Sermons May Be Listened To Online At: www.ghfc.org

GRANADA HEIGHTS FRIENDS CHURCH

11818 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada, CA 90638

Contact us at info@ghfc.org or (562) 943.7255

www.ghfc.org

WHO TO CONTACT:

KRISTA ALVAREZ – Elementary Coordinator

ANITA BURTON – Office Coordinator

TERI ELFELT – Children’s Ministries Director

JUSTIN FRANCIS – Worship Leader

DANIEL KAMWESA – Missions/High School

DUANE LITZ –Student Ministries Director

ZORO MER – Connections Pastor

BOB MILLER – Facilities Manager

ED MORSEY – Teaching Pastor

LUKE PAYNE – Media Coordinator

LENA PEEL– Treasurer

EUNICE POP – Preschool Assistant

MIKE SANBORN – Teaching Pastor

CLARELYN SHRIVER – Librarian

LORENA SAUCEDO – Interim Preschool Coordinator

TIM BURKE – Elder Chairman

CHERYL MELENDEZ – Finance Chairman

HK MAYNARD – Trustees Chairman

CARL FREEMAN – Deacon Chairman

BOB OLDEN – Missions Chairman

MIKE YANCY – Care Pastor

KIRK STEVENS – Clerk

ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUPS - 10:00-10:45am

GROUP NAME APPROXIMATE AGES MEETING ROOM

Homebuilders Newly Married B-3

Oasis 3o plus C-25

Genesis 40 plus C-29

Sojourners 50 plus C-21

Joint Heirs 60 plus C-24

Poiema 60 plus C-28

Phileo 65 – 75 plus C-27

Friendship 75-80 plus! Joy Hall

SUNDAYS AT 12:30pm

The Post 20 plus B-27

CURRENT SERMON SERIES: “Come, Lord Jesus” Jan 31 John Gruendyke Lessons from Suffering

Feb 7 Mike Sanborn Revelation 12

Feb 14 Ed Morsey Revelation 13

Nursery to 5TH Grade TODAY - Early Childhood (Nursery–Kindergarten) 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00.

Come to the Early Childhood Center located in C-4 for a fun-filled time of

learning together!

Kids Church (1st-5th grade) 9 & 11am: Meet your teacher in the foyer during

the service for a time of worship and learning in C5.

Sunday School (1st-5th grade) 10:00am:

Follow the sign to C5 for an awesome small group Sunday School experience.

Wednesday Night Life: 6:30pm

MOPS – Mothers of Preschoolers has begun. 1st & 3

rd Thursdays, 7:30-9:30pm.

Register online at www.ghfc.org Kids & MOPS section.

LGP (6th- 8th)

Today: We are at camp. Sunday School @ 10am Join the high school this

morning in the Upper Room.

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D28

Parent Meeting – Feb. 3: 6:00-8:00pm Snacks provided.

Parent & Staff Equipping Day: Saturday, March 5, 9am-4pm. For Middle

School/High School Parents and Leaders. RSVP to Duane (duane@ghfc.org).

The Upper Room (9th-12th) Today: Sunday School @ 10:00am (Upper Room)

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D20 (Upper Room)

Parent Meeting – Feb. 3: 6:00-8:00pm Snacks provided.

Summer Camp at Hume Lake: $50 (non-refundable) deposit due February 28.

Parent & Staff Equipping Day: Saturday, March 5, 9am-4pm. For Middle

School/High School Parents and Leaders. RSVP to Duane (duane@ghfc.org).

Youth Elective Sundays @ 9am (1/24-3/20) A 10 week elective through Mere

Christianity. Led by Duane Litz. High School only.

Kairos (College)

Today: No official college lunch today. Go to lunch with one another!

Friday Nights – Bible Study: 7-10pm. Zach & Maria Moore’s House. Join us for

a new format and our new study through Ephesians.

“Relationships” Elective Begins 2/7: College and The Post groups are invited to

join in this series that will be led by Ed Morsey.

Please pray for God’s continual provision for our church.

