Archive for September, 2009

And the volunteer support has been wonderful, involving everyone – adults, families and youth. 

Most rooms have now been painted.  Just a few areas still need work:

• Ductwork needs a touch up.
• The doors and trim are being primed, so will ALL need to be painted willow brown.
• Lots of cleaning to do. 
• Garbage to be taken away – bring your boxes please.
• Furniture and bins to be moved.
• The fire alarm system is being installed this coming Tuesday (22nd).

Sound, lighting and electical are scheduling their own work sessions.

This week’s highlights included:

• Kitchen cabinets were installed.
• Drapery for platform curtains was ordered.
• Wrought iron railings were ordered.
• Painting, electrical and cleaning continued.
• Signage prices are coming in.

The Spraying of a Stage Ceiling (Thanks, Terry!)

"The family that paints together, stays together!"

The Raising of a Foosball Table.

Youth in Action!

The building inspector was here on Thursday – there are still a few fire related items to complete.

Angus MacDonald has offered to head up the floor cleaning team.  He has already recruited one helper.  Let Angus know if you can help out in this area.  It will involve evenings and possibly a day cleaning as well as we preapre for our move-in.

This is a very busy time in our church life, with many programs and activities going on.  Here is a list of fast-approaching dates to keep in mind…

Sunday, Sept. 20:  Prayer Walk beginning at 2:00 pm, starting at 1600 Main Street and continuing around the neighbourhood.  Come on out and walk a route in the surrounding area, praying silently or aloud for the people living in that area.  Prayer cards are available and for more information, contact Adrienne Woolf.

Sunday, Sept. 27:  Our anticipated date for MOVING OUT of AY Jackson immediately following the service.  Everyone is requested to help us pack up and load cars, vans, trucks, trailers and DEPOSIT all our belongings in to the new building.

Sunday, Sept. 27:  Mixed Bridal Shower for Stephanie Mousseau & Martin Schouten, 2:00 pm at Gordon & Kay Stewart’s home.

Saturday, Oct. 3:  11 am – 2 pm- Stittsville Villagefest where we will be having a free hotdog BBQ and kids’ games at our new building.  We need lots of volunteers for setting up, Kids’ Games (Bev Saemisch), BBQ helpers (Barb Boyd), takedown & cleanup.  Contact Pam Stewart or area organizer if your are able to help.

We will also need a work crew to finalize anything needed to be ready for our first Sunday in the new building.  Times TBA

"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good, and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations." Ps. 100:4,5

Sunday, Oct. 4: Our much-anticipated first date in the new building!

Sunday, Oct.11:  Thanksgiving Sunday and “Sneak Peek”/Family Reunion Celebration with past congregants of CBC, showing our appreciation for their contribution over the years.  If you have current email addresses for former attendees of CBC, please contact Flo Alexander.

Friday, Oct. 16:  Dedication Prayer Service, 7 pm at 1600 Main.  This is a family friendly prayer service on the eve of our Grand Opening.  We hope to have groups for children and youth as well as adults in the sanctuary.  The service will last about an hour and fifteen minutes and will include worship singing, prayer for CBC and for outreach to the community, among other things.  We will seek God’s face and His blessing.

Sunday, Oct. 18:  GRAND OPENING!!  We will need lots of help:  extra kids workers, welcomers, greeters, etc.  We will have a dedication service at 10 am followed by an open house with cake, juice and coffee where we can show people through the church.  Each ministry will have workers in their area to talk to people and answer questions.  Please contact Pam Stewart if you are able to help.

In addition to the above, please remember the September Prayer Life Groups, Chuckle Club that has just started up, and the various Childrens, Jr. & Sr. High groups also meeting (see online calendar for more details)!  Whew!  GOD IS GOOD!

