News and Updates

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Hi Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> GOD IS AT WORK ALL AROUND US! Come this Sunday to hear stories of God at work. First, there’ll be reports from this weekend’s SPARK Discipling Training Conference, followed by a message by Jonny Loveless.

> NEED PRAYER? WANT TO PRAY? FIRST THURSDAY PRAYER tomorrow night at 7pm in the lower Chapel. Don’t miss this opportunity to pray and be prayed for.

> LAST CHANCE! Don’t miss this opportunity for hands-on SPARK training by the Emmaus International team in actually how to be a disciple of Jesus, and how to makedisciples. It’s THIS FRIDAY night, 6:30-10:30pm and this Saturday, 8:45am-10pm, at the Mansfield Holiday Inn. You will experience…

• 7 powerful, practical, inspiring messages by Micah Tuttle & Jonny Loveless
• Small group discussion after each message
• Worship, prayer & reflection
• In-action, hands-on discipleship training with personal coaching
• Free access to Oxygen, an online 3-month follow-up program

Don’t miss this. Register for SPARK now online.

> HEY PARENTS! REHEARSAL THIS SUNDAY – Noon to 2pm – CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS CHOIR Pizza lunch provided. Practice for the GN Kid’s Christmas presentation on Sunday, December 23rd during the 10:45am Celebration & Growth service.

> WOMEN’S COOKIE SWAP – THIS SUNDAY NIGHT 5-7pm Bring 1-2 dozen of your favorite home baked or bakery cookies. Enjoy swapping cookies, recopies while you make some new friends. Invite a grilfriend to come along!

> SAVE THE DATE! Put it in your calendar now: Christmas Eve service, Monday night, December 24th at 5pm. Pray now about who you can invite to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world!

> WILLING SERVANT NEEDED Geri Bouchard is looking for someone to serve on the coffee-prep/serve team on Sunday mornings. Send her an email: Bocelli10@aol.com to see how you can serve Jesus and His people at GNBC.

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Please pray for the SPARK Conference this Friday night and Saturday at Mansfield Holiday Inn — that the training in how to be and make a disciple will be really helpful and encouraging for all involved!
• Please pray for our brother, Richard “White Eagle” Correia, 87, at Sturdy Hospital (Room 343, 211 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703).
• Pray the gospel will be simple and sincere, clear and compelling and full of God’s grace in our conversations this holiday season.

> SERVANT LEADER(S) NEEDED Use your leadership skills to coordinate the Second Chance Clothes ministry team as they prepare for the last-Saturday-of-the-month free clothing distribution to our neighbors in need in the name of Jesus. See Paige Rhynes or Brittany Warner to take on this role.

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the Sunday sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 — plus get a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

> NOT IN THE GNBC ONLINE DIRECTORY YET? Dozens of people attend GNBC every Sunday, but still aren’t in the password-protected, secure online Directory. Help people connect with you — get yourself and your family into this important connections tool by sending an email to Directory@gnbc.org. If you’re not sure how to update your listing with a photo, new phone/email info, send an email to Directory@gnbc.org for some quick and easy coaching to get it done!

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and you shall call his name Emmanuel (God with us).
– Isaiah 7:14

Only by grace,
Steve

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November 28, 2018

 

Hi Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> HOW DO YOU COME BACK FROM FAILURE? We can all learn a few lessons from King David this Sunday as we look together at “The Trials of a King” from 2 Samuel chapters 11-12; 18-19; 1 Chronicles 22; 29; Psalms 23; 32 & 51 (chapter 12 in The Story).

> HELP! NEW TEAM LEADERS NEEDED FOR SECOND CHANCE CLOTHES Brittany and Paige are transitioning out of leadership for this monthly compassion ministry. Please pray about serving Jesus and loving your neighbors in a leadership role. Talk to Paige, Brittany, or Deb DuPlessie about how you can serve at SCC.

> GREAT FREE RESOURCE FOR GETTING MORE OUT OF THE STORY Check our jeanehjones.net for a free downloadable Personal Journal & Study Guide to help you unpack and remember what you’re reading each week of God’s plan of redemption in The Story.

> BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE :: Join the conversation by women for women tomorrow night at 7pm at GNBC in the Youth Loft.

> SAVE THE DATE! Put it in your calendar now: Christmas Eve service, Monday night, December 24th at 5pm. Pray now about who you can invite to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world!

> DO YOU LIKE COFFEE? LIKE HOSPITALITY? Geri Bouchard is looking for someone to serve on the coffee-prep team on Sunday mornings. Send her an email: Bocelli10@aol.com to see how you can serve Jesus and His people at GNBC.

