This week at FSC, 9.24.08

Hey FSC,

Three announcements/reminders for this week:

1. Mercy fund
Beginning this Sunday/today, we will take up a special mercy fund offering on the last Sunday of every month. Whatever is given will be kept separate from our general budget and will be used to aid those in our congregation, and in our community, who have emergency needs. Please prayerfully consider what you might give.

2. Small groups
Small groups are getting underway this week. If you are interested in joining one, we have several to choose from. Contact Erik (erik [at] franklinstreet [dot] net) if you’re interested or if you have questions.
Monday Night–led by Blake and Lindsey Stack
Tuesday Night–led by Erik and Sarah Bonkovsky
Wednesday Night-led by Richard and Eniko Rumrill
Thursday Night–led by Kelli Ziemer

3. An announcement for FSC ladies from Jenny Fisher
There will be a baby shower for Valerie Catrow on October 11th at The Fishers’
House (2610 Grayland Ave.) at 11:00am.  All FSC ladies are invited.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP via email to Jenny Fisher (jlfisher [at] henrico [dot] k12 [dot] va [dot] us) by October 5th.

Have a great week!

Valerie Catrow
Administrator
Franklin Street Community
val [at] franklinstreet [dot] net

Installment service

Today Erik Bonkovsky was officially installed as pastor of Franklin Street with help from friends and supporters at Grace Community, West End, and Stony Point.  After the service, everyone walked over to Cous Cous for a celebratory dinner.

Today Erik preached from 1 John, 2:28-3:2.  The central message was this: let God’s love define who you are.  Don’t let the regard (or lack of regard) of others define you.  When things are going well — when you’ve got that promotion at work, when you’re feeling healthy, when your relationships with others are soaring — resist the temptation to let those successes become the basis of your happiness.  And when things are going badly, resist the temptation to forget that God loves you and would never cast you aside.  Regardless of current circumstances, build your self-image on what is constant and neverending: the love of God.

Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

Loaves and Fishes, 9.21.08

This morning we had the opportunity to serve food to some of the area’s needy at our regular installment of Loaves and Fishes.  Not only do we get to prepare a meal and give it out for free, but we get to do it while catching up with friends, meeting new people, laughing incessantly, and just feeling great in general.

This week at FSC, 9.18.08

Hey FSC!

Your announcements for this week…

1. Loaves & Fishes
Our monthly opportunity to serve the hungry in Richmond is this Sunday, September 21st. We will be meeting at 11am at the Conrad Center to prepare and serve a meal. Please plan on staying until 1:30 to help with clean up.
Conrad Center
1400 Oliver Hill Way
Richmond, VA
23219

2. Installation Service & Celebration
Erik will be officially installed as our pastor on this Sunday, September 21st. Everyone is invited to join us after the service at Cous Cous for a buffet dinner after the service for celebration and fellowship.
View the Evite here: http://tinyurl.com/5ulytr
(If you have not received the Evite, email me and I’ll make sure you get it.)

3. Small groups are starting up at FSC. If you’re interested, contact Erik
(erik [at] franklinstreet [dot] net).
Monday Night–led by Blake and Lindsey Stack
Tuesday Night–led by Erik and Sarah Bonkovsky
Wednesday Night-led by Richard and Eniko Rumrill
Thursday Night–led by Kelli Ziemer

4. The FSC leadership gathers to pray in the basement at 3:30 every Sunday. We’d love it if you’d join us.

Have a great week!

Valerie Catrow
Administrator
Franklin Street Community
val [at] franklinstreet [dot] net

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This week at FSC, 9.9.08

Hello there, FSC!

Here are your reminders for this week…

1. Women’s fellowship
Our women’s fellowship will be meeting this Thursday, September 11 at 7pm at Allison’s apartment - 3024 Stuart Avenue, Apt. #3. Hope to see you there!

2. Small groups
We will be starting small groups the week of September 15th. If you’re interested in being part of a small group (or if you have questions) please contact Erik at erik [at] franklinstreet [dot] net.

3.  Loaves & Fishes
Our next opportunity to serve at Loaves & Fishes in Sunday, September 21. We’ll start preparing the meal at 11am. Plan on staying until about 1:30 to serve and help with clean up. Loaves & Fishes takes place at the Conrad Center at 1400 Oliver Hill Way Richmond, VA 23219. If you’re interested on helping out, please email Kira and kmdisse [at] gmail [dot] com.

4. Installation service
Erik will be officially installed as our pastor during our service on Sunday, September 21. We will be having dinner and fellowship following the service, so we hope you’ll plan on being there to celebrate this exciting time.

5. Getting involved
You’re invited to get more involved at FSC. Here’s a list of our current ministry team leaders. If you have questions about or want to get more involved, contact any of the following:

Facilities, Blake Stack (blakestack [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Nursery, Sarah Bonkovsky (sarahbonkovsky [at] comcast [dot] net)

Music/Worship, Jon-Marc Haden and Kelli Ziemer (jhaden [at] infocus [dot] org or kelliziemer [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Mercy and Justice, Sean Rhorer (seanrhorer [at] gmail [dot] com)

Vision/Strategy, Ross Catrow (rcatrow [at] gmail [dot] com)

Hospitality, Ann-Douglas Enghauser (memento [dot] ade [at] gmail [dot] com)

Community Life, Ruth-Marie Byrne (rmbyrne [at] richmond [dot] edu)

Missions, Erik Bonkovsky (erik [at] franklinstreet [dot] net)

Campus, Jessee Caleb (calebjk [at] vcu [dot] edu)

Finances, Sam Fetchero (sam [dot] fetchero [at] gmail [dot] com)

Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!

Valerie Catrow
Administrator
Franklin Street Community
val [at] franklinstreet [dot] net