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The Grace Connection
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
 
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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 look forward to being with each of you this coming Sunday!
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 church, our community and each other.
The Hudson Family as they begin to serve in Fuquay-Varina.
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.
All of our upcoming events in the next few months.
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We would like to thank the congregation for the prayers during our time of need. We believe every voice counts!
Love and Blessings to all,
Allan and Carmel Lee Chamberlin
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Birthdays!
January 16 Carmel Lee Chamberlin
January 22 Jaden Archie
January 24 Faith Smith, Vicki Hudson
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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 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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Attention Church Family!
Our next newsletter will be
published on Wednesday,
January 25, 2012.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, January 24 at 12:00 p.m.
*You can submit your announcement any time until then by emailing your announcement to newsletter@gfellowship.org.
*Bulletin announcements are due by the 20th of each month.
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Joy!
There is no joy apart from Christ!! Perhaps happiness can pop up occasionally and even visit for a while but it will get buried by personal and world events quite easily. Joy is a permanent resident for the believer if he/she makes room for it. That happens only as we invite the Holy Spirit to mentor us into a profound and intimate relationship with Jesus. It is He, alone, who can cement the glory of joy into our humanity. A day without joy is a day of shadows!! Ps. 98: 4 - 6
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Giving for Sunday, December 18, 2011
Worship Attendance: 68
Total Giving: $6,494.00 Giving to Budget: $3,466.00
Designated Gifts: $3,028.00
*Missions offering to date: $8,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $172,961.60
Budget Gifts to Date: $100,793.97
Designated Gifts YTD: $12,461.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 58.3%
Giving for Sunday, December 25, 2011
Worship Attendance: 64 - Christmas Eve Service; 45 - Christmas Day Service Total Giving: $2,573.00 Giving to Budget: $2,333.00 Designated Gifts: $240.00
*Missions offering to date: $8,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $176,353 - Total 2011 Operating Budget
Budget Gifts to Date: $103,126.97 - Total 2011 Budget Receipts
Designated Gifts YTD: $12,701.00 Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 58.5%
Giving for Sunday, January 1, 2012
Worship Attendance: 56
Total Giving: $1,617.00 Giving to Budget: $1,427.00 Designated Gifts: $190.00
*Missions offering to date: $8,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $2,273.81
Budget Gifts to Date: $1,427.00
Total Required Weekly (53 weeks): $2,273.81
Designated Gifts YTD: $190.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 62.8%
Giving for Sunday, January 8, 2012
Worship Attendance: 70
Total Giving: $3,232.00 Giving to Budget: $3,232.00 Designated Gifts: $ .00
*Missions offering to date: $8,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $4,547.62
Budget Gifts to Date: $4,659.00
Adjusted Total Required Weekly (51 weeks): $2,271.63
Designated Gifts YTD: $190.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 102.4%
Without your tithes and offerings, our outreach and evangelistic efforts
are not possible.
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Places of Service Information...
Preschool Volunteers:
January 15, 2012: Cori Colon
January 22, 2012: Jen Wymer and Will Stamey
Kidz ROCK Volunteers:
January 15, 2012: Ronnie Vagnone and Raydelle Roche January 22, 2012: Carmel Lee Chamberlin Prayer Room: January 15, 2012: TBA
January 22, 2012: TBA |
 Email Mike Carey
Starts TONIGHT!!!
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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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 Life Groups!
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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Bible Study
9:15 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
Worship Celebration
10:30 a.m.
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