Posts by Mandy Thomas (Page 3)

For Thanksgiving we are going to provide laundry baskets for them to use for their food baskets.For Christmas we are going to provide wrapping paper, tape, ribbon, toothpaste and toothbrushes. Next week there will be a box in the foyer to collect items in.

Thank you for your generous giving! Our Permanent Fund Divined challenge total was $5,955.80 This will be split between The Downtown Hope Center, Chosen, Community Pregnancy Center and Adult & Teen Challenge-Wasilla campus.

COMMUNITY PREGNANCY CENTER is a Christ-centered organization created to offer support, practical care, and accurate information to women and men facing unplanned pregnancies. By offering free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, STD testing, post-abortion care, and parenting classes, we hope to see parents empowered to choose abundant life for their families. cpcanchorage.com DOWNTOWN SOUP KITCHEN HOPE CENTER provides Shelter Services, Culinary & Bakery Job Skills Training, Daily Meals, Laundry, and Clothing Handouts. • Home of Feed Me Hope Bakery and Culinary School•…

Bowman Elementary is a few blocks away from the church, a few years ago one of the Kindergarten teachers came and asked us to partner with the school and come in to mentor kids. We did it for 2-3 years then covid… so we are looking to partner with them again, as adult mentors. There are questionnaires on the back table please fill one out so we can plug you in where you are best suited. Fill out the questionnaire…

New Adult Sunday School class on Genesis starting soon. The entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is the record of human history that runs parallel with God’s redemptive history for mankind whom He loves. Genesis lays the foundation for our understanding of the truths revealed in this recorded history. Establishing ourselves firmly on these foundational truths strengthens our faith and our effectiveness in pointing the world to Jesus.

Would you like to help in the church office during the week for an hour or so here and there? This would help when Mandy is out of the office. Mandy will be on vacation December 19-30, during that time we could use someone to print the bulletin, check phone messages and more if you had availability. See Mandy if you are interested.

Secret Sisters is a way to help ladies get to know each other a little better and to also encourage and pray for our sisters in Christ to develop a lasting relationship. Fill out the questionnaire about yourself, they are on the back table in the foyer. Then turn in your questionnaire next Sunday, Oct 2nd to Mandy or leave them in the box at the Back Table. You will be given your Secret Sister on Sunday Oct 9.

This coming week God is going to freely bless us (if you qualified and signed up for the PFD). God watches how we use the resources he entrusts to us to see if we can be trusted with more that will be used for him and in his way. You might be your own limiting factor. Here’s the biblical way to use resources we have taught you over many years: 1. Give back to God’s work first. Start at 10%.…

Travis, Rebecca, Naomi, Maye & Daniel Kilson will be in Alaska Sept 28 – Oct 19. They are missionaries to Japan that CCA supports every month. Travis and Becky are originally from CCA and moved to Japan to be missionaries in 2015. On Sunday October 2nd they will be sharing about their work in Japan during the 11am worship service. We will have a potluck that day following worship.

What is apologetics? It is the intellectual defense of the truth of the Christian religion. The word apologetics stems from the Greek word apologia, which means simply an answer given in reply. Think of this less as a debate and more like telling your friend about this buried chest you’ve found. You’re convinced the chest holds an infinitely invaluable treasure, but your friend has some questions. Enter apologetics. Put simply, it is the rational response against the objections people bring…

Travis and Rebecca Kilson from Japan will be visiting September 28 – October 19. Robert Rees from India will be visiting October 6-17. CCA supports all of these missionaries and we will hear updates from them while they are visiting. We will hear from the Kilsons about their work in Japan on October 2nd, potluck following worship. Then on October 9th we will here from Robert about his work translating the Bible.

Our grass here at the church could use watering a couple times a week. We have all the necessary hoses and sprinklers here. Let Mandy know if you can help. If we had a few people who could help we could set up a schedule for watering.