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Dear Fourth Church,
Good morning. The last day of August means the cooler, crisper mornings of September are before us. May we all rejoice in the glory of God's creation and the gift of our fellowship in him during the season ahead.
NOTES FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER
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Community Groups: With groups resuming this month, it's a good time to visit the Community Groups webpage for a group in your area or at a time convenient for you.
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Sunday School Schedule: The end-of-summer class taught by Dr. Robert Norris and Dr. Todd Smedley concludes this Sunday during the 9:30 hour (see more below). Then, on September 11, a full roster of Sunday School classes for adults gets underway.
- Youth Ministry
- September 4: combined class for 6th-12th graders in Room 007
- September 11: Parents Meeting, 12:30 p.m, Room 007
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See the Youth webpage for Fall Retreat registration and the fall schedule.
- Children's Ministry
- September 4: Some of our pastors and staff will visit to teach and assist. Children will be in in the classrooms they have attended this summer.
- September 11: Children will move up to the grade they've just begun in school.
- Cherub and Children's Church will be offered during the 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. hours each Sunday.
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Rockville Women’s Center First Friday Prayer: September 2, 7:30-8:30 a.m. To participate by phone, call 605-313-4415 and enter code 357470 followed by # (pound sign).
OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
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New Members Class: September 11–October 23. Register below.
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Fall Music Program: Register now for Sanctuary Choir, children and youth choirs, children’s instrumental groups, and more. Visit 4thpres.org/music to learn more.
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G2G (Generation-to-Generation) for Women: Studies begin Wednesday, September 7, using "I & 2 Thessalonians, Living in the End Times" by John Stott. See 4thpres.org/women.
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English Classes: Please help spread the word that Fourth offers classes for non-native English speakers. Registration Night is Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. Visit 4thpres.org/englishclasses.
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Grace to you,
Don Nalle
For the Communications Team
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Week-at-a-Glance & Announcements | | |
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Check today’s post for this week’s calendar and more events including a presentation by Eric and Sue Takamoto, our missionaries from Japan, on Sunday, September 11, 7:15 p.m., in the Upper Room. Learn about their work in Ishinomaki with men, women, and children who were deeply traumatized by the devastating tsunami in 2011.
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Worship Services | Sunday, August 28 | |
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Sermon for Morning Worship
“Boasting in the Lord”
2 Corinthians 10:1-18
Sermon for Evening Worship
“What Is the Lord’s Supper?”
1 Corinthians 11:17-26
| Communion will be served at Morning Worship this week using prepackaged communion wafers (regular and gluten-free) and grape juice. | |
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Livestream Options
The 11:00 a.m. service is available "live" or on demand by video and phone livestream.
For the video livestream, visit 4thpres.org/livestream or subscribe to Fourth's YouTube channel.
If you know someone who has no internet access, let them know about the phone livestream. They can dial 855-217-0187 to listen to the full service.
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New Members Class
Starts Sunday, September 11 • 9:30–10:30 a.m., Room 130
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Join the New Members Class to learn more about our beliefs, vision, and mission as a church and to prayerfully consider joining this local church body. Fourth's pastors teach the course over six consecutive Sundays. Visit 4thpres.org/membership to sign up or email Kathy Lofberg. | |
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Monthly Collection & Food Drive
Saturday, September 10, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
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Bring contributions of food, diapers, clothing (socks, underwear, shoes, and boots), and household items in brown paper bags with handles. Donated items go to ministry partners and neighbors in the DMV.
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Contact for Food items: Noel Bradley, SERVE@4thpres.org
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Contact for Clothing and Household items: Pamela Roylance, proylance@4thpres.org
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Sermons from Heaven & Hell
Final Class This Sunday • Upper Room, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
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Last Sunday's class spoke to the marks of good preaching. This Sunday, Dr. Robert Norris and Dr. Todd Smedley will address the reality and implications of bad preaching. | |
Wednesdays, 5:30–6:00 p.m.
All are invited for this online prayer time accessible by video or phone.
Join by Phone
Call 301-715-8592
(Meeting ID: 800 360 843) (Password: 867143)
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Sundays, 8:30 a.m.
Prayer Room, 233B
Different elders rotate in leading Sunday morning prayer. All are invited to pray for the ongoing needs of the congregation and for God to be glorified in and through the ministries of Fourth.
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Delighting in God's Glory • Demonstrating His Grace • Declaring His Gospel | | | | | |
