Video Announcements - Week of 8/02/09

Saturday, August 8th Convention Service CANCELLED

Just wanted to clarify some confusion that may have resulted from our last email being a bit unclear. The cancellation mentioned in the previous email ONLY APPLIES to Saturday, August 8th. The other Kim Clement services are both STILL SCHEDULED:

Friday Night, August 7th @ 7:30PM

Sunday Morning, August 9th @ 11:00AM

We apoligize for any confusion and hope to see you at all of our 29th Anniversary Convention services. A complete list of convention services is available here:

http://www.urcwc.com/Convention09

And remember, to avoid any future confusion: An updated calendar is ALWAYS available at our website, urcwc.com.

Important Announcement!! August 21!

NEW WEBSITE

August 21st marks the launch of our completely re-designed and upgraded website! Urcwc.com will receive a major makeover both on the surface and with the many new features that will be available. Some of these new features are:

• A fully functional online Prayer Center
• A new Media Player with streaming and on-demand capabilities
• A new Media Download Center
• An interactive Event Calendar system
• An interactive Pastors' Center where you can get to know Upper Room's pastors
• Upper Room's own Online Christian Bookstore
• Complete Ministry / Department Center with direct contact capabilities

NEW MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM

We will also be launching our all-new membership program: "Upper Room Friends & Family." You can decide to become an official Family Member of Upper Room: in which Upper Room will be committed to you as one of our family, providing help, spiritual guidance, and support wherever and whenever you need it. Or, if you already a member of another local church, you can become an official Family Friend , in which case we will stay connected to you, and make sure you always know what is going on at Upper Room. All members of the Family & Friends program receive a Personalized Member ID Card, which identifies you as a member and entitles you to countless advantages.

NEW PERSONAL CARE PASTOR PROGRAM

Included in our new "FAMILY MEMBER" membership program, we will be our new "Personal Care Pastor" system. Your personal care pastor will be completely accessible to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will be your living, breathing connection to all that Upper Room has to offer. You can contact your personal contact at any time to offer guidance, counsel, or guide you to whatever other area of Upper Room can serve you best at your present moment in your present need.

more info: urcwc.com/august21

**Special "Vision Fuel" Announcements!!!

*ATTENTION ALL UPPER ROOM MEMBERS! Read ALL of the following carefully*

ANNOUNCEMENT 1: EVANGELIST FREDDY CLARK JOINS "VISION FUEL"

We are happy to announce that Bishop D'Onofrio has decided to invite Evangelist Freddy Clark to extend his stay with us. In addition to the previously scheduled meetings, he will also be with us to conclude PART I of "Vision Fuel"

"THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT"

Evangelist Freddy Clark has a unique sign / gift ministry that he has been operating in for over 46 years, in auditoriums, tents, and churches. On July 15th @ 7:30PM, he will be joining Bishop D'Onofrio for the PART I conclusion of His powerful "Vision Fuel" meeting, where he will be speaking about how God can use us in the gifts of the spirit. In the past, the gifts of the spirit have been an area in which not many have successfully traveled. But Evangelist Freddy Clark is going to make it clear and understandable to all of us. The nine gifts of the spirit:

1. The Word of Knowledge
2. The Discerning of Spirits
3. The Word of Wisdom
4. The Gift of Faith
5. The Gift of Healing
6. The Gift of The Working of Miracles
7. The Gift of Tongues
8. The Gift of The Interpretation of Prophecy
9. The Gift of Prophecy

Be sure to join us in person for this SPECIAL VISION FUEL EVENT, July 15th @ 7:30PM. If you can't make it in person, you can join with us live online via our FREE webcast @ urcwc.com/VisionFuel

ANNOUNCEMENT 2: "VISION FUEL" IS NOT OVER

AND THEN NEXT WEEK, July 22nd @ 7:30PM, Bishop D'Onofrio will be picking up where he left off as he begins PART II of his "Vision Fuel" series. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS MEETING!!! Bishop has declared that he is going to reveal the "MOST VITAL REVELATION OF SCRIPTURE IN 2009" Take a look at the below video message / trailer...

Once again, that's July 15th @ 7:30PM for "Vision Fuel" with guest evangelist Freddy Clark, and then the following week, July 22nd @ 7:30PM for "Vision Fuel" Part II with Bishop D'Onofrio.

