THIS Sunday, March 9th, the Sunday School class will begin a 6-week study in the book of Jude with a teaching entitled “The Great Pretenders”. These short 25 verses of Jude are filled with warnings about false teachers— their characteristics, traits, activities and deceptive methods of influence. Jesus warns us in John 7:15, “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inward are ferocious wolves.”
Class meets at 9am behind the sanctuary. If you have any questions please contact Dave Hollander at dgchollander@yahoo.com.
Next Saturday, March 15th, is the silent auction, bake sale and craft fair to support those going on the Belize mission trip. Come by the church on Saturday, March 15th from 10am-1pm to do some shopping, eat some goodies, and bid on some wonderful items. This is a great way to help give support to those going on the trip.
If you are able to help us out by providing goods, we are accepting gift baskets, gift cards and baked goods OR if you have goods to sell and would like to be a vendor at this event, please stop by the Welcome desk this weekend and let us know. Booth rentals will need to be reserved and paid for by March 1st.
For any questions, contact Alex at Alexandria.mcmanus85@gmail.com.
Do you love art and/or have an interest in photography? We are excited to announce that we are offering a basic photography class here at Forward, with the focus being on church photography. The key takeaway for this class is that “Our art is the perfect opportunity to reflect God’s light in our lives for others to see and to share his Glory”.
This class will be Wednesday evenings, April 2nd-May 7th, from 6-7pm at the church. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, click on the link below to find out all the details and to get registered.
Parents, we have an egg-citing opportunity for you that will take the work out of hiding Easter eggs in your yard! Bless your kids and our Belize Mission trip participants at the same time by hiring the team to hide Easter eggs in your yard for your children to find on Saturday morning. The team will deliver and hide the eggs in your yard on the Fridays of April 4th, 11th or 18th.
You may purchase eggs: $25 for 25 eggs, $50 for 50 eggs, $75 for 75 eggs or $100 for 100 eggs. The eggs will have a mix of candy and small toys. When signing up, please indicate number of eggs, address and date to be delivered.
Forward Church family, you can also help us out by donating plastic eggs, candy and little trinkets to fill the eggs. We will collect these items at church.
To sign up click on the link below. There is a link on the form for credit card payment. If you prefer to pay by cash or check, you may fill out a tithe envelope with your information and drop into one of our giving boxes. Please make sure to clearly mark that you are donating for the Egg My Yard event.
Women of Forward, we had a wonderful time last week at the Women’s Day camp. If you didn’t get to join us, then mark your calendars for our next day camp which will be on Saturday, April 12th. We will have another great day of learning from other ladies in the church on topics like gardening, bread making and more. It’s a great opportunity to meet other women in the church, so we hope you will join us.
Each month we are honored to serve the ladies at the Breakaway House, which is located just down the road from Forward Church. Volunteers from our church provide a meal and visit for a couple of hours with the ladies that live there. Women of Forward, helping with Breakaway meals is a great way you can get involved in the community. Typically we need 4-5 women to serve.
Our next serve days are the Sundays of:
March 9th, April 6th and May 4th
If you are able to help, please stop by the Welcome Desk and sign up. For any questions, email Tonia Hatfield at Hatfield912@gmail.com.
SAVE THE DATE! June 2nd-6th we will be hosting VBS! This will be a 5-day adventure to Wonder Junction as the kids learn how to marvel at Jesus and live for His Glory. If you would like to volunteer for this or learn more about what serving would look like, there will be a volunteer informational meeting Sunday, March 30th after church. Contact Brittany Blanton at brittany@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions.
The trip is June 21-27th. Reach out to Alex McManus at Alexandria.mcmanus85@gmail.com with any questions.
Upcoming fundraisers:
March 15th – Spring Craft Fair, Bake Sale & Silent Auction
Egg My Yard – April 4th, 11th, or 18th
May 3rd & May 10th – “Hire a Missionary” to help with spring cleaning and to-do lists
Open to all and meets Sunday mornings from 9-10am in the classroom behind the Worship Center. Contact Dave Hollander at dgchollander@yahoo.com with any questions.
Our group meets here at the church each Tuesday evening at 6:30pm. Forward’s Tuesday evening men’s group is a place where guys can study God’s Word and build friendships with other Godly men! Bring your Matthew study guide with you as we unpack and discuss our weekend scripture text and message – and lessons we can apply in real life!
All men are welcome to join! Every Tuesday morning from 7-8am at Panera Bread on State Street. For any questions, reach out to Brent Kulwicki at brentkulwicki@gmail.com
The Propel Middle & High School Ministry meets at the church every Wednesday evening from 7-8:30pm. Reach out to Pastor Blake at blake@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions.
Merge Ministry – Ages 18-29 years old, single or married
Meeting every other Monday evening. Next gathering, Monday, March 10th, from 6:30-8:30PM at the church. Dinner begins at 6:30pm. Lesson begins at 7pm.
Contact: Tanya at tanya@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions or stop by the Welcome Desk on Sunday for all the information. Sunday for all the information.
WANT TO BECOME A MEMBER?
If you are interested in becoming a member of Forward, contact Pastor Neil at neil@forwardchurchfamily.com!
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Chest Of Joash
The Chest of Joash provides an opportunity to give above and beyond the normal tithe. The money from it goes directly to work needed done on our building.
In 2 Chronicles 24 we find Joash repairing the temple and a chest was set outside of it for people to bring a tithe that was used to pay the workers restoring the temple. Verse 10 says, “And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished.”
A huge THANK YOU to all of you who have joyfully donated just as the Israelite officials and people did!
You can give to the Chest of Joash by clicking the button below and selecting “Chest of Joash” in the drop down menu.
Volunteer Opportunities
1 Peter 4:10, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:”
We’re encouraging and challenging everyone to take the step to get connected in serving on a team with us at Forward! We have many opportunities to serve:
- forKids (Nursery, Toddlers/Twos, The Clubhouse/Pre-K, God City/K-1st, The Dig/2nd-5th)
- Propel Middle (meets Sunday mornings) and Propel High (meets Wednesday evenings)
- Greeters and Ushers
- Starting Point Guides
- Security Team
- Tech Team
- Outreach Team
- Prayer Team
For any area you may be interested in or want more information on, click the “Serve With Us!” button below and we’ll get you started!