> DON’T MISS OUT! – Get trained to make disciples at SPARK. For women and men 18+y.o., Life Groups hosts and leaders, ministry team leaders, youth workers, grandparents, parents — anyone who wants to get equipped to make disciples. You’ll come home with your own personal plan of action. 6:30-10:30pm Friday, Dec 7, and 8:45am-10pm Saturday Dec 8 at Holiday Inn – Mansfield. Cost $75/ person. More information and registration online.

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Please continue to pray for Nancy and Greg Heath as he recovers from a post-transplant lung infection.
• Pray for those away from their family and friends during this holiday season.

> ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE STORY HAVE ARRIVED Didn’t get a copy of The Story yet? Does one of your kids need the pre-school or school-age-kids version? Pick them up at the table in the Gym. Suggested donation of $6.

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 — plus get a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

> NOT IN THE GNBC ONLINE DIRECTORY YET? Dozens of people attend GNBC every Sunday, but still aren’t in the password-protected, secure online Directory. Help people connect with you — get yourself and your family into this important connections tool by sending an email to Directory@gnbc.org. If you’re not sure how to update your listing with a photo, new phone/email info, send an email to Directory@gnbc.org for some quick and easy coaching to get it done!

Let no nasty, snarky, divisive talk come out of your mouths, but only what’s good for building others up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And don’t make sad the Holy Spirit of God, who wrapped and sealed you for the day of redemption. So, let all bitterness and wrath and anger and arguing and slander disappear from you, along with all malice and ill will. Instead, actually be kind to one another, tenderhearted (and thick-skinned), forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

– Ephesians 4:29-32 SDV* –

Only by grace,
Steve

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* Ok, so I’m no pro in ancient languages, but I can read multiple English versions of the Bible by the world’s leading scholars, and this is my paraphrase of a key paragraph in Paul’s letter to Ephesus which coaches us on how to redirect our conversation to a biblical, Godly outcome that pleases Jesus.

November 22, 2018

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> GIVE THANKS! This Sunday will be a special Thanksgiving Celebration — a time to thank God for all His good gifts, especially heaven’s best gift, Jesus. I’ll have a short message, “4 Secrets of a Thankful Heart.” Bring the family and continue your Thanksgiving celebration at 10:45 this Sunday! GNKids will stay in the service with their families. Parents might want to bring a mid-service snack and some sort of quiet seat activity for their little kids.

> NOT IN THE GNBC ONLINE DIRECTORY YET? Dozens of people attend GNBC every Sunday, but still aren’t in the password-protected, secure online Directory. Help people connect with you — get yourself and your family into this important connections tool by sending an email to Directory@gnbc.org. Update your listing with a photo, new phone/email info by sending an email to Directory@gnbc.org.

> THANK YOU GNBC FAMILY! OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 2018 WAS GREAT SUCCESS! A record 57 shoe boxes of gifts were donated at GNBC for girls and boys around the world. Your gift box went to the regional collection center in Columbia, Maryland where the OCC team will add a gospel message in the language of the child it will be delivered to; then they will be shipped overseas by the Christian international relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse, to arrive in time for Christmas!

> NEW TEAM LEADERS NEEDED FOR SECOND CHANCE CLOTHES Brittany and Paige are transitioning out of leadership for this monthly compassion ministry. Please pray about serving Jesus and loving your neighbors in a leadership role. Talk to Paige, Brittany, or Deb DuPlessie about how you can serve at SCC.

> SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM Put it in your calendar now: Christmas Eve service, Monday night, December 24th at 5pm. Pray now about who you can invite to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world!

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Praise God Greg Heath came home yesterday after a week in Mass General Hospital to treat a lung infection. His lung transplant continues to heal well.
• Pray for Nancy Maquire-Heath, recovering from a severe bout with dizziness that landed her in the Sturdy Hospital yesterday. She’s home and feeling better. Pray for strength as she and Greg recuperate.
• Pray for those away from their family and friends during this holiday season.
• Praise God for the followers of Jesus who went through training and are joining the team as hosts for the Attleboro Emergency Cold Weather Shelter.
• Continue to pray for Ann Kepaa, Joan LeClerc, Rochelle Horsman, and others with health and recovery challenges.

> PRAISE GOD CELEBRATE RECOVERY continues to serve new women and men who are looking for a Jesus-centered 12-step recovery support group to help with life’s hurts, habits, and hangups. Pray for Geddy and June Kohler and their team that meet on Monday nights, 6:30-8:30pm at the Chapel.

