Submission by Dan Martella

Welcome to worship! May the warmth of divine worship and the festive spirit of Christmas grace these Sabbath moments together!

Welcome to Our Worship Services Today! May the warmth of divine worship and the festive spirit of Christmas grace these Sabbath moments together!

Christmas Dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the worship service today. All are welcome!

All Christmas Wish Tree Gifts are to be left under the foyer Christmas tree today. Thank you for brightening the holidays for Merrimack Valley families.

The Youth Baptismal Class will meet this afternoon at 3:00.

Next Sabbath our speaker will be Ike Dike. On January 4 our speaker will be Dale Slongwhite.

Leadership Recommendations: Rita McCall (C), Karen McClendon, Ingrid Mergenthaler for 2003 Vacation Bible School; Steven Dovich for Sabbath School Superintendent. Second Reading.

The Pastor and his family will be away on vacation until January 5. All pastoral care needs can be referred to the Church Elders. All bulletin information is to be given to Steven Dovich by Tuesday evening of each week.

Tithes and Offerings to be receipted for 2002 need to be turned in by December 31.

Storage Shed: Thank you for the $ 1,005 that has been raised for this important project. Another $ 1,500 is needed to complete the project.

Adventist Radio: You can enjoy listening to Adventist radio stations with the click of a mouse. Adventist World Radio provides online radio listening at http://www.adventistradio.net/listen.html.

Becoming A Contagious Christian, a seminar on friendship evangelism, will be offered beginning January 16. Learn how to make friends, start spiritual conversations, share your testimony, make a gospel presentation, help your friend make a decision for Christ, and answer objections. For more information contact Blanche Castle at 978/368-1134 or 978/368-2269.

The Giving Heart: At a church meeting a very wealthy man rose to tell the rest of those present about his Christian faith. "I'm a millionaire," he said, "and I attribute it all to the rich blessings of God in my life. I remember the turning point in my faith. I had just earned my first dollar and I went to a church meeting that night. The speaker was a missionary who told about his work. I knew that I only had a dollar bill and had to either give it all to God's work or nothing at all. So at that moment I decided to give my whole dollar to God. I believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why I am a rich man today." He finished and there was an awed silence at his testimony as he moved toward his seat. As he sat down a little old lady sitting in the same pew leaned over and said to him: "I dare you to do it again."