…Thank God It’s Wednesday!
During the School year – T.G.I.W. offers a midweek time for fellowship and spiritual “refueling” for all ages. The evening includes a “home-cooked” meal served buffet-style followed by activities and classes. Dinner is $6 for adults and $4 for youth and children ages 3 and up (with a $20 family maximum). First time visitors are free! Reservations by Monday are highly encouraged – call 231-947-6698 or sign up on the Fellowship Pads during weekend services.
TGIW Spring Dates:
March 7th – May 9, 2012
No class on Feb 29th Snow Day
No class on March 28 (spring break)
No class on April 4 (Holy week – we have Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday services)
No class on May 9 (Confirmation mentor statements of faith)
T.G.I.W. Spring Times
4:15-5:15 pm 40 Days in the Word part 2 – Fireside Room
5:15-6:00 Dinner Buffet
5:30-7:30 Youth Groups (dinner provided separately)
6:00-7:30 Adult Classes
6:00-7:30 Children’s Classes
6:00-7:30 Nursery care for children under 3 years of age
T.G.I.W. activities can help make faith an everyday experience for you. Join us for dinner…attend a class…help out in the kitchen…volunteer in the children’s or youth ministry…Contact Jeff Goodwin to find out more!!! Nursery care is available after dinner for children ages 6 weeks up to age 3.
TGIW Spring class offerings
For Adults:
Faith & Family track: Financial Peace University – Front Room
This class will teach you everything you need to know about dumping debt, building wealth, and changing your family tree. More than one million families have attended FPU with amazing results. On average, they pay off $5,300 in debt and save $2,700 in just 90 days. Last year’s class finished FPU with more confidence in making financial decisions, and were able to negotiate better deals on big ticket items. The class’ average debt reduction was approximately $4,500, not a bad return for a $93 investment. FCC offers Financial Peace University attendees financial assistance if they cannot afford the course fee ($93). Our philosophy was that no one trying to get out of debt should be turned away if they are unable to afford the fee.
To register for the class, click here.
For questions, contact Wayne Swallow at wayneswallow@att.net.
To view a free preview of the Financial Peace class, click here. Then, scroll to the bottom of the page under “Choose a Video Clip Below” and click on “FPU Preview”.
Bible Study track: The Trinity Dynamic – Fellowship Hall
This inter-generational class is a hands-on class for families. The class will be made up of inter-generational teams who will study and pictorially explain the role of the 3 persons of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. NO artistic talent/training is needed, but paint shirts are required. All other materials will be provided. Space is limited so sign up early!
Faith & Family track: Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts – Fireside Room
Seven questions to ask before AND AFTER you marry. Uncover the most important misbeliefs of marriage. Learn how to communicate with instant understanding. Discover the secret to reducing and resolving conflict. Master the skills of money management. Get your sex life off to a great start. Understand the three essential ingredients to lasting love. Discover the importance of becoming “soul mates.”
Created by relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott, this course has become the gold standard for helping couples build a solid foundation for lifelong love, and is designed for today’s couples by a couple. Make your marriage everything it is meant to be. Save your marriage before, and after, it starts!
Spiritual Formation track: Shaped by the Word – Heritage Room
Did the “40 Days in the Word” small groups campaign leave you wanting more? Are you wanting to learn how to read the Word of God more deeply?
Steve Rice will help you explore the role that scripture plays in spiritual formation. You will look at obstacles often encountered in spiritual reading and be introduced to a new approach to reading that will enliven the scriptures. Be released to God’s initiative, allowing the scripture to form a spiritual life inside yourself!
Bible Study track: 40 Days in the Word part 2 – Fireside Room (4:15-5:15 pm)
If you enjoyed the 40 Days in the Word small group campaign, but wished you could do more, study more, move more slowly through the curriculum, this is the class for you.
The 40 Days in the Word participant’s guide includes many resources in the back that small groups simply did not have the time to dig into. This class is going to do just that!
For Children (ages 3-5th grade):
Kids Club, Boys Club and Girls Club – The children’s activities are Bible-based and Christ-centered. The children study the Bible, learn new skills, build relationships, and learn to live for Jesus Christ.
Nursery care is available for children under the age of three.
For Youth :
Junior High Youth Group for grades 6-8 (meets in the Youth Room and Youth Center)
High School Youth Group for grades 9-12 (meets in the Youth Center)