New Announcements

Summer is drawing to an end and HAFBC is gearing up to welcome back a lot of families to church. There is a lot going on through August to prepare, so please save these dates in your planner.

CHURCH-WIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Coordinators and Teachers it is now time for you to take your assessment with Serving Central Ministries. Follow this linkwww.hafbc.com/members/serve/ to complete your survey. Please read all instructions and comments of the link so that you will be able to provide good information to your class on August 1.

2. Teachers be looking for your lessons for August 1, 8, and 15. Once completed we will be emailing them as well as place them in your LifeGroup folders.

3. Better Together Churchwide Spiritual Emphasis. For the next six months we will be joining together to discover what God desires to show us through 6 actions; prayer, fellowship, serving, growing in the Word, sharing and giving. We will be Better Together. July's focus is FELLOWSHIP. 4. 40 Days of Prayer & Fasting. Beginning July 5 through August 13 we are asking you to share in a serious effort of prayer & fasting that is focused on our senior pastor, his family and ministry. In addition we will extend the focus to include our pastor search committee. We are asking that you join a forty-day chain of intercession by agreeing to pray and fast one day. Opportunities to sign-up will be available in your LifeGroup and our worship services. 5. Better Together in Service. Beginning Sunday, August 1 LifeGroups will be featuring three weeks of special lessons geared to the Biblical view of personal service and ministry. August 1 the lesson title is "Why Serve." August 8, "SHAPED to Serve." And, August 15, "Going to Serve." 6. "Preparing to Serve" Seminar, Sunday, August 15, 4 p.m. This churchwide seminar will bring all of our "serving" LifeGroup lessons to a conclusion. The focus will be on our personal spiritual gifts and how they equip and prepare us to serve. Everyone is encouraged to sign-up in their LifeGroup. A lite standup dinner will be provided during the training. 7. Sunday, August 22 is Welcome Back Sunday with a twist... Better Together in LifeGroups. This is our annual effort to bring everyone home to their LifeGroup as well as invite their friends. LifeGroups will be putting on their best... snacks, fellowship, and teaching. LifeGroups plan now to contact everyone in your class the week before August 22. Jenna will be organizing our outreach effort for Aug. 22nd. 8. Discipleship Classes begin the end of August and first of September! · Women's Bible Study, Beth Moore study Revelation, Tuesdays at 9 am. 8/31 · Women's Bible Study evening class, TBA · Men's Small GroupBible Studies; various studies and times · Precept Study (women) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. beginning 9/7 · Precept Study (co-ed) Revelation 1, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/7 · Intimacy Ignited / Song of Solomon, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8 · DivorceCare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/8 · GriefShare, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning 9/15 · Financial Peace, TBA 9. Men mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 1, 6:30 for our first fall Momentum night. It will include worship, testimony and preaching. We will also be forming small men's groups.

A Dinner For The Wives

A few months back, Paul came up with the genius idea to play host for a battle of the sexes bible trivia game. The overall loser would have to plan and execute a social for the winning team. After months of fierce competition in class and at class socials the wives prevailed and won the title of champs! Hooray!

Therefore this past Friday night the men held true to the bargain and hosted an incredible dinner for the wives. They set a beautiful table for us at Sam & Ginger's home (thank you so much to the Burks for opening up your home just a few weeks after becoming parents) and the men did all the decorating, shopping, preparations, cooking and cleaning! As a wife at the table, it felt wonderful to get to sit still and enjoy the dinner and fellowship. The menu was something you would see in a high-end restaurant: Gourmet Cheese Ball and Cracker hors 'd ouvre, Lump Crab Meat Avocado and Mango salad, Warm Spinach and Bean Salad, Southern Potato Casserole, Pan-Seared Scallops, Filet steaks, Spice Romano Chicken Casserole and it was all topped off with homemade Tiramisu and Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake! YES! They really did cook all of it for us! It was amazing.

Being there and sharing this night together was a blessing for all who were involved. Thanks friends...can't wait to do it again GUYS! ;0)

July 11th Announcements

Hello CBS Lifegroup!

As the heat of the summer hits us hard this week, at least it is at our house with our A/C on the fritz, we're also heating up in the CBS Lifegroup! This month our church's focus is FELLOWSHIP, so please read all of the announcements and check out our class calendar to the right with details of all the socials we will be offering. If you have a prayer request, please send it to me (Jenna) at jnhc99@yahoo.com and I'll add it to the blog!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Wednesday Nights at 7:45 p.m. is the new night for our women's accountability group, Girlfriends By Grace. We all need christian love and accountability in our lives and being surrounded by girlfriends who have a love for Christ and following him is so incredibly encouraging. Please join us!

