2010 -- Past Events
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| January | |
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| 1 | New Year's Day |
| 3 | First worship service of the new year.
Combined worship service at 10:45. 
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| 9 | Blue Ridge Quiz Tournament in Virginia. Go Quizzers! |
| 10 | We will have a Congregational meeting and vote on the new building campaign. This will take place in the multipurpose room following second service. Lunch will be provided. All are welcome. |
| 10 | Deep Impact: Pasta night. |
| 17 | Deep Impact: Mac 'n Cheese night. |
| 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| 24 | Baptism Sunday. Several members were baptized during our morning worship services. 
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| 24 | Deep Impact: Pancake night. |
| 24 | Financial Peace University. Starts tonight at 6:00 p.m. For additional information, visit www.daveramsey.com. Click here for additional information or registration. (Search for zip code 20882.) |
| 29-30 | Festival for Life: Teen festival at Belair Church of the Nazarene. |
| 30 | Women's Spiritual Spa: A one day retreat for body and soul. Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm right here at GCN. Sign ups begin on January 10th. The cost is $20.00 ($25.00 for registration on the day of event), which includes breakfast and lunch. Be sure to sign up and bring a friend. This will be a day of spiritual enrichment, friends, and a bit of pampering. Events also include worship, group teaching, espresso bar, seated stretching instruction, manicure & hand massage, and spa prizes. |
| 31 | Deep Impact: Pizza night. |
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| February | |
| 7 | World Mission/Faith Promise Sunday: Our Faith Promise Pledge this year will include funding for mission trips and some local compassionate ministry efforts as well as our continued support for the efforts of the Church of the Nazarene in 150+ world areas. This has been re-scheduled to March 14th due to the blizzard. |
| 7 | Deep Impact: Super Bowl night. Canceled due to blizzard. |
| 12 | We're opening the church on Friday evening for a "Get Out of the House Night" for anyone who wants to come! Bring snacks and board games and stories from the historic storm we've all lived through. We'll have the heat and lights on and tables set up. Pastor Brian will be hosting this get together from 7-10pm. Come for the whole time, come for part of the time. |
| 12-14 | Focus on the Family "Weekend to Remember" in Washington, D.C. Go to www.familylife.com to register. |
| 14 | Valentine's Day -- The first Sunday following the blizzards of 2010. Lots of snow, but we got the parking lot and sidewalks cleared.
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| 14 | Deep Impact: Sloppy Joe Night |
| 15 | President's Day |
| 17 | Ash Wednesday |
| 20 | Teen Quiz. Snowflake Tournament in Hershey, PA. Once again – Go Quizzers! |
| 21 | Capital Campaign pledges are due. |
| 21 | Annual Elections: GCN members will be electing leaders for the coming year at a voting station that will be set up for voting before, between, and after services on Sunday morning. Let's be praying for God's guidance in this important process. |
| 21 | Deep Impact: Soup Night |
| 23 | Thanksgiving in February: Help the hungry by dining out! Selected restaurants throughout Montgomery County will be donate a percentage of their sales to charities in Montgomery county. |
| 26-28 | Teen winter retreat at Roxbury Holiness Camp in Roxbury, PA. Get pumped for a weekend of fun (snow tubing and other stuff!) and a weekend of turning our hearts, minds and bodies to God.
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| 28 | Nazarene World Week of Prayer: The annual Nazarene World Week of Prayer will begin on Sunday, February 28, and go through Saturday, March 6. During this week Nazarenes are asked to dedicate themselves to interceding for our church and our world. Read more... |
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| March | |
| 1-6 | Nazarene World Week of Prayer: (continued) The annual Nazarene World Week of Prayer will begin on Sunday, February 28, and go through Saturday, March 6. During this week Nazarenes are asked to dedicate themselves to interceding for our church and our world. Read more... |
| 5 | World Day of Prayer |
| 6 | NAZ 101: This introductory class to the Nazarene Church will be offered on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Please contact Pastor Kelly at 301-330-0366 if you are interested. All are invited. |
| 7 | Deep Impact: Rice & Beans |
| 13 | District Quiz Meet here at GCN. Come cheer on our quizzers! |
| 14 | Daylight Savings Time starts (Spring Forward) |
| 14 | World Mission/Faith Promise Sunday: Our Faith Promise Pledge this year will include funding for mission trips and some local compassionate ministry efforts as well as our continued support for the efforts of the Church of the Nazarene in 150+ world areas. Bob Prescott will be the special guest speaker on Sunday morning. Our Faith Promise Pledge Goal this year is $85,000. Your prayerful giving will make a difference! We will celebrate mission around the world with a "Taste of Nations" following second service in the MPR. Bring a favorite international appetizer or finger food to share! And wear an international outfit on Sunday, too! 
