Dear Friends,

This Sunday, January 31, we will pick up where we left off before the snow storm with our message series, “Sharing Our Faith.”  This Sunday’s practical message is designed to help all of us to be prepared to share a verbal witness or explain the Gospel to someone when the opportunity arises.  I will also have the privilege of dedicating Tess Elizabeth Rodgers to God as she is presented by her parents, Patrick and Andrea.  The weather forecast looks good so I hope you’ll join us!

Please keep Marjorie Scharpf and her family in your prayers.  Her father, George Scharpf, passed away on Tuesday and she traveled to Pittsburg yesterday to be with her family.  There will be a graveside service for family members in the near future and a memorial service in the pring.  Our deepest condolences go out to the entire family.

Our New Pictorial Directories will be in your church mailboxes this Sunday.  Many thanks to those who took pictures as well as all who submitted them.  Special thanks to Trish Simpson for putting the whole project together so beautifully.  The latest edition of Grace Notes will also be in your mailboxes this Sunday.  In addition, you can access our newsletter on our website, gbcbb.org.  Extra copies can be found at the Welcome Center.

You are invited to return to church this Sunday afternoon at 4 P.M. for the Ordination Service of Chris Lister.  This important moment in Chris’s life and the life of our church family will be highlighted by a message delivered by Dr. Tony Campolo.  We hope you’ll join us for this significant time as we ordain Chris for the Christian ministry.

See You in Church!

Pastor George