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SERIES:
THE MIRACULOUS GIFT OF GRATITUDE
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THE MIRACULOUS GIFT OF GRATITUDE
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What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word Thanksgiving?
More than turkey and pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving is a spiritual practice.
See you on Sunday to learn more about how we can practice Thanksgiving and the miraculous healing it can bring into hearts, mind, body and soul.
Invite someone to come along with you this Sunday to learn more.
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See you Sunday at 9 or 11 AM
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Porch de Salomon's mission is to serve the Least, the Lost and the Last. This is a one week experience where team members take part in building a small concrete block home for an impoverished indigenous Mayan family. The days are spent constructing the home with time built in for interaction with the local people and learning about their culture and way of life. No construction experience is necessary, just a heart and mind open to the transformational power of service!
Total cost of the trip is approximately $1,400.00. Click
here to find out more and to register
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Come and learn what Porch de Salomon is all about. You can also check out their
website
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Thanksgiving Baskets
Crossroads will once again be providing Thanksgiving Baskets to Payne Elementary in Northeast DC. Payne Elementary children are tutored by Crossroads servants each week. The majority of the students at this school qualify for the free or reduced lunch program. The Crossroads UMC family is honored to help serve our brothers and sisters in DC and share the love of Jesus during the holiday season.
You can sign-up/pick-up a basket and have additional questions answered just outside the sanctuary after each service in November prior to Thanksgiving. You can also check the website or contact Kathy Mackrell.
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TREK Training and Participation
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Introducing TREK for Student Ministry
We are so grateful to God for the launching of TREK for Crossroads and our larger community!
Trust (Trusting in God; Trusting our sacred story; Trusting our church family guides and mentors)
Resilience (Remaining resilient during challenging times and continually deepening and developing our strength and wisdom)
Engagement (Engaging actively and compassionately with ourselves, with others, and with God in our own unique way)
Knowledge (Knowing and discerning what best enables us to live courageously, boldly, and in heartfelt alignment with our faith and our values)
TREK is a church and community initiative that promotes
active learning and teamwork as a spiritual journey together - inward and outward!
For more information and to register, click
here.
TREK Kickoff!
There's a training for TREK from
3:30-5:00PM on
Sunday, November 19th.
This training is designed for adult leaders/mentors.
Following the training, we're having REACH! from
5:00-6:15PM, where we'll be incorporating some of what's been covered during the TREK training.
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Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day Run
Whether you run to win, run for fun, run to support a good cause, or run just because you want a guilt-free day of eating - plan to join us for the 24th Annual Ashburn Farm 10K/5K and 2K Fun Run Thanksgiving Day races! Proceeds from the races continue to educate Ugandan children who live in poverty and are extremely vulnerable, a mission of Crossroads UMC since 1999.
There are 3 ways to support the race - Run, Help or become a Sponsor.
To register for the race, click here
For more information for runners
here
To volunteer, sponsor or donate to support the Ashburn Farm 10K click
here
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Parenting Seminar
November 29, 2017
7- 8:30 pm @ Crossroads UMC
This event is offered to the community free of charge.
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New findings show that the greatest changes to the parts of the brain that are responsible for functions
such as self-control, judgments, emotions, and organization occur between puberty and adulthood. This
helps explain certain teenage behavior that adults can find mystifying.
During this engaging presentation, licensed professional counselor and family therapist Neil McNerney will share specific skills to foster greater understanding between you and your teen so you can restore calm, reclaim respect, and regain love and fun within your family.
Questions? Click
here for more information or contact
Marilyn Perry, Crossroads UMC's Student and Family
Ministry Director.
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Blue Christmas Service
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 @ Crossroads
7:30 pm
A time for reflection and healing during the holiday season that is anything but merry for many in our community.
For more information, contact
Tammie Bond
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| FALL SPIRITUAL GROWTH FOR ADULTS |
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Sundays 9am the Discipleship Room - Middle School student focused
Sundays 11am in the Discipleship Room - High School student focused
Intersect takes "Sunday School" to the next level! Through engaging videos, short readings, interactive games, and lively conversation, we dive deep into Scripture and have a lot of fun along the way! Intersect curriculum and activities are designed with two distinct age levels in mind. However, students from either age group are welcome to attend the session of their choice.
Click here
to find out more.
New for Students!
REACH!
We're excited to announce a brand new ongoing Student Ministries gathering!
REACH! is a collaborative adventure for both Middle and High School students. Together, we'll reach for a greater connection with God while also reaching new places of spiritual strength
, creativity, and joy within us through games, hikes, painting, music, service projects, poetry creation, lively discussion, and much, much more!
REACH! takes place every
Sunday from
5:00-6:15PM in the Crossroads Basement.
You can find out more about REACH!
here
Tea&T
Tea&T is a small group for High School girls where we'll explore faith, life, challenges, and triumphs in a safe space together, all while enjoying tea
(or coffee) and snacks!
We'll encourage one another, pray for and with one another, chat about inspiring female figures from the Bible all the way through to today's popular culture, and offer space to honor our seeming setbacks, our hurts, or anything that weighs on our minds, hearts, and spirits while celebrating our strengths,
our achievements, and our phenomenal "superpowers".
Tea&T takes place on alternating Tuesdays (4:45-6PM) and
Thursdays (
5:45-7PM
) in Ryan Chapel.
Additional details about Tea&T are available here.
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Eagle Scout Book Drive
Troop 1666 is holding a book drive to support Loudoun Literacy Council.
Drop off dates: Dec 1-2 in the CUMC foyer. Collecting: children's through high school level books.
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Crossroads Kids (Nursery - 5th Grade) will meet @ 9 and 11am in their classrooms.
Click
here to learn more.
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| FEATURED RESOURCES & WAYS TO CONNECT |
- GOTGo App - Download from your app store by searching Crossroads GOTGo
- Daily Sacred Pause - Text crossroads to 41411 to receive an inspirational text each day
- Daily Reflection on Scripture - Sign up here
- Sunday Message Podcast- Subscribe at iTunes (Crossroads Ashburn) or on the GOTGo app
- Kirk Martin, Celebrate Calm- Helpful resource for parents. Click here for more info.
- Dr. Kelly Flanagan - Great blog that touches on marriage, parenting and more. Click here for more info
- Facebook - www.facebook.com/crossroadsnova
- Twitter - @crossroadsnova
- Website - www.crossroadsnova.org
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