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Good morning, COG family!
Last week, our LifeGroup went out for dinner, desserts, and fellowship. We have been meeting on a regular basis to spend time in God's Word, but it had been too long since we just gathered for a no agenda evening. Well, except to eat of course. It was great to spend time together.
If you are not involved in a LifeGroup at Community of Grace, I encourage you to check them out. We have seven groups that meet on various days and times. You can see their general information by visiting here.
If you have any questions about a specific LifeGroup, you can contact leaders directly. If you have general questions regarding LifeGroups at COG, feel free to reach out to me.
"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."
Acts 2:42
Be salt and light,
Pastor Chris
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Thank you, COG family, for your generosity!
Week of May 1, 2022
Giving: $11,166.50
Weekly Budget: $10,302.60
Year to Date Giving: $186,384.19
Year to Date Budget: $195,749.40
Week of May 8, 2022
Giving: $9,210.13
Weekly Budget: $10,302.60
Year to Date Giving: $195,594.32
Year to Date Budget: $206,052.00
Below are the ways that you can contribute your tithes and offerings to the church.
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Write a check to the church. You can either mail it to the church or stop by the church and put it in the slot of our mailbox located by the doors of the North Building (4343 S. Flanders St. Centennial, CO 80015).
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Bill Pay through your banking institution.
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COG website - online giving.
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Community of Grace
Bible Study Groups
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Women's group meeting bi-weekly via Zoom on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm. Meeting ID: 827 0335 3422 Passcode: 333481. Email Anita for more details.
Women's group meeting weekly on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm. Email Mariana for more details.
Women's group meeting weekly on Friday mornings at 9:30 am. Email Judy for more details.
Men's group meeting weekly on Tuesday mornings from 6 - 7 am. Email Pastor Joel for more details.
Men's group meeting weekly on Friday mornings at 6 am. Contact Karl at 720.284.4750 for more information.
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Community of Grace
Sunday Prayer Time
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Join in for group prayer time every Sunday morning from 8:00 - 8:30 am via Zoom. The link and login are the same every week.
Meeting ID: 598 261 804
Passcode: 053343
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Hello, families! Mark your calendars for an awesome week of VBS at Community of Grace! We will have VBS on June 12th - 15th from 6:00 - 8:30 pm for those in grades K - 5. If you sign up before the 29th of May, your child will be sure to have the T-shirt size he or she needs and will receive a water bottle. You can click here to register your kids for this fun-filled event!
We are still working toward meeting some of our goals for this year's VBS. Thank you all for making the T-shirt fundraiser a major success: we surpassed our goal! I was blown away by your generosity.
The main thing we still need is crew leaders. Crew leaders are a vital part of making sure we are able to have a ton of kids come and hear about the Good News of Jesus. If you can walk from place to place, can offer a friendly smile to kids as they come every evening, and can help encourage good listening at the stations, then you can meet this need! Crew leaders need to be at least 18 years of age. We have been blessed with amazing youth in our church and the crew helpers sign up is nearly full! Adults, let's not let the teens show us up here! Right now I would like at least 6 more crew leaders, but hey I am not going to put a limit on it!
Training for our VBS volunteers will be on June 5th after service in the North Building sanctuary.
If you would like another way to meet some needs, here is a list of some of the odds and ends that will help us make VBS a success. If you could bring these items to COG by June 5th, it would help tremendously.
Can we borrow?
1 Hatchet
1 Camping table
2 Six-foot ladders
1 Selfie stick
Can you donate?
An inexpensive lamp (cord will be chopped off)
Wooden board (to cover table while chopping)
At least 80 glow sticks (not the flexible ones, but thick camping ones.)
8-foot length heavy duty rope
Juice pouches or boxes
A bowling ball you don't want anymore
A reminder that we will get things started on Sunday at 5:15 pm with a FREE pancake dinner for kids attending VBS and their families. After we finish eating, we will roll right into the first night of VBS.
Thank you so much! If you have any questions, please email me any time.
Samantha
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Registration for Falls Creek Youth Camp is open! If you have a middle school or high school student who is interested in going to Falls Creek, check out the information table in the North Building foyer. If you have questions, you can email Pastor J. |
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The Women's Ministry is going on an outing to tour Briar Gate Goat Farm in Longmont on July 11th from 8:45 am - 2:00 pm. The cost for the tour is $10.
After the tour, we will shop and have lunch at Cheese Importers in Longmont. Come join us for a fun-filled morning and afternoon.
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Outdoor Ministry
Fit2Serve
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Our first hike for the Outdoor Ministry will be on Saturday, June 4, 8-10 am at the Red Rocks Trading Post Trail. It's an easy, 1-1/2 mile, 45-minute loop that is dog and family-friendly. There is usually a lot of wildlife and wildflowers to see. Join us as we enjoy God's beautiful creation of the Red Rocks area together.
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Fit2Serve: Join in on an 8-week at-home weigh-in, weight loss program that will run from June 5 - July 31. Take advantage of the beautiful weather and get outdoors more often.
Eat the bountiful fruit and vegetables that are plentiful during this time of the year. Take on a new activity or eat food that you haven't tried before. Get into your best shape in order to glorify God with your temple. Sign up at the Get Connected table. For more information, contact Carol Bryan at 303-522-2293.
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Fit2Serve: Starting June 6, there will be a 6-week low-impact aerobics class offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 7-7:45 am in the South Building. Low-impact means "good for the knees." You will sweat to the music while having fun in a no-judgment environment. Sign up at the Get Connected table. Contact Carol Bryan for more info at 303-522-2293.
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Boost will be on May 25th at 6:30 pm. We will have a missionary from the Gemstone Media arm of Greater Europe Mission joining us. COG supports Greater Europe Mission, and we have the opportunity to hear about the incredible work God is doing in Europe. This is an evening you will not want to miss.
Please bring a dessert to share during our fellowship time afterward.
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Colorado Baptist Disaster Relief
Training Event
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Mark your calendars for an upcoming opportunity to get trained by the Colorado Baptist Disaster Relief Training team. The CBDR responds to both local and national disasters and helps in a variety of ways. This training will give you the skills to be a part of the team.
Training will occur on June 24 - 25 at Community of Grace. Please go to the CBDR training website to get more details. Bob Cale is the point of contact. You can email him if you have questions. |
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You are invited to come to the COG North Building for fellowship time on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 1-3 pm. There is no agenda except to spend time together. Coffee and light snacks will be provided.
If you would like more details or if you have questions, you can call or text Bob Cale at 303-378-1903.
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We have a Little Free Library! After initial discussion and collection of books, we have our little library in place and ready for our community. We are praying that this is another opportunity to connect our church and community. Books have been loaded up and we have also placed Bibles for adults and kids along with other Christian reading materials.
Thank you, Bob Cale, for building the library. And thank you, Judy Cale and Mitty Spidell, for being our Little Free Library librarians!
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We had 25 people participate in the National Day of Prayer on May 5th. Kathleen Chandler organized two gatherings over Zoom and then an in-person gathering in the evening. Thank you, Kathleen, for putting together these important gatherings. |
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The Soles4Souls shoe drive went very well. We gathered three large boxes of shoes over three weeks to go towards helping those in need. If you would like more details on where your donations are going, check out the Soles4Souls webpage.
Thank you, Braydon Roa, for organizing this collection!
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Men's Ministry
Castlewood Canyon Hike
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On Saturday, May 14th, a small group from the Men's Ministry gathered to go on a hike in Castlewood Canyon State Park. We started our morning with a brief devotional on faith and then adventured out. It was great to get to know each other a bit better as well as to take in God's creation.
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