CURRENT EVENTS
**Saturday, March 13, 8:30-11:30 am - Discovery 201 - A three hour workshop that is designed to establish you in the fundamentals of the spiritual life. This workshop, led by Merle Lewis will cover the following: How to study the Bible...live a Spirit-filled life...get the most out of the worship experience...living in community. A sign-up sheet is at the information table in the foyer.
**Sunday, March 14, 8:30-8:50 am - Pre-service Prayer in Rob Ely's office. This is open to anyone who would like to intercede on behalf of the church and the morning worship service by either praying silently or aloud. All are welcome.
**Sunday, March 14, 9:00 am - Youth meet for Bible study. BRICK - "Built Right in Christ's Kingdom" is a new Bible study being lead by Pat and Tana Devine.
**Sunday, March 14, 9:00 am & 10:30 am - Worship Services - Join us as we welcome our guest speaker, Dr. Gerald Mitchum. CCC is the sending church of Gerald and his wife Frances who have been missionaries to Mongolia since 1995. Dr. Mitchum's message is entitled "And How Can They Believe?"
**Sunday, March 14, 10:30 am - Adult Bible Class will be held in the Youth Room. This class runs concurrent with te 10:30 am worship service.
**Sunday, March 14, 5:30-7:00 pm - Youth meet at church.
**Sunday, March 14, 6:30 pm - Newcomer's Coffee at the home of Wayne and Billie Ann Peterson. If you have signed up to attend this coffee and need directions, you can contact the Peterson's at 692-9897.
**Sunday, March 14, 7:00 pm - Choir rehearsal for Easter program. If you are interested in being part of this ministry, please call Rob Ely (528-0281).**Monday, March 15, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - "Mom's Morning Out" with Sandy Menefee as the new director. Registration is full, but you are encouraged to put your child's name on the waiting list for the next 10-week rotation. Contact Rachel Hernandez (528-0112) or emal rhernandez001@nc.rr.com.
**Wednesday, March 17, 7:00 pm - Intercessory Prayer -This is open to all who would like to come. If you have a prayer request, fill out the back side of the visitor card in the seat pocket in front of you and put it in the offering plate as it is passed.
**Wednesday, March 17, 7:00 pm - Mime 345 - The Mime Ministry for children in grades 3, 4, & 5 will meet at CCC. We ask that you make a commitment through the end of May if interested, and also contact Brenda Wilson (215-0328) or brendafwilson@yahoo.com
**Thursday, March 18, 6:45 am - Men's Breakfast Study @ Old South Diner. Questions call Matt Furby (995-7240) or Tom Little (420-2093).
**Saturday, March 20 - Military Family Spaghetti Dinner will be held at the church. Childcare will be provided. Contact Dan and Francine Thomas (725-0279) or Wayne and Billie Ann Peterson (692-9897). Special guests will be Pastor Dean and Trudy Engebretson.
**Sunday, March 21, 5:30 pm - Youth "M & M Night."
**Tuesday, March 23, 9:30-11:00 am - Women's book study - Have you ever experienced defeats, failures, trouble or turmoil in your life and Christian walk? Have you ever struggled with a selfish heart, anger, envy or bitterness? Would you love to do things over and learn to live a life of harmony and peace? If you desire to be better equipped to "walk in God's grace, forgiveness and abundant life," please join us for our upcoming book study. We will be studying Nancy Leigh DeMoss' book "Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Will Set Them Free." The book includes 10 weeks of study and will meet weekly through early June. There will be a materials cost of $25.00 for book and workbook. Scholarships are available upon request. If you have any questions, please contact Tereece Little (420-2093). Please sign-up at the table in the foyer.
**Wednesday, March 24, 7:00-8:30 pm - Women's Book Study - Have you ever experienced defeats, failures, trouble or turmoil in your life and Christian walk? Have you ever struggled with a selfish heart, anger, envy or bitterness? Would you love to do things over and learn to live a life of harmony and peace? If you desire to be better equipped to "Walk in God's grace, forgiveness and abundant life," please join us for our upcoming book study. We will be studying Nancy Leigh DeMoss' book "Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Will Set Them Free." The book includes 10 weeks of study and will meet weekly through early June. There will be a materials cost of $25.00 for book and workbook. Scholarships are available upon request. If you have any questions, please contact Tereece Little (420-2093). Please sign-up at the table in the foyer.
**Thursday, March 25, 6:45 am - Men's Breakfast Study @ Old South Diner. Questions call Matt Furby (995-7240) or Tom Little (420-2093).
**Thursday, March 25, 7:00-8:30 pm - As part of our CCC Women's ministry, there will be a meeting to share information about the ministry of "Women of Faith" and plans for attending their upcoming conference in Greensboro on November 12-13. For more information, call Cassie Blaesing (295-4710). A sign-up sheet is on the information table.
**Friday, March 26, 7:30 am - Entrepreneurs' Group meets at CCC.
DID YOU KNOW?
**We would like to have a nursery for children four and under for the Good Friday service. If anyone would like to volunteer to help out in that service, please let Joanna Hollingsworth (jmholly@nc.rr.com) know by March 26. The service starts at 7:00 pm so they would need to be in the nursery by 6:30 pm. We will need at least three adults to help out in order to open up the nursery.
**"20 Somethings" - Single or married without kids and in your 20's? This new small group normally meets at Fred & Kathy Berkheimer's home at 3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon. Please email Fred at joyinthejourneyfred@gmail.com or call 986-2258 to confirm time and place.
**NOTE: The "Family Fitness" binder information is now available on the webside under "Resources." This is where you should go if you lose yours or want to print out other copies for friends and neighbors.
