All college students and high school seniors are invited to the Southeast Campus Retreat from January 30 – February 1, 2009 at the Lifeway Ridgecrest Conference Center in Asheville, NC. The theme is “Useful to the Master”. Disciples (and their friends) from all over the Southeast U.S. will be gathering for a weekend of fun, faith, and fellowship. For more details, see Phil Garrison or click here .
On November 23 at 10am the Triangle Church (in Chapel Hill) will be hosting a Women’s Day with guest speaker Cynthia Powell from the NYC Church of Christ . The theme is “Only One Thing is Needed.” Please come at 9:30 for coffee, bagels and fellowship. Limited childcare is available for guests, so please arrange to leave your children with people in your family group.
In order replenish our food pantry, we will be having a “Can Drive” on Sunday, November 23. We are asking that each family in the church bring one or two cans of food to donate. Boxes will be set up in the lobby and fellowship hall for collection. Please contact Steve Cici (steve.cc.t3@gmail.com) with questions.
We’re planning a “Marriage Retreat” in Greensboro, NC on February, 13-15, 2009 for couples throughout the Carolinas! Damian & Karlene Jean-Baptiste from Nassau, Bahamas will be our guest speakers. Register soon because the first 200 couples are guaranteed a king-bed room! Click here for more information.
The East Triangle Church of Christ is excited to announce an opportunity to get involved with our community! Galatians 5:13–14 says “…serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Click here for more information!
On Sunday, November 23, we will be “breaking bread together” by having a meal at church at 5pm. During this time, we will take communion, sing, and have a brief Bible Study. This will be our Worship Service that day. There will be no meeting at 10am that morning. Each Family Group is asked to bring a meal for your group with extra to share. Please bring turkey or ham, side dishes, bread, and desserts. All paper products, utensils, drinks, cups, and ice will be provided. All food will be served buffet style. Volunteers are needed to set-up (move chairs and tables) on Wednesday (11/19) after midweek. Also, each Family Group should plan to have volunteers stay to clean up afterwards on Sunday. This will be a great time of “love” and “feasting” for the whole church!
The Atlanta Single’s Ministries are hosting at “Black & White” New Year’s Eve Party. It is Wednesday, December 31, 2008 from 9pm to 1am in Roswell, Georgia. For more info, visit www.atlantasinglesministry.org .
Join us on Saturday, December 13 at 7:00pm at the Alexander’s House (9101 Palm Bay Circle, Raleigh) as Triangle Church and East Triangle Church singles come together for some holiday fun! Guys, bring a drink to share. Ladies, bring light holiday snacks. Please dress nice casual. Questions? Contact Paul at jronnander@hotmail.com.
Their will be a fellowship lunch in Meeting Room B in the Bryan Student Center at Duke University as the Triangle Church begins to build a ministry at Duke University. It will be Thursday, November 20th from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. Anyone with connections to Duke University is welcome to attend. Please contact Jim Rempel (rempelja@msn.com) with any questions.
Their new website is www.theashevillechurch.com .
It’s our special time of the year to send Christmas gifts to the children in the Nairobi Christian Church in Kenya Together, with the Triangle Church, we are hoping to send over 900 gifts. The deadline is November 23. Questions? Please contact Priscilla Radcliff at (919) 460-1601.
Mark your calendars. Financial Peace University returns to the East Triangle Church of Christ. We are excited to offer Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University program to members and friends of East Triangle Church of Christ. Classes will begin on January 25, 2009. Financial Peace University is a 13-week financial program that will teach you how to get a handle on your financial situation and to make the right decisions about money. The cost is $100 per family for the acquisition of a class membership kit. If you are interested in taking the class, please send email to George Frimpong at g_frimpong@yahoo.com.
Thanks to all the members, parents, and teens who helped to redecorate the teen room or who donated items for the room. We still have a couple of things to complete, however we are happy with the results thus far.
Winterfest is a Christian teen festival held in Gatlinburg, TN on Feb 20-22, 2009. The initial fee is $35 and the remaining $65 can be paid later. The last day to sign up will be December 7th. See Eddie Field or Darrell Kain
We are putting together a short end-of-the-year video presentation of our family at the East Triangle Church of Christ. We plan to show this video at a worship service in December. If you have any video footage or photos of church parties, baptisms, prayer times, activities, and the like, please contact Phil Garrison at philgarrison@yahoo.com or 919-610-5573.
