Northland News Vol 10/Iss 19

NORTHLAND, A CHURCH DISTRIBUTED

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MAY 9 - 16, 2009

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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 19

Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong; it may be a sign that he is thinking.

– Oswald Chambers

NEXT WEEKEND: Dr. Joel C. Hunter | Challenges to Christianity | If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil? | Job 1:6-12

www.northlandchurch.net

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What’s Happening This Week?

Saturday, MAY 16

LONGWOOD SITE Saturday, MAY 9 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:30 pm

Prayer Meeting Worship (cc) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 LUGRox

SUNday, May 10

7:30 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 10:45 am 10:45 am 10:45 am 10:45 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:30 pm

Prayer Meeting (cc) Worship (cc)* (hi) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 Peacemakers Romans Belong Study Belong Study Transformers Study (cc) Connection Groups (cc) Financial Peace University The Bible Relevant Now! Worship (cc)* Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 Special Needs Class 24/7 The Gathering Live, Learn and Earn Men’s Discussion Group Young Believer’s Step 1 Young Believer’s Step 2 Young Believers Step 3 Singles Small Group Worship (cc) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 College Ministry

Monday, may 11

9:45 am 10:00 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm

Beth Moore Study (cc) Precepts Post Marriage 911 Study (cc) Worship (cc) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 Connection Group (cc) Step Forward Ministry Faithful and True Men’s Group

TUESday, May 12

7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:15 pm

DivorceCare GriefShare (cc) AMEN Praxis (cc)

Prayer Room Sanctuary ECW CWW SMCC

Prayer Room Sanctuary ECW CWW 4206-7 4213 4209 4215 F.Hall/SMCC 4205,4210 4206-7 4209 Sanctuary ECW CWW CWW 1116-18/SMCC 4204 4213-15 5108-9/CWW 5106-7/CWW 4209-10 4206-8 Sanctuary ECW CWW The Rink/SMCC

4204-10 4213-15 4210 Sanctuary ECW CWW 4209 4213-15 1118/SMCC

4205, 4208-10, 4213-17 1118/SMCC 4206-7 4204

WEDNEsday, may 13

6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

O2 Rally SMCC Beth Moore Study (cc) 4204,6-7,8,17 Ephesians: Life in Christ and in His Church 4213-15 Connection Groups 4205,9 Faithful and True (Women) 5108-9/CWW Jesus and the Gospels 4128

THURsday, may 14

6:30 am 6:30 am 6:30 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

Men’s Bible Study Men’s Praise and Prayer Women’s Prayer Lift Support Group Co-op Bible Study (cc) Connection Groups Basic Christian Concepts Beginning Steps in Faith Men’s Fraternity His Way Financial Peace University

Friday, MAY 15

5:45 am 7:00 pm

Doulos Skillet Concert

*Concurrent worship with other sites (cc) Child care provided (hi) Hearing-impaired interpretation

1118/SMCC 1104/SMCC 1116/SMCC 4204 4213-15 1111/SMCC 5202/CWW 5203/CWW 4128 F.Hall/SMCC 4210

1101-1102/SMCC The Rink/SMCC

4:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

Prayer Meeting Worship (cc) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 Infant Dedication/Baptism Class Couples Café

Prayer Room Sanctuary ECW CWW 4206-7 Nature’s Table Café

(ECW) Early Childhood Wing (CWW) Children’s Worship Wing (SMCC) Student Ministries and Care Center

What’s on the Web?

w w w. northlandchurch . net

MOUNT DORA SITE SUNday, May 10

9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am

Worship (cc)* Infants/Walkers Classes for 2 year olds Classes for 3’s - K’s Grade School Ministry DivorceCare CREW352 Youth Bible Study Worship (cc)* Infants/Walkers Classes for 2 year olds Classes for 3’s - K’s Grade School Ministry

TUESday, may 12

6:30 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm

Men’s Bible Fellowship Bowling League Celebrate Recovery (cc)

Sanctuary Room 15 Room 15 Room 1 Rooms 2, 3 Conference room Youth Room Sanctuary Room 15 Room 15 Room 1 Rooms 2, 3

Rooms 2, 3 Triangle Lanes, Mount Dora Calvary Chapel

WEDNEsday, may 13

9:00 am Women’s Bible Study 10:00 am Homeschool Play Group 7:00 pm CREW352

Friday, MAY 15 7:00 pm

Mount Dora Home Group

9:00 am Worship (cc)* 9:00 am Infants 9:00 am Classes for 2’s - 3’s 9:00 am Classes for 4’s - K’s 9:00 am Grade School 11:00 am Worship (cc)* 11:00 am Infants - 2’s 11:00 am Classes for 3’s - 4’s 11:00 am K’s - Grade School 11:00 am AXIS: Middle School Small Groups 6:00 pm AXIS: High School Ministry 6:00 pm Spiritual Giftings (Couples)

Monday, may 11

7:00 pm Discovering God’s Will (Women) 7:30 pm Bible Study — 1 Corinthians

TUESday, may 12

6:30 am 7:00 pm

Connection Group (Men) The Life of Joseph (Couples)

Friday, MAY 15

9:30 am 7:00 pm

Discerning the Voice of God (Women) Middle School Bowling Bash

Various locations

9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 10:30 am

Worship (cc)* Infant Care Crawler Care Class for 2’s – 3’s Class for 4’s – 5’s Class for K’s – 1st graders Class for 2nd – 5th graders Middle Sunday School Class Adult Sunday School Classes

Saturday, MAY 16 7:00 am

Men in the Word (Men)

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Auditorium 9-109 9-105 8-107 8-107 Auditorium 9-109 9-107 8-107 9-105 NOCC Cluxton home

Harrington home Welday home

NOCC Wiest home

NOCC Boardwalk Bowl

WEST OAKS SITE SUNday, May 10

Join the live, interactive webcast—Saturdays at 5 p.m.; Sundays at 9 or 11 a.m. or 6 p.m.; and Mondays at 7 p.m.

View full services, take notes and more.

Rooms 2, 3 TBD Sanctuary

OVIEDO SITE SUNday, May 10

Worship ... anywhere!

Chapel 215 215 211 213 104/F.Hall 104/F.Hall Music Room Sanctuary/F.Hall

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Blogs, Blogs, and More Blogs.

Content, constantly, about ministry at and through Northland.

Distributed Sites @ Home

Are you interested in starting a distributed site in your home or another setting? If so, contact Dan Lacich (407-367-9612 or dan.lacich@northlandchurch.net).

JOIN any of these worship sites:

Kissimmee/St. Cloud First and third Sundays of each month, 11 a.m.

1000 Costa Mesa Lane, Kissimmee Located in the Lago Buendia subdivision, located off I-92 and Partin Settlement Road. Details: Kristen Dusseau (407-247-6030) or Michael Dusseau (407-761-8846) New Smyrna Beach Sundays, 5:45 p.m.

528 Oliver Drive, New Smyrna Beach Join Cynthia and Richard Hines in their home for worship.

Details: Cynthia and Richard Hines (386-663-4370) North Carolina Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.

Klaus home, 200 W. 14th St., Salisbury, NC Join Laurie and Tim Klaus in their home for worship.

Details: Laurie and Tim Klaus (704-636-5966 or pianolauriek@yahoo.com)

PRAY the prisoners with whom we worship concurrently: Seminole County John E. Polk Correctional Facility Sundays, 9 a.m.

Serving the men’s dorms.

Details: Jail ministry voicemail (407-949-4007) Orange County 33rd Street Correctional Facility Sundays, 9 a.m., DVD Serving the women’s Christian dorm.

Details: Jail ministry voicemail (407-949-4007)

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ABOUT Northland ..............................................................................

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Our Vision To see people coming to Christ and growing in Him as we link local and global communities for ministry and worship everywhere, every day.

At Northland, we always open our worship services by saying, “Thank you for bringing the church into these rooms!” Why? Because Northland is a church distributed, gathering in Longwood, Mount Dora, Oviedo and West Oaks, and at more than 1,000 sites worldwide via the Web. In other words, it isn’t the physical structure or the many programs that make up the church ... it’s people like you. You are the church. And it’s our goal to help you to be the church ... everywhere, every day.

Our Mission To call people to know and follow Christ and equip them to worship and serve together.

Thank you for joining us today to worship God for who He is and what He has done. “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 1:2, NIV).

Our Core Values Worship, Spiritual Formation, Inter-generational Leadership, Personal Ministry and Partnership.

Worship Times Saturdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m.

Sundays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9*, 11 a.m.**; 6 p.m.

Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. * Concurrent among Longwood, Mount Dora, Oviedo and West Oaks sites ** Concurrent among Longwood, Mount Dora and Oviedo sites

a welcome to first-time visitors

Please pick up a visitor card from one of the ushers or at the Welcome Center so that we can learn more about you and help you to connect to the many classes, groups and opportunities to serve with others.

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Children’s Church (Grades 1 – 5) Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Sundays, 9 and 11 a.m., 6 p.m.; and Mondays, 7 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing.

Early Childhood Classes (Age 3 – Kindergarten) Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Sundays, 9 and 11 a.m., 6 p.m.; and Mondays, 7 p.m., Early Childhood Wing.

Infant and Toddler Care (Infants – Age 2) Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Sundays, 9 and 11 a.m., 6 p.m.; and Mondays, 7 p.m., Early Childhood Wing.

Sunday School for Children with Special Needs (Age 3 – Kindergarten) Sundays at 11 a.m., Early Childhood Wing.

(Grades 1 – 5) Sundays at 11 a.m., Children’s Worship Wing.

Join us for LIVE Webstream Worship at www.northlandchurch.net.

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BELONG

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BELIEVE

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BECOME

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BE SENT

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BEYOND

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Register at www.northlandchurch.net under “Serve Others” Local Service Projects.

Details: Vanessa Puleo (407-949-7156 or vanessa.puleo@northlandchurch.net)

NORTHLAND NEWS ..............................................................................

Publish His glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does. (Psalm 96:3, NLT) Send newspaper correspondence to: newspaper@northlandchurch.net Newspaper Staff Dede Caruso, Coordinator/Production Artist Melissa Bogdany, Copy Editor Robert Andrescik, Director of Public Relations Connie Rainwater, Contributing Writer Tracy Bardwell, Production Artist Barbara Olsen, Director of Adult Equipping Newspaper Volunteers Becky Hunter, Editor-at-Large Jeff Hawkins, Photographer Sarah Hall, Photographer Bob Wegner, Photographer Rick Bradshaw, Photographer

REGISTER BEFORE

MAY 18

FOR DISCOU NT PRICING

Saturday, June 6 8:30 a.m.

