Today marks the official start of the Autumn season and today there is a crispness to the air that was not present last week. As the seasons change and the calendar begins to fill up here are a few things we hope that you will plan for:

• Our weekly ministries are all scheduled for normal times and places at this point. You can find a list of these activities and times under the CONNECT tab on our website. Click on Calendar. If you have any questions, please contact your group leader or the church office. Parents, we have exciting news! We have  a new children's ministry offer for children ages 3-8 yrs. old. Debbi Corey and Barbara Aylor will be teaching our little ones. This will be held during the Couples Cell Group from 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. Please bring your children already fed. There will be a light snack provided. If you have any questions please speak with Candy Phillips. 
• True-Lite will host their marriage retreat, A Perfect Strom. Friday, September 24th, from 6-8:30 pm and Saturday, September 25th, from 9 am-4 pm, cost is $60 per person. Please make plans to come, there is teaching for everyone! Register at truelite.org. Meals and childcare are provided.  
• The Administrative Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, September 28th, at 6:30p.m. These meetings are open to all church members to sit in and join in discussion, although decisions are solely voted on by ADCOM members. Any member who would like to be a part of the discussion of business presented at this month's meeting is invited to join.
• Deaconesses meet Thursday, September 30th, at 10am
• A response form has been sent out for the upcoming Baked Potato Fundraiser. We haven't received very many responses as of yet, please take a moment to fill this out and submit it so that the deaconesses can begin to prepare. If you do not have the email, the form can be found under the Newsletter tab on our website, just a few a posts below this one. 
• A Fall Festival sign up sheet has been created and can be accessed below.. The festival will be held Sunday, October 31st. We are preparing now and beginning to collect for this event. If you are able to help, please signs up!

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Directory Update
We want to keep our directory as up-to-date as possible, The best way to do that if for each of us to manage your own profile. Please take a moment now to go to our church directory which is located on our website midlandalliance.church under the CONNECT tab and click on Directory. You have all been given your own personal login credentials. Simply login, check your information, and make any updates needed. Also, many of you have not yet  uploaded a picture to your profile. Please upload a picture of your choosing so that you can be easily identifiable. Thank you for your help!

The Deaconesses' Baked Potato Fundraiser will be held Sunday, October 3rd following the morning worship service.
They will need an approximate count of how many potatoes to prepare. If you plan in participating in this fundraiser, please take a moment to fill out the response form below. Donations will go toward the Deaconess Fund which is where these ladies draw from to provide many ministries here in the church.

All all of our weekly ministries will meet as scheduled with the exception of the youth group. Dates and times are regularly updated on our church calendar so please check in periodically here and on our Facebook page for any updates. 

A New Children's Ministry
We have exciting news! Beginning this Thursday, September 16th, a new children's ministry is set to begin. Debbi Corey and Barbara Aylor will be teaching our little ones, ages 3-8 yrs old. This will be held during the Couples Cell Group from 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. Please bring your children already fed. There will be a light snack provided. If you have any questions please speak with Candy Phillips. 

Marriage Retreat
True-Lite will host their marriage retreat, A Perfect Strom. Friday, September 24th, from 6-8:30 pm and Saturday, September 25th, from 9 am-4 pm, cost is $60 per person. Please make plans to come, there is teaching for everyone! Register at truelite.org. Meals and childcare are provided.  
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ADCOM
The Administrative Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, September 28th, at 6:30p.m. These meeting are open to all church members to sit in and join in discussion, although decisions are solely voted on by ADCOM members. Any member who would like to be a part of the discussion of business presented at this month's meeting is invited to join.

Deaconess Meeting
Deaconesses will meet Thursday, September 30th, at 10am

Baked Potato Fundraiser
A response form has already been sent out for the upcoming Baked Potato Fundraiser. please take a moment to fill this out and submit it so that the deaconesses can begin to prepare. If you do not have the email, the form can be found under the Newsletter tab on our website.

Fall Festival Sigh Up
Please keep an eye out this week for the Fall Festival sign up sheet. The festival will be held Sunday, October 31st. We are preparing now and beginning to collect for this event. If you are able to help, please signs up!

Google Review 
We would like to encourage everyone to take a moment to do a Google search of Fellowship Community Church and leave a 5 star review. Our hope is that you will leave a review that would glorify Jesus and the work He is doing in our church.

Directory Update
We want to keep our directory as up-to-date as possible, The best way to do that if for each of us to manage your own profile. Please take a moment now to go to our church directory which is located on our website midlandalliance.church under the CONNECT tab and click on Directory. You have all been given your own personal login credentials. Simply login, check your information, and make any updates needed. Also, many of you have not yet  uploaded a picture to your profile. Please upload a picture of your choosing so that you can be easily identifiable. Thank you for your help!