This Week at Port of Grace

Assembly of Prayer: This Wednesday we come together at 7:00 PM to pray. We're praying specifically for our church ministry and our finances.

Garage Sale: This Saturday at the Akershoek's, our elementary kids are having a garage sale to raise funds to place a roof on an orphanage in Swaziland, Africa.

Mother's Day: This Sunday is mother's day. We celebrate all the ladies, who biologically or by personal choice, choose to mother the children in their lives by being caring, nurturing examples of the God's love.

This Week at Port of Grace

RAISE THE ROOF CAFEFriday Evening, 7-10PM. We're having a cafe. Our aim is to raise funds, through donations, to put a roof on a care center that cares for boys and girls who have been orphaned by aids, in Swaziland, Africa. The roof on a portion of this care center was destroyed, leaving the space unusable. We're going to change all that.

Join us for an evening of great music, deserts and great fun as we make a difference, because of Jesus in Swaziland, Africa.

WE ARE FAMILY!This Sunday we wrap up our series, "We are the Church!" We continue to seek to be the people God has called us to be, in our world, for his glory and for the building of his kingdom.

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This is a busy week...

Run for the WorldJoin us Saturday morning at 9:30AM at the OM offices for the "Run for the world 5K run." Operation Mobilization will host a run to raise funds for different organizations
meeting worldwide needs. People in every continent, okay, not Antartica, will be participating in
this run. Money raised will go to Habitat for Humanity Niagara, Sportslink Sport Camps, Hiding Rehab Center (Kazahkstan), Life & Love Center (Brazil), Ball of many colors (faith sharing tool.)

Pizza NightJoin us for Pizza night this Saturday. If you're just inquiring about Pizza Night, it's for anyone who needs a meal. It's free and there are no strings attached. If you're a member of Port of Grace and you want to help out, we need help with set up, serving, and take down. Set up starts at 4:30PM.

Sunday ServiceOur focus this Sunday is the wrapping up of our series on the "The Church."

Jack and Jill Baby ShowerRecently we heard from some neighbours who moved to Port Colborne from Nova Scotia. They're having a baby girl any day now and because of the move and a job that didn't happen, they find themselves in a bind. Well, Port of Grace style, we want to help. We're doing that by throwing them a baby shower this Sunday at 6:00PM Upstairs. Come on out!

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Lord's Supper: Come and celebrate the Lord's supper with us. Remember what he has done on our behalf and let it bring hope into your life of the freedom and victory you enjoy in Jesus Christ.

We are the Church: We've been talking about what Jesus had in mind when he created the Church. We started out by looking at how do you become part of this family we call the church. We looked at several churches the Bible paints as models of what being Church is all about. This Sunday we look at the things we mentioned in our recent church survey and compare them to the scriptures as we wrap up this series on what it means for us to be Church.

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Gord Abraham's Induction Service! Gord & Ruth Abraham, have moved on to pastoral ministry. However, we're glad they didn't move too far away. Gord is pastoring Port Colborne Baptist and this Sunday is his Induction Service. As brothers and sisters we want to share in this celebration with him. The service starts at 3:00PM at Port Colborne Baptist. If you need a ride, please talk to pastor Ed or one of the other leaders.

Sunday Morning We've looked at their lives before. We've tried to learn from their example. However, as we consider what it means to be the Church that Jesus had in mind, it's hard to discuss that, without talking about the first place where Christ-followers were called "Christians" or "Little Christs." They are the Church of Antioch, and we want to learn what it was that was going on in and through them that made them an example of what it meant to be Christ-followers and Church.