Northland at Longwood $25 per person before May 18 $35 per person thereafter More info on page 12.

Purchase tickets at www.northlandchurch.net or call 407-949-4000 | Nature’s Table Café will open at 8 a.m.

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Rich Mullins: Always an Inspiration

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ver the past 20 or so years, Pastor Vernon Rainwater has been a blessing to us in many ways. Hairdresser is not one of them. But for Rich Mullins, a Christian singer/songwriter known for his songs “Awesome God” and “Step by Step,” it would have been just fine. In fact, in their sole encounter about 20 years ago, in the green room before an event where Rich Mullins was to sing and Vernon was to speak, the musician asked Vernon, “Do you think I should have gotten a haircut?” then proceeded to ask Vernon to cut his hair.

That was a perfect example of Rich Mullins’ humility, says Vernon, who kindly told him he thought that having him cut his hair might be a mistake. So, “He found some scissors and went into the bathroom and whacked off his hair.

The thing that struck me was how little he focused on himself. He was a selfless guy and an Our friend, Rich Mullins. amazing performer.”

As talented and well-known as this musician was, his life was never really about him. It was about God, and being honest before God. “Despite all his success, music was more something that enabled him to love people,” Vernon says.

And it showed in everything he did – or didn’t do, like wear shoes. Vernon notes, “He’d sometimes show up in concerts barefoot to keep people from putting him on a pedestal.” He’d also confess his

Bill Chapman Northland at Mount Dora Site Minister

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sins in front of an audience as if to say, “Don’t put me up on a pedestal here; I’m just a guy,” Vernon says, adding, “he really did have an unusual perspective on what it meant to follow Christ.”

With seven successful Christian albums and 12 Dove awards, he lived simply and gave proceeds from his albums to church. In 1995, he moved to a Navajo reservation in Arizona to teach music to children. And he felt that it was OK to ask God questions and be honest in his relationship with Him. Tragically, he died in an automobile accident in September 1997 at age 41 on his way to a benefit concert in Kansas. But while Rich Mullins is no longer on this earth, we still all can learn a lot from him and how he lived his life: for Jesus.

This weekend, Vernon is performing the song “Hard to Get,” written by Rich Mullins.

The song reveals his honesty before God, which, Vernon says, is something that when practiced can strengthen our faith.

“Rich Mullins was one of the guys not afraid to take the really hard questions to God, trusting God with the hard questions. That’s one of the things about him that I really admire,” Vernon says. “He didn’t feel like he had to figure it out by the end of the song – he was trusting God to figure out how to get him where he needed to be.

“Rich was a huge inspiration in my life.”

As we enter into a new sermon series, “Challenges to Christianity,” let us allow our skepticism to lead us to God for answers and help us grow more mature in our faith.

Let us be a fraction of the inspiration that Rich Mullins was to all whose lives he touched, and show others what an “awesome God” we serve.

— Melissa Bogdany

together through our brother who is finding ways to merge their stories for healing in both homes.

Who are you connected to? What stories is God writing in and through you? However little or much of the picture you can see, believe me when I say that God wants to use your life to bring great blessings to you and to those around you. The Bible tells us that we are “living stones ... being built into a spiritual house” by Christ (1 Peter 2:5, NIV). Every stone is necessary to build the house. Each one is important. Notice as well how the stones touch each other. Touch others! Open up and allow the Holy Spirit to direct you to a Northland Bible study. We have several in Mount Dora. Offer your time on a Northland Serve Team to bless God by serving people.

The Writer is writing; the Conductor is conducting. What part will you play?

n just 24 hours, two conversations with Mount Dora Northlanders reminded me of something very important. Just as a conductor brings together flutes, clarinets, trombones and trumpets to make harmonious, soul-stirring music, >>> MOUNTDORA.NORTHLANDCHURCH.NET the divine Conductor does the same, and you and I As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men are the instruments. but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like One man shared with me how the Lord living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be brought together nearly a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable 50 different families to God through Jesus Christ. – 1 Peter 2:4-5 (NIV) from three different churches to rally around The Carpenter’s House in Leesburg. Several people in this circle were inspired independently at the same time by the same Holy Spirit. They eventually came together in a symphony of service that took this home for orphaned children to the next level in its calling from God. Each person and every family plays a part, and the Holy Spirit is the Orchestrator of it all.

A second conversation confirmed the first. A Northland man ministers to a coworker reeling from the death of a child and the divorce it produced.

He is pointing the man toward Jesus. Now God brings a couple into the picture, one that also has lost a child, but labors to preserve the marriage.

Both look to our Northlander for encouragement.

Pray for Jacob and Melissa Hancock, who have answered the call to be They don’t know each other, but are connected missionaries to India.

Gathering 2:42 An evening of GOOD Food, Fellowship, Worship and Prayer “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” –Acts 2:42

WedNESDAY, MAY 20 6-8:30 p.m., FH/Sanctuary Join your church family for a powerful time of fellowship, worship and prayer. Potluck dinner: 6 to 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Worship and prayer: 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

Details: Bill Chapman (352-434-4116 or bill.chapman@northlandchurch.net)

Connecting Women Bible Study

WEDNESdayS, 9 A.m., rooms 2, 3

Ladies Night Out

thursday, may 28, 7 p.m., chili’s, mount dora

Details: Deborah Balic (407-832-9171) or Frances Merritt (407-554-0076)

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Living a Missional Life, Part 2 International Outreach JEREMY JOBSON Northland at Oviedo Site Minister

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ast weekend we launched into a monthlong journey of rediscovering what it looks like to live a life with mission, a missional life. My sermon focused on a few key verses that described the mission of God as the redemption of His creation through His Son’s work and the fact that we have been invited into that work with Him. It is happening all around us, and we are called by Christ for no other purpose. We heard the simplicity of the command: “Repent and be baptized … follow me … with the power of the Holy Spirit … teach them to obey all that I have commanded … make disciples of them …”

“Disciple” simply means “learner,” so we talked about being constant learners of Christ, following Him, being transformed into his likeness, entering into His mission more and more. We remembered that love is the key to obeying all He commanded, and it is the way they will know we are His. Then we met in the courtyard, ate and fellowshiped with each other. We talked about the application of this in our lives, we saw that at work in the Children’s and Student Ministries, and we met two couples who have responded to that call in a very tangible and radical way, by being long-term overseas missionaries. Awesome! Then on Wednesday night, many of us gathered just to worship God for who He is and what He has done in our lives, our church, our community and the world. It was tremendous and won’t be the last time we do it! Check out photos on our Facebook page and the blog!

This weekend we shift our foyer focus onto the international outreach aspect of living a missional

life with two ministries near and dear to our family’s heart.

One, Compassion International (www.compassion.com), is an incredible ministry reaching children all over the world with the Gospel by meeting real needs right now. Says Compassion’s website: “Sponsoring children in need is breaking the cycle of poverty. Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults.”

Compassion, founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, began providing Korean War orphans with food, shelter, education, health care and Christian training.

Today, the organization helps more than 1 million children in 25 countries.

With This Ring (www.withthisring.org) is another unbelievable ministry laid on the heart of a woman from California, Ali Eastburn, who came and shared her story with us about six months ago. With This Ring uses money from the sale of merchandise and jewelry to build wells in villages in Africa that do not have clean water. “This is loving others as ourselves,” according to the ministry’s website. “We still have 19 more wells to go. That’s $180,000 to save the lives of 30,000 people in Yendi. That’s $6 a life—the cost of a latte and a cookie!

We take to heart the command of Jesus when He says that we should sell our possessions and give the money to the poor. We believe that if we can learn to give radically, we can literally change the world for Jesus. Together! There is no greater gift than standing hand in hand with an African child when the welldrilling rig hits water. But the real beauty is this. When that child looks me in the eyes and asks why I’m doing this, I get to say, ‘Because there are people in the world who love you so much they’re willing to sell their wedding rings to give you clean water. And you know where that kind of love comes from?

It comes from Jesus Himself, who died on the cross so you could live. That’s the power of love we have in Christ.”

Please stop by the Living a Missional Life table and learn more about ways you can partner with international outreach agencies that are doing the work of Christ here and now. Be a part of it, with us, with them, with Him!

2nd- to 5th-grade Bible Study: “What is Salvation? ” Wednesday, may 27 6:30-8 p.m., Cox home This is the final of a four-part study series designed to teach the children more about the core truths of the Christian faith. It will be taught by the Grade School teachers your children already know and is a wonderful fellowship opportunity.

Details and RSVP: Children’s check-in desk or Michelle Smith (407-718-5510 or michelle.smith@ northlandchurch.net)

“In Her Shoes” …a Ladies Tea Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m.

Oviedo Women’s Club 414 King St., Oviedo Tickets: $5 each, available in the Northland at Oviedo foyer.

The event will begin with a connection for ladies and will springboard into a discussion about an exciting service opportunity, at the end of the summer, where we serve local ladies in need. Krissy Todd, founder of The Hope Foundation, will talk about bridging the gap from homelessness to self-sufficiency and ways that we can be the hands and feet of Christ to local ladies in need.

Details: Terry Tinsley (407-384-8778 or tatinsley@mac.com)

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news@westoaks Mother’s Day: Obligation or Obsession?

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being at every event they had (and having four daughters can be very tricky, but they knew their mom was going to be there). And even to this day, sitting on the bed and listening to them after they had a bad day or when they are struggling with their friends (boys and girls!). I am so amazed when I see this from a dad’s perspective, and I am grateful my daughters have the mom they have. I am certain many of you have seen or experienced the same things from your mothers and/or wives.

So to all you mothers, thank you for giving your lives away to your children. You reflect who Jesus was and is in so many

o all the mothers out there, happy Mother’s Day! Now to all the sons and daughters out there, does this day feel like an obsession or an obligation?

