CRIEVEWOOD CONCERNS Released: Mike Sweeney Homebound of the week: Sidney Luther Marion Medley Juanita McGinnis Martha Mulloy *For a complete list, please call Connie in the church oﬃce. Nursing Homes & Assisted Living: BELMONT VILLAGE: Percy Grove, Fran Hu BETHANY: Darlene Armstrong, Marion Medley ELMCROFT: James Griggs EMERITUS AT LEGACY CROSSING: Liz Hammack, Sco e Whitehurst NHC of COOL SPRINGS: Chris ne Bess, Esther Duckworth SOMERFIELD: Anna Carlson Nursing Homes & Assisted Living (F & F of Members): HEARTH IN FRANKLIN: Mildred Sanders MORNING POINTE AT BRENTWOOD: Mary Midden MORNINGSIDE: Be y Jacobs WORSHIP SCHEDULE SUNDAY, MARCH 22 8:15 AM PRAYING FOR THE CHURCH - ROOM 128 9:00 AM LIBRARY OPEN UNTIL 10:40AM 9:30 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL (ENG & LAO) 10:45 AM MORNING WORSHIP (ENG & LAO) 12:30 PM EBENEZER KAREN CHURCH - ROOM 132 5:00 PM TOWN HALL MEETING - FELLOWSHIP HALL 6:00 PM ROOM IN THE INN - CRC WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 9:00 AM SENIORCIZE - CRC GYM 5:00 PM FELLOWSHIP MEAL - FELLOWSHIP HALL 5:45 PM LIBRARY OPEN UNTIL 7:30 PM 6:00 PM DANIEL BIBLE STUDY - ROOM 136 I AM A CHURCH MEMBER - ROOM 134 GROWING IN GRACE (3-KINDERGARTEN) - ROOM 110 KIDZPRAISE (GRADES 1-6) - CHOIR ROOM 7:05 PM ADULT CHOIR REHEARSAL - CHOIR ROOM Visible Results as of March 15, 2015 Sunday School ...................................................................... 189 Worship Attendance .............................................................. 220 ................................ (Sanctuary - Eng / Lao worshiped together) Budget Gifts ................................................................ $8,603.00 Budget Requirements Weekly ................................... $19,626.25 Budget Gifts to Date ................................................ $153,620.46 Budget Requirements Year to Date ......................... $215.888.75 Laotian Gifts Sunday ...................................................... $550.00 Laotian Gifts Year to Date .......................................... $5,193.00 Benevolence Offerings are collected the second Sunday of each month. EXTENDED SESSION March 22, 2015 ETC Captain-Angela Roy Babies-Susan Nally & Joanne Trotter Toddlers-Marie Adams & Janie Butler Threes - Kacy Darnell & Doug Nally Fours-Paula Webb & Servant Needed ROOM IN THE INN March 22, 2015 Hosts: Stephen Campbell & Jim Stewart Meal: Adult 2AB Breakfast: Charlie Wiles Class Laundry: Sharon McGee, Angela Roy & Joanne Trotter B US MI NI S T RY Sunday, March 22, 2015 Morning: Robert E. Brown Stephen & Connie Scheffer Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Stephen & Barbara Hoskins Chuck Hutsell & Will Sensing Crievewood Believing... Caring... Sharing... Update www.crievewood.org March 18, 2015 A WORD FROM DOUG... Welcome to Spring! I love Spring… I love Easter. Easter Week Services I think I like Easter even more than Christmas. Maundy Thursday Service April 2 at 7:00 p.m. You see, Easter is the celebration of what Christians are all about; A Risen Savior, a Restored Life, an opportunity of Reconciliation and Restoration – a fresh Revival of Life. Easter Sunrise Service April 5 at 7:00 a.m. Breakfast at 8:15 a.m. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. We have all heard the little saying – “April Showers bring May Flowers.” And it is true. This is a cause and effect relationship – it rains, the ground is nourished and the flowers grow. Cause and Effect – it is true. Easter Celebration Service April 5 at 10:45 a.m. There was a country song that said – “cause and effect, chain of events, all of this chaos makes perfect sense….” – If you look closely you can always find a cause and effect relationship. SO WHAT, you say? Well besides the fact that so many times in the Bible we read of great promises and outcomes that are followed by the word “IF” (speaking of cause and effect) In - James 5:16 – “The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” And as the Simple English version puts it – “When a person is right with God, the power of his sincere prayer is tremendous!” Cause and Effect! God has promised to hear the prayers of His own. Hudson Taylor of years gone by said – “The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity. If we want to see mighty wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God’s standing challenge, ‘Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not!” cont. on pg. 3 Celebrate Easter Sunday, March 22 5:00 p.m. ‐ Fellowship Hall Crievewood Family, Your Personnel Committee invites you to participate in a town hall meeting on March 22, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall to discuss the proposal that was presented at our last quarterly business meeting. The proposal presented to the church was to call Andrew Causey as the full-time Minister of Music. The Personnel Committee is charged with moving forward with the proposal and values the input of the church family. We invite you to be a part of planning the future of God’s church. We will be seeking your input on the following:  How do we as a church respond to the proposal?  