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Issue: # 243
| September 12, 2013
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Pastor Phil went further in his second presentation of the new series on the punchy book of James.The key passage in this section was one worth reflecting on all week long:
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. (James 1:17 NASB)
Listen to this message online
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TEACHER DEDICATION & PROMOTION
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Each year we take the time to commit our school and all of our teachers to the Lord. We took that time on this Sunday and we recorded Pastor Phil's challenge and posted it online for you.
Another Grade Older...
In the Sunday School hour, we did our Promotion of children from one grade to the next. It was a neat time to have our GREAT teachers speak a blessing over each one of our children! Thanks to our amazing group of teachers and kids.
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 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP NIGHT
Friday September 13th
from 6-9pm
at Los Altos Grace (Fellowship Hall).
Let us know if you would be willing to do any of the following:
1) Transportation- pick up/drop off student(s)
2) Food preparation help.
3) Be a Table Talk person - conversation leader(Question asker!!!)
4) Help Setup/Clean up
5) Could you lead/play an Americana folk song? (ex: Yankee Doodle Dandy, others) Maybe give a little history with it and teach it to our group.
You can let Mike Jentes at mjentes@LAGBC.org
More info and an invitation for others on our webpage
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SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 
This month's newsletter has lot's of info for you:
- Fear Not!
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History of Grace Brethren Sunday Class
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Gripentrog Update
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Women's Bible Study
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Precious Lamb Update
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You've Got to Move it! Health talk
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LAGBC Mortgage Debt Retirement Update
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ICDI Development for Lasting Impact
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Please Pray
Click Here to Read Online or Download & Print!
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MISSION OF THE MONTH: ICDI works collaboratively, in long-term partnership, with communities in central Africa, empowering people with sustainable access to clean water, transformational sanitation principles, and improved agricultural resources.
"...our teams have given clean water to an estimated 30,000 people who didn't have clean water just a few months ago. That's an average of 500 people per day!"
Read more about current ministry updates online. If you would like to financially support the ministry of ICDI you are welcome to do so through your regular offering, or you can use the Donation button above to do so online!
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 FOOTBALL & FELLOWSHIP
Starting Thursdays on September 19
, Chuck Kirtz is opening his home for people to come watch Thursday night Pro Football at 5:30pm.
At halftime of the game, they'll turn off the TV and discuss the book "Uncommon" by football coach Tony Dungy.
The Kirtz home is at 4122 Hackett Ave
Lakewood CA 90713 and you can contact Chuck via email at ckirtz@LAGBC.org
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GROUNDWORK FALL ACTIVITIES ONLINE
Sun. 15th: Guy's Hangout after service (around noon)
Tues. 17th: Girls Group at Barb's, 7-9pm Wed. 25th: Groundwork at the Gobbles' House, 7-9pm Wed. 25th: Worship Night at the Gobbles', 7-9pm
Plus all the details for FALL ADVENTURE...
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 HISTORY OF GRACE BRETHREN SUNDAY CLASS
Starting Sundays on September 22 , during the 9am hour, Mike Jentes will be teaching an elective class open to anyone in our church family.
We will learn from the history of our Grace Brethren movement about our beginnings, our impact and also apply it to our lives today! We will be meeting in the Barnabas/Kindergarten room.
The motto of the Brethren church was originally expressed in German in the 1700s: Die Bibel, die ganze Bibel, und nichts als die Bibel . In English this meansThe Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible. Have you ever heard that before?
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SEPTEMBER PRAYER UPDATE FROM PRECIOUS LAMB
� Please continue to pray for our new classroom. We have had many items sponsored off of our wish list and are continually fundraising to be able to open our doors. We are pleased to announce that we have raised 25% of our goal in new monthly giving towards the second classroom...
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SERVE OUR KIDS!
Our Children's Ministry during the Junior Church time has some open slots for the opportunity to teach and influence our kids. 1st-5th grade (10:30AM after worship in church) needs a teacher on the... - 1) 4th Sunday of each month
(12 times per year) Starting Sept 22nd
2) 5th Sunday (4 times per year) Starting Sept 29 Please see Cindi Stone or call 562-596-3358 X803.
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SEPTEMBER UPDATE
IT'S NOT EASY, BUT IT IS WONDERFUL!
Those words tumbled from the mouth of Pastor Javier Forero as he led a multi-ethnic worship service. It was Sunday morning and several hundred of us were gathered for the National Grace Brethren Conference...
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 MISSIONARIES OF THE MONTH-
Cecil & Debbie O'Dell Discipling the Japanese with Encompass World Partners |
HOST JAPANESE STUDENTS THIS FALL
We have a golden opportunity to share the love of Christ with the Japanese in our own homes!Compass USA has been bringing students from the Osaka, Japan area for the last 7 years. This year 110 middle school students are visiting America through this particular program. Their stay in the Long Beach area is from 10/31 - 11/4. The students arrive early afternoon on Thursday, go to Disneyland on Friday, spend the weekend with their host family and then depart on Monday morning. Last year some of our church family hosted students: "We really enjoyed hosting two girls last fall. Nanako and Tomoyo were sweet and appreciated our time together. They were eager to try all kinds of food and to go to the mall and the beach. It was hard to say goodbye at the end of the weekend. We loved hosting these two girls and are signed up for this Fall!" - Shelly Deaton
Again, it's a short stay, but a great investment. It provides a great opportunity to engage with the other side of the world in our own home as well as a simple opportunity to love them with Christ's love. In exchange, your family has the opportunity to get a scholarship for your children to travel to another country: Japan, France or Spain. You can see the details here at http://aili.us . In any case, I'd love to partner with you in the gospel. Please call me 562.879.0191 or email lachica.pipeline@gmail.com if you have any questions about hosting. In Christ, Amy Lachica
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Press on!
Los Altos Grace // Mike Jentes
Los Altos Grace Brethren Church
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