Connecting our church and community to become change agents for Jesus. |
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Good morning, COG family!
Pastor Joel and I were discussing the other day how many new faces we are seeing at COG. We have been praying that new people would join us as we continue to connect with our community.
One of the things we hear from our guests is how welcoming COG is. I encourage you to seek out new people during our meet and greet time. Would you even be bold enough to invite them to have lunch together after Sunday service? Maybe invite them to meet up for a cup of coffee or to join your LifeGroup this week? Be bold for Jesus!
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we ought to love one another."
1 John 4:11
Be salt and light,
Pastor Chris
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Thank you, COG family, for your generosity!
Week of August 22, 2021
Giving: $7,022.88
Weekly Budget: $10,296.31
Year to Date Giving: $322,976.22
Year to Date Budget: $350,074.54
Week of August 31, 2021
Giving: $12,137.35
Weekly Budget: $10,296.31
Year to Date Giving: $335,113.57
Year to Date Budget: $360,370.85
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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Heads up! We have officially changed our web address to www.CommunityofGrace.com. We hope this makes it even easier to share our website address with friends and family.
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As we continue to commit to Pray First, we want to provide resources to help us grow in our prayer walk. Tom King from the Vision Team has done a great job of gathering resources, and we will provide them on a regular basis.
These are September's resources:
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Community of Grace
Sunday Prayer Time
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Join in for corporate 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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For those who are new at Community of Grace, and for those who may have forgotten, we want to remind you that you have access to a massive library of Bible-based resources covering all topics. Community of Grace has purchased a membership for each of you with RightNow Media.
RightNow Media is like the Netflix of video Bible studies and has a HUGE library of faith-based videos that you can access whenever and wherever you want—on your phone, tablet, computer, or at home on your TV.
If you have not looked at RightNow Media before, you are missing out on some incredible scholars who bring the Word well. This resource has videos for everyone—kids, youth, parents, married couples, college students, single adults, working professionals—all aimed at helping you grow.
Use the link below to sign up for your free account, and you’re all set to explore more than 20,000 videos. We pray that this resource will be a blessing for you and your family!
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We will be observing the Lord's supper on September 19th. If you will be watching online and would like elements, we have them at COG in small, sealed containers. Email Anita to coordinate a pickup day and time. |
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You are invited to our Harvest Festival celebration on the Community of Grace grounds. We will have food, games, bouncy castles, and other activities for people of all ages. We will also have a cake/dessert walk. We are asking you to bring a dessert in a disposable pan or container that we can give away for the walk. We are looking for all types of desserts and cakes. Trust me, we cannot have too many desserts.
Date: September 18, 2021
Time: 4:00pm - 6:30 pm
This is a great opportunity to connect our church and community to become change agents for Jesus! Invite your family, friends, neighbors, and the three you've been praying for. We will have invitation cards for you this Sunday in the foyer and sanctuary to take and hand out.
Help us plan by signing up here. You can also sign up those you invite who plan on attending. |
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"A Weekend with Lysa TerKeurst" will take place on October 1st and 2nd, hosted and sponsored by Mission Hills Church.
Friday, Oct 1st is from 7-9 pm. Food will available for purchase prior to the event. Saturday, Oct 2nd is from 9 am-12 pm and will be followed by a group fellowship lunch at a restaurant in Aspen Grove. The cost is $35.00 per person for both days, plus money for Saturday's lunch.
Lysa Terkeurst is president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the New York Times best-selling author of Uninvited, The Best Yes, Unglued, Made to Crave, and 16 other books.
Sign up at the Get Connected table in the back of the church by September 18th so we can coordinate carpools and tickets to sit together at the event.
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Do you want a closer relationship with God? The Friday morning Women's Bible study group will begin a new 12-week study on September 10. We will be meeting both on Zoom and in-person on Friday mornings at 9:30 am.
Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living in the Light of Eternity by Kenneth Boa will help us learn to cultivate a greater awareness of God in our everyday living using biblical foundations, living and historical examples, and evidence from neuroscience. We can walk and abide in God's presence by rethinking how we use our time and technology to make room for God through practical exercises and disciplines that will help us draw close to God. For further details, please sign up at the Get Connected table.
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MOPS/MOMSnext at COG wants to make sure no mom is left behind. This group of women is dedicated to helping each other in the day-to-day needs of life as well as deepening their relationship with Jesus Christ.
The MOPS/MOMSnext group is starting back up again on September 14th. They will be meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at Community of Grace in the South Building. If you would like to join in or if you have questions, email Stacey Dalton.
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Books Needed
Little Free Library is coming to COG in September! If you are interested in donating books for it, please bring a maximum of 10 books to the COG office by September 9th. The books can be fiction or nonfiction and can target any age group, including children and young adults.
Any books not used for COG's Little Free Library will be donated to Goodwill or Smoky Hill Public Library. Contact Mitty or Judy for more information.
Help Needed
We also need assistance in building the little free library. If you are a woodworker and would like to build or help build our little library, email Pastor Chris. |
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The August Boost gathering was another good one. We focused on praying through "ACTS": adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and application. If you are not familiar with this, look above in the "Pray First Resources" section. There is a great article and video on this.
Our September Boost gathering will be on Wednesday, September 29th at 6:30 pm. We hope you will join us as we gather to pray, grow, and fellowship together.
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Men's Friday Morning Bible Study |
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Join us as we work through the Navigators' LifeChange Bible study Minor Prophets 1. This study highlights several of the lesser-known Old Testament books with an emphasis on applying God's Word to your daily life. This group meets at 6 am on Friday mornings in the COG North Building. Contact Karl Been for more information at 720.284.4750.
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Men, do you need a place to be encouraged and challenged? Join Pastor Joel for a time of looking into God's Word and applying it to your life. We will meet from 6:00 to 7:00 on Tuesday mornings. Email Pastor Joel if you have questions. Join via Zoom here. |
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Baptism Sunday
Potluck Dinner
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What an awesome Baptism Sunday we had on August 22nd! COG gathered in the late afternoon to baptize three adults and two youths. It was a special gathering that was followed by a fellowship BBQ and potluck.
If you have any questions about baptism or would like to be baptized, email Pastor Joel. We would love the opportunity to celebrate your decision to follow Jesus.
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Drama Ministry
Fiddler on the Roof
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Fiddler has long been a dream for the COG Drama group to perform, and this summer was the time to do it. We worked for three long months, dealt with a Delta variant shut down for two weeks, and had to replace parts when the postponement caused scheduling issues. But God is good all the time as we welcomed 35 cast members, ages 8-65, five crew members, and a whole lot of love and community as we learned about one man's faith in an ever-changing world, much as our world is changing today. All of this strengthened our community, our COG Drama traditions, and our faith.
Dawn G.
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Questions or Concerns?
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