Christ Community Church
Presbyterian Church of America
Christ Community Church MARCH, 2019
March 14, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR PAUL . . . STAY IN TOUCH Paul Sanders, Sr. Pastor 431-6688 Roger Sowder, Associate Pastor 238-9340 Jim Perry, Youth Director 449-5609 Jason Cornwell, Assistant Pastor of Worship 363-4201 Steve Wearden, Ministry Staff Assistant 803-460-7871
FOR YOUR INFORMATION . . . Check out the Resource Materials in the ADS hallway near the Youth Room. Good reading! There are copies of the current Update and additional resources available in the Atrium.
THIS WEEK ON . . . BEING BUILT UP . . . A SERIES ON THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 God’s spiritual restoration had begun in Jerusalem. Ezra read the Word of God and preached. Other spiritual leaders walked among the people and gave further explanation. The people were grieved over their sin. Nehemiah moved them quickly from mourning to rejoicing because of the joy of the Lord. They reinstituted the Feast of Tabernacles and celebrated what God had done in the past and looked forward with hope to the future. They returned to confession and repentance. What now? In this week’s text, the people of God engage in Covenant renewal. Because of God’s grace and mercy, they commit themselves to conformity to the Word of God. What a testimony. What a prayer to pray for us as God’s church at Christ Community. Let’s consider our own need for covenant renewal and commitment to conforming our lives according to the Word of God. See you Sunday!
WORSHIP SERVICE TIMES Sundays at 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Sunday School for ALL ages is offered between services at 10:00 AM Fellowship/Refreshment Time 9:30 AM
700 Harrison Bridge Road - Simpsonville, SC 29680 864-967-2815 www.christcommunitychurchonline.org
CHILDREN’S & YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Discipleship
Nursery (0 to Crawler) - Nursery
Nursery Workers
Walker/Toddler - Room 1
Nursery Workers
Older Toddler (2-3 yrs.) - Room 2
Rachel Beeson and Lauren Lunsford
K4 - K5 - Room 4
Suzanne Sanders
Lower Elementary (1st-3rd Grade) - Room 3
Susan MacCrossan
Upper Elementary (4th-5th Grade) - Room 5/6
Jeanne Sowder
Youth (6th-12th Grade) - Youth Room
Jim & Carolyn Perry
COMMUNITY GROUP GATHERINGS These groups aim to foster deeper relationship within the church, deeper application of Biblical truth, prayer and mission. Each group runs on variant schedules. Call the leader for more details.
SUNDAY Middle School Youth 5:30 PM @ CCC Cornwell Group 5:00 PM @ Morning Mist Group, Simpsonville Leader: Jason Cornwell: 864-363-4201 Sanders Group 5:00 PM @ 700 Harrison Bridge Rd., Simpsonville (Children ministry offered) Leader: Paul Sanders: 864-431-6688 OR [email protected]
ADULT DISCIPLESHIP SEMINARS 10:00 - 10:45 AM
Harrison Bridge Group 6:00 PM @ CCC Library Leader: Steve Britton: 864-277-9248 OR [email protected] Mauldin Group 6:00 PM Leader: Roy Liddell: 813-361-2525 or [email protected]
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Room 7 TEACHER: Steve Britton & Randy Gordon
Glen Meadows Group 1 5:30 PM @ 609 Whetstone Court, Simpsonville (2nd & 4th Sundays) Leader: Randy Gordon: 864-237-2733 OR [email protected]
PARENTING
TUESDAY
CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW TEACHER: John Shaw & Tom Davies
Room 9
HEBREWS
Sanctuary
Men’s Bible Study 6:30 AM @ Panera’s on Fairview Road in Simpsonville Leader: Cal Gilvin - 864-901-4744 or [email protected] “In 7 @ 7” - Intercessory Prayer Group 7:00 PM in Room 7 Women’s Monthly Journey Group @ CCC - 2nd Tuesday of the month - 7:00 PM Leader: Abbye Cornwell Streit Group 7:00 PM 203 Tamora Court, Simpsonville Leader: Jim Streit - 864-962-0438