2. TEACHERS AND COORDINATORS (Dustin, Derek & Paul), if you were unable to attend the meeting w/ Rick Whitaker last week, then he needs you to meet him in room 2203 at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday so he can discuss important information about what to expect in August.

3. Monday, July 26th, from 7-9 p.m. is GNO! GIRLS NIGHT! GIRLS NIGHT! at the Brown's Golf World in 1960! Elizabeth, our in-house golf pro, will be giving us lessons. If you have clubs then bring them; otherwise, the range has clubs you can rent/use.

4. SKEET SHOOTING! Men Behaving Like Men is on Saturday, July 24th at 9 a.m. Meet at Thunder Gun Range on FM 1314 in Conroe. Price is $15.50 per person. You bring your own shot guns and your own clays. If needed, you can buy a box of clays there for $13.50 (135 clays) or pick one up somewhere else if you know where to get a better deal. Jenna will be sending out an EVITE today, so RSVP!!!

5. Close To My Heart scrapbooking party (for ladies) is on July 29th at 6:30 p.m. at Kristen Jones' house.

6. CLASS SOCIAL!!! July 23rd at 7 p.m. (place TBA) The ladies won the trivia challenge, so the men will be cooking, decorating and serving dinner that night. Centerpieces are required guys and you all have to get together and plan the menu! This night is an adult-only date night for the couples in our class, so please arrange for childcare if needed. RSVP to the Evite.

July 4th- Freedom Fest at HAFBC

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The CBS life group met at HAFBC on July 4th for tailgating and fireworks. Thanks to all the grill masters we had plenty to eat. The kids all ran around and played while the parents chit-chatted. At 9 p.m. the fireworks began and they were spectacular! Thanks to everyone for coming together to celebrate July 4th together.

June 27th Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Better Together Churchwide Spiritual Emphasis. For the next six months we will be joining together to discover what God desires to show us through 6 actions; prayer, fellowship, serving, growing in the Word, sharing and giving. We will be Better Together.

2. 40 Days of Prayer & Fasting. July 5 -August 13 we are asking you to share in a serious effort of prayer & fasting that is focused on our senior pastor, his family and ministry. In addition we will extend the focus to include our pastor search committee. We are asking that you join a forty-day chain of intercession by agreeing to pray and fast one day. Opportunities to sign-up will be available in your LifeGroup and our worship services. Our LifeGroup will be praying/fasting July 12

3. Sunday, July 4 Freedom Celebration. Worship services at 9 & 11 a.m. No LifeGroups. We are in need of individuals to help with the Color Guard for Sunday morning services. We need representatives from each branch of the armed services to participate in this special part of the service. If you are currently serving or have recently served in the military (or know someone who is/has) and are interested, please email Eddie Struble at estruble@hafbc.com or call 281-446-8168 ext. 202.

4. Freedom Fest, Sunday, July 4 at 6-9 p.m. Live music, games for kids, and fireworks. begin making plans for your LifeGroup to have a class fellowship on July 4 at our Freedom Fest. It is going to be an unbelievable atmosphere with a full orchestra, major fireworks display, inflatables for our children, and food vendors for our guests. Sunday morning, July 4 we will have your class sign available for you to pickup and go to the field immediately west of our children's building to stake your LifeGroup fellowship location for that evening. Bring your canopies, grills, lawn chairs, and any tables you need to create a great party environment. And yes bring your food! You won't believe how much fun this is going to be. I will be walking from class/party to class/party, just like Sunday mornings, to check out what's cookin.

