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Growing Deep Roots to Share God's Love
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In this edition, you won't want to miss these stories:
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Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles are legendary musicians and piano players, and yet neither could ever see the music on the page. One alleged story is that another piano player asked Ray Charles why he wasn't as good, and Ray responded, "Because you're seeing the wrong stuff, baby." Come experience a Biblical story from blindness to sight, and explore how Jesus is illuminating your world to see God working in amazing ways.
We invite you to review the following scripture verse ahead of time:
John 9:1-41.
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Feedback on the sermon series? What new information have you learned? We'd love to hear from you.
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July 17
Chapter 27: "One Thing I Know"
July 24
Chapter 28: "Stealing Sheep"
July 31
Chapter 29: "Lambs and Wolves"
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UPCOMING EVENTS
July 15
July 17
Harper Apple Tree Item Return Deadline
July 17-24
July 18-22
"City Jobs" Themed Creekwood Preschool/1st Grade Summer Camp
July 27
Church Council, 6:30 p.m., Worship Center, Open to Everyone
July 27-31
Creekwood Middle School Mission Trip
August 1-5
"Travel Adventure" Themed Creekwood Preschool/1st Grade Summer Camp
August 7
August 21
Blessing of the Teachers and Backpacks
Lunch With the Pastors For New Attendees Wishing to Join Our Church
August 22
Official launch of Creekwood Special Needs Ministry
Note: Church office will be closed on Fridays during summer months starting June 24 through July 29.
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 Volunteer Highlight
There are many, many volunteers working behind the scenes at Creekwood, and we love to share stories of how people are giving so
graciously of their time and talent. Over the summer as you see our volunteers in action, please share what you're seeing and who you think needs to be our next highlight. Click here to share. We start back up our highlights in September.
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 Creekwood Family Movie Night
Don't forget, we'll have family movie night tomorrow, Friday, July 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Worship Center. We'll be showing
Finding Nemo, keeping in step with the just-released summer blockbuster
Finding Dory
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We'll be taking donations at the door, and concessions will be available, including special, hand-made goodies from our children. All money raised will support Creekwood's "Kids/Youth on a Mission" Summer Project, which has the goal of raising enough money to sponsor a group of 60-100 orphans for 3 years through the incredible
Zoe Helps organization.
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Prayers for Dallas
As
the families of the Dallas police officers hold services for their loved ones this week, and we as a community work through the tragedy of last week, lets continue to pray for peace for those impacted directly by this evil and peace for our community at large. You can find Bishop Michael McKee's letter to us on this matter, the one Pastor David read last Sunday, by
clicking here.
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2016-2017 Gridiron Kickoff
We invite you to join us at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday,
August 7, for the 2016-2017 Gridiron Kickoff, a
Creekwood tradition you won't want miss. Let's talk football!
Come hear from our new high school head coaches- Allen's Terry Gambill and Lovejoy's Todd
Ford.
Dinner will be provided. Pastor David will be facilitating a Q & A. (Submit your possible questions
here
.) There will also be a fun, interactive game sure to get us all football ready! Plan to attend and bring a friend!
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Guest Youth Ministers - Come Meet Our Candidates!
We've got three fantastic candidates in the running to lead our Youth Ministry. Each is coming to The Rise to share their visions for our program, meet a few more of our youth and learn even more about our church. Everyone is invited to join us. Thank you to everyone who came out to meet Macie Liptoi this past Sunday. The schedule for the remaining visits is below. The Rise takes place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. each Sunday in the Worship Center. Dinner is provided with a $5 donation.
July 17 - Jared Phares
July 31 - Mark Jones
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Creekwood Special Needs Ministry
We're so excited to be launching our special needs ministry later this month! The objective of this new ministry is to help
special needs children and their families celebrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in a nurturing and safe atmosphere, which values integration and removes barriers to church attendance.
A key component of this ministry will be the Buddy Program, which will
serve to help every child feel included and nurtured spiritually, emotionally, and physically while their families join us for worship. Pairing each special needs child with a buddy volunteer will help them participate, to the fullest extent, in our Sunday morning children and youth programs. We're currently developing our team of buddies. Do you feel called to serve in this ministry? Here is a little more about the buddy role.
BUDDY FAQs:
Who can be a buddy?
Any person at least 18 years of age who has been a member of Creekwood UMC for at least 6 months. In-service training will be provided.
What are the buddy responsibilities?
Buddy volunteers will serve to provide additional help to children who need extra support to manage toys, crafts, etc. and to help guide children to stay in the appropriate play areas with our group.
