News - March 9, 2011

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COMING EVENTS   

-          Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, please change your Clock ahead one hour) 

-          Join us this Sunday,  Mar  13,  2011 - 10:30 AM for Worship

o       the first Sunday in Lent

o       Our guest speaker :   Pastor  Keith Lohnes.

-          Ash Wednesday service is today March 09, 2011 @ 7:30pm
It is a solemn service of confession and forgiveness
 
Lent is a season that reminds us to repent and get our lives centered, our priorities straight, and our hearts clean. This holy season offers us a new chance to say, "yes" to the Lover of our Souls who created us, who made us in his own image. Lent is the time for a restoration project that will reveal the beauty of God’s design for us, showing once again the scale, proportion, and priorities intended by our Maker.

"Lent in 2011 will start on Wednesday, the 9th of March and will continue for 46 days until Saturday, the 23rd of April.

March 13,  is the first Sunday in Lent, please Watch and Pray.

These are the special readings for the week of first Sunday in Lent 

March 13,2011:

Genesis 2:15-17;  3:1-7    Psalm 32

Romans 4:1-5;  13-17;   John 3:1-17;  or Matthew 17:1-9

• Midweek Fellowship -  Wednesdays 7:30PM. BFMC is reminding all members about the Wednesday night prayer fellowship
• Next Women's Ministry -   Friday,  March 11, 2011 @ 7:30 pm. 
• Next YOUTH Ministry Meeting - Friday Mar 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM
• Next Men's Ministry- Saturday Mar 05, 2011 @ 9:30am
• Leaders Meeting -  Saturday Mar 25, 2011 @ 9:30am.
• Official Board Meeting - Tuesday  March 08, 2011 @ 7:30pm  

ANNOUNCEMENTS

·        SPRINGARAMA:  Canada East Free Methodist Women conference will be at Kingston, Ontario, Ambassador Hotel from April 8, 9, & 10, 2011 please speak to Sister Edna  Lawes @ 905 452 8207 or check the notice board in the foyer 

·        Tax receipts for last year were ready  Sunday  Feb 27, 2011, please remember to take yours after chruch this week end.  Thanks for your co-operation.

·        A special thank you to Pastor Ken Kennedy for blessing us with the word last Sunday  - Mar 06, 2011.

·        Please pray for Mr & Mrs Hitchman and family,  Brother Trevor cousin Louise Thomas pass away last Thursday March 3rd at Brampton Civic Hospital

·        Our Daily Bread Booklet for March, April & May 2011 were available in the foyer since  Feb27,2011 please do not forget to pick one this weekend. 

·         BFMC Board says THANK YOU to all of you who are working hard behind the scene during this transition time, we are bless to have each other. God bless you all, is all about Him. 

• From The Hospitality Team - Refreshment after Church Service on Sundays is provided downstairs.  Hospitality Team are encouraging members to eat their food downstairs or take it to their cars but Do Not bring any food upstairs in the foyer or in the Sanctuary.  Thanks for your co-operation and understanding.

·         BFMC Scholarship Application:  Grant : Two candidates for $500. each, total $1000.00             

• We at Bramalea Free Methodist Church, always encourage our children to endeavor into post-secondary education.  Having developed their spiritual growth here, we understand that they will need to develop their academic growth at various Free Methodist and/or public post-secondary institutions.  To facilitate this need, we are offering those candidates who qualify with a $500.00 educational grant for the current school year.   For more detail information, please see the notice board in the foyer, also you can speak to Brother Emmauel Mantey @ 905 216 5027 and Sister France Wright @ 647 866-5404. 

