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November 2014

Thanksgiving In The USA

by Margaret Cagle

Near the end of November in the USA Is our national Thanksgiving Day.

W close stores, schools, and banks And give God our special thanks.

It is a time for us to celebrate From coast to coast and state to state. We think of when the Pilgrims came To these shores in freedom’s name. The first Thanksgiving was long ago. This bit of history we all know. A time for thanking their God above Was set aside to show their love When blessings came, they had a feast. They were not sorry in the least For coming to this vast barren land. For freedom to worship, they did stand. From that first Thanksgiving Day Until the present one we can say, “Thank you, God, for blessings great You are the reason we celebrate.”

Thank You Lord

by Roger Horsch

I thank you Lord for hearing me When I get on my knees to pray I thank you Lord every day for life As I go from day to day. I thank you Lord for your sacrifice When you died on the cross for me I once walked through life being blinded But, because of you I now can see. I thank you Lord for the miracles you send Your love, forgiveness and grace I thank you Lord for carrying me When I could no longer set the pace. I thank you Lord for lifting me My spirit you lift so high I thank you Lord when I'm feeling down 'cause you give me the will to try. You gave me the path to eternal life And, only you my Lord know when The day I can thank you face to face In Jesus name, Amen.

Thank You for Everything

by Belinda van Rensburg

Thank You Father for all You've done; for Your Spirit and for Your Son. Thank you for each bright new day, For a voice to sing and a place to stay. Thank you for Your love so strong, and for helping me to right each wrong. Thank you for my family; for strength to face calamity. Lord, thank you for my joy and tears, and for helping me conquer my fears. Lord unto Your throne I bring A prayer of thanks for everything.

Thanksgiving In The USA by Margaret Cagle

Near the end of November in the USA Is our national Thanksgiving Day. We close stores, schools, and banks And give to God our special thanks. It is a time for us to celebrate From coast to coast and state to state. We think of when the Pilgrims came To these shores in freedom's name. The first Thanksgiving was long ago. This bit of history we all know. A time for thanking their God above Was set aside to show their love. When blessings came, they had a feast. They were not sorry in the least For coming to this vast, barren land. For freedom to worship, they did stand. From that first Thanksgiving Day Until the present one we can say, "Thank you, God, for blessings great! You are the reason we celebrate!"

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The following are reoccurring

events that take place each

week/month at the same time

unless otherwise denoted.

Discipleship before Church

at 9am

Church Services - Sunday at

10:45 AM

Baptism Sunday mornings

Children’s Play Group Every

Tuesday from 10am -

11:30am.

Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

3rd Sat. 8-9 Call Bob Byrd

for info at: 210-896-5525

CFY - Every Wednesday @

6:30pm

Pre-Teen Ministry -Every

Wednesday @ 6:30pm-8

Bldg D

Women’s Sticky Group

Thursday 10:30 am

2nd Thursday Helping

Hands 10:30 —12

Please Go To Our Website

For More Information! www.cowboyfellowship.org

NOVEMBER 2014 SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

1

2

9a

Discipleship

10:45 a

Worship

Service

3

6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study

4

10a-11:30a

Play Group

5

6:30p-8p

5th & 6th

Grade

6:30p-8p CFY

6

10:30a

Women’s Sticky

Group

6:30p-9p

CF band prac-

tice

6:30 p–8p

Judo

7 8

8a-10a

10a-12

Ladies Riding

Group

9

9a

Discipleship

10:45a

Worship

Service

12-2p

Leadership

and Lay

Pastor Mtg.

10 6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study

11

10a-11:30a

Play Group

12

6:30 -8p

5th & 6th

Grade

6:30p-8p

CFY

13

10:30a

Helping Hands

10:30 am

Women’s Sticky

Group

6:30p-9p

CF band

practice

6:30pm– 8

Judo

14 15

8a-9a Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

16

9a

Discipleship

10:36

Saddle up

10:45a

Worship

Service

Baby

Dedication

17 6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study

18

10a-11:30a

Play Group

19

6:30p-8p

5th & 6th

Grade

6:30p -8p CFY

20

10:30 am

Women’s Sticky

Group

6:30p-9p

CF band

practice

6:30p – 8

Judo

21

22

23 9a Discipleship 10:45a Worship Service 12pm-1 Elders mtg.

