Grace Bible Fellowship Church Sunday Worship
Grace Bible Fellowship Church Sunday Worship, MARCH 5, 2017 Welcome & Announcements Personal Preparation & Prelude Call to Worship: Psalm 145:14, 17, 18, 21 Invocation Hymn of Praise: #181 – We Come, O Christ to You Offering & Offertory Doxology Scripture Reading & Pastoral Prayer Acts 9:1-22 – Pastor Steve DelDuco Hymn #439 – Christ Shall Have Dominion Hymn #452 – Macedonia (Children in grades K-2 dismissed for Children’s Church)
Sermon: Acts 26:15-18 “Missions: Into the Darkness” Hymn of Preparation: #252 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Prayer of Confession Communion Service Benevolence Offering Hymn of Acceptance: See the Destined Day Arise Benediction
Missions Focus: Missions Emphasis Month Theme: Missions: Into the Darkness Missions Emphasis Book Club: Adult – John G. Paton: An Autobiography Ages 8-14 – John Paton: South Sea Island Rescue (Adult $14; Kids $8; Set $20 To purchase see Josh. Book Club meeting 7PM Friday, April 7 @ Parsonage) Today, March 5 8:45 a.m. – Prayer in the Library 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. – Corporate Worship Agape Meal Wednesday, March 8 5:00 p.m. Table of Grace (Please sign up) Pizza ($2.50 per person. Children 8 and under eat free)
5:30 p.m. - Missions & Service MLT Property & Maintenance Committee 6:30 p.m. – Grace Kids – K-2nd Grade – Kids’ Club – 3rd-6th Grade – Youth Group – Women’s Bible Study and Prayer – Men’s Bible Study and Prayer * Nursery care available Next Sunday, March 12 7:30 a.m. – Ladies Fellowship Breakfast @ Peachtree 8:45 a.m. – Prayer in the Library 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. – Corporate Worship Statistics for February 26 Worship: 238, S.S.: 128 Offering .......................................... $10,898.60 Average offering for February ............ $9,540.43 Budget amount needed weekly ........ $8,215.00
Dates to Remember March 15 – Worship MLT March 22 – Evangelism & Outreach MLT March 24, 25 & 27 – France Challenge Book Sale April 5 – Body Life MLT Book Sale Sign Up Sheets – The France Challenge Book Sale is fast approaching. Workers are needed. The signups are on the bulletin board in the narthex. Sign up for the times you would be available to help. Opportunity to Serve – Many of our small groups include families with young children. Please pray about providing help with childcare for a group. See Pastor Steve for more information. Men’s Retreat – All men ages 16 and up are invited to a retreat, Fri. March 31 – Sat., April 1 at Camp Hebron in Halifax, PA. Cost: $50. See sign-up sheet on bulletin board. The theme of the retreat is “Don’t Be a Fool.” Grace Softball – There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for the 2017 Grace Softball Team. See Pastor Steve or Chris McConnell if you have questions. Membership Class – Remaining meeting dates are: March 12 & 26. Each session lasts about one hour. Bring a lunch or a light snack. Lost and Found – Check items from the lost and found downstairs and claim your items. If they are not claimed they will be given away or tossed. Flowers – You can place flowers in the church for a special occasion (anniversary, birthday, memory of, etc.) any time. The cost is $35.00. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER Betty Lewis, Irene King, Evelyn Neidig, Lois Reed SERVING AT GRACE Today, Sunday, March 5 Sunday School – R. Maurer, L. Rayner Corporate Worship Infant Nursery – K. Carpenter, C. Bashore & M. Brice Toddler Nursery – G. Swartzentruber, E. Maurer & J. Brice Children’s Church – Missy Wolfe Greeters – Ginny Lathrop, Beth DelDuco, Dana Shettel Wednesday, March 8 Nursery – Joanne Rhine, Charity Judson Toddlers – Joan Sunday, Jill Sunday Next Sunday, March 12 Sunday School – A. Maurer, R. Miller Corporate Worship Infant Nursery – J. Good, N. Marshall, H & K Arnold Toddler Nursery –J. Flannery, T. Kurakin & A. Bashore Children’s Church –
Missy Wolfe
Greeters – Will & Marian Mountain & Nancy Marshall Nursery care is available during our worship service. The infant nursery is upstairs at the end of the hall. The toddler nursery (18 months to 3 years) is downstairs at the end of the hall. Children's church is available for kindergarten through grade 2. 4 years old can go to either Children’s Church or toddler nursery.
