GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH We Fellowship Better Together Philippians 2:1-11 Part 4 in the series, “40 Days of Community” Sean Lee, Connection Pastor October 19, 2014 GUESTS, WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE! Let us personally welcome you at the New Beginnings Table in the lobby. Drop by for your free gift! MARK YOUR CALENDAR... TODAY October 26 November 1 November 2 November 9 & 16 November 16 Operation Christmas Child Box Distribution Class 301: Discovering Ministry @ 5:00pm Men’s Breakfast @ 8:00am Class 101: Discovering Membership @ 5:00pm Operation Christmas Child Box Collection Missions Sunday Class 401: Discovering Missions @ 5:00pm Men’s Retreat at Lone Tree Ranch Christmas FX: Illusionists, David & Teesha Laflin Class 501: Discovering Magnification @ 5:00pm Operation Christmas Child Mission Trip to Denver Christmas Program 6:00pm|9:00am|10:45am November 21-23 December 5 December 7 December 7-11 December 13-14 Operation Christmas Child: Today is box distribution day in the lobby! Stop by the OCC table to get more info. The deco boxes are all gone, but you can always buy small plastic totes that are great for storage and carrying water for the children who will receive the boxes this year. Collection days will be November 9 & 16. If you are interested in going on the Denver Mission Trip to the OCC Processing Center, applications and a $50 deposit are due in the office by Monday, November 3. Applications are available at the 401 table in the lobby. Refresh is a group for moms with kids of all stages and ages. They will be meeting THIS Tuesday, October 21, from 9-11am in the Children’s Building. Please RSVP for childcare to [email protected] or call the church office at 623.5438. Class 301: Discovering Ministry Next Sunday @ 5pm: Learn how God can use your Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality and your Experiences to find your fit in ministry. Childcare and dinner are provided. See you next week! Men’s Breakfast: Join us Saturday, November 1, from 8-10am for the monthly men’s breakfast in the Children’s Building. A full breakfast will be served and there will be a guest speaker. Men’s Retreat, November 21-23: Men, save the date for our annual Men’s Retreat at Lone Tree Ranch. It will be a great time of good food, worship, teaching, and time in the mountains. The total cost is $90. You can register in the lobby today! If you need a scholarship, or would like to donate a scholarship for the retreat, please contact Steve Johnson at 420-5490 or John Donahue at 317-8210. Offering Totals General $ Building $ 28,042.12 2,472.20 H.O.P.E. Missions $ $ 1,699.00 313.56 Other Total $ $ 100.00 32,626.88 Read Ahead Do you know any Christians who have never grown to their full potential? Are you one of them? Join us next Sunday for 40 Days of Community when we discover a great Biblical truth: We Grow Better Together. Read Philippians 3:1217 to prepare. “Just as you did it for the least of these…you did it for me.” (Matthew 25:40). Give a gift to a child of an incarcerated parent this Christmas, and give the gift of the Gospel! Angel Tree is coming soon to Grace Community Church. MERGE (5th & 6th grade): 9:00 & 10:45am, Student Building Memory Verse for October: “ So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NLT Infants-1 year: Rooms 202, 204 Age 2-K: Rooms 201, 203, 205 Lesson: This week your child will learn that Evening Children’s Ministry (ECM) TONIGHT, 6:00-7:45 pm God helps David do a really big thing and defeat the really big Goliath MCM Grades 1-4: Room 215 Octobers Virtue - Community: The church is like a body and the body is like the church, it’s supposed to work together. ECM is for children, infants-6th grade. Children can be dropped off at 5:45pm, but must be picked up by 7:45pm. Dinner is served each evening. www.roswellgrace.com/kids-zone Blocktoberfest will be here in just over two weeks and we need LOTS of CANDY! Drop off in the lobby or Children’s Building anytime during the month of October. Thank you! MID-HIGH MINISTRY Sundays @ 6:00pm Student building   Grace Student Ministry 6:00 pm : Pizza 6:30-8:00 pm : Student Gathering High School Ministry Wednesdays @ 7:00pm Student Building    6:30pm : Doors Open 7:00-8:30pm : Student Gathering 8:30pm : After Hours /RoswellGraceStudents COLLEGE MINSTRY Thursdays @ 7:00pm Student Building  All college-aged individuals are welcome! /groups/ENMURNavs/ Parents and Students, would you like to get weekly text message updates? Email Ben at [email protected] with your name, cell phone number, and cell provider to get added today! Communion Instructions You do not have to be a member of Grace to participate in communion. All Christians are invited to come forward, row by row, to participate. Simply take a wafer, dip it into the cup and partake. If you prefer being served in your chair, raise your hand at the conclusion of communion and the servers will come to you. If you are not taking communion today, just remain in your chair. Prayer Teams are available at the exits during communion if you would like someone to pray with you. Congratulations Congrats to those who were baptized last Sunday: Mariah Aragon, Damian Baker, Hope Baker, Patrick Brown, Makenzie Cooper, Seth Diaz, Viola Gamboa, Shealynn McCarrick, Angela Slaten. We celebrate the life of Tuck Williams given by God to Paul & Dmiri Samuels, proud grandparents, Daryne & Sheri Jones, and aunt Savannah. Sympathy Our sympathy is extended to Millie Brown, E.J. & Tobie Fouratt and family, in the passing of their beloved family member, Margaret Waldo. We would also like to extend our sympathy to Johnnie & Sharon Barajas, Kelly Barajas, Jeff Barajas, and family, in the passing of their beloved family member, Marie Barajas. Wedding Reception: Rick and Mary Hale would like to invite you to a come-and-go reception in honor of their daughter, Katie, and her new husband, Devin, Sunday, October 26, from 1:30-3:30, in the Main Building lobby. October 12, 2014 Grace Staff: Rick Hale, Senior Pastor Attendance Lendell Nolan, Executive Pastor Sean Lee, Connection Pastor John Drusedum, Growth Pastor Josh Gallagher, Equipping Pastor Matt Parsley, Missions Pastor John Cantu, Worship Pastor Alan Gedde, Children’s Pastor Ben Anderson, Student Pastor Adults Children Total 852 258 1,110 YTD Members YTD Baptisms 118 42 Contact Info 935 W. Mescalero Rd. Roswell, NM 88201 575.623.5438 (phone) 575.623.9174 (fax) [email protected] www.roswellgrace.com /roswellgrace @roswellgrace