Wednesday’s Word
A weekly publication of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church
A community of faith, formation & fruitfulness
October 15, 2014
Worship Expansion!? A Congregational Dialogue
Tonight @ 7pm
“Worship is not meant to promote an institution, to publicize a program, or to elevate
any person, but to exalt God. Worship is not a self-serving experience but a God-serving
endeavor.”
C.Welton Gaddy, The Gift of Worship
On August 27, Chestnut Grove launched an enthusiastic dialogue to series
explore future options for expanding worship capacity at CG. Each week
since, deacons and staff have together pondered the positive and negative
factors related to countless options. We prayerfully and systematically
discussed the following six possibilities:
● Building/leasing a larger worship space
● Launching a new congregation
● Hosting offsite worship “satellites”
● Exporting folks to sister churches
● Posting “No Vacancy” sign
● Reallocating current worship resources
These conversations proceed from very good news-our current Sunday worship gatherings continue to grow
steadily. If historic annual attendance patterns and current growth trends continue, we will leave too little
margin for new worshipers before year’s end.
Our recent worship dialogues have generated fresh ideas and new enthusiasm about what God is doing
among us, and how we might best respond. Please join our deacons and staff for a community-wide
conversation at 7pm tonight. Your input will be vital as we engage a forthcoming worship expansion
experiment. Children’s Team Time With God will remain in Upper Room during Worship Expansion conversation and Mission Friends will meet in room #111.
Fall Party!
Sunday, October 26—4pm
New Games for all ages
Pumpkin Carving
Roasted meat—please bring a side dish to share
Questions? Please contact the church office at [email protected] or 978-3819
Business Meeting &
Book of Reports
Our quarterly Business Meeting
will be held on Wednesday,
October 22 at 6:30pm. Copies of the Book of Reports
will be available in the Welcome Area prior to the
meeting.
October—Minister
Appreciation Month
Training Session:
Each one hour training Session will be held at the
Earlysville Exchange. Upcoming training dates are:
Tuesday October 21 – 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Friday, October 24 – 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Monday, October 27 – 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Saturday, November 8 – 9am – 12 noon
Saturday, November 8 – 11am – 12 noon*
(*Youth volunteer training)
For more information please contact Mimi Tornrose at
974-6633 or [email protected]
New Study Group
You are invited to join a new study
group based on Pricilla Shirer’s—
Breathe. Group will meet on Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday, October
28 from 9:30-11:30am at the home of Tonya King.
Please call 978-4908 or [email protected] to
reserve your spot. $5 cost to cover study materials.
Backpack Buddies
Ministry
Backpack Buddies is an opportunity
for Chestnut Grove to support
children (currently 29) at Broadus
Wood Elementary School who are on
the governmental reduced lunch program and may go
hungry over the weekend. Each week we will fill
plastic grocery bags with a small amount of food.
Broadus Wood discreetly distributes the food to the
appropriate children.
Food items for each Backpack Grocery Bag
per child:
2 small juice boxes
2 granola bars
2 peanut butter crackers
2 fruit cups
1 small individual size can beans & franks
1 individual size microwaveable macaroni & cheese
Please visit the link below to signup for items
you would like to donate:
October is minister appreciation month!
If you are interested in preparing a
meal for one of our amazing ministers,
please contact Heidi Farr at 964-9323
or [email protected] Please choose a week in
October that you can bring them a meal, then you will
be assigned a minister. Once notified of your minister,
you can contact them to arrange a time during the
week that fits both of your schedules.
Fall Trash Pick Up
Meet at church at 9am on Saturday, October 25 for our roadside
trash pick up. We should be finished
in about an hour. Please wear old
shoes and bring gloves. Thanks for your help in this
project to keep our community’s roadsides beautiful.
Missing Something?
All left behind platters, dishes, etc
that have accumulated on the
upstairs kitchen counter will be
donated to the Earlysville Exchange on Monday,
October 27. Check for your items today!
Gifts of Hope
for The Homeless
We are collecting small size toiletries
that will be used by the Salvation
Army and PACEM to share with the
many homeless in our local communities. A new toothbrush, toothpaste, bar of soap, shampoo, deodorant, women’s personal hygiene products
are all small but very effective means of improving the
quality of life many of our neighbors are experiencing.
Collection baskets are located in the Welcome area
through October.
An Unlocked Door?
It takes a village to raise a child and it
takes a congregation to maintain a
church building. If you exit a door,
please insure that it locks behind you.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050B44ACAB28A57-backpack
Questions? Contact Edith Fisher at [email protected]
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CVBA Fall Meeting
The Fall Meeting of the Central
Virginia Baptist Association will be
held on Sunday, October 19 at
3pm at Mooreland Baptist Church,
2255 Taylor's Gap Road, North
Garden, VA. Following the business session, our fall
meeting will feature a "Dessert Theater" in which we'll
experience a dramatic presentation by Lynn Litchfield
Divers, with GraceInside, formerly known as the Chaplain Service Prison Ministry of Virginia. The presentation will be paired with a dessert fellowship and a time
of hands on missions. We are asking that everyone
bring an assortment of greeting cards and/or postage
stamps with them from their churches. While we are
gathered, we will sort the cards, which will be given
to inmates of the Fluvanna Correctional Center for
Women to use in their own correspondence with loved
ones.
