Northland News Vol 11/Iss 21

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MAY 22 - 29, 2010

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VOLUME 11, ISSUE 21

P o k e r, Pe a c e , and Piety A Message From Dr. Steve Brown

The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

Westminster Catechism, #1

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What’s Happening This Week?

MOUNT DORA SITE

LONGWOOD SITE Saturday, may 22

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 23

7:30 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 10:45 am 10:45 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 2:00 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) (sp) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 PeaceSeekers Ephesians Transformers Worship* (cc) (sp) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 Special Needs Class Belong Study Egypt Mercy Ministry Team Meeting Grade School Baptism Singles Potluck Young Believers Class Step 3 Access Adult Ministry Worship (cc) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 Fusion College Ministry

Monday, may 24 9:45 am 10:00 am 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm

Living Beyond Yourself/Beth Moore (cc) A Woman God Can Use Worship (cc) Infant/Walker – K’s Grades 1–5 Common Ground Adult Ministry (cc) GriefShare Faithful and True Men’s Group

Prayer Room Sanctuary ECW CWW The Rink/SMCC Prayer Room Sanctuary ECW CWW 4209 4206-7 1116-18/SMCC Sanctuary ECW CWW CWW 4209 1116-18 5100/CWW 4206-7 4213-15 4204 Sanctuary ECW CWW The Rink/SMCC The Rink/SMCC 1111/SMCC Sanctuary ECW CWW The Rink/SMCC 4206-7 F.Hall/SMCC

TUESday, may 25

6:45 am 2:00 pm 6:30 pm 6:45 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:15 pm

Men’s Bible Study 1118/SMCC Divine Reflections Art Group 4208 Living Beyond Yourself/Beth Moore (cc) The Rink/SMCC DivorceCare 4205, 4209-10, 4213, 15, 17 AMEN (cc) 4206-7 Military Wives and Mothers Group 1111/SMCC Faith and Science 5105 Conquering Fear, Anger and Anxiety (cc) 4204

WEDNEsday, may 26 6:15 pm 7:00 pm

CBC Pride Class Women’s Healing and Recovery

THURsday, may 27

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

Women’s Prayer Men’s Bible Study Financial Peace University Crown Study His Way (cc) Authentic Manhood

Friday, may 28

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

Capernaum Celebrate Recovery Lot 9 (High School)

Saturday, may 29

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

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

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

4206-7 1111/SMCC 1116/SMCC 1118/SMCC The Rink/SMCC 4213-15 F.Hall/SMCC 4210 F.Hall CWW Parking Lot 9 Prayer Room Sanctuary ECW CWW

SUNday, may 23

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 6:30 pm

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

Sanctuary Room 15 Room 15 Room 1 Rooms 2-3 Youth Room Conference Room Sanctuary Room 15 Room 15 Room 1 Rooms 2-3 Moore home

TUESday, may 25 6:15 am 7:00 pm

Men’s Bible Fellowship Celebrate Recovery (cc)

Women’s Bible Study The Gathering CREW352

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SUNday, may 23

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 11:00 am Classes for 2’s - 3’s 11:00 am Classes for 4’s - K’s 11:00 am Grade School 11:00 am AXIS: Middle School Ministry 12:45 pm Grade School Pizza-Palooza 6:00 pm AXIS: HSM Tijuana Flats 6:30 pm Defining Moments - Andy Stanley Study

7:00 pm

He Speaks To Me (Women)

Auditorium 9-109 9-107 9-105 8-107 Auditorium 9-109 9-107 9-105 8-107 Hallway CiCi’s Pizza Tijuana Flats Wiest home

7:15 am 6:00 pm

Men’s Small Group AXIS: MSM Bowling Night

NOCC Welday home

NOCC Oviedo Bowling Alley

WEST OAKS SITE SUNday, may 23 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am

7:00 pm

One Thing (Middle/High School students)

Saturday, may 29 8:00 am

Chapel 215 215 211 213 104/F.Hall 104/F.Hall

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

Monday, may 24

Men in the Word

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Men’s Fraternity Groups Adult Small Group

Saturday, may 29

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Tuesday, may 25

6:30 am 6:30 pm

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Rooms 2-3 F.Hall/Sanctuary Sanctuary

OVIEDO SITE

Monday, may 24

What’s on the Web?

Rooms 2-3 Calvary Chapel

WEDNEsday, may 26 9:00 am 6:00 pm 6:30 pm

(ECW) Early Childhood Wing (CWW) Children’s Worship Wing (SMCC) Student Ministries and Care Center (F.Hall) Fellowship Hall (NOCC) Northland at Oviedo Community Center

Novak home

Conference room

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.

Hines home, 528 Oliver Drive, New Smyrna Beach Details: Cynthia and Richard Hines (386-663-4370) North Carolina Sundays, 5:30 p.m.

Klaus home, 200 W. 14th St., Salisbury, NC Details: Laurie and Tim Klaus (704-636-5966 or pianolauriek@yahoo.com)

PRAY FOR the prisoners with whom we worship concurrently: Seminole County John E. Polk Correctional Facility Sundays, 9 a.m.; Mondays, 7 p.m.

Serving the men’s dorms.

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

Details: Jail ministry voice mail (407-949-4007)

ABOUT Northland 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.

Our Mission

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

About God, Northland or anything else

Worship Times

Join us at an Info Kiosk in the foyer!

Saturdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m.

Sundays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9*(hi)(sp), 11 a.m.**(sp); 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 (hi) Hearing-impaired interpretation available (sp) Spanish interpretation available

INFO

Simply look for the locations in the foyer with this icon.

A host will be there to connect with you.

Join us for LIVE online worship at

www.northlandchurch.net during any of these worship times!

Spanish interpretation available online Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m.

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 – Grade 5) Sundays, 11 a.m.

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

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Welcome to Northland on Sunday Nights! sean cooper Northland on Sunday Nights Site Minister

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ur aim is to make the weekly Sunday night community a place where relationships are built for the purpose of loving and serving others. Every week participate in worship and hearing God’s Word, then stay afterward for a way to respond together. These are informal ways to gather for a few minutes or as long as you like.

Each week you can view upcoming opportunities through these ways: • Northland News (this section right here!)

• Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/ sundaynights) • E-mail (Receive a weekly update. Sign up by e-mailing sean.cooper@northlandchurch.net.)

Coffee and conversation.

Connecting before the service.

The Dinner Table

UPCOMING RESPONSES

May 23 — Ice Cream Social

Florida temperatures are escalating, and it’s time to break out the ice cream. Stick around tonight, grab your favorite frozen treat, and catch up with some friends and family. Remember to get your kids first! They will want to join you!

May 30 — Memorial Day Weekend Pray for Our Troops

Come to the Welcome Center after the service to hear of various family members serving our country overseas. We will have a special time of sharing and praying together. >>> www.facebook.com/sundaynights

BY sean cooper Northland on Sunday Nights Site Minister

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inner on Tuesdays is a great time at our house.

About nine months ago, my wife and I began talking about inviting some college-aged students to come share a meal with our family, and so we began talking about what this might look like. Over the years, we have had many people to our home, and back when we were first married, around 25 couples would come over on Friday nights and stay until 2 a.m. Those were the days before kids.

Now our children participate with our Tuesday dinner, and I can’t imagine life without our family group. There are a total of eight of us, 10 including our daughter Emerson and son Wyatt. There is very little agenda on Tuesdays, and often it is centered on sharing a meal, some prayer and a lot of storytelling. Emerson invites someone

each week to read a book with her, pray together and tuck her into bed. This is a highlight of her week, and I suspect it’s become a highlight for those who come on Tuesday nights, too.

Our group is traveling together this summer to South Africa to serve in a township called Khayelitsha. I’m so grateful that my kids are growing up around people who love Jesus, love Kingdom work and love growing together.

Pastor Joel’s preaching on family has me thinking a lot about the incredible people God has placed in the lives of our family members.

If you’ve never considered having a dinner group that shares life, stories of Jesus, family time and serving together, you should consider starting one this summer. Invite some people you know, pick a date to start, and fire up the grill. I bet your family will change a lot like mine did.

True Joy — I Am His, and He Is Mine A Sermon from Your Site Minister BILL CHAPMAN

Scripture focus:

Luke 10:1-22 (NIV)

1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

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“When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you.

Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

“He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

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The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

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He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

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At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

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“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

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NOTES:

Scriptures for further study: Deuteronomy 4:23-24 Psalm 25:14-15 Isaiah 43:1-3 Jeremiah 30:21 Matthew 26:39 Romans 12:6-8 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Philippians 4:11-13 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Revelation 5:1-10 Revelation 20:11-15 Revelation 21:27 >>> MOUNTDORA.NORTHLANDCHURCH.NET

New Mount Dora Bible Study Luke and Acts: Becoming Fishers of Men Taught by Bill Chapman, Mount Dora site minister Wednesdays, May 19 through July 21, 7 to 8:15 p.m., Mount Dora site, sanctuary Child care available May 19, June 16 and July 21.

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

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Expanding the Family of God Beach Baptisms

THIS WEEKend!

1st- 5th-Grade Pizza-Palooza!

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Sunday, May 23, 12:45 p.m., CiCi’s Pizza, 5864 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs. It’s been a great year worshiping Jesus with you, and we just want to celebrate. Don’t miss this fun event, where you can eat all the pizza you want. There will be prizes and games, too! Parents, you can enjoy a lunch out by yourself, because for this event, you can just drop your kids off and pick them up at about 1:30 p.m. Details: Courtney McCarthy (407-432-5050 or CmMcCarthy89@hotmail.com)

JEREMY JOBSON Northland at Oviedo Site Minister

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Opportunities for students on page 7.

• Graduating Seniors — Send in info!

• HSM: Tijuana Flats — May 23 • MSM: Bowling Night — May 29

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Catching a Glimpse of a Child’s Heart TOMMY NOVAK Northland at West Oaks Site Minister

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s Pastor Joel completes his series on the family, I want to remind us all how incredible our children are. From the early years of developing them into the young men and women God has created them to be, to seeing them grow through their teen years, parents have an incredible responsibility during those time periods of a child’s life. So for all of you who have given lives so your children can grow up in the ways of the Lord, I am so grateful.

Children also play an important role in our society, and as parents and teachers leading them, we have the opportunity to build in them a heart for what is right and what is true.

So as we celebrate these kids’ growth and maturity, take some time and listen to what kids are saying. I have heard from parents about their kids leading prayer times at home, praying for meals in public, wanting to read their Bibles daily and asking questions that emphasize their heart for God. Keep pursuing God on your own as you continue to love and raise your children. These faces of kids tell a beautiful picture of who they are becoming as followers of Christ!

Thank you for being the model for each of your kids as they pursue Jesus as their Savior! It is truly a privilege to walk alongside each of you as you follow Christ. >>> WESTOAKS.NORTHLANDCHURCH.NET

The little ones in the early childhood classes are “Happy Together.”

Teens enjoyed a digital photo scavenger hunt.

volunteers needed

Volunteers are needed to serve with our grade school children. Help lead worship or games, or teach a small group. Details: Derika Hacker (derika.hacker@ northlandchurch.net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amy and Selby Weeks love on the kids in their grade school class.

Opportunities for students on page 7.

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Orlando Fire Chief Joins Haiti Disaster Response Team “During our first trip, we experienced several people dying in the tents located on the hospital grounds simply due to dehydration and lack of water. We did not have the manpower to distribute water since the focus was on s an assistant chief with the Orlando Fire surgeries, amputations and severe injuries. It made us feel Department, Rich Wales is accustomed to very helpless and sad.” making big decisions. But a year and a half During the second trip, Kerr and her team were stationed ago, Wales made a decision that he says changed at the ACTS compound. Conditions were very difficult, the the course of his life forever. heat was oppressive, and team members were getting sick “My wife and I had heard from others how themselves. Despite the many challenges, the team assisted inspiring Northland had been for them, so we nearly 2,000 people per day. decided to try it ourselves,” Wales recalls. “After “The resilience of the Haitian people is remarkable,” Kerr feeling an awesome ‘pull’ notes. “They would sit in the on my heart, I made the hot sun and wait for hours to conscious decision to follow see a provider or to be prayed His Word.” for, and they would leave with More recently, Wales made such gratitude for the work we a decision that will change were doing.” not only his life, but others’ By the time the third trip lives as well. This weekend, came around, she noticed a he will travel with Northland’s marked improvement: “The Disaster Response Team and people of Haiti were beginning its partner ACTS World Relief to move freely again. We had to Haiti to assist with ongoing a difficult time understanding recovery efforts after the how they were so beautifully devastating earthquake that dressed given the conditions of hit the region earlier this no water, electricity or other year. conveniences that we enjoy in Wales joins a team of 16 America. Our lead interpreter responders, who will provide explained that poverty does much-needed medical care Heart Ablaze: Assistant Fire Chief Rich Wales. not imply a lack of dignity and and community health pride. It was a wonderful lesson training — empowering Haiti’s people to continue for us all to learn.” the work of recovery themselves.

Time and again, the team has seen God’s hand at work in Gretchen Kerr, who heads Northland’s relief Haiti. While preparing for the last trip, Kerr received a call efforts in Haiti, explains: “Our goal is to raise from Haiti requesting children’s medicine and supplies. None up leaders who will not only ‘learn to fish,’ so to were available, so the team prayed ... the answer came at speak, but will also inherit the pond.” the 11th hour.

See CHIEF, page 14 This will be Northland’s fourth trip to Haiti.

Kerr says that Chief Wales has been instrumental in coordinating the training of Northland’s Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). To date, a total of 110 Northlanders have gone through CERT training.

Chief Wales was asked to join the latest team to Haiti as the CERT instructor for Haitian interpreters (French and Creole are the country’s official languages). Once the interpreters have been trained, they will train others in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season and other emergencies.

Kerr explains, “One segment of the training is on the correct use of fire extinguishers. This will be adapted to using a bucket brigade since fire extinguishers are not always available in Haiti. It causes us to pause and understand how blessed we are here in the United States to have the resources that we have at our fingertips,” Kerr says.

Still, she adds, conditions in Haiti have improved since the earthquake.

Many children have been helped during the church’s four trips to Haiti.

Thank You to Our Volunteers!

By ROBERT ANDRESCIK Director of Public Relations

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Make your someday, TODAY! www.somedayistoday.net Join any of the following trips. For more information and to fill out an application, go to www.somedayistoday.net.

CUBA: Develop Training Center . . . . . . . . . August 6-13

Sri Lanka: Orphan Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 4-14

Brazil: Amazon River 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 12-20

Soccer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 12-22

English Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 26-July 4

Amazon River 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 7-15

Amazon Fishing/Construction. . . . October 16-24

Ukraine: Orphan Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2-15

English Camp . . . . . . . . . . . June 28-July 10

Youth Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 16-30

Egypt: Sports Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 1-12

Mercy Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . End of September Haiti: Rebuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 12-19

Rebuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 10-17

United States:

Georgia Construction. . . . . . . May 29-June 5

Georgia Refugee Camp. . . . . . . . June 19-25

Georgia Construction. . . . . . . . . . July 10-17

Alabama Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall

BY dana kobosky Director of Life Service

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his weekend we would like to send a special thank you to all of our volunteers. There are literally hundreds of you volunteering every week here at Northland and throughout the community. Just a few of the ways you serve are by greeting our guests, serving Communion, answering phone calls, participating in local serve projects and teaching our children. You are an essential part in our mission to call others to know and follow Christ. I cannot thank you enough for your servant’s hearts and for all that you do! Thank you for being the church everywhere, every day!

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:45 (NIV)

Serve Team Projects May 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pathways to Care, serve lunch May 29 . . . . . . . . . . . Give Kids the World, serve dinner JUNE 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Homeless Ministry june 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOCAL SERVE DAY/NiceServe June 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . Pathways to Care, serve lunch june 19 . . . . . . . . . . Give Kids the World, serve dinner To register or to find out more about these projects, visit Northland’s website (www.northlandchurch.net/serve/ local/). There you can view the projects, times, locations and other information on these service opportunities.

Details: Dana Kobosky (407-949-7156 or dana.kobosky@ northlandchurch.net)

Serve at Northland It takes hundreds of servant’s hearts to operate Northland. Whether you are interested in becoming an usher, greeter or parking attendant, serving in Children’s Church, assisting at a concert or conference, or answering and making phone calls, there are many ways that you can give of your time and talents through Northland. Many serve on a regular basis; others serve when opportunities arise. Listed below are just a few of the ongoing needs at Northland.

