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Sunday, September 7th, at noon in the Fellowship Hall

Lunch will be provided and childcare will be available for children (nursery through the 5th grade). The meal is free; we simply ask that you RSVP on the back of Sunday’s bulletin Communication Card, or call the church office at 254-0621. Please make plans now to join us for this important meeting.

A cook-out for the ladies attending the "Somewhere In-Between" ABF class, and for all ladies interested in attending one of their future studies, is scheduled for Saturday, August 30th at 6:00 p.m. This will be a great time for some food, fun, and fellowship! For more information, please contact Valarie Land or Rita Wentz.

We’re launching a special survey asking for input on your spiritual life and our church’s role in it. Our goal is to better understand what the church can do to support your spiritual growth. The anonymous, on-line survey will be available during a 2-week time period in September. In preparation for taking the survey, we will be e-mailing you some important information. We want to be certain that we have your current email address. Please share that information with us on the Sunday bulletin communication card or update your profile online today. Continue watching future publications for more information and specific details for taking the survey.

A full range of Preschool, Children’s, Youth, and Adult  programs will be offered this fall on Wednesday Evenings. Brochures are available at the Welcome Center listing the various classes currently being offered. Call the church office at 254-0621 if you have questions. Fall programming begins September 3rd.

• Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal: Sign up online today.
• Kids and Youth Programming: Nursery through Twelfth Graders.
  
• Divorce Care and Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K): 13-week programs designed to help both adults and children through the hurt of divorce.
• Grief Share: a support group for people who have lost a loved one.
• Strong Families: fun, practical, and Biblical ways to help build strong families.

August 24th, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Please sign up at the Welcome Center. All presenting donors will receive a limited edition NASCAR Lanyard PLUS be automatically entered for a chance to win $1000 in FREE gas!

A co-leader is needed for the DivorceCare ministry. The next 13 week DivorceCare series will start on September 3rd. If you are interested in helping with this healing ministry, or have questions, please contact Mark Ellard at 254-0621.

The Fall Softball League begins the first week of September. The cost is $40 and all games will be played at the Indian Springs Softball Complex. If interested, sign up at the table near the Welcome Center. For more information, please call Rex Wilson.

On September 3rd, CRCC will resume our Wednesday night Fellowship Meals. In preparation for this, the Kitchen Ministry is looking for volunteers to help cook or serve or cleanup on Wednesday nights. If you’re interested in helping, please call Connie Smedley. We’ll work around your schedule!

A new and unique Adult Bible Fellowship class will be starting Sunday, September 14 and will run through December 14 during the 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service. Hope Center and CRCC are partnering together in order to provide an opportunity for pre-marital counseling sessions to be offered during this time period. After meeting the requirements of this class, including the fee of $150, couples will be able to:

• Qualify for a $45 discount on their marriage license
• Meet the pre-marital counseling expectation of most ministers before they will perform a wedding
• Plan ahead in order to lay a firm foundation for a committed Christian marriage
• Complete two helpful personal evaluation assessments
• Benefit from several private counseling sessions during the class

Bob & Shelly King will be leading the class with help from Mark Ellard and other young married couples. To sign up, please contact Hope Center at 294-8470. Leave your name and phone number and someone will get back to you with details. Should you know other couples with plans to marry in the next year or so, they are more than welcome to sign up for this class as well. We are looking forward to working with each couple to prepare for “happily ever after” God’s way. Call today to reserve your place: 294-8470.

Journey Groups are small groups designed to encourage close relationships for Bible study, personal encouragement, and deeper fellowship. They meet at various locations and times. If you are interested in learning more about a study to fit your preferences, please contact Associate Minister Mark Ellard or the church office at 254-0621.

At this time, we are coordinating a group of people who would like to earnestly and actively commit themselves to pray for the items listed below. If you would be interested in being part of a prayer chain that will receive specific prayer requests concerning multi-church matters on a regular basis, please sign up on Sunday’s bulletin communication card. For more information, please contact Karen Bryan. Please join the leadership of CRCC as we continue to pray for:

• God’s direction & pleasure in this adventure
• Our leaders & committees involved in the planning and preparation process
• God’s guidance in the search of a campus minister and location
• Current staff members as they prepare for the multi-site venture
  

Legacy Christian Academy, a ministry of Northside Christian Church, is now enrolling for the 2008-2009 school year for Kindergarten aged children. 1st through 6th grade will also be offered in 2009-2010. For more information, please pick up a brochure from the literature rack near the welcome center.

August 27th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Kids, bring your friends and your family to Kidz Blitz LIVE! Experience this highoctane, Christian event for the whole family. Full of fast-paced action, Super Bowl excitement, and a message woven into the action, kids learn while they have a blast!

