GFCN Weekly Update - October 4, 2102

 

   Combined Service Announced!               Sunday, October 21, 2012 will be a combined service with both congregations worshiping together.  The service will begin at 10:00 AM and will be bilingual, in both English and Spanish, with Dr. Freddy Guerrero, rector of the South American Nazarene Seminary in Quito, Ecuador, speaking.  English speaking small groups that normally meet at 11:00 AM will not be meeting.  We are anticipating a great day of worship and praise to our Lord Jesus Christ!

Dr. Jim Zimbelman - THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER 8, 7:00 PM

WHO: Dr. Jim Zimbelman is a planetary geologist at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum where he has served as the chairman of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. He has expertise in physics and mathematics (B.A.), geophysics and space physics (M.S. University of California at Los Angeles), as well as geology (Ph.D. Arizona State University). Jim was co-editor of the book Environmental Effects on Volcanic Eruptions: From Deep Oceans to Deep Space,” and has written more than 60 papers and maps for various peer-reviewed scientific journals and books. Over the past 20 years at NASM, he has been involved in the analysis of high-resolution spacecraft imaging and geophysical data of the Earth and terrestrial planets, geologic mapping of Mars and Venus, and other geologic studies of terrestrial planets.

WHEN & WHERE: Thursday - November 8 @ 7 PM at Greenville First Church of the Nazarene
WHAT: Presenting - “A Spacecraft Tour of the Solar System”
    Dr Zimbelman will review the highlights of the science we have learned during the last 50 years     as robotic spacecraft have been sent to targets throughout the solar system, including the rounded river gravels that the Curiosity rover just found on Mars (announced recently) with slides to accompany his lecture.   The aim is for this lecture to be about 40 minutes long, followed by     answering any questions people might have. 

 

Exodus - The Story of the people of God.

A study of the book of Exodus.
7:00 PM each Wednesday evening in Room # 12
Taught by Pastor Chuck Fountain.  Everyone is invited to participate. 

 

 

 

ALL CHURCH WORK DAY ANNOUNCED.  Saturday, October 6, 2012 is our fall clean up and work day for the church.  Saturday AM beginning at 8:00 AM to 12:00 NOON.  We are inviting all who would like to help around the church with the facilities to come and join us.  We will have supplies available, but we are requesting that you bring your own tools.  We will be working inside and outside the building.  For more information see Larry Sams or Pastor Ray Moore they are making a concentrated effort to organize and announce the "job list" in advance of the work day so that the skills and interests of volunteers can be matched with the tasks that are to be accomplished.

KAIROS Prision Ministry

On October 11^h through October 14^th Bill Kaib, along with other Kairos volunteers, will be going into Perry Correctional to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Twenty four inmates volunteered to sign up for this interactive presentation of just how much God loves them despite the harm to society and themselves that they have done. To date, almost one half of the population of Perry have gone through a Kairos program either at Perry or other correctional institutions across the State of South Carolina.

In addition to the twenty four inmates who signed up for the program, the goal of Kairos is to give each inmate in the facility (approximately 900), a bag of dozen cookies for three nights with a Bible verse in each bag. The cookies are distributed by Kairos volunteers who go into the cell blocks and hand each man a bag of cookies and say, “God bless you”. In addition, the volunteers and the inmates going through the program also consume a goodly amount of cookies. If you can help in this regard, it would be much appreciated as I’m responsible to provide 150 dozen. Homemade cookies are preferred, but any cookies are gladly accepted. Cookies must be at the church by 9:00 AM on Thursday October 11^th. Package the cookies in such away to avoid breakage as much as possible.  All cookies are repackaged at the institution for distribution.

The Kairos program needs your prayers to be successful. Four “Prayer Wheels”, large pie shaped white boards, one for each day of the event, are hung up in a location for all to see. Each board is divided into 48 segments, each segment representing one half hour over a 24 hour period. The names of all who have agreed to set aside one half hour, starting Thursday October 11^th at 4:00 PM, concluding Sunday October 14^th at 3:00 PM, are written on the boards. If you would like to participate, please sign up in your adult Sunday school or in the foyers where forms are located.  If you would like more information on this ministry you may email Bill Kaib by clicking here.

God bless you for any support you can give to the Kairos prison ministry.

Trunk & Treat 2012

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 everyone is invited to TRUNK & TREAT 2012.  Bring your car (decorate it if you choose), lots of candy, dress in costume (if you choose- no monsters or demons), park in the front parking lot and share a time of fellowship, picture taking, good treats - this is for the kid in all of us!

Come make a memory and share in a night of fellowship.  Wednesday, October 31, 6PM - 8PM.  This will be our Wednesday night activity for the night.

Journey to Bethlehem - December 1 - December 2, 2012 - mark your calendar now and plan to be a part of this special outreach!

FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 

 1201 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC. 29615
Chuck Fountain- Pastor; email; 
Tim Godby - Worship & Arts; email; 
Brenda Turner - Children & Families; email; 
Ray Moore - Associate Pastor; email; 
Milton Harrington - Pastoral Care; email;
Midge Simpson - SLC Director; email; 
Wesley Steisslinger - Students & Families; email; 
Church website:   www. greenvillenaz.org