Welcome to NFCS Day! The first classes of North Florida Christian School were held on September 1, 1966. As everyone knows, this ministry of our church became very large, very fast and in many ways has become the way people know us in this city. While we have other special Sundays highlighting certain aspects of our school ministry, this day is a general recognition of a ministry that has had an impact on all of our lives. Many of you have graduates of NFC and some of you are graduates. I have three sons who graduated from here and went on to finish college, which is the story for most of those who go all the way through our school. We have many guests today who are not members of our church but have students participating in the service today. We welcome you and hope that you will enjoy your worship experience here. If you do not have a church where you regularly attend, please consider making North Florida your total spiritual home!

I was so pleased with the level of participation in this year’s Global Impact Celebration. As I went by all of the tables on Sunday evening to meet with our missionaries, they were overjoyed with the reception they received from our church in general and the Sunday school classes specifically. You really did a great job in caring for them this year and that makes a big difference in the overall success of the GIC. Friday evening’s event could not have been any better! I was thrilled with the level of participation and the idea of having a sit down meal this year was tremendous. Thank you for participating in the cake baking contest and making sure that so many really great cakes were available for dessert. There are too many people to thank so I leave you all with a huge expression of gratitude. You were all GREAT!

March is a very important month in our church and begins next Sunday with TIME CHANGE! Next Saturday evening is when we SPRING FORWARD! Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed. Please don’t miss Sunday school and church because of TIME CHANGE! Even bigger news is that the last weekend of the month is the NORTH FLORIDA PASSION PLAY! Performances will be 3/26, Friday evening at 7:00, 3/27, Saturday at 6:00 p.m and 3/28, Sunday morning at 10:00. There will be no Sunday school on Sunday morning the twenty-eighth. Please help us get tickets into the hands of your friends, family members, neighbors and those at work and school. We want this year’s PASSION PLAY and EASTER services to be the highest attendances we have seen in years!