The Spotlight for March 14, 2010

Sunday Schools

9:15 a.m. Sunday School is offered for newborns—adults.

Children meet with age appropriate classes. Click Here for floorplan

Our adult Sunday School AFCs (Adult Fellowship Communities):

• College and Career AFC meets in the cry room (room 111; upstairs above the North Foyer) Matt McConnell is teaching: The Westminster Confession of Faith.
• Oasis (ladies AFC) meet in the NE room (room 112) adjacent to the North Foyer. Elder Paul DesLauriers will lead a study in The Life of Elijah.
• Covenant/Builders AFC meets on the west end of the Fellowship Hall (room 100). Bruce Randall is leading a study on Brian Fikkert’s book, When Helping Hurts.
• Encourager AFC meets in room 116. Scott Donathan is teaching Church History.
• Young Married AFC—meet on the east end of Fellowship Hall (room 117). Roger Price is leading A Study in Worship.

10:45 a.m. Worship. Nurseries are available for children birth through two with children’s church and junior’s church through 2nd grade. A cry room is available above the North Foyer for your convenience.

Spring Break CPC Family & Youth Ski Trip, Mar. 15-20

You are invited to join our Family and Youth ministry for three full days of skiing or snow boarding, spiritual encouragement and fellowship in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Leadville, Colorado, March 15-20. The base rate for all participants is $160 which includes transportation, meals and lodging in Colorado. Lift tickets and rentals are an additional total cost of $130 for skiing and $168 for snowboarding three days. Please note, we are taking our own vehicles to make the trip affordable. Therefore, we need drivers and vehicles!!! Drivers will be reimbursed for fuel costs. The registration deadline is Sunday, February 28. Please call Barry Noll if you are interested at the church office 749-1629 ext. 208

The Small Groups ministry of Christ Presbyterian Church—Sunday evenings, 6 or 6:30PM

Current locations:

1. West side: home of Roger & Jan Price; (Sand Springs - Berryhill-Jenks)
2. Broken Arrow-East Tulsa: held in various homes—call for tonight’s location
3. South Tulsa: home of Jim & Mary Brock;
4. Owasso: home of Paul & Joann DesLauriers; (Skiatook)
5. All Ages Group:  adults & children gather together for discussions, prayer and fellowship. Location home of Tim & Shari Armer; Note: this is a 1st & 3rd Sunday evening group
6. Sapulpa:  home of Randy & Marcy Ellis; Note: start time: 5PM Jenks-Glenpool-Mounds)
7. Brady Heights / Kendall-Whittier: home of Justin & Leah Pickard Call ahead for details. Note: this group meets on Wednesdays at 7:00PM

Lilies for Resurrection Sunday

Help us decorate our church for Resurrection Sunday by purchasing an Easter Lily. We will begin taking orders next week — payment will be due when you place your order. Your lily is yours to take home following the morning worship service.

Easter Services

• Maundy Thursday, April 1, dinner will be served from 6:15-7:00 PM followed by our Communion Service at 7:30 PM. Nursery will be provided for this service.
• Friday evening, April 2, Tenebrae Service begins at 7:30 PM. Nursery will be provided for this service.
• Special activities based on “No Greater Love” are planned for Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday for children 1st to 6th grade during Sunday School hour (9:15-10:15 AM).

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW . . .

Are you interested in exploring church membership? Or maybe just learning more about who we are at Christ Presbyterian Church and what the Presbyterian Church in America stands for?

Pastor David O’Dowd teaches this prerequisite-to-membership class in two sessions. We are scheduling the next Inquirer’s Class for Saturday March 20th 8:30am-noon and Sunday March 21st 4:00-7:30pm here at the church – room to be determined.

Please RSVP for this event as we need to make sure we have enough materials for everyone. And if anyone needs childcare, please request that, too.

Contact Nikki Collins at 749-1629

New Study for Ladies Starts March 4 at Inhofe Plaza

Beginning Thursday, March 4th, the Women’s Bible Study at Inhofe Plaza will be starting a new study titled: LIVING IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY. It is a study of the Book of Judges and Daniel. The course is written by Tim Keller and Redeemer NYC and will be led by Taylor Shepherd. A study guide is provided to participants. The study is at 2 pm on Thursdays in the Craft Room on the first floor of Inhofe Plaza. All ladies are welcome. For further information or questions, please contact Taylor.

Just Get Me to the Church On Time!

Are you a people person with great organizational skills, the ability to be sensitive in stressful situations, and a desire to minister to others? If so, CPC is looking for individuals who would be interested in coordinating weddings held at the church. This would be a position likely shared by several individuals who will work with pastors, staff, and wedding participants to ensure that each wedding at CPC is a worshipful and orderly process. To discuss this opportunity, or to suggest qualified individuals please contact Catherine Tangren.

Redeemer Owasso

Welcomes you to be a part of the Owasso satellite church plant monthly worship services on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 6 pm at Freedom Church (9602 N. 177th E. Ave., Owasso). A time of fellowship and Bible study will be held on the 4th Sunday of each month from 5 to 7 pm at the home of Jason & Brenda Sheffield. They will be going through the Tim Keller study of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. If you plan to attend the Galatians study, please RSVP to Brenda Sheffield.

CPC Music Ministry Blog

I am very pleased to announce that we are launching an official CPC Music Ministry Blog.

The main focus of this blog will be to educate on liturgy and theological aesthetics as they relate to our work at CPC, as well as establish an online presence for some of our songwriters' and composers' original works.  Specifically, I hope to discuss the liturgical choices that David O'Dowd and I make, week by week, so that anyone in the congregation interested in learning about the structure behind each upcoming worship service can come in on Sunday morning with better "ears to hear."

The address of this blog is: http://cpcmm.cpctulsa.com

We are still in development, but I hope to be updating it this week as we put together this coming Sunday's worship service.  So follow us!

Together in Christ,
Karl M. Johnson
Director of Music & Arts Ministries

The Soverign Stitchers

The Sovereign Stitchers is a needlework ministry, dedicated to showing Christ's love to each other by making various items to give to CPC members in need. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month from 9:00AM to noon. Please bring your own supplies and patterns. For more information, or if you would like to learn to knit or crochet, call Debbie Eagle. Begins July 14.

Women's Book Club "Lit and Latte"

The book club meets on the second Sunday of each month (unless that date conflicts with a holiday).

At the beginning of each "book year" the members nominate books that they would like to read from different book categories. We choose two books from History; two Classics; one Humor; two Christian; one Mystery; two Fiction; and two Biography. We vote for our choices at the first meeting. Then, we read one book each month and meet for coffee and conversation.

Take a fabulous group of women. Add a really good book. Mix in stimulating conversation.

The result: Lit and Latte, CPC women’s monthly book club!