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Announcements - August 20, 2017

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  • Change in Location for Sunday Worship Service: We will be meeting at Elk River High School for one more Sunday—August 27. We will return to the Handke Center on Sunday, September 3. 
  • Quarterly Business Meeting Today after Worship Service: We’ll meet after the worship service from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Little Theater. Members are asked to attend, while all attenders are welcome.
  • Ladies and Children Fellowship/Play Date Tuesday, August 22: We’ll meet from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the home of Tayla Bonin: 11824 195th Street NW, Elk River.  Please text Tayla at 215-380-8743 if you are coming!  Feel free to bring a snack to share.
  • Church Website in Transition: We are in the process of migrating our website to another service provider and will go live at the end of this month. Until then, we do not have the capability of updating the information on the church’s website, including sermons. Sermons can still be accessed through subscribed podcast services (i.e. Stitcher, iTunes).
  • All-Church Prayer Meeting Wednesday, August 30: Join us for a time of prayer on Wednesday, August 30 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Handke Center. We will pray over our tenth anniversary celebration (Sunday, October 1), as well as our local and global missions efforts. For more information, contact David and Carmen Gunderson (dgunderson@arriveministries.org).
  • All Sunday School Classes to begin on September 17: Sunday School will start again soon. If you would like to help with the ministry, talk with Pastor Kevin.
  • Wednesday Morning Prayer Meeting: Join us for this weekly time of prayer as we bring our praises and requests to the Lord. The meeting takes place every week at the church office from 6:00-7:00 a.m.



Next Week’s Fighter Verse
Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.
When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.
Psalm 91:14-16




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