Sun., December 23rd at 10am Mon., December 24th at 10pm. Toy Drive. Nov. 1st - Dec. 9th

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1 WHAT S INSIDE.. COVER PAE Celebrate Christmas! the church at Maltby Christian Assembly connecting all generations November - December 2012 CONNECTIN - Pg 2 eneral Information LOVIN - Pg 3 ROWIN - Pg 4 & 5 SERVIN - Pg 6 CHILDREN S MINISTRIES - Pg 7 STUDENT MINISTRIES - Pg 7 BACK COVER Celebrate Christmas! Year-End iving We appreciate your faithfulness! Please note that all giving must be delivered/postmarked by December 31, 2012 to claim a charitable contribution for the year All giving received after December 31st will qualify for a deduction in Thank you again! The church at Maltby Christian Assembly 9322 Paradise Lake Road Snohomish, WA mca@mcaweb.org p: f: Sun., December 23rd at 10am Mon., December 24th at 10pm Celebrate the music and the meaning of Christmas. Two, one-hour, identical gatherings with music, caroling, children s story time, and the lighting of the candles. Toy Drive Nov. 1st - Dec. 9th We will be accepting unwrapped toys to be given to our Community Food Banks and distributed to children in our area. For gift specifics please stop by the giving tree in the back of the Worship Center. Christmas Offering serving our community The Church at Maltby adopts a project each Christmas season and offerings will be received between Nov. 25th to Dec. 31st, and should be clearly designated as Christmas Offering. This years project: Serving our Community Providing for a number of compassion projects including establishing community gardens, launching a preschool, finishing walking paths, adopting a neighborhood, etc.

2 CONNECTIN all generations MCA Weekly Opportunities Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8am - 4pm (The church office will be closed November 22nd, December 24th & December 25th) INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTICE: As the winter season approaches, we want you to be aware that in case of cancellations or delays, a posting will be made at as well as recorded on the church voice mail system. When in doubt please use your best judgement as your family s safety is of the upmost importance. SUNDAY Worship athering - 9am & 11am ALPHA Class - 9am TUESDAY MOPS - 9:15am (2nd and 4th only) NEXUS Young Adults - 7pm MONDAY Celebrate Recovery - 6pm WEDNESDAY Primetime Wednesdays - 10am Kids Life roups - 6:30pm Merge Student athering - 6:30pm & Student Life roups Please check with your Life roup leader to find out the ending date of your Fall 2012 Life roup. Also check the online church calendar for cancellations due to holidays and weather conditions. Where We Are oing (Our Mission) Connecting all generations to Christ through loving, growing and serving. What We Are Doing (Our Purposes) Loving od, loving others rowing in od, with others Serving od, serving others How We Are Doing It (Our Values) Biblically Based Relationally Centered Family Focused Spiritually Empowered Prayerfully Directed LEADERSHIP TEAM David Brakke Lead Pastor Tim Westerfield Executive Pastor Tyler Schaefer Youth Pastor Jolene Joosten Children s Pastor Have you visited the church webpage? Visit the webpage for lots of resources: listen to messages, submit prayer requests, sign-up for life groups and events, find a place to serve, get to know our staff and missionaries, make a contribution, check the calendar, apply to be baptized, and more! LOVIN OD You are Welcome - Come Make Yourself at Home Sunday atherings - 9am or 11am (Please note: Sunday, Dec. 23rd and Dec. 30th there will be one 10am gathering) Weekend gatherings are a time of both celebration and contemplation at MCA. We enjoy a casual environment with contemporary music, and a relevant message. We are not about religion but rather relationship. Our desire is that all those who attend will experience od. Elements you can expect in our gatherings... relevant message - looking at Biblical truths which are challenging, always relevant and transforming. worship - through contemporary music we focus our minds and hearts on giving praise to od prayer - responding to od through conversation with Him communion - worship through reverent remembrance Prayer at the Church Seek the Lord your od, you will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart and soul. Deuteronomy 4:29 SEEK Prayer athering - November Sundays at 6pm Meeting Sunday evenings in November, in the Worship Center to pray for the needs of the Church family, our community, country and world. E-Line Prayer Team You can participate in praying for the church family by joining the E-Line Prayer Team. You will receive a weekly with prayer needs by simply ing mca@mcaweb.org and asking to be a part. Pre-Church Prayer - Sundays at 8:30am Meet in room 216 to partner in prayer for the Sunday gatherings. Follow us on twitter text follow mcaweb to Need Prayer Support? Enter a request 24 hours a day at under connect at the church. You can also write any request on the back of your Sunday Connection Card. Join our group today!