What concerns (financial or otherwise) do you have?  What opportunities do you see?  How does our response enable Crievewood to further equip the church and impact the community? We are looking forward to a great discussion with our church family. Impacted by VBS? Was your life impacted in Vacation Bible School as a Child? Did you make a decision to follow Christ because of Vacation Bile School? If you would like to share your experience please contact Susan Nally at 615-373-3475. Discipleship, Worship & Missions for Kids Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. Register Online at www.Crievewood.org or at the Welcome Center February 18 thru March 25  Preschool Choir  What I am saying is this – let’s all pray for a Holy Spirit led Revival. Let us understand that if we want an effect – there will always be a cause behind it… Let us answer God’s long standing challenge - “IF My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray…” I love you all – DOUG  Fun for the Summer! Student Camp (7th-12th grade): May 31-June 5 April 8 thru May 13 Chaperones Needed! Mission Friends for Preschoolers  RAs for Boys  GAs for Girls We need both male and female chaperones for the trip this summer. This trip won’t happen without you! See Will Sensing if you can serve as an adult leader this summer. Wednesday Night Supper Guest Wifi Access Now Available! March 25 - Ham, Green Peas, Mac & Cheese, Biscuit, Salad & Dessert Enjoy free internet access throughout the main building by clicking on “CBCGuest” on your wifi menu. Access wifi in the CRC by clicking on “CRCGym.” April 1 - NO DINNER Minister / Deacon On-Call Have information about someone in the hospital or with another ministry need? Please notify the church office during the week (832-5968) so we can minister appropriately. The minster/deacon on call for March 21 -22 is Royce Armstrong (496-1038). Call him with any emergency within the church family.   June Saltiel will be heading up our new Weekly Prayer Correspondence. If you would like to receive a weekly email or phone call listing prayer requests from our members and friends, please call Jennifer at 837-5662 or email her at jenniferr@crievewood.com and she will add you to the list. In a few weeks, June will begin corresponding with you weekly via our One Call Now system with a list of prayer concerns. You will only be contacted if you request to be added, so be sure to let Jennifer know if you would like to be on the list!  Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Who was Annie Armstrong? (part 3) Weekly Prayer Concern Correspondence May We Contact You? For Kids: cont. from pg. 1 As Annie met other missionaries in history making roles (Edmonia Moon who was the first single woman sent by the Foreign Mission Board to a foreign country and a year and a half later she met Lottie Moon on her way to China as well) she began seriously seeking God’s will for her life. Asking where she needed to be in a foreign land or here at home. As Annie continued her work in Baltimore, God began to reveal His plans for her. Her tireless work ethic and understanding of people’s needs to band together to accomplish more and more, God showed her that her place was here to do His work. Working with the women in Maryland naturally led Annie to expand her horizons to the women in the South and all of the United States. She helped the women form Missions Societies where they could come together to pray, learn about missionaries and their work in foreign lands as well as here in the U.S. Through Annie’s efforts, the Christmas Offering for foreign missions was established and later it was named after Lottie Moon who initially challenged the women to pray and give. These Mission Societies were the forerunner of present day WMU and the continual emphasis on missions education for every man, woman and child in all of our churches. WMU, as Annie Armstrong envisioned, has taken up the mantra Pray, Give, Do and Go to further God’s kingdom. Women of Worth Cheekwood in Bloom! Saturday, March 21 We’ll depart from the church at 10:00 a.m., have lunch in the Pineapple Room then return at 2:00 p.m. $14 admission for adults, $12 for seniors Sign Up in the Welcome Center! You are Invited! Baby Shower for Andrew and Lisa Causey Wednesday, April 8 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall They are registered at Target and Babies R Us. March 23: Emerson Morgan March 24: Freida Bryant, Nathan Burkitt, Andrew Cook March 26: Bill Rudolph March 28: MaKaylee Louanglath Follow Pastor Duty on Twi er— J DOUGLAS DUTY JR @ PastorDuty