The Grove News - 05/25/2006

The Grove News - 05/25/2006

 

If you are new to The Grove, we are glad that you joined us and hope you felt welcome among us!  We are a group of like-minded friends from different sound Christian churches around Montgomery that share life together.  Our prayer is that we will glorify God, be mission oriented, and grow together in His image as we hang out, attend our local churches, and keep on meeting on Tuesday nights.  Feel free to contact any of the people listed below for additional information regarding The Grove or check us out online at www.groveontheweb.blogspot.com.

 

Upcoming Activities:

Friday May 26th - Some people discussed having a Movie Night; either renting a movie or going to the Rave.  Give Chuck Atkinson a call for more details (334-657-6159).

Sunday May 28th - Wedding shower for Rob Slagle.  The shower starts at 12:00 and is at Gateway Baptist Church.  They are registered at Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

Friday June 2nd - Grove Leadership Meeting (location to be included in the next email)

Saturday June 3rd (Tentative) - Praise Day (additional details to follow)

 

Next Week at The Grove:

The speaker next week at the Grove will be either Chuck Atkinson or Eddie Chambers.

 

Prayer Requests: A few people meet each week Tuesday night at 6:00 to pray for The Grove, prayer requests, and that evening's worship time.  If you are interested contact Chuck Atkinson for more details (334-657-6159).

 - Kari for career guidance

 - The girls bible study as they are going through Hosea

 - Nathan and his family as they are going through the loss of his father

 - Berkeley as he undergoes tests on his heart

 - Lauren's sister and her family as they prepare to move to Atlanta

 - Sarah for travel safety as she goes to Orlando

 - Chris as he prepares to move to Africa

 

Grove Contacts

Chuck Atkinson - tidefanfalcons@yahoo.com

Bruno Resende - brunomr@hotmail.com

Chris Wolfe - chriswolfeau@hotmail.com

Chad Smith - jeremy.smith@mps.k12.al.us

Daniel Barrera - daniel.g.barrera@gmail.com

Rob Slagle - rob_slagle@yahoo.com

Lauren Breeding -  laurlaur_1@hotmail.com

Brooke DeBoer -  brookedeboer@hotmail.com

(Feel free to email me or Lauren Breeding for additional contact information)

 

"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.  Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me."  Psalm 51:10-11

 

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."  1 John 1:9

The Grove News - 05/18/2006

The Grove News - 05/18/2006

 

If you are new to The Grove, we are glad that you joined us and hope you felt welcome among us!  We are a group of like-minded friends from different sound Christian churches around Montgomery that share life together.  Our prayer is that we will glorify God, be mission oriented, and grow together in His image as we hang out, attend our local churches, and keep on meeting on Tuesday nights.  Feel free to contact any of the people listed below for additional information regarding The Grove or check us out online at www.groveontheweb.blogspot.com.

 

Upcoming Activities:

Thursday May 18th - Thursday Night Bowling:  9:00pm at Brunswick Lanes.

Friday May 19th - Vaughn Forest Singles Cook-out.  The cook-out starts at 6:30.  Call Chuck (334-657-6159) for more details.

Saturday May 20th - A group is going to Atlanta to visit Bruno.  Bruno will not be playing soccer, but we are still going to go up and spend the day with him.  Currently we are thinking about going to the aquarium that afternoon.  Tickets are around $26.00.  We are leaving from Gateway at 9:30 Saturday morning.  Please let me (Brooke 205-902-9399) or Chris (334-663-6646) know if you will be going so know one gets left behind that morning.

Sunday May 21st - The Grove flag football game at Vaughn Road Park.  We will be meeting at 1:00pm Sunday afternoon. 

Saturday June 3rd (Tentative) - Praise Day (additional details to follow)

 

Next Week at The Grove:

A speaker from Faith Radio.

 

Prayer Requests: A few people meet each week Tuesday night around 6:00 to pray for The Grove, prayer requests, and that evening's worship time.  If you are interested contact Chuck Atkinson for more details (334-657-6159).

 - Chuck's dad as he recovers from open heart surgery

 - Beau's grandfather who is in ICU

 - Summer's student's relationship with his family and that God will reveal himself to him

 - Chad Middlebrook's friend Nathan and his cousin Kayla who is having complications from a liver transplant

 - Berekley as he undergoes tests on his heart

 - Alan Cross' son started Chemo this week and had a reaction that sent them up to UAB

 - Rob's mom as she finishes up this round of chemo and has an MRI on the status of her cancer

 - Bruno as he is in Atlanta for the summer

 