• Youth Ministry -For more info about the BFMC Youth, please talk to Mr. Emmanuel Mantey @ 905 216 5027  and  email emanty2001@yahoo.ca  BFMC Youth Leader and also check the Youth Notice board at the BFMC foyer.  Thanks

·         Sunday School Program - For more information please call Sister Frances Wright @ 647 866- 5404   &   Sister Marcia Lowe@ 905 654-1751. Sunday School & Nursery are encouraging everyone with young children to bring their little ones downstairs during service, so that they can get familiar with the Sunday school surroundings and programs.  It will make it easier for them to attend as they get older.  Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

·         OUR CHILDREN- Taking Good Care  Of Our Blessings: BFMC is asking everyone with young children to take extra care to watch over them  when they choose to stay upstairs in the Sanctuary,  in the foyer  or any other place on BFMC premises, during any church activities, because their safety is our first priority and also because some of the children are destroying the visitors cards, writing and drawing in the Hymns Books, the Bibles and the offering envelopes in the pew,  which is costing us all,  please let’s take good care of  our blessing and the church.  Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

·         Our food barrel is depleted. Help us by bringing food items so that we can provided needed assistance to individuals and families.

·          The Sermon CDs  for the previous Sunday's are available for a donation of $2.00. Please see the Audio/Video representatives for your copy.

• Pastoral Task Force Final Announcement  

On the behalf of the BFMC Board and Members, we will like to say thank you to all the PTF members, we really appreciate you all.  God bless you.

  SPECIAL NEWS MARCH 6, 2011

New Pastor Appointed at BFMC, Brampton

• Bishop Keith Elford of the Free Methodist Church in Canada has announced the appointment of a pastor to Bramalea Free Methodist Church. Rev. Rusty Crozier has been appointed as Lead Pastor, beginning his ministry on May 15, 2011.  Most recently he has been serving as pastor at Westport, Ontario, Free Methodist Church, north of Kingston.
  
  Let us pray for God's blessing on Pastor Crozier as he begins his ministry at Bramalea FMC. 

• BFMC Board and Members welcomes Pastor Crozier and family in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and we look forward to worshiping and working with them.

A copy of the letter of appointment will be posted on the BFMC notice board in the foyer this Sunday, for those of the members who were absent Sunday March 6, 2011 when the letter was read to have a chance to read it too.

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WORLD MISSIONS         

FREE METHODIST WORLD MISSIONS HOTLINE - Please continue to lift up The Free Methodist World Missions Hotline in prayer,  Please go to the web site to see the prayer requests. Here is the address:   http://www.fmwm.org/pray/hotline.php     Check the right side column for updates from our missionaries

WORDS OF INSPIRATION

2 Corinthians 5:18  All things are of God who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

From OUR DAILY BREAD:

• One of the qualities God looks for in His people is a heart that is willing to serve Him.
•  Christ builds His church with different stones.  And make each one secure;
• All shapes and sizes fit in place to make His church endure.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Do you have Prayer Request we would like to pray with you about the important matters of your life.  Please call any one on the BFMC Prayer Chain list or call the church office @ 905 451 5501 and some one will get back to you.

Please pray....

• for the PASTORAL TASK FORCE MEMBERS
• for Pastor Rusty Crozier as he begins ministry at BFMC in May 
• for the Youth program at BFMC
• for the unemployed 
• The Military
• BFM Church
• for church finances
• Governing Board  
• For families and individuals facing difficulties

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Scriptures for the Week

• Sunday, Mar 13 -  Leviticus 26:14-46; Leviticus 27; Luke 1:1- 25; Proverbs  7:1- 5
• Monday, Mar 14 - Numbers 1;Numbers 2:1-9; Luke 1:26- 38 Psalm 33:12- 22
• Tuesday, Mar 15- Numbers 2:10-34; Numbers 3;Luke 1:39 - 56; Prsalm 34:1- 10 
• Wed, Mar 16- Numbers 4;Numbers 5:1-10; Luke 1:57- 80;Psalm 34:11- 22
• Thursday,Mar 17 - Numbers 5:11-31;Numbers 6:1-27;Luke 2:1-20; Proverbs 7:6-20
• Friday, Mar 18 - Numbers 7:1-65; Luke  2:21-40; Psalm 35:1-10
• Saturday, Mar 19 - Numbers7:66-89;Numbers 8;Num 9:1-14;Luke 2:41- 52;Psalm 35:11-18

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