Ongoing Needs at Longwood site

• Direct traffic as a parking lot attendant. The need is for all services. Details: James Li (james.li@ northlandchurch.net) • Serve Communion once a month. Details: Lori Holton (lori.holton@northlandchurch.net) • Serve as an usher or greeter during any service. Details: Susan Cholewa (susan.cholewa@northlandchurch.net) • Set up classrooms on Saturday mornings, Saturday afternoons or Sunday mornings. Details: Gary Moss (gary.moss@northlandchurch.net) • Be a teacher or helper during Children’s Church. No experience is necessary. All lessons and materials are prepared for you; training and hugs are provided. Details: Debbie Blahnik (debbie.blahnik@northlandchurch.net) For additional ongoing service opportunities at Longwood, visit www.northlandchurch.net/serve/northland/.

Lw = Northland at LONGWOOD

High School Ministry

(Christians Radically Encouraging Worship)

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Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m., Novak home. Details: Tommy Novak (352-989-7378 or tommy.novak@northlandchurch. net)

LW Servant Leadership Ministry

The 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 use those gifts and strengths to serve others. All 9ththrough 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. Students meet weekly to be equipped, held accountable and encouraged. Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@ northlandchurch.net)

Middle School Ministry

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LW LUGRox (Living Under Grace Rocks!)

CAVE PARTY: Saturday, May 22, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center. Cost: $10 (free for winning team).

MS LOT 9: Saturday, May 29, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., parking lot 9.

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

ATTENTION: NEWLY ATTENDING PARENTS AND STUDENTS, CHECK IN AT THE LUGROX WELCOME DESK!

OV AXIS: Middle School MINISTRY

Sundays, 11 a.m., hallway. Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@northlandchurch.net)

OV Tijuana Flats

Saturday, May 29, 6 to 8 p.m., Oviedo Bowling Center, 376 E. Broadway St., Oviedo. We will welcome in our new sixth-graders. Come enjoy a fun night of pizza, bowling and new friends! Cost: $10 per person (includes bowling and shoe rental). Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@northlandchurch.net)

OV Graduation Sunday!

Sunday, June 6, Northland at Oviedo. Are you a graduating senior, or do you have a child who will graduate this June? If so, we want to celebrate with you! Just send us your name, high school name, where you are headed next, and a senior picture or a picture from your senior year. Deadline for submissions is May 30. We will honor all graduating seniors, and we want to make sure we recognize everyone! Send your information to Rebecca Sheahan (rebecca.sheahan@northlandchurch.net).

JUNE 2010

Contact Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@northlandchurch.net) for the next scheduled class.

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HIGH 2 School School Service Proj.

Summer LUG noon-5 p.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Lot 9 7-9 p.m.

HIGH 8 Middle 9 School School Service Proj.

Summer LUG noon-5 p.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Lot 9 7-9 p.m.

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Summer LUG noon-5 p.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Lot 9 7-9 p.m.

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Summer LUG noon-5 p.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Lot 9 7-9 p.m.

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Summer LUG 6:30-8:30 p.m. noon-5 p.m.

Lot 9 7-9 p.m.

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

College Ministry (For students ageS 18-25)

LW FUSION

Sundays, 7:15 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink. Come and spend time in worship, prayer and the Scriptures. Details: Mike Burke (mike.burke@ northlandchurch.net)

Summer programs for middle school are for incoming 6th- through 8th-graders.

High school programs are for incoming 9th- through 12th-graders. All activities will start in The Rink in the Student Ministries and Care Center at Northland at Longwood, and are free unless otherwise noted.

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School LUGROX 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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School Family BBQ 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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HIGH School Lot 9 7-9 p.m.

ATTENTION: TEENS! volunteer to serve at capernaum

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Last Friday of each month (next gathering: May 28), 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., fellowship hall, Student Ministries and Care Center. Young Life Capernaum gives young people with mental and physical disabilities the chance to experience fun and adventure, to develop fulfilling friendships, and to challenge their limits while building selfesteem through clubs, camps and other exciting activities. This includes dinner, fun and an opportunity to grow in faith! If you are a teen with special needs, please join us. Details: Laura Lee Wright (407-937-0549 or lauralee.wright@ northlandchurch.net)

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HIGH 3 Middle 4 Middle 5 Middle 6 7 School School School School Service Proj.

Summer Camp Summer Camp Summer LUG noon-5 p.m.

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LW Young Life Capernaum

Sunday, May 23, 6 p.m., 1016 Lockwood Blvd., Oviedo.

Bring a friend and enjoy chips, salsa and conversation!

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

OV Bowling Night

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Wednesday, May 26, 7 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink. In honor of the graduating class of 2010, 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. Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407-949-7194 or shaylynn. stoner@northlandchurch.net)

Fridays, 7 to 9 p.m., parking lot 9 (located across the street from the church). Hang out, have fun, make friends, and build connections with our leaders, staff and church.

Details: Shaylynn Stoner (407949-7194 or shaylynn.stoner@ northlandchurch.net)

Sundays, 9 to 10:15 a.m., room 13; Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Mount Dora site sanctuary. For 6th– to 12th-graders.

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

WO = Northland at west oaks

LW Baccalaureate 2010

LW LOT 9

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OV = Northland at Oviedo

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Draw a line leading the bees to the buried coins.

My name is: __________________________________________________

Hello, boys and girls.

Welcome to the Beehive!

I’m Buzz. Stick with me during our family worship service, and we’ll learn more about who God is and what He has done!

We worship Jesus, who humbled Himself as a servant. He obeyed His Father and gave His life for us.

His Spirit helps each of us serve God with our whole heart.

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A parable is a story. Jesus told parables to help us understand what the Kingdom of Heaven will be like.

Bzzz.

Bzzz.

Who’s there?

Faith.

Today’s buzzword is FAITHFUL! I heard it _____________ times.

I think it’s important to God because

Faithful.

Faith who?

Well done!

Unscramble the letters below to discover what the master said to his servants.

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Answer: WELL DONE

The Story of Three Servants Matthew 25:14-30

Jesus told this story to show us what the kingdom of Heaven will be like. He said, “A man going on a journey gave each servant the amount of money he knew the servant could take care of. He trusted them to make more money for him. He gave five coins to the first servant, two coins to the second servant and one to the third. The first two servants used their coins to make more for the master. The third servant buried the money to keep it safe. When the master returned, he threw out the servant who earned nothing. To the first two servants, he said, ‘Well done, good and faithful servants! You’ve been faithful with a few things; I’ll put you in charge of many things.

Come and share your master’s happiness!’”

Thanks.

Draw a picture of the 5 coins.

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Come serve in Children’s Ministries.

You will bee blessed!

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

7162 or Details: Debbie Blahnik (407-949net) ch. debbie.blahnik@northlandchur

Find ways to serve Jesus this week. Imagine Jesus saying to you, “Well done, good and faithful servant!”

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Induction Ceremony Saturday, June 12, 6:45 p.m.

Northland at Longwood, Sanctuary Come and encourage the children preparing to enter sixth grade as we welcome them to worship in the main sanctuary.

To register your fifth-grade, soon to be sixth-grade, child, contact Julie Meeker (julie.meeker@northlandchurch.net or 407-949-7153).

You’re Invited!

Search for and circle the words from Matthew 25:23: “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”

M A N Y F C O M E T P U T A I S I A H A P P I N E S S I M A S T E R S H N W I T H A V E A G O O D F E A D R S F Y O U R N O E C R W E L L T N K C H A R G E F E W Word Bank: WELL, DONE, GOOD, FAITHFUL, SERVANT, YOU, HAVE, WITH, A, FEW, THINGS, I, PUT, IN, CHARGE, OF, MANY, COME, SHARE, YOUR, MASTERS, HAPPINESS

It is time for our kindergarteners to leave the Early Childhood Ministry and move to the Grade School Ministry!

To help with this transition, come to the first-grade orientation for parents and children. You and your child will get a tour of the classrooms and worship room, and meet the first-grade teachers and leaders. You will also get an overview of what your child can expect at Children’s Church, followed by a time for questions and answers.

Details: Teri Grayson (407-949-401

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Helping Our Children Grow

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ow do children grow spiritually? One simple paradigm for viewing spiritual development is this:

Elementary > > > > > > I should/I ought Middle School > > > > > I choose/ I want High School > > > > > > I am becoming Northland Children’s Ministries curriculum teaches: Who God is and what He has done.

