A Few Words from Pastor Roy..
Friends of Grace,
I look forward to being with each of you this coming Sunday! The Advent Season is well under way, with only two more Sundays until our Christmas Eve service at 5:00 p.m. on December 24. I pray you are enjoying the Christmas season! Have a great week this week!
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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, W. Africa
All of our upcoming events in the next few months.
Opportunity 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 Carmel Lee Chamberlin at (704) 528-3742 or via email: carmellee65@yahoo.com. You will be blessed!
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Looking for a place to serve?
The SYBA Needs YOU!
In addition to food, the S.Y.B.A. is in need of volunteers at the
Baptist Center on the
following days:
Monday Nights: 5:30 - 7:30 for childcare during Continuing the Journey Bible Study
Tuesdays: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the
Clothes and Food Pantry
Thursdays: 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the
Clothes and Food Pantry
Please call Mary Jane Hoover at (704) 873-4372
ext. 3 to volunteer. 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 9, 2013.
Please submit any announcements
by Tuesday, January 8
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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Grace
The moralism that confines goodness to the region of law and duty is a huge deception. True goodness lets us "feel in our face the sweet air blowing from the land of righteousness". It is GRACE sweeping over undeserving people who have flaws and pimples.........it is the goodness of God. When we discover GRACE we know that God is hovering and the Holy Spirit is doing His job. To ignore that Truth is very costly. Talk to Him about GRACE! From an Anthology of George MacDonald (mentor to C. S. Lewis) Ephesians 2: 1 - 10
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A Look at the Record...
*Note: Going forward, we will be reporting these statistics only once per month, as we have seen a great reduction in our counting team. Thank you for your understanding.
Giving for Sundays, November 4, 11, 18, and 25 2012
Worship Attendance: 34, 33, 36 and 37
Total Giving: $3,480.00 Giving to Budget: $3,480.00 Designated Gifts: $ 0.00 *Missions offering to date: $9,382.00
Budget Needs to Date: $109,142.94
Budget Gifts to Date: $66,980.50
Designated Gifts YTD: $1,668.00
Percentage of Budget Received YTD: 61.4%
Without your tithes and offerings, our outreach and evangelistic efforts
are not possible.
Please note: The financial information for December 2012 will be published in the January 9, 2013 edition of The Connection.
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These classes have begun! If you would like to be a part of an existing or upcoming group, please contact our discipleship coordinator by emailing discipleship@gfellowship.org.
You'll be glad you did!
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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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