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Growing Deep Roots to Share God's Love
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News and Notes
April 27, 2017
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This Sunday, as we continue our sermon series, “World Religions,” we’re going deep. How much does this life count? How much does it affect the afterlife? Or, the next life? And what does come after this life? In our exploration of Hinduism we’ll ask these questions of our own faith.
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"Christianity and World Religions"
Hinduism
May 7
"Christianity and World Religions"
Buddhism
May 14
"Christianity and World Religions"
Islam
May 21
"Christianity and World Religions"
Judaism
May 28
"Christianity and World Religions"
Christianity
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In this Edition, You Won't Want to Miss These Stories!
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Know Someone Interested in Creekwood? Invite Them to Join Us for Lunch With The Pastors This Sunday after the 11:30 a.m. Worship Service
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Author Jim Moore is Coming To Creekwood May 7!
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April 30
April 30 - May 7
ACO & Harper Elementary's Summer Food Bags Food Drive
May 7
Creekwood
Creekwood VBS Volunteer Training, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Creekwood Worship Center (Option 1)
May 8
Creekwood Church Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Worship Center, Open to All
May 14
Mother's Day
May 20
Change the World Weekend, Creekwood Mission Events, Additional Details to Follow
May 21
Creekwood VBS Volunteer Training, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Creekwood Worship Center (Option 2)
May 28 - June 4
Creekwood Family Promise Hosting in the Student Center
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Volunteer at VBS and be Very Vappy (You know, happy.)
Seriously, year after year we have volunteers share with us how meaningful it was for them to work at VBS.
Todd Evans was one of our crew leaders last summer, and we had him share some of his experience volunteering in his niece's group. Take a listen.
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Creekwood member Nancy Adler shared, too. She explained, "I volunteer at VBS because it's one of the ways I get to share the love of Jesus with kids. It's amazing to hear the many God sightings that the kids experience throughout the week. I also enjoy getting to know the other volunteers including some of the youth volunteers that I might not have met otherwise."
Soon-to-be-eighth grader, Morgan Brown, shared, “I had so much fun volunteering last summer and I can’t wait to do it again this year! I loved interacting with the kids and watching them have such a good week. My favorite stations are the science stations. This year, my best friend is joining me and I’m excited about that as well.”
Well, we're in specific need of 12 additional adult volunteers to serve as crew leaders, with the support of a junior/youth leader. We still need youth leaders--entering 7th grade through 18 years of age. We promise a truly personally rewarding experience, not to mention a little fun. Click here to sign up to join us in making VBS a Fun Factory for the kids in our community.
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Want to Learn More About Creekwood?
This Sunday, April 30, we'll be hosting Lunch With the Pastors immediately following the 11:30 a.m. worship service. Intended to serve as an informal meet and greet with opportunities to ask questions, these lunches are great for anyone considering joining the church, or simply exploring the church. Plan to join us, or invite a friend. Childcare is provided. RSVP
here
.
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CSM Hunger Hunt This Sunday
Our youth are on a specific mission this Sunday evening. They're holding a hunger hunt to gather food for ACO (Allen Community Ourtreach). Here is a list of needed food items. Additionally, they'll be gathering the requested items for our summer food bag mission: peanut butter, jelly, cereal and pudding 4-packs.
Want to have a youth swing by to pick up your items Sunday? They'll be coming around about 5:30 - 6:30. You do NOT need to be home for us to pick up your items; just leave them on the front porch.
Click here
to let us know you'd like us to stop by, and simply include your address.
Help us support those in need in our community.
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Graduation is Near
We're about to enter the busy month of May and the season of graduations, and we want to honor our graduates. We'll host a breakfast for all graduates and their families at 9:00 a.m. on May 7 in the Creekwood Student Center. Have a senior? We hope you will join us as we bless these young people. RSVP
here
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Author Visit May 7!
The Creekwood Celebration Sunday school class is hosting a special guest at their 10:30 a.m. class on May 7. Author Jim Moore will be discussing
"Yes, I Have Sinned, but I Have Several Excellent Excuses!" Entertaining and relate-able, there is sure to be something covered each of us can learn from.
