What's Happening February 24, 2008

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE CROSSOVER?
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Forgiving Abuse

But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. "So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. – Genesis 45:7-8

CALENDAR
February 24 (Sun) - 12PM - KidStuf Production Staff Meeting
February 24 (Sun) - 2PM - Nursing Home Worship at Douglas Nursing Home on West Dewitt
February 24 (Sun) - Collecting spare change & non-perishable food items for the Needs Team!
February 25 (Mon) - 7PM - Wingman Men’s Ministry – The Truth Project. All men are welcome.
February 26 (Tue) - 7PM - Home Group @ Marlyn Finley’s
February 27 (Wed) - 6:30PM - ROCK & RIOT Youth Groups
February 27 (Wed) - 6:30PM - Home Group @ Randy Myers’
March 2 (Sun) - 7-9AM - TLC Scholarship Fundraising Breakfast
March 8 (Sat) – TLC Scholarship Rummage Sale
March 10 (Mon) - 6PM - Home Group @ Michelle Donnell’s

Breakfast – On Sunday, March 2, we will have a fundraising breakfast from 7-9AM before church. If you would like to donate pancake mix or sausage, if you have a griddle we can borrow, or if you would like to help cook, see Randy Myers.

Rummage Sale - On Saturday, March 8, we will have a rummage sale at The Crossover. We ask that 10% of your profits be given to TLC Scholarship fund. Please talk with Danelle Miller if you would like to participate. The youth will also be selling baked goods and crafts.

The Church Has Left the Building – In late June, we will join a few other churches, including First Assembly of God and Salisbury, in making an impact on our community over one weekend. We are looking at doing some car care at West Park Plaza and East Rudy. Some house clean-up as per the city's nuisance overseer, some grocery bag packing, some windshield cleaning at service stations, Aluminum can collection, and a blood drive likely the Sunday before. If you would be interested in helping to plan some of these events, please let Pastor Brian know.

Upcoming Haiti Trips: Trips can handle up to eight people. March and May are full. July 14-21 trip has 4 open spots. We are planning on scheduling a “Crossover” trip in the fall. If you are interested, let Pastor Brian or Michelle Donnell know.

What's Happening February 3, 2008

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE CROSSOVER?
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:38-39

CALENDAR
February 3 (Sun) - 12PM - Potluck Lunch (We’ll supply the drinks and tableware)
February 4 (Mon) - 6PM - Home Group @ Michelle Donnell’s
February 4 (Mon) - 7PM - Wingman Men’s Ministry – The Truth Project. All men are welcome.
February 6 (Wed) - 6:30PM - ROCK & RIOT Youth Groups - 4th to 12th Grades
February 9 (Sat) – 10AM-Noon – Children’s Worker Training @ 1st Assembly of God
February 10 (Sun) - 6PM - TLC Scholarship Meeting
February 12 (Tue) - 7PM - Home Group @ Marlyn Finley’s
February 13 (Wed) - 6:30PM - Home Group @ Randy Myers’
February 22 & 23 (Fri-Sat) – The Difference a Father Makes – Salisbury Church
February 24 (Sun) - 12PM (Over lunch) - KidStuf Production Staff Meeting
February 24 (Sun) - 5PM - Kid’s Church Staff Meeting
February 24 (Sun) - 2PM - Nursing Home Worship at Douglas Nursing Home on West Dewitt
February 24 (Sun) - Collecting spare change & non-perishable food items for the Needs Team!

The Difference a Father Makes
The speaker is Ed Tandy McGlasson, author of the book The Difference a Father Makes. Ed is a former NFL player and is pastor of the Stadium Vineyard Church in Anaheim, CA.

Ed will not only speak on Friday night and Saturday morning for our conference, but there will be an additional service on Sunday afternoon for fathers and children, and mentors and their kids. This is a very unique weekend. Make plans to attend and please seek God on who you should invite. Put a special emphasis on young men (any men actually) who have not had the advantage of Godly fathering. All men need to hear this message.

TLC Teacher Lunch (Rescheduled) – We would like to collect some cash to buy lunch for the teachers at Humboldt TLC on February 15. Please see Randy Myers to make a donation or to help.

Upcoming Haiti Trips: Trips can handle up to eight people.
March 11-18 trip currently has 3 open spots.
May 26-June 2 trip has 6 open spots.
July 14-21 trip has 4 open spots.

Expansion of Wednesday Night Youth Group – Starts in February.
It is being considered to expand our younger youth group (4th-7th grade) into two youth groups (K-3rd) and (4th-7th). We have a willing teacher but we need two more helpers. These are really great groups and it would be a blessing to you to participate.

Free Home Repair: Next summer, June 22-28, 2008, a Christian youth workcamp is coming to Mattoon and will repair homes at no cost to the owner. If you own your own home or know someone who does and need repairs, please fill out an application on the back table.

Help Needed at PADs (Homeless Shelter) – With the weather getting colder, it would be nice to leave our doors open past 8 am. In order to do this we will need some volunteer workers to work from 8 to 10 am on really cold mornings. Please call 234-7237.

Church Directory: http://www.flikr.com/photos/xochurch/, choose category “Faces”

Follow-Up
Steve and Nellie Hughes have volunteered to follow-up and send out announcements to on people who miss a Sunday. They are a wonderful caring couple.