January 8 during the 9:45am Sunday classes hour we will be hosting a special speaker from Chains Interrupted, a local organization that fights Human Trafficking. We want to invite all adults to attend this event at 9:45am, in between the two services. All regular adult classes will be attending this event instead of their regular class times. Children’s classes and nursery will still be in session.
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One Service Jan. 1, 2023
January 1, 2023 we will have one worship service at 8:30am. Regular services will resume Jan. 8 at 8:30am and 11am, as well as regular nursery care and the 11am Children’s Worship.
Also Jan. 8, we will be hosting a special speaker from Chains Interrupted, a local organization that fights Human Trafficking. We want to invite all adults to attend this event at 9:45am, in between the two services. All regular adult classes will be attending this event instead of their regular class times. Children’s classes and nursery will still be in session.
January 15, all classes resume, as well as some new classes beginning.
NEW CLASS OFFERINGS
- FaithQuest – Sundays at 9:45am for 8th graders – understanding foundations of our faith in the Gray Room. (This class will officially start January 15.)
- Newly Marrieds – Sundays at 9:45am in the Loft Classroom. (This class will officially start January 15.)
- Parenting Together – Sundays 9:45am (This class will resume January 15.)
- Digging in the Old Testament and Finding Jesus – Sundays 9:45am (This class will resume January 15.)
- The Character of God – Sundays 9:45am (This class will begin January 15.)
- Romans – Ladies Bible Study – Tuesday mornings 10am (This class will resume Tuesday, January 3.)
Support a New Global Mission
Support a new global mission we are launching at Cedar Hills as well as grab a few gifts for the whole family–all in one click. If you buy anything from our page at causeteam.com, 40% of the profits will go to our new mission at Cedar Hills.
If you’d like to avoid shipping fees, Beth Larson, a Cedar Hills member will be picking up the items weekly and bringing them back to the church for pickup Beth will be in the Gathering Space to show you some of the fun items that are for sale Dec. 11 & 18.
My Small Group Is Better Than Your Small Group
My Small Group Is Better Than Your Small Group
In truth I hope your small group is ‘as good as’ or ‘even better than’ mine!
I wish I could wave a magic wand and grant everybody the kind of small group experience that I have. My small group is made up of six women. We’ve been meeting for two years. We have seen some of the highs and lows of life and we have borne them together. When it’s time to celebrate, we do it together. When it’s time to mourn, we are there with good food and a listening ear. Of course we all have families, responsibilities, and work waiting for us. However, we prioritize this time together because we are called to be in community. One that points us towards others and towards Christ.
The truth of it is that because we have chosen to be vulnerable, to reveal our hearts and our sins with each other, this has allowed our group to flourish. There is unity is knowing the struggles are shared. We bear each other’s burdens in this way.
Staying at a surface level and refusing to reveal the actual details and sin in your life is the kiss of death for a group.
It’s tempting to hole up in your own home, your own mind, and your own heart. It’s so incredibly tempting to say NO to the invitation to be vulnerable. It’s so comfortable to sit on your own and ignore the call in your heart to connect, because connection takes WORK, and who wants to do more work?
More than likely if you are saying no to connecting, to being vulnerable, it’s because you’ve been hurt before. You can’t live for long without getting hurt in this broken world, however I encourage you to take the risk. God will see the step you are taking to connect and He will honor that.
If you are ready to take the step of joining a small group, or taking your current small group deeper into connection, I’m ready to help you.
At Cedar Hills we are committed to seeing small groups grow and mature into a beautiful group of Christians who are speaking truth and love to each other.
It takes guts to be in a small group, but it also reveals God’s glory.
Lindsey Ungs
Connection & Communication Architect
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An Evening With Miniatures
Monday, October 24, 2022, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
See and hear the magical story of miniature houses created by Joyce Firzlaff, in the Gathering Space at Cedar Hills Community Church.
Joyce Firzlaff will have a short presentation and several award winning houses will be on display. Cookies and Coffee served. Door Prize.