Northland Children’s Ministries curriculum focuses on forming a foundational knowledge of the Bible.

Any child who has participated regularly in Children’s Church from kindergarten through grade five has explored the basic doctrines of the faith and has heard every story in the Bible twice, from cover to cover.

Northland middle school curriculum teaches: Who am I to God? Northland’s middle school curriculum focuses on forming the habit of daily time with God. Middle school students at Northland experience being in large and small groups with their peers, and discuss what the Bible has to say that relates to them in their everyday lives.

Rudy Tamez, middle school minister for Northland at Longwood, says: “Community is

vital to middle school students because they look to their friends when making their decisions. Peer pressure plays such a big part in students’ lives that it is crucial that they have friends who bring them closer to Jesus. In Northland’s Student Ministries, we work to build a community that will foster godly character and service. We attempt to meet their need for relationship by connecting them to others who know and love Jesus – other adults, high school leaders and their own parents.”

Northland high school programming teaches: How to be a servant-leader.

Northland high school curriculum focuses on giving students the tools they need to serve others. High schoolers at Northland have the opportunity to serve alongside one another and learn what it means to become a lifelong servant-leader.

“High school can be a very difficult time in life to navigate,” says high school Minister Brian Katauskas. “It is important to have a group of peers that are united in their morals and their passion for God, so that students can come together and help each other live out a Christ-centered life.

As believers, we are called to serve one another and to help those who are in need. It is much easier to serve in this way when you have a friend serving alongside you. Serving as a community is not only more productive, but it is also a great way to build relationships.”

Children receive materials and instruction that extend worship and spiritual training to sharing time with parents at home.

Common Characteristics of Developing Teens Middle grade students…

1. Have chemical and hormonal imbalances, which often trigger emotions that are frightening and poorly understood. These students may regress to more childish behavior.

2. Are moody and restless, and often feel self-conscious and alienated. They lack self¬-esteem and are introspective.

3. Are searching for identity and acceptance even in the midst of intense peer group relationships.

4. Are searching to form a conscious sense of individual uniqueness.

5. Experience often traumatic conflicts due to conflicting loyalties to peer groups and family.

6. Refer to peers as sources for standards and models of behavior.

Media heroes and heroines are also singularly important in shaping both behavior and fashion.

7. May be rebellious toward parents, but are still strongly dependent on parental values.

8. Want to make their own choices, but the authority of the family is a critical factor in ultimate decisions.

9. Are fiercely loyal to peer group values, and sometimes cruel or insensitive to those outside the peer group.

10. Want to know and feel that significant adults, including parents

and teachers, love and accept them. These students need frequent affirmation.

11. Challenge authority figures and test limits of acceptable behavior.

12. Confront hard moral and ethical questions with which they are unprepared to cope.

High school students 1. Get self-esteem from success in sports, school and friendships.

2. Tend to compare themselves with others, and they might form false ideas about their body image.

3. Are influenced by culture: TV, magazines and the Internet.

4. Can get poor body image from the things mentioned above.

5. Need to have good support from their parents.

6. Begin to understand abstract ideas, such as morality.

7. Begin to understand other people better.

8. Ask, “Who can I become?” and, “How will I fit in?”

9. Experience a wide fluctuation of emotions from day to day.

10. Need lots of rest for their rapidly growing bodies.

PROMOTION WEEKEND June 12-14

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ummer is almost here, and the weekend of June 12 to 14 is big at Northland. It is Promotion Weekend.

Children participating in Northland activities, from the nursery to the High School Ministry, will be promoted to the next grade or age level.

Fifth-grade students who are graduating will begin to attend corporate worship with their families, rather than attending Children’s Church. Some children are thrilled with this transition; others are anxious. Remind your child that God calls us to come together and worship Him. Worshiping with all ages creates an environment that fellowship with peers alone cannot provide. Your child now has more Bible knowledge than many adults in the service and will be challenged to apply this knowledge in new ways. He or she has so much to contribute as we worship God together.

In order to facilitate the promotion of fifth-graders, there will be an induction ceremony Saturday, June 12 at 6:45 p.m. Dr. Joel C. Hunter and Pastor Vernon Rainwater will participate to acknowledge your child’s achievement.

A representative from Student Ministries will lead the children in reciting the Apostles’ Creed. At the ceremony, the children will receive a special Bible and other gifts to mark this important moment in their faith walk. Encourage your child to wear his or her “Sunday best” for this special event. Be sure to invite family and friends to the Induction Ceremony! Bring your camera, and be on time; the induction begins at 6:45 p.m.

Please consider bringing your child to the worship service at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 12. All fifth-graders will worship together in a reserved section of the Longwood sanctuary with their Children’s and Student Ministries leaders. We hope each child will be able to participate.

The registration deadline for the induction ceremony is Monday, June 7. To register your child for this ceremony, contact Julie Meeker (407-949-7153 or julie.meeker@ northlandchurch.net).

Lw = Northland at LONGWOOD

MD = Northland at Mount dora

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

LW MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY/ BELONG STUDY

Sundays, 11 a.m. to noon, room 4209.

The next session of this four-week class will begin June 6. Participate in the Belong study, Northland’s path to membership as well as a study of what it means to belong to Christ and to the body of Christ. Child care is available.

Details: Jamila Millette (jamila.millette@ northlandchurch.net or 407-937-1832)

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 (407-488-5941 or susandb@yahoo.com).

LW Celebrate Recovery Fridays, 7 to 9 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing. Gain freedom from life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups over dinner, fellowship and share groups, which include Newcomers 101, Men and Women’s Chemical Dependency, Women’s Co-Dependency, and Parents of Prodigals.

Details: Laurie Jean Harrington (lauriejean2@ bellsouth.net or mmannen@cfl.rr.com) LW COPING WITH ADDICTIONS/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 affecting adult children of addiction. Child care is available. Details: His Way (407-599-9770) LW DIVORCECARE Tuesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m., rooms 4209-10.

A 13-week 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.

Registration is required and costs $5; child care is available. Details and registration: Donna Delzingaro (407-937-1749) LW GriefShare Mondays, 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: GriefShare voiceline (407-949-7152)

OV = Northland at Oviedo

LW Parents of the Prodigals

Fridays, 7 to 9 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing. A support group helping parents cope with kids in trouble, in jail, on drugs, etc., and with serious behavioral problems. Child care available. Details: Laurie Jean Harrington (lauriejean2@bellsouth.net or 407 977 6742)

LW PRAXIS (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 STRUGGLING WITH HOMOSEXUALITY? (MEN)

Wednesdays, 8 to 10 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: David (407-937-1793)

LW SUPPORT FOR THE SEPARATED Tuesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. Learn practical steps for healing, hope and reconciliation in the Lord. Details on qualification and assessment: Donna Delzingaro (407-937-1749) LW Military Wives and Mothers Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 1111, Student Ministries and Care Center. Join us for Bible study, using the devotional Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives, by Jocelyn Green and support as we biblically address the hardships and sadness of separation from a loved one serving in the U.S. military. The cost for the book, available at the Northland Bookstore, is $7.50. Details: Meghan Raymer (womenofpride@gmail.com) 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: Laura Martin (352-408-2640 or lauramartin32778@gmail. com)

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 Access Ministries for Adults

Sundays, starting June 6, 4:30 p.m., room 4204. A weekly devotion and welcoming social connection opportunity for adult living with disabilities, their friends, family or caregivers to join together and celebrate the fact that we are all friends and followers of Christ! Join us afterward as we worship together at the 6 p.m. service. Details and registration: Heather Subbert (321-442-2028 or hsubbert@gmail. com)

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 (407-463-9398 or blv292@cfl.rr.com) LW BICYCLING FOR CHRIST (Women)

First and third Saturdays of the month.

Fellowship with women to connect, ride the trails, enjoy nature and win souls for Christ.

Details: Naomi (bicyclingforchrist@gmail.com or 321-746-9588)

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LW BUDDY BREAK Saturday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing. Northland joins with Nathaniel’s Hope monthly 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 (407-9370549 or buddybreak@northlandchurch.net) LW COMMON GROUND ADULT MINISTRY (Age 25-45) Mondays, 7 to 8:15 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, The Rink. Join this fellowship of young adults seeking to build authentic Christian community, to grow spiritually mature and to affect the surrounding community with Christ’s love, reflected by serving God. Child care available upon request. Details: Carissa Curran (commonground@northlandchurch.net or 407-221-1241) LW Covering Care Blanket Ministry Third Thursday of each month, 7 to 8:30 p.m.; or first Saturday of each month, 3 to 4:30 p.m., room 4217. For those who can knit or sew, this group makes blankets for local hospitals and people in need in the community. Details and donations: Nicole Roberts (407-699-8575) LW FAITH AND SCIENCE GROUP

Last Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., Children’s Worship Wing, room 5105. Discuss modern science discovery in light of God’s word.

