The Smart Step Family Series: Are you a blended family longing for family harmony? discover seven effective, achievable steps toward building a healthy marriage and workable and peaceful step-family. Biblically-based and grounded in solid research, this is a call for remarried and soon-to-be married couples that will bless your home. Sign up at the Couples Ministry Table. Childcare available.
Contact: John & Debbie Lucas Email: jlucas@callvarycmm.com or Marc & Debbie Email: camelleri@calvaryccm.com
Class begins: September 8th (9 weeks) Class time: 7:00-8:30 PM Room M110, worship at 6:45 PM in the cafeteria
Sebastian is happy to announce that we have a softball team that plays in Sebastian at North County Park on 512 on Monday evenings. Come join in the fun and support our team, meet new people and show the other teams how Christ Followers live and play in the joy of the Lord. Oh, did I mention – we are the only Christian team on the league! This week May 10: our team plays at 6:30 and 7:30. You may contact David Betz at davidbetz1176@yahoo.com for our team schedule for the coming weeks. Here are some pictures from our first game:
Our Team
“Fireproofing Your Marriage” Couples Study — This study (based on the movie Fireproof) will challenge you to love better, to love first, and to love for a lifetime! Come join us on Wednesday, April 14th from 6:45-8:45PM for a viewing of the movie, followed by a 6-week study beginning Wednesday, April 21st from 7-8:30PM in Room M109. The cost of the workbook is $8/couple, & childcare will be provided at no cost. Sign-up at the Couples Ministry table at the Sebastian Campus by Sunday, April 4th. Contact Marc & Debbie at 772-589-2359 or camelleri@calvaryccm.com for more info.
LOVE & RESPECT CLASS FOR MARRIED COUPLES — Do you ever get into a conflict with your spouse, but you aren’t sure why? When you’re in the midst of conflict, do you keep going around the same mountain? Would you like to crack the communication code in your marriage? Join us as we take an in-depth look at Ephesians 5:33 as presented in the book Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. Here are the details:
*Class starts Wednesday, January 20th and runs through Wednesday, March 3rd *The class will run from 7PM to 8:30PM and be held in Room M109 at Sebastian River High School *Childcare is available at a cost of $5/child or $10/family per week *Purchasing the Love & Respect book is required at a cost of $20. The book is available at the Connecting Point table at the Sebastian Campus and it will also be available the first night of class.
If you are interested in taking the class and cannot sign-up at the Sebastian campus, please contact Marc & Debbie Camelleri at camelleri@calvaryccm.com or 772-589-2359 to sign up.
I apologize for not being a very good “blogger”. It’s been way too long since I’ve made an entry. But here goes!
First of all, thanks to all the wonderful volunteers that made our first church-wide covered dish supper on Sunday, November 1st a smashing success! I don’t want to start naming names because I’m afraid I’ll forget someone and I don’t want to do that! You know who you are and I can’t thank you enough for stepping up to the plate and doing such a great job. The Barbeque Ministry did a great job on the chicken and hot dogs, and all the side dishes and desserts were great. As for me, I slid in “SAFE!” just in time to eat after my trip from Atlanta that started at 4:00 that morning. I am truly grateful that I was able to share my granddaughter’s 1st birthday with our son and his family as well as being with my church family for this special occasion. My only regret is that I neglected to take any pictures!
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, 12 ladies and two babies enjoyed a “field trip” to The Holy Land Experience in Orlando. What a glorious (and that word falls short describing it!) day it was. The weather was perfect, and the fellowship was sweet. Thank you, Lord, for such a blessing! Every one of us felt God’s hand upon this trip, and we were so grateful. (As you can see, this time I did remember to get some photos!)
After Communion
At the Prayer Garden
We all enjoyed the mini plays that really made the Bible come alive to us. The “Passion” play which was held outdoors was so well done and moving. We enjoyed communion together and were transported to the Upper Room. The Scriptorium was an amazing place with lots of artifacts and parchments dating back to the 5th century. The narration explained how God has protected His Word through the years, and we were all awestruck and thankful that we have access to His precious Word. How we take it for granted. Forgive us, Lord!
We saw many books of the Bible in various languages on parchment and animal skins. When I saw the scroll from Isaiah, I heard myself reciting one of my favorite verses: “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” (Isaiah 49:16) This was the only time I was moved to quote a verse through the entire presentation. Afterwards, I purchased a book by Charles Spurgeon as a Christmas gift. While we were waiting to go into the Wilderness Tabernacle (another spectacular exhibit!), I decided to check out the book. For fun, I opened it to November 7th, and was amazed that the devotional was on Isaiah 49:16! (See the end of this “Blog” for an excerpt.