Room 8 TEACHER: Rev. Roger Sowder
TEACHER: Rick Heiser FOUNDATIONS TEACHER: Rev. Paul Sanders
Room 6
Heiser Group 7:30 PM 607 Old Hundred Road, Pelzer Leader: Rick Heiser - [email protected] Neely Farm Group 7:30 PM @ 4 Windchime Court, Simpsonville Leader: Pastor Roger Sowder: 864-238-9340 or [email protected] Sr. High Youth e3 7:30 PM @ CCC/ Leaders: Jim & Carolyn Perry [email protected]
THURSDAY Wearden Group 6:00 PM 200 Dairwood Drive, Simpsonville Leader: Steve Wearden 803-460-7871 or [email protected] Children’s Ministry offered Willow Creek/Glen Meadows Group 2 7:00 PM (bi-monthly) @ 333 Crepe Myrtle Drive, Greer OR 114 Pinehaven Way, Simpsonville (Alternating Locations) Leader: John Shaw: 864-270-6648 OR [email protected] Men’s Community Group @ CCC - Thursdays @ 9:30 AM Studying book of 2 Corinthians Leader: Bill Turek 915-3737 Ladies’ Bible Study @ CCC - Thursdays @ 9:30 AM Teaching on Philippians Leader: Cindy Bolin Mentor Moms @ CCC - Thursdays @ 9:30 AM Leader: Kathy Doherty Redeemed Women @ CCC - Thursdays @ 7:00 PM Leaders: Carol McClard and Kathy Doherty
"In 7 @ 7" is going strong but we are few in number. Men, women, teen-
agers, retirees, ALL invited to come and join your hearts together in prayer for our body of Christ's Church at CCC. We pray each week for our missionaries, our pastoral staff, church leaders, ministry leaders, our congregation, children, youth, elderly, for God's direction, for the world, our governmental leadership, our protection from sin, from harm, from idolatry, from counterfeit images of God's perfect gifts, from the world, and from Satan. Come and add your prayers - the Lord even hears silent prayers from His saints. Here are two quotes from well-known theologians for consideration: “The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray.” Samuel Chadwick
USHERS for March 17th:
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE -
8:30 AM Service Bruce Drebenstedt and Jim Kirtz 11:00 AM Service Art Dechane and Robert Collier
NURSERY, TODDLER & CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CHILD CARE for March 17th: NURSERY & TODDLER: 8:30 AM Service: ADS Hour: 11:00 AM Service (Nursery): 11:00 AM Service (Walker/Toddler):
CLOSING OF THE CHURCH for March 17th: Jim Schumm SCHEDULE FOR COUNTERS
Greg & Dana Coggins Robbie & Sarah McCoy Shannon & Jamie Bullock Rebekah Seeger and Gabe Bullock
CHILDREN'S CHURCH IN ROOM 1 - During both Worship Services
March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7
Larry Taylor Cal Gilvin David Terrell Bill Turek
SAFETY TEAM for March 17th: Bryan Beeson, Jim Schumm and John Seeger
Rhonda Carpenter, Coordinator
GREETERS for March 17th: Michelle Montgomery and Robin Dechane
MANAGE YOUR GIVING We want to remind you that we offer electronic giving as a convenient way to automate your weekly giving. Electronic giving offers convenience for individual’s and provides much-needed consistency for our church’s budget. Go to www.christcommunitychurchonline.org to set up an automatic donation plan, to change your donation plan, or to make a one-time special gift. You can also view your online giving history.
MERCY MINISTRY GIVING . . . Our One Fund budgets for mercy ministry. You do not need to ‘ear mark’ mercy funding gifts any longer. Any who typically gave above and beyond to the fund are asked to simply add that amount to their regular giving. We will make appeals for designated giving only when specific needs arise that are beyond our budget.