WHETHER ONLINE OR IN PERSON, DO NOT MISS OUT ON THESE EVENTS!!!

For more information visit: urcwc.com/VisionFuel

Freddy Clark - Live Webcast

As a special treat, we will be webcasting ALL of the Freddy Clark services! That includes tonight, July 12 @ 7:30PM, tomorrow Monday Night @ 7:30PM & Tuesday Night, our Tuesday Night Live Prayer meeting @ 7:30PM, AND NOW also as a guest at Bishop D'Onofrio's "Vision Fuel" meeting where he will be speaking about the "Gifts of the Spirit"

Below are the links to where you can view each live webcast:
July 12th @ 7:30PM: http://www.urcwc.com/SundayLive
July 13th @ 7:30PM: http://www.urcwc.com/SundayLive
July 14th @ 7:30PM: http://www.urcwc.com/TuesdayNightLive

July 15h @ 7:30PM: http://www.urcwc.com/VisionFuel

For questions an information:
info@upperroomcwc.org

"Vision Fuel" Extended...

Bishop D'Onofrio announced last night that he will be extending "Vision Fuel." The third and final session of Part I will take place next wednesday, July 15th, and then Part II will begin immediately the following week, July 22nd.

Also, these powerful nights are now WEBCASTED LIVE weekly, so if you can't make it in person, you can still join with us. (We recommend you try and make it in person though, incredible things are happening)

*Keep in mind that the webcasts will ONLY be broadcast live, archives of this webcast will not be available as of yet. However, we will be making the "Vision Fuel" series available as a whole on CD & DVD, as well as available for download. We will let you know when that is available. Be sure that you are on our Newsletter List so we can keep you posted. http://www.urcwc.com/ENewsletter

"Vision Fuel" Now Webcasting Live

Tonight's "Vision Fuel" meeting and all future vision fuel meetings (until further notice) WILL NOW BE webcasted live @ http://www.urcwc.com/VisionFuel.

We strongly recommend that you make this meeting in person, but if you're absolutely unable, you can be a part of it from home, thanks to our live webcast.

*Note: The vision fuel meetings WILL NOT be available immediately for archive viewing. You can only see these broadcasts if you are watching live. Once Bishop completes Part 1 of this powerful series, check our website for updates about how you can get your own copy of the complete "Vision Fuel" Part 1.

Upper Room Brings The Gospel to Asia

Pastor Bing Cheng and his family will begin a unique trip to Asia, unlike any Upper Room Christian World Center has seen in the past, on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Pastor Bing and his wife Teresa will be traveling with their two children, as well as Teresa’s mother, and will be abroad for approximately one month, returning July 22, 2009. Bringing the gospel to each country they visit, their tour includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong.

This trip will be one part vacation, one part ministry. While in Indonesia, the Cheng’s will visit Teresa’s family, some of whom are of Buddhist background, and give them the opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. In addition, Pastor Bing passionately declares, “We also have a burden to help homeless and outcast children who live under the bridges. Our goal is to bring them out of their current situation and give them hope by providing them with food, shelter, and a Christian education. One day they will be back in society and used by God.”

The decision to take this trip was an easy one for Pastor Bing, as the family often travels, and Teresa was instrumental in putting it all together. They also traveled to Asia six years ago. Today, “Upper Room has played an important role in our lives. It motivates us and prepares us spiritually all the time. We are blessed to be a part of the Upper Room Pastoral Team, and our lives have moved to the next level because of it. The covering of Upper Room has made a difference.”

Pastor Bing felt both honored and humbled during last Sunday morning’s service as the Pastors rallied around the entire Cheng family for prayer and the laying on of hands before their departure. Part of Upper Room’s vision is to save souls, and the Cheng’s plan to do just that, starting with their immediate family in Asia. And “if the plan of saving those homeless children succeeds,” added Pastor Bing, “we might plan more trips in the future. We pray that God will use us mightily to glorify His name.”

-Written by Lisa Cicchetti

Not One More Life - Free Asthma Screening

On Saturday, June 20, 2009, Upper Room Christian World Center partnered with Not One More Life to host an asthma screening, perform lung function tests, and provide educational material for the community. As a member of the Asthma Coalition of Long Island and the Committee of Health Disparities, Dr. Perrone was put into contact with Doctor Grahm, Founder and Medical Director of the Not One More Life Organization, who brought the organization from Georgia to impact the Long Island area. Upper Room was the prefect location. “By partnering with communities of faith, we reach and teach people about asthma and other lung diseases, and address the disparities that exist for asthma and other lung diseases among urban minorities.”

