GNO! March 2010

Not many things in life lift you up when you are down, make laugh just when you need to and leave you wishing you could have stayed just a little bit longer. Last night at GNO! was a night like that.

"Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul." Proverbs 27:9

March 29th Announcements

Howdy folks!

Well, looks like spring has finally arrived and it is glorious! I was ready for some sunshine and a little heat. This week is the celebration of Christ's resurrection, talk about GLORIOUS! The church has a special service the evening of Good Friday with the Lord's supper being shared and then special services on Easter Sunday. Here are the announcements for this week and all the prayer requests from class.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. TONIGHT IS GNO! All the ladies are meeting for dinner at La Madeline's in Kingwood at 7 p.m.

2. Men's Bible Study, Chase The Goose, this Tuesday night at 6:30 at Rick Whitaker's house. (FYI, the Fresh Truth Series has ended on Wednesday nights.)

3. This Friday night, Good Friday, HAFBC is offering a special service where the Lord's Supper will be shared. see www.hafbc.com for all the details.

4. Lifegroup picnic and egghunt is this Saturday at 11 a.m. at Deer Ridge Park in Kingwood on Woodland Hills Drive (next to the duck ponds and the baseball fields). We'll all meet at the playground. Bring a picnic lunch for you and your family and if you have an egg hunter then pack a dozen eggs too.

5. NO LIFEGROUPS THIS SUNDAY. HAFBC will offer two services on Easter Sunday. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

6. We need LEADERS in our lifegroup! If you are interested in hearing more about the leadership opportunities then attend the leadership meeting on April 11th at HAFBC.

7. MOM2MOM meets on April 14th at 9:30 a.m. FREE childcare is available, but you have to RSVP and sign up for the childcare by the deadline so they have enough staff to take care of all of our kiddos.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Let's start off w/ a praise! As of last week the ringing in Jenna's ears is gone! HOORAY! NO MRI necessary and no more doctor visits! Thanks so much for all of your prayers.

2. Matt G's job. A lot of his fellow employees quit their job last week and he is uncertain of what will happen to his job.

3. Continue to pray for the pastor search committee and for our new pastor, wherever he is.

4. PRAISE, Davin C was running a fever of 104.4 and broke out in a rash on Sat night, and his pediatrician said it sounded like he was having a reaction to his antibiotics. His meds have been cancelled and he hasn't had a fever since. He's a happy and playful baby boy again.

5. Xavier, Yajaira's brother, is a newlywed. Pray for he and his wife as they adjust to married life.

6. Rick Whitaker's son injured his back in a skiing accident.

March 21 Announcements

Announcements

1. Apologetics Seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, in the worship center at 6:30 p.m. CrossExamined.org is a non-profit ministry that conducts dynamic "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist" seminars on college campuses, churches, and high schools. Founder, Frank Turek, will address the problem that 3-out-of-4 Christian youth leave the church while in college, many because they are intellectually skeptical. Frank will be with us Wednesday, April 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the worship center. We strongly encourage students, parents, adults and all LifeGroup teachers to be present. You will greatly benefit from this rare opportunity.
2. Fresh Truth: Bringing Ancient Stories to Life bible study meets Wednesday nights at 6:30 in room 2208.
3. Marriage Seminar at HAFBC - April 16-17. Register by calling HAFBC at 281-446-8168.
4. GIRLS NIGHT OUT! GNO! Join all your girlfriends at La Madeline's in Kingwood on Mar 29th at 7 p.m. RSVP to sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net.
5. Good Friday service including the Lord's Supper is April 2 at 6:30 p.m.
6. H2H is scheduled for May 1
7. Guy's night is April 14. Be looking for an evite
8. Men's Bible Study will begin on Wednesday with Rick Whitaker.

Prayer Requests

1. Nicole A. will be induced tomorrow, MONDAY! Please pray for a safe deliver of baby Brooke and that she as well as Nicole will have no complications.
2. Jenna is still having ringing in her ears. Pray that they will go away.
3. Crystal is feeling a little under the weather. Please pray that it is from sinuses and lack of sleep and not any illnesses that could be passed to baby Brody.
   

March 14th Announcements

Hello CBS Lifegroup and welcome to another week! Here are the announcements and prayer requests as mentioned in class this past Sunday. We look forward to see all of you again this Sunday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Fresh Truth: Bringing Ancient Stories to Life bible study meets Wednesday nights at 6:30 in room 2208.

2. Marriage Seminar at HAFBC - April 16-17. Register by calling HAFBC at 281-446-8168.

3. GIRLS NIGHT OUT! GNO! Join all your girlfriends at La Madeline's in Kingwood on Mar 29th at 7 p.m. RSVP to sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Tessa's parents coming in town.

2. Addyson A. is sick

3. Derek & Amanda are selling their current home and closing on a new one.

4. Jenna is having "ringing in the ears" that doctors are unable to diagnose.

5. Matt's friend, Howard

6. Matt's uncle, business opportunity

7. Drew's brother is coming into town

8. Nicole B's grandmother is having surgery this Friday to see if a tumor on her bladder is cancerous. This is the same tumor that has been causing internal bleeding and because of her health and age they aren't even certain that she can make it through the surgery.

