Welcome to Word of Life Church

Its great to have you with us this weekend! Our passion is to be an authentic expression of the kingdom of Jesus and our purpose is to help you discover and experience the God-centered life, as well as to be a place where you can connect, grow, and serve. Please feel at home, and may something new and wonderful happen in your life this weekend. -Pastor Brian & Peri Zahnd

Word of Life Church

February 1 & 3 2013

Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany
Scripture for the Week: Luke 7:36-50 Psalm for the Day, February 3: Psalm 34

CALENDAR
2/3

Sundays in February

. MYC . Winter Classes 2/5 . Winter Classes 2/6 . Celebrate Recovery 2/8-10 . Faith Life Weekend 2/13 . Ash Wednesday 2/24 . Camp Registration Deadline

. . .

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
Project 58
This week your donations helped a WOLC single mom with her rent payment. Church members and teams regularly volunteer at Second Harvest in a variety of ways. New opportunities are available now. Help prepare sack lunches at Word of Life, and then deliver them to the Open Door Food Kitchen. Contact Megan Taylor at the church office for more information about all of these great opportunities to serve.

Second Harvest Community Food Bank Sack Lunch Sunday

EVENTS
Faith Life Weekend From Generation to Generation
Friday, Saturday & Sunday | February 8, 9, 10
Be sure to mark your calendars! With five great teaching sessions around the theme of faith, family and the future of Christianity, well explore topics like raising Christian kids, keeping peace in the home, conflict resolution in family relationships, and more. We always enjoy plenty of time with friends and a free noon meal on Saturday. Word of Life Kids children's ministry (for infants, toddlers, pre-K, kindergarten, and first through fifth grades) will be going on during all Faith Life Weekend services. Friday Night 7PM Faith, Family, and the Future of Christianity Saturday Morning 10AM Keeping the Shalom in the Home Saturday Night 6PM Raising Christian Kids Sunday Morning 9 & 11 AM When Faith and Family Come Into Conflict Sunday Night 6PM The Jesus Movement Revisited

wolc.com

}
. .
EVENTS
Registration

Prayer for the Week

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

CONNECT GROW SERVE

Pastor Brian and Peri will be leading a pilgrimage tour of Israel on November 18-27. Brochures are available at the Welcome Center and online at wolc.com.

Israel Pilgrimage Trip

. .

Celebrate Recovery

THIS Wednesday, February 6 at 6 PM

Everyone is welcome to join us this Wednesday in The Life Center for our monthly meal followed by the regular meeting at 7 PM.

Camp Dry Gulch

Camp Dry Gulch is a 5 day summer camp experience for children 7-12 yrs old. If you are interested in sending your child, stop by the Word of Life Kids check-in desk for details. Space is limited. Registration ends February 24.

Holy Week in The Upper Room

March 25-29, 7 AM and 7 PM
These services will be beautiful contemplative times of teaching, prayer, and worship music. In the Maundy Thursday services (March 28), we'll commemorate the Last Supper when Jesus shared the Passover meal with his disciples the night before he was crucified. We will also have our regularly scheduled noon prayer service on Wednesday, March 27. Make plans to come to the Upper Room during Holy Week!

Adopt-a-Camper

If you are interested in helping send a child to camp this summer, information about our Adopt-a-Camper program is available at the Word of Life Kids check-in desk. Don't miss this great opportunity to support the children of Word of Life Church.

. .

Joseph Company

Ash Wednesday
February 13
Mark your calendars for Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent and the Wednesday of the seventh week before Easter. We're offering three beautiful services of consecration, music, communion, and prayer at 7 AM, Noon, and 7 PM in the Upper Room.

The Joseph Company will not meet in February, so that we can focus on Faith Life Weekend.We'll see you on Saturday, March 9 for the next Joseph Company session. Cant find your samurai sword, your prize Stradivarius, or your stuffed puffer fish? Maybe you left it at church! Dont worry, you can check out lost and found at the church office on Tuesday thru Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM for your missing items.

Lost & Found

SERVICE TIMES
Sunday Mornings at 9 & 11 Friday Nights at 7 in the MYC Wednesday Prayer & Communion at noon in The Upper Room Communion is served every Sunday. The next Baptism is April 21. The next New Member Sunday is May 19.

OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday-Friday, 9 AM-4 PM 3902 NE Riverside Road St. Joseph, MO 64505 816.233.6367

wolc.com