November 2009
Congregational Meeting—Sunday, November 15 after the worship service. Vote of the members will take place during that meeting.
All Church Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 22 4-6 p.m.
Our annual dinner is a wonderful time of enjoying great food and fellowship. We’ll have a buffet setup in the social hall with the food you all bring: from turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, and rolls to amazing desserts and pies.
There is a sign up sheet in the lobby where you can offer to bring some food, and let us know about how many people you will have in your party. Friends are welcome!
We will have the Worship Center transformed into a beautiful Thanksgiving dining hall.
If you are able to help setup either the social hall or dining room (aka Worship Center) please indicate this on the sign up sheet in the lobby.
From the Pastor
After “townhall” type meetings held recently, the following letter was mailed out to the congregation on November 4.
This letter is to invite you to a special meeting called by the Board of Elders for all members of Christian Church of the Hills. The meeting will take place on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. after the morning worship service.
The purpose of the meeting will be to do the following:
We hope that all of those who are members of Christian Church of the Hills will make every effort to attend the meeting. Thank you for your understanding and support during this important time in our congregation.
The Board of Elders
Ladies Christmas Luncheon
Saturday, December 19 at 11:00 a.m.
This will be a great morning at Lela Adams’ beautiful home on Lake Sherwood. All ladies are invited.
We will have a luncheon and then bring out the cookies for dessert. If you have a Christmas cookie you’d like to share, please bring a plate with you!
Directions are available at the sign up sheet in the lobby at the church.
Kids Korner
It’s November! And, Fall is finally here. This is the month when we really remember to give thanks for all we have. And, there is so much to be thankful for. I want to take a second to say “Thank You!” to all my amazing teachers. I am very thankful to have you be a part of the Children’s Ministry.
First, the Pathfinders are starting their new curriculum series in November, which will take us through the end of the year. The series is called “The Bible Guides My Life”. Children will acknowledge that the Bible is as relevant today as when it was first written. Kids will recognize the Bible's importance as a guidebook for all they do. They'll exercise genuine faith and observe the wonders God has in store for them in His Word!
Also, SAVE THE DATE… December 2nd we will be having our annual Hanging of the Greens event and we want all kids there too! We would love your help decorating your classrooms. You can be creative and help get into the spirit of Christmas.
Have a great November and a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation!
Missions/Outreach: by Amber George
We have a lot of stuff coming up with Missions Team Projects! So, keep your eyes open for ways you can help this holiday season. We will have Angel Tree Gifts once again this year, our Thanksgiving outreach to two families, we will be continuing Manna collections and of course supporting our World Vision child, Jeanne.
I want to take this time to focus on Jeanne for two very special reasons. The first is that Christmas is coming up soon and her birthday is in January! We wanted to do something special for Jeanne. We are planning on sending out a package to her very soon with small gifts. We wanted to ask you to donate some small things that we can send her for these special occasions. There are certain things that are not recommended to send, but here are some ideas for items that we could send her:
Let’s make this Christmas and Birthday very special for Jeanne! If you want to contribute please bring items ASAP. Thanks for your continued support to the Mission Outreaches!
More Outreach Information:
NEW!! Thanksgiving Grocery Gift Cards—we have two families we would like to bless with gift cards this Thanksgiving. If you would like to donate toward these, please leave your donation in the basket in the lobby on Sunday.
NEW!! Pins & Needles: We will not be meeting during the holidays. But please keep creating. Kitty Lewis is hoping for some knit caps and scarves to be included in an outreach to families through the YMCA where Reign works. If you can create some for her to include with the gifts, please let her know.
Manna Food Collection—4th Sunday of each month. Our next collection will be Sunday, November 29. Manna is under new direction and the workers were so appreciative when Jerry dropped off the last collection. They raved about the various items. So let’s keep blessing them!
World Vision Adopt-a-child — “Jeanne” is our adopted little girl from Rwanda (7 years old). $1 per person per month will help fund Jeanne’s care. See previous column for more on Jeanne.
Watch for more details of the Christmas outreaches in the Sunday bulletins.
Mission Team meeting is on Sunday, November 15.
Hanging of the Greens
We have planned a fun evening on The evening is for the entire family.Wednesday, December 2nd beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The idea is to get a nice group of people here to help decorate the church for Christmas! The more the merrier!!
