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Service Times
Sunday
9:30 A.M. LifeGroups & Sunday School
10:45 A.M. Morning Worship
3:30 P.M. Spanish Worship
6:30 P.M. Evening Worship
Wednesday
3:30 P.M. Teen Outreach
7:00 P.M. Awana Kids Club
Teen Worship
Adult Bible Study
experience family grow faith discover purpose
Here at Gateway, we desire to be a people
passionate in our love for the Lord and for
others. We are excited to worship with you
today, and we sincerely hope that you will
feel welcomed and at home.
Unsure of where to go? Need a little more
information? Please stop by our Welcome
Center in the church foyer, and one of our
volunteers will be happy to help. If you’re a
first-time guest, please let them know so you
can fill out a registration form and receive a
free gift.
Welcome Guests
Contact Information gatewayfwbchurch.com
757.499.9686
Gateway Free Will
@GatewayChurchVB
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Nov. 5 OCC Training
10:00-11:00 a.m., Chapel —All volunteers planning on helping with
Operation Christmas Child Collection Week should make plans to attend
this important training session. We will learn valuable information to ensure
a smooth collection week.
Nov. 11-12 Gateway Ladies Getaway
Final registration and payment for Gateway’s First Ladies Getaway to
Williamsburg needs to be completed online or at Guest Services. Cost and
other details are available when your register. Please see Paula Patrick or
Elizabeth Henley for more details.
Nov. 14-21 Operation Christmas Child Collection Center
Gateway has the unique honor of serving as the Virginia Beach Collection
Center for Operation Christmas Child again this year. We will need MANY
volunteers to help our community as they bring in their shoebox donations.
Please sign-up at Guest Services if you can help or see Chip Henley for
more information.
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Service
7:00 p.m.— Our weekday service will be held on Tuesday evening in the
auditorium. There will be no Awana Clubs; all children age 3 and up can join
their parents for a family Thanksgiving service and the opportunity to help
package some Thanksgiving food baskets for our friends and community
after the service.
Brent Patrick Pastor
Chip Henley Associate Pastor
Missions, Outreach, & Member Care [email protected]
Brian Cory
Church Administrator Awana
David Postlewaite Worship Leader
Music Director [email protected]
Bob & Dawn Freeman
Student Ministry [email protected]
Ernie & Eva Jo Dove
Senior Adult Ministry [email protected]
Sam Postlewaite
Administrator Gateway Christian Academy
Jeff Postlewaite High School Principal/Media
Erik Garcia Spanish Ministry Leader
Staff
As I look back at the past few months, I’m
reminded of just how good God has been to our
church and our family. We thank God for a
great Vacation Bible School, for property for
our church, and for watching over our daughter
during all of her medical issues. We are so
grateful for all the ways He has provided!
Also, thank you so much for your concern for
the people of Winchester, Virginia, and your
love for this ministry.
Many blessings,
This time of the year brings our attention into focus on
a subject matter that really should be a constant in our
lives: Thanksgiving. A four-year-old boy said he was
thankful for his glasses. “Why?” someone asked him.
“Because it keeps the boys from hitting me and the girls
from kissing me!” With that humorous note, I think
that we can find ample things for which we should be
thankful. God has certainly touched all of our lives with
so many amazing blessings! James reminds us that
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom
is no variableness, neither shadow of turning,” (James 1:17).
But with those gifts comes a responsibility that we have to be good stewards of
those blessings. Stewardship is a lofty and dignified principle, not merely a
gimmick for getting money into the offering plates at church. It is God’s method
for operating and sustaining the things He was given us for His honor and glory.
As stewards, we recognize that 100% of everything belongs to God; and one day
when we stand before Him, we will give an account of what we have done with
His resources. This month may we be motivated by our thankfulness to God to
give Him our lives in complete devotion, living as a responsible and obedient
manager of His blessings to do His will!
Connect with Pastor
Pastor Brent
Operation Christmas Child
Collection of Shoebox Supplies: Now - Nov. 3
Volunteer Training: Nov. 5 @ 10 am
Gateway Collection Times:
Nov 14: 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Nov. 15: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
Nov. 16: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
Nov. 17: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
Nov. 18: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
Nov. 19: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Nov. 20: 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Nov. 21: 11:00-1:00 pm, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Sign up now to volunteer!
Church Business Meeting
December 7 | 8:30 p.m. — All members should make
plans to attend this meeting. We will be voting on the
nominations for 2017 church committees.
Saints Alive
Fellowship Dinner
Nov. 4 & 28
4:00 pm | Social Hall
December Fellowship Dinner Schedule
December 2 Dinner is cancelled due to the TN trip.
December 16 It’s Christmas party time!
December 30 After the holidays, it’s a Leftovers meal for
sharing with one another.
