Pastor's Musings: Central's Pastoral E-Letter: October 18, 2013

Dear Central Family,

What a beautiful fall week we have been enjoying!

I hope you will be with us this weekend as we continue our series on the Holy Spirit that we have called Ghost Stories. We have been digging into what the Scriptures say about an oft neglected subject: the person and work of the Holy Spirit. This weekend we are going to be examining a misunderstood doctrine of the Holy Spirit, which when you understand what it really means can lead you to another whole dimension of the Spiritual life. Curious? Come to one of our weekend services to join our discovery. I will be back teaching in the Saturday night service at 6 pm and both Sunday Modern Services at 9:30 and 11:00. Pastor of Student Ministries Bryan Bunagan will be teaching in the Classic and Unplugged services.

Few Notes:

~ Please remember our men as they are away on the Men’s Retreat this weekend. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work on hearts and for real lasting life impact to take place.

~ We still need hats! CommunityConnections is still collecting winter/knit hats (mostly men’s) for the next Meals & More event at the Salvation Army. Also, please note that the baby bottles filled with spare change to benefit Choice One and the items for the Preservation House basket are due this weekend. Please drop off hats, baby bottles, and Preservation House items by this Sunday, October 20 at the bins in the Fellowship Mall. For more information, please e-mail Toni Campbell at singsong40@hotmail.com.

~ Join us next Friday, October 25 at 7:00pm for a Night of Worship! We will be having a gospel-infused worship service featuring special guests. Admission is free and there will be childcare available up to age 5. For more details, please e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org

~ The Women’s Ministry is coordinating a Hay Ride and Pumpkin Picking Outing next Saturday, October 26 at Terhune Orchards in Princeton from 11:00am to 1:30pm. The cost is $5 per person. The first 25 people from Central will get a free pumpkin! Sign up at the table in the Fellowship Mall or e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org.

~ We will be receiving a special offering on Sunday, October 27 for our volunteers from Central who will be going to Haiti in December to minister to the children in The Kings Center orphanage.

~ Discover Your Ministry starts on Sunday, November 3 at 9:30 am. Do you wonder what part God wants you to play in His mission? Do you wonder if you have any gifts He can use? We will be looking at how you are gifted, who God made you to be, and what passion He has placed in your heart so you can connect with His mission. To register, please complete the Connect Card or e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org.

~ Save the date! Central’s Thanksgiving Dinner will be on Sunday, November 24 at 6 pm. Cost is $4 per person and $20 max per family. Registration link will be sent out soon, but please save the date!

Thank you for your notes, emails, and prayers of concern for my wife Kim's dad, Lewis Bundy. He has gone back home and is building up his strength as they have tentatively scheduled him for a liver transplant on October 28. We are still waiting on one more test next week before the date of the transplant is confirmed. We would greatly appreciate your prayers for Dad, our family, and his daughter Arlene who will serve as a liver donor. This is a path where we are all learning how to trust, wait, and depend on God to do what only He can do. Thank you for your prayers and love and concern.

See you this weekend!

Pastor Gay

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