MINISTRY
NEWS
The Newsletters of
Friday Study Ministries
The First Church on the Net
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Visitors to Friday
Study Ministries
Friday Study Ministries has averaged over
50,000 visitors each month to
our Church on the Net in each of the past two years, from
countries including: The United States, Canada, United
Kingdom, Australia, U.S. Military, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan,
Mexico, Philippines, India, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden, South
Africa, Netherlands, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Indonesia,
Norway, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Brazil, Estonia, United
Arab Emirates, Croatia, Slovak Republic, Venezuela, Seychelles,
Czech Republic, France, Israel, Belgium, Denmark, Russian Federation,
Taiwan, Argentina, Chile, Germany, Finland, Italy, and South
Korea.
More important than numbers are
changed lives and answered prayer. Write to us:
Ron@FridayStudy.org
- We are here for you.
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KKLA - 99.5 Christian Radio
Interview with
Duffy & Co.
We look for venues and opportunities
to spread the news about Friday Study Ministries. So Warren Duffy interviewed Pastor Ron and his wife
Genevieve, on his radio program, "Duffy & Company - Live from
L.A." on KKLA-99.5 FM. They enjoyed the time with Duffy,
sharing the history, accomplishments and blessings of God through
FSM. Duffy was very enthusiastic and supportive of this
unique ministry and the First Church on the Net. Thank
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Heart to Heart with Lorelai
Pastor Ron
and Genevieve had another wonderful experience to share the
ministry work of FSM with a dear friend, Lorelai Kude, who has
her own TV show, "Heart to Heart." Lorelai seeks out special
outreach ministries and organizations in the Southern California
area and invites them on her show. Lorelai is well acquainted
with our ministry and receives the FSM weekly sermons and studies.
Thank you, Lorelai, for your hospitality and support.
May God bless you and your ministry, "Heart to Heart."
Lorelei may be reached at the following address:
LKude@Chartercom.com
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New FSM Website
We are excited!
Hope you enjoy our new look at
www.fridaystudy.org.
Our interactive church site has been in the
development stages for some time and is now fully ready for
the net. We have been blessed with the wonderful web
development team of Sandy from Assertive Group. And,
we are additionally blessed with the music ministry of Renee
Bondi, who graciously has allowed us to feature her special
music for our church. Renee's story is published in the
"Especially For Women"
section of FSM. She is dear to us, especially in helping
us reach out with God's love to our friends with disabilities.
To order her music and find her guest-speaking schedule, visit
www.reneebondi.org.
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FSM Visits
Ground Zero
Ground Zero was a place Pastor Ron and Genevieve felt compelled
to visit. Trips to New York City were arranged; with plans to minister, share Gen’s NY roots with Ron,
visit family, and enjoy the adventures of the City. Gen
was born in
Brooklyn and many relatives live and work in
Manhattan and the surrounding areas.
Several visits to Ground Zero to learn and minister were to
say the least, memorable. The devastation was evident.
And so was the out-pouring of love, support and prayers from
people for the victims, families and the entire city in recovery.
We didn’t realize it before, but seven buildings had been destroyed,
with other buildings awaiting possible demolition due to structural,
smoke and weather damage.
We heard stories of the debris and rubble that rushed down the
narrow streets when the buildings collapsed; estimated to be
traveling at the speed of 300 miles an hour. Dorothy,
Gen’s sister-in-law, shared how she narrowly escaped being killed
by the rush of rubble, when she decided to resist at that very
moment the urge to leave her office building, which was down
the street from the towers. Dorothy said the Lord protected
her.
Our trip to New York included ministry outreach assistance through
the coordinating efforts of Mission NYC and Director Rick Camacho.
Pastor Ron was asked to lead a devotional study for a youth
group from
West Virginia, who came to minister to the people
of New York during summer break.
Rick and his staff were gracious and helpful in accessing the
needs of NYC.
Pastor Ron and Gen visited fire stations providing special deliveries
of prayers and pictures from the children of Harvest Christian
Schools in Southern California, as well as, other support information.
They talked with fire personnel, asked about their losses and
offered additional grief support and prayer. Because of
the loss of personnel in the 911 tragedies, there are not enough
fire personnel to keep the stations open during an emergency
call to respond. Ron and Gen noticed when a fire truck
responded, the station was locked up and all personnel left
with the truck. In different ways, precincts dedicated
areas in their stations in remembrance of their lost comrades.
They definitely had a great sense of loss experienced.
Also, Ron and Gen talked with police personnel to inquire about
their experiences and the challenges they face. They heard
of funerals still being held; families who had been waiting
for news about their loved ones. Gen asked her cousin,
John, a NYPD officer, how may funerals he had attended.