Details: Kent Cofoid (kent.cofoid@gmail.com)

LW GOLF — links fellowship

• Friday, May 28, 7:45 a.m., Alaqua Country Club, cost $43 • Friday, June 11, 7:45 a.m., Forest Lake Golf Club, cost $34 • Friday, June 19, 7:45 a.m., Eastwood Golf Club, cost $30 Linking golfers throughout the world in Christ.

Golf, prizes, guest speakers (food optional — costs extra). Golfers of all skill levels are welcome.

Details and reservations: Parks Reinhardt (407880-9932 or linksfellowship@cfl.rr.com)

LW Kingdom Advisors Third Thursday of each month, noon to 1:15 p.m., room 4209. Financial professionals, join the Kingdom Advisors lunch study group to learn how to build your practice on biblical principles. Details: Philip van Staden (407-3399090) LW Moms4moms Get connected with other moms for friendship and encouragement through meetings and playgroup activities.

• Once a month, Mondays, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. Child care provided with registration for infants to 5-year-olds.

• Once a month, Sundays, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. No child care provided.

Registration required. Details and specific dates: www.northlandmoms4moms.com LW MOTORCYCLE GROUP All styles welcome. Must own a motorcycle and have a valid motorcycle license to participate.

Details: Lori Cooper (407-333-2612) LW SENIORS GROUP (Age 60 and up) 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 PURPOSE (Singles age 35 and up) Fourth Sunday of each month, 4 p.m., rooms 4209-10. Study John Ortberg’s new book

and DVD series, The Me I Want To Be. Learn how it’s not about you becoming a new or different you, but becoming the best you that God meant you to be. Attend or call to find out more about weekly small groups. Details: Yvonne Lutz, Liza Johnson or Dave Mullen (singlepurpose35andup@gmail.com)

LW SOCCER – ACHE Fridays, 8:15 p.m., Red Bug Lake Park. No practices, no teams, no rules, just fun and fellowship. A $2 donation is requested. Details: Mike Cannavo (407-359-0191) LW softball Join other Christian men and women on this adult coed team or the men’s team to compete in local leagues. Details: www.nlsoftball.com or northlandsoftball@gmail.com LW TENNIS Saturdays, 8 a.m., Red Bug Lake Park.

Details: Jeff Rossmeissl (407-489-6096) LW WORD WEAVERS Second Saturday of each month, 9:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, fellowship hall. Details: www.wordweaversonline.com 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)

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

BAPTISMS LW ADULT BAPTISMS Sunday, June 13, 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 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).

LW INFANT BAPTISM/DEDICATION CLASS Saturday, July 17, 7 p.m., room 4206.

Child care is available upon request.

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

PRAYER 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)

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Lw = Northland at LONGWOOD LW PRAYER GROUP

Thursdays, 6:30 a.m., room 1116, Student Ministries and Care Center.

Details: Jean Sherwood (407-796-4705)

OV Prayer Team

Receive weekly prayer requests via e-mail for our Oviedo congregation and community. Details: Rebecca Sheahan (rebecca.sheahan@northlandchurch.net or 407-683-3566)

ADULT BIBLE STUDIES LW Ephesians

Sundays, 10:45 a.m., rooms 4206-7. Learn that the church is the body of Christ and how we are equipped, empowered and matured to express Christ’s fullness on earth. Details: John and Carolyn Jones (407-831-5822)

LW A Shepherd looks at Psalm 23

Sundays, June 6 to August 22, 10:45 a.m., rooms 4206-7. A study and group discussion on the book A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, by Phillip Keller, who draws from his experience as a professional sheep rancher, as he leads readers verse by verse through this portion of Scripture. Details: John and Carolyn Jones (407-831-5822)

MD Adult Bible Fellowship

Sundays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., conference room. Join this ongoing Bible study on the Gospel of John. Child care is available. Details: Jason Merritt (407-697-9803

MD = Northland at Mount dora

(cherbear100@aol.com or 407 322 6850)

(lanaharrison@cfl.rr.com)

LW Third Verse Second and fourth Wednesdays, 1:30 to 3 p.m., room 1116, Student Ministries and Care Center. For women 55 and over. Study the book of Esther, pray and have fellowship.

Details: Jean Sherwood (407-796-4705)

LW Stepparenting Class Sundays, 9 a.m., room 4210. Discover biblical methods and practical tools for nurturing stepfamilies and providing hope and skills for conquering the challenges of stepfamily life and interaction. Details and registration: Doug Hubbard (407-695-5100 or dougghubbard@ gmail.com)

MD women’s bible STUDY Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., conference room. Study: book of Acts. Christian women come together for support, prayer and study.

Details: Marilyn Faber (352-357-0983 or marilynrfaber@yahoo.com) OV Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts Second and fourth Thursdays of each month, 7 p.m., NOCC. In this guide to spiritual gifts, we’ll be investigating God’s grace as bestowed on each of us through our giftedness. We’ll look at the questions “Who am I?” and “Why am I Here?” as they relate to discovering and using the unique gifts God has given us through the Holy Spirit for serving and connecting with one another. Details: Karen Hanson (407-977-0418 or svenska77kh@aol.com)

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

ADULTS

MEN’S BIBLE STUDIES

LW Buddy Training 101 Wednesday, June 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., rooms 5106-7, Children’s Worship Wing.

Details and registration: Teri Grayson (407-9494014 or teri.grayson@northlandchurch.net)

LW Psalms

LW FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY:

Tuesdays, 6:45 to 8 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, room 1118. Chronological study of some of the Psalms written by King David in association with historical events that contributed to their composition.

Details: Bob Shoemaker (bobshoemaker@ mindspring.com or 407-599-3132)

LW 1 SAMUEL Thursdays, 6:30 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, room 1118. Join this open-forum discussion on the book of 1 Samuel: 45 minutes of study, and 15 minutes of prayer. Details: Ron Morris (ron@creativele.com) MD MEN’S BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

Tuesdays, 6:15 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)

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES LW The Joy of Living

Wednesdays, through June 23, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., rooms 4209-10. A six-week interdenominational Bible study of the books of John and Jude. Details: Dianne Brennan (407-310-8378)

LW Living Beyond Yourself Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit — Beth Moore Study • Mondays, through June 28, 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

• Tuesdays, through June 22, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Rink, Student Ministries and Care Center. This new, 11-week study will focus on the fruit of the Spirit as presented in the book of Galatians. Details: Cherrie Rowe

OV = Northland at Oviedo

LIVING DEBT-FREE Thursdays, through July 15, 7 p.m., The Rink, Student Ministries and Care Center. Developed

by Dave Ramsey, this 13-week, biblically based video course teaches management of money and explains how money really works in a simple, easy-to-understand style. The cost for materials, available at Northland’s bookstore, is $111. Details and registration: Rich or Jana Haussmann (407-688-2182 or rhaussmann@cfl. rr.com)

LW No Greater Love Free Movie Night Friday, June 11, 7 p.m., sanctuary. No Greater Love is the dramatic story of faith, forgiveness and the sovereignty of God. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Child care available, registration is required. $5 per child ($10 max per family). To register your child, click on “Purchase Tickets” at www.northlandchurch. net/calendar/details/no_greater_love_ movie_night/ link. Details: Jamila Millette (jamila.millette@northlandchurch.net) LW New Life Ministry Lose It for Life

Saturdays, beginning June 19, 4:45 p.m., rooms 4209-10. A balanced program that deals with the physical issues of overeating, and focuses on the emotional, mental and spiritual factors related to weight loss to help achieve permanent results. Child care is available with reservation.

Books are available in the Northland Bookstore.

Registration fee is $5. Details and registration: Mary Lou or Keith Caskey (maryloucaskey@gmail. com or 407-792-1636)

LW PEACESEEKERS Sundays, through May 30, 9 a.m., room 4209.

