Announcements - 9/7/2011

This Coming Week at EPC

Sunday School for All Ages: 9:30AM

The Cousers will again be teaching Sunday School for children this fall. They will continue the historical books of the Old Testament which prepare us for Jesus as our Prophet, Priest, and King.

In Adult Sunday School this week, Pastor Magee will continue our course in Humility. Our topic this Sunday is “Responding Humbly to Trials.”

Church Dinner This Week

Because of Labor Day, our Church Dinner will be this Sunday after church. In October we will return to our normal first of the month schedule.

New Member Bill Spead

Welcome Bill Spead this Sunday morning as a new member of EPC.

Max Owen Steele Baptism

Max Steele will be baptized in the Sunday evening service this Sunday.

Sunday Schedule:

9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

5pm Evening Service

Announcements - 9/1/2011

Fall Schedule

Daily Worship – Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings at 9am

Resuming Tuesday, September 6^th. We meet for about 35 minutes in the morning to sing, pray, and hear God's Word. Between now and Thanksgiving we will be going through the Old Testament book of Numbers.

Women's Study – Tuesday mornings at 10am at the Magees in Stratham

Resuming Tuesday, September 13^th. This group gathers for fellowship, prayer, and study. This year we will read War of Words by Paul David Tripp. The group is led by Candy Magee.

Women's Praise and Prayer – Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm

Inviting all EPC women to join us the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm upstairs at the church for Praise and Prayer, beginning October 5th. We will be lifting up our voices in song to the Lord and in prayer for our church and community. Facilitated by Janet Rorhdanz, Debbi Schaeffer, and Nancy DeBaun.

Bible Survey Class – 2 Sections: Thursdays at 9am and 3pm

Resuming Thursday, September 15^th. Pastor Magee will lead us in the study of the Old Testament Wisdom literature and the Old Testament Prophets.

Theology Class – Thursday afternoons at 4pm

Dave Herrod will lead this new course beginning Thursday, September 15^th. Focusing on the most central doctrines of the Christian faith, we will explore important biblical passages. Our aim is to grow in our faith and to communicate the core of Christianity to others.

Sunday Schedule:

9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

5pm Evening Service

Announcements - 6/24/2011

An EPC Pictorial Directory

Jon and Yvette Couser have kindly offered to produce a new EPC directory with pictures. Over the next few weeks they will be taking pictures of those of you who wish to participate. This will help us all to remember the names of those who are new to the congregation.

Prayer for Missionaries

In the first few minutes of Sunday School we have been highlighting one or more of our missionary concerns. This week we will pray for the Gildards, serving in France.

We will provide more details there about the following items that Jamie sent to us recently:

1. The Gospel Chorale's open air concert went off better than we could have hoped.

2. Jamie's vertigo is nearly gone.

3. Three new contacts for the university ministry. Please pray that they become part of the group.

4. Evangelist Luis Palau comes to Marseille at end of June.

5. Summer interns arrive for outreach to middle school kids and to their host families.

Come learn more about our missionaries Sunday morning at 9:30am

Weekday Devotions:

The weekday morning worship is at 9am Monday through Wednesday. We are currently going through the book of Leviticus. Devotions are posted online at http://epcblog.blogspot.com/.

Announcements - 5/4/2011

MOTHER'S DAY FLOWERS

Our Mercy Ministry focus is Birthright of Portsmouth, which offers counseling and aid to women experiencing unexpected pregnancies. Each Mother's Day, we provide carnations after the morning service as a fund-raising benefit for this worthy organization. The minimum suggested donation is $1 for each flower, although you may be as generous as you like!

We are also asking for donations of diapers - particularly in the larger sizes. Each year Birthright has been very grateful for the added blessing of our church's giving in this way to the women of the greater Portsmouth area.

WELCOME TO DAVE AND PAM HERROD'S NEWEST BLESSING!

Please rejoice with the Herrod family on the birth of Elisabeth Lee Morgan, born early on May 4th. Elisabeth weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Mother and baby are both doing well. Please pray for recovery for Anne, who delivered by c-section.

Announcements - 3/20/2011

Special Second Collection for Japan this Sunday Morning

Our international missions agency, Mission to the World (MTW), has issued an appeal for Japan. Please join MTW in urgent prayer that God will help those facing very significant losses.

Thank you for loving the people of Japan in word and in deed.

FREE BOOKS!

We are reducing our inventory of pastoral and Christian books as we continue to make improvements on the second floor. Many of these books have been donated by publishers, bookstores, or other friends. Some of the volumes are excellent titles that are duplicates of what we already have in our Pastor’s library. Others have never been read, so we cannot vouch for their content. During the next few Sundays take some time to look through the available titles. Anything that is not taken over the next month will be disposed of or given away to another organization.

Announcements - 2/13/2011

MISSIONARY VISIT THIS SUNDAY

Pam and Steve Hill will be with us during the Sunday School hour this Sunday, February 13^th. The Hills have served for many years as missionaries with Africa Inland Mission. After serving for several years in the United States, they are now preparing to return to southern Africa with One Heart International Mission. (Internet site: http://oneheartint.weebly.com/members.html) This is our first year of supporting the Hills, and it is a great privilege having them present their work to us this Sunday. Pam Hill is Penny O'Connor's sister! We believe that each of the members of our congregation has been brought by God to serve Him at EPC in particular. Your connections in missions and ministry are important to us. Do you have someone on your heart that we need to know about? Please let one of the Deacons know.

BAPTISM THIS SUNDAY

We welcome Natalie Hope O'Connor into our church family. Natalie will be baptized in the morning service. We look to see this little gift of God grow in faith and obedience as a committed life-long follower of Jesus Christ. As we welcome her according to the Lord's sacrament, remember that we who have been baptized are to follow the Lord, who has cleansed us with His blood.

PRAYERS FOR THE CRAFT FAMILY

We received word last night that Joel's father passed away on Wednesday. Please pray for the Craft family as they travel to Illinois for the funeral on Saturday. The Crafts plan to be back with us in two weeks. We pray for God's comfort and for travel mercies.

UPDATE ON LYN DORAN

Lyn is recovering well from her knee replacement surgery. Her husband George is serving as her coach in this process. He reports that she is proving to be the trooper that we all know she is.

TIM SKETCHLEY IN AFGHANISTAN

Please keep Tim Sketchley in your prayers as he serves with the Marines in Afghanistan. Tim has just begun this tour of duty. Upon his return, he and his fiancee, Kim Johnson, will be married in Florida. Pastor Magee will be officiating. Tim is the brother of Nate Sketchley, who worships with us every Sunday. Nate, Tim, and their other brother, Zach, are all Marines. Their sister, Rachel, is finishing her education in Florida, and has expressed a desire to return to New Hampshire after completing her schooling.