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Announcements - October 9, 2016

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Announcements—October 9, 2016
  • All-Church Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, October 12: We will gather together for worship and prayer in the Cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. All are encouraged to attend. Child care will be provided.
  • 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 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 sign up by filling out a brochure. Make checks payable to GCF and write “Men’s Retreat” in the memo. There is still time to sign up, we would love to have you join us for a great weekend of fellowship.
  • Fall Women’s Bible Study to Begin October 20: We will be studying the Sermon on the Mount, using a guide written by Jen Wilkin. Join us at Susan Fergus’ home on Thursday, October 20, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. If you need to order a book, talk with Susan.
  • Father Daughter Dinner, November 12: Fathers and daughters (age 6 & up) mark your calendars for a special night at Rockwoods, Saturday, November 12. More details will be available soon.
  • 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
I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, “My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,” [calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.]

Isaiah 46:9-10 [11]



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