3 ITH W N I ROW S OTHER ROW IN WI OTHER TH S If you re in your 50 s or 60 s... you re probably working, staying active and having fun! We would love to invite you to be a part of Sifties a new ministry at the Church for those in their 50 s and 60 s kicking off on November 17th for Sifties Night. Saturday, November 17th at 5:30pm Enjoy dinner, a giant game of Bunco and a live 60 s band! Did you know? Maltby is on the mission in the Tri-Cities! We are serving as the primary partner of a new church plant, Blue Bridge Church, lead by Pastor Justin and Jana Farley and their team. We ask that you be in prayer for them as well as our pastoral staff as we continue to pursue the mission through this special project. Please sign-up and prepay at the church. $24 per couple or $12 per person. Register with the church office to reserve your spot! February 28th-March 2nd Wesley Inn and Suites - ig Harbor, Washington Healthy marriages are a priority at Maltby and all couples need a getaway every once in a while just to have fun! You are invited to join us on this weekend away! A time to relax, renew and reconnect. Schedule for the weekend includes delicious meals, Bunco, group activities, tons of free time, and special guest communicators Doug & Jeanne Reed. Cost is $275 per couple and includes 2 night accommodations and 3 meals. $75 deposit is due upon registration. Our hope is to see as many MCA couples attend as possible! Please contact mca@mcaweb.org with questions. Ladies Scrapbooking & Crafting Day! Saturday, December 1st 10am-5pm $10.00 Please pre-register with rsramcke@frontier.com This is a ladies scrapbook and craft time. Come for exciting prizes, a welcome gift, project ideas, uninterrupted work time, supplies for purchase, a warm meal and lots of fellowship! Primetimers (those in their senior years) Primetime Wednesday - 10am (Room 130) All those in their senior years are invited to participate! You will enjoy a free lunch and beverages, games, crosswords, crafts, special guest speakers, community projects, music, devotionals, and more. Invite a friend to join you and come on out, we would love to meet you! Will not be meeting November 22nd, December 19th & 26th. Primetimers Celebrate Christmas December 5th and December 12th at 10am (Room 120) Join us for Primetime Wednesday as we celebrate Christmas together with caroling, delicious holiday food and cookies, guest speakers, crafts and fellowshipping in a loving, Christ centered environment. Introduction to Membership Breakfast - Sunday, January 13th at 11am If MCA is your church home, you re encouraged to take the step of commitment by partnering in membership. Come for breakfast and a casual gathering as we share the mission and purposes of MCA and how you can be a part. Childcare is provided through Sunday Kid s Life Church. Please mca@mcaweb.org or call to RSVP. baptism Upcoming Baptismals November 11th in the 9 or 11am gathering Life is filled with big decisions. Some are so exciting we can t wait to celebrate them. Some are so challenging that we know we ll need help to follow through. Baptism is about both celebrating your decision to follow Christ, and inviting others to be a part of your life journey. If you have decided to follow Christ but have not yet been baptized, we encourage you to follow Christ s example (Matt. 3:16) and be baptized, don t hesitate! Applications available at. Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday every month MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers and exists to meet the needs of every mom! Meet us at 9:15am for a relaxing, fun and meaningful gathering. MOPPETS childcare provided. Celebrate recovery freedom from your hurts, habits & hang-ups! Nexus young adults Tuesdays at 7pm Every Tuesday at 7pm we take time to relax, eat, study and talk about how to apply the truths of od s Word to our unique stage of life, as young adults. Monday Night 6pm Dinner 7pm Large roup athering 8pm Small roups Men and women of all ages and backgrounds are welcome! Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a ministry that provides community and support for those desiring healing from hurts, habits and hang-ups. This freedom brings an inner peace and joy as we are able to build a stronger personal relationship with od and others. As we walk through the 8 Recovery Principles we begin to celebrate od s healing in our lives by sharing our experiences, victories, failures and hopes with others in a safe place. Will not be meeting December 24th.

