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USA 212-289-6157 REV. DR. LUONNE ABRAM ROUSEPASTOR For further information, please write:
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OPEN HEARTS, OPEN DOORS, OPEN MINDS, OPEN HANDS, &
OPEN OPPORTUNITIES for MINISTRY
Rev. Dr. Luonne Abram Rouse, Pastor
mail to:lar1dumc@aol.com
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provided courtesy of
The General Board of Global Ministries,
The United Methodist Church
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SUNDAY SCHOOL NOVEMBER 2004
@
Metropolitan Community UMC
9:45 AM
(ADULTS BRING YOUR CHILDREN AND
ATTEND ONE OF THE ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES.
SOMEONE FROM EACH CLASS WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU TO THE NEW CLASSES.)
CHILDREN CLASSES
K2
K3 & K4-
K5-5th grade-Rotational SS
YOUTH CLASSES
Middle School
Michelle Holder
High School-
ADULT CLASSES
Adult Bible Study - Shirley Pinckney
UM Men - Joe Lorde
New Sunday School Class
Pastor's Reflections
"LAR BIO"
The Church at its best seeks
to meet the needs of people,
not as objects of service, but as children of God. Why?
Because the Church is the body of Christ - Easter people,
created for
the care of humanity.
At Easter we celebrate the atoning act of God in Jesus
of Nazareth.
The doctrine of the atonement expresses the belief in the work of Christ
as the act of reconciling God with sinful humanity.
Christians have varied in their understanding of the observances.
The more influential theories are: a) the dramatic theory (Irenaeus),
Christ's triumph over the powers of evil; b) satisfaction (Anselm),
the discharge of the debt which sinful human beings owe to God;
c) the exemplarist theory (Abelard),
the display of God's love, which spurs the transformation of personality; and
d)
the governmental theory (Grotius), the affirmation of universal moral order.
*8:45 AM Praise, Prayer, and Holy Communion in the sanctuary.
February - September
*11:00 AM Morning Worship
The above are offered that worshippers may come to
appreciate the full meaning of divine justice
and experience justification with sanctification,
believing in our guaranteed satisfaction through Christ's
fulfillment of the law with his death upon the cross.
John Wesley practiced fasting and encouraged his
preachers to teach it by precept and example.
Congregations and conferences often fasted in early Methodism during periods of disagreements
and
when seeking guidance for a difficult decision.
Come experience the presence of God!
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IN THE SANCTUARY,
THERE IS GOING TO BE SINGING,
AND PRAISING IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.
COME WITNESS THE HOUR OF JOY
FROM 3:00 - 4:30 PM,
BEGINNING OCTOBER -
KEEP LISTENING AND WATCHING!
ALL AGE LEVELS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.
WILL YOU BE THERE?
YOU MAY EVEN HAVE A WAFFLE, WITH CHICKEN?
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YOUTH NEWS - CHECK IT OUT!
WE ARE SPONSORING THE:
SPAGHETTI DINNER, YOUTH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2004
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 11:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE.
HEALTHY APPETITES ARE WELCOMED.
$4.00 ADULTS & $3.00 CHILDREN
(PROCEEDS FROM THE DINNERS GO TOWARD THE YOUTH MISSION TRIPS.)
GO TO YOUTH2004
PRAY FOR OUR NATION AND FOR PEOPLE OF THE WORLD.
WE NEED TO GET ALONG.
THE CRASHES IN NEW YORK, PITTSBURGH AND
WASHINGTON WERE NEEDLESS
AND SINFUL ACTS OF STUPIDITY.
PRAY FOR PEACE AND AN END TO THE WAR
You may contribute to the fund through the Advance.
Checks should be designated to Advance No. 00240AR, “ Burundi General Advance/ for Burundi Divinity School”
and dropped into church collection plates or mailed directly to
Office of the Advance, General Board of Global
Ministries, 475 Riverside Dr., 13th Floor, New York, NY 10115.
For more information please contact Dr. Luonne A. Rouse, (212)289-6157 or
Dr.
CAROLINE Njuki in New York, (212) 870-3703.
New Members, 2004:
1.Charles
Hunter
427 West 26 Street NYC 10001
2.
Anthony Blount
718/547-5954
3.
James & Dawn Little
65 West 127 Street #4B NYC 10035
212/987-6366
4.
Mae Myles
41 W. 112 St. #2A NYC 10026
212/426-8004
5,.Marsha
Dixon
480 St. Nicholas Avenue #4E NYC 10030
212/234-8090
6
.Shirley Jackson
63 West 124 Street #6C NYC 10027
212/534-5292
7.
Carson Hines
917/319-6209
8.
Keisha LaVia
59 East 129 Street NYC 10035 apt 5B
212/427-2157
9.
