Announcements & Connections 9/2/23
Dear TBC Family and Friends,
We had a great first day of soccer! The kids looked like they were into it, no one got hurt, and everyone seemed to be having fun. I am so excited to see how the kids will get better in soccer, but more importantly, I am really excited to see how God will challenge these kids in His word, and how we as a church can be a witness to family and friends who come to watch the games. Please be in prayer for everyone involved.
Come and join us for corporate worship tomorrow as we praise God for who He is and continue learning from His word in Ecclesiastes. We will be taking a look at how Solomon views the limitation of mankind and how that relates to our commitment to seeking wisdom from God.
If you are able, please also come back Sunday Evening as Pastor Rowley will be sharing about his trip to India and will talk about how the Christian life is like the Olympic games. The evening will be a great encouragement and an exhortation for us to keep on going to serve God and His people.
Looking forward to worshipping with you all.
In Christ,
Pastor John
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. BIBLICAL FAMILY LIVING ABF CLASS - This class during the 9:15am hour on Sunday mornings will be starting a new series called Holy Sexuality on September 10th geared especially for parents with tweens/teens, but anyone can join. This Biblically founded and very pertinent series will run through the end of December. See Eli or Madeline for more information. This class meets in the classroom across from the teen room.
2. MISSIONS UPDATES: Pastor Rowley will share more about his India missions trip on Sunday evening, September 3rd, before he preaches. Samantha and Heidi will share about their missions trip to Nicaragua on Sunday evening, September 10th. Our missionary Todd Beaman (Zambia) will be giving us an update on their ministry and preaching on Sunday evening, October 1st. Mary Wise (Haiti) will give an update on her ministry on Sunday evening, October 8th, and Steve Cerna (El Salvador) will be giving an update and preaching on Sunday evening, October 22nd.
3. FAMILY LIFE'S WEEKEND TO REMEMBER MARRIAGE GETAWAY - The WTR is coming to Windsor, CT November 3-5. Use the group name LoveAlwaysWins (no spaces) and get 50% off the WTR registration cost when you register between August 28 and September 18. See Eli or Madeline for more information.
4. NEW LIFE GROUP OPTIONS: Starting in September, we have 2 new life groups starting up! We also have several other life group options both in person and on Zoom, and September is a great time to join! Please see Kevin Tower or reply to this email if you would like to figure out what life group might be best for you.
- When: Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30pm, Where: Rodriguez's home in Windsor Locks, Topic: Biblical Principles for Family Living, Childcare Available, This life group runs from September 12th through December.
- When: Friday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm, Where: Chidozie's home in Windsor, Childcare NOT Available, This life group runs from September 22nd through December.
5. MEN'S & WOMEN'S MINISTRY FALL LAUNCH: Sunday evening, September 24th, will be the official launch for our men’s and women’s ministry nights. The men and the women (including teens age 12 and up) will meet separately once a month for the Sunday evening service from 6-7:15pm with a church fellowship following. Stay tuned for more details! Our dates for the fall season are 9/24, 10/29, 11/26. We hope you can plan ahead to be able to join us! If you have any questions or for more information, please ask Melanie or Nino.
6. JESUS REVOLUTION MOVIE NIGHT: We will be showing the movie Jesus Revolution on Saturday evening, September 30th, at 6:30pm. Please RSVP to Ed St. Pierre or reply to this email if you plan to attend. Anyone is welcome. No childcare provided.
7. NOTE FROM JESSICA MULDER: Thank you so much to the entire church for sending and supporting Heidi and Samantha to come intern here in Nicaragua. It was an absolute pleasure to have them serve alongside our team for the last 30 days. Their kind spirits and curiosity to learn all about missions and specifically about Nicaragua was wonderful to see. They were a real asset during our busy "brigada" season (short term groups from the USA), and I so appreciated their flexibility and willingness to serve wherever most needed. Samantha and Heidi were also such an encouragement to all the Nicaraguans they met as they listened, chatted, and helped each one. They will be greatly missed. We will definitely be praying for them as they continue to seek God's next steps for their lives.
8. SAVE THE DATE: The Harvest Banquet will be November 4th with meetings with the Coffey team following from November 5-8th.
