Matthew K Elliott
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CPC Workday – Men, women, and children of Christ Pres Church – this is your opportunity to serve our church by enhancing our look, both inside and out. This workday is on Saturday, October 20th from 8am until Noon, and has historically proven to be a great time of fellowship and amazing productivity. There is a list of tasks in the Narthex along with a sign-up sheet. Please join with us to share the joy of maintaining our beautiful church. For more information, please contact Kirk Bailey.
Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Shoeboxes – We have a ministry opportunity to collect shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse through November 17th. There is detailed information regarding this opportunity in the narthex with a sample shoebox. For more information, please contact Tina Alhorn.
Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center- HPRC is in desperate need of lady volunteer advocates. If you have a willingness to serve in the Pro-Life movement, HPRC would love to train you to make an impact on our community for the Kingdom. Volunteer application: https://huntsvilleprc.org/get-involved. Please contact Stefanie Miles with any questions.
Church Cookbook – Calling all cooks! We are collecting favorite recipes in order to create a church-wide cookbook. Submit your recipes to Tina Alhorn at thealhorns@gmail.com.
Midweek Church Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages on Wednesday, October 23rd from 5:30 to 7:30 at the church! The dinner theme will be Crocktober! Be on the lookout for a food sign-up that will accompany the RSVP. The adult discipleship class will be The Christian’s Civic Duty.
Women’s Ministry
• Family Forum – Fellowship and teaching for our moms with elementary-aged children and younger will be Wednesday, October 16th from 6:30-8:30pm at the home of Leslie Jeffery.
• Tuesday morning study meets at 9:30am at the church – “Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make” (Childcare provided).
• Tuesday evening study meets at 6:00pm at the church – “Revelation: Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom”
• Wednesday morning study meets at 10:00am at the church – “Revelation: Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom”
• Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of the month at Timbers Edge Clubhouse at 11am.
• Senior Sisters monthly meeting is on the third Thursday from 10-11:30am.
• Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10:00 to 11:30am.
Men’s Ministry
• We are looking to increase participation in the men’s devotion/prayer time for young and mid-career men that meets at the office of Paul Matheny on Tuesdays at 6:30am. Please contact Adam Turnbull if a different day would work better for you.
• Junior Fellows – Next meeting will be rock climbing at High Point Fitness in Mid City on Saturday, October 19th at 10am with lunch to follow. Contact DJ Alhorn for more details.
• Men’s Friday Bible study meets from 11:30am – 12:30pm studying The Revelation.
• Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, November 5th.
Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth Fellowship will meet Sunday from 4:30 to 6:30pm at the church house.
Career Ministry – The career group weekly fellowship and Bible study meets on Sundays at 7pm, at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry. The current study is “The Knowledge of the Holy” by A. W. Tozer. Contact Jim or Sharon for details, or with any questions.
Ministry Opportunity – Christ Pres is compiling a list of church members willing to invite fellow members, who will not be with family, into their homes to share Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter dinners. If you are willing to serve as a host or have any questions, please contact Tina Alhorn (thealhorns@gmail.com).
See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Ken Galecki (brother of Leon Galecki), Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Joe Prinzinger (father of Joseph Prinzinger), Joe Sims, and Steve Terry
Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
• Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
• Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand)
• Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
• Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH)
• Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
• Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA)
• Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada)
• Dieter and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
• The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
• Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)