Announcements for Sept. 29-Oct. 5

Life Groups - Our LIFE Group ministries have already started meeting. LIFE Groups are the small group ministry in our church. These groups are our way of living out Acts 2 as a church and for loving one another in all the ways Scripture describes. We are asking all people who would still like to be in a LIFE Group to fill out a card in the narthex. If you are not sure about our LIFE Groups or would like more information, you can grab a booklet in the narthex as well.

Special Sunday School - On October 19th, we will be sharing information and updating you about our current elder structure. Since this is a vital area of church ministry, we will also devote a time for questions and answers on Oct. 26. Please plan to join us for this informative and encouraging time.

Adult Sunday School - If you did not get the book, What Is A Healthy Church Member, please let the office know by filling out the tear-off portion of your bulletin.

Blood Drive - Would you like to be a part in helping save lives? Give blood tomorrow here at Grace from 2-6pm. If you have not scheduled an appointment online, you can still give. Also if you would like to donate items for the drive, please see the sign-up sheet in narthex.

Moms’ Group - Wednesday, 9:30am

SHAKE - Wednesday, 7-9pm

Women's Study -- Thursday, 9:30am & 7pm

Men’s Prayer Breakfast--Saturday, 7am

Voter Registration - If you have not registered to vote there are voter registration cards on the table in the narthex. Please go by and fill one out! Deadline is October 6th.

Youth Bonfire - October 18th, 5pm at Bill & Angie Sowers home. All teens are invited to enjoy a great time of fellowship, food & games.

Men’s Backpacking Trip- October 23-26th, Red River Gorge, KY There is a sign-up sheet in narthex. If you have any questions call Jon Knight @ 467-4963.

Coming this fall. The “Weekend to Remember” will be coming to Fort Wayne in October and Columbus in December. If you would like more information, there are brochures on the table in the narthex, or see Dan or Jeni Berger.

Announcements for Sept. 22-28-08

Life Groups- Our LIFE Group ministries have already started meeting. LIFE Groups are the small group ministry in our church. These groups are our way of living out Acts 2 as a church and for loving one another in all the ways Scripture describes. We are asking all people who would still like to be in a LIFE Group to fill out a card in the narthex. If you are not sure about our LIFE Groups or would like more information, you can grab a booklet in the narthex as well.

Sharing Grace Ministries - What a beautiful day Sept 13th turned out to be. The forecast had been calling for rain the whole week, but praise the Lord, our God is so much bigger than the weatherman. We prayed for God to give us a beautiful day so that the event wouldn’t be ruined, and did He ever bless us. We want to thank everyone that came out to support our benefit and to help us raise money for missionaries. The kids had a great time in the tractor pull, cornhole and the relays, winning trophies and gift bags full of prizes, plus when they weren’t playing games they were enjoying jumping in the bouncy house. The adults were enjoying themselves in the cornhole tournament and the trap shoot, taking home medals and winning door prizes. What a great time of fellowship we had that day, with it all ending with a Spaghetti dinner. We want to praise the Lord for helping us raise over $870 of support; without Him we would have nothing. Thank you again to all who came and supported us.

For His Glory,

Jeff and Tammy Dietrich
Sharing Grace Ministries

Elders’ Meeting - Monday, 7pm

SHAKE - Wednesday, 7-9pm

Women's Study-- Thursday, 9:30am & 7pm


Are You Wondering Who To Vote For? We’re not going to advise you, but if you have not registered, there are voter registration cards on the table in the narthex. Please go by and fill one out!

Children’s Church Registration-- You can assist us by pre-registering your child for Children’s Church. Please fill out the tear- off portion and place it in the offering plate.

SHAKE Parents Night-- All parents of teens are invited to observe what happens on a typical Wednesday night in our youth group.
Join us on Sept. 24th @ 7pm.

JOY Outing--If you are 55 and over, we would love for you to join us on Sept. 25th. We will be touring the Wicks Pie factory in Winchester, having lunch and then touring Silver Towne after lunch. We will meet at Shawnee Prairie Reserve at 8:45am to carpool. If you have any questions, please call Lois Jones, 548-6965.

