H1N1 Virus Safety

As you have probably heard in the news, the Swine Flu has arrived in Alaska. More and more cases are being reported everyday. If you or a family member have a high temperature (over 100.4 F) and two or more of the following symptoms, you may have the Swine Flu. Unusual tiredness, headache, runny nose, sore throat, shortness of breath, coughing or loss of appetite, aching muscles, chills, diarrhea or vomiting.

To help prevent the spread of this flu and to keep everyone as safe as possible, we ask that if you or a family member have the symptoms to not attend church until the symptoms have passed. The Center for Disease Control is now reporting that people who have had the Swine Flu are still contagious for up to 3-5 days after thier fever has broken.

To further help prevent the spread of this flu, we are placing hand sanitizers around the church. These are for your use. We will also be asking our children to use the hand sanitizer upon entrance to thier class.

Should you contract teh flu or become sick in any way, please let us know so we can put you on our prayer chain.

Ready......Set......Shovel!

Please join us this Saturday, October 3 at 9:00 AM to help plant little trees around the borders of the City Church property. The trees will be needed as part of the zoning code for the preschool, and future improvements to our 100th avenue campus. Your help in planting them will be greatly appreciated!

Shovels and pick up trucks are needed. Please call Jim Lamson at 242-4617 to sign up and for more details on this project.

City Church 2009 Men’s Retreat October 16th-18th

Guys, come for a great weekend of fun, food, fellowship, worship, prayer, personal ministry, teaching, discussions, and anointed messages from leaders at City Church. If you like to have fun, be encouraged, get refreshed, learn, and get connected to other men, this will be a great weekend.

FOCUS: Renewing and regaining GOD’S VISION in our lives, identifying BATTLES we face, the enemy’s strategies, insights into how we gain VICTORY, and developing individual BATTLE PLANS to walk out. The retreat will have a mixture of teaching, small group discussions, small group prayer, and free time to relax and connect. If there are some guys you’ve wanted to connect or hang out with, feel free to get together and fill up your own 6 or 8 person cabin.

COST: The cost is $100 and includes six meals, warm cabins, and use of dining, chapel, and Rec rooms. Payment can be made in advance at the information station or on line at City Church Website. You may also pay when you arrive. Contact Jim Lamson at 242-4617 about scholarships or if you’d like to fund one. If you can only come for part of the weekend, costs are less. Make checks to Anchorage City Church.

SCHEDULE:

• Friday check in starts at 4pm
• Friday last car-pool group leaves ACC at 5:30pm
• Friday dinner at Laverne Griffin Camp at 6:30pm
• Friday night service 8:00ish
• Sunday leave Camp after lunch and clean-up

FREE TIME ACTIVITIES may include pinochle, hiking, ping-pong, foosball, Frisbee golf, napping, fishing, canoeing, and other card and board games.

DIRECTIONS: Take the Glenn and Parks Highways through Wasilla and turn right on Pittman Rd which is about 6.5 miles past Wasilla. After about 1.3 miles, turn right on Beverly Lakes Rd (You’ll see Laverne Griffin sign) and proceed about 1.8 miles to Kalmbach Rd where the pavement ends. After a mile, the road curves to the right into Windy Bottom Rd. Proceed another 0.7 miles to the camp turnoff and you’re there

What to Bring: Most important is to bring a heart open for God to move in and testimonies to share. Most cabins have 3 bunk beds and sleep six and a bath house is close by. You’ll need to bring bedding, changes of clothes, coat/hat, toiletries, flashlight, towel, snacks, bible, paper, pen or pencil, musical instruments, and favorite games.

CARPOOLING: When you sign-up, please note if you’ll be meeting at church to car-pool and whether you are able to drive or not.

MAP TO THE CAMP: Here are the directions to the camp:


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Church Fast Sept 21-27

We have a plan to call the church to fast several times each year. At this time we are asking members of Anchorage City Church to fast the week of Sept. 21-27.

We encourage all who can to join with us at the church each evening from 6-7 pm. Child care will be provided. We will break the fast after the noon service on Sunday with a Share-A-Dish soup & salad lunch.

Our prayer focus for this fast is wisdom and direction for outreach into our community; especially outreach to the poor and disenfranchised.

Our prayer points are these:

1. Hear the voice of God
2. Provision of the right leadership
3. Provision of financial resources
4. Solidifying program specifics
5. Solution in resolving space issues
6. Courage to be obedient to God's call
7. Increase our faith

Here are more details on how and why to fast.

Men's Activities Heat Up for Fall

We're getting in gear for an eventful fall/winter/spring with Men's Events. We want to highlight three for you here. We'll have more info at the Men's Ministry booth at this coming weekend's services.

• Mens Retreat: Oct 16th-18th at LaVerne Griffin Camp in Wasilla this year. Cost is $100 which includes all meals, snack, meeting rooms, and a warm dry place to sleep. You can sign up on line now at the City Church website. The theme will be regaining vision, facing the battles, and experiencing victory. Contact Jim Lamson at 242-4617 for more info or if you'd like to help with planning.
• Men's Fraternity Bible Study on Wed nights 7ish to 9ish at ACC. We expect this to start 9/23. It's a systematic Bible study that focuses on issues very relevant to men. Other Anchorage churches have used it for years and men have found it very fruitful. If you'd like to help with planning this, feel free to join us next Wed, 9/16/ at ACC around 6:30pm. Call Jim Lamson 242-4617 or JD Fuller at 351-9154 if you'd like to join us then.
• Men's Prayer Breakfast continues every Wednesday at ACC. Some of us meet to cook about 5:15am, we shoot to eat about 6am. After eating and sharing what God is saying and doing, we break into small groups for prayer 7ish. Just show up and use the mountain side "back" entrance of the City Church building.

The Marriage Course - September 26 @ ACC

Tune up your marriage with The Marriage Course, an eight-week class designed to help you and your spouse take your marriage to the next level. Whether your marriage is doing great or needs real help, this course is for you. Strong marriages will become stronger; marriages in trouble will find practical helps to break out of difficulties. The class starts at 7:00 PM on Saturday evening, September 26 and continues for the next seven Saturdays. The class is only $47.50 per person ($95 for a couple) and that includes dinner each evening. Childcare is available for $15 per child. The class meets at Anchorage City Church, 1301 W 100th Ave. You can find out more about the class on this website and register here.