CURRENT SERMON SERIES: “Come, Lord Jesus”

May 1 Duane Litz Inviting the World

May 8 Ed Morsey Revelation 21:1-8

May 15 Mike Sanborn Revelation 22:

Sermons May Be Listened To Online At: www.ghfc.org

WHO TO CONTACT:

CONNECTIONS Zoro Mer ZORO@GHFC.ORG

CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES Teri Elfelt TERI@GHFC.ORG

CHURCH CLERK Kirk Stevens CLERK@GHFC.ORG

DEACONS Carl Freeman DEACONS@GHFC.ORG

ELDERS Tim Burke ELDERS@GHFC.ORG

FINANCE COMMITTEE Cheryl Melendez FINANCECOMMITTEE@GHFC.ORG

MISSIONS COMMITTEE Bob Olden MISSIONSCOMMITTEE@GHFC.ORG

OFFICE Anita Burton ANITA@GHFC.ORG

STUDENT MINISTRIES Duane Litz DUANE@GHFC.ORG

TEACHING Mike Sanborn MIKE@GHFC.ORG

TRUSTEES HK Maynard TRUSTEES@GHFC.ORG

WORSHIP Justin Francis JUSTIN@GHFC.ORG

ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUPS - 10:00-10:45am

GROUP NAME APPROXIMATE AGES ROOM

Homebuilders Newly Married B-3

Oasis 3o plus C-25

Genesis 40 plus C-29

Sojourners 50 plus C-21

Joint Heirs 60 plus C-24

Poiema 60 plus C-28

Phileo 65 – 75 plus C-27

Friendship 75-80 plus! Joy Hall

NT Reading Group All Ages D30

SUNDAYS AT 12:30pm

The Post 20 plus B-27

GRANADA HEIGHTS FRIENDS CHURCH

11818 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada, CA 90638

Contact us at info@ghfc.org or (562) 943-7255

www.ghfc.org

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Nursery to 5TH Grade TODAY - Early Childhood (Nursery–Kindergarten) 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00. Come to the Early Childhood Center located in C-4 for a fun-filled time of learning together!

Kids Church (1st-5th grade) 9 & 11am: Meet your teacher in the foyer during the service for a time of worship and learning in C5.

TODAY at 10:00am: Follow the sign to C5 for an awesome small group Sunday School experience.

Wed. Night Life Family Finale: This Wednesday, 6:30-8pm.

MOPS – Mothers of Preschoolers,1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30-9:30pm. Register online at www.ghfc.org Kids & MOPS section.

LGP (6th- 8th) Today: Sunday School @ 10am. We are teaching through Revelation.

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D28 8th Grade Retreat (May20-21): 3pm, Drop off. $40/student

Long Beach Serve Day: Today, 3-10pm, $5

The Upper Room (9th-12th) Today: Sunday School @ 10:00am (Upper Room)

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D20 (Upper Room) Long Beach Serve Day: Today, 3-10pm, $5

Kairos (College) Friday Nights – Bible Study: 7-10pm. Zach & Maria Moore’s House. Join us for

a new format and our new study through Ephesians.

Long Beach Serve Day: Today, 3-10pm, $5

Online giving available through www.ghfc.org

Monthly report updated the second Sunday of the month.

May 1, 2016 - 9:00 a.m.

Prelude Ron Boatright

& Brent Currie

Call To Worship

All Creatures Of Our God And King (#356) Welcome & Prayer Justin Francis

Announcements Teri Elfelt

Testimony Laurie McGuyre

Scripture Reading

For Your Gift of God The Spirit (#285, tune #578) Prayer Bob Flores

Offering

Worth It All – Cantelon/Ingram

Children are dismissed to KIDS Church. (Please exit to the foyer, where your teacher will meet you.)

Song of Response

By Faith

Introduction: Inviting The World Dan Kamwesa

& Duane Litz

And Beyond 2016 Video

Interview with Team Members: Candice Loberg

& Shalom Tang

Message Duane Litz Closing Song

Let Your Heart Be Broken (#429)

Closing Prayer Justin Francis

Prayer partners are available to pray with you in response to today's sermon

or for any other needs. Join us at the Prayer Point following the service.

"Worship songs covered under CCLI #107517"

MONTHLY GIVING TOTALS FOR MARCH GENERAL FUND 3/31/16 YTD FAITH PROMISE 3/31/16 YTD

Total Monthly

Giving

68,023 196,241 Total Monthly

Giving

30,900 69,057

Expenses 83,474 232,464 Disbursements 33,879 74,460

Difference (15,451) (36,223) Difference (2,979 (5,403)

Operating Reserve 243,223

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Nursery to 5TH Grade TODAY - Early Childhood (Nursery–Kindergarten) 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00. Come to the Early Childhood Center located in C-4 for a fun-filled time of learning together!

Kids Church (1st-5th grade) 9 & 11am: Meet your teacher in the foyer during the service for a time of worship and learning in C5.

TODAY at 10:00am: Follow the sign to C5 for an awesome small group Sunday School experience.

Wed. Night Life Family Finale: This Wednesday, 6:30-8pm.

MOPS – Mothers of Preschoolers,1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30-9:30pm. Register online at www.ghfc.org Kids & MOPS section.

LGP (6th- 8th) Today: Sunday School @ 10am. We are teaching through Revelation.

