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Easter Services: Please note that we will celebrate Palm Sunday on March 29 from 9:00-10:30 a.m., Good Friday on April 3 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ The Handke Center, and Easter on April 5 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. 

Children on Palm Sunday: Parents if you want your children to participate in Palm Sunday this year, we will be having a practice the first 10 minutes of Sunday school this Sunday, March 22. Then please come 10 minutes early on Palm Sunday March 29 to get ready. If possible please wear a white shirt. If you have any questions please contact Jenny Arant at 763-245-4938.

Mother-Son Event: Save the date for our first Mother Son Event on Saturday, April 25. There will be an event activity and a nice sit down dinner. More details coming soon. Julie Springfield and Jenny Arant will be heading up this event. 

Spring Outreach: After much prayer and discussion, the Elders have decided to focus on Abba Pregnancy Resource Center's Spring Banquet for our spring outreach effort. On the one hand, this event helps us to maintain our focus on the lost and "least of these," and on the other hand, five of the members of GCF already have leading roles on the Banquet Committee. So please save the date (May 14, 2015), look out for more information in the coming weeks, and join us in praying that God will pour his blessings upon the ministry of Abba and upon the pro-life movement at large. 

Thursday Morning Prayer Meeting: Please join us for an hour of prayer on Thursday mornings from 6:00-7:00 a.m. at the church office. Women should bring at least one other person with them so that we can honor the Lord by maintaining appropriate boundaries. If you are unable to stop by the church office, feel free to join in from wherever you are. For more information, contact Pastor Charlie at charlie@gcfmn.org.

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). 

Next Week’s Fighter Verse:
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39).

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