Grove Contacts

Chuck Atkinson - tidefanfalcons@yahoo.com

Bruno Resende - brunomr@hotmail.com

Chris Wolfe - chriswolfeau@hotmail.com

Chad Smith - jeremy.smith@mps.k12.al.us

Daniel Barrera - daniel.g.barrera@gmail.com

Rob Slagle - rob_slagle@yahoo.com

Lauren Breeding -  laurlaur_1@hotmail.com

Brooke DeBoer -  brookedeboer@hotmail.com

(Feel free to email me or Lauren Breeding for additional contact information)

 

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Submit yourselves, then, to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Come near to God and he will come near to you.  Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.  Grieve, mourn and wail.  Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloomo.  Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up.  James 4:6-10

News from Atlanta!

ola amigos! how are you doing? things keep on going great here in Atlanta...
I started the first game in North Carolina on the 6th and we tied the 2nd
game in Nashville last Saturday. I will not be playing this weekend as
planned before... I will give you all more details later but if you are
planning on coming here this Saturday we can still go hang out for sure! I
am also planning on going to Montgomery for a visit at the end of this month
during Memorial Day holiday. Please let people from The Grove that were
planning on coming for the game know about it please. Im sorry... hope to
see everybody soon!!!
miss you all, Bruno.

The Grove News - 05/11/2006

The Grove News - 05/11/2006

 

If you are new to The Grove, we are glad that you joined us and hope you felt welcome among us!  We are a group of like-minded friends from different sound Christian churches around Montgomery that share life together.  Our prayer is that we will glorify God, be mission oriented, and grow together in His image as we hang out, attend our local churches, and keep on meeting on Tuesday nights.  Feel free to contact any of the people listed below for additional information regarding The Grove or check us out online at www.groveontheweb.blogspot.com.

 

Upcoming Activities:

Monday Nights - Trinity Presbyterian Singles Bible Study.  Currently they are doing a study around the DaVinci Code.  It starts at 6:45 for dinner followed by the bible study beginning at 7:30.  Contact Berkeley Bush for additional information (Berkeley.Bush@Regions.com).

Thursday May 18th - Thursday Night Bowling:  9:00pm at Brunswick Lanes

Saturday May 20th - Bruno's soccer game in Atlanta (We are planning to leave Montgomery around 2:00pm that afternoon.  The game starts at 7:00 et / 6:00 ct.  Next week will include the exact time and place we will meet up to head out that afternoon.)

Sunday May 21st - The Grove flag football game (additional details to follow)

Saturday June 3rd (Tentative) - Praise Day (additional details to follow)

 

Next Week at The Grove:

Chad Middlebrooks, the youth minister from Santuck Baptist Church, will be our speaker this upcoming Tuesday night.

 

Prayer Requests:

 - Chuck's dad as he recovers from open heart surgery

 - Kari traveling safety this weekend

 - Graduation and Exams coming up this next week

 - Beau's parents

 - Summer's upcoming decision regarding an opportunity to take additional piano classes

 

Grove Contacts

Chuck Atkinson - tidefanfalcons@yahoo.com

Bruno Resende - brunomr@hotmail.com

Chris Wolfe - chriswolfeau@hotmail.com

Chad Smith - jeremy.smith@mps.k12.al.us

Daniel Barrera - daniel.g.barrera@hotmail.com

Lauren Breeding -  laurlaur_1@hotmail.com

Brooke DeBoer -  brookedeboer@hotmail.com

(Feel free to email me or Lauren Breeding for additional contact information)

 

"Blessed are those who trust in the Lord...They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.  Such trees are not bothered by the heat or warried by long months of drought.  Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit."  Jeremiah 17: 7-8

News!

hey everybody! I hope you all are doing good and pressing on... I had a
great time at North Point Community Church here in Atlanta the other night.
They have a ministry very similar to the Grove called 7:22 and the size of
the young adult fellowship I go to at Getsemani BC when I am in Brazil.
Around a thousand singles get together there every Tuesday night and the
message this week was related to the movie "Da Vinci Code" that is coming
out in few days at the movies. The book had a great impact in our society
and the movie now is also a very important issue! Therefore I decided to
send out this e-mail sharing about it as you probably have already heard
something from other sources as well. Voddie Baucham was the speaker and he
preached about the importance of knowing what we believe, why we believe and
being able to communicate it effectively. That�s a very crucial moment in
history for us to be real Christians in this capitalist world we live in. We
need to be equipped to fight the good fight of faith and be useful in Gods
hands to see what man intended for evil be turned into something good. I
believe that this movie will challenge us to grow in our knowledge of
scripture and give us opportunity to share our faith. Here are some
resources that have been helpful to me:

*2Peter1:16-21, 1John1:1-4,
1Corinthians15:1-11,2Thimoty3:16, Galatians 1:11 and 1Tessalonies2:3-13
*book: Cracking Da Vinci�s Code by James Garlow & Peter Joes
*www.722.org Click on watch 7:22 and Click on ��26:00� right below the
title: Decoding DaVinci

I really encourage you to listen this message at www.722.org. Please do
that! It just last few minutes and it is great� so encouraging! But most
important of all let the living Word of God speak for itself by the power of
the Holy Spirit. Yes!

In Christ, Bruno.

News!

hey everybody! I hope that everybody is doing well and that The Grove went
great tonight. I went to the singles ministry at North Point Community
Church in Atlanta this evening and I plan to make a report of it tomorrow on
another e-mail. For right now I just wanna ask you all to pray again for
Chuck Adkinson's dad. He just called me and said that his dad is going to
have an open-heart surgery tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 6am. Please lets
join him again in prayer...!
I love you guys, Bruno.

News from Atlanta!

Hi guys! whats happening?!! everything is going well here in Atlanta... we
practiced twice a day this week and had our first exhibition game last
night. The score was 0X0 but it was a great game (remember; in soccer a game
can be awesome even without goals...)! Tonight we are leaving to North
Carolina where we play our first regular season game tomorrow night. There
are 2 other Brasilians on the team and one of them, Mateus, is a young
Christian and seems to be open for discipleship. Another guy called Eman, a
goalkeeper, also seems to be open for spiritual conversation. He told me
that he grew up going to church in Argentina but �gave up� on that on the
past years. The head coach also coaches in a Christian college so it makes
things a little easier for me to share my faith (praise God and thanks for
your prayers). Please pray for those guys and everybody else involved with
our team if you would. I am planning on visiting different churches around
town during this Summer. Hopefully you guys can come watch some of our
games. Our home opening is May 19th and our first game in the new stadium
that is been built is June 15th. You can check both home and away games�
schedule at the link below (the roster is not completely posted yet because
most of the international players haven�t got clearance yet� by the way, I
would appreciate you praying that my Brasilian clearance will come through
today):
www.atlantasilverbacks.com/ccleague2/index.php?opt=schedule&selectteam=Atlanta%20Silverbacks%20PDL
In Christ, Bruno.
Ps.: IThimoty2:5

The Grove News - 05/04/2006

The Grove News - 05/04/2006

 

If you are new to The Grove, we are glad that you joined us and hope you felt welcome among us!  We are a group of like-minded friends from different sound Christian churches around Montgomery that share life together.  Our prayer is that we will glorify God, be mission oriented, and grow together in His image as we hang out, attend our local churches, and keep on meeting on Tuesday nights.  Feel free to contact any of the people listed below for additional information regarding The Grove or check us out online at www.groveontheweb.blogspot.com.

 

Upcoming Activities:

May 4th - National Day of Prayer

May 6th - Frazer Flea Market:  Saturday 7am - 2pm the Frazer Singles Ministry will be hosting a Flea Market on the soccer fields directly behind Frazer.  All proceeds will go to directly support the Singles Ministry at Frazer to include outreach programs and mission trips.

May 10th - Da Vinci Code Summit - Saint James Methodist Church is hosting a meeting on Wednesday May 10th from 9 to 11:30am to help church leaders and lay people be prepared to help people separate the facts from the fiction of this upcoming movie.  It will equip you with the tools you need to sift through the confusion this movie will create.  If you are interested in attending please contact the church office or Jan Kotouc by Tuesday, May 9th, as we have to RSVP with the number attending.

May 18th - Thursday Night Bowling:  9:00pm at Brunswick Lanes

May 20th - Bruno's soccer game in Atlanta (additional details to follow)

May 21st - The Grove flag football game (additional details to follow)

June 3rd (Tentative) - Praise Day (additional details to follow)

 

Next Week at The Grove:

Will Sledge Band in Concert - Next week we will enjoy worshiping together through the music of Will Sledge Band.

 

Prayer Requests:

 - That God will be with Burno and use him during his time in Atlanta

 - Laura's friend's brother who was bitten by a spider

 - Lauren Stone as she travels to Chicago

 - Bright as he takes finals, travels to Nashville for a soccer game, and for his Dad

 - Rob's Mom

 - Chris as he prepares to leave for Africa

 - Beau as he begins graduate school

 - Arik as he travels home from out of town

 

Grove Contacts

Chuck Atkinson - tidefanfalcons@yahoo.com

Bruno Resende - brunomr@hotmail.com

Chris Wolfe - chriswolfeau@hotmail.com

Chad Smith - (to be included on the next email, sorry)

Daniel Barrera - daniel.g.barrera@hotmail.com

Lauren Breeding -  laurlaur_1@hotmail.com

Brooke DeBoer -  brookedeboer@hotmail.com

(Feel free to call or email me or Lauren Breeding for additional contact information)

 

"If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."  II Chronicles 7:14