GREAT OAKS UPDATE · March 4, 2010
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Greetings!
We will have our Sunday Service at West Middle School at 10 am this Sunday. We'll also be having our regular Village gatherings. Several of us have begun meeting weekly to pray at Bean and Leaf in downtown Rochester. Find out more! Sunday will be unique because we're having professional videographers coming to film portions of our service for a video we are producing for our soon to be unveiled all new website. The crew will join us again at our Wednesday night Village. You don't have to do or wear anything special, just come as you are to worship and hear God's good Word. We also have an engagement to announce! See more below. Rejoice!
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  Downtown Prayer!
Awhile back, Patti Gibbons
challenged us to "pause and pray" for our community and for Great Oaks
whenever we stopped at a stop light or got caught in a checkout line.
Every day Brian Paige had a long wait at the corner of University and
Main in Downtown Rochester where the Bean and Leaf Coffee shop is
located. He would pause and pray. One day he felt the Lord tugging at
his heart to begin praying weekly for our community at the Bean and
Leaf. In obedience he began doing so and invited others to join in.
We're now meeting every Friday morning from 7:45 to 8:15 am.
Our
prayer time is informal, most onlookers
wouldn't even know we're praying. But we are, and we're aiming to bless
our city and bless Bean and Leaf as well. We sit together in small
groups of 3 or 4 and pray in a conversational tone of voice, praising
God, interceding for our area, and praying for Great Oaks.
We're
having a great time. We can since God's presence and pleasure. Join us
if you can!
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Village Times & Locations
Visit our Great Oaks Website where you can learn more about Villages. Also visit our Great Oaks Calendar where you can get up to date info on times and locations.
This weeks topic
We are right in the middle of a great series on the Spiritual Gifts and learning how God has "Shaped" us for service. But anyone can come right in the middle, each lesson will be stand alone and we'll review what we've covered so far.
Please click on the "Assessme.org" link to the right to take your personal spiritual gifts assessment. We will be discussing these over the next two weeks. We will be looking at the personality and leadership assessments in the near future.
Tuesday Evening Village
TIME: 7 to 9 pm - begins with dinner this week LOCATION: The location of this Village changes each week.
Home of Dave and Terri Trombka ( map)
6799 Houghten Drive
Troy MI 48098 March 16 location... Home of Julianne Doherty ( map) 95 Nesbit Lane Rochester hills MI
48309
Wednesday Evening Village
TIME: 6 to 8:30 pm - always begins with dinner together
LOCATION: Home of Paul and Tammy Bradford (map)
876 Peach Blossom Lane
Rochester Hills, MI 48306
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Sunday at West Middle School
Morning Service being held this Sunday, 10 am
We are meeting the 1st and 3rd Sundays at West Middle School, 500 Old Perch Road, Rochester Hills, and will meet again this Sunday.
The Message
We've been talking about the building blocks of healthy community. Sunday we're discussing forgiveness. The truth we will be hearing will empower you to forgive and to be set free from hurts and wounds of the past.
Set up - Friday at 6:30 pm
We will be setting up sound, lighting and video equipment.
Prayer - Sunday 9:10 am
The building will open at 8 am Sunday morning for our worship team and workers. We'll pray together from 9:10 to 9:40 am in the "Lifeskills Room" which is just beyond the west side of the cafeteria (away from Old Perch Road, towards the gym). We'll want greeting and hospitality teams in place by 9:45 am.
Worship Service - Sunday 10 am
The service will begin at 10 am and conclude around 11:15 am. We'll take time to visit and then take down the sound and stage equipment.
West Middle School,
500 Old Perch Road, Rochester Hills
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Want to Learn More about Great Oaks?
Great
Oaks Church is a new church plant in Rochester Hills, Michigan. You are welcome wherever you find yourself in your life or spiritual journey.If you would like to learn more about Great Oaks, visit our website, or email
Past or Paul Bradford. You are also welcome
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Drew Hage Engaged!
For those who haven't heard, our team member Drew Hage was recently engaged. On February 20 Drew asked Kathy Smith to marry him, and the incredibly brave woman said yes! With a touch of class Drew chose to propose at the Southernmost point of the continental United States in Key West, Florida (Kathy lives in Florida). Congratulations Drew & Kathy!
Now for a big prayer request, Kathy needs a job in this area. She's a librarian. Pray for the Lord to open the door for her. Drew will continue going to school at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California this Spring. He's working on two degrees at once. Yep, that's right. He's working on his Masters of Divinity and his Doctorate in Missiology. Pray for God's grace over his studies and that the Lord will bring him back to us soon! You can email Drew to say hi or send your congratulations.
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Great Oaks Church
email: Info@GreatOaksChurch.org
phone: 248-824-3662
web: www.GreatOaksChurch.org
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