Sermon: Acts 26:15-18 “Missions: Into the Darkness” Hymn of Preparation: #252 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Prayer of Confession Communion Service Benevolence Offering Hymn of Acceptance: See the Destined Day Arise Benediction
Missions Focus: Missions Emphasis Month Theme: Missions: Into the Darkness Missions Emphasis Book Club: Adult – John G. Paton: An Autobiography Ages 8-14 – John Paton: South Sea Island Rescue (Adult $14; Kids $8; Set $20 To purchase see Josh. Book Club meeting 7PM Friday, April 7 @ Parsonage) Today, March 5 8:45 a.m. – Prayer in the Library 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. – Corporate Worship Agape Meal Wednesday, March 8 5:00 p.m. Table of Grace (Please sign up) Pizza ($2.50 per person. Children 8 and under eat free)
5:30 p.m. - Missions & Service MLT Property & Maintenance Committee 6:30 p.m. – Grace Kids – K-2nd Grade – Kids’ Club – 3rd-6th Grade – Youth Group – Women’s Bible Study and Prayer – Men’s Bible Study and Prayer * Nursery care available Next Sunday, March 12 7:30 a.m. – Ladies Fellowship Breakfast @ Peachtree 8:45 a.m. – Prayer in the Library 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. – Corporate Worship Statistics for February 26 Worship: 238, S.S.: 128 Offering .......................................... $10,898.60 Average offering for February ............ $9,540.43 Budget amount needed weekly ........ $8,215.00
Dates to Remember March 15 – Worship MLT March 22 – Evangelism & Outreach MLT March 24, 25 & 27 – France Challenge Book Sale April 5 – Body Life MLT Book Sale Sign Up Sheets – The France Challenge Book Sale is fast approaching. Workers are needed. The signups are on the bulletin board in the narthex. Sign up for the times you would be available to help. Opportunity to Serve – Many of our small groups include families with young children. Please pray about providing help with childcare for a group. See Pastor Steve for more information. Men’s Retreat – All men ages 16 and up are invited to a retreat, Fri. March 31 – Sat., April 1 at Camp Hebron in Halifax, PA. Cost: $50. See sign-up sheet on bulletin board. The theme of the retreat is “Don’t Be a Fool.” Grace Softball – There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for the 2017 Grace Softball Team. See Pastor Steve or Chris McConnell if you have questions. Membership Class – Remaining meeting dates are: March 12 & 26. Each session lasts about one hour. Bring a lunch or a light snack. Lost and Found – Check items from the lost and found downstairs and claim your items. If they are not claimed they will be given away or tossed. Flowers – You can place flowers in the church for a special occasion (anniversary, birthday, memory of, etc.) any time. The cost is $35.00. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER Betty Lewis, Irene King, Evelyn Neidig, Lois Reed SERVING AT GRACE Today, Sunday, March 5 Sunday School – R. Maurer, L. Rayner Corporate Worship Infant Nursery – K. Carpenter, C. Bashore & M. Brice Toddler Nursery – G. Swartzentruber, E. Maurer & J. Brice Children’s Church – Missy Wolfe Greeters – Ginny Lathrop, Beth DelDuco, Dana Shettel Wednesday, March 8 Nursery – Joanne Rhine, Charity Judson Toddlers – Joan Sunday, Jill Sunday Next Sunday, March 12 Sunday School – A. Maurer, R. Miller Corporate Worship Infant Nursery – J. Good, N. Marshall, H & K Arnold Toddler Nursery –J. Flannery, T. Kurakin & A. Bashore Children’s Church –
Missy Wolfe
Greeters – Will & Marian Mountain & Nancy Marshall Nursery care is available during our worship service. The infant nursery is upstairs at the end of the hall. The toddler nursery (18 months to 3 years) is downstairs at the end of the hall. Children's church is available for kindergarten through grade 2. 4 years old can go to either Children’s Church or toddler nursery.
