Weekly Announcement
Dear Saints:
Please visit https://tinyurl.com/y776rv7b frequently for the most updated information and schedules.
1. College Conference this Saturday. Please register by Wednesday, February 24.
2. Spanish-Speaking Conference for the Northeast will be March 12-14, 2021.
3. Mid-Atlantic Blending Conference will be March 19-21, 2021.
4. Special Meeting Hall service needed on March 20, 2021.
The Word
We are continuing the HWMR “The Christian Life, the Church Life, the Consummation of the Age, and the Coming of the Lord” this week. Please enjoy Week 4: “Being Faithful in Service in the Lord’s Commission and in His Gifts for His Second and Imminent Coming” and share with everyone you meet all this week.
The material is available electronically here:
Google Play/Android: https://play.google.com/store/
Amazon/Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/
Apple App Store: https://books.apple.com/us/
Please see Bookroom at the bottom.
Prayer
Pray for the church’s goals. May the Lord open opportunities to make gains in the following aspects of the church:
1. New saints regularly attending the Prayer Meeting.
2. New saints or couples baptized and attending 1 meeting a week, regularly.
3. New students attending the "on-campus" Bible reading.
The Prayer Meeting on Wednesday will start at 7:30 PM. All are welcome to call in: the Zoom ID is 302-433-6111, password is 6111. NOTE: the meeting hall will be open for those who wish to join the prayer meeting on Zoom together.
To access the reading material for this week’s prayer meeting, please
1. Visit: https://www.ministrybooks.org/
2. Find and click on item 130 (“Prayer Ministry of the Church, The”)
3. Click on “The Prayer of Authority” next to “4” or select “4” in the chapter dropdown and click on Go.
4. Go to the 2nd section under “The Prayer of Authority.”
Please see Helpful Sites at the bottom of this email.
Meetings
Group meetings this Friday:
The Newark meeting will be blending this week. See Zoom info below.
English meeting Zoom ID: 913-152-906, password: 6111; contact Isaac for details.
Chinese meeting Zoom ID: 919-426-989, password: 123123; contact Jean for details.
The Saturday YP meeting will be at 6PM. Zoom ID: 302-433-6111, password: 6111
The Lord’s Table will start at 10 AM. Zoom ID: 302-433-6111, password: 6111
https://zoom.us/j/3024336111?
If you wish to join in person, please review “Standard Meeting Hall Procedures” sent out 10/4/20; please come early.
Meeting schedule:
10 AM: Singing, prayer, and fellowship
10:45-11:15 AM: Corporate fellowship, introductions, and announcements
11:15 AM: Breakout sharing in language groups
If you wish to conduct children’s meeting at home, you can use the following resources:
https://www.churchinatlanta.
https://www.thebibletellsmeso.
https://www.churchinnyc.org/
Events
Upcoming Wilmington Events:
· UD Christian Students Bible Study:
o Monday, February 22nd. Please check your email for the schedule and Zoom info.
o All saints should pray for this.
· Meeting Hall Cleaning:
o There will be a meeting hall service day Saturday, March 20th to remove household hazardous materials and recyclables from the meeting hall.
o We will need help transporting materials to: Newark Recycling Center, 470 Corporate Blvd, Newark prior to 2 PM. This time is in the midst of the Mid Atlantic conference, so suggestions for how we arrange are welcome (please email or text). Also, saints with trucks and larger vehicles will be helpful to transport the many articles that we need to clear out.
Other Upcoming Events:
1. 2/27/2021: Spring Mid-Atlantic College Conference — Online
2. 3/12-14/2021: Spanish-Speaking Conference of the Northeast — Online
3. 3/19-21/2021: Mid-Atlantic Blending Conference — Online
4. 5/28-31/2021 International Memorial Day Conference — Online (more details to come)
1. 2/27/2021: Spring Mid-Atlantic College Conference — Online
We are happy to announce the upcoming college retreat. In the MidAtlantic we are going to join the other colleges on the East Coast. Here are the details:
When: Saturday, February 27th
Cost: None
Registration: http://www.tinyurl.com/
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 24th
Schedule:
Session 1 - 10:30am to 12:00pm
Session 2 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Session 3 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
A zoom link for all the meetings will be sent out after the registration deadline. Graduate students, undergrads, HS seniors and saints burdened for the age group are invited. May the Lord bless our time!
2. 3/12-14/2021: Spanish-Speaking Conference of the Northeast — Online
The church in NYC is pleased to announce to all the saints that the Spanish-speaking Conference of the churches in the Northeast and Eastern Canada will take place online from March 12 to 14, 2021. English translation will be provided during all messages. Details on how to join the conference will be sent in a future announcement.
