Multiplying Followers of Jesus Christ

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1 Multiplying Followers of Jesus Christ In order to protect the privacy of people in our congregation, the volunteer schedule and prayer requests will no longer appear in the online version of the bulletin. If you have any questions or would like a paper copy of the bulletin, please contact the church office at (608) or office@gracewaysaukprairie.org. Thank you for your understanding. 65 Thirteenth Street, Prairie du Sac, WI (608) gracewaysaukprairie.org office@gracewaysaukprairie.org

2 Gathering Adoration & Praise Confession & Thanksgiving Offertory Proclamation Response WORSHIP SERVICE March 31, :30 a.m. Call to Worship This Is Amazing Grace Announcements Revelation Song Holy Holy Holy Great Is Thy Faithfulness Amazing Grace Congregational Prayer Build My Life When a Movement Toward Righteousness Overtakes a City Acts 19:8-41 Pastor Bryan Brotherton Benediction Jesus All For Jesus If you require hearing assistance, please notify an usher.

3 WELCOME! Printed name tags are in the foyer for high school students, members and regular attenders. Please wear your name tag during the worship service! Guests can request a printed name tag by completing the Welcome Card found in the bulletin. Communion takes place the fourth Sunday of every month and the Deacon Fund offering is taken. This fund is to help those who have special needs within our church and the community. OUR NURSERY Nursery is provided year-round during the worship service for children from birth through age two and is in Room 204. Two-year-old s go to Room 205 for their own Sunday School time when the other children are dismissed. CHILDREN S SUNDAY SCHOOL We use The Gospel Project curriculum, a three-year chronological timeline of the Bible. The 5th Sunday of the month is special in Sunday School. Children learn a special lesson about missionaries and sharing God s love around the world. They are dismissed from the sanctuary after the congregational prayer (about 10:00 a.m.) Ages 2-5 go to their classrooms upstairs - ages 2 & 3 in room 205 and ages 4 & 5 in room 206. They must be picked up by a parent or designated adult from their classrooms after fellowship time at 11:00 a.m. K-6th grade go upstairs to the chapel and they must be picked up there by a parent or designated adult after fellowship time at 11:00 a.m. YOUTH HAPPENINGS Youth Group is open to all students currently in grades 7-12 and meets on Wednesday nights from 7:15 to 8:45 every Wednesday that school is in session. The focus is on giving students opportunities to grow in their relationship with Jesus and to build positive relationships with caring adults and other students. Information on the summer mission trip for students currently in grades 7-12 is available outside of Pastor Rod s office. Registration is due by April 3 rd

4 AWANA HAPPENINGS What is AWANA? It s a fun Bible club for kids age 3 to 6th grade that introduces Jesus Christ and helps them along in their faith journey. AWANA meets every Wednesday that school is in session. Meetings start at 5:45 p.m. and end at 7:15 p.m. ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES Sunday mornings from 8:15-9:15 a.m. Trusting God Room 103 Teacher Jim Smith UPDATE TO GRACEWAY MEMBERSHIP CLASS The GraceWay membership class has been postponed. Please contact Kim Peck at if you are interested in becoming a member. Kim will take your contact information and inform you when a class is scheduled. SAVE THE DATE The GraceWay Women's Spring Retreat will be held at Expeditions Unlimited on 4/26-28/19. Our theme this year is "Joy in Jesus: Even When Life Hurts". Online and paper registration are available, register on line at:gracewaysaukprairie.org/womens-spring-retreat. Fees are: full weekend-$100; Saturday only-$55; Friday-Saturday-$73; Saturday-Sunday- $83. Registration deadline is 4/14/19. Scholarships are available. Stop by the Happenings Table for more information. Contact Ellen Wright with any questions (raggedy_e@hotmail.com or ). EASTER HAPPENINGS AT GRACEWAY GraceWay Church will be hosting a community Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast on Saturday April 20. If you are able to serve as a park ranger, greeter, gym supervisor or prize distributor please signup at the happenings table. GraceWay youth will be serving Easter breakfast from 8:15 to 9am on Easter Sunday. If you are planning to attend please sign-up at the Happenings Table. This Photo by Unknown Author is