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| 17 | St. Patrick's Day |
| 18-21 | Regional Festival of Life (FoL) at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA. All high school participants at District FoL who qualify will be able to go to Regional FoL. If you make it on, you will not want to miss it! |
| 20 | First Day of Spring |
| 21 |
The Donut Man: at 3:00 pm here at GCN.
Children love his Bible stories, his music and, of course, Duncan.
Tickets are $4.00 per person. (Contact the church office or stop by the information booth in the lobby on Sunday morning to purchase tickets.)
A great family event!
Click here to download a flyer. Invite a friend! 
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| 1 | Maundy Thursday: On Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m., we're going to gather in the Multi-Purpose Room for a Seder, the Passover meal like the one Jesus would have shared with His disciples on the night He was betrayed and which He fulfilled in His own death on the cross. The evening includes a light meal. The evening is open for the whole family and community. (A nursery will be provided.) |
| 2 | Good Friday |
| 4 | Easter: Join us for Easter Service at 9:30 or 10:45 and for the Family Celebration at 10:30 a.m. 
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| 11 | Deep Impact: Sub sandwich Night! |
| 18 | Deep Impact: Sloppy Joe Night! |
| 24 | Disaster Preparedness Training: Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This training is open to the public for anyone 14 years of age or older. You will learn shelter operations, mass care of victims of a disaster and even how to set up a shelter, hands-on training - and this will be the first step toward a Red Cross certification. Contact us to register for this free training. For additional information, see http://churchdisasterpreparedness.webs.com/ |
| 24 | Women's Beth Moore Simulcast at Oakdale Emory. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |
| 25 | Deep Impact: Ham Night! |
| 26 | Missions Monday: Floyd Cunningham will be speaking at 7:00 p.m. about missions activities in the Philippines. He is president of the Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary. |
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April 30-May 1— 30 Hour Famine. The 30 Hour Famine is an international youth movement to fight hunger. Help support our fundraiser. Click here to donate and find out more. |
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| May | |
| 1 | GCN Work Day: Saturday: 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Special thanks to the teens and adults who came to help with the work day to make our facilities look good inside and out. Some of the things we did included: we filled a 30-yard dumpster with stuff from in and around the church and parsonage to get ready for upcoming building construction; we took down and stored the basketball hoop and the playground equipment in preparation for construction; we built a pad for the shed to be relocated on; we painted the parsonage basement classrooms and repaired the parsonage basement floor; we cleaned out the garage in the parsonage, office area, sheds, preschool wing, various closets, and other rooms throughout the building; we washed the exterior windows; we painted some exterior railings and doors; we weeded around the building; we repaired storm damage to grass and parking lot bumpers; we removed storm-damaged trees around parsonage; and cleaned up around the building. 
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| 2 | Deep Impact: Deli Sandwich Night! |
| 6 | National Day of Prayer: Prayer Service at GCN at 7:00 p.m. All are invited! |
| 9 | Mother's Day |
| 12 | Men! Come hear Greg Taylor from Manila and find out about some of the good things God is doing half way around the world! Wednesday night @ 7:00 p.m. at the Spitlers' house. Read more about Greg's activities on his website. |
| 16 | Dinner and Dessert Auction: Immediately following second service, we had a Baked Potato Bar with corn bread and Nazarene chili! There was also be a dessert auction. Thanks to all who donated and helped raised over $2,000 to support our teens going on the West Virginia Mission Trip in July. 
