Grace Fellowship

   

The Grace Connection 

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

 
A Few Words from Pastor Roy..  

 

Friends of Grace, 

 

Please take a moment to read the latest entry in my blog, Straight From My Heart.

 

I hope to see each of you on Sunday.  Have a great week!

   

Dr. Roy D. Mason, Jr.
Preaching Elder / Pastor

On the calendar...    

 

our Church 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 church, our community and each other. 

 

Our Sister, Jen Wymer and her family.

 

Our Sister, Carmel Lee Chamberlin and her family.

 

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.
  

All of our upcoming events in the next few months.

 

To submit a prayer request or to be added to our prayer chain, please email

prayer@gfellowship.org.

 

Sympathy:

 

We extend Christian love and sympathy to:

 

Jen Wymer and her family in the death of her grandmother on Thursday, May 5, 2011;

 

and to Carmel Lee Chamberlin and her family in the death of her sister, Sally Baker, on Thursday, May 5, 2011.

 
********************
Birthdays!  

 

May 18                 Cheryl Drowne

May 19                 Shelby Walther

May 22                 Jacob Roche 

May 25                 Lynn Crisafulli, Abby Hudson

May 27                 Morgan McKeown 

May 29                  Stacey Jewell

May 30                 Janet Beals, Avery Lentz

 

******************** 

 

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.

 

  

******************** 

    

 

Church Directories Now Available! 

 

Pick up your copy on Sunday!

761   

Please contact Vicki Hudson at (704) 657-7098 or email her at children@gfellowship.org to volunteer. 

 

***Be sure to see Vicki at the end of the service on Sunday to sign up to provide snacks for the children during Bible School.

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.
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
The prayer needs of International Missionaries are great.  To follow these needs, click here to be taken to the IMB's Missionary Blog Digest.  Here, you will learn about what God is doing all over the world.
  

 

Attention Church Family!

 

Our next newsletter will be

published on Tuesday,

May 31, 2011.

 

Please submit any announcements

by Tuesday, May 31 at 12:00 p.m.

 

 

*You can submit your announcement any time until then by emailing your announcement to newsletter@gfellowship.org. Thank you!

 

 

 

Our Help and Protection

  

 

Our present world is sorely fragmented with flak and shrapnel coming from every facet of life.  By ourselves we can't duck any of it.  If it were not for our Lord it could do us in.  However, we have promises from God that protect us from anything the world, flesh or devil might fling at us.

 

 

"The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame."  Isaiah 58:11 "Therefore since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through Our Lord Jesus Christ through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand."  Romans 5:1,2

 

 

 

 

Beth Moore Coming to Charlotte!

 

Yes, the popular Bible Study teacher is coming to our area.

Time Warner Cable Arena
Friday, July 22, 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Saturday, July 23,  8:30am to 12:00pm

Inspiring worship with Travis Cottrell
Life changing Bible Study with Beth Moore

Hotel registrations are being reserved for a limited time only
 for Grace Fellowship attendees and their friends.
Three people to a room $116.00
Four people to a room $106.00
Two people to a room, slightly higher

Prices quoted above include the $65.00 conference registration fee,
your hotel room, gas and parking

If you wish to register through Grace fellowship, the deadline to do so is June 10th. 
 Contact Nancy White if interested at 704_838-8600 or nancylouisewhite5@gmail.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

For more information about Beth Moore's ministry and/or this event, 
 click here for event details.

There is no deadline to attend the conference.
  You may pay the $65.00 registration fee at the door on the day(s) of the event.
Giving for Sunday, May 8, 2011   
 
Worship Attendance:  86

Total Giving:  $6,146.00    Giving to Budget:  $6,146.00
Designated Gifts:  $ .00 

Budget Needs to Date: $64,436.67
Budget Gifts to Date: $41,062.97
Percentage of Budget Received YTD:  63.7%

Giving for Sunday, May 15, 2011 
  
Worship Attendance:  89

Total Giving:  $1,279.00    Giving to Budget:  $1,279.00
Designated Gifts:  $ 0.00 

Budget Needs to Date:  $67,828.08
Budget Gifts to Date: $42,341.97
Percentage of Budget Received YTD:  62.4%

Your tithes and offerings are vital to the continuation
of our church's ministry.
Places of Service Information...    

 

Preschool Volunteers:

 

May 22:           Cori Colon and Will Stamey

May 29:           Edwin Colon and Mari Wall

 

Kidz ROCK Volunteers:

 

K-2nd Grade:

 

May 22:          Maria Adair

May 29:          Kidz in the Service!

 

3rd-5th Grade:

 

May 22:          Vicki Hudson

May 29:          Kidz in the Service!

 

Prayer Room Volunteers:

 

May 22:          Joe Vagnone

May 29:          Mike Carey

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!



 

 
Life Groups!
 
Click Here for a complete listing of Life Groups
 that are currently meeting.
 
Please contact discipleship@gfellowship.org if you
 have any questions about any of our Life Groups. 
_____________________________________________________

 

Caring for the Body
Involves Praying for Them.

We have a prayer chain for just that purpose!!!! 
 
See Barbara Abbott or email prayer@gfellowship.org
_____________________________________________________
 
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!
  
 _____________________________________________________
 

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. 
Other Helpful Information:

Click Here to submit Newsletter Information
 
Click Here to submit a Prayer Request
 
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.

Join Our Mailing List

 Click Here to visit our website 
 

Sunday Morning  Services:

 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m.

 

Worship Celebration

10:30 a.m.

 

 

Quality Childcare provided for all services.

 
Come Join Us!
Bring a friend!