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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
News & Announcements
BROTHER TRIFON LACHICA PREACHES IN CALASIAO
Brother Trifon M. Lachica, Preacher of Pongpong Church of Christ, is the guest pulpit preacher of the Cabilocaan Church of Christ, Calasiao, Pangasinan on October 21, 2007. He is slated to preach in that congregation one (1) Sunday every two months.
Brother Trifon is helped by Sister Perse Trinidad, the widow of the late Herman Trinidad. The congregation of Pongpong partially supports him as their preacher. He is into farming to augment his income. He works as a part time Bible Teacher at Rabon Bible School at Rabon, San Fabian, Pangasinan.
Cabilocaan, Calasiao, Pangasinan is the hometown of the Jimenez Family who migrated to the United States of America. Part of the clan are Virginia Jimenez-Madlaing, wife of Elder Art Gabot Madlaing of the Golden Gate Church of Christ, San Francisco, California, and Perse Trinidad. Virgie and Perse have a brother preacher who now lives also in America.
The chapel where the church meets at Cabilocaan, Calasiao, Pangasinan was constructed when Herman was still living. He was able to see the edifice before he joined his Maker. Virgie and Herman joined hands to finance the construction of the chapel.
MONTHLY FELLOWSHIP OF PONGPONG CHURCH ON OCTOBER 28
The members of the Pongpong Church will have their monthly lunch fellowship on October 28, 2007 at the chapel. This is their regular fellowship scheduled every last Sunday of the month.
After lunch, the members will be treated to several games. These games will be for the building up of camaraderie and togetherness among the members specially the young.
The Blog Editor will be the speaker during the worship services. He is assigned to speak every fellowship day unless another guest is invited.
CHAPEL REPAIR AND EXPANSION ALMOST FINISHED
The existing chapel where the church meets at Pongpong is almost finished. Materials are already procured. Construction resumes this Monday.
A conference room which will be used also as an Office whill be built. The office will be furnished of equipments like computer donated by Bro. Pablo M. Lachica.
Iron grills to secure the chapel and its flooring are part of the plan. They may not be realized in the near future because of lack of funds. Donation from generous Christians are welcome. (by: Bro. Pablo M. Lachica)
This picture of the chapel being repaired and expanded is taken October 21, 2007. A lot has to be done to complete the construction.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE
WHAT WILL MATTER?
Ready or not, someday it will come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do-lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won’t matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracts you lived at the end. It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So, what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your life.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but a choice.
Choice to live a life that matters.
Finally, what really matter is what will happen to you and your soul after death. Hebrew 9:27 says: “Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.”
Jesus Christ promised that He is coming back to bring us to our heavenly home (John 14:1-3) Those who died in Christ will be resurrected with Him to heaven.
( I Thessalonians 4:13-17)
THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST URGENT QUESTION FOR YOU!!!
What if the Lord were to come right now? Would YOU know for sure, nothing doubting, that YOU would go to heaven?
Going to heaven is not a matter of circumstance or accident. It is a matter of choice.
YOU can choose to deny God and ignore Jesus Christ’ promise and invitation. YOU can also choose to know the answer to this important and urgent question. Request for a FREE “WE CARE Bible Study in the privacy of your Home or Office. Just call (415)221-2631 or visit website:goldengatechurchofchrist.org
“Something is not right because the church says it or the pope says it. Something is right because the Bible says it.”
- POPE JOHN PAUL II
The Christian Chronicle, May 2005. p.14
* From “WHAT WILL MATTER” by Michael Josephson
By: Elder Arthur Gabot Madlaing (Golden Gate Church Of Christ, San Francisco, California, USA)
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