Nominators: Romans 12:8 "If your gift is to
encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God
has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if
you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly."—From the
Hands On Bible, NLT. With that said, we encourage you to pray about your
place in the church and where you are to serve. Our church has many
wonderful people working for the Lord and keeping Him first. It is truly
appreciated! As the Nominator's board gears up for another year of filling a
slate of nominees, we hope and pray that you will have thought and prayed
about this crucial time before we call you. Yes, we will call you. We want
to hear from you. We want your input on nominees and ways that we may better
our church. Blessing to you all! The Nominating Board
Change for Good Penny Drive: Have you started
to save those pennies yet? Eleven-year-old Connor Bailey is hoping you have
as he kicks off his 7th annual Change for Good Penny Drive in March/April,
to benefit the Windsor Food Bank. This year he has set his goal at $3,500.
Connor wants you to know that your spare change can go a long way to help
your fellow neighbors keep food on the table this spring. He is also
collecting your returnable soda cans, soda bottles and now will start taking
the water bottles which have a 5¢ redemption. Connor appreciates the cans
and bottles that you have been saving for him. They are helpful in his
making his goal each year.—Dee Tyszka
CALLING ALL MEMBERS:
It is time again to start thinking about using your gifts and talents
for the church. What do you like to do? Our church cannot run without
you! Please be thinking how you can help the church. The Nominators Board
has started to work on the new Board’s slate. If you are feeling “called”
to work on a certain Board or would like to nominate someone for a Board,
please let the Nominators know. This is “your church”! It is “our
church”! The Nominators Board will be calling to talk with members about
our church and the boards. Please pray for the direction of our church, the
Nominator’s and what position you can do to keep our church growing and
welcoming.
PCC Cookbook: As
a tasteful and long lasting gift, we will have a PCC Cookbook as an upcoming
fundraiser. We are asking everyone to start digging up your favorite
recipes and send them to Dee or Fay. We are working on gathering recipes for
the first three weeks in February. We would appreciate if ALL members could
give at least one (we will accept as many as you will give us!) recipe to
help create our collection. This cookbook will take some time to finalize.
We would love to have it completed and ready to sell by Mother's Day.
However, we can not do this without everyone's help...that includes our male
cooks! This cookbook will be a fundraiser for us. We hope to have 150
recipes collected for ONLY $10. What a nice and fun gift this would be for
anyone. Please help us by sending in your recipes in the next couple of
weeks and by ordering your cookbooks.
The Friday Bible Study
Group is on winter vacation until March
5, 2010.
Snow Cancellations: In the event that we need
to cancel a service or a church program due to bad weather, we will notify
you as follows: E-mail (If we have advanced warning) Church website; WTNH-TV
(Channel 8); WFSB-TV (Channel 3); WVIT-TV (Channel 30) WDRC Radio
Library: A special “Thank You” goes out to
Suzanne Flake for her time in keeping our church library in order and
up-to-date. Thank you for all the years you have helped the church in this
manner (one of the many ways you give of your time and talents). Also at
this time, please consider taking over the library duties for Suzanne.
Please consider taking over for Suzanne. She will be glad to help guide or
teach someone the duties. This is not a board position and your time can be
very flexible! Please contact Suzanne or a member of the Nominators Board
if you are interested.
E-Mails: We are
attempting to build-up our e-mail list. Anyone who is not on our list or
has changed e-mails in the last year, please fill out a blue card and
send it to the office. Thanks.
Reminder – Child care is now available during
all church meetings. Contact Suzanne Flake at 219-1151. There is also a
sign-up sheet in the loggia.
Hospitality: We are currently seeking
volunteers to help with hospitality duties. If you are interested in
providing and/or serving after-service refreshments, please check out the
sign-up sheet in the loggia and volunteer for a Sunday.
Men’s Breakfast The men of the church meet on
the third Sunday of each month for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in Robertson Hall.
All men of the church are welcome to join them. Why not consider joining the
group!
On the 1st Sunday of each month the kitchen and refrigerator
will be cleaned and cleared of all items. These items will be disposed of.
The Windsor Food Bank is in need of
non-perishable food. Macaroni & cheese, pasta, sauces, canned soup, healthy
snacks, peanut butter, jelly. Please bring some food in and put it near the
CMSC board. Thanks.
Security Reminder ~ When leaving the church, please make sure all doors
have been closed and locked and all lights are off.
Our flower chart is posted in the loggia. Please sign up for a
Sunday if you would like to remember a loved one or honor someone special.
Contact Suzanne Flake or the church office for more information
Prayer
Chain: If you would like to be contacted to pray for
emergencies, crisis and sudden needs, see either Lynne Hosig, Beth Storey,
or Pastor. You will be notified of prayer needs by e-mail. If you would
like to participate and don’t have an e-mail, we can arrange to call you.
CD’s of Sunday Services are made every week. Anyone who would like a
free copy of a service, please contact Brian Wetzel
Small Group: Every Monday evening a small group of us meet for
intercessory prayer from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the lounge. Persons may pray aloud
or simply join us in silent prayer. Please feel free to join on an occasional or
regular basis. See pastor or Bob Gridley for more information.
Filling out an encouragement card? Please remember that, for mailing
purposes, the address must go on the blank side of the post card. Your
message goes on the side with the scripture passage from Hebrews 10:25.
Free Christian literature is available in the loggia: With the exception
of "Today's Christian," (New name for The Christian Reader) which is $2.00/copy,
all other literature on the loggia table is free. "The Upper Room" and
"Guideposts" are available in both regular and large print editions and are
published every other month.
Deadline for
all bulletin announcements is noon on Tuesdays. They may be sent by e-mail
to the office, phoned in or dropped off at the office.
Prayer: Oh Lord, help us to make this a good site
in your eyes!
