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Announcements - December 3, 2017

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Agape Meal Today: We will share a meal together after the service today. All are welcome to join us in the cafeteria for food and fellowship!
Advent Devotional: This year for Advent, we are offering a four-part, eight-page devotional on the traditional themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy, and love. Each part of the devotional can be used in your families or community groups, and each theme will be emphasized on Sunday mornings beginning on December 3. Also, the bulletin devotional will highlight these readings.
Women's Christmas Party Thursday December 7: Ladies, join us for a night of fellowship and celebration on December 7 at 6:30 p.m. We’ll gather at the home of Susan Fergus - 19352 Carson Circle NW, Elk River. Soup and amenities will be provided, but please bring an appetizer, bread, or dessert to share. Also, bring a $5.00 gift for a gift exchange game! Text or call Susan Fergus (763-614-4606) or Shelley Herzog (612-867-9353) to RSVP by December 6.
Operation Christmas Child - Samaritan’s Purse: We will be collecting shoeboxes for children each Sunday through December 10. There will be a table with supplies for the boxes, including the red and green shoeboxes. See Samaritan’s Purse suggested gifts for each age group on their website. If you have any questions, contact Julie Springfield, julie.springfield@comcast.net.
Christmas and New Year’s Eve Services: Join us for our Christmas service on Sunday, December 24 from 9:00-11:00 a.m., our Christmas Eve service on Sunday, December 24 from 5:00-6:00 p.m., and our New Year’s Eve service on Sunday, December 31 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. All services will be at the Handke Center. If you have any questions, check out our website, www.gcfmn.org or contact Pastor Charlie, charlie@gcfmn.org.
10 Years of Sermons Now Available! The entire GCF sermon archive is now available on our new website. You can access the sermons there or on iTunes. Pray that these sermons will draw people to the Lord, hearing the gospel and bearing fruit for his glory.

Next Week’s Fighter Verse
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life;
whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life,
but the wrath of God remains on him.
John 3:36


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