HAPPENINGS . . . IN AND AROUND OUR CHURCH FELLOWSHIP & OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES . . . FAMILY FELLOWSHIP DINNER
Wednesday, March 6:00 PM
27th
SALT SHAKERS HOSTS for MARCH, 2019 are Jim & Pearl Barton Bob & Mary Alice Heinz Roy & Felicia Liddell Phil & Carolyn Pearson
Have a FUN evening! Contact Felicia Liddell at 813-335-7320 for additional information.
KNITTERS for KIDS . . . Women interested in making simple sweaters or hats for needy children, meet every Monday @ 9:30 AM at the church. If you don’t knit, but would be interested in learning, or if you crochet - come anyway! See Ruth Hornketh or call 399-9259 for more information.
SOME INFORMATION FROM PASTOR PAUL, regarding foster parenting. . . Hey Church, Bill and Aimee Gobeli have received their first foster son this week. His name is Brandon and he's 9 years old. This is a huge transition for the Gobeli family and obviously a hard transition for Brandon as well. We are happy he will be at church with us for as long as he's with the Gobeli's. Let's all make Brandon feel welcome when we see him at church Sunday. Also, look to Bill and Aimee if you have any questions. Likewise, consider the ways you can encourage Bill, Aimee and the rest of the Gobeli kids. It will take a few weeks for them to figure out their new normal and the first few weeks can be exhausting. As a church we want to encourage families to adopt/foster and when they do we need to make sure we're doing everything we can to support and encourage them. There are other families at CCC considering this good but challenging work. Consider the following ways you might help support and wrap around them: 1.
A Take Them A Meal sign up has been sent out. Let's fill up the sign up list!
2.
Pray, pray, pray! Pray for Bill and Aimee. Pray for Brandon. And pray for Aiden, Marcus, Eden, Maddie and Julia.
3.
Drop them note of encouragement via text, email or snail mail.
4.
Drop off a little treat for the kids
5.
Offer to help with transportation getting any of the kids to sports practice.
6.
Offer to take Brandon out to give the Gobeli family a little break.
7.
Offer to take out one or more of the Gobeli kids to give them extra encouragement.
8.
Reach out to them with any other ways you would like to help.
9.
If you have any clothes to pass on to them, let them know. Foster kids usually only come with the clothes on their back. He wears a size 10-12 and size 5 Youth in shoes.
Our deacons want to present an opportunity to those that might be interested and able to serve fellow church members. We have several folks who are in need of basic yard support as we enter the lawn care season (Ex: grass mowing and trimming). If anyone is interested in volunteering their time to serve some folks, please contact our Chairman of the Deacons: Cal Gilvin at 864-901-4744 for more information.
WHAT IS THE WOMEN’S MONTHLY JOURNEY GROUP GATHERING? It is a time for women of all ages to gather and experience true fellowship with one another over God’s Word. We will meet monthly to hear a testimony, receive some teaching on a specific topic, and have small group discussion and prayer. Maybe you’ve tried a Journey Group in the past and are just not ready to take the leap and make the commitment. Maybe you simply don’t have the margin in your schedule right now for something weekly. Or maybe you’ve never heard of these groups . . . Join us once a month as we dip our toe in and get to know one another and consider what commitment to discipleship might mean. Call or email Abbye Cornwell for further information. UPCOMING DATES: April 9 and May 14 AbbyeCornwell @gmail.com 0R 706-713-1500
MISSIONARIES OF THE MONTH
STAN AND JENNIFER PAWLOWSKI MISSION TO THE WORLD CHRIST CHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
Stan and Jennifer are missionaries with Mission to the World, the Presbyterian Church in America’s mission board. They continue to be engaged in ministering to the least reached. Stan and Jennifer have been assigned to Christ Church, New Zealand where they will work with the Chinese and orphans. They are involved in strategic church planting, training national leaders, and working in a gospel mercy ministry. Stan and Jennifer have two children, Josiah and Abigail.
