Grace Fellowship

   

The Grace Connection 

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

 

 
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.
Preaching Elder / Pastor

On the calendar...    

 

our Church Calendar

 

 

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*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 Program:  pray for the youth, Elder Todd and his team as they minister to them! Click here to visit the Varsity Youth site. 

 

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.

 

 
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Birthdays!  

 

August 23             Barbara Warren     

August 26             Debi Taylor   

August 27              Charlie Warren   

August 29              Bill Lineberger

August 30              Bob Jewell

September 5          Ronnie Vagnone   

 

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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! 


 

 

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.
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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.
  


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! 


 

Attention Church Family!

 

Our next newsletter will be

published on Wednesday,

September 7, 2011.

 

Please submit any announcements

by Tuesday, September 6  at 12:00 p.m.

 

 

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

 


If you have questions, please contact Joy Stamey at  

pstamey@roadrunner.com or (704) 664-2719.

 

Interceding for the Lost  

 

Could it be that the emotion Jesus was experiencing as He described "the woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed" (Mark 14: 21) was one of heart-rendering sadness since He knew what lay ahead for Judas? The compassion and love of Christ would include everyone. As an intercessor for unbelievers whom God has given you to pray for, it is your privilege is to pray and it is God's to answer that prayer with whatever completes the mission. Jesus surely desires that our hearts break for unbelievers as His does.

 

 

Giving for Sunday, August 14, 2011   
 
Worship Attendance:  101  

Total Giving:  $3,747.00    Giving to Budget:  $3,747.00

Designated Gifts:  $ .00 

Budget Needs to Date: $111,916.33
Budget Gifts to Date: $72,153.97
Designated Gifts YTD:  $1,087.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD:  64.5%    

Giving for Sunday, August 21, 2011 
  
Giving information for Sunday, August 21, 2011 will be published in our next newsletter.

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

 

Preschool Volunteers:

    

August 28:          Mary Mason and Lisa Kaiser 

September 4:      Cheryl Drowne and Morgan McKeown  

 

Kidz ROCK Volunteers:

 

August 28:          Angela Roche 

September 4:      Vicki Hudson and David Lentz 

 

Prayer Room Volunteers:

 

August 28:          Jill Carey

September 4:      Raydelle Roche 

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. 
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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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Bible Study 

9:30 a.m.

 

Worship Celebration

10:30 a.m.

 

 

Quality Childcare provided for all services.

 
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