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March Prayer Guide 2

CCEFS March Campaign 3

Upcoming Events 4,5

Kidz News 6

Student Life Ministry 7

March Calendar 8

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March 2016

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Dear WCC Family,

The month of March at Woodbury Community Church is going to be extra special.

This year, Easter Sunday comes a little earlier than normal. On Sunday, March 27, we

will join Christians all over the world in the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus

Christ. There is no more important day on the Christian calendar than Easter.

Without Easter, our faith would be in vain.

This year’s Easter celebration will include wonderful music and a look at the parable of

the Good Samaritan, which is an incredible picture of the message of the Gospel. Last

year, we had our first Easter Sunday egg bake in between the services. It was a hit, and

we’re bringing it back again this year. Each family is asked to bring an egg bake to

share. We’ll have pastries, juice, and coffee provided.

Be praying about who you might invite to join you for Easter Sunday services.

Make sure you put Thursday, March 24th on your calendars as well. This year’s

Maundy Thursday service is at 7 PM. We’ll have a special time of music, communion,

and a time for people to share testimonies about what Jesus has done in your life.

I’m looking forward to all that God is going to do this month.

In Him,

Pastor Brian

Woodbury Community Church

Woodbury Community Church – March Prayer Guide

During March, we are going to explore the Prayer of Examen. The goal of this prayer is to help you notice God in

all of life. It is a method of reviewing your day in the presence of God. The steps and some scripture references

to guide you through the steps are included below. I encourage you to practice the Prayer of Examen in your

personal prayer life daily during the month of March. As you pray through this method daily, share your prayers,

answers to prayer and unanswered prayers with those people in your life that continue to support you on your

spiritual journey such as small groups, friends and families. Also, this will help unify the prayer life of Woodbury

Community Church as well.

Silence and Gratitude

Become aware of God’s presence

for "'In him we live and move and have our being'; (Acts 17:28)

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, (Jas. 1:17)

Search

Ask God to reveal things in your heart that you know are harmful to your-

self or others, knowing that there is no condemnation in God’s love.

Search me, O God, and know my heart! (Ps. 139:23)

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Rom. 8:1)

Review & Awareness

Ask: Where have the interactions and circumstances of my life been taking me? Away from God, to God? How

did I respond to God? What challenged me? When did I say yes to God? Resisted God?

Talk with Jesus

Honestly converse about what you notice. Attend to these things in prayer: ask for forgiveness, counsel, guid-

ance, give thanks, know that you are loved, accepted and forgiven in Christ.

Abiding

Acknowledge your need of God’s abiding presence to live a God honoring life.

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit,

for apart from me you can do nothing. (Jn. 15:5)

Internalize an ever deepening of God’s love for you.

Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith-- that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have

strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to

know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

(Eph. 3:17-19)

Notice God’s faithfulness:

for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Heb. 13:5)

Praise the gift of God’s power within you.

according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit

in your inner being (Eph. 3:16)

Close

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not

into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also

forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

(Matt. 6:9-15)


The 2016 Minnesota FoodShare

Campaign is all about fighting

back. We have the opportunity to

make a difference in our commu-

nity and in our state as we fight

back against hunger.

“Food insecurity in our community

is unfortunately a family affair,”

said Greig Metzger, CCEFS exec-

utive director. “Nearly 40 percent

of the 22,000 individuals we serve

each year are children. As we

considered what type of event we

should have to raise funds and

awareness, we thought what bet-

ter approach then to engage with

families to help support other fam-

ilies in need. And the great thing

about doing this in March is that

every dollar raised will be

matched on a pro-rata basis by

Minnesota FoodShare.”

All year, WCC collects for Chris-

tian Cupboard as part of Compas-

sion Ministries. During March, we

have the chance to fight back as

every donation of food and cash

given to Christian Cupboard is

proportionally matched by the

Greater Minneapolis Council of

Churches. While food donations

are always appreciated, every dol-

lar donated can be used to pur-

chase up to 10 times that amount

in food.

The Christian Cupboard Emergen-

cy Food Shelf (CCEFS) is a 501

(c)3 non-profit corporation that

has been serving the communities

of Woodbury, Oakdale, Landfall

and south Maplewood since

1983. In 2015, CCEFS served

nearly 6,900 households across

its various programs where

560,000 pounds of food and per-

sonal care items were distributed

to families in need. In January

2016, CCEFS supported 462

households with over 45,000

pounds of food, produce and per-

sonal care items.

Please prayerfully consider donat-

ing to the Christian Cupboard in

March. All food donations can be

placed in the big basket in the lob-

by. All monetary donations can

be placed in the offering plate.

Be sure to indicate it’s for CCEFS.

For more information, contact

Alisa Bell, [email protected].