PRAYER REQUESTS: 1. Pray for increased partners who will help with the financial support as they go to New Zealand. 2.
Pray for strategic plans which are being made with the MTW NZ team leader, Steve Williams as the team reaches out to the Chinese and move forward to reach out to the Polynesian islands.
3.
Pray for Jennifer as she homeschools Josiah and Abigail and holds down the home front.
4.
Pray for Stan’s mother, Diane as she recovers from cancer.
5.
Pray for Stan and Jennifer as they pack up, sell, store and move their stuff to New Zealand.
Preach the Gospel to your Heart.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT "For God's glory, to make and deploy mature and equipped disciples of Jesus Christ." WORSHIP COMMUNITY MISSION
At a Glance . . . MARCH (and beyond) We celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the FIRST Sunday of each month. (Our bread is gluten free.) Food offerings of non-perishable items are welcome on the FIRST Sunday of each month and will be distributed to local food agencies who serve those in need. Care for the elderly at Patewood Rehab & Healthcare Center (2 Griffith Rd., Greenville) on the THIRD Sunday of each month at 2:00 PM. SUNDAYS
MONDAYS TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS
8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 5:30 PM 9:30 AM 6:45 AM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:30 AM 9:30 AM 9:30 AM 7:00 PM
Worship Service Children’s Church Fellowship/Refreshment Time in Atrium Sunday School for ALL ages Worship Service Middle School Youth @ CCC Knitters for Kids Men’s Bible Study (meets @ Panera Bread) “In 7 @ 7” - Intercessory Prayer Time in Room 7 e3 - Equip, Encounter, Engage for High School Youth Worship Team Practice Men’s Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Mentor Moms Redeemed Women in Room 7
CHURCH HOURS Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 5:00 PM
MARK YOUR CALENDARS . . . March 27 April 9 May 14
6:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Family Fellowship Dinner at the church Women’s Monthly Journey Group at the church Women’s Monthly Journey Group at the church
OFFICE SECRETARY HOURS Wednesday &Thursday 8:00 - 12:00 PM
Christ Community Church MARCH, 2019
March 14, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR PAUL . . . STAY IN TOUCH Paul Sanders, Sr. Pastor 431-6688 Roger Sowder, Associate Pastor 238-9340 Jim Perry, Youth Director 449-5609 Jason Cornwell, Assistant Pastor of Worship 363-4201 Steve Wearden, Ministry Staff Assistant 803-460-7871
FOR YOUR INFORMATION . . . Check out the Resource Materials in the ADS hallway near the Youth Room. Good reading! There are copies of the current Update and additional resources available in the Atrium.
THIS WEEK ON . . . BEING BUILT UP . . . A SERIES ON THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 God’s spiritual restoration had begun in Jerusalem. Ezra read the Word of God and preached. Other spiritual leaders walked among the people and gave further explanation. The people were grieved over their sin. Nehemiah moved them quickly from mourning to rejoicing because of the joy of the Lord. They reinstituted the Feast of Tabernacles and celebrated what God had done in the past and looked forward with hope to the future. They returned to confession and repentance. What now? In this week’s text, the people of God engage in Covenant renewal. Because of God’s grace and mercy, they commit themselves to conformity to the Word of God. What a testimony. What a prayer to pray for us as God’s church at Christ Community. Let’s consider our own need for covenant renewal and commitment to conforming our lives according to the Word of God. See you Sunday!
WORSHIP SERVICE TIMES Sundays at 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Sunday School for ALL ages is offered between services at 10:00 AM Fellowship/Refreshment Time 9:30 AM
700 Harrison Bridge Road - Simpsonville, SC 29680 864-967-2815 www.christcommunitychurchonline.org
CHILDREN’S & YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Discipleship
Nursery (0 to Crawler) - Nursery
Nursery Workers
Walker/Toddler - Room 1
Nursery Workers
Older Toddler (2-3 yrs.) - Room 2
Rachel Beeson and Lauren Lunsford
K4 - K5 - Room 4
Suzanne Sanders
Lower Elementary (1st-3rd Grade) - Room 3
Susan MacCrossan
Upper Elementary (4th-5th Grade) - Room 5/6
Jeanne Sowder
Youth (6th-12th Grade) - Youth Room
Jim & Carolyn Perry
COMMUNITY GROUP GATHERINGS These groups aim to foster deeper relationship within the church, deeper application of Biblical truth, prayer and mission. Each group runs on variant schedules. Call the leader for more details.
