Registration is now open for The Clash, a conference for people on the crest of young adulthood. The conference will take place at Messiah College in Grantham, PA from July 29-August 4. Speakers include Wayne Grudem, Iain Duguid, David Powlison, Jeff Purswell, and Nathan Sasser. Topics to be covered include a biblical foundation of a Christian worldview, apologetics, and a Christian perspective on philosophy, government, business, economics, natural sciences and psychology. Register at soveriegngraceministries.org/theclash.

Registration is open for the NEXT 2012 Conference. This is our last NEXT conference, ever, and we're ending with a focus way bigger than any other conference: your local church. What is it supposed to do and what is your part to play in it? NEXT will be held at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL. over Memorial Day weekend (May 26-29). Kevin DeYoung and Matt Chandler will join us as two of our guest speakers. Brochures are available at the Information Table. To register, visit: www.thisisnext.org.

*Set-Up Tear Down Team -Contact Rob Newton (josenew [at] yahoo [dot] com)

*Wecome Team -Contact James Parks (jikp [at] hotmail [dot] com)

*Projection/Video Team -Contact Rob Newton (josenew [at] yahoo [dot] com)

*Counting Team -Contact Rob Newton (josenew [at] yahoo [dot] com)

*Children's Ministry -Contact Marian Marino (marian [at] gracecommunity [dot] ws)

For more details on these opportunities, see the handout at the Information Table. We need your help!

We have moved from our office space at the Lansdowne Office Plaza. Our new mailing address is:

Grace Community Church
P.O. Box 2584
Ashburn, VA 20146

Please make note of it. Our phone number remains the same: 703-858-7800

We have openings for assistants in the Mother's Infant Care Room during the 3rd and 4th Sundays of the month. For more information, contact Karen Faul at Karen [dot] faul [at] gmail [dot] com

The Welcome Team is greatly in need of volunteers. Please consider serving in any of the following areas: Usher Team, Communion Prep., Greeting Ministry, Welcome Packets, and Information Table. More information and a sign up sheet are available at the Information Table. Thank you for your help!

As you may know, Sovereign Grace Ministries is undergoing an assessment process meant to identify strengths and weaknesses. As a major component of this, they have invited and outside conciliation ministry to solicit and assess input from Sovereign Grace Church members about where change may be needed in SGM and it's churches. If you have insights that you believe would contribute to a well-rounded assessment of SGM, we would love to have your voice heard. If you'd like to know more about participating, read Dave Harvey's announcement (http://bit.ly/sgm-input) and watch the SGM blog for related updates. And please pray that God's grace and peace continue to multiply in Sovereign Grace churches.

The church office is looking for volunteers to assist with clerical tasks on a weekly schedule.  Youth looking for office experience, or adults wishing to serve the church in this way are encouraged to call the church office at (703) 858-7800.

For safety purposes, please keep aisles free of baby strollers or other obstructions.  You may park strollers in one of the seating sections where chairs have been removed (near the main aisle by the auditorium entrance doors), or in the back sections of the auditorium.  Please feel free to ask an usher for assistance. 

We have the privilege of partnering with Covenant Mercies, an organization affiliated with Sovereign Grace Ministries, in offering financial assistance to orphans in Africa.  To find out how you can help an orphan in need, visit the Information Table.  

We are in need of a video camera and tripod that could be used each Sunday during the service to supply a live video feed to our Mother's Infant Care Room.  If you are interested in either donating used equipment or volunteering to bring and run your own on a rotating basis, please contact us at office [at] gracecommunity [dot] ws. 

To serve our mothers using our Mother's Infant Care Room on Sunday mornings, we would like to set up a video camera in the auditorium to capture the service so that they can watch it live.  If you are available to set up camera equipment on Sunday mornings or have a video camera that you would like to either give away or loan on an ongoing basis towards this need, please contact the church office at (office [at] gracecommunity [dot] ws).  

Our Sunday morning Children's Ministry is looking for volunteers to serve in a variety of new capacities.  If you have children in Children's Ministry or if you enjoy working with children, please consider how you may serve in this area.

Each Sunday, our service is coordinated and implemented by many servants.  If you would like to join them, we have several serving opportunities currently available!  Our sound team is looking for volunteers who would be willing to help set up and tear down our sound system before and after the service.  No experience is required for this position.  The welcome team is in need of helpers to set up and prepare coffee before church begins on a monthly basis.  An opening is also available on this team for someone to staff the Information Table on the 5th Sunday of each month.  For more information regarding any of these opportunities, please e-mail the church office at office [at] gracecommunity [dot] ws.

Classified ads for Grace Community Church members are available at the Information Table for your convenience.  These ads include information from Grace Community members regarding items for sale, rentals and more.  If you would like to submit an advertisement in this publication, please e-mail it to office [at] gracecommunity [dot] ws.

Here is a page with more information about the upcoming Children's Ministry Assembly.

As we seek to care for the building that we are priviledged to meet in each Sunday, we would like to ask for your help in making sure that your children stay within the rooms and hallways designated for our use and that they stay away from the various fire alarms located in the facility.  Thank you!

Our Sunday morning service is now being transmitted on FM 93.1.  Any radio or walkman should be able to pick up this frequency within Briar Woods High School.  Whether you are hearing impaired or a parent of small children walking the hallway during the service, we hope this option will be helpful. 

You can get it here.

The outline from Brian's message can be downloaded here.