E-Newsletter
Friday, August 4, 2006
Greetings in the
Name of the Lord!
“Do not
let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my father’s
house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there
to prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you
also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” John
14:1-4
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Announcements
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Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
–We will celebrate the sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper Sunday, August 6, at 8:15 am and 11:00am.
Farewell Shamaine and
family!
A
fond farewell to our Pastoral Assistant! Shamaine’s last day is August 6 as she
preaches at the 8:15 & 11:00 services. A reception will be held at
9:30am to honor Shamaine, Stephen, Madeleine, Michal and Katherine
before they leave for
Their new
address:
Shamaine’s personal
email address: shamaine@alumni.trinity.edu.
Reduced
Worship Schedule
During the month of
August,
we will have a reduced
worship schedule:
Sunday Worship
Services
at 8:15 and
11:00am.
(No 9:30am Service in
August, regular schedule resumes in September)
During the 9:30am hour, we
encourage participation in the Adult & Children’s Sunday School
programs.
Sunday’s
Music — We welcome John Wood
and his grandsons, Jesse, Jeremy and John Spittle for our wonderful summer
music!
Youth
Group Rafting Trip — All youth
(rising 6th grade and up) are invited to go Whitewater Rafting on Monday, August
7. It will be Shamaine’s last outing with the group. Please contact
Sue Ellen Kinser at 703-392-3989 if you are
interested.
Senior
High Youth — Please contact
Chasity Spittle at 703-753-9421 or chasity@cuddlystuff.com. if you have
questions about upcoming youth events or if you would like to
volunteer.
SHOUTfest! At the PWC
Fair, Tuesday August 15th. Gates open at 1:30pm, Bands start at
2pm. Cost is $7 (includes fair admission & concert). We
will be meeting at the church at 1pm for carpooling. Please contact
Chasity Spittle if you would like to attend 703-753-9421 or
chasity@cuddlystuff.com
Jr.
High Youth — Please contact Sue
Ellen Kinser at 703-392-3989 with questions about events or helping
out.
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To
Our Dear Friends and Church Family
It is with heartfelt
thanks and a deep and profound sense of gratitude that we say thanks to an
awesome church family. We have been humbled time and again by your
prayers, concerns, words of encouragement, and visits during the prolonged
illness of our Pappy. The church has certainly provided the spiritual
support that has sustained us these many months. We have felt God’s love
at work in your caring hearts and this has helped us to grow in our faith.
Your each and every kindness was a beautiful reminder of God’s great love.
We are so very blessed. God bless each and every one of you for being so
kind. It meant more to us than you will ever know. Thank you again
and again.
In Christian Love, the
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Plant-A-Row
for the Hungry pick-up will be every Sunday
from 23 July until 1 October, The bin will be located in front of the
Church, look for the sign. The Mission Committee thanks you for your
support. of Plant-A-Row and SERVE.
Children’s
August
Worship Schedule—During the
month of August we will have a reduced Sunday Worship schedule with services at
8:15 and 11:00am. During the 9:30am hour, we encourage participation in the
Adult & Children’s Sunday School programs. The regular schedule will
resume in September with 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00
worship.
Audio
Ministry Team Forming - A
team is forming to record and duplicate GPC’s Sunday services and other special
events. Activities would include microphone set-up, recording and
duplication of the weekly services. No experience required – just a
willingness to serve on a rotational basis. Training will be
provided. If interested, please email Mark Beran at markinvideo@adelphia.net or call him
at 540-347-5359. Please respond by August 21st. Shortly after the
21st, an informational meeting will be held to discuss the
details.
Pedaling
for the Pearl– Please join us
as we pray for Colleen Recker, Charlie Peele’s granddaughter, as she embarks on
a 1,000 mile bike ride from
Mission
Food Collection—Next Sunday,
August 13 we are collecting for the Fauquier Family Shelter. As always,
all items will be accepted, but they are especially in need of the
following: canned pastas, hamburger/tuna helper, flour, peanut butter,
jelly, macaroni and cheese, pasta, potatoes (instant C regular), potted meat,
soup, spaghetti sauce, tuna fish and spaghetti
noodles.
Pictures
on the
Volunteer
Ministry Coordinator Position Created by Session!
- In response to
recent congregational input, there is a new part time staff position opening
(10 hrs/wk) and will serve as the ‘point person’ for helping members and
friends of the church find a place of active service within the many
ministries that depend upon volunteers.
- Responsibilities for
this position include maintaining and publicizing a current list of volunteer
opportunities, establishing a system of training volunteers, and connecting
volunteers with ministry opportunities.
- The session is
hoping this position can be filled from within the
- If you or someone
you know may have an interest in this position, please submit your resume to
the church office by AUGUST 15 and a member of Personnel Committee will be in
touch to schedule an interview.
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Eric Keller and Pam
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“But
our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord
Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his
control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious
body. Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown,
that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear
friends.” Philippians
3:20-4:1
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