4:00 pm—e3 Small Groups 5:00 pm—Easter Choir rehearsal 9:30 am—Ladies Bible Study ♥ Childcare is provided. 9:00 am—MOPS (Moms of Preschoolers) until 11:00 am 5:30 pm—Children’s Bible Quizzing until 6:15 pm 6:00 pm—e3 Pizza on the Deck until 6:30 pm (It’s FREE!) 6:30 pm—e3 Student Ministry—See Pastor Wally for info! 6:30 pm—AWANA Clubs 6:00 pm—EASTER CHOIR rehearsal 6:00 pm—Men’s Accountability Group—All men are welcome! 7:00 am—Men’s Fellowship & Prayer in the Coffee House 8:00 am—Church Work Day (landscaping) until noon

A CHURCH WORKDAY to work on landscaping & tree

trimming will be this Saturday, March 14, 8:00 to noon.

AWANA PINEWOOD DERBY is this Saturday,

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Come and watch the fun!

WE DO ENJOY OUR COFFEE each Sunday! This unique ministry needs a person (single/couple) to make coffee on the 3rd or 4th Sunday of each month. You will be trained on the coffee maker. See Lisa or Rod

Watamura or call the church office if you are interested!

EASTER CHOIR REHEARSALS: Rehearsals for Easter are on Thursdays @ 6 pm & Sundays @ 5 pm in the FBI

Classroom. Everyone is welcome!

EASTER EGG-STRAVAGANZA is just four weeks

away! Please put your individually-wrapped candy filled

plastic eggs in the bins in the foyer or church office.

Remember: NO CHOCOLATE or peanut candies!

SINGLE SENIOR LUNCH & FELLOWSHIP will be on March 19 at noon at Don McClure’s home, 38245 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd, Apt. Q107, at the corner of Winchester & Hot Springs Rd. Hamburgers with all the trimmings

will be provided. Please bring a salad or chips. RSVP to Don

at (619) 750-1497 or if you have any questions.

First-time guest today? Following the service, you are invited to stop by the Welcome Table at the back of the sanctuary to enjoy a cup of coffee! We would love the opportunity to personally welcome you to Gateway Church of the Nazarene!

To Show...Christ's love To Grow...in His Word Join the Journey!

March 8, 2015

Sermon Series: Poison Control

The Poison of ANGER

This Week at Gateway Gateway Small Groups Welcome You!

Day/Time Location Leader Phone Sun/4 pm Murrieta Pastor Wally & Susan (575) 219-2217

Mon/6 pm Temecula Renee Swartz (951) 600-8646

Mon/7 pm Español/Murrieta Ginno Gallina (909) 557-8659

Wed/6:30 Women’s Group Janice Bray (559) 917-8478

Wed/7 pm Temecula Steve Bray (559) 917-6321

Fri/6:30 pm Murrieta Gary Jacobs (951) 245-6510

Please call a group leader for schedule & other information. This is a great way to build relationships, deepen your

spiritual walk, & minister to each other in the Body of Christ!

Welcome to Worship Mark Your Calendars Weekly-Monthly Ministries

MOPS—MOMS OF PRESCHOOLERS Our next meeting is this Wednesday, March 11th, 2015, 9:00 to 11:00 am

For more information, please contact our

MOPS Coordinator, Jenifer Stednitz, at

jennifer.stednitz@gmail.com

Life in the Church Family… If you are aware of a need for a home visit for shut-ins or others,

a meal due to serious illness or hospitalization, a wedding or baby shower, or you have an urgent prayer request,

please call Linda Wallace at 550-9887 or email the Church Office at office@gatewaynaz.org

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GATEWAY ACT 2: EXTEND THE VISION! Pledge cards are available for you to prayerfully

fill out and place in the offering plate. We need

everyone who calls Gateway their church home

to participate to reach our goal so we can move

forward with much-needed remodeling plans!

