February 23, 2025

• Pasta of the Prairie Fundraiser, Gathering Space (between services)
• 8:30am Worship (Traditional)
• 9:45am Connection Time; Sunday Classes
• 11:00am Worship (Modern), Nursery, Children’s Church
• 12:00pm Young Adult Connection, in the Loft
• 12:30pm French Worship (Ascension Ministries), Lime Classroom
• 6:00pm Journey Youth Group (6-12th grade)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon, Feb 24

• 5:00pm-6:00pm Open Hands Food Pantry, Gathering Space
• 6:00pm Men’s Connection, Whiskey River, Palo

Tues, Feb 25

• 10:00am Women’s Philippians Study, Teal Rooms

Wed, Feb 26

• 10:00am-12:00pm Open Hands Food Pantry, Gathering Space
• 6:30pm Prayer Meeting via  Zoom App

Thurs, Feb 27

• 6:00pm “Let’s Taste the World Together” at the home of Beth Brown (Please RSVP)

Sun, March 2

• 8:30am Worship (Traditional)
• 9:45am Sunday Classes (PreK-adult), Nursery
• 11:00am Worship (Modern), Nursery,  Children’s Church
• 12:00pm Young Adult Connection, in the Loft
• 12:00pm Cedar Hills Club House, (K-5th Grade), Gathering Space
• 12:30pm French Worship (Ascension Ministries), Lime Classroom
• 6:00pm Journey Youth Group (6-12th grade)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FUNDRAISER – Pasta of the Prairie will be on-site selling their pasta, soup and meal kits in between services TODAY!  40% of the proceeds will support our Noah’s Ark Preschool. Stop by their table in the Gathering Space!

MIDWEEK SERVICES  – From Ash Wednesday until Easter we meet on Wednesday nights for a meal and short reflection service.  These will begin March 5.  The meal is 5:15-6:15, with a 30-minute worship service at 6:30pm. Watch for an RSVP for the meal and what you can bring.  MORE INFORMATION

LAKE VIEW CAMP is excited to announce that summer camp registration is OPEN! Send your child on a great summer adventure where they will swim, fish, canoe, hike, and play crazy games – all while growing deeper in their faith. Lake View Camp offers day camps, overnight camps, service camps, and grand camps.  More information and online registration available at www.lakeviewconference.com.  Church discount code: CH2025

CEDAR KIDS CLUB HOUSE –  Next Sunday, March 2. Club House is for kids ages Kindergarten-5th grades.  We believe in fostering a young faith (while having adventures and a great time)! 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, 12pm-2pm.  Includes lunch.  MORE INFORMATION

FAITH, FAMILY, & FUN – ICE SKATING –  Everyone is welcome on Sunday, March 9 from 1:30-3:30pm at ImOn Ice Arena (370 1st Ave NE). Cost is $5 per skater (includes admission + skate rental!). Pay Kathryn at the door when you come. All skaters must sign a waiver available at the Welcome Center or in the Nursery.

CEDAR CAMP 2025 –  Save the date for Cedar Camp: Sunday, June 29 – Tuesday, July 1 in the evenings.

2024 GIVING STATEMENTS – On Tues, Jan 28 giving statements were emailed directly from Pushpay with the subject line “Cedar Hills Community Church – 2024 Giving Statement”. Anyone without an email address on file should have a statement in their church mailbox or mailed to your home. If you would like a printed statement,  contact Jennifer in the church office.

ANGEL TREE UPDATE – Cedar Hills had the opportunity to bless 25 area kids,  who have incarcerated parents, with Christmas gifts. Caregivers commented,  “I’ve never felt love like this before. I’ve never felt like I belong as much as I do when I walk through these doors.” This week, we received a letter from an incarcerated parent saying thank you (pictured above)!  Thank you for sharing Jesus’ love, Church!

