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WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY BEGINS ANEW! Wednesday Bible Study began a new series on January 4th. This is a 12-session DVD based small group exploration of Jesus. It features 27 leading theologians, including some of our favorites - Marcus Borg, John Crossan, Amy Jill Levine, and John Spong. The series includes some handout material, which we will duplicate for you. Based on past experience, we should have lively and thoughtful discussions. Come meet with us on Wednesday mornings, 9:30 to 11, in the Library. Contact Marie Racz with questions at mracz2@verizon.net or 410-439-0624.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL On February 12th, the 9:00AM Adult Sunday School class will feature Brandon Gilvin from Week of Compassion. Sherry Welch’s class Ten Things Christians Do Need to Believe, will conclude the following Sunday, the19th.
What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still Be A Christian? That will be the question we will try to answer in Adult Sunday School, beginning January 8 and ending February 19. Using the book written by Martin Thielen, a Methodist pastor in Tennessee, first the group will address The Ten Things Christians Don’t Need to Believe, including Good Christians Don’t Doubt and It’s OK for Christians to be Judgmental and Obnoxious. Then we will focus on Ten Things Christians Do Need to Believe, including such provocative questions as Jesus’ Example: What Brings Fulfillment? And Jesus’ Legacy: Is the Church Still Relevant? Classes begin at 9AM and will be led by Sherry Welch. Please bring an open mind, a sense of humor, and a willingness to share. We’ll provide the rest.
BOOK CLUB Snuggle up with a book during the December and early January blizzards. The reading schedule for the upcoming months: February: “Leonardo's Legacy” by Stefan Klein...behind the scenes of daVinci"s life. We will meet on February 22nd. March: “Skinwalkers” (1986) “by Tony Hillerman. Vibrant with the spirit of the Navajo people of the Southwest, mystery solved by Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, Navajo police officers. We will meet on March 28th. April: “Intensity” by Dean Koontz—A young woman staying as a guest in a Napa Valley farmhouse becomes trapped in a fight for survival. We will meet on April 25th. Contact Lyman Goon with questions at 410-750-1936 or goongold@aol.com.
CHI RHO SUB SALE The annual Chi Rho Sub Sale is on its way for Souper Bowl and Super Bowl Sunday, February 5. Order forms are in the Gathering.
CASSEROLE COOK-OFFS The Mission Council has monthly cook-offs the first Monday of each month starting at 5:30PM in the church kitchen. Future dates include: February 6 and March 5. We expect to be finished no later than 9:00PM. If you are unable to make it, but would like to help, there are recipes in the Gathering, or by request. For those who can make it, a donation toward the food purchases of $15 would be helpful. Our goal is to make another 40 casseroles so that we have the monthly allotment in our freezer at church. Let Sue Medicus know if you can attend at berryfolks@gmail.com or 301-725-5835.
SERRVING OTHERS Do you like to do something which gives you enjoyment as well as satisfaction? If so, consider joining the work group which will go to the New Windsor Service Center to inspect and price handcrafted items for SERRV. The workday is from 8AM to 3:30PM. Contact Kathy Helme at 410-327-7065 for more information or to "sign up." The next trips will be: February 10, March 9, April 13.
CYF DINNER & TALENT SHOW Mark your calendar for Saturday evening, February 25th, for this fun annual event. Details to follow.
WINTER KALEIDOSCOPE FOR YOUTH Coming in February: Art Comes Alive! Artfully Green! Art From Around the World! Puppet Making! Sound like fun? See details and registration form in the Gathering. Contact Pat LaFon with questions at 410-747-3465 or dlafon1227@aol.com.
BAG LUNCH TIME AT CHRISTIAN TEMPLE The February FF&O meeting on Tuesday the 21st will be very interesting. After or during our bag lunch at in the library, one of Rick's videos that will stimulate a lively discussion will be shown. Last November we watched a video which presented todays American Indian's concerns. This next film from the “Thirty Days” series, called, “Thirty days of being an atheist in a Christian home”, will present a family whose children are being raised by agnostic parents. Come at noon for fellowship, food and a thought provoking film session. Contact Bobbi McIntyre at rmc1996@comcast.net.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAINT? There are limited spaces available for an adult two-week watercolor class offered by Jane Byers on Saturdays, March 10 and 17, from 1 - 3:30PM in the Gathering. Little or no experience is required but a sense of adventure is! Registration is $20. Contact Jane Byers at 410-869-8581 or janebyers@me.com
CEFM NETWORK—VALENTINE’S FUNDRAISER Saturday, February 11th from 7-11PM at the Rolling Road Golf Club, 814 Hilltop Road, Catonsville. Elegant full course Surf & Turf dinner, complimentary drink ticket, cash bar, dancing to the band “Annie B & the Boyz”. $75 per ticket, semi-formal attire, black tie optional, free parking. Contact Richard Hiteshew at 4100-788-8811 or rhiteshew@gmail.com. Make checks payable to “CEFM” and mail to CEFM, c/o PO Box 21221, Catonsville, MD 21228. Proceeds benefit the Catonsville Emergency Food Ministries Network.
CAMPS & CONFERENCES 2012 Check out the great camps offered in our region for all ages! All are affordably priced. More details on registration and Camp Sunday coming soon. Ages are as follows: Pioneer-entering grades 1-3 in the fall; JYF-entering grades 4-6 in the fall; Chi Rho-entering grades 7-9 in the fall; CYF-entering grades 10-12 in the fall; YAC-adults 18-30 at least one year out of high school; Footprints-adults in mid-20’s to mid-40’s. Brochure and registration forms are in the Gathering and attached to the electronic version of this edition.
Spring Retreats and Events: Deadline is April 1 Rockville March 17 Counselor Training Day CC March 18 Camp Promotion Day MM Opening Work DAY BB April 13-15 Opening Work Weekend MM April 20-22 Young Adult Spring MM April 27-29 CYF Spring Retreat MM May 4-6 Chi Rho Spring Retreat 1st Hagerstown May 12 Auction/fundraiser for C2BM BB May 13-16 Senior Adult Conference BB May 25-28 Crossroads 1:8 (College Age Retreat)
Summer Camps, Conferences, Retreats, and Events: Deadline is June 1 (May 27 in the church office) BB June 1-3 Women’s Retreat BB June 28-July 1 Young Adult Conference (YAC) MM June 29-July 1 Pioneer Camp MM July 1-7 Chi Rho 1 BB July 1-7 Family Camp 1 BB July 8-14 CYF Conference 1 MM July 8-14 Junior Camp * (This is the only Junior Camp this summer) MM July 15-21 Chi Rho 2 (service) BB July 29 -August 4 CYF Conference 2 MM July 29 –August 4 Created 2B Me (rising 9th graders only) BB August 5-11 Family Camp 2 MM August 11 Corn Roast BB August 23-26 Footprints BB September 4-7 Senior’s Summer Conference
Fall Retreats and Events: MM September 14-16 YAC Fall Retreat MM September 21-23 CYF Fall Retreat September 29 Regional Assembly MM October 5-7 Chi Rho Fall Retreat BB October Closing weekend
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