WEEKLY CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES & LINKS:
Sunday, 9:15am - 2's - 3's Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 4's - 5's Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 1st - 2nd Grade Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 3rd - 4th Grade Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 5th - 6th Grade Sunday School Class
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - Junior High Boys Class (7-9th grade)
Any boys in this age group are invited
Sunday, 9:15am - Junior High Girls Class (7-9th grade)
Any girls in this age group are invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - Teen Class (10-12th grade)
Any guys or girls in this age group are invited. Fresh baked snacks available most weeks. :)
Sunday, 9:15am - Teachings of Jesus
Join us as we work through Jesus' sermon from Matthew 5-7. We will discuss the reality of living as followers of Christ in the presence and power of the Kingdom of God within our everyday world. This class meets in the upstairs Gym Adult Classroom across the balcony.
Sunday, 9:15am – The Covenants (Zoom By Request)
The Covenant's class is a study of the 7 key promises (covenants) that God makes to mankind and Israel in His restoration of all things back to His original design, including the Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Palestinian, Davidic and New Covenants. If curious ask Skip Mission for more details. Anyone is invited to join. This class meets in the classroom across from the church office.
Sunday, 9:15am - Discipleship Training Class
Kevin Tower is teaching a 12-15 week class for those interested in getting training in how to become an effective disciple maker. We encourage all regular attenders to attend this class at some point! This class meets in a classroom down below the auditorium lobby. Anyone is invited to join!
Sunday, 9:15am - Ladies' Bible Study and Prayer
Beth Mission is teaching an Old Testament survey class to women. They meet in a classroom in the gymnasium. All ladies are welcome.
Sunday, 9:30am – Marriage Class
We are wrapping up Kirk Cameron's Engage series and will be starting a new series on September 10th, for parents with tweens/teens called Holy Sexuality. This Biblically founded and very pertinent series will run through the end of December. This class is meeting in the classroom across from the teen room upstairs in the gym. Anyone is invited to join!
Sunday, 9:15am - The Book of 1st Peter (In Person & Zoom)
This class is studying the book of 1st Peter. We are seeing that Almighty God has called us out of an idolatrous, demonic world to be His ETERNAL ambassadors of light for Him in time. We are also seeing our ETERNAL position in Christ, contrary to that of a subjective, demonic position of darkness. We will pray from 9:15-9:30 and have some brief fellowship before diving into the Bible and discussions right around 9:30am. Anyone is welcome to join in the Young Adult room in the gym.
Sunday, 9:15am - Basic Bible Doctrines Class (Zoom By Request)
Pastor Rowley is teaching a Bible Doctrines class that has some time for Q&A each week. This class meets in the gym. Anyone is invited to join.
Sunday, 10:30am - SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
The livestream can be accessed on Facebook and YouTube and our website 10-15 minutes before the start of the service.
Sunday, 10:50am - Junior Church
Junior Church is for children ages 2-11 and begins after the morning worship time in the auditorium.
Sunday, 5:00pm - Prayer Time for Church and Community Needs (Adult Classroom in Gym & on Zoom)
Anyone can join and pray with us!
Sunday, 6:00pm - SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE
The livestream can be accessed using the livestream button at the top of our website. Childcare and a Children's program (ages 2-11) are provided.
Tuesday, 7:00pm - Joseph & Rebecca Pondugula Life Group (Zoom Only)
This life group is open to anyone via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Teen Group
Any teens are invited to join in the teen room at church. Pastor Rodriguez leads the teen group.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Rudy Nelson Life Group
This life group is studying the book of 2 Peter. Anyone is invited to join at church.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Pastor & Deanna Rowley Life Group (Zoom Only)
Anyone is invited to join via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Kevin Tower Life Group
This life group is studying the life of Christ through the Gospels. Anyone is invited to join in person at church.
If you would like to join a Life Group or Adult Bible Fellowship group, please just join in via the links above or text or call Kevin Tower at 860-916-5062.
If you have a prayer request or need help in some way, please contact the any of our staff and/or the Care Team at CareTeam@truthbaptistchurch.org.
Looking Unto Jesus,
TBC Staff
