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Church Calendar
We are doing our best to bring worship & other church activities to you virtually.
July 2020
12th
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In Person Service Cancelled
Recording will be made available via online
Facebook
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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Yet again, we continue to see record breaking rises in cases of COVID-19 in Florida, as well as the rest of the USA.
As we continue to say, whilst this trend continues, the church will have to remain closed. It's just not safe for us to gather in person right now.
As of
July 5th 2020, the
total number of cases stands at 200,111, a massive
rise of 67,566 cases since last Sunday (28th June).
The death toll now stands at
3,731, which is an
increase of 341 deaths since last week;
Marion county now has 922 cases, which is
an increase of 324 since last week; confirmed cases still stand at 12 deaths, which is up 2 since last week.
In the church zip code (34482) the number of cases stands at
42; this has increased by 14 since last Sunday.
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.
As always, Rev. Janice will continue to monitor & check the daily figures; she remains in weekly contact with MCC Head Office, clergy pastor colleagues and our own board; she continues to review all official guidelines; i
n 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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Good morning God's Acre,
I would like to introduce to you our new Clergy Intern Student, who will be joining us for one year, starting in September. She and I
will be working together online initially, until it's safe to return to church.
Her name is Janice Driggers and she is in her third year of Seminary with Iliff School of Theology; she will be ordained after completing all of her studies.
I am sure that you will join me in welcoming her warmly and make her year with us a blessed one. Below is a little bit about Janice for your information:
 Hello Everyone. My name is Janice Driggers and I am currently a Seminary Student at Iliff School of Theology. I am also a Registered Pet Chaplain with the Association of Veterinary Pastoral Education. I am looking forward to coming on board as an Intern and working with Rev. Janice and everyone at God's Acre MCC. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity and I hope to meet all of you in person when it is safe to do so. Blessings to all!
As well as welcoming a new student in September, I'd also like to extend a warm welcome to two new members, who have transferred their membership to God's Acre MCC.
Please welcome Gwen Parkinson-Roberts & Robert (Bob) Jacob; Gwen & Bob are joining us virtually each week, from opposite ends of the UK; neither of them are new to MCC though;
Gwen has been involved for at least 20 years & Bob for 30 years, so they have a great deal of experience between them. We are delighted to have them on board.
 Apart from our own members, we have many 'friends of God's Acre' joining us online and our viewing figures have grown worldwide; we have many viewers from within and outside the USA, which swell our numbers each week; EVERYONE is welcome & we thank each one for taking the time to watch our service & learn more about God's Acre MCC.
I wish you all a blessed week; stay safe, stay well & keep praying.
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
5th 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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Song After Sermon
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"The Wonder of The Cross"
by Vicky Beeching.
(Copyright EMI Publishing)
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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
*Continued healing prayers for Delores Biderberg, her husband & her daughter Val
*Continued prayers of healing for Gwen in the UK
*Continued healing prayers for Megan after surgery, Nick K in the UK, Claire, May & Andrew in the UK; the prayers of our members.
*Prayers for the Eden family & the Hunter-Park family, who have both lost loved ones recently
*Continued prayers for Wayne & Joe; especially for Joe, who had eye surgery last 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 12th 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 12th July.
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Bingo will be returning ONLINE,
by popular demand.
COMING SOON
Watch this space for a date
announcement; if you would like to participate in our next Online Bingo Part, please email us at: GodsAcreMCC@aol.com, to let us know & 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
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July Birthdays
2nd - Bob Jacob (UK)
3rd - Thomas P
13th - Wayne L
14th - Jon McB
15th - David S (CO)
18th - BeBe B
25th - Baby Remi (1st Birthday)
31st - Camille E
Anniversaries
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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