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International Missions Creekside
Here is Sandy Wanner’s reminder to us about our missions emphasis:
We are excited about Ron and Sue Ballard’s visit to Canyon Creek Baptist Church! Here’s information on the activities. Mark your calendars and plan to attend if you can fit it into your holiday schedules. We would love to see everybody again.
CCBC’s Plans for the Week of Prayer for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering:
1. The theme for this year’s emphasis is GO TELL the story of Jesus.
2. The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal is $5,000.00. The national goal is $170 Million.
3. Morelia, Mexico missionaries Ron & Sue Ballard will be our guests on Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7, 2008, for our International Mission and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering emphasis. They will speak in both morning services on December 7, 2008. They will share the needs of the churches we are working with in Morelia and give us insight for our second mission trip to Morelia.
4. On Saturday, December 6, 2008, from 7:00 until 8:30 PM the Missions Ministry Team will host a Get-together for the Ballard’s, the MMT, those who went to Morelia on the first mission trip and anyone interested in future mission trips to Morelia, Mexico. Refreshments (Christmas goodies) will be provided. Spouses and significant others are invited. The theme is The Five Ms – Morelia, Mexico, Missions, Munchies & More.
5. A Mission Trip Reunion luncheon will be held in the fellowship hall after the second service on Sunday, December 7, 2008. The menu includes taco soup, cornbread, dips and chips, salad, and Mexican fruit cake for dessert. (Church staff and families are also invited.)
Blessings,
Sandy
Philippians 4:13
The Skinny on south Temple
What a great bit of information. The tabs on this website help us to see the zipcodes around our church and particularly our part of south Temple… which is the beginning place for our ministries. What stands out with meaning for you?
Sunday Evenings in the Spring
We are talking with various people about some options for Sunday evenings at Canyon Creek. Here are some guiding factors:
1. Options for all age groups some of which will include, mission preparation, discipleship class study, and need-based support.
2. Desire to connect to our neighborhood and make such a night welcoming to newcomers.
3. Belief that meaningful relationships can be fostered Sunday Evenings building deliberate bridges to those outside our church.
It is my belief that this can be the growing edge of our church if we can throw open doors to the traditional time for Sunday Evening discipleship.
We will still have a Pastor’s class for those who do not opt for one of the other tracks. The schedule will look like:
5:45 Begin worship time together
6:10 Start time with the group you choose
7:15 Dismiss group (Begin Business Meeting if 3rd Sunday of Month)
Feeding Families
This letter from Joe McMann from our community:
MY FAMILY HELPING TO FEED A FAMILY
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded.” Jesus
As we move toward the 2008 Thanksgiving season, I trust that we will take time to reflect on how blessed we are as citizens of Bell County. Even though we may not have everything we want, many of us have all that we need and then some. As we reflect on the blessings we have received, we have an opportunity to reach out and help others who are less fortunate. This will also help our families express their thanksgiving through a tangible act of sacrifice and giving.
On November 21st we are having the “Food for Families Food Drive.” The drive will take place between 6am and 8pm on the parking lot of the Scott and White on the south side of the Health Plan. You enter the parking lot from Avenue R just east of the Pavilion. The drive is sponsored by KWTX Channel 10; Scott and White; HEB; The Boy Scouts; and The Texas National Guard. We also welcome corporate partners Nextel, Coke, and Kings Daughter’s Hospital and Clinic. The food and money collected in this part of Bell County will be distributed to food pantries in this area. Last year we had a great response with over 68,509 pounds given. This year we need a stronger response as we seek to help more hurting families in the East Bell County area. The food and money collected in the Temple area will be equally divided between our seven participating food pantries: Churches Touching Lives for Christ (CTLC), Open Arms Ministry, Salvation Army, St. Vincents DePaul, The Love of Christ (TLC), Taylor’s Valley Baptist Church Pantry, and Bell County Child Welfare Board . All of our pantries are reporting more families needing assistance and food supplies are running short. Our goal this year is 100,000 lbs. of food.
We are challenging families in our area to give an amount of food that will help feed a family of four for a week. The following is a list compiled by the Salvation Army and a steering committee for the food drive. These items form the basics for a family’s weekly nutrition. We are asking each family to make the necessary sacrifices to either provide the listed items, avail-able from HEB for approximately $50.00 or to donate $50.00 to the food drive on November 21th in the Scott and White parking lot at the corner of 31st and Ave. R.
Peanut Butter, 16-18oz jar Jelly, 32oz jar
Flour, 5lb bag Dry Beans, 4lb bag
Rice, 5lb bag Sugar, 4lb bag
Breakfast Cereal, 2 boxes Fruit juice, two 32 oz bottles or cans
Tuna, 4 – 6oz cans Spaghetti, 1lb package
Spaghetti Sauce, 1 – 26.5 oz can Soup, 2 cans
Powdered Milk, 8qts Powdered Mash Potatoes, 26oz
Macaroni and Cheese, 4 boxes Corn, 3 – 15oz cans
Green Beans – 3-15oz cans Sweet Peas – 3-15oz cans
Baked Beans – 3-15oz cans Fruit, 2 cans
Jello, 2 boxes Toilet Tissue, 4 pack
We look forward to seeing you on November 21th with your expression of Thanksgiving that will help a hurting family in our area. Thank you for your concern and help:
“Food for Families” Steering Committee, Temple Area
Joe McMann, joelola@clearwire.net 1-254-654-0420