Easter Sunday was great! Lots and lots of people. Wow!

Keep your eyes on upcoming Summer activities. Expecially for the children and youth. Early bird registrations are being excepted now on all camps and activities.

Clothing exchange will be April 30th 8am-4pm and May 1st from 8am-Noon. You may drop off your clean used clothes beginning April 25th.

Don't forget to join a Voyage Team in 2010.

What a great time we had roller skating last Sunday. I did not fall one time. Although I had a few close calls.

Time change is just around the corner. I used to love working the midnight shift during Spring forward Sunday. It meant I only had to work 7 hours instead of 8 and got to go home early to sleep. But we will make it just fine. Don't forget to turn your clocks forward March 14th.

We will be starting a new series this week called March Madness. It will be fun working through our brackets of books in the Bible. You will find out more on Sunday.

This morning was our first Senior Adult Coffee Shop. The Coffee Shop will be meeting the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month upstairs in the West Cove area.

I hope that each of you have a great week. Remember, Christ did not come to be served but to serve others. This should be a daily thought in our lives on how we can serve others.

Peace

Don't forget Sunday we will be skating at Yukon on Wheels from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Cost is $5. It's open to everyone. Hope to see you there.

Sunday is also our kitchen shower right after church. Bring something new for the kitchen. We have tons of people eating on Wednesday nights!

Here is your verse for the week. It comes out of Proverbs 24:26. It says "An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips"

I sure do love my wife's kisses. lol

Hope you have a great rest of your week.

chris

I know that Valentines Day is this Sunday but more important to me is the following Wednesday. It will be the day that Valarie and I have been married for twenty years. Wow! That may not mean a lot to you but for Val and I, that means the world. If you would have asked either of us fifteen or so years ago if our marriage would last, I bet both of us would have laughed pretty loud.

We have come a long way and only by the grace of God have we made it to the big twenty year mile stone. God wants this same thing for you in your marriage.

God's plan for us now is to grow old together and watch our children grow and mature and become spouses and parents themselves.

How have we done it?
* praying together
* patience when we thought we had none
* unconditional love
* selflessness
* talking about issues as soon as they come up

Do we still have it all together? No way! God is still forming us into the man and woman that He truly wants us to be. But we do know one thing now that we didn't know fifteen years ago. If God is not the center of your marriage, your marriage will be the center of chaos and undeniable anguish.

Here we go Again!!

Oh the weather! Isn't it great. I am really looking forward to driving home from the church today.

We will be finishing up our series "This Year Will Be Different" this week. It has been such a great time of seeing how we can get on tract to honor God with our lives in 2010.

Don't hesitate in taking that step. Get involved in a small group. Monty will be starting a small group on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday February 2nd. His group will meet in the new west wing of the church.

Don't forget about picking up you contribution statements this Sunday.

We had a wonderful Sunday Night Experience last week. Great time of worship and sharing scripture with each other. The next Sunday Night Experience will be February 28th. It will be a family skate night at Yukon on Wheels. $5 is the cost at the door. You can bring your own skates.

Guys! Flag Football is next week. Make sure to sign up by this Sunday. We will play a couple of games on Superbowl Sunday. No Cost!! Well maybe some pain involved. Hope to see you there.

Be safe the next couple of days!

Has this year started off different for you? I know it has for a lot of us. Our teaching series has really stirred the hearts of the people of Newchurch. Keep up the great work!!

You can pick up your contribution statements for 2009 this next Sunday the 24th during the morning. You can pick them up in the atrium.

Next Sunday is also our Sunday Night Experience. We will enjoy a great night of praise and worship. Begins at 6pm!

Have you been looking for a place to build community with others and learn God's word? There are several new Voyage Teams/Small Groups that have begun on Sunday and Wednesday. Take some time and pick up a Voyage Team directory located in the atrium or upstairs in the West Wing. Classes are listed on the church website also.

Our annual flag football game will be played on February 7th from 2-4pm. Guys if you would like to sign up please do so at the info desk or just email me your information. This men's event is for those who are 18 years of age and older.

Hope each of you have a great week.

Chris

2010

It is always great to see a new year roll around. Except for the fact that it makes me feel a little bit older.

Membership classes (Anchor Classes) will begin this month. Each Wednesday night at 6:30pm one of the four required membership classes will take place. Anchor I on the first Wednesday, Anchor II on the second and so forth. Hope that you can take advantage of these classes if you are interested in becoming a member of Newchurch.

Wednesday Night Cafe happens each Wednesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Bring your family to enjoy a great variety of home cooked meals. Cost is $3 dollars for adults and $2 for children. No more then $10 per family.

Financial Peace University begins January 13th. You can sign up by calling the church office at 721.2300. Ask for Scott and he can give you all the information that you will need. Get on the right track this year with your finances.

Hope each of you have a great week.

Chris