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| 20 | Women's Craft Night 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
| 23 | Pentecost |
| 23 | Baptism Sunday: During worship service, we celebrated as several individuals committed themselves to a life in Christ. |
| 23 | Financial Peace University (FPU). FPU is Dave Ramsey's life-changing 13-week program that teaches you to achieve your financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. Classes are Sunday evenings from 6:00-8:00. Click here for additional information or to register. |
| 30 | Money due for June 19 Six Flags Day (See below for details.) |
| 31 | Memorial Day |
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| June | |
| 6 | Graduation Sunday: We will be honoring our high school and college graduates. |
| 6 | Deep Impact: A Word from a Graduate! |
| 8-11 | PALCON 2010 at ENC |
| 10 | Vacation Bible School (VBS) planning meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room. All staff and helpers or anyone who would like to volunteer are welcome. |
| 11-12 | Men's golf outing at Woods Resort, Hedgesville, WV |
| 13 | Gary, WV Mission Trip Team Meeting: Immediately following Second Service in Sanctuary (approximately 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.) |
| 13 | Deep Impact: How to Follow Christ…Especially in the Summer |
| 17 | Men's BBQ at GCN - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. More than 50 men turned out for an evening of food, entertainment, games and prizes, fellowship and a message from the Word presented by Greg Clugston. |
| 19 | Six Flags Day! (plus Jeremy Camp in concert) Join us for this first official School's-out Saturday. Mark the date. Cost is $25 and includes park admission, transportation, and the concert (does not include food). You can bring food into the park, so if you would like to pack your lunch/snacks instead of buying it there, feel free! (Money is due by May 30.) |
| 20 | Father's Day (No Deep Impact tonight). |
| 21 | Gary, WV Mission Trip Team Meeting: Monday from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. |
| 21 | Summer begins |
| 24 | Mission Trip to Honduras (Continues through July 2) |
| 27 | Congregational meeting on Sunday, June 27 regarding the new building plans. The meeting will be immediately following second service in the sanctuary. |
| 27 | Deep Impact: Pool Party at the Irons |
| 28 | District Family Camp (Starts June 28 and continues through July 5th) |
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| July | |
| 4 | Independence Day: One family service at 10:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary. A picnic to follow complete with games and the always popular water slide! Food-- Burgers and hot dogs and corn on the cob and watermelon and drinks provided. You bring a side or dessert to share! Plan on $3 per person, $10 per family to cover the meal. And Darrin could still use some folks to help him out--no charge for those who give him a hand! |
| 5 | District Family Camp (Starts June 28 and continues through July 5th) |
| 10 | Gary, WV Mission Trip Team Meeting: Saturday from 1:30 – 4:30 pm (Training Day) |
| 11 | Deep Impact: Black Hills Cookout and Games Night |
| 11-15 |  Vacation Bible School: 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Program: WaterWorks Park (David C. Cook) |
| 17 | Women's tubing at Harper's Ferry (Cost is $30.00) |
| 18 | VBS Family Celebration Picnic following the service. (No kids church.) |
| 18 | Deep Impact: Sugarloaf Mountain Hiking and Jimmy Cone |
| 18-24 | Mission Trip to Gary, WV!
July 21, 2010
Hi Everyone,I just talked to Pastor Brian and he wanted me to pass along some news from Gary West Virginia! For all the parents of teens, rest assured that your children are doing fine and working hard! They don't have cellular service so I am sending this message to you so you aren't worried! They arrived a little ahead of schedule on Sunday and got themselves settled in. On Monday they split into two groups, with one group teaching VBS and the other group working on a home in the community. Brian said the scenery was BEAUTIFUL! Aside from working on the home, a group of about 10 took some of the blankets that were made by Lynn Stepler and her friends to 3 teen mom's and their children. They had an opportunity to hang out with the families, getting to know them and seeing what their lives are like. It made quite an impact on our teens to meet these girls and their families. 
There was no serious news on Tuesday (which is actually good news!) and everyone continued on their mission! The weather is quite pleasant, about 75 degrees and not too humid. All of the adults are doing great as well.
We appreciate your prayers and ask that you continue to pray for the people of Gary! The first photo shows Luke standing in front of the unfinished welcome sign for Gary. We plan to landscape and paint the sign tomorrow. The second photo shows a group helping with the VBS this afternoon. (Click on photos for full size image.) |
| 25 | Deep Impact: Outdoor movie, bonfire, and games at the Spitlers. Starting at 6:30 p.m. Movie starts when it gets dark. |
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| August | |
| 1 | Join us during our Sunday morning worship services as the singing group Relentless (from Eastern Nazarene College) will be leading music. |
| 1 | Deep Impact: ENC Ministry Team Concert; Slip n' Slide and Messy Games night |
| 2-6 | District Teen Camp (Contact Pastor Brian for details.) District Kids and Pre-Teen Camp (Contact Pastor Terry for details.) |
| 8 | Deep Impact: Beach Day (details to be announced) |
| 15 | Deep Impact: Join us at GCN for an amazing evening with a meal, games, worship, and teens |
| 22 | Deep Impact: End of Summer barn party at the Currans |
| 27-28 | Women of Faith (Contact Pastor Terry for details.) |
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| September | |
| 5 | Labor Day Sunday: One family service at 10:45 a.m.
Second Annual Outdoor Family Service. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. to sit on. Picnic following service. Click here to see some photos from the 2009 Labor Day service. |
| 6 | Labor Day |
| 12 | Deep Impact |
| 14 | "Psalms of David" -- Join the Prime Timers as they go to the Living Waters Theater in Lancaster, PA. Please meet at 10:30 a.m. the church and we'll vanpool to the theater. |
| 18 | Naz 101 for Teens & Adults. Join us Saturday morning from 9:00 until noon for an introductory class of the beliefs, practices, history, and organization of the Nazarene Church. |
| 19 | Join us during our Sunday worship services. We're going to have Edmund and Gisela Bullock back with us, the duet known as Devoted, for a great time of music and worship. |
| 19 | Deep Impact |
| 23 | First Day of Autumn |
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Leadership Advance 2010: There will be ministry workshops and programs for youth and children. Nursery is available. The keynote speakers are Leonard Sweet and Woodie Stevens. The Advance will be at the Crossroads Church of the Nazarene, 2750 Rogers Road, Ellicott City, MD. Register at MANAZ.org |
| 26 | Dr. Peter A. Lillback, President of Providence Forum and author of the best-selling book George Washington's Sacred Fire, will come to GCN for a SPECIAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT to talk about the strong and powerful faith of the founder of our nation.
