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Church Calendar
We are doing our best to bring worship & other church activities to you virtually.
July 2020
19th
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In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
26th
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In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
August 2020
2nd -
In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
9th -
In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
16th -
In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
23rd -
In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
30th -
In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
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It is a very sad fact, but we continue to see record breaking daily rises in cases of COVID-19 in Florida, as well as the rest of the USA.
We will continue to say, that whilst this trend continues, the church will have to remain closed. It's just not safe for us to gather in person right now. Here are the latest figures for the last week:
As of
July 11th
2020, the
total number of cases stands at 254,111
, a huge
rise of 54,400 cases
since last Sunday (5th July).
The death toll now stands at
4,197
, which is an
increase of
466 deaths since last week
;
Marion county now has 1397 cases
, which is
an increase of 475 since last week; confirmed cases still stand at 15 deaths, which is up 3 since last week.
In the church zip code (34482) the number of cases stands at
63
; this has increased by 21 since last Sunday.
Please check out the graphic below, which shows the risks related to a variety of activities; please be aware & take extreme care.
Source: Florida's COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard
Please remember:
Wear a mask, when you go outside, Keep washing your hands
Keep a social distance of at least 6 ft from anyone not in your household
Avoid crowded places
This is a seriously dangerous and deadly virus.
Rev. Janice will always continue to monitor & check the daily figures; she has weekly contact with MCC Head Office, clergy pastor colleagues and our own board and she continues to review all official guidelines.
In the meantime, we will keep doing what we have been doing for the last few weeks, which is offering the weekly recorded services online, until it is safe to meet back in person.
The church building remains closed to all for the time being.
Please keep checking your inbox for the weekly newsletter, as well as our God's Acre MCC Facebook page for the weekly newsletter, daily prayers & reflections, check-ins & other important information via our Facebook page. With so many of you on Facebook, please take a few minutes to drop a comment in the box, 'like' a post or just say 'hi'.
Please keep Rev. Janice, the board and your church in your daily prayers, during this time.
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone who continues to send in their financial gift, to support God's Acre MCC - We cannot Thank You all enough.
Because of YOUR gifts of support, we can continue to reach beyond our walls and minister through the medium of YouTube, Facebook, Text, Email, Zoom, Phone, Newsletters & Mail
We are blessed every week, by your gifts, which enable us to keep paying our bills, for unseen repairs & to ensure that our doors can open when we resume meeting in person.
If you haven't done so already, it's really easy to give your weekly offering; you can donate online, by clicking on the button below, or you can mail your offering check, payable to God's Acre MCC, to our PO Box mailing address.
God's Acre MCC
PO Box 770240
Ocala
Fl 34477-0240
It really does mean a great deal that you continue to support God's Acre MCC.
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Board Members &
Lay Delegate Info
Moderator:
Rev. Janice Bowker
Vice Moderator: Alan R
Treasurer: Maureen P
Clerk: Gena T
Lay Delegate & Social Media Admin: Marina L
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Next Board Meeting
26th July 2020
Board members will meet virtually for the foreseeable future
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Yard & Garden Landscape Team
Alan R | Gena T | Keith S
Special thanks to Alan & Gena, for keeping our beautiful garden watered & looking stunning each week. It is a joy to see it bloom.
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Don't forget to 'Like' and 'Follow' our God's Acre MCC page, to receive our posts directly into your daily feed
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GOD'S ACRE
SHOE DRIVE UPDATE
The Shoe Drive is on a PAUSE right now.
The team at Funds2Org have kindly extended our deadline, until we are able to get back together again, to finish what we started & reach our goal of 2,500 pairs.
During the current outbreak, we are asking folks to please hold onto shoes; please don't drop them off at church, as we are not able to process them right now. As soon as we can get back together in person, we will finish what we started.
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In my sermon yesterday, I was talking about fertile ground and how this is beneficial to all; how this type of ground will allow your faith to grow.
Is it harder for Christians to be close to God now that they are generally worshiping at home? I want to believe it's not, because God is where we are. It is import to praise God at all times of the day, not just on Sunday at 11.00.
 It's about setting aside time for God, time that is dedicated to worship, thanksgiving and praying. I mean setting aside actual time where you can commune with God uninterrupted by the phone, the doorbell, or by someone who might interrupt your time praising God.
In church on a Sunday morning, we have one hour of uninterrupted time dedicated solely to God; at the beginning of every service I used to remind you all to turn please off your phones.
If we evaluate how much time we spend in prayer, and how many of our prayers are answered, then we should show our gratitude to God in the same measure.
We continue to live in very difficult times; we need to remain vigilant and be prepared to do whatever we have to do, in order to keep us and our loved ones safe.
The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1
Rev. Janice
Rev. Janice Bowker
Senior Pastor | God's Acre MCC
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This Week's Sunday Service
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God's Acre MCC
Sunday Service - 12th July 2020 |
To ensure the best quality sound, please make sure that your volume is turned up, or your speakers/headset are plugged in.
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As we are called to prayer this week,
we ask for the following prayers:
*Continued prayers of thanks for Rev. Janice; every week, she works tirelessly to bring us spirit filled worship, reflections & prayers; we thank her for her continued hard work, guidance & strength; for her leadership & for being our shepherd in times of trial
*Prayers of comfort for the family of Rev. Vickey Gibbs, who passed this week, from COVID-19; Vickey was a very much loved friend & MCC colleague who will be greatly missed
*Healing prayers for Tom, who is not well right now & in pain
*Healing prayers for Delores B, as she deals with post emergency oral surgery
*Continued strength for KP, as she begins a new round of radiation therapy
*Healing for Tim M, who has hand & wrist surgery this week.
*For strength & guidance for all of our members & online viewers.
*Prayers for Florida, as our COVID-19 case numbers rise rapidly; we hold all the medical teams in our prayers as they work tirelessly to treat people. May our state & our country see a decline in cases as soon as possible.
*We pray that all people will act responsibly around COVID-19 & think of others, when out & about.
*We ask for peace to settle in the country & around the world
*Help every person to know peace, patience & kindness in these coming weeks
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Service Sheet for Sunday 19th July
If you'd like to follow along, with the service and readings, please click on the blue link below, where you be able to view a condensed copy of the service sheet for next Sunday 19th July.
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Bingo will be returning ONLINE,
by popular demand.
COMING SOON
If you would like to participate in our next Online Bingo, please let us know - we need to hear from YOU.
You can email us at: GodsAcreMCC@aol.com, to let us know that you would like to play & give us your address, so that we can mail out the Bingo cards to you.
We need to hear from you by:
20th July 2020
In order to
proceed
, we need at least 6 couples
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July Birthdays
2nd - Bob Jacob (UK)
3rd - Thomas P
13th - Wayne L
13th - Gwen T
14th - Jon McB
15th - David S (CO)
18th - BeBe B
25th - Baby Remi (1st Birthday)
31st - Camille E
Anniversaries
10th - Gwen & Mary Ann
16th - Sandy & Letty
24th - Rev. Janice & Marina
24th - BeBe & Murphy
If you have a birthday or anniversary, and it is not listed, please let us know, so that we can add you to the list.
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Please check out our website; it is regularly updated & we have the links to all of our online services now listed; we also have our COVID-19 page & information about the church & how you can donate online.
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Just enter the 4 digit code:
7070
when you select your preferred wash
God's Acre will 10% from every wash
You can still help God's Acre & still maintain a safe social distance!
TWO GREAT LOCATIONS
3065 SE 24th Street
5199 SW 49th Court
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Worship Address:
700 NW 57th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34482
Mailing Address:
PO Box 770240, Ocala,
FL 34477-0240
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