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Newsletter For December 2011 & Januuary 2012 For Unto Us a Child Is Born Ahh...Christmas! What a wonderful time of year! It's a time to get together with family and friends. It's a time to share gifts with people you care about. It's a time for good food, stockings hung by the fireplace, Christmas plays, and the like. It's a time that, since it comes around only once a year, we look so forward to it getting here! I remember how my mom used to work and save to buy all of her kids (and she had six) the special things they had hoped for all year. She made it so special! From decorating the Christmas tree, to wrapping the gifts behind closed doors, to hiding them all over the house, and threatening us to take it all back if we peeked, she made it something memorable! I still see the gleam in her eyes as she watched her children open the gifts she had wrapped so carefully and placed under the tree strategically so we all could get gifts as they were passed out. Mom and Dad both enjoyed watching the flying paper on that special morning as their kids, with bright eyes even with little sleep, opened one gift after another with glee! Oh, how I long for those days¡Kwhen all we had as kids to worry about was not losing the pieces to our toys in the heap of paper in the middle of the room. And always, without fail, mom would cook a gigantic breakfast, which consisted of a country ham...you remember the old salty country ham, don't you?...that Dad had bought from the local ham store, along with scrambled cheesy eggs, hash brown, homemade biscuits and sausage gravy! Yum! Yum! I could handle some of that right now! Dad would always bring in whole boxes of oranges, apples, bananas and nuts, which we would eat all through the Christmas holiday while school was out, until we nearly popped! Grandma would make her world-renowned real fruit cake with hickory nuts we helped her pick up on the hill behind her house! It was a time that's now gone by and a new generation has emerged...grandkids who love the video games and gift cards so they can buy what they want! We're now making wonderful, new memories with those who we hope will be looking back as I have and remember these times as some of the best in their lives! I love it! But one thing mom always wanted me to do, after I was called into the ministry at least, was to lead the family in prayer, thanking Jesus our Savior for coming into the world to save us, before we open that first gift! She and Dad loved the Lord, and they were so thankful for the gift of salvation Jesus had purchased for us all. And they wanted their family to always remember that Jesus was definitely the reason for the season! They are both with Jesus now, enjoying Christmas with the one who made it all possible! I hope as you spend time with your family and friends this holiday season, that you remember who it is that made it all possible, and that you'll take time out to pray with them, and maybe even read the Christmas story from the Bible, so that you can pass on to them what the true meaning of Christmas is all about! As we face the New Year, let us face it with earnest expectation and hope that there will be "Peace on earth, and good will towards men!" Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Towe household and New Life Church of God! God Bless! Pastor Rick Announcements You are invited to join us for our Christmas Banquet on Saturday, December 3, at 6pm. Please bring covered dishes to share. Meat and place settings will be provided by the church. There will be a cantata/drama called "A 1940¡¦s Christmas Homecoming" presented December 9 and 10th at 7pm at the Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High School Auditorium. Pastor Rick and Ginny Towe are involved in the presentation, and invite you to join them either night to celebrate Christmas at this community-wide event complete with live big band, choir, and drama team. We will not be having services on Christmas Day since it comes on Sunday. However, we encourage you to take time to celebrate Christ¡¦s birthday and remember what Christmas is really about. Then on Saturday evening, January 7th, we will be having a Gospel Concert with nationally known recording artists The Tribute Quartet at 6pm. There will be refreshments after the concert. Radio Broadcasts TURN YOUR RADIO ON AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Join us for portions of our worship services on the... NEW LIFE BROADCAST If you are up early on Sundays, Join Bill Greene and others on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30pm at Scenic Hills Nursing Home for a special worship service for the residents there! Newletter Sign Up We want to be good stewards of what God has given us. If you no longer wish to receive the New Life Connection newsletter, please call toll free 1-877-731-4468 and leave a message. If we have your address wrong, please let us know. Something to think about... If tomorrow all the Bibles in the world were destroyed, how much could you quote to teach God¡¦s Word to future generations???? ¡§Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.¡¨ 1 Timothy 2:15 Purpose of the New Life Church of God ƒæ To seek God¡¦s presence through prayer and worship. Are you looking for a home church? We would love to have you join us at any of our services. We preach God¡¦s Word and love gospel music. We have a casual ¡§country¡¨ atmosphere in which you can freely worship God. Already regularly attend a church? Thank you for attending our special events and signing up for our newsletter. We invite you to join us for services anytime you are not having services REGULAR SERVICE TIMES... Sunday... Sunday School for all ages - 10:00am Worship & Preaching - 11:00am Worship & Preaching - 6:00pm Wednesday... Bible Study and Children's Church - 7pm CHURCH INFORMATION... 576 State Route 7 North PASTOR'S INFORMATION... Pastor Rick Towe 12/01/11
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