9. PRAISE! Little Reid B. is feeling better and it looks like he is finally getting past the respiratory virus that he has been fighting.

March 7th Announcements

I hope everyone's week has started off great. Can you believe it's already March?! Here are this week's announcements and prayer requests:

Announcements
1. Apologetics Seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, in the worship center at 6:30 p.m. CrossExamined.org is a non-profit ministry that conducts dynamic "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist" seminars on college campuses, churches, and high schools. Founder, Frank Turek, will address the problem that 3-out-of-4 Christian youth leave the church while in college, many because they are intellectually skeptical. Frank will be with us Wednesday, April 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the worship center. We strongly encourage students, parents, adults and all LifeGroup teachers to be present. You will greatly benefit from this rare opportunity.

2. Our lifegroup social for the month of March has been moved by HAFBC to the end of the month. Please be on the lookout for an evite in the next couple of weeks and plan to attend. It will be on a Friday evening and free childcare will be provided at HAFBC if you need it.

3. Fresh Truth: Bringing Ancient Stories to Life. Next session is March 10 then we skip Spring Break and the final session will be on March 24. Fresh Truth is on Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 in room 2208.

Prayer Requests
1. Please pray for the Childers who have sick babies this week. Saige has had a fever of 103 for 5 days. Pray for recovery of kids.
2. Matt C's grandfather passed away on Friday morning. Please pray for his family has they deal with this loss.
3. The Adam's are trying to sell their house, will close on new house next Monday. Pray that the process goes smoothly.
4. PRAISE! The Jones' closed on their house and will start moving in
5. Clay Pruitt's brother was attacked by a dog and has had 2 surgeries and eating through a tube. Prayer for strength. Possibly 1 to 5 more surgeries

Also, state swim meet Thursday through Sunday, pray for safety, for swimmers and coaches.
6. Elizabeth is schedule for induction on Wednesday. Please pray for a safe delivery for Elizabeth and baby Jameson.
7. Laura Sanders is leaving for Turkey on Wednesday with school group, pray for safety.
8. Yajaira is not feeling well, pray for healing.


There are lots of prayer requests this week. Please take the time to say a prayer for each one instead of reading them and just forgetting about them. I'm sure each family would appreciate the time you spent doing it =)

February 28th Announcements

Welcome to a new week CBS Lifegroup! Class was great yesterday and we'd like to send a special shout-out to Samuel & Ginger Burk and Cody & Beth Roberts, all of whom visited for the first time on Sunday. Thanks for coming to our lifegroup we hope you will be back next week!

Thanks to Paul for preparing and bringing the lesson. Great job!

Here are the announcements and prayer requests as mentioned in class:

1. Girlfriends By Grace, our lifegroup's biblestudy for women, will meet for their final week this Wednesday at Jenna's house at 6:30 p.m. We will discuss the final chapter in Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow. Please RSVP to Jenna at jnhc99@yahoo.com and feel free to bring some snacks to share.

2. Women! She Celebrates is schedule for this Sunday night, Feb. 28. Karen May will be the guest speaker and Andrea Webber-Smith will be leading worship. It begins at 5:30 with a lite meal with the service beginning at 6 p.m. in the Student Building. Sign-up for childcare through your LifeGroup.

3. Men! Our next men's meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, March 3, 6:30 to 7:30 in the worship center. We will be kicking off our small groups after or large group time with Stuart Henslee. If you haven't had the opportunity to sign-up to participate in the small group study called "Chase the Goose" please contact the education office. Various times and days will be offered for your convenience. If you are not planning on participating in the small group time you are still encouraged to attend the monthly large group meetings.

3. Parenting Weekend Seminar! We are excited to extend an invitation to you and your children for a weekend we have set aside to focus on parenting. The Foundation and Skills for Healthy Parenting Weekend will be March 5th and 6th hosted by HAFBC. This unique weekend will include parenting skills applicable to families with children of all ages...babies through teenagers!

4. Apologetics Seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, in the worship center at 6:30 p.m. CrossExamined.org is a non-profit ministry that conducts dynamic "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist" seminars on college campuses, churches, and high schools. Founder, Frank Turek, will address the problem that 3-out-of-4 Christian youth leave the church while in college, many because they are intellectually skeptical. Frank will be with us Wednesday, April 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the worship center. We strongly encourage students, parents, adults and all LifeGroup teachers to be present. You will greatly benefit from this rare opportunity.

5. Our lifegroup social for the month of March has been moved by HAFBC to the end of the month. Please be on the lookout for an evite in the next couple of weeks and plan to attend. It will be on a Friday evening and free childcare will be provided at HAFBC if you need it.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Please continue to pray for Derek, Crystal and their new baby boy, Brody. He was cleared by his doctors and came home this past Saturday night.

2. Please pray for Kingwood wife and mother, Katy Hayes. She is very involved w/in the community. She contracted Strand -A Strepp (GAS) after delivering her most recent baby and days later was admitted to the hospital in intense pain. She was diagnosed w/ GAS which caused her to experience multiple organ failure and she is unconcious. She is married and the mother of three young children. She if fighting for her life everyday. There are multiple fundraisers in Kingwood to raise money for her family to pay their bills during this time. She and her husband are both self-employed.

3. Pray for our pastor search committee as they are talking with a candidate to be the senior pastor of our church.