New Holiday Worship Schedule. 9 AM services from Nov. 29 - Dec. 27

Greetings 34/39 ZipZone! We have been away from the blog for a little while, but we are still here to serve you! Please note that Mount Pleasant is launching a new Worship Schedule for the Holiday Season. Morning Service will begin at 9 AM each Sunday starting November 29 (after Thanksgiving) until Dec. 27 (before the New Year.) Our New Year's Eve, Dec. 31 Watchnight Service will also begin at 9 AM.

ZipZone highlights, Bible Study Tuesday, Event Saturday!

We enjoyed seeing you and meeting you during yesterday's Zip Code Sunday! We hope that you enjoyed meeting your neighbors. For those of you who shared your needs, please know that we are praying with you, and we are looking for ways to help to meet your needs.

Special thanks to Bro. Aaron Pitts for taking pictures at 7:45 and Sis. Heretta Stansfield for photos at 10:45. We will post them soon. If anyone else has photos to share of 34/39 members (at church or from your personal collections), please send them to deaconcare3439zipzone@gmail.com and we will post them to our blog!

We look forward to seeing you at the following events this week:

1. Bible Study, this Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the main sanctuary, 7:00 p.m.
We posted the link for Bishop Johnson's Bible Study Workbook below in the "Announcements from Sunday Nov. 9" message, posted Monday, Nov. 10.

2. We will visit the Upward Way Bookstore this coming Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1:00 p.m. to support Bishop Johnson at his book signing! See details below, posted on Sat. Nov. 29.
Book Title: "After You Have Suffered A While."

3. College students (undergrad and graduate students) are invited to a College Connections Fellowship Breakfast on Sunday, Dec. 7, between the 7:45 and 10:45 services in Room 2 (across from the Meditation Garden.) Mount Pleasant's college students are invited to join the MP College Connections group on FACEBOOK.
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/group.php?gid=28974774299

We'll see you this week. God bless you!

Book signing in 34/39!! Saturday, Dec. 6. Join us!

Save the date! Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m., We will go to the UPWARD WAY Bookstore (in the 34/39 zipzone!) to celebrate Bishop Johnson's book signing.

UPWARD WAY'S Website: http://www.upwardwayonline.com/home.asp

Location:

5648 The Alameda
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 464-9550

ZIPZONE Sunday -- November 30!

Special ZIPZONE SUNDAY -- SUNDAY, November 30.

Members of 34/39, all of us will sit together for each service, 7:45 and 10:45 on Sunday. Look for our sign. We will all be there to greet you! Bring guests from the neighborhood! Bring the whole family. We're looking forward to having a great time!

Please bring your cameras and send the photos to deaconcare3439zipzone@gmail.com.

Announcements from Sunday, Nov. 9

Hello everyone,

Please note the following announcements:
Mount Pleasant November Newsletter: http://www.mountpleasant.org/Newsletter/Nov08_Update.pdf

* There is something for everyone on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

• Singles: Singles Fellowship & Bible Study. 7:30, Room 301.
• Engaged/Married Couples: Marriage Ministry, 7:30. Grand Fellowship Hall
• Teens and Young Adults: R.I.S.E. Up's "Thirsty" event. 7:30, Chapel

* The play "He Arose" originally scheduled for Nov. 22 has been postponed until Saturday, April 11. This will become part of our church's Resurrection Activities -- Good Friday, the play/dinner theater "He Arose" on Saturday, and Worship Service on Sunday.

* The Children's Ministry invites all to come out on Saturday, Dec. 6 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. to build gingerbread houses. (Cost: $10)

* Next Sunday, we have two events:

• 10:45 service: The University of North Carolina's Voices of Eden Choir will join us.
• 5:00 service: We will visit the "Ark of Safety Church" in PG County. If you want to ride the bus, please contact the church office by Tuesday. http://www.thearkofsafety.org/home.html

* Interested in being a foster or adoptive parent? Contact Sis. Janet Allen of the Baltimore Dept. of Social Services. Other information: http://www.dhr.state.md.us/ssa/foster/

* Remember Bible Study, 7 p.m., Tuesday, in the main sanctuary. "The Doctrine of Salvation"

Download your Bible Study "Study Journal" here: http://mountpleasant.org/Ministries/images/Doctrine%20of%20Salvation.pdf

Returning to 34/39 Announcements: November activities

Greetings 34/39, We've been away from the blog for a little while, but we have many updates for you!

Upcoming events:

• THANKSGIVING WORSHIP SERVICE

Weds. Nov. 26, 2008, 7 p.m.
The program will include special selections by men of all generations and a "Meet and Greet" for visitors from the community after the service.
Intercessory prayer will begin at 6:45.
The church will be raising money to provide fully cooked, hot meals to 100 families. Each meal costs $49.99. Church members are asked to contribute about $3 each. Each ministry is asked to contribute to sponsor 1-2 families.
If you have questions, please see Minister John Shearin, Deacon Glenn Finney, Deacon Richard Lewis, or Bro. Maurice Carroll.

• ZIP ZONE SUNDAY

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, 10:45 a.m. service
We will sit together and worship with our zipzones! 34/39 is looking forward to welcoming you!