24 6:00 pm Stronger Bible Study

25

10a-11:30a

Play Group

26

6:30p-8p

5th & 6th

Grade

6:30p -8p CFY

27 Thanksgiving Office closed

28

Office

closed

29

30

9a

Discipleship

10:45a

Worship

Service

Schedule

Of Events

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

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Covered Facility Update

The concession stand and restrooms are complete but there is

still work being done. A sprinkler system is being put in

between the parking area and the front of the concession stand

area.

Everything looks awesome! There are plenty of stall in the

restrooms so there shouldn’t be a long waiting line and the

concession stand has everything including a popcorn popper.

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Greetings form Hyderabad, India

It doesn’t matter what part of the world you are in, God created

characteristics we all have and share. The smiles we share are

happiness and love that we all care for each other. And our eyes

witness all the precious moments God give us. Thank you Cowboy

Fellowship for the encouragement you gave me over the years to

grow in Christ and serve you all.

John Pawelek

Frankie Ellis wanted to

bring all the little girls

home with her.

HORSELESS RANCH RODEO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

COWBOY CHURCH IN GOD’S COUNTRY

374 CR 341, Hondo, TX. 78861

FREE!!

TO THE PUBLIC

Come join in on

clean family fun

and entertainment.

EVERYONE IS

WELCOME!

To enter or for more info. Mac McPartlin

210-459-5576 D.R. Powell

830-743-2162

PENNING

MUGGING

BRANDING

TRAILER LOADING

Participants must attend church services at 11:00 a.m.

Books open 10:00a.m. - Close at 11:00a.m.

Rodeo starts at 1:30pm

Team meeting at 1:00pm

ENTRY FEE: $100.00/ 4 MEMBER TEAM

PRIZES: 1st Place: 4

Championship Buckles PLUS

Cash prizes for First, Second, and Third Place After expenses

FREE!!

TO THE PUBLIC

Come join in on

clean family fun

and

entertainment.

EVERYONE IS

WELCOME!

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The Helping Hands Ministry met at cowboy Fellowship on October 9th to discuss

their participation and booth in the upcoming Fall Festival which will be held at Cow-

boy Fellowship this year. Chris Cain, the youth pastor, wife Jana and son Wilder

stopped by for a visit. They were invited to join the Helping Hands at Café Chris for

lunch. Near the end of lunch the team had a nice surprise when Mike Dickmann,

Chris, Jana and son Wilder Cain along with Brian, Lacy and son Ben Anderson

showed up for lunch.

Helping hands in attendance for the meeting were Dottie Ellis, Heather Ellis, Marge

Lockhart, Avalon Newell, Larry and Marty Pryor, John and Loretta Reppond and

Connie Walker.

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Cowboy Fellowship Church Gathering

The Church Gathering was held on October 5th. After the service

everyone enjoyed the fish fry followed by fun and games. The kids

enjoyed riding the mechanical bull and the bounce house; while some

were brave enough to put on protective gear and climbing aboard one

of the sheep in the Mutton Bustin. For the kids 11-14 there was the

steer riding event.

cont on next page

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We had an opportunity to teach a Marriage Group in a city nearby.

New Happenings

Craig will begin to lead the missionary team in Uruguay beginning in December.

God is moving in the hearts of two people who want to come to serve here with us.

Some missionaries are facing discouraging circumstances with lack of response.

Summer vacation is Dec 15 till March 1. Many people are unavailable or just kind of check out of life for at least one month out of three. Pray that the people in the Community El Camino will be faithful to be together for most of the three months.

Ancla Baptist Church which we call our local church family is sending out four of their youth on short term missions to Peru. Craig is coaching one of the young men, Alexis, who plans to attend Seminary and would like to pastor in the future.

God has put another new Christian couple in our path to coach. We are praying that God will give us couples to coach that will be willing to be become trainers of other couples.

