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March 19, 2017

Once a month Pastors Jon and Rachel will have lunch at a local Amesbury eatery. Join us TODAY (March 19th) following the service, at the Market Square Bakehouse. This is an opportunity for you to have some hang time with them and buy yourself a delicious lunch out! Spend time in our community, sharing lunch and life.

Mission Update

Sunday, March 26th

@ 12:45 pm

@ our Plaistow Campus Join us for an information session on our Honduras mission program. Over light refreshments our team leadership will share about how much the kids at Little Lambs have grown,

other organizations in Honduras that we are currently working with, the vision God has given us for our Honduras mission and future trip dates. Whether you are interested in joining an upcoming Honduras mission team, or if you're just interested in knowing a little more about how you can support

our ministry to the Honduran people, we hope you will join us! Contact Pastor Rachel Howard with any questions at rachel@rock-church.org.

Workshop: "Be Encouraged in Prayer"

March 25th (8:30 am to 12:30 pm) at the Rock Plaistow

There are only a few spots left! Please contact Janis Taylor

(taylor-jan@comcast.net) to confirm availability if you’d like to attend.

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Study of Mark Begins Wednesday 3/29 at 7 p.m.

Rock Campus

Please join us on Wednesdays as we

study the Book of Mark. We go through

the book a verse at a time for

understanding and application. For

more information, contact Steve Case at

scase20@juno.com.

Meeting Every Tuesday Night

@ Rock Amesbury

@ 5:30 Dinner @ 6:30 Message

For more information contact

Diana Teel Dianateel33@gmail.com or

Pastor Jon jon@rock-church.org

Early Registrations on Sale NOW!

Early Bird Price $125 for both youth and family campers

After June 1st the price increases to $135 per person

- price for HS & MS youth includes: concert ticket, food, transportation & camping

-price for family campers includes: concert ticket, food, tent site (no power)

For more information contact Sherri Williams at shezzi@comcast.net.

Attention Current and Past Members of

Steve Case’s Wednesday Evening LifeGroup You are invited to a dessert potluck on

Wednesday, 3/22, 7 p.m.

We’re celebrating our wrap up of the Study of

Matthew and the kick off of the study of Mark to start

on 3/29. Please join us for a nice time of fellowship.

Bring a dessert if you can.

Save The Dates! Sandown - Sat, April 8

Amesbury - Sat, April 15 Plaistow - Sat, April 15

In Sandown the Egg Hunt will run concurrently with the annual pancake breakfast at the Town Hall. We are

looking for volunteers to help with the Easter Egg Hunts in all three communities, as well as, a pancake breakfast

in both Amesbury and Plaistow.

If you are interested in helping please contact: Kristen Gondolfo (kristen@stmattumc.org) in Sandown Deb Haggstrom (deb@rock-church.org) in Amesbury

Jon Howard (jon@rock-church.org) in Plaistow

Donations of candy are needed in Sandown. Donations of candy and filled eggs are needed in Amesbury and Plaistow. Candy donations can be

dropped off at your campus help desk.

Pick-up Basketball

Join us for competitive (13+) pick-up

basketball every Wednesday evening at the

YMCA in Plaistow New Hampshire from 8 to

9:30 PM. Please invite friends and neighbors

who enjoy fast-paced full court basketball to

come down, get a workout and have fun. For

more information contact Pastor Jon Howard

at 603.234.4721.

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Sermon Notes

Real world Week 8 - James 4:11-17

1) Verse 11-12 James talks about J________________________.

2) How many would consider yourself P________________________?

3) Planning is fine, but what James is cautioning us about is planning apart from the W_______________ of G__________________.

4) This happens in several ways:

• V_____________________________

• R_________________________________

• Sometimes even in M______________________________

5) In Verse 16 James says that to pursue a plan without seeking God is B______________________________.

6) Even when we haven’t intentionally sought God, the H_______________ S__________________ still speaks to us.

7) When we make plans apart from God, two things happen.

• Life becomes H_____________________ than it needs to be.

• We miss out on the B____________________ of what God has for us.

March Food Pantry Needs

HELP needed @ our Amesbury Campus.

We are in need of nursery help during the

Sunday morning 10:10 am service

& Tuesday nights from 6:15 - 8:30 pm.

We are looking to build a rotation

a couple times a month. If you can help,

please contact Jessica Pontes

at jpontes320@aol.com.

Additional Parking Available Over the last few weeks our main parking lot has been filled at St Matts. In an effort to leave some spaces for guests or for those not able to walk distances, we are asking those who are able to consider parking in one of our alternate lots. There is additional parking at the Sandown Food Pantry, the Town Hall and directly across the street at our gravel lot. Thank you!!

