Weekly Newsletter 02/24/2022

February 24th, 2022
by Dmitriy Zherebnenkov

Greeting dear church!

This week we invite you all to pray specifically for the missionaries and their families that our church supports and collaborates with. At the end of this letter you will find some brief information and a photo of each family.

Please continue to pray for our brothers Joseph Sheremet and Sergei Neagov and their ministry in Europe right now, for their ability to support those missionaries that we collaborate with and to be an encouragement to those churches where the brothers serve.

Urgent prayer request: Dear Church, please join us in intense prayer for Ukraine, and especially for the brothers and sisters in faith! This is a time of trials and special needs, not only from the physical side of life, but also emotionally and spiritually. As children of God, we have the ability to empathize and share the pain and suffering of others. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Cor. 1:3-4)

Join us in prayer for the following missionaries our church supports:

Announcements

Important announcements

(1) This Sunday after the morning services, we will have a food sale to support our upcoming VBS Ministry this summer. Please come and buy food to support this ministry.

(2) Kairos: God, the Church and the World! An exciting interactive study of the plan and purpose of God from the beginning of creation to the end of time and your purpose in that plan!

Kairos consists of many elements such as worship, presentations of least reached people groups and prayer, short devotions, videos, intriguing presentations on course material, textbook reading, homework, videos and material application discussions in spiritual growth groups, and special activities for immersion in a cross-cultural context.

Join this course by registering at gfckairos.com and be prepared for a change in your worldview or a serious challenge to your understanding of your mission on Earth. We will be glad to see you from March 25th to April 3rd at Grace Family Church. A detailed schedule can be found at the registration link.

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Continue supporting the churches working among the people who have suffered from the war in Ukraine. Go to our Give page or click the Donate button below. Select "Mission to Ukraine" fund when donating.

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Scripture To Memorize

The Scripture memory text for the next few weeks is – Psalm 100

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
²    Serve the Lord with gladness!
    Come into his presence with singing!
³Know that the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who made us, and we are his;
    we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
⁴Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; bless his name!
⁵For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever,
    and his faithfulness to all generations.

Upcoming Services and Meetings

Today, Thursday (6:30 PM) – Children’s Bible School (open to all but required for parents), followed by Bible Study (Proverbs) for the whole church at 7:30 PM.
Saturday (8:00 – 9:30 AM) – Men’s prayer breakfast, and church board meeting (9:30 – 11:00 AM).

Sunday services

Worship Service in Russian at 9:00 AM
Worship Service in English at 11:15 AM
Church Family Service at 6:00 PM – Please bring some sweets or fruits to the table for our fellowship afterwards. Thank you!

As previously, due to the restrictions and orders from the health department, we remind you:

Keep social distancing and wearing masks in public places
Wash and sanitize hands more often
If you have flu-like symptoms, were in contact with a person with COVID, or are in the “high-risk” group, then we ask you to stay home