HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE

Crossroads Kids Please pick up your children promptly after the service. I-5 0-5 Years Old Volunteers will be available in the nursery/preschool area 10 minutes prior to the start of each service. 252 Main Street Elementary School Students Students are dismissed during the service. SERVICES & CAMPUSES Hampstead Campus 895 Leidy Rd. Westminster, MD 1041 South Carroll Street Hampstead, MD 8:00am Sunday Service No children's programs 9:30am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade & middle school 11:00am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade 9:30am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade & middle school 11:00am Sunday Service KIDS: Infant-5th grade Warehouse Student Ministries ATTENTION! Hear/Say Listening Sessions to be held December 11th & 18th for all parents and students in High School or Middle School 6th-8th graders 9:30am Both Campuses C3 will meet Sundays at 9:30am in the Warehouse at the & the Hampstead Campus. 9th-12th graders High School Breakfast Both Campuses C4 students will be meeting for breakfast, every 4th Sunday of the month at both campuses.

Christmas Is Coming! New Series starts December 4th Are Good Tidings and Yuletide Joy just longlost Christmas dreams? Does the spirit of Christmas not really match the reality of Christmas? Many of us feel that way every year. The endless to-do list and constant media and marketing bombardment can royally "Scrooge-up" the Christmas season. How do we break the cycle? Join us throughout the month for "Bah Humbug" and learn how and why this really is the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas Eve Service Times: Friday, December 23: 5pm Hampstead 7pm Westminster Saturday, December 24: 3pm & 6pm Hampstead 4:30pm & 7:30pm Westminster C4 Lumberjack Christmas Party Sunday, December 18th @ 6pm > Calling All High Schoolers! Join us for a festive and rugged Christmas celebration! Meet at Crossroads on 12/18 @ 6pm. Capernaum Christmas Tuesday, December 6 & Tuesday, Dec 20 Meets This Month - TWICE! Both club events will be held at the Westminster campus in the Warehouse from 6-7pm. Join us for a regular club meeting on December 6th and then come party with us on December 20th for some Rockin' Holiday Fun! 712 Night of Music Wednesday night, December 7th at 7:12pm 712 s Night of Music is open to ALL!. 18-30 somethings will meet Wednesday evening every week @ 7:12 for break out groups, service ministries, worship, and fellowship mark your calendar & join us!

Crossroads Congregational Meeting Wednesday, December 14th, 7:00pm Join us at the Westminster campus to recap our year and prepare for 2017. All attendees are welcome as the 2017 budget is presented. Crossroads church members will be part of our voting process as we look to the future of what God has planned for us over the next year. Student Ministries Hear/Say Sessions December 11 & 18 With the launch of multiple campuses, now is the time for prayerful planning of our future vision for student ministries! Please join us for focused listening sessions to share ideas and thoughts with one another. Sessions are open to any parent or middle/ high school student at the church. LISTENING SESSIONS DEC 11: Parents: 12:30pm / 1:30pm at Westminster Middle School: 9:30am @ C3 Westminster & Hampstead LISTENING SESSIONS DEC 18: Parents: 6:00pm in Westminster 252 area High School: 12:30pm / 5:00pm at Westminster Questions? Contact Kevin Syes, ksyes@crossroads140.com IF:Westminster Women s Conference Friday, February 3 & Saturday, Feb 4 Hampstead Campus IF's mission is to gather, equip and unleash women to pursue Jesus and the calling He has put on their lives. This 2-day gathering will bring together women across Carroll County to look at one of the most influential generations that have ever lived the early church. Cost is $10 for the weekend, including Saturday lunch. All women are welcome! Registration begins December 4 register & get details at ifwestminster.com.

Discover The Bible Sundays starting January 8th at 9:30am Westminster Discover the Bible is a 6 week class that will look at what the Bible is, why you can trust the Bible, and why and how to study the Bible. Register at crossroads140.com/discoverseries Monday Night Care Groups Monday nights starting January 23 Monday Care Nights begin again on Monday, January 23rd from 6:30-8:00pm and run for 8 weeks. These groups address specific life issues or seasons of life. This winter s groups will include Care for Kids, Prayer Workshop: Freedom Tools, Body & Spirit, Healing Steps: Recovery, Marriage Crisis, Minds Renewed, and Step-family Support. Children s ministries available through Care for Kids group. Registration begins this month; go to crossroads140.com/care for information. Discover Crossroads Sundays starting January 8th at 9:30am Westminster and Hampstead Discover Crossroads is a 6 week class that covers our church s history, mission, vision, values, and statement of faith. You will meet members of our staff, leadership, and get an inside look at what makes Crossroads unique, as well as how to become a member. Register at crossroads140.com/discover-series Study Tool: Go Deeper Young Life Ventures: A 3-Year Journey Thru the Bible Devotional All-new devotionals, great for individual or group study! Take a journey through the Bible. Free devotionals are available at the Resource Center. Why not go deeper? DECEMBER 2016: I CHRONICLES

