Friday, March 11, 2011

Central's Pastoral E-Letter: March 11, 2011

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Dear Central Family,

 

What a super weekend we had last weekend here at Central! 

 

I praise God for the way so many of you indicated an interest to serve through VOLUNTOUR! 

 

I am thankful for the response we had to announcing the hiring of Jackie Maina as our new Business Administrator and the appointment of Jeremy Bell as Pastor of Worship and Student Ministries! 

 

Add to this the kick off of a new program for the children at 11:00 called 252!  This place was abuzz with excitement!

 

Finally, I am rejoicing at the way God has worked through the CHAZOWN series to challenge all of us to find God’s purpose for our lives. 

 

As you are thinking about the vision that God has for your life, many of you have asked, “What next step can I take to make this clearer as I want to do what God has called me to do, but I am not sure what that is.”  I want to encourage you to go our website www.worshipatcentral.org, click on the button that says Get Connected, then click on the link Discover Your Purpose.  This will take you to information where you can go to a website that will guide you on an exciting step by step journey to discovering and putting into action your CHAZOWN, or vision!  I hope you will do this, and if you do, let me know how it goes.

 

I hope that you are planning on being with us this weekend!  I will be ministering in the Classic service, and we have a guest speaker in the two contemporary services at 9:30 and 11:00.  Rich Sparling, Director of Latino Ministries for Baseball Chapel, will be our featured speaker.  He and his wife have ministered directly to the Philadelphia Phillies through the chaplaincy program for the last eleven years. God has recently led him to establish BuxMont Torch Sport Ministry which utilizes sport as a means to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to disciple and train sports ministers.  Rich spoke recently at our men’s breakfast and we were impacted powerfully. 

 

I am also thankful for the largest group of women EVER to go on our Women’s Retreat!  102 women will be away for a weekend of recharge.  So guys don’t let us down!  Don’t forget to change your clocks on Saturday night (one hour forward!), come dressed in your baseball garb, and enjoy a great challenge in our contemporary services from Rich Sparling.  Even if you are coming to the classic service I would encourage you to consider coming to one of the contemporary services as well, as Rich is a great speaker who loves Jesus and it shows!

 

So there you have it!  Look forward to seeing you on Sunday morning!

 

Pastor Gay

 

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