James W. Moore is a best-selling author of more than 40 books and an acclaimed pastor and ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. He has led congregations in Jackson, Tennessee; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Houston, Texas. In 2006, after 50 years of active ministry, he retired from full-time ministry and moved to the Dallas area, where he currently serves as Minister-in-Residence at Highland Park United Methodist Church. He and his wife, June, live at Heritage Ranch in Fairview, Texas.
All Creekwood Sunday school classes, and any/all Creekwood members and guests are welcome to join in. Please RSVP here so seating can be adequate.
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Mission Ministry Statement
Creekwood UMC is passionate about building the Kingdom of God by serving families and children in need. We strive to develop long-term relationships with the people and organizations we partner with, both locally and globally. Our goal is to make a high-impact, positive experience within the area and through the lives of all involved.
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Change the World Weekend 5/20
Mark your calendar now to participate in one or several mission oriented activities for the national Change the World Weekend. On Saturday, May 20, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., we will have a blood drive, home repair project, VBS preparation, card making for kids in hospitals, and packaging of summer food bags for ACO and Harper Elementary. Look for more information to come. Sign-ups will open May 1st. There will be a food drive April 30 through May 7 to collect items for the summer food bags. Let's change the world, together.
You can now sign up here to give blood on Saturday, May 20, through our partner, Carter Blood Care. Your blood can save lives.
Update: Beginning this Sunday, we'll have a bin to collect food items for the summer food bags. Needs include: peanut butter, jelly, pudding 4-packs and cereal.
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Encore: Calling all the Ladies!!!
Join us for Lowe's National Women's Habitat Build on May 6! Sound like fun? This is open to all women and teens 16 and up with a parent. Guys, feel free to let the woman in your life know about this awesome opportunity! Ladies, if you are interest in attending you can RSVP at Volunteer@ncc-habitat.com or contact Christina Shepard.
All first time Habitat volunteers (teens included) need to contact Christina for instructions for one-time online training. Speaking of...
Habitat is also offering a Women's Tool Clinic on Wednesday, May 3 (information below). This class will help you feel more comfortable using the tools on site during build days. Open to all, including teens 16 and up with a parent. Learn with Lowe's Pros on how to use all sorts of new tools!
When: Wednesday May 3rd
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: 2060 Couch Drive,
McKinney, Tx 75069
What: Learn "How to Use" Hand & Power Tools
Light Dinner will be provided.
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Encore: Interested in seeing the Zoe
program in action?
We have three Zoe Trips of Hope that you can participate in. The dates and location of the trips are listed below.
Zimbabwe, Africa- August 2017
Rwanda, Africa- October 2017. Lyndsey Lessner is leading this trip.
Chennai, India- January 2018 Our first Zoe group, “Challenge,” will be graduating and Lyndsey will be leading this trip as well.
Please contact Lyndsey Lessner (Lyndsey@zoehelps.org) if you are interested or want more information.
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Family Promise Hosting May 29 - June 4
Creekwood will next host Family Promise families in our Student Center May 29 through June 4. If you haven't yet had the chance to serve with Family Promise., we highly recommend it because it will be a truly rewarding experience for you and your family. We have many volunteer roles -- something for everyone. Learn more and sign up
here
to join us.
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Encore: Happily Helped by our Helpers
You may have heard, we have a new mission: The Creekwood Community Helpers. Member Helen Huemiller recently shared some of her experience with this awesome group, including how she is letting her neighbors know of this special ministry.
Helen explained, "Deen [Oates] and Harrison [Broyles] came over and installed a modem/router for me and my neighbor. They also installed a printer for my neighbor. I also recently got a new light fixture and the guys came and installed that for me." She continued, "This is such a generous mission they have started through our church. I've been sharing the news with neighbors and friends that this is available, and everyone is so impressed and thankful that they will be able to call and get the help we all need from time to time, and not have to worry about having strangers into their homes."
She closed, "Deen and Harrison are such fine and giving men--a true example of God's love helping others. People who can, are making donations to Creekwood to help pay it back and help this mission succeed so that the Helpers can continue to help those who maybe aren't as fortunate but have needs." Do you have a home maintenance need? Or, know a neighbor who does? The
Creekwood Community Helpers was formed to help the Creekwood UMC family and community with minor home maintenance and repairs. All services are free, and examples include:
- Installation of exterior handrails & grab bars
- Minor plumbing
- Minor general repair
- A/C and/or heater filter replacement
- Smoke alarm or CO2 battery replacement
- Caulking, repair of door locks and light bulb replacement
Learn more and request your needed assistance here.
