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      Happenings Welcome, Installation and Farewell. On Sunday, February 12th at 9:30, the Bratislava International Church will welcome its new pastor Miriam Schmidt, and say farewell to pastor Arden Haug. Pastor Schmidt arrived in Bratislava on February 3rd with her husband Jeremy Blyth and their daughter Ursula Arden. She will celebrate her first worship service on Sunday, February 19th. A farewell reception will be held for Pastor Haug immediately following the Sunday morning worship service at the Evangelical Elementary School on Palisday 57. A sign with the Luther Rose marks the entrance to the school. HOW TO DONATE TO
BRATISLAVA INTERNATIONAL CHURCH If you would like to give a gift to support this congregation’s ministry, just put your gift into the offering plate. You may use an offering envelope if you wish. OTHER OPTIONS: 1. For tax credit in the USA please make checks payable to: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631 USA On the memo line write: Level II—Bratislava International Church
2. For a bank transfer in Slovakia from your local account, or to make a cash deposit to the account:
provide your account number and name (in Slovak). You may put a text notation on the bank form if you want your deposit to be identified. Evan. Cirkev A.V. NA — Account Number 4040 198 400 Bank Code: 3100 — Volksbank Sunday School has Begun The Children will be dismissed for Sunday School after the Children's Message. Fellowship Hour Please join us for this time of conversation, coffee, and other refreshments following each service at the Next Apache Coffe Shop next door to Maly Kostol. . If you are able, please sign up to bring refreshments some Sunday. All you need to bring is a variety of home-made or packaged savory snacks or sweets and 3 boxes of juice for children (1.5 or 2 liters each) Coffee and tea are provided.
Choir Rehearsal is held weekly at the church on Thursday at 7 pm. If you would like to participate, please contact Ivana Sabanošová, at 0904 246 731 or by email at sabanoso@gmail.com
Evening Bible Study – This study, led by Pastor Schmidt and Pastor Kara, is held on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
Men’s Fellowship Group The latest book for discussion is John Ortberg's book, "If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat." The group meets twice a month on Saturday mornings. For more information, contact Russell Thompson at Russell_R_Thompson@Dell.com
Prayer Book Do you have any prayer requests you would like the congregation to pray for? There is a red notebook by the front door at the back of the sanctuary, where individuals can write any prayer concerns. These will be lifted up during the worship service on the following Sunday. As always, if you have other prayer needs or concerns please let one of the pastors know.
Worship Assistants Needed Look for the sign-up sheet at the Fellowship Hour each Sunday if you would like to participate in the worship service as readers, prayers leaders and ushers. Wondering where to donate clothes, household items, furniture, toys?--ABRI SK accepts all donations of clothes, toys, furniture and other household items and gives them to orphanages in Pecenady, Trebatice or Bernolakovo and the directors allocate the goods as needed. There are about 50 children in Pecenady and Trebatice and 50 children in Bernolakovo. They can also use furniture for the apartments they provide for young people after leaving the orphanage (their association is currently financing two such apartments) or donate it to young people leaving orphanages or to teachers/educators who have low salaries. The association’s primary goal is the financing of apartments for young people leaving orphanages in order to give them 2-3 years transition time to find jobs and to integrate into society. Their secondary goal is to help with psycho-therapeutic assistance for children who have been abused. The intake of clothes and furniture and household goods is an auxiliary activity. Zuzana will make arrangements to pick up donated items. Call first to find a convenient time and location for pick-up. Zuzana Revucka ABRI SK Tel/Fax : 00 421 /(0)2 / 54793 358 Mobil: 0905 594 218 E-mail: revucka@stonline.sk Other charities that accept donations: http://www.depaulslovensko.org/?lang=en Homeless Shelter - The contact for DePaul drop- off possibilities is Katka. Her mobile is 0949 164659. Katka works at both St Vincent (airport shelter) and at St Luiza ( Horsky Park) so could advise where best to physically drop off donations. The airport shelter is reached by taking a road/track on the left just before the airport car park, about 400m after turning off the main road. You go up over a bridge over the traffic and the shelter is at the end of the track. The Horsky Park shelter is easier to find, but there are maps on the website under "contact". http://www.branadozivota.sk/kontakt/?PHPSESSID=7e27b63f6c40a05c225a0050811f2b76 - Shelter for women and kids - Clothes for women and children, small toys, furniture after agreement http://www.majak-nadeje.sk/ - Abused family shelter - Clothing, kitchen appliances, kitchen items, books, toiletries http://www.domovduha.sk/kontakt/ - Abused children - Seasonal clothing, toys, administrative stuff, laundry detergents http://www.notabene.sk/?kontakty – Homeless shelter - Clothing http://www.centrumnadej.sk/ - Abused families - Clothing
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