Made with Xara Web Designer What’s Happening at University Baptist Church 1-21-10 In worship this Sunday, January 24, Pastor will be speaking on “Fixing What Is Broken”. It is based on scripture from Matthew 17:1-13. Peter, James and John were led by Jesus up a high mountain to witness an awe-inspiring event.  What should have been a time of worship and learning about God became a time of confusion and frustration.  Their experience in the presence of God is much like our own. We enter the life of faith with great expectations.  We want and expect to be inspired.  As our lives continue to unfold, we sometimes find confusion and frustration where we expected a mountaintop experience.  As with Peter, James and John, so too in our lives, are we able to recover when we put first things first. Sunday School classes for all ages meet every Sunday at 11:30 AM.  Please plan to join us each week as we seek to grow in God’s knowledge for our lives. The Central Region ABC-MI Annual Meeting will be held at First Baptist Church of Stockbridge on Saturday, January 30.  Anyone interested in attending, please see Pastor Pickens for a registration form and to arrange transportation.  Forms are due by January 26.  The UBC Annual Meeting will be held next Sunday, January 31.  Many important items, including the budget, will be discussed at this meeting.  If you are a regular attendee, but not a member, we welcome and value your input and ask you to participate in the discussions.  Please plan to attend as we make decisions that will affect our church for the coming year.  Prior to the UBC Annual Meeting next Sunday, we will gather for a potluck lunch.  Those whose last name starts with A through M are asked to bring a salad.  If your last name starts with N through Z, please provide a dessert.  Please plan to share in fellowship as we celebrate another year in the UBC family. On Saturday, February 6, Redeemer Fellowship in Monroe is hosting a workshop entitled "The Power of Servant Leadership" from 8:30 AM to noon.  Jesus described the essence of leadership as serving.  Servant Leadership involves serving others by identifying and meeting their legitimate needs (as opposed to wants) and seeking their greatest good.  Jim Hunter will lead this paradigm-/ life-changing workshop.  Jim is the author of two internationally best-selling books:  The Servant and The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle.  His books have been translated into fourteen (14) languages and have sold over 3.25 million copies worldwide.  Jim's clients include many of the world’s most admired organizations including American Express, Best Buy, Nestlé, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble  and the United States Air Force, Army & Navy. Pastor and several others from our congregation will be attending.  Please join us whether student, teacher, manager, or grandparent -- All will benefit because we all influence others daily.  A freewill offering will be taken with the proceeds to benefit Nightlife Ministries in Bangkok.  Please see Jacquie Cooke regarding car pooling. Calling All Singers! – The spring choir season will begin with a lunch, distribution of music and the first rehearsal on Sunday, February 7, after Sunday School.  Bring a singing friend and become a part of the extended worship team. Libby Eberly has graciously agreed to head up our coffee and meal planning for 2010.  Please see Libby soon to sign up for hosting a coffee time.  She will also be posting a sheet on the kitchen door to record any supplies/paper products that need to be purchased.  If you use the last of anything, please record it on this sheet. Put your game face on and come to UBC on Saturday, February 13, at 3:00 PM.  We'll play a variety of games for all ages. At 5:30 PM we'll order some pizza and recount our triumphs at the game tables.  Please see Gina or Janet S. to sign up to attend and discuss what game(s) you might bring.  More details will follow as the day approaches. Students – Are you looking for an Alternative Spring Break opportunity? UBC is providing an Urban Immersion event in the Detroit area during the week of March 7 – 13.  Details are available from Pastor Pickens or Becky Murthum. Kids Hope USA - Following up on our November congregational discussions, we are in the process of completing the requirements to establish a formal mentoring relationship with Marble Elementary School in East Lansing.  Jacquie Cooke has been identified as the director for UBC and will be attending training outside Chicago in February.  Our hope is to have the program up and running in March.  Stay tuned for opportunities to be involved in this exciting ministry. Here’s what’s happening the rest of the week and beyond: Sunday, January 24  9:15 AM Prayer Time 10:00 AM Worship 11:15 AM Coffee Time 11:30 AM Sunday School 5:00 PM Small group: The Book of Revelation Tuesday, January 26 7:00 PM Small Group: Old Testament Review 7:30 PM Praise Team rehearsal Thursday, January 28 10:00 AM Ladies’ Bible Study Sunday, January 31 9:15 AM Prayer Time 10:00 AM Worship 11:15 AM Coffee Time 11:30 AM Sunday School 5:00 PM Small group: The Book of Revelation February Birthdays 25 Jim Davis 26 Janet Smith International Ministries Request – You Can Help  International Ministries needs immediate financial gifts to purchase, transport and distribute additional relief supplies including food, tarps, water and medical supplies. To donate online, go to http://www.internationalministries.org/topics/haiti_earthquake. OR:  Make a check payable to “One Great Hour of Sharing – Haiti Earthquake Relief” and mail it to International Ministries, P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851.  In the next weeks and months there will be a need for additional funds for the recovery and rebuilding phase.  This will include providing long-term care for orphans and rebuilding homes, schools, clinics and churches. There will be work teams in the recovery and rebuilding phases.  Check for updates at www.internationalministries.org. Update and news from our IM missionaries and partners in Haiti:        Steve James and partners are providing medical care and relief supplies at Christianville at the quake epicenter southwest of Port-au-Prince.  Cooperative Baptists are participating in this effort.    Nancy James, at Cap Haitien in the north, is maintaining communication with Steve and his partners.        Kristy Engel and our Dominican Baptist partners are in Port-au-Prince with a 75-person team (including 30 medical personnel). The group includes Ketley and Vital Pierre, IM missionaries who have come to Haiti from Nicaragua. Kristy is providing administrative oversight of 3 clinics in which the medical team is working. Non- medical staff on this team will distribute food away from the clinics. Kristy plans to bring in additional teams of doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners on January 26th and February 2nd.       Madeline Flores and Dominican partners are providing medical care, shelter and relief supplies to quake victims being brought to the Contreras Hospital in Santo Domingo, DR.       IM is closely coordinating with the Haitian Baptist Convention and the Christian University of Northern Haiti (UCNH).  IM partners in Haiti are providing medical care and relief supplies at the partially finished hospital at Quartier Morin. IM is planning for additional teams and staffing: Herb Rogers, Vital and Ketley Pierre, David and Laura Parajon, Madeline Flores, Adalia Gutierrez and Vic Gordon.  Pray for the people of Haiti and for these who have been mentioned and for all those who are giving assistance and aid to the victims of the earthquake. Pray for IM’s Haiti Response Team: Jose Norat, Herb and Bernice Rogers, Dave Worth, Angela Sudermann and Catherine Nold.  The Team coordinates with ABC World Relief. That’s what’s happening – Hope to see you on Sunday!       University Baptist Church 4608 S Hagadorn Road East Lansing, MI 48223 517-351-4144 www.ubcel.org Made with Xara Web Designer