There will be a congregational meeting on Sunday, March 21 at 10:00 a.m. At this meeting, pending the outcome of the board meeting on March 14, we will be making an important decision about a capital campaign this spring. Click here to read more.
First Christian Church CYF is heading up an international mission trip this summer. The trip dates are July 17-24, 2010. We will be volunteering in an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. We will be working through a non-profit organization called Orphanage Outreach. Orphanage Outreach has been working with orphanages in the Dominican Republic for fifteen years, ever since the program’s founder discovered the poor conditions under which children in these orphanages lived. Many of these children had already suffered through unfortunate circumstances in their lives, such as being the victims of abusive or irresponsible parents, or living in poverty.
The mission of Orphanage Outreach is to provide opportunities to orphaned, abandoned, and disadvantaged children. Its goals are to help orphanages provide the children who live there with basic necessities and a quality education. They are also committed to helping the orphanages become self sufficient.
FCC’s objective for this mission trip is to serve as needed. We may be asked to lead or help with a sports, arts, English, or Vacation Bible school camp. We may also serve by helping with different projects that are already underway there, such as construction, painting, or planting.
For more information you may visit the Orphanage Outreach website: www.orphanage-outreach.org.
To make a monetary donation toward our mission trip, please make your check payable to First Christian Church and note “Orphanage Outreach” in the memo line.
Our prayers are with the people of Chile and Haiti as they recover from devastating earthquakes. The Week of Compassion, which is the humanitarian aid and disaster relief ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is responding with support, supplies, and aid. You can help by making a donation to Week of Compassion at www.weekofcompassion.org.
When: Wednesday mornings, 9:30 - 10:45. Class will meet March 3, 10, 17 and 24.
Cost: $5 per class (a portion of which will support FCC’s outreach ministry)
Where: First Christian’s Friendship Room
In Prayerful Yoga, we discover the power of linking mind, breath and body as we rest in the presence of God’s love. This series of gentle yoga poses and breathing exercises is suitable for all body types and levels of yoga experience.
Please bring a mat or large towel.
Instructor: Kishie Wyatt, Registered Yoga Therapist
Last summer’s mission experience (D.A.W.G. - Disciples At Work for God) at Hillyer was so incredible that we want to do it again! FCC-Greensboro is hosting a mission work weekend March 12 - 14, 2010. We have several work projects lined up and we need your help to make Puppy D.A.W.G. happen.
What do you need to know??
This exciting event begins at FCC - Greensboro (1900 West Market Street) on Friday, March 12 at 7:00 and ends Sunday, March 14 at 12:00 noon following morning worship.
Participants will sleep at FCC and shower at the local YMCA. BRING YOUR SLEEPING BAG AND A TOWEL!!
Cost is $30.00 which includes a really cool T-shirt, lodging, meals on Saturday & breakfast on Sunday.
Get your registration form in by Monday, March 1. Space is limited with registrations honored on a first-come, first-serve basis. Ask your youth sponsor or download a copy here.
Contact the big DAWG - Marci Miles, CYF Sponsor, at mbmiles@triad.rr.com or 336.852.2058 for more info or visit us on Facebook at our group, Puppy DAWG at FCC Greensboro.
Come to the Waters
Lent 2010
“Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, and you that have no money, come buy and eat!” Isaiah 55:1
The season of Lent is a tradition of the church that marks the journey from darkness to light, from death to life. These six weeks leading up to Good Friday offer an opportunity for self-reflection and renewed spiritual practice. This year, there are several opportunities to participate in the Lenten journey:
Small Group Study
Rev. Moses will lead a Lenten bible study on Thursday evenings at 7:00, beginning February 25. If you are not currently part of a small group at the church, this will be a good way to connect with others in the congregation and spend some time in study and prayer.
Outreach
Make your Lenten practice one of generosity and service. Each time you go grocery shopping during this season, pick up some extra non-perishable food items. Bring them to worship each week and we’ll share the donations with the Servant Center to help those in need.
Special Services
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17. At 7:00 p.m., we will share a simple service of song, scripture, and prayer, as well as the traditional imposition of ashes, which remind us of human sin and mortality and God’s gracious gift of life.
Our Lenten journey concludes with Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, March 28, you won’t want to miss the Palm Parade as our children remind us of the excitement of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. We will mark Maundy Thursday, April 2, with a Tenebrae service led by our choir as we remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. A Good Friday prayer vigil will lead us into worship at noon on April 3, with a light lunch following.
On Easter Sunday, April 4, we will welcome the new day with a sunrise service at 7:00, followed by breakfast. Sunday school at 9:45 will lead into our Easter Celebration at 11:00, with loud shouts of “Alleluia!” as we celebrate the good news of Christ’s resurrection.
Join us as we journey together through this season.
Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 11:00
February 21:
Come to the Wilderness Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-12
February 28:
Come and Share Mark 1:29-39
March 7:
Come and See Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9
March 14:
Come Home Psalm 32; Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
March 21:
Come and Praise Isaiah 43:16-21; John 12:1-8
March 28:
Palm Sunday
Come to the Parade Luke 19:28-40; Psalm 118:1-2; 19-29
April 1 (7:00 p.m.):
Maundy Thursday
Come to the Table John 13:1-17, 31b-35; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
April 2 (noon):
Good Friday
Come to the Cross John 18-19 (selected)
April 4 (7:00 a.m and 11:00 a.m.):
Easter Sunday
Come to the Waters John 20:1-18
Every fourth Friday, 6:30- 11 pm
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