Blood Drive - September 29th, 2-6pm (Grace)
You can register online @ www.Donortime.com or call Cheryl Wysong (547-0792). There will be homemade soup, cider & donut holes for all donors. Our goal is 40-60 units. There is a donation sign-up sheet on table in narthex. We would appreciate your help.

Coming this fall. The “Weekend to Remember” will be coming to Fort Wayne in October and Columbus in December. If you’d like more information, there are brochures on the table in the narthex, or see Dan or Jeni Berger.

Are Enemies of God Loved by God?

When we think through being Biblical as we speak to people, these kind of questions invariable come up.

Here's a great article to check out. (Though I can't vouch for the 68 comments...yikes!)

Not only is the answer solid, it's a great example of proper exegesis to come to a Biblical answer.

Announcements for September 15-21-08

SHAKE - Wednesday, 7-9pm

Women's Study-- Thursday, 9:30 am & 7pm

Are You Wondering Who To Vote For, we’re not going to tell you that but if you have not registered, there are voter registration cards on the table in the narthex. Please go by and fill one out!

Children’s Church Registration-- You can assist us by pre-registering your child for Children’s Church. Please fill out the tear off portion and place it in the offering plate.

SHAKE Parents Night-- All parents of teens are invited to observe what happens on a typical Wednesday night in our youth group.
Join us on Sept. 24th @ 7pm.

JOY Outing--If you are 55 and over, we would love for you to join us on Sept. 25th. We will be touring the Wicks Pie factory in Winchester, having lunch and then touring Silver Towne after lunch. We will meet at Shawnee Prairie Reserve at 8:45am to carpool. If you have any questions, please call Lois Jones, 548-6965.

Coming this fall. The “Weekend to Remember” will be coming to Fort Wayne in October and Columbus in December. If you’d like more information, there are brochures on the table in the narthex, or see Dan or Jeni Berger.

Our LIFE Group ministry is getting ready to start up. LIFE Groups are the small group ministry in our church. These groups are our way of living out Acts 2 as a church and for loving one another in all the ways Scripture describes. We are asking all people who would like to be in a LIFE Group (even if you plan to attend the same group as last year) to fill out a card in the narthex. If you are not sure about our LIFE Groups or would like more information, you can grab a booklet in the narthex as well.

If you were at our “vision night” this summer, we mentioned the possibility of a new discipleship resource. We are interested in offering a class this coming fall, provided there is enough interest from the Body. At this point, we are not committing to the accredited school program, but want to see how useful the classes are first. Would you take the class if it were offered? If so, will you contact Sonda (547-0065/ office@greenvillegrace.org) and let her know.

Blood Drive - September 29th, 2-6pm (Grace Grace)
You can register online @ www.Donortime.com or call Cheryl Wysong (547-0792). There will be homemade soup, cider & donut holes for all donors. Our goal is 40-60 units. Please give!

Announcements for September 8-14-08

Our LIFE Group ministry is getting ready to start up. LIFE Groups are the small group ministry in our church. These groups are our way of living out Acts 2 as a church and for loving one another in all the ways Scripture describes. We are asking all people who would like to be in a LIFE Group (even if you plan to attend the same group as last year) to fill out a card in the narthex. If you are not sure about our LIFE Groups or would like more information, you can grab a booklet in the narthex as well.

If you were at our “vision night” this summer, we mentioned the possibility of a new discipleship resource. We are interested in offering a class this coming fall, provided there is enough interest from the Body. At this point, we are not committing to the accredited school program, but want to see how useful the classes are first. Would you take the class if it were offered? If so, will you contact Sonda (547-0065/ office@greenvillegrace.org) and let her know.

Welcome to Grace--If you are fairly new to Greenville Grace and would like to learn more about our church, or want to consider becoming more committed to our church, our Welcome to Grace time is for you. We gather for three weeks (September 7,14 & 21) at 6pm. If interested, let Danny know this morning.

Elders Meeting - Tomorrow night at 7pm

Women's Study-- We will be starting this Thursday, September 11 at 9:30 (morning session) and 7pm (evening session).

Children’s Church Registration--You can assist us by pre-registering your child for Children’s Church. Please fill out the tear off portion and place it in the offering plate.