Learn practical and effective biblical methods of approaching life’s conflicts, methods that honor God, help us get the log out of our own eye, and restore relationships. Details: Gary Wright

LW Your Time-Starved Marriage Thursdays, June 17 to August 5, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 4206-7. Enjoy this video series by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott that will help deepen your marriage and learn how to better manage your time and maximize the moments you have together. Registration fee: $5 per couple; $25 for the book and two workbooks one for women and one for men (special bundle discount at the Northland Bookstore). Child care is provided for children 10 and under with registration. Details and registration: Barb Olsen (407-949-7183 or barbara.olsen@northlandchurch.net) OV

48 Days to the Work You Love — Dan Miller Study Sundays, 2:30 p.m., NOCC. 48 Days to the Work You Love is not about finding a new job. It is about finding out what you are going to be. According to Dan Miller, failing to make that fundamental discovery is why so many people find themselves in jobs they hate. In this 4 to 6 week study, Dan Miller will help you make successful career and job decisions by understanding your God-given skills and abilities, personality traits, values, dreams and passions. Details: Karen and Ben Kim (admin@redema.us or 407-365-2332)

OV ADULT SMALL GROUP

Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Welday home, Oviedo.

Read through the book of Ephesians, a short, but powerful, book in the New Testament that has so much to say about our relationships — our relationship with God, and with those people all around us. Children are welcome, but there is no child care. Details: Ruth Linares (ruthalinares@gmail.com or 407-227-0970)

OV Adult Small Group Sundays, 6:30 p.m., Wiest home, Oviedo.

Study: Twisting the Truth, by Andy Stanley.

This study teaches how to be discerning in a culture of deception and exposes four destructive lies about authority, pain, sex and sin. Details: Paul and Pam Wiest at 407-9775295 or wiestpj@earthlink.net

CHILDREN 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: Diane Jones (407-9497188 or diane.jones@northlandchurch.net) • STEP 1—BECOMING A PART OF GOD’S FAMILY: June 27 to July 25. Focus: Salvation and assurance. Includes Communion instruction.

• STEP 2—THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: June 27 to August 1. 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: TBD. 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, fellowship hall. Join a fellowship of men pursuing

WO = Northland at west oaks

sexual integrity. Workbooks are available at Northland’s bookstore for $17. Details and registration: Bryce Hagedorn (407-2273072 or brycehagedorn@yahoo.com) or Kevin Urichko (407-949-7166 or kevin.urichko@ northlandchurch.net)

LW Men’s Fraternity — The Quest for Authentic Manhood Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 4210.

Join a journey to understand your masculine identity and learn to pursue authentic manhood as a lifelong priority. Topics include seasons of a man’s life, uncovering wounds, marriage, fatherhood and a plan for manhood.

Registration and details: Bob Keiderling (407618-3183 or bobk226@hotmail.com) LW Winning at Work and Home Thursdays, 6:30 to 8 a.m., Student Ministries and Care Center, Fellowship Hall. This 8-week study by Dr. Robert Lewis of Men’s Fraternity explores how men can enjoy and engage in work and relate at home. Details: Tom Horvath (Tom@tomhorvath.com) OV Men’s Fraternity Group (Years 1, 2, 3) Tuesdays, 6:30 a.m., NOCC. Includes three one-year-long studies beginning with The Quest for Authentic Manhood, followed by Winning at Work and Home and ending with The Great Adventure. Studies provide men with an encouraging process that teaches them how to live lives of authentic manhood as modeled

by Jesus Christ and directed by the Word of God. Details: Jeremy Jobson (jeremy.jobson@ northlandchurch.net or 407-929-3053) OV Men’s Small Group Saturdays, 7:15 a.m., NOCC. Gather for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Details: Lawrence Wachter (407-430-2835 or lawrence.wachter@ gmail.com) WO MEN IN THE WORD

Saturdays, 8 a.m., Northland at West Oaks conference room. Study: Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit,

by Frances Chan. Details: Jerry Murphy (407522-1672 or jerry.murphy@ieee.org)

WOMEN LW A Woman God Can Use Mondays, through May 24, 10 to 11:30 a.m., room 1111, Student Ministries and Care Center. Learn how to make good choices in your everyday life. See how Old Testament women made tough choices as they failed and triumphed, and how biblical principles make the answers we seek clearer. The book is available at the Northland Bookstore for $8.25. Child care is provided. Details: Beverly Bailey (bwbailey113@ earthlink.net or 407-416-0309) LW Women’s Healing Ministry Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 1111. This group will provide hope and a safe place to heal if you have experienced sexual betrayal, deception, and lies of secrecy which keep you in bondage.

Details and registration: Vicki M. Wotring (520631-0886 or celebratelife3@aol.com) OV He Speaks to Me Mondays, 7 p.m., home of Laurie Jean Harrington. This study: based on the book He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear the Voice of God, by Priscilla Evans Shirer, covers life lessons from the account of God’s speaking to the boy Samuel. By learning to listen to God’s voice and obeying Him, we will enter into a closer relationship with God and have a deeper desire to serve Him faithfully. Details: Laurie Jean Harrington (lauriejean2@bellsouth.net or 407-977-6742)

Lw = Northland at LONGWOOD

MD = Northland at Mount dora

Opportunities to serve in the community

OV

When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back In the Box Fridays, 9:30 a.m., NOCC. Using games as a metaphor for our temporal lives, learn what’s fleeting and what’s permanent in God’s Kingdom. Using humor, terrific stories, and a focus on winning “the right trophies,” John Ortberg paints a vivid picture of the priorities all Christians will want to embrace. Details: Linda McGrath (lmcgr2033@cfl.rr.com or 407574-3249)

Opportunities to serve at Northland.

Questions about serving at a Northland Distributed site?

Longwood:

serve@northlandchurch.net or 407-949-4000 Mount Dora: Bill Chapman bill.chapman@northlandchurch.net or 352-434-4116 Oviedo: Rebecca Sheahan rebecca.sheahan@northlandchurch.net or 407-683-3566 West Oaks: Derika Hacker derika.hacker@northlandchurch.net or 407-473-4537

LW CELEBRATE RECOVERY MUSICIANS

Vocalists and musicians needed for the newly forming Celebrate Recovery Band. Details: Celebrate Recovery Ministry leader Mary Ann Mannen (407-913-4777 or mmannen@cfl.rr.com)

LW communion servers

Communion servers are needed the first weekend of each month. Training provided.

Details: Lori Holton (communion@northland church.net or 407-949-4000)

LW Computer repairs/maintenance

Basic troubleshooters of PCs needed, including Windows XP, Windows 7, Office 2003 and 2007, in-house applications, Tier 1 support. Must be patient, customer service-oriented and able to give a few hours a week. Details: Jon Marte (jon.marte@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 ASSISTANCE

Weekday volunteers are needed to answer phones and greet visitors. Flexible hours.

Details: Susan Cholewa (407-937-0544 or susan. cholewa@northlandchurch.net)

LW SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND TEENS

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

LW Ushers and greeters Greet and seat those attending worship services. Serve for two and a half hours every other weekend. No experience necessary.

Details: Susan Cholewa (susan.cholewa@ northlandchurch.net or 407-937-0544) MD photographer

Take photos of regular activities and special events at the Mount Dora site for use in the newspaper, on the blog or website. Must have your own camera and be able to shoot in large format. Details: Dede Caruso (newspaper@ northlandchurch.net)

OV = Northland at Oviedo

LIFE SERVICE For a project list and registration, visit www. northlandchurch.net/serve. More info on page 6.

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 (407-9370549 or lauralee.wright@northlandchurch.net)

LW BLOOD DRIVE

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

LW COVERING CARE BLANKET

First Saturday of each month, 3 to 4:30 p.m. or third Thursday of each month, 7 to 8:30 p.m., room 4217. Work on baby caps and blankets for distribution in local communities.