SUNDAY Middle School Youth 5:30 PM @ CCC Cornwell Group 5:00 PM @ Morning Mist Group, Simpsonville Leader: Jason Cornwell: 864-363-4201 Sanders Group 5:00 PM @ 700 Harrison Bridge Rd., Simpsonville (Children ministry offered) Leader: Paul Sanders: 864-431-6688 OR [email protected]
ADULT DISCIPLESHIP SEMINARS 10:00 - 10:45 AM
Harrison Bridge Group 6:00 PM @ CCC Library Leader: Steve Britton: 864-277-9248 OR [email protected] Mauldin Group 6:00 PM Leader: Roy Liddell: 813-361-2525 or [email protected]
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Room 7 TEACHER: Steve Britton & Randy Gordon
Glen Meadows Group 1 5:30 PM @ 609 Whetstone Court, Simpsonville (2nd & 4th Sundays) Leader: Randy Gordon: 864-237-2733 OR [email protected]
PARENTING
TUESDAY
CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW TEACHER: John Shaw & Tom Davies
Room 9
HEBREWS
Sanctuary
Men’s Bible Study 6:30 AM @ Panera’s on Fairview Road in Simpsonville Leader: Cal Gilvin - 864-901-4744 or [email protected] “In 7 @ 7” - Intercessory Prayer Group 7:00 PM in Room 7 Women’s Monthly Journey Group @ CCC - 2nd Tuesday of the month - 7:00 PM Leader: Abbye Cornwell Streit Group 7:00 PM 203 Tamora Court, Simpsonville Leader: Jim Streit - 864-962-0438
Room 8 TEACHER: Rev. Roger Sowder
TEACHER: Rick Heiser FOUNDATIONS TEACHER: Rev. Paul Sanders
Room 6
Heiser Group 7:30 PM 607 Old Hundred Road, Pelzer Leader: Rick Heiser - [email protected] Neely Farm Group 7:30 PM @ 4 Windchime Court, Simpsonville Leader: Pastor Roger Sowder: 864-238-9340 or [email protected] Sr. High Youth e3 7:30 PM @ CCC/ Leaders: Jim & Carolyn Perry [email protected]
THURSDAY Wearden Group 6:00 PM 200 Dairwood Drive, Simpsonville Leader: Steve Wearden 803-460-7871 or [email protected] Children’s Ministry offered Willow Creek/Glen Meadows Group 2 7:00 PM (bi-monthly) @ 333 Crepe Myrtle Drive, Greer OR 114 Pinehaven Way, Simpsonville (Alternating Locations) Leader: John Shaw: 864-270-6648 OR [email protected] Men’s Community Group @ CCC - Thursdays @ 9:30 AM Studying book of 2 Corinthians Leader: Bill Turek 915-3737 Ladies’ Bible Study @ CCC - Thursdays @ 9:30 AM Teaching on Philippians Leader: Cindy Bolin Mentor Moms @ CCC - Thursdays @ 9:30 AM Leader: Kathy Doherty Redeemed Women @ CCC - Thursdays @ 7:00 PM Leaders: Carol McClard and Kathy Doherty
"In 7 @ 7" is going strong but we are few in number. Men, women, teen-
agers, retirees, ALL invited to come and join your hearts together in prayer for our body of Christ's Church at CCC. We pray each week for our missionaries, our pastoral staff, church leaders, ministry leaders, our congregation, children, youth, elderly, for God's direction, for the world, our governmental leadership, our protection from sin, from harm, from idolatry, from counterfeit images of God's perfect gifts, from the world, and from Satan. Come and add your prayers - the Lord even hears silent prayers from His saints. Here are two quotes from well-known theologians for consideration: “The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray.” Samuel Chadwick
USHERS for March 17th:
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE -
8:30 AM Service Bruce Drebenstedt and Jim Kirtz 11:00 AM Service Art Dechane and Robert Collier
NURSERY, TODDLER & CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CHILD CARE for March 17th: NURSERY & TODDLER: 8:30 AM Service: ADS Hour: 11:00 AM Service (Nursery): 11:00 AM Service (Walker/Toddler):
