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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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The story of Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, which we normally celebrate on Palm Sunday, is the story of His proclamation, and the people's recognition, of his royal role. But, in just six days their joyful shouts of Hosanna turned to angry cries to "crucify him." Join us this Sunday as we look at the events leading up to the arrest and trial of Jesus and consider the times when we forget our praises lifted to the Conquering King because what we want is ....Burger King?
Consider reviewing the following scripture ahead of our sermon:
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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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September 25
Chapter 37: "The Conquering King, not Burger King"
October 2
Chapter 38: "He Became One"
October 9
Chapter 39: "The Trial of Eternity"
October 16
Chapter 40: "Encore!"
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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 30
Creekwood Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin Unload, 4 p.m.
October 1
Deadline to Commit to the 2017 Zoe India Mission Trip
Creekwood Pumpkin Patch Opens for Business!
October 2
October 11
Last Day to Register to Vote in the General Election
October 15
Creekwood Habitat for Humanity Build
October 23
Two special worship services: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.. Please make note of times.
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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.
Today we are featuring a group of volunteers who dedicated their past Saturday (in 98 degree heat nonetheless) to building a home for the beautiful Escamilla family, pictured here, whom you can learn more about here.
The strong and able Creekwood crew:
| Christina & Kevin Shephard |
Robert Dueck |
Jim Kiser |
| Paul Merrifield |
John Sipes |
Jim Casey |
| Tonda Paulsen |
Mike Jarvis |
Annmarie Barajas |
| Kenneth Huck |
Richie & Brian Wolfe |
Jim Genrich |
| Glenn Eggert |
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Director of Missions, Annmarie Barajas, said, "I want to give thanks to all of the Habitat for Humanity volunteers who came out this past Saturday to work on the home build in Princeton for the Escamilla family! You all worked diligently and tirelessly to install trusses and siding on the home. The work of the 15 Creekwood volunteers and the four volunteers from Habitat completed the task at hand and put the build ahead of schedule! We even had the special treat of our youth providing a delicious taco lunch and great fellowship."
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Doesn't look like "zero construction experience" to us! |
Volunteer Tonda Paulsen shared some of her experience: "This was the first Habitat build in which I participated, and I was a little nervous about it as I have zero construction experience. However, our project leader, James, and his crew showed us exactly what to do and didn't give us anything we couldn't handle. It was hard work, but fun and very rewarding. I truly got to build a house! And I love that we got to meet the homeowner and see her working alongside us. She is very excited and appreciative about her new home. I'll definitely be doing this again!"
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Creekwood youth serving lunch.
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Veteran Habitat-er Mike Jarvis shared, "
Great teamwork, in spite of the heat, we worked hard and heard no complaints. Feels good to be helping others improve their lives."
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| Mike Jarvis, Jim Genrich, Jim Kaiser and Paul Merrifield taking a short break in the shade. |
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Our next Habitat build is coming up on October 15. This one will again be for the Escamilla family in Princeton. We are working on assembling our volunteer list for this build so if you are willing and able, please email
Lyndsey Lessner
. If you haven't been trained as a Habitat volunteer, you will need to attend a one-time training. Volunteers must be 18 years or older to serve by themselves. Some builds allow volunteers age 14 or older to attend with a parent depending upon the task for that day. The next volunteer training is October 7, from 7 - 8:00 p.m. at 2060 Couch Dr. in McKinney. RSVP for the training to
ncc-habitat.com
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The Rw
andan humanitarian, Paul Rusesabagina, who hid and protected 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees during the Rwandan Genocide, once said, "If we want to change things, we must first change ourselves. If we want to play--if we want to change the world--we must first show up on the field to score." We invite you to join us in thanking our Creekwood Habitat team for showing up, for making a difference, and for acting on their call. They scored!
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 Creekwood Fall Festival October 15
Mark your calendars now for the Fall Festival, and plan to join us for some family fun. We'll have a petting zoo, a bounce house, carnival games, bal
loon
animals, face painting, a children's craft table, a hayride, popcorn, cotton candy,
hot dogs
, and much more!
It takes volunteers to make this important community outreach event a success. We're seeking volunteers of all ages, including individuals to donate candy and bake (or pick up) some goodies for our ever-popular cake walk, i.e. cookies, cupcakes, brownies,etc. Click here to sign up. Beginning this Sunday, we'll have a large bucket in the Gathering Area to collect candy donations--look for the scarecrow. It may still be hot, but fall is officially here!
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Pumpkin Patch is Coming!
Don't be tempted to get your pumpkins anywhere else. The Creekwood pumpkin patch will open for business Saturday, October 1. We'll beat anyone's price! Ok, not really; we can't do that. But, all Creekwood pumpkin patch proceeds will go to support Creekwood Youth mission work.
Over seven tons of pumpkins will be brought in to create our one-of-a-kind patch, which will be open for business daily from 9 a.m. to dusk.
We rely on volunteers to run our pumpkin patch, and youth volunteers can earn service hours. Click here to sign up to staff the patch.
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Get to Know the New Website!
As promised last Thursday, we'll spend the next few weeks getting to know features of our new website. Are you looking for ways to get involved with Creekwood? We have many opportunities to serve, grow and fellowship. Check out our Serving Page for more information and to find the perfect opportunity to apply your spiritual gifts.
Didn't sign up for a small group last month, but feeling the pull to join something? It is never too late!
