25th July 2022

Good morning

Yesterday I was preaching on how the disciples asked Jesus how to pray. Jesus gave them a simple reply, saying:

Give us each day the food we need. Forgive our sins, as we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us, keep us from being tempted.

How simple is this prayer and yet it says everything we need to say! We ask God to give us food for each day; expanding this it means that we ask God to give us the ability to earn our food for the day, no more, no less.

We ask God to forgive our sins / wrong doings / transgressions, however we phrase it; often we sin and don’t know we are doing it.  

We probably don’t see what God sees; all sins are to be addressed. Help us forgive others, who have sinned against us, whether they meant it or not; let us just forgive them, to make our lives better and less burdensome.

Keep us from temptation; in other words, keep us on the right track, so that we will be better people.

This prayer is not a fancy, eloquent prayer; it will not take hours to say, but it has so much meaning. If we say, and follow, this short prayer each day, our lives will be richer for it and we will be more peaceful.

We will be reciting the prayer that has been spoken for centuries; it’s still as relevant today, as it was then.

May God bless you all this week and keep us safe. Amen 

In Christ

Rev. Janice

Rev. Janice Bowker

Senior Pastor | God's Acre MCC

Sunday's Service

24th July 2022

Jesus Take Me As I Am

Offering Taken 7/24/2022

Needed: $1,000

Received: $590

This week's Deficit: -$410

If you are a member, or an online viewer, and have appreciated and watched our services, please consider giving a gift to God's Acre MCC today.

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

We are already in a financial crisis & have a deficit most weeks. Even an extra $5, $25 or $50 makes a huge difference. 

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.

Even if it is not your custom to financially support your church, we ask that you pray about this and give what you are able.

We have made it very easy to donate, by using our online option. 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.

THANK YOU for supporting your church

We are now worshipping

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

July 2022

31st - In-Person & Online Worship

August 2022

All August Services are Online Only, as Pastor is on Sabbatical

7th - 14th - 21st - 28th: Online Only

September 2022

4th - In-Person & Online Worship

4th - Special Congregational   

          Meeting, after service

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

*Continued prayers for Annmarie, who is a very sick; she needs our prayers very much

*Continued healing prayers for Ruthie, Gwen (UK), Trevin, Deb, Val & her mum Delores, Jon McB, Frank, Joy, Liz, Caroline & her family, Anthony, Mary-Jane & Pat, Bert & Sylvia, David S, Fred, Martin

*Prayers for God's Acre

*Prayers for Tammy, having surgery this week

*We ask for peace in our world & an end to gun violence

*Prayers for our country, our states & all decision makers

*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

August Sabbatical

Rev. Janice will be taking a well earned sabbatical, during the month of August.

All services will be pre-recorded & available online each week, via our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel, so you won't miss out on regular worship.

Letty Cortez (Vice Moderator) &  Maureen Perry (Board Treasurer) will be your first points of contact, in an emergency, during August.

FEELING UNWELL?

It's not personal, but if any of you feel unwell, have a temperature, upset tummy, are sick, or have been in contact with someone with Covid, please stay home, for the protection of our congregation

Covid is on the rise again in our area, and we all need to stay as safe as possible

Please wear your mask, at all times, whenever you are in the church building

July Birthdays

14th - Jon McB (PA)

15th David S (CO)

18th- Bebe B

25th - Toddler Remi S

31st - Camille E

August Birthdays

4th - Charlotte K

12th - Alan R

15th - Lou B

September Birthdays

6th - Stacy S

8th - Rebecca M

17th - Donald McB

September Anniversaries

20th - Rev. Janice Ordination



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

If anyone is interested in attending, or volunteering for PFLAG, which provides peer support, education & advocacy in the LGBTQIA+ community, the Ocala chapter is now up & running.

You can find out more information, including about volunteering, from their Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/PFLAGocala/

BUILDING WORK NEXT TO CHURCH

No further updates this week. If you have any questions, please let Rev. Janice know.