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WCC Staff:
Brian Schulenburg, Senior Pastor [email protected]
Darrin Geier, Youth Pastor [email protected]
Jessi Ramsdell, Worship Director [email protected]
Liz Nelson, Children’s Ministry Dir. [email protected]
Linda O’Keefe, Office Manager [email protected]
Sunday Service: 9:00 & 10:30 am
Nursery care available
Communion is the first Sunday of each month
Men’s Gathering Road Rally
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WCC/Community Info 3
Kidz News 4
Student Life Ministry 5
October Calendar 6
In This Issue
October 2015
2975 Pioneer Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125 651-739-1427 www.woodburycommunitychurch.com
Dear WCC Family,
Woodbury Community Church exists to
honor God by making more disciples for
Jesus Christ.
That’s it. That is our aim, our mission,
our goal, our consuming passion.
As a church, we want to make disciples
who make disciples. This means that our
sermons on Sunday mornings, the lessons
that are taught to children and youth, the
curriculum that we use for small groups,
and the materials that we use in our
School of Discipleship are going to be full
of Scripture. We believe that the Bible is
the inspired, infallible Word of God. The
Bible is absolute truth. God’s truth is
unchanging and is as relevant today as it
was when it was written down. Biblically
centered preaching and teaching is the
first core value of Woodbury Communi-
ty Church, and we are committed to
that.
When I was on sabbatical this summer, I
heard a pastor say, “When your child
leaves home someday, which of the fol-
lowing would you most want for them?”
He then gave us the following choices:
A Division I Athletic Scholarship
A High IQ to go Ivy League
To Be Popular
To Be a Person of Faith and
Character
If you could only have one, which one
would you choose? Almost every person
in the room chose that they would want
their child to be a person of faith and
character. Then the pastor asked, “How
much time to you devote to the follow-
ing activities?
Developing the athletic abilities of
your children?
Developing your child’s mind for
academic excellence?
Running to or hosting activities for
your child to develop friendships?
Developing your child’s faith and
character?”
Many in the room were struck at how
poorly we were living our priorities.
What do your time, finances, and conver-
sations say about what is most important
to you?
The fall is a great time to take a look at
what our priorities are. I am convinced
that there is no better place to make a
disciple than in the home. The church is
here to come alongside of families in the
raising up of godly children. It is an ave-
nue where Biblically centered preaching
and teaching take place.
October is typically when we begin our
Wednesday night ministry for children.
Unfortunately as of my writing this article
we don’t have enough volunteers to
start. Let’s not be the church that says
that we just didn’t have the time to de-
vote ourselves to the spiritual nurture of
the children God gave us. If you’d like to
help disciple the next generation, I know
that Liz Nelson, our Children’s Ministry
Director would love to talk with you.
You can reach her at enelson@
woodburycommunitychurch.com.
WOODBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HONOR GOD BY MAKING MORE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS CHRIST
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ADULT FELLOWSHIP ROAD RALLY
Come out and join us for some late afternoon fun on Saturday, October 10th for another "Sure to be memorable" WCC Road Rally. We will be going out in groups and searching for the best photo opportunities in the Twin Cities by doing an INSTAGRAM PHOTO SCAVANGER HUNT. The event will also include dinner at an undisclosed location! When: Saturday, October 10 at 3pm Who: Anyone college age or older. Cost: $10/person (includes dinner and all the fun you care to have)
If you have a smart phone, get the Instagram app loaded and bring it along. We will make sure there is at least one smart phone on each team so that the pictures you take can be posted to Instagram as you play!
This would be a great event to invite someone new to join you. They will meet others from the church and are sure to have a great time.
Sign-up on the church website at woodburycommunitychurch.com. Click on the front page banner or click on Life Together, Events & Registration. You will be linked to the event sign-up and payment page.
Please contact Jim Nygren at [email protected] or call 651-402-9733, if you have any questions.
Woodbury Community Church Page 2
A new gathering for Men! Series kick off, Friday Oct 9th at 7 pm at WCC.
Food provided All men, young or seasoned, high school age and up.
Sign-up at woodburycommunitychurch.com (click on the front page banner)
More information or questions, contact: Brian Tapperson at [email protected]
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This month, our men, high school
aged and up have an opportunity to
discover what it means to live with
authentic manhood. I can’t wait to see
how God uses this new program in
the discipleship of men at WCC.
Brian Tapperson has been leading
similar groups for several years, and I
am looking forward to spending time
with my sons in this study. If you are
a guy at WCC, I want to encourage
you to join us on Friday night, Oct. 9,
at 7 PM for this important evening.
Study after study has shown that
when men get excited about their
walk with Christ and take spiritual
leadership in a home and a church
that home and church experience
genuine revival. Men, God has called
us to be spiritual leaders. Join us on
this journey towards authentic man-
hood.
Finally, if you are at WCC and haven’t
plugged into a small group, I want to
encourage you consider joining one
this month. Small groups are one
more avenue where spiritual growth
happens through biblically centered
teaching. Several new small groups
are launching this month, including
groups for women, men, youth,
couples, and more. For more infor-
mation on small groups, check out
the church webpage or call the office.
I can’t wait to see how God works in
your life this fall. If you’d like to get
together to talk about your own
spiritual life and how you can grow in
your walk with Christ, I’m always
available.
God bless,
Pastor Brian
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4 million meals! That's the goal for
Woodbury Feeds, a Mobile Pack
event for Feed My Starving Children
expected to be one of the largest
ever in the United States.
We at Woodbury Community Church
are very excited to take on the
challenge with a volunteer shift team-
ing up the youth group with adults
and children aged 5 and up. Join us
from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11.