Dr. Graham has been saved since 1996 and has been a Pediatric Lung Specialist since 1986. Eight years ago one when of his patients died from asthma he saw how important it is to be educated about this condition, and so Not One More Life was birthed. The last few years has brought about national expansion, including cities like Detroit, St. Louis, Norwalk, and now Dix Hills, NY. By the end of 2011 he plans expand this list to twenty cities. Most programs are done in the community, and this is the first time the church is being used for health screenings.

A major part of Saturday’s event was training the medical professionals who would perform the screenings. A training was held over dinner on Friday night, June 19, 2009, to teach the model and specifics to over fifty volunteers from Upper Room and other local churches. “This team is one of the largest and most passionate teams I‘ve worked with; I was very impressed,” noted Dr. Grahm. “The team and volunteers are in a position to do great things.” Dr. Perrone called the screening a success as it was a chance to train a core group of volunteers.

“Asthma screening is important because asthma as a medical condition disproportionately affects African Americans and Hispanic people in our communities.” According to Dr. Perrone it affects thirty-three million people and causes sixty thousand lost days of work and school each day, totally almost twenty-two billion lost days each year. Eleven people die each day, most of whom are children, (mostly minority children). “That doesn’t have to be, we can change that,” exhorted Dr. Perrone.

In addition to the screening, the members of the community were educated on asthma and lung diseases. A presentation that encompassed what asthma is, what triggers it, what allergens are, and how to treat it was made to the community. Dr. Phillip Muench, a member of Upper Room, Chiropractor, and volunteer asserted that “you should be able to=2 0function at 100% with asthma, and exercise helps! People think they can’t exercise.” Dr. Phil, as his patients lovingly refer to him, says he too suffered from asthma getting adjusted by his chiropractor got rid of it.

Not only was the community impacted, members of Upper Room were blessed by the days events. Domenick Raccuglia, cameraman for the Media Arts Department, attended to film and found himself putting his camera down and getting screened and tested after bumping into Dr. Perrone. Although he suffered from asthma before the age of twelve, his results were good and the Doctors were able to give him medical recommendations to control any lingering effects.

Look for the next asthma screening and lung function testing this fall at Upper Room Christian World Center, along with a training for all health professional who would like to volunteer. “This is the beginning of something much larger than just these four walls,” Dr. Perrone asserts, “and we are the foundation for that growth.”

-Written by Lisa Cicchetti

Share Your Testimony!!!

Upper Room has set up an online board, where you can share your own personal testimonies and read the testimonies of others. Check it out now at:

urcwc.com/Testify

*News & Announcements - Week of 6/21/09*

**New "If I Die" Show Announced!!!...Special Drama Meeting - Tonight @ 7PM SHARP!!

As most of you know the drama ministry recently ended a series of 17 consecutive Friday night performances of If I die before I wake, where more than 4000 people came to this altar and had their eternity's changed.

Well unfortunately that was the last time if i die before i wake, as you know it will ever be performed. For the past two weeks our creative team has come together, and created a brand new production of If I die. This is the first time in 14 years that if I die before I wake will be brand new from beginning to end, and you will be amazed. I have never seen our team so excited, and when you get to see the production this October you will know why.

So I want to invite everyone interested in being part of this show to come tonight at 7PM for a meeting with the drama team. We will be sharing the vision of the new show and handing out audition and rehearsal schedules.

If you are already a part of this powerful ministry, welcome back, you're going to love what we've done with the place. And for all of you who want to get involved for the first time, there is no better time to get involved then at the onset of a brand new production. So we will see you tonight at 7PM sharp.

Fathers Day Photo DEADLINE EXTENDED

If you haven't uploaded your Fathers Day Photos yet, DONT WORRY, we have extended the deadline to Thursday, June 18th.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

"Real Love" A Course from Powerhouse Youth Ministry

Powerhouse Youth Ministry is once again presenting our Marry Your Destiny Courses, which are entitled “Real Love.” This is a 4 week class designed for youth ages 13-17, and will teach them not only about saving themselves for marriage, but also how to build a closer and deeper relationship with God.

