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Living God's Masterpiece at Masterpiece Sunday (this Sunday!)

MASTERPIECE SUNDAY--Life in Christ in Art
This Sunday, January 29th is a very important Masterpiece Sunday for our church. First of all, during worship we will be finishing up our series Resonate. In it we have explored the 4 A's of staying in tune with God's will and call for our church:

• God's ASSIGNMENT
• Our ALIGNMENT
• God's ANOINTING
• God's AUTHORITY (for the Assignment)

We will be led in worship by guest leader Stefan Van Voorst from the Upper Room and our own Melissa Briggs. Kimberly Mills, a new artist in our church family will be painting a special piece during and for our service, and we will be welcoming our newest Mission Partners. And, of course, please come early to share in some great breakfast pastries from 9:00 to 10:00 AM.

In addition, after the service we will be going downstairs for a quick pizza lunch and then coming back upstairs for our first Gallery Congregational Meeting. The purpose of this meeting will be 3-fold:

1. A State of the Church Address from Pastor Brad
2. A financial report from our own Doug Strandness
3. Election of The Gallery's first Leadership Team

• NOTE: there will be childcare for this meeting.

 

LISTENING TO GOD after-church potluck
Last winter The Gallery started an annual event to help leadership hear what you might be hearing from God. So, after worship on Sunday, Feb. 12 (noonish), we will gather for an all-church potluck at the Obama School where we will share a meal then break into groups and discuss where we saw God moving last year, where we see God moving now, and what do we sense God calling us toward this next year. Hope you'll join us!

 

The Gallery in January

RESONATE--staying in tune with God’s call for our lives and church
This Sunday we continue our 4 week series seeking to fine-tune our lives around Jesus mission and will. In this series we explore the 4 A’s necessary for our resonance with God:

• God’s ASSIGNMENT
• Our ALIGNMENT
• His ANOINTING
• Our AUTHORITY

I pray you’ll make these 4 week’s a priority in your schedules.

 

This Sunday's MISSION PARTNER CLASS
This month’s Mission Partner Class will happen after church at 12:30 PM this Sunday, January 15th just one block away from us at Summit Church (corner of Summit Ave. and Victoria). The class will last approximately 2 hours long. We encourage you to grab a bite to eat after the service, before the class on that day. NOTE: Please RSVP to Rita Linstedt: ritalindstedt@gallerycovenant.org

 

MISSION PARTNER “Share your faith story” FOLLOW-UP
Because we desire those making decisions at The Gallery to be professing Christians, we ask all people who have taken the Mission Partner class to please share their faith story as part of the Mission Partner requirements. Don’t worry. Easy stuff. We just long to hear what God has done to bring you to this point in your life.

There will be two opportunities this month for such an opportunity:

• Sunday after church January 15th at 12:30 PM at Summit Church (corner of Summit Ave. and Victoria)
• Sunday after church January 22nd at 11:30 AM at Steppingstone Theatre

NOTE: Please RSVP to Rita Linstedt: ritalindstedt@gallerycovenant.org.

 

MASTERPIECE SUNDAY--January 29th
This month’s Masterpiece Sunday will be a special Sunday where we celebrate the great call God has placed on His bride, the Church. We’ll recognize our newest Gallery Mission Partners, and celebrate with special guest worship leader Stefan Van Voorst. Breakfast treats will be served before the service at 9:00 AM. It’ll be a great service to invite a friend looking for a church home.

 

Our first CONGREGATIONAL MEETING after church, January 29th
Because The Gallery is moving to become a congregationally-driven church, we will hold our first congregational meeting for Mission Partners after the worship service on Sunday, January 29th at Steppingstone Theatre. The focus of this meeting will be as follows:

• Report by Pastor Brad
• Election of The Gallery’s first Leadership Team. Information on the purpose and requirments for the Leadership Team can be found here.