Announcements - Sunday October 2, 2016

Announcements—October 2, 2016

GCF Quarterly Meeting Today: We will be holding a quarterly meeting today following the Agape Meal. Members of GCF are asked to attend while all attenders of GCF are welcome.
All-Church Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, October 12: We will gather together for worship and prayer in the Cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. All are encouraged to attend. Child care will be provided.
Respect Life Month—Abba PRC Baby Bottle Boomerang! Celebrate Respect Life Month and bless Abba Pregnancy Resource Center in Elk River. On Sundays,October 2 and 9, baby bottles will be available to take home and fill with coins, currency, and/or checks. There will be a sign-up sheet on the Missions table for number of bottles to be checked out.. Please return the bottles to Shelley Herzog byOctober 23.donations from these bottles make a huge difference in the lives of the clients, babies and unborn babies. Thank you for showing God’s love to the ministry of Abba PRC.
Men’s Retreat: Attention men! The 2016 men’s retreat is scheduled for October 13-15. Please mark your calendars.
Wednesday Morning Prayer Meeting:who would like to join in corporate prayer may do so. The prayer time is 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. at the church office.

Next Week’s Fighter Verse

But when the goodness and lovingkindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior.

Titus 3:4-6

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