Happy New Year! January 2019 Newsletter

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1 January 2019 Newsletter MARCH 2018 NEWSLETTER Page 2 Upcoming Events Page 3 Children s Ministry Page 4 Kids on Mission Mission Friends Happy New Year! Page 5 Vine Student Ministry Page 6 Missions Page 7 Mailbox Club News Page 8 Men s Ministry Page 9 Women s Ministry Page 10 Trail Life & Young At Heart Let 2019 be filled with faith, hope and love. Search for the Lord and for His strength; seek His face always. I Chronicles 16:11 What a wonderful way to live 2019! Page 11 Birthdays Page 12 Flocknote Connect With Us at CLBC

2 January 2019 UPCOMING EVENTS January 2 January 9 January 13 Student Ministry New Year s Party for students grades 6-12 th at 6:15 pm in the Vine Center. Awana - Balloon Bash Night. Game time will include games with balloons. Men s Discipleship class- Every Man A Warrior will begin on Sunday, January 13. The Walking with God class is the foundational class of this three part men s discipleship training and is limited to 12 participants. Please call the church office or Kennon Chambers to sign up. The classes will run 9 weeks and will meet from 5:15 to 6:45 pm in the FLC Room 301. Material cost is $12. January 15 Precept Women s Bible Study- The Life of David, A Man After God s Own Heart. The class will begin Tuesday, January 15th class will run for 8 weeks and will meet in FLC Room 203 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Material cost $18. Please call church office to sign up. January 16 Awana Prison Ministry Night. Sue Brennan will be sharing with us at council time. January 19 Men s Prayer Breakfast Come out for some fellowship, meditation, and pray er, 8:00 am in the FLC Banquet Room. Our men are encouraged to connect with this important men s min stry. For more information contact Kennon Chambers at kicham.1973@gmail.com or call

3 For even the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 God has blessed us with yet another new year. We pray that this new year brings you a deeper relationship with God as you serve Him and share Him with others. This new year provides new opportunities for you to serve Him as you serve and minister to those around you. Set an example for your children by serving Jesus. Better yet, get them involved in serving Him as well. J CHILDREN S BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Sundays: 9: 00 AM and 10:30 AM Family Life Center KIDS OWN WORSHIP MISSION FRIENDS KIDS ON MISSION Sundays at 5:30 PM Family Life Center AWANA Wednesdays at 6:15 pm Family Life Center January 2 Normal Club Night January 9 Balloon Bash Night January 16 Prison Ministry Night January 23 Normal Club Night Sunday Mornings Bible Fellowship at 9:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Get plugged into Bible Fellowship and journey through God s Word with us! Join us at either 9:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evenings Kids on Mission at 5:30 p.m. and Children s Choir Join Kids on Mission as they kick off the church year with a new curriculum! Missions is a great way to learn about other countries and see how God is at work there. It s also a great way to see how God can use you to share His message of hope and salvation with others around the world and right here in your daily life! You will learn how to live on mission. Finish up the evening by singing songs of praise to our mighty God. Wednesday Evenings AWANA at 6:00 p.m. Come on out to have fun in AWANA with theme nights, games, counsel time, and most importantly growing in God s Word. We could use servants in the following areas: Sunday Mornings: Substitute teachers for the 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Bible Fellowship hours are needed. If you are willing to serve in Bible Fellowship contact Crystal Reynolds at Sunday Evenings Kids on Mission at 5:30 p.m. and Children s Choir We could also use volunteers for our Kids on Mission Ministry. If you are willing to serve in Kids on Mission contact Brandon Casto at If you are willing to serve in Children s Choir please contact Pastor Eric at eric@crosslanesbaptist.org Wednesday Evenings: If you are willing to serve in AWANA for the upcoming year contact Shadd Kennedy at Wednesday Evenings/Paid Childcare: We could also use substitutes to do paid childcare on Wednesday nights during choir practice when our regular workers are absent. Please contact Brooke Entenmann at if you are willing to serve in this position. The Sprouts Ministry is a vital ministry of our church. Please pray and ask God where He can use you to help grow His forever family. Happy New Year from the Sprouts Ministry!!

4 JANUARY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Happy New Year! There is no better New Years resolution than one that includes God in your every day living. Attending Bible Fellowship on Sunday mornings is so important, especially in training your child to serve God and not the world. Make Sundays your day to refuel and reenergize. Come and take in God s word so you can be prepared to deal with life s ups and downs. Show your child how important it is to put God first in all things. In January our children will continue learning that THERE IS NOTHING GOD CAN T DO as we learn about His plan to deliver His people out of Egypt. Even today, God has a plan for our lives and it s so important to learn more about God and how to serve him. See you in Bible Fellowship in 2019! According to the North American Mission Board website, the population of the Indianapolis metropolitan area is almost 2 million people. Of that number almost 58 percent are not affiliated with any religious body, which means the mission field is really big. Barry and Amy Rogers are church planters in Indianapolis. They have four children, Yonas, Titus, Fable and Justus; the children tell their friends about Jesus too. On Sunday evenings in January, Mission Friends will explore the sights and sounds of Indianapolis while learning about and praying for the Rogers family. Happy New Year from Mission Friends and Kids on Mission We invite children from ages 3 to grade 5 to join us on Sunday evenings at 5:30 p.m. Our Kids on Mission are always learning.

