Important Notices

PENTAB POTPOURRI PENTAB Communiqué SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2013

THINK ON THESE THINGS

BE POSITIVELY CONTAGIOUS By Jon Gordon "A bad attitude is like a “ In the same way, let flat tyre your light shine before You can't go anywhere others, that they may until see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” - Matthew 5:16 The Swine Flu is not the only thing you catch at work. It turns out that you are just as likely to catch someone’s bad mood and negative attitude. Yes, the latest research demonstrates what we’ve all known to IMPORTANT NOTICES be true, emotions are contagious. Researchers call them ►OFFICE HOURS: The Church Office is closed to the public on Monday of each emotional contagions and they impact our work environments, week. Office Opening hours are: Tuesdays to Thursdays (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) productivity, teamwork, service and performance in significant and Fridays (9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) and profound ways. ►ANNOUNCEMENTS for Wednesdays and Sundays should be submitted two (2) As we know all too well, one negative employee can pollute an working days before airing. entire team and create a toxic work environment for everyone. ►REFERENCE LETTERS: To request a Reference Letter, you must: One negative leader can make work miserable for his/her team. 1. Collect a member’s Reference Letter Requisition Form from the wall across from Nursery in the foyer of the Administrative Building. An employee in a bad mood can scare away countless customers. 2. Follow the instructions to complete the form. You must complete and sign Complaining can act like a cancer and spread throughout an Part I for Applicants and submit to your Sunday School Teacher/Divisional entire organization and eventually destroy your vision and goals. Director to fill in Part II. That’s the bad news... but there’s also good news. 3. The form must then be submitted to the Church Office at least 7 days prior to Positive emotions are just as contagious as negative emotions. the date when the reference letter is needed. One positive leader can rally a group of willing people to ►APPOINTMENTS (PRE-MARITAL): Persons wishing to get married must make an appointment to see the Pastor before commencing courtship and accomplish amazing things. One positive team member can arrange pre-marital counseling sessions via the Church Office. slowly but surely improve the mood, moral and performance of her team. Pentecostal Tabernacle, 66-72 ½ Wildman Street, Kingston, Jamaica W.I. Emotional contagions are the reason why I say that everyone in Phone: (876) 922-6978 /922-8036 /922-4351 Fax: (876) 922-1145 the organization contributes to the culture of it. You are not just a Email address: [email protected] creation of your culture but rather you are creating it every day Website address: www.pentabja.com through your thoughts, beliefs and actions. What you think and how you feel matters. The energy you share with others, whether View our services live at www.pentabja.com/livestream.html it is positive or negative, really matters. And, as a believer and ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20), we have a Contribution $700. Contact your Adult Sunday School Class Teachers responsibility to be positively contagious so that, through our or Class Reps for further details. words and actions, we point people to God. “You are the salt of ► The Golden Agers Retreat will be on August 27 - 29, 2013 at the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made the Royal salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown Decameron Hotel in Runaway Bay. The cost is US$70.00 per person out and trampled underfoot.” Matthew 5:13 per night for double occupancy. Think about it this way… salt adds flavor. A positive attitude is much the same. You can be a germ and attack your SCHEDULE for SUNDAY, JULY 14 TO SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2013 organization's immune system, or you can act like a dose of DATE & ACTIVITY BIBLE Vitamin C and strengthen it. TIME READING So the next time you head into work with a bad mood, you Sunday- Leviticus might want to stop before you walk in the door and consider July14th 22 what your boss would say if you had the Swine Flu. She would 10:15 a.m. - Worship Service, Children's Church & tell you to stay home until you are healthy and not contagious. 6:45 p.m. Teen Tab And in that moment, as you stand at the door you have a - Lord's Supper Service choice: you can go home so you don’t infect anyone with your Monday – Leviticus th bad mood, or you can choose to get healthy right there, 15 23 change your attitude, and decide to be positively - National Teens' Camp begins at the contagious. Camp Site and ends on July 19th. The bus leaves GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 6:00 p.m. Pentab at Pentab Bookstore's will be having a 5% discount sale on all 7:30 a.m. sharp. Bus fare: $1,500.00 per ► person. Educational Books for the month of July 2013! Opening hours - Family Development Meetings for the month of July are Mondays to Thursdays 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 (Agape, p.m. and Fridays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. STRETCH, Children of Promise and ►The Project H.O.P.E. Foundation is seeking donations of food Golden Agers) items such as rice, chicken, canned items, vegetables and teas to Tuesday – - The Youth will be supporting the Leviticus assist in providing meals for the participants in our annual Summer 16th National 24 Camp. The Camp is scheduled for July 15-31, 2013. Donations Teens' Camp Service in Moneague. may be submitted after Sunday School at the back door of the The bus will kitchen or to Sis. Beulah Stewart, at the office between July 16-19, leave Pentab at 5:30 pm. Cost per 2013. Kindly label donations "Project H.O.P.E. Summer Camp". person:$250.00. ►Children's story books for 4-12 year olds are needed for the Wednesday- Leviticus Allman Town 17th 25 Extension School. Collection will be made by Sis. Cordel Coore 6:30 a.m. - Morning Manna outside the main 11:30 a.m. - Prayer and Fasting Service entrance of the sanctuary on Wednesday, July 17th and 24th, 6:30 p.m. - Prayer & Bible Study starting at 6:00 pm. Thursday – Leviticus th ►Adult Sunday School Class Fun Day has been rescheduled to 18 26 Saturday, August 17th at Shell Bandstand, Hope Gardens. Friday –19th Leviticus 27 Saturday – Numbers 1 20th Sunday – 21st Numbers 2 6:00 a.m. -“Rightly Dividing the Word” on RJR 7:00 a.m. FAME FM 8:00 a.m. - Prayer Time in the Sanctuary 8:30 a.m. - Pre-Session 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School 6:45 p.m. - Worship Service, Children’s Church & Teen Tab - Evening Service SOME UPCOMING EVENTS √ July 22-26 National Youth Camp √ July 27 National Youth Bible Quiz Finals √ July 29 Community & Extension Schools Workers' Meeting √ Aug 3 Pentab Family Fun Day

July 14 th – 20 th SISTERS: Nicolyn White (14th); Winsome Wauchope (15th); Valrie Lake (16th); Andrea Allison (17th); Clementina Riley, Almadene Strachan (18th); Pearlena Barnaby (19th); Natalie Francis, Cacheta Frazer, Roshena Griffiths (20th). BROTHERS: Courtney Francis, Stewart Mullings (14th); Dobby Barrett, Patrick Hylton, Miguel Thompson (17th); Patrick McKenzie (18th) Doran Anderson, Lloyd Stephens (19th); Jemar & Jevon Ivey, Glenton Rose (20th). NB : Please note that we can only accommodate the birthdays of current Members of Pentecostal Tabernacle. bereavement notice The funeral service for the mother of Sister Barbara Richards, will be held on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sandy Park Seventh Day Adventist Church. Positive attitude JOKE A baby mosquito came back from his first flying. His dad asked, "How do you feel?" He replied, "It was great. Everybody was clapping for me!! " POSITIVE ATTITUDE QUOTES ►Everyone has his burden. What counts is how you carry it. ►Success comes in cans, failure in can'ts. ►Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?