Another area of missions growth is in the country of Argentina. There are young people there who are beginning to see and catch a vision to go and reach others. Camino Global is looking into collaborating with mission focused groups in Argentina to work together to send out more workers into the harvest. Though God has placed us in a gospel resistant area like Uruguay, the country of Argentina across the river has many young people who are growing in the desire for global missions and want to know more and experience what God is doing in this world. Pray for us and the Eberlines, our teammates, who are at the forefront of helping the Argentines through contacts there.

We really appreciate your prayers! Blessings, Craig and Denise Williams Camino Global- Uruguay

Camino Global

Uruguay

Craig and Denise Williams

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November 2014

Love God by Loving Others

Jesus summed up the entire law

in two commandments: “Love

the Lord your God” and “Love

your neighbor as yourself”

(Matthew 22:37, 39). Followers

of God express love and thanks-

giving to him by showing love to

other people in practical ways.

No matter our age, we can live

out this gratitude in a variety of

ways—big and small. And ser-

vice isn’t limited to the holidays.

Follow these tips to make ser-

vice a year-round occurrence in

your family:

• Set a model of servanthood

and responsibility. Don’t use

acts of service to manipulate or

“one up” each other. Instead,

perform tasks out of humility, not

expecting thanks in return.

• Make serving fun. Spend an after-noon raking leaves for elderly neighbors or church members. After-ward, gather leaves on your own lawn, and throw some individually wrapped candies into the pile. After kids search for the candy, discuss what makes helping others feel so “sweet.”

• Offer age-appropriate ideas. Kids of all ages can pitch in to help others. Find ways for your children to actively help by considering what they’re able to do.

• Share your adventures in serving.

Each week, challenge family members

to perform acts of giving and kindness.

Then report the activities every night

during dinner or family devotions. Ex-

amples include shoveling snow, deliv-

ering cookies, helping someone carry

their books or packages, and so on.

POWER-

SOURCE ASK GOD:

1. To give your children loving,

grateful hearts toward him.

2. To help your family members

put their love for God into ac-

tion by serving other people.

3. To help you make service a

joyful, regular habit in your

home.

Love God by

loving others

TEACHABLE MOMENTS

In Jesus’ Steps

Have family members take off their

shoes. Read aloud John 13:1-15,

about Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.

Say: In Bible times, servants washed

the dirty feet of guests. It was a

lowly job, but Jesus did it to show

how we can serve other people.

Take turns giving one another foot

massages. Ask: Why was Jesus will-

ing to be a servant? How can we

encourage each other to serve?

Have family members use wet-erase

markers to write the name of someone

they’d like to serve on the bathroom

mirror during the week. This will be a

reminder to follow through on your ser-

vice ideas.

Close in prayer: Dear Jesus, thank

you for coming to serve us. Help us

love you by serving people around

us. In your name we pray, amen.

Living Out Our Gratitude

Like love, true thanksgiving is expressed through our actions. Serving God

by serving others doesn’t necessarily mean you need to travel across the

world on a mission trip, though. Opportunities abound in our homes,

churches, schools, neighborhoods, and communities to meet other people’s

needs—and, by doing so, to show our love and gratitude to God. Children

are pre-wired for service, so they’ll be more eager to help out than you

might expect. Just watch out: Your kids will begin to view the world from a

whole new perspective. Coming face to face with human need is truly

transformative! Use these ideas to start living out your gratitude as a family.

• With babies and toddlers, read

aloud picture books about thank-

fulness. Then talk about ways we

say thank you to God and other

people.

• At home, provide Helper’s Hints.

On slips of paper, have kids write or

draw a picture of a way to serve each

family member. Then place the slips

in a decorated shoebox. Examples

include “Make Mom’s bed,” “Give a

hug,” or “Empty the dishwasher.”

Each morning, kids can choose a slip

and use the hint to serve someone

that day. Regularly add new ideas to

the box.

• At church, volunteer as a family

at a work day. Look for age-

appropriate tasks for your kids, such

as cleaning out pews, washing toys

in the nursery, or pulling weeds.

• Be good neighbors! Older kids

can help with lawn work, painting,

and house- and pet-sitting. Younger

children can provide company to eld-

erly or homebound people, bringing

flowers or cards during visits.

“Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be

generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they

will thank God. So two good things will result from the ministry of

giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they

will joyfully express their thanks to God.”

—2 Corinthians 9:11-12

• Enlist children in the CSS:

Christian Secret Service. Deploy

kids for undercover operations by

having them serve others covertly.

They can leave sidewalk-chalk

messages, deliver cards to a local

nursing home, pick up trash at a

favorite park, or wash windshields in

the church parking lot.

• In the community, serve as

volunteer readers at local schools

and libraries. Older kids can tutor

or be “buddies” to younger kids who

need extra attention.

• Donate to food drives or help at

a food bank. Discuss how God

provides for us in amazing ways.

(For example, read about the

Israelites and manna in Exodus

16:11-18.)

• Participate in holiday toy drives.

Or pack shoeboxes for Operation

Christmas Child.

• Stuff and label envelopes at a

nonprofit or denominational

organization. Ask what other

immediate needs they have.

MEDIA MADNESS

MOVIE Title: The Book of Life

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Rating: PG (for mild action, rude hu-

mor, some thematic elements, and

brief scary images)

Cast: Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum,

Diego Luna

Synopsis: A young man goes on an

adventure spanning three fantastic

worlds. He must decide between fulfill-

ing family expectations and following

his heart.

Our Take: This 3D computer-animated

film has a unique visual style and of-

fers a fresh take on pop-music favor-

ites. Its “Day of the Dead” look features

spirits and scary-looking characters.

MUSIC Title: 1989 Musician: Taylor Swift

Synopsis: The pop superstar’s fifth

album is her self-declared first official

pop project. The title refers to the year

Swift, 24, was born. She says the

sound was inspired by late-’80s pop.

But the lyrics still reportedly contain

lots of the personal, diary-like lines

Swift has become known for.

Our Take: “Shake It Off,” the first sin-

gle from the new album, has already

topped the charts—and inspired nu-

merous parodies. Although some

people say Swift’s songs about

“haters” are becoming cliché, others

like the empowerment anthems about

being yourself and shaking off

criticism.

Games, Sites & Apps

Monsters Ate My

Birthday Cake In this Cartoon Network

game for the iPhone

and iPad ($4.99), a

birthday boy must track

down monsters and res-

cue his dog. It has re-

ceived good reviews

from puzzle fans. Note

that there’s cartoony

violence and some mild

language.

Kideos At kideos.com, children

ages 10 and under can

watch pre-approved,

age-appropriate videos

on a wide range of sub-

jects. Some are educa-

tional while others are

humorous. A Bible

“channel” includes

some animated

accounts and musicals.

Kids Music Factory

With this free iOS app,

children can place

instruments, notes, and

characters on a staff,

then listen as the music

and sounds are played

back. Young composers

(ages 4 to 8) will enjoy

experimenting with

patterns and scales. A

$2.99 upgrade is

available.

CULTURE & TRENDS

Nutrition News—Mobile farmers mar-kets are heading to “food deserts”—inner-city or low-income neighborhoods that lack access to fresh produce. An estimated 6.5 million U.S. children live in these food de-serts, where fast-food chains often fill the void of grocery stores. Health ex-perts hope that providing fresh pro-duce in these areas will help reduce childhood obesity and obesity-related diseases.

QUICK STATS

Rock On!—When asked at what age

they’d take their kids to a pop concert,

26% of parents said 5 or under, 13%

said 5 or 6, 24% said between 7 and 9,

and 50% said 10 or older.

(parents.com)

Sports Spending—The more money

parents spend on youth sports, the

more likely their kids are to lose

interest, according to researchers at

Utah State University’s Families in

Sport Lab. The more money parents

spend, the more pressure kids feel,

which leads to lower enjoyment and

ultimately, lower motivation.

(gazette.com)

This page is designed to help educate parents and isn’t meant

to endorse any movie, music, or product. Our goal is to help

you make informed decisions about what your children watch,

read, listen to, and play.

Our Links

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P.O. Box 68

Pleasanton, TX 78064

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