Are you so obsessed with overwhelming your mom with blessings that you have been thinking about this day for a long time, or do you feel like it is an Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live obligation for you to do something for your mom? For those of you long in the land the LORD your God is giving you who still have your moms around, – Exodus 20:12 (NIV) I can say with passion to let your mothers know how much you love them. My mom went to be with the Lord more than three ways. From loving your family with unconditional love, to years ago, and I wish more than anything I could tell her dying to yourself – even when it hurts, to making sacrifices so what she has meant to me over the years. your kids have what they need, to listening to their story – no I am sure if you were to ask mothers if they love you matter how silly it might be, thank you! I know I am a better with an obsession or as an obligation, their response would man because of how much my mom gave her life for me. be they love you with an obsession. From the moment you From taking me to the hospital for stitches (over and over and were born, the instincts of motherhood kick in, and you over again!), to being a taxi for me and my friends, to sitting become their obsession. I remember watching Patti, my and watching almost every baseball game I ever played in wife, taking care of our daughters in the middle of the when I was growing up, and because she challenged me to be night, cleaning up after them after they got sick in the the husband and father God has called me to be, I have been bed. Or making sure their homework was done and they blessed by my mom, and I am so grateful for those moments had their lunches ready before they left for school. Or I had with her.

Don’t take this special day for granted. Take the time to show your moms just what they mean to you. It is our time to bless them! I would love to hear stories from the moms here at West Oaks about the different ways their children blessed them on this Mother’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day! >>> WESTOAKS.NORTHLANDCHURCH.NET

Sunday School Classes For adults and middle schoolers sundays; info on pages 12 and 13.

Dig into God’s Word while connecting with others.

Topics will cover the Greatest Commandment, financial stewardship, and the book of John.

Details: Derika Hacker (407-473-4537 or derika. hacker@northlandchurch.net)

Rock and Bowl Sunday, May 17, 6 p.m.

Carter Family bowling Winter Garden Put on your best rock ’n’ roll outfit and join us!

Details: Derika Hacker (407-473-4537 or derika. hacker@northlandchurch.net)

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5-Day Opportunity to Be the Church Help Incoming Teams Serve Local Families vanessa puleo Northland Local Service Projects Coordinator

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n amazing five-day opportunity to be a local servant is available to individuals, couples or parents with a teen in June.

Northland is looking for 100 servant coordinators for the week of June 21 to 26 to serve locally and join the One Heart, Many Hands organization in its efforts to mobilize more than 3,000 volunteers on 160 local needs. Volunteers will come from all across the United States and even from other countries to participate. These volunteers will come to the Orlando area to serve and work on more than 160 local families’ homes – and you have the opportunity to be their “local contact.” You will have the opportunity to connect with local families in need, build a relationship and even talk to them about serving others!

This organization obtained referrals from Orange County or the city of Orlando. The organization sat down with both Mayor Crotty and Mayor Dyer and asked them what they could do to serve the community, and they have given us a list of projects. The homeowners who were referred are homeowners that they have already identified as needing help, but at this time, they have no means of helping. The end result of these visits will be a priority list of repairs, a detailed list of those repairs and a list of materials needed to complete those repairs. Most of the materials will be purchased in advance and stored in a warehouse (but as with any project, small or large, we will always need to make a trip or two to the hardware store).

A servant coordinator serves the homeowner and the team assigned to that particular project. The coordinator is not the “boss,” but someone there to serve. This person meets the homeowner before the team arrives on site, coordinates the transportation of the materials for the project from the warehouse to the project site, and serves the team by giving team members guidance as to the priorities of project, purchasing miscellaneous materials needed to complete the job (resources will be available to purchase needed supplies), and helping the team to build relationships with the homeowner.

What is the time commitment?

Before the project: • Meet and get to know the homeowner and the project.

• Deliver project materials to the project site.

During the project: • June 21: Meet with your assigned team leader and attend kickoff rally.

• June 22-26: Serve at project site full days and a half day on Friday. The project concludes at noon Friday with a community picnic for all volunteers, homeowners and community partners.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a five-day project, good for those retired, off work or wanting to take off work for a trip locally.

What are the qualifications?

• A willing heart to serve others.

• The ability to commit to the timeline.

• The ability to either transport or coordinate the transportation of materials to the project site.

• A good spirit and a willingness to communicate well with others.

• The ability to meet with the homeowner prior to the project to build a relationship.

• The ability to communicate with team members prior to their arrival in Orlando.

To Register: 1) Visit www.northlandchurch.net.

2) Select “Serve Others” on the top menu bar; or the “Local Service Project” icon at the bottom.

3) Select the “Serve Locally” icon.

4) Browse the list of projects and locate the “One Heart-Many Hands” project; Select it and “Join the group.”

5) You will then be contacted with information regarding a team meeting to review project details.

Details: Vanessa Puleo (407-949-7256 or vanessa.puleo@ northlandchurch.net)

June 21 to 26

3,000 volunteers from around the world Coming to Orlando to Help 160 local families in need.

Distributed Journeys

To get information on these trips, visit Northland’s website (www. northlandchurch.net) and select “Serve Others” from the menu. Details: Patti Harshey (patti.harshey@northlandchurch. net or 407-937-0573) Swaziland 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 30-July 18 Dominican Republic 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 20-27 Sri Lanka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 1-10 Brazil 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 6-16 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 8-16 Brazil 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 1-9 Egypt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 22-October 3 Egypt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 17-23

IsleGo Missions

Details: Corinne or Dusty Cooper (corinne@islego.com, dusty@islego.com or 407-687-8543) Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 13–20 Germany/Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 28–August 9 Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 11–18 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 10–17

Send Missionaries Birthday Blessings June 2 Andy Corley 1000 E. First St. Sanford, FL 32771 Andy_corley@ntm.org

June 4 Annette Gulick Paraguay 5485, Apt. 5-B Palermo C.P.1423 Capital Federal Argentina annettegulick@gmail.com

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Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink

Sundays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., room 13; Wednesdays, 7 p.m., sanctuary. For 6th– to 12th-graders. Details: Brent Williams (407-754-4428 or bwilliams@sdccfl. com)

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LW LUGRox (Living Under Grace Rocks!)

LW Outreach, Worship, Teaching and Hangout Time

Saturdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center. LUGRox is an evening full of high energy, high impact and just plain fun! This is the place where you’ll find thrilling games, solid teaching, rockin’ worship and friend-connecting small groups. Dinner (two slices of pizza, chips and lemonade) is available for $3. Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@northlandchurch.net) ATTENTION: NEWLY ATTENDING PARENTS AND STUDENTS, CHECK IN AT THE LUGROX WELCOME DESK!

Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink. All 9th- through 12th-graders are invited to join us for an evening of fun, fellowship, awesome worship and amazing teaching from our youth pastors. Food and snacks will be offered for a few dollars. Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@northlandchurch.net)

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LAST LUGROX FOR 08-09 SCHOOL YEAR — May 16 Summer LUGrox — June 13 TO August 8

LW Bowling night

Saturday, June 6. For 2009-10 seventh- and eigth-graders.

Look for more details in a future issue of the Northland News.

LW ABS (Area Bible Studies)

Brochures with times and locations are available at the welcome desks at all Northland sites. These small groups are for middle school students and meet in living rooms across the Central Florida area one night during the week. The time involves hanging out with other students, Bible study led by high school leaders and life-changing accountability.

Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@ northlandchurch.net)

OV AXIS: Middle School Bible Study

Sundays, 11 a.m., room 9-105. Girls and guys breakout sessions. Details: Erica Emler (407-687-8570 or erica.emler@ northlandchurch.net)

LAST O2 FOR 08-09 SCHOOL YEAR — May 13

LW Baccalaureate 2009

OV AXIS: High School Ministry

Sundays, 6 to 8 p.m., NOCC. Youth group environment with interactive activities and fun. Details: Erica Emler (407-6878570 or erica.emler@northlandchurch.net)

Wednesday, May 20, 7 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink. In honor of the graduating class of 2009, Student Ministries will be hosting Baccalaureate for all graduating seniors, and their families and friends. This is open to any graduating senior wanting to participate.

Needed from each senior: One baby picture and one graduation picture and any other pictures of graduating seniors you may have from any of our retreats or events. Please place them in an envelope clearly marked for Student Ministries with your name and phone number on them, and turn them in to the welcome desk in either Longwood building or at O2 on Wednesday nights. They will be available for pickup after the Baccalaureate service. You can also e-mail your pictures to Addie (addie.cooper@northlandchurch.net). Pictures must be submitted by Wednesday, May 13. Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@northlandchurch.net)

Lw = Northland at LONGWOOD

MD = Northland at Mount dora

A primary goal of Northland Student Ministries is to lead students to a deeper understanding of their God-given, unique strengths and spiritual gifting so that they might use those gifts and strengths to serve others. All 9th- through 12th-graders are welcome and encouraged to participate in our Servant Leadership Ministry. For freshmen, we have LUGRox Setup Crew, and for sophomores, juniors and seniors, we have middle school Area Bible Study trainer and LUGRox captain positions.

Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@ northlandchurch.net)

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Details: Jenny DeGeus (jenny.degeus@northlandchurch.net)

LW College Gathering

Sundays, 7:15 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink. Come and spend time in worship, prayer and the Scriptures.

LW Short Film Series

Sundays, through May 24, 7:30 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink. They will be watching short films after sharing dinner. Then they’ll break up into discussion groups to look at the different spiritual themes at work in each film.

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Believers in Jesus are people who believe that Jesus is God’s Son and our Savior.

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QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD Mark 9:17-27 One day, a man brought his sick son to the disciples, but they could not heal him. The man believed in Jesus but was not sure that even Jesus could heal his son. So he brought his son to Jesus and said, “If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” Jesus said, “‘If you can?’ Everything is possible for him who believes.” Immediately, the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” Jesus healed the boy completely. Just as the father was not sure if Jesus could heal his son, we are sometimes unsure about what God will do or why He does certain things. Everyone has questions about God.

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Promotion Weekend is almost here!

On June 6-8, children move up to the next grade.

Northland’s 5-day Bible study for children, The Daily Way, is available at www.northlandchurch.net or at Children’s Church.

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Class Participants Gaining Financial Peace

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inancial Peace University is making its presence known around the Northland at Longwood community. Over the last few weeks, 26 households have tackled their financial issues using biblical principles. At the beginning of the teaching series, their debt totaled $1,026,500.

Together they have done everything from cut up credit cards to hold garage sales. Below are some testimonials from class members: …

FPU has been a wonderful experience for (my wife and I). We have gone to a zero-based budget.