We are reading through the entire Bible as a church in 2025! It’s definitely not too late to jump in.   Be sure to mark your progress on the giant banner in the Gathering Space. LEARN MORE

THIS WEEK’S READINGS:  Leviticus 11 – 27

• Join our Bible App group.
• Print the full reading schedule.

SUNDAY CLASSES –  All ages are welcome to join a Sunday class at 9:45am. Children and youth please register online. Adult classes include:

• Faith.Quest for 8th Graders with Paula Stevens, (LOFT ROOM).
• James/Peter with Joanne Lodge, (TEAL ROOM).
• How to Peel the Biblical Onion with Pastor Kent, Dan Hakken, Gary Mills and Bob and Lora Schneider, (RESOURCE ROOM).
• Who Am I? continues with Alan Crandall and Tim King, (RED ROOM).
• Financial Peace University with teachers Carmen and Luke Gronewold and team, (ORANGE ROOM).

MEN’S MONDAY CONNECTION – Monday, February 17 at 6pm  at Whiskey River in Palo. Enjoy fellowship, drinks and trivia. MORE INFORMATION

WOMEN’S MINISTRY

• Feb. 27  – “Let’s Taste the World Together“ at the home of Beth Brown.  All women are welcome for a delicious journey around the globe as we share and enjoy diverse dishes from different cultures. Bring a dish (main/side/dessert – homemade or store -bought) that represents your favorite country, culture, or family tradition to share! More Information
• Apr. 4-6 – Feast Retreat in Monmouth, IL. The Women in Fellowship & Faith team invite you to join us at “FEAST RETREAT – Taste & See the Goodness of God” at the beautiful Robbins Nest Air BNB in Monmouth, Illinois.  LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE. More Information
• Women’s Ministry Facebook Group

YOUNG ADULT CONNECTION – 30-minute discussion and snacks, immediately after the 2nd service. Join other young adults in The Loft for a sermon recap. (Doors located outside the Worship Center, near the nursery side entrance.)

PANTRY UPDATE – The most-needed items are: peanut butter, pasta and spaghetti sauce (in plastic containers). Drop-off items is in front of the Missions Board in the Gathering Space.

LET’S TRAIN DUKE – Sara Ulmer, daughter of Kate and Jack Ulmer is in the process of trying to get a new diabetic support dog trained as her current dog is needing to retire.  This is a very expensive process and Sara would appreciate any financial help you would be willing to provide for her with this effort.  More information about this process and how to contribute can be found at www.letstrainduke.com.  Thanks for any help you feel led to provide!

RIGHT NOW MEDIA – A great resource that we have purchased for our church that gives our members access to Biblical children’s TV shows, family friendly videos, and lots and lots of Bible studies for individual use and small group use.  It is an app for your phone and smart TVS.  FIND OUT MORE

SPRING CHOIR – Rehearsals for choir will resume Wednesday, March 5, immediately after the Lenten worship service (around 7:05pm). Choir is open to singers aged high-school and above. MORE INFORMATION

JOURNEY STUDENTS (6th-12th grade) – UPCOMING EVENTS

• Feb 23, 9:45am Faith.Quest (8th grade, THE LOFT)
• Feb 23, 6:00pm: Journey Youth Group (6th-12th Grade)

PARENTING TOGTHER –  All are welcome to drop in on any Sunday. We meet at 9:45am in the left hallway Orange room.  In January, we started hosting Financial Peace at 9:45am in the orange classroom. There are two levels of participation – you can buy the kit for $79 from the church and go all-in, or just join us on Sunday mornings for the videos at no cost.

FACEBOOK GROUPS – We have many groups on Facebook that you may want to connect to and be a part of.   Here are the links to join:

• Cedar Hills Children and Family Ministry – Announcements and events related to the children and family ministries.
• Parenting Together – Our parents and families in the Parenting Together class.
• Cedar Hills Family – All things Cedar Hills, giveaways, garage sales, announcements.
• Women in Fellowship & Faith – Women’s ministry and events.

OTHER LINKS: Cedar Hills YouTube, Cedar Hills on Facebook