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Worship Celebration

August 3, 2008 - Communion


Prelude

"Come, Thou Fount, Come, Thou King"

Welcome

Minnesota Teen Challenge Choir

MN Teen Challenge Presentation

Offering

Children's Message

Communion
   Bread
   Cup

"By His Wounds"

Benediction

Postlude

 






Today's Schedule

Nursery & Preschool

Cuddlebugs: Infant-Age 1

Crawlers: Age 12-24 mo.

Toddler 2's: Age 2

9:30-10:30, Room 206

9:30-10:30, Room 205

9:30-10:30, Room 204

Hoppers: Age 3

Critters: Ages 4-5

9:30-10:30, Room 202

9:30-10:30, Room 203

 

This morning we have the MN Teen Challenge Choir in our service. They will be sharing stories and testimonies that may include sensitive topics. We are offering the Friends' Corner during the entire service for:

Kids in grades K-6:
Friends' Corner: Room 102

Please feel free to send your child(ren) at the start of the hour or send them down during the service.

Fellowship

Fellowship Time

10:30-11:00, Gym

No Friends Corner, K-5

During Summer

 

No Adult Bible Fellowships, Youth Church, Children's Church or Children's Bible Time
During the month of August

On Sunday, August 24 we meet for worship at 10:30 am Minnehaha Falls Park

 






Events this Week

August 3-9, 2008

Today
9:30 AM   Worship Service
   No Youth Church or ABF's
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time in the Gym
5:30 PM   F & P Board and Commission Meetings
7:30 PM   Council

Monday
9:00 PM   Men's Basketball

Tuesday
7:30 PM   Worship Team

Wednesday
6:45 PM   Prayer Meeting






Church at the Falls

Church at the Falls

 






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

August 10, 2008 - Baptism Sunday

9:30 AM   Worship Service Only
9:30 AM   Nursery & Preschool
   Infants-Age 1, Room #206
   Crawlers-12-24 months, Room #205
   Toddlers-Age 2, Room #204
   Hoppers-Age 3, Room 202
   Critters-Ages 4-5, Room #203
Baptisms & Church Picnic At Lake Nokomis

No Children's Church or Bible Time, Youth Church, or Adult Bible Fellowships during the month of August.

 






Staff

Pastoral
Joel Sutton
joel.sutton {at} firstfreechurch.org
Senior Pastor
Eric Twietmeyer
eric {at} firstfreechurch.org
Worship & Connecting Pastor
Mark Meyers
mark.meyers {at} firstfreechurch.org
Youth Pastor
Ministry
Beth Brown
beth.brown {at} firstfreechurch.org
Children's Ministry Director
Sam Song
song0110 {at} umn.edu
Director of International Ministries
Dee Huanca & Maureen Juarez
parishnurses {at} firstfreechurch.org
Parish Nurses

 






News & Notes

Welcome to the MN Teen Challenge Choir! They will be presenting their ministry to us this morning. MN Teen Challenge is one of the largest faith-based residential drug and alcohol programs in the state. We will be collecting a special offering for their ministry during the service. Please make your checks out directly to MN Teen Challenge.

Church Carpet Installation: Volunteers are needed after the 9:30 am service to move furniture from all the lower level rooms on the south part of the building into Room 103. The carpeting is being replaced the next two weekends (August 8 & 9 and 15 & 16). Please meet in Room 104 after the service.

F & P Board and Commissions will meet tonight at 5:30 pm. The Council will meet at 7:30 pm.

Lake Baptisms & Church Picnic
Next Sunday, August 10

  • Following Sunday worship, everyone is welcome to the baptisms at the west beach of Lake Nokomis and the church picnic following.
  • Families with last names beginning with A-P, bring a salad to share in a small cooler. Families with names R-Z, bring a dessert to share. Meat, beverage, and eating utensils are provided.
  • Everyone bring blankets or lawn chairs.

The August Quarterly Business Meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 11, at 7:00 pm.

Dental Mission Trip to Peru: Our church team is making final preparations to leave on August 14 for the dental mission trip to Peru. Please pray for this outreach. You can also support the trip by donating adult and child toothbrushes to be handed out at their clinics. There will be a collection box in the church foyer for this purpose. Muchas Gracias!

First Free Blood Drive: Please save the date of Wednesday, August 13, from 3:30-6:30 pm and plan to participate. Anyone 16 years old to over 100 is welcome to donate blood. Sign up by calling Christy Fleming at (651) 332-7167 or at the Welcome Desk on Sunday mornings.

Child Dedication: We will be having a Service of Child Dedication on Sunday, August 17, at 9:30 am. If you are interested in dedicating your child, call the church office.


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This document last modified on Wednesday, August 6, 2008  

A Thought From God's Word:
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