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2012   Events            

The Care Partners Ministry will hold an informational meeting on Sunday, February 5th at noon in the Parlor. This will be an opportunity to learn more about what Care Partners actually do, and how they are trained and supported in this lay ministry to other members of the congregation. What is it? Care Partners is a group of trained church members (laity) who volunteer to take the Sacrament of Holy Communion to our church members who desire the receive communion, but are unable to attend regular services. The Care Partners team meets regularly once a month, on the first Sunday, following the 10:55 am service. In the Parlor. For more information and/or to volunteer your time, please contact Mary Broske, Care Partners Team Leader, at (352) 246-8889.
 

On Saturday, February 11 from 9:00 am to noon, there will be a training event on the Conference’s Child-Youth Protection Policy. This training is for all persons, paid or volunteer, who currently work with children or youth on any level, and who did not undergo the training in the fall of 2011. The training will be in the Bethany Room. A continental breakfast will be provided at 8:30 am. For more information and/or to register your attendance, please contact Aaron Stegemoller, Director of Children’s Ministries, or Rachael Jordan, Director of Youth Ministries before February 8th. Both can be reached at 372-8523 Ext. 18.
 

Admission is free of charge. A free will offering for the First Presbyterian Church’s Esteli, Nicaragua missions will be available for donations during the concert. The Gainesville Pops was formed in May 2008, by a group of dedicated adult musicians. Our purpose is simple – Let Us Entertain You!                          
 

Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10. This year it falls on Wednesday, February 22. According to the Canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent forty days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan.Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this forty day liturgical period of prayer and fasting. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. This practice is common in much of Christendom, being celebrated by Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Anglicans, and some Baptist denominations.
 

With the renovation work still being completed in our Fellowship Hall, we have accepted an invitation from Rev. Carl Romey to participate in the Lenten Breakfast series which the Nazarene Church will be sponsoring. The first breakfast will be Tuesday, February 28, at 7:00 am at the First Church of the Nazarene on NW 23rd Avenue and will run through the next 4 Tuesdays. Please watch your Sunday bulletin for additional details on this series.
 

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Holy Week, beginning with Palm/Passion Sunday and ending with Easter
 

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                       and Beaius by Vivaldi
                       Gainesville Civic Chorus
                       Held at First Presbyterian Church
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The General Conference of The United Methodist Church meets every four years and is a world-wide gathering of Methodists. The decisions made during the General Conference affect the social policies of the church and how we govern ourselves. The Book of Discipline is amended at the General Conference. The most recent General Conference was in 2008 in Ft. Worth, Texas.

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                        Held at First Presbyterian Church  
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Wednesday Evening Studies
for Spring 2012
January 18 - May 16
(Except for Ash Wednesday, 2/22 and Holy Week 4/4)

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1. Gospel of John Leaders: Dan & Kay Greathouse This is a short term DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY.

2. What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still Be A Christian?   Leader: Dr. Harold Henderson This discussion course is based on a book of the same name written by United Methodist Church Minister, Martin Thielen.
 

Master Plan ─ Phase II:  
Information    News for November
Brochure                News for October
Pictures 08/30/11   Groundbreaking 10/23/11
 

As part of the Master‟s Plan - Phase II, the Fellowship Hall has been closed for renovations. The renovations and the building of the new church kitchen is expected to take approximately 10 months. In the interim all Wednesday Fellowship dinners and other activities which normally use the fellowship hall will take place in the Parish Hall at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

Although the Master‟s Plan Phase II raised more than its initial goal of $1,000,000.00 in pledges, pledges of any amount toward this project are still being accepted.

Comments and/or questions should be directed to any of the members on the Master‟s Plan committee. Click Here to send email to the MP Chair Ole Nelson