Wednesday Visitation
3:30-6:30 pm
Bring money for dinner &
plan to stay afterwards for
youth Bible study.
Sept. 11 | gymnasium
after the evening service
Nov. 3-5 Welch Welcome Days
This trip is open to high school sophomores, juniors
and seniors. Cost is $35 plus 5-6 meals while traveling.
Nov. 13 Shake It Up 7:45-9:00
Bring money for a Cook-Out shake or other treat
following the evening worship service.
Nov. 18 Sweets for the Sweet 3:30-6:00 pm
During Wednesday Outreach, teens will make and deliver
sweet treats for some special families. Please do not miss
December 3
1:00-9:00 pm
Don’t miss this
opportunity to
travel to
Richmond and
walk through
Bethlehem this
Christmas.
November 23
No Wednesday Outreach
School & Day Care Closed | Nov. 11 (Veteran’s Day)
Thanksgiving Program | Nov. 17 | 7:00 p.m.
Southeastern Basketball Tournament | Nov. 17-19
Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 23 (1/2 day) & Nov. 24-25
Nov. 3 OCC Packing Party 6:30 pm
Bring any remaining packing supplies for OCC with you, and
enjoy an evening of fellowship and encouragement as we pack
shoeboxes of love for children around the world.
Nov. 5 & Dec. 3 Lit & Lattes 7:00 pm
Join us as we study through the book Uninvited by Lysa
Terkeurst. Contact Julie Schlicht for more information on
meeting locations or other inquiries at [email protected].
Single Focus C204 College & Singles [email protected] 2Gether C206 Young Married Couples [email protected] Transformed C202 Establishing Families and Raising Kids [email protected] Home Builders C201 Singles and Couples with Kids & Teens [email protected] Companions Social Hall Couples with College-aged Children [email protected] Truth Seekers C203 Open to all Adults [email protected] Disciples Conf. Rm Open to all Adults [email protected] Faithful Servants Chapel Senior Adults [email protected] Starting Point Pastor’s Office New to Gateway|Membership [email protected]
Prayer Needs Sundays 9:30 A.M.
Located in the Church Building
Nurseries/Preschool Church Building Birth-18 months 18-30 months 2-3 years 4-5 years 1st-5th grade Elementary Building Classes are available by age and gender Middle School Gym Building Students meet in the upstairs room to the left High School Gym Building Students meet upstairs in the main room for all extracurricular student activity
Adult Bible Study Auditorium
Join Chip Henley each Wednesday for “I Will!”—a Bible study on the traits of the outwardly focused Christian.
Ladies Bible Study Chapel
Dig deeper into Scripture individually and alongside other women by joining us each week for a study of 1 Peter.
Deeper Roots Young Adults C204
All young adults welcome
Located in the Church Building
Wednesdays
7:00 P.M.
Located in the Gym Building
Students Grades 6-12
Student Ministries Director:
Bob Freeman
Church Family Maurice Brimer, Josh Bullard, Ralph & Dot Bullock,
Virgil Cofer, Mildred Deckner, Mark & GiGi
Drexler, Hank Horton, Richard Kampmann, Shelby
Kinder, Larry Mason, Rob Piedra, Leah
Postlewaite, Lloyd Short
Relatives/Friends Vivian Bagwell’s son Daniel; Linda Bailey’s
husband Wayne; Charity Sexton; Mark Drexler’s
brother Chip; Jerry Endres’ relative Wes Thomas;
Dawn Freeman’s cousin Brian; Bernard
Goldsmith’s mother Lillian and friend Carl
Williams; Evelyn Gray’s sister Wanda; Lynn
Lawrence’s sister-in-law Kelly Lawrence; Tim
Lovell’s brother Paul; Debbie McCoy’s son-in-law;
Sam Postlewaite’s neighbor Cecil Sanie and cousin
Wayne Patton; Debbie Saunder’s niece Michelle
Bollinger; Ray and Kathy Simmons’ daughter-in-
law Bethany; Bill Stancil’s friend Kevin Ryan
Cubbies 3-4 yrs.
Sparks K5-Grade 2
TnT Grades 3-5
Awana Director: Brian Cory
Located in the Elem. Building
Upcoming Meetings
to RJ Jeffcoat and family in the passing of his grandmother to Shelby Goldsmith and family in the passing of her grandmother to Sue Temple and family in the passing of her husband Wayne Temple
In Christian Sympathy
Budget Report
October Total Offering $38,975.16
Tithes $34,355.15
Missions $1,764.00
Renovation $21.00
Other $2,835.01
Monthly Budget Needed $40,416.67
Renovation to Date $432,492.50 (86%)
GCA Steering Committee | November 9
General Board | November 16