4 Childre n s Min Studen istries & t Minis tries & N I V O L ERS H T O SERVIN Thanksgiving Dinner... to invite, or to be invited... that is the question. Could be you re having Thanksgiving at your house and you have room at the table for a guest. Could be you don t have plans or family close-by and would love to celebrate with others. Maybe you would like to partner with another family in the church in order to share the cost of a Thanksgiving meal. Children s Pastor Pastor Jolene jjoosten@mcaweb.org Every Sunday at 9 and 11am we offer age appropriate opportunities for your kids birth through 6th grade to connect with od and with other kids. Stop by with your kids and check it out, we would love to meet you! If any of the above scenarios fits you we would love to get you connected. Please notify the church office at mca@mcaweb.org or by November 10th. Let us know if you would be willing to invite others to join you or if you would like to be invited to share Thanksgiving with others in your MCA church family. November 25th - Serve Sunday Praise & Company is a children s Serve roup that meets Wednesdays at 6:30pm through 12/5/11 Kids Life roups Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30pm Kids participate in a serve group and a growth group. SERVE roups (pick one) Praise & Company Preschool Community Serve K-2nd grade Community Serve 3rd-6th grade Community Serve ROWTH roups growth groups are divided by gender and age - Rainbows: preschool aged boys and girls IRLS BOYS - Daisies: K - Ranger Kids: K-2nd - Prims: 1st-2nd - Discovery: 3rd-6th - Stars: 3rd-5th - Friends: 6th Presents a Christmas Concert & Musical December 2, pm in the Worship Center Be sure to gather for church at 9 or 11 for an emphasis on SERVE! We will introduce our exciting community SERVE projects for 2013 and participate in a simple hands-on serve project. Deck the Halls - help decorate the church for Christmas! Are you creative or artistic? Looking for a place to serve this Christmas season? You are invited to come out Thursday, November 29th from 9am to 3pm to help deck the halls of the church for the Christmas season. Lunch will be provided. Contact Sherry Brakke at sbrakke@mcaweb.org if you are interested. missions Missions Conference 2013 Sunday, November 18th in the 9 and 11am gatherings You will not want to miss Missions Conference as we welcome guest Susie Tucker. Susie Tucker brings alive great heroines of the Christian Faith through her dramatic storytelling. Join us as she presents ladys Aylward, the story of a missionary to China who overcame great obstacles. Honduras Short Term Missions Team Please remember in prayer our missions team going to Honduras December 8th-15th. They will be building a home for a wonderful man named Joseph. Please support them through your continued prayers. You can also donate to the team s building project at Save the Date Winter Camp 2013 January 25-26th Preschool Choir will present... Room at the Manger Merge Student athering & roups Wednesdays at 6:30pm connecting my generation to the love of Christ. Please contact Pastor Tyler at tschaefer@mcaweb.org or if you ever have any questions. Leadership Meetings November 4th at 12:30pm Christmas Party December 8th at 7pm Follow us on twitter text to follow mergeministries Subscribe to Merge Podcast Meet us in the Worship Center Student atherings include engaging videos, testimonies, worship, small groups, along with a relevant presentation of od s Word specifically for youth. Merge offers a great experience for your students. Upcoming Message Series... The Voice: We need to allow od s voice to be heard in our lives. od has also given you a voice and placed you in specific situations to speak life and love. enerous Christmas: od will always give his best for you. In return he desires for us to give our best to Him and others. UPCOMIN EVENTS Christmas Party Wednesday, December 19th, 6:30-8:30pm in the Worship Center Come for food, gifts, games and singing as we celebrate Christmas! Winter Retreat 2013 February 8th-10th, Island Lake Camp - Join us for an awesome weekend where we will be joined by our new Network Youth Director Tyler Sollie as speaker. This is our most important event of the year and you are going to want to make sure that you are a part of it.

5 9322 Paradise Lake Road Snohomish, WA NON-PROFIT OR. U.S. Postage PAID Snohomish, WA Permit No. 39 Address Service Requested Connecting all enerations or