NorthPark NEWS October 26, 2010

GriefShare has begun. This group meets on Monday nights at 6:30. Please let those who are grieving know of this wonderful and helpful ministry.

*Chronic Pain Management meets on the 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays of each month. (They meet this week.)

*Guiding Council is scheduled for this Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.

*STEPS Small Group will meet at Bonita Lakes, Friday night at 6 p.m. (Weather permitting)

*Workday this Saturday, 8 to Noon. All help wanted for work both inside and out.

Join us—and bring a friend!

*We are scheduling a baptismal service very soon. If you need more information about this important growth step for every believer, contact the church office!

The Coats drive continues! We are off to a great start but in just a few weeks, the need will be felt all through the community… (Full information is taped to the box in the church lobby.)

C.L.A.S.S. 201 is coming soon! Christian Life And Service Seminar 201, “Discovering Spiritual Maturity “ will begin on Wednesday, November 10th at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Earl will be leading this five week C.L.A.S.S. to help you learn the basics for consistent personal spiritual growth. (This will be the “Prayer Meeting” for those weeks.) Do plan to join us for C.L.A.S.S. 201!

Next Tuesday, November 2nd is a vital day for our nation –and for all Christians. It is our nation’s election day and good Christians vote! The privilege of going into a voting booth and casting a vote for the future of our nation is a right that was purchased with the blood of our forefathers. Don’t neglect that great gift. Do your civic duty! Do your Christian duty! Go and vote!

The Citadel @ NorthPark Church will be going to Lazy Acres Pumpkin Patch in Chunky, on Saturday, October 30 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.  The cost will be $7.00 per person.  Please eat before you come, and bring snack money if you wish to purchase snacks at the site. Pumpkins are extra and can be purchased for $5-10.  Activities include: Pig Races, 3 Acre Corn Maze, and Punkin Chunkin ($1.00 for 2 throws).  Check it out at www.lazy-acres.com.

Mark your calendar for the Belk Charity Sale

on Saturday, November 6, 2010

6:00AM - 10:00AM.

Great shopping, for a really great cause. Here’s how it works. You buy a $5 Ticket, which is your pass to get into the event, as well as a $5 savings certificate (so, your ticket price goes towards your purchase price). Receive 20 - 70% off storewide during this private sale. Plus, beginning at 6 a.m., the first 100 customers will receive a FREE Belk gift card valued from $5 up to $1,000 - so be sure to arrive early! Help support our church MOPS group. Tickets on sale at the church office or at the MOPS display this Sunday.

The Bible tells us to “Give unto the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness”. (Psalm 29:2) Here at NorthPark we fully understand that worship is a matter of the heart. Yet we also recognize that there are places that are special for worship and praise. We want our new Worship Center to be one of those places; a “holy space”.

As we continue to grow, the need for our new facility becomes all the more clear. Last Sunday, our attendance showed an increase of 66 people above the same Sunday of 2009. We are ministering to nearly 20% more people for Jesus than we did one year ago. I hope you rejoice with me at that great news!

But our focus is not on numbers. Our focus is to lift up Jesus Christ and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. For that to happen, we must have a spiritual foundation to go along with our physical foundation. Prayer gives us that spiritual foundation!

We—as weather and construction will allow—will have a second Prayer Walk this Wednesday, starting at 6:15. This time you will be able to walk and pray over our new sanctuary floor. Come help us set the spiritual foundation for the future!

Our Purpose at NorthPark Church:

To Know Christ, To Grow in Christ,

To Unconditionally Share Christ;

To Be a Community of Christian Love.