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We are excited to offer an alternative for those who cannot attend Wednesday evening Bible Study due to scheduling conflict. Starting Thurs., Jan. 12, 2006 at 9:00am, Bible Study will be held for one hour at the church. We will study the Word of God by reading the entire Bible. So bring your Bibles, pen and paper and expect to meet God and the Holy Spirit while we explore the deeper mysteries of the Bible together. The Town of Cary has invited our congregation to the Harlem Gospel Choir concert on Wednesday , January 11, at 7:30, at the Herbert C. Young Community Center in downtown Cary. The world famous choir will be here for the second concert of our annual Marvelous Music Series, and is brought to us in conjunction with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Dreamfest 2006, an educational celebration of Dr. King’s legacy which will be taking place around Cary beginning January 11. Tickets are available December 12 in person at the Herb Young Community Center (Mon-Fri 12-6pm) and with a majo

Don’t forget our on-line shopping mall for your holiday shopping. Remember, a small percentage will go to the church for our building project. Also, visit the Volunteer Central to find opportunities to participate in ministry. Don't let 2005 leave and you are not participating in some ministry. Our holiday schedule for December: We will have one 7:30am service on Christmas day. On Dec. 31, we will have our Watch Night service. We will have a praise and testimony time followed by a full regular service. We will have Communion after midnight. There will be no 8am or 11am service later that day.

Don’t forget your sacrificial giving. We now have specially marked envelopes that you can get from the ushers. As the holidays are approaching, it's real easy to get caught up with buying stuff, but we cannot forget the financial goals that we have in place. Plus you will be blessed from your sacrificial giving. On Sunday (11/13), the love offering will go towards our Thanksgiving Food Drive. Are you living out God’s purpose in your life? Part of that means being actively involved in the ministry and life of the church. I challenge all members to step out in faith and get involved.

Almost two weeks ago, Rosa Parks passed at age 92. Her simple act of defiance changed the course of race relations. Parks, arrested in 1955 after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested and fined. She turned to her minister, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., for aid. King in turn led a 381-day boycott of the city's bus system that helped initiate the modern civil rights movement. We need more people like Rosa Parks in God’s Kingdom that will refuse to go against their conviction and stand for what is right. Similarly, the three Hebrew boys, under captivity in Babylon, refused to bow down and worship an idol. They knew that this defiant act would land them in the fire, but their faith in God was uncompromising. They believed that the God they served was able to deliver them. But even if He did not, they would not compromise! Standing for right my land you in the fire. But you should never bow down! You should

Our next Bible Study series, “Worshipping the Master,” will begin on Wed., Nov. 2nd at 7:00pm. Please make plans to attend because worship should be a vital part of all of our lives. This series should help all of us to understand what worship is and how to make it an integral part of our lives. The Thanksgiving Food Drive has begun and our goal for this year is to distribute a minimum of fifty baskets to families in need of assistance. Please use the form in the bulletin or on the website to submit the names of these families by Sun., Nov. 6th. Monetary donations and other staple food items should be submitted by Thurs., Nov. 17th. Click here for a list of the items needed. Boxes have been placed in the church and at the annex for collection of your donations. This year, we're collaborating with another organization to get names of many of the families that have been relocated here, families that have lost everything. We need your help. Please let us not wait

Mt. Zion Family and Friends, Can you feel it? There's excitement in the air. I am excited about the awesome work that God is doing in our lives. As we seek to put into practice our spiritual gifts by "living out God's purpose" in our lives, we see the mighty hand of God at work. In 1998, the late Pastor J Allen Lewis, under God's direction, had the church purchase 24 acres of land in Cary. Now seven (a complete number) years later, the church has closed on a contract to sell a portion of the land and completely pay off the remaining acreage for our new facilities. God is truly worthy to be praised! It has been a long road to get to this point, but through faith and trust in God we have arrived here. Our next step is to get our site plan approved with the town and begin construction. As we move forward, we know that challenges will come, but we must continue to be committed and faithful to the One who is always faithful to us. Don't forget that your