{"id":10,"date":"2021-03-29T21:51:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T21:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibc-ipswich.org\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:24:53","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibc-ipswich.org\/index.php\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly and Monthly Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"8\" src=\"http:\/\/ibc-ipswich.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aline-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibc-ipswich.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aline-27.jpg 374w, https:\/\/ibc-ipswich.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aline-27-300x6.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IBC\u2019s YouTube:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ibcma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ibcma<\/a>. Pastor Josh\u2019s weekly sermons are uploaded here. Check it out if you miss the service. Share the link with your friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Small Groups after church and Monday 7 p.m. on zoom. <\/strong>After church: sermon discussion. Zoom: continued study of the <em>Screwtape Letters<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bible Study at Oak Hill<\/strong>: Group will begin a study of the\u00a0<em>Book of Acts<\/em> on April 20<sup>th<\/sup>. Please contact Mary A at 978-312-6144 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mlamirault@comcast.net\">mlamirault@comcast.net<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Group<\/strong>&nbsp;meets the&nbsp;<em>second and fourth Saturdays of the month<\/em>&nbsp;at 7:30 a.m., in the upstairs lounge\/nursery at the church (and also at the Pancake House in Rowley). Contact Gene Case or Steve Cottrell if you have any questions and for the location schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Group<\/strong>&nbsp;is on hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IBC&#8217;s intentional prayer time is&nbsp;<strong>Wednesdays at 6:30am<\/strong>. Here is a suggested list of things to pray for\/about:&nbsp;thanking God for what he has done;&nbsp;praying for family and friends;&nbsp;praying for this church and its people; praying for the universal church;&nbsp;praying for the community of Ipswich; praying for our country and its leaders;&nbsp;praying for the leaders and &nbsp;people of the world; asking God to bless us with times to love and care for others;&nbsp;and anything else that God lays on your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget&nbsp;to check out&nbsp;<strong>Pastor Josh&#8217;s blog<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/whoopingalpaca.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/whoopingalpaca.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Josh is available for a visit or a conversation. If you would like a pastoral visit (at home, in the hospital or on Zoom), please contact him at 978-356-2010 (church) or 231-392-2668 (his cell) or church email <a href=\"mailto:ibc.ipswich@gmail.com\">ibc.ipswich@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pastor Josh at the Church Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Josh has church office hours: \u00a0Monday 3-6 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Other times by appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBC\u2019s YouTube:&nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ibcma. Pastor Josh\u2019s weekly sermons are uploaded here. Check it out if you miss the service. Share the link with your friends! Small Groups after church and Monday 7 p.m. on zoom. After church: sermon discussion. Zoom: continued study of the Screwtape Letters. 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