Click here for a listing of our small group opportunities, outlined in our Adult Ministries section of the website. We have Sunday and weekday opportunities. We would love to have you; let's grow together.
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Join the
Creekwood Choir!!!
The Creekwood Choir is always looking for more singers and now is a great time to come and join us. The choir is currently preparing exciting anthems for the fall season for the Traditional service at 9:00 am each Sunday. The Creekwood Choir meets each Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm. Bring a friend and join in the fun!!
And, mark your calendars for a very special performance of Joseph Martin's "Festival of Carols" for "Christmas at Creekwood" on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Come and hear the story of the birth of Christ in song.
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Creekwood Ride Share
Volunteers Needed
The Congregational Care Team has a group of members available to give rides to church, doctor appointments, the grocery store, etc.
We are in need of a few more drivers, including a male driver or two. If you'd like to get involved in this caring ministry please contact
Joy Olk
. And, if you are in need of a ride, please call or
email Joy at 214-850-6564. We encourage you to take advantage of this program, which is designed to support our members. Don't let transportation be a reason you don't come to service.
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College-Age Bible Study
We're looking to form a Tuesday night college-age Bible study group for scriptural study and fellowship. Interested? Or, know someone who might be? Please contact
Molly Trank.
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Zoe Helps Ministry India Trip 2017
What a blessing! Following presentations last Sunday, we had two commit to our trip, with nine more seriously considering joining us. We also had two people who, though they could not join us in India, pledged to each sponsor one of our travelers.
Our church and children have done an incredible job financially supporting seven working groups this year. If you feel called to participate and join us in this special mission, note our deadline of October 1. The trip cost is $990, plus airfare, visa, and vaccinations for a total of approximately $2500.
For more information, visit:
http://www.zoehelps-trips-of-hope/
or contact Leah Edwards at
leahedwards721@gmail.com
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Click here to read about our 2016 mission trip.
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Tee Time?
As a reminder, we have two golf tournaments coming up that benefit two of our core mission partners: ACO & Family Promise. These tournaments help the organizations to raise vital funds for their yearly budgets. We would love to have at least one team in each tournament, if not more. The registration links are below. Please register your team and list Creekwood as the affiliate. Also, please
email Annmarie and let her know that you will be participating.
ACO Tournament
- Monday, September 26, at Heritage Ranch
Family Promise Golf Tournament
- Friday, October 14, at Twin Creeks
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Creekwood Family Camp Out
Friday, September 30
Not too late to sign up!
We invite you to join us for a fun evening camping out behind the Children's Center. Plan to arrive Friday night, September 30, around 6:30 p.m. We'll have a BBQ dinner, glow-in-the-dark games and singing by the camp fire with, of course, some S'MORES!!! In the morning, we will have a special devotion and breakfast before heading home.
Young and old are invited, but this is not a drop off; children must be accompanied by an adult. If camping out isn't your thing (we don't judge!), plan to join us for the evening and morning activities, but go ahead and sleep in your comfy beds.
Are you in?
Click here to RSVP. The deadline to signup is Tuesday, September 27.
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We're Hiring
We are looking to hire two part-time Sunday School teachers/child care workers in our Little Explorers Classrooms (ages 0-5). The pay is $11 an hour. You must be 18 years old, able to pass a background check and have two solid references. It is mainly for Sunday mornings between the hours of 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., but there are occasional weekday childcare needs as well. Please contact Melissa Fritzsche the Director of Preschool Ministries at
mlfritzsche@gmail.com or 972-849-7479 if you are interested.
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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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Sunday school
is held each Sunday from 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. 5th - 6th graders will meet in the
tile room of the Children's Center.
7th - 8th graders meet in the garage of the Student Center and 9th -12th graders meet in the Student Center.
The Rise will now be held in the Student Center, still on Sundays, from 5 - 7 p.m. All youth are welcome to these evenings of worship, fellowship and fun. Meals are provided; a $5 donation is encouraged. If you are looking to help our awesome Student Ministry by providing a meal, or part of a meal, for The Rise click here to pick a date and sign up. We promise you'll have fun feeding and visiting with our students.
Let's stay in touch.
Students and parents wanting to stay up to date with current activities, events and services, please text @elevatecu to 81010.
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Just for 5th and 6th Graders
Sunday school at Creekwood UMC helps prepare 5th and 6th graders for Confirmation in their 7th grade year. But, let's face it, preteens are all about friends!
Club 56 is a program designed to foster close relationships with other 5th and 6th graders as they move from Children's Ministries into Middle School Ministries.
Once a month, 5th and 6th graders will gather after church for a fun, maybe even mission-oriented, activity.
The Club 56 schedule for 2016-17:
September 25: Games and Art at the Club
October 23: Creekwood's Pumpkin Patch
November 20: Decorate cookies for police and fire departments
December 18: Caroling at nursing home; cookies & hot chocolate at the Club
January 22: Allen Natatorium
February 19: Bake treats for the SPCA
March 26: TBD
April 23: Ice skating or Rough Riders game
May 28: Pool party (need host!)
Unless otherwise communicated, Club 56 will be held in the Children's Center tile room (the Club) from 12:45-3:00 pm. Feel free to bring your lunch; light snacks will be provided.
Adult and youth volunteers are needed! Adults must complete a background check and Ministry Safe training.
Please email Donna Bartholomew (
dbartholomew@creekwoodumc.org
) if you are interested in hanging out with this awesome group of kids!
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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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