How much time is required to be a buddy?
Buddy volunteers can commit to 1 or 2 hours per Sunday for any number of weeks in the month.
How do buddies get paired with special needs children?
We will work to match children with the most appropriate buddy volunteer, according to the needs and personalities of the children and the buddies.
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Summer Giving
Traditionally offerings dip during summer months, but our need remains constant. Many of us travel during the summer and miss Sunday service, where we make our offering. You can make your donations online, if you wish, when you are not in attendance.
Click here to make an online contribution.
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Creekwood Choir to Tour London, England
May 22-30, 2017
The Creekwood Choir at Creekwood UMC is planning a tour of London, England in May 2017, and you are invited to join us! The ensemble will fly non-stop from DFW to London Heathrow then tour Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford, Coventry, Bath and Warwick. The choir will perform at the Wesley Chapel, the site of Wesley House. You do not need to be a singing member of the choir to participate in this trip. All arrangements for the trip such as airline, ground transportation, hotels and performances are being handled by US Integrity Touring Co.
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Ten Buys a Hen
Campaign
The Plano Santas and the Assistance Center of Collin County come together each year to provide a Christmas for
approximately
500 needy families in our community. Creekwood has again chosen to support this wonderful partnership, and we will host the 10 Buys a Hen Campaign beginning this Sunday, July 17 and continuing through July 24.
Each $10 we receive will buy one family a turkey for their Christmas meal. Join us in providing a special Christmas for a neighbor in need.
Look for the turkey table in the Gathering Area this Sunday.
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Austin Street Center
Creekwood volunteers came out strong when they learned of the need for lunches at
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LaKrisha Compton serving food with her two daughters (not pictured).
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the Austin Street Center in Dallas, where over 100 homeless men and women seek shelter on any given day. On Monday, the residents of Austin Street enjoyed Sloppy Joes, salad, chips, cookies and more. T
he Center was so grateful for the home cooked meal.
We invite you to join us in thanking
Stephanie Merrifield for organizing this event and blessing so many. And, a big thank you goes out to all the volunteers who donated the food that made the lunch possible and to the 17 volunteers who drove down and served.
We will be serving at Austin Street again this month.
Click here to sign up to help with lunch on Wednesday, July 20.
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Stephanie, serving with her children Monday.
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The team making final preparations for lunch.
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Harper Apple Tree
It sure feels like Christmastime!!! (Ok, minus the 98 degree heat....) The Harper Apple Tree items are coming
in and we are so grateful for this abundance! The teachers of Princeton's e
lementary school are going to be delighted when they see all the items you've donated to support thier classrooms. The students will be so blessed!
If you picked an apple, don't forget the items are due back no later than this Sunday, July 17. We humbly thank you for doing so much to enrich the lives of Harper teachers and students!
Thank you for all your gifts!
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Building Faith
Brick by Brick
For the month of July, the Explorers Sunday school curriculum is "Building Faith Brick By Brick." This program includes interactive lessons that help kids experience the wonder and adventure of the Bible via Legos! Each Sunday the children will build something with Lego bricks based on a Bible story. Have your kiddos join us at the 9:00 or 10:15 worship hours! The program is designed for Kindergarten through 4th graders. See you Sunday!
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Happy Summer Break!
The Children's Choir is dismissed for the summer. We'll see you back in September.
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Have an infant through 4th grader and not currently receiving our weekly Children's Ministries' newsletter, Explorers' Times? Please
email us to be added to our distribution list.
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If your youth isn't already plugged into a weekly small group (7th - 10th graders) or life group (11th/12th graders), please contact Eric Jones to learn more about these life-changing groups.
LiGht (Living in God's House Together)
Sunday school is held each Sunday from 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. in the Lovejoy Gym. All 5th - 12th graders are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Join us for
T
he Rise
Sunday evenings from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Worship Center. We'll have dinner ($5), worship, hear inspirational messages and have small group breakouts. This Sunday, we'll meet the second of our three Director of Youth Ministry candidates. Everyone is welcomed to attend.
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BASIC Middle School Summer Bible Study
Our summer middle school Bible study is now meeting! You can find us in the
Student Center (for now...we'll relocate when renovations begin!) at 6:30 on Tuesdays. All middle schoolers are welcome to join us for study and fellowship.
Summer Bible Study Tuesdays:
July 19
August 2, 9, 16
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Have a 7th - 12th grader and not currently receiving our weekly Youth Ministries' newsletter? Please
email us to be added to our distribution list.
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See what is happening on our Creekwood social sites.
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