We serve such an awesome God–I know that word is overused, but until they invent another one, it will have to do! I am so blessed to have so many faithful sisters in Christ to work alongside in the Women’s Ministry. We are on the last few weeks of our Bible study on The Way of Agape. It has been a wonderful experience, and we have learned so much about God, His Word, and each other. I am so excited to share that we have some events and studies coming up.
- We are taking sign-ups for Share Your Thanksgiving, which is an opportunity for you to either be a guest or host to one or more people from the church body. Check out the table by the front door.
- We will have an old-fashioned Cookie Exchange on Wednesday, December 9th. Be on the lookout for flyers with detailed information, but SAVE THE DATE! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
- We have a couple of Bible studies slated to start in the beginning of the New Year:
- Be Ye Transformed (by Nancy Misler, the author of The Way of Agape) (January start date)
- When Godly People Do Ungodly Things by Beth Moore (January start date)
- The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian (February start date)
- Norm and I are currently working on the Spiritual Gifts Seminar which will be held on Saturday, February 13th at the main campus in Melbourne. I encourage all of you to prayerfully consider attending and learning how God has gifted you and how to use that gift for His Kingdom. We solicit your prayers as we prepare the teaching and hope to see a lot of friendly faces from Sebastian at that event.
I think that covers it for now. I’ll try hard to do a better job in my “blogging” duties! I hope you are blessed by these words from Charles Spurgeon:
“He keeps His promises a thousand times, and yet the next trial makes us doubt Him. He never fails, and yet we’re as continually troubled with anxieties, molested with suspicions, and disturbed with fears, as if our God were a hallucination. “See” is a word intended to excite admiration. Here we have a theme for marveling. Heaven and earth may well be astonished that rebels should have such a great nearness to the heart of infinite love as to be engraved on the palms of His hands.
“I have engraved you”. It doesn’t say, “Your name”. The name is there but that’s not all. “I have engraved you.” See the fullness of this! I’ve engraved your person, image, situation, circumstances, sins, temptations, weaknesses, needs and works. I’ve engraved everything about you and all that concerns you. Will you ever say again that your God has forsaken you when He has engraved you on His own palms?”
Love and blessings always,
Tina
Meet Pastor Norm and Tina’s newest grand daughter; Madison Elizabeth Holm,6lbs 4oz, 18-1/2 inches long. She arrived 4:00 AM on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
Married Couples —
Have you ever considered that maybe God’s design for marriage was to help you deepen your relationship with Him?
Join us as we study Gary Thomas’ book, Sacred Marriage, where we’ll learn that everything about marriage is filled with the potential for discovering and revealing Christ’s character. It’s a study that will most certainly change you, and may very well alter your marriage profoundly. Whether it is delightful or difficult, your marriage can become a doorway to a closer walk with God.
This 6 week study starts Wednesday October 7th, from 7 to 8:30 pm. Childcare will be provided.
Cost of the Workbook is $8 per couple, payable the first night of class.
Sign up at the Connecting Point Table (Sebastian Campus).
For more information, contact Marc and Debbie at camelleri@calvaryccm.com<mailto:camelleri@calvaryccm.com>.
Attention Married Couples!!!
When was the last time you had a “smokin’ hot” date night with your spouse? Here’s your chance:
Join us Saturday October 3rd for our Couples’ Date Night Bon-Fire! We’ll gather ’round the campfire for a time of intimate worship and a powerful devotional, roast hot dogs and enjoy some tasty smores. Christ-centered romance — what could be better!?!
Tickets are available at the Connecting Point table (Sebastian campus) for only $5 per couple ($8 at the event). Childcare will not be provided.
When: Sat Oct 3rd, 7 pm to 9 pm
Where: Property of Reclaimed Ministries, 10525 US Hwy 1, Sebastian
For additional information, contact Marc and Debbie at camelleri@calvaryccm.com<mailto:camelleri@calvaryccm.com>.
Saturday August 8, 2009 CCMS/Sebastian River High School was blessed to have Rob, Jill, Andrew and Ed spend the afternoon trimming the Palm trees in the entrance to the High School. A very special thank you to each for being such wonderful servants and for the great job you did.
August 3, 2009 –
A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream is now a pleasant memory with lots of photographic evidence! Seven moms and seven daughters enjoyed a night away to chill out, let their creative juices flow (see the photo of the memory boxes!), play games, laugh, and hopefully strengthen their bonds of love for each other. God showed up in a mighty way, and I am so grateful. I encourage all the moms and daughters to keep up with their "love journal" and make lots of memories to store in their memory boxes. I hope we all learned something about each other, forgiveness, prayer, and the love of Jesus Christ.
In other Women’s Ministry news, we will be starting our new Bible study, The Way of Agape this Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. in Room M104 at Sebastian River High School. Call Tina at 321-984-7331 if you would like to join us.
Love and blessings,
Tina