We are using cash for all that we can. We got motivated to pay off my car. And it has encouraged more communication regarding finances and in a way that productively engages both of us. …

Before the class, it was like we were throwing away money, and had nothing to show for it.

Moving to the cash envelope system – one of Dave’s suggestions – has made the money last longer than we could have imagined. Not only that, we have $1,000 in an emergency fund. At the beginning of the class, we only had $40 in savings and were being charged $5 a month for not having more. We have also paid off and cut up one credit card and paid a smaller debt. …

Financial Peace University has brought a tremendous amount of awareness to my financial life, and everything I spend money on has been or is being scrutinized. I am taking this class because I plan to leave the corporate world and a six-figure income to go back to school for a master’s in Oriental medicine. This will be a three-year program, and while I only have two debts (my car and my home), I want to learn how to be a good steward of the blessings I have. As a result of this class, I will be selling my Lincoln MKX and looking to purchase my first used vehicle ever, a Toyota Corolla. This will eliminate $711 in monthly car payments, as I will pay cash. I also have reduced my monthly expenses by $1,400 since beginning this class in January.

This should be a required course for all students as well as all couples as they contemplate marriage.

Rich and Jana Haussmann teach the tools you need to obtain financial peace.

For the first time, my husband and I are on the same page financially. In just a few short weeks, we have already paid off one credit card and are almost complete on our second card. We now have an emergency fund in place for the first time since we got married. With our online budget tool, we now have a plan for every dollar of our income. This is so empowering. This program has given us tangible hope for a better future. We both have really enjoyed the class and video format. The CDs and follow-along workbook help keep us focused on the class material. The online tools are awesome, easy to understand and easy to use. …

My wife and I were married 11 months ago. I can’t tell you how much we enjoy being married. It’s amazing! I’m sure everyone experiences the new expenses we encountered when we got home from the wedding. A new apartment needs furniture, wedding bills catch up, and, oh yeah, we still have to eat. Neither of us had ever carried balances on our credit cards, but we knew what we were getting into when we purchased and had a plan to budget our spending and pay off our debt. It took a few months and a lot of adjusting, but in the month of September, we were able to put over $6,000 toward credit card debt! On September 19, I was also diagnosed with stage 2B Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Three weeks later, I started chemotherapy, and our efforts to fight debt were abandoned in search of remission.

It gets a little worse before it gets better. In December, my wife was part of a large companywide layoff, and it was difficult for me to work on our rental renovation projects between chemo treatments that were every two weeks.

Fast forward. I finished my last chemo treatment very recently. The cancer is gone. (Praise God!) My wife is already working in a new job she loves. The medical insurance she provided through her old job carried me all the way through treatment and into the new company insurance.

We were able to spend most of my treatment together and travel, to Canada for a family Christmas ski trip, to North Carolina to visit friends, hike and mountain climb, and to the Bahamas on a fishing trip with my dad and my three brothers. And her last paycheck came the day she was hired with her new company.

When you asked us why we were attending FPU at the first class, we said because we wanted to learn how to communicate better about finances and build a financial framework for our home. That is still our focus. The numbers will follow, but they aren’t as important as they used to be.

Learning how to understand each other and build a strong marriage is the real reward of this course.

Thank you so much, Rich and Jana. This class is amazing, and we really appreciate all the effort you put into it.

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n this Mother’s Day Weekend we invite you to expand your resources. These excellent books are available in Northland’s bookstore for your encouragement.

• Mom’s Devotional Bible • The Grandmother’s Bible • One Year Mini for Moms: Daily Inspiration From God’s Word Anytime, Anywhere,

by Ellen Banks Elwell • A Mom After God’s Own Heart: 10 Ways to Love Your Children,

by Elizabeth George

• Praying God’s Will for My Husband; Praying God’s Will for My Marriage; Praying God’s Will for My Son; Praying God’s Will for My Daughter; Praying God’s Will for My Life, all by Lee Roberts • Mothers of the Bible: A Devotional, by Ann Spangler and Jean E. Syswerda • God’s Words of Life for Moms: From the New International Version

Please Recycle DVDs and Videos Utilize Northland’s Resource Library

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ave you completed a group or Bible study and no longer need the DVD or tapes? Don’t let them gather dust on a shelf! Northland’s Resource Library wants to put these valuable resources back into circulation for use by small groups and Bible studies throughout the Central Florida area.

Details on how to donate: Barbara Olsen (407-9497183 or barbara.olsen@northlandchurch.net) or Suzanne McCutchen (407 971-2050 or smccutchen03@aol.com)

Lw = Northland at LONGWOOD

MD = Northland at Mount dora

OV = Northland at Oviedo

affecting adult children of addiction. Child care is available. Details: His Way (407-599-9770)

LW DIVORCECARE

Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., rooms 4209-10. A 13week session in which individuals who have been through a divorce can experience personal growth and healing. Workbook is available at Northland’s bookstore for $16. Preregistration is required; child care is available. Details and registration: Donna Delzingaro (407-937-1749)

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Join others for ongoing encouragement and connection.

CONNECTION GROUPS

Connection Groups are ongoing groups that meet for friendship, worship, equipping and service. Some of these groups meet at a worship site, but most meet in homes across the community. While their locations, times and topics of study vary, the groups and their facilitators remain basically unchanged.

Join a Connection Group online (www. northlandchurch.net), or contact Jennifer Raymond (407-937-1832 or jennifer. raymond@northlandchurch.net).

LW BELONG STUDY MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Sundays, through May 31, 9 a.m., room 4209. Participate in the Belong study and also have an opportunity to explore and become a member at Northland.

For Northland membership, Here’s what you need to do: 1) Receive God’s gift of salvation, made possible through Jesus Christ.

2) Complete the Belong study in one of the following ways: • Attend the four-week Belong study beginning May 3.

• Take the online Belong study at www.northlandchurch.net.

• Purchase the Belong DVD and study booklets in the Northland Bookstore.

3) Meet with a membership coach to share your story, affirm the Belong covenant and clarify any questions you have. Coaches will be available for the final session at onsite classes. Those who complete the online membership process will be contacted by a membership coach by phone. Online membership does require current personal contact information.

Details: Barbara Olsen (barbara.olsen@ northlandchurch.net or 407-949-7183)

CARE GROUPS

These groups are a vital part of the health of the church, as they provide ongoing support through difficult times for specific life issues, such as addiction, divorce, illness or loss.

LW BCAUSE—BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL Any woman touched by breast cancer desiring prayer, fellowship, information and/or encouragement, contact Susan Diener-Blando (321-972-4541 or susandb@yahoo.com).

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COPING WITH ADDICTIONS AND CODEPENDENCY Thursdays, 7 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. A Christcentered, 12-step program dealing with issues such as alcohol, drugs, relationships, food, sexual addictions, codependency and issues

DIVORCED AND WIDOWED WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP Second and fourth Sundays of each month, 3 p.m., Nancy Petitto’s home, Casselberry. Join other women for prayer and discussion at this potluck fellowship. Children are welcome. Details and directions: Nancy Petitto (407-699-9181)

LW DIVORCED WOMEN’S SMALL GROUP

Sundays, 3:30 p.m., Winter Springs. Study: The Power of a Woman’s Word, by Sharon Jaynes. Details: Lisa Edwards (407-222-9639 or godsgirl0202@yahoo.com)

LW GriefShare

Mondays, starting June 1, 7 to 9 p.m., rooms 4206-7. If you are experiencing grief due to the death of a loved one, this healing ministry walks you through the steps of grief. Workbook is available at Northland’s bookstore for $16.

Details and registration: Jan Stenstrom (407937-0567)

LW HEALING GRACE

Thursdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m., TLC Women’s Center, 4804 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. This post-abortion ministry shares the healing grace of Jesus without judgment. Details: Coorie Moore (407-292-7628)

LW STRUGGLING WITH HOMOSEXUALITY? (MEN) Wednesdays, 7:15 to 9:15 p.m., call for confidential location. Among Friends is a weekly support group for men who struggle with same sex attraction and/or same sex attraction feelings that want to live a life pleasing to God. Details: Jay or Joe (407-949-7193, ext. 1788) LW SUPPORT FOR THE SEPARATED

Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Learn practical steps for healing, hope and reconciliation in the Lord following the painful journey of divorce.

Details on qualification and assessment: Donna Delzingaro (407-937-1749)

MD DIVORCECARE Sundays, 9 to 11 a.m., Conference Room.

This ministry provides opportunities for divorced individuals to renew their relationship with God by addressing the hardships resulting from their divorce by providing Bible-based teaching, support group discussions and prayer in a confidential setting. Details: Mitch Shipley (352-638-0441 or mns10@psu.edu) or Cindy Hall (352-589-1830 or chandnelly@earthlink.net)

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Coming together around a single activity or shared trait, these groups meet for specific events, ongoing study or ministry to the community.

LW AMEN (A MEETING OF MEN)

Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., room 4206. Learn to apply God’s Word to real-life situations. Details: Dan Bogdan (407-702-5358 or danbogdan@ landscapeorlando.com) or Buzz Vincent (407463-9398 or blv292@cfl.rr.com)

LW ART GROUP, DIVINE REFLECTION

Thursday, May 21, 7 p.m., room 4208. This will be the last meeting. Group will resume in

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September. Details: Laura Bates (carpearte@ aol.com or 407-622-6873) • May 22 to June 25, foyer alcove. View group members’ artwork based on John 1:1-4 and 14. Details: Laura Bates (carpearte@aol.com or 407-622-8673)

off your 18- to 24-month-old for Moms’ Morning Out. Fee: $50 per month, includes registration and supplies. Details and registration: Pam Anderson (407-949-7179 or pam.anderson@ northlandchurch.net)

LW BUSINESSMEN’S FRIDAY LUNCH

Third Monday of each month, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. Get connected with other moms for friendship and encouragement through meetings and playgroup activities.

Registration required. Child care provided during monthly meetings for infants to 5-yearolds. Details: www.northlandmoms4moms.com

Fridays, noon to 1 p.m., e-mail for location.

