First Congregational Church, St. Johns, MI

Where: First Con­gre­ga­tional Church, St. Johns

When: Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 22, 2011
First Ses­sion 10:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.
Lunch pro­vided
Sec­ond Ses­sion 12:00—2:00 p.m.

“The Dynamic for Liv­ing Close to God”

Stud­ies of sev­eral  Bib­li­cal pas­sages in Eph­esians and Colos­sians
Focus­ing on God’s true pur­pose in our lives.
Every­one is welcome!

Please Call 989–224-2636 or e mail fccsj@4wbi.net to reserve your spot.

This retreat will be lead by Rev. Eric C. Britcher, Interim Senior Pas­tor of First Con­gre­ga­tional Church in Mans­field, Ohio.  Rev Britcher served forty years as a offi­cer (ordained clergy) in var­i­ous capac­i­ties, finally in the National Office as a con­sul­tant to all Sal­va­tion Army pro­grams nation­wide.  He then served for six­teen years at Mayflower Con­gre­ga­tional Church in Grand Rapids, MI, the last nine as Asso­ciate Pas­tor for Con­gre­ga­tional Life.  Rev. Britcher is mar­ried, has four grown chil­dren, seven grand­chil­dren and one + great grandchildren.

Now serv­ing in Mans­field, Ohio First Con­gre­ga­tional Church as a Interim Senior Pas­tor,  Rev. Britcher is active in the Michi­gan Con­fer­ence of C.C.C. on the Pas­toral Rela­tions Committee.

LOOKING FOR A PLACE FOR LEARNING ABOUT GOD, FELLOWSHIP AND FUN?

Every­one  ( age 4 through 6th grade) is invited to attend our Sun­day School!

Begin­ning on Sep­tem­ber 18th at 10:00 a.m.

Junior and Senior High Pil­grim Fel­low­ship Youth Groups also begin on Sep­tem­ber 18th, at 10:00 a.m.

COME AND JOIN US!

Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 11,  2011
at the Thurston Farm
5512 West M-21
(look for the FCC sign)

Wor­ship ser­vice at 11:00 a.m.

Hog Roast and Pot Luck Din­ner at 12:00 p.m.  Bring a dish to pass and your own table ser­vice.  Every­one is wel­come to attend, so ask a friend or neigh­bor to come and enjoy this spe­cial morn­ing with us.