Please see Thanksgiving Outreach under News & Notes above for details.
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The Department of Public Health continues to urge all who are eligible to be vaccinated and/or boosted to do so, as vaccination is currently the best medical defense against the potentially deadly effects of COVID and its variants.
All Massachusetts residents ages 6-months and up are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and many facilities have walk-in hours. Booster shots are available for the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines at many pharmacies and health care facilities. Use the link below if you need assistance scheduling an appointment or locating a facility.
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Click here or anywhere in the announcement above for more information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
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Remote & In-Person
Class/Meeting Schedule
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Wednesday Night In-Person & Dial-In Bible Study
Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in-person and via freeconferencecall.com.
Dial in number: 978-990-5000
Access Code: 261232#
Or join the class online at
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Women's Saturday Prayer Meeting
Join us for prayer on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. via freeconferencecall.com
Dial-in: 701-802-5069; Access code 3730930#
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REMINDER: Please remember to mute your phone or computer when joining any of the above conference calls to avoid interrupting the class or service you are entering, particularly if you are joining the call after the event has started. |
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Meetings will resume on November 11th and 18th at 7 p.m.
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This month's 4th Sunday Women's Class is canceled so that we can all attend the City-Wide Evening Worship Service at Florian Hall at 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 27th. |
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2023 Mature in Heart Pennsylvania Dutch Country Excursion: Our 2023 trip is scheduled for Thursday, September 14th through Friday, September 15th to see a production of “Moses” at the Sight & Sound Theater in Lancaster at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14th. The cost for bus, hotel, dinner and show is as follows:
- $340/person for quad occupancy (families)
- $358/person for triple occupancy (families)
- $393/person for double occupancy
- $514 for single occupancy
- $830/couple for grand king room
Sign up is open now and a $75 deposit is required by to hold a spot. The number is limited by bus capacity and hotel availability. Deposits are needed by December 11, 2022, so we can finalize the theater seating. Seats can only be assigned for purchased tickets.
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This month's 4th Sunday Men's Class is canceled so that we can all attend the City-Wide Evening Worship Service at Florian Hall at 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 27th. |
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No announcements at this time. |
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Young Adult Ministry (YAM) |
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Date of next meeting will be announced. |
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Monthly Ministry Meeting
1st Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m.
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Meetings & Events
11/5 - Finance Ministry Meeting, 9 a.m. via Zoom
11/6 - Youth Ministry Meeting, 2:00 p.m.
11/7 - Ministers/Elders/Deacons Meeting, 7 p.m. via Zoom
11/11 - Youth & Family Ministry Movie Night @church building
11/11 - Couples' Ministry Meeting, 7 p.m.
11/12 - Publications & Communications Ministry Meeting, 10 a.m. via Zoom
11/13 - Deacons' Meeting, following 11am service @church building
11/18 - Couples' Ministry Meeting, 7 p.m.
11/19 - Thanksgiving Community Outreach, 10am @ church building
11/27 - Boston Metropolitan Evening Worship Service, 5 p.m. @ Florian Hall
Masks are required for all in-person events
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Ministry Meetings - Please contact your ministry coordinator for remote meeting schedules.
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- Sunday New Converts' Class, 10:00am @church building
- Sunday Bible Class (children) Sundays at 10:00am @church building
- Sunday Adult Devotional/Bible Study, 10:20am @church building
- Sunday Worship Service 8:30 and 11:00 am in person and 11:00 a.m. via livestream on YouTube. See above for details.
- Men's/Women's Classes, 5pm (4th Sunday of the month); Men @church building; Women via Zoom (details above)
- Youth & Family Ministry (1st Sunday of the month at 2pm)
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Mature in Heart Women's Prayer (Tuesdays @ 10:30am) VIA TELECONFERENCE (connection info above)
- Prayer Meeting (Tuesdays @ 7pm) VIA TELECONFERENCE (connection info above)
- Mid-Week Bible Study (Wednesdays @ 6:30pm) in person and VIA TELECONFERENCE (connection info above)
- Mid-Week New Converts' Class (Wednesdays @ 7pm) @church building
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Healing Hearts (Thursdays @6:15pm) VIA ZOOM
- Couple's Ministry (2nd & 3rd Fridays @ 7 pm)
- Women's Prayer (Saturdays 9:30am) VIA TELECONFERENCE (Connection info above)
- Ministers/Elders/Deacons Wives Meeting, (3rd Saturday @10 am) @church building
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Bro. John Kurpiel, minister for the Lawrence congregation, hosts an international radio program, “Soul Food,” on Mondays and Tuesdays from 11AM until 3PM. The program airs on Ignite Radio Broadcast via Mixlr, an interactive internet radio platform. Use the link below to tune in to listen, or to participate in the conversation. Always free to listen. https://mixlr.com/ignite-radio-broadcast.
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Church of Christ in Roxbury
81 Walnut Avenue
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-442-5826
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