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WORSHIP CELEBRATION
November 24, 2002 - Celebration
Sunday!
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Proclaiming Him through Song
"Everyone Arise"
"Only a God Like You"
Scripture Reading
"We Are God's People"
"Christ is Come" Choir
Prayer
Offering
Offertory
Message Pastor Joel Sutton
"Why Do We Celebrate?"
Sermon outline
Video - "What is God
Doing?"
"I Will Never Be"
(Children, K - grade 6, dismissed for
Program Practice.)
Video - "Testimonies"
Message Pastor Joel Sutton
"What is God going to do?"
"I Surrender All" (Hymn #366, v. 1-4)
"How Could I But Love You"
"To God Be the Glory" (Hymn #66, v. 1-3)
Postlude
* If you desire prayer, there will be members
from the prayer team up front following the service. *
A
t Bible Fellowships
Join us in the gym
following the service
for a
Catered Dinner
(No reservations are necessary.)
Enjoy the Stories
Celebrate God's Work
Rejoice in Changed Lives
The Characters of Christmas
December 1
John the Baptist Luke 3:1-18
December 8
Mary Luke
1:26-38
December 15
Joseph Matthew 1:18-25
December 22
Magi Matthew
2:1-12
December 24 The
Shepherds Luke 2:8-20
December 29
Anna Luke
3:36-38
EVENTS THIS WEEK -
November 24 -30, 2002
TODAY
10:30-11:30 AM Children's Practice
(k-6th grade)
11:30 AM Catered Dinner in the gym
6:00 PM Gospel Sing - Foundation Quartet
MONDAY
7:30 PM Women's Study
(Darla Melander's Home)
TUESDAY
6:45 PM Choir Practice
8:15 PM Worship Ensemble
Harvest of Praise!
Service
& Pie Social
Wednesday, November 27th
7:00 PM
Join us for an evening of praise and thanksgiving!
Come prepared to share how God has blessed your life this past year.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise! (Psalm 100:4)
Families of 4 or more, bring a pie to
share.
Welcome Guests! You are invited to join us for a
celebration dinner in the gym following the worship service. Please fill out the Welcome Card, so that we can send you a
letter and give you a phone call. Your name will not be put on a
mailing list. If you have any questions, call us at
612-827-4705.
WE INVITE YOU BACK NEXT SUNDAY
December 1st, 2002 (Communion)
9:30 -11:00 AM Pastor Joel Sutton
John the Baptist
"How Prepared Are You?"
Luke 3:1-18
6:00 PM Commissions
7:00 PM Finance & Property Meeting
Staff
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Joel Sutton (joel.sutton {at} firstfreechurch.org)
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Senior Pastor
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Eric Twietmeyer (eric {at} firstfreechurch.org)
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Worship/Student Ministry
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Bob Chapman (bobandlois {at} EFCM.net)
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Visitation Pastor
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Russ Anteronen (russ-mail2 {at} juno.com)
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Liaison to the Community
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Barb Olson
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Organist
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Debbie Smith (deborah.smith {at} interalia.com)
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Pianist
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Scott Beckett
(scizot_indahouse {at} hotmail.com) & Dan Larson
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Janitors
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Cindy Sawyer (cindy.sawyer {at} firstfreechurch.org)
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Office Administrator
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Donna Larson (donna.larson {at} firstfreechurch.org)
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Office Assistant
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- NEWS & NOTES -
There will be no
Children's Church this morning for grades K - 6. Instead,
children will be dismissed from the service around 10:30 this morning to
practice for the Children's Christmas program.
We warmly welcome our new church members: Betty Renstrom and John
& Jenny Merry. You will have a chance to greet them during the
dinner following the service.
All Night Youth Lock In, Friday, November 29th, at
Central Free Church of Minneapolis. Enjoy games, fun, and food with
youth from Central, Salem, and First Free! Drop off time is 6:30 PM
and pick up time is 8:30 AM. The cost is $5. If you are interested,
call Vanessa & Scott Beckett at (612) 721-6885.
Let the Joy Begin, Saturday, December 7, 5:00 PM, at Jon
& Carrie Boyum's house (7432 Chicago Avenue South). It's a
potluck so bring a dish to share. Also, please bring a white elephant
gift per person attending the party. RSVP to Vanessa Beckett at (612)
721-6885 or email scizot_indahouse {at} hotmail.com.
Sojourner's Class Christmas Social will be held on
Saturday, December 7th. Meet at church at 10:00 AM. We will
take the van to Goldenman's Christmas Tree Farm in Zimmerman. More
information will be available in class this morning. If you have
questions, call Lori Peterson at (612) 722-9793.
The Agape Christmas Banquet will be held at the Timber
Lodge Steakhouse (see Agape Loveletter for map), Sunday,
December 8 at 6:00 PM. Greg Anderson, a blind singer and keyboard
artist, will perform many Christmas selections.
Jim Forstrom will be at the church on December 1st. He will
have a new book available for sale during our fellowship time called
A Living Legacy - A Pictorial History of the EFCA. The cost is
$20 (including tax).
Pastor Joel, Becky, Hope and Jacob have moved to their new home
in South Minneapolis! We warmly welcome them to the neighborhood.
Their new address is: 4817 10th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
55417. Phone: (612) 822-0767.
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