Weekly Update - Tuesday, October 5, 2009

In This Issue:

• Schedule Changes (We are going underground)
• Leaders' Meeting
• GCLI in October!
• Light the Night
• Faithwalkers coming up!
• Update your information
• Follow us on Twitter and YouTube!
• Prayer Requests
• Celebrations!

Schedule Changes (We are going underground)

Just another reminder: We have changed up our schedule for the rest of the year.  We are going to focus for the remainder of the year on growing our house churches, and being and making disciples.  What this means for our schedule is we will no longer be having Saturday night services for the remainder of the year, and we will be scaling back our Wednesday night gatherings as well.  We have also moved our leaders' meeting times for upcoming months.  For a better look at our schedule, check out our updated Mars Hill church calendar.

Leaders' Meeting

We will be having a leaders' meeting this Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the office space above the downtown Starbucks.  The topic of the night is "Praying with Fervency."

GCLI in October!

GCLI is almost here! It will again take place on October 16 and 17 at the Holiday Inn in Rock Falls, Illinois (about two hours east of Iowa City), with the topic to be announced in the very near future. The cost is $5 for conference materials and lunch on Saturday, October 17, with those wishing to arrive Friday night, October 16, able to stay at the Holiday Inn for the special rate of $70. To register for GCLI, go online to GCNW.net. To register for a hotel room, contact the Holiday Inn directly at 815-626-5500.

Light the Night

Mars Hill Church will be helping out this year with Light the Night Walk on Saturday, October 17, at the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium. The walk benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Eight volunteers are needed that day to help blow up balloons on from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, with the walk scheduled for 7 p.m. For more information or to volunteer, contact Matt Eisenhammer.

Faithwalkers coming up!

Faithwalkers is coming! Faithwalkers is coming! Yes, the annual Faithwalkers conference is coming up at the end of 2009. This year's conference, taking place December 27 to 30, will be at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. This year we will be focusing on the theme of "Changing Lives." There is a big discount if you sign up before October 15 (It will cost $125 for individuals and $215 for couples, with extra for the kids), Plus, though meals will be provided along with conference materials, everyone is responsible for their own lodging at a nearby hotel. For more information or to register, go to the Faithwalkers Web site.

Update your information

We are still in the process of updating and tweeking a lot of our communications, including our Web site. One way you can help is by updating your contact information, including putting your current address, phone number and e-mail address in our directory. You can do so by logging in on the Mars Hill Web site, and click on "manage my profile." For more information or for help, please e-mail the Web team.

Follow us on Twitter and YouTube!

Are you on Twitter? Do you like getting your info in a 140 characters or less? Then be sure to follow Mars Hill on Twitter today! How about YouTube? New videos will begin being posted at Mars Hill's own YouTube page. Subscribe to both today!

Prayer Requests

• Continued healing and grace for Jessica Darling and her family.
• Vision and zeal for the Decorah church plant.
• Continued vision and zeal for the Goerings on their mission to Germany and Europe, and for the rest of us to gain that vision and zeal with their visit last month.
• For those affected by last week's tsunami in Samoa and earthquake in Indonesia.
• A spiritual harvest from this year's service projects.
• For Aza Sokoll (John's and Jade's baby girl), that she would remain in good health.
• The health and well-being of our expectant mothers.
• Vintage Faith Church in Manhattan, Kansas.
• For University of Iowa students and K-12 students.
• For Muslims to seek and find Christ after their holy month of Ramadan ended on Sept. 20.
• For our nation at a time of bitter division that we all would look to the Lord for guidance and wisdom.
• The growth and reproduction of our house churches.
• The success of Pulse, our spiritual and emotional healing ministry.
• Our leadership training efforts - GCLI and leader's meetings.
• The gospel to ring forth from Mars Hill Church!

Celebrations!

• Aza Millie Sokoll is home and doing well!
• Erika Grace Olinger!
• Alana was baptized!