> PLEASE HELP WITH THE CONNECTIONS PROJECT The elders are trying to improve communication overall at the Chapel and our ability to be supportive shepherds to the GN family. You can help by filling out a new Connections sheet every week when the Pad is passed to you during the 10:45am C&G service: Just your name and a praise or prayer request if you have already given contact info previously.

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 — plus get a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

> DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY – GET TRAINED TO MAKE DISCIPLES AT SPARK :: For women and men 18+y.o., Life Groups hosts and leaders, ministry team leaders, youth workers, grandparents, parents — anyone who wants to get equipped to make disciples. You’ll come home with your own personal plan of action. 6:30-10:30pm Friday, Dec 7, and 8:45am-10pm Saturday Dec 8 at Holiday Inn – Mansfield. Cost $75/ person. More information and registration online.

Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
– Ephesians 5:19-20

Only by grace,
Steve

 

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Greetings Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> TONIGHT! COLD WEATHER SHELTER TRAINING @ GNBC @ 7pm Don’t miss this opportunity to find out more about serving Jesus as a host at the Attleboro Emergency Homeless Shelter this winter. Come get your questions answered, and get the training you need to be part of a 3-person host team.

> GOD HAS A PLACE FOR YOU … The story of David, the shepherd boy who became a warrior and a king, has some important lessons for you this coming Sunday. Don’t miss it as Geddy Kohler brings us the word of God. Read ahead in The Story, chapter 11; read ahead in actual the scripture text: 1 Samuel 16-18; 24; 31; 2 Samuel 6; 21; 1 Chronicles 17; Pslam 59

> MISSED A SUNDAY? You can always get the sermon here — listen online or download the MP3 – plus that’s where you’ll find a PDF of the sermon notes, plus a PDF of the weekly Program with announcements, prayer page, gospel page, Global Reach Partners update, and the current Life-Group list, etc. All available each week here.

> THIS SUNDAY! NOVEMBER 18 – IS THE DEADLINE FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 2018 Make it a family project to make up a shoe box with small, simple, inexpensive gifts for a girl or a boy, and wrap your box (lid separately) in Christmas paper. Bring your box back to the Chapel by this Sunday, November 18. A gospel sheet will be added in the right language for a child — one of tens of thousands of kids around the world who will get an OCC gift this year! Make a $7 donation to cover shipping costs.

> THE NEWS CONNECTIONS PAD IS WORKING! The pad passed down the row to you each Sunday is turning out to be a great way for the elders (and a few elders –in-training) to know what is happening with you , to be able to pray for individuals and families, and to reach out and connect during the week. So Thank You for filling out the form each week, tucking it into the flap in the black folder, and staying connected!

> SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Put it in your calendar now, Christmas Eve service, Monday night, December 24th at 5pm. Pray now about who you can invite to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world!

> REMINDER: Pre-K + K KIDS EXIT EARLY – right after the first two songs in the 10:45 Celebration & Growth service on Sundays to have extended classroom time in Good News Kids.

> PRAYER & PRAISE…
– Praise God Ann Kepaa came through knee replacement surgery well. Pray for a speedy recovery/
– Praise God Rochelle Horsman came through her knee replacement surgery and is home doing the physical therapy!
– Pray for all the GNBC families gathering this Thursday for Thanksgiving. Pray for safe travels, and God’s blessings on those conversations.

> SOME CLARITY ON FINANCES AT GNBC In order to verify that GNBC is in compliance with the IRS for compensation to pastors and preachers, the elders and deacons conducted due diligence by consulting five accounting firms. Based on their responses, we have determined that we are and have been in compliance with IRS requirements for expense reimbursements (telephone, mileage, etc.) as well as housing allowances.

For the record, below is an excerpt from the formal opinion rendered by the Senior Tax Accountant at the accounting firm of Schwartz & Schwartz, LLC, located in Boston/Woburn:

“The income of housing allowances is reportable but not taxable. You noted that they are an employee so they will receive a W-2. I have seen it where the allowances are included in the W-2 and then backed out on the tax return, but mostly the W-2 wages do not include the housing allowances.

For reimbursements: the recipient should retain all receipts.”

If you have any questions about finances at GNBC, please feel free to ask any of the deacons: Dave Carter, Arthur Warner, or James Saylors.

> WOMEN & MEN – GET TRAINED TO MAKE DISCIPLES AT SPARK :: For women and men 18+y.o., Life Groups hosts and leaders, ministry team leaders, youth workers, grandparents, parents — anyone who wants to get equipped to make disciples. You’ll come home with your own personal plan of action. 6:30-10:30pm Friday, Dec 7, and 8:45am-10pm Saturday Dec 8 at Holiday Inn – Mansfield. Cost $75/ person. More information and registration online.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea …
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
– Psalm 46:1, 2, 7 –

Only by grace,
Steve

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Mid-week GNBC Family News  |  November 7, 2018

Greetings Good News family!