We’ll begin the evening with pizza ordered in for everyone planning to stay and help decorate the church. We may even sing a few Christmas carols together. Then we’ll set out to decorate the building!! Sign ups in the church lobby.
Baptism
Rose Topliss was baptized into the family of God on Sunday, October 4th. Congratulations and welcome to the family, Rose.
Rose has been attending now for a few months with her grandson, Kevin. Thank you to Eunice Page who invited them.
Another Baptism Sunday will be scheduled in December. Please see Chris Miuccio if you’d like to be baptized at that time.
Women of Faith
In an effort to get seats in the lower areas of the arena, several ladies have purchased tickets in advance for the 2010 Women of Faith Conference in Anaheim. We don’t know yet where those seats will be, but Amy Fechner bought 7 extra tickets.
If you know you will be interested in attending next fall, please talk to Amy. She would love to have you purchase one of the seven seats now
Wonderful Letter
We received a very nice letter of thanks from Karen Kimmel, CPA for the Las Virgenes School District thanking us for our backpacks and school supplies for Sumac Elementary School.
This was in addition to a thank you from the school principal.
The letter is on the bulletin board in the hallway.
CCH REPORT — October ‘09
Ave. Sunday Attendance = 68
Ave. Weekly Gen. Offering = $3229*
Needed weekly = $4200
*Includes rental income, other gifts, and event income
Prayer Chain
Nancy O. is our Prayer Chain coordinator. Please be sure to let her know of any updates and prayer needs at 706-2124.
Birthday
Happy Birthday & Happy Anniversary to everyone who celebrates this month. If we have your birthday or anniversary on record they are listed below:
November Birthdays
20—Amber G.
Anniversaries
None on record.
All Church Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 22 4-6 p.m.
Our annual dinner is a wonderful time of enjoying great food and fellowship. We’ll have a buffet setup in the social hall with the food you all bring: from turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, and rolls to amazing desserts and pies.There is a sign up sheet in the lobby where you can offer to bring some food, and let us know about how many people you will have in your party. Friends are welcome!
We will have the Worship Center transformed into a beautiful Thanksgiving dining hall.
If you are able to help setup either the social hall or dining room (aka Worship Center) please indicate this on the sign up sheet in the lobby.
From the Pastor
After “townhall” type meetings held recently, the following letter was mailed out to the congregation on November 4.
This letter is to invite you to a special meeting called by the Board of Elders for all members of Christian Church of the Hills. The meeting will take place on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. after the morning worship service.
The purpose of the meeting will be to do the following:
- To take a vote of the members authorizing the sale of the church property. We have a formal offer from Westlake Lutheran Church to purchase the church property.
- To take a vote of the members authorizing the dissolution of the corporation. After the sale of the property, Christian Church of the Hills will no longer continue.
- A vote of the members delegating authority to the directors regarding the distribution and winding down of the corporation... to sign any legal documents on behalf of Christian Church of the Hills.
We hope that all of those who are members of Christian Church of the Hills will make every effort to attend the meeting. Thank you for your understanding and support during this important time in our congregation.
The Board of Elders
Ladies Christmas Luncheon
Saturday, December 19 at 11:00 a.m.
This will be a great morning at Lela Adams’ beautiful home on Lake Sherwood. All ladies are invited.
We will have a luncheon and then bring out the cookies for dessert. If you have a Christmas cookie you’d like to share, please bring a plate with you!
Directions are available at the sign up sheet in the lobby at the church.
Kids Korner
It’s November! And, Fall is finally here. This is the month when we really remember to give thanks for all we have. And, there is so much to be thankful for. I want to take a second to say “Thank You!” to all my amazing teachers. I am very thankful to have you be a part of the Children’s Ministry.
First, the Pathfinders are starting their new curriculum series in November, which will take us through the end of the year. The series is called “The Bible Guides My Life”. Children will acknowledge that the Bible is as relevant today as when it was first written. Kids will recognize the Bible's importance as a guidebook for all they do. They'll exercise genuine faith and observe the wonders God has in store for them in His Word!
Also, SAVE THE DATE… December 2nd we will be having our annual Hanging of the Greens event and we want all kids there too! We would love your help decorating your classrooms. You can be creative and help get into the spirit of Christmas.
Have a great November and a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation!