Chestnut Grove has 7 messengers. To be a messengers
please contact the church office at 978-3819 or
[email protected] For other questions
contact Judy Woods at [email protected]
This Sunday’s Text:
Hebrews 10:19-25
What does the Scripture say to you?
Chestnut Grove treasures our team of volunteers.
This week’s (Sunday, Oct 19) children’s workers are:
8:30 Heidi Farr, J.P. Klosek, Liz Hatcher
9:50 Lindsay Harris, Elizabeth Dugas, Jason Dugas
11:00 Elizabeth Dugas, Jason Dugas, Bobby Casteen,
Elly Haden, Lyn Balfour, Jarrett Balfour,
Tonya King, Vinton Bruton
Thank you for loving and sharing God’s love with our
children.
Prayer List
Our church is dedicated in prayer for each person on our prayer list. Please contact Lorraine Williams at
973-5194 if you wish a card to be sent. Please update the church office on the individuals you have placed
on our prayer list so that our records are current.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please call or email prayer requests and updates to the church office
434-978-3819 [email protected]
Associate Pastor Search Team 10-15-14
Virgil Berry 9-24-14
Al Butler 9-17-14
Sue Divine 10-1-14
Zoe Edwards (Barbara Edwards) 10-8-14
Bayne Howell 10-15-14
C.T. Huff 10-8-14
Philip Johnson (Kris Moran) 9-24-14
Garland Oliver 9-17-14
The Family of John Owens 10-15-14
Don Prillaman 10-15-14
The Family of Gertrude Peyton 10-15-14
The Family of Crystle “Chris” Reight 10-15-14
The Family of Neva Shifflett 10-8-14
The Family of Marty Whitlow 9-23-14
*Food Collection Item for October: Green beans
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THE MONTH AHEAD
Worship Gatherings—Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 am
Sunday School—All ages 9:50 am
Music Weekly Rehearsals
Sunday:
5:30pm Youth Praise Band rehearsal in Upper Room
6:20pm Music Group for Him on stage
Monday:
3:15pm Radical Ringers bell rehearsal in room 103
7:30pm Glorify bell rehearsal in room 103
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Sundays
6:30pm Meal and Gathering
Wednesdays (September—May)
5:30 L.I.F.E. Together Dinner
6:30 Small Group Gatherings
Wednesday: 6:30pm Adult Choir in Sanctuary
For the latest on rehearsal schedules see the music calendar on our website
www.chestnutgrovebaptist.org/music
SUN
MON
TUES
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
Oct 15
Oct 16
Oct 17
noon Mid Week Prayer
2:30pm BW
Tutoring
9:15am
Women’s Bible
Study
Oct 22
Oct 23
Oct 24
Oct 25
noon Mid Week Prayer
2:30pm BW
Tutoring
9:15am
Women’s Bible
Study
9am Fall Roadside Trash Pick
Up
5:30pm EE
Volunteer
3pm Tweens Hike
5:30pm L.I.F.E Together
Dinner
Oct 18
6:30pm L.I.F.E. Together
7pm Congregational Dialog-Worship Expansion
Oct 19
Oct 20
3:30-6pm Youth
Hike to Carter’s
Mountain
10am Laurels
Ministry
Oct 21
10am Church at
Grace
6:30pm EE Volunteer Training
6:30pm GA
Meeting
Oct 26
Oct 27
4pm Fall Party
10am Laurels
Ministry
6:30pm EE Volunteer Training
Nov 2
Nov 3
6:30pm GA
Meeting
10am Laurels
Ministry
Oct 28
9:30 am Breathe—
Study Group
10am Church at
Grace
Nov 4
9:30 am Breathe—
Study Group
10am Church at
Grace
Nov 9
Nov 10
6:30pm Tweens
Gathering
10am Laurels
Ministry
Nov 11
9:30 am Breathe—
Study Group
10am Church at
Grace
5:30pm L.I.F.E Together
Dinner
6:30pm Business Meeting
Oct 29
Oct 30
Oct 31
Nov 1
noon Mid Week Prayer
2:30pm BW
Tutoring
9:15am
Women’s Bible
Study
Noon-4pm EE
Grand Opening
Nov 5
Nov 6
Nov 7
Nov 8
noon Mid Week Prayer
2:30pm BW
Tutoring
9:15am
Women’s Bible
Study
5:30pm L.I.F.E Together
Dinner
6:30pm L.I.F.E. Together
5:30pm L.I.F.E Together
Dinner
6:30pm L.I.F.E. Together
Nov 12
noon Mid Week Prayer
5:30pm L.I.F.E Together
Dinner
6:30pm L.I.F.E. Together
Nov 13
9am EE Volunteer Training
Youth Friday
Night Sleepover
11am EE
Youth Volunteer
Training
Nov 14
Nov 15
9:15am
Women’s Bible
Study