Archive for September, 2009

So our original date was rained out, and this Friday it rained as well.  So what were we to do?  Have a CAMPIN of course!  Our new church location provided an excellent opportunity for us.  Since the worship center was cleaned out and empty, we were able to set up 10 HUGE tents inside the building (with two small tents outside for a few brave youth).

We did have a campfire outside and it was a great night of games, and fellowship.  34 teens showed up for what was probably the best camping trip we’ve ever had.  One of the things that made it so awesome was something that happened just after dark.

There is a family that lives next door to our new church property and they have two teenage boys, Garret and Wade.  While our youth were playing flashlight tag, they saw one of the boys hanging out in the yard next door and they crossed over the field to meet him.  It was the most amazing sight to see a group of our teens reach out to the neighbors and they invited them to come back to hang with us and they did.  It was really great to meet them and they spent several hours with us.

Of course, we had to play little sally walker, mafia, and a few other choice games.  I’ve posted the pics on the youth photo page for everyone to see.  I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did at the event.

Oh, and if you ever get the chance, you DEFINATELY want to try Donna Waldo’s Pancakes.  They were AWESOME!

Gary

The youth camping trip that was scheduled tonight, 9/18 has been postponed until next Friday night due to the soggy ground the the continual rain coming our way.  The camping trip will now be on the 25th instead.  Everything is goingt to be exactly as it was tonight, only a week later.

If you have any questions, let me know. 
Gary

Who:  All Kids!
What:  Fall Festival 09
When:  October 31st, 4-7pm
Where:  TBD
Why:  INVITE (Outreach), Invite your neighbors, your friends and your friends neighbors
Cost: FREE!!!!

Join us on Halloween night as we have games, activities, food and fun for all the kids.  This is a great way for them to remain in a safe environment, but not miss out on any of the excitement.  In fact, they will have MORE fun at our fall fest than they would at Trick or Treating!!! and I promise they will get just as much candy!

If you would like to help with this event, please contact Gary at garyg@cccmooresville.com.

Who:  All Students, regardless of age
What:  See You At The Pole, 2009
When:  Wednesday, September 23rd around 7am
Where:  At your school’s flagpole
Why:  To pray for your school, your teachers, your goverment and anything else!
Cost:  FREE

A young man named Josiah began one of the greatest revivals and awakenings in the Old Testament. Josiah had become king of Israel at the age of 8. Scripture tells us that at the age of 16, he began to pursue God passionately. Like his forefather, David, he began to show signs of godliness early on and gained the respect of the people. 2 Kings 22:2 states, “He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the ways of his father, David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.”

This resulted in radical obedience — getting rid of everything that did not honor God and challenging everyone around him to do likewise. These actions resulted in a mighty move of God in his day — actually, one of the greatest ever!

Our theme verse for See you at the Pole™ comes from the heart of this story. Right after the newly discovered scriptures were read to Josiah, the Bible says, “When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes.” In other words, his heart was pierced with conviction. (Read the full story.)

King Josiah heard the words of God and proclaimed:

“Go and pray to God for me and for the people . . .“ —2 KINGS 22:13a (The Message)

How about you? Do you desire to see a mighty move of God on your campus? Are you pursuing God passionately? Are you serious about radical obedience? Are you determined to get rid of anything and everything that dishonors God and ready to challenge your friends to do the same?

This year’s See You at the Pole™ theme is very simple—ENGAGE: Go and Pray . . .

GO to your school flagpole on Wednesday, September 23, at 7 a.m., and PRAY for your friends, family, school, community and the world.

This year’s See You at the Pole™ challenge is simple:

ENGAGE your school
                  ENGAGE your community
                                     ENGAGE your world . . . for His glory!

See You at the Pole™ is a great place to:

ENGAGE God,
                  ENGAGE with other believers, and
                                   ENGAGE His heart for your campus . . . in the name of Christ.

See You at the Pole™ connects believers together at the beginning of the school year, so you can stand strong together throughout the year.

See You at the Pole™ is all about prayer. It’s about you coming together and laying aside all of the labels and groups for one day, to simply engage with God in prayer and connect with fellow Christians in unity around the flag pole.

Wow, ok, I just added over 300 pics from the children’s minsitry events over the past year.  I should be adding the pictures from the county fair either tomorrow or Monday.  Check back and check out the photos.  For Kids Photos, click the link at the top of the page.  Same for youth photos.

Ok, so I really love websites and I love to write stuff down, but i’ve done a terrible job running two different websites, one for children’s ministry and one for youth ministry. 

So, to make things easier to get updated and to have a one stop shop for parents, I’ve now combined the cccmkids.com and cccmyouth.com into cccmfamily.com.  Our new site will have photos from both ministries and family events, it will also have information on upcomings events for both youth and children.  I will have permission forms, medical releases, etc for download, and it will have a great place for me to blog about the youth sermons I give.

As we move forward with this site, look for more information about Kings Landing, The Depot, and Victory lane as well as all of the youth meetings like the Drive-In, the Drive-Thru and The Garage.

I hope that you find this site useful and know that it will continue to grow and change into a true family ministry site.  Thanks for finding us and reading along.

Gary,
Family Minister

Who:  All Children birth to 5th grade and their parents
What:  A fun time of feeding and seeing animals from a tractor drawn wagon
When:  Saturday, Sept 12th, 8:30am until 11 or 12pm
Where:  Lazy 5 Ranch
Why:  INVITE – This is a invite event so invite your friends, family and neighbors!
Cost:  $5.00 per child

On September 12^th, we will be meeting at the LAZY 5 ranch for a fun morning of feeding animals and getting to experience their zoo first hand on a wagon ride around.  We are providing a discounted rate of only $5.00 per child and they get to ride in the wagon and feed the animals.  We will meet afterwards for a short devotion on God’s creation story from Genesis.  You can sign up this coming Sunday at church!

Who:  All Youth 6th to 12th grade
What:  RAID! for November
When:  Sunday, September 22nd, 6:30-8pm
Where:  Steak-n-Shake on 150 close to Best Buy
Why:  INVITE! Invite your friends!
Costs:  Money for your food

Every month we have RAID after youth group on Sunday night.  This allows us to break bread together and fellowship with food.  All family is invited to eat with us, the more the better.  Each month is at a different location and if your a youth and your birthday falls in that month, your RAID is FREE!!!!

Who:  All Youth 6th to 12th Grade
What:  Youth CampOut
When:  Friday, September 25th at 5pm till Saturday at Noon
Where:  Lake Norman State Park
Why:  INVITE!  Invite your friends!
Cost:  $5.00 to cover campsite/food

Join us on Friday, 9/25 starting at 5pm for a fun night of camping, games, food, fellowship, cat fishing and anything else we can think of!  We’ll have a campfire devotion, roast marshmellows, and cook hotdogs for dinner.   Our rain makeup date is the following Friday, September 25th.

Youth will need to bring a sleeping bag, pillow, some warm clothes and a fishing rod if they want to cat fish, overnight toiletries, their Bible and a flashlight.  They will also need to bring a chair to sit in around the campfire.

We are also looking for more volunteers that have tents to either let us use their tents, or to come camping with us.  If you’re interested in a night of fun with a ton of teens, then let me know.

Gary