CLOSING OF THE CHURCH for March 17th: Jim Schumm SCHEDULE FOR COUNTERS
Greg & Dana Coggins Robbie & Sarah McCoy Shannon & Jamie Bullock Rebekah Seeger and Gabe Bullock
CHILDREN'S CHURCH IN ROOM 1 - During both Worship Services
March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7
Larry Taylor Cal Gilvin David Terrell Bill Turek
SAFETY TEAM for March 17th: Bryan Beeson, Jim Schumm and John Seeger
Rhonda Carpenter, Coordinator
GREETERS for March 17th: Michelle Montgomery and Robin Dechane
MANAGE YOUR GIVING We want to remind you that we offer electronic giving as a convenient way to automate your weekly giving. Electronic giving offers convenience for individual’s and provides much-needed consistency for our church’s budget. Go to www.christcommunitychurchonline.org to set up an automatic donation plan, to change your donation plan, or to make a one-time special gift. You can also view your online giving history.
MERCY MINISTRY GIVING . . . Our One Fund budgets for mercy ministry. You do not need to ‘ear mark’ mercy funding gifts any longer. Any who typically gave above and beyond to the fund are asked to simply add that amount to their regular giving. We will make appeals for designated giving only when specific needs arise that are beyond our budget.
HAPPENINGS . . . IN AND AROUND OUR CHURCH FELLOWSHIP & OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES . . . FAMILY FELLOWSHIP DINNER
Wednesday, March 6:00 PM
27th
SALT SHAKERS HOSTS for MARCH, 2019 are Jim & Pearl Barton Bob & Mary Alice Heinz Roy & Felicia Liddell Phil & Carolyn Pearson
Have a FUN evening! Contact Felicia Liddell at 813-335-7320 for additional information.
KNITTERS for KIDS . . . Women interested in making simple sweaters or hats for needy children, meet every Monday @ 9:30 AM at the church. If you don’t knit, but would be interested in learning, or if you crochet - come anyway! See Ruth Hornketh or call 399-9259 for more information.
SOME INFORMATION FROM PASTOR PAUL, regarding foster parenting. . . Hey Church, Bill and Aimee Gobeli have received their first foster son this week. His name is Brandon and he's 9 years old. This is a huge transition for the Gobeli family and obviously a hard transition for Brandon as well. We are happy he will be at church with us for as long as he's with the Gobeli's. Let's all make Brandon feel welcome when we see him at church Sunday. Also, look to Bill and Aimee if you have any questions. Likewise, consider the ways you can encourage Bill, Aimee and the rest of the Gobeli kids. It will take a few weeks for them to figure out their new normal and the first few weeks can be exhausting. As a church we want to encourage families to adopt/foster and when they do we need to make sure we're doing everything we can to support and encourage them. There are other families at CCC considering this good but challenging work. Consider the following ways you might help support and wrap around them: 1.
A Take Them A Meal sign up has been sent out. Let's fill up the sign up list!
2.
Pray, pray, pray! Pray for Bill and Aimee. Pray for Brandon. And pray for Aiden, Marcus, Eden, Maddie and Julia.
3.
Drop them note of encouragement via text, email or snail mail.
4.
Drop off a little treat for the kids
5.
Offer to help with transportation getting any of the kids to sports practice.
6.
Offer to take Brandon out to give the Gobeli family a little break.
