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Announcements - October 1, 2017

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Worship Location Update: By the grace of God, we will be moving back to the Handke Family Center next week! While this has been a challenging time, we are grateful to the Lord and the staff at the Elk River School District, especially Colleen Sweet. 


Glory of Christ Fellowship 10th Anniversary Celebration Today: We praise God for 10 years of ministry as of today! We’re grateful for His past grace and we look forward to His future faithfulness. We welcome Kenny Stokes, Joshua Whetstine, and Gerardo Tony Antivero who have come to celebrate with us today, and we thank those who have worked hard to put our Agape Meal and Silent Auction together as well. All glory to Christ! 

Charles Simeon Trust Workshop October 4-6: Please be in prayer for the 35 pastors and leaders who will be gathering at Bethlehem Baptist Church’s north site to improve their skills in the interpretation and proclamation of the Bible. For more information, see simeontrust.org. 

GOLD Team Meeting Saturday October 14: The “Glory of Christ on-going Leadership Development” team is meeting at the church office on October 14 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. to pray and plan for the remainder of the fall. This is an open meeting, so all are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Pastor Charlie (charlie@gcfmn.org).

Annual Men’s Retreat October 19-21: Men, we look forward to gathering again at Miracle Bible Camp near Longville, Minnesota for a time of recreation, meditation on the Word, prayer, and fellowship. This year we’re adding our first annual GCF fishing tournament, so bring your gear and prepare to be “fishers of fish” for the glory of Christ! For more information, contact Pastor Charlie (charlie@gcfmn.org) or Pastor Kevin (kevin@gcfmn.org). 



Next Week's Fighter Verse
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.
God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability,
but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape,
that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13




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