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| THE IXTHUS November 2009 |
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Your Pastor’s Epistle Dear Church Family, This is the “golden age” of Community Presbyterian Church. From worship to youth ministry to mission, God has blessed us with incredible opportunities! It is our desire for all our members to be active in the work and worship of our church. Community had a very successful and spiritual GET CONNECTED event at the end of August. However, we missed some of you and we want to get connected and stay connected with all of our church family. I am very excited that we have a group of dedicated and devoted members who want to become better acquainted with their church family. I’m calling them shepherds because they will be venturing out to see how Community can help and get closer to our members. Our shepherds will be contacting everyone at the end of October and during the month of November so that we can get to know you better. I want you to share your ideas of what you like and where we can improve. This will also give us the opportunity to gather histories and/or special memories your family may have about Community. We are about to embark on an exciting adventure and we look forward to sharing your hopes and dreams! |
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DAISY’S DIARY Lord of this November Morning For thousands of years But now the summer heat Before the routines of winter close around us There is time to wonder about the possibility of heaven, Lord of this November morning (Prayer—Adapted from “Lord of the Season” by Peter Firth)
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SCHOOL NEWS We are thankful to be your partners in ministry, often sharing a mission opportunity with the CPC family. Helping fill B.E.A.M. boxes, donating furniture to Our Father’s Housewares, contributing food items to Thanksgiving baskets, making Christmas stockings for needy children and gathering items to fill them are examples of ways school and church work together to multiply our Christian service. Thank you for including us. These events are experiences in Service Learning that help us all understand and put into practice the, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” one of the two scripture verses on which our school philosophy is based.
Please help US minister to families by doing some simple things as you shop, cook, eat and drink during the holiday season. Bring us any aluminum pop tops and plastic lids for Ronald McDonald House. A gallon of pop tops or lids generates enough money to provide a child with a chemo treatment. Support our Scholarship Fund by visiting the customer service desk at Target and registering CPPK as your school of choice for your Target charge card. Once you register, every time you use your Target charge our school will be credited with a percentage of the sale. Clip and save us the BoxTops in Education coupons found on General Mills products. We receive 10 cents per coupon and deposit the funds to the Scholarship Fund. Bring us your used printer cartridges to recycle. Receptacles for items we collect are located in the Parent Center in our foyer. Thank you for your help!
Regardless of the material wealth we individually possess, we are richly blessed through God’s grace. He gives us His promises and is true to fulfill them. He places us in community to experience love, fellowship, worship and work. When we look for His bounty, we see and experience it. It is good to give and receive, providing the donor and the recipient an opportunity to express thanks. |
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Lucinda's Light and Love Advent is approaching quickly! All the singers, instrumentalists and drama team are hard at work planning and preparing for each eventful Advent program. Each of the programs will be held Sunday evenings at 6:30pm. You do not want to miss a one, so mark your calendars now!