Click the below link for the event information on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211187765106&ref=nf

Weekly Announcements - Week of 06/0709

Prayer meeting attendance breaks records!!

Last night we saw a record breaking attendance for what was nothing less than a life-changing prayer meeting. Over 700 people came out for a "standing room only" service in which God poured out his spirit in an earth shattering way.

Lives were changed, eyes were opened, and hearts were healed! Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of this amazing weekly meeting.

Join us every Tuesday night at 7:30PM! If you have loved ones or friends who cannot make it in person, direct them to the following link where they can join us LIVE via "real-time" audio webcast.

http://www.urcwc.com/TuesdayNightLive

If you would like to be part of the team that spreads the gospel of Christ and the message of Love to multiplied thousands, visit our STREET TEAM.

http://www.urcwc.com/StreetTeam

New STREET TEAM!! Exciting

CHECK IT OUT!!!

http://www.urcwc.com/StreetTeam

Bishop Requests Your Attendance - TOMORROW NIGHT!

Tomorrow Night, June 2nd, at 7PM, Bishop Anthony D'Onofrio would like everyone to attend the prayer meeting in the Lobby. He says that he's not sure exactly what is going to happen, but it is going to be powerful. Prepare for something spectacular tomorrow night at 7:30PM!!!

And spread the word. Let's fill the congregation together. Send some text messages, emails, facebook messages etc.. Let everyone you can reach know about tomorrow night, and tell them to PASS IT ON! Don't let this pass you by, you don't want to miss what God is going to do tomorrow night at 7:30PM.

http://www.urcwc.com/StreetTeam

VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENTS - Week of 6/1/2009

Worship Service Excerpt 5/24/09

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"If I Die" FINAL PERFORMANCE This Friday!

The final performance of "If I Die Before I Wake" will go on this friday night, May 29th @ 7:30PM. It is a FREE SHOW!!! Get as many people as you come!

631-242-5359 for more information.

Media Arts Accepting New Members

The Media Arts Department of Upper Room is now accepting applications for new members!

Positions are available in the following areas:

Video Production

*Graphic Design

*Video Editing

Live Filming / Camera Operation

CD / DVD Duplication

*Directing

Jib / Crane Operation

Live Switching

Creative Writing

Acting / Broadcasting Talent

Media Sales

*Audio Mixing / Engineering

Lighting (Gaffing)

NO EXPERIENCE is necessary to apply, but some experience is preferred if you are interested in the following areas:

Video Editing

Graphic Design

Directing

Audio Mixing / Engineering

If you would like to signup and get more information, visit our signup page here:

http://www.urcwc.com/MediaArts/Signup

Announcements - Week of 5/24/09

Media Arts Signup: http://www.urcwc.com/MediaArts/Signup

Official Website: http://www.urcwc.com
Official YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/URCWC
Official Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/URCWC

Phone: 631-242-5359
Email: Info@UpperRoomCWC.org

Father's Day Slideshow (ADD YOUR OWN PHOTO!!!)

(read below for details)

This Father's Day you can have YOUR OWN PHOTOS included in Upper Room's Father's Day Slideshow! The slideshow will be shown on the Plasma's and in the main sanctuary between the 8AM & 11AM Services on Father's Day (June 21st.)

INSTRUCTIONS
Just select your favorite image of your father / husband (as long as he's a father) lol and send it to the following email address:

FathersDayPhoto@UpperRoomCWC.org

• BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE CORRECTLY SPELLED FULL NAME OF THE FATHER IN THE PHOTO
  

• IF THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE PHOTO, BE SURE TO DENOTE WHICH ONE IS THE FATHER.

Submission Guidelines:
- Only 1 Photo Per Father
- MAX 2MB FileSize
- Must be JPEG (JPG) Filetype
- Preferred AT LEAST 640X480 resolution (minimum 320X240 resolution)

• All submissions MUST be in by no later than EXTENDED ---> June 18th!!

This Friday Night, FREE SHOW

This friday night's performance of "If I Die Before I Wake" will be FREE in honor of Mother's Day. Get there early to get a good seat!

FREE SHOW This Friday Night!

This Friday Night, April 10th, Upper Room will be doing a special FREE SHOWING of "If I Die Before I Wake." Tickets will be available at the door, but don't be late...seeing as how we're GIVING AWAY TICKETS, they will probably go fast! Call 631-242-5359 For More Information!