7.
Offer to take out one or more of the Gobeli kids to give them extra encouragement.
8.
Reach out to them with any other ways you would like to help.
9.
If you have any clothes to pass on to them, let them know. Foster kids usually only come with the clothes on their back. He wears a size 10-12 and size 5 Youth in shoes.
Our deacons want to present an opportunity to those that might be interested and able to serve fellow church members. We have several folks who are in need of basic yard support as we enter the lawn care season (Ex: grass mowing and trimming). If anyone is interested in volunteering their time to serve some folks, please contact our Chairman of the Deacons: Cal Gilvin at 864-901-4744 for more information.
WHAT IS THE WOMEN’S MONTHLY JOURNEY GROUP GATHERING? It is a time for women of all ages to gather and experience true fellowship with one another over God’s Word. We will meet monthly to hear a testimony, receive some teaching on a specific topic, and have small group discussion and prayer. Maybe you’ve tried a Journey Group in the past and are just not ready to take the leap and make the commitment. Maybe you simply don’t have the margin in your schedule right now for something weekly. Or maybe you’ve never heard of these groups . . . Join us once a month as we dip our toe in and get to know one another and consider what commitment to discipleship might mean. Call or email Abbye Cornwell for further information. UPCOMING DATES: April 9 and May 14 AbbyeCornwell @gmail.com 0R 706-713-1500
MISSIONARIES OF THE MONTH
STAN AND JENNIFER PAWLOWSKI MISSION TO THE WORLD CHRIST CHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
Stan and Jennifer are missionaries with Mission to the World, the Presbyterian Church in America’s mission board. They continue to be engaged in ministering to the least reached. Stan and Jennifer have been assigned to Christ Church, New Zealand where they will work with the Chinese and orphans. They are involved in strategic church planting, training national leaders, and working in a gospel mercy ministry. Stan and Jennifer have two children, Josiah and Abigail.
PRAYER REQUESTS: 1. Pray for increased partners who will help with the financial support as they go to New Zealand. 2.
Pray for strategic plans which are being made with the MTW NZ team leader, Steve Williams as the team reaches out to the Chinese and move forward to reach out to the Polynesian islands.
3.
Pray for Jennifer as she homeschools Josiah and Abigail and holds down the home front.
4.
Pray for Stan’s mother, Diane as she recovers from cancer.
5.
Pray for Stan and Jennifer as they pack up, sell, store and move their stuff to New Zealand.
Preach the Gospel to your Heart.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT "For God's glory, to make and deploy mature and equipped disciples of Jesus Christ." WORSHIP COMMUNITY MISSION
At a Glance . . . MARCH (and beyond) We celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the FIRST Sunday of each month. (Our bread is gluten free.) Food offerings of non-perishable items are welcome on the FIRST Sunday of each month and will be distributed to local food agencies who serve those in need. Care for the elderly at Patewood Rehab & Healthcare Center (2 Griffith Rd., Greenville) on the THIRD Sunday of each month at 2:00 PM. SUNDAYS
MONDAYS TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS
8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 5:30 PM 9:30 AM 6:45 AM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:30 AM 9:30 AM 9:30 AM 7:00 PM
Worship Service Children’s Church Fellowship/Refreshment Time in Atrium Sunday School for ALL ages Worship Service Middle School Youth @ CCC Knitters for Kids Men’s Bible Study (meets @ Panera Bread) “In 7 @ 7” - Intercessory Prayer Time in Room 7 e3 - Equip, Encounter, Engage for High School Youth Worship Team Practice Men’s Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Mentor Moms Redeemed Women in Room 7
CHURCH HOURS Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 5:00 PM
MARK YOUR CALENDARS . . . March 27 April 9 May 14
6:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Family Fellowship Dinner at the church Women’s Monthly Journey Group at the church Women’s Monthly Journey Group at the church
OFFICE SECRETARY HOURS Wednesday &Thursday 8:00 - 12:00 PM
