GLC - - - Connects!
March 5, 2020
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TO PREPARE YOU FOR WORSHIP
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Two disciples who have been with Jesus from early on
- who have seen him do many miraculous things - have a request for Jesus. Do whatever we ask, they say. What will they ask for? Feed everyone? Heal everyone? Stop Jesus from being betrayed and handed over to be killed? Nope. They want to know if they can be at his right and left hand in his glory. I wonder if we sometimes get it wrong like this, too.
Holy and Mighty God, we don't need to be at Your right and left hand in order to be in Your glory. Help us to see Your glory in the simple acts of caring and serving You've called us to do. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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Richard Gillard (b.1953) emigrated to New Zealand
with his family when he was three years old. He wrote "Will You Let me Be Your Servant" and was first published in 1978. Gillard claims he has no formal musical training and is a self taught guitarist playing and writing in a folk style. This text provides beautiful examples of being the community of Christ to one another. I especially love verse four: "I will weep when you are weeping; when you laugh I'll laugh with you. I will share your joy and sorrow till we've seen this journey through."
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WONDERING...
REAL QUESTIONS FROM REAL PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GLC
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How can you tell if you're really faithful or just pretending?
In almost everything we do we have mixed motives...multiple reasons for doing that very thing. Students do their homework to learn, to please parents, to earn good grades. We pray to talk to God but also because we feel obligated. We worship because it feels good, but also because we feel guilty if we don't. So the answer is that we can't really tell, but it doesn't really matter. Jesus can meet us in our prayers and worship, even if we are doing it out of obligation and guilt!
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Parent's Day Out Registration Coming Soon!
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GLC's Parent’s Day Out (PDO) provides a loving environment for children ages 2 to 5 years to play, learn, and grow while providing parents three hours to use as they like! PDO helps prepare children for the transition to preschool and kindergarten. This is not a drop-off program – when you register, the spot is your child’s from September through May.
Registration begins Monday, March 16 @ 9:15 am for all currently enrolled PDO families, siblings, and GLC members.
Registration opens to the community Monday, April 6 @ 10 am.
Learn more here
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GROWING SPIRITUALLY/BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS/INSPIRED TO SERVE
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Lenten Soup Suppers Need You!
Soup Suppers I Wednesdays @ 6 pm through April 1
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Do you enjoy our annual soup suppers?
We know many people really look forward sharing this meal together during Lent. We need to let you know that
our signups for soup, sides, and kitchen help are low.
Would you consider signing up to help -- even if you are not attending -- so we can continue to offer this meal all Wednesdays during Lent?
If you can help, we ask that you let us know
by either signing up on
SignUpGenius,
or emailing
Debbie Mickelsen
or
calling/texting 630-947-3077. When bringing food, please drop it off at church by 5:15 pm each Wednesday. Confirmation students and leaders eat at 5:30 pm; everyone else is welcome to eat at 6:00 pm. Soup suppers
will end promptly
at 6:45 pm each week
so our volunteers have time to clean the kitchen before attending worship. Thank you in advance for helping to make the soup suppers a success!
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Following the Soup Supper!
Lent Services — Holden Evening Prayer
Wednesdays @ 7 pm
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Silver Foxes I Sunday, March 8 @ noon I Apple Villa Restaurant, 1961 W. Wilson Street, Batavia
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Come for food, fellowship, and guest speaker Lieutenant Kevin “Swanny” Swanson from the
Geneva Fire Department. Please RVSP to
Cindy Yeo
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Weekend Worship Servers
Serving Saturday - March 7
5:00 pm
The Skifstad Family
Serving Sunday - March 8
9:00 am
Tara Lagana, Chrissy Swanson, Sandi Bowgren, Ellen Braun, Joe Billquist, Joey Swanson, Aaron Masoncup, Martha & Bob Sobie, Sandi Bowgren
Coffee Bar:
Leslie & Randy Opdyke
10:30 am
Craig Desens, Robin Perone, Stephanie Ortegel, Monica Noonan, Evie Fay, Lauren Opdyke, Katie & Eric Kramer
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This Week at GLC
Sunday, March 8
High School Youth Group
@ 10:15 am;
New Member Class
@10:15 am-1:30 p.m;
Silver Foxes
@ noon, Apple Villa. RSVP to
Cindy Yeo
Wednesday, March 11
Soup Supper
@ 6 pm;
Lent worship—Holden Evening Prayer
@ 7 pm.
Thursday, March 12
Ladies Lunch
@ 11:30 am, Villa Verone. Contact:
Carol Wurtz
Friday, March 13
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E
very Sunday
Every Monday
Every Wednesday
Every Thursday
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Thank You GLC Volunteers!
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Last week 12 people from GLC volunteered at
Feed My Starving Children
to pack food for hungry children. GLC, along with people from schools and other churches, packed 210 boxes that will provide
45,360 meals to hungry children
in Nicaragua and Trinidad. The cost of the food packed was $10,886.40!
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SPRING AHEAD THIS WEEKEND
Turn your clocks forward on
Sunday, March 8
at 2:00 a.m. You don't want to miss Sunday service!
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