5. August 6 -8 in Houston at the Reliant Center, Texas Trophy Hunters will hold there annual Hunters Extravaganza.....Hunters Harvest, http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103486723328&s=5&e=001WH9rl8P8b9ng_IFHfuvkpo5E-nCXPzoIAzWD1buznnownxf9e0KPkt2fHB4_COazo07t2yXxjUAUHMSMDGBRijh3M6a34MdEG-5Iw9bjvgiz9GVId3fnjQ==, has been invited to have a Clean Out Your Freezer as a part of the extravaganza.... Over the past couple of years HH has collected over 105,000 lbs. of fish and game to feed hungry people in Texas. Clean Out Your Freezer is a very simple concept...clear out the freezer of last years harvest that you have not eaten to make room for this years harvest....donate the game and feed the hungry....during the hunting season there are a number of drop off processors or locations that will take your excess harvest to feed hungry folks....you can get a tax deduction and it does not cost you for the processing !!! There are lots of hunters & fisherman in your congregation. This is hunting/fishing with a purpose !!! If you would like additional information please visit the website. Thanks for your help.....HH will also be participating at the San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas Trophy Hunters Extravaganzas this summer.

6. The girls won the trivia game so Paul will be sending out an email to the guys to plan an activity for the ladies. WAY TO DOMINATE, LADIES!

7. Girl's night is THIS Monday at 7 p.m. we will be meeting at Stefanie Corso's home to decorate cakes. If you have not received the evite please email Sabrina at sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net

8. Meals will be sent to the Greenfields soon. Please be looking for an email so you can help out as they adjust to the arrival of baby Joey.

9. July 11th is Sabrina Stark's baby shower. It will be held at Emily Biggerstaff's home at 4 p.m. If you did not receive an evite please email Nicole Brian at nicjbrian@yahoo.com

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Yajaira Smith is still sick. Please pray for healing.

2. Keep all the pregnant ladies in class in your prayers.

June 13th Announcements

Sorry it's so late in the week. Hope everyone is enjoying this hot summer!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Beginning this month - Better Together Churchwide Spiritual Emphasis is beginning NOW! For the next six months we will be joining together to discover what God desires to show us through six actions; prayer, fellowship, serving, growing in the Word, sharing and giving. We will be better together.
2. Fellowship Groups - You ought to have been contacted by your host for our lifegroup's newest social event, monthly fellowship groups! If you signed up then you'll be joining three other couples from the class for dinner this month and also in July.
3. Girls accountability group will be meeting every Monday night at 7:30 p.m.
4. Guys group is every Wednesday unless told otherwise.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Tessa Greenfield is being induced in the morning (the 18th). Please keep her and baby Joey in your prayers.
2. Derek B.'s grandmother is still battle cancer.
3. Derek B.'s little brother, Cody, had his appendix removed last month and more infection was recently found.
4. Drew Smith's brother needs prayer for guidance with school.

Clay Pruitt asked for prayer for Joseph Stanton who is 16 and had a swimming accident leaving him in acoma.

June 6th Announcements

Howdy folks! Welcome to another week! Class was great yesterday and a big thanks to Paul for bringing us the lesson. We've been holding steady at about 19 every Sunday, but yesterday we had 25! What a praise to have so many in lifegroup. Here are the announcements and prayer requests as mentioned in class on June 6th. There is a lot going on, so please read all the way to the bottom.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. TONIGHT, June 7th @ 7:30 p.m. - Girlfriends By Grace accountability group kicks off at Yajaira's house. RSVP to drewyajairasmith@gmail.com.

2. June 12th @ 10 p.m. - CBS Lifegroup Day At The Lake! We are all meeting at Lake Livingston State Park for what ought to be a fun and HOT day at the lake. If you havent gotten the Evite, please RSVP to jnhc99@yahoo.com.

3. June 12th @ 6p.m. - 52 Houses of Prayer, all the members of HAFBC are invited to meet at a church member's house for a time of organized group prayer.

4. June 13-18th - VBS/VBX at HAFBC. June 16th there will be a special time of visitation to the homes of all the kids that made the decision to follow Christ.

5. Beginning in June - Better Together Churchwide Spiritual Emphasis is beginning NOW! For the next six months we will be joining together to discover what God desires to show us through six actions; prayer, fellowship, serving, growing in the Word, sharing and giving. We will be better together.

6. Fellowship Groups - You ought to have been contacted by your host for our lifegroup's newest social event, monthly fellowship groups! If you signed up then you'll be joining three other couples from the class for dinner this month and also in July.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Keep Matt & Tessa in your prayers daily because their son is due THIS WEEK!

2. Jared & Elizabeth asked that we pray for a suitable renter to come forward soon for their house in Florida.

3. Matt & Stefanie will be traveling a lot this summer.

4. PRAISE! Nicole B. has a friend, Brooke, who gave birth a month early and the baby is doing well!

5. PRAISE! Dave's staff infection has healed up and is gone!