Connect E-Letter
July 16, 2010 - Edition Number 94 |
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From the Pastor |  Dear Friends in Christ,
It's mid-July and summer break is half over. Before long we'll be thinking of the school year, fall sports, autumn colors and the next round of life in the church. As many of you are no doubt preparing for the upcoming season of life for you and your families, let me challenge you to make room in your schedules for church life. It is our joy and privilege to offer various opportunities for ministry to our people. The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded us to make disciples, which means we need teachers, students and other volunteers to get the job done!
To that end, Sunday, August 8 is an important day in the life of our church body. On that day we will worship together, eat lunch, hear a congregational update, have games & activities for children and hold our annual ministry fair. Please be sure to take the opportunity to visit the ministry fair tables so that you can plan both your participation and service in our ministries. This event will take place right after worship.
A special treat for the women of our church is planned for the weekend of August 20-21. On Friday evening, August 20, there will be a gathering for the ladies at a time & location TBA. Mrs. Susan Hunt will address our women on the subject of Titus 2 - Generation to Generation. I highly encourage women of all ages to attend. This is a great event for moms & daughters! I can say with great certainty and thanksgiving that Mrs. Hunt's writing and teaching ministry has made a significant impact on my home and do pray that she will be a blessing to our ladies as well. She has written many books on the subjects of biblical womanhood and women's ministry in the church, however, she has also written some very fine children's books. My ABC Bible Verses, Sammy and His Shepherd and Jesus in Genesis to name a few. On Saturday, August 21, Mrs. Hunt will be addressing the women of First Presbytery as they hold the 103rd Annual Meeting of First Presbyterial. She will speak several times during the course of the day and you will certainly want to make time to hear God's Word taught with meaningful application specifically for women.
Pray for our Middle School youth over the next days as they participate in daytime missions work around our city. They have plans to meet various ministry needs in our community and grow together in fellowship and truth.
Over the weekend please prepare for the Lord's Supper. We will worship together, consider a passage from Paul's letter to the Colossians and then celebrate the goodness & promises of Christ in the supper he has ordered for his church to keep until he comes again. Read passages like 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 and Ephesians 2. If you are preparing your children for worship, these passages and the Children's Catechism Q & A 137-143 are helpful! Make plans to attend a Sunday School class on Sunday - we have a fine lineup of classes for all ages.
See you this next Lord's Day,
Bryan
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| We are being asked to Help | We will have a box in the back of the Fellowship Hall for you to bring and drop off the much needed supplies.
ARP Women's Ministry
The Women's Ministry will be putting welcome baskets in rooms at Bonclarken in August for about 80 families participating in the Joni Eareckson Tada-sponsored camps that minister to the disabled community and their families. Nancy Myers, president of the First Presbyterial Women's Ministry has shared the need for donations of either money and specific gift bag items. Let Mandy Crotts or Janet Hurd know if you would like to contribute. These items need to be turned in by Friday, July 23 in order to be delivered to Bonclarken on July 27 during the Family Bible Conference. Items needed:
Bottled water - one per family member or at least two per room Journals and pens/pencils Rolls of "Lifesaver" candies Fruit snacks (raisins) Kleenex Hand sanitizers Devotional thoughts Animal crackers NO LATEX OR PEANUT PRODUCTS The theme for the week is cruise-related and any ideas you have for items related to this theme would be welcome.
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| Coming Soon: A CCC Resource Board | |
We are going to be putting up a new resource board in the hallway outside of the fellowship hall. Our intention is to support each other within our church community. We have many people with various skills and people who may be in need of their services. This will provide a means for us to let each other know about in-house skills and needs. Ideas: babysitting, items for sale or give away, rooms for rent or roommate needed, music or tutoring lessons, etc. If you have any questions or would like to submit something for the board, email, call, or visit Amy in the church office (288-2365 or amunson@cccarp.org) and include the following: Name, email, phone, and a short description of what you would like to have posted on the CCC Resource Board.
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Opportunities for Ministry |
Attention Moms and Kids
Play date at Country Park playground area at 10:30 until noon on Wednesday July 28th! Bring drinks and snacks or bag lunch!! (located on Nathanael Greene Drive; can enter from either Lawndale Ave. or Pisgah Church Rd.) Summer End Picnic Following worship service on August 8th we will be having a fun filled lunch and afternoon. We need help with games, water play, food and table set up, cooking and in many other areas. If you would like to help out please let Amy know.
Female Looking For Accommodations Elspeth Glasgow is a recent graduate of Grove City College, a member of the ARP church there, and will soon be moving to Greensboro to teach at Caldwell Academy. She arrives in August and wrote us to see if any of our members or visitors are looking for a boarder. This might be a good opportunity for families, older women, or young single women. (The Marshes met her a few weeks ago and promise that she is a delightful young woman.) If you are interested in learning more, you can contact her via glasgowec1@gmail.com.
Interested in finding out more about CCC?
