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Prayers for M"si% Ministr* at ,irst C.ristian/ 0o.n  United Seminary last fall. Stop by after
and 3.*llis Ta6e6a8a/  t.e 9a:il* o9 Bill Bliss/ Cl*de  If you have a prayer re-uest or would like to 5oin #*6# 
worship in the West Hall ^across from
and 0enni9er Bo"ler grie%ing the *eath of ./y*e’s  our online prayer team, please contact either Pastor During Fellowship Hour today after the Hearthstone Room_ to view these
grandmother, for <te=e and >e?e%%a @ane* as they Bob Brite at pastor=fccminneapolis.org or Associ- church, take your coffee and treats into the pictures and stay tuned to how it will
begin the task of starting a new church in Roches- ate Pastor Dennis Sanders at choir room to see a brief but stirring movie beco;e a part of First’s Lenten Prayer 
ter, MNN for the congregation of Tie:po N"e=o as associatepastor=fccminneapolis.org. about refugee families. Practice. You can also follow along on
they move locations, that they may continue to You can also leave a message by phone by calling FCC has sponsored four refugee families the church website ^fccminneapolis.org_
growN Mar6 Carlson and others dealing with unem- the church office at E12-HI0-1HEH. in the past, and plans are underway to or pick up a weekly devotion in the

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ployment. sponsor another family in the near future. Lounge.
This movie will whet your interest and
answer some -uestions about this ministry.

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We remember the people of <o"t. A9ri%a. You can
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find out about the many ministries and missionaries
to lift up in prayer by going to 7#8*#98:; 1-#*)*0 %)<'#  Don’t forget! Donations to the March 
www.globalministries.org. We pray for the follow- =(&8;  Food share Drive can be made on Palm
ing churches in our Region: 3ar6 A=en"e C.ristian  Sunday, March 2H. You can drop off
The Wednesday Evening Bible Study will
C."r%., Ees Moines, Io8a /  your non-perishable food item in the
Have an announcement to shareY Please not meet on March Z1, but will resume
,irst C.ristian C."r%., Good?ine, Io8a /  Big Barrel in the nartheW, or put contri-
April I at EPM. Come 5oin us as we con-
,irst C.ristian C."r%., 3a%68ood, Io8a H  drop it off in the church office or email it butions in the offering plates ^mark
tinue to 4atch 6ob Be//’s “Noo;a” %i*eos 
We also pray for C.ristian C."r%. in Iirginia and  to office=fccminneapolis.org by Wednes- on faith and life.
“foo*she/f” on the checB ;e;o /ineJ@  
t.e C.ristian C."r%. in K.ioH day. As of last Sunday we have collected
  `ab[ in cash donations. Wow! Keep
>4:;#4 !)?# /,4 7,49")3  up the goo* 4orB to he/p Minnesota’s 
@#:8#49  hungry.
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www.fccminneapolis.org ing’s elders, dea%ons and 8ors.ip leader are A##8 +; =(:4-)*0 B")'5
Ministry Team Twitter: www.twitter.comUfccminneapolis asked to gather in the choir room at 10:2[ 84#* 
All Me:?ers o9 t.e Congregation  Facebook: www.facebook.comUfccminneapolis for a prayer led by the Presiding Elder. Thanks to all who went to Feed My
>o?ert Brite, Interim Minister E-mail: office=fccminneapolis.org The Worship Committee made this ad5ust- Starving Children yesterday. For those
Eennis <anders, Minister of Diversity and Mission FaW: E12.HI0.1HE0 ment for Sunday morning worship prepa- 4ho *i*n’t ;aBe it this ti;eC there 4i// 
C.ris Goga:an, Office Manager ration beginning March, 2010. 
Bill <t":p, Director of Music
be another trip in June.
>i%6 Bo8:an, Building Manager  
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Mart.a @arris, Courier Editor
Telephone: E12.HI0.1HEH Gors.ipL <"nda*s at MNL3Na:  (),* /,4 @#*(  Did you know that Pastor Bob Brite is
  Throughout Lent, First Christian will be blogging as his Lenten practiceY You
showcasing the photography of our own can follow along by going to the First
Deb Murphy@  Aer 4orBsC “The Sacre* on 
This Wee(’s News 
Christian website, www.fccminneapolis.org, and
c/icB on “b/og@”
 
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Those intereste* in participating in this year’s 
Prayer Vigil ^described above_ can sign up on
sheets in the Fireplace Lounge, call the church of-
fice, or call Shirley Draine at 1-HII-2bZ-2H2Z ^dial
E[1-b[a-aE02 when prompted_.
A special small section will be set up in the
church sanctuary as the prayer space. There will be
prayer study helps there to help focus your prayer
time if you need them.
>4,L#6( M,?#'#99 B,**#6(  relief efforts but also to
Monda*, Mar%. PQR Minneapolis Con=ention Center  commit to long-term
Are you a people personY Have some time on
your handsY Pro5ect Homeless Connect is a mas-
sive, semi-annual effort by Hennepin County that
puts hundreds of service providers in direct contact
with homeless persons and others in need. First
Christian is looking for volunteers who must re-
ceive training. There are five upcoming training
sessions: March 1[ ^Brooklyn Center_, March 1E
^Minneapolis_, March 1I ^Minneapolis_, March 22
^Minneapolis_ and March 2Z ^Minnetonka_. For
times and locations visit www.homelessconnect.orgU
volunteer.
 
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Gee6 o9 Co:passion 
 
Christian Church ^Disciples of Christ_ congrega-
tions have contributed over `2 million to Haiti
earth-uake relief efforts, according to Week of
Compassion ^WoC_, the relief, refugee and devel-
opment mission fund of the Christian Church
^Disciples of Christ_.
gThe generosity of con-
gregations and individu-
als from all over North
America has given us
the ability to not only
contribute to immediate
recovery and re-development in Haiti,g said WoC
EWecutive Director Amy Gopp. To view Goppis
update on Haiti, go to:
www.weekofcompassion.orgUupdates
Week of Compassion now sends out bi-weekly
electronic updates about Disciplesi response to
human needs and tragedies around the world,
which occur approWimately every two days. Begin-
ning this month, WoC started sending out e-mail
updates twice weekly - on Tuesday and Thursday -
about its benevolent work. See details also at:
www.weekofcompassion.orgUupdates 
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