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Christ is risen! Regular activities this Sunday morning

Published April 2, 2012 in Bible Study, University Baptist Church and Worship. 0 Comments

This coming Sunday is Easter Sunday - the most important day in the Christian calendar! The day that Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We invite you to:

  • Bible study at 10:10 a.m.
  • Worship at 11:00 a.m. This Sunday we will join with University Baptist Church in the “big sanctuary”.

The church bus will pick up people at the normal places at the regular times starting at Edward Gay apartments at 9:40 a.m.

No English Conversation this week

Published April 2, 2012 in Announcements and English Conversation. 0 Comments

Because of Holy Week and Good Friday. Our next English Conversation meeting will be Friday April 13.

Special activities this week – Thursday evening and Friday afternoon

Published April 2, 2012 in University Baptist Church and Worship. 0 Comments

This week is Holy Week – a very important time in the Christian calendar. We want everyone to know about our special activities this week. Please come and participate!

Thursday April 5 - Maundy Thursday. “Big sanctuary” at 7:00 p.m. This special worship time will focus on the evening before the the day that Jesus dies on the cross. When Jesus shares a last meal with his friends. Bible readings and Communion.

Friday April 6 - Good Friday. Also in the “big sanctuary” at 2:30 p.m. A time of silent worship that will focus on the suffering and death of Jesus.


Eggs and bunnies at Easter??? English Conversation – Friday March 30

Published March 27, 2012 in English Conversation. 1 Comment

Why is there a giant rabbit at the Mall of Louisiana? And why is WalMart selling plastic eggs? What do eggs and rabbits have to do with Easter?

Learn and talk about the Easter holiday – what is it, how do Americans celebrate – at English Conversation this Friday March 30 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of:

Chuck and Laurie Rea
3925 Chatfield Drive, 70808
225-343-8466

You can drive yourself – or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from:

  • Highland Plantation – bus stop near neighborhood WalMart – at 6:55 p.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments at 7:05 p.m.
  • Tiger Towers outside front gate at 7:08 p.m.
  • Nicholson family apartments bus stop at 7:10 p.m.
  • Tigerland in the Circle K parking lot (although we can stop in front of your apartment if you tell us exactly where it is) at 7:15 p.m.
  • Brightside bus stop at 7:18 p.m.

Please allow 5-10 minutes for the bus to arrive because of bad weather or traffic.

Directions from Louisiana State University (same neighborhood as last week):

  1. Drive southeast on Highland
  2. Turn left onto Stanford
  3. Stay on Stanford and go past Perkins
  4. Stanford will become Acadian
  5. Turn right onto Hundred Oaks
  6. Turn right onto Richland
  7. Turn right onto Chatfield
  8. Look for house 3925 on the right

Map of 3925 Chatfield, 70808 at Mapquest

 

Family Fun Day this Sunday afternoon

Published March 20, 2012 in Activities, Children, Meal and University Baptist Church. 0 Comments

We will have Family Fun Day this Sunday March 25 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on the “front property” of University Baptist Church. There will be traditional Easter egg hunt for children, games, “bouncy” rides, a baking contest, and a fundraiser dinner (for the youth ministry). Church of the Nations is always invited. This activity is especially for families with young children.

From the University Baptist Church newsletter:

The Preschool and Children’s Ministry team invites everyone to come and enjoy this annual event. Ladies, dust off your bonnets, and men and women fire up your ovens. We will have the annual Bonnet Parade, as well as a first annual bake-off. We will have an Easter Egg Hunt for toddlers-kindergarteners and one for 1st-5th graders. There will also be bounce houses, games, and other activities for all the kids.

The Preschool and Children’s Ministry Teams are asking for donations of plastic Easter eggs for Family Fun Day. Please fill the eggs with non-melting candy, small prizes or stickers. We are asking that all children participating donate a dozen plastic eggs for the egg hunt. There will be a donation box in the Preschool Area of the Church and in the fellowship hall. Thank you for your contribution.

There will also be a Youth Hot Dog Fundraiser. Donations will be accepted for our Youth Summer Camp and Mission Trips.

 

Too much internet and Facebook? English Conversation – Friday March 23

Published March 20, 2012 in English Conversation. 0 Comments

Do social media – such as Facebook, qq, the internet, texting, and so on – help us or hurt us?

Learn and talk about social media at English Conversation this Friday March 23 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of:

Bob and Kay Hawthorne
1751 Steele Boulevard, 70808
225-387-0239

You can drive yourself – or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from:

  • Highland Plantation – bus stop near neighborhood WalMart – at 6:55 p.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments at 7:05 p.m.
  • Tiger Towers outside front gate at 7:08 p.m.
  • Nicholson family apartments bus stop at 7:10 p.m.
  • Tigerland in the Circle K parking lot (although we can stop in front of your apartment if you tell us exactly where it is) at 7:15 p.m.
  • Brightside bus stop at 7:18 p.m.

Please allow 5-10 minutes for the bus to arrive because of bad weather or traffic.

Directions from Louisiana State University:

  1. Drive southeast on Highland
  2. Turn left onto Stanford
  3. Go past Perkins
  4. Stanford will become Acadian
  5. Turn right onto Hundred Oaks
  6. Turn left onto Steele
  7. Look for house 1751 on the right
  8. Note – be careful turning in and out of the driveway! Some cars get stuck!

