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A new album consisting of photos from the recent mission trip to the Dominican Republic has been added to the Photos page. More photos from the trip are coming soon.
Also additional photos have been added to two existing galleries: Baptisms and Special Events.
The schedule for Easter Sunday March 31, 2013 will start with a Sunrise Service presented by the youth at 7:00 am. Breakfast for all will follow at 8:00 am. Easter Worship Service will begin at 9:15 am.
There will be no Sunday School, Evening Bible Study, or youth LEAST meeting on Easter Sunday.
The Joyful Sound Choir will be presenting It Is Finished for the Good Friday Service on March 29, 2013 at 7:00 pm. The Lord's Table will also be observed.
Greenville's His Work, His Way will take place during the week of June 16-22, 2013. His Work, His Way is a nonprofit Christian community development organization whose purpose includes upholding the dignity of vulnerable and needy homeowners who live in Greenville and the neighboring communities. It sends out crews of teenage and adult volunteers who will give freely of their time and energy to perform free home repairs for homeowners.
Prayer cards, home owner applications, and participant applications are available at the church, at Fresh Grounds, and online at www.hisworkhisway.org. The forms can also be submitted online.
Lining up homeowner projects to be done is the present focus. Applications are due by April 30, 2013.
Deadline for participant applications is May 19, 2013.
See Dave Campbell for more information.
The youth are hosing a relationship seminar for teens on April 21, 2013 and is seeking couples or singles willing to share a brief testimony of their relationship, marriage, or singleness. This can be about a particular struggle that you endured, a funny story about your marriage, how you met, what dating looked like for you, or something else funny or helpful to teens as they enter into relationships. The testimonies will be video recorded for presentation during the event.
See Annie Ball by April 1, 2013 if you can contribute for this event.
A team of 25 individuals associated with Crossroads is traveling to Hata Mayor in the Dominican Republic on a mission trip. They are departing March 1, 2013 and most are returning March 8, 2013. A few are remaining on the Caribbean island until March 15, 2013.
The team with be doing construction projects, VBS sessions, medical services, entrepreneurial training, teaching pastors and counseling their wives. Please pray for their mission and for God's Will to be done.
As time allows and if internet service is available, some team members may be reporting back on their efforts and adventures. The reports will be posted on the Pastor's Blog page as they become available daily.
For all signed up for the mission trip to the Dominican Republic, there will be an informational meeting on Sunday January 27, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Information concerning travel, times, what to bring and not to bring, and ministries opportunities will be distributed. This will be a time to present and answer all your questions.
Update: This meeting has been rescheduled for Sunday January 27, 2013 following the Worship Service.
The 2012 Annual Congregational Meeting will be held Monday January 28, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Agenda packets will be available Sunday January 27, 2013.
Update: The meeting has been rescheduled for Monday February 4, 2013.
A Bible study for young women in grades 7-12 has begun. It is meeting weekly at the church on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm. The study will focus on different women of the Bible in order to glean wisdom from their choices and apply that to modern decisions.
The outreach to the local shale oil well drillers has been well received and appreciated. For Christmas we intend to offer fresh fruit and cookies to the workers who will be thousands of miles away from their families for the holidays. Any donations should be brought to the church kitchen by Sunday December 16, 2012.
We apologize for no recent postings of audio files for Sunday morning sermons or Sunday evening Bible studies. We are still experiencing technical recording issues relating to the loss of all our previous sound system equipment from burglary in early October 2012 and the subsequent acquiring and integrating of replacement equipment. We continue to work out various bugs and also will try to recover suitable recordings from the missing presentations. We hope to be able to post the most recent events shortly. Thank you for your patience.
The Joyful Sound Choir will be presenting The Spirit of Christmas on Saturday December 22, 2012 at 6:00 pm. The spirit of Christmas is God's love. Come and celebrate Jesus' birth.
In lieu of desserts for the December Rescue Mission trip on Wednesday December 5, 2012 donations of supplies are needed:
These items can be dropped off at the church office by Tuesday afternoon December 4, 2012.
The trip to the Rescue Mission leaves at 4:00 pm.
A Christmas Tea has been planned for the women of the church on Tuesday December 11, 2012 at 6:30 pm. In lieu of a gift exchange they will be collecting diapers for distribution to Health Outreach Ministry for young moms at Fresh Grounds.
A women's retreat is being planned for the weekend of January 25-27, 2013 at Joseph Badger Meadows in Burghill, OH. This will be a time to relax, rejuvenate, and fellowship together. More details will be coming.
Thank you for your participation in Operation Christmas Child! Through your efforts, Crossroads is sending out 112 shoe box gifts this year, sharing the message of the Love of our Savior with needy and hurting children throughout the world. A simple, but precious, gift.
The Crossroads youth seem to have forgotten the beat down they received last year at the hands of the adults during the basketball game and have issued another challenge. The next game is scheduled for Sunday January 20, 2013 so practice a few layups and 3-pointers. Players, cheerleaders, and fans are needed. Sign up if you are interested.
A new slideshow viewer for photo galleries has been launched and several new albums have been added on the Photos page.
Clicking on a album thumbnail image will activate the new larger viewer in a separate window and automatically start the slideshow. Hovering over the viewer area will display a toolbar with tools to pause, play, or rewind the show. Photos can also be manually advanced. Clicking on the slideshow again will take you to the Picasa photo gallery host in another separate window.
Albums for the 2012 Men's Camping Retreat and the 2012 Youth Canoe trip were recently added. Also new are Missionary Visits, 2012 Easter Sunrise Service, 2012 VBS, Joyful Sound Choir, Praise Team, 2012 Men's Nite, 2011 Congregational Picnic, Baptisms, Special Programs, and more general Candid (2) shots. Photos from the 2012 Dominican Republic and Honduras Mission Trips will be coming soon.
Update: The 2012 Honduras Mission Trip album has now been uploaded.
Do you need a night out to Christmas shop, have a date, or just relax? The LEAST youth group will be offering a free Parents' Night Out 5:00-8:00 pm on Saturday December 8, 2012 for all kids under the age of 12. Dinner will be provided and activities are planned. Sign your child or children up now.
Joyce Keeley and Rita Reeher are forming a choir for kids and youth. If you are interested meet after the Worship Service at the front of the sanctuary on Sunday November 11, 2012.
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