As part of its annual March cam-

paign for Minnesota FoodShare

month, the Christian Cupboard

Emergency Food Shelf (CCEFS)

will be launching the inaugural

Chili Hubbub on March 13,

2016. Hosted outside at Guardian

Angels Catholic Church from

12 noon until 4 pm, the Chili

Hubbub will bring together east

metro area restaurants to strut

their stuff to determine the favorite

chili around. Up to a dozen com-

petitors are anticipated with each

vendor choosing a chili execution

that best represents their restau-

rant’s strengths. This tasting com-

petition will be a family-friendly

event with games and activities for

children along with local, musi-

cians performing. Tickets are $10

per person, with children aged 12

and under eating for free. All

proceeds will benefit CCEFS

with each dollar donated being

matched on a pro-rata basis by

Minnesota FoodShare.

http://ccefs.org/chili-hubbub/

https://www.facebook.com/

events/867179380066234/

A Different Kind of Food Fight!

MEN’S GATHERING

7 pm at WCC ~ Food Provided!

All men, young or seasoned, high school age & up are invited.

Our final meeting for this series

is Friday, March 4th

For more information or questions, contact: Brian Tapperson at

[email protected]


Please join us on

Tuesday, March 15th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm

at Bethany Baptist Church 2025 Skillman Avenue West

Roseville, MN 55113

Dinner will be provided

Questions? Scott Pearcy at [email protected]

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Save the Date: Kozefo 5k!

5th Annual Kozefo 5K: August 13, 2016

GRAB A FRIEND. CHANGE A LIFE.

Join us for the 5th annual Kozefò 5K Fun

Run/Walk on Saturday, August 13th this

year to raise funds to support A New Arrival

Primary school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

With each step you take, you will be making a donation

that will directly impact the education of 90+ students

at A New Arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Check out our website, www.kozefo.org/kozefo5K, for

details, registration and to learn more about Kozefò!

We can't wait to see you there!


Day

Family devotion time is a great way to show your kids the importance of study-ing God’s Word and what it means to seek Him daily. Don’t think you have

enough time in your day while working, cleaning the house and chauffeuring kids to their activities? Why not do it during dinnertime!

Check out “Family Mealtime Devotionals” on focusonthefamily.com. These 52 devos are great for once a week, every night, or anything in between!

Have fun!

with Gloria

Saturday, April 23 1pm at WCC

Cost: $10

Sign up on the church website woodburycommunitychurch.com

Throughout the month of March, worship director,

Jason, is going to lead music with the kids. On Easter

Sunday, kids will be leading the congregation in worship.

Singing at both 9am and 10:30am services.


March 2016 Monthly Newsletter

Trip Dates: Aug 1-4

Trip Info Available & Registration Opens: March 1

NEW March Events: High School Girls Dating Q&A - Wed, March 9; 7:30-9pm @ Melissa Tapper-

son’s

11th & 12th grade Pizza and Movie Night - Fri, March 11th; 6-10pm @ Bran-

don and Meghan Lerch’s

Spring Break Breakfast (All Students) - Fri, March 25th; 10-11:30am @ Darrin

and Ali Geier’s

CONNECT...GO DEEPER

Don’t forget, our student small groups continue through May, meeting every 1st and

3rd Wednesday of the month. Small groups present a perfect opportunity to grow clos-

er to your peers, ask questions about life and discover how God fits in it all. There’s a

group for middle school girls, middle school guys, high school girls, and high school

guys. Contact Darrin for more details.

For more info, visit:

www.woodburycommunitychurch.com/students

Contact Darrin at: [email protected]

* Communion woodburycommunitychurch.com


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr i Sat

1 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 10:00 Staff Meeting 3:30 Girl Scouts 6:30 Women’s Small Group @ WCC-B 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home

2 6:30 Student Life Small Groups

3 5:30 School of Disc. 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 6:30 NAMI Support Grp

4 7:00 Men’s Gathering

5 7:00 Men’s Bible Study at WCC 9:00 Soccer Shots

6 9:00 Service*, ABF, Student Life Classes 10:30 Service*, ABF, Faith Zone 7:00 Student Life ROCK

7 8:30 Moms in Prayer 10:00 NorthstarPastors 6:15 Girl Scouts 7:00 Romans Study

8 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:30 Missions Meeting 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home 8:30 SEMS Mtg.

9 7:30 HighSchool Girls at Tapperson’s

10 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 6:00 Board of Elders

11 6:00 11 & 12 graders at Lerch’s home

12 7:00 Men’s Bible Study at WCC

13 9:00 Service, ABF, Student Life Classes 10:30 Service, ABF, Faith Zone 7:00 Student Life ROCK

14 7:00 Romans Study

15 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:30 Women’s Small Group @ WCC-B 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home

16 6:30 Student Life Small Groups

17 5:30 School of Disc. 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 6:30 NAMI Support Grp

18 9:30 Moms Club


20 9:00 Service, ABF, Student Life Classes 10:30 Service, ABF, Faith Zone 7:00 Student Life ROCK

21 6:15 Girl Scouts 7:00 Romans Study

22 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home

23

24 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 7:00 Service*

25 10:00 Student Life Spring Break Breakfast at Geier’s home


27 9:00 Service 10:30 Service

28 7:00 Romans Study

29 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home

30 31 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby.

SPRING AHEAD

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