His answer was, “at least forty, and there are still special
ceremonies occurring dedicated to lost personnel in the line
of duty.”
Much continued prayer and grief support is needed for the people
of New York. Many have been in shock and have lived “on
automatic pilot” for all these months and are just now realizing
the deeper levels of grief they may be currently experiencing.
It is very difficult for people to reflect on that day of September
11th. Many try to resist visiting those reflective
thoughts and their experiences because the memories are so frightening
and painful; it seems impossible still that it happened.
But, avoiding the natural grief process or postponing it doesn’t
help; won’t make it go away. Grief is inevitable and if
avoided, it will resurface in the future, most likely at a more
difficult level to deal with.
Their stories are amazing and so sad; some we talked to had
not shared their story only a couple of times, and really needed
to talk. New Hope’s Grief Support Handbooks were provided
by FSM, along with listening ears, hugs and prayers to all who
were in need.
There is hope and a future with our Lord Jesus Christ.
We encourage you to continue to pray for NYC and visit if you
can. It’s a wonderful city, rich in history, art, culture,
cathedrals, and of course, entertainment.
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Good Grief
FSM, in conjunction
with New Hope Grief Support Community, offers grief support
through seminars, small groups, materials and resources to grieving
people of all ages. Adults, teens and children support groups
are offered to provide a caring environment and education to
better cope with loss. Facilitator training is available
through New Hope for those in grief ministry.
Sue Beeney, RN is the
founder and director of New Hope and is a dear friend of Pastor
Ron and Genevieve. They work together, support and pray
for each other’s ministries to help to comfort a grieving world.
Bereavement and grief
support information is available on our church website.
New Hope is listed as a resource as well and Sue can be reached
at the NH office 562- 429-0075.
Grief Handbooks are
available for $17.00 and are very helpful in understanding the
grief process. They make a wonderful gift to someone experiencing
loss. To order, contact New Hope or us.
FSM thanks Sue for offering
for her loving heart, compassion and providing the training
so needed in grief ministry. Pastor Ron and Genevieve
will be leading grief groups starting this September for New
Hope Grief Support Community. Contact us for more info
at ron@fridaystudy.org
or 562-688-5559.
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Visitors to
www.fridaystudy.org
Since the inception
of Friday Study Ministries, visitors have significantly increased
and we hear from believers from around the world. Since
June of 1999, when our Church on the Net was developed, we
have received hundreds of thousands of visitors. Also, we
have an email distribution of the weekly Bible studies and sermons
to over 200 friends of FSM. If you would like to be added
to the weekly FSM distribution list, just contact Pastor Ron
at ron@fridaystudy.org
with your request and email address. Check out the new
FSM website and give us your input along with any suggestions
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Taste
and See
Paraclete Publishing has printed
a new devotional book, called "Ordinary Women, Taste and See",
by Dr. Christine Beaucage - a series of "Taste and See" books
is to follow. This delightful book contains inspiring
stories of ordinary women in their extra-ordinary walks with
God. Thirty-one ladies share Their testimonies of God's
work in their lives, and include some recipes you might want
to try as well.
Several of the authors in the
book are accomplished Christian writers, but most of the ladies
were published for their first time. And Pastor Ron's
wife, editor of FSM's Especially For Women, is one of the authors
in "Taste and See".
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Ministry Support Needed
We invite
you to become a partner with Friday Study Ministries in one
or more of the following ways. Please let us know of your
areas of interest:
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Join
the FSM Support Team
Become a FSM financial contributor by providing
on-going monthly, quarterly or a one-time gift to support
this ministry. Pray that full-time
pastoral, technical and administrative support will be provided
to meet the needs of this ministry.
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Join the FSM Prayer Team
Pray for this ministry and for the
needs of those requests in “Pray For These People” and share
your requests and praise reports too. We get together
weekly to pray for each week’s prayer requests, join us
in person or in spirit.
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Join the Outreach Team
Tell family, friends and others about
this church ministry.
There are two parts to this church ministry: 1)
internet emailing of the weekly sermons and Bible studies,
and 2) the FSM Church itself found on the internet
at www.fridaystudy.org.
Be part of this unique ministry by inviting others to our
website, encouraging them to sign-up for the weekly emails
and visit our Church on the Net.
Charitable gifts are appreciated
and can be made payable to Friday Study Ministries and mailed
to FSM at PO Box 92131, Long Beach CA. 90809-2131 or visit
www.fridaystudy.org
at our Ministry Support section for other options.
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