**HELP WANTED!!! Some days our nursery is over whelmed with little ones and we need more loving hands to help. If you are willing to be an "in case of emergency" helper and willing to check by the nursery before service to see if you are needed, please contact Maria Mitchum (944-3966). Also, hard copies of the schedule are ready for pick-up in the nursery including paperwork necessary for background checks.
**AUDITIONS FOR WORSHIP TEAM are now open and all instrumentalists can be utilized. Especially needed are musicians for drums, guitars, bass guitar, keyboard as well as male and female singers. Other open positions include: Sound Technician, Projection Technician, Camera Technician and Service Director. If God has gifted you in any of these areas, you played an instrument a long time ago and need to clear out the rust, or if you would like more information about any of these positions, please contact Roby Ely at rob@cccpinehurst.com.
**Do you like support other people within a ministry? Are you an organizer and like handling administrative details? Do you have a heart for Small Groups? If any of these questions pique your interest, the Small Group Ministry needs you! Please call Matt Furby, Small Group Coordinator at 695-3115 or 995-7240.
**CCC 'Mother's Morning Out' has paid and volunteer positions available! Please join us as we grow this much needed ministry for Christian moms in our community. Our program enables mothers (especially our military moms whose husbands are often deployed) a much needed 3 hour break on Monday mornings! If you or anyone you know is interested, please contact Rachel Hernandez (910) 528-0112.
**Directories are available on the information table. If you have any corrections or changes, or if you are not currently listed and would like to be, call or email the church office (office@cccpinehurst.com). If handwriting the information, please make sure that it is legible to ensure your information is printed correctly.
**Every other week parents come together and pray for the youth during the time they are in their small groups on Sunday evenings (5:30-7:00 pm). If you would like more information, please contact Jamie Ely (725-1189).
**Hungry Kids need your help!! If you would like to help the youth fill their empty tummies, you can sign up (in the youth room) for bringing a snack supper on a Sunday evening: sandwiches, tacos, pizza, etc. OR, you may donate snack items such as chips, cookies, etc. Their tummies say "thank you!!"
There are several ladies at CCC who graciously prepare meals for those in our congregation who: Have to be hospitalized, deliver a new baby, have a death in the family, move to a new location, etc? If you know of any such circumstances, please contacct Debbie Pickles (295-4763 or LucyLee Priest (692-3439).
**March's list of birthdays and anniversaries is available on the information table outside the Adult classroom. If you are new and would like to be included, please call or email that information to the office.
**EFCA TODAY, our denomination's magazine, is published quarterly. Pick up your copy of the Winter 2009 publication.
**Benevolence Giving Envelopes are available in the pockets of the chairs for your benevolence giving. Please designate the amount of your gift in the appropriate place on the envelope. Your benevolence gifts go to help those in our congregation who may need emergency financial assistance.
**Pastor Dean's "Sermon on the Mount" series is now available in a 10 CD collection. Suggested donation is $15. If interested please contact the church office via email at office@ccccpinehurst.com or by phone.
**Do you have a new neighbor and you've been looking for an opportunity to meet them? Why not take them a CCC Welcome Gift Bag? There is a sign-up book provided at the sign-up center.
**Rob Ely, our worship ministry leader, is offering piano, voice, saxophone, clarinet and flute lessons. Please contact Rob at the church office for more information.
**My Spiritual "SHAPE." We would appreciate your completing this so the office will have a file of your Spiritual "SHAPE" to resource when service opportunities arise. Please place it in the "Got God Questions?" mailbox when completed. For your convenience, copies of the Spiritual Gift Profile, Personality Profile and My Spiritual "SHAPE" can now be downloaded and printed from our website home page by clicking on this link http://www.cccpinehurst.com/index.htm. If you have completed your 'SHAPE' profile, Sunday's insert outlines opportunties of service.
**News & Notes are emailed by the church office at the end of each week to anyone who would like to receive this information. If you would like to be added to the contact list to receive this, please call or email the church office with your email information.
**Would you like to be part of CCC Praying Friends? CCC has an email prayer chain for prayer requests and updates. If you are interested in being added to this list, please contact the office either by email at office@cccpinehurst.com, on a card and put in the offering plate on Sunday morning or by phone. A reminder to those already on the list; when you "reply" to a sender, you are actually replying to the entire group. Remember to direct your replies to the appropriate party by typing in their email address.
Helpful Hint: If you do not know their email address, highlight their name in "from" and right click your mouse, go to "properties" and it will give you their actual email address. You can then create a new message and cut and paste their email address. You can also check your Church directory as you will find most of the email addresses in the directory.
LOOKING AHEAD
**Friday, April 2, 7:00 pm - Good Friday Service
**Sunday, April 4, Easter Sunday Services - 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am.
**Saturday, April 17 - Blessings in Bloom" - Our second annual ladies spring luncheon held at CCC. Watch for more information in upcoming weeks.
**Sunday, May 16 - Annual Youth Auction - Watch for more details.
**Friday, June 11 - Sunday, June 13 - "CCC by the Seashore" - Our third annual church beach retreat at Fort Caswell. Your deposit (half of total amount due) is required for registration no later than March 28. The balance will be due by May 23rd. Please return your registration form with your deposit check written to CCC (include "retreat" in the memo line) to Keith or Kerry Millikan. If you have any questions or need a registration form, contact a member of the CCC Beach Retreat Committee: Ross & Meghan Cooke (255-6713), Merle & Barb Lewis (255-6179), Keith & Kerry Millikan (295-2106) or Marty & Sondie Williamson (246-6572).