Details: Nicole Roberts (407-699-8575 or mamaquad@earthlink.net)

LW DISASTER RESPONSE TEAMS

Medical professionals, licensed CDL drivers, culinary professionals, veterinarians or vet techs, licensed mental health counselors and those interested in providing mental health services needed. Training provided. Details: Gretchen Kerr (407-949-7190 or gretchen. kerr@northlandchurch.net)

LW

HELP WOMEN TRANSITIONING FROM JAIL to Community Christian women are needed to befriend and support other Christian women who have decided to follow Christ and start a new life. Details: Linda Moedinger (jhvolunteer@gmail.com)

LW HELP INCARCERATED MEN

Men needed to come alongside incarcerated man. No experience necessary. Minimum commitment: one hour per week. Details: Greg Kerr (407-770-8503 or gpkerr@mindspring.com)

LW JAIL MINISTRY

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 LONGWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER 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) 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 407-699-4903) LW RECOVERY MINISTRY

Volunteers with a heart for the hurting, and recovery or 12-step experience needed to help with a ministry. Details: Laurie Jean Harrington (407-977-6742 or lauriejean2@bellsouth.net)

MD THE CARPENTER’S HOUSE FOR CHILDREN

This home in Lake County is a Christ-centered residence to 16 abandoned, displaced,

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underprivileged and medically needy children. They are supported by churches and individuals with a heart for children. Details on how you can help support them visit www.thecarpentershouseoflakecounty.com.

Details: Ann South (352-267-3388 or south4@ comcast.net)

OV GOOD SAMARITAN

This ministry connects members of the church family in need with those who can meet those needs. Various immediate needs include meal deliveries, rides to doctor’s appointments, help with post-operative care, and grocery shopping for the elderly. Details: Rebecca Sheahan (rebecca. sheahan@northlandchurch.net or 407-683-3566)

OV International Friendship Ministries

Serving locally with global impact through outreach opportunities to international students at UCF, including social activities, Bible studies, conversational English language practice and more. Details: Michele Moresi (407-694-7196 or sailingfan2@hotmail.com)

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

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) Central Florida’s Job Fair (CFEC.org) Wednesday, July 14, noon to 4 p.m., 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) 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 (www. exchangeministries.org or 407-514-4356) • support group First Monday of each month, 7 p.m, First Baptist Orlando, E-2 building, third floor, 3000 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando.

Here they encourage parents, friends and family members who have loved ones struggling with sexual identity. Inquiries are confidential. Details: Cherrie Rowe (407-3226850 or cherbear100@aol.com) Gripped by the Greatness of God Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m., Rodriguez home, Lake Mary. Rediscover the wonder of God’s attributes and spur your spiritual walk into a consistent life pattern of worship and service to God! Details and directions: Luis Rodriguez (407-687-7173) 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)

Joy Christian Arts Academy Showcase Production Friday, June 18, 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 19, 2 p.m., Winter Springs High School auditorium. “The Reign Of Grace” is the theme of this year’s showcase production.

Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door.

(Children 5 and under prohibited.) Details and ticket reservation: JCAA (407-365-5531) READERS MINISTRY Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m., Goldsboro Elementary School in Sanford. Read to kindergarteners and first-graders. Experience is not necessary.

Additional opportunities through this multigenerational ministry — Nanas, Papas and Reading Buddies — include tutoring Goldsboro’s second- and third-graders. Details: Elaine Gritter (egritter@bellsouth.net or 407-3271474) or Candy Guernsey (cwgrfg@aol.com or 407-323-9433) Retracing Apostle Paul’s Footsteps January 4 to 17, 2011. Dr. Bob Tuttle, a faculty member at Asbury Theological Seminary, will lead and teach a group as it retraces the footsteps of the apostle Paul.

Join this journey, which will give you a new appreciation of all that God has shared with you through His Word as written by the apostle Paul. Details: Bill Tillmann (407-482-7585 or bill.tillmann@asburyseminary.edu)

men CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN’S CONNECTION (CBMC) Tuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m., Denny’s, Lee Road exit off Interstate 4. A worldwide men’s ministry for 78 years (www.cbmc.com) that meets for fellowship, prayer and discussion of God’s principles for business. Details: Armand Dauplaise (407-221-3114 or adauplaise@aol. com) or Larrie Kitchen (407-462-4828)

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

Details: www.nearhim.com

women Becoming a Woman Who Listens to God Fridays, noon to 1 p.m., Cravings (corner of State Road 434 by Interstate 4). Cost for the book of the same name, by Sharon Jaynes is $7; it is available at the class or in the Northland Bookstore. Details: Cindy Price (cindy@pricecrew.com or 407-221-3981) Community Fellowship Group Third Thursday of each month, 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., DeBary Golf & Country Club, 300 Plantation Club Drive, DeBary.

Enjoy interesting speakers and Christian fellowship.

Sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries (www.stonecroft.org). Cost: $15 (includes admission and lunch). Details and reservations: Bev Sullivan (BevSullivan02@ aol.com or 386-753-1191) Confidence In Crisis Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:30 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 (407-272-7522 or sandylisaacs@yahoo.com)

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Lw = Northland at LONGWOOD

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 welcome. Details and directions: Nancy Petitto (321-972-2255) 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) 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) WORKPLACE MINISTRY First Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., Orlando. J4 Leaders, (www.J4Leaders.org) an interdenominational ministry for women to help encourage one another to succeed with a biblical worldview. Details: Pam Oldham (info@J4Leaders.org or 407-522-4797)

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

MD = Northland at Mount dora

LW

Nonperishable food items can be placed into the designated wooden boxes in the lobby of the Worship Center and in the Student Ministries and Care Center. Details: 407-949-4000 or serve@northlandchurch.net)

MD LOVE COLLECTION

New collection each month. Visit the information table for list. Details: Ann South (south4@ comcast.net or 352-267-3388) or Sharlee Hollingsworth (shollingsworth2@cfl.rr.com)

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 407-415-7678) OV Hope Foundation & Sonshine Thrift has donation buckets in the foyer as well as current needs lists and service opportunities.

Details: Rebecca Sheahan (rebecca.sheahan@ northlandchurch.net or 407-683-3566) WO

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).

donations

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)

LW

bed sheets and pillowcases and other items are needed at Safehouse of Seminole for battered women and their children. Complete needs list (www.safehouseofseminole.org).

Details: admin@safehouseofseminole.org or 407-302-5220

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

AUTOMOBILE NEEDED by Northland’s Service Department to provide transportation for visiting guests and missionaries.

Details: Sarah Mattingly (sarah.mattingly@ northlandchurch.net or 407-949-7170)

LW Christian and classic children’s books as well as parenting and marriage books are needed for the Northland Children’s and Family library. Details: Bethany Durys (bethany. durys@northlandchurch.net or 407-937-0541)

OV = Northland at Oviedo

WO = Northland at west oaks

Chief, cont.

She explains, “The day prior to our departure, I received word that someone had donated three cases of children’s vitamins and supplements designed for children.

It was truly an answer to prayer!”

But that wasn’t the end of the story. The team took the vitamins and other supplies to a small orphanage in the mountains of Haiti, only to discover upon arrival that they had more people waiting for assistance than supplies on hand.

Again, they prayed. The results?

“We literally asked Jesus to ‘bless’ the vitamins and the supplies like He did with the loaves and fish. We formed two lines and started giving away what we had. At the end of the day, each and every child had received help. It was such a blessing and a very heart-filled moment for our entire team.”

Kerr says one of the most difficult aspects of working in Haiti has been the sense of not having done enough.

“Our teams spend quite a bit of time talking through this very subject and discussing how we see God in all we do. How do you determine the value of a drink of water for a dying patient, or holding the hands of a young child and her mother when we know that the child cannot be helped, or serving a meal to an orphanage full of children that might have starved to death otherwise?”

She adds, “We can’t help each and every person of Haiti, but we can help a few — and to those few we are able to help, it has meant the world.”

It has also meant the world to Northlanders who have traveled to Haiti on Distributed Journeys. In the days leading up to his trip, Rich Wales prayed that God would accomplish much not just through him, but in him.

“My hope is that God will help me develop a deeper compassion for those in need and the willingness to take action. To be a better role model so my wife and children can see that He can touch all of us in a way that we can give Him the glory.”

He concludes, “I would like to show the people of Haiti that worldwide, Christian compassion and support will always be available to them, especially in their darkest times.”

To learn more about upcoming Distributed Journeys to Haiti and other countries, please visit www.somedayistoday.net.

BLANKETS, SOCKS AND WARM CLOTHING are needed at Coalition for the Homeless. Details on drop-off location: Joy Morris (407-949-0151) 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)

If you would like to ask Governor Charlie Crist to sign HB 1143 — a bill prohibiting public funds to pay for elective abortions and requiring ultrasounds for women considering having an abortion — you can call or fax at the number below.