Conference Schedule:
Friday, March 12: 7:30 – 9:00 PM ……… Message 1
Saturday, March 13: 7:30 – 9:00 PM ……… Message 2
Lord’s Day, March 14: 10:00 AM – Noon ….. Message 3
4:00 – 5:30 PM ……… Special fellowship
3. 2021 Mid-Atlantic Blending Conference (3/19-21/2021) ONLINE
We would like to announce to you that the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Blending Conference will be held virtually over Zoom on the weekend of March 19-21. A total of four messages will be given by our brother Ron Kangas according to the following schedule:
Friday, 3/19 - Meeting #1: 7:30pm – 9:30pm EST
Saturday, 3/20 - Meeting #2: 10:00am – 12:00pm EST
Saturday, 3/20 - Meeting #3: 7:30pm – 9:30pm EST
Lord’s day, 3/21 - Meeting #4: 10:00am – 12:00pm EST
We also plan to have a corporate Lord’s table meeting with all the saints in the Mid-Atlantic from 9:30am – 10:00am EST on 3/21. The virtual connection information, schedule, outlines, and announcements will be posted to the following website as the time nears: mabc21.machurches.org
Please pray for this time as we anticipate the Lord’s abounding grace to all the churches.
4. 2021 International Memorial Day Conference (5/28-31/2021) ONLINE (more details to come)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Living Stream Ministry will again modify the format for
the upcoming 2021 International Memorial Day Conference. The conference will not be held
in Anaheim, CA. Instead, Living Stream Ministry will host this conference completely
online. We will notify all the saints if blending options after the conference sessions are arranged.
Message 1: 7:00 PM Friday, May 28, 2021
Message 2: 10:00 AM Saturday, May 29, 2021
Message 3: 7:00 PM Saturday, May 29, 2021
Message 4: 10:00 AM Lord’s Day, May 30, 2021
Message 5: 7:00 PM Lord’s Day, May 30, 2021
Message 6: 10:00 AM Monday, May 31, 2021
Giving
If you are in the meeting hall and do not see the offering box, please notify an usher.
You may also use https://www.mywell.org/give/
o To get a link sent to your phone (“Text-to-Give”), just send “ciw” to 40101 and you’ll get a link to get to the giving site.
o If you prefer to send physical checks, please address to:
The church in Wilmington
228 Florence Ave
Wilmington, Delaware 19803
Special Giving Opportunities:
· Giving to LSM: We want to let the saints know that there is now a website through which you can make online donations to Living Stream Ministry: www.lsm.org/donations.
· Meeting-hall-adjacent property in Madrid: There is still a need for approximately €70,000 to complete the purchase of the house in Madrid. Designate gifts to: “Ministerio Nuevo Hombre – For house purchase.” Funds are needed to close on the house by the end of April, 2021, but the desire is to have full funding on the original closing date at the end of February. Designated offerings can be given at https://www.lordsmove.org/
· Support of full-time serving saints (you may contribute to the “Support of Full Time Workers” fund in MyWell or send a check with a designation).
· Mid-Atlantic Work Fund (MAWF)—https://churchindc.org/
· FTTA Support Fund—https://www.
Payment for anything ordered through the church can be made via MyWell, cash, or check in the offering box at the Meeting Hall, or mailed to the address above.
Bookroom
Outstanding payments for books ordered through the church can be made via MyWell, cash, or check in the offering box at the Meeting Hall, or mailed to the address above.
The new HWMR material is also available electronically here:
Google Play/Android: https://play.google.com/store/
Amazon/Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/
Apple App Store: https://books.apple.com/us/
<>The Serving Brothers in Christ meeting in Wilmington, Delaware
302-433-6111
Helpful Info:
Unless otherwise specified, please respond to any items on this announcement via email at churchinwilmington@gmail.com or text 302-433-6111. You can also call this number and leave a message, and we will get back to you soon.
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NOTE: If you wish to join a group meeting but the times are not feasible, or you would like help setting up a new gathering (you can always make up your own gatherings), please email or text and we can forward the request to create a new group with you.
· NEW: Living to Him: Please visit https://livingtohim.com/. There is now a Living to Him Podcast available everywhere you find podcasts, with messages to encourage the working saints to live and function as what brother Lee called the “backbone” of the church. Links to subscribe to the podcast on the various services (as well as recordings of the Podcast itself) can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/the-
· Radio programs: http://www.lsmradio.com/rad_
· Ministry portions delivered daily: http://www.emanna.com/
· Persevering in prayer: www.beseeching.org
· Please review the curated ministry portions regarding prayer at https://beseeching.org/study/, and sign up to receive up-to-date burdens and new ministry portions as they are released.
· The saints can also follow “Beseeching.org” on Facebook and “@beseeching.org_” on Instagram to see the prayer burdens.