With VBS activities happening all night throughout the building, the Open Hands Food Pantry will be closed Monday, July 15. It will be open for regular hours on Wednesday (10-12pm) and Friday (10-12pm).
VBS runs Sunday, July 14-Thursday July 18.
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Food Pantry Closed July 5
The Open Hands Food Pantry will be closed July 5. It will reopen for regular hours on Monday, 5-6pm. And the again Wednesday and Friday, 10am-12pm.
Dare to Share Student Report
On Sunday, June 30 the students and sponsors who attended Dare to Share gave an awesome update on their trip, what they learned and how evangelizing in Chicago challenged them in their faith.
Dahm Baptism
On Sunday, we welcomed our newest baptized member: Briar Davis Dahm, daughter of Bobby and Melissa Dahm. Please join us in praying for Briar!
July 23 Blood Drive – Support Noah’s Ark
Did you know a donation of blood at our mobile blood drives support the ministry of Noah’s Ark Preschool? When we hit our quota of donations, the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center gives Noah’s Ark a donation to go towards classroom supplies, which offsets the cost of tuition for our little ones!
Schedule an appointment now to donate. July 23, 3:30-6:30. The blood drive takes place in the Gathering Space (lobby area) of the church.
All presenting donors will receive a voucher for a $10 Gift Card to Amazon.com, Casey’s General Store, Dairy Queen, or Domino’s!
And thank you to the three people who signed up even before we started the promo! You are ROCK STARS!
SCHEDULE NOW
Discipleship Through Missional Communities
As the Connection and Communication Architect at Cedar Hills, my role is to equip leaders to make disciples through missional communities.
My primary role is to share my vision to what the ministry will become and to pour the foundation of this work alongside the leaders.
Once a solid foundation is poured, the leaders will carry out the work of the ministry. My role will transition to equipping those leaders as they move forward in making disciples through missional communities. We had our first ministry team meeting in June.
Next up – August 18 – Fall Kick-off!
Lindsey Ungs
Connection and Communication Architect
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Not Too Young
Parenting is really hard. You don’t really know that until you’re in it, and suddenly discover how much a child changes everything. You literally go from living for your own needs to living for another’s needs (and maybe another and another!)
I want to be a better parent and thought maybe gaining some new skills or perspectives would help.
Mid-June, my husband and I had the privilege of attending a Parent and Family Ministry Summit in Kansas City. The summit ran alongside a camp we also plugged our six-year-old into. At certain points throughout the week, the camp and summit converged for joint services. This is where it got super fascinating.
At the camp, the kids were specifically trained in how to walk out their faith in power and the full ministry of the Holy Spirit. One night, after some time in worship and praise, they called the parents to the front while the kids came around us in small groups and prayed a simple but effective healing prayer over us. We became their practice field to try out the new tools they had been learning all week. As parents, we are always pouring out lives into these little ones but here they were, ministering to us.
“Holy Spirit,
make Jesus known in this body.
Heal them in Jesus’ name.”
The next day, the camp held a special healing service for the entire community. Many flocked to the service, as they desired healing from many infirmities, some obvious, some not so obvious! Those ministering? The kids. And you know what? GOD SHOWED UP. I believe now more than ever that our children can and will walk in faith if we equip them with the tools and the simple confidence that they can walk in the power of the Holy
Spirit.
Leah
Director of Worship & Media
50th Anniversary Year
Noah’s Ark Preschool
“The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad!” ~ Psalm 126:3
We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary this school year. It is amazing! This is a celebration of love between us and our community. Our community has trusted us with their precious children and made a partnership with us to protect, guide, and love their children with God’s love and patience. Spread the Good News!
We’ve enjoyed having 18 students during our June Summer School session. We’ve talked about everything from unicorns and super heros to having a Luau and Western Day.
We are expecting a nice-sized class for our July session also that begins on July 9. We do have a couple of spots open, so call today to take advantage of this great programs.
Kris Crowther
Director of Noah’s Ark Preschool
Consistory Update – July 2019
News and Notes
Our calling as a church is to make disciples who make disciples in the everyday stuff of life so that every man, woman, and child in our community has a daily encounter with Jesus in word and deed.
The Consistory is currently reviewing staff and discerning succession planning as it relates to our calling. If we are really called to make disciples who make disciples in the everyday stuff of life, then how do our staff help accomplish this calling?
Lindsey Ungs, the newest addition to our staff, is taking on as a first priority the development of missional communities. These
communities focus on discipleship in the trenches of the everyday and her work is to identify a clear path for leaders to lead these communities and members to find their way into a community. We are in the process of interviewing candidates for the Youth and Young Adult Ministries. Our priority is to find an individual who is also sold out to the vision of making disciples. We are still hopeful to have this position filled by August. The other staff are reviewing their roles as they relate to our disciple-making calling. We anticipate a bit of shuffling and some more change in the near future as we adjust to Pastor Alan’s retirement which
we anticipate in early 2020.
Thank you for your prayers as we focus on governing the church wisely with extra attention at this time to proper staffing for the future. Pray for us as we together seek God First!
Capital Stewardship Campaign
The Consistory approved moving forward with the development of a Capital Stewardship Campaign in the fall of this year. When we moved to our current location, we did not want the building to stand empty, and it rarely is. Every week we throw the doors open the groups large and small, congregation, and community, young and old. And stuff wears out. We discerned a need for a campaign to fund updates and repairs on the building as well as pay off the remaining debt. This campaign is in the early stages of development.
Please pray for wisdom as we make plans to refresh our building for future generations of making disciples!
The Cedar Hills Consistory
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Consistory is our church board. It is a grouping of all the elders, deacons and pastor staff.
Sermon Series – July 2019
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” ~ Psalm 46:10
Discovering margin by enjoying Sabbath. A deep dive into Exodus 20:8-11.
June 30: Margin for Relationships
“Neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.“ ~ Exodus 20:10b
July 7: Margin for Justice
“Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.” ~ Deut. 5:15
July 14: Margin for Worship
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.“ ~ Exodus 20:8
July 21: Margin for Togetherness
“Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day.” ~ Exodus 20:11b
July 28: Margin for Life
“Therefore the Lord made it holy.” ~ Exodus 20:11b
Sunday Worship Services:
8:30 AM and 11:00 AM