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D28 8th Grade Retreat (May20-21): 3pm, Drop off. $40/student

Long Beach Serve Day: Today, 3-10pm, $5

The Upper Room (9th-12th) Today: Sunday School @ 10:00am (Upper Room)

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D20 (Upper Room) Long Beach Serve Day: Today, 3-10pm, $5

Kairos (College) Friday Nights – Bible Study: 7-10pm. Zach & Maria Moore’s House. Join us for

a new format and our new study through Ephesians.

Long Beach Serve Day: Today, 3-10pm, $5

Online giving available through www.ghfc.org

Monthly report updated the second Sunday of the month.

May 1, 2016 - 11:00 a.m.

Prelude

Call To Worship

Nothing But The Blood - Lowry/Citzens I Am Set Free – L. Jordan

Welcome & Prayer Justin Francis

Announcements Teri Elfelt

Testimony Laurie McGuyre

Prayer Pat Elfelt

Scripture Reading

Offering

O Come To The Altar - Furtick/Brown

Children are dismissed to KIDS Church. (Please exit to the foyer, where your teacher will meet you.)

Introduction: Inviting The World Dan Kamwesa & Duane Litz

And Beyond 2016 Video

Interview with Team Members: Candice Loberg & Shalom Tang

Message Duane Litz

Closing Songs

God Of Justice – Tim Hughes Proclaim – T. Grubbs

Closing Prayer Justin Francis

Prayer partners are available to pray with you in response to today's sermon

or for any other needs. Join us at the Prayer Point following the service.

"Worship songs covered under CCLI #107517"

MONTHLY GIVING TOTALS FOR MARCH GENERAL FUND 3/31/16 YTD FAITH PROMISE 3/31/16 YTD

Total Monthly

Giving

68,023 196,241 Total Monthly

Giving

30,900 69,057

Expenses 83,474 232,464 Disbursements 33,879 74,460

Difference (15,451) (36,223) Difference (2,979 (5,403)

Operating Reserve 243,223

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Welcome- If you are a guest today we thank you for coming. We would appreciate it if you would complete the card in the bulletin. As our guest, please do not feel obligated to put something in the offering.

HIRING:

MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR

The church is looking to hire some-

one skilled in graphic arts, computer

visuals, and social media. This per-

son would be in charge of the Sun-

day worship service visuals, creating

graphics for church event publicity,

and website/social media manage-

ment. Part-time position. Job de-

scription can be found online at

www.ghfc.org under "About Us" at

the top. Interested? Contact Mike

Sanborn (mike@ghfc.org).

INTERESTED IN JOINING A

SMALL GROUP? Granada has a

many small groups available for you

to connect with others and to grow

deeper in your relationship with

Jesus. Contact Zoro Mer to learn

more: zoro@ghfc.org or (714) 743-

6078 .

“AGAINST ALL ODDS”

A book by Rosemary Mbogo has

recently been published. If you are

interested in purchasing a copy,

please stop by the church library.

Several copies are available for

check-out as well.

NEW TESTAMENT READING

GROUP: Sunday mornings at 10am,

room, D-30 (above sanctuary foyer),

starts today! Read through the NT in

one year by asking God each day,

"Lord, what do you want to teach me

today?" Then, on Sundays share

with others what the Lord is sharing

with you. All ages welcome to join

any time! Led by Kim Palmer.

STRONG HEARTS CANCER

SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the 1st

& 3rd Tuesdays of the month.

7:00pm in the Eden Room located

just off the sanctuary foyer.

KENYAN QUILTS

Calling all Quilters and Sewers!

Please come and help cut fabric for

the quilts being sent to Kenya for

Steven and Carol Lentoror's ministry

to the elderly homeless. We will be

meeting upstairs in the Genesis

room, C 29, at 1 o'clock this Sunday,

May 1st. For information call Callie

Winters at 562-761-7820. More in-

formation to come on sewing days!

Mark your calendars, the next meeting for Granada Missionary Fellow-

ship is May 10th. The featured speaker will be our own Rudi Wiens,

who works at FEBC (Far East Broadcasting). Aside from bringing news

as to what he is doing there, Rudi has agreed to bring his guitar and

sing for us, which is always a special treat. By the way, did you know

that the main office for FEBC is located right here in La Mirada on Impe-

rial Hwy., just west of La Mirada?

If you are crafty or on the market for a new hobby, come early for spe-

cial projects at 9:30am. Otherwise, if you are only coming for the lunch-

eon and Rudi, be sure to be there and seated by 11:25am. If you are

not a regular attender, please let us know by calling Marty Myers at

(714) 992-1777. Lunch is $5.

In our last meeting, Geoff and Sue Russell took us through what all Bible

Translation entails and their desire to continue to serve through

Wycliffe. The group did a little role-playing to help us understand the

process. Very informative! So, please join us at our next gathering on

Tuesday, May 10th

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Granada Missionary Fellowship:

Short-Term Missions Trip Applications

If you have plans to participate on a short-term trip in 2016, the

Granada missions team would love to hear about it and prayerful-

ly consider supporting you. If you would like support our mis-

sions team, please contact Dan Kamwesa at dan@ghfc.org for a

short-term application or visit our website at ghfc.org. Applica-

tions for short-term trips this summer are due by Sunday, May

15th

. Any other applications for short-term trips in 2016 must be

turned three months prior to the actual trip.

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