Have the Gift of Hospitality?
Do you have the gift of hospitality? If so, you may be interested in learning about the role of an usher.
Ushers welcome people into the church and worship services with a friendly face. They also assist our visitors with questions, materials and help them find a seat.
Everyone is welcome to learn more about this volunteer opportunity to display our value of hospitality! Join Gary Sager and Jim Boeke for an informational meeting Sunday, Sept 25 at 9:45am in the Gathering Space.
Swimming at Cherry Hills
Part of our Fall Kick-Off Celebration is a Faith, Family & Fun event –swimming at Cherry Hill Park. This is the official last day the pool is open. No pre-signup needed, just pay at regular desk. $5.75 per person. Continue the Fall Kick-off celebration!
Order Papa Murphys August 31
Order from Papa Murphys on Edgewood Road on August 31 and Noah’s Ark Preschool will receive 20% of the profits! Just make sure to let them know you’re with Noah’s Ark.
Where Do I Put It?
Where Do I Put It?
On Father’s Day, I got the chance to take a trip home to my home- town church (where I grew up) to surprise my dad. We knew where he sits every Sunday, so we filled his row with our family and my sister, and then waited for my parents to arrive. To see their faces walking in was priceless.
From far away, they could see someone was in their row and looked frustrated.
As they got closer, their puzzled look changed to “I think I know those people.”
Then as they approached and could see us up close, it finally dawned on them that the people sitting in THEIR ROW was THEIR FAMILY and that we were surprising them for Father’s Day.
Not only did we witness this take place—but those around us saw the entire drama play out as well. Many got a good chuckle out of it. It was awesome. I’d been wanting to surprise my dad like that for over a decade. 🙂
It had been almost 15 years since I’d been to worship at that church. It was barely the same church I’d left years ago. New faces, new system, new renovations, new stage… pews gone, chairs added, and entry doors moved! A happy, vibrancy filled the room that wasn’t there before. What I thought to expect was not the case at all. It was so different! Including minor details like…where do I put my money?
We came prepared for the offering—and then it never happened! I asked my husband, “Did you see an offering? Or baskets or plates or trays?” He replied, “Well, it said in the bulletin where to put it.”
Ugh. I didn’t read the bulletin. I was so caught up in the moment with my family that I never read through the entire thing.
Not a big deal, but a minor hospitality detail.
You may wonder why it seems we sometimes repeat the same things every Sunday. The truth is—from one week to the next, the makeup of the congregation can be completely different. Are they new? Are they returning after a long absence? Are they visitors from out-of-town? Did they grow up here but came back for short visit? Is this their first Sunday back post-COVID?
But we try to hospitable, which sometimes sounds like we’re repeating ourselves if you are a regular attendee. Children’s Church, Offerings, Connect Cards, Bulletin Response forms, location of the restrooms… these are all things that not everyone knows about.
I’ll admit I was nervous to return to a building I’d spent the majority of my younger years in—nervous we’d go in the wrong doors or my kids would make a scene or the baby would have a blow-out and we didn’t know where to change her or that we’d be late after our 90- minute drive and have to walk in after the service started and not be able to find a seat! It’s good for me to remember that all these points of anxiety might be someone else’s points of anxiety when they enter the doors of our church.
I believe at the core of hospitality is removing the anxiety of entering a foreign place! And sometimes that means repetition for the natives. 🙂
Leah Carolan
Director of Worship & Media
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LIKE JESUS app
This next season at Cedar Hills, we’ll be focusing on grow more and more into the likeness and image of Jesus. The “Like Jesus” app is a valuable resource we’ll be using as a church as we embark on this journey. This app contains resources and studies that you can complete with your small group and others at Cedar Hills.
Download the App
After joining the app, join the Cedar Hills Community Church group with code CEDA-2782.
Bonus! There will be a drawing for those who get the app! We’ll be drawing names live in services in August.