Three District PRIME TIME RETREAT is coming! April 20-23, 2015

Enjoy the preaching of Dr. David Busic, General Superin-tendent, a Monday night concert by our own Rick &

Sara Brummett & other special music, great recreation & fellowship—and more, designed for 55+ adults!

A brochure with schedule & cost information is available or see Rev. Steve Bray, Retreat Director.

A reception to honor Candy Haight for her 7-year service as Children’s Ministries Director will be Sunday, March 22, during the Sunday School

hour. A basket will be available for cards to express your appreciation.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUR ALABASTER OFFERING for missions! Gateway gave a total of $1275.78. You can still get an Alabaster Offering box at the Missions Table in the foyer and start saving for our next Alabaster Offering in September! Thanks for being a blessing!

YOUR NMI COUNCIL is determining the location of Gateway’s next Work & Witness mission trip opportunity—Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Spain, Belize, Philippines...So many needs & opportunities! This W&W trip will be in the summer of 2016. If you are already interested in participating, please see Jim Zubor and let him know. MISSIONARY READING BOOKS are available to check out! EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ AT LEAST ONE! Stop by the Mission table in the foyer to check one out to read! Learn about Nazarene missions around the world. The books are interesting & fast to read and available on CD—perfect for commuting!

Y O U C A N H E L P C O R N E R S T O N E COMPASSIONATE MINISTRY CENTER! The Shower Ministry needs: (Hotel/travel size are great!) bath soap, shampoo & conditioner, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors for men & women, shaving cream, feminine hygiene items, adult-sized diapers/pads, combs, regular-sized bath towels &

wash cloths (do not have to be new), cotton tube socks. The clinic needs: Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Benadryl, and cold & cough over-the-counter medications. Please drop these items by the Missions table in the foyer or at the Church Office. REMEMBER TO PRAY for our LINKS missionaries: Brad & Nancy Firestone who serve the Eurasia Region in Germany, and missionaries, Josh & Shannon Herndon who are church planting in Spain. Your prayers for our missionaries make an eternal difference for each of them & their families, and for their ministries where they serve.

For Your Information We Care About Missions!

Welcome to

Dr. Bill Grigory, Lead Pastor

23560 Jefferson Ave. Murrieta, CA 92562

(951)461-0221

March 8, 2015

Download sermons & notes or listen to messages online at NO cost at www.gatewaynaz.org

CDs of Sunday messages may also be ordered for a donation of $2.00 each. Order envelopes are located at the sanctuary

entrance, literature racks and in the Conference Room.

Sunday at Gateway: 8:30 am — Worship Service • Traditional Music

9:45 am — Sunday School & Bible Study for all ages!

11:00 am — Worship Service • Contemporary Music

Sunday Adult Bible Studies at 9:45 am: THRIVE!—led by Kait & Dustin Punzel in the e3 Youth Room/North

Faith Matters — taught by Steve Webb, Conference Room FBI Class — taught by Darrell Rotz , Yosemite Room

Friendship Class—led by Wally Borchard & Jim Zubor, Sequoia Room Taking Sunday into Monday—taught by Ken Baruth, Coffee House

SEEKERS—taught by Hector Rivera, Church Office Class

Thank you for your faithful giving!

Needed this month

Received Month-to-Date

in March

Budget YTD needed thru end of March

Total Received Year-to-Date

Tithes & Offerings $66,810.00 $12,287.50 $734,910.00 $648,970.85

Faith Promise

(Missions) $4,500.00 $1,200.00 $49,500.00 $59,423.00

Building Fund $2,125.00 $600.00 $23,375.00 $106,882.00

TOTALS $73,345.00 $14,087.50 $807,785.00 $815,275.85

Financial Update through 03/01/2015

Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:00 pm: AWANA Clubs ♥ e3 Student Ministry

Gateway Church is on a journey... www.gatewaynaz.org / email info@gatewaynaz.org To Know...Jesus Christ

Our attendance last Sunday was 346.

Gateway Act II Pledges: $356,548 • Received: $122,082 We will receive pledges now through the end of the church year in April.