5 PRAYER AND PRAISE This past Tuesday, Fauhn Breunig brought her daughter Amy home from the hospital. She is stabilized on medication and is learning how to live a different life style. Fauhn and Amy thank you for all your prayers. Fauhn is thankful that God has extended grace to Amy and given her another chance to accept His free gift of salvation. Please continue to pray for Mike and Jane Wood. The doctors have determined that Mike has a small mass in his lower left ventricle that will have to be removed by surgery. Surgery will be scheduled to occur in the next 3-4 weeks. Prior to that though (in the next week or two) he will have a heart catheterization to determine if there is any blockage that would need to be taken care of during that surgery. Pray for Mike and Jane and their family as they praise God and seek his comfort amidst this disappointing diagnosis. Pastor Dwight has taken a turn for the worse and will be going to his eternal home before too long. The family asks for your continued prayers as they navigate the days ahead. Our hearts are sad, the tears are many, but we are confident in the promise to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Pray as they rest in that peace. Join in rejoicing with Josh and Stacy Soboleski, and big sisters Madilyn and Chloe, in the birth of daughter Everly Mae, born Friday, March 22 7lbs, 6 oz., Everyone is doing well. To submit prayer requests: office@gracewaysaukprairie.org 2019 GIVING REPORT February General Fund Giving..$ 43, February Average per week....$ 10, January- February General Fund Giving..$ 78, January-February Average per week..$ 9, Budget Average per week. $ 10,237.00

6 KNOWING OUR MISSIONARIES Enrique Fernandez was born in Guatemala and earned a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He and his wife, Becky, are missionaries with ReachGlobal Prometa, training pastors to lead and minister. ELDER BOARD MINUTES SUMMARY March 19, :30 pm In attendance: Bryan Brotherton, Dale Wright, Mike Abernathy, Rod Spillane, Shane Been & Travis Bare 1. Leadership Development Discussion led by Shane Been at 6:30 pm, followed by a time of prayer with a focus on children at Graceway, the staff vacancy, and ministering to Awana parents. 2. The February 19, 2019 minutes were approved. 3. All written reports, to include financial and pastoral, were submitted for review. The pastoral reports highlighted the installation of two new furnaces and air conditioning units, needed repairs to the bus, and the need for some additional IT support for the church. 4. Old & New Business a. The elders discussed the recently launched leadership development training taking place in conjunction with the elder meetings, and considered the model, curriculum, and how to best move forward. b. Pastoral search update was provided. c. The elders continued to lay the groundwork for focus groups, to include group structure and format as well as to identify survey and discussion questions to be used.

7 VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE March 31, 2019 April 7, 2019 Ushers Nursery Birth thru age 2 Sunday School Ages 2-3 Sunday School- Pre-K Ages 4 & 5 Sunday School K-1 Sunday School Grades 2-3 Sunday School Grades 4-6 Offering Counters Fellowship Treats *Mike Gesicki Rita Amundson Mickey Morgan Roger Martin Billie Jo Larsen, Nicole Riggs Melanie Kraemer, Kaia Kraemer Heather Rasmussen Kiersten Kobussen Shelly Cieslewicz Brenden Larsen Learning About Missionaries Jess Bare, Bethany Keiser Learning About Missionaries Jess Bare, Bethany Keiser Learning About Missionaries Jess Bare, Bethany Keiser Jim Smith Kendall McFarland *Jerry & Barb Lautenbach *Joe Kurth Tim & LeAnne Hanson Matt & Heather Hubbard Aaron & Carol Wilhelm *Denny Moore Bill Padley Carl Bogenschneider Kim Peck Diane Campbell, Sara Moore Barb Gruwell, Danny Dupree Marilyn McFarlane Kyle & Lexi Been Nancy Peck Luke Been Shane & Nikki Been Jess Bare Grant Brotherton Mike & Jane Wood Jim Smith Duane Amundson *Dave & Sue Layden *Dick & Marilyn McFarlane Riley & Julia Zehner Rod & Loraine Anding Bill & Mary Murray *Names starred and bolded are responsible for setting up before and cleaning up after fellowship time, as well as bringing treats. Directions are posted in the kitchen. Sun., March 31 Wed., April 3 Thurs., April 4 Fri., April 5 Sat., April 6 Sun., April 7 UPCOMING EVENTS 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Fellowship & Treats 5:45 p.m. AWANA Club 6:00 a.m. Men s Bible Study at Sauk Prairie Grill 6:00 a.m. Men s Bible Study at Prairie House 8:15 a.m. Prayer Initiative in Choir Room 6:15 p.m. Men s Spring Training in GYM 7:30 a.m. Men s Spring Training in GYM 9:30 a.m. Worship Service

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