THE WORLD BEYOND OUR DOORS Who are Men of Standard In Westminster, MD, a few years ago, a tiny little church was planted out of a heart to give addiction recovery members a place to worship where they felt they fit in. Everett and Robin Frye began Crossroads Restoration church to minister to recovering community members and give them a sense of belonging and accountability. From this point, Crossroads Community Church felt a calling to partner with them in support of their commitment to establishing a faith-based recovery program that worked to transform members on the inside as well as the outside. Before long, it became apparent that a core group of our county s men were most in need of healing and rebuilding independent, addiction-free lives. With a passion for these men, Tim Adams (on missions staff here at Crossroads), along with Kevin Nottingham (a construction and plumbing contractor), immediately began building a partnership with Everett and Crossroads Restoration Church, as well as personal relationships with the men in the recovery program. A community was birthed, and Men of Standard became a fully functioning ministry. A specific curriculum was written for the program, which included faith, finance, and vocational training elements to reestablish responsible community members who love their families and their Savior, Jesus Christ. Members must complete 3 tiers of the program before being released. Just recently a new graduate Brandon, celebrated his completion of the program and plans to remain with Men of Standard as a mentor to other men in the community through the construction business as a manager. Now, these men have begun to step out in leadership through missions around our county and across borders, in the name of Jesus, with the help and support of Crossroads Church. Tito, the first Men of Standard graduate, helped plant Men of Standard with Everett and is now running and operating two further missions with other men from the group. He oversees our Nica Works partnership, and runs the shop that collects, breaks down, and packages the bikes to send to Nicaragua for restoration and resale. In addition, he leads our partnership with Helping Up Mission in Baltimore, to bring the Food Pipeline ministry to those in need in Carroll County. The Men of Standard participate in our ministry in Appalachia with New Beginnings, where they use their construction skills to benefit a devastated community in West Virginia, and spend their time in the evening ministering to men through celebrate recovery programs there. God s work in this program is just beginning, and new opportunities keep coming, says Tim. Just this month, the community home for Men of Standard was condemned after a large fire destroyed the property. The men were evacuated, cared for, provided for, and hosted through church members and Helping Up Missions. Through God s grace they have found a new, unlikely home in the James House in Taneytown (originally a home for recovering women). The owners next door, want to continue to be involved with recovery ministry. Immediate needs to fill the house with mattresses and furniture still exist. Any donations would be welcome in reestablishing their new home!

Care for Kids Mondays nights starting January 23rd We are looking for volunteers willing to be a part of our Care for Kids Team. Volunteer for as many weeks as your schedule allows! Care for Kids team provides ministry to children (infants through pre-teen) while their parents attend a Monday Night Care Group. Monday nights starting January 23rd from 6:25-8:05pm at the. Contact careforkids@crossroads140.com with any questions or visit crossroads140.com/calendar-item/care-for-kids to sign up. Nicaragua Medical Trip Donations Needed! Collections being gathered all month in December @ Both Campuses Can't go to Nicaragua but still want to be a part of the ministry? We need your help! Below are a list of items that you and your family can donate. All of these items will be used to during our January Medical Mission trip to Nicaragua: DONATIONS NEEDED: Brown paper bags Triple Antibiotic Ointment Hand Sanitizer Vitamin C tablets Pregnancy Tests Hydrocortisone Cream Athlete's foot cream Antacid/Tums Multivitamins (all ages) For questions or to donate items, contact Steph at salbright@crossroads140.com Volunteers Needed Lobby Hosts - Hampstead If you have a smile and cheerful greeting to give, then we need you! We are looking for lobby hosts to serve our new campus daily 3hr shifts, Mon through Fri, throughout the week in the Hampstead building to assist with directing deliveries, bundling weeklies and monthlies, and miscellaneous office duties. Contact Terry at tsmith@crossroads140.com to volunteer! Chefs Needed Christmas Eve Worship/Tech Team Dinner Provisions for Both Campuses Love to cook? During our December 24th Christmas Eve services at both campuses, we ll be providing meals for our volunteers. Donations of a lasagna, salad, garlic bread, or dessert are needed and appreciated! Contact Mary at mshinholt@crossroads140.com to sign up.

Next Steps Coming This Month Hampstead Campus Our Information Center will have a new face soon! We are proud to announce the launch of Next Steps, our newly renovated hub for information, registrations, and ministry area event promotions. More information coming soon! Text to Give Give from your smart phone! Text crossroads140 to 77977, then click the link. Enter your info, and you re done! Do Something Saturday Saturday, December 17, 9:30am-11am Our annual cold weather clothing drive has begun and will run through Sunday Dec. 11th! We need NEW long johns and warm socks sizes M-XXL. Donation boxes are located near the coffee stations at both campuses. Then we will wrap the gifts for our friends at the shelter on Saturday, Dec. 17th in Westminster for a gift wrapping party for this month's DSS! Contact: Steph Albright at salbright@crossroads140.com Greeters/Attendants Needed Guest Services Both Campuses We want to make visitors first experiences at Crossroads memorable and comfortable this Christmas season. The Guest Services team needs extra help at both campuses with parking, greeting, hospitality, ushering, and the Information Center. We are building up teams NOW so for the busy holiday season. To volunteer in Westminster, contact mshinholt@crossroads140.com. To volunteer in Hampstead, contact Terry at tsmith@crossroads140.com.