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An Opportunity to explore the meaning of Life

Alpha

Thursday Nights 7 – 9 pm starting September 14th

What's involved? Over ten thought-provoking weekly sessions, Alpha guests share meals, listen to a series of talks, and then have small group discussions. Each talk covers a fundamental question, such as: “Who is Jesus?” “Why and How Do I Pray?” and “Does God Heal Today?”

Registration information in the Atrium – or see Skip and Peggy Oates

We're doing it again.....FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY!! FPU is a 13-week life changing program on personal finance. It is designed to empower people to manage their money better, eliminate debt and build wealth. Wondering where your next paycheck is going? Don't understand stocks, bonds, mutual funds or how to invest for retirement or college funding? Do you feel like your money has control over you??

Classes start on Tuesday, September 26th, and run from 7:00pm-9:00pm.

What is FPU?
FPU is the most important step to changing your financial future. It is your Total Money Makeover Program. It takes the head knowledge from the books and the radio show and turns it into real action.

FPU is a 13-week, life-changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals and experience a total money makeover.

Who is FPU for?
It's for EVERYONE from the financially secure to the financially distressed. Over 180,000 families and individuals have attended FPU at their workplace, church, military base, or community group.

On average these families have paid off over $5,300 in debt and saved $2,700 during this 91-day program!

Children's Pageant - Sunday December 17

Pageant Practice:

11/26; 3-4:00

12/2; 10-1:00

12/8; 6:30 Family Night

12/16; 9:45-12:00 Dress rehearsal

CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SCHEDULE 2006

Sunday December 17, 2006 - Third Sunday of Advent

8:30 AM Worship - “BNN BROADCAST” Youth Drama
11:00 AM Worship - “LIVE FROM BETHLEHEM” Children's Pageant

Sunday December 24, 2006 -Fourth Sunday of Advent

10:30 AM Special Music Service with all choirs
11:00 AM Worship Service
6:30 PM Christmas Eve Family Service with Cornerstone Choir
8:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service
Clinquant Choir and Chancel Choir

Sunday December 31, 2006

ONE WORSHIP SERVICE ONLY: 11 AM
Gary Cox preaching/ Combined Choir (rehearsal at 10:15 am)

Friday, December 1

(set up for memorial service in Dodds Hall)

Saturday, December 2

10 am Parents' Day Out and Play rehearsal

11 am Pat Wert's Memorial Service followed by reception in Dodds Hall

(Atrium open at 10 am)

2 pm Dziduch/Mary Kay

Sunday, December 3

8:30 and 11 am Worship Services

9:45 am Forum on Messiah

6 pm Jr. High Youth Group

7 pm Sr. High Youth Group

7:30 pm Prayer/Study Group

CCPC Forum on the Great Oratorio by Handel

(from Marshall Saylors on the Messiah Forum)

      “I was raised in the tradition that the law of God was to be committed to memory – the words written on the door lintels; carved on one's brow; however, it was music that bound the words to my soul; the poetry, rhythms, and tunes of great music that bound the phrases indelibly into my brain. No work does that for me as well as that great Baroque work of Handel, The Messiah.

     Handel and Jennens (who wrote the libretto) take us on a tour of the minor prophets that spans nearly six hundred years until we hear the words, 'the voice crying in the wilderness . .. prepare the way of the Lord.' They included Luke's version of the birth of Christ, and Mark's version of the crucifixion. Paul's declaration and cry 'We shall be changed; the trumpet shall sound; we shall be raised,' was also included. Paul tells us that in spite of all, God is with us and that nothing can separate us from his love. The middle part of the oratorio is often glossed over when it is excerpted for Christmas and Easter, but some of the finest, most lyrical arias are featured in this portion.

     We shall examine whether the Messiah was a 'Greek' hero, the nation of Israel, or God himself. Whom did Israel expect? Was Jesus that person? If not, why do we believe in him when he did not behave as people expected?

     Join me for a four week Advent series on the Messiah. During the Adult Education hour (9:45 am – 10:45 am) on November 26, December 3, December 10, and December 17th we will take a closer look at Handel's marvelous oratorio, The Messiah.”

Monday, December 4

7 pm Personnel meeting

7:30 pm Tiger Lilies

Tuesday, December 5

9 am Health and Healing

6:30 pm Chesapeake Chorale

7:30 pm Deacons

Wednesday, December 6

8 am Paper Tigers

10 am Covenant Circle @ Sylvia Dunlap's

6:30 pm Chancel Choir

7 pm Worship Team

7:45 pm Cornerstone Choir

Thursday, December 7

7 pm Clinquant Choir

7 pm Yoga

Friday, December 15

Groceries should be here at CCPC

9 am Interfaith Pantry

Saturday, December 16

School supplies must be in

9 am Food Sorting (till 11 am)

9:45 am Dress Rehearsal for play

Sunday, December 17

Christmas Joy Offering

8:30 am Youth Pageant

11:00 am Children's Pageant

3 pm Gift Wrapping

6:30 pm Youth Christmas Caroling -get on the CCPC bus!

