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Last week, Pastor Joel and I attended the Colorado Baptist General Convention. Two full days were spent hearing reports and voting on proposals and recommendations. I kept telling myself to consider it all joy. It didn't really work.
On the other hand, the highlight of the event was when a couple of pastors brought the Word with great passion, preaching on unity and rebuilding after the intense and challenging last year and a half. Though we may not agree on all things, we have unity in Christ Jesus.
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.”
Be salt and light,
Pastor Chris
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Thank you, COG family, for your generosity!
Week of October 10, 2021
Giving: $9,880.04
Weekly Budget: $10,296.31
Year to Date Giving: $406,260.88
Year to Date Budget: $422,148.71
Week of October 17, 2021
Giving: $8,988.00
Weekly Budget: $10,296.31
Year to Date Giving: $415,248.88
Year to Date Budget: $432,445.02
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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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 October'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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COG will be hosting our Trunk-or-Treat event in the COG parking lot on October 31, 2021, from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. This promises to be a fun event where we can get together as well as connect with our community.
If you have never been to a trunk-or-treat, it is pretty simple. You bring a vehicle to COG (decorated or undecorated), maybe wear a costume, bring lots of treats, and hand out the goodies to our little guests.
For those with little ones, you can show up with your kiddos to walk a lap or two around the parking lot to gather treats. We encourage you to invite your friends and neighbors.
Here are some guidelines for us to follow to help make sure the event is enjoyable for everyone:
- If you are handing out treats, be on site by 4:45 pm on Oct 31. You can come as early as you need to decorate and set up your vehicle.
- We are asking you to keep decorations and costumes in good taste and kid-friendly.
- Treats must be store purchased/sealed. No homemade treats.
- If you are not decorating a vehicle and are bringing kids for the event, please park on Flanders Street. The parking lot will be closed off to traffic at 4:45 pm for the safety of everyone.
- We will have prizes for the best-decorated vehicles.
- Have fun! Be welcoming and inviting to those with whom we interact during the event.
Let's make this a great opportunity to get to know our community. If you have any questions, email Pastor Chris.
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Chili and Mac-n-Cheese
Cook-Off
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The annual COG chili and mac-n-cheese cook-off is on November 7th at 5 pm this year. If you want to show off your cooking skills, you can sign up at the Get Connected table to enter the competition. You can also sign up to bring crackers, cheese, desserts, and other items.
Please have your chilis and mac-n-cheeses warm and ready to serve at COG by 4:45 pm.
This promises to be a great evening of delicious food and fellowship. Bring your appetites and Tums.
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We will have a men's breakfast on October 30th at 7:30 am in the South Building. Bring your sons and your appetites. Please sign up at the Get Connected table in the back of the sanctuary or reach out to Dane Campbell so we can plan food accordingly. |
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Come create 4-5 moisturizing "bath bombs" with Ladies Fellowship at Buff City Soap on Main Street in Southlands on Sunday, November 14th at 1:30 PM. Use them for yourself or give them as gifts! The cost is $20.00. For more details and to sign up, see the information at the Get-Connected table in the back of the sanctuary. |
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Each year our church aids the homeless in the Aurora/Denver area by directly providing items they need for winter. Every year we are asked if we have backpacks and socks. Since we want to be a church for our community, we are collecting and providing those items this year.
Our goal is to hand out 100 backpacks and 200 pairs of socks. If you can help with this, please place your donation (new or lightly used backpacks and new socks only) into the donation bins in the foyer by October 24th.
We will also be making no-sew scarves to hand out. If your family would like to help with this, come to the North Building foyer on October 23rd from 9-10 am.
If you would like to help hand out these items to the homeless, please sign up at the Get Connected table. For more information, please contact Carol Bryan.
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Youth, are you ready to take your faith to the Next Level?
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the world around you and aren't sure what it would look like to live a faith-filled life in every area of your life? Or maybe you're not sure what you believe but simply feel like there is more to life than what the world seems to offer?
This year at DNOW 2021, we are going to look at taking your faith to the Next Level. We are going to learn what the Bible says about owning a Next Level faith, what it looks like to unlock and build a Next Level faith, and how to live out your Next Level faith in your area of influence.
We are excited to have Adam Young unpack what the bible says about having a Next Level faith as he brings years of student ministry and church planting experience to the table. Ethan Springer will be joining us again to lead us in powerful worship and of course there will be plenty of fun including an exciting afternoon and evening of laser tag!
This will be a great opportunity for you and your friends to hear relevant teaching from God's Word including a clear & concise Gospel message. Don't miss it!!!
Students will be joining the group for in-person activities in the South Building at Community of Grace and returning to their own homes to sleep. The cost for the entire weekend will be $45, including lunch and dinner on Saturday, Breakfast on Sunday, and an awesome t-shirt!
Parents, do not let the cost prevent your student from attending. We have scholarship funds available. Email Pastor J if you have any questions.
Click HERE to get registered!
For His Glory
- J.
303-819-9774
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Are you new-ish to Community of Grace? If so, the staff would like to get to know you better and give you the opportunity to get to know us a bit better as well. We will have a newcomers' social on November 14th at 6 pm at Joel and Catherine's place. You can get directions and sign up at the Get Connected area or by emailing Anita. |
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Sunday Morning
Discipleship Class
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One of our elders, Tom King, is teaching a course based on the book Cold-Case Christianity by J Warner Wallace. This course will look at scientific evidence that supports Christianity. The class meets on Sunday mornings from 8:45 am - 9:45 am in the South Building in Room 7.
You can still join this eight-week course! If you are interested in this free class, you can sign up at the Get Connected table or reach out to Tom King. Click here for a link to the study. |
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Do you want a closer relationship with God? The Friday morning women's Bible study recently begun a new 12-week study. We are 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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If you are interested in homeschooling and would like to ask questions - whether you are a parent, a grandparent, or just interested in learning what homeschooling is and is not - please contact Lisa Dole at 720-299-4801 or email her.
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Our October Boost gathering will be on Wednesday, October 27th at 6:30 pm. We hope you will join us as we gather to pray, grow, and fellowship together.
We will have our usual dessert potluck following Boost. This month will be pies! Please bring a pie to share.
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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 am on Tuesday mornings. Email Pastor Joel if you have questions. They are meeting in person or you can join via Zoom here. |
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Those who have called Community of Grace their home for at least ten years gathered to enjoy dinner together and to share stories and memories. It was great to see how God has grown and shaped His church over the years. We are excited to see where He takes us moving forward. God is good! |
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