Missions/Outreach: by Amber George
We have a lot of stuff coming up with Missions Team Projects! So, keep your eyes open for ways you can help this holiday season. We will have Angel Tree Gifts once again this year, our Thanksgiving outreach to two families, we will be continuing Manna collections and of course supporting our World Vision child, Jeanne.
I want to take this time to focus on Jeanne for two very special reasons. The first is that Christmas is coming up soon and her birthday is in January! We wanted to do something special for Jeanne. We are planning on sending out a package to her very soon with small gifts. We wanted to ask you to donate some small things that we can send her for these special occasions. There are certain things that are not recommended to send, but here are some ideas for items that we could send her:
- ribbons
- bookmarks
- picture postcards
- stickers
- small coloring books and crayons
- other flat, inexpensive items that can fit in a 6x9 envelope
Let’s make this Christmas and Birthday very special for Jeanne! If you want to contribute please bring items ASAP. Thanks for your continued support to the Mission Outreaches!
More Outreach Information:
NEW!! Thanksgiving Grocery Gift Cards—we have two families we would like to bless with gift cards this Thanksgiving. If you would like to donate toward these, please leave your donation in the basket in the lobby on Sunday.
NEW!! Pins & Needles: We will not be meeting during the holidays. But please keep creating. Kitty Lewis is hoping for some knit caps and scarves to be included in an outreach to families through the YMCA where Reign works. If you can create some for her to include with the gifts, please let her know.
Manna Food Collection—4th Sunday of each month. Our next collection will be Sunday, November 29. Manna is under new direction and the workers were so appreciative when Jerry dropped off the last collection. They raved about the various items. So let’s keep blessing them!
World Vision Adopt-a-child — “Jeanne” is our adopted little girl from Rwanda (7 years old). $1 per person per month will help fund Jeanne’s care. See previous column for more on Jeanne.
Watch for more details of the Christmas outreaches in the Sunday bulletins.
Mission Team meeting is on Sunday, November 15.
Hanging of the GreensWe have planned a fun evening on The evening is for the entire family.Wednesday, December 2nd beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The idea is to get a nice group of people here to help decorate the church for Christmas! The more the merrier!!
We’ll begin the evening with pizza ordered in for everyone planning to stay and help decorate the church. We may even sing a few Christmas carols together. Then we’ll set out to decorate the building!! Sign ups in the church lobby.
Baptism
Rose Topliss was baptized into the family of God on Sunday, October 4th. Congratulations and welcome to the family, Rose.
Rose has been attending now for a few months with her grandson, Kevin. Thank you to Eunice Page who invited them.
Another Baptism Sunday will be scheduled in December. Please see Chris Miuccio if you’d like to be baptized at that time.
Women of Faith
In an effort to get seats in the lower areas of the arena, several ladies have purchased tickets in advance for the 2010 Women of Faith Conference in Anaheim. We don’t know yet where those seats will be, but Amy Fechner bought 7 extra tickets.
If you know you will be interested in attending next fall, please talk to Amy. She would love to have you purchase one of the seven seats now
Wonderful Letter
We received a very nice letter of thanks from Karen Kimmel, CPA for the Las Virgenes School District thanking us for our backpacks and school supplies for Sumac Elementary School.
This was in addition to a thank you from the school principal.
The letter is on the bulletin board in the hallway.
CCH REPORT — October ‘09
Ave. Sunday Attendance = 68
Ave. Weekly Gen. Offering = $3229*
Needed weekly = $4200
*Includes rental income, other gifts, and event income
Prayer Chain- Dale R. — pray for his continued health concerns
- Lorretta H. asks us to pray for a friend, Marilyn who has cancer.
- Several members of our church have family that is either out of work or has very light work. Pray the God will provide.
- Fran F. & Thais K.—please remember them in your prayers for their health concerns and comfort.
- Rose T. — general welfare of her daughter-in-law.
- John G. — Dave’s brother had a cancerous bladder tumor removed recently. Please pray for his recovery—he is still in quite a bit of pain.
Nancy O. is our Prayer Chain coordinator. Please be sure to let her know of any updates and prayer needs at 706-2124.
Birthday
Happy Birthday & Happy Anniversary to everyone who celebrates this month. If we have your birthday or anniversary on record they are listed below:
November Birthdays
20—Amber G.
Anniversaries
None on record.
