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Hello Attridge Family:
I really enjoy warm weather. As spring arrives there is a sense of anticipation of warmth and growth. However, it often feels like one step forward and two steps back. Our frustration with it speaks to what we value. If we value warm weather and it doesn’t come when we want it to, we move to complaining very quickly. What we value shapes our lives and our decisions. Ask yourself, what do I value? How do you know?
This Sunday, we begin a new series. In this introduction, we are going to explore what we value and suggest that our FIRST value is placed in God. From here, over the next weeks, we will be examining the character of God through the names given to Him. I look forward to seeing you either in person or online.
Together for Jesus,
Pastor Reg
Transitional Lead Pastor
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Sharing God's Story!
If you know Jesus, you have a story to tell! If you want to learn how to have natural gospel conversations and be introduced to some unique reproducible evangelism tools to utilize in your daily life, we invite you to come to an exciting training event here at FGCC. We've invited Sean Cruickshank with E3 to lead us in a personalized session whose aim is to "Equip God's people to evangelize His world and establish healthy reproducing churches around the world.” Join us next Wednesday, April 26 from 6-9pm. Register here.
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Worship and Prayer!
Join us April 30th @ 6:30PM for a night of worship and prayer for our city and province to come together in faith, unity and Gospel hope.
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Lead Pastor Job Posting
The Forest Grove Community Church Lead Pastor job posting is now live on our website and other employment pages. Please click here to view the job posting.
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Pastor of Worship and Community
We are pleased to inform you that Matthew Blackaby will be candidating for the position of Pastor of Worship and Community from May 5-7. He will be leading us in worship on Sunday morning.
We will have a brief congregations meeting at 12:30 in the gym on May 7th to discuss and vote on Matt Blackaby.
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Financial Administrator
We have hired Karen Verdouw as our new Financial Administrator. She started this week and we are excited to have her as a member of our team.
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Part time Custodian
We have also hired Aiden Richards as our new part time custodian. He also started this week and we are happy to welcome him to our team.
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Weekely Electives
Sundays // 10:00 -10:45am.
"Just Pray" (Rob & Mardell Neufeld) Rm 206
"Mennonite Brethren Confession of Faith” (Pastor Kevin Wiens) Family Ministries Room -129
"Family Experience" (Lounge)
"Youth Elective" (Kendrew Friesen) Living Room -203
Please click here for more details on each elective.
Sexuality Elective
Join us for a four-week series on sexuality, Thursday evenings starting tonight, April 20 at 7:00pm. We plan to have table discussions with desserts, and videos from “Grace & Truth.” Our hope is that we will become more comfortable discussing the topic of sexuality, understand our Mennonite Brethren perspective, and be better trained to live out the gospel. What do we plan to cover? Check it out here.
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Summer Bible Reading Plan
Sign up for the GroveWomen Summer 2023 Bible Reading Plan on Church Center so you can receive encouraging emails and reminders of the summer events. The Reading Plan, starting May 1, is on Church Center registration or at the Welcome Centre.
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Parenting Workshop
Join us on May 25 from 7:00 - 9:00pm for an evening class highlighting the tenents of Positive Discipline. You will learn the difference between discipline and punishment and how they impact the parent child relationship and the development of your child's life blueprint. You will be introduced to resources that will help you on your parenting journey. The goal is to have you leave the evening feeling empowered as a parent. Please register on Church Center so we can plan for you.
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Preschool Fun Camp
Join us May 29 - June 2 for “Ready, Set Move” Preschool Fun Camp where your preschoolers will learn to follow Jesus here, there, and everywhere. Registration is open on Church Center.
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Athletes In Action Multi-Sport Camp
We are excited to be partnering with Athletes in Action for a Multi-Sport Camp this summer. This camp is for Ages 6-12 and runs each day from 9am - 3pm August 21-25. Each participant will receive a T-Shirt and the gospel is shared through the lens of sport. Registration is open for our Athletes in Action Multi-Sport Camp on the AIA Website. Click here to register.
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Communion Servers Needed
We are looking for people to serve on a team to prepare the communion elements or to clean up after communion. If you would like to serve on one of these teams please contact Grace.
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Women's Panama Missions Trip
Pray that God will use the team in amazing ways for His glory. They return home on April 24th.
The team is Ange Richards, Luanne Wiens, JoAnne Epp, Ali Epp, Donna Fortnum, Bernice Foth, Janice Block, Eliana Zuluaga (and Liam), Brooklyn Mayerle, and Rhonda Jantzen.
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Honouring Chandra
Our Youth and Young Adults Pastor, Chandra Styles, resignation is effective June 2, 2023. As she completes her role please join us in honouring her through a night of worship and celebration for all God has done and all that He will continue to do. We will gather for worship, prayer and celebration on May 18th from 6:30-8:30pm.
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Reg's Availability
For those of you that would like to contact Reg through out the week his April schedule is:
- Winnipeg Thursday Apr 20 - Saturday Apr 22 (CCMBC meetings)
- Saskatoon Sunday Apr 23 - Sunday Apr 30
- Chilliwack Monday May 1 - Thursday May 4
- Saskatoon Friday May 5 - Sunday May 14
- Chilliwack and Vacation Monday May 15 - Thursday May 25
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- Praise God that he is providing workers both in our ministries and for our staff team.
- Pray for discernment as we begin our search for our next Lead Pastor – pray for the search team – Bree Petkau, Pam Matiko, Erica Fraser, Stephanie Reidiger, Don Bergstrom, Doug Siemens and Pastor Reg.
- Pray for our Panama team as they wind up their time and travel home – ask God to provide them divine appointments and interactions.
- From SKMB Conference: Director Of Ministry. Pray for Phil Gunther as he continues to visit our M.B. churches in Saskatchewan inspiring, supporting and resourcing them in the mission of making disciples. Soon he will be on sabbatical (May 15th), pray for impactful ministry days leading up to that time. Pray also for Janine as she supports Phil in his work.
- From ICOMB (International Community of Mennonite Brethren) Missional Leadership Training- We thank God for the work that MLT has accomplished in Malawi and Congo over this year. As they embark on the second module, which has just begun in the area on April 15th, we ask for His guidance and wisdom to be with them. Pray for the team's safety and well-being as they continue to serve and make a difference in the communities where they work. Pray that His love, grace, and mercy will be with them, and may they continue to be a shining light in these regions.
If you would like a prayer request or announcement of celebration please email Grace for details.
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