Jesus is the reason for all of our Celebrations! Come…..Come…..Come let us adore Him! |
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November Events AN INVITATION FROM YOUR Each year our church engages in a stewardship event. Once again this year we are going to celebrate Consecration Sunday. On November 15th, we will gather for worship in the sanctuary for all three services because a catered meal will be waiting for us in the Fellowship Hall: the Celebration Brunch. We will also be blessed with a guest preacher on that Sunday; the Rev. Joe Because it is a catered meal, we need your reservations! Attention High School Seniors Who Hard copies of the 2010 Harvey Scholarship application for Seniors are available in the church office. Also, the application may be downloaded from our website in the College section. The due date for applications is April 19, 2010. Click here to download the application. Mark Your Calendars!! Invite your friends! Invite your neighbors! Tell them all that CPC has the perfect way to “get in the mood” for the Christmas Season! An adult Christmas play will be performed on Sunday evening, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, and will be the first of the Season of Advent Sunday night performances. The title is Preparing for Christmas 2009, and it is a comedy/drama about the citizens of Warmwater Florida, who are once again gearing up for another holiday season full of activities and family traditions. People are already working hard to rehearse and plan for this to be a wonderful evening of laughter and fellowship, and there will also be refreshments to follow in the fellowship hall. And it’s all FREE! What better way to kick off your own preparations for Christmas? So make plans, and get there early to get a good seat! Has this ever happened to you? “Good Morning, … uhh …” (Yikes, I can’t believe I’ve forgotten their name) Take heart, we are hoping to solve your dilemma. Name badges are coming to a location near you! Studies show that name badges offer the benefit of being an icebreaker as well as relieving us the burden of remembering someone’s name and the associated embarrassment. We are in the process of making name badges for all of our church family. If you already have one, please start wearing it on November 15th If you have more than one, please turn extras into the ushers on that day and we will recycle them. November is a Busy Month at CPC! Mark your calendars for ALL of the following events: Friday November 6, Community Auction, 6:30 pm—Note the time change! Tickets $10, includes catered dinner. Lots of fun, great gift ideas, and support for the youth. Friday, November 6, 10:00am—Church Women United at CPC in youth hall and sanctuary. Snacks, music by Gene Nordan, & a brief program, all women welcome. Tuesday, November 10, 6:30 pm—Annual Soup and Brownie Cook-Off. Bring a pot of soup, a batch of brownies, or just donate $5. We’ll vote on the best with dollars. Proceeds benefit Living Waters Missions. Sunday, November 15—Consecration Sunday. Thoughtfully pray about your pledge for 2010, bring it with you, and enjoy a catered brunch in Fellowship Hall. Sunday, November 15, 1:00 pm, Seawalk Pavilion—Crop Walk for hunger relief programs. Last year CPC had the most walkers and raised the most money. Pick up a walkers packet at the church and join us for a nice walk on the beach. Sunday, November 22, 8:00 am—12:30 pm—Alternative Mission & Gift Fair, Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast Sunday, November 22, afternoon—Contact the church off ice if you would like to help decorate for Advent. Sunday November 22, 9:45 am—Christmas Pageant rehearsal, no children’s Sunday school classes! They will also rehearse on Saturday December 12, 10 am. Sunday November 29—1st Sunday in Advent. If you or your family would like to light the Advent wreath at 8:30, 9:45, or 11am worship one Sunday in Advent, please contact Nancy@cpcab.org or 249-8698. Advent Devotional Booklets will be available. Tuesday, December 1, 6:00 pm—Advent Event: The Names of Jesus. Families and individuals can make ornaments that remind us of Jesus after the fried chicken dinner. All month long bring in stocking stuffers for the women’s annual stockings for needy area children. Alternative Mission and Gift Fair and Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast, Fellowship Hall Sunday Nov. 22, 8:00 AM—12:30 PM Plan to spend the whole morning at CPC: Worship, Eat, Shop, and Learn how your family can be involved in supporting CPC missions in your homes. This year we will have mission stations set up for families to learn about various ways to support our missions, from making a collection container for 2 cents a meal coins to participating in a weekly or monthly mission focus. Contemporary worship will be in the sanctuary Purchase (cash or check only) shares of mission projects for those most in need and give a gift card explaining your unique gift to those on your Christmas list. The projects are: ¨ Living Waters for the World ¨ The Heifer Project ¨ BEAM/Mission House ¨ Church Women United Blanket Fund Community Presbyterian Women’s Cookbooks are also on sale for $10 and all proceeds are used for missions. Fair trade merchandise from A World Away will also be for sale. Your purchase provides a fair wage to many artisans around the world and 15% of the proceeds come back to CPC for missions. Heifer Savings Bank and Calendar Stop by the church office and pick up a Heifer savings bank and calendar. This adorable animal calendar directs your family to the number of coins to deposit each day as you save up to purchase a share of an animal for that unique someone on your gift list. If you are unfamiliar with the Heifer project, this calendar will teach you all about it! Advent Event, Tuesday December 1, 6:00 PM Fried Chicken Dinner $5, Ornament packet $5 Families and Individuals can make ornaments that coincide with the Names of Jesus Advent Devotional Booklet. We will make some that evening and give you directions for making additional ones. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER! cpc@cpcab.org Ageless Wonders
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