“Pastor’s Pals” for children this Sunday afternoon – March 18

Published March 13, 2012 in Activities, Children and Party. 0 Comments

We are going to do something special for children and young people (= elementary and middle school) in our church family this Sunday March 18 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall at University Baptist Church (where we have our fellowship lunches and our Dumpling Party).

We will play games (like Uno, Connect Four, cards), then decorate our new children’s bags, then make and eat ice cream sundaes. If the weather is good maybe we can try flying kites!

Please tell Rick Wright – reply to this email or call – if you would like your child(ren) participate in this afternoon of fun and ice cream. He needs to make sure he has enough for everyone!

 

English Conversation – Friday March 16

Published March 13, 2012 in English Conversation. 0 Comments

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Please join us for English Conversation this Friday March 16 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of:

Sheldon and Rosalie Bivin
2311 Laurel Lakes Avenue, 70820
225-769-4519

You can drive yourself – or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from:

  • Highland Plantation – bus stop near neighborhood WalMart – at 6:55 p.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments at 7:05 p.m.
  • Tiger Towers outside front gate at 7:08 p.m.
  • Nicholson family apartments bus stop at 7:10 p.m.
  • Tigerland in the Circle K parking lot (although we can stop in front of your apartment if you tell us exactly where it is) at 7:15 p.m.
  • Brightside bus stop at 7:18 p.m.

Please allow 5-10 minutes for the bus to arrive because of bad weather or traffic.

Directions from Louisiana State University (take directions with you – a little tricky):

  1.  Drive away from campus on Burbank
  2. Turn right onto Brightside
  3. After a few kilometers turn left onto Riverbend – go into Riverbend neighborhood
  4. Stay on Riverbend all the way until it ends
  5. Turn left onto Twelve Oaks
  6. Turn right onto Laurel Lakes
  7. Look for house 2311 on the right
**Very important! This is a “gated” street. You need to stop at the gate and enter a code. Then the host home will open the gate for you. Please call or email Rick Wright for the code and take it with you!**

Listening to talks, English Conversation – Friday March 09

Published March 7, 2012 in English Conversation. 0 Comments

Part of work or school is listening to talks. When a teacher or worker gives a talk about something. What are some things that can help us understand talks better? (We will try to have a lesson about “academic English” – English for school – every one or two months.)

Please join us for English Conversation this Friday March 09 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of:

Leo and Margaret Stanley
916 Bourbon Avenue, 70808 

You can drive yourself – or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from:

  • Highland Plantation – bus stop near neighborhood WalMart – at 6:55 p.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments at 7:05 p.m.
  • Tiger Towers outside front gate at 7:08 p.m.
  • Nicholson family apartments bus stop at 7:10 p.m.
  • Tigerland in the Circle K parking lot (although we can stop in front of your apartment if you tell us exactly where it is) at 7:15 p.m.
  • Brightside bus stop at 7:18 p.m.

Please allow 5-10 minutes for the bus to arrive because of bad weather or traffic.

Directions from Louisiana State University (very close to campus this week):

  1. Drive southeast on Highland Road
  2. Turn left onto Duplantier
  3. At the end turn left onto
  4. Quickly turn right onto Carriage
  5. Turn right onto Bourbon
  6. Look for house 916 on the right
  7. Please be careful and do not park in anyone’s driveway or on their grass!

Map of 916 Bourbon Avenue, 70808 at Mapquest

Dumpling Party – Friday March 02

Published February 26, 2012 in Party. 0 Comments

Jiaozi. Gyoza. Mandu. Momo. Dumplings.

We plan to celebrate the Lunar New Year late with our annual dumpling party on Friday, March 02 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall of University Baptist Church. We will make… cook… and eat dumplings! Along with a few cold dishes and desserts. What makes this activity special is that it is organized and led by internationals. Pastor Rick Wright will drive the bus to pick up people who need a ride.

This activity is for (1) people who participate in our Friday or Sunday activities and (2) their families and (3) new internationals that would like to learn more about Church of the Nations and our activities. Children are welcome – but parents must watch and be responsible for them!

You can drive yourself to the church – turn into the first parking lot where the fellowship hall is. The church is at 5775 Highland Road, 70808:

Directions (from Louisiana State University):

  1. Drive southeast on Highland
  2. Cross Lee
  3. Turn left onto Leeward at the church sign
  4. Take the first left into church parking lot

Or you can ride on the church bus which picks up from:

  • Highland Plantation/Duplantier bus stop (near WalMart) at 5:30 p.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments (outside gate) at 5:40 p.m.
  • Tiger Towers apartments (outside gate) at 5:43 p.m.
  • Nicholson bus stop at 5:45 p.m.
  • Tigerland at 5:50 p.m.
  • Brightside bus stop at 5:53 p.m.

Please allow 5-10 minutes for the bus to arrive because of weather or traffic.

Also we need more people to help with this activity. We need a few more people to (1) do shopping for ingredients (save receipts) (2) bring dough and filling (3) cook and (4) clean afterwards. People who are helping can come to the church at 4:00 p.m. on Friday to start preparing.

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