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The Grace Connection
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
 
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A Few Words from Pastor Roy..
Friends of Grace,
Please take a few moments to read the latest entry in my blog, Straight From My Heart.
It is great to be back safely from Ghana!
Dr. Roy D. Mason, Jr.
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On the calendar...
*If you or a family member are hospitalized, please call
(704) 929-4822 or email grace@gfellowship.org to let us know.
Thank you!
Please Continue to Pray for...
Our brother in Christ, Gary White, who had knee replacement surgery on January 20 and continues to recover at home; and
Our sister in Christ, Gary's wife Nancy, who fell and suffered a compression fracture in her back on Saturday, March 5 and had surgery this morning. Nancy is doing well at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Pastors Simon Akpolu, Sammy Lartey, Eben and Jacob as they coordinate the discipleship of all the new Christians in Ghana. Please visit www.gemonline.org for the latest information on these dear Pastors.
To submit a prayer request or to be added to our prayer chain, please email prayer@gfellowship.org.
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Birthdays! 
March 8 Bill Abbott
March 12 Savanna Hernandez
March 16 Sharon Newman
March 20 Buffy Lentz, Daryl Lockyer
 Attention 2011 Graduates!
Please share the names of students graduating from high school, college, or other educational institutions. Our church would like to recognize this significant step in their lives and pray for them as they continue life's journey. Please submit your information by May 25.
We will recognize our graduates on Sunday, June 5. Please send the student's full name (first, middle and last), their degree information, and the name of their school to info@gfellowship.org.
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Parent / Child Dedication
We are planning on dedicating babies and children on Sunday, May 8, Mother's Day, during the morning Worship Celebration. Please contact preschool@gfellowship.org and let us know if you plan to have your child dedicated.
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Who Is This God Who Asks Us To Pray
Nave's Topical Bible gives us scriptures galore telling us that He is our Creator, compassionate, faithful, our Father, the God of glory, holy, immutable, jealous, judge and just, long suffering, exemplified love, merciful, full of grace, forgiving, omnipotent and omniscient, omnipresent, providencial, ultimately powerful, our preserver, mysterious, righteous, sovereign, perfect truth, unchangeable, voice of wisdom.............just to name some of His attributes.............and He wants us to talk to Him and He to us.
How foolish to ignore Him!!!!
Let my cry come right into your presence, GOD; provide me with the insight that comes only from your Word. Give my request your personal attention, rescue me on the terms of your promise. Let praise cascade off my lips; after all, you've taught me the truth about life! Excerpts from Psalm 119, The Message |
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 Missions is It!
God wants His people to partner with Him in the process of redeeming our lost world. Much of the Old Testament reports on His efforts to get the Israelites to be His "priestly nation" and "a light to the nations." But they kept forgetting His purpose in calling them together in the first place, despite the prophets He sent to remind them, as summarized by Stephen in Acts 7. Finally, Jesus came as Savior, but God's idea of having His people work with Him in the redemption process remained unchanged. The Book of Acts records how the church Jesus started became empowered by the Holy Spirit to tell of God's love far and wide. But His original intent is the same-He wants to be in a relationship with all the peoples of the world, and He wants us to help make it happen. This is missions, and it is the uniting theme of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Here's a shorthand way to express it:
Missions is not part of the church program. Missions is the church program.
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Missions Focus:
G.E.M.'s Medical and Evangelism February 2011 ministry in Ghana, W. Africa is now one for the history books! A total of 38,093 individuals made professions of faith and a new church was planted! Please make these your prayer focus over the next couple of weeks as well as the pastors will will take on the daunting task of discipleing them. Pray that the Holy Spirit will take control and they will grow in faith.
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The 7 Realities of Experiencing God:
#7. You come to know God by experience as you obey Him and He accomplishes His work through you.
Tuesday Evenings March 15 through June 7
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Starts in just 1 week!
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Attention Church Family!
Our next newsletter will be
published on Tuesday,
March 22, 2011.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, March 22 at 12:00 p.m.
*You can submit your announcement any time until then by emailing your announcement to newsletter@gfellowship.org. Thank you!
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Giving for Sunday, February 27, 2011
Worship Attendance: 72
Total Giving: $1,561.00 Giving to Budget: $1,561.00
Designated Gifts: $ 0.00
Budget Needs to Date: $30,522.63
Budget Gifts to Date: $16,702.97
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 54.7%
Giving for Sunday, March 6, 2011
Total Giving: $4,032.00 Giving to Budget: $4,032.00
Designated Gifts: $ 0.00
Budget Needs to Date: $33,914.04
Budget Gifts to Date: $20,734.97
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 61.1%
Your tithes and offerings are vital to the continuation
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Places of Service Information...
Nursery Volunteers:
March 13: Mary Mason and Lisa Kaiser
March 20: Freda Noble and Morgan McKeown
Preschool Volunteers:
March 13: Janet Beals
March 20: Cheryl Drowne and Mari Wall
Kidz ROCK Volunteers:
K-2nd Grade:
March 13: Maria Adair
March 20: Melanie Archie
3rd-5th Grade:
March 13: Ronnie Vagnone
March 20: Vicki Hudson
Prayer Room Volunteers:
March 13: Raydell Roche
March 20: Pete Stamey
March 27: Barbara Abbott |
If you would like to help or would like more information about where you can serve, please contact one of our ministry leaders. |
Cartoon of the week!
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 Life Groups!
Click Here for a complete listing of Life Groups
that are currently meeting.
have any questions about any of our Life Groups.
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Caring for the Body
Involves Praying for Them.
We have a prayer chain for just that purpose!!!!
See Barbara Abbott or Freda Noble or email prayer@gfellowship.org
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Building Access Policy
If you need access to the church for an approved function or other activity, you will need to plan ahead and make timely arrangements with a staff member (or other key holder) to gain access to the building. For an approved function where a key is to be borrowed, please make these arrangements 1 week in advance of the function. Thank you!
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Prayer Room Volunteers Needed
God has said that His house is one of prayer. It is the foundation for all ministry. If you believe you are being called by God to pray on Sunday mornings during the teaching time please call Barbara Abbott at 828-478-1073, or e-mail her at prayer@gfellowship.org to sign up. This is a rotation ministry and you will probably be called to pray once every two or three months. As intercessor, you will be with the congregation for the praise and worship and then go to the prayer room at the back of the sanctuary during the time that Pastor Roy teaches. There are many aids in the prayer room to help you pray. |
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Other Helpful Information:
News and Announcements on the Big Screen: If you have news and / or announcements for the Sunday morning slideshow, please send them to: info@gfellowship.org by Tuesday morning of that week. We will insert your announcement into our slideshow presentation before the service begins and just after it ends. Please be sure to include any graphics you want used. |
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Sunday Morning Services:
Bible Study
9:30 a.m.
Worship Celebration
10:30 a.m.
Quality Childcare provided for all services.
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