August 20,2014

Dear Covenant family,

 

‘But at your word I will let down the nets.” – Luke 5:5 (ESV)

 

I thank God for what He did among us in this past week of prayer and fasting! Thank you for seeking Him individually throughout the week and together on Saturday as we worked on ‘casting our nets’. As a reminder to those that were there, and to include those that couldn’t make it, here is a list of things we came up with in order to ‘cast our nets’:

 

Our personal nets:

 

1. Invite folks to church. Be intentional in reaching out to your friends through prayer and being open to the Lord’s leading

2. Ask God to pour out His Love in our hearts

3. Intercession for breakthrough in their lives

 

Our corporate nets:

 

1. Leave last two rows open for visitors

2. Growth Group promotion: Each group to create a promo page with narrative and picture. Print this and make it available in lobby for hand out to visitors and post it on the wall

3. Mount TV in lobby with ‘loop’ DVD with CBC pictures/info

4. Create facebook Page

5. Update website

6. Create info CBC cards (times, location, info) to take with you to hand out during week

7. Create teams of Greeters who:

• Welcome people at the door
• Make sure visitors receive guest card
• Open & close sanctuary doors
• Follow up with gift and small talk after service

8. Create schedule for 5 nursery workers

9. Create schedule for 3 to 4 children church workers

10. Start Youth Ministry

• teens to participate in program
• reach out to un-churched teens and families/sports
• held at the van Raalten’s initially

11. Sports Sunday – Service with Sports Theme – in conjunction with youth ministry

12. Elders to provide training and tools for evangelism

13. Community Outreach:

Local Community Survey – Sept 14^th at 5.00 pm

• Visit neighbors and ask them if there is anything we can pray for and/or any we can serve them.
• Some to go out, some to stay at church and pray

Follow up with Harvest Fest – Saturday, Sept. 28 at 5.00 pm, organized by Central Growth Group. Bonfire, marshmallows, etc…

Follow up with Possible Service Project on a Saturday

14. North Growth Group – Terre du Lac neighborhood initiative; friendship builder

15. Research Prayer Booth as outreach opportunity

16. Research Missions Trip to Togo, W. Africa and/or other location

 

We will keep you posted in the coming weeks as we work on further details of these initiatives.

 

International Students – only 10 days away!

Thank you for your very, very generous sign up! We hope to welcome more than last year and plan to provide you with an updated list on assigned host homes this Sunday.

If you would (still) like to sign up to host, please contact Marco (asap)

Expect your guests to arrive around 5.30 pm on Saturday at CBC, except Fredericktown host homes who meet at Fredericktown Wal Mart Parking Lot at 5.00 pm.

 

Prayer and Praise Reports:

Bud brother's wife Jackie is diagnosed with breast cancer. Also pray that this will be a spiritual awakening for them. 

Brandon's dad Kevin. They were able to get him up and walking some this weekend. He is still very much in need of salvation

Sam Mason, Norm Smith, Mildred Stringer, Mary Janzou

 

Church Calendar:

 

Wednesday, August 20

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1156 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Thursday, August 21

3.30 p.m. Shared Blessings Bible Study

 

Friday, August 22

1.30 p.m. St. Francois Manor Bible Study

 

Sunday, August 24

9.30 – Sunday School – Sam Mason

10.45 – Service – ‘ Man Your Battle Stations’

Growth Groups:

• North: 6 pm; Contact Bud & Donna Masson (631-3930) or Al & Jan Gainer (636-543-1387)
• Central: 5.30 pm Contact Bill & Ann Bratberg (631-0555) or Howard & Linda Davis (756-4154)

Tasks:

• Coffee/Clean Up – Masson’s
• Children’s Church – Crystal
• Nursery: Britney/Misty

 

Wednesday, August 27

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1156 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Sunday, August 31

9.30 – Brunch with international students (during Sunday School)

10.45 – International Service. Guest Speaker Bill Younker

Tasks

• Coffee/Clean Up – Mason’s
• Children’s Church – Larry
• Nursery: Naomi

 

Mark Your Calendars:

 

Sunday September 14^th

5.00 pm Community Survey CBC Neighbors

 

Saturday, September 28

5.00 pm Fall Festival – CBC

 

Family Camp October 3-5

Family Camp at Pinecrest Camp, Cherokee Pass

 

Saturday, November 8,  2014 (event to be confirmed)

Community Service Day neighborhood (First Saturday November?)