Find Your Place on the Team
Ephesians 4:11-16
Guest Speaker: Pastor David Durey
Church Happenings January 18, 2012
Dear Church Family,
Before our team of six heads to Nigeria tomorrow, I want to connect with you and remind you about the weekend happenings at Grace.
Saturday
- 7:30 Several of our men will gather at the Old Country Buffett for breakfast/fellowship.
Sunday
- 9:00 Family Bible Hour
- 10:30 Worship (Pastor David Durey (Brooklyn Park EFC) will deliver the morning message entitled, “Find Your Place on the Team”. Please read Eph.4:11-16 in preparation for his message.
Also, please plan to attend the Annual Meeting which will be on January 29th following a luncheon prepared and served by the youth. The 2011 Annual Report will be distributed this Sunday. You might want to read it prior to the Annual Meeting. If you have a question, please call the church office next week so that we have time to prepare a thorough response to your question. Also, please review the information we have for the “50th Anniversary” Directory. We’ll plan to distribute it the second Sunday of February. We want to make sure that the information is correct.
Thank you for praying for our travels and time in Fiditi, Nigeria in the coming days. Please continue praying for our team. We all feel so blessed to be a part of a church that takes the Great Commission so seriously. I feel so blessed to be associated with you.
Because of our Risen and Reigning Lord,
Pastor Gerald
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Church Happenings January 11, 2012
Dear Church Family,
Lots of happenings in the coming days…
Friday, January 13th
Food Distribution (afternoon set-up, distribution, and clean-up crews needed)
Sunday, January 15th
9:00 Family Bible Hour (Adult Communities, youth, children)
10:30 Worship (Sermon Series: The Birthmarks of the Church, part 2: In God’s Waiting Room, Acts 1:12-26)
Also, Upward Basketball is well underway. Please pray for the leadership. Also, please pray for coaches both cheerleaders and players.
Finally, please plan on attending the Annual Meeting on January 29th immediately following a youth sponsored lunch (not a potluck) at 11:45 a.m. We’ll not only approve the 2012 General and Missions Budgets, but we’ll elect three elders and four who will serve on the Nominating Team.
Let’s pray that we’ll identify those whom the Lord has selected to serve in an official capacity. Again, we thank the Lord for each of these friends.
Blessings,
Pastor Gerald
Church Happenings, January 5, 2012
Dear Church Family,
This Sunday we begin a new sermon series on Acts. It seems appropriate as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary as a church to reflect on the birth of the church recorded in Acts. In fact, I’m entitling the series, The Birthmarks of the Church. Together we’ll affirm the DNA which marks the Church, the Bride of Christ. On this second Sunday of the New Year, we’ll look at Acts 1:11. The message will focus on the importance of beginning (the year or anything else!) with the end in view. I believe you’ll be encouraged by what we’ll affirm this coming Sunday.
Be sure to join one of the Adult Communities. As you know there are other opportunities for children and youth of all ages at 9:00 a.m.
After our worship, Robyn has arranged a unique opportunity at 1:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for Parents called “Spiritual Training Made Fun.”
Blessings,
Pastor Gerald
Kick-off Potluck Anniversary Celebration this Sunday!
Dear Church Family,
Happy New Year!
What a wonderful Christmas season we experienced! We all thank those of you who decorated, cooked, practiced, rehearsed, and attended to all of the details that made Christmas at Grace so special.
This Sunday, January 1st, we’ll begin a year of celebrating our 50th Anniversary. As I’ve written in the January e-newsletter, our hope is to blow out three candles: one that focuses on our past, another on our present, and especially the third that focuses on our future. Our goal is to focus equally on each of those three emphases. Also, this Sunday Jason Blair, our pastoral intern, will be bringing the morning message. He invites us to meditate on John 17:20-26 in preparation for his message. After worship, we’ll gather in the gym for a potluck meal. Please bring enough food for your family plus a little more to share with our guests.
Finally, I praise God that we’ll finish 2011 financially in a strong way. You can still submit your 2011 contributions to the office or via mail with a post-mark no later than December 31, 2011. (GEFC, 755 73rd Ave. NE, Fridley, MN 55432). Also on that point, Roger Olsen, our Financial Secretary includes in this email a message regarding the 2012 Offering Envelope Boxes:
I apologize that the 2012 Offering Envelopes were not put out in the Commons area until 12/25. If you are planning to make a contribution on 1/1/2012 you can either pick up your 2012 envelope box before the morning worship service, use your 2011 envelope, or just put the check in the offering plate and I will apply the amount to your 2012 giving. If you have any questions please contact me, Roger Olsen at 651-786-6951. Thank you Roger
Blessings,
Pastor Gerald
P. S. We’ll have an extended Fellowship Time this Sunday (9:30-10:30 a.m.) with the Worship at 10:30. Can you bring any of those extra Christmas cookies to share? :)