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The Grace Connection
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
 
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A Few Words from Pastor Roy..
Friends of Grace,
Please 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.
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This special time of celebration is this coming Sunday! Please plan to stay and celebrate with us. |
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On the calendar...
our Church Calendar
Kitchen/Fellowship Hall Dedication Fellowship
Next Sunday, August 14 following the Worship Celebration
Ladies Fellowship Breakfast
Saturday, August 20 at the Daily Grind Restaurant in Mooresville at 9:30 a.m.
Contact women@gfellowship.org for more information.
*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.
Varsity Youth Blacktop Club is off to a great start! 4 people have made professions of faith so far! Pray for these, Elder Todd and his team as they minister to the youth! Click here to visit the Varsity Youth site.
The youth from Triad Christian Fellowship as they plan another mission with GF this year.
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.
August 13 Gina Urdi
August 16 Kevin Adair, Jennifer Patterson
August 19 Meghan Crisafulli
August 22 Mike Carey
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Church Directories Now Available!
Please request your copy by email: julie@gfellowship.org
***Be sure to let of know of any changes to your information
that is to be published! Our directory is an on-going work in progress, and is constantly being updated. Thank you!
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Watch for more details to come soon!
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URGENT NEED!!
We have an immediate need for more leaders and helpers for Kidz ROCK!! Kidz ROCK Children's Church is for children in grades K-5th. We remain in the service for worship praise and singing and the kids are dismissed immediately following this time (when Roy begins to speak) to go to Kidz ROCK Children's Church. Kidz ROCK leaders are scheduled to teach once per month or once every 6-8 weeks depending on how often they wish to serve. If you are willing to fill this need, please contact Vicki Hudson (704-657-7098 or children@gfellowship.org) as soon as possible. We would love to have YOU join our team! You will definitely be blessed by sharing in the lives of the children at Grace Fellowship!
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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.
~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.
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T.E.A.M. ITALY 2012!
Our own, Stephanie Roberts, has the chance to return to Italy this coming January, 2012! Last year's trip was a life-changing trip for Stephanie, where she not only saw the awesome work that God is doing there, but joined Him! Once again, your help is needed. Please click here to read Stephanie's letter to you, our church family, to see how YOU can be a part. If you want to donate toward this mission trip, please make your check out to Grace Fellowship and write Stephanie to Italy 2012 on the memo line. Thank you all in advance for your contribution to this mission and the Kingdom of God!
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Attention Church Family!
Our next newsletter will be
published on Wednesday,
August 24, 2011.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, August 23 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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If you have questions, please contact Joy Stamey at pstamey@roadrunner.com or (704) 664-2719.
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A Promise From the King of Kings
Like Peter, in Matthew 26, we by our actions, words or both in order to be acceptable in our cultural community can deny Christ by silence, part truth or even ignoring what the hostile world says about our Christ. Often guilt follows or worse, a slippery slide into a temporary "flesh zone". We would be goners without the magnificent gift of forgiveness. God WILL forget our crimes against Him when we pray in earnest repentance. What He did for Peter He will do for us!! That's a promise from the King of Kings!!
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Giving for Sunday, July 31, 2011
Worship Attendance: 70
Total Giving: $1,256.00 Giving to Budget: $1,256.00
Designated Gifts: $ .00
Budget Needs to Date: $105,133.52
Budget Gifts to Date: $65,968.97
Designated Gifts YTD: $1,087.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 62.7%
Giving for Sunday, August 7, 2011
Total Giving: $2,438.00 Giving to Budget: $2,438.00
Designated Gifts: $ .00
Budget Needs to Date: $108, 524.92
Budget Gifts to Date: $68,406.97
Designated Gifts YTD: $1,087.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 63.0%
Your tithes and offerings are vital to the continuation
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Places of Service Information...
Preschool Volunteers:
August 14: Nancy White and Mari Wall
August 21: Edwin Colon and Faith Smith
Kidz ROCK Volunteers:
K-2nd Grade:
August 14: Vicki Hudson
August 21: Carmel Lee Chamberlin
3rd-5th Grade:
August 14: Vicki Hudson
August 21: Carmel Lee Chamberlin
Prayer Room Volunteers:
August 14: Doug Taylor
August 21: Joe Vagnone
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 Guys, this is a FREE EVENT! Theme: Standing Watch..."I will stand my watch and set myself on the wall and watch to see what He will say to me" - Habakkuk 2:1 There will be congregational worship and praise, with full worship team with instruments and a men's quartet! 3 small group conferences to choose from at 6:00 p.m. Marriage - led by Rev. Ron Harrison and Don Lourcey Dancing in the Minefields Spiritual Growth - Brad Harrison Seizing Intimacy Sportsman's Ministry - Jeremy Harrill Making the Camo Connection Directions to Front Street Baptist Church in Statesville M |
If you would like to help or would like more information about where you can serve, please contact one of our ministry leaders.
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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 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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