August 15, 2021
August 15, 2021
Announcements
1. August 18 – All Church - Sharing the Gospel Bible Study – Lesson #8
Small groups and sanctuary teaching will go from 7:00pm – 8:15pm
The sanctuary teaching will be available by livestream and archive audio and video
The ~5-minute videos that go with each lesson can be found on the National AC Church website: www.apostolicchristian.org/sharing-the-gospel-study
2. August 28th - Invite a Friend Singing
Please come and bring guests on August 28 at 7:00pm at the Morton Fellowship Hall.
A snack will be provided following the singing.
There is a sign-up sheet at the Information Center if you are coming as well as the number of guests you are bringing.
3. Videos from the recent Proclaim and Serve Conference
Video archives are available for the main sessions, and breakouts which were held in the assembly room at the Proclaim and Serve Missions Conference held in Peoria on July 10, 2021.
The videos are accessible at this link www.proclaimandserve.org/watch
Topics include:
Love Starts Now by Matt Knapp (HarvestCall Executive Director)
Love the Unlovable by Craig Stickling
Love the Gospel by Matt Kaufmann
Additional topics include an update on missions in Japan, a missionary testimony from Ixtlan, Mexico, and more.
4. 2021-22 College Students and Family’s Welcoming Events
ISU Welcome Night
On behalf of the ISU Young Group, we are seeking to reach any incoming freshman and returning students attending Illinois State, Wesleyan, or Heartland Community College in the upcoming academic year.
Our Young Group is hosting its annual Welcome Night on Sunday, August 15, 2021. This evening is meant to be an informational meeting about our young group, but more importantly as a night to become acquainted with one another in anticipation for the upcoming school year.
A pizza dinner will begin at 4:00pm at the Bloomington church, and parents are encouraged to attend! Students and their families are also invited to attend Bloomington church at 9:15am that morning.
U of I Welcome Picnic
On behalf of the UIUC Young Group, we are seeking to reach any incoming freshman and returning students attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign or Parkland College in the upcoming academic year.
Our young group is hosting its annual Student Welcome Picnic, August 22, at 4:00pm where we would love to invite any incoming students and their family to a Sunday service at 9:45am with the Champaign congregation followed by a picnic after service. Most importantly, this day is meant to be an opportunity for students to interact with their new church family and for the young group to get acquainted with each other.
Please RSVP by August 15, as the Champaign Church congregation will be providing the food at uiucyg@gmail.com or by calling Dawson Finch: (815) 848-8161 or Grace Eisenmann: (815) 867-3130
A Look Ahead
August 26 – All Church Baby Shower – Sis Whittney Huette
September 7 – All Church Baby Shower – Sis Angie Schick
September 24 – All Church Wiener Roast
October 3 – Family Hymn Sing
October 10 – Nominations for Church Offices
October 27 – SS Fall Party at FH