IMPORTANT SUNDAY MORNING 9:30 WORSHIP SERVICE UPDATE:
Please refer to the notifications on WXII, WFMY, WGHP and WSJS on Sunday morning (January 16) for cancellation information.
If our in-person service is canceled (which it most likely will be) we will still offer a worship opportunity online through the usual Facebook Live Stream (at 9:30 a.m.).
This week’s Gathering will be a time for guided and focused prayer. In keeping with the emphasis on prayer and fasting, we will not have any snacks or refreshments. Pastor Gray will provide resources and several creative ways to join together in prayer. If you are not comfortable praying out loud in public – have no fear! There will be other ways that you can be part of the “prayer blitz” – something for all personality types and comfort levels!
Thursday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Banquet Room.
This past Sunday, I challenged all of you to take seriously Jesus’s statement that some things can only be faced head on with prayer and fasting. I asked you to choose one mealtime this week (or any week) when, instead of eating, you would use the time to join in battling the Coronavirus and its variants by “praying this thing away,” even as we continue to act responsibly and thoughtfully. Michael Crane shared some resources with me from a website called “The Grotto.” I have summarized some of their information to offer you a sense of focus for your time of prayer and fasting this week.
Let’s all pray:
Pastor Sam
Thank you, Denise Hunt, for capturing Advent and Christmas scenes around New Philadelphia:
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