GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MANKATO

600 Lind Street      507-388-9355

John Michel, Pastor   388-6608

John Schofield, Ass't Pastor  931-9824

Sunday Services: 10 am, 11 am and 7 PM

Wednesday Service:  7 PM

 

 

SUNDAY, August 29, 1999

 

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Our classes and small groups will meet every Sunday at 10:00 AM.  You are invited to participate in a Bible study and discussion that will enrich your life with truth and Christian friends.

 

 

WORSHIP TIME

We welcome the faculty and students at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Bethany Lutheran College, Rasmussen College, South Central Technical College and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.  Our community is alive with young people and we wish to always make them feel welcome at this place of worship. 

 

 

 

SCRIPTURE

“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth . . . .“   Ecclesiastes 12:1

 

Music, prayer, giving, preaching and an invitation are each an important part of our worship.

 

There are supervised nurseries and pre-school church sessions in the east wing.

 

Children from grades 1 to 3 will be dismissed for children's church during the message.

 

 

EVENING SERVICE

You are invited to join us and share the good time of singing during the 7:00 PM service.  Pastor John Schofield will preach.

 

THIS WEEK AT OUR CHURCH

Sunday        10:00 AM...............….....Sunday School for all ages

                   11:00 AM.............................….......Morning Worship

                     7:00 PM.................................…....Evening Service

Tuesday        6:30 PM...................................….....….....Visitation

Wednesday   7:00 PM........................…......…..Adult Bible Study

                     

 

 

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Regular budget offerings for this week totaled $2139.  Designations include landscape gift in memory of Potter $50, GCS scholarship $50 and GCS gifts $120.

 

Please write your assigned number and giving amount on your envelope.  If you want a number, contact Perry Howell.

 

 

AUGUST TEAM LEADERS

USHERS:  Scott Walker

KITCHEN:  Chris Wishart

NURSERIES: Gail Jaeger

AM NURSERY:  Gayle Claude and Deb Guentzel

PM  NURSERY:  Diane Howell

WEDNESDAY NURSERY: Chris Wishart

 

 

VISITORS

Welcome to Grace Baptist Church.  We are honored that you have chosen to worship the Lord with us today.  Please fill out a visitor’s card and give it to an usher, pastor, or drop it in the offering plate.  Keep the 1999 calendar and pen as a reminder of your visit. God bless you!

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

SUMMER SINGERS REHEARSAL

The final rehearsal for summer singers will be tonight before the evening service at 6:00 PM.

 

FALL CHOIR MEETING

Next Sunday at 6:30 PM there will be an organizational meeting for the adult church choir.  People who are interested in this music ministry and are 9th grade and older are invited to participate.  The session will be in the Learning Center.

ST. PETER CABLE SYSTEM

We are back on the air on public access in St. Peter.  “IBM” is released at 4:30 PM each Monday and beginning in September, the telecast will be aired at both 4:30 PM and 10:00 PM each Monday.

 

TOLEDO, SPAIN SUNDAY!

On Sunday, September 5, Larry and Jane Parks and Joshua (?) will bring guests Jesus, Montse and Ruth (age 14) with them to Grace Baptist Church to tell us about their ministries in Toledo, Spain.  They plan to arrive on Saturday and will stay until Monday.

 

AWANA CLUBS

On Wednesday, September 22, there will be an Awana Club Roundup.  This year we will offer the Cubbies, Sparks, CrossTrainers and Junior Varsity programs.  For more information contact Randy and Val Danielson, Chuck and Naomi Volkmer or Scott and Brenda Walker. They are preparing for a great year!

 

JANITOR POSITION OPEN

The position of church custodian will be open beginning September 6, 1999.  Applications are available in the church office.  If you have questions please contact Pastor Schofield.

 

PROJECTS COMPLETED

The little house school building has been given an interior face lift thanks to Betty Roettger and the volunteers that she has recruited. You are welcome to stop in and take a look.  Michelle Scott will teach Grace Christian School grades 4-5.  Charles and Melanie Johnson teach grade 4-6 in Sunday School.

 

GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

The Learning Center classes will start on Tuesday, August 31.  Classes for K-5 will begin on Tuesday, September 7.  For more information about our K-12 grade Christian educational program, please inquire at the office.  Our principal is David Wishart and teachers are Margene Solt, Linda Hoogendyk, Michelle Scott, Ann Borchardt, David Miller and Linda Rousselow.

 

DONALD GEARY SCHOLARSHIP

It was announced last Sunday that Charity Wishart has been awarded the Donald Geary Scholarship this year.  She is a freshman at Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin.

COSTA RICA CAMP OFFERING

A total of $306.72 was given at junior camp to help sponsor campers to attend the camps directed by missionary Danny White in Costa Rica.  Rachel Carlson plans to help at the camps in January.

 

CAMPUS BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

Rick Powers has announced the first meeting for CBF will be this Tuesday at 8:00 PM in the basement of the campus house at 1232 Highland Ave.

 

DEPARTURE DATE

Pastor and Mrs. Michel will leave on their “independent study and friendship tour” to the Middle East on September 9, 1999.

 

SURGERY

Judy Stenzel is scheduled for back surgery tomorrow at the Spine Clinic at Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

 

WEST HALL

Dave Hooge arranged for the west hall doors to be sandblasted and repainted to match the hall décor.  Mel Herme assisted him.  Ask them what the doors weighed.

 

CHURCH OFFICE

Directories and prayer sheets are available in the church office.  Office hours for the summer are varied.  Please call the church before you come.  Appointments with a pastor can be made at anytime.

 

MEET OUR MISSIONARIES

Bill and Ellie Hansen (France),

Todd and Dawn Daily (Germany)

Steve and Karen Wygle (Oahu),

Larry and Jane Parks (Spain)

Ron and Martha Snearly (Chad),

Barry and Diane Courts (Argentina),

Ray and Sharon Pope (Uruguay),

John and Sylvia Kallin (Brazil),

Paul and Susan Van Loh (Brazil),

Marilyn McClain (Florida),

Bob and Margaret Paswaters (Hong Kong),

Wendell and Marge Geary (Indonesia),

John and Jean Peterson (Brazil),

Jean Beckley (Mali),

Peter and Sandi Silseth (Honduras)

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