Prayer Request for Clif and Debbi

You may have received the email, but just in case you didn't:

Clif & Debbi, our friends & still faithful supporters to the ministry, who moved away a couple years, are in Juneau for a visit. On their way here Clif began feeling intense pain & was taken to ER upon arriving to Juneau earlier this morning. The diagnosis is that his appendix burst and at this very moment he is in surgery.

We ask your prayers for Clif, that the surgery is successful --- if they can perform the surgery laproscopically, he can get out tomorrow. If they go in, he’ll be in the hospital 3-4 days. That would drastically affect their trip. Prayers for Debbi as she takes care of Clif in his recovery stage. We speak God’s blessings, peace and healing to them both! Debbi’s number is 479-841-5841 if you’d like to give her call and offer help of any kind. I know she would be so appreciative.

Thank you so much for praying.

Small Groups Beginning!

If you missed this email from Sherry, then here you go!

Tonight begins the first gatherings of our small groups. We get the chance to connect, build relationships, and grow in faith. If you’ve been hesitant, go check one out or get some more info. You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain! Here is a list of the groups you can be a part of right now:

• Prayer and Worship Group—meets tonight (and every Thursday) at the church at 6:30 PM – 321-5646
• Bible Study—meets tonight (and every other Thursday) at Tim and Meghan’s home at 7PM – 500-9731
• Women’s Group—meets this Friday night (and every 1st & 3rd Friday, locations tba) at Canton House at 6:30 PM – 957-0630
• Lunch Book & Bible Study—will meet next Friday, 3/27 for lunch (details coming soon)
• Evening Book Club—next Tuesday evening 3/24 (and every 2nd & 4th Tuesday) at 7PM at Shelly & Andrew’s home – 789-1076
  

Pick one and let’s go!!

Congratulations to Jomar Dunham!

I heard through the grapevine (aka Sherry!) that something great happened to Jomar this past week and there was an article in the paper about him. He was named West Coast area Enlisted Person of Year! Check out the whole article in the Juneau Empire here.

That is wonderful and we want to congratulate Jomar on such a huge achievement. It also reinforces our sadness that their family is leaving us soon, but we love you guys and celebrate with you, Jomar, because we know you deserve it.

I just thought this was some good news worth passing on!

If you want, you can send some congrats in the comments or email them (if you have that- I don't want to post it here). Congrats again!

Events and More for This Week

Here are some things going on in the community and our church that you may want to know about...

• Don't forget our Valentine's breakfast on Sunday at 9:45 AM. Bring a dish to share and bring some guests to enjoy the breakfast and the service!
• The Widowed Persons Program will hold its monthly brunch at noon today in the Nugget Room at the Baranof Hotel as well as a potluck at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in the dining room at Fireweed Place. Please bring a dish to share. All widows and widowers are invited to attend these social events. For more information, contact Sue Nielsen at 586-6424 or Sandy at 789-0355.
• One week during the summer Echo Ranch Bible Camp becomes Echo Ranch sports camp. The biblical concept of treating others as you want to be treated is not only talked about but demonstrated. God has given us sports and the physical ability to play, why not enjoy it? For more information on Echo Ranch sports camps and to register online, visit www.echoranch.org.
• At the Nugget Mall, Bartlett Hospital is giving FREE Glucose Screening and FREE Cholesterol Screening 11am-3pm, Saturday the 14th.

Have another event you want to share for this week or one upcoming? Put it in the comments or email Sherry so she can add it to the list!

New Garage Sale Details

As you know, we have the garage sale on Saturday the 31st of January from 8 AM to 1 PM.

Jeannita needs help on Saturday, but will also need help setting up Wednesday through Friday (6-7 PM) when we'll be receiving what you bring. You can either do 30 minute slots , 1 hr slots or as much as you can. We'll also need some help in breaking down and getting whatever doesn't sell to donation centers.

Please let her know what time and days you can help (email her here or leave a message in the comments), then she'lll send out an email with a schedule.

If you can’t get your donations there until Saturday, please let us know.

Be praying that our $1000.00 will come in for the children’s ministry and other outreaches we're stepping into.

Lastly, get the word out! Invite friends, coworkers, or whoever and get involved in the helping! Thank you for being such a wonderful church family.

Church Garage Sale

Just throwing out a few details, but everyone should get an email from Jeannita about all this and how you can get involved, what is needed, etc.

First, I have a flyer that you can print and any help you can give by placing them around town would be much appreciated (click here for the flyer). I'll also have some on Sunday that you can take and put up so if you can't print one, no problem.

The garage sale is Saturday, 1/31 from 8 -1 PM. We'll be taking donations either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday night from 6-7 PM. If there's absolutely no way for you to get something to the church, leave us a comment here or talk to Jeannita.

Be praying that this goes extremely well so that we can really advance in our children's ministry (which is where the funds will go).

Thanks again and like I said, this is to put it on your radar again but you should be getting an email soon with more.

Daymond's Birthday Party

Hello! Jenny asked me to pass along this invite to all our church family so here it is,

Everyone is invited to come help the Geary Family celebrate Daymond’s 51st birthday

At Our Back Yard, Friday, January 16 from 5:00PM – 7:00PM.

Bring a snack to share and some table games to play. While the kids run and play on the fabulous toys, the adults and whoever wants will play table games, catch up on old news, and have a great fellowship time surrounded by food, laughs and friends.

We sure hope to see you this Friday for a fantastic party!

Jenny and family