5 JANUARY 2 NEW YEAR S PARTY IN THE VINE 6:15 PM MARCH 1-2 YEC Clarksburg, WV $35 JUNE SUMMER CAMP Myrtle Beach, SC $300

6 DOWN THE STREET AND AROUND THE WORLD Outreach is very important ministry in the life of a church. Growing our forever family at CLBC entails contacting our first time visitors and following up on these potential members, making sure they feel welcome and have all the necessary information about our church. Our reach316 team needs you. If you would like to be a part of this ministry team, please contact David Collet at or dcollet@pbswvcom. JANUARY FOOD PANTRY NEEDS Laundry Detergent Jelly Canned Tuna Crackers Toilet Paper Coupons are needed!! Please bring any unused newspaper coupons for food and toiletry items and place them in the grocery cart in the Family Life Center. Thank you! CARING ABOUT PEOPLE. CHRISTMAS BLESSING PROGRAM Thank you to all those who participated in our Christmas Blessings program. This year our members were given the opportunity to sponsor a child from our giving tree. In need families were identified through our local schools. Your generosity put smiles in the hearts of many this Christmas season. Children and their families were taken shopping at Kohl s where they were able to buy new clothes and a few toys. If you have never been shopping with one of these families, you should mark your calendar for next year and be prepared to be blessed as you walk along with them and help pick out items. It s a great opportunity to shine for Jesus and to share His love to those less fortunate. TYLER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY SERVICES Our members also committed to bringing 245 jars of peanut butter that were used in the Tyler Mountain Community Services Christmas food box program. This year TMCS asked if neighboring churches and businesses could help donate specific items for the food boxes. In turn, these food boxes were delivered to the homes of needy families on December 21st right here in the Cross Lanes community. THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT OTHERS AND SHOWING GOD S LOVE...DOWN THE STREET!!

7 MAILBOX BIBLE CLUB RESULTS SUCCESSFULLY REACHING OTHERS FOR CHRIST Professions of Faith: 20 Bibles Sent to those completing studies: 153 Active Students: 337

8 Men s Ministry PRAYER BREAKFAST January 19th 8:00 am -FLC Banquet Room Come out for fellowship, meditation, and of course prayer, with some coffee and bacon as a side order. We begin at 8:00 am in the FLC Banquet Room. Our men are urged to connect with this very important men s ministry. For more information, contact Kennon Chambers at kicham.1973@gmail.com or call (304) Every Man A Warrior is a discipleship initiative designed for Christian men that focuses on discipleship skills that last a lifetime. It is especially for those Christian men that know they can accomplish a true walk of faith with God s Spirit, working in fellowship with other Christian men; all striving for a closer walk with Christ. A dozen men have just finished the first of three books in this discipleship series, Walking with God. Pastor Seth discovered this discipleship program and because of the success of the first group we are going to be offering Walking with God again, beginning January 13 th, We hope you will come out and join us. Our second class is limited to a dozen, so sign up soon. You can sign up on-line or call the church office. Kennon Chambers will be facilitating Walking with God. So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1 Our life in Christ is a ministry of stages: Crawl, Walk, and Run. A follower of Christ progresses over time. We must learn patience, anticipation, how to dream, make plans, and most of all, learn to hope with God that all of us will come before the Cross. If you know that you are not now where you ought to be; if you are certain that you can be more of what God is revealing, inviting, and wanting you to become, then come and join us in this exciting Walk with God and Cross Lanes Baptist Every Man A Warrior class on nine Sunday evenings, beginning January 13, 2019.

9 Women s Ministry The ladies ministry celebrated the Christmas season with a night of food, carols, games and exchanging Christmas ornaments at our get together on December 11. Stephanie Neidlinger shared a devotion with the group of 28 women. It was a great opportunity to have fun and get to know each other better. Here are a few pictures of the event. Prayer Sisters is an ongoing program for the Women s Ministry. There are brochures in both Welcome Centers at the church that describe the program. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Heather Johnson ( ) or Terry Smarr ( ) We hope to see you at our next event on February 8, The CLBC ladies will be putting our own spin on Valentine s Day by focusing on God s love for us as women and how we are important in his ministry. There will be a short program and a dinner. We will be sending out more information as we get closer to the date, but please mark your calendar and plan to attend! There s always room for you and no one can take your place! A Look to the Future February 8, 2019 Women s Ministry Valentine Dinner April 6, 2019 Showers of Blessings Luncheon

10 NO SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR EVENTS FOR JANUARY Young-at-Heart Mission Statement Calendar of Upcoming Events: Trail Life will not have any weekly meetings until further notice (sometime in February). However, we are going to try to schedule an event or two during this time. - Mindy Ilar The Young-at-Heart Ministry exists to gather senior adults for fellowship, to encourage and minister to one another, and be on-mission for Jesus Christ.

11 January 1 Patricia Hammond Monica Dobbins Joey Hess Brian Casto January 2 Sharon McClanahan Dakotah Shamblin January 3 Nancy Adkins January 5 Zachary Hiser Paul Jopling Suzy Kemper January 6 Lewis Little Michelle McElfish January 7 Sylvia Lawson Krista Barnette Ian Hiser January 8 Bruce Knell January 10 Gracyn Lockhart January 11 Tate Johnson Nick McDonald January 12 Jocelyn McDaniel Hunter Phares Adam Moore January 14 Gordon McClanahan January 15 Bethany Cole January 17 Jennifer White Diana Kirk B J Thornsbury January 18 Daniel Rainey January 20 Jeffrey Long Emma Rolfe Kay Roberts Annette Carpenter January 21 Robert Entenmann January 22 Chrystal Legros Bennett Cowley January 23 Aliza Long January 27 Andrea Lockhart Kim Morgan Mikaylah Moore Evelyn Cornell January 28 Willa Covert Wayne Higginbotham Sean Legros January 29 John Burgess Marty Douglas Brandon Governale Wishing all of you a very Happy Birthday!

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