General Fund Faith Promise

Weekly offerings needed: $17,235 $4,708 Offerings received Jan. 24: $11,082 $2,395

Online giving available through www.ghfc.org The online giving total is reflected on the monthly report

the second Sunday of the month.

January 31, 2016 - 11:00 a.m.

Prelude

Call To Worship

Come, Lord Jesus (Even So Come) – Ingram/Tomlin You Never Let Go – M. Redman

Welcome & Prayer Justin Francis

Announcements Zoro Mer

Elder Prayer Mike Yancy

Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:10-11, 3:20-21

Offering

I Will Follow – Guerra/Sooter

Children are dismissed to KIDS Church. (Please exit to the foyer, where your teacher will meet you.)

The Message John Gruendyke

“Lessons From Suffering”

Closing Song

Blessed Be Your Name – Redman/arr. Francis

Postlude

Prayer partners are available to pray with you in response to today's sermon

or for any other needs. Join us at the Prayer Point following the service. "Worship songs covered under CCLI #107517"

Nursery to 5TH Grade

TODAY - Early Childhood (Nursery–Kindergarten) 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00.

Come to the Early Childhood Center located in C-4 for a fun-filled time of

learning together!

Kids Church (1st-5th grade) 9 & 11am: Meet your teacher in the foyer during

the service for a time of worship and learning in C5.

Sunday School (1st-5th grade) 10:00am:

Follow the sign to C5 for an awesome small group Sunday School experience.

Wednesday Night Life: 6:30pm

MOPS – Mothers of Preschoolers has begun. 1st & 3

rd Thursdays, 7:30-9:30pm.

Register online at www.ghfc.org Kids & MOPS section.

LGP (6th- 8th)

Today: We are at camp. Sunday School @ 10am Join the high school this

morning in the Upper Room.

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D28

Parent Meeting – Feb. 3: 6:00-8:00pm Snacks provided.

Parent & Staff Equipping Day: Saturday, March 5, 9am-4pm. For Middle

School/High School Parents and Leaders. RSVP to Duane (duane@ghfc.org).

The Upper Room (9th-12th) Today: Sunday School @ 10:00am (Upper Room)

Wednesday Night Youth Group: 6:30-8pm, D20 (Upper Room)

Parent Meeting – Feb. 3: 6:00-8:00pm Snacks provided.

Summer Camp at Hume Lake: $50 (non-refundable) deposit due February 28.

Parent & Staff Equipping Day: Saturday, March 5, 9am-4pm. For Middle

School/High School Parents and Leaders. RSVP to Duane (duane@ghfc.org).

Youth Elective Sundays @ 9am (1/24-3/20) A 10 week elective through Mere

Christianity. Led by Duane Litz. High School only.

Kairos (College) Today: No official college lunch today. Go to lunch with one another!

Friday Nights – Bible Study: 7-10pm. Zach & Maria Moore’s House. Join us for

a new format and our new study through Ephesians.

“Relationships” Elective Begins 2/7: College and The Post groups are invited to

join in this series that will be led by Ed Morsey.

Please pray for God’s continual provision for our church.

General Fund Faith Promise

Weekly offerings needed: $17,235 $4,708 Offerings received Jan. 24: $11,082 $2,395

Online giving available through www.ghfc.org

The online giving total is reflected on the monthly report

the second Sunday of the month.

January 31, 2016 - 9:00 a.m.

Prelude Ron Boatright,

Kim Johnson

Call To Worship

We Come, O Christ To You (#86) Before The Throne Of God Above – Bancroft/Townend

Welcome & Prayer Justin Francis

Announcements Zoro Mer

Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:10-11, 3:20-21

Song of Adoration

All The Way My Savior Leads Me – Crosby/Tomlin

Elder Prayer Don Sims

Offering

You Are Mine – David Haas Ambassador Choir, Trumpet – Kim Johnson

Children are dismissed to KIDS Church.

(Please exit to the foyer, where your teacher will meet you.)

