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9:30 SERVICE ALTERNATIVE Join us on Sept. 7th as we begin the new season of Contemporary worship in the fel-lowship hall during Sunday School. Grab a cup of coffee and come on in. This fall we will begin a new dimension by having a special emphasis of the week. First Sunday will be all about Communion. This will give us a chance to really sense the power in the gift that Jesus gave us. We will celebrate Holy Communion every Sunday, but the first week will be more emphasis. The second Sunday will be on prayer. We will sing, we will share in Communion, and then we will learn about prayer, experience prayer, take more time to be in prayer for one another. We will invite prayer for healing as a regular feature of this week. There will be prayer every Sunday, but the 2nd Sunday we will have much more time to pray. The third Sunday will be about answering tough questions. We will sing, we will pray, we will have communion, but then we will open up the floor for tough questions. Each third Sunday will talk about hot topics that are on your mind. Bring your questions. The fourth Sunday we will sing, and pray and have communion, then we will work on getting to know one another better. There will be opportunities to sit and talk to each other, to get to know one another more deeply. The fifth Sunday will be special music along with the singing, the praying the com-munion. Come and see, come as you are, relax and draw closer to God. Pastor Jeff WHAT ABOUT THE OFFERING PLATE? In case you have been wondering about our finances this Spring, since we stopped passing the offering plate, we wanted you to know some of the story. We are making pro-gress. Looking at June and July of 2007 and comparing it to June and July of 2008 we can give you this report: 2007 Income to General Fund $ 79,266.39 of which $ 8040. was loose plate 2008 Income to General Fund $ 84,741.65 of which $ 9228. was loose plate So we are making progress. Blessings on all of you for the part you play to help us grow. Summer is always a low point finan-cially; your help to get us caught up would be greatly appreciated. A small step of $5 more a week for the rest of the year will make a big difference. Thank you.

The Liberty Bell

This Fall we will be following the Sunday

School topics of the day. The good news is

that will be an introduction to the Bible, the

book of Genesis. You won’t want to miss any

episode. Invite a friend who has questions

about the Bible to join you. Here is the rough

“In the Beginning….”

Sept. - 14 God creates Adam & Eve

21Adam & Eve Sin

28 Cain Kills Abel

5 Noah Builds an Ark

12 God Floods the Earth

19 People build Tower Babe

26 Abram follows God’s Direction

2 Lot & Abram Divide the Land

9 God’s covenant with Abram

16 Sodom & Gomorrah

23 Isaac is Born

The idea of this connection is to give par-

ents a step up to help them talk to their chil-

dren about their Sunday School lesson. If you

don’t have children in Sunday School, it will

be a great introduction to Genesis for you and

maybe a tool to talk to non-church friends

This fall we will explore Genesis in our

Bible Study. Come any week you are able, we

will be meeting on Thursdays at 1:30 and at

7:30 pm. Bring a Bible with you and come

join in the conversation. Classes will begin on

Thursday Sept. 4th . The style will be different

from last year.

We will read the passage being preached on

the coming Sunday and study it together. You

will know what topic is coming by looking at

the upcoming sermon list. This class could be

very helpful to teachers who will cover the

topic a few days later.

This call will give you the chance to ask

questions related to the story, as we wrestle

with the implication to our lives and our faith

story. What can we learn about God, and the

characters in the Bible and ourselves. The

more the merrier, so plan to join us this fall.

The topic will be the same at both 1:30 and

AN INCREDIBLE DAD!

Sure-fire ways to be a Number 1 Dad

Play tic-tac-toe and hide and seek

Buy ice cream cones

Don’t discipline in anger

Count stars together

Pray with (and for) your children

Hug and say “I live you” often

Steve Stephens in Stories for the Family’s Heart