The Inquirers' Class is our way of orienting prospective members to the history, doctrine, and ongoing ministries of Christ Community. Join us for a four week one hour class during the 9:15 Sunday School hour. Our next four - week cycle will be August 1st, 8th,15th, and 22nd. The class meets in Pastor Bill's office. Drop in and find out more about CCC.
Middle School Youth
Middle School Hometown Helpin' Retreat LOCK-IN: Remember to bring lunch, hiking clothes, a bathing suit, and an overnight bag (see flyer) to church on Sunday. We will leave directly after worship. E-mail Mackay with any questions! Grab your parents and join us in the Attic at 9:15 on Sundays for a great Family Sunday School.
High School Youth Summer "Oasis" Wednesday from 7-9 PM in the Attic. Join us for worship and fellowship and some mission trip prep! All high school age invited!
Women's Precept Bible Study
The Tuesday evening Women's Precept group plans to continue the Kings and Prophets series with Passing the Mantle (5 lessons referencing: 2 Kings 2-14 and 2 Chronicles 21-25) to begin in September.
All Bible students are invited. Details should follow in August. For more information call Kathy Wilson @ 288-8331.
Weekly Prayer Meetings
The meetings are held each week on Tuesdays at 12pm and Wednesdays at 7pm. Join us in prayer for His people and His church in C 105 (located on the left side of the fellowship hall).
First Presbyterial Women's Ministries
On August 21st, 2010, CCC is hosting the 103rd meeting of the 1st Presbyterial Women's Ministries. All ladies are invited! Susan Hunt will be the guest speaker. She is the Women's Ministry Consultant for Christian Education and Publications, a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Columbia Theological Seminary. She has authored numerous books and travels extensively speaking to various women's groups. Her desire to help women have a heart for each other, for the church and for the Reformed faith is unparalleled. Registration begins at 9 o'clock and a light breakfast will be offered with the program beginning at 10. Lunch is offered at $5 a person. (Nursery is provided for infants and toddlers. Please indicate the age and number of children when you respond affirmatively.) R.S.V.P. by July 30th to Amy or call (336) 288-2365. Also, on Friday evening, August 20th, 2010, Mrs. Hunt will address Christ Community's teen girls and ladies (location TBA). Please R.S.V.P. by July 30th to Amy or call (336) 288-2365 for this event as well. |
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Adult Bible Fellowship Classes |
Adult Bible Fellowship Class (in the D-Wing at 9:15am) Christianity Explored - Class Facilitators are Robert George and Ken Kunkel
Youth and Parents Bible Class (in the Attic, upstairs D-Wing at 9:15am)
First Principles of the Christian Faith, for Parents and Kids - Jim Van Eerden (July)
A Study of the Attributes of God - Mackay Smith (August)
We offer the following ministries for children during the worship hour:
- 0-2 Nursery (B Wing, first floor)
- 2-3 year old class (B Wing, first floor)
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Children's Church for ages 4, 5, and 6 (B wing, second floor)
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Children's Sermon for 2nd through 4th grades. (during sermon time)
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Prayer Requests |
- Give thanks for Edith Bowden's improvement to her health and continue praying that God would grant her restoration to health as she recovers from multiple surgeries.
- For our Middle School students and leaders as they have their weekend missions around the city of Greensboro - that God would give them compassionate hearts for others
- Pray for Bryan Crotts' health, especially that doctors would be able to determine the source of recent headaches and dizziness.
- Our ladies Bible study teachers and leaders
- That the Lord would move more people to joyfully and extensively use their gifts, abilities, and talents in the work of our local church, and area ministries
- Personal Missions: that we would be salt & light in our spheres of influence where God has sovereignly placed us to bear witness to His goodness in Christ Jesus
- Mission Churches: for opportunities to develop new churches in growing areas without good churches
- Local Missions: the ongoing work of Joseph Alghrary in Detroit as they take the Gospel to Arabic speaking people through the ministry of satellite television
- Persecuted Christians: that they might find comfort dwelling in the shadow of the Almighty
- Governing Authorities: Our President, Vice President, the Cabinet, Supreme Court, and Congress
- Our friends, relatives, and ARP Chaplains serving around the world in the US Military
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To Prepare for the Lord's Day Worship | |
Sunday's Sermon "The 'C' Word" Rev. Bryan Crotts Colossians 3:12-14
Confession of Faith
Apostles Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Worship Songs
Let the Praises Ring
O Worship the King
Ancient Words
How Deep the Father's Love for Us
Doxology
Give Thanks
In Remembrance
To God be the Glory
Nursery Workers for July 11, 2010
9:30 Hour: Mae Andrews and Sandy troxler
10:30 Hour: Ellie Strenk, Mandy Crotts, and Emily Zlotkowski
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Food For Thought |
God will not turn away from doing you good. He will keep on doing good. He doesn't do good to His children sometimes and bad to them other times. He keeps on doing good and He never will stop doing good for ten thousand ages of ages. When things are going bad that does not mean God has stopped doing good. It means He is shifting things around to get them in place for more good, if you will go on loving Him.
- John Piper
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