Phone: (850) 488-7146 or (850)-488-4441, Fax: (850) 487-0801 E-mail: Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com

Got News? Recently married or engaged? Have a new addition

to the family? Send your wedding and newborn pictures plus details to the Northland News (newspaper@northlandchurch.net).

FINANCIAL REPORT As of may 17, 2010 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. Details: Twila Roberts (407-949-4000) .......................................................................................................................

THIS WEEK

Ministry/Operations Mortgage Payment Total Budget

THIS YEAR

Surplus/ Need Received (Deficit) Need Received 225,101

213,463 (11,638)

34,890

22,917 (11,973)

259,991 236,380 (23,611)

LOAN BALANCE is currently $18,992,500

4,502,020 697,800

4,286,485

Surplus/ (Deficit)

“The resilience of the Haitian people is remarkable,” Gretchen Kerr says.

ATTENDANCE: Weekend of May 15 to 17, 2010 7,031 Northland at Longwood Northland at Mount Dora 201 Northland at Oviedo 392 Northland at West Oaks 95 Evangelical Council for Northland online 2,166 at 1,075 sites Financial Accountability Total 9,885 at 1,079 sites ..................................................................................................................

(215,535)

497,437 (200,363)

5,199,820 4,783,922 (415,898) *

*Deficit currently being covered by operating reserve.

Total offerings for Haiti to date: $141,052.26

Bring a special offering to worship or give online.

(Select “Local/Global Missions” and write “Haiti” in the notes field.) All money will be sent directly to Northland’s partners working in Haiti. Details: Twila Roberts

(twila.roberts@northlandchurch.net or 407-949-7181)

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Peter Katauskas, Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thom Willis, Vice Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marcus Mennenga, Secretary-Treasurer . . . . . . . .

Fred Franz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dan Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dr. Don Pederson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Felipe Santos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ed Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

407-937-1809 407-949-4000 407-949-7169 407-937-1766 407-949-4000 407-937-1804 407-949-7168 407-937-1794

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 Website . . . . . . . . . . blogs.northlandchurch.net Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7199 Donna Duckhorn, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Teri Grayson, Early Childhood Administrator . . . .

Julie Meeker, Grade School Administrator . . . . . .

Pam Anderson, Co-op Director . . . . . . . . . . . . .

STUDENT Ministries Shaylynn Stoner, Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pastoral Care Scotty Alderman, Pastoral Care Coordinator . . .

Elaine Harland, Care Ministries Coordinator . . .

Worship Services Ruth Sapp, Congregational Services Director . . .

Susan Cholewa, Site Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . .

Kathy Campbell, Deaf Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . .

407-949-7162 407-949-4014 407-949-7153 407-949-7179

OVIEDO SITE

Whom do I contact if:

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?

Shaylynn Stoner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-7194 I need information about Children’s Ministries?

Longwood: Debbie Blahnik . . . . . . 407-949-7162 Mount Dora: Bill Chapman . . . . . . 352-434-4116 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: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4000 Mount Dora: Bill Chapman . . . . . . 352-434-4116 Oviedo: Rebecca Sheahan . . . . . . . 407-683-3566 West Oaks: Derika Hacker . . . . . . . 407-473-4537 I want to get involved in a local servE Day

serve@northlandchurch.net, 407-949-4000 or visit www.northlandchurch.net/serve 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 Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northland Church at Oviedo General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-949-4000 Jeremy Jobson, Site Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-929-3053 jeremy.jobson@northlandchurch.net Rebecca Sheahan, Site Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . 407-683-3566 rebecca.sheahan@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 Mike Grindstaff, Small Group and Bible Study Connections Lay Leader . . . . . . . . . 917-716-1362 or mgrindstaff@topps.com Josh Smith, Setup/Takedown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-739-8602 JoshuaMSmith1@yahoo.com Kathy Franz, Boys Town Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-415-7678 Prayer — For prayer requests or to join the Oviedo prayer team contact Rebecca Sheahan (rebecca.sheahan@northlandchurch. net or 407-683-3566) Good Samaritan Ministry — Help someone who really needs it, right now! Sign-up and details: Rebecca Sheahan (rebecca.sheahan@ northlandchurch.net or 407-683-3566) Be in the Know — Get on the e-mail list for ongoing events and information. Details: Rebecca Sheahan (rebecca.sheahan@ northlandchurch.net or 407-683-3566)

407-949-7194 407-949-4035 407-949-4402

WEST OAKS SITE

407-949-4039 407-937-0544 407-328-4785

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

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 Website . . . . . 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 Page Patnode, Children’s Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . 407-538-6662 pagepatnode@hotmail.com Kitty Merritt, Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352-589-1770 Tara Dufrene, The Carpenter’s House for Children . . 615-642-8963 tdufrene@aimhealth.com Laura Martin, Celebrate Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 352-408-2640 lauramartin32778@gmail.com Kelly Verkaik, Debbie’s Doorstep . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-310-5355 debbiesdoorstep@mac.com

COUNSELING

Northland partner, nonprofit counseling ministries.

• Discovery Counseling Darby Blanchard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-376-3773 • Oviedo Counseling Clinic (at Reformed Theological Seminary) 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/Takedown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-493-7343 lamadori@cfl.rr.com John & Maxine Hammerstein, Prayer Coordinators . 407-877-8896 maxinehammerstein@mac.com Patti Novak, F.A.I.T.H. Neighboorhood Center . . . . 352-989-7478 LEADERSHIP TEAM Stephen Arnold . . . 407-358-9603 or stephenarnold4@cfl.rr.com Jerry Murphy . . . . . . 407-522-1672 or jerry.murphy@ieee.org Zack Fulmer . . . . 407-656-3008 or zack.fulmer@ronblue.com Rod Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-256-7577 or rmoss@zkslawfirm Larry Szrom . . . . . . . . . . 407-491-2245 or lszrom@yahoo.com Tim Baker . . . . . . 407-376-0521 or tbaker@MearsTransportation.com

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 or lifehope@northlandchurch.net) 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.

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.

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

FAMILIES 16

BUILDING HEAVEN-LIKE FAMILIES

Preaching the message this weekend:

Dr. Steve Brown, President of Key Life Network

Our preacher at Longwood this weekend is Dr. Steve Brown, president of Key Life Network, a Christian radio network. Key Life’s 15-minute daily radio broadcast, as well as the one-minute “Think Spots,” are heard throughout the United States, Canada and internationally, featuring the Bible teaching of Dr. Brown. In addition to the radio programs, Key Life also offers cassette tapes, CDs and publications that teach and help listeners grow in the knowledge of God, producing life-changing results.

“What makes this program unique,” according to its website (www.keylife.org), “is Steve’s humor, illustrations and practical application of Scripture, all with the focus on our freedom in Christ.”

Dr. Brown also is a seminary professor and author. He previously served as a pastor for more than 25 years and now devotes much of his time to the radio broadcast. Dr. Brown has a variety of experiences and a unique perspective on life, but refuses to be a “guru.” He gives, in his teaching, the freedom to think.

Overall, Steve has become known for his refreshing and practical biblical applications.

Currently, Dr. Brown is serving as a professor of preaching at Reformed Theological Seminary in Oviedo. He sits on the board of the National Religious Broadcasters and Harvest USA and is the author of several books, including Born Free, When Being Good Isn’t Good Enough and When Your Rope Breaks. His articles appear in such magazines and journals as Leadership, Decision, Plain Truth and Today’s Christian Woman. >>> TO READ MORE ABOUT DR. BROWN, VISIT WWW.KEYLIFE.ORG.

THIS WEEKEND’S MESSAGE:

Poker, Peace and Piety Scripture focus:

Matthew 25:14-30 (ESV)

Worship focus:

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“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, and ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much.

Enter into the joy of your master.’ And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.’

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’ But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”

Worship God today as the Author of joy. He delights in His children, and He is most delighted with us when we are most satisfied in Him. (John Piper, Desiring God)

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We praise You, Father, for lifting us out of the depths. We called to you for help and you saved us. You brought us up from death to life. We sing to You and praise Your name. For Your anger lasts only a moment, but Your favor lasts forever; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. You have turned our mourning into dancing; You have removed our sackcloth and clothed us with joy, that our hearts may sing to You and not be silent. O Lord our God, we will give you thanks forever!

(Adapted from Psalm 30)

NEXT WEEKEND: Dr. Joel C. Hunter | Happy Together … Growing Together as We Grow in Christ | Post-parenting | John 2:1-5

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