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Announcements - September 25, 2016

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Announcements—September 25,  2016 
  • GCF Quarterly Meeting, Sunday October 2:   We will be holding a quarterly meeting on Sunday, October 2 following the Agape Meal. Members of GCF are asked to attend while all attenders of GCF are welcome. See the back of the announcements for details about the Agape Meal.
  • 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 by Sunday October 23. The 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: Anyone 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
From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear;
no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.
Isaiah 64:4



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