Submission by Dan Martella

Welcome to worship! May this day bring sacred delight to each heart.

Welcome to Our Worship Services Today! May this day bring sacred delight to each heart.

The Nominating Committee Report for 2003/2004 is being released today. If you have concerns with the report, please arrange to meet with the Nominating Committee by contacting Sherri Dovich no later than Tuesday evening.

The Midweek Connection series Bored and Burned Out will focus this week on "Why am I here?" (2 Corinthians 4:1-18). Join us Wednesday evening at 7:30.

The Fund Raising Committee will meet on Wednesday evening at 7:30.

The Elders will meet Thursday evening at 7:30.

The Spiritual Body Building Group will meet on Friday evening at 7:00.

Baptism: Next Sabbath Tom Sing, Theresa Sing, and Matt Hing will celebrate their commitment to Christ through baptism.

Next Sabbath: Now that we have moved through the Heart to Build campaign and have moved into our new church, what is the financial state of our church building program? What's next? What are the guiding principles that will enable us to get there? Join us next Sabbath for the Pastor's message Beyond a Heart to Build.

Recommended For Church Leadership: Greg and Vivian Irrgang, Youth Sabbath School; Bob McCall, Pathfinder Director. Second Reading.

Lighting Your World For Christ, a practical soul-winning workshop which will transform your life and dramatically impact your church, will be taught by Ernestine Finley and Tony Moore at Camp Winnekeag May 16 - May 18. Discover how to:

• Powerfully utilize the five keys of successful evangelism.
• Revitalize your church through dynamic prayer groups.
• Organize and train a team of lay Bible instructors.
• Recruit and implement small group Bible study ministries.
• Develop multifaceted community health outreach programs.
• Plan and conduct inspiring evangelistic meetings.
• Effectively mature new believers.

For more information and to register call Linda Tooley at 978-365-4551 x21.

Thank You Merrimack Valley Choir for the wonderful music last Sabbath. It is going to be a wonderful day when Jesus comes to take us home. -- Marianne Wiacek

Evangelism 2003 in the Merrimack Valley Church features::

• The Video Bible School.
• The Purpose Driven Life series with the Pastor in September.
• Evangelistic meetings with Kenneth Cox October 3-5.
• Small group evangelistic Bible studies in homes across the valley.

Church Storage Shed: is paid for with an extra $ 144.00 that can be used toward our next project -- a new church sign for the front yard. Thank you for your generosity!

From My Heart: There is a direct connection between giving and the quality of our faith. And so our goals here at the Merrimack Valley Church are not determined by the number of members we have or the kind of money we bring home each week. Nor are they defined by the style of building we worship in or the charisma of our leaders. The size and faithfulness of our giving is determined by the size and faithfulness of our God. -- DBM