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Annual MAC Retreat:

History of the Church:

A new church history class is offered every Tuesday morning from 9:30am until 10:30am in the Cafe Grace. Does history bore you to tears? Well, your tears will now turn to cheers, as Pastor Randy takes us through a detailed and exciting study of the History of the Christian Church. Most Christians think that Church History entails the Gospel story as it is in the Bible AND the day they came to faith. But in between those events are two thousand years of amazing stories that paved the way to what we have as the Christian faith today. Come join us - bring your friends - and even friends from other churches! This is college course material, but taught in an easy to understand, fun, yet challenging manner.

No Time for a Retreat? This is the theme of our annual Married Adventure Couple (MAC) retreat. It will take place from Friday night Sept 16th 4:00PM until 4:00PM Saturday, Sept 17th. This is a 24 hour get away (in case you arent good at mathJ) with your spouse at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort and the planning team is busy getting things ready! We have 20 rooms on hold at the Sheraton and time is of the essence with holding a spot by putting down a $50 deposit. The cost of the entire weekend is $150 and includes a nice king size room, breakfast and lunch on Saturday. The only thing not included is your dinner on Friday night which will be at your own expense near the hotel/surrounding area. You can check in at the hotel at 4:00PM and we will gather as a group at 5:00PM at the hotel and get our weekend itinerary, then each couple will be encouraged to go for a date dinner at their own expense and return to the hotel for evening teaching and fun activities. The host couple for this MAC event is Dean and Luby Bartles and they are a fun loving couple who are working hard with the Dalrymples and Evanses to plan a great getaway for you. We know the struggle we all face in finding time for ourselves in our crazy busy schedules but this is literally 24 hours of couple time and dont we all need that? The Topic of our retreat will be from the book Little Changes, Big Results, For Crazy Busy Couples by Roger and Becky Tirabassi, and it is a very practical theme for our marriages. We have a sign up sheet at the MAC kiosk table in the sanctuary so please consider joining us for our one and only annual retreat. We also have an alternative package if you truly cannot spend the night but want to join us for all the activities Friday night and Saturday: $60 covers everything except the hotel room. We therefore have 2 packages: Sand Castle $150 (overnight at hotel) Sand Dune $60 (sleep at your own house) Checks should be made to GCF to hold your reservation. We are asking for deposits by August 14th with the balance due September 4th. You may have an excuse as to why you cant join us, but it better not be that you are too busy!!!!!! Contact Becky Evans for more details.

...................................................................................... VBS in Ri dgecrest Community Aug. 1 s t -4 t h

Like last year, well be doing the VBS at Christs Church of Universal Love, in the Ridgecrest community which is just south of the church, from Monday to Thursday (August 1st - 4th) from 9:00am to noon. The children will be divided up into three groups (5 & 6 year olds, 7 & 8 year olds, and 9-11 year olds) and theyll travel between 3 activity areas Bible study, craft, and game. We need volunteers to help! Most of the children participating in this VBS are coming from low income families. This will be a great opportunity to love & serve others within our own communityand well have a great time while we do it! Please e-mail Pastor Heath for more details or if you are willing to serve with us.

...................................................................................... Grace Skates:

This is a summer tradition for GCF. Our last Grace Skates for the summer will be on August 15th from 7pm to 9pm. Dont miss out on this great time for the entire church family! We get the whole skating rink for ourselves, so bring your friends, neighbors and family to this wonderful and fun night out. The cost is only $5 to skate or play in the kid's indoor playground, and it doesn't cost anything to just come and hang out with each other (and many people do). We skate at Super Skate on Ulmerton Road - on the north side between Starkey Road and the Largo Mall. Hope to see you there! And invite some friends!!!

