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Lord of the Harvest Christian Fellowship

Senior Pastor Michael Osminski

“Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’”  Matthew 9:37-38

“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”  Psalm 27:13-14

SUNDAYS

Our Sunday worship service begins at 10:15 am every Sunday.

Masks are required inside the building.

We will continue to live-stream the service on our Facebook page and at lhcfwarren.com/live on Sundays.

ORDER OF SERVICE:
10:15: Opening Scripture & Prayer
10:20: Praise & Worship
10:55: Communion (Sunday School students will be dismissed after Communion)
11:00: Service continues

Sunday school students will meet in the kitchen for a snack after communion, then children in preschool through grade 4 will have class in the classroom closest to the steps while students in grades 5-10 will remain in the kitchen. Online Sunday school will only be offered to the preschool-4th grade class at this time. Please see Pastor Andrea if you have any questions.

PLEASE NOTE: Masks are required inside the building.

If you are not able to attend the Sunday service but your preschool-4th grade student would like to attend Sunday school via Zoom, please sign up below to receive the Zoom credentials. You only have to sign up once.

Please list the full names and ages of your children who will be attending online Sunday school.
We only need your phone number if you would like a text invitation to the class.

We have reopened the nursery room for children age 1 (and walking) through preschool. For complete details, please see Pastor Andrea if you have toddlers and preschool children and would like to use the nursery during service.

GIVING

Online giving is available using Zelle or PayPal. To donate online, go to lhcfwarren.com/support, choose your donation format, and follow the instructions. Please include your mailing address so we may send you a tithe statement at the beginning of next year for tax purposes. You may use the optional note or memo section to allocate your donation to a program other than your tithe. Donation options include:

Tithes and Offerings | Food Pantry | Uganda Divine School | Building Fund | Family Connections Team (community outreaches)

You may also mail in your offering to the PO Box:

Lord of the Harvest Christian Fellowship | PO Box 26505 Fraser, MI 48026

Please consider sponsoring a student of the Divine Nursery and Primary Day and Boarding School in Fort Portal, Uganda, Africa, whose overseer is Bishop Jimmy Katuramu. The 2020 school year starts January 26th and has 3 terms. The cost for non-boarders is $50/term, for a total of $150/year. The cost for a student who boards at the school is approximately $115/term, for a total of about $350/year. If you want more information about sponsoring a student, talk with Mary-Jo Asher.

The Mana Foundation ministers to women by offering courses in food cultivation, hygiene training, workshops on Christian mindset and training women and girls in the acquisition of practical skills. They also provide access to essential food and daily necessities. For detailed information or to donate, go to Mana-Foundation.com.

United Pentecostal Churches International of Uganda under the leadership of Bishop Jimmy Katuramu are in desperate need of food. LHCF is taking up a special collection of any amount of money that you can give to be used specifically to provide food for our brothers and sisters in Uganda. You can donate via PayPal or by check made out to LHCF and mailed to  P.O. Box 26505, Fraser, MI, 48026. Please make a notation in PayPal or on the check that the donation is meant for Uganda food missions.

The next Meijer Simply Give Campaign will run from Sunday, March 29, through Saturday, June 27. Customers are invited to fight hunger by purchasing $10.00 Simply Give cards during their regular shopping. Meijer will match each contribution, bringing the total to $20 for a single customer purchase. Double match day is Saturday June 20, at which time Meijer will double the contribution customers make. At the end of the campaign, Meijer sends LHCF gift cards to be used to obtain food for the food pantry. Donations need to be made at our designated Meijer location: #306-Warren, 25225 Schoenherr (at 10 Mile).

  • GoodSearch Browser // go to goodsearch.com, sign up, designate Lord of the Harvest Christian Fellowship as charity
  • Bottles/Cans // designate return money for mission fund on envelope or give to Kathryn Elliott for Family Connections Team

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Pastor Anthony Ferriel, Guest Speaker
Sunday Service, July 19, 10:15 am

Hot Dog Fellowship Meal
Sunday, July 19, following the Sunday service

Men’s Meeting
Saturday, July 25, 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Our next Men’s Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 25, 10:00am-2:00pm at the church building. There will be speakers, lunch, and a time of prayer. The cost is $10 to cover the lunch, but scholarships are available. All men are invited to attend and enjoy the Word, fellowship and prayer.

Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm
Discipleship Class for new believers at the church building

Wednesdays, 12:00-2:00 pm
Why Jesus? Women’s Bible Study meets at the building and on Zoom. Email LHCF1@comcast.net to request an invite.

Wednesdays, 6:15-8:45 pm
Kingdom Education Bible Study is offered on Zoom. Email LHCF1@comcast.net to request an invite.

Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Corporate Prayer meets on Zoom. Email LHCF1@comcast.net to request an invite.

1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10:00 am
Women’s Fellowship at the home of Allyson and Kathryn Elliott and on Zoom

Saturdays, 5:00 pm
Most Excellent Way Recovery Meeting meets every Saturday at the building

A new Discipleship Class meets every Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in person only. There will be various teachers. The class is designed primarily for new believers, but all are welcome to attend.

The Why Jesus? Women’s Bible Study is held on Wednesdays at the church and on Zoom. This meeting is a great way to connect with other women to go deep into the word of God, support one another, and enjoy a time of fellowship. The Why Jesus class recordings are available at lhcfwarren.com/why-jesus. Email the church at lhcf1@comcast.net if you would like to attend on Zoom or fill out this form:

Kingdom Education Bible Study meets on Wednesdays from 6:15-8:30 pm on Zoom. This class on Biblical principles is taught by Pastor Oz. The recording of this class is available at lhcfwarren.com/kingdom-education. If you are interested, please email us at lhcf1@comcast.net for the Zoom invite or fill out the form below. “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” Hosea 4:6

We hold our weekly corporate prayer meeting on Thursdays from 7:00-8:00 pm on Zoom. If you are interested, please contact LHCF at lhcf1@comcast.net or fill out this form:

We only need your phone number if you would like a text invitation to the meeting.

The Most Excellent Way Recovery Meetings meets every Saturday at the building. For more information please contact Jerome Trombly.

Join us for our women’s fellowship on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month! The next meeting will be July 18, beginning at 10:00 am. We pray together, then we spend 20-30 minutes reading through scripture as a group and 30 minutes discussing what was read and praying. This meeting will take place in person at the home of Allyson and Kathryn Elliott and on Zoom. Reading and discussion will begin at 10 am. Reach out to Allyson or Kathryn for more information!

PRAYER

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According to church tradition, June 29 marks the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul. This month, join Christians around the world in remembering the faithful witness of those who, like Paul, have given their lives for the advancement of the gospel. And be inspired by their example to have that same boldness to share Christ in your community.

THE FAITHFUL WITNESS OF PERPETUA

Perpetua was part of a small fellowship of new Christians in the ancient Roman city of Carthage, located in what is now Tunisia. City officials considered anyone who refused to worship pagan deities or the emperor to be threats to civil order, but the 22-year-old mother was determined to follow Christ.

Perpetua and other believers were arrested and detained in a Roman jail for their commitment to Christ. Perpetua’s father urged her to abandon her faith, but she was resolute.

Eventually, the imprisoned Christians were ordered to appear before a Roman official. As they approached the high official, Perpetua’s father suddenly appeared, holding her infant. “Have pity on your babe!” he cried. The official urged her to offer a sacrifice to the emperor to save her own life. She refused. “Are you a Christian?” the official asked. “I am a Christian,” she replied.

On March 7, A.D. 203, Perpetua and other Christians were led into Carthage’s coliseum and killed in front of a bloodthirsty crowd of spectators. The killing of Perpetua and others inspired the church to thrive in Carthage and follow Christ — at any cost.

“But [Stephen], full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. … Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him.” —Acts 7:55, 58

“When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” — Revelation 6:9-10

PRAY OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WILL
1. Sense God’s presence (Heb. 13:5)
2. Know we are praying for them (2 Tim. 1:3)
3. Experience God’s comfort (2 Thess. 2:16-17)
4. See God open doors to evangelism (Col. 4:3)
5. Boldly share the gospel (Acts 4:29)
6. Mature in their faith (Col. 1:28-29)
7. Be granted wisdom in covert ministry work (Acts 9:23-25)
8. Remain joyful amid suffering (Acts 5:41)
9. Forgive and love their persecutors (Matt. 5:44)
10. Be rooted in God’s Word (2 Tim. 3:16-17)
The Voice or the Martyrs | persecution.com

COMMUNITY

The LHCF food pantry will be open on Tuesdays, December 24 and 31 and closed on Wednesdays, December 25 and January 1.