Christmas Families: Preparing food for about 50 families and gifts for 150 children

Monday, December 18

9 am Distribution of food and gifts

9 am Interfaith Pantry

6 pm Distribution of food and gifts

7:30 pm Tiger Lilies

Tuesday, December 19

9 am Health and Healing

7 pm Chesapeake Chorale

7 pm Yoga

Wednesday, December 20

8 am Paper Tigers

9 am Interfaith Pantry

6:30 pm COOP Christmas Party

extended choir rehearsals

6:30 – 8:30 Chancel

7:30 – 9:30 pm Cornerstone

Thursday, December 21

7 pm Boy Scout Troop 1009 Party

7 pm Clinquant

7 pm Yoga

Friday, December 22

9 am Interfaith Pantry

7 pm Acoustic Christmas

Friday, December 22nd 7pm -9pm- -"An Acoustic Christmas"

We will be gathering to sing, hum,& strum some Christmas songs. All are encouraged to come share some warm fellowship and sounds of the season, it doesn't matter if you sing or play, only that you smile.

Sunday, December 24

11 am Worship Service – SPECIAL MUSIC BEGINS AT 10:30 AM!!!

6:30 pm Family Carol Service

8:30 pm Candlelight Communion Service

Monday, December 25

Christmas Day - OFFICE CLOSED

Tuesday, December 26

OFFICE CLOSED

Wednesday, December 27

9 am Interfaith Pantry

Friday, December 29

OFFICE CLOSED

Sunday, December 31

ONE SERVICE ONLY

11 am Worship Service

Gary Cox preaching

The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it. (Psalm 24)

Tiger Lilies reminder:

Lilies - plans for future meetings:

November 20 - no meeting planned

December 4 - Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis - led by JudyAnn Glazener-Feinstein

December 18 - no meeting planned

2008 books (put on your Christmas list)

The Covenant with Black America by Tavis Smiley - led by Margaret Hallau

The Spiritual Staircase by Karen Armstrong (autobiography)- led by Jenny Jones Gordon

American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation by Jon Meacham (Lady Tigers are currently reading this book - we'll probably assign one or two chapters at a time and ask those who haven't offered up yet to lead).

Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts

Happy reading! Andrea

The GADABOUTS will meet (after a two months' vacation) on Tuesday, September 5, at 11:30 am in the Conference Rm.

DAY TRIP OUTINGS. The "Gadabouts" are planning the following trips with Gunther Tours:

        1. May 10, 2006 - "Summer Spectacular", American Music Theatre ($75).

        2. July 13, 2006 - "The Sound of Music", Three Little Bakers Dinner Theatre($78).

        3. November 21, 2006 - "Christmas Show", Radio City Music Hall NY City ($89).

        4. December 12, 2006 - "Christmas Show", Three Little Bakers Dinner Theatre ($81)

If you're interested in joining us for any of the trips, call Marge Clark as soon as possible for additional information and to make reservations. A $20 deposit per person is required at the time reservations are made for trips # 1, 2, and 4. Trip # 3 (NY City) requires a $40 deposit. The balance is due 45 days prior to the trip date. Seat availability is limited so don't hesitate to make your reservation.

Christmas Families 2006

Soon most of us will gather together with our families and friends to give thanks for another year of blessings and challenges. Sunday, Nov. 19, will mark the beginning of another special season at CCPC--the Christmas families season. Last year CCPC provided 48 families and 133 children with food, clothing, and toys to brighten their holidays.

This year we hope again to share our love in Christ by reaching out to the members of our community who need it most. You can help by signing up on Nov. 19 to provide a toy or clothing for a child and by volunteering to help in one of the activities identified on the volunteer poster.

Dates to remember:

Nov. 19 Sign up for Christmas families child. Sign up to help with Christmas family activity
Dec. 16 Food sorting 9-11 a.m. Dodds Hall
Dec. 17 Gift sorting and wrapping Dodds Hall
Dec. 18 Distribution and delivery of food and gifts: a.m. 9-12 p.m. 6-9

Christmas Families Project

Paul and Jo Bolig will again be coordinating the School Supplies Packets which are part of the larger Christmas Families project. An effort is made to provide every elementary and middle school student with a packet of school supplies. If you are interested in participating in this portion of the Christmas Families program, please purchase the following items and place them in decorated and labeled collection boxes that will be located in one of the CORNERS OF DODDS HALL.

Please note that NO #2 pencils are needed this year because so many were left over from last year's collection.

WIDE-RULED - loose leaf notebook paper

4 oz. bottles of glue (NO glue sticks, please)

24 count box of crayons

12 count box of colored pencils

GALLON size Zip Lock bags (we use these to put the school supplies in). Please purchase good quality bags as the cheaper ones won't stay closed

ALL ITEMS MUST BE AT THE CHURCH NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH so that there will be time to assemble the packets.

Thanks, in advance, for your support of this portion of our larger Christmas Families project.

Jo Bolig

CCPC WOMEN'S RETREAT registration form

FEB 16th – Friday – Feb 18th Sunday 2007

Location New Windsor Conference Center, New Windsor, Md. 21776

1–800-766-1553 (east of Westminster – 1 hour drive)

What's Included:

Two nights' stay with 4 meals – Saturday Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner - - and Sunday Breakfast. “Home-cooked” meals served buffet style. Craft projects and printouts.

“Early Bird Special”

Cost $145 w/shared bath 2,3,4 to a room $130

$165 double/private bath $150

$192 single/private bath $177

Payment: “Early Bird Special” paid in full by 12/17/06

-- OR --

$75 non-refundable deposit by 1/7/07 and balance due 1/28/07

Theme: JOY AND OTHER GIFTS OF GRACE

Leader: Pat Confer – a CCPC member who moved to Scotland, PA

Questions: Peggy Oates 301-262-6959 - peggyoates@hotmail.com

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