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The Month of August, 2011

1 -4 VBS Summer Outreach in Ridgecrest (see Pastor Heath for more details) nd 2 Tuesday Morning Bible Study at 9:30am - Studies in Church History (see Pastor Randy for more details) nd 2 Ladies Mid-County Bible Study at 7pm at Angela Willseys home (see Becky Evans for more details) rd 3 Wednesday Night Bible Study at 7pm rd 3 RE:THINK Student Ministry Youth Groups at 7pm (see Lucas Hillman for more details) rd 3 Theology on Tap: Theological and Cultural Discussions at 9pm (at Your Pizza Shop; see Pastor Heath for details) th 6 Mens Breakfast at 8am (Cost: $5; see Steve Lee for details) th 7 Sunday Morning Services 9am and 11am (Family Communion in both services) th 7 Adult Sunday School Class Reform at 11:00am (see Pastor Heath for more details) th 9 Tuesday Morning Bible Study at 9:30am - Studies in Church History (see Pastor Randy for more details) th 9 Ladies Mid-County Bible Study at 7pm at Angela Willseys home (see Becky Evans for more details) th 10 Wednesday Night Bible Study at 7pm th 10 RE:THINK Student Ministry Youth Groups at 7pm (see Lucas Hillman for more details) th 10 Theology on Tap: Theological and Cultural Discussions at 9pm (at Your Pizza Shop; see Pastor Heath for details) th th 11 -13 RE:THINK Student Ministry Jr. High Summer Retreat (see Lucas Hillman for more details) th 14 Sunday Morning Services 9am and 11am th 14 Adult Sunday School Class Reform at 11:00am (see Pastor Heath for more details) th 15 Grace Skates at Super Skate from 7pm to 9pm (see Becky Evans for more details) th 16 Tuesday Morning Bible Study at 9:30am - Studies in Church History (see Pastor Randy for more details) th 17 Wednesday Night Bible Study at 7pm th 17 RE:THINK Student Ministry Youth Groups at 7pm (see Lucas Hillman for more details) th 17 Theology on Tap: Theological and Cultural Discussions at 9pm (at Your Pizza Shop; see Pastor Heath for details) th 18 Senior Adult Luncheon at 11am (see Pastor Randy for more details) th 20 Mens Breakfast at 8am (Cost: $5; see Steve Lee for details) th 20 Biblical Parenting Seminar Getting to the Heart of Parenting Pt. 3 from 1pm to 5pm (see Pastor Heath for more details) st 21 Sunday Morning Services 9am and 11am st 21 Adult Sunday School Class Reform at 11:00am rd 23 Tuesday Morning Bible Study at 9:30am - Studies in Church History (see Pastor Randy for more details) th 24 Wednesday Night Bible Study at 7pm th 24 RE:THINK Student Ministry Youth Groups at 7pm (see Lucas Hillman for more details) th 24 Theology on Tap: Theological and Cultural Discussions at 9pm (at Your Pizza Shop; see Pastor Heath for details) th 25 Baby Mama Adventure 9am 11am (see Katelyn Hillman or Becky Evans for more details) th 28 Sunday Morning Services 9am and 11am th 28 Missions and Outreach Offering (during service) Join us every Sunday for th 28 Parents of Prodigals prayer group (after 9am service; see Gene MacKay or Pastor Randy for details) th 28 Adult Sunday School Class Reform at 11:00am th 30 Tuesday Morning Bible Study at 9:30am - Studies in Church History (see Pastor Randy for more details) st 31 Wednesday Night Bible Study at 7pm st 31 RE:THINK Student Ministry Youth Groups at 7pm (see Lucas Hillman for more details) st 31 Theology on Tap: Theological and Cultural Discussions at 9pm (at Your Pizza Shop; see Pastor Heath for details) Look ahead dates: rd th Sept. 3 20 Mens Breakfast at 8am (Cost: $5; see Steve Lee for details) th Sept. 9 RE:THINK Student Ministry Rock the Universe (see Lucas Hillman for more details) th Sept. 11 Phaino: An Evening of Worship through Song and Prayer (see Pastor Heath for details) th th Sept. 16 & 17 MAC Couples Retreat
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