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January 27, 2008
Last Day for First Free Facebook! We will be taking pictures in the gym between services and in the foyer at 12 noon for the picture directory. Please stop by with your family to have your picture included or your old picture re-taken. Seekers Class will celebrate Chinese New Year on February 3 at Noon in the gym. The celebration will include a potluck. The cost is $3 if you cannot bring food. Please RSVP to Audrey Sollie at (952) 818-8012 or asollie {at} avvidtech.net or Hong Gu at (651) 206-1339 or guhong {at} hotmail.com especially if you don't attend Seekers or the weekly potluck. All women are welcome to Women's Guild on Tuesday, February 5 at 1:00 PM. Our speaker will be Julie Morgenstern. She works with missionaries training them to go into the field. OUTREACH WEEKEND: We kick off the weekend with a dessert reception for Lareau & Evie Lindquist (Barnabas Intl.) on Friday, February 8, 7:00 PM at the Symington's home. On Sunday, February 10, Lareau Lindquist will preach at both services. David & Patsy Alfors (EFCA ReachGlobal) will speak to combined 9:30 and 11:00 AM Adult Bible Fellowships. The next Quarterly Business Meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 11, at 7:00 PM. The following people have been nominated for Council: Church Chair: Alan Peterson; Council Secretary: Jeff Olson; Council: Ardese Barrett (re-elect); John Symington (re-elect); Apryl Hulstrand (re-elect); Johanna Holliday and Joel Burns. Women's Neighborhood Bible Study is looking for child care workers on Wednesday mornings from 9:15-11:00 AM. Call Gail (612) 823-3114 or Carolyn (612) 724-7193 for info. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet the first and third Friday of each month. We need people to help with the children's programs. Call Marilyn (612) 724-9311 for info.
YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $426,586 Budget:
$428,953 Terrace On Chicago Annual Youth Summer Missions Fundraiser Dinner Saturday, March 1st, 2008 Two Seatings: 5:30 & 7:30 pm Reserve your seat at church during February January 20, 2008
First Free Facebook: The next several weeks we will be taking pictures in the gym between services and in the foyer at 12 noon for the plainclothes picture directory. Please stop by with your family if you would like your picture included or your old picture re-taken. Senior Singles: Our next lunch is scheduled for Sunday, January 27, 12:45 PM, at Steak 'n Ale. 101 Class: Exploring Church Membership: If you would like to find out more about becoming a member of First Free our next class will be held on Sunday, January 27, from 4-8 PM. Dinner will be provided. Mark your Welcome Card or call the church office if you would like to attend. Seekers Class will celebrate Chinese New Year on February 3 at Noon in the gym. The celebration will include a potluck. The cost is $3 if you cannot bring food. Please RSVP to Audrey Sollie at (952) 818-8012 or asollie {at} avvidtech.net or Hong Gu at (651) 206-1339 or guhong {at} hotmail.com especially if you don't attend Seekers or the weekly potluck. The next Quarterly Business Meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 11, at 7:00 PM. The following people have been nominated for Council: Church Chair: Alan Peterson; Council Secretary: Jeff Olson; Council: Ardese Barrett (re-elect); John Symington (re-elect); Apryl Hulstrand (re-elect); Johanna Holliday and Joel Burns. Women's Neighborhood Bible Study is looking for child care workers on Wednesday mornings from 9:15 to 11:00 AM. If you can substitute once in a while or help out every week, we have a ministry opportunity for you! Contact Gail Marchand at (612) 823-3114 or Carolyn Berg at (612) 724-7193 for details. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets the first and third Friday of each month. This program offers child care and is growing! We need people who love children to help with the children's programs. Whether you can serve one time or every week, your contribution to this outreach will be appreciated. Contact Marilyn Fisher at (612) 724-9311.
YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $421,516 Budget:
$418,740 January 13, 2008
Best wishes to Enrique & Becky Fernandez with EFCA LATN who will be commissioned this morning as they prepare to move to Costa Rica on January 23rd to continue this work. Congratulations to Dan & Theresa Hebert, who are the proud parents of Jonas Henry Hebert born on Friday, January 4th. He weighed in at 8 lbs. and was 20 ½ inches long. We want to thank our church family for your generous Christmas gifts to us on staff. We love serving you and look forward to what God will be doing in 2008. ~ First Free Staff Junior Church will be taking their annual field trip to the Science Museum on Saturday, January 19. They will leave the church parking lot at 9:00 AM. The cost is $15-20 per child. Please call Ross Olson (612) 824-7691 to confirm attendance. A Vocal Workshop is planned at First Free on Saturday, January 19, 1-3 pm, in Room #105. There is no charge. To register call Kris at (612) 827-6267 by January 14. Senior Singles: Our next lunch is scheduled for Sunday, January 27, 12:45 PM, at Steak 'n Ale. 101 Class-Exploring Church Membership: If you would like to find out more about becoming a member of First Free our next class will be held on Sunday, January 27, from 4-8 PM. Dinner will be provided. Mark your Welcome Card or call the church office if you would like to attend. First Free Facebook: The next three weeks we will be taking pictures in the gym between services and in the foyer at 12 noon for the plainclothes picture directory. Please stop by with your family if you would like your picture included.
YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $421,516 Budget:
$418,740 Fresh Encounter for the Whole Family
Sunday, January 20, at 6 pm Bring your family & pray with the church family Childcare provided for ONLY Nursery to Preschool Ages January 6, 2008
Looking to be part of a small group? You can sign up today! See the insert in your bulletin for details on the open small groups available and to register. Drop off your registration forms at the Welcome Center or church office. Welcome Force Lunch: If you are a part of our Welcome Force, you are invited to a luncheon meeting on Sunday, January 13 at 12:15 PM. Vocal Workshop: Whether you are a seasoned vocalist, or just love to sing, you can benefit from the Vocal Workshop at First Free on Saturday, January 19, 1-3 pm, in Room #105. There is no charge. Please register by calling Kris at (612) 827-6267 or email: mklarson67 {at} comcast.net by January 14. Fresh Encounter: Let's start our new year by seeking God in prayer as a congregation. Our next Fresh Encounter will be held on Sunday, January 20, at 6:00 PM in Room #105. 101 Class-Exploring Church Membership: If you would like to find out more about becoming a member of First Free our next class will be held on Sunday, January 27, from 4-8 PM. Dinner will be provided. Mark your Welcome Card or call the church office if you would like to attend. Conquerors Support Groups: For those experiencing the painful effects from a past abortion, Conquerors invites you to our support groups that offer hope and healing. There are confidential, separate groups for men and women. For more information on Conquerors groups being formed in February, please call (612) 866-7643 ext. 163.
YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $385,237 Budget:
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A Thought From God's Word: I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
[Philippians 3:10-14]
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