Church of The Woods

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We are so glad you're visiting us online and invite you to come and worship with us anytime you're here in Lake Arrowhead. We are a community of Christ-followers who believe that every person matters to God and you matter to us too. Please check out our worship celebrations on video and explore our other web-pages that allow you to become acquainted with our friendly church family and our ministries.
Love God, Love People, Preach the Truth
That simple slogan is our passion and focus as we seek to fulfill our Lord's Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and His Great Commandment (Matthew 22:36-40). Those passages form the biblical foundation of our purpose statement:
Trusting God, we will love people by modeling His love, ministering His love and multiplying His love in reproducing Christ-like disciples!
We want to share the love of Christ with our local community as well as the world-which includes you, our website guest. If you would like more information or have a question about how to develop a dynamic personal relationship with Jesus Christ, please let us know.
Paul captured our desire when he wrote in Colossians 1:27-29, "Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me."
In His Loving Grip,

Holiday Office Hours
Sunday Morning Services are held at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
The church office will be closed Thurs., Nov. 25 and Fri., Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving and on Thursday, Dec. 23 and Friday, Dec. 24 as well as Thursday, Dec. 30 and Friday, Dec. 31 for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

No Wednesday Night Activities or Dinner this Week

Next week, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, activities will resume and the dinner menu will include shepherd's pie, salad, rolls and dessert.

Starting on Sunday, Nov. 28, Student Ministries will be selling firewood in order to earn money for their missions' trip to Peru.

Children's Christmas Musical
The children will present, "Follow the Star" on Sunday, December 19 at both services. The drama club has been working hard to bring the story of the wise men to life. The children's choir will be singing songs that bring the Gospel to life. So this would be a great service to invite friends. A dress rehearsal will be on Sat. Dec. 18 at 4 p.m.
Please contact Dana Weaver, 909-337-5483, if you have questions about your child's rehearsal schedule or if you would like to see the rehearsal.

The Next Men's Fellowship Breakfast will be held on Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 a.m. Eddie Rigdon and Joe Weaver, who direct the Men's Ministry, encourage you to get out of bed early on Saturday morning. It will be worth your time! Coffee is served beginning at 7, for those who would like to come early for fellowship.

Don't worry if you can't make it to the monthly Men's Fellowship breakfast. We also meet weekly for coffee, when we fellowship and discuss important life issues. The men are currently discussing the book, Wild at Heart. For more information, please contact Bob Bailey at 909-337-5483.

Christmas Eve Service
Please join us on Friday, December 24 for a special Christmas Eve Service, which will start at 5:30 and again at 7:30 pm. Please note the change in time from previous years. Nursery care will be available for the first service, only. The older children will be seated with their families.

New Cookbook Coming in 2011
The Women's Ministries will be putting together a new cookbook, as a fundraiser, using recipes from the past two cookbooks as well as new submissions. If you have a recipe you would like to share, please submit it by December 14.

New Family Care Group
Richard and Magdalena Elorriaga have started a new Care Group in their home. They will be meeting on Friday nights at 7 p.m. Please call the church office if you are interested. 909-337-5483.

New Woman's Care Group
Please join us for a Bible study and lunch on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the home of Nancy Thayer. Please contact the church office for directions to her home and more information.

Student Ministries' Peru Trip
Planning is underway for the Youth Missions Trip to Peru,
which will take place during spring break March 30, 2011 through April 8. The next planning meeting will be on Dec. 5. Please see Pastor Rory for details and an application.

Seven Feasts' CD or DVD Sets Available
Pastor Rod recently completed a seven-part series
about the seven feasts of Israel. The series

Women's Ministry Fall Study
Discover how far God will go to bless His children.
We have just begun the exciting Beth Moore Study,
The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of

Family Beach Camping Trip
Start planning now to attend the 13th Annual Family Beach Camping Trip on Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2011. We'll camp at San Elijo State Beach (which is south of Carlsbad). If space is still available, you can reserve yours by calling 800-444-7272 or visiting their website ReserveAmerica.com.
More information is available in the foyer.

Operation Christmas Child
It's that time of year, again, to fill Samaritan's Purse shoe boxes with gifts for children in need around the world. You have two options this year: you can fill a box with the suggested items listed or you can bring items to the church and we will use them to fill the boxes. Please contact Shari Jones for more information
909-337-5483. The filled boxes are due back on Sunday, Dec. 6.

Student Ministries' Distribution Center
Pastor Rory will be taking a group of kids down to the distribution center to help prepare the boxes for mailing. There are 20 spots available. And drivers are needed. Contact Rory if you are interested in helping with this important ministry to needy children.

Support for Deployed Military, since 2003
A box for your donations is located in the tile entryway under the coat rack. You can also fill and mail your own Christmas box.

Weekend to Remember Fall Conference Schedule
November 19-21 in Monterey, Sacramento & San Diego (La Jolla) Fliers are located in the foyer at church.

Mountains Christian Fellowship
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3
at Calvary Chapel Conference Center in Twin Peaks
from 9 a.m until noon.

At Church of the Woods, it's all about love.

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All scripture references are taken from the New American Standard Bible, unless otherwise noted.