Christmas Comedy Show

Lorraine O'Nel and Jimmie Sue Woelke, AKA "The Church Ladies," invite you to a Christmas Comedy Show at City Church on Saturday, December 4, from 7pm-9pm. There is no admission charge for the event, but we are asking you to bring a gift donation for AWAIC and Beacon Hill residents. Please bring new pajamas or socks for women or children, or children's toys. The whole family is invited for a night of fun and laughter, however no nursery service is available.

Children's Christmas Program Practices

Christmas is coming! The children's Christmas Pageant practices started this past Sunday and will continue through December 18th. All kids in grades K-8 are encouraged to participate. Adult volunteers are also welcome. We will meet in the Prayer Room between sevices (11:15-12:15) every Sunday for practice. If you have any questions, please contact Terri at 344-9372.

Be a Thanksgiving hero!

Bless your hungry neighbors with the gift of food this Thanksgiving! The faith community is joining together to collectively distribute food to those in need and our church is gathering 400 cans of corn, 400 cans of green beans and 800 cans of yams. As of yet, we’ve only collected about 50 cans of corn, so now is the time to run to Costco or your local grocer and make the difference for a family in need.

If you decide to participate, you may drop off the canned goods to our church lobby bins Monday – Friday from 9am to 5pm, or on Sundays until to due date, Sunday November 21st.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS THIS SUNDAY

Hey everybody! It's time to set your clocks back one hour, this Saturday night. Don't forget!

Christmas Decorating this Friday!

Come one, come all! We're decking the halls on Friday, Nov. 5th from 7pm to 9pm. Our annual Christmas Bazaar is the following weekend, so we've got to get er done!
We'll have all that's needed for a festive and fun night, so just show up with friends and family and enjoy!

Call Suzie for more info at 344-2141 ext. 35.

Daycare now serving Toddlers!

The Vineyard Early Learning Center, our new high quality preschool and childcare program for children ages 19 months to 5 years is opening one full day toddler classroom for children ages 19 months to 35+ months. We have 8 spaces left, so be sure to apply soon!



Your toddler will have fun learning and growing in our clean, healthy, well equipped center. Our Lead Teachers are credentialed, experienced, and loving caregivers. We also have limited available spaces in our Preschool aged classroom for children ages 3 – 5 years.



We are open 7 am to 6 pm Monday – Friday.



Looking for employment? We are recruiting for loving substitute care givers to be on our short call list. For information please call 248-0808 or visit our website at www.avfrc.org to apply online.

Relationship Coach Training

Learn how to be a Marriage, Premarital, Parent or Dating Coach at the Life In Motion Relationships Inventory (LIMRI) training

Saturday, Nov 20, 2010 @ ACC
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The LIMRI makes it possible for couples without formal training to provide help for others seeking to improve their relationship. This training is designed to give potential coaches the training needed to use the LIMRI tool, and the opportunity to apply to be part of the ACC coaching team.

Training includes:
o Take the LIMRI to build your own relationship
o Extensive manual for long term reference
o Lunch & Childcare

Course Fee

$40 / individual - $50 / couple
Deduction for registering on the ACC website (ACC church family use promo code "ACC")

Relationship coaching is sharing with others the grace that God has placed in our relationships and families.

Why is Coaching Needed?
o Individuals learn best when they have a model to follow.
o Coaching can be a very effective way to address areas in our lives that are underdeveloped.
o Couple-to-couple or parent to-parent interaction has proven to be very effective.
o Coaches empower individuals to be change agents in their own relationships.

How Do We Become Coaches?
As a coach you will:
o Learn how to use the Life in Motion Relationships
o Inventory to identify the strength and growth areas in a relationship.
o Teach couples and parents the art of conflict resolution.
o Help individuals recognize the grace that God has deposited into their relationships.
o Model and equip couples and parents to effectively pray for each other.
o Direct couples to other resources to help them in their marriage and family life.

What Does a Coach Do?
o Meet four to six times with the couple/parent.
o Help the couple or parent to see what is good about their relationship.
o Give spiritual and practical guidance.
o Assign homework.
o Identify strength and growth areas in their relationship.
o Experience a new sense of God’s love, grace, and truth in your own relationship with your spouse or children.

Contact Roger Schoeniger at 344.2141 or roger@accchurch.org for more information.

Sunday Sermon: Stewardship of the Gospel

Dr. Kim Patterson finishes our series on Stewardship with a message entitled Stewardship of the Gospel. Our responsibility to share the good message of hope that is found through Jesus Christ. You can listen or download this and our other messages here: http://www.anchoragecitychurch.org/listen/index.htm

You can also listen to them as iTunes Podcasts.

City Church 2010 Men's Retreat Oct 29-31 Wasilla

Come for a great weekend of fun, food, fellowship, worship, prayer, personal ministry, teaching, discussions, and messages on topics related to men. If you like to have fun, be encouraged, get refreshed, learn, and get connected to other men, this will be a great weekend.

FOCUS: The anticipated focus is on “Seizing the Moments”. God has called us to be men who have been impacted by Him and men who impact others for the Kingdom. Life is full of moments, or opportunities, to let God work in our lives and to be used to deeply touch others. However, it’s easy to get caught up in being busy and tired and miss those moments. These include moments where we hear from God, where we can touch the heart of our wife and our kids, where we can come along a friend in need, or encourage a coworker. 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 with, feel free to get together and fill up your own 6 or 8 person cabin.

COST: The cost is $110 ($105 via the ACC website) 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 the City Church Website. Please sign up before Oct 24^th. 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 TO THE LAVERNE GRIFFIN CAMP: 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. Keep going straight and 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. If you stay on the main traveled way, you’ll get thereJ

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.

Questions? Call Jim Lamson at 242-4617.

Map to the camp:

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Emergency Cold Weather Shelter

City Church will be one of the first churches in Anchorage to open it's doors as an Emergency Cold Weather Shelter this winter! Will we be holding a training session here at City Church this Sunday, October 17th, from 5-7:30 pm. Please contact Kristal or Janice at the church office for more information, 344-2141. A light supper will be provided. Please let us know if you will be coming so we can bring enough.