Pastor's Musings: Central's Pastoral E-Letter: Friday, November 1, 2013

Dear Central Family,

We kick off a new series of messages this week on a critical subject: PRAYER! Each week in the month of November we will be examining and studying the Lord’s Prayer, the most famous prayer in Scripture. This prayer of our Lord is filled with applicable truth to all of our lives as together we ask the Lord to teach us how to pray. Our lives are filled with all kinds of distractions that can keep us from connecting with God; our goal in this series is to stop and listen to the words that came directly from our Savior and open ourselves up to be challenged in our lives through prayer. Pastor Jeremy Bell will be teaching in the Saturday night service at 6 pm and both Sunday Modern Services at 9:30 and 11:00 on Sunday. Pastor Jared Alcántara, our Teaching Pastor, will be teaching in the Classic and Unplugged services. So plan to come and be challenged and blessed as we all grow in this area of our lives.

I want you to know that I am so thankful for the way you as a body of believers stepped up to give to the Orphanage Project in Haiti. To date, just under $10,000 has been received to get these children cared for and moved into this much-needed facility. Thank you for listening and responding to God’s promptings in your heart. We know that the kingdom is going to be furthered through this project.

Few Notes:

~ Two important classes are starting up THIS Sunday, November 3rd! Discover Your Ministry (Track 5 on the second floor) is for those who want to learn more about their gifts and how God can use them. Discover Central (Adult 3) is for those who want to learn more about what our church believes and/or want to take the next step towards membership. Both classes are held at 9:30 am. To register, please e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org.

~ All are welcome to the Meet and Greet Luncheon this Sunday, November 3 for two of our World Impact associates Stan and Tammy Brown in Allen Hall at 12:30pm. They will be sharing with us about their work in Kazakhstan. The lunch is free!

~ Women’s Night Out on Friday, November 8! Enjoy an evening of comedy, refreshments, and karaoke with Christian comedian Amy Barnes from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Childcare is available up to 5th grade. For more information, please email Celita Brown at ccbrown92@yahoo.com.

~ GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays on Friday, November 15 is a warm, encouraging, and helpful seminar to help you deal with the intense pain of grief during the holiday season. Join us at 7:00 pm in Central Hall where I will be hosting with event along with Susan Localio who leads the GriefShare group at Central. For more information on the seminar, visit griefshare.org/holidays

~ The next Men’s Breakfast is on Saturday, November 16 at 8 am. The men’s speaker will be Helmut M. Hensel, president and founder of Ironworks Taekwondo Academy which help kids and young adults reach their full potential through sports, mentoring and personal development.

~ Please join us for Central’s Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday, November 24 at 6 pm. Cost is $4 per person and $20 max per family. Children 3 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the table in the Fellowship Mall or you can go to this THIS LINK and use your Fellowship One log-in. (If you do not have a log-in, you can create one).

Finally, Kim and I want to thank you all for your prayers for our family and the potential liver transplant for Kim’s dad. This past week the liver biopsy showed that Kim’s sister who had offered to be a donor is not able to be one, so the transplant is being postponed until a match is found. Thank you for praying for us all as we wait on the Lord for His provision, and please pray that a donor will be provided for Kim’s Dad. Thank you so much.

God bless you all!

Pastor Gay

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