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Worship Celebration

May 25, 2008

Prelude

Welcome

"Praise The Lord! Ye Heavens, Adore Him"   (Hymnal #9, vv. 1-3)
"Your Great Name We Praise"

Prayer

Message    Pastor Eric Twietmeyer
Why Does Jesus Make Me so Nervous?
"Unnerving Notions About Wealth & Worry"
Matthew 6:19-34, pew Bible page 938
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"Enough"
"Let Your Kingdom Come"

Offering

"All the World"

Benediction

Postlude

Sunday Morning Schedule

Nursery (Infant-2 ½ Years)   9:30 -10:30 PM
*Cuddlebugs (Infant-Age 1) & *Crawlers (Ages 1-2 ½)
Preschool (2 ½-5 Years)   9:30 -10:30 PM
*Hoppers (Ages 2 ½ -3) & Critters (Ages 4-5)
Parents, please sign your child in. *Pagers available

* Children K-6 will stay in the service with their parents.
There are "Faith Tote Bags" & Children's Bulletins in the foyer
The regular schedule will resume next week.
 
~ No Creekside Church (K-6) ~
~ NO Friends' Corner for grades K-6 Today ~
 
Creekside Bible Time
~ NO Creekside Bible Time for grades K-6 Today ~

Clubs Have Ended For The Summer

Christian Service Brigade & Girls Rock! (grades 1-6)
 

No Adult Bible Fellowships Today

9:30 AM

Seniors (Room #105) ~ Ralph Roberts and Char Boyles
   Singles & Couples - 65+, Teacher: Keith Larson

Parents of Teenagers (Room #104) ~ Jim & Joyce Friesen
   Series: "Parenting Your Teenager"

Sojourners (Room #103) ~ Troy Holliday
   Singles, Couples & Families - Late 30's, 40's, Early 50's

11:00 AM

Metamorphosis (Room #109) ~ Wayne & Julie Danielson
   Post High School, College & Early Career

Seekers (Room #108) ~ Audrey Sollie, Bob Gu, and Dee Huanca
   Multi-culture Class

Life (Room #103) ~ Jon & Carrie Boyum
   20's, 30's, Early 40's, Teacher: Lowell Larson

Agape (Room #105) ~ David & Pam Kriesel-Koll
   50's & 60's, Teacher: Norm Andersen - 12 Seeds

Makarios (Room #104) ~ Jay & Heidi Pound
   Singles, Couples & Newlyweds in their 20's

Time of Prayer (Library) ~ Facilitator: Grace Elasky

Events this Week

May 25-31, 2008

Today
9:30 AM   Worship Service Only 
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time in the Gym
~ No Kids Bible Time, Friends Corner, Youth Church, Adult Bible Fellowships or Seekers Potluck ~

Monday - Office Closed for Memorial Day
12:00 Noon   Seekers' Picnic at Minnehaha Falls

Tuesday
7:30 PM   Worship Team

Wednesday
6:45 PM   Prayer Meeting

Friday
6:00-9:00 PM   SD Youth Mission Training
 

Register for VBC today!

Registration forms are at the Creekside Canteen.

Welcome Guests

We invite you to stop by the Welcome Center to receive a gift and information about our church. Guest parking is available in the parking lot across the street from the church.

Visit Our Church Website: www.firstfreechurch.org

Our Purpose Statement

First Evangelical Free Church exists to:

BRING people into a relationship with Jesus, CONNECT them to God's family, MATURE them in their faith, and EQUIP them for ministry so God's name will be EXALTED.

We Invite You Back Next Week

June 1, 2008 - Communion

9:30 AM   Worship Service-Pastor Joel Sutton
   Why does Jesus Make me so . . . Nervous?
    "Judge and Jury" ~ Matthew 7:1-6
9:30 AM   Children's Church (K-6)
9:30 AM   Youth Church (7-12^th grade)
9:30 AM   ABFs: Seniors, Parents of Teens, Sojourners
10:30 AM   Friends' Corner
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time
11:00 AM   Worship Service-Pastor Joel Sutton
11:00 AM   Children's Bible Time (K-6)
11:00 AM   ABFs: Seekers, Agape, Life, Metamorphosis, Makarios & Prayer Time
12:00 PM   Seekers' Potluck
12:15 PM   Small Group Leaders Thank You Luncheon
5:30 PM   Outreach Commission

Staff

News & Notes

The Peterson Family wishes to express our profound sense of gratitude to all in our church family during Lori's recent illness and surgery. The prayers, meals, cards and gifts were a great help and encouragement. Thank you!

Guild Salad Luncheon: Men and women are invited to the salad lunch on Tuesday, June 3. Each family should bring a salad to share and meet at Beckman's Party Room (9401 Lyndale Ave S). Bruce & Mary Damon will be speaking.

Graduation Open House: You are invited to a high school graduation open house for Jim Goodman on Sunday, June 8, from 2-6 pm at the Goodmans (17394 Isleton Ave, Lakeville).

Honoring Our Graduates: We are planning to honor our high school and college graduates on Sunday, June 8, and we want everyone from First Free who is graduating to be included. Please call or email Cindy Sawyer if you haven't already.

Register Your Kids for Power Lab Vacation Bible Camp! Sign up at the Creekside Canteen in the foyer. Register today and get Pop Rocks candy!

Volunteers Needed for Power Lab VBC: We need at least 100 volunteers to help lead kids, watch kids in the nursery, etc. It's so much fun . . . and easy! Sign up at the Creekside Canteen or contact Beth Brown.

Donations Needed for Power Lab VBC: Please check out the Donation Station in the gym and pick an item or two where you can donate. There are lots of things (mainly food items) needed to serve 150 children! Donations can be put outside Beth Brown's office (Room 201B).

City Life Center is a ministry which supports women who are in crisis pregnancies and which First Free helps support. There will be a basket in the foyer today through June 1 for collecting baby supplies to be used for this ministry. Please pick up a list of suggested items at the Welcome Center.

EFCA TouchGlobal is partnering with the Evangelical Free Church of Myanmar to help meet the serious needs of the cyclone survivors. We have established a Myanmar Relief Fund and are accepting donations. Please send your checks to: The Myanmar Disaster Relief Fund #21709-3989, 901 E 78^th St, Minneapolis, MN 55420 or see www.efca.org/apps/giving.

YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $ 59,455 Budget: $ 67,195
May 11, 2008 Outreach: $ 18,981 Budget: $ 17,960

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