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GCC Financial Outreach
Later this fall, the members of the Church Finance Committee would like to welcome you to attend a series of workshops to help members with their financial needs.  We are sponsoring free workshops on the following topics:
  a.  Basic money and debt management help.
  b.  Managing your investments wisely.
  c.  Wills and Planned giving.
  d.  Tax planning.
  e.  Insurance & Risk Management
 
All of these sessions will be hosted by industry experts who live in the area, many of whom are members of our church.
 
If you have an interest in any/all of these workshops, please circle the ones you would commit to attending and drop it off in the church office, email the church office at gccoffice@metrocast.net, or call 603-524-6057 to sign up. 
 
Don't forget to provide the following information:
Name
Number of people attending
Topics of interest from above.
 
We look forward to providing more support to our membership in the future.
 
Derek Tomlinson,
Finance Committee Chair
Parents of High School /Middle School Students
As summer gets into full swing, we want to make sure that you are aware of the opportunities open to your children to participate in acitvities at both the church and the Youth Center.  Beyond the obvious benefits, there is an additional potential benefit in the form of a substantial scholarship awarded by the Daniell Family Foundation and the Helping Hand Scholarship Committee.  One of the qualifying considerations for this scholarship is active membership in the Gilford Community Church - with an emphasis on "active" !
Participation in several of the youth group activities here at the church and over at the Youth Center is one way to help your children to meet this qualification.  (There are other requirements including minimum grade point averages.  Details about the scholarship are available through the church office.)
Opportunities for involvement continue throught the year - so even if you have the summer scheduled, be sure to check for what's happening in the fall and throughout the year.
Thanks - and we look forward to seeing your children!  Feel free to call Scott or Michael for more information about the scholarship, and about upcoming events.  Check out the Youth Center website at www.gilfordyouthcenter.org.


WORSHIP SERVICE TIME: 10:00 a.m.
The first Sunday of every month Communion is celebrated during worship.
The second Sunday of every month there is a Hymn Sing held in the sanctuary, before worship, at 9:40 a.m.

Message from Pastor Michael Graham...
Churches come in a variety of shapes and sizes; what makes each place unique is the people gathered.

Churches are one of the few institutions where people of all ages play an important role. We share life toge Pastor Michael Grahamther and make the passage from childhood to adulthood in the presence of others. How wonderful it is to make the passage through life with people who care for you.

I love the intergenerational flavor of the Gilford Community Church; where young and old regularly come together, where children aren’t spoken "to" but are invited to join in the wonderful conversation of faith. The enthusiasm of our children, the idealism of our youth and young adults, and the wisdom of our elders, all blend together to make this a vibrant, hope-filled community.
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RALLY DAY
Sunday, September 12
We will kick off the return of Sunday School with a Pancake Breakfast at 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.  Today will be the first day of Sunday School.
GUYS' NIGHT OUT
Have a hard time naming the birds in your backyard?  Come to GUYS' NIGHT OUT at 6 pm on Thursday, September 16th in the Fellowship Hall.  Learn how to identify, attract and care for the birds we have all around us.  Mr. Steve White, owner of the Wild Bird Depot on Lakeshore Road in Gilford, will be showing us slides and giving us advice.  The evening begins with a social hour at 6 pm and then dinner served by Ellie Murphy.  The program follows.  Cost:  $10.00.  Make your reservations by September 13th by calling the office 524-6057.
 

LADIES' NIGHT OUT
Interior Decorator Sandra Curtis from "Sandra Curtis Design" will be our speaker on Friday, September 17th at 6:00 p.m. at our first Ladies' Night Out of the season.  Cost:  $10.00.  Please make your checks payable to Carolyn Ames.  Call her at 524-1952 or willows2@metrocast.net to tell her you are coming!