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The Grace Connection
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
 
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A Few Words from Pastor Roy..
Friends of Grace,
I look forward to being with each of you this coming Thursday evening and Sunday as we Celebrate the Resurrection!Please follow my blog, Straight From My Heart. When a new blog is posted, you will receive an email if you are subscribed. 
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.
Our church, as we seek a permanent part-time Worship Leader.
The new Christians in Ghana and Togo, West Africa.
The Hudson Family as they continue to serve in Fuquay-Varina.
God to send us the Worship Leader He has chosen for us.
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.
Birthdays!
April 10 Allan Chamberlin
April 12 John Kandaras
April 15 Cori Colon
2 Opportunities for Service...
Our Encouragement Ministry needs Your help! For just a few hours a month would you consider serving in this ministry? If you would be willing to help, please contact Sherry Hunt at (828) 228-6986 or via email: sherry53@embarqmail.com. You will be blessed!
The Worship Ministry needs Your skills! A computer operator for the Sunday morning service is needed - don't worry, we will train, and the work is challenging, though not difficult. If you would be willing to help on a rotating basis, please email julie@gfellowship.org. You'll be glad you did!
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,
April 18, 2012.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, April 17
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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God's Grace
We all have choices in life.....little ones and big ones. The ultimate choice of how we follow God determines our life experiences. Will we opt to pick and choose or will we determine to believe and walk the walk He has laid out for us. Every decision has consequences and each one builds on preceding ones. On earth we live in "tents that need or have patches" but God is so gracious to use even the holes and raggedy edges for good if we let Him. We can "come clean" and try again or just let the patches wear and eventually destroy the tent. GOD IS FOR US, NOT AGAINST US....We MUST keep our tents in repair until we exchange the earthly one for the heavenly one!!! The alternative is not pretty.
Galatians 5: 26 - 26
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A Look at the Record... Giving for Sunday, March 25, 2012 
Worship Attendance: 47
Total Giving: $2,068.00 Giving to Budget: $2,068.00 Designated Gifts: $ 0.00 *Missions offering to date: $9,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $29,559.55
Budget Gifts to Date: $26,072.50
Adjusted Total Required Weekly (next 40 weeks): $2,360.99
Designated Gifts YTD: $1,445.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 88.2%
Giving for Sunday, April 1, 2012
Worship Attendance: 50
Total Giving: $1,661.00 Giving to Budget: $1,661.00 Designated Gifts: $ .00 *Missions offering to date: $9,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $31,833.36
Budget Gifts to Date: $27,733.50
Adjusted Total Required Weekly (next 39 weeks): $2,378.94
Designated Gifts YTD: $1,445.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 87.1%
Without your tithes and offerings, our outreach and evangelistic efforts
are not possible.
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Places of Service Information...
Preschool Volunteers:
April 8, 2012 Sarah Hunt and Faith Smith
April 15, 2012: Edwin Colon and Will Stamey
Kidz ROCK Volunteers:
April 8, 2012: Pete and Joy Stamey
April 15, 2012: Ronnie Vagnone and Raydelle Roche
In the Prayer Room:
April 8, 2012: Resurrection Sunday! Pray before the service begins!
April 15, 2012: Barbara Abbott
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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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Sunday Morning Services:
Bible Study
9:15 a.m.
SALT Cafe' Open
10:00 a.m.
Worship Celebration
10:30 a.m.
Quality Childcare provided for all services.
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Bring a friend!
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