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Worship Celebration

October 5, 2008

Prelude

"O For a Thousand Tongues"   (Hymnal #76, vv. 1-5)
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"

Welcome

Offering

"How Good and Pleasant It Is"

(Children dismissed 2nd Service)

Message    Pastor Joel Sutton
"Connecting With the Family"
Philippians 2:1-4
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Communion

Bread
  
"Here is Love"
Cup
  
"Once Again"

Postlude

 






Creekside Friends

Sunday Morning Schedule

Nursery (Infant-2 Years)   9:30 -12:00 PM
Cuddlebugs (Infant-Age 1) & Creepers (Ages 1-2)
2's Treehouse (2 Years) Climbers   9:30 -12:00 PM
Preschool (3-5 Years)   9:30 -12:00 PM
Hoppers (Age 3) & Critters (Ages 4-5)
Parents, please sign your child in.

Creekside Bible Time
Children's Bible Time (K-6)
   9:30-10:30 AM
* Creekside Kids (K-2) meet in Creekside Rooms #102A-D
* Creekside Kids (3-4) meet in Room #101A-B
* Creekside Explorers (5-6) meet in Rooms #301 - 302
K-2 Friends' Corner: Room #102   10:30-10:55 AM
3-6 Friends' Corner: Room #101   10:30-10:55 AM

Creekside Children's Church
*
Children, K-6, will be dismissed from service. Meet in foyer.
Children's Church (K-6)   11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Grades K-1 - Room 102
Grades 2-3 - Room 101
Grades 4-6 - Room 302
 

Creekside Clubs 6:30pm Wednesday

Christian Service Brigade & Girls Rock! (grades 1-6)
 

 






Adult Bible Fellowships

9:30 AM
Life
(Room #103) ~ Jon & Carrie Boyum
   Singles, Couples & Families - 30s & Early 40s
Parents of Teenagers (Room #104) ~ Jim & Joyce Friesen
Sojourners (Room #105) ~ Troy Holliday
   Singles, Couples & Families - Late 30s, 40s, Early 50s

11:00 AM
Metamorphosis
(Room #109) ~ Wayne & Julie Danielson
   Post High School, College & Early Career
Seekers (Room #108) ~ Audrey Sollie, Bob Gu, and Dee Huanca
   Multi-culture Class
Seniors (Room #105) ~ Ralph Roberts and Char Boyles
   Singles & Couples - 65+
Agape (Room #103) ~ David & Pam Kriesel-Koll
   Singles & Couples - 50s & 60s
Makarios (Room #104) ~ Jay & Heidi Pound
   Singles, Couples & Newlyweds in their 20s
Prayer Group (Library) ~ Facilitator: Grace Elasky

 






Events this Week

October 5-11, 2008

40 Days of Community: Week 3

Today
9:30 AM   Worship Service
9:30 AM   Youth Church   Room 108
9:30 AM   ABFs: Life, Parents of Teens, Sojourners
9:30 AM   Children's Bible Time (K-6)
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time in the Gym
11:00 AM   Worship Service
11:00 AM   K-6 Children's Church (Kids dismissed from service)
11:00 AM   ABFs: Seekers, Agape, Seniors, Metamorphosis, Makarios & Prayer Group
12:00 PM   Seekers' Potluck
12:30 PM   Youth Leaders Meeting
5:30 PM   Commissions
7:30 PM   Council

Monday
9:00 PM   Men's Basketball

Tuesday
1:00 PM   Women's Guild
6:45 PM   Choir
8:00 PM   Worship Team

Wednesday
9:30 AM   Women's Neighborhood Bible Study
6:30 PM   Clubs
6:30 PM   Youth Group
6:45 PM   Prayer Meeting
    (Childcare Provided)







40 Days of Community - People Serving People

Ministry Fair

Sundays October 19 and 26

10:30 - 11:00 AM in the Gym

Coming up we will be holding our church-wide Ministry Fair. Learn about what it takes to be part of a ministry. Challenge yourself to find one new area where you can serve our church. It is a way to GROW, to GIVE BACK, to GLORIFY GOD!

 






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

October 12, 2008

9:30 AM   Worship Service-Pastor Joel Sutton
   "Maturing Together"
9:30 AM   Children's Bible Time (K-6)
9:30 AM   Youth Church (7-12th grade)
9:30 AM   ABFs: Life, Parents of Teens, Sojourners
10:30 AM   Friends' Corner
10:30 AM   Fellowship Time
11:00 AM   Worship Service-Pastor Joel Sutton
11:00 AM   K-6 Children's Church (Kids dismissed from service)
11:00 AM   ABFs: Seekers, Agape, Seniors, Metamorphosis, Makarios & Prayer Group
12:00 PM   Seekers' Potluck
4:00 PM   101 Class
 

 






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

We have hired a new Office Administrator! Her name is Olivia Lueth, and she will start in the office on Monday, October 13th. So please, feel free to introduce yourself and say "hello". We are excited to have her join our team!

Thank you First Free for your love and beautiful vase given on our 50th wedding anniversary. We have been very blessed through the years in our fellowship here with you. - Bob and Myrl Glockner

Are you reading your 40 Days Devotional Book? If you do not have one, pick it up today in your ABF! Today is day 14.

Still want to join a Small Group? Please sign up at the Welcome Center or contact Jennifer Bartle at (612) 824 5120.

It's TIME for a wedding shower - for Erin Swaab, fiancée of Adam Nordell. Monday, Oct. 6th---7pm in Room 107. Please bring a gift for Home TIME, Leisure TIME, or Meal TIME. The couple is registered at Target, Kohl's, REI and Amazon.com. Check at aenordell.com for more gift giving information. Call Paulette Goodman with any questions.

Women's Guild will meet October 7th at noon for a potluck luncheon. Men are invited as well to enjoy a sing along accompanied by Warren Ahlgren on the accordion.

101 Class: Exploring Church Membership: Find out more about becoming a member of First Free. Our next class will be held on Sunday, October 12, from 4-8 PM. Dinner will be provided. Mark your Welcome Card or call the church office if you would like to attend.

On Sunday evening October 19 at 7:00 there will be an informal time for questions and answers with our Missionary Aviation Fellowship missionaries, Roy and Sue Haglund at the party room of Vi Fjellman, Point of France, 6566 France Ave. S. Dessert will be served. Call Vi if you have any questions 952-929-8562.

Women's Neighborhood Bible Study needs helpers in our nursery and children's program on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 - 11:00 am. No preparation necessary, just show up ready to have fun with the kids. You can help once a month or every week. For more information, please contact Gail Marchand or Carolyn Berg.

YTD Giving Local Ministries: $250,307 Budget: $291,179
September 28, 2008 Outreach: $67,799 Budget: $77,825


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This document last modified on Tuesday, October 7, 2008  

A Thought From God's Word:
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. [1 Corinthians 13:11]