Coming in December ...

• FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

A very special Christmas Celebration!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7 p.m.
Mount Pleasant's Family Life Center

A wonderful program is planned, but help is needed. The church needs people who can help to build and decorate sets, move furniture, sew, etc. People will be getting together on the following dates:
Friday, Nov. 28, 12 noon - 4 p.m.
Other dates: Sat. Nov. 29, Friday, Dec. 5, Sat. Dec. 6, Mon. Dec. 8.
If you have questions, please contact: Sis. Cheryl Missouri or Bro. Anthony Barnes.

Bible Study with Bishop, Tuesdays!

Remember
The entire church has Bible Study with Bishop every Tuesday (except the Tuesday after first Sunday) from now until May 20. Topic: How We Got Our Bible.
Dinner is served at 6 p.m. (cost $6)

Coming Soon: Women of Faith Conference trip to DC, July 11-12

Women of Faith Conference.

http://www.womenoffaith.com/default.asp

The Women of MPCM will be attending the Women of Faith Conference for women of all ages. July 11-12 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Sign-up will be in the Narthex after services.

Food Delivery -- help needed

All hands on deck!

The Silver Saints expect a food delivery on Wednesday February 27^th. We need every able bodied man ( women too) to assist in distribution of the food products to our Silver Saints. Not only is a little work involved, but a good time of fellowship with the saints! Delivery is normally in the morning (9:00 -10:00) and distribution takes only an hour or so. Please come and help us with this project. This request is being made on behalf of Sister Mozell Fields and the Silver Saints Ministry.

See You There!

Special Job Opp announced Sunday, FAA

From the Sunday Announcements:

The FAA is hiring and training to build up its numbers of Air Traffic Controllers.

Here are some links:

Trainee: http://jobs.faa.gov/asap_detail.asp?vac_id=102077
All jobs: http://www.faa.gov/jobs/

For more information, call the church office.

UPDATE For Red Dress Sunday: Men are asked to join the campaign for awareness of heart disease by wearing red ties.

Short announcements: Red Dress, Health!, Ark Church, Bible Study

Photos show some of our 34/39 Members with friends at Men's and Women's Bible Study!

Bible Study is held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. except for the Tuesday after the first Sunday of the month. Men's Bible Study - NEW LOCATION - Multipurpose Room. Women's Bible Study - Grand Fellowship Hall. Stop by the MPCM Administrative office to find locations for the children's classes.

Remember Red Dress Sunday, Feb. 10. Wear something red to raise awareness of heart disease in the community. Page down to one of the earlier posts for more details. Following 7:45 and 10:45 services on 2/10, FREE blood pressure screenings will be conducted.

Ladies (all zip zones!) Are you interested in getting together to do something related to maintaining good health? The Ladies of the Women's Bible Study are getting together to do something - work together to develop healthy lifestyles. The first short meeting (15-20 minutes) will be held after the next Women's Bible Study in the Grand Fellowship Hall, 2/12. See Sisters Hazel Teal or Lisa Nesmith for details.



CHURCH OUTING: WEDS. FEB. 27
Save the date; mark your calendars: MPCM is joining the ARK CHURCH for worship on Wednesday night, Feb. 27. Bishop is asking all ministries to be present. All members, please plan to attend. Ark Church address and directions: http://arkchurch.com/contact.html

Announcements: Red Dress, 34/39 Member Corinthia (Chrissy) Cromwell, Bible Study

Coming Sunday, Feb. 10: Red Dress Sunday. All are asked to wear red to raise awareness of heart disease, especially in the African-American community.

Information from the National Institutes of Health: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/material/talk.htm

Announcements: (Please be sure to refer to other announcements on the Mount Pleasant website and in the Ministry Update newsletter.)

• Register now for Home Builders (Marriage Ministry classes) and the Life Changing Christian Institute (formerly the Bible Institute) in the Narthex after services.
  
• Internships for college students are available through Congressman Elijah Cummings' office. Applications are due 2/28. Information is in the church's office.
• Bone scans can be conducted Jan. 7-24 at the NIA Gerontology Center. Age. 30-64. Weight limit: 270. Call the church office for details.
  
• Hepatitis C screenings. If you participated in the screening this summer, call the 800# on the card that you received to hear your results. You can also call the church office for the 800#. When you call the 800# give them the date for the screening as a reference: August 18, 2007.

• Click the link for 34/39 member (and Mount Pleasant Saxophonist) Corinthia (Chrissy) Cromwell, and listen to her song. More clicks on her link keep her song in rotation on the radio station! http://www.wsmj1043.com/pages/best.html

BIBLE STUDY HAS RESUMED!
7 p.m. Tuesdays.


Men's Bible Study, location - Choir Room: Books: Living in the Word (Authors: Hendricks and Hendricks) and The Student Bible Dictionary (Author: Dockrey, et al). These books will be available in the Resource Center.


Women's Bible Study, location - Grand Fellowship Hall. Topics "Women of the Bible." Next teacher for 1/22/08 - Sis. Jackie Ladd.