Knollwood News
January 24, 2021
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We continue our study of the Gospel of John. The apostle, writing at the end of the first century, gives his account of the life and ministry of Jesus. His prime reason for writing, as he states in chapter 20, is that we “may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing have life in his name” (John 20:31).
Each week, we invite you to read the chapter(s) that will be the focus of the next Sunday’s message. This coming week, the reading is John, chapter 17.
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Q&A Meetings with Moises Altamirano
Pastor Mark sent out a letter last week informing you that the Board of Elders at Knollwood are presenting Moises Altamirano to the church as a candidate for Associate Pastor. We are excited about the possibility of Moises joining the staff and serving the body in this position.
Listed below are the opportunities to get to know Moises and ask any questions you might have. You can also submit questions that you would like answered to Pastor Chris. Email him: chris@knoll.org.
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Sunday, January 24 – in-person interaction time following the morning service
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Wednesday, January 27 – Zoom call at 7:00 p.m.
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Sunday, January 31 – Zoom call at 7:00 p.m.
On Sunday, February 14, there will be a vote by members whether Moises Altamirano will be hired as Associate Pastor.
There will be two ways to participate in the vote:
- If you attend the morning service, there will be a short business meeting after the service to vote on a motion from the Board of Elders to offer the position to Moises.
- If you do not want to participate in person, you may drive through the parking lot between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to cast your vote. (The Bylaws of Knollwood Community Church do not allow for absentee or proxy voting.)
Please be in prayer for this important decision. Your vote matters! Thank you.
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Knollwood Preschool Registration
Preschool registration will open for church families on Monday, January 25th.
- Fill out the inquiry form
- You will receive an email allowing you fill out the registration form which can be found under the "documents" tab
- You will then receive an invitation to the parent portal where you will see the "billing" tab.
Church members do not pay the registration fee.
Please contact Laurie Florence at 703-250-8564 X27 if you have any questions.
Thank you and we look forward to reopening in September of 2021.
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Mission Update: Jim & Diane Dempsey - CRU Headquarters
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Jim & Diane Dempsey serve respectively as the Associate Executive Director of Development for the Campus Ministry and Financial Analyst for the Campus Ministry of Cru. Both lead out in setting direction for all 2000+ Campus staff in the U.S. and all digital and other evangelistic strategies worldwide. Here’s a link sharing a few lives that were changed this past year: Reach the World
When the pandemic hit in March, Cru staff worldwide immediately pivoted to digital and other forms of communication with students. The evangelistic website, EveryStudent.com – which was already reaching tens of millions -- became even more important. Here’s a recent story of a life changed through EveryStudent.com – from a country where 98% of the population is Muslim:
“Hamza is a student who heard the gospel online during his country’s COVID-19 shutdown period. As a result of online conversations, without any face-to-face interaction with a Believer, he indicated a decision to place his faith in Christ. Amazingly, his story isn’t an entirely unique one. Staff and volunteers throughout our area engaged in months of digitally-focused ministry and saw tremendous fruit. Not all of those conversations led to in-person relationships as countries opened back up, but Hamza’s did.”
“Omar, a Cru staff member from Hamza’s country, had been discipling him over social media messaging during the shutdown and invited him to continue in person when it became possible. When they met in person for the first time, Omar was amazed. The depth of Hamza’s thoughts and questions proved that he had been studying the Bible and practicing the things Omar had taught him online.”
“In that first in-person meeting, Omar encouraged Hamza to begin trying to share his faith using the training Omar had given him. To Omar’s further amazement, by their next meeting, Hamza had already spoken to four of his friends about Christ! Hamza is continuing to go through discipleship with Omar.”
What an exciting report and the men, women and families of Knollwood played a role in his decision and growth by helping our efforts!!!
Our prayer requests are:
- For Jim as he leads a team of 40 at HQ and throughout the U.S. acquiring the resources needed to equip our local leaders for ministry.
- For Diane as she equips and advises our National Leaders in areas related to income and expenses in order to plan for all strategic and priority programs.
- For our local team leaders as they navigate ministry during a pandemic.
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Sanctity of Life Ministries |
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We are looking for a part-time registered nurse to be trained to be nurse sonographer. Requires Tuesday and Thursday, 8 hours per day, to work at Nova Pregnancy Help Center in Alexandria. Additional 3 hours on Saturdays, twice per month required starting in the summer.
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It’s Prize Time!
Each Sunday in January we're giving out prizes for the Trivia Challenge. The Ledbetter kids took home some Dominos from their Sunday Busy Basket and played with them during schoolwork. The Mendez kids won the prize drawing for answering Trivia questions online and tried to learn a new card came called "Dos".
Join us Sunday morning either in person or online for another chance to win a prize!
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Ice-Skating Fun
We had a great time ice-skating at Reston Town Center! It was cold but we warmed up fast once we got skating! It was a great bonding experience trying our best not to fall or knock anyone over! So proud of everyone for working so hard to gain confidence in ice-skating and for encouraging each other to keep going! Happy Birthday to Izzie Ledbetter who skated with us on her birthday and showed us some of her professional ice-skating moves; she was awesome!!
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The staff and prayer team are praying for our Knollwood Family. Please let us know how we can pray for you. You can send an email to prayer@knoll.org or complete a prayer request form at knoll.org/prayer-requests.
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Even though we are not all meeting as a church family physically, you can continue to worship through giving!
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FY2021 Budget Report as of January 17, 2021 |
Year to Date Budget = $277,406
Year to Date Income = $250,129
Year to Date Expenses = $228,139
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Contact Executive Pastor Alan Fischer at alan@knoll.org with any finance related questions.
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Winter Stretch Your Faith |
Are you willing to try 10 minutes a day at home for spiritual and physical wellness? Then join our email list to receive a short weekly video link led by Sandy Rogers, certified Holy Yoga instructor.
We will do stretches and a devotion appropriate to for all ages. Aim to use the video 3X a week or more to get the most benefit.
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