You can register online by visiting
woodburycommunitychurch.com and
click on the Four Million Meals
banner on the front page. The event
will be held Oct. 8-11 at Bielenberg
Sports Center right here in Wood-
bury. Please also consider donating
to the event -- funds cover the
supplies needed to pack the meals,
which are sent to malnourished
children in nearly 70 countries
around the world. In addition, 10% of
the proceeds at this event will be
donated to Christian Cupboard
Emergency Food Shelf, one of our
Compassion Ministry initiatives at
WCC, which serves more than 100
area households every week. We
look forward to a great turnout!
FEED THE HUNGRY
FEATURING LISA RAMBO
ARC - Association Retreat Center 2372 30th Ave., Osceola, WI 54020 arc-aflc.org
NOVEMBER 13-15, 2015
Life can be tough. have you ever felt there are certain parts of your life that need change, but you can’t figure out how? It’s time to break the routine, to take timeout for what is most important and experience trans-formation. True transformation, transformation of the heart, comes from time spent with Jesus. You are invited to lay your burdens down and come away for a weekend where we will be exploring and reflecting on this truth. Retreat Cost is $125. Includes two nights lodging, meals, bev-erages, an amazing speaker and fun activities. For questions and infor-mation, call 715-684-2770. Registration Deadline is October 15, 2015. Registration brochures are available in the WCC lobby.
Saturday, October 24th
Haveman Barn 14665 80th St. S.
Hastings, MN 55033 Watch for more details during Sunday announcements
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October 2015
Liz Nelson, Director of Children and Family Ministries
PLEASE TURN IN REGISTRATION AND
HEALTH FORMS ASAP!
Nursery Newz
Thank you to all of our new nursery volunteers! Welcome to the team!
Emily Grady, June Olmstead, Steph Wessman, Anne Martin, Autumn Kane, Andrea Finch, Sean Hanson, Scott Hanson
Mark your calendars!
September 30 Nursery TBE
October 17-31 Pumpkin Patch Youth Fundraiser (Sign up to help!)
November 7 Christmas program rehearsal begins (every Sat.)
December 13 Christmas Program
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October 2015 Monthly Newsletter
We still need a lot more help from students, parents, and the whole WCC community to make our first ever pumpkin patch
fundraiser a success. Please consider signing up for a few shifts.
Visit: WCCpumpkinpatch.com/volunteer
On Sunday evening, October 11, take part
in our volunteer shift at the Four Million
Meals/Feed My Starving Children event at
Bielenberg Sports Center. This event will
replace our normal Sunday night Rock
gathering. And adults from WCC are wel-
come to join us. Parents, this is a great
chance to serve together as a family! We
will not meet at WCC that night. Please
meet at Bielenberg at 5:45 for our shift,
which is 6-8pm.
Visit: woodburycommunitychurch.com/students - Click on “News and Events”
NEW: ONLINE PAYMENTS AND EVENT PAYMENT DEADLINES
We now have the ability to accept online payments for student ministry events. And
our event registration deadlines will now be firm. View more details at this link:
bit.ly/1MWw9mR
For more info, visit:
www.woodburycommunitychurch.com/students
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S u n M o n Tu e W e d Th u Fr i S a t
1 5:30 School of Disc. 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 9:30 Women’s Bible Study, CRA 6:30 NAMI Support Grp
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3 7:00 Men’s Bible Study at WCC
4 9:00 Service*, ABF, Youth Classes 10:30 Service*, ABF, Faith Zone 7:00 Student Life ROCK
5 8:30 Moms In Prayer 6:30 Conf Rm Rsvd.
6 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:30 Women’s Small Group @ WCC 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home
7 6:30 Student Life Small Groups
8 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 9:30 Women’s Bible Study, CRA 6:00 Board of Elders
9 7:00 Men’s Gathering
10 7:00 Men’s Bible Study at WCC 3:00 WCC Road Rally
11 9:00 Service, ABF, Youth Classes 10:30 Service, ABF, Faith Zone 4:30 Small Group 6:00 4 Million Meals
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13 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:30 Missions Mtg. 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home
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15 5:30 School of Disc. 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 9:30 Women’s Bible Study, CRA 10:00 Student Break- fast at Geier’s 6:30 NAMI Support Grp
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17 7:00 Men’s Bible Study at WCC 8-5 Pumpkin Patch
18 9:00 Service, ABF, Youth Classes 10:30 Service, ABF, Faith Zone 10-5 Pumpkin Patch 7:00 Student Life ROCK
19 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 2-7 Pumpkin Patch
20 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 10:00 Staff Meeting 2-7 Pumpkin Patch 6:30 Women’s Small Group @ WCC-B 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home 7:00 SEMS Meeting
21 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 2-7 Pumpkin Patch 6:30 Student Life Small Groups
22 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 9:30 Women’s Bible Study, CRA 2-7 Pumpkin Patch
23 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 10:30 Moms Club 2-7 Pumpkin Patch
24 7:00 Men’s Bible Study at WCC 9-5 Pumpkin Patch Worship in the Barn
25 9:00 Service, ABF, Youth Classes 10:30 Service, ABF, Faith Zone 10-5 Pumpkin Patch 7:00 Student Life ROCK
26 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 8:30 Moms In Prayer 2-7 Pumpkin Patch
27 6:00 Men’s Bible Study Panera Bread, Wdby. 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 10:00 Staff Meeting 2-7 Pumpkin Patch 6:30 Small Group at Faessler’s Home
28 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 2-7 Pumpkin Patch 6:30 Pumpkin Palooza
29 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Perkins, Wdby. 9:30 Women’s Bible Study, CRA 2-7 Pumpkin Patch
30 8-11 Pumpkin Patch 2-7 Pumpkin Patch
31 9-5 Pumpkin Patch