Finding Your Peace in Any Situation:: 23rd Annual Women’s Retreat:: September 26th & 27th at Christview Christian Church, 2525 S. Garnett Rd, Tulsa

This year’s speaker is Love Lockman, a keynote convention speaker and workshop leader at many conferences, including the North American Christian Convention. Be sure to register July 20th or 27th. Registration and hotel information are available at the Welcome Center. Early registration fee is $25, no meal on Friday night.

This year, the Annual Women’s Retreat is being hosted by churches all over NE Oklahoma. Each church is taking a piece of the Retreat puzzle and on September 26th & 27th, all those pieces will come together to present the retreat for the 23rd year. If you have not registered yet, now is the time. For every woman who registers, a puzzle piece with your number on it will be placed in a drawing for a free registration. Be sure to sign up this Sunday (July 27th) or next Sunday (August 3rd) at the Welcome Center.

The early registration fee is $25.00 (no meal on Friday night). Fellowship activities with the Cedar Ridge group will take place at the retreat hotel: Embassy Suites-Tulsa. For those who would like to stay at the hotel, reserve your room by calling Embassy Suites at 622-4000 and ask for the Cedar Ridge Group Rate. Hotel reservations must be made by Sept. 1st. Please remember, rooms book quickly so don’t wait too long to reserve your room. Each person is responsible for making their own hotel reservations.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please call Lois Breedlove.

The Haiti Mission Team would like to extend a warm thank you for supporting the recent mission trip through garage sale donations, monetary donations, prayers, and emotional support. This trip would not have been possible without our church family. The trip was a wonderful opportunity to share God’s love with the unreached. If you would like to attend a meeting for a report of the trip, please contact Brad Hanselman.

Cedar Ridge is now accepting resumes for a Business Administrator. If interested, send resumés to staffsearchgroup@crccfamily.com

Jasmine Wilson has recently been named the new Director of Preschool Ministry at Cedar Ridge. Jasmine accepted the offer for the position and began working on May 15th. Jasmine has been a regular attender/member of Cedar Ridge since 2001 and has actively served in the preschool area for many years. She graduated from Northeastern State University this May with a degree in Social Work. Jasmine says "The preschool ministry has been a valuable tool that I have used and continue to use in raising my own children. Now, as the director, I am excited that I can give back to this ministry while partnering with parents in an effort to lay a solid, godly foundation for their children." Jasmine and her husband, Rex, have five children: Kegan, Riley, Taylor, Gabrielle, and Isaiah.

Please join the Elders and staff in welcoming Jasmine to the Cedar Ridge staff.

Almost everyone knows the difference between right and wrong, but most people don’t like to make decisions. We just follow the crowd because it is easier than making the decision to do what we know is right. We procrastinate making commitments that will allow change to occur, even when those changes will relieve the pain of our hurts, hang-ups, and habits! Do you know that for some people, deciding whether or not to discard their old toothbrush is a major decision?

Others are so indecisive that their favorite color is plaid! In CR "We choose to commit..." That’s action. Making a choice requires action. Join us and see your life changed. Celebrate Recovery meets every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. for dinner for those who have signed up). Also, join a 12-Step study:

• Women's 12-Step study: Every Monday from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
• Men’s 12-Step study: Every Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

If you are interested in serving in any of the following areas, please contact the person who’s name is provided for each ministry, or call the church office at 254-0621.

Greeter "Point Person"

The CRCC greeters provide the first impression that many visitors have of our church. They greet visitors and members, and provide a welcome reception for everyone. The point person schedules and coordinates the volunteers who serve as greeters. If you would be interested in serving as the "point person" for the 9:00 a.m. greeters on Sunday mornings, please contact the church office at 254-0621.

Sunday School Teachers

The following elementary Sunday School classes are in need of teachers and helpers during the 9:00 a.m. hour on Sunday morning beginning August 3rd.

• 1st grade: Lead teacher and helper
• 2nd grade: Lead teacher and helper
• 5th grade: Helper

If you have a heart to share God’s word with kids and would like to serve in this area, please contact Vicky Cope at 254-0621.

Security and Usher Team

Volunteers are needed once a month for the 9:00 a.m. Sunday service. You will get to greet people, direct them to class locations, and patrol the parking lots and church. Contact Wendell Fichtner.

Preschool Workers

Immediate help is needed in the following preschool areas: Contact the church office.

• Sundays 9:00 a.m. Nursery Helpers, work once per month
• Sundays 10:30 a.m. 1 year old Class Helpers, work two weeks and off four weeks
• Wednesday Night Teachers, starting in January
• Wednesday Night Helpers, starting in January

Makin’ Bread

If you are looking for a place to serve and you have 20 minutes a week to spare, your help is needed to make communion bread. It’s a simple recipe that only requires a few minutes to prepare. If you would be interested in serving in this area, please contact Janet Coffin.

November in Tulsa, OK

Main session speakers at the convention include Florence Muindi, Mark Moore, Doug Priest, Ashley Barker, and Fernando Soto. For more information, visit www.nationalmissionaryconvention.org