Alvin Atkinson
33 Convent Avenue #25 NYC 10027
212/865-6314
10.
Claudia Atkinson
33 Convent Avenue #25 NYC 10027
212/865-6314
11.
Michelle Holder
425 Central Park W. NYC
10025
212/663-4123
12.
David Baughan
1961 Madison Avenue NYC 10035
212/427-2195
13.
Theodore Ryan
861 East 219 Street - NYC 10467
718/653-3690
14.
Cheryl Hudgins
210R West 153 Street #3D NYC 10039
212/234-1603
15. James Allen Grant 1670 Longfellow Avenue BX 10460 (9/22)
16. James Maxxwell Mcgee
17. Hannah Renee Jones
Announcements
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To find out about Congregational Care Ministries or to receive a
Minister's care,
please contact the Congregational Care office and Rev. Dr. Carson Hines.
Go to Lanecia Rouse
Go to Ciona Rouse
The Upper Room for October is available.
Interested in studying the Word of God? Contact KEIRA WESLEY-BOOKER.
Prayer Chain- If you are interested in participating in an Internet prayer chain,
please write your email address IN ONE OF THE PEW PADS.
Contact Anna Smith for more information.
Prayer Chain: Please email your prayer request to Metropolitannyac@aol.com
Youth News- Calendar of Events:
Please contact Stormy Pace
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THE REENGINEERING COMMITTEE will finish its survey October 2004. The findings of the survey
will be reviewed for additional or new perspectives on church growth and body building for Christ.
You may contribute to the project by mailing a check designated for the United Methodist City Society of New York
to Metropolitan Community UMC, 1975., New York, NY c/o jade Sharpe James.
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Please call Dr. Rouse for Congregational Care and to learn more about
our Abundant Living in MetroHealth Care, Keep-N-Touch, Lay Visitation (E-Team),
and Parish Nursing Ministries opportunities..
Career Networking with Derrick Taitt: People out of work now have a data bank relative various areas of potential employment.
A card is available for you to fill out with personal information. For more information, please call Derrick Taitt.
Persons needing help with resume development may contact the office of Congregational Care for Carson Hines.
New Mother's Registry is now available. Expectant Mothers are asked to sign up during their final quarter.
Recruitment of Lay Leadership has began. If you are interested in becoming a Leader,
please contact the Metro Pastor's Office, 212-289-6157
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Metro Choir Practice every Saturday @ Noon and Sunday at 010:00-10:30 AM in the choir room.
The Metro Choirs sings at every 11:00 AM Worship in the Month of October.
We are recruiting members for the 3:30 PM Sunday Choir.
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The vision of planting a seminary in the East Africa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church is a reality.
Persons willing to contribute to the project may designate their contributions through Metropolitan Community UMC
or through the office of the Dr. Caroline Njuki, the General Board of Global Ministries.
Contact the church office for more information.
NEW BIRTH
Administrative Assistant: TBA
Church Secretary: TBA
Director of Music: Marilyn Lyde
Christian Education Coordinator: Joseph Bacote
Congregational Care Coordinator: Carson Hines
Go to the Congregational Care
Sextons: Michael and Bea
Pianist/Organist: Frank Anderson & James Powell
Counselor on Site: Dr. Rouse
"Assign to me godliness and integrity as my bodyguard, for I expect you to protect me." (Psalm 25:21 TLB)
PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES AT Metro
Lighthouse Prayer Ministry:
You can pray for your neighbors
and model a Christian lifestyle. Contact - Anna Smith
John Wood has entered Erskine Theological Seminary. Pray for his journey.
He is a candidate for the ordained ministry.
Richard Edme has accepted the call to ordained ministry.
Keira Wesley-Busher has discerned the call of God upon her life
and is serving as a lay evangelist through Metropolitan Community UMC.
Van Roberts is a certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church
and is responding to the call of God on her life, pray for Ms. Roberts.
Stormy Pace has accepted the call to ordained ministry and
will be trained through MCUMC. Pray for Stormy!
James Maxxwell Mcgee has discerned the call of God, and is continuing to
pursue ordained ministry once he completes his musical education. Pray for Maxwell
Metro Prayer Garden: The Prayer Garden is available for prayer.
It is located in the rear of the northeast side of the church facility.
Intercessory Prayer Line: You may call the Intercessory Prayer Line,
check your monthly Upper Room for the phone number.
You may volunteer to answer the phone line. Contact - John Wood
Prayers to Start the Week: You may pray in the church sanctuary
each Sunday @ 2:00-3:00pm. Contact - Anna Smith
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!"
So God granted him what he requested. 1 Chronicles 4:10 (NKJV)
"Writings"
Go to the Erskine College & Seminary