A
Letter from Our Pastor
Dear Friends;
Psalm 105 begins with these
words, “Give
thanks to the Lord, call upon his name; make known among the nations what he has
done.”
Many of us can identify with that praise.
Over the past six months we have seen God do some pretty wonderful things
within our Church Family and we have to celebrate and give thanks for His
goodness and faithfulness. Within
the past six months we have seen:
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24 New people join us here at Calapooia and we have
seen our Church Family grow to 211 people.
·
Out of 211 people in our Church Family, 124 people
are involved in at least one ministry within the Church and 43 are involved in
two ministries. 25 are actively involved in civic and city government.
·
We have seen a small increase in the average worship
attendance and in Sunday School attendance.
·
Had the largest attendance ever at our Ladies Annual
Tea that was held at the
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Companions for Christ ministry has taken off and is getting people involved in helping others
within the church family with special needs.
·
We awarded over $40,000 in scholarships to our young
people who are attending both public and private colleges/universities.
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Our facility is opened for community use and we have
three AA groups that meet here throughout the week.
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We have enjoyed “Birthday Sunday” as we get
together on the first Sunday of each month to honor those who celebrate their
birthdays. We also have had baby
showers for two couples expecting their little bundles of joy!
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We have done some more landscaping around the church
property.
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A Children’s playground was purchased and put
together for children in our church and neighborhood to enjoy.
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Carpet was put in the Fellowship Hall to help with
the sound problem.
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We continue to help support the Sutherlin/Oakland
Food Pantry.
·
Continue to improve our facilitiesNone of this is
possible without the Lord’s blessings and your involvement in the life and
ministry of Calapooia. As I now
begin my 20th year of ministry and my 16th year here at
Calapooia, I want to thank you for your steadfast support, encouragement and
prayers.
In the next six months, I
hope that we can see God work in us to do the following to strengthen our
ministry and impact here in
Blessings,
Pastor Stewart
