This Week (September 27-October 3):

• Sunday, 4:30pm – Youth Group
• Sunday, 5:00pm – Focal Point, KidLife Club
• Monday, 5:00pm – Golf @ Cedar Chase
• Monday, 7:00pm – Prayer Partners Online
• Tuesday, 7:30am – Men's Devotional Breakfast
• Tuesday, 9:30am – Women's Tuesday Bible Study
• Wednesday, 6:15pm – Women's Wednesday Bible Study
• Friday, 7:00am – REAL Men

Announcements:

• Special Offering (today) - Our benevolence fund, which is supported by directed givings outside of our annual budget, has been able to help multiple families within our congregation experiencing unordinary financial difficulties. Recently, there have been higher than usual needs and our fund that helps support these difficulties has been depleted. The deacons will be holding a special offering on September 27 to help replenish this fund.

• Turning a page to a new chapter in 2028 – In follow-up to the email yesterday, you are invited to stay for a short meeting after worship to learn a bit more and perhaps answer questions as we think about succession for pastoral leadership over the next two years.

• Our fall focus is going deeper with God, discipleship, and love. There are a variety of ways to do that. Our Sunday evening Focal Point gatherings bring us together for some good food, fellowship, worship, and biblical learning. One growth opportunity will be a 12-week series called “Knowing God’s Truth.” We will see how vital it is for us all to build a solid foundation of truth about God and his Word. We will be led into personal transformation and worship with a focus on 12 basic topical categories. Systematic theology will become clear, meaningful, and practical for all of us. Books ($20) are available in the fellowship lobby. Pick up a book this morning and you will benefit from reading chapter 1 before coming to class. Understanding theology essentials has been critical and refreshing for my faith and ministry and it can be for you as well. Join us! Led by Pastor Tim.

• There are also two excellent no-cost (thanks to the MCN) options available through The Foundry. The first is a Church Leaders Training on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9:30am-12:30pm at Jamestown Reformed Church. This would be excellent for anyone as the focus is on going deeper with discipleship. What are the contexts necessary for discipleship to happen? What kind of rhythms and life make discipleship possible? Sign up at this link. We'll collect the list of names and register as a group.

• A second option is Biblical Interpretation on Wednesdays Oct 21, Nov 4, Nov 18, Dec 2, 12:00–3:00pm, at Remembrance Church. This 8-week course (meeting 4 times) explores the basic principles of biblical interpretation and provides students with key doctrinal foundations and practical principles for reading, studying, understanding and applying the Bible to the contemporary world. You can sign up at thefoundrygr.org. Don't worry about the price, there is a spot to indicate that you are from a member church, meaning there is no charge.

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