Here’s a few things you should know this week…

> IT’S NOT HOW YOU START, IT’S HOW YOU FINISH… We can all learn a few lessons about the danger of not finishing well from a guy named Saul. That’s the message this coming Sunday from The Story, chapter 10. Read 1 Samuel, chapters 1-4; 8-13; & 15, this week to be ready for the sermon. (Listen again to last week’s message here.)

> A BIBLE STUDY FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN – THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 7PM in the Youth Loft. Get to know some new sisters and get to know God better as we go through Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed women loved by a flawless God by Liz Curtis Higgs. Meeting Thursdays – Nov 8, 22, and Dec 6. See Christine McKeller or Maia Borgal for more info.

> NOVEMBER 18 IS THE TARGET DATE FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 2018 Make it a family project to make up a shoe box with small, simple, inexpensive gifts for a girl or a boy, and wrap your box (lid separately) in Christmas paper. Bring your box back to the Chapel by Sunday, November 18. A gospel sheet will be added in the right language for a child — one of tens of thousands of kids around the world who will get an OCC gift this year! Make a $7 donation to cover shipping costs.

> SAVE THE DATE Put it in your calendar now, Christmas Eve service, Monday night, December 24th at 5pm. Begin to pray now about ho you can invite to this service celebrating the birth of our Savior!

> REMINDER: Pre-K + K KIDS EXIT EARLY – right after the first two songs in the 10:45 Celebration & Growth service on Sundays to have extended classroom time in Good News Kids.

> SOME CLARITY ON FINANCES AT GNBC In order to verify that GNBC is in compliance with the IRS for compensation to pastors and preachers, the elders and deacons conducted due diligence by consulting five accounting firms. Based on their responses, we have determined that we are and have been in compliance with IRS requirements for expense reimbursements (telephone, mileage, etc.) as well as housing allowances.

For the record, below is an excerpt from the formal opinion rendered by the Senior Tax Accountant at the accounting firm of Schwartz & Schwartz, LLC, located in Boston/Woburn:

1. “The income of housing allowancesis reportable but not taxable. You noted that they are an employee so they will receive a W-2. I have seen it where the allowances are included in the W-2 and then backed out on the tax return, but mostly the W-2 wages do not include the housing allowances.
2. For reimbursements: the recipient should retain all receipts.”

If you have any questions about finances at GNBC, please feel free to ask any of the deacons: Dave Carter, Arthur Warner, or James Saylors.

> PRAYER & PRAISE…

• Pray for Ann Kepaa, recovering from her second knee replacement surgery in 6 weeks! Pray for no complications and successful recovery!
• Praise God Rochelle Horsman came through successful knee replacement surgery and is home recovering! Pray for continued progress in recovery and Physical Therapy. Send her another card or note: 30 Lamplighter Lane, South Easton, MA 02375. Or call her with an encouraging word at to 508-468-1334.
• Pray for the women and men participating in Celebrate Recovery(Monday nights, 6:30-8:30pm) each week, as God gives them victory day by day over hurts, habits and hang-ups!
• Praise God, Eddy Dionne is reporting no significant pain after a pace maker/defibrillator implant last week!
• Please continue to pray for Joan Leclerc’s back and ankle wounds to heal so she can have much-needed knee surgery soon! Please send Joan a note or card this week: 63 West Street, North Attleboro, MA 02760.

> 6am MEN’S BREAKFAST Join a circle of men for breakfast and scripture-filled encouragement at 6am every Thursday morning at Morin’s Restaurant, 16 South Main Street, Attleboro.

> UPDATE YOUR PROFILE IN THE PASSWORD PROTECTED GNBC ONLINE DIRECTORY! Add a new personal or family photo, a change an address, email, or phone, for your profile in the GNBC online directory. Get listed by emailing Anne Kepaa for your private access code and password. Download the app to your phone for Chapel family names and contact info anytime, anywhere!

> WOMEN & MEN – GET TRAINED TO MAKE DISCIPLES AT SPARK :: For women and men 18+y.o., Life Groups hosts and leaders, ministry team leaders, youth workers, grandparents, parents — anyone who wants to get equipped to make disciples. You’ll come home with your own personal plan of action. 6:30-10:30pm Friday, Dec 7, and 8:45am-10pm Saturday Dec 8 at Holiday Inn – Mansfield. Cost $75/ person. More information and registration online.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-resent help in trouble.
|Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea …
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
– Psalm 46:1, 2, 7 –

Only by grace,
Steve

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