April 9, 2002
Hello all Bridgeees Especially Sam Geers whose birthday was yesterday and Ameila who is 17 today!
A big welcome back to Bob and Sue Eggan! We missed you so much!!!
I just wanted to drop you all a line to let you know a few things that are happening.
I received a call on Friday from a representative of Harvest Evangelism and was asked to help with a prayer walk in Shakopee that will take place on Saturday, April 27. This is a pre-national day of prayer time. I am working to organize this and will have more information for you on Sunday at Church. For now, please pray that the school will allow me to use the parking lot as a place for people to register on that day.
Sunday we had the privilege of hearing from Ed Smith, a missions candidate to Romania. This was a wonderful blessing to me both to be able to share the pulpit at our church and to be able to hear about how God is working in and through the Smith family. What a blessing to have 10 year old Alyssa play the violin for us!
This Sunday we will be having a missions moment from Gary White and Vonda Jorgenson. They are from Trinity EFC and will be sharing with us the opportunity to pray for (and maybe even participate in) an english speaking camp they will be running in the Chec this summer.
This Sunday I will be starting a new sermon series on the book of Jonah. I am excited about this series and pray that God will use it to impact all of us greatly as we are bringing His message to Shakopee and the surrounding communities.
Anyone interested, Friendship Church will have a ground breaking ceremony this Sunday at 12:15 on their new property just south of Shakopee. I will have more information on Sunday at church if you would like to attend.
For the next few weeks we will not be having childrens church as we restructure that time. Annette Poole has agreed to help develop this area and I will be meeting with she and Connie Burt this week to start evaluating and planning.
As we are continuing to Grow as a church I am excited to see lots of new faces every week.
If you are fairly new at the Bridge and are interested in knowing more about the Bridge and the Evangelical Free Church of America, the Discovery Group is one way to learn.The Discovery Group is an 8 week group that meets on Sunday evenings to discuss who we are as a church. The current class has been put on hold until we have more people who express an interest. If you would like to be a part of this class please let me know. We will start on as soon as we have a few interested.
If you would like more information on how you could be involved or if you have suggestions or questions about our ministries please contact the following people:
Diana Barto Communications (Bulletin, fliers, newsletter, advertising, web site, etc)
Michael Barto Facilities (set up, tear down, decorations, etc.)
Dani Richards Worship (music, vocalists, order of service, etc.)
Blair Geers Prayer (pre-service, e-prayers, prayer chain)
Timothy Burt Expansion (outreach, missions, discipling new believers)
Jean Hutchcraft Welcome (fellowship time, greeters, ushers, follow up of new attendees)
Tom Hutchcraft Growth (small groups, seminars, etc.)
Connie Burt Children (nursery); Annette Poole Children (elementary age)
God bless,
Pastor Mike
