APC Friday Flash from January 27th
Dear Friends,
As usual, we bring you some new and interesting items, reminders and more dates for you calendar!
Praise the Lord for the safe arrival of our youth ski trip members (see more below)!
1. BENEFIT CONCERT FOR STIMSON MEMORIAL CHAPEL. Come and enjoy good music while supporting our church building at the same time! Join us tomorrow, Saturday, January 28th, at 7:30 PM for an evening of jazz, soul, singer and songwriter and international songs by Anke Held and her band from Switzerland. This is the unique opportunity to hear the songs from a new CD release right before it’s start! Admission is free, donations welcome.
2. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING. Our Congregational Meeting last Sunday was very well attended, and the 2012 budget, most ably presented by our church treasurer, Mark Fenstermann, was unanimously approved. Another item on the agenda was the extension of John Marlowe’s contract for one more year, through June 2013. John has also been tapped as Children’s Ministry Coordinator. An appropriate raise in salary was also unanimously approved.
3. PASTOR’S LUNCH – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12th. Pastor John and Sandra will be hosting a Pastor’s lunch on Sunday, the 12th of February, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM in the church Fellowship Hall, directly following the morning worship services. Several times a year we invite those who wish to learn more about the church and church membership to attend this get-acquainted lunch. Attendance carries no obligation to become a member of the church. It’s a time to become acquainted with the APC and its ministries, to meet the pastor and members of the church council, and also to discuss our church family and our vision for the church in Bonn.
4. PASTOR’S LENTEN STUDY. Pastor John will be leading a study for seven weeks beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 22nd. The group will be limited to 10 people and will be hosted at Pastor John and Sandra's apartment. During these 7 Wednesday evenings, we will explore the significance of the cross, using the Bible and theological reflection from throughout church history. The studies will begin at 7:30 and finish at 9:30. There will be no materials to purchase for the study itself, but there will be recommendations throughout the study if you would like to continue reading on your own. If you would like to join this study group, please email pastor John to confirm your participation at pastor.john@apcbonn.de
5. MONTHLY PRAYER SERVICE. Next Wednesday, February 1st, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM, everyone is invited to gather together as a church family in the Prayer Chapel for an hour of music and prayer. This is an opportunity for us to support each other in prayer and to bring before God the major activities in the life of the church for the coming month. Please join us. Everyone is welcome!
6. GARAGE SALE FOR KENYA MISSION TRIP! Our APC Secretary, Margot, will be moving to a smaller apartment this spring, so furniture items and other assorted goodies must go! Therefore on Saturday, February 18th, and Sunday, February 19th, in the afternoons between 3:00-6:00 PM, Margot will host an open house for anyone interested in used household items – most in excellent-good condition. All proceeds will go to the APC Youth Mission Trip. Please put the above dates on your calendar and plan to stop by Chez Margot, Denglerstr. 68, here in Bad Godesberg.
7. BOOK & DVD SALE THIS COMING SUNDAY. Our monthly book sale takes place this Sunday during our coffee hours (YES – there will be two of them!) in support of our APC Mission Projects. You will find a table set up with a large variety of used English books and DVDs for children and adults at attractive prices. 100% of the proceeds goes towards supporting our worldwide missions. We thank you for your support, but ask you please to STOP donating books or DVDs for the time being. Your generosity is much appreciated but stocks have reached a volume that storage space is no longer available. Contact for this project is Eva Klamroth and her eMail is: eva.klamroth@apcbonn.de.
8. CHILDREN’S CHURCH. PARENTS PLEASE NOTE that Children’s Church will only be available at the 11:15 service. The topic for this coming Sunday is: Bezalel and Oholiab. The children will learn that God gave us talents and He wants us to serve Him and others.
9. YOUTH NEWS. Youth group is on schedule this coming week.
Yesterday, the youth of the APC boarded a bus and headed down to Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the 2012 Ski Retreat. Kelly reported this morning that they arrived at 10:30 PM last night but by 8:00 AM were already getting their equipment for a day on the slopes. Please keep them and their leaders in your prayers. They will return to APC on Sunday afternoon.
10. KELLY'S KORNER. Quiz Night on Friday, February 10th, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Mark your calendars. Let us aim, as a church family, to pull in 100+ people from our community for this event. Looking forward to sharing a great night with you in supporting the trip through having a fantastically fun evening testing our brains against one another. Flyers available in the Narthex.
Items needed for the upcoming Silent Auction. Have any ideas? Contact Kelly ASAP.
11. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (IWCF). This group meets every Tuesday morning from 9:30 AM to 12:00 in the Fellowship Hall of the church. Last Tuesday, they started a new topic: “Christian Character”. Newcomers are always welcome to attend. If you have questions, please contact Birgit Gray at 0228-3862745.
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This coming Sunday, January 29th, Pastor John will continue his series on “Spiritual Disciplines”, and the title of his sermon is “Study”. The Scripture Lesson is Luke 2:41-52. The music at the 9:30 traditional service will be led by the APC choir with Richard Brasier at the organ, and at the 11:15 contemporary service, the Gospel Ambassadors will lead us in singing. As this is the last Sunday of the month, please note that there will be two coffee hours - one at 10:30 and a second one at 12:15. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Please invite your neighbors and friends to worship and share Christ’s amazing love and blessings with us!