3rd Annual Sharing Grace Benefit
Great family outing that also supports missions! Sharing Grace (Jeff & Tammy Dietrich) is having their 3rd Annual Benefit this Saturday, September 13th starting at 11am. This is a fun filled day of activities (for children and adults) that helps raise funds for mission purposes. The event will be at 5693 Hogpath Rd. Door prize drawings throughout the day for everyone that is participating in the events. A Spaghetti Dinner will be served between 5:30 and 6:00. This year, the funds will go toward the St Clair family (Laredo Stepping Stone) and our own Megan Maurer (Campus Crusade). For details or to purchase your entry or Meal tickets, please contact Jeff or Tammy (548.6811). You won’t want to miss it!

SHAKE Parents Night-- All parents of teens are invited to observe what happens on a typical Wednesday night in our youth group. Join us on Sept. 24th @ 7pm.

JOY Outing--If you are 55 and over, we would love for you to join us on Sept. 25th. We will be touring the Wicks Pie factory in Winchester, having lunch and then touring Silver Towne after lunch. We will meet at Shawnee Prairie Reserve at 8:45am to carpool. If you have any questions, please call Lois Jones, 548-6965.

Coming this fall. The “Weekend to Remember” will be coming to Fort Wayne in October and Columbus in December. If you’d like more information, there are brochures on the table in the narthex, or see Dan or Jeni Berger.

Dominican Republic Medical Summary for 2008

Full-Time Missionaries: Bob and Anna Nilsen

Bob is coordinator of medical ministries, team director, clinic administrator, ministry development. Anna coordinates the pharmacy services at the clinic.

Tim and Evelyn Wolfe: Tim is over 'International Acquisitions', administrates food programs and storage at the Monte Cristi storage facility. Evelyn is assisting me and working in the pharmacy. Both are assisting with translating for the medical teams.

Part-Time Missionaries: Dr. Tolentino. Medical advisor for the medical ministries. He has secured the certification of the clinic with the governing authorities and is a vital part of administrating the clinic.

Facilities: The Mike Fourman Medical/Dental clinic located alongside the Score complex. This clinic is open two days a week to the public. The clinic is finishing its first year of service to the local area. Medical clinic in the village of Monte Cristi. This is owned by the local Baptist church, but we have been given use of it. We are currently using it for storage and to bring teams in 3 or 4 times a year. When medical missionary staffing increases we will open the clinic during the week on a regular basis.

Storage facility. This is located in the village of Monte Cristi and is owned by the local Baptist church, although we have exclusive use of it. This is used for the storage of food and medical supplies, as well as other Score supplies, in order to improve the quality of nutrition and medical care in the DR, as well as to open doors for the gospel.

Teams for 2008: (Numbers are approximate)
Medical/Dental Teams - 16
Surgical Teams - 2
Church/School Teams - 9
University Teams - 2
Villages Treated -61
Total number of team members involved in the medical ministry - 487
Number of patients treated - 9,072
Gospel movies shown - 3
Total professions of faith during village clinics - 2,602
Teaching and preaching in local churches and various classes with nationals
46 opportunities or 126 hours

The Mike Fourman Clinic (next to the Ministry Center)
Base of operations for the medical teams
Total patients seen at clinic - 3,120
Total prescriptions provided by the clinic - 12,480
Total missionaries, team members, and employees treated out of the clinic thru
(July 14) - 345

Food Program
Based out of Monte Cristi
Utilizes our storage facility
Administrated by Tim Wolfe
Distributed thru local pastors and churches every 2 weeks
The Gospel is preached when the food is delivered
Total villages involved - 7
Total families involved - 524
Total persons involved - 1,965
Total meals involved - 216,000
Duration of program 3-4 months. Start date 07/19/08

Future Development Plans
Village nurse program
Increase staffing at the Mike Fourman medical/dental clinic
Staff the clinic in Monte Cristi
Full service hospital
Well drilling program to provide potable water for villages

Needs:
Full-time US RN'S
Full-time US physician
15 passenger diesal van
Enclosed trailer
Pharmacist

