10/9 Corporate ministry reading – Basic Lessons on Service – the second half of chapter 16, The Impotence of Our Natural Being in the Things of God
10/12 Prayer meeting in the homes, 8 pm
10/16 Lord’s Day meeting at Key School, 10 am. Church picnic at Key School after the meeting
10/23 Lord’s Day meeting in the homes, 10 am
10/30 Deadline for 2016 Winter Training registration The live 2016 winter training will be held at the Ministry Conference Center 12/26-12/31 in Anaheim, CA. The video training will be simultaneously held at two locations in the homes, one in NE DC, and the other in Northern Virginia. Video training will be held on 12/30-1/2, and 1/6-1/8. Donation (including outlines) is $205 for live and $105 for video training if registered before 10/30. Any late registration for the live training will incur an additional $50 charge per trainee and subject to LSM approval. Registration for the video training will open again after the 10/30 due date. Please submit training registration form together with training donation to brother Tony Jang.
11/11-11/13 Fall 2016 College Retreat will be held at the Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center, 9275 Barnes Rd, Toano, VA 23168. The cost is $50 if registered before 10/30 and $60 for late registration (until 11/6). Please register with brother Seng Guan Toh. Make check payable to “The Church in Washington DC.”
Middle Eastern Refugee Crisis in Europe — See Germany2016.amanatrust.org.uk for up-to-date information. If burdened to give to support the specific aspects of the work related to LSM, Rhema, and LME, please designate your giving as follows:
1. For publications translation, designate giving to “LSM/Refugee Language Work.”
2. For publications distribution, designate giving to “Rhema/MyFreedom Project.”
3. For full timer support and other related expenses, designate giving to “LME/European Gospel Work.”
UK Building Fund — There is a financial need for the purchase of Bower Farm, for the construction of new facilities at Bower House, Bower Farm, and Woodland Camp. If you are led by the Lord to contribute, designate giving to “UK Building Fund.”
WEEKLY PRAYER BURDENS
Immediate burdens:
The increase of the Church in Washington, D.C. by 15% in 2016 through preaching of the gospel
Training, perfecting, and blending of the brothers in the Mid-Atlantic through the Eldership Training
Ongoing burden for the preaching of the gospel in Germany and throughout Europe
BOOKROOM
JUST ARRIVED:
Guidelines for the Lord’s Table Meeting and the Pursuit in Life – $7.50
2017 Gospel Calendars, 13 5/8 x 30 5/8 in., are available for sign-up and prepayment by October 30 at a reduced price of $7.00 each. Regular price is $8.50 each.