Central's Pastoral E-Letter: Friday, April 25, 2014

Dear Central,   I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter Celebration with your family and friends!  We certainly were blessed in a great way with all of our guests and the energy was a boost to all of us.  We had a number of people indicate they made first time professions of faith and we are looking forward to seeing how God will be at work in their lives.  I am very excited for what God has in store this weekend as we worship together.    NEW SERIES!  We will start a new message series this Weekend called Q and A.  Each weekend we will be focusing on answering questions you submitted that you would like to see us address.  This weekend I will be speaking on Saturday night and in both Modern services on Sunday on the topic of the Church’s response to mental illness.  This is such an important topic that we want to examine how God has called us to minister to those who struggle with mental illness and to minister to the caregivers as well.  This is a topic that is close to my heart and I am looking forward to sharing the journey our family has been on and what God has taught us. We will also be featuring a special interview that you will not want to miss.  Pastor Gilmer will be addressing the issue of Why Pray? in the Classic Service.   GUEST WORSHIP LEADER!  This weekend, we will have a guest worship leader with us in all three Modern Services. Andre Butler led us in worship on New Year’s Eve and we are excited to have him with us this weekend to lead us once again.  I know you will be blessed by his ministry with us.   LAST CHANCE FOR GREATER 1:  This Sunday is your last chance to give to our Greater Vision Campaign, Year 1.  We will be closing the books on this first year of our debt removal and ministry expansion campaign.  I want to encourage you to give either in the offering or online so that we can finish this year well.  Thank you to everyone who has generously given!  God is doing great things because of your sacrifice!   COMMITMENT SUNDAY IS ONE WEEK AWAY:  Next weekend, which is May 3- 4, we are asking everyone to bring back their Greater commitment cards and their first offering to start our second year of the Greater campaign. You will remember our goal in this campaign: to pay down the debt on our facility so that we can expand our ministry to reach Trenton, Pennington, and Yardley.  So please keep praying and then take the time to fill in your commitment cards (available this weekend) and bring them back next weekend. Thank you for the way you are seeking to honor God through your gifts.   LAST DATE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT PROGRAMS:  The last day for the Winter Session of Life Groups and Wednesday Night Alive is this Wednesday, April 30. A new Spring/Summer Session of Life Groups will resume in June.     TRANSIT NIGHT:  Breakaway Student Ministries and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will be hosting a night for high school seniors and juniors as well as their parents to talk about being a Christian on a college campus. We would love for you to join us on Sunday, May 4 at 7:00pm. For more information contact Pastor Bryan at bbunagan@cbcnj.org.   STARTING POINT:  Are you curious about Jesus, the Bible, or Christianity? Starting Point is a 10-week interactive discussion designed for anyone who is investigating faith or coming back to the faith but has questions. This is a safe place to discover the grand story of God and how our own stories fit into it. The discussion starts Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00pm. Sign-up through the Connect Card or e-mail agilmer@cbcnj.org.    CENTRAL CARES DAY:  The 2nd Annual Central Cares Day will be on Saturday, May 17 from 8 am to 2 pm!  Volunteers will go out into the community to serve in multiple ways with different community service organizations from 9 am to 12 pm then gather back at Central for a celebratory lunch. Anyone who participated last year was blessed and we know that God is going to do even bigger things through the event this year. Bring a friend! There will be a table this weekend at the Fellowship Mall for signups, but you can go to this link to volunteer.   SAVE THE DATE FOR KIDS CAMP!  Mark your calendars for Kids Camp Ewing on Monday, July 21 to July 25. Stay tuned for more details on how you can get involved in bringing the gospel to the children of Central and the community.   CELEBRATION RINGERS: Central’s handbell choir is looking for a few good ringers. Ability to read music is helpful but not required! Join us for fun, fellowship and an opportunity to praise God in music. If you would like more information, please contact Cindi Glover at clglover1@verizon.net.   See you this weekend!   Pastor Gay

 

 

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