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Announcements - March 19, 2017






Announcements - March 19, 2017


Pastor Kevin on Vacation: Pastor Kevin and family will be on vacation from March 16-30, suffering in Florida for the sake of the gospel! Please hold them up in prayer as they rejuvenate together.
GOLD Meeting: The quarterly meeting for GCF’s leaders will take place on Saturday, April 1 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the church office. All team leaders are required to be at these meetings, and all church members are welcome to attend.
Counselors Training: On Saturday, April 8 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Bethlehem Baptist Church is hosting a counselor training for pastors and their spouses, and for counselors and their spouses. This training will be led by David Powlison of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation. If you’re interested in attending, please contact Pastor Charlie at charlie@gcfmn.org.
Good Friday and Easter Services—Save the Dates: This year our Good Friday service will take place on Friday, April 14 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Handke Center, and the Easter Service will take place on Sunday, April 16 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Handke Center.
Foundation Builders 3 (Parenting Class) on Saturday, April 22: This class will meet at the church office from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Parents will learn the Bible’s call on them to go and make disciples of all nations, beginning with the first unreached people group in their lives: their own children. We will explore what it means to make disciples and why parents are in a unique position to be disciple makers. Parents will also hear about the different stages of child development and how the gospel can be applied to various behaviors along the way. The class is taught by Pastor Kevin. Please RSVP to him by Monday, April 17.
Wednesday Morning Prayer Meeting: Anyone who would like to join in corporate prayer may do so. The prayer time is from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. at the church office.

Next Week’s Fighter Verse

Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; 

unite my heart to fear your name.

Psalm 86:11










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