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Game On
Interested in playing indoor volleyball this summer with Creekwood? Contact Andrew Still at AndrewKStill@yahoo.com.
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Encore: Want to Be Inspired This Summer?
We're continuing the Creekwood tradition of the Men's and Women's Summer Bible Study, and we've got a good one lined up! How many of you, like us, read The Shack and were greatly moved by this modern-day parable? We bet more than a few of you went to see the movie when it was released last month. If you're familiar with the story, you know it is rich with content for discussion, deep reflection and personal growth. That is why we were crazy-excited when we learned there was a formal study developed to correspond with the story. The story of the The Shack applies to all of us, whether we have endured terrible tragedy and pain or the more common struggles of everyday faith. Whether you are looking for faith, have lost faith along the way, or are strong in your faith but desire to trust God more deeply – you’ll find what you need in this study.
The 6-week study will begin Tuesday, June 13, with the showing of the movie. At each session, to be held in the Worship Center, a light dinner will be served, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the study will start at 7 p.m. As it has been in the past, men and women will meet separately for the study portion. Cost is $8 per person to cover the supplies. Childcare will be available, with reservation. This study is open to all in the community. Bring a friend or two. Come fellowship and grow together.
Sign up here. The class will not meet the week of July 4th. Don't miss out due to a schedule conflict. It is ok if you have to miss a class or two with summer travel.
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Find Local Grief Support Events Here
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VBS JUNE 5-9, 2017
Registration is now full, except for the cohort of those entering 5th and 6th grade in the fall of 2017. Click here to request to be added to our waiting list, or to request a spot for your 5th or 6th grader.
We do have spots for the children of all volunteers, and we still need volunteers. Click here to sign up to volunteer and then receive a registration link for your child(ren).
Click here to simply volunteer. All volunteers will be subject to a background check and required to complete brief online training. (Youth volunteers must have completed 6th grade.)
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Another Summer Opportunity!
Cross Cheer is coming to Creekwood two times this summer: June 12-16 and July 17-21. This national program will take place on our campus. Designed for those 4 - 10 years of age, the Cross Cheer camps teach young girls the fundamentals of cheerleading in a Christ-centered atmosphere. Learn more and register
here
. Early bird pricing through June 1st.
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Join Our Children's eNewsletter Distribution List
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.
Student Ministries
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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
is held in the Student Center on Sundays, from 5 - 7 p.m. All 7th through 12th graders (and beyond) 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.
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Summer Fun With CSM
We've got some cool activities planned for this summer. Join us as we serve, fellowship and grow in our faith.
High School Mission Trip
Students finishing 9th-12th grades are heading to Cajun Country June 25 - July 1 to help restore the area around Baton Rouge that has been hit hard by flooding and tornados in recent years. Students completing 8th grade who will have turned 14 by the trip are welcome to attend as well. Click here to sign up.
Middle School Mission Trip
Students finishing 6th-8th grades are invited to join us in Fort Worth July 26-30 for a fabulous weekend of service and fun. Click here to sign up.
CIY Move
High school students, it’s time to Move! Experience intense, interactive worship, dynamic preaching, small group study and community building. At Move we will not only learn and worship together – we’ll spend focused time discovering ways that God will use Creekwood youth to impact the world. This is a 5 day camp held at LeTourneau University in Longview. The cost is $395 per person with a discounted rate for adult participants. We will find a way to pay for anyone who wants to go! Click here to sign up. Contact Jared with questions.
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Confirmation 2017-18
Registration for the 2017-18 school year will open April 18. Confirmation is available to students grades 7th and older. Classes will be held in the Student Center at 10:15 August 20-May 20. Retreats, missions, social activities, and faith visits are also an integral part of the course. Click here to sign up.
Junior High Small Group meets on Wednesdays, 7 - 8:00 p.m. Contact Donna Bartholomew for more information.
Sr. High Small Group meets at the Edwards house on Wednesday nights from 7 - 8:30. Contact Jared Phares for more information.
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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