Fellowship Summer Sundays at CCC – 6/3, 7/1, 8/5
On the first Sunday of each month, the entire church is invited to gather on our property from 5pm to 8pm. These events are an opportunity to build community and to enjoy fellowship with each other outside of the Sunday morning gathering. Bring a sandwich or another main dish for you and your family, and we will provide chips, fruit and drinks. We’ll have volleyball set up, basketball games going, while others might bring cards or board games to play on the patio. Bring the kids and let them play. There is no childcare.

CCC Dessert Contest Is On!
Bring your best dessert to share and compete for a $25 gift card, and bragging rights.

Questions? Contact Frank Matthews – fmatthews@christcommunitychurch.com

We’ve had several people ask about the Secret Church schedule on Good Friday. Six hours is a long time to do anything. We wholeheartedly and unabashedly encourage you to register for the entire thing, and to attend the entire 6-hour event. There’s something tangible to be gained from an extended period of time devoted to studying the Word of God, praying with and for His church, and worshiping in a congregation. I think you’ll be surprised by how encouraging a somewhat radical step outside your comfort zone can be.

If the full 6 hours simply doesn’t work for you for any number of practical reasons, the event organizers have also opened registration up for half of the event, either from 7PM to 10PM, or from 10PM to 1AM. The entire event runs from 7PM to 1AM (April 6th & 7th). Click here to register. I hope this will help you join in on this special time!

On Saturday, March 10th, a small group of committed members and regulars from CCC brought their families and transformed the northern half of our property.

This is what it looked like before work began:

With the help of the Myers’ tractor (and Peter’s tractor skills), we got to work quickly spreading mulch throughout the property:

After several hours of hard work, we had made a noticeable impact on the parking lot and entrance area:

Then we started on the western boundary, wrapping around the building and out to the church sign:

Work days are fun. I’d like to thank each of the hard workers that got up early and came out to help. If you haven’t already signed up to join us for Get Out-n-Serve on the 24th, email me: chiatt@christcommunitychurch.com.

Get Out-n-Serve is a quarterly opportunity for the people of Christ Community Church to serve together throughout our community. We have four organized opportunities for the entire family to serve from 8AM to noon on Saturday, March 24th. Sign-ups will be held during worship on Sunday, March 18th.

Please plan to bring any tools or equipment to share with your project (note: mark your name clearly in permanent marker before bringing any equipment to job sites). Once you sign up, your event leader will contact you with any final details. Get ready to serve with your church family!

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Care Packages for Local Firefighters, Service Men and Women
In this family-friendly event, we will prepare care packages for service men and women and deliver gift baskets to local firefighters. Please bring some of these requested items to help make the care packages special – CCC Get Out-n-Serve – Care Package Items. Anyone can bring items from this list to help support the team that will put them together. Just drop them off at the Multi-Purpose Room before you leave!

Meeting time: 9AM, with a tour of a local fire station at 11AM
Location: CCC Multi-Purpose Room (Please park by the office!)
Tools/Items Needed: Get Out-n-Serve – Care Package Items
Leader: Jeanniel Sheplak

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Serving Arbor House, One of Our Local Ministry Partners
Join us as we offer assistance to Arbor House, an outreach to single mother families. We will help them take care of their large property by cleaning and doing yard work.

Meeting time: 8AM
Meeting location: Walmart parking lot (NW 13th Street at NW 23rd Avenue)
Tools/Items Needed: Work Gloves, Lawn care Tools, Others TBA
Leaders: Rob Hamersma, Josh Fischer

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Semi-Random Acts of Kindness
Help a team serve our community by providing surprise yard work and assistance to people that would never ask for it. Families are encouraged to come out, as children can help rake, put leaves in bags, clean up debris, etc.

Meeting time: 8AM
Location: CCC Multipurpose Room (Please park by the office!)
Tools/Items Needed: Yard equipment, Lawn care tools, rakes, work gloves.
Leader: Frank Stankunas

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CCC Grounds Work Day – Part 2
We’ve got one more big pile of mulch to spread around the property before Easter. We will also be rehabilitating the playground and clearing our property of some debris. These activities are essential as we seek to steward our resources and create a hospitable environment on our property. Families are welcome.

Meeting time: 8AM
Location: CCC Barn (Please park by the office!)
Tools/Items Needed: Yard equipment, Rakes, Pitch forks, Shovels, Wheel Barrows, Work Gloves
Leader: Mike Marshall

Questions? If you won’t be at church Sunday, you can also sign-up for a project directly by emailing chiatt @ christcommunitychurch.com.