Download a free invitation or flyer. Click here to watch a 5 minute YouTube video of Dr. Peter Lillback's appearance and discussion of George Washington on the national television special "One Nation Under God." |
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| October | |
| 3 | Baptism Service |
| 3 | World Communion Day |
8-10 |
GCN Connect: Fall Retreat at GCN (Speaker: Dr. Sammy Sierra). Join us Friday evening through Sunday at GCN. The event is open to all. Read the flyer for more details. |
| 10-24 | Begin Nazarene Missions Clothing Drive: Our annual clothing drive will be held from Sunday, October 10 through Sunday, October 24. We are collecting clean, unstained, wearable clothing, both summer and winter weight, as well as sheets, towels, and blankets. |
| 11 | Columbus Day |
| 8-11 | Regional Singles Retreat |
| 17 | Membership Sunday |
| 23 | Church Work Day! Join Saturday, October 23rd from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to help with painting, repairs, yard work, parking lot improvements, and general clean up around the building. Please bring yard tools, paint supplies, carpentry tools, and a willing spirit. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Contact us to sign up or if you have any questions. Click here to see photos and read highlights from the Work Day this past May. |
| 10-24 | End Nazarene Missions Clothing Drive: Our annual clothing drive will be held from Sunday, October 10 through Sunday, October 24. We are collecting clean, unstained, wearable clothing, both summer and winter weight, as well as sheets, towels, and blankets. |
| 30 | Women's Ministry: Women's bike ride on the C&O Canal. Saturday, October 30. We will meet at the church at 1:00 p.m. Bring a friend, your bike, and your lunch. |
| 31 | Fall Fest 2010! From 5:00 - 8:00pm. All Middle and High Schoolers -- Come out to the Grubers' for some good ol' country fun. Good food, apple bobbing, pie-eating contests, fall games, costume contest, a hayride, and worship! Be there! And bring lots of friends! |
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| November | |
| 4 | Women's game night 7:00-9:00 p.m. |
| 5 | Family Fun Night (7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room) |
| 7 | Daylight Savings Time ends (Set your clocks back one hour.) |
| 7 | Deep Impact: Food: Pancakes. Ladies: Bring breakfast items (sausage/bacon); Guys: Bring juice and/or fruit |
| 11 | Veteran's Day |
| 21 | All Church Thanksgiving Dinner, Sunday, November 21 at 12:15 p.m. Join us for a feast and fellowship. Meats and trimmings are provided. Please bring veggies, sweet potatoes, or desserts. (Cost is $3 per person; $10 per family.) |
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Annual Turkey Bowl -- Touch Football for all ages: Game time start at 9:00 a.m. Game ends about 11:00 or so. Come at 8:30 if you'd like to set up the field. If anyone has some cones or jerseys, please bring 'em. Check back here for an update on weather. We'll play if it's drizzling, but not heavy rain.
Games will be played at Milton M. Kaufmann Park, 9607 Wightman Road, Montgomery Village, MDÂ 20886. |
| 25 | Thanksgiving |
| 27 | Live Nativity stable set-up, 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. |
| December | |
| 5 | Follow the Star! Please join us as our preschool and elementary children share the journey of the Magi through songs and stories as they "Follow the Star" to the Christ-child. This performance will be shown at 9:00 a.m. and at 10:45 a.m. during worship service. Print a postcard invitation. |
| 19 | Live Nativity. You are invited to our outdoor live nativity. Come witness our re-creation of the greatest story ever told, complete with live animals! Free shows will be at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served after each performance. 
See photos from our 2008 performance. |
| 22 | A Service of Hope on Wednesday, December 22. For those who have lost a loved one this past year or for anyone for whom the Christmas season is not all merry and bright, a quiet service that reminds us of the bright hope we have in Jesus, God with us. From 7:00-8:00 p.m. |
| 24 | Christmas Eve Services on December 24. A kid friendly service at 6:00 p.m. and candlelight service at 8:00 p.m. But everyone, kids included, is welcome at both services! |
| 25 | Christmas! |
| 26 | On Sunday, December 26 we will enjoy one combined service for the whole church family at 10:45am. |
| 31 | New Year's Eve |
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