Learn how to apply scriptural principles to business through personal discipleship. Details: James Price (james.price@northlandchurch.net)

LW BUDDY BREAK

Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing. Northland joins with Nathaniel’s Hope to provide three hours of free respite for parents and caregivers of special needs children. Drop off your child with our trained volunteers. Details and registration: Laura Lee Wright (407-937-0549 or buddybreak@northlandchurch.net)

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CENTRAL FLORIDA TRES DIAS MONTHLY SECUELA Saturday, May 30, 6:30 p.m., Northland at Longwood, Fellowship Hall. Join us for dinner if you’ve attended a fourth-day retreat, such as Via de Cristo, Cursillo, Walk to Emmaus, Kairos, Tres Dias, Crysalis or the Great Banquet.

Bring a covered dish, and enjoy fellowship and worship. Details: Maria Penzes (407-937-0554 or maria.penzes@northlandchurch.net)

LW COUPLES CAFÉ

Third Saturday of each month, 7 to 8:30 p.m, Nature’s Table Café. Speakers address a variety of topics designed to encourage married couples. Child care by reservation: Diane Jones (407-949-7188 or diane.jones@ northlandchurch.net); details: James Price (james.price@northlandchurch.net) • Saturday, May 16, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Special fun event for couples, Hitting the Mark! Making the Most of Communication in Your Marriage, with speakers Clark and Unju.

LW EMPLOYMENT NETWORK

Fourth Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing, rooms 5106-7.

Details: Christian HELP, 450 Seminola Blvd., Casselberry, (407-834-4022) Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

LW FAITH AND SCIENCE GROUP

Last Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing, room 5106-7. Meet to discuss modern science in light of God’s Word. Study: Why the Universe Is the Way That It Is, by Hugh Ross. Details: Kent Cofoid (kent. cofoid@gmail.com)

LW FLAG FOOTBALL

Saturdays, 10 a.m., Lyman High School practice fields. Coed. Details: Nathan Naversen (407-701-7577 or nate@magicwebhosting.com)

LW GOLF — links fellowship

Friday, June 12, 8 a.m., Rock Springs Ridge Golf Club. Linking golfers throughout the world in Christ. Meet the second Friday of each month. Guest speaker is Todd Setsma, who will speak to us about golf, PING and the Lord.

Cost: $35 per person; food costs extra. RSVP by Tuesday, June 9. Details and reservations: Parks Reinhardt (407-880-9932 or linksfellowship@ cfl.rr.com)

LW LADY IN WAITING (SINGLE WOMEN)

LW MOMS4MOMS

LW MOTORCYCLE GROUP

All styles welcome. Must own a motorcycle and have a valid motorcycle license to participate.

Details: Lori Cooper-Keith (407-381-2051) • Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Ride Saturday, May 16, 9:30 a.m. for a fun, fellowship ride and lunch oceanside. Cost: $5 lighthouse admission, plus lunch. Ride is weather permitting. Register by May 14.

Details and registration: Lori Cooper-Keith (407-381-2051)

LW ORPHAN CARE GROUP

First and third Thursdays each month, 7 p.m., room 4205. Connecting God’s Children Ministries is designed to connect the needs of God’s foster and orphaned children with people who want to help them. Details: Greg and Sheri Bell (407-617-1911 or bellfamily@cfl.rr.com)

LW PAGE TURNERS

Third Tuesday of each month, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Special Needs/Cry room. Discuss a variety of classic and contemporary Christian books. Details: Details: Ruth Rudy (407-4833000 or ruthrudy@cfl.rr.com)

LW Parents of the Prodigals First and third Thursdays of each month, starting May 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 4209. A support group helping parents cope with kids in trouble, in jail, on drugs, etc., and with serious behavioral problems. Child care available by reservation. Details: Laurie Jean Harrington (lauriejean2@bellsouth.net or 407 977 6742) LW SENIORS GROUP

Third Wednesday of each month, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. Bring nonperishable food items for the Pastoral Care pantry. Details: Marilyn Casey (407-273-2857)

LW SINGLE ADULT MINISTRIES

Fourth Sunday of each month, 4 to 6 p.m., room 4206. Join for worship, prayer, classes and fellowship. Sundays, gather at Nature’s Table Café before the 6 p.m. worship service. Singles meet weekly in small groups throughout Central Florida. Details: Yvonne Lutz (lyvonne316@yahoo.com), Liza Johnson (lizajohnson@landam.com), Dave Mullen (dmull77@yahoo.com) or general information (NorthlandSAM@yahoo.com). Leave questions on the singles info line (407-949-7172). Learn more: christiansocial.meetup.com/189/.

LW SOCCER

Fridays, 8:15 p.m., Red Bug Lake Park. No teams, no positions and no practices — just fun for ages 18 and up! A $2 donation requested.

Details: Mike Cannavo (407-359-0191)

Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m., room 4206. Study the biblical character of Ruth. Details: Liza Johnson (lizajohnson@landam.com)

LW TENNIS

LW MOMS’ MORNING OUT

LW WHAT IF

Pick one day a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Northland Early Learning Center. Drop

Saturdays, 8 a.m., Red Bug Lake Park. Details: Jeff Rossmeissl (407-489-6096)

Mondays, 7 p.m., room 4209. Join this fourweek group, which will inspire us to be the

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ADULT BIBLE STUDIES

community God calls us to become. Details: Mark Neujahr (407-463-4443 or mneujahr@ earthlink.net)

LW JAMES

Sundays, 10:45 a.m., room 4209. Study: book of James. Learn to be patient, to make peace instead of trouble and to practice what Scripture teaches. Details: Sharon Ferreira (sharon.ferreira@northlandchurch.net)

LW WORD WEAVERS

Second Saturday of each month, 9:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. Details: www.wordweaversonline.com

MD BOWLING LEAGUE Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Triangle Lanes, Mount Dora. Join us for Moonlight bowling. All ages are welcome. Details: Jeff Young (205-3329931 or sbiltd@yahoo.com) MD LADIES NIGHT OUT

Fourth Thursday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m., Chili’s, Mount Dora. Bring a friend. Details: Deborah Balic (407-832-9171) or Frances Merritt (407-554-0076)

MD MEN’S BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:45 a.m., rooms 2, 3.

Motto: Men with a mission. Details: Richie Kluesener (407-221-4517 or rk@goldinart. com) or Bill Chapman (352-434-4116 or bill. chapman@northlandchurch.net) MD

SMALL CHILDREN/HOMESCHOOL PLAY GROUP Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon, location alternates; call for details. Details: Michele Pruitt (352-408-3909)

OV DISCOVERING GOD’S WILL (WOMEN)

Mondays, 7 p.m., home of Laurie Jean Harrington. Join in this group study by Andy Stanley as they learn to determine God’s vision and purpose for their lives. Details: Laurie Jean Harrington (lauriejean2@bellsouth.net or 407977-6742)

OV The Life of Joseph (Couples)

Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Wiest home, Oviedo.

Details: Doug and Lisa Hill (dhill@orlandoteam. com or 407-681-7396)

LW JOHN, PART 2 — PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT

Bible studies and opportunities to help you explore your faith and know God.

BAPTISM LW ADULT BAPTISMS

Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m., Ken and Diane Watkins’ home. Adults and teens may be baptized by immersion or sprinkling as a public profession of personal faith in Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19). Maps are available at the information desk in the church foyer. Call to sign up. Details: Sharon Ferreira (407-949-7189 or sharon. ferreira@northlandchurch.net)

LW CHILD BAPTISMS

WO WEST OAKS PLAY GROUP

Join us for fellowship and fun. Details: Sara Sundermeyer (407-575-6178 or scostantini@ hotmail.com) or Kimberly Fulmer (407-6563008 or kfulmer@earthlink.net)

WO LADIES NIGHT OUT

Connect with West Oaks women each month.

Activities and locations vary. Details: Derika Hacker (derika.hacker@northlandchurch.net or 407-473-4537)

Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m., rooms 4212-14.

This (14-week) Precept study uses a workbook and requires five hours of homework a week.

Details or to order a workbook: Geri Anderson (407-331-6760 or geri.anderson@att.net)

LW PHILIPPIANS (SINGLES)

Sundays, 10:45 a.m., room 4210. Study the book of Philippians and have lunch at Nature’s Table Café after class. Details: Lisa Edwards (GodsGirl0202@yahoo.com)

MEN’S BIBLE STUDIES

LW CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES PRAYER TEAM

Pray weekly from your home for needs in Children’s Ministries. Details: Carol Moss (carol.moss@northlandchurch.net or 407949-7180)

LW LUNCH AND PRAY

Last Wednesday of each month, 11:30 a.m., Denny’s, State Road 436 and Cranes Roost Boulevard, Altamonte Springs. Join for fellowship, friendship and prayer in small groups. Details: Irene Williamson (407-756-9060 or frankirenewill@embarqmail.com)

LW MEN’S PRAISE AND PRAYER

Thursdays, 6:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, room 1104.

Details: Dave McGregor (407-774-2952 or mcgregor449@hotmail.com)

LW PRAYER GROUP

Thursdays, 6:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, room 1116. Details: Jean Sherwood (407-323-7869)

LW PRE-WORSHIP PRAYER MEETINGS

Saturdays, 4 to 4:45 p.m. and Sundays, 8 to 8:45 a.m., prayer room. Meet to pray for our worship services and the needs of those in our church family and the community. Details: Saturday, Jean Sherwood (407-323-7869), or Sunday, Jean Sherwood or Amy Dunn (407-463-6161)

CHILDREN’s bible studies OV WHO IS JESUS-SECOND TO FIFTH GRADE Wednesday, May 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Cox home. Final of a four-part study designed to teach children more about the core truths of the Christian faith, taught by the Grade School teachers. Details and RSVP: Michelle Smith (michelle.smith@northlandchurch.net, 407718-5510 or children’s check-in desk)

WO THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT: LOVE Sundays, 10:30 a.m., conference room. Join us as we look at the greatest commandment from God’s perspective. Details: John Hammerstein (maxinehammerstein@mac.com or 407-877-8896)

LW INFANT BAPTISM/DEDICATION CLASS

PRAYER

MD LIVING BEYOND YOURSELF, A BETH MOORE STUDY Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m., rooms 2, 3. A study that explores the fruit of the Spirit. Child care is available. Child care is available. Details: Deborah Balic (407-832-9171) or Frances Merritt (407-554-0076)

Sundays, 9 a.m., room 4213. Led by Dr. Dan Lacich. Details: Barbara Olsen (Barbara. olsen@northlandchurch.net or 407-949-7183)

WO JOHN Sundays, 10:30 a.m., Northland at West Oaks sanctuary. Join others in studying “John: Theology in the Real World.” Details: Derika Hacker (407-473-4537 or derika.hacker@ northlandchurch.net)

Saturday, May 16, 7 p.m., rooms 42067. Child care is available upon request.

