5th September 2022

Good Labor Day morning,

Yesterday I was preaching about journeys; journeys within the Old Testament, and our own personal journeys, as individually who became part of an MCC church.  

I also shared the blessing of Rev. Elder Troy D. Perry, who founded UFMCC; without him, his faith, his courage, and his walk with God, we would not be part of an MCC today. 

Troy demonstrated his amazing walk with God; he always refers to us as ‘Saints’ and I love that. Troy has taught us that there is ‘no fear in love’ nor in whom we love. 

We are not just rainbows, we are the whole spectrum of light! We are every shade and hue of the spectrum; the gifts, that we have been given, and shared, make us a very special people; being part of an MCC church is a multifaceted experience. 

We have all come from different places, but when we found MCC we found a special place, and that’s where we stayed and that’s where we grew, and found rest.

So God’s Acre MCC, we will continue on our journey and when God calls us we will follow, because God never fails us.

The only way we know that a journey is true, is when we put our trust in God; God will lead us onward and upward. I pray that you all have a blessed Labor Day, and find rest, joy and happiness this week, amen

In Christ

Rev. Janice

Rev. Janice Bowker

Senior Pastor | God's Acre MCC

Sunday's Service

4th September 2022

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Song After Sermon

Goodness of God

Cece Winans

Special Congregational Meeting Update

As many of you are aware, our finances have been suffering severely since Covid happened in March 2020.

To that end, we have been having difficulty making ends meet each month; Rev. Janice even took a pay cut, but our income simply does not meet the monthly expenses, that come with owning and running an aging building.

To that end, we held our Special Congregational Meeting, after service yesterday, and all members present, voted unanimously to sell our building and move to rented space.

Thank you to everyone who attended, and voted, as well as those who sent their support, but were not able to vote, as per our bylaws.

Next Steps: 

The board will work with our realtor, to get the property listed.

We will be renting space, from the Temple B'nai Darom, a local synagogue, who are welcoming us with open arms.

We have liaised with the President of their board and, as soon as we have a sale on our property, we will sign a contract and move to our new premises.

We will keep you all updated, as we progress on our new journey with God's Acre MCC.

We are now worshipping

in-person & online; we do still ask that you wear a mask, when inside the church building.

September 2022

11th - In-Person & Online Worship

18th - In-Person & Online Worship

25th - In-Person & Online Worship

All services are at 11am, unless otherwise stated and are available via YouTube, Facebook & our Website

BUILDING WORK NEXT TO CHURCH

The builder has made a start, but there is still along way to go.

*Prayers for Rev. Janice, as she comes to the end of her sabbatical

*Urgent prayers for Dennis M, who was knocked off his bicycle, by a car, this week in MN; he is still in hospital & we send healing to him; prayers also for Keith, as he cares for him & waits for updates from the doctors

*Continued healing prayers for Sandy M, Deb B after a 2nd knee surgery, MaryMartha after hand surgery (Jon McB's sister), Jon McB, Trevin, Val, Delores & Herb, Frank, Liz, Caroline & her family, Anthony, Mary-Jane & Pat, David S, Fred, Sylvia, Bert

*We mourn the loss of Franklin C - a long time MCC'er & staff member, who passed on Saturday

*We mourn the loss of Rev. Ken Pilot, a long time MCC pastor

*Prayers for God's Acre & its members

*travel mercies for Letty & Sandy

&Travel mercies for Jane & Jeanne

*We pray for everyone in Pakistan, affected by the terrible flooding there

* We pray for the people in Mississippi, who don't have clean water to drink

*We continue to pray for peace, for all in the Ukraine; we pray for invasions to stop & for peace to be restored

*For the prayers that we don't know, but only God knows

Tithes To Your Church

In order to continue the life of your church, it is so important that you continue to send in your tithe.

August Finances

Income: $2,205

Budget: $4,000

Deficit: -$1,795

We have made it very easy to either mail a check, or use our online PayPal button.

If you are a regular giver & have some extra capacity, to give to your church, we ask you to dig deep & help us keep our doors open.

God requests the first fruits of our labors & will always bless the giver. God has promised to supply ALL of our needs, if we just follow God's commandments.

You can donate online, by clicking on the button below

Or, you can also mail in a check, payable to God's Acre MCC, to our PO Box mailing address.

God's Acre MCC

PO Box 770240

Ocala

Fl 34477-0240

Please give as you are able.

September Birthdays

6th - Stacy S

8th - Rebecca M

17th - Donald McB

September Anniversaries

20th - Rev. Janice Ordination



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