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For some reason a blog written last Thursday was delivered via email today. Sorry about that! Not sure why that happened, but hopefully it will be resolved soon! I hope this one goes out today, March 24!?!?!

Holy Spirit Saturday/Prayer and Worship Morning/Dwell

Big weekend for NCC!

On Saturday (March 21) we will be hosting the Alpha Holy Spirit Saturday. We will answer the questions Who is the Holy Spirit?, What does the Holy Spirit do? and How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?. All are welcome. We will begin at 9 am with some coffee and pastries and conclude at 1 pm. Lunch will be served. This will take place at 711 St. Helens Ave.

On Sunday (March 22) we will be having our monthly morning of worship and prayer. This is such an important time for us. We believe God has given us a great vision for this city, but we also know we cannot accomplish it on our own. We need Him! Join us at 10 am at 711 St. Helens Ave. as we worship our God and ask Him for a great church.

We will also continue our Dwell series with an interview of Justin Mayfield from the Tacoma Farmer's Market. We are huge fans of the Market and look forward to serving there again this summer! This will take place at our 4 pm meeting at Central Lutheran.

Easter is Coming!

Just wanted to put Easter Sunday on your radar. Sunday, April 12th is the day. As you know Easter is a chance to invite friends and families to hear about the cross and the empty tomb (aka the most important event in history!)

My friend Rick Hein recently posted this interesting piece of information. I thought it might stir us up some as we look forward to Easter Sunday!

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I find it sometimes humorous that church leaders seem to always be looking for "The Key" or the "Magic Principle" that will unlock church growth for them. Let's face it, there are no secret keys or formulas that will automatically make it all happen. This is confirmed by Chip Arn, President and CEO of Church Growth International. Arn has conducted over 50,000 interviews with people who were formerly outside of a connection with Jesus and asked them how it was they came to give their life to Jesus and get connected to a local church. Here is what his findings indicate.

• 1-2% noted that it was because a special need that arose in their life, such as a death or catastrophe.
• 2-3% said they simply decided to go to church one day.
• 1-6% said it was because they had a relationship with the pastor or someone else on the church staff.
• 1-2% said that someone knocked on their door and invited them to a church service.
• 4-5% were connected to Jesus and a local church because they got involved in some sort of Christian education (Sunday School, etc.)
• 2-3% were added as a result of some sort of church program.
• 75-90% of the people interviewed said they committed their life to Jesus and became part of a local church because a friend or relative talked to them about Jesus.

Silver Creek Fellowship's Women's Conference

Attention ladies! Silver Creek Fellowship is having their annual women's conference. The conference will be in Silverton, OR and will begin Friday, April 3 at 6 pm and will end on Saturday, April 4 at 4 pm. The fee is only $10 and housing will be provided by the church. You can register by filling out a registration form which can be found on our information table during our Sunday meeting.

The theme of the conference is "A God of all Seasons" and will focus on Paul's instruction from Titus 2. Our very own Mary Lou Weissgerber will be one of the featured speakers.

If you plan to go, please contact Malena Swarthout as she is arranging rides.

Daylight Saving Time!

Just a friendly reminder that the clocks turn forward on Sunday! See you at 4 pm (or 15 minutes early...)

This Sunday!

I just wanted to remind you all that this Sunday, March 8th we will have Stephen van Rhyn with us. Stephen is the lead elder at Jubilee Community Church in Cape Town, South Africa which is a very influential Newfrontiers church (our family of churches). We have invited quite a few friends from the area and we really feel like this time will be significant for us as a new church. Please come along and invite a friend or 2. If you could show up about 15 minutes early and park on the upper parking level that would be very helpful.

See you all there!