Announcements

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD, FEBRUARY 19, 2012 ~ 10:45 AM

Scripture Lessons: Daniel 7:9-14, Psalm 97, II Peter 1:16-21, Mark 9:2-9:10

MESSAGE: "Do You Know Who You're Following?"

Announcements

Nursery Care is available for children under five years of age! The children may leave worship with the volunteers after the Children’s Sermon.

Today, February 19^th is the final day to submit information for the March Newsletter. The March Newsletter will be published February 26^th.

4G Network Bible Study Bible Study will meet on Monday, February 20, 6PM at the church. The theme for dinner is “Pizza Nite.” ALL YOUNG ADULTS are invited and encouraged to attend.

Ash Wednesday, February 22^nd Dinner at 6 p.m. followed by Worship and Communion at 7 p.m.

Youth Group will meet February 26^th at 6:00 p.m.

The Adult Bible Study will meet Thursday, March 1^st at 2:00 p.m.

The Session will meet on Thursday, March 1^st at 7:30 p.m.

The Deacons will meet on Wednesday, March 7^th at 7:00 p.m.

Project Hope is in need of the following items: Cake Mixes, Frosting, Pudding, and Jell-O or any other non-perishable items are welcomed. Monetary donations are also accepted; please make checks payable to Project HOPE Food Bank, and give to our HOPE representative, Ruth Ann Herman.

The Deacons have been made aware of a college student who is in need of some assistance this semester. Thus, the Deacons are sending a care package each month from now through May with toiletries and snacks. If you would like to contribute items or money for the Deacons to purchase items for the care packages, please speak to one of the Deacons: Gene Cracraft, Karlee Farone, Cassie Frederick, Roberta Gibson, Karen Hutch, and Beth Ann Nord.

Attention Members: The church has changed our phone and internet service to Comcast. Our email address is: office@bessemerpresbyterian.org. Due to this change we lost all our contacts from Verizon so please take time this week to send us your email address for our records.

Local Happenings

Back by popular demand, it is Mohawk High School’s 2^nd annual Dance Your Heart Out fund raiser. Come watch Mohawk students, alumni, and guests perform many different styles of dance! The show will be on March 2, 2012, at 7:30 pm in the high school auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students in grades K-12, and free for children ages 4 and under. Proceeds will again benefit the American Heart Association. See you there! Any questions, please contact Nathan Parrott at (724) 667-1829 or email him at nparrott1@comcast.net. Thank you for your support of this event!

Moms in Prayer International (formerly Moms in Touch), encourage and equips Moms around the world to pray for God to transform our children and schools. Moms in Prayer groups meet in every state in the USA and in more than 130 countries. Please consider becoming a part of the Mohawk Moms in Prayer ministry. We meet for one hour each week to pray for the students, staff,

administration, and school board members of the Mohawk School District. Contact Beth Kissling for information at (724) 336-6517 or email her at ksslng@windstream.net.

Church Library News

The church library is open every 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of the month between the hours of 9:30-12:30. It will also open every Sunday from 12:00-1:00 after worship service.

Getting Married or Already Married? Check out these titles:

1) Engaged! A Devotional to Help a Bride to Navigate Down the Aisle,by Sandy Lovern

2) 12 Hours to a great marriage, by Howard Markman

3) The Power of a Praying Wife, by Stormie Omartian

And as always, we appreciate your donations of books and other items to make our library a blessing for the entire congregation and our community!