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Dear Central Family, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Hope you all enjoyed your time with family and friends giving thanks to our Lord who daily loads us down with His blessings. Our family celebrated Thanksgiving with my wife Kim’s parents and at the same time celebrated the homegoing of Kim’s grandmother. Arlene Fridley was 97 years old when Jesus took her home this past Monday. We rejoice and sorrow at the same time and appreciate your prayers for our family as we travel and grieve together. If you are in town, we are going to be worshipping in all five weekend services and are planning on finishing our series on the Lord’s Prayer. Jared Alcántara, our Teaching Pastor, will be teaching on Saturday night at 6:00 pm and at the Modern Services on Sunday morning. Pastor Anthony Gilmer will be teaching in the Classic and Unplugged services. We will be celebrating the greatest thing we have to be thankful for—our salvation, as we all participate at the Lord’s Table. We also have a few opportunities for you to be aware of to share the love of Christ with others: ~ Central's 3rd Annual Christmas Store will be held Saturday, December 14th from 10 am to 2 pm. This service and outreach opportunity is a way for those in our community experiencing severe financial hardship to maintain their dignity while providing gifts for their children. Visit the Christmas Store table in Fellowship Mall and sign out a tag to purchase an unwrapped gift for the store. You can also sign up to volunteer in a number of ways from donating supplies, setting up beforehand, or working in the store. You can also sign up to volunteer by clicking on this link. Questions? Contact Toni Campbell at cc@cbcnj.org. ~ There are a few remaining gift tags on the Angel Tree in the Fellowship Mall! This program reaches out to the children of inmates and their families with the love of Christ by helping to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the families of prisoners. You can take an "angel ornament” from the tree, purchase the gift requested, and return the wrapped gift to Central. ~ Central invites you to a free production of A Christmas Carol! Please join us for this fun, not scary, family-friendly production that tells an ancient story in a modern way that everyone can enjoy. Dates are: Friday, December 20th at 7 pm; Saturday, December 21st at 4 and 6 pm; and Sunday, December 22nd at 9:30 & 11 am. Invite your friends! ~ Speaking of the Christmas Carol production, we need home-baked cookies that we can serve our guests at the shows! Visit the table in the Fellowship Mall for more details and to sign up. If you love to bake, this is a great opportunity for you to get involved. Visit the table in the Fellowship Mall for more details and to sign up. ~ Do you love to sing? Do you enjoy the music of the season? Come to Carol Sing and Ring for Christmas. We will meet in Allen Hall on Sunday, December 15 at 4 pm for a time to deck the halls, jingle the bells, think about a white Christmas, and await the child born away in a manger. Christmas treats will be served. Bring the whole family! ~ Please plan on coming to one of our Christmas Eve Services! There will be two identical services on Tuesday, December 24th at 5:30 and at 7:00 pm. Bring your family and friends! Thank you for being a part of a family that is focused on the mission of seeing people know God, share life, and serve others. Pastor Gay |
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