The Message John Gruendyke

“Lessons From Suffering”

Closing Songs

Precious Lord, Take My Hand (#638)

Postlude Ron Boatright

Prayer partners are available to pray with you in response to today's sermon

or for any other needs. Join us at the Prayer Point following the service. "Worship songs covered under CCLI #107517"

Gogo Grandmother’s

Gogo Grandmothers is a non-profit organization that

provides a structured way for grandmother groups to

put their love and concern in action. They share

Christ's love and compassion with the grandmothers

and grandfathers who are caring for the grandchildren

of Africa orphaned by AIDS. They also charter local

groups and support them with tools, training,

promotional materials, ideas and news. They assure

reliable distribution of their resources in Africa by

providing essential structure and support.

"Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means

caring for the orphans and widows in their distress ...."

James 1:27 (NLT)

Granada has partnered with Gogo Grandmothers to come alongside the

gogos of Kondanani Village in Malawi, Africa. In doing so, we have

helped them through thick and thin! This year is particularly thin due to

the cyclone last January. The heavy rains all but destroyed the crops,

which resulted in a harvest of only 25% of what it usually is. This means

that our gogos and the grandchildren may not have enough food if it

weren’t for the “Joseph Project”. The really difficult time began this last

fall and will go through this March.

The S.A.F.E (Sub-Saharan African Family Enrichment) team realized this

and began the “Joseph Project”. Just like Joseph in the Old Testament

listened to God by a dream that there would be famine and stored up

grain, so S.A.F.E. is doing likewise. But, they need our help too. As written

on the website, www.gogograndmothers.com:

“So far, 1,000 --50kg bags are stored in a warehouse in Zomba and 206

in a friends garage. The former were just delivered and need to be

fumigated against weevils; the prior are already dusted… a priority is to

do a household assessment of our villages to find the most vulnerable.”

There are so many options for you to help! You can come by the table

in the courtyard and make a donation, buy Valentine Gogo-Grams,

support a gogo every month, join Granada’s Gogo Grandmother group

and help make a difference!

Welcome- If you are a guest today we thank you for coming. We would

appreciate it if you would complete a yellow card from the pew rack. As our

guest, please do not feel obligated to put something in the offering.

EASTER BAPTISMS! If you are

interested in getting baptized here at

Granada on Easter Sunday (March 27),

please contact Mike Sanborn to

discuss the details. (mike@ghfc.org)

"WOMEN CONNECTING WITH

WOMEN" will be starting new

sessions in February. If you are

interested in deepening friendships

with other women at Granada, want

to learn homemaking skills or be part

of a book group this could be a

perfect fit for you. See the bulletin

insert for more details and to sign up!

BABY SPRINKLE - February 21

Save the date for a baby sprinkle

honoring Eunice Pop and their sweet

little girl coming soon. 2-4pm

CHURCH FLOWER CALENDAR

If you are interested in providing

flowers for Sunday morning, please

see the sign up calendar on the Eden

room bulletin board or contact the

church office.

CHURCH CLEAN-UP DAY

Plan to join us in the morning on

Saturday, February 27. Various

beautification projects will be

available. Families welcome!

VALENTINE GOGO-GRAMS:

Help support our Kondanani Gogos

in Malawi by sending a Valentine

Gogo-gram to a friend, spouse, child,

Sunday School teacher or anyone!

Stop by the table in the courtyard!

Gogo-grams will be delivered on

Valentine’s Day during the fellowship

hour.

GRANADA MISSIONARY

FELLOWSHIP – Tuesday, Feb. 9

Join us at 11:30am in Joy Hall for

lunch and to hear our special guest

speakers, Dan & Christine. $5 for

lunch. RSVP to Marty Myers (714)

992-1777. If you are on the

‘regulars’ list and cannot attend,

please notify Marty so they can plan

accordingly. Join us earlier at 10am

for special GMF projects.

BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS

AND INSERTS: All bulletin

announcement requests must be

submitted to the church office by

Tuesday noon. Inserts must be

requested two weeks prior to the

Sunday you wish to have it available.

Contact the church office or email

anita@ghfc.org.