Submission by Dan Martella

Welcome to Worship! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. May the power of the risen Lord live in our hearts today!

Welcome To the Merrimack Valley Church! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. May the power of the risen Lord live in our hearts today!

The Church Board will meet briefly in the Teen room immediately following the worship service today.

Got a Prayer Request? Put it into the blue box in the foyer and our church prayer team will pray about your concern.

The Nominating Committee will meet Monday evening at 7:30.

The Becoming a Contagious Christian Seminar will meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30 to learn how to help a friend receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

The Pathfinders will meet Wednesday night at 6:00 pm. Wear dress uniforms.

Experience Midweek Renewal-- Join us for fellowship and prayer each Wednesday evening at 7:00.

Next Sabbath the speaker will be Bob Moynihan. The offering is for the local church budget. The nursing home ministry will meet for dinner and an afternoon of sharing. The Pastor and his family will be away for the music clinic at Pine Tree Academy in Maine.

Greater Boston Academy is sponsoring a worthy student fund benefit evening of fine food and entertainment the evening of April 7. Cost: $ 25 per person. To make reservations call 781/665-9053 (Daytime) or 781/224-0998 (Evening). Childcare is available for $ 5.00 a child.

Thank You for the Cape Cod weekend getaway. It provided a much needed opportunity to reconnect, regroup, and relax. We are grateful for our thoughtful church family! -- Dan and Linda Martella

Communicating For Changed Lives: Is your preaching and teaching changing the hearts and lives of your people? Do you desire to become a better communicator to reach the lost in your community? Each weekend, 55 million people listen to 1 billion words in sermons given across America. Yet research shows that the #1 complaint people have is that sermons are boring and don't relate to their lives. The simple fact is that preaching and teaching makes or breaks a church. The Merrimack Valley Church is pleased to present a two part seminar for speakers, teachers, and communicators that will enable you to better connect your message with your audience. Dates: April 13 after BYO Dinner and May 11 after the Fellowship Dinner. For more information contact the Pastor.

A Heart To Give: Someone has said that there are three kinds of givers--the flint, the sponge, and the honeycomb. To get anything out of the flint you have to hammer it; and then you can get only chips and sparks. To get water out of a sponge you must squeeze it, and the more you squeeze the more you get. But the honeycomb just overflows with its own sweetness. Some people are stingy and hard. The give nothing away if they can help it. Others are goo-natured; they yield to pressure, and the more they are pressed the more they will give. A few delight in giving without being asked at all; and of these the Bible says, "The Lord loveth a cheerful giver."