Central's Pastoral E-Letter: Friday, October 25, 2013

Dear Central,   This weekend, I hope you plan to be with us we will be concluding our series Ghost Stories on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.  We have learned so much about Who HE is and what HE desires to do in our lives.  I will be teaching in both the Saturday night and Sunday Modern Services and Pastor Anthony Gilmer will be teaching in the Classic and Unplugged services.   I also want you to know that this weekend we will be receiving a special offering for our Haiti trip that is coming up in December.  We have the privilege of finishing a project of providing a home for many children in Haiti and we need the resources to get this done.  I ask that we give generously and sacrificially to help us impact these children.   Excitement is building as we get ready for our Christmas Outreach the weekend of December 21-22.  I just saw the cast assignments for our production of THE CHRISTMAS CAROL and I know this is going to be an event that impacts our community with the love of Christ.  More details to come, but for now, save the dates and start praying and thinking about whom you can invite.      Few Notes:   ~ TONIGHT (Friday) at 7 pm is Night of Worship! We will have a gospel-infused worship service featuring special guests.  Admission is free and there will be childcare available up to age 5.   ~ Hay Ride and Pumpkin Picking Outing tomorrow (Saturday), October 26 at 11:00am to 1:30pm at Terhune Orchards in Princeton! The cost is $5 per person. This event is sponsored by Women's Ministries.   ~ Meals and More at the Salvation Army is tomorrow (Saturday), October 26!  Please pray for the CommunityConnections team who will be ministering there.  Thank you to everyone who not only donated winter hats for Meals and More but for those who brought other items to benefit Choice One and Preservation House.     ~ Two important classes are starting up on 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 complete the Connect Card or e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org.    ~ On Sunday, November 3 in Allen Hall at 12:30pm we will have a Meet and Greet Luncheon for two of our World Impact associates Stan and Tammy Brown. They will be sharing with us their work in Kazakhstan. Please sign up on the Connect Card if you would like to attend this free luncheon.    ~ 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 is a warm, encouraging, and helpful seminar to help you deal with the intense pain of grief during the holiday season. Join us on Friday, November 15 at 7:00 pm in Central Hall.  I will be hosting with event along with Susan Localio who leads the GriefShare group at Central.     ~ 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!    See you this weekend!   Pastor Gay

 

 

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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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Central's Pastoral E-Letter: Friday, October 11, 2013

Dear Central Family,   Hope you are enjoying some of the fall weather we’ve been having!    This weekend, we will continue the series called GHOST STORIES where we learn about the person and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.  Pastor of Worship and Mission Jeremy Bell will be teaching on Saturday night and in both Modern Services on Sunday while Teaching Pastor Jared Alcántara will be giving the message in the Classic and Unplugged services.   In addition, we will be doing baptisms in both the 9:30 and 11:00 Modern Services. If you want to take the next step as a believer and be baptized, just bring a change of clothes and come to the office area during either of our Modern Worship Services.  Take the plunge… the water’s just fine!    Few other notes:   ~ The Women’s Expo is tomorrow (Saturday, October 12) from 10am to 12 noon.  Come join the Women's Ministry for mini workshops on health, stress management, time management, and finance and also learn about upcoming events! Childcare is available. See you there, ladies!   ~ We need hats!  Over the next two weekends, CommunityConnections will be collecting winter/knit hats (mostly men’s) for the next Meals & More event at the Salvation Army.  Also, there are still baby bottles that you can fill with spare change to benefit ChoiceOne and we still have tickets people can take to buy supplies for Preservation House welcome baskets.  Please drop off hats, baby bottles, and Preservation House items by Sunday, October 20 at the bins in the Fellowship Mall.  For more information, please e-mail Toni Campbell at singsong40@hotmail.com.    ~ Join us on 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   ~ It’s not too late to go to the Men’s Retreat! The retreat will be next weekend, October 18th to 20th at Sandy Cove Conference Center in North East, Maryland.  The theme is “The Cure: What if God isn’t who you think He is and neither are you?” Please e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org if you are interested in going.     I ask for your prayers as I am currently away with my wife Kim and her family at the Cleveland Clinic where her dad is awaiting a liver transplant.  We are waiting for final testing for Kim’s sister to be approved as a liver donor.  Please pray for her dad to be strengthened and also for the upcoming potential transplant procedure.  Thank you so much!   Pastor Gay

 

 

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Central's Pastoral E-Letter: Friday, October 4, 2013

Dear Central Family,   It’s October and we are kicking off a new series that I am really pumped about!  We are calling it GHOST STORIES, and we are going to dive into the Scriptures and what they have to teach us about the Holy Spirit.  We are going to learn how He is the resource and power that we all need every moment of every day.  It is going to be powerful!  So be sure and come to one of our five worship services this weekend and learn about the person and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.  Our Teaching Pastor Jared Alcántara will be teaching on Saturday night and in both Modern Services on Sunday and I will be teaching in the Classic and Unplugged services.   Few other notes:   ~ Tomorrow (Saturday), October 5 is Ewing Community Day at TCNJ!  Come on by and encourage our team who will be reaching out to our community that we are a church who cares and is here to serve.  Feel free to stop by between 10 am to 4 pm.    ~ There is still time to join a LifeGroup!  Don’t miss out on getting connected!  For a list of groups, click here.    ~ Registration is ongoing for the Men’s Retreat!  The retreat will be held on October 18 to 20 at Sandy Cove Conference Center in North East, Maryland and the weekend’s theme is “The Cure: What if God isn’t who you think He is and neither are you?” For more details visit the table in Fellowship Mall or e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org.   ~ The Women’s Expo is coming up on Saturday, October 12 from 10am to 12 noon.  Come and explore the exciting events that the Women’s Ministry has planned for the 2013-2014 year!  There will also be mini-workshops and giveaways. Child care will be provided. For more information, contact Stephanie Gillette at stephaniegillette725@yahoo.com or visit the table in Fellowship Mall.   ~ We are having a Celebration of Baptism next Sunday, October 13 at 9:30am and 11:00am.  Come on out and take the plunge!  Orientation for baptism is this Sunday, October 6 at 10:30am in Adult 3 (formerly the Board Room). If you would like to be baptized and can’t make the orientation, please e-mail Pastor Anthony Gilmer at agilmer@cbcnj.org    ~ The church will be leaving the building again for Meals and More on Saturday, October 26th to serve our neighbors in Trenton. We need a few more people to sign up to bring some food and to help prep at Central.   Also, there are still baby bottles that you can fill with spare change to benefit ChoiceOne and we still have many tickets people can take to buy supplies for Preservation House welcome baskets.  Stop by the table in the Fellowship Mall to find out how you can help through your donations or your time.  You can also e-mail Toni Campbell at singsong40@hotmail.com.    ~ Finally, we are super excited about our Christmas outreach!  We are doing a presentation of the timeless classic The Christmas Carol.  There is still time to sign up for auditions or to get involved in this powerful outreach that we will be presenting the weekend before Christmas.  Stop by the table in the Fellowship Mall or e-mail Brian Cavanaugh at qadosh.kyrie@gmail.com.    Enjoy the fall weather and see you this weekend.  You won’t want to miss it!   Pastor Gay

 

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