Sunday Bulletin for August 29, 2010

▪ There will be no Children’s Church next Sunday. Instead, we will be having Promotion Sunday in the Gym.  All 4 year olds through 5th Grade will be dismissed after the announcements to the Gym for Promotion Sunday and will then be sent to Sunday School from there. (See all Sunday School Departments and Locations below.)   ▪ The 5th - 7th Grade Sunday School Class will now be held in the Lower Level of the Classic Builidng at 10:40am. Children can leave the Sanctuary to go up to their class at 10:35am. ▪ Awana is starting in a couple of weeks and we would like to get an idea of how many children will be attending. There are four clipboards on the table in the Lobby for each of the different age groups. Please sign up your children today! Also, their is a meeting for all Leaders and Helpers in the Gym at 7PM on September 8th. ▪ We will be sending your name and address information to Olan Mills shortly for the Pictorial Directory and we want to be sure your information is correct. Each family is allowed up to eight lines of text...last name/first name, name(s) of child(ren), address, phone number, email address, and cell phone numbers. The choice of what you want to include in the directory is up to you. Please make sure your information in the yellow MVC Directory on the lobby table is how you want it to be listed in the Pictorial Directory. If you have any questions, please contact the church office. ▪ A Funeral Luncheon Committee is being formed here at Mountain View. Please look over the sign-up sheet in the Lobby if you are interested in helping in any of the following areas of service...set up and take down of tables and chairs, food preparation, and serving food. This is an “on call” list that will be incorporated when the need arises within the congregation. Any questions, please see Deb D’Orsaneo or Michele Fries. ▪ The Father and Son camping weekend has been scheduled for September 10-12 at Paradise Farm Camp in Downingtown. The cost is $40 per person and includes all meals. Please see the table in the Lobby for more information or contact Ron Schnabel. ▪ The Chapel is collecting eye glasses for Adrienne Salaneck’s uncle, an ophthalmologist, who is going to Mexico to visit one of the New Tribes Missionaries. He will be going deep into the jungle where the Tribal Leaders have agreed that he can help their people with vision problems. He will be taking the used glasses and matching them to those people who have the same vision needs. You may put your used glasses in the box on the table in the Lobby until the end of September.                                    ▪ Mark this date on your calendar... HARVEST PICNIC  -  October 1st (Rain date is October 2nd) ▪ Sunday School Departments and Locations... 2 & 3 year olds meet in the room between the hallways during the entire service (when a child turns 4 years old they automatically go to the gym for Sunday School)… 4 yr. olds thru Kindergarten meet in the gym from 10:40 until the end of the service… 1st & 2nd Grade meet in the Kitchen from 10:40 until the end of the service… 3rd & 4th Grade meet in the Library from 10:40 until the end of the service… 5th, 6th, & 7th Grade meet in the Lower Level of the Classic Building from 10:40 until the end of the service. ▪ Children’s Church, for 4 year olds thru 4th grade, is held in the gym after the Morning Service Announcements until Sunday School starts at 10:40. ▪ If you are interested in taking care of newborns on up to 2 year olds in the Nursery, please contact Jen Rhoads. You must be 12 years old to work in the Nursery. ▪ Come visit the Mountain View Chapel Library in the Classic Building for some great reading!  Books, audio books, DVDs, and videos can all be signed out for a month at a time.  The Library is open on Sunday after the Morning Service until Noon, Wednesday 6-7PM, and during the week Tuesday - Friday from 9AM-1PM. ▪ MVC Amplified meets every Sunday at 6PM at the home of Matt and Erika Yorgey. Amplified is for all single adults in their 20s and 30s. If you have any questions, contact Matt Yorgey. ▪ If you would like 2010 Offering Envelopes, please see one of our Elders or Deacons or you may call the church office at 610-326-5856. The boxes now include a 5th Sunday envelope as well as some blank envelopes in the back of the box for special offerings.  ▪ Cancellations  ~ We will announce any cancellations of Sunday services and activities on the home page of Mountain View Chapel’s website (mountainviewchapel.com) and on Channel 69 News. We will also send the cancellation out on the Prayer Chain and record a cancellation message on the church office phone (610-326-5856).  . ▪ Don’t forget to check the LOST AND FOUND shelves that are along the wall between the bathrooms. Any items not claimed after eight weeks will be discarded. ▪ In our desire to keep the Sunday morning service running smoothly, any Announcements that you would like to make or have made by Gary Dye, must be submitted to the church office by Friday noon. ▪ Offertory Ministry - If you like to sing or if you play a musical instrument, we would love to have you be a part of our Offertory Ministry on Sunday mornings.  All ages and level of musical ability can serve in this capacity.  If you are interested, please contact Neal Hartranft or Janine Leavitt. ▪ Would you be interested in purchasing a tape or CD of today’s sermon?  You may order one at the table in the lobby each Sunday. Tapes and CDs are $1 each and you may put your money in the “tab envelope” with your name on it in the black box if you have ordered before. If you have not ordered before, the following Sunday you will have a “tab envelope” with your name on it.  Your tape or CD order will be BEHIND your “tab envelope.” the Sunday after you order. ▪ Pastor Chris’ sermons are now available on our website!  Listen to each week's sermon right from the website or download them for later by browsing the list at the Sermon Audio link which is on the Home Page. ▪ PLEASE NOTE: If you have a prayer request, update, or praise to put on the Prayer Chain, or you would like to be placed on our Prayer Chain list to receive emails, please call the church office at 610-326-5856, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or go to our website at mountainviewchapel.com and submit your prayer request information from there.