If I Die Before I Wake EXTENDED / Who Is This Man POSTPONED

Upper Room has decided to continue the showing of "If I Die Before I Wake" on Friday Nights in March. As a result, Upper Room's Easter show "Who Is This Man," has been postponed.

For more information visit: URCWC.com/IfIDieFeb08.htm

"Signup & Save" - Half Price Show Tickets!!!

Beginning March 1st, 2009, Upper Room is generously offering HUGE REWARDS to their E-Newsletter Subscribers. Members of the list will receive periodic "coupons" which can be used when making all kinds of Upper Room purchases. The first coupon will provide members with 50% off of their total ticket purchase price to any "If I Die Before I Wake" performance in the month of March. And here's the best part: the coupon can be used for all four performances!!!

And this is only the beginning! So SPREAD THE WORD, and let everyone who is not subscribed to receive Upper Room's E-Newsletter know what they're missing!

Tell them to get to www.urcwc.com/signupandsave and get subscribed FREE today!

New Album Available on Itunes!

Upper Room's new album, "Songs for Praise & Worship" is now available for purchase and download on Itunes!

CLICK HERE to go to Itunes now!

*Clicking the above link will NOT WORK if you don't have Itunes installed on your computer. If you do not have Itunes installed, then first CLICK HERE to download and install it for free.

YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE A PHYSICAL COPY.
Physical copies are available in the lobby of Upper Room after Sunday Services.

Tanger Gives Back

On Sunday, January 25, 2009, Upper Room Christian World Center was presented with a donation of $25,000.00 to Upper Room Christian School on behalf of Tanger Outlet Mall. While anyone in the community surrounding URCWC and URCS is quite familiar with the new outlet center, most are probably unaware of the center's partnership with URCWC.

URCWC partnered with Tanger Outlet Mall and the Blumenfeld Development Group two years ago and helped assemble leaders in the community as the process of building the mall was initiated. Today, this partnership grows, and as a token of their gratitude, the Director of Community Outreach of Tanger Outlet Mall, Judy White, along with New York State Assemblyman Andrew Raia, Town of Babylon Councilmen Lindsay Henry, Jacqueline Gordan, Carol Quirk, and Antonio Martinez, presented Pastor Samuel Hashim and Pastor Gregory P Eck, the Headmaster and Principal of URCS, with a generous donation of $25,000.00. On behalf of his colleagues Councilman Henry stated "we're so pleased to be part of the cooperative between Tanger and the community, and we especially want to thank Pastor Hashim and the entire Upper Room pastoral staff and congregation for the many wonderful things they do and the many lives they touch."

This partnership will continue with community outreaches. During a conversation with Pastor Hashim regarding the many outreach ministries at URCWC, the presenters were all in agreement- "Thank God these churches and organizations are there--giving, giving, giving." In addition to working together to benefit the community, the center will provide opportunities for URCWC's musical performances at the outlet mall. Tanger Outlet Mall is "very pleased to give back to the community that was so helpful to us and to move forward in a beneficial relationship."

Along with the donation to the school, Assemblyman Raia presented the congregation with a Proclamation honoring Bishop D'Onofrio, the pastors, and all of Upper Room for their hard work. Raia wanted to say thank you to URCWC for being a rock during troubled times. "God will always get us through." Raia frequently visits Upper Room, and says he is happy to be back. "It's a great place to pray."

Written by: Lisa Cicchetti
Photos by: Beth Lauria

Restock & Restore - Begins February

Restock & Restore is Upper Room's new endeavor to keep Mercy House supplied to meet the needs of the community 24/7.

Click the image for more information.

Friday Nights "Unlimited!"

Beginning Friday Night, March 6th, we are beginning a NEW THING in our Friday Services. Powerhouse Youth Ministry will be ministering in these life changing nights, and it's open to people of all ages.

We're calling the night "Unlimited" because the sky's the limit for what we believe is about to break out during these Friday meetings. Come out and bring as many people as you can, and together we will experience the Unlimited Power of God through the Unlimited People of God.

"If I Die" Friday's In February!

Every Friday Night in the month of February, Upper Room will be presenting "If I Die Before I Wake." This special series is available for only $5/ticket. But hurry, it's 1st come, 1st serve. For Information & Tickets, call 631.242.5359 Now!