PRAYER

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thess 5:16-18

Prayer will continue to play a key role at Community Bible Church this fall under the leadership of Bob Douglas.  Immediate plans include:

• Teaching on prayer will be highlighted in September life groups on prayer and sharing SOAP Bible readings.  See the September 3rd “September Life Groups” blog.
• Adrienne Woolf is heading preparations for a prayer walk on September 20 in the neighbourhood around the new church building at 1600 Main Street in Stittsville.
• A Friday night prayer service will be held on October 9 at the beginning of the Grand Opening weekend for the new church building.
• Activities are planned for a new prayer room in the new church building.
• The weekly prayer group will resume in October after the September life groups are finished.

The Prayer E-Chain will also continue to operate.  To request prayer through this ministry, click on the “Request Prayer” link on the CBC homepage.

It was an awesome time last weekend with 28 volunteers coming out and 30 on Monday.  THANK YOU for your helping hands and willing hearts, making the Labour Day weekend less laborious for us all!

In addition to painting on the weekend, cleaning and laying of the flooring upstairs also took place – everyone pitched in!

This week’s schedule looks like this…

THURSDAY – the power will be off all day for Ottawa Hydro to do their work.

FRIDAY – the church will be open for painting from 8-4

SATURDAY – painting from 8-4 – it would be great to have a large group out to get most of the painiting finished.  Hopefully the ceiling above the stage will be sprayed black too.

The following week will be CLEANING including all day SATURDAY the 19th as we prepare to move in.

By the way, TODAY, we met with a local sign company to review our requirements.  In the course of the conversation, the representative remarked that CBC was “the buzz of Stittsville”, as many are curious how a former Home Hardware store could be turned into a church!  He had read the articles in the Stittsville News and was glad to have a sneak peek at the inside.  He was quite impressed with what had been done so far.  

We have momentum.  We have the attention of the community.  God has given us this incredible opportunity to participate in His work through 1600 Main!

As we have done in the past few years, we are having several Life Groups meet over four weeks of September.  Have you received your personal invitation?  This is a great opportunity to set aside some time to gather around God’s Word together during a very busy season.  This year the churchwide series will focus on prayer and how getting “soapy” can change your life!  Please consider joining one of the following groups:

• Leaders: Anne & Chris Sturgeon; location: Sturgeon home, Stittsville; first meeting: Sunday, September 6, 7-9 p.m.
• Leaders: Neil & Alexia Jackman; location: Jackman home, Stittsville; first meeting: Sunday, September 13, 5:30-7 p.m. (children welcome)
• Leader: Laura Buder; Douglas home, Kanata; first meeting: Wednesday, September 9, 7-9 p.m.

For more information you can contact the CBC office. 

Over the next several weeks, we will also be highlighting the awesome plans that the various ministries of CBC have been hard at work and prayerfully developing.  There will be plenty of opportunties to be involved and participate, including many outreach-oriented activities.  All the work on the building is happening so we can better meet needs and growth of the Body!  Moving forward together!

We are looking forward to a great weekend of “labour” on this Labour Day weekend!  If you are able to come, please bring a step-ladder, paint brush, roller, drop sheet, etc.  We have a few here but not enough to do the whole job.

If possible too, we would LOVE some more muffins – just drop them off on Saturday.

Here’s a schedule for the next week of work efforts:

Saturday, September 5, 8am - 4 pm

• painting walls
• painting upstairs youth room and two offices
• weeding flowerbeds
• cleaning graffiti off exterior walls
• finish ductwork painting

Monday, September 7, 8 am - 4 pm

• more painting!

Tuesday – Friday, September 8-11, 8 am – 4 pm & 7 – 9:30 pm

• installing doors
• installing cabinets
• installing laminate flooring
• and… more painting

Saturday, September 12, 8am – 4pm

• cleaning (and painting)

Other notes:  The revision permit for the three changes from the original plan has now been issued by the city so all is going well there.  Please pray about our chair order.  The company has experienced a flood and so are delaying our chairs.  Other hurdles have been overcome so beautifully, but we do need our chairs to start our services here.  They were to arrive September 10th.

The Grand Opening Weekend is now planned for October 10th & 11th!  We are hoping to be moved in for at least two weeks before then.  Stay tuned for those plans!