With the kick off of our new Small Group Term drawing near, what better way of starting things off than to tailgate together? None? That’s what I thought! This is our 2nd annual tailgating event, with promise to be even better than it was last year.
When: September 19th (after both services)
Where: In the parking lot on your way out of church!
What: Just bring yourself (feel free to bring a dish to pass if you’d like)
Why: Why not? We don’t need a good excuse to party! See you there…
ATTENTION 4th – 6th graders
JOIN US FOR A FANTASTIC FALL RETREAT!
When: Nov 5th-7th
Where: SpringHill Camps, Evart, MI
$75 deposit due Sept. 12th
Email: sarah@242community.com for more info and for the permission slip or ask a Kidfusion leader for more information
The new school year is almost underway. The Fall is right around the corner. The new term of small groups is about to kick off.
So, the question for you is, “Who are you doing life with?” There are some things in life that just aren’t meant to be done alone.
Don’t try to just take next steps by yourself. We are a 24/7 community – not just an hour on Sunday mornings. If you haven’t tried group life out here at 2|42, this is your opportunity to give it a 12 week test drive. Our new term kicks of on Sunday September 19th. We have a smorgasbord of groups for you to choose from – check ‘em out!
We have 3 types of groups; Life Groups, Discovery Groups & Restore Groups.
Click HERE to register for the fall term or to receive an informational call.
Click HERE to download the groups brochure.
Are you interested in dedicating a new addition to your family on OCTOBER 24? We are now providing a dedication class before the event. The Ann Arbor class will be Friday, October 1 from 7 to 8:30 at Neighborhood Church and on Saturday, October 2 from 10 to 11:30 at the 2|42 Training Center in Howell. This class is a great opportunity to learn about what it means to establish a Christ-centered home and meet other parents of young children. Please contact rachel@242community.com by September 24 to register.
Wanna get out of debt? Wanna learn to better manage the resources God’s given you? Financial Peace University, or simply FPU, is the small group for you! Group will be on Sunday afternoons and kicks of on September 19th! Email Don for more information.
To get registered, click HERE and start taking control of your life and money.
Here’s a great way to serve the Ann Arbor campus through prayer. We are looking for new members to join any of our 3 teams:
First is Behind the Scenes, this team (one at a time) goes to a private room during the service and prays for all the different ministry teams, the prayer request, the staff the people the come to church.
Second is the Encounter prayer, these are the people that you see at the back, they are prepared to pray for the people at the end of the services.
Third is Off Campus prayers, this team consists of two different parts, one part is to go and pull the weekly prayer requests and pray daily, the other part is to sign up for Emergency Prayer Alerts VIA text message. After they sign up for the text message they will receive emergency prayers on their phones and they are asked to pray right then and there.
Expectations for Behind the Scenes & Encounter is one Service per Month. We have openings in all 3 teams. If this sounds interesting email us at prayer@242community.com.
Ahhhhhhh’yeah! Who doesn’t want to sleep in for an extra 30 minutes?
Starting September 5th, the Ann Arbor services times will be officially moved to 9:30 & 11:00! There is no better way to head into the Fall than with some extra sleep on Sunday mornings.
You’re welcome!
More information will be coming your way in the weeks ahead. In the meantime your mission will be to make a list of neighbors, family and friends that you would like to invite to the picnic. This years Picnic-Palooza is to benefit Gleaners Food Bank. We will have bags available before the picnic for you to pick up in the lobby, they will be for filling with non-perishable food for Gleaners and you can bring that bag with you to the picnic. We will have a Gleaners truck there waiting to fill with your donations. so please invite as many as you can to help us fill the truck.
You will also need to bring your chair, side dish to feed not only your family but another and if you like to bring a dessert along with side dish (not instead of your side dish) is fine, Drinks for your family, a smile on your face and ready to have some fun on Sept 26th! Stay tuned……
Andrea Gosselin attends 2|42 and was recently baptized. She is currently participating in The World Race, which is a Christian mission trip that travels to 11 countries in 11 months. Participants live out of a backpack, survive on a limited budget, and find themselves in situations, where faith is the only reality to choose from. In partnering with existing missionaries and ministries, World Racers develop relationships with the “least of these”, and through acts of service, they witness communities and nations transformed all over the world. The team will be caring for orphans, feeding the poor, spending time with girls in the sex trade, while trying to show them a new way of life; planting and building churches; teaching English and HIV/AIDS education, running sports camps, working in the slums, evangelizing and whatever else God may lead them to do.
Andrea said, “this is going to be one of the best, most life changing, challenging, uncomfortable and amazing years of my life. This will shape who I am.” She welcomes your prayer and support. You can follow her journey on her blog.
During the Big Give the Love and Respect groups gave $1400.00 to the Faith Medical Clinic, in Pinckney. This free clinic was founded by Mitch & Laura Goldman. The clinic’s goal is to provide free medical care for people in our community, who do not have insurance. All the medical professionals who volunteer there are licensed and board certified.
When receiving the financial gift Laura said, “I feel like crying tears of joy. We work so hard at fund raising events to keep the clinic going, plus the never-ending grant writing. It is so wonderful to receive this kind of donation that is a gift from your group, and from God. I believe that God is behind this and is at work with the wonderfully generous people within your group. Please thank everyone so much for us. You give me hope and knowledge that God continues to provide.”
Faith Medical Clinic provides internal medicine, family practice, EKG, lab work, sutures, gynecology, physical exams, referrals to a dentist, optician and other specialists.
Many who use their services have lost their jobs or work part-time jobs that don’t offer benefits. Everyone at the clinic is treated with dignity and respect. When people leave they have tears in their eyes because they are so grateful that someone cares about them.
Faith Medical Clinic: 133 S. Howell St., in the Putnam Township Annex, Pinckney. Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Call 734-474-4627.