The pantry will resume the regular schedule on Tuesday, January 7:  Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, drive-through only. Clients are asked to pull into the parking lot, make a horseshoe, turn in the large lot, and pull up to the back door. Groceries will be brought out. Please stay in your car. For more info please call (586) 498-8869 or email the church at LHCF1@comcast.net.

If you need additional help, you may try the following (call pantries first to make sure listings are current):

True North to Freedom is a nonprofit whose goal is walking alongside trafficking survivors, assisting them as they move toward recovery and providing spiritual, emotional, and some financial support, believing that every survivor is beautiful, valuable, and worthy, created in the image of God and deeply loved by Him. For more information or to volunteer go to their website truenorthtofreedom.org.

The 4th Annual 5k Freedom Walk and Human Trafficking Resource Fair, organized by the Sparrow Freedom Project, is scheduled for Saturday, May 16,
from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at Belle Isle Park (meet at Cricket Field) in Detroit. This event raises funds for a local safehouse and features a resource fair with law enforcement and nonprofits. The purpose is to raise awareness and funds for the Sparrow Freedom Project’s survivor-led initiatives and safe house development.

The walk is from 8:00-11:30 am starting from Cricket Field. The Resource Fair runs from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite, costing $40 for adults and $20 for students, with free entry for children 12 and under. Please go to sparrowfreedomproject.org/5k-resource-fair for more information.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

You are invited to come to the church to help clean and maintain the building. We will be meeting once a month on a Saturday. The next church beautification day is Saturday, June 27, from 9:00-11:00 am. Wear some old clothes and come ready to shine up our church! If you can do any type of cleaning, then you are welcome! See Pastor Andrea if you have any questions.

We need volunteers to help working in the garden boxes during the Post Office Food Drive, May 9. If you would like to help in the garden please bring hammer, nails, rakes and shovels. See Mary Reiland.

RACISM AND INJUSTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

Alliance of Warren Evangelicals Denounce Racism and Injustice

June 3, 2020

Warren, MI—As members of the church in the city of Warren, MI, we deplore the actions that have occurred in our nation with the senseless death and precious loss of life of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police officer. We recognize that the abuse of police authority in this situation represents not an isolated incident, but a pattern of injustice in which Blacks and other people of color have been unjustly treated by the very arm of society that is meant to protect, serve, and nurture peace for all members of our society. We stand with all the people of this nation and ask for transformation of societal practices to reverse the course of history in this nation. We ask our leaders in government, in the judicial system, in the legal system to begin to address these matters, which are not new issues, but have represented the practices at work in this nation for over 400 years.

Psalm 89:14 reads, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.” We cry out to God for His grace and blessing to pour these out upon our city and nation in this most fateful hour. We ask for a vision to remove ourselves from national immoralities, and not to sanction national complacency. We ask for healing for the trauma perpetrated upon the Black members of our society and ask that you would transform the ways in which we, as citizens, have sanctioned or tolerated abuses against humanity.

We stand with the right of those so harmed by racism in all its forms to gather to peacefully protest and to lift their voices in calling this nation to return to justice. While we do not approve of violent and destructive behavior from some of the protesters, we do not wish in doing so to summarily fail to recognize our own complicity in the injustice perpetrated through years and centuries upon Blacks and other peoples of color. We must recognize, confess, and turn from all injustice and begin to create a national and social climate that provides equal access for all peoples to peace and the blessings of God for which we all strive.

Finally, we join together in the church of Jesus Christ with all our brothers and sisters in this nation, and we pray that the Lord would look down upon us in this time of trouble and pour out His compassion and mercy on us so that the changes necessary, changes unprecedented in our American history, will be granted to us.

Alliance of Warren Evangelicals

LEADERSHIP

Senior Pastors Michael & Janice Osminski

Associate Pastors Philip & Janine McLatcher

Associate Pastors John & Cyndi Helvey

Associate Pastors Rob & Andrea Elliott

Associate Pastor Adrian Byrd

Elders Jerome & Louise Trombly

Joe & Terisa Vandervest