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Thursday Morning Prayer Meeting: Beginning on Thursday, February 12, Pastor Charlie will lead an early morning prayer meeting at the church office. The meeting will be from 6:00-7:00 a.m., and all are welcome to attend. Women should bring at least one other person with them so that we can honor the Lord and maintain appropriate boundaries. If you are unable to stop by the church office, feel free to join in this hour of intercession from wherever you are. For more information, contact Pastor Charlie at charlie@gcfmn.org.
“Be Filled” Women’s Retreat:  all ladies 12 and older are invited to participate in our conference on March 20-21st at the beautiful Koinonia Retreat Center in South Haven near Annandale.  We will explore together what it means to be filled with the knowledge of the will of God.  Registration forms are available on the information table.  Contact Cheryl Perry with questions.
Quarterly Meeting Dates: At the last Quarterly Business Meeting, several of you requested that we change our meeting times to Sunday after church, on Agape Meal Sundays. Therefore, the new Quarterly Meeting dates are as follows: May 3, 2015, August 2, 2015, November 1, 2015, and January 3, 2016. Please note these dates in your calendars.
Lunch with the Handrens. Beginning in February, the Handrens will be hosting a lunch at their home on first and third Sundays. Please see the information table for more information and a sign-up sheet.
Stay Connected: All of our announcements are posted on our blog at our church website (gcfmn.org). If you would like to receive our weekly electronic newsletter please contact Traci Veek (traci@gcfmn.org).
Community Groups: Please visit our website to access more information about community groups at GCF or see the bi-monthly electronic newsletter. 
Next Week’s Fighter Verse:
The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8

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