December 21, 2011

Dear friends at CBC,

I look forward to our Christmas Celebrations this weekend!
Saturday evening will be a candle light service with a creative video Gospel presentation by sand artist Joe Castillo, poems by our very own artist Darlene Berg and your favorite Christmas Songs.
Sunday Morning at 11 the children will make a presentation, special music will be brought to us by Wanda Pruett and Byron and Chrystal Huebschen will bring their puppets. The sermon will present the Gospel for young and old, churched and un-churched.
So bring a friend along your side this weekend. Both services will be ‘kid –friendly’. Let’s pray that the Lord will reveal Himself to many this weekend as Emmanuel: God with us!

Christmas Outreach
A big thank you for all of you who provided help with the Christmas food care packages that were delivered this Wednesday. It was wonderful to see the smiles (and tears) on the faces of folks as we delivered the gifts.
The residents of St. Francois Manor also really enjoyed their gifts this past Friday. Here’s a report: It was neat because... people would pass over certain gifts and choose a different item. Later others were delighted - big smiles- with the gifts not previously chosen. When we left so many voices called out goodbye, thank you, and merry Christmas. We said "thank you, God!" for all His attention to the smallest of details: the largest of issues!
Special thank you to Velma, Naomi, Linda and Evie.

Prayer & Praise Requests:
James; (Randy & Etta Bose’s son).
Lewis Wimberley, cancer.
Norm Smith – eye/vision improvement
Grief of a colleague of Bud who lost his wife.

Prayer and Bible Study will be cancelled on Wednesday, December 28.
No Sunday School on Christmas Day.

Calendar

Saturday, December 24
Candle Light Christmas Eve Service, 7 p.m.

Sunday, December 25
No Sunday School
Christmas Service, 11 a.m.

Wednesday, December 28
No prayer & Bible Study

Sunday, January 1
10.00 Sunday School – Ephesians – Gainer’s
11.00 Service – New Sermon Series: “Together”