Events

Bulletin Announcements - August 3, 2008

Please join the Bond County Right to Life and the Pregnancy Support Center during the Bond County Fair Parade on Tuesday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m. Show your support for life by walking behind the float. Meet at the track at 6:45 p.m.

Immediate Needs!Are you looking for a way to plug in and serve our church family?We need you!Here are a couple of opportunities that we need filled immediately:
" Second Grade Sunday School Teacher: man or woman needed to teach the second grade children during the 10:30 hour.Contact Christie Kessinger at 664-9582 or christiekessinger@hotmail.com.
" Welcome Center Hosts: Singles or couples needed to serve at the Welcome Center one Sunday a month.Contact Tina Watterson at 664-2584 or tina.watterson@greenvillefmc.org.
Immediate opening for a gentle spirit who loves to tell children about Jesus. Our one-year-old toddler class needs someone who wants to look into their sweet faces each Sunday morning during the first worship hour and declare God's love for them. Please contact Heather Summers at 406-8160 or mex1kor2@newwavecomm.net if the Lord is speaking to you about this delightful opportunity.
Attention Teens! Check out the updated teen corner in the church library for new books and DVDs.

Kids, there is still time to participate in the Children's Library Summer Reading Program. You can pick up a reading log on the table in the library or at the loft check-in and have until August 25 to complete the program. Already finished? Drop your log in the children's book return beside the videos in the library. Let's see how many books we can Read to Earn!
Library Alert! Dan Jensen recommends that you read an article by Joseph Bottum entitled, "The Death of Protestant America." There are three copies in the periodical section of the church library.

Make Disciples:You've listened as our pastors have presented Christ's mandate to "go and make disciples."You've nodded your head in agreement, maybe even "amened" a time or two, but you are in a quandary as to how you can follow this command.Look no further, the opportunity is here in the Invest in a Life program.Simply, become a mentor.You do not need a fancy degree, only a heart for Jesus and a desire to walk alongside someone else as they traverse their faith journey.If you would like more information regarding the mentoring program or would like to become a mentor, please contact Heather Summers either by phone, 406-8160, or by email, mex1kor2@newwavecomm.net.

Be a missionary here in Greenville. A Christian home is needed for one high school exchange student in the Greenville area for this coming school year. If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please call Winnie Schoen with Youth For Understanding at 588-7169.

For Teen Girls Only: Revolve Tour, in St Louis, October 17-18. If you are interested in joining us please contact Kathie Filby (664-2414 or kathie.filby@greenville.edu) as soon as possible. Also if any parents are willing to attend the event, please let us know.
Engagement: John & Rebecca Roberts gladly announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Elyse Roberts to Adam Gabriel McClain. Rachel and Adam plan to be married on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

New Address: Karl and Deb Somerville's new address is: 1019 N. Walnut, McPherson, KS67460.

Thanks to the church for the beautiful basket of flowers for our 70th Wedding Anniversary.
-Joe & Eileen Higgerson


This Week in Prayer:
Missions: Peru: Cell leader training will be completed this month. Groups are scheduled to begin in August. Pray for the start of these new initiatives, for the leaders to offer good insight and for J.R. Crouse's continued guidance in this program. A praise for the Crouse family is that daughters Marissa and Alena have received their residency cards. Now the entire Crouse family can legally reside in Peru.
Church Family: Mary Coates; Caryl Culumber's father; Betty Elam; Alene Gilmore; Wanda Gruen; Wade Merritt; Arlene Stephens; Kim Ward's father


Summer 2008 Prayer Opportunities

Morning Prayer at the Church (6:00 a.m. Monday-Friday and Sunday). Enter the sanctuary through the doors by the kitchen. Wednesday and Friday the focus is on the transformation of our community and the building process. Sunday mornings the focus is on the services for the day. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday there is no structure.

July - Multi-generational Prayer Gathering. Bring children ages 5 and up to join us as we gather for prayer. We will meet at 7 p.m. and have a time of prayer that will involve prayer that can span the ages. Let's all come. Testify of the importance of our church family lifting individual, community, national and world needs up to our Lord by gathering with us. The Lord has said that He uses our prayers to accomplish His purposes and to thwart the schemes of our enemy. We believe that and join in prayer.

Bond County Prayer Initiative meets in various churches on Thursdays from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. The monthly location is published in the calendar section of the bulletin. Join this growing group of committed people from many churches in the area to pray for the body of believers in Bond County.

Let's Finish Our Prayer Walking to Cover Bond County. We have done a great job of covering Greenville. Take a look at the map - take a new street or county road and pray for that area. Let's finish giving this gift of prayer. We are praying for all those in Bond County through the testimony of our presence and our calling out to the Lord that He would come and transform our county.