Announcements for Sept. 1-7-08

Fall Schedule - Service times starting September 7th
1st Service: 8:30 am Nursery for infant - 3 years
Sunday School: 10 am for all ages
2nd Service: 11 am Nursery and Children’s Church
(4 yrs. - 4th grade)
Children’s Church will begin September 14th

Our LIFE Group ministry is getting ready to start up. LIFE Groups are the small group ministry in our church. These groups are our way of living out Acts 2 as a church and for loving one another in all the ways Scripture describes. We are asking all people who would like to be in a LIFE Group (even if you plan to attend the same group as last year) to fill out a card in the narthex. If you are not sure about our LIFE Groups or would like more information, you can grab a booklet in the narthex as well.

If you were at our “vision night” this summer, we mentioned the possibility of a new discipleship resource. We are interested in offering a class this coming fall, provided there is enough interest from the Body. At this point, we are not committing to the accredited school program, but want to see how useful the classes are first. Would you take the class if it were offered? If so, will you contact Sonda (547-0065/ office@greenvillegrace.org) and let her know.

SHAKE Upcoming Events
District Kickball Tournament - Sept. 6 @ 1pm
Brookville Grace Brethren Church
Parents Night - Sept. 24 @ 7pm

Men’s Prayer Breakfast - Saturday, September 6th, 7am

Women's Study--If you have signed up for the women's AM or PM
Bible study, they will start on Thursday September 11 at 9:30 & 7pm.

Grace Moms Group--If you are a Mom with children ages 0-6 or you are expecting, Grace Moms is for you. We meet the first Wednesday of each month from 9:30-11:30. For a list of the year’s dates and topics, pick up sheet on the table in Narthex

Welcome to Grace--If you are fairly new to Greenville Grace and would like to learn more about our church, or want to consider becoming more committed to our church, our Welcome to Grace time is for you. We gather for three weeks (September 7,14 & 21) at 6pm. If interested, fill out the tear off portion of your bulletin and place in the offering plate or turn into the office.

Children’s Church Registration--You can assist us by pre-registering your child for Children’s Church. The registration is on the tear off portion of the bulletin. Please fill this out and place it in the offering plate. Children’s Church will begin September 14th.

Question and Answer Sunday School--We’ll kick off our Sunday School for adults next Sunday with a Question and Answer session. Simply write your question on the tear off portion of the bulletin and place it in the offering or turn into the office.

Pictorial Directory--September 3-6 Lifetouch Studios will be photographing our church family for our upcoming directory. We would love for everyone who considers Greenville Grace home to schedule an appointment (plus you get a free 8x10 and directory). You can schedule your appointment on line by following the link from our website (greenvillegrace.org). Someone is even in the narthex to help you schedule your appointment today! If you have been scheduled, you will be receiving a reminder card with the time to arrive.

AWANA begins on September 3, 2008 at Bible Fellowship Church (937.547.1952). It meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:45—8:15 and is for ages 3 (by Sept. 1) through 12th grade.

This year we are offering the opportunity to serve Christ as a worker in BFC’s AWANA program. If you are interested in helping out this Fall please see Pastor Danny Wright as soon as possible for more information.

All volunteers will go through BFC’s Safe and Secure screening.

3rd Annual Sharing Grace Benefit
Great family outing that also supports missions! Wouldn’t it be great if your entire family could hang out with others while helping further the gospel? Sharing Grace (Jeff & Tammy Dietrich) is having their 3rd Annual Sharing Grace Benefit September 13th. This is a fun filled day of activites (for children and adults) that helps raise funds for mission purposes. The event will be at 5693 Hogpath Rd. Door prize drawings throughout the day for everyone that is participating in the events. A Spaghetti Dinner will be served between 5:30 and 6:00. This year, the funds will go toward the St Clair family (Laredo Stepping Stone) and our own Megan Maurer (Campus Crusade). For details or to purchase your entry or Meal tickets, please contact Jeff or Tammy (548.6811). You won’t want to miss it!

Coming this fall. The “Weekend to Remember” will be coming to Fort Wayne in October and Columbus in December. If you’d like more information, there are brochures on the table in the narthex, or see Dan or Jeni Berger.