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Weekly Schedule Sunday, March 19

Sandown- Worship Service @ 8:45 am Sunday school & Adult LifeGroup @ 10 am Amesbury- Breakfast & Adult & Kid’s LifeGroup @ 9 am Worship Service @ 10:10 am Plaistow- Worship Service @9:45 am Sunday school & Adult Study @ 9:45 am Worship Service @ 11:11 am Creative Writing LifeGroup @ 4 pm MS & HS Youth Plaistow @ 5:30 pm Dinner, 6 pm Service, LifeGroups 7 pm

Young Adult LifeGroup @ at Pastor Howard’s home 6 pm & 8 pm Sunday Evening Worship Service @ Rock Plaistow 6 pm

Monday, March 20 DivorceCare @ St Matts 6:30 pm Men’s LifeGroup @ Rock Amesbury 7 pm Men’s Study @ Rock Plaistow 7 pm Men’s LifeGroup @ St Matts 7:30 pm

Tuesday, March 21 Women’s LifeGroup @ Rock Plaistow 10 am @ Louise Paquette’s home Celebrate Recovery @ Rock Amesbury 5:30 pm dinner, 6:30 pm message

Healthy Relationships LifeGroup @ Rock Plaistow 5:30 pm DivorceCare @ Rock Plaistow 6:30 pm Women’s LifeGroup @ St Matts 7 pm

Wednesday, March 22 Women’s LifeGroup @ St Matts 9:30 am MS & HS Youth LifeGroups @ St Matts 6 pm-8 pm Faith, Fitness, Fellowship @ Rock Plaistow 7 pm Adult Bible Study LifeGroup @ Rock Plaistow 7 pm Praise Team Rehearsal @ Rock Plaistow 7:30 pm Pick-up Basketball @ Plaistow YMCA 8 pm

Thursday, March 23 House of Prayer @ Rock Plaistow 6:45 pm Forty-Fives Night @ Rock Plaistow 7 pm Women’s LifeGroup @ Comeau Home 7 pm Veteran’s LifeGroup @ Rock Plaistow 7 pm Rock Music Ministry Choir Rehearsals @ St Matts 7:30 pm

Friday, March 24

Saturday, March 25 Be Encouraged Prayer Workshop @ Rock Plaistow 8:30 am Adult LifeGroup @ Rock Plaistow 9:30 am

Contact Information Mailing Address: PO Box 435, Sandown, NH 03873

Phone: 603.887.4922 Care Ministry: 603.540.9815

Ministry Staff

Pastoral Staff Lead Pastor - Pastor Steve Murray 603-264-2047 steve@stmattumc.org steve@rock-church.org Pastor, Plaistow & Amesbury - Pastor Jon Howard 603-234-4721 jon@rock-church.org Pastor, Plaistow & Amesbury - Pastor C. Rachel Howard 603-819-8181 rachel@rock-church.org Pastor, Sandown - Pastor Frank O. King 603-489-1394 frank@stmattumc.org Executive Pastor– Dan Post dan@rock-church.org Pastor, Online Campus– Pastor Lee Elliott lee@rock-church.org

Music Director of Music & Worship Ministry - Beth Soucise notesbybas@aol.com

LifeGroups Directors of Small Group Ministry – Ed and Sherry Lucia elucia@gsinet.net slucia@gsinet.net

Prayer Director of SOZO Ministry – Sheryl Kelly skelly1126@gmail.com Plaistow Prayer Site Leader – Janis Taylor taylor-jan@comcast.net Prayer Chain Facilitator – Christine Comeau comeauc@comcast.net

Children’s Ministry Director of Family Ministries – Pastor Jon Howard jon@rock-church.org Sandown Children’s Site Leader – Lisa Post postiel123@gmail.com Plaistow Children’s Site leader – Glenda Maglio stevenandglenda@comcast.net Amesbury Children’s Site Leader – Chrissy Rupp christine.l.rupp@gmail.com

Youth Ministry Plaistow Youth Leader- Sheri Williams shezzi@comcast.net St Matts Youth Leader - Heidi Mongeau hmongeau@comcast.net

Cares Ministry Director of Congregational Care Ministry - Laurie Duff 603-540-9815 care@stmattumc.org

Ministry to Men Director of Ministry to Men & Plaistow Leader - Jim Connors jmvmc@comcast.net Sandown Leader - Jack Norton jacknimble737@gmail.com

Women’s Ministry Director of Women’s Ministry – Tracy Meola

tmeola@comcast.net Office Staff

Administrative Assistant, Rock Church Ministries - Lynette Archibald lynette@stmattumc.org Ministry Assistant, Amesbury – Debra Haggstrom deb@rock-church.org Administrative Assistant, Sandown – Kristen Gondolfo kristen@stmattumc.org Treasurer – Linda Alfonsi treasurer@stmattumc.org