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Announcements - January 14, 2018

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Ladies’ Bible Study: Ladies, join us for the Thursday night Bible Study! We are doing 1 & 2 Thessalonians, using a study guide by Kathleen Nielson. We are meeting at the home of Tayla Bonin from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tayla's address is 11824 - 195th Ave NW in Elk River.

Annual Business Meeting Tonight: Join us for the Annual Meeting tonight from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the home of Dave and Susan Fergus (19352 Carson Circle, Elk River NW). We will be voting on the annual budget and other items, hearing from the new building team, and hearing about the vision for 2018. Members are asked to attend but all are welcome.

Pro-Life Rally Monday January 22: Join us on Monday, January 22 for the annual March for Life at the State Capitol at noon.The March commemorates the deaths of more than 60 million unborn babies killed by abortion and the many men and women wounded by the aftermath.The Crow River MCCL Chapter has arranged bus service.The bus will pick up at St. Michael’s Catholic Church at 9:15 a.m., St. Albert Catholic Church east parking lot at 9:20 a.m., and Mary Queen of Peace, Rogers at 9:30 a.m.

Prayer for Building and Land Monday January 22: Join us at the home of Jesse and Sarah Daas at 7:00 p.m. to seek the will and wisdom of God regarding the acquisition of land or a building for Glory of Christ Fellowship. Jesse will be sharing some thoughts from Scripture, after which we will seek the Lord together. For more information contact Jesse at jessedaas@gmail.com (Daas’s address:7361 Lamont Ave NE, Otsego, MN 55301).

Parenting Heart Issues Seminar Saturday January 27 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Church Office: In this class we explore the heart issues of anger, anxiety and grumbling. Parents will be equipped to identify and address these heart issues in themselves and in their children with biblical truth.

All-Church Prayer Meeting Wednesday January 31: Join us for the All-Church Prayer Meeting on Wednesday, January 31 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Handke Center. We will be lifting up the corporate and personal needs of GCF as well as our ministry teams and our local and global outreach ministries.


Next Week's Fighter Verse
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth,
to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.
2 Chronicles 16:9 

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