_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2014 // 10:30AM my notes Contact G.S.C.C. Lead Pastor Rev. Adam Nickell [email protected] 519.794.4429 Youth and Music Pastor Administrative Assistant Rev. J.P. Smits Stacey Wight [email protected] [email protected] Supporting Clergy: Rev. Ann Gillies, Rev. Derwyn Docken and Rev. Shirley Ferris Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Don Prince Cedarside Campus Coordinator: Rev. David McIntyre 519.924.2951 Mailing Address: RR#4, Box 21 Flesherton, ON N0C 1E0 Physical Address: Fire #426176, Concession 8 (North of Grey Road 4, East of Grey Road 13) GPS Coordinates: 44.303182,-80.518479 Office Hours: Wed. 9:30am-4pm, Thurs. 9:30am-4pm, Fri. 9:30am-4pm Phone: 519.924.3422 Website: GentleShepherd.ca Twitter: @gentle_shepherd Affiliated with: Facebook: Like us! Call to Worship & Prayer of Acts 1:8 // Elder Jan van der Grift W o r s h i p Pastor Adam and Team W o r s h i p   i n i n Approach S o n g G o d ’ s W o r d Scripture: Matthew 24:9-14 Message: Live Dead! // Ken Riegert T h e L o r d ’ s W o r s h i p Jesus Saves! // No. 667 i n S u p p e r S o n g watch n’pray 7 day strategy M o n d a y N o v e m b e r 3 King’s Kids Beavercrest (3pm), Junior Youth @ Cedarside Campus (7pm) T u e s d a y N o v e m b e r 4 Ladies’ Bible Study @ Pascucci’s (9:30am), King’s Kids Dundalk (3pm), Men’s Bible Study @ David McIntyre’s (7pm), Pastor Adam and Pete Olver leave for Ethiopia W e d n e s d a y N o v e m b e r 5 Men’s Breakfast at Knight’s Inn (8am), Acts Bible Study with Rev. Shirley Ferris (1:30pm), Senior Youth @ Cedarside (7pm) T h u r s d a y N o v e m b e r 6 King’s Kids @ Macphail (3pm), Choir Practice (7pm) F r i d a y S a t u r d a y N o v e m b e r 7 N o v e m b e r 8 S u n d a y N o v e m b e r 9 Prayer Meeting (9:30am), Worship Service (10:30am), Bobby and Sandy Jank visiting            Our condolences this morning to Nancy Riegert in the passing of her grandmother. We are grateful to have Ken and Nancy with us today. PTL – Irene’s surgery went very well. The surgeon was able to remove the 2 largest cysts and slow the growth of the other two. Pray for Irene’s recovery in London Hospital. Prayers for recovery for Alex Trafford after undergoing a heart procedure to insert a pacemaker. Alex is recovering now at home. Continued prayers for Jenny Tilker’s mom Mary Black who is very low in Markdale Hospital with aggressive brain tumors. For Gary Jaciuk who is palliative at his daughter’s house in Stratford. Prayers of Marilyn Jones as she recovers at home from complications from her recent hip surgery. Continued prayers for the families of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. and Corporal Nathan Cirillo of Hamilton senselessly murdered in our Nation. Prayers for those battling cancer: Lynne Archdekin, Shirley Betts, Jim Green, Cindy Hargrave, Heather Jackson, Carol Lundsted, Linda McCready, Joyce McMillan, Betty Mills, Amber Tabor, Cheryl Weatherall (Laura McKillop’s niece). Ongoing prayer for Jan Dawson, Jan Smits, Karl & Elfriede Engel, John & Elma MacKinnon, Tim MacNeil, Frank Meredith, Kelly Reid, Joan White, Les Burnham’s nephew Don Tracey, Rose’s mother and step father Marsha and Will Vanderleeuw. Grey Gables Residents: Don Bullock and Susie MacKinnon. Rockwood Terrace Resident: Margaret Nykorchuk. please pray for our mission partners FLESHERTON FOODBANK REPORTS Knitters for food bank or Flesherton Love Committee: most requested items was slippers, all sizes for men, women and children. Also requested men’s socks and knitted dish cloth. This October 62 boxes were prepared for 66 adults and 52 children. This is the highest number we have ever had and is a 21% increase from last year. The need unfortunately is increasing. Requests have been made for women’s coats, all sizes, snow suits for boy size 6X and boy size 12, also winter boots for girl size 13 and boy size 12. All winter clothing donations would be welcome. Needs: canned tomatoes (gardens didn’t produce), apple juice, pasta sauce, tuna. Next food bank dates are Tuesday November 11 and Tuesday November 25. for the fridge door                     New Tribes Mission—Bobby & Sandy Jank Chosen People Ministries—Simchat Yeshua Congregation in Israel Rev. Ken & Nancy Riegert—SIM/IATW. Beverley Kalnin—Thailand—FLC Margaret Thomas Indonesia—OMF Prayers for Cheryl and Donna Pridham, missionaries at the Widow’s School in Samaru-Kataf, Nigeria Rev. Bitrus and Monica Audu, Christ Missionary Outreach, Nigeria Peter and Georgina Symons serving with SIM Bolivia Pastor Adam and Pete Olver serving with SIM Ethiopia Beth Vance and Monica Green serving with Christ for your City in Israel Peggy Ferris serving with Medical Missions Canada in Ecuador Thank to all of you for the cards and phone calls and especially your prayers in the recent passing of my brother Gordie. It truly is a warm family feeling. In Christ, Larry and Bev. CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR THE PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Tonight at the Cenotaph park in Flesherton from 7pm to 7:30pm. It will be hosted by area churches. All are welcome to come and say a prayer and stand in solidarity for brothers and sisters who are persecuted for their Christian beliefs. This will be a family friendly event. Candles will be provided. Anointing service for the sick on Sunday, November 16th @ 7pm. This is in accordance with James 5:14-16. We are calling this an “Anointing” Service because the anointing and faith is our part, healing is God's part, and the healing is not only for us but to make us witnesses of God's power. Pastor Adam and Pete Olver will be part of a team of 5 travelling with SIM to Ethiopia from November 4-13. Prayer partners are needed for this mission. Sign up today. If you would like to support this mission financially – please do so with the mission line of your envelopes and mark it “Ethiopia Mission”. Peggy Ferris – John Ferris’s sister-in-law will be travelling with Medical Missions Canada to Ecuador November 8-22 inclusive. The mission is to provide compassion and healthcare. Fellowship Lunch on November 23—remember this is an International Food lunch! Membership meeting will follow the lunch. Men's Bible Study on the book of John every Tuesday at 7pm at David McIntyre's, 5 Bonnie Brae Place in Flesherton. 519-924-2951. Our GSCC Leadership Retreat is coming November 14 & 15 at the Retreat Centre in Clarksburg. A summary of the decisions made at the October 22 meeting of the Council of Elders is posted in the Fellowship Hall. God is the source General Fund Weekly Budget: $4899.00 Received Last Week: $9396.00 >>Year to Date—Over (Under) Budget: $6899.00 Mission Fund Weekly Goal: $577.00 Received Last Week: $817.00 >>Year to Date—Over (Under) Goal: ($83.00)