Details: Diane Jones (407-949-7188 or diane.jones@northlandchurch.net)

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LW ROMANS

Northland recommends the Steps for Young Believers course for children prior to baptism, but it is not mandatory. For information about grade-school student baptisms, contact Diane Jones (diane. jones@northlandchurch.net or 407-9497188).

OV Spiritual Giftings (Couples)

Sundays, 6 p.m., Cluxton home, Kingsbridge West. Details: Brad and Linda Cluxton (bcluxton@gmail.com or 407-474-0034)

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LW ISAIAH

Thursdays, 6:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, room 1118. Join this open-forum discussion on the book of Isaiah: 45 minutes of study, and 15 minutes of prayer. Details: Ron Morris (ron@creativele.com)

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES LW ANOINTED, TRANSFORMED, REDEEMED

A study by Beth Moore, Kay Arthur and Priscilla Shirer. Workbook available at the Northland bookstore.

• Mondays, 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., rooms 4206-7. Child care available. Details and registration for child care: Renee Shoemaker (reneeshoemaker@mindspring.com or 407628-7068) • Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., rooms 4206-7. Details: Cherrie Rowe (cherbear100@ aol.com or 407-322-6850) • Thursdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m., home of Robin Kendall. Details and reservations: Robin Kendall (321-662-5039 or northland.ladies. bible.studies@gmail.com)

LW PHILIPPIANS

Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Longwood. Details: Sharon Fussell (407-830-7740)

LW REVELATION — PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT

Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., rooms 4213-15. Study: Revelation, Part 1. Child care is available upon request. Workbook, $23.50.

Details and registration: Melody Ringenberg (rringenberg@cfl.rr.com or 407-884-9794)

Classes and training to help you mature in your faith and equip you to serve.

ADULTS LW Beyond Addiction Seminar

Saturday, June 6, 8:30 a.m., Northland at Longwood. If you want to understand or know someone who struggles with any type of addictions such as alcohol, food, pornography, people-pleasing, shopping excessively, then this conference will point the way for you to find lasting freedom. Sharon Hersh, author of The Last Addiction, and Clint Clark, counselor, and Andy Gullahorn, will share their heart, struggles, and the gift of God’s healing path.

Ticket cost: $25 before May 18; $35 thereafter.

Purchase tickets at www.northlandchurch. net. Details: Elaine Harland (elaine.harland@ northlandchurch.net or 407-949-4002)

LW CONQUERING FEAR, ANGER, ANXIETY

Tuesdays, 7:15 p.m., room 4204. Conquer fear, anger and anxiety through biblical principles. Child care is available. Details: Skye Engel (407-834-3158)

LW DIVORCECARE FACILITATORS TRAINING

Facilitators are needed to work alongside the DivorceCare ministry. Learn to help those who are currently experiencing the pain of divorce find healing. Contact Elaine for an application and more information on training. Details: Elaine Harland (407-949-4002 or elaine. harland@northlandchurch.net)

LW ephesians — Called to Greater Things: Life in Christ and in His Church Wednesdays, through June 30, 7 p.m., room 4215. Study of Ephesians. Details: Diana Oxford (doxford@cfl.rr.com)

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LW Financial Peace University

Thursdays, 7 p.m., room 4210. A 13-week class. Cost for materials: $99. Registration required. Details and registration: Rich or Jana Haussmann (407-333-0960 or rhaussmann@cfl. rr.com)

LW LEARN TO SPEAK CHINESE

Sundays, 1:30 to 3:15 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing, rooms 5202-9. Beginner and mid-level classes available. Cost: $100 for textbooks and activity fees for one semester.

Details: Jin Guiying (gui_jin66@yahoo.com) or Linan An (lan@mail.ucf.edu)

LW Live, Learn and Earn Sundays, May 10 and 17, 11 a.m., room 4204. Learn to respond to financial crises and to connect with others for encouragement and resources. Details: Althea Pemsel (abpem10@ aol.com or 407-929-1592) LW MANAGING OUR FINANCES GOD’S WAY

Sundays, June 7 to July 26, 9 to 10:30 a.m., room 4209. Learn about biblical financial management and about practical tools and resources to help you manage your finances God’s way. Cost for materials $16. Details and registration: Bob Shoemaker (407-599-3132 or bobshoemaker@mindspring.com)

LW MARRIAGE 911

Mondays, 7 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. Marv and Linda Rooks lead this 12-week course for troubled marriages. Child care is available. Child care registration: Morgan Perun (morgan.perun@ northlandchurch.net or 407-937-1757); details and registration: Linda Rooks (407-644-8619)

LW MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT

Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing, room 5100. A 14-week, Bible-based study to help strengthen or repair your marriage.

Handbook cost: $15 per couple. Child care is available. Details and registration: 407-9494000, ext. 1761, or northlandmarriageministry@ hotmail.com

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LW STEPS FOR YOUNG BELIEVERS

(GRADES 2 – 5) AND THEIR PARENTS These courses in basic discipleship include classroom sessions and daily at-home devotionals. Sundays, 4 to 5:45 p.m. Materials cost for each class: $5. Registration is required.

Details and registration: Teri Grayson (407-9497148 or teri.grayson@northlandchurch.net • STEP 1—BECOMING A PART OF GOD’S FAMILY: April 19 to May 10. Focus: Salvation and assurance. Includes Communion instruction.

• STEP 2—THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: April 26 to May 24. Focus: Jesus’ Life A-Z, a basic discipleship theme and learning about the life of Christ. Baptism offered at end of course.

• STEP 3—LIVING BY THE BOOK, “C-ING” MY WAY THROUGH THE BIBLE: April 26 to May 31. Focus: To develop skills in exploring the Bible.

MEN LW FAITHFUL AND TRUE

Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, room 1118. Join a fellowship of men pursuing sexual integrity. Workbooks are available at Northland’s bookstore for $17.

Details and registration: Bryce Hagedorn (407227-3072 or brycehagedorn@yahoo.com) or Kevin Urichko (407-949-7166 or kevin.urichko@ northlandchurch.net)

LW MEN’S STUDY

Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 4128. Study: Men’s Fraternity: The Quest for Authentic Manhood, developed by Dr. Robert Lewis.

Details: Tom Horvath (tom@tomhorvath.com) or Gerald Jones (Gwjones01@aol.com)

WO MEN IN THE WORD Saturdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m. Location alternates; call for details. Study: The Truth Project, a DVD-based curriculum taught by Dr. Del Tackett, president of the Focus on the Family Institute. Details: Jerry Murphy (407- 522-1672 or jerry.murphy@ieee.org)

MD Celebrate Recovery Local Chapter

Tuesdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Calvary Chapel of the Lakes, 351 Plaza Drive, Tavares. For those dealing with unhealthy habits in the present or painful experiences from the past. Child care is available. Details: Marilyn Faber (352-357-0983 or marilynfaber@comcast.net)

MD MY STORY, HIS STORY Wednesdays, through May 27, 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., grade school room. Learn about God’s unfolding plan for humanity and the unique part each of you plays as your story folds into God’s larger story. Child care not provided.

Details: Bill Chapman (352-434-4116 or bill. chapman@northlandchurch.net) WO Discover God’s Way of Handling Money

Sundays, through May 24, 10:30 a.m., fellowship hall. Learn the profound impact managing your money has on your relationship with God. Details: Zack Fulmer (zack.fulmer@ ronblue.com)

CHILDREN LW Early Learning Center

Summer Program Tuesdays through Thursdays, June 30 to July 30, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Early Childhood Wing.

For children 3 to 5 years old (on September 1, 2009). Fee is $85 per week or $350 for entire five weeks ($75 discount). Space is limited. Details and registration: Cathy Casavant (407-937-1786 or cathy.casavant@northlandchurch.net)

LW MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS

During worship services and special events. BLS trained or medical professionals, especially EMTs, are needed. Details: Susan Cholewa (407-9370544 or susan.cholewa@northlandchurch.net)

LW phone VolunteerS

Weekday volunteers are needed at Northland at Longwood to answer phones and greet visitors.

Flexible hours. Details: Kevin Donaghy (407-9371831 or kevin.donaghy@northlandchurch.net)

LW SINGLE MOTHERS OPPORTUNITY

Help create a single mothers’ group—lead or be part of a core team. Call for an application and interview. Details: Elaine Harland (407-9494002 or elaine.harland@northlandchurch.net)

Longwood: Volunteer Central Calvie Hughson calvie.hughson@northlandchurch.net or 407-937-1831 Mount Dora: Bill Chapman bill.chapman@northlandchurch.net or 352-434-4116 Oviedo: Amanda Hartley amanda.hartley@northlandchurch.net or 407-222-7374 West Oaks: Derika Hacker derika.hacker@northlandchurch.net or 407-473-4537

MD VOLUNTEER AT THE CARPENTER’S HOUSE FOR CHILDREN This center in Lake County is home to 16 abandoned, displaced and medically needy children, ranging in age from 2 to 19 years. There are many opportunities for involvement. Details: Ann South (south4@ comcast.net or 352-267-3388) or www. thecarpentershouseoflakecounty.com

Serve your local community

WO TOOLS AT YOUR SERVICE Know someone (even if it’s you) who could use a hand with household chores? No job is too big or too small. This team of volunteers will fix, repair, paint, move furniture and do other tasks. To make a request or join the team, call Kip Conway (407-595-0008 or 321-460-2546).

Come together for a single service project or an ongoing cause.

LOCAL SERVICE PROJECTS Connect to serve! For a project list and registration, visit www.northlandchurch.net.

More info on page 6. Details: Vanessa Puleo (vanessa.puleo@northlandchurch.net or 407949-7156)

Find other ways to serve in your community at servebeyond.northlandchurch.net.

LW ACCESS MINISTRIES STEERING COMMITTEE

Seeking community professionals and stakeholders who have a heart for addressing community-based options for affordable housing and care for people with disabilities in Central Florida to serve on a steering committee.

Details: Laura Lee Wright (407-937-0549 or lauralee.wright@northlandchurch.net)

LW BLOOD DRIVE

Saturday, May 2, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 3, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Monday, May 4, 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. Give blood and save lives! Details: Susan Cholewa (susan.cholewa@northlandchurch.net)

LW JAIL MINISTRY

Ushers, greeters, child care workers and more are needed at all worship sites.

LONGWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER OPPORTUNITY Sundays, 9 a.m., sanctuary. Give hugs and show love to the residents of the facility behind Northland on Grant Street. Details: Patsy Grannan (407-538-5209 or Pjg327@ embarqmail.com)

OV GOOD SAMARITAN Serve someone in need in your community through meal deliveries. Details: Maggie Jobson (mjobson@cfl.rr.com)

Sundays, assist during the 11 a.m. worship service. Details: Laura Lee Wright (407-9370549 or lauralee.wright@northlandchurch.net)

First Saturday of each month, 3 to 4:30 p.m. or third Thursday of each month, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 4212. Work on baby caps and blankets for distribution in local communities.

Details: Nicole Roberts (407-699-8575)

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LW SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND TEENS

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Opportunities to serve.

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• Minister to inmates in Seminole County or Orange County jails during Sunday 9 a.m. worship; Celebrate Recovery for women, Thursday afternoons; Assist women with long-term planning; Prayer team; Pen pals.

Training provided. Details: Jail Ministry voice mail (407-949-4007)

LW PETPALS

Saturdays, except the fifth Saturday of the month. Share your pets with people in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, etc. Details: Becky Yeager (leahyeager@aol.com or 407699-4903) • Picnic Saturday, May 30, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Korean Church, 2610 S. Highway 17-92, Casselberry. If you are serving with your trained house pet in nursing homes or are interested in participating in PetPals, bring your pet, leash, toy and a covered dish to this annual picnic. Breed restrictions apply.

Details: Becky Yeager (leahyeager@aol.com or 407-699-4903)

Opportunities and classes in the greater Orlando community.

ADULTS ABORTION RECOVERY Bible study for post-abortive men or women that meets in a confidential, supportive setting.

Details: Reveille Ministries (407-333-0404) Adoption by Shepherd Care Tuesday, June 9, 7 to 9 p.m., 2911 Lakeview Drive, Fern Park. Thinking about adoption?

Come to a free informational meeting. Details and R.S.V.P.: 407-265-9599.

EXCHANGE MINISTRIES Mondays, 7:15 to 9:15 p.m., First Baptist Orlando, E-2 building, third floor, 3000 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando. A Christ-centered ministry for men and women struggling with homosexuality. Details: John Westcott (407514-4356 or www.exchangeministries.org). A support group takes place the first Monday of each month at 7:15 p.m to encourage parents, friends and family who have loved ones struggling with their sexual identity. Details: Cherrie Rowe (407-322-6850 or cherbear100@ aol.com); inquiries are confidential.

HOMELESS MINISTRY To assist the homeless or if you are in need of assistance due to being homeless, connect with Homeless Services Network of Central Florida

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for the most current info on resources. Details: HSN (407-893-0133 or www.hsncfl.org) mayor’s Job Fair (CFEC.org) Wednesday, May 20, noon to 4 p.m. at the Central Florida Fairgrounds & Exposition Park, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando.

Admission and parking are free. Dress professionally and bring plenty of resume copies. No children. Visit www.CFEC.org to preregister, get job fair tips, research the companies listed, get directions or search Central Florida’s Online Job Board. Details: Christian HELP (407-834-4022) SUMMER HOUSING FOR BASEBALL STUDENTS Florida Collegiate Summer League needs housing for out-of-town collegiate players from May 25 to August 14. Details: Cody Houseknecht (chouseknecht@floridaleague. com or 321-206-9174)

men CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN’S CONNECTION (CBMC) Tuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m., Denny’s, Lee Road exit off Interstate 4, or Thursdays, 7 to 8 a.m., Perkin’s, University and Forsyth. Meet for fellowship, prayer and discussion of God’s principles for business. Tuesday details: Armand Dauplaise (407-221-3114 or adauplaise@aol. com) or www.cbmc.com; Thursday details: Steve Doerr (321-274-7072) or Jay Stauf (407506-6737) Men’s Emmaus Weekend Retreat May 15 to May 17, 5 p.m Friday to 6 p.m.

Sunday, meeting and departing from Annunciation Catholic Church, 1020 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs.

Registration required. $125 covers all expenses. Details: Dan Norris (norrisd1220@ yahoo.com or 407-749-9395)

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parentS NEARHIM HOME EDUCATORS Supports and encourages families whom God has called to teach their children at home.

Details: www.nearhim.com

women Confidence In Crisis Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Panera Bread in Winter Springs (in the Publix plaza at Tuskawilla and Red Bug Lake roads).

Designed for women experiencing marital crisis with separation and/or divorce. Offering encouragement through prayer, discussion and general upliftment. Details: Sandy Isaacs (407272-7522 or sandylisaacs@yahoo.com) MOPS (MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS) First and third Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m., east/central Orlando. Meet other moms and get refreshed. Details: Jackie Howe (407281-9276 or congagirl@earthlink.net)

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stewardship Ways for you to give of your treasure (Matthew 6:19-21).

donations

Non-perishable food items can be brought to Northland. Please take clean, usable clothing, toys and supplies to The Christian Sharing Center, Fairmont Plaza, 600 N. Highway 1792, Longwood (407-260-9155).

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CAR (4-DOOR SEDAN) is needed by the Northland Service department for use by visiting missionaries, partners and special guests. Details: Sarah Mattingly (407-949-7170 or sarah.mattingly@northlandchurch.net)

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Christian and classic children’s books as well as parenting and marriage books are needed for Northland’s library.

Details: Bethany Durys (Bethany.Durys@ northlandchurch.net or 407-937-0541)

ON THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE Wednesdays, 5:50 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Parlor at Reformed Theological Seminary. Study this book by Diane Mandt Langberg, Ph. D., on opening the door to healing for survivors of sexual abuse. Details: Olivia Litwiller or Becky Valentine (407-949-4000, ext. 1789 or 1740)

LW Nonperishable food items can be placed into the designated wooden boxes in the lobby and in the Student Ministries and Care Center. Details: Gretchen Kerr (407-9497190 or gretchen.kerr@northlandchurch.net)

WORKPLACE MINISTRY First Tuesday of each month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Orlando. J4 Leaders, an interdenominational ministry for women to help encourage one another to succeed with a biblical worldview.

Details and reservations: sschultz2@cfl.rr.com or 407-522-4797

MD LOVE COLLECTION New collection each month for The Carpenter’s House for Children and for Loaves and Fishes of Apopka. Visit the information table for list. Details: Ann South (south4@comcast.net or 352-267-3388) or Sharlee Hollingsworth (shollingsworth2@cfl.rr.com)

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OV BOYS TOWN has donation buckets in the foyer as well as current needs lists and service opportunities. Details: Kathy Franz (klfranz@ aol.com or 407-951-5691) OV

Hope Foundation & Sonshine Thrift has donation buckets in the foyer as well as current needs lists and service opportunities.

Details: Amanda Hartley (amanda.hartley@ northlandchurch.net or 407-222-7374)

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Work with Faith Neighborhood Center of Clermont in the coming year.

If your small group, ministry, or Bible study would like to do so, contact Patti Novak (NOVAKgirls4@aol.com).

Backpacks, blankets, tennis shoes, hygienic supplies, and men’s and women’s casual clothes are needed by Distributed Ministry at History Park Center, a ministry to the homeless in Orlando. Details: Dave Mullen (dmull77@yahoo.com) or Mary Lo Pall (mpall@ universalengineering.com) bed sheets and pillowcases are needed by The Seminole Safehouse for battered women and their children. Details: Steve Celentano (407-399-8173) vehicles are needed at Recovery House of Central Florida (www.recoveryhouseinc.org). It also needs pressure-washing equipment, power tools, and hand tools. Details: Erik Robinson (407-323-5857 or erikrhcf@yahoo.com)

Looking for the job listings? You can find them at jobs.northlandchurch.net.

FINANCIAL REPORT

She keeps an eye on everyone in her household, and keeps them all busy and productive.

Her children respect and bless her; her husband joins in with words of praise: “Many women have done wonderful things, but you’ve outclassed them all!”

Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.

The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God. Give her everything she deserves!

Festoon her life with praises!

– Proverbs 31:27-31 (The Message)

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As of may 4, 2009 Electronic giving is available at the kiosks located in the foyer or online at www.northlandchurch.net. Offering envelopes are available at all giving boxes and can also be mailed to your home for convenience.

Evangelical Council for Details: Twila Roberts (407-949-4000) Financial Accountability ...............................................................................................................

TITHES and OFFERINGS This Week This Quarter This Year

Need $240,000 $1,200,000 $4,320,000

Received $219,229 $1,217,422 $3,986,960 Surplus / (Deficit) ($20,771) $17,422 ($333,040)*

*Shortfall is currently being covered by reserve fund. ...............................................................................................................

BUILDING FUND This Week This Quarter This Year

Need $41,200 $206,000 $741,600

Received $31,211 $155,297 $525,931 Surplus / (Deficit) ($9,989) ($50,703) ($215,669) LOAN BALANCE is currently $20,151,667 ...............................................................................................................

ATTENDANCE for weekend of May 2 to 4, 2009 Northland at Longwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,977 Northland at Mount Dora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Northland at Oviedo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Northland at West Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Northland Webstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,777 at 1,030 sites Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,479 at 1,034 sites

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OVIEDO SITE

Whom do I contact if:

Dr. Don Pederson, Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-937-1804 Ed Wood, Vice Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-937-1794 Peter Katauskas, Secretary/Treasurer . . . . . . . . . 407-937-1809 Fred Franz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-937-1766 Dan Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4000 Marcus Mennenga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7169 Paul Rahill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-937-1798 Felipe Santos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7168 Thom Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4000

Hagerty High School 3225 Lockwood Blvd., Oviedo, FL 32765 Hagerty High School is located on Lockwood Blvd., between E. Mitchell Hammock and E. McCulloch roads.

I am in crisis?

Northland’s main line . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4000 I want to seek counseling?

Counseling referral line . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7204 I have a prayer request?

Prayer request line . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4025 I need the Hospital Ministry to pay a visit?

Elaine Harland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7149 I want to become a member?

Ruth Sapp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4039 I have accepted Christ into my heart and wish to be baptized?

Sharon Ferreira (adult/student) . . . . 407-949-7189 Diane Jones (infants–grade school) . . 407-949-7188 I need information on Student Ministries?

Student Ministries office . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4007 I need information about Children’s Ministries?

Longwood: Debbie Blahnik . . . . . . . 407-949-7162 Mount Dora: Tanya Carpenter . . . . . 352-735-3832 Oviedo: Michelle Smith . . . . . . . . . 407-718-5510 West Oaks: Derika Hacker . . . . . . . 407-473-4537 I am interested in Distributed Journeys?

Patti Harshey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-937-0573 I want to help at Northland?

Longwood: Calvie Hughson . . . . . . . 407-937-1831 Mount Dora: Bill Chapman . . . . . . . 352-434-4116 Oviedo: Amanda Hartley . . . . . . . . 407-222-7374 West Oaks: Derika Hacker . . . . . . . 407-473-4537 I want to get involved in a local serving project Vanessa Puleo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7156 or visit www.northlandchurch.net I am getting married?

Sharon Ferreira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7189 I need to plan a funeral?

Sharon Ferreira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7189 I would like to order CDs, DVDs, Tapes and/or newspapers?

Network Sound Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 407-834-8555 or northlandorders@networksoundinc.com

Northland at Oviedo Community Center (NOCC) 561 E. Mitchell Hammock Road, #300 Oviedo, FL 32765 Oviedo blog website . . . . . . . . . . oviedo.northlandchurch.net

LONGWOOD SITE 530 Dog Track Road, Longwood, FL 32750 www.northlandchurch.net / info@northlandchurch.net Main Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4000 Main Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-830-9840 longwood blog site . . . . . . . . . . . blogs.northlandchurch.net Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7199 Steve Bruton, Manager Donna Duckhorn, Assistant Manager Patricia McManus, Assistant Manager Bookstore Hours: Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday–Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:15 to 7 p.m.

Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 5:15 to 8 p.m.

Children’s Ministries Debbie Blahnik, Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7162 Lori Gagnon, Early Childhood Administrator . . . . . 407-949-4010 Julie Meeker, Grade School Administrator . . . . . . 407-949-7153 Pam Anderson, Co-op Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7179 Pastoral Care Scotty Alderman, Pastoral Care Coordinator . . . . . 407-949-4035 Elaine Harland, Care Ministries Coordinator . . . . . 407-949-4402

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4000 Jeremy Jobson, Site Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-929-3053 jeremy.jobson@northlandchurch.net Amanda Hartley, Site Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-222-7374 amanda.hartley@northlandchurch.net Erica Emler, Student Ministries Coordinator . . . . . 407-687-8570 erica.emler@northlandchurch.net Michelle Smith, Children’s Ministries . . . . . . . . . . 407-718-5510 michelle.smith@northlandchurch.net Kathy Franz, Boys Town Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-415-7678 Prayer — For prayer requests or to join the Oviedo prayer team contact Amanda Hartley (amanda.hartley@northlandchurch.net) Good Samaritan Ministry — Help someone who really needs it, right now! Sign-up and details: Maggie Jobson (mjobson@cfl.rr.com) Be in the Know — Get on the e-mail list for ongoing events and information. Details: Amanda Hartley (amanda.hartley@ northlandchurch.net)

WEST OAKS SITE St. Pauls Presbyterian Church 9600 W. Colonial Drive, Ocoee, FL 34761 St. Pauls Presbyterian Church is located across from the West Oaks mall. The entrance is off Citrus Oaks Avenue.

West Oaks blog website . . . . . . westoaks.northlandchurch.net

Worship Services Ruth Sapp, Congregational Services Director . . . . . 407-949-4039 Susan Cholewa, Site Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-937-0544 Kathy Campbell, Deaf Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-328-4785

MOUNT DORA SITE The Seventh-Day Adventist Church 18440 Highway 441, Mount Dora, FL 32757 The Seventh-Day Adventist Church is on the left side of the highway. Look for the “Northland” sign.

Mount Dora blog site . . . . . . mountdora.northlandchurch.net General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7184 Bill Chapman, Site Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352-434-4116 bill.chapman@northlandchurch.net Frances Merritt, Site Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-554-0076 Cell: 352-409-7777 or jasonandfrances@comcast.net John Tucker, Setup/Takedown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321-438-9961 wyoming01@earthlink.net Ann South, Carpenter’s House for Children . . . . . . 352-267-3388 south4@comcast.net Kitty Merritt, Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352-589-1770 Tanya Carpenter, Children’s Ministries . . . . . . . . . 352-735-3832 tcarpenter@cfl.rr.com Marilyn Faber, Celebrate Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 352-357-0983 marilynfaber@comcast.net Brent Williams, Youth Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . 407-754-4428 bwilliams@sdccfl.com

COUNSELING Northland partner, nonprofit counseling ministries.

Discovery Counseling Dennis Gowin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-376-3773 Oviedo Counseling Clinic Sarah Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (407-366-9493, ext. 256)

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-937-1747 Tommy Novak, Site Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352-989-7378 tommy.novak@northlandchurch.net Derika Hacker, Children’s Coordinator . . . . . . . . . 407-473-4537 derika.hacker@northlandchurch.net Lou Amadori, Setup/Teardown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-493-7343 lamadori@cfl.rr.com John & Maxine Hammerstein, Prayer Coordinators . 407-877-8896 maxinehammerstein@mac.com Kip Conway, Tools at Your Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 321-460-2546 Patti Novak, F.A.I.T.H. Neighboorhood Center . . . . 352-989-7478 Prayer — For prayer requests or to join the West Oaks prayer team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John and Maxine Hammerstein 407-877-8896 or maxinehammerstein@mac.com

ACCESS MINISTRIES While meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities has always been important to our church, we are working on expanding the programs and services offered. These efforts are being led by Laura Lee Wright, Northland’s Access Ministries team leader (407-937-0549 or lauralee. wright@northlandchurch.net).

We can best accommodate your needs if you arrive early for service. Details: Congregational Services (407-949-4000 or congregational.services@ northlandchurch.net) Special Needs/Cry Room: It is located at the west end of the main foyer in room 4128.

LIFEHOPE LifeHope is a benevolence ministry that serves people in need in our church family and community for the purpose of connecting them to a relationship with God and Christian community through worship, equipping and service. It is the privilege of our ministers to love, listen, pray with and serve you during your first visit. They will help assess your priority needs and eligibility to be considered for assistance. Our LifeHope staff will then guide you toward your next steps. This may require an additional visit. Our strongest desire is to empower and equip you to live the life God has for you. Details: Laura Young (407-949-7151) LifeHope Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, at Northland’s Student Ministries and Care Center.

Parking: The front parking lot is reserved for those with special needs.

Special Needs Seating: People with wheelchairs, walkers or other special needs have designated seating areas throughout the sanctuary if needed.

Lyrics for Visually Impaired: Printed lyrics are located at the Welcome Center.

Sunday School: Classes for children through fifth grade with special needs is on Sundays at 11 a.m.

Buddy Breaks: With Nathaniel’s Hope, we offer respite for parents of kids with special needs.

Check the Belong section in the Northland News for details.

Assistance for Those With Hearing Loss: Signed worship service is Sundays, 9 a.m. Sound amplification aids are available at the Welcome Center.

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GOVERNING ELDERS

BELIEVE 16

Preaching the message this weekend: Dr. Joel C. Hunter, Senior Pastor

Dr. Hunter believes we can accomplish more because of our differences than we would on our own—without giving up our unique identities. He says, “Both spiritual and intellectual maturity grow from differences. A distributed church uses contrasts to accomplish Kingdom purposes.”

Since June 1985, Dr. Hunter has served as senior pastor of Northland. Before bringing his family to Northland, Dr. Hunter served as a United Methodist pastor for 15 years in Indiana. He and his wife, Becky, have been partners in the ministry since their marriage in 1972. A longtime bridge builder who seeks common ground for the common good, Dr. Hunter approaches today’s issues in a biblical and balanced manner. He serves as a national and international leader both in compassion issues and on boards of agencies such as the National Association of Evangelicals and the World Evangelical Alliance. >>> TO READ MORE ABOUT DR. HUNTER, VISIT WWW.NORTHLANDCHURCH.NET.

THIS WEEKEND’S MESSAGE:

Relevant Reads:

Challenges to Christianity: Brief Answers to Common Questions How Skepticism Helps Mature our Faith

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This week Dr. Hunter begins a new preaching series, “Challenges to Christianity — Brief Answers to Common Questions.” For many people, the circumstances of life often pose challenges to faith. But God doesn’t back down from a challenge. He is not intimidated by our doubts and fears. He will use them as the very things that bring us to a clearer knowledge and understanding of Him. Below are some additional resources available in the Northland Bookstore that address many of the struggles with faith we experience:

Scripture focus:

Mark 9:20-29 (nasb)

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And they brought the boy to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rolling about and foaming at the mouth. And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. And it has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” And Jesus said to him, “‘If You can!’ All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father cried out and began saying, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” And when Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.” And after crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, “He is dead!”

But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up. And when He had come into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer.”

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Worship Christ today as the Author and Perfecter of our faith. He is writing our story, drawing us and forming us through every detail of our lives.

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Jesus, thank You that You are using everything in our lives to bring us to You, Your Word, Your world, our relationships and circumstances, even our doubts and fears.

Faith & Doubt, by John Ortberg Ortberg demonstrates how doubt is very much a part of faith and how uncertainty can lead to trust. “The beliefs that really matter,” he writes, “are the ones that guide our behavior.”

Disappointment With God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud, by Philip Yancey Is God listening? Can He be trusted? In this book, Yancey tackles the questions caused by a God who doesn’t always do what we think He’s supposed to do.

When Bad Things Happen: God Is Big Enough to Handle Your Questions and Strong Enough to Deliver You From Pain and Doubt, by Kay Arthur Bible teacher and author Kay Arthur guides readers to discover the answers revealed in the Old Testament book of Habakkuk, so that they can know God, understand Him and love Him more fully, no matter what happens.

Notes: When God Weeps, by Joni Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes After more than 30 years in a wheelchair, Tada has a special understanding of God’s intentions for believers in their pains.

In When God Weeps, she and Estes hold this peerless perspective out as a gift to readers. With firmness and compassion, they